diff --git a/core/vm/eips.go b/core/vm/eips.go
index 0c8bf1792..6bb941d5f 100644
--- a/core/vm/eips.go
+++ b/core/vm/eips.go
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ func enable1884(jt *JumpTable) {
 	}
 }
 
-func opSelfBalance(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	balance, _ := uint256.FromBig(interpreter.evm.StateDB.GetBalance(callContext.contract.Address()))
-	callContext.stack.push(balance)
+func opSelfBalance(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	balance, _ := uint256.FromBig(interpreter.evm.StateDB.GetBalance(scope.Contract.Address()))
+	scope.Stack.push(balance)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ func enable1344(jt *JumpTable) {
 }
 
 // opChainID implements CHAINID opcode
-func opChainID(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opChainID(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	chainId, _ := uint256.FromBig(interpreter.evm.chainConfig.ChainID)
-	callContext.stack.push(chainId)
+	scope.Stack.push(chainId)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/core/vm/evm.go b/core/vm/evm.go
index 7346d76e5..6fac50f72 100644
--- a/core/vm/evm.go
+++ b/core/vm/evm.go
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func (evm *EVM) Call(caller ContractRef, addr common.Address, input []byte, gas
 		if !isPrecompile && evm.chainRules.IsEIP158 && value.Sign() == 0 {
 			// Calling a non existing account, don't do anything, but ping the tracer
 			if evm.vmConfig.Debug && evm.depth == 0 {
-				evm.vmConfig.Tracer.CaptureStart(caller.Address(), addr, false, input, gas, value)
+				evm.vmConfig.Tracer.CaptureStart(evm, caller.Address(), addr, false, input, gas, value)
 				evm.vmConfig.Tracer.CaptureEnd(ret, 0, 0, nil)
 			}
 			return nil, gas, nil
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (evm *EVM) Call(caller ContractRef, addr common.Address, input []byte, gas
 
 	// Capture the tracer start/end events in debug mode
 	if evm.vmConfig.Debug && evm.depth == 0 {
-		evm.vmConfig.Tracer.CaptureStart(caller.Address(), addr, false, input, gas, value)
+		evm.vmConfig.Tracer.CaptureStart(evm, caller.Address(), addr, false, input, gas, value)
 		defer func(startGas uint64, startTime time.Time) { // Lazy evaluation of the parameters
 			evm.vmConfig.Tracer.CaptureEnd(ret, startGas-gas, time.Since(startTime), err)
 		}(gas, time.Now())
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func (evm *EVM) create(caller ContractRef, codeAndHash *codeAndHash, gas uint64,
 	}
 
 	if evm.vmConfig.Debug && evm.depth == 0 {
-		evm.vmConfig.Tracer.CaptureStart(caller.Address(), address, true, codeAndHash.code, gas, value)
+		evm.vmConfig.Tracer.CaptureStart(evm, caller.Address(), address, true, codeAndHash.code, gas, value)
 	}
 	start := time.Now()
 
diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index f4ca0603e..3277674ee 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -24,68 +24,68 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/sha3"
 )
 
-func opAdd(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opAdd(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	y.Add(&x, y)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opSub(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opSub(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	y.Sub(&x, y)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opMul(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opMul(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	y.Mul(&x, y)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opDiv(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opDiv(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	y.Div(&x, y)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opSdiv(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opSdiv(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	y.SDiv(&x, y)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opMod(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opMod(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	y.Mod(&x, y)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opSmod(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opSmod(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	y.SMod(&x, y)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opExp(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	base, exponent := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opExp(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	base, exponent := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	exponent.Exp(&base, exponent)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opSignExtend(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	back, num := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opSignExtend(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	back, num := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	num.ExtendSign(num, &back)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opNot(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x := callContext.stack.peek()
+func opNot(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x := scope.Stack.peek()
 	x.Not(x)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opLt(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opLt(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	if x.Lt(y) {
 		y.SetOne()
 	} else {
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ func opLt(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opGt(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opGt(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	if x.Gt(y) {
 		y.SetOne()
 	} else {
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ func opGt(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opSlt(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opSlt(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	if x.Slt(y) {
 		y.SetOne()
 	} else {
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ func opSlt(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byt
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opSgt(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opSgt(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	if x.Sgt(y) {
 		y.SetOne()
 	} else {
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ func opSgt(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byt
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opEq(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opEq(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	if x.Eq(y) {
 		y.SetOne()
 	} else {
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ func opEq(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opIszero(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x := callContext.stack.peek()
+func opIszero(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x := scope.Stack.peek()
 	if x.IsZero() {
 		x.SetOne()
 	} else {
@@ -144,32 +144,32 @@ func opIszero(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opAnd(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opAnd(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	y.And(&x, y)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opOr(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opOr(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	y.Or(&x, y)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opXor(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opXor(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	y.Xor(&x, y)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opByte(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	th, val := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opByte(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	th, val := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	val.Byte(&th)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opAddmod(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y, z := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opAddmod(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y, z := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	if z.IsZero() {
 		z.Clear()
 	} else {
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ func opAddmod(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opMulmod(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x, y, z := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opMulmod(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x, y, z := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	z.MulMod(&x, &y, z)
 	return nil, nil
 }
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ func opMulmod(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]
 // opSHL implements Shift Left
 // The SHL instruction (shift left) pops 2 values from the stack, first arg1 and then arg2,
 // and pushes on the stack arg2 shifted to the left by arg1 number of bits.
-func opSHL(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opSHL(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Note, second operand is left in the stack; accumulate result into it, and no need to push it afterwards
-	shift, value := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+	shift, value := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	if shift.LtUint64(256) {
 		value.Lsh(value, uint(shift.Uint64()))
 	} else {
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ func opSHL(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byt
 // opSHR implements Logical Shift Right
 // The SHR instruction (logical shift right) pops 2 values from the stack, first arg1 and then arg2,
 // and pushes on the stack arg2 shifted to the right by arg1 number of bits with zero fill.
-func opSHR(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opSHR(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Note, second operand is left in the stack; accumulate result into it, and no need to push it afterwards
-	shift, value := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+	shift, value := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	if shift.LtUint64(256) {
 		value.Rsh(value, uint(shift.Uint64()))
 	} else {
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ func opSHR(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byt
 // opSAR implements Arithmetic Shift Right
 // The SAR instruction (arithmetic shift right) pops 2 values from the stack, first arg1 and then arg2,
 // and pushes on the stack arg2 shifted to the right by arg1 number of bits with sign extension.
-func opSAR(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	shift, value := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
+func opSAR(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	shift, value := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
 	if shift.GtUint64(256) {
 		if value.Sign() >= 0 {
 			value.Clear()
@@ -231,9 +231,9 @@ func opSAR(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byt
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opSha3(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	offset, size := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.peek()
-	data := callContext.memory.GetPtr(int64(offset.Uint64()), int64(size.Uint64()))
+func opSha3(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	offset, size := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.peek()
+	data := scope.Memory.GetPtr(int64(offset.Uint64()), int64(size.Uint64()))
 
 	if interpreter.hasher == nil {
 		interpreter.hasher = sha3.NewLegacyKeccak256().(keccakState)
@@ -251,37 +251,37 @@ func opSha3(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]by
 	size.SetBytes(interpreter.hasherBuf[:])
 	return nil, nil
 }
-func opAddress(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	callContext.stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetBytes(callContext.contract.Address().Bytes()))
+func opAddress(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	scope.Stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetBytes(scope.Contract.Address().Bytes()))
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opBalance(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	slot := callContext.stack.peek()
+func opBalance(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	slot := scope.Stack.peek()
 	address := common.Address(slot.Bytes20())
 	slot.SetFromBig(interpreter.evm.StateDB.GetBalance(address))
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opOrigin(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	callContext.stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetBytes(interpreter.evm.Origin.Bytes()))
+func opOrigin(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	scope.Stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetBytes(interpreter.evm.Origin.Bytes()))
 	return nil, nil
 }
-func opCaller(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	callContext.stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetBytes(callContext.contract.Caller().Bytes()))
+func opCaller(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	scope.Stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetBytes(scope.Contract.Caller().Bytes()))
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opCallValue(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	v, _ := uint256.FromBig(callContext.contract.value)
-	callContext.stack.push(v)
+func opCallValue(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	v, _ := uint256.FromBig(scope.Contract.value)
+	scope.Stack.push(v)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opCallDataLoad(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	x := callContext.stack.peek()
+func opCallDataLoad(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	x := scope.Stack.peek()
 	if offset, overflow := x.Uint64WithOverflow(); !overflow {
-		data := getData(callContext.contract.Input, offset, 32)
+		data := getData(scope.Contract.Input, offset, 32)
 		x.SetBytes(data)
 	} else {
 		x.Clear()
@@ -289,16 +289,16 @@ func opCallDataLoad(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCt
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opCallDataSize(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	callContext.stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(uint64(len(callContext.contract.Input))))
+func opCallDataSize(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	scope.Stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(uint64(len(scope.Contract.Input))))
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opCallDataCopy(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opCallDataCopy(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	var (
-		memOffset  = callContext.stack.pop()
-		dataOffset = callContext.stack.pop()
-		length     = callContext.stack.pop()
+		memOffset  = scope.Stack.pop()
+		dataOffset = scope.Stack.pop()
+		length     = scope.Stack.pop()
 	)
 	dataOffset64, overflow := dataOffset.Uint64WithOverflow()
 	if overflow {
@@ -307,21 +307,21 @@ func opCallDataCopy(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCt
 	// These values are checked for overflow during gas cost calculation
 	memOffset64 := memOffset.Uint64()
 	length64 := length.Uint64()
-	callContext.memory.Set(memOffset64, length64, getData(callContext.contract.Input, dataOffset64, length64))
+	scope.Memory.Set(memOffset64, length64, getData(scope.Contract.Input, dataOffset64, length64))
 
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opReturnDataSize(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	callContext.stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(uint64(len(interpreter.returnData))))
+func opReturnDataSize(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	scope.Stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(uint64(len(interpreter.returnData))))
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opReturnDataCopy(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opReturnDataCopy(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	var (
-		memOffset  = callContext.stack.pop()
-		dataOffset = callContext.stack.pop()
-		length     = callContext.stack.pop()
+		memOffset  = scope.Stack.pop()
+		dataOffset = scope.Stack.pop()
+		length     = scope.Stack.pop()
 	)
 
 	offset64, overflow := dataOffset.Uint64WithOverflow()
@@ -335,42 +335,42 @@ func opReturnDataCopy(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *call
 	if overflow || uint64(len(interpreter.returnData)) < end64 {
 		return nil, ErrReturnDataOutOfBounds
 	}
-	callContext.memory.Set(memOffset.Uint64(), length.Uint64(), interpreter.returnData[offset64:end64])
+	scope.Memory.Set(memOffset.Uint64(), length.Uint64(), interpreter.returnData[offset64:end64])
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opExtCodeSize(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	slot := callContext.stack.peek()
+func opExtCodeSize(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	slot := scope.Stack.peek()
 	slot.SetUint64(uint64(interpreter.evm.StateDB.GetCodeSize(slot.Bytes20())))
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opCodeSize(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opCodeSize(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	l := new(uint256.Int)
-	l.SetUint64(uint64(len(callContext.contract.Code)))
-	callContext.stack.push(l)
+	l.SetUint64(uint64(len(scope.Contract.Code)))
+	scope.Stack.push(l)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opCodeCopy(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opCodeCopy(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	var (
-		memOffset  = callContext.stack.pop()
-		codeOffset = callContext.stack.pop()
-		length     = callContext.stack.pop()
+		memOffset  = scope.Stack.pop()
+		codeOffset = scope.Stack.pop()
+		length     = scope.Stack.pop()
 	)
 	uint64CodeOffset, overflow := codeOffset.Uint64WithOverflow()
 	if overflow {
 		uint64CodeOffset = 0xffffffffffffffff
 	}
-	codeCopy := getData(callContext.contract.Code, uint64CodeOffset, length.Uint64())
-	callContext.memory.Set(memOffset.Uint64(), length.Uint64(), codeCopy)
+	codeCopy := getData(scope.Contract.Code, uint64CodeOffset, length.Uint64())
+	scope.Memory.Set(memOffset.Uint64(), length.Uint64(), codeCopy)
 
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opExtCodeCopy(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opExtCodeCopy(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	var (
-		stack      = callContext.stack
+		stack      = scope.Stack
 		a          = stack.pop()
 		memOffset  = stack.pop()
 		codeOffset = stack.pop()
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func opExtCodeCopy(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx
 	}
 	addr := common.Address(a.Bytes20())
 	codeCopy := getData(interpreter.evm.StateDB.GetCode(addr), uint64CodeOffset, length.Uint64())
-	callContext.memory.Set(memOffset.Uint64(), length.Uint64(), codeCopy)
+	scope.Memory.Set(memOffset.Uint64(), length.Uint64(), codeCopy)
 
 	return nil, nil
 }
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ func opExtCodeCopy(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx
 //
 //   (6) Caller tries to get the code hash for an account which is marked as deleted,
 // this account should be regarded as a non-existent account and zero should be returned.
-func opExtCodeHash(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	slot := callContext.stack.peek()
+func opExtCodeHash(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	slot := scope.Stack.peek()
 	address := common.Address(slot.Bytes20())
 	if interpreter.evm.StateDB.Empty(address) {
 		slot.Clear()
@@ -424,14 +424,14 @@ func opExtCodeHash(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opGasprice(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opGasprice(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	v, _ := uint256.FromBig(interpreter.evm.GasPrice)
-	callContext.stack.push(v)
+	scope.Stack.push(v)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opBlockhash(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	num := callContext.stack.peek()
+func opBlockhash(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	num := scope.Stack.peek()
 	num64, overflow := num.Uint64WithOverflow()
 	if overflow {
 		num.Clear()
@@ -452,88 +452,88 @@ func opBlockhash(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opCoinbase(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	callContext.stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetBytes(interpreter.evm.Context.Coinbase.Bytes()))
+func opCoinbase(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	scope.Stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetBytes(interpreter.evm.Context.Coinbase.Bytes()))
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opTimestamp(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opTimestamp(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	v, _ := uint256.FromBig(interpreter.evm.Context.Time)
-	callContext.stack.push(v)
+	scope.Stack.push(v)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opNumber(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opNumber(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	v, _ := uint256.FromBig(interpreter.evm.Context.BlockNumber)
-	callContext.stack.push(v)
+	scope.Stack.push(v)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opDifficulty(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opDifficulty(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	v, _ := uint256.FromBig(interpreter.evm.Context.Difficulty)
-	callContext.stack.push(v)
+	scope.Stack.push(v)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opGasLimit(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	callContext.stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(interpreter.evm.Context.GasLimit))
+func opGasLimit(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	scope.Stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(interpreter.evm.Context.GasLimit))
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opPop(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	callContext.stack.pop()
+func opPop(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	scope.Stack.pop()
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opMload(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	v := callContext.stack.peek()
+func opMload(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	v := scope.Stack.peek()
 	offset := int64(v.Uint64())
-	v.SetBytes(callContext.memory.GetPtr(offset, 32))
+	v.SetBytes(scope.Memory.GetPtr(offset, 32))
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opMstore(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opMstore(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	// pop value of the stack
-	mStart, val := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.pop()
-	callContext.memory.Set32(mStart.Uint64(), &val)
+	mStart, val := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.pop()
+	scope.Memory.Set32(mStart.Uint64(), &val)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opMstore8(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	off, val := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.pop()
-	callContext.memory.store[off.Uint64()] = byte(val.Uint64())
+func opMstore8(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	off, val := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.pop()
+	scope.Memory.store[off.Uint64()] = byte(val.Uint64())
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opSload(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	loc := callContext.stack.peek()
+func opSload(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	loc := scope.Stack.peek()
 	hash := common.Hash(loc.Bytes32())
-	val := interpreter.evm.StateDB.GetState(callContext.contract.Address(), hash)
+	val := interpreter.evm.StateDB.GetState(scope.Contract.Address(), hash)
 	loc.SetBytes(val.Bytes())
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opSstore(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	loc := callContext.stack.pop()
-	val := callContext.stack.pop()
-	interpreter.evm.StateDB.SetState(callContext.contract.Address(),
+func opSstore(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	loc := scope.Stack.pop()
+	val := scope.Stack.pop()
+	interpreter.evm.StateDB.SetState(scope.Contract.Address(),
 		loc.Bytes32(), val.Bytes32())
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opJump(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	pos := callContext.stack.pop()
-	if !callContext.contract.validJumpdest(&pos) {
+func opJump(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	pos := scope.Stack.pop()
+	if !scope.Contract.validJumpdest(&pos) {
 		return nil, ErrInvalidJump
 	}
 	*pc = pos.Uint64()
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opJumpi(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	pos, cond := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.pop()
+func opJumpi(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	pos, cond := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.pop()
 	if !cond.IsZero() {
-		if !callContext.contract.validJumpdest(&pos) {
+		if !scope.Contract.validJumpdest(&pos) {
 			return nil, ErrInvalidJump
 		}
 		*pc = pos.Uint64()
@@ -543,31 +543,31 @@ func opJumpi(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]b
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opJumpdest(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opJumpdest(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opPc(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	callContext.stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(*pc))
+func opPc(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	scope.Stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(*pc))
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opMsize(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	callContext.stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(uint64(callContext.memory.Len())))
+func opMsize(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	scope.Stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(uint64(scope.Memory.Len())))
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opGas(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	callContext.stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(callContext.contract.Gas))
+func opGas(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	scope.Stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(scope.Contract.Gas))
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opCreate(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opCreate(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	var (
-		value        = callContext.stack.pop()
-		offset, size = callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.pop()
-		input        = callContext.memory.GetCopy(int64(offset.Uint64()), int64(size.Uint64()))
-		gas          = callContext.contract.Gas
+		value        = scope.Stack.pop()
+		offset, size = scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.pop()
+		input        = scope.Memory.GetCopy(int64(offset.Uint64()), int64(size.Uint64()))
+		gas          = scope.Contract.Gas
 	)
 	if interpreter.evm.chainRules.IsEIP150 {
 		gas -= gas / 64
@@ -575,14 +575,14 @@ func opCreate(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]
 	// reuse size int for stackvalue
 	stackvalue := size
 
-	callContext.contract.UseGas(gas)
+	scope.Contract.UseGas(gas)
 	//TODO: use uint256.Int instead of converting with toBig()
 	var bigVal = big0
 	if !value.IsZero() {
 		bigVal = value.ToBig()
 	}
 
-	res, addr, returnGas, suberr := interpreter.evm.Create(callContext.contract, input, gas, bigVal)
+	res, addr, returnGas, suberr := interpreter.evm.Create(scope.Contract, input, gas, bigVal)
 	// Push item on the stack based on the returned error. If the ruleset is
 	// homestead we must check for CodeStoreOutOfGasError (homestead only
 	// rule) and treat as an error, if the ruleset is frontier we must
@@ -594,8 +594,8 @@ func opCreate(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]
 	} else {
 		stackvalue.SetBytes(addr.Bytes())
 	}
-	callContext.stack.push(&stackvalue)
-	callContext.contract.Gas += returnGas
+	scope.Stack.push(&stackvalue)
+	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
 
 	if suberr == ErrExecutionReverted {
 		return res, nil
@@ -603,18 +603,18 @@ func opCreate(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opCreate2(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opCreate2(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	var (
-		endowment    = callContext.stack.pop()
-		offset, size = callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.pop()
-		salt         = callContext.stack.pop()
-		input        = callContext.memory.GetCopy(int64(offset.Uint64()), int64(size.Uint64()))
-		gas          = callContext.contract.Gas
+		endowment    = scope.Stack.pop()
+		offset, size = scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.pop()
+		salt         = scope.Stack.pop()
+		input        = scope.Memory.GetCopy(int64(offset.Uint64()), int64(size.Uint64()))
+		gas          = scope.Contract.Gas
 	)
 
 	// Apply EIP150
 	gas -= gas / 64
-	callContext.contract.UseGas(gas)
+	scope.Contract.UseGas(gas)
 	// reuse size int for stackvalue
 	stackvalue := size
 	//TODO: use uint256.Int instead of converting with toBig()
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ func opCreate2(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([
 	if !endowment.IsZero() {
 		bigEndowment = endowment.ToBig()
 	}
-	res, addr, returnGas, suberr := interpreter.evm.Create2(callContext.contract, input, gas,
+	res, addr, returnGas, suberr := interpreter.evm.Create2(scope.Contract, input, gas,
 		bigEndowment, &salt)
 	// Push item on the stack based on the returned error.
 	if suberr != nil {
@@ -630,8 +630,8 @@ func opCreate2(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([
 	} else {
 		stackvalue.SetBytes(addr.Bytes())
 	}
-	callContext.stack.push(&stackvalue)
-	callContext.contract.Gas += returnGas
+	scope.Stack.push(&stackvalue)
+	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
 
 	if suberr == ErrExecutionReverted {
 		return res, nil
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ func opCreate2(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	stack := callContext.stack
+func opCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	stack := scope.Stack
 	// Pop gas. The actual gas in interpreter.evm.callGasTemp.
 	// We can use this as a temporary value
 	temp := stack.pop()
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ func opCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]by
 	addr, value, inOffset, inSize, retOffset, retSize := stack.pop(), stack.pop(), stack.pop(), stack.pop(), stack.pop(), stack.pop()
 	toAddr := common.Address(addr.Bytes20())
 	// Get the arguments from the memory.
-	args := callContext.memory.GetPtr(int64(inOffset.Uint64()), int64(inSize.Uint64()))
+	args := scope.Memory.GetPtr(int64(inOffset.Uint64()), int64(inSize.Uint64()))
 
 	var bigVal = big0
 	//TODO: use uint256.Int instead of converting with toBig()
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ func opCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]by
 		bigVal = value.ToBig()
 	}
 
-	ret, returnGas, err := interpreter.evm.Call(callContext.contract, toAddr, args, gas, bigVal)
+	ret, returnGas, err := interpreter.evm.Call(scope.Contract, toAddr, args, gas, bigVal)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		temp.Clear()
@@ -669,16 +669,16 @@ func opCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]by
 	}
 	stack.push(&temp)
 	if err == nil || err == ErrExecutionReverted {
-		callContext.memory.Set(retOffset.Uint64(), retSize.Uint64(), ret)
+		scope.Memory.Set(retOffset.Uint64(), retSize.Uint64(), ret)
 	}
-	callContext.contract.Gas += returnGas
+	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
 
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-func opCallCode(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opCallCode(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Pop gas. The actual gas is in interpreter.evm.callGasTemp.
-	stack := callContext.stack
+	stack := scope.Stack
 	// We use it as a temporary value
 	temp := stack.pop()
 	gas := interpreter.evm.callGasTemp
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ func opCallCode(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) (
 	addr, value, inOffset, inSize, retOffset, retSize := stack.pop(), stack.pop(), stack.pop(), stack.pop(), stack.pop(), stack.pop()
 	toAddr := common.Address(addr.Bytes20())
 	// Get arguments from the memory.
-	args := callContext.memory.GetPtr(int64(inOffset.Uint64()), int64(inSize.Uint64()))
+	args := scope.Memory.GetPtr(int64(inOffset.Uint64()), int64(inSize.Uint64()))
 
 	//TODO: use uint256.Int instead of converting with toBig()
 	var bigVal = big0
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ func opCallCode(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) (
 		bigVal = value.ToBig()
 	}
 
-	ret, returnGas, err := interpreter.evm.CallCode(callContext.contract, toAddr, args, gas, bigVal)
+	ret, returnGas, err := interpreter.evm.CallCode(scope.Contract, toAddr, args, gas, bigVal)
 	if err != nil {
 		temp.Clear()
 	} else {
@@ -703,15 +703,15 @@ func opCallCode(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) (
 	}
 	stack.push(&temp)
 	if err == nil || err == ErrExecutionReverted {
-		callContext.memory.Set(retOffset.Uint64(), retSize.Uint64(), ret)
+		scope.Memory.Set(retOffset.Uint64(), retSize.Uint64(), ret)
 	}
-	callContext.contract.Gas += returnGas
+	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
 
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-func opDelegateCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	stack := callContext.stack
+func opDelegateCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	stack := scope.Stack
 	// Pop gas. The actual gas is in interpreter.evm.callGasTemp.
 	// We use it as a temporary value
 	temp := stack.pop()
@@ -720,9 +720,9 @@ func opDelegateCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCt
 	addr, inOffset, inSize, retOffset, retSize := stack.pop(), stack.pop(), stack.pop(), stack.pop(), stack.pop()
 	toAddr := common.Address(addr.Bytes20())
 	// Get arguments from the memory.
-	args := callContext.memory.GetPtr(int64(inOffset.Uint64()), int64(inSize.Uint64()))
+	args := scope.Memory.GetPtr(int64(inOffset.Uint64()), int64(inSize.Uint64()))
 
-	ret, returnGas, err := interpreter.evm.DelegateCall(callContext.contract, toAddr, args, gas)
+	ret, returnGas, err := interpreter.evm.DelegateCall(scope.Contract, toAddr, args, gas)
 	if err != nil {
 		temp.Clear()
 	} else {
@@ -730,16 +730,16 @@ func opDelegateCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCt
 	}
 	stack.push(&temp)
 	if err == nil || err == ErrExecutionReverted {
-		callContext.memory.Set(retOffset.Uint64(), retSize.Uint64(), ret)
+		scope.Memory.Set(retOffset.Uint64(), retSize.Uint64(), ret)
 	}
-	callContext.contract.Gas += returnGas
+	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
 
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-func opStaticCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opStaticCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Pop gas. The actual gas is in interpreter.evm.callGasTemp.
-	stack := callContext.stack
+	stack := scope.Stack
 	// We use it as a temporary value
 	temp := stack.pop()
 	gas := interpreter.evm.callGasTemp
@@ -747,9 +747,9 @@ func opStaticCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx)
 	addr, inOffset, inSize, retOffset, retSize := stack.pop(), stack.pop(), stack.pop(), stack.pop(), stack.pop()
 	toAddr := common.Address(addr.Bytes20())
 	// Get arguments from the memory.
-	args := callContext.memory.GetPtr(int64(inOffset.Uint64()), int64(inSize.Uint64()))
+	args := scope.Memory.GetPtr(int64(inOffset.Uint64()), int64(inSize.Uint64()))
 
-	ret, returnGas, err := interpreter.evm.StaticCall(callContext.contract, toAddr, args, gas)
+	ret, returnGas, err := interpreter.evm.StaticCall(scope.Contract, toAddr, args, gas)
 	if err != nil {
 		temp.Clear()
 	} else {
@@ -757,36 +757,36 @@ func opStaticCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx)
 	}
 	stack.push(&temp)
 	if err == nil || err == ErrExecutionReverted {
-		callContext.memory.Set(retOffset.Uint64(), retSize.Uint64(), ret)
+		scope.Memory.Set(retOffset.Uint64(), retSize.Uint64(), ret)
 	}
-	callContext.contract.Gas += returnGas
+	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
 
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-func opReturn(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	offset, size := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.pop()
-	ret := callContext.memory.GetPtr(int64(offset.Uint64()), int64(size.Uint64()))
+func opReturn(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	offset, size := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.pop()
+	ret := scope.Memory.GetPtr(int64(offset.Uint64()), int64(size.Uint64()))
 
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-func opRevert(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	offset, size := callContext.stack.pop(), callContext.stack.pop()
-	ret := callContext.memory.GetPtr(int64(offset.Uint64()), int64(size.Uint64()))
+func opRevert(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	offset, size := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.pop()
+	ret := scope.Memory.GetPtr(int64(offset.Uint64()), int64(size.Uint64()))
 
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-func opStop(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opStop(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func opSuicide(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	beneficiary := callContext.stack.pop()
-	balance := interpreter.evm.StateDB.GetBalance(callContext.contract.Address())
+func opSuicide(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	beneficiary := scope.Stack.pop()
+	balance := interpreter.evm.StateDB.GetBalance(scope.Contract.Address())
 	interpreter.evm.StateDB.AddBalance(beneficiary.Bytes20(), balance)
-	interpreter.evm.StateDB.Suicide(callContext.contract.Address())
+	interpreter.evm.StateDB.Suicide(scope.Contract.Address())
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
@@ -794,18 +794,18 @@ func opSuicide(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([
 
 // make log instruction function
 func makeLog(size int) executionFunc {
-	return func(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+	return func(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 		topics := make([]common.Hash, size)
-		stack := callContext.stack
+		stack := scope.Stack
 		mStart, mSize := stack.pop(), stack.pop()
 		for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
 			addr := stack.pop()
 			topics[i] = addr.Bytes32()
 		}
 
-		d := callContext.memory.GetCopy(int64(mStart.Uint64()), int64(mSize.Uint64()))
+		d := scope.Memory.GetCopy(int64(mStart.Uint64()), int64(mSize.Uint64()))
 		interpreter.evm.StateDB.AddLog(&types.Log{
-			Address: callContext.contract.Address(),
+			Address: scope.Contract.Address(),
 			Topics:  topics,
 			Data:    d,
 			// This is a non-consensus field, but assigned here because
@@ -818,24 +818,24 @@ func makeLog(size int) executionFunc {
 }
 
 // opPush1 is a specialized version of pushN
-func opPush1(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
+func opPush1(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	var (
-		codeLen = uint64(len(callContext.contract.Code))
+		codeLen = uint64(len(scope.Contract.Code))
 		integer = new(uint256.Int)
 	)
 	*pc += 1
 	if *pc < codeLen {
-		callContext.stack.push(integer.SetUint64(uint64(callContext.contract.Code[*pc])))
+		scope.Stack.push(integer.SetUint64(uint64(scope.Contract.Code[*pc])))
 	} else {
-		callContext.stack.push(integer.Clear())
+		scope.Stack.push(integer.Clear())
 	}
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
 // make push instruction function
 func makePush(size uint64, pushByteSize int) executionFunc {
-	return func(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-		codeLen := len(callContext.contract.Code)
+	return func(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+		codeLen := len(scope.Contract.Code)
 
 		startMin := codeLen
 		if int(*pc+1) < startMin {
@@ -848,8 +848,8 @@ func makePush(size uint64, pushByteSize int) executionFunc {
 		}
 
 		integer := new(uint256.Int)
-		callContext.stack.push(integer.SetBytes(common.RightPadBytes(
-			callContext.contract.Code[startMin:endMin], pushByteSize)))
+		scope.Stack.push(integer.SetBytes(common.RightPadBytes(
+			scope.Contract.Code[startMin:endMin], pushByteSize)))
 
 		*pc += size
 		return nil, nil
@@ -858,8 +858,8 @@ func makePush(size uint64, pushByteSize int) executionFunc {
 
 // make dup instruction function
 func makeDup(size int64) executionFunc {
-	return func(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-		callContext.stack.dup(int(size))
+	return func(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+		scope.Stack.dup(int(size))
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 }
@@ -868,8 +868,8 @@ func makeDup(size int64) executionFunc {
 func makeSwap(size int64) executionFunc {
 	// switch n + 1 otherwise n would be swapped with n
 	size++
-	return func(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-		callContext.stack.swap(int(size))
+	return func(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+		scope.Stack.swap(int(size))
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/vm/instructions_test.go b/core/vm/instructions_test.go
index 55d876581..14f9e181f 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions_test.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func testTwoOperandOp(t *testing.T, tests []TwoOperandTestcase, opFn executionFu
 		expected := new(uint256.Int).SetBytes(common.Hex2Bytes(test.Expected))
 		stack.push(x)
 		stack.push(y)
-		opFn(&pc, evmInterpreter, &callCtx{nil, stack, nil})
+		opFn(&pc, evmInterpreter, &ScopeContext{nil, stack, nil})
 		if len(stack.data) != 1 {
 			t.Errorf("Expected one item on stack after %v, got %d: ", name, len(stack.data))
 		}
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func TestAddMod(t *testing.T) {
 		stack.push(z)
 		stack.push(y)
 		stack.push(x)
-		opAddmod(&pc, evmInterpreter, &callCtx{nil, stack, nil})
+		opAddmod(&pc, evmInterpreter, &ScopeContext{nil, stack, nil})
 		actual := stack.pop()
 		if actual.Cmp(expected) != 0 {
 			t.Errorf("Testcase %d, expected  %x, got %x", i, expected, actual)
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func getResult(args []*twoOperandParams, opFn executionFunc) []TwoOperandTestcas
 		y := new(uint256.Int).SetBytes(common.Hex2Bytes(param.y))
 		stack.push(x)
 		stack.push(y)
-		opFn(&pc, interpreter, &callCtx{nil, stack, nil})
+		opFn(&pc, interpreter, &ScopeContext{nil, stack, nil})
 		actual := stack.pop()
 		result[i] = TwoOperandTestcase{param.x, param.y, fmt.Sprintf("%064x", actual)}
 	}
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func opBenchmark(bench *testing.B, op executionFunc, args ...string) {
 			a.SetBytes(arg)
 			stack.push(a)
 		}
-		op(&pc, evmInterpreter, &callCtx{nil, stack, nil})
+		op(&pc, evmInterpreter, &ScopeContext{nil, stack, nil})
 		stack.pop()
 	}
 }
@@ -525,12 +525,12 @@ func TestOpMstore(t *testing.T) {
 	pc := uint64(0)
 	v := "abcdef00000000000000abba000000000deaf000000c0de00100000000133700"
 	stack.pushN(*new(uint256.Int).SetBytes(common.Hex2Bytes(v)), *new(uint256.Int))
-	opMstore(&pc, evmInterpreter, &callCtx{mem, stack, nil})
+	opMstore(&pc, evmInterpreter, &ScopeContext{mem, stack, nil})
 	if got := common.Bytes2Hex(mem.GetCopy(0, 32)); got != v {
 		t.Fatalf("Mstore fail, got %v, expected %v", got, v)
 	}
 	stack.pushN(*new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(0x1), *new(uint256.Int))
-	opMstore(&pc, evmInterpreter, &callCtx{mem, stack, nil})
+	opMstore(&pc, evmInterpreter, &ScopeContext{mem, stack, nil})
 	if common.Bytes2Hex(mem.GetCopy(0, 32)) != "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001" {
 		t.Fatalf("Mstore failed to overwrite previous value")
 	}
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ func BenchmarkOpMstore(bench *testing.B) {
 	bench.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < bench.N; i++ {
 		stack.pushN(*value, *memStart)
-		opMstore(&pc, evmInterpreter, &callCtx{mem, stack, nil})
+		opMstore(&pc, evmInterpreter, &ScopeContext{mem, stack, nil})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ func BenchmarkOpSHA3(bench *testing.B) {
 	bench.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < bench.N; i++ {
 		stack.pushN(*uint256.NewInt().SetUint64(32), *start)
-		opSha3(&pc, evmInterpreter, &callCtx{mem, stack, nil})
+		opSha3(&pc, evmInterpreter, &ScopeContext{mem, stack, nil})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/core/vm/interpreter.go b/core/vm/interpreter.go
index 06a3b962b..3b67ad6de 100644
--- a/core/vm/interpreter.go
+++ b/core/vm/interpreter.go
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ type Interpreter interface {
 	CanRun([]byte) bool
 }
 
-// callCtx contains the things that are per-call, such as stack and memory,
+// ScopeContext contains the things that are per-call, such as stack and memory,
 // but not transients like pc and gas
-type callCtx struct {
-	memory   *Memory
-	stack    *Stack
-	contract *Contract
+type ScopeContext struct {
+	Memory   *Memory
+	Stack    *Stack
+	Contract *Contract
 }
 
 // keccakState wraps sha3.state. In addition to the usual hash methods, it also supports
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ func (in *EVMInterpreter) Run(contract *Contract, input []byte, readOnly bool) (
 		op          OpCode        // current opcode
 		mem         = NewMemory() // bound memory
 		stack       = newstack()  // local stack
-		callContext = &callCtx{
-			memory:   mem,
-			stack:    stack,
-			contract: contract,
+		callContext = &ScopeContext{
+			Memory:   mem,
+			Stack:    stack,
+			Contract: contract,
 		}
 		// For optimisation reason we're using uint64 as the program counter.
 		// It's theoretically possible to go above 2^64. The YP defines the PC
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ func (in *EVMInterpreter) Run(contract *Contract, input []byte, readOnly bool) (
 		defer func() {
 			if err != nil {
 				if !logged {
-					in.cfg.Tracer.CaptureState(in.evm, pcCopy, op, gasCopy, cost, mem, stack, in.returnData, contract, in.evm.depth, err)
+					in.cfg.Tracer.CaptureState(in.evm, pcCopy, op, gasCopy, cost, callContext, in.returnData, in.evm.depth, err)
 				} else {
-					in.cfg.Tracer.CaptureFault(in.evm, pcCopy, op, gasCopy, cost, mem, stack, contract, in.evm.depth, err)
+					in.cfg.Tracer.CaptureFault(in.evm, pcCopy, op, gasCopy, cost, callContext, in.evm.depth, err)
 				}
 			}
 		}()
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func (in *EVMInterpreter) Run(contract *Contract, input []byte, readOnly bool) (
 		}
 
 		if in.cfg.Debug {
-			in.cfg.Tracer.CaptureState(in.evm, pc, op, gasCopy, cost, mem, stack, in.returnData, contract, in.evm.depth, err)
+			in.cfg.Tracer.CaptureState(in.evm, pc, op, gasCopy, cost, callContext, in.returnData, in.evm.depth, err)
 			logged = true
 		}
 
diff --git a/core/vm/jump_table.go b/core/vm/jump_table.go
index 7b6176245..bb1800ea9 100644
--- a/core/vm/jump_table.go
+++ b/core/vm/jump_table.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type (
-	executionFunc func(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error)
+	executionFunc func(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error)
 	gasFunc       func(*EVM, *Contract, *Stack, *Memory, uint64) (uint64, error) // last parameter is the requested memory size as a uint64
 	// memorySizeFunc returns the required size, and whether the operation overflowed a uint64
 	memorySizeFunc func(*Stack) (size uint64, overflow bool)
diff --git a/core/vm/logger.go b/core/vm/logger.go
index 41ce00ed0..9ccaafc77 100644
--- a/core/vm/logger.go
+++ b/core/vm/logger.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package vm
 
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math/big"
@@ -32,8 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
-var errTraceLimitReached = errors.New("the number of logs reached the specified limit")
-
 // Storage represents a contract's storage.
 type Storage map[common.Hash]common.Hash
 
@@ -107,10 +104,10 @@ func (s *StructLog) ErrorString() string {
 // Note that reference types are actual VM data structures; make copies
 // if you need to retain them beyond the current call.
 type Tracer interface {
-	CaptureStart(from common.Address, to common.Address, create bool, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int) error
-	CaptureState(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, memory *Memory, stack *Stack, rData []byte, contract *Contract, depth int, err error) error
-	CaptureFault(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, memory *Memory, stack *Stack, contract *Contract, depth int, err error) error
-	CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, t time.Duration, err error) error
+	CaptureStart(env *EVM, from common.Address, to common.Address, create bool, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int)
+	CaptureState(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, scope *ScopeContext, rData []byte, depth int, err error)
+	CaptureFault(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, scope *ScopeContext, depth int, err error)
+	CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, t time.Duration, err error)
 }
 
 // StructLogger is an EVM state logger and implements Tracer.
@@ -139,17 +136,19 @@ func NewStructLogger(cfg *LogConfig) *StructLogger {
 }
 
 // CaptureStart implements the Tracer interface to initialize the tracing operation.
-func (l *StructLogger) CaptureStart(from common.Address, to common.Address, create bool, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int) error {
-	return nil
+func (l *StructLogger) CaptureStart(env *EVM, from common.Address, to common.Address, create bool, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int) {
 }
 
 // CaptureState logs a new structured log message and pushes it out to the environment
 //
 // CaptureState also tracks SLOAD/SSTORE ops to track storage change.
-func (l *StructLogger) CaptureState(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, memory *Memory, stack *Stack, rData []byte, contract *Contract, depth int, err error) error {
+func (l *StructLogger) CaptureState(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, scope *ScopeContext, rData []byte, depth int, err error) {
+	memory := scope.Memory
+	stack := scope.Stack
+	contract := scope.Contract
 	// check if already accumulated the specified number of logs
 	if l.cfg.Limit != 0 && l.cfg.Limit <= len(l.logs) {
-		return errTraceLimitReached
+		return
 	}
 	// Copy a snapshot of the current memory state to a new buffer
 	var mem []byte
@@ -199,17 +198,15 @@ func (l *StructLogger) CaptureState(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost ui
 	// create a new snapshot of the EVM.
 	log := StructLog{pc, op, gas, cost, mem, memory.Len(), stck, rdata, storage, depth, env.StateDB.GetRefund(), err}
 	l.logs = append(l.logs, log)
-	return nil
 }
 
 // CaptureFault implements the Tracer interface to trace an execution fault
 // while running an opcode.
-func (l *StructLogger) CaptureFault(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, memory *Memory, stack *Stack, contract *Contract, depth int, err error) error {
-	return nil
+func (l *StructLogger) CaptureFault(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, scope *ScopeContext, depth int, err error) {
 }
 
 // CaptureEnd is called after the call finishes to finalize the tracing.
-func (l *StructLogger) CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, t time.Duration, err error) error {
+func (l *StructLogger) CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, t time.Duration, err error) {
 	l.output = output
 	l.err = err
 	if l.cfg.Debug {
@@ -218,7 +215,6 @@ func (l *StructLogger) CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, t time.Duration
 			fmt.Printf(" error: %v\n", err)
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 // StructLogs returns the captured log entries.
@@ -292,7 +288,7 @@ func NewMarkdownLogger(cfg *LogConfig, writer io.Writer) *mdLogger {
 	return l
 }
 
-func (t *mdLogger) CaptureStart(from common.Address, to common.Address, create bool, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int) error {
+func (t *mdLogger) CaptureStart(env *EVM, from common.Address, to common.Address, create bool, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int) {
 	if !create {
 		fmt.Fprintf(t.out, "From: `%v`\nTo: `%v`\nData: `0x%x`\nGas: `%d`\nValue `%v` wei\n",
 			from.String(), to.String(),
@@ -307,10 +303,11 @@ func (t *mdLogger) CaptureStart(from common.Address, to common.Address, create b
 |  Pc   |      Op     | Cost |   Stack   |   RStack  |  Refund |
 |-------|-------------|------|-----------|-----------|---------|
 `)
-	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *mdLogger) CaptureState(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, memory *Memory, stack *Stack, rData []byte, contract *Contract, depth int, err error) error {
+// CaptureState also tracks SLOAD/SSTORE ops to track storage change.
+func (t *mdLogger) CaptureState(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, scope *ScopeContext, rData []byte, depth int, err error) {
+	stack := scope.Stack
 	fmt.Fprintf(t.out, "| %4d  | %10v  |  %3d |", pc, op, cost)
 
 	if !t.cfg.DisableStack {
@@ -327,18 +324,13 @@ func (t *mdLogger) CaptureState(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(t.out, "Error: %v\n", err)
 	}
-	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *mdLogger) CaptureFault(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, memory *Memory, stack *Stack, contract *Contract, depth int, err error) error {
-
+func (t *mdLogger) CaptureFault(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, scope *ScopeContext, depth int, err error) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(t.out, "\nError: at pc=%d, op=%v: %v\n", pc, op, err)
-
-	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *mdLogger) CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, tm time.Duration, err error) error {
+func (t *mdLogger) CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, tm time.Duration, err error) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(t.out, "\nOutput: `0x%x`\nConsumed gas: `%d`\nError: `%v`\n",
 		output, gasUsed, err)
-	return nil
 }
diff --git a/core/vm/logger_json.go b/core/vm/logger_json.go
index a27c261ed..e54be0859 100644
--- a/core/vm/logger_json.go
+++ b/core/vm/logger_json.go
@@ -41,12 +41,16 @@ func NewJSONLogger(cfg *LogConfig, writer io.Writer) *JSONLogger {
 	return l
 }
 
-func (l *JSONLogger) CaptureStart(from common.Address, to common.Address, create bool, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int) error {
-	return nil
+func (l *JSONLogger) CaptureStart(env *EVM, from, to common.Address, create bool, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int) {
 }
 
+func (l *JSONLogger) CaptureFault(*EVM, uint64, OpCode, uint64, uint64, *ScopeContext, int, error) {}
+
 // CaptureState outputs state information on the logger.
-func (l *JSONLogger) CaptureState(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, memory *Memory, stack *Stack, rData []byte, contract *Contract, depth int, err error) error {
+func (l *JSONLogger) CaptureState(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, scope *ScopeContext, rData []byte, depth int, err error) {
+	memory := scope.Memory
+	stack := scope.Stack
+
 	log := StructLog{
 		Pc:            pc,
 		Op:            op,
@@ -72,16 +76,11 @@ func (l *JSONLogger) CaptureState(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint
 	if !l.cfg.DisableReturnData {
 		log.ReturnData = rData
 	}
-	return l.encoder.Encode(log)
-}
-
-// CaptureFault outputs state information on the logger.
-func (l *JSONLogger) CaptureFault(env *EVM, pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, memory *Memory, stack *Stack, contract *Contract, depth int, err error) error {
-	return nil
+	l.encoder.Encode(log)
 }
 
 // CaptureEnd is triggered at end of execution.
-func (l *JSONLogger) CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, t time.Duration, err error) error {
+func (l *JSONLogger) CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, t time.Duration, err error) {
 	type endLog struct {
 		Output  string              `json:"output"`
 		GasUsed math.HexOrDecimal64 `json:"gasUsed"`
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ func (l *JSONLogger) CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, t time.Duration,
 		Err     string              `json:"error,omitempty"`
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		return l.encoder.Encode(endLog{common.Bytes2Hex(output), math.HexOrDecimal64(gasUsed), t, err.Error()})
+		l.encoder.Encode(endLog{common.Bytes2Hex(output), math.HexOrDecimal64(gasUsed), t, err.Error()})
 	}
-	return l.encoder.Encode(endLog{common.Bytes2Hex(output), math.HexOrDecimal64(gasUsed), t, ""})
+	l.encoder.Encode(endLog{common.Bytes2Hex(output), math.HexOrDecimal64(gasUsed), t, ""})
 }
diff --git a/core/vm/logger_test.go b/core/vm/logger_test.go
index 5a5f42fd3..9c936af36 100644
--- a/core/vm/logger_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/logger_test.go
@@ -53,16 +53,20 @@ func TestStoreCapture(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		env      = NewEVM(BlockContext{}, TxContext{}, &dummyStatedb{}, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
 		logger   = NewStructLogger(nil)
-		mem      = NewMemory()
-		stack    = newstack()
 		contract = NewContract(&dummyContractRef{}, &dummyContractRef{}, new(big.Int), 0)
+		scope    = &ScopeContext{
+			Memory:   NewMemory(),
+			Stack:    newstack(),
+			Contract: contract,
+		}
 	)
-	stack.push(uint256.NewInt().SetUint64(1))
-	stack.push(uint256.NewInt())
+	scope.Stack.push(uint256.NewInt().SetUint64(1))
+	scope.Stack.push(uint256.NewInt())
 	var index common.Hash
-	logger.CaptureState(env, 0, SSTORE, 0, 0, mem, stack, nil, contract, 0, nil)
+	logger.CaptureState(env, 0, SSTORE, 0, 0, scope, nil, 0, nil)
 	if len(logger.storage[contract.Address()]) == 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 1 changed value on address %x, got %d", contract.Address(), len(logger.storage[contract.Address()]))
+		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 1 changed value on address %x, got %d", contract.Address(),
+			len(logger.storage[contract.Address()]))
 	}
 	exp := common.BigToHash(big.NewInt(1))
 	if logger.storage[contract.Address()][index] != exp {
diff --git a/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go b/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go
index 6e0434c2c..269275532 100644
--- a/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go
@@ -326,23 +326,18 @@ type stepCounter struct {
 	steps int
 }
 
-func (s *stepCounter) CaptureStart(from common.Address, to common.Address, create bool, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int) error {
-	return nil
+func (s *stepCounter) CaptureStart(env *vm.EVM, from common.Address, to common.Address, create bool, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int) {
 }
 
-func (s *stepCounter) CaptureState(env *vm.EVM, pc uint64, op vm.OpCode, gas, cost uint64, memory *vm.Memory, stack *vm.Stack, rData []byte, contract *vm.Contract, depth int, err error) error {
+func (s *stepCounter) CaptureFault(env *vm.EVM, pc uint64, op vm.OpCode, gas, cost uint64, scope *vm.ScopeContext, depth int, err error) {
+}
+
+func (s *stepCounter) CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, t time.Duration, err error) {}
+
+func (s *stepCounter) CaptureState(env *vm.EVM, pc uint64, op vm.OpCode, gas, cost uint64, scope *vm.ScopeContext, rData []byte, depth int, err error) {
 	s.steps++
 	// Enable this for more output
 	//s.inner.CaptureState(env, pc, op, gas, cost, memory, stack, rStack, contract, depth, err)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (s *stepCounter) CaptureFault(env *vm.EVM, pc uint64, op vm.OpCode, gas, cost uint64, memory *vm.Memory, stack *vm.Stack, contract *vm.Contract, depth int, err error) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (s *stepCounter) CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, t time.Duration, err error) error {
-	return nil
 }
 
 // benchmarkNonModifyingCode benchmarks code, but if the code modifies the
diff --git a/eth/tracers/tracer.go b/eth/tracers/tracer.go
index 4c398edf3..ba6592537 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/tracer.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/tracer.go
@@ -287,8 +287,6 @@ func (cw *contractWrapper) pushObject(vm *duktape.Context) {
 // Tracer provides an implementation of Tracer that evaluates a Javascript
 // function for each VM execution step.
 type Tracer struct {
-	inited bool // Flag whether the context was already inited from the EVM
-
 	vm *duktape.Context // Javascript VM instance
 
 	tracerObject int // Stack index of the tracer JavaScript object
@@ -529,7 +527,7 @@ func wrapError(context string, err error) error {
 }
 
 // CaptureStart implements the Tracer interface to initialize the tracing operation.
-func (jst *Tracer) CaptureStart(from common.Address, to common.Address, create bool, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int) error {
+func (jst *Tracer) CaptureStart(env *vm.EVM, from common.Address, to common.Address, create bool, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int) {
 	jst.ctx["type"] = "CALL"
 	if create {
 		jst.ctx["type"] = "CREATE"
@@ -540,77 +538,67 @@ func (jst *Tracer) CaptureStart(from common.Address, to common.Address, create b
 	jst.ctx["gas"] = gas
 	jst.ctx["value"] = value
 
-	return nil
+	// Initialize the context
+	jst.ctx["block"] = env.Context.BlockNumber.Uint64()
+	jst.dbWrapper.db = env.StateDB
+	// Compute intrinsic gas
+	isHomestead := env.ChainConfig().IsHomestead(env.Context.BlockNumber)
+	isIstanbul := env.ChainConfig().IsIstanbul(env.Context.BlockNumber)
+	intrinsicGas, err := core.IntrinsicGas(input, nil, jst.ctx["type"] == "CREATE", isHomestead, isIstanbul)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	jst.ctx["intrinsicGas"] = intrinsicGas
 }
 
 // CaptureState implements the Tracer interface to trace a single step of VM execution.
-func (jst *Tracer) CaptureState(env *vm.EVM, pc uint64, op vm.OpCode, gas, cost uint64, memory *vm.Memory, stack *vm.Stack, rdata []byte, contract *vm.Contract, depth int, err error) error {
-	if jst.err == nil {
-		// Initialize the context if it wasn't done yet
-		if !jst.inited {
-			jst.ctx["block"] = env.Context.BlockNumber.Uint64()
-			// Compute intrinsic gas
-			isHomestead := env.ChainConfig().IsHomestead(env.Context.BlockNumber)
-			isIstanbul := env.ChainConfig().IsIstanbul(env.Context.BlockNumber)
-			var input []byte
-			if data, ok := jst.ctx["input"].([]byte); ok {
-				input = data
-			}
-			intrinsicGas, err := core.IntrinsicGas(input, nil, jst.ctx["type"] == "CREATE", isHomestead, isIstanbul)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			jst.ctx["intrinsicGas"] = intrinsicGas
-			jst.inited = true
-		}
-		// If tracing was interrupted, set the error and stop
-		if atomic.LoadUint32(&jst.interrupt) > 0 {
-			jst.err = jst.reason
-			return nil
-		}
-		jst.opWrapper.op = op
-		jst.stackWrapper.stack = stack
-		jst.memoryWrapper.memory = memory
-		jst.contractWrapper.contract = contract
-		jst.dbWrapper.db = env.StateDB
-
-		*jst.pcValue = uint(pc)
-		*jst.gasValue = uint(gas)
-		*jst.costValue = uint(cost)
-		*jst.depthValue = uint(depth)
-		*jst.refundValue = uint(env.StateDB.GetRefund())
-
-		jst.errorValue = nil
-		if err != nil {
-			jst.errorValue = new(string)
-			*jst.errorValue = err.Error()
-		}
-		_, err := jst.call("step", "log", "db")
-		if err != nil {
-			jst.err = wrapError("step", err)
-		}
+func (jst *Tracer) CaptureState(env *vm.EVM, pc uint64, op vm.OpCode, gas, cost uint64, scope *vm.ScopeContext, rData []byte, depth int, err error) {
+	if jst.err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	// If tracing was interrupted, set the error and stop
+	if atomic.LoadUint32(&jst.interrupt) > 0 {
+		jst.err = jst.reason
+		return
+	}
+	jst.opWrapper.op = op
+	jst.stackWrapper.stack = scope.Stack
+	jst.memoryWrapper.memory = scope.Memory
+	jst.contractWrapper.contract = scope.Contract
+
+	*jst.pcValue = uint(pc)
+	*jst.gasValue = uint(gas)
+	*jst.costValue = uint(cost)
+	*jst.depthValue = uint(depth)
+	*jst.refundValue = uint(env.StateDB.GetRefund())
+
+	jst.errorValue = nil
+	if err != nil {
+		jst.errorValue = new(string)
+		*jst.errorValue = err.Error()
+	}
+
+	if _, err := jst.call("step", "log", "db"); err != nil {
+		jst.err = wrapError("step", err)
 	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 // CaptureFault implements the Tracer interface to trace an execution fault
-// while running an opcode.
-func (jst *Tracer) CaptureFault(env *vm.EVM, pc uint64, op vm.OpCode, gas, cost uint64, memory *vm.Memory, stack *vm.Stack, contract *vm.Contract, depth int, err error) error {
-	if jst.err == nil {
-		// Apart from the error, everything matches the previous invocation
-		jst.errorValue = new(string)
-		*jst.errorValue = err.Error()
-
-		_, err := jst.call("fault", "log", "db")
-		if err != nil {
-			jst.err = wrapError("fault", err)
-		}
+func (jst *Tracer) CaptureFault(env *vm.EVM, pc uint64, op vm.OpCode, gas, cost uint64, scope *vm.ScopeContext, depth int, err error) {
+	if jst.err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	// Apart from the error, everything matches the previous invocation
+	jst.errorValue = new(string)
+	*jst.errorValue = err.Error()
+
+	if _, err := jst.call("fault", "log", "db"); err != nil {
+		jst.err = wrapError("fault", err)
 	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 // CaptureEnd is called after the call finishes to finalize the tracing.
-func (jst *Tracer) CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, t time.Duration, err error) error {
+func (jst *Tracer) CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, t time.Duration, err error) {
 	jst.ctx["output"] = output
 	jst.ctx["time"] = t.String()
 	jst.ctx["gasUsed"] = gasUsed
@@ -618,7 +606,6 @@ func (jst *Tracer) CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, t time.Duration, er
 	if err != nil {
 		jst.ctx["error"] = err.Error()
 	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 // GetResult calls the Javascript 'result' function and returns its value, or any accumulated error
diff --git a/eth/tracers/tracer_test.go b/eth/tracers/tracer_test.go
index d96030385..7cda2e533 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/tracer_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/tracer_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ type dummyStatedb struct {
 	state.StateDB
 }
 
-func (*dummyStatedb) GetRefund() uint64 { return 1337 }
+func (*dummyStatedb) GetRefund() uint64                       { return 1337 }
+func (*dummyStatedb) GetBalance(addr common.Address) *big.Int { return new(big.Int) }
 
 type vmContext struct {
 	blockCtx vm.BlockContext
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ func runTrace(tracer *Tracer, vmctx *vmContext) (json.RawMessage, error) {
 	contract := vm.NewContract(account{}, account{}, value, startGas)
 	contract.Code = []byte{byte(vm.PUSH1), 0x1, byte(vm.PUSH1), 0x1, 0x0}
 
-	tracer.CaptureStart(contract.Caller(), contract.Address(), false, []byte{}, startGas, value)
+	tracer.CaptureStart(env, contract.Caller(), contract.Address(), false, []byte{}, startGas, value)
 	ret, err := env.Interpreter().Run(contract, []byte{}, false)
 	tracer.CaptureEnd(ret, startGas-contract.Gas, 1, err)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -150,14 +151,55 @@ func TestHaltBetweenSteps(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	env := vm.NewEVM(vm.BlockContext{BlockNumber: big.NewInt(1)}, vm.TxContext{}, &dummyStatedb{}, params.TestChainConfig, vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer})
-	contract := vm.NewContract(&account{}, &account{}, big.NewInt(0), 0)
+	scope := &vm.ScopeContext{
+		Contract: vm.NewContract(&account{}, &account{}, big.NewInt(0), 0),
+	}
 
-	tracer.CaptureState(env, 0, 0, 0, 0, nil, nil, nil, contract, 0, nil)
+	tracer.CaptureState(env, 0, 0, 0, 0, scope, nil, 0, nil)
 	timeout := errors.New("stahp")
 	tracer.Stop(timeout)
-	tracer.CaptureState(env, 0, 0, 0, 0, nil, nil, nil, contract, 0, nil)
+	tracer.CaptureState(env, 0, 0, 0, 0, scope, nil, 0, nil)
 
 	if _, err := tracer.GetResult(); err.Error() != timeout.Error() {
 		t.Errorf("Expected timeout error, got %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestNoStepExec tests a regular value transfer (no exec), and accessing the statedb
+// in 'result'
+func TestNoStepExec(t *testing.T) {
+	runEmptyTrace := func(tracer *Tracer, vmctx *vmContext) (json.RawMessage, error) {
+		env := vm.NewEVM(vmctx.blockCtx, vmctx.txCtx, &dummyStatedb{}, params.TestChainConfig, vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer})
+		startGas := uint64(10000)
+		contract := vm.NewContract(account{}, account{}, big.NewInt(0), startGas)
+		tracer.CaptureStart(env, contract.Caller(), contract.Address(), false, []byte{}, startGas, big.NewInt(0))
+		tracer.CaptureEnd(nil, startGas-contract.Gas, 1, nil)
+		return tracer.GetResult()
+	}
+	execTracer := func(code string) []byte {
+		t.Helper()
+		ctx := &vmContext{blockCtx: vm.BlockContext{BlockNumber: big.NewInt(1)}, txCtx: vm.TxContext{GasPrice: big.NewInt(100000)}}
+		tracer, err := New(code, ctx.txCtx)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		ret, err := runEmptyTrace(tracer, ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		return ret
+	}
+	for i, tt := range []struct {
+		code string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{ // tests that we don't panic on accessing the db methods
+			code: "{depths: [], step: function() {}, fault: function() {},  result: function(ctx, db){ return db.getBalance(ctx.to)} }",
+			want: `"0"`,
+		},
+	} {
+		if have := execTracer(tt.code); tt.want != string(have) {
+			t.Errorf("testcase %d: expected return value to be %s got %s\n\tcode: %v", i, tt.want, string(have), tt.code)
+		}
+	}
+}