diff --git a/pkg/super_node/constructors.go b/pkg/super_node/constructors.go
index 4bedc980..283d3141 100644
--- a/pkg/super_node/constructors.go
+++ b/pkg/super_node/constructors.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func NewIPLDPublisher(chain shared.ChainType, ipfsPath string, db *postgres.DB,
 func NewPublicAPI(chain shared.ChainType, db *postgres.DB, ipfsPath string) (rpc.API, error) {
 	switch chain {
 	case shared.Ethereum:
-		backend, err := eth.NewEthBackend(db, ipfsPath)
+		backend, err := eth.NewEthBackend(db)
 		if err != nil {
 			return rpc.API{}, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/super_node/eth/api.go b/pkg/super_node/eth/api.go
index f882bbb3..8c350959 100644
--- a/pkg/super_node/eth/api.go
+++ b/pkg/super_node/eth/api.go
@@ -83,10 +83,7 @@ func (pea *PublicEthAPI) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, crit ethereum.FilterQuery)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		rctIPLDs, err := pea.b.Fetcher.FetchRcts(rctCIDs)
+		rctIPLDs, err := pea.b.Fetcher.FetchRcts(tx, rctCIDs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -120,11 +117,11 @@ func (pea *PublicEthAPI) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, crit ethereum.FilterQuery)
 		}
 		allRctCIDs = append(allRctCIDs, rctCIDs...)
 	}
-	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+	rctIPLDs, err := pea.b.Fetcher.FetchRcts(tx, allRctCIDs)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	rctIPLDs, err := pea.b.Fetcher.FetchRcts(allRctCIDs)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return extractLogsOfInterest(rctIPLDs, filter.Topics)
diff --git a/pkg/super_node/eth/api_test.go b/pkg/super_node/eth/api_test.go
index 60106aee..74e4ecb9 100644
--- a/pkg/super_node/eth/api_test.go
+++ b/pkg/super_node/eth/api_test.go
@@ -27,12 +27,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 
-	"github.com/ipfs/go-block-format"
-	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
-	mocks3 "github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/pkg/ipfs/mocks"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/pkg/postgres"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/pkg/super_node/eth"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/pkg/super_node/eth/mocks"
@@ -85,44 +82,27 @@ var (
 
 var _ = Describe("API", func() {
 	var (
-		db        *postgres.DB
-		retriever *eth.CIDRetriever
-		fetcher   *eth.IPLDFetcher
-		indexer   *eth.CIDIndexer
-		backend   *eth.Backend
-		api       *eth.PublicEthAPI
+		db                *postgres.DB
+		retriever         *eth.CIDRetriever
+		fetcher           *eth.IPLDPGFetcher
+		indexAndPublisher *eth.IPLDPublisherAndIndexer
+		backend           *eth.Backend
+		api               *eth.PublicEthAPI
 	)
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		var err error
 		db, err = shared.SetupDB()
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		retriever = eth.NewCIDRetriever(db)
-		blocksToReturn := map[cid.Cid]blocks.Block{
-			mocks.HeaderCID:  mocks.HeaderIPLD,
-			mocks.Trx1CID:    mocks.Trx1IPLD,
-			mocks.Trx2CID:    mocks.Trx2IPLD,
-			mocks.Trx3CID:    mocks.Trx3IPLD,
-			mocks.Rct1CID:    mocks.Rct1IPLD,
-			mocks.Rct2CID:    mocks.Rct2IPLD,
-			mocks.Rct3CID:    mocks.Rct3IPLD,
-			mocks.State1CID:  mocks.State1IPLD,
-			mocks.State2CID:  mocks.State2IPLD,
-			mocks.StorageCID: mocks.StorageIPLD,
-		}
-		mockBlockService := &mocks3.MockIPFSBlockService{
-			Blocks: blocksToReturn,
-		}
-		fetcher = &eth.IPLDFetcher{
-			BlockService: mockBlockService,
-		}
-		indexer = eth.NewCIDIndexer(db)
+		fetcher = eth.NewIPLDPGFetcher(db)
+		indexAndPublisher = eth.NewIPLDPublisherAndIndexer(db)
 		backend = &eth.Backend{
 			Retriever: retriever,
 			Fetcher:   fetcher,
 			DB:        db,
 		}
 		api = eth.NewPublicEthAPI(backend)
-		err = indexer.Index(mocks.MockCIDPayload)
+		_, err = indexAndPublisher.Publish(mocks.MockConvertedPayload)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		uncles := mocks.MockBlock.Uncles()
 		uncleHashes := make([]common.Hash, len(uncles))
diff --git a/pkg/super_node/eth/backend.go b/pkg/super_node/eth/backend.go
index 1365c47c..130444c7 100644
--- a/pkg/super_node/eth/backend.go
+++ b/pkg/super_node/eth/backend.go
@@ -39,19 +39,14 @@ var (
 
 type Backend struct {
 	Retriever *CIDRetriever
-	Fetcher   *IPLDFetcher
+	Fetcher   *IPLDPGFetcher
 	DB        *postgres.DB
 }
 
-func NewEthBackend(db *postgres.DB, ipfsPath string) (*Backend, error) {
+func NewEthBackend(db *postgres.DB) (*Backend, error) {
 	r := NewCIDRetriever(db)
-	f, err := NewIPLDFetcher(ipfsPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	return &Backend{
 		Retriever: r,
-		Fetcher:   f,
 		DB:        db,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -80,18 +75,18 @@ func (b *Backend) HeaderByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNumber rpc.BlockNumbe
 		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	// If there are none, throw an error
 	if len(headerCids) < 1 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("header at block %d is not available", number)
 	}
 	// Fetch the header IPLDs for those CIDs
-	headerIPLD, err := b.Fetcher.FetchHeader(headerCids[0])
+	headerIPLD, err := b.Fetcher.FetchHeader(tx, headerCids[0])
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	// Decode the first header at this block height and return it
 	// We throw an error in FetchHeaders() if the number of headers does not match the number of CIDs and we already
 	// confirmed the number of CIDs is greater than 0 so there is no need to bound check the slice before accessing
@@ -131,16 +126,16 @@ func (b *Backend) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) ([][]*types.Log
 		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	if len(receiptCIDs) == 0 {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	receiptIPLDs, err := b.Fetcher.FetchRcts(receiptCIDs)
+	receiptIPLDs, err := b.Fetcher.FetchRcts(tx, receiptCIDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	logs := make([][]*types.Log, len(receiptIPLDs))
 	for i, rctIPLD := range receiptIPLDs {
 		var rct types.Receipt
@@ -172,9 +167,13 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNumber rpc.BlockNumber
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	tx, err := b.DB.Beginx()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	// Fetch and decode the header IPLD
-	headerIPLD, err := b.Fetcher.FetchHeader(headerCID)
+	headerIPLD, err := b.Fetcher.FetchHeader(tx, headerCID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNumber rpc.BlockNumber
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Fetch and decode the uncle IPLDs
-	uncleIPLDs, err := b.Fetcher.FetchUncles(uncleCIDs)
+	uncleIPLDs, err := b.Fetcher.FetchUncles(tx, uncleCIDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNumber rpc.BlockNumber
 		uncles = append(uncles, &uncle)
 	}
 	// Fetch and decode the transaction IPLDs
-	txIPLDs, err := b.Fetcher.FetchTrxs(txCIDs)
+	txIPLDs, err := b.Fetcher.FetchTrxs(tx, txCIDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -209,10 +208,13 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNumber rpc.BlockNumber
 		transactions = append(transactions, &tx)
 	}
 	// Fetch and decode the receipt IPLDs
-	rctIPLDs, err := b.Fetcher.FetchRcts(rctCIDs)
+	rctIPLDs, err := b.Fetcher.FetchRcts(tx, rctCIDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	var receipts []*types.Receipt
 	for _, rctIPLD := range rctIPLDs {
 		var receipt types.Receipt
@@ -233,8 +235,12 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*types.Blo
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	tx, err := b.DB.Beginx()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	// Fetch and decode the header IPLD
-	headerIPLD, err := b.Fetcher.FetchHeader(headerCID)
+	headerIPLD, err := b.Fetcher.FetchHeader(tx, headerCID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -243,7 +249,7 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*types.Blo
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Fetch and decode the uncle IPLDs
-	uncleIPLDs, err := b.Fetcher.FetchUncles(uncleCIDs)
+	uncleIPLDs, err := b.Fetcher.FetchUncles(tx, uncleCIDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -256,7 +262,7 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*types.Blo
 		uncles = append(uncles, &uncle)
 	}
 	// Fetch and decode the transaction IPLDs
-	txIPLDs, err := b.Fetcher.FetchTrxs(txCIDs)
+	txIPLDs, err := b.Fetcher.FetchTrxs(tx, txCIDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -269,10 +275,13 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*types.Blo
 		transactions = append(transactions, &tx)
 	}
 	// Fetch and decode the receipt IPLDs
-	rctIPLDs, err := b.Fetcher.FetchRcts(rctCIDs)
+	rctIPLDs, err := b.Fetcher.FetchRcts(tx, rctCIDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	var receipts []*types.Receipt
 	for _, rctIPLD := range rctIPLDs {
 		var receipt types.Receipt
@@ -301,10 +310,17 @@ func (b *Backend) GetTransaction(ctx context.Context, txHash common.Hash) (*type
 	if err := b.DB.Get(&txCIDWithHeaderInfo, pgStr, txHash.String()); err != nil {
 		return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0, err
 	}
-	txIPLD, err := b.Fetcher.FetchTrxs([]TxModel{{CID: txCIDWithHeaderInfo.CID}})
+	tx, err := b.DB.Beginx()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0, err
 	}
+	txIPLD, err := b.Fetcher.FetchTrxs(tx, []TxModel{{CID: txCIDWithHeaderInfo.CID}})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0, err
+	}
+	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+		return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0, err
+	}
 	var transaction types.Transaction
 	if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(txIPLD[0].Data, &transaction); err != nil {
 		return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0, err