diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
index e21ffe1f8..2e6796de6 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ type SimulatedBackend struct {
 func NewSimulatedBackend(accounts ...core.GenesisAccount) *SimulatedBackend {
 	database, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	core.WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(database, accounts...)
-	blockchain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(database, chainConfig, new(core.FakePow), new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(database, chainConfig, new(pow.FakePow), new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
 	backend := &SimulatedBackend{database: database, blockchain: blockchain}
 	backend.rollback()
 	return backend
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 04db9a16f..00599e82a 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -922,11 +921,11 @@ func MakeChain(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node) (chain *core.BlockChain, chai
 	}
 	chainConfig := MakeChainConfigFromDb(ctx, chainDb)
 
-	pow := pow.PoW(core.FakePow{})
+	seal := pow.PoW(pow.FakePow{})
 	if !ctx.GlobalBool(FakePoWFlag.Name) {
-		pow = ethash.New()
+		seal = pow.NewFullEthash("", "")
 	}
-	chain, err = core.NewBlockChain(chainDb, chainConfig, pow, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{EnablePreimageRecording: ctx.GlobalBool(VMEnableDebugFlag.Name)})
+	chain, err = core.NewBlockChain(chainDb, chainConfig, seal, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{EnablePreimageRecording: ctx.GlobalBool(VMEnableDebugFlag.Name)})
 	if err != nil {
 		Fatalf("Could not start chainmanager: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/core/bench_test.go b/core/bench_test.go
index 8a1600557..42d50a7b1 100644
--- a/core/bench_test.go
+++ b/core/bench_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 )
 
 func BenchmarkInsertChain_empty_memdb(b *testing.B) {
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ func benchInsertChain(b *testing.B, disk bool, gen func(int, *BlockGen)) {
 	// Time the insertion of the new chain.
 	// State and blocks are stored in the same DB.
 	evmux := new(event.TypeMux)
-	chainman, _ := NewBlockChain(db, &params.ChainConfig{HomesteadBlock: new(big.Int)}, FakePow{}, evmux, vm.Config{})
+	chainman, _ := NewBlockChain(db, &params.ChainConfig{HomesteadBlock: new(big.Int)}, pow.FakePow{}, evmux, vm.Config{})
 	defer chainman.Stop()
 	b.ReportAllocs()
 	b.ResetTimer()
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ func benchReadChain(b *testing.B, full bool, count uint64) {
 		if err != nil {
 			b.Fatalf("error opening database at %v: %v", dir, err)
 		}
-		chain, err := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
+		chain, err := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), pow.FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
 		if err != nil {
 			b.Fatalf("error creating chain: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/core/block_validator.go b/core/block_validator.go
index ed5cc3ab6..f93a9f40b 100644
--- a/core/block_validator.go
+++ b/core/block_validator.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func ValidateHeader(config *params.ChainConfig, pow pow.PoW, header *types.Heade
 
 	if checkPow {
 		// Verify the nonce of the header. Return an error if it's not valid
-		if !pow.Verify(types.NewBlockWithHeader(header)) {
+		if err := pow.Verify(types.NewBlockWithHeader(header)); err != nil {
 			return &BlockNonceErr{header.Number, header.Hash(), header.Nonce.Uint64()}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/block_validator_test.go b/core/block_validator_test.go
index 01931efd2..c13aa83db 100644
--- a/core/block_validator_test.go
+++ b/core/block_validator_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 )
 
 func testChainConfig() *params.ChainConfig {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func proc() (Validator, *BlockChain) {
 	var mux event.TypeMux
 
 	WriteTestNetGenesisBlock(db)
-	blockchain, err := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), thePow(), &mux, vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, err := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), pow.NewTestEthash(), &mux, vm.Config{})
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
@@ -54,13 +55,13 @@ func TestNumber(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := testChainConfig()
 	header := makeHeader(cfg, chain.Genesis(), statedb)
 	header.Number = big.NewInt(3)
-	err := ValidateHeader(cfg, FakePow{}, header, chain.Genesis().Header(), false, false)
+	err := ValidateHeader(cfg, pow.FakePow{}, header, chain.Genesis().Header(), false, false)
 	if err != BlockNumberErr {
 		t.Errorf("expected block number error, got %q", err)
 	}
 
 	header = makeHeader(cfg, chain.Genesis(), statedb)
-	err = ValidateHeader(cfg, FakePow{}, header, chain.Genesis().Header(), false, false)
+	err = ValidateHeader(cfg, pow.FakePow{}, header, chain.Genesis().Header(), false, false)
 	if err == BlockNumberErr {
 		t.Errorf("didn't expect block number error")
 	}
diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 0c752b3f9..765a4b318 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ func (self *BlockChain) loadLastState() error {
 	log.Info("Loaded most recent local full block", "number", self.currentBlock.Number(), "hash", self.currentBlock.Hash(), "td", blockTd)
 	log.Info("Loaded most recent local fast block", "number", self.currentFastBlock.Number(), "hash", self.currentFastBlock.Hash(), "td", fastTd)
 
+	// Try to be smart and issue a pow verification for the head to pre-generate caches
+	go self.pow.Verify(types.NewBlockWithHeader(currentHeader))
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/core/blockchain_test.go b/core/blockchain_test.go
index 99b155620..2f06f0735 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_test.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -45,15 +44,10 @@ func init() {
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
 }
 
-func thePow() pow.PoW {
-	pow, _ := ethash.NewForTesting()
-	return pow
-}
-
 func theBlockChain(db ethdb.Database, t *testing.T) *BlockChain {
 	var eventMux event.TypeMux
 	WriteTestNetGenesisBlock(db)
-	blockchain, err := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), thePow(), &eventMux, vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, err := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), pow.NewTestEthash(), &eventMux, vm.Config{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error("failed creating blockchain:", err)
 		t.FailNow()
@@ -476,7 +470,7 @@ func chm(genesis *types.Block, db ethdb.Database) *BlockChain {
 		chainDb:      db,
 		genesisBlock: genesis,
 		eventMux:     &eventMux,
-		pow:          FakePow{},
+		pow:          pow.FakePow{},
 		config:       testChainConfig(),
 	}
 	valFn := func() HeaderValidator { return bc.Validator() }
@@ -615,7 +609,7 @@ func testReorgBadHashes(t *testing.T, full bool) {
 		defer func() { delete(BadHashes, headers[3].Hash()) }()
 	}
 	// Create a new chain manager and check it rolled back the state
-	ncm, err := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
+	ncm, err := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), pow.FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create new chain manager: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -736,7 +730,7 @@ func TestFastVsFullChains(t *testing.T) {
 	archiveDb, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(archiveDb, GenesisAccount{address, funds})
 
-	archive, _ := NewBlockChain(archiveDb, testChainConfig(), FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
+	archive, _ := NewBlockChain(archiveDb, testChainConfig(), pow.FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
 
 	if n, err := archive.InsertChain(blocks); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to process block %d: %v", n, err)
@@ -744,7 +738,7 @@ func TestFastVsFullChains(t *testing.T) {
 	// Fast import the chain as a non-archive node to test
 	fastDb, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(fastDb, GenesisAccount{address, funds})
-	fast, _ := NewBlockChain(fastDb, testChainConfig(), FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
+	fast, _ := NewBlockChain(fastDb, testChainConfig(), pow.FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
 
 	headers := make([]*types.Header, len(blocks))
 	for i, block := range blocks {
@@ -820,7 +814,7 @@ func TestLightVsFastVsFullChainHeads(t *testing.T) {
 	archiveDb, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(archiveDb, GenesisAccount{address, funds})
 
-	archive, _ := NewBlockChain(archiveDb, testChainConfig(), FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
+	archive, _ := NewBlockChain(archiveDb, testChainConfig(), pow.FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
 
 	if n, err := archive.InsertChain(blocks); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to process block %d: %v", n, err)
@@ -832,7 +826,7 @@ func TestLightVsFastVsFullChainHeads(t *testing.T) {
 	// Import the chain as a non-archive node and ensure all pointers are updated
 	fastDb, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(fastDb, GenesisAccount{address, funds})
-	fast, _ := NewBlockChain(fastDb, testChainConfig(), FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
+	fast, _ := NewBlockChain(fastDb, testChainConfig(), pow.FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
 
 	headers := make([]*types.Header, len(blocks))
 	for i, block := range blocks {
@@ -851,7 +845,7 @@ func TestLightVsFastVsFullChainHeads(t *testing.T) {
 	// Import the chain as a light node and ensure all pointers are updated
 	lightDb, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(lightDb, GenesisAccount{address, funds})
-	light, _ := NewBlockChain(lightDb, testChainConfig(), FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
+	light, _ := NewBlockChain(lightDb, testChainConfig(), pow.FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
 
 	if n, err := light.InsertHeaderChain(headers, 1); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to insert header %d: %v", n, err)
@@ -917,7 +911,7 @@ func TestChainTxReorgs(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	// Import the chain. This runs all block validation rules.
 	evmux := &event.TypeMux{}
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), FakePow{}, evmux, vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), pow.FakePow{}, evmux, vm.Config{})
 	if i, err := blockchain.InsertChain(chain); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to insert original chain[%d]: %v", i, err)
 	}
@@ -991,7 +985,7 @@ func TestLogReorgs(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	evmux := &event.TypeMux{}
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), FakePow{}, evmux, vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), pow.FakePow{}, evmux, vm.Config{})
 
 	subs := evmux.Subscribe(RemovedLogsEvent{})
 	chain, _ := GenerateChain(params.TestChainConfig, genesis, db, 2, func(i int, gen *BlockGen) {
@@ -1028,7 +1022,7 @@ func TestReorgSideEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	evmux := &event.TypeMux{}
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), FakePow{}, evmux, vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), pow.FakePow{}, evmux, vm.Config{})
 
 	chain, _ := GenerateChain(params.TestChainConfig, genesis, db, 3, func(i int, gen *BlockGen) {})
 	if _, err := blockchain.InsertChain(chain); err != nil {
@@ -1104,7 +1098,7 @@ func TestCanonicalBlockRetrieval(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	evmux := &event.TypeMux{}
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), FakePow{}, evmux, vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, testChainConfig(), pow.FakePow{}, evmux, vm.Config{})
 
 	chain, _ := GenerateChain(params.TestChainConfig, genesis, db, 10, func(i int, gen *BlockGen) {})
 
@@ -1147,7 +1141,7 @@ func TestEIP155Transition(t *testing.T) {
 		mux        event.TypeMux
 	)
 
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, config, FakePow{}, &mux, vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, config, pow.FakePow{}, &mux, vm.Config{})
 	blocks, _ := GenerateChain(config, genesis, db, 4, func(i int, block *BlockGen) {
 		var (
 			tx      *types.Transaction
@@ -1251,7 +1245,7 @@ func TestEIP161AccountRemoval(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		mux event.TypeMux
 
-		blockchain, _ = NewBlockChain(db, config, FakePow{}, &mux, vm.Config{})
+		blockchain, _ = NewBlockChain(db, config, pow.FakePow{}, &mux, vm.Config{})
 	)
 	blocks, _ := GenerateChain(config, genesis, db, 3, func(i int, block *BlockGen) {
 		var (
diff --git a/core/chain_makers.go b/core/chain_makers.go
index 8b3b015a8..f63496fdc 100644
--- a/core/chain_makers.go
+++ b/core/chain_makers.go
@@ -43,17 +43,6 @@ func MakeChainConfig() *params.ChainConfig {
 	}
 }
 
-// FakePow is a non-validating proof of work implementation.
-// It returns true from Verify for any block.
-type FakePow struct{}
-
-func (f FakePow) Search(block pow.Block, stop <-chan struct{}, index int) (uint64, []byte) {
-	return 0, nil
-}
-func (f FakePow) Verify(block pow.Block) bool { return true }
-func (f FakePow) GetHashrate() int64          { return 0 }
-func (f FakePow) Turbo(bool)                  {}
-
 // So we can deterministically seed different blockchains
 var (
 	canonicalSeed = 1
@@ -256,7 +245,7 @@ func newCanonical(n int, full bool) (ethdb.Database, *BlockChain, error) {
 	// Initialize a fresh chain with only a genesis block
 	genesis, _ := WriteTestNetGenesisBlock(db)
 
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, MakeChainConfig(), FakePow{}, evmux, vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, MakeChainConfig(), pow.FakePow{}, evmux, vm.Config{})
 	// Create and inject the requested chain
 	if n == 0 {
 		return db, blockchain, nil
diff --git a/core/chain_makers_test.go b/core/chain_makers_test.go
index 5c563de46..82751553f 100644
--- a/core/chain_makers_test.go
+++ b/core/chain_makers_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 )
 
 func ExampleGenerateChain() {
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ func ExampleGenerateChain() {
 
 	// Import the chain. This runs all block validation rules.
 	evmux := &event.TypeMux{}
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, chainConfig, FakePow{}, evmux, vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, chainConfig, pow.FakePow{}, evmux, vm.Config{})
 	if i, err := blockchain.InsertChain(chain); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("insert error (block %d): %v\n", chain[i].NumberU64(), err)
 		return
diff --git a/core/chain_pow.go b/core/chain_pow.go
index c3b5788c1..e5ccd87e2 100644
--- a/core/chain_pow.go
+++ b/core/chain_pow.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func verifyNonces(checker pow.PoW, items []pow.Block) (chan<- struct{}, <-chan n
 	for i := 0; i < workers; i++ {
 		go func() {
 			for index := range tasks {
-				results <- nonceCheckResult{index: index, valid: checker.Verify(items[index])}
+				results <- nonceCheckResult{index: index, valid: checker.Verify(items[index]) == nil}
 			}
 		}()
 	}
diff --git a/core/chain_pow_test.go b/core/chain_pow_test.go
index 1400b166f..311ca128e 100644
--- a/core/chain_pow_test.go
+++ b/core/chain_pow_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"math/big"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
@@ -35,12 +36,16 @@ type failPow struct {
 	failing uint64
 }
 
-func (pow failPow) Search(pow.Block, <-chan struct{}, int) (uint64, []byte) {
+func (pow failPow) Search(pow.Block, <-chan struct{}) (uint64, []byte) {
 	return 0, nil
 }
-func (pow failPow) Verify(block pow.Block) bool { return block.NumberU64() != pow.failing }
-func (pow failPow) GetHashrate() int64          { return 0 }
-func (pow failPow) Turbo(bool)                  {}
+func (pow failPow) Verify(block pow.Block) error {
+	if block.NumberU64() == pow.failing {
+		return errors.New("failed")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+func (pow failPow) Hashrate() float64 { return 0 }
 
 // delayedPow is a non-validating proof of work implementation, that returns true
 // from Verify for all blocks, but delays them the configured amount of time.
@@ -48,12 +53,11 @@ type delayedPow struct {
 	delay time.Duration
 }
 
-func (pow delayedPow) Search(pow.Block, <-chan struct{}, int) (uint64, []byte) {
+func (pow delayedPow) Search(pow.Block, <-chan struct{}) (uint64, []byte) {
 	return 0, nil
 }
-func (pow delayedPow) Verify(block pow.Block) bool { time.Sleep(pow.delay); return true }
-func (pow delayedPow) GetHashrate() int64          { return 0 }
-func (pow delayedPow) Turbo(bool)                  {}
+func (pow delayedPow) Verify(block pow.Block) error { time.Sleep(pow.delay); return nil }
+func (pow delayedPow) Hashrate() float64            { return 0 }
 
 // Tests that simple POW verification works, for both good and bad blocks.
 func TestPowVerification(t *testing.T) {
@@ -75,11 +79,11 @@ func TestPowVerification(t *testing.T) {
 
 				switch {
 				case full && valid:
-					_, results = verifyNoncesFromBlocks(FakePow{}, []*types.Block{blocks[i]})
+					_, results = verifyNoncesFromBlocks(pow.FakePow{}, []*types.Block{blocks[i]})
 				case full && !valid:
 					_, results = verifyNoncesFromBlocks(failPow{blocks[i].NumberU64()}, []*types.Block{blocks[i]})
 				case !full && valid:
-					_, results = verifyNoncesFromHeaders(FakePow{}, []*types.Header{headers[i]})
+					_, results = verifyNoncesFromHeaders(pow.FakePow{}, []*types.Header{headers[i]})
 				case !full && !valid:
 					_, results = verifyNoncesFromHeaders(failPow{headers[i].Number.Uint64()}, []*types.Header{headers[i]})
 				}
@@ -134,11 +138,11 @@ func testPowConcurrentVerification(t *testing.T, threads int) {
 
 			switch {
 			case full && valid:
-				_, results = verifyNoncesFromBlocks(FakePow{}, blocks)
+				_, results = verifyNoncesFromBlocks(pow.FakePow{}, blocks)
 			case full && !valid:
 				_, results = verifyNoncesFromBlocks(failPow{uint64(len(blocks) - 1)}, blocks)
 			case !full && valid:
-				_, results = verifyNoncesFromHeaders(FakePow{}, headers)
+				_, results = verifyNoncesFromHeaders(pow.FakePow{}, headers)
 			case !full && !valid:
 				_, results = verifyNoncesFromHeaders(failPow{uint64(len(headers) - 1)}, headers)
 			}
diff --git a/core/dao_test.go b/core/dao_test.go
index b8b4c71cf..45b3235c7 100644
--- a/core/dao_test.go
+++ b/core/dao_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 )
 
 // Tests that DAO-fork enabled clients can properly filter out fork-commencing
@@ -40,12 +41,12 @@ func TestDAOForkRangeExtradata(t *testing.T) {
 	proDb, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(proDb)
 	proConf := &params.ChainConfig{HomesteadBlock: big.NewInt(0), DAOForkBlock: forkBlock, DAOForkSupport: true}
-	proBc, _ := NewBlockChain(proDb, proConf, new(FakePow), new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
+	proBc, _ := NewBlockChain(proDb, proConf, new(pow.FakePow), new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
 
 	conDb, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(conDb)
 	conConf := &params.ChainConfig{HomesteadBlock: big.NewInt(0), DAOForkBlock: forkBlock, DAOForkSupport: false}
-	conBc, _ := NewBlockChain(conDb, conConf, new(FakePow), new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
+	conBc, _ := NewBlockChain(conDb, conConf, new(pow.FakePow), new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
 
 	if _, err := proBc.InsertChain(prefix); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("pro-fork: failed to import chain prefix: %v", err)
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func TestDAOForkRangeExtradata(t *testing.T) {
 		// Create a pro-fork block, and try to feed into the no-fork chain
 		db, _ = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 		WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(db)
-		bc, _ := NewBlockChain(db, conConf, new(FakePow), new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
+		bc, _ := NewBlockChain(db, conConf, new(pow.FakePow), new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
 
 		blocks := conBc.GetBlocksFromHash(conBc.CurrentBlock().Hash(), int(conBc.CurrentBlock().NumberU64()+1))
 		for j := 0; j < len(blocks)/2; j++ {
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func TestDAOForkRangeExtradata(t *testing.T) {
 		// Create a no-fork block, and try to feed into the pro-fork chain
 		db, _ = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 		WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(db)
-		bc, _ = NewBlockChain(db, proConf, new(FakePow), new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
+		bc, _ = NewBlockChain(db, proConf, new(pow.FakePow), new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
 
 		blocks = proBc.GetBlocksFromHash(proBc.CurrentBlock().Hash(), int(proBc.CurrentBlock().NumberU64()+1))
 		for j := 0; j < len(blocks)/2; j++ {
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ func TestDAOForkRangeExtradata(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verify that contra-forkers accept pro-fork extra-datas after forking finishes
 	db, _ = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(db)
-	bc, _ := NewBlockChain(db, conConf, new(FakePow), new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
+	bc, _ := NewBlockChain(db, conConf, new(pow.FakePow), new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
 
 	blocks := conBc.GetBlocksFromHash(conBc.CurrentBlock().Hash(), int(conBc.CurrentBlock().NumberU64()+1))
 	for j := 0; j < len(blocks)/2; j++ {
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func TestDAOForkRangeExtradata(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verify that pro-forkers accept contra-fork extra-datas after forking finishes
 	db, _ = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(db)
-	bc, _ = NewBlockChain(db, proConf, new(FakePow), new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
+	bc, _ = NewBlockChain(db, proConf, new(pow.FakePow), new(event.TypeMux), vm.Config{})
 
 	blocks = proBc.GetBlocksFromHash(proBc.CurrentBlock().Hash(), int(proBc.CurrentBlock().NumberU64()+1))
 	for j := 0; j < len(blocks)/2; j++ {
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index 5a8b41f5d..024520b13 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -288,15 +288,15 @@ func CreatePoW(config *Config) (pow.PoW, error) {
 	switch {
 	case config.PowFake:
 		log.Warn("Ethash used in fake mode")
-		return pow.PoW(core.FakePow{}), nil
+		return pow.FakePow{}, nil
 	case config.PowTest:
 		log.Warn("Ethash used in test mode")
-		return ethash.NewForTesting()
+		return pow.NewTestEthash(), nil
 	case config.PowShared:
 		log.Warn("Ethash used in shared mode")
-		return ethash.NewShared(), nil
+		return pow.NewSharedEthash(), nil
 	default:
-		return ethash.New(), nil
+		return pow.NewFullEthash("", ""), nil
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/eth/handler_test.go b/eth/handler_test.go
index 03d5404a4..683c8f71e 100644
--- a/eth/handler_test.go
+++ b/eth/handler_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 )
 
 var bigTxGas = new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.TxGas)
@@ -468,7 +469,7 @@ func testDAOChallenge(t *testing.T, localForked, remoteForked bool, timeout bool
 	// Create a DAO aware protocol manager
 	var (
 		evmux         = new(event.TypeMux)
-		pow           = new(core.FakePow)
+		pow           = new(pow.FakePow)
 		db, _         = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 		genesis       = core.WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(db)
 		config        = &params.ChainConfig{DAOForkBlock: big.NewInt(1), DAOForkSupport: localForked}
diff --git a/eth/helper_test.go b/eth/helper_test.go
index 0861c884b..3ad31394a 100644
--- a/eth/helper_test.go
+++ b/eth/helper_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ var (
 func newTestProtocolManager(fastSync bool, blocks int, generator func(int, *core.BlockGen), newtx chan<- []*types.Transaction) (*ProtocolManager, error) {
 	var (
 		evmux         = new(event.TypeMux)
-		pow           = new(core.FakePow)
+		pow           = new(pow.FakePow)
 		db, _         = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 		genesis       = core.WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(db, testBank)
 		chainConfig   = &params.ChainConfig{HomesteadBlock: big.NewInt(0)} // homestead set to 0 because of chain maker
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index caa742180..c8374fe18 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb"
@@ -1378,11 +1378,7 @@ func (api *PublicDebugAPI) SeedHash(ctx context.Context, number uint64) (string,
 	if block == nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("block #%d not found", number)
 	}
-	hash, err := ethash.GetSeedHash(number)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("0x%x", hash), nil
+	return fmt.Sprintf("0x%x", pow.EthashSeedHash(number)), nil
 }
 
 // PrivateDebugAPI is the collection of Etheruem APIs exposed over the private
diff --git a/les/helper_test.go b/les/helper_test.go
index 2c6f34a92..f6293ad1a 100644
--- a/les/helper_test.go
+++ b/les/helper_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ func testRCL() RequestCostList {
 func newTestProtocolManager(lightSync bool, blocks int, generator func(int, *core.BlockGen)) (*ProtocolManager, ethdb.Database, *LesOdr, error) {
 	var (
 		evmux       = new(event.TypeMux)
-		pow         = new(core.FakePow)
+		pow         = new(pow.FakePow)
 		db, _       = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 		genesis     = core.WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(db, core.GenesisAccount{Address: testBankAddress, Balance: testBankFunds})
 		chainConfig = &params.ChainConfig{HomesteadBlock: big.NewInt(0)} // homestead set to 0 because of chain maker
diff --git a/light/lightchain.go b/light/lightchain.go
index 773c0f38b..a45022e81 100644
--- a/light/lightchain.go
+++ b/light/lightchain.go
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ func (self *LightChain) loadLastState() error {
 	headerTd := self.GetTd(header.Hash(), header.Number.Uint64())
 	log.Info("Loaded most recent local header", "number", header.Number, "hash", header.Hash(), "td", headerTd)
 
+	// Try to be smart and issue a pow verification for the head to pre-generate caches
+	go self.pow.Verify(types.NewBlockWithHeader(header))
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/light/lightchain_test.go b/light/lightchain_test.go
index 0ba925887..8a99c69f1 100644
--- a/light/lightchain_test.go
+++ b/light/lightchain_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ func newCanonical(n int) (ethdb.Database, *LightChain, error) {
 	// Initialize a fresh chain with only a genesis block
 	genesis, _ := core.WriteTestNetGenesisBlock(db)
 
-	blockchain, _ := NewLightChain(&dummyOdr{db: db}, testChainConfig(), core.FakePow{}, evmux)
+	blockchain, _ := NewLightChain(&dummyOdr{db: db}, testChainConfig(), pow.FakePow{}, evmux)
 	// Create and inject the requested chain
 	if n == 0 {
 		return db, blockchain, nil
@@ -82,15 +81,10 @@ func init() {
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
 }
 
-func thePow() pow.PoW {
-	pow, _ := ethash.NewForTesting()
-	return pow
-}
-
 func theLightChain(db ethdb.Database, t *testing.T) *LightChain {
 	var eventMux event.TypeMux
 	core.WriteTestNetGenesisBlock(db)
-	LightChain, err := NewLightChain(&dummyOdr{db: db}, testChainConfig(), thePow(), &eventMux)
+	LightChain, err := NewLightChain(&dummyOdr{db: db}, testChainConfig(), pow.NewTestEthash(), &eventMux)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error("failed creating LightChain:", err)
 		t.FailNow()
@@ -311,7 +305,7 @@ func (odr *dummyOdr) Retrieve(ctx context.Context, req OdrRequest) error {
 func chm(genesis *types.Block, db ethdb.Database) *LightChain {
 	odr := &dummyOdr{db: db}
 	var eventMux event.TypeMux
-	bc := &LightChain{odr: odr, chainDb: db, genesisBlock: genesis, eventMux: &eventMux, pow: core.FakePow{}}
+	bc := &LightChain{odr: odr, chainDb: db, genesisBlock: genesis, eventMux: &eventMux, pow: pow.FakePow{}}
 	bc.hc, _ = core.NewHeaderChain(db, testChainConfig(), bc.Validator, bc.getProcInterrupt)
 	bc.bodyCache, _ = lru.New(100)
 	bc.bodyRLPCache, _ = lru.New(100)
@@ -394,7 +388,7 @@ func TestReorgBadHeaderHashes(t *testing.T) {
 	core.BadHashes[headers[3].Hash()] = true
 	defer func() { delete(core.BadHashes, headers[3].Hash()) }()
 	// Create a new chain manager and check it rolled back the state
-	ncm, err := NewLightChain(&dummyOdr{db: db}, testChainConfig(), core.FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux))
+	ncm, err := NewLightChain(&dummyOdr{db: db}, testChainConfig(), pow.FakePow{}, new(event.TypeMux))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create new chain manager: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/light/odr_test.go b/light/odr_test.go
index 6987db644..e2eced346 100644
--- a/light/odr_test.go
+++ b/light/odr_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/trie"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ func testChainGen(i int, block *core.BlockGen) {
 func testChainOdr(t *testing.T, protocol int, expFail uint64, fn odrTestFn) {
 	var (
 		evmux   = new(event.TypeMux)
-		pow     = new(core.FakePow)
+		pow     = new(pow.FakePow)
 		sdb, _  = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 		ldb, _  = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 		genesis = core.WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(sdb, core.GenesisAccount{Address: testBankAddress, Balance: testBankFunds})
diff --git a/light/txpool_test.go b/light/txpool_test.go
index af2dcbbef..980c7c898 100644
--- a/light/txpool_test.go
+++ b/light/txpool_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ func TestTxPool(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var (
 		evmux   = new(event.TypeMux)
-		pow     = new(core.FakePow)
+		pow     = new(pow.FakePow)
 		sdb, _  = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 		ldb, _  = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 		genesis = core.WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(sdb, core.GenesisAccount{Address: testBankAddress, Balance: testBankFunds})
diff --git a/log/format.go b/log/format.go
index c44ea8ed4..e315b5237 100644
--- a/log/format.go
+++ b/log/format.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ const (
 // locationTrims are trimmed for display to avoid unwieldy log lines.
 var locationTrims = []string{
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/",
-	"github.com/ethereum/ethash/",
 }
 
 // PrintOrigins sets or unsets log location (file:line) printing for terminal
diff --git a/miner/agent.go b/miner/agent.go
index 21300b5b9..3c407f20b 100644
--- a/miner/agent.go
+++ b/miner/agent.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (self *CpuAgent) mine(work *Work, stop <-chan struct{}) {
 	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("(re)started agent[%d]. mining...\n", self.index))
 
 	// Mine
-	nonce, mixDigest := self.pow.Search(work.Block, stop, self.index)
+	nonce, mixDigest := self.pow.Search(work.Block, stop)
 	if nonce != 0 {
 		block := work.Block.WithMiningResult(types.EncodeNonce(nonce), common.BytesToHash(mixDigest))
 		self.returnCh <- &Result{work, block}
@@ -121,5 +121,5 @@ func (self *CpuAgent) mine(work *Work, stop <-chan struct{}) {
 }
 
 func (self *CpuAgent) GetHashRate() int64 {
-	return self.pow.GetHashrate()
+	return int64(self.pow.Hashrate())
 }
diff --git a/miner/miner.go b/miner/miner.go
index 33d77e174..a91e1ef6b 100644
--- a/miner/miner.go
+++ b/miner/miner.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (self *Miner) Mining() bool {
 }
 
 func (self *Miner) HashRate() (tot int64) {
-	tot += self.pow.GetHashrate()
+	tot += int64(self.pow.Hashrate())
 	// do we care this might race? is it worth we're rewriting some
 	// aspects of the worker/locking up agents so we can get an accurate
 	// hashrate?
diff --git a/miner/remote_agent.go b/miner/remote_agent.go
index ec9d2c199..08c5fc6f0 100644
--- a/miner/remote_agent.go
+++ b/miner/remote_agent.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ func (a *RemoteAgent) GetWork() ([3]string, error) {
 		block := a.currentWork.Block
 
 		res[0] = block.HashNoNonce().Hex()
-		seedHash, _ := ethash.GetSeedHash(block.NumberU64())
+		seedHash := pow.EthashSeedHash(block.NumberU64())
 		res[1] = common.BytesToHash(seedHash).Hex()
 		// Calculate the "target" to be returned to the external miner
 		n := big.NewInt(1)
@@ -145,8 +144,8 @@ func (a *RemoteAgent) SubmitWork(nonce types.BlockNonce, mixDigest, hash common.
 	}
 	// Make sure the PoW solutions is indeed valid
 	block := work.Block.WithMiningResult(nonce, mixDigest)
-	if !a.pow.Verify(block) {
-		log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Invalid PoW submitted for %x", hash))
+	if err := a.pow.Verify(block); err != nil {
+		log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Invalid PoW submitted for %x: %v", hash, err))
 		return false
 	}
 	// Solutions seems to be valid, return to the miner and notify acceptance
diff --git a/pow/block.go b/pow/block.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 11807113d..000000000
--- a/pow/block.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2014 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-package pow
-
-import (
-	"math/big"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-)
-
-type Block interface {
-	Difficulty() *big.Int
-	HashNoNonce() common.Hash
-	Nonce() uint64
-	MixDigest() common.Hash
-	NumberU64() uint64
-}
-
-type ChainManager interface {
-	GetBlockByNumber(uint64) *types.Block
-	CurrentBlock() *types.Block
-}
diff --git a/pow/ethash.go b/pow/ethash.go
index 91c758d94..b22c65e0b 100644
--- a/pow/ethash.go
+++ b/pow/ethash.go
@@ -17,1055 +17,189 @@
 package pow
 
 import (
-	"encoding/binary"
-	"io"
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"math/big"
-	"runtime"
 	"sync"
-	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-)
-
-const (
-	datasetInitBytes   = 1 << 30 // Bytes in dataset at genesis
-	datasetGrowthBytes = 1 << 23 // Dataset growth per epoch
-	cacheInitBytes     = 1 << 24 // Bytes in cache at genesis
-	cacheGrowthBytes   = 1 << 17 // Cache growth per epoch
-	epochLength        = 30000   // Blocks per epoch
-	mixBytes           = 128     // Width of mix
-	hashBytes          = 64      // Hash length in bytes
-	hashWords          = 16      // Number of 32 bit ints in a hash
-	datasetParents     = 256     // Number of parents of each dataset element
-	cacheRounds        = 3       // Number of rounds in cache production
-	loopAccesses       = 64      // Number of accesses in hashimoto loop
+	metrics "github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics"
 )
 
 var (
-	// Metadata fields to be compatible with the C++ ethash
-	ethashRevision = 23                                       // Data structure version
-	ethashMagic    = hexutil.MustDecode("0xfee1deadbaddcafe") // Dataset dump magic number
+	ErrInvalidDifficulty = errors.New("non-positive difficulty")
+	ErrInvalidMixDigest  = errors.New("invalid mix digest")
+	ErrInvalidPoW        = errors.New("pow difficulty invalid")
 )
 
-// cacheSize calculates and returns the size of the ethash verification cache that
-// belongs to a certain block number. The cache size grows linearly, however, we
-// always take the highest prime below the linearly growing threshold in order to
-// reduce the risk of accidental regularities leading to cyclic behavior.
-func cacheSize(block uint64) uint64 {
-	// If we have a pre-generated value, use that
-	epoch := int(block / epochLength)
-	if epoch < len(cacheSizes) {
-		return cacheSizes[epoch]
-	}
-	// No known cache size, calculate manually (sanity branch only)
-	size := uint64(cacheInitBytes + cacheGrowthBytes*epoch - hashBytes)
-	for !new(big.Int).SetUint64(size / hashBytes).ProbablyPrime(1) { // Always accurate for n < 2^64
-		size -= 2 * hashBytes
-	}
-	return size
+var (
+	// maxUint256 is a big integer representing 2^256-1
+	maxUint256 = new(big.Int).Exp(big.NewInt(2), big.NewInt(256), big.NewInt(0))
+)
+
+// cache wraps an ethash cache with some metadata to allow easier concurrent use.
+type cache struct {
+	epoch uint64     // Epoch for which this cache is relevant
+	cache []uint32   // The actual cache data content
+	used  time.Time  // Timestamp of the last use for smarter eviction
+	once  sync.Once  // Ensures the cache is generated only once
+	lock  sync.Mutex // Ensures thread safety for updating the usage time
 }
 
-// datasetSize calculates and returns the size of the ethash mining dataset that
-// belongs to a certain block number. The dataset size grows linearly, however, we
-// always take the highest prime below the linearly growing threshold in order to
-// reduce the risk of accidental regularities leading to cyclic behavior.
-func datasetSize(block uint64) uint64 {
-	// If we have a pre-generated value, use that
-	epoch := int(block / epochLength)
-	if epoch < len(datasetSizes) {
-		return datasetSizes[epoch]
-	}
-	// No known dataset size, calculate manually (sanity branch only)
-	size := uint64(datasetInitBytes + datasetGrowthBytes*epoch - mixBytes)
-	for !new(big.Int).SetUint64(size / mixBytes).ProbablyPrime(1) { // Always accurate for n < 2^64
-		size -= 2 * mixBytes
-	}
-	return size
-}
-
-// seedHash is the seed to use for generating a vrification cache and the mining
-// dataset.
-func seedHash(block uint64) []byte {
-	seed := make([]byte, 32)
-	if block < epochLength {
-		return seed
-	}
-	keccak256 := crypto.Keccak256Hasher()
-	for i := 0; i < int(block/epochLength); i++ {
-		seed = keccak256(seed)
-	}
-	return seed
-}
-
-// generateCache creates a verification cache of a given size for an input seed.
-// The cache production process involves first sequentially filling up 32 MB of
-// memory, then performing two passes of Sergio Demian Lerner's RandMemoHash
-// algorithm from Strict Memory Hard Hashing Functions (2014). The output is a
-// set of 524288 64-byte values.
-func generateCache(size uint64, seed []byte) []byte {
-	// Print some debug logs to allow analysis on low end devices
-	logger := log.New("size", size, "seed", hexutil.Bytes(seed))
-	logger.Debug("Generating ethash cache")
-
-	defer func(start time.Time) {
-		logger.Debug("Generated ethash cache", "elapsed", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(start)))
-	}(time.Now())
-
-	// Calculate the number of thoretical rows (we'll store in one buffer nonetheless)
-	rows := int(size) / hashBytes
-
-	// Create a hasher to reuse between invocations
-	keccak512 := crypto.Keccak512Hasher()
-
-	// Sequentially produce the initial dataset
-	cache := make([]byte, size)
-	copy(cache, keccak512(seed))
-	for offset := uint64(hashBytes); offset < size; offset += hashBytes {
-		copy(cache[offset:], keccak512(cache[offset-hashBytes:offset]))
-	}
-	// Use a low-round version of randmemohash
-	temp := make([]byte, hashBytes)
-
-	for i := 0; i < cacheRounds; i++ {
-		for j := 0; j < rows; j++ {
-			var (
-				srcOff = ((j - 1 + rows) % rows) * hashBytes
-				dstOff = j * hashBytes
-				xorOff = (binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(cache[dstOff:]) % uint32(rows)) * hashBytes
-			)
-			xorBytes(temp, cache[srcOff:srcOff+hashBytes], cache[xorOff:xorOff+hashBytes])
-			copy(cache[dstOff:], keccak512(temp))
+// generate ensures that the cache content is generates.
+func (c *cache) generate(test bool) {
+	c.once.Do(func() {
+		cacheSize := cacheSize(c.epoch*epochLength + 1)
+		if test {
+			cacheSize = 1024
 		}
-	}
-	return cache
+		rawCache := generateCache(cacheSize, seedHash(c.epoch*epochLength+1))
+		c.cache = prepare(uint64(len(rawCache)), bytes.NewReader(rawCache))
+	})
 }
 
-// prepare convers an ethash cache or dataset from a byte stream into the internal
-// int representation. All ethash methods work with ints to avoid constant byte to
-// int conversions as well as to handle both little and big endian systems.
-func prepare(size uint64, r io.Reader) []uint32 {
-	ints := make([]uint32, size/4)
+// Ethash is a PoW data struture implementing the ethash algorithm.
+type Ethash struct {
+	cachedir string // Data directory to store the verification caches
+	dagdir   string // Data directory to store full mining datasets
 
-	buffer := make([]byte, 4)
-	for i := 0; i < len(ints); i++ {
-		io.ReadFull(r, buffer)
-		ints[i] = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(buffer)
-	}
-	return ints
+	caches map[uint64]*cache // In memory caches to avoid regenerating too often
+	future *cache            // Pre-generated cache for the estimated future epoch
+	lock   sync.Mutex        // Ensures thread safety for the in-memory caches
+
+	hashrate *metrics.StandardMeter // Meter tracking the average hashrate
+
+	tester bool // Flag whether to use a smaller test dataset
+	shared bool // Flag whether to use a global chared dataset
 }
 
-// fnv is an algorithm inspired by the FNV hash, which in some cases is used as
-// a non-associative substitute for XOR. Note that we multiply the prime with
-// the full 32-bit input, in contrast with the FNV-1 spec which multiplies the
-// prime with one byte (octet) in turn.
-func fnv(a, b uint32) uint32 {
-	return a*0x01000193 ^ b
-}
-
-// fnvHash mixes in data into mix using the ethash fnv method.
-func fnvHash(mix []uint32, data []uint32) {
-	for i := 0; i < len(mix); i++ {
-		mix[i] = mix[i]*0x01000193 ^ data[i]
+// NewFullEthash creates a full sized ethash PoW scheme.
+func NewFullEthash(cachedir, dagdir string) PoW {
+	return &Ethash{
+		cachedir: cachedir,
+		dagdir:   dagdir,
+		caches:   make(map[uint64]*cache),
 	}
 }
 
-// generateDatasetItem combines data from 256 pseudorandomly selected cache nodes,
-// and hashes that to compute a single dataset node.
-func generateDatasetItem(cache []uint32, index uint32, keccak512 crypto.Hasher) []byte {
-	// Calculate the number of thoretical rows (we use one buffer nonetheless)
-	rows := uint32(len(cache) / hashWords)
-
-	// Initialize the mix
-	mix := make([]byte, hashBytes)
-
-	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(mix, cache[(index%rows)*hashWords]^index)
-	for i := 1; i < hashWords; i++ {
-		binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(mix[i*4:], cache[(index%rows)*hashWords+uint32(i)])
+// NewTestEthash creates a small sized ethash PoW scheme useful only for testing
+// purposes.
+func NewTestEthash() PoW {
+	return &Ethash{
+		caches: make(map[uint64]*cache),
+		tester: true,
 	}
-	mix = keccak512(mix)
-
-	// Convert the mix to uint32s to avoid constant bit shifting
-	intMix := make([]uint32, hashWords)
-	for i := 0; i < len(intMix); i++ {
-		intMix[i] = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(mix[i*4:])
-	}
-	// fnv it with a lot of random cache nodes based on index
-	for i := uint32(0); i < datasetParents; i++ {
-		parent := fnv(index^i, intMix[i%16]) % rows
-		fnvHash(intMix, cache[parent*hashWords:])
-	}
-	// Flatten the uint32 mix into a binary one and return
-	for i, val := range intMix {
-		binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(mix[i*4:], val)
-	}
-	return keccak512(mix)
 }
 
-// generateDataset generates the entire ethash dataset for mining.
-func generateDataset(size uint64, cache []uint32) []byte {
-	// Print some debug logs to allow analysis on low end devices
-	logger := log.New("size", size)
-	logger.Debug("Generating ethash dataset")
+// NewSharedEthash creates a full sized ethash PoW shared between all requesters
+// running in the same process.
+func NewSharedEthash() PoW {
+	return &Ethash{
+		caches: make(map[uint64]*cache),
+		shared: true,
+	}
+}
 
-	defer func(start time.Time) {
-		logger.Debug("Generated ethash dataset", "elapsed", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(start)))
-	}(time.Now())
+// Verify implements PoW, checking whether the given block satisfies the PoW
+// difficulty requirements.
+func (ethash *Ethash) Verify(block Block) error {
+	// Ensure twe have a valid difficulty for the block
+	difficulty := block.Difficulty()
+	if difficulty.Sign() <= 0 {
+		return ErrInvalidDifficulty
+	}
+	// Recompute the digest and PoW value and verify against the block
+	number := block.NumberU64()
+	cache := ethash.cache(number)
 
-	// Generate the dataset on many goroutines since it takes a while
-	dataset := make([]byte, size)
-	threads := runtime.NumCPU()
+	size := datasetSize(number)
+	if ethash.tester {
+		size = 32 * 1024
+	}
+	digest, result := hashimotoLight(size, cache, block.HashNoNonce().Bytes(), block.Nonce())
+	if !bytes.Equal(block.MixDigest().Bytes(), digest) {
+		return ErrInvalidMixDigest
+	}
+	target := new(big.Int).Div(maxUint256, difficulty)
+	if new(big.Int).SetBytes(result).Cmp(target) > 0 {
+		return ErrInvalidPoW
+	}
+	return nil
+}
 
-	var pend sync.WaitGroup
-	pend.Add(threads)
+// cache tries to retrieve a verification cache for the specified block number
+// by first checking against a list of in-memory caches, then against caches
+// stored on disk, and finally generating one if none can be found.
+func (ethash *Ethash) cache(block uint64) []uint32 {
+	epoch := block / epochLength
 
-	var progress uint32
-	for i := 0; i < threads; i++ {
-		go func(id int) {
-			defer pend.Done()
+	// If we have a PoW for that epoch, use that
+	ethash.lock.Lock()
 
-			// Create a hasher to reuse between invocations
-			keccak512 := crypto.Keccak512Hasher()
-
-			// Calculate the data segment this thread should generate
-			batch := uint32(size / hashBytes / uint64(threads))
-			start := uint32(id) * batch
-			limit := start + batch
-			if limit > uint32(size/hashBytes) {
-				limit = uint32(size / hashBytes)
-			}
-			// Calculate the dataset segment
-			percent := uint32(size / hashBytes / 100)
-			for index := start; index < limit; index++ {
-				copy(dataset[index*hashBytes:], generateDatasetItem(cache, index, keccak512))
-
-				if status := atomic.AddUint32(&progress, 1); status%percent == 0 {
-					logger.Info("Generating DAG in progress", "percentage", uint64(status*100)/(size/hashBytes))
+	current, future := ethash.caches[epoch], (*cache)(nil)
+	if current == nil {
+		// No in-memory cache, evict the oldest if the cache limit was reached
+		for len(ethash.caches) >= 3 {
+			var evict *cache
+			for _, cache := range ethash.caches {
+				if evict == nil || evict.used.After(cache.used) {
+					evict = cache
 				}
 			}
-		}(i)
-	}
-	// Wait for all the generators to finish and return
-	pend.Wait()
+			delete(ethash.caches, evict.epoch)
 
-	return dataset
-}
-
-// hashimoto aggregates data from the full dataset in order to produce our final
-// value for a particular header hash and nonce.
-func hashimoto(hash []byte, nonce uint64, size uint64, lookup func(index uint32) []uint32) ([]byte, []byte) {
-	// Calculate the number of thoretical rows (we use one buffer nonetheless)
-	rows := uint32(size / mixBytes)
-
-	// Combine header+nonce into a 64 byte seed
-	seed := make([]byte, 40)
-	copy(seed, hash)
-	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(seed[32:], nonce)
-
-	seed = crypto.Keccak512(seed)
-	seedHead := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(seed)
-
-	// Start the mix with replicated seed
-	mix := make([]uint32, mixBytes/4)
-	for i := 0; i < len(mix); i++ {
-		mix[i] = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(seed[i%16*4:])
-	}
-	// Mix in random dataset nodes
-	temp := make([]uint32, len(mix))
-
-	for i := 0; i < loopAccesses; i++ {
-		parent := fnv(uint32(i)^seedHead, mix[i%len(mix)]) % rows
-		for j := uint32(0); j < mixBytes/hashBytes; j++ {
-			copy(temp[j*hashWords:], lookup(2*parent+j))
+			log.Debug("Evictinged ethash cache", "old", evict.epoch, "used", evict.used)
 		}
-		fnvHash(mix, temp)
-	}
-	// Compress mix
-	for i := 0; i < len(mix); i += 4 {
-		mix[i/4] = fnv(fnv(fnv(mix[i], mix[i+1]), mix[i+2]), mix[i+3])
-	}
-	mix = mix[:len(mix)/4]
-
-	digest := make([]byte, common.HashLength)
-	for i, val := range mix {
-		binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(digest[i*4:], val)
-	}
-	return digest, crypto.Keccak256(append(seed, digest...))
-}
-
-// hashimotoLight aggregates data from the full dataset (using only a small
-// in-memory cache) in order to produce our final value for a particular header
-// hash and nonce.
-func hashimotoLight(size uint64, cache []uint32, hash []byte, nonce uint64) ([]byte, []byte) {
-	keccak512 := crypto.Keccak512Hasher()
-
-	lookup := func(index uint32) []uint32 {
-		rawData := generateDatasetItem(cache, index, keccak512)
-
-		data := make([]uint32, len(rawData)/4)
-		for i := 0; i < len(data); i++ {
-			data[i] = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(rawData[i*4:])
+		// If we have the new cache pre-generated, use that, otherwise create a new one
+		if ethash.future != nil && ethash.future.epoch == epoch {
+			log.Debug("Using pre-generated cache", "epoch", epoch)
+			current, ethash.future = ethash.future, nil
+		} else {
+			log.Debug("Generating new ethash cache", "epoch", epoch)
+			current = &cache{epoch: epoch}
+		}
+		ethash.caches[epoch] = current
+
+		// If we just used up the future cache, or need a refresh, regenerate
+		if ethash.future == nil || ethash.future.epoch <= epoch {
+			log.Debug("Pre-generating cache for the future", "epoch", epoch+1)
+			future = &cache{epoch: epoch + 1}
+			ethash.future = future
 		}
-		return data
 	}
-	return hashimoto(hash, nonce, size, lookup)
+	current.used = time.Now()
+	ethash.lock.Unlock()
+
+	// Wait for generation finish, bump the timestamp and finalize the cache
+	current.once.Do(func() {
+		current.generate(ethash.tester)
+	})
+	current.lock.Lock()
+	current.used = time.Now()
+	current.lock.Unlock()
+
+	// If we exhusted the future cache, now's a goot time to regenerate it
+	if future != nil {
+		go future.generate(ethash.tester)
+	}
+	return current.cache
 }
 
-// hashimotoFull aggregates data from the full dataset (using the full in-memory
-// dataset) in order to produce our final value for a particular header hash and
-// nonce.
-func hashimotoFull(size uint64, dataset []uint32, hash []byte, nonce uint64) ([]byte, []byte) {
-	lookup := func(index uint32) []uint32 {
-		offset := index * hashWords
-		return dataset[offset : offset+hashWords]
-	}
-	return hashimoto(hash, nonce, size, lookup)
+// Search implements PoW, attempting to find a nonce that satisfies the block's
+// difficulty requirements.
+func (ethash *Ethash) Search(block Block, stop <-chan struct{}) (uint64, []byte) {
+	return 0, nil
 }
 
-// datasetSizes is a lookup table for the ethash dataset size for the first 2048
-// epochs (i.e. 61440000 blocks).
-var datasetSizes = []uint64{
-	1073739904, 1082130304, 1090514816, 1098906752, 1107293056,
-	1115684224, 1124070016, 1132461952, 1140849536, 1149232768,
-	1157627776, 1166013824, 1174404736, 1182786944, 1191180416,
-	1199568512, 1207958912, 1216345216, 1224732032, 1233124736,
-	1241513344, 1249902464, 1258290304, 1266673792, 1275067264,
-	1283453312, 1291844992, 1300234112, 1308619904, 1317010048,
-	1325397376, 1333787776, 1342176128, 1350561664, 1358954368,
-	1367339392, 1375731584, 1384118144, 1392507008, 1400897408,
-	1409284736, 1417673344, 1426062464, 1434451072, 1442839168,
-	1451229056, 1459615616, 1468006016, 1476394112, 1484782976,
-	1493171584, 1501559168, 1509948032, 1518337664, 1526726528,
-	1535114624, 1543503488, 1551892096, 1560278656, 1568669056,
-	1577056384, 1585446272, 1593831296, 1602219392, 1610610304,
-	1619000192, 1627386752, 1635773824, 1644164224, 1652555648,
-	1660943488, 1669332608, 1677721216, 1686109312, 1694497664,
-	1702886272, 1711274624, 1719661184, 1728047744, 1736434816,
-	1744829056, 1753218944, 1761606272, 1769995904, 1778382464,
-	1786772864, 1795157888, 1803550592, 1811937664, 1820327552,
-	1828711552, 1837102976, 1845488768, 1853879936, 1862269312,
-	1870656896, 1879048064, 1887431552, 1895825024, 1904212096,
-	1912601216, 1920988544, 1929379456, 1937765504, 1946156672,
-	1954543232, 1962932096, 1971321728, 1979707264, 1988093056,
-	1996487552, 2004874624, 2013262208, 2021653888, 2030039936,
-	2038430848, 2046819968, 2055208576, 2063596672, 2071981952,
-	2080373632, 2088762752, 2097149056, 2105539712, 2113928576,
-	2122315136, 2130700672, 2139092608, 2147483264, 2155872128,
-	2164257664, 2172642176, 2181035392, 2189426048, 2197814912,
-	2206203008, 2214587264, 2222979712, 2231367808, 2239758208,
-	2248145024, 2256527744, 2264922752, 2273312128, 2281701248,
-	2290086272, 2298476672, 2306867072, 2315251072, 2323639168,
-	2332032128, 2340420224, 2348808064, 2357196416, 2365580416,
-	2373966976, 2382363008, 2390748544, 2399139968, 2407530368,
-	2415918976, 2424307328, 2432695424, 2441084288, 2449472384,
-	2457861248, 2466247808, 2474637184, 2483026816, 2491414144,
-	2499803776, 2508191872, 2516582272, 2524970368, 2533359232,
-	2541743488, 2550134144, 2558525056, 2566913408, 2575301504,
-	2583686528, 2592073856, 2600467328, 2608856192, 2617240448,
-	2625631616, 2634022016, 2642407552, 2650796416, 2659188352,
-	2667574912, 2675965312, 2684352896, 2692738688, 2701130624,
-	2709518464, 2717907328, 2726293376, 2734685056, 2743073152,
-	2751462016, 2759851648, 2768232832, 2776625536, 2785017728,
-	2793401984, 2801794432, 2810182016, 2818571648, 2826959488,
-	2835349376, 2843734144, 2852121472, 2860514432, 2868900992,
-	2877286784, 2885676928, 2894069632, 2902451584, 2910843008,
-	2919234688, 2927622784, 2936011648, 2944400768, 2952789376,
-	2961177728, 2969565568, 2977951616, 2986338944, 2994731392,
-	3003120256, 3011508352, 3019895936, 3028287104, 3036675968,
-	3045063808, 3053452928, 3061837696, 3070228352, 3078615424,
-	3087003776, 3095394944, 3103782272, 3112173184, 3120562048,
-	3128944768, 3137339264, 3145725056, 3154109312, 3162505088,
-	3170893184, 3179280256, 3187669376, 3196056704, 3204445568,
-	3212836736, 3221224064, 3229612928, 3238002304, 3246391168,
-	3254778496, 3263165824, 3271556224, 3279944576, 3288332416,
-	3296719232, 3305110912, 3313500032, 3321887104, 3330273152,
-	3338658944, 3347053184, 3355440512, 3363827072, 3372220288,
-	3380608384, 3388997504, 3397384576, 3405774208, 3414163072,
-	3422551936, 3430937984, 3439328384, 3447714176, 3456104576,
-	3464493952, 3472883584, 3481268864, 3489655168, 3498048896,
-	3506434432, 3514826368, 3523213952, 3531603584, 3539987072,
-	3548380288, 3556763264, 3565157248, 3573545344, 3581934464,
-	3590324096, 3598712704, 3607098752, 3615488384, 3623877248,
-	3632265856, 3640646528, 3649043584, 3657430144, 3665821568,
-	3674207872, 3682597504, 3690984832, 3699367808, 3707764352,
-	3716152448, 3724541056, 3732925568, 3741318016, 3749706368,
-	3758091136, 3766481536, 3774872704, 3783260032, 3791650432,
-	3800036224, 3808427648, 3816815488, 3825204608, 3833592704,
-	3841981568, 3850370432, 3858755968, 3867147904, 3875536256,
-	3883920512, 3892313728, 3900702592, 3909087872, 3917478784,
-	3925868416, 3934256512, 3942645376, 3951032192, 3959422336,
-	3967809152, 3976200064, 3984588416, 3992974976, 4001363584,
-	4009751168, 4018141312, 4026530432, 4034911616, 4043308928,
-	4051695488, 4060084352, 4068472448, 4076862848, 4085249408,
-	4093640576, 4102028416, 4110413696, 4118805632, 4127194496,
-	4135583104, 4143971968, 4152360832, 4160746112, 4169135744,
-	4177525888, 4185912704, 4194303616, 4202691968, 4211076736,
-	4219463552, 4227855488, 4236246656, 4244633728, 4253022848,
-	4261412224, 4269799808, 4278184832, 4286578048, 4294962304,
-	4303349632, 4311743104, 4320130432, 4328521088, 4336909184,
-	4345295488, 4353687424, 4362073472, 4370458496, 4378852736,
-	4387238528, 4395630208, 4404019072, 4412407424, 4420790656,
-	4429182848, 4437571456, 4445962112, 4454344064, 4462738048,
-	4471119232, 4479516544, 4487904128, 4496289664, 4504682368,
-	4513068416, 4521459584, 4529846144, 4538232704, 4546619776,
-	4555010176, 4563402112, 4571790208, 4580174464, 4588567936,
-	4596957056, 4605344896, 4613734016, 4622119808, 4630511488,
-	4638898816, 4647287936, 4655675264, 4664065664, 4672451968,
-	4680842624, 4689231488, 4697620352, 4706007424, 4714397056,
-	4722786176, 4731173248, 4739562368, 4747951744, 4756340608,
-	4764727936, 4773114496, 4781504384, 4789894784, 4798283648,
-	4806667648, 4815059584, 4823449472, 4831835776, 4840226176,
-	4848612224, 4857003392, 4865391488, 4873780096, 4882169728,
-	4890557312, 4898946944, 4907333248, 4915722368, 4924110976,
-	4932499328, 4940889728, 4949276032, 4957666432, 4966054784,
-	4974438016, 4982831488, 4991221376, 4999607168, 5007998848,
-	5016386432, 5024763776, 5033164672, 5041544576, 5049941888,
-	5058329728, 5066717056, 5075107456, 5083494272, 5091883904,
-	5100273536, 5108662144, 5117048192, 5125436032, 5133827456,
-	5142215296, 5150605184, 5158993024, 5167382144, 5175769472,
-	5184157568, 5192543872, 5200936064, 5209324928, 5217711232,
-	5226102656, 5234490496, 5242877312, 5251263872, 5259654016,
-	5268040832, 5276434304, 5284819328, 5293209728, 5301598592,
-	5309986688, 5318374784, 5326764416, 5335151488, 5343542144,
-	5351929472, 5360319872, 5368706944, 5377096576, 5385484928,
-	5393871232, 5402263424, 5410650496, 5419040384, 5427426944,
-	5435816576, 5444205952, 5452594816, 5460981376, 5469367936,
-	5477760896, 5486148736, 5494536832, 5502925952, 5511315328,
-	5519703424, 5528089984, 5536481152, 5544869504, 5553256064,
-	5561645696, 5570032768, 5578423936, 5586811264, 5595193216,
-	5603585408, 5611972736, 5620366208, 5628750464, 5637143936,
-	5645528192, 5653921408, 5662310272, 5670694784, 5679082624,
-	5687474048, 5695864448, 5704251008, 5712641408, 5721030272,
-	5729416832, 5737806208, 5746194304, 5754583936, 5762969984,
-	5771358592, 5779748224, 5788137856, 5796527488, 5804911232,
-	5813300608, 5821692544, 5830082176, 5838468992, 5846855552,
-	5855247488, 5863636096, 5872024448, 5880411008, 5888799872,
-	5897186432, 5905576832, 5913966976, 5922352768, 5930744704,
-	5939132288, 5947522432, 5955911296, 5964299392, 5972688256,
-	5981074304, 5989465472, 5997851008, 6006241408, 6014627968,
-	6023015552, 6031408256, 6039796096, 6048185216, 6056574848,
-	6064963456, 6073351808, 6081736064, 6090128768, 6098517632,
-	6106906496, 6115289216, 6123680896, 6132070016, 6140459648,
-	6148849024, 6157237376, 6165624704, 6174009728, 6182403712,
-	6190792064, 6199176064, 6207569792, 6215952256, 6224345216,
-	6232732544, 6241124224, 6249510272, 6257899136, 6266287744,
-	6274676864, 6283065728, 6291454336, 6299843456, 6308232064,
-	6316620928, 6325006208, 6333395584, 6341784704, 6350174848,
-	6358562176, 6366951296, 6375337856, 6383729536, 6392119168,
-	6400504192, 6408895616, 6417283456, 6425673344, 6434059136,
-	6442444672, 6450837376, 6459223424, 6467613056, 6476004224,
-	6484393088, 6492781952, 6501170048, 6509555072, 6517947008,
-	6526336384, 6534725504, 6543112832, 6551500672, 6559888768,
-	6568278656, 6576662912, 6585055616, 6593443456, 6601834112,
-	6610219648, 6618610304, 6626999168, 6635385472, 6643777408,
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-	17347640192, 17356026496, 17364413824, 17372796544, 17381190016,
-	17389583488, 17397972608, 17406360704, 17414748544, 17423135872,
-	17431527296, 17439915904, 17448303232, 17456691584, 17465081728,
-	17473468288, 17481857408, 17490247552, 17498635904, 17507022464,
-	17515409024, 17523801728, 17532189824, 17540577664, 17548966016,
-	17557353344, 17565741184, 17574131584, 17582519168, 17590907008,
-	17599296128, 17607687808, 17616076672, 17624455808, 17632852352,
-	17641238656, 17649630848, 17658018944, 17666403968, 17674794112,
-	17683178368, 17691573376, 17699962496, 17708350592, 17716739968,
-	17725126528, 17733517184, 17741898112, 17750293888, 17758673024,
-	17767070336, 17775458432, 17783848832, 17792236928, 17800625536,
-	17809012352, 17817402752, 17825785984, 17834178944, 17842563968,
-	17850955648, 17859344512, 17867732864, 17876119424, 17884511872,
-	17892900224, 17901287296, 17909677696, 17918058112, 17926451072,
-	17934843776, 17943230848, 17951609216, 17960008576, 17968397696,
-	17976784256, 17985175424, 17993564032, 18001952128, 18010339712,
-	18018728576, 18027116672, 18035503232, 18043894144, 18052283264,
-	18060672128, 18069056384, 18077449856, 18085837184, 18094225792,
-	18102613376, 18111004544, 18119388544, 18127781248, 18136170368,
-	18144558976, 18152947328, 18161336192, 18169724288, 18178108544,
-	18186498944, 18194886784, 18203275648, 18211666048, 18220048768,
-	18228444544, 18236833408, 18245220736}
+// Hashrate implements PoW, returning the measured rate of the search invocations
+// per second over the last minute.
+func (ethash *Ethash) Hashrate() float64 {
+	return ethash.hashrate.Rate1()
+}
 
-// cacheSizes is a lookup table for the ethash verification cache size for the
-// first 2048 epochs (i.e. 61440000 blocks).
-var cacheSizes = []uint64{
-	16776896, 16907456, 17039296, 17170112, 17301056, 17432512, 17563072,
-	17693888, 17824192, 17955904, 18087488, 18218176, 18349504, 18481088,
-	18611392, 18742336, 18874304, 19004224, 19135936, 19267264, 19398208,
-	19529408, 19660096, 19791424, 19922752, 20053952, 20184896, 20315968,
-	20446912, 20576576, 20709184, 20840384, 20971072, 21102272, 21233216,
-	21364544, 21494848, 21626816, 21757376, 21887552, 22019392, 22151104,
-	22281536, 22412224, 22543936, 22675264, 22806464, 22935872, 23068096,
-	23198272, 23330752, 23459008, 23592512, 23723968, 23854912, 23986112,
-	24116672, 24247616, 24378688, 24509504, 24640832, 24772544, 24903488,
-	25034432, 25165376, 25296704, 25427392, 25558592, 25690048, 25820096,
-	25951936, 26081728, 26214208, 26345024, 26476096, 26606656, 26737472,
-	26869184, 26998208, 27131584, 27262528, 27393728, 27523904, 27655744,
-	27786688, 27917888, 28049344, 28179904, 28311488, 28441792, 28573504,
-	28700864, 28835648, 28966208, 29096768, 29228608, 29359808, 29490752,
-	29621824, 29752256, 29882816, 30014912, 30144448, 30273728, 30406976,
-	30538432, 30670784, 30799936, 30932672, 31063744, 31195072, 31325248,
-	31456192, 31588288, 31719232, 31850432, 31981504, 32110784, 32243392,
-	32372672, 32505664, 32636608, 32767808, 32897344, 33029824, 33160768,
-	33289664, 33423296, 33554368, 33683648, 33816512, 33947456, 34076992,
-	34208704, 34340032, 34471744, 34600256, 34734016, 34864576, 34993984,
-	35127104, 35258176, 35386688, 35518528, 35650624, 35782336, 35910976,
-	36044608, 36175808, 36305728, 36436672, 36568384, 36699968, 36830656,
-	36961984, 37093312, 37223488, 37355072, 37486528, 37617472, 37747904,
-	37879232, 38009792, 38141888, 38272448, 38403392, 38535104, 38660672,
-	38795584, 38925632, 39059264, 39190336, 39320768, 39452096, 39581632,
-	39713984, 39844928, 39974848, 40107968, 40238144, 40367168, 40500032,
-	40631744, 40762816, 40894144, 41023552, 41155904, 41286208, 41418304,
-	41547712, 41680448, 41811904, 41942848, 42073792, 42204992, 42334912,
-	42467008, 42597824, 42729152, 42860096, 42991552, 43122368, 43253696,
-	43382848, 43515712, 43646912, 43777088, 43907648, 44039104, 44170432,
-	44302144, 44433344, 44564288, 44694976, 44825152, 44956864, 45088448,
-	45219008, 45350464, 45481024, 45612608, 45744064, 45874496, 46006208,
-	46136768, 46267712, 46399424, 46529344, 46660672, 46791488, 46923328,
-	47053504, 47185856, 47316928, 47447872, 47579072, 47710144, 47839936,
-	47971648, 48103232, 48234176, 48365248, 48496192, 48627136, 48757312,
-	48889664, 49020736, 49149248, 49283008, 49413824, 49545152, 49675712,
-	49807168, 49938368, 50069056, 50200256, 50331584, 50462656, 50593472,
-	50724032, 50853952, 50986048, 51117632, 51248576, 51379904, 51510848,
-	51641792, 51773248, 51903296, 52035136, 52164032, 52297664, 52427968,
-	52557376, 52690112, 52821952, 52952896, 53081536, 53213504, 53344576,
-	53475776, 53608384, 53738816, 53870528, 54000832, 54131776, 54263744,
-	54394688, 54525248, 54655936, 54787904, 54918592, 55049152, 55181248,
-	55312064, 55442752, 55574336, 55705024, 55836224, 55967168, 56097856,
-	56228672, 56358592, 56490176, 56621888, 56753728, 56884928, 57015488,
-	57146816, 57278272, 57409216, 57540416, 57671104, 57802432, 57933632,
-	58064576, 58195264, 58326976, 58457408, 58588864, 58720192, 58849984,
-	58981696, 59113024, 59243456, 59375552, 59506624, 59637568, 59768512,
-	59897792, 60030016, 60161984, 60293056, 60423872, 60554432, 60683968,
-	60817216, 60948032, 61079488, 61209664, 61341376, 61471936, 61602752,
-	61733696, 61865792, 61996736, 62127808, 62259136, 62389568, 62520512,
-	62651584, 62781632, 62910784, 63045056, 63176128, 63307072, 63438656,
-	63569216, 63700928, 63831616, 63960896, 64093888, 64225088, 64355392,
-	64486976, 64617664, 64748608, 64879424, 65009216, 65142464, 65273792,
-	65402816, 65535424, 65666752, 65797696, 65927744, 66060224, 66191296,
-	66321344, 66453056, 66584384, 66715328, 66846656, 66977728, 67108672,
-	67239104, 67370432, 67501888, 67631296, 67763776, 67895104, 68026304,
-	68157248, 68287936, 68419264, 68548288, 68681408, 68811968, 68942912,
-	69074624, 69205568, 69337024, 69467584, 69599168, 69729472, 69861184,
-	69989824, 70122944, 70253888, 70385344, 70515904, 70647232, 70778816,
-	70907968, 71040832, 71171648, 71303104, 71432512, 71564992, 71695168,
-	71826368, 71958464, 72089536, 72219712, 72350144, 72482624, 72613568,
-	72744512, 72875584, 73006144, 73138112, 73268672, 73400128, 73530944,
-	73662272, 73793344, 73924544, 74055104, 74185792, 74316992, 74448832,
-	74579392, 74710976, 74841664, 74972864, 75102784, 75233344, 75364544,
-	75497024, 75627584, 75759296, 75890624, 76021696, 76152256, 76283072,
-	76414144, 76545856, 76676672, 76806976, 76937792, 77070016, 77200832,
-	77331392, 77462464, 77593664, 77725376, 77856448, 77987776, 78118336,
-	78249664, 78380992, 78511424, 78642496, 78773056, 78905152, 79033664,
-	79166656, 79297472, 79429568, 79560512, 79690816, 79822784, 79953472,
-	80084672, 80214208, 80346944, 80477632, 80608576, 80740288, 80870848,
-	81002048, 81133504, 81264448, 81395648, 81525952, 81657536, 81786304,
-	81919808, 82050112, 82181312, 82311616, 82443968, 82573376, 82705984,
-	82835776, 82967744, 83096768, 83230528, 83359552, 83491264, 83622464,
-	83753536, 83886016, 84015296, 84147776, 84277184, 84409792, 84540608,
-	84672064, 84803008, 84934336, 85065152, 85193792, 85326784, 85458496,
-	85589312, 85721024, 85851968, 85982656, 86112448, 86244416, 86370112,
-	86506688, 86637632, 86769344, 86900672, 87031744, 87162304, 87293632,
-	87424576, 87555392, 87687104, 87816896, 87947968, 88079168, 88211264,
-	88341824, 88473152, 88603712, 88735424, 88862912, 88996672, 89128384,
-	89259712, 89390272, 89521984, 89652544, 89783872, 89914816, 90045376,
-	90177088, 90307904, 90438848, 90569152, 90700096, 90832832, 90963776,
-	91093696, 91223744, 91356992, 91486784, 91618496, 91749824, 91880384,
-	92012224, 92143552, 92273344, 92405696, 92536768, 92666432, 92798912,
-	92926016, 93060544, 93192128, 93322816, 93453632, 93583936, 93715136,
-	93845056, 93977792, 94109504, 94240448, 94371776, 94501184, 94632896,
-	94764224, 94895552, 95023424, 95158208, 95287744, 95420224, 95550016,
-	95681216, 95811904, 95943872, 96075328, 96203584, 96337856, 96468544,
-	96599744, 96731072, 96860992, 96992576, 97124288, 97254848, 97385536,
-	97517248, 97647808, 97779392, 97910464, 98041408, 98172608, 98303168,
-	98434496, 98565568, 98696768, 98827328, 98958784, 99089728, 99220928,
-	99352384, 99482816, 99614272, 99745472, 99876416, 100007104,
-	100138048, 100267072, 100401088, 100529984, 100662592, 100791872,
-	100925248, 101056064, 101187392, 101317952, 101449408, 101580608,
-	101711296, 101841728, 101973824, 102104896, 102235712, 102366016,
-	102498112, 102628672, 102760384, 102890432, 103021888, 103153472,
-	103284032, 103415744, 103545152, 103677248, 103808576, 103939648,
-	104070976, 104201792, 104332736, 104462528, 104594752, 104725952,
-	104854592, 104988608, 105118912, 105247808, 105381184, 105511232,
-	105643072, 105774784, 105903296, 106037056, 106167872, 106298944,
-	106429504, 106561472, 106691392, 106822592, 106954304, 107085376,
-	107216576, 107346368, 107478464, 107609792, 107739712, 107872192,
-	108003136, 108131392, 108265408, 108396224, 108527168, 108657344,
-	108789568, 108920384, 109049792, 109182272, 109312576, 109444928,
-	109572928, 109706944, 109837888, 109969088, 110099648, 110230976,
-	110362432, 110492992, 110624704, 110755264, 110886208, 111017408,
-	111148864, 111279296, 111410752, 111541952, 111673024, 111803456,
-	111933632, 112066496, 112196416, 112328512, 112457792, 112590784,
-	112715968, 112852672, 112983616, 113114944, 113244224, 113376448,
-	113505472, 113639104, 113770304, 113901376, 114031552, 114163264,
-	114294592, 114425536, 114556864, 114687424, 114818624, 114948544,
-	115080512, 115212224, 115343296, 115473472, 115605184, 115736128,
-	115867072, 115997248, 116128576, 116260288, 116391488, 116522944,
-	116652992, 116784704, 116915648, 117046208, 117178304, 117308608,
-	117440192, 117569728, 117701824, 117833024, 117964096, 118094656,
-	118225984, 118357312, 118489024, 118617536, 118749632, 118882112,
-	119012416, 119144384, 119275328, 119406016, 119537344, 119668672,
-	119798464, 119928896, 120061376, 120192832, 120321728, 120454336,
-	120584512, 120716608, 120848192, 120979136, 121109056, 121241408,
-	121372352, 121502912, 121634752, 121764416, 121895744, 122027072,
-	122157632, 122289088, 122421184, 122550592, 122682944, 122813888,
-	122945344, 123075776, 123207488, 123338048, 123468736, 123600704,
-	123731264, 123861952, 123993664, 124124608, 124256192, 124386368,
-	124518208, 124649024, 124778048, 124911296, 125041088, 125173696,
-	125303744, 125432896, 125566912, 125696576, 125829056, 125958592,
-	126090304, 126221248, 126352832, 126483776, 126615232, 126746432,
-	126876608, 127008704, 127139392, 127270336, 127401152, 127532224,
-	127663552, 127794752, 127925696, 128055232, 128188096, 128319424,
-	128449856, 128581312, 128712256, 128843584, 128973632, 129103808,
-	129236288, 129365696, 129498944, 129629888, 129760832, 129892288,
-	130023104, 130154048, 130283968, 130416448, 130547008, 130678336,
-	130807616, 130939456, 131071552, 131202112, 131331776, 131464384,
-	131594048, 131727296, 131858368, 131987392, 132120256, 132250816,
-	132382528, 132513728, 132644672, 132774976, 132905792, 133038016,
-	133168832, 133299392, 133429312, 133562048, 133692992, 133823296,
-	133954624, 134086336, 134217152, 134348608, 134479808, 134607296,
-	134741056, 134872384, 135002944, 135134144, 135265472, 135396544,
-	135527872, 135659072, 135787712, 135921472, 136052416, 136182848,
-	136313792, 136444864, 136576448, 136707904, 136837952, 136970048,
-	137099584, 137232064, 137363392, 137494208, 137625536, 137755712,
-	137887424, 138018368, 138149824, 138280256, 138411584, 138539584,
-	138672832, 138804928, 138936128, 139066688, 139196864, 139328704,
-	139460032, 139590208, 139721024, 139852864, 139984576, 140115776,
-	140245696, 140376512, 140508352, 140640064, 140769856, 140902336,
-	141032768, 141162688, 141294016, 141426496, 141556544, 141687488,
-	141819584, 141949888, 142080448, 142212544, 142342336, 142474432,
-	142606144, 142736192, 142868288, 142997824, 143129408, 143258944,
-	143392448, 143523136, 143653696, 143785024, 143916992, 144045632,
-	144177856, 144309184, 144440768, 144570688, 144701888, 144832448,
-	144965056, 145096384, 145227584, 145358656, 145489856, 145620928,
-	145751488, 145883072, 146011456, 146144704, 146275264, 146407232,
-	146538176, 146668736, 146800448, 146931392, 147062336, 147193664,
-	147324224, 147455936, 147586624, 147717056, 147848768, 147979456,
-	148110784, 148242368, 148373312, 148503232, 148635584, 148766144,
-	148897088, 149028416, 149159488, 149290688, 149420224, 149551552,
-	149683136, 149814976, 149943616, 150076352, 150208064, 150338624,
-	150470464, 150600256, 150732224, 150862784, 150993088, 151125952,
-	151254976, 151388096, 151519168, 151649728, 151778752, 151911104,
-	152042944, 152174144, 152304704, 152435648, 152567488, 152698816,
-	152828992, 152960576, 153091648, 153222976, 153353792, 153484096,
-	153616192, 153747008, 153878336, 154008256, 154139968, 154270912,
-	154402624, 154533824, 154663616, 154795712, 154926272, 155057984,
-	155188928, 155319872, 155450816, 155580608, 155712064, 155843392,
-	155971136, 156106688, 156237376, 156367424, 156499264, 156630976,
-	156761536, 156892352, 157024064, 157155008, 157284416, 157415872,
-	157545536, 157677248, 157810496, 157938112, 158071744, 158203328,
-	158334656, 158464832, 158596288, 158727616, 158858048, 158988992,
-	159121216, 159252416, 159381568, 159513152, 159645632, 159776192,
-	159906496, 160038464, 160169536, 160300352, 160430656, 160563008,
-	160693952, 160822208, 160956352, 161086784, 161217344, 161349184,
-	161480512, 161611456, 161742272, 161873216, 162002752, 162135872,
-	162266432, 162397888, 162529216, 162660032, 162790976, 162922048,
-	163052096, 163184576, 163314752, 163446592, 163577408, 163707968,
-	163839296, 163969984, 164100928, 164233024, 164364224, 164494912,
-	164625856, 164756672, 164887616, 165019072, 165150016, 165280064,
-	165412672, 165543104, 165674944, 165805888, 165936832, 166067648,
-	166198336, 166330048, 166461248, 166591552, 166722496, 166854208,
-	166985408, 167116736, 167246656, 167378368, 167508416, 167641024,
-	167771584, 167903168, 168034112, 168164032, 168295744, 168427456,
-	168557632, 168688448, 168819136, 168951616, 169082176, 169213504,
-	169344832, 169475648, 169605952, 169738048, 169866304, 169999552,
-	170131264, 170262464, 170393536, 170524352, 170655424, 170782016,
-	170917696, 171048896, 171179072, 171310784, 171439936, 171573184,
-	171702976, 171835072, 171966272, 172097216, 172228288, 172359232,
-	172489664, 172621376, 172747712, 172883264, 173014208, 173144512,
-	173275072, 173407424, 173539136, 173669696, 173800768, 173931712,
-	174063424, 174193472, 174325696, 174455744, 174586816, 174718912,
-	174849728, 174977728, 175109696, 175242688, 175374272, 175504832,
-	175636288, 175765696, 175898432, 176028992, 176159936, 176291264,
-	176422592, 176552512, 176684864, 176815424, 176946496, 177076544,
-	177209152, 177340096, 177470528, 177600704, 177731648, 177864256,
-	177994816, 178126528, 178257472, 178387648, 178518464, 178650176,
-	178781888, 178912064, 179044288, 179174848, 179305024, 179436736,
-	179568448, 179698496, 179830208, 179960512, 180092608, 180223808,
-	180354752, 180485696, 180617152, 180748096, 180877504, 181009984,
-	181139264, 181272512, 181402688, 181532608, 181663168, 181795136,
-	181926592, 182057536, 182190016, 182320192, 182451904, 182582336,
-	182713792, 182843072, 182976064, 183107264, 183237056, 183368384,
-	183494848, 183631424, 183762752, 183893824, 184024768, 184154816,
-	184286656, 184417984, 184548928, 184680128, 184810816, 184941248,
-	185072704, 185203904, 185335616, 185465408, 185596352, 185727296,
-	185859904, 185989696, 186121664, 186252992, 186383552, 186514112,
-	186645952, 186777152, 186907328, 187037504, 187170112, 187301824,
-	187429184, 187562048, 187693504, 187825472, 187957184, 188087104,
-	188218304, 188349376, 188481344, 188609728, 188743616, 188874304,
-	189005248, 189136448, 189265088, 189396544, 189528128, 189660992,
-	189791936, 189923264, 190054208, 190182848, 190315072, 190447424,
-	190577984, 190709312, 190840768, 190971328, 191102656, 191233472,
-	191364032, 191495872, 191626816, 191758016, 191888192, 192020288,
-	192148928, 192282176, 192413504, 192542528, 192674752, 192805952,
-	192937792, 193068608, 193198912, 193330496, 193462208, 193592384,
-	193723456, 193854272, 193985984, 194116672, 194247232, 194379712,
-	194508352, 194641856, 194772544, 194900672, 195035072, 195166016,
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+// EthashSeedHash is the seed to use for generating a vrification cache and the
+// mining dataset.
+func EthashSeedHash(block uint64) []byte {
+	return seedHash(block)
+}
diff --git a/pow/ethash_algo.go b/pow/ethash_algo.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcd6af995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pow/ethash_algo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,1071 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package pow
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"io"
+	"math/big"
+	"runtime"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+)
+
+const (
+	datasetInitBytes   = 1 << 30 // Bytes in dataset at genesis
+	datasetGrowthBytes = 1 << 23 // Dataset growth per epoch
+	cacheInitBytes     = 1 << 24 // Bytes in cache at genesis
+	cacheGrowthBytes   = 1 << 17 // Cache growth per epoch
+	epochLength        = 30000   // Blocks per epoch
+	mixBytes           = 128     // Width of mix
+	hashBytes          = 64      // Hash length in bytes
+	hashWords          = 16      // Number of 32 bit ints in a hash
+	datasetParents     = 256     // Number of parents of each dataset element
+	cacheRounds        = 3       // Number of rounds in cache production
+	loopAccesses       = 64      // Number of accesses in hashimoto loop
+)
+
+var (
+	// Metadata fields to be compatible with the C++ ethash
+	ethashRevision = 23                                       // Data structure version
+	ethashMagic    = hexutil.MustDecode("0xfee1deadbaddcafe") // Dataset dump magic number
+)
+
+// cacheSize calculates and returns the size of the ethash verification cache that
+// belongs to a certain block number. The cache size grows linearly, however, we
+// always take the highest prime below the linearly growing threshold in order to
+// reduce the risk of accidental regularities leading to cyclic behavior.
+func cacheSize(block uint64) uint64 {
+	// If we have a pre-generated value, use that
+	epoch := int(block / epochLength)
+	if epoch < len(cacheSizes) {
+		return cacheSizes[epoch]
+	}
+	// No known cache size, calculate manually (sanity branch only)
+	size := uint64(cacheInitBytes + cacheGrowthBytes*epoch - hashBytes)
+	for !new(big.Int).SetUint64(size / hashBytes).ProbablyPrime(1) { // Always accurate for n < 2^64
+		size -= 2 * hashBytes
+	}
+	return size
+}
+
+// datasetSize calculates and returns the size of the ethash mining dataset that
+// belongs to a certain block number. The dataset size grows linearly, however, we
+// always take the highest prime below the linearly growing threshold in order to
+// reduce the risk of accidental regularities leading to cyclic behavior.
+func datasetSize(block uint64) uint64 {
+	// If we have a pre-generated value, use that
+	epoch := int(block / epochLength)
+	if epoch < len(datasetSizes) {
+		return datasetSizes[epoch]
+	}
+	// No known dataset size, calculate manually (sanity branch only)
+	size := uint64(datasetInitBytes + datasetGrowthBytes*epoch - mixBytes)
+	for !new(big.Int).SetUint64(size / mixBytes).ProbablyPrime(1) { // Always accurate for n < 2^64
+		size -= 2 * mixBytes
+	}
+	return size
+}
+
+// seedHash is the seed to use for generating a verification cache and the mining
+// dataset.
+func seedHash(block uint64) []byte {
+	seed := make([]byte, 32)
+	if block < epochLength {
+		return seed
+	}
+	keccak256 := crypto.Keccak256Hasher()
+	for i := 0; i < int(block/epochLength); i++ {
+		seed = keccak256(seed)
+	}
+	return seed
+}
+
+// generateCache creates a verification cache of a given size for an input seed.
+// The cache production process involves first sequentially filling up 32 MB of
+// memory, then performing two passes of Sergio Demian Lerner's RandMemoHash
+// algorithm from Strict Memory Hard Hashing Functions (2014). The output is a
+// set of 524288 64-byte values.
+func generateCache(size uint64, seed []byte) []byte {
+	// Print some debug logs to allow analysis on low end devices
+	logger := log.New("size", size, "seed", hexutil.Bytes(seed))
+	logger.Debug("Generating ethash cache")
+
+	defer func(start time.Time) {
+		logger.Debug("Generated ethash cache", "elapsed", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(start)))
+	}(time.Now())
+
+	// Calculate the number of thoretical rows (we'll store in one buffer nonetheless)
+	rows := int(size) / hashBytes
+
+	// Create a hasher to reuse between invocations
+	keccak512 := crypto.Keccak512Hasher()
+
+	// Sequentially produce the initial dataset
+	cache := make([]byte, size)
+	copy(cache, keccak512(seed))
+	for offset := uint64(hashBytes); offset < size; offset += hashBytes {
+		copy(cache[offset:], keccak512(cache[offset-hashBytes:offset]))
+	}
+	// Use a low-round version of randmemohash
+	temp := make([]byte, hashBytes)
+
+	for i := 0; i < cacheRounds; i++ {
+		for j := 0; j < rows; j++ {
+			var (
+				srcOff = ((j - 1 + rows) % rows) * hashBytes
+				dstOff = j * hashBytes
+				xorOff = (binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(cache[dstOff:]) % uint32(rows)) * hashBytes
+			)
+			xorBytes(temp, cache[srcOff:srcOff+hashBytes], cache[xorOff:xorOff+hashBytes])
+			copy(cache[dstOff:], keccak512(temp))
+		}
+	}
+	return cache
+}
+
+// prepare converts an ethash cache or dataset from a byte stream into the internal
+// int representation. All ethash methods work with ints to avoid constant byte to
+// int conversions as well as to handle both little and big endian systems.
+func prepare(size uint64, r io.Reader) []uint32 {
+	ints := make([]uint32, size/4)
+
+	buffer := make([]byte, 4)
+	for i := 0; i < len(ints); i++ {
+		io.ReadFull(r, buffer)
+		ints[i] = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(buffer)
+	}
+	return ints
+}
+
+// fnv is an algorithm inspired by the FNV hash, which in some cases is used as
+// a non-associative substitute for XOR. Note that we multiply the prime with
+// the full 32-bit input, in contrast with the FNV-1 spec which multiplies the
+// prime with one byte (octet) in turn.
+func fnv(a, b uint32) uint32 {
+	return a*0x01000193 ^ b
+}
+
+// fnvHash mixes in data into mix using the ethash fnv method.
+func fnvHash(mix []uint32, data []uint32) {
+	for i := 0; i < len(mix); i++ {
+		mix[i] = mix[i]*0x01000193 ^ data[i]
+	}
+}
+
+// generateDatasetItem combines data from 256 pseudorandomly selected cache nodes,
+// and hashes that to compute a single dataset node.
+func generateDatasetItem(cache []uint32, index uint32, keccak512 crypto.Hasher) []byte {
+	// Calculate the number of thoretical rows (we use one buffer nonetheless)
+	rows := uint32(len(cache) / hashWords)
+
+	// Initialize the mix
+	mix := make([]byte, hashBytes)
+
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(mix, cache[(index%rows)*hashWords]^index)
+	for i := 1; i < hashWords; i++ {
+		binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(mix[i*4:], cache[(index%rows)*hashWords+uint32(i)])
+	}
+	mix = keccak512(mix)
+
+	// Convert the mix to uint32s to avoid constant bit shifting
+	intMix := make([]uint32, hashWords)
+	for i := 0; i < len(intMix); i++ {
+		intMix[i] = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(mix[i*4:])
+	}
+	// fnv it with a lot of random cache nodes based on index
+	for i := uint32(0); i < datasetParents; i++ {
+		parent := fnv(index^i, intMix[i%16]) % rows
+		fnvHash(intMix, cache[parent*hashWords:])
+	}
+	// Flatten the uint32 mix into a binary one and return
+	for i, val := range intMix {
+		binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(mix[i*4:], val)
+	}
+	return keccak512(mix)
+}
+
+// generateDataset generates the entire ethash dataset for mining.
+func generateDataset(size uint64, cache []uint32) []byte {
+	// Print some debug logs to allow analysis on low end devices
+	logger := log.New("size", size)
+	logger.Debug("Generating ethash dataset")
+
+	defer func(start time.Time) {
+		logger.Debug("Generated ethash dataset", "elapsed", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(start)))
+	}(time.Now())
+
+	// Generate the dataset on many goroutines since it takes a while
+	dataset := make([]byte, size)
+	threads := runtime.NumCPU()
+
+	var pend sync.WaitGroup
+	pend.Add(threads)
+
+	var progress uint32
+	for i := 0; i < threads; i++ {
+		go func(id int) {
+			defer pend.Done()
+
+			// Create a hasher to reuse between invocations
+			keccak512 := crypto.Keccak512Hasher()
+
+			// Calculate the data segment this thread should generate
+			batch := uint32(size / hashBytes / uint64(threads))
+			start := uint32(id) * batch
+			limit := start + batch
+			if limit > uint32(size/hashBytes) {
+				limit = uint32(size / hashBytes)
+			}
+			// Calculate the dataset segment
+			percent := uint32(size / hashBytes / 100)
+			for index := start; index < limit; index++ {
+				copy(dataset[index*hashBytes:], generateDatasetItem(cache, index, keccak512))
+
+				if status := atomic.AddUint32(&progress, 1); status%percent == 0 {
+					logger.Info("Generating DAG in progress", "percentage", uint64(status*100)/(size/hashBytes))
+				}
+			}
+		}(i)
+	}
+	// Wait for all the generators to finish and return
+	pend.Wait()
+
+	return dataset
+}
+
+// hashimoto aggregates data from the full dataset in order to produce our final
+// value for a particular header hash and nonce.
+func hashimoto(hash []byte, nonce uint64, size uint64, lookup func(index uint32) []uint32) ([]byte, []byte) {
+	// Calculate the number of thoretical rows (we use one buffer nonetheless)
+	rows := uint32(size / mixBytes)
+
+	// Combine header+nonce into a 64 byte seed
+	seed := make([]byte, 40)
+	copy(seed, hash)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(seed[32:], nonce)
+
+	seed = crypto.Keccak512(seed)
+	seedHead := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(seed)
+
+	// Start the mix with replicated seed
+	mix := make([]uint32, mixBytes/4)
+	for i := 0; i < len(mix); i++ {
+		mix[i] = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(seed[i%16*4:])
+	}
+	// Mix in random dataset nodes
+	temp := make([]uint32, len(mix))
+
+	for i := 0; i < loopAccesses; i++ {
+		parent := fnv(uint32(i)^seedHead, mix[i%len(mix)]) % rows
+		for j := uint32(0); j < mixBytes/hashBytes; j++ {
+			copy(temp[j*hashWords:], lookup(2*parent+j))
+		}
+		fnvHash(mix, temp)
+	}
+	// Compress mix
+	for i := 0; i < len(mix); i += 4 {
+		mix[i/4] = fnv(fnv(fnv(mix[i], mix[i+1]), mix[i+2]), mix[i+3])
+	}
+	mix = mix[:len(mix)/4]
+
+	digest := make([]byte, common.HashLength)
+	for i, val := range mix {
+		binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(digest[i*4:], val)
+	}
+	return digest, crypto.Keccak256(append(seed, digest...))
+}
+
+// hashimotoLight aggregates data from the full dataset (using only a small
+// in-memory cache) in order to produce our final value for a particular header
+// hash and nonce.
+func hashimotoLight(size uint64, cache []uint32, hash []byte, nonce uint64) ([]byte, []byte) {
+	keccak512 := crypto.Keccak512Hasher()
+
+	lookup := func(index uint32) []uint32 {
+		rawData := generateDatasetItem(cache, index, keccak512)
+
+		data := make([]uint32, len(rawData)/4)
+		for i := 0; i < len(data); i++ {
+			data[i] = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(rawData[i*4:])
+		}
+		return data
+	}
+	return hashimoto(hash, nonce, size, lookup)
+}
+
+// hashimotoFull aggregates data from the full dataset (using the full in-memory
+// dataset) in order to produce our final value for a particular header hash and
+// nonce.
+func hashimotoFull(size uint64, dataset []uint32, hash []byte, nonce uint64) ([]byte, []byte) {
+	lookup := func(index uint32) []uint32 {
+		offset := index * hashWords
+		return dataset[offset : offset+hashWords]
+	}
+	return hashimoto(hash, nonce, size, lookup)
+}
+
+// datasetSizes is a lookup table for the ethash dataset size for the first 2048
+// epochs (i.e. 61440000 blocks).
+var datasetSizes = []uint64{
+	1073739904, 1082130304, 1090514816, 1098906752, 1107293056,
+	1115684224, 1124070016, 1132461952, 1140849536, 1149232768,
+	1157627776, 1166013824, 1174404736, 1182786944, 1191180416,
+	1199568512, 1207958912, 1216345216, 1224732032, 1233124736,
+	1241513344, 1249902464, 1258290304, 1266673792, 1275067264,
+	1283453312, 1291844992, 1300234112, 1308619904, 1317010048,
+	1325397376, 1333787776, 1342176128, 1350561664, 1358954368,
+	1367339392, 1375731584, 1384118144, 1392507008, 1400897408,
+	1409284736, 1417673344, 1426062464, 1434451072, 1442839168,
+	1451229056, 1459615616, 1468006016, 1476394112, 1484782976,
+	1493171584, 1501559168, 1509948032, 1518337664, 1526726528,
+	1535114624, 1543503488, 1551892096, 1560278656, 1568669056,
+	1577056384, 1585446272, 1593831296, 1602219392, 1610610304,
+	1619000192, 1627386752, 1635773824, 1644164224, 1652555648,
+	1660943488, 1669332608, 1677721216, 1686109312, 1694497664,
+	1702886272, 1711274624, 1719661184, 1728047744, 1736434816,
+	1744829056, 1753218944, 1761606272, 1769995904, 1778382464,
+	1786772864, 1795157888, 1803550592, 1811937664, 1820327552,
+	1828711552, 1837102976, 1845488768, 1853879936, 1862269312,
+	1870656896, 1879048064, 1887431552, 1895825024, 1904212096,
+	1912601216, 1920988544, 1929379456, 1937765504, 1946156672,
+	1954543232, 1962932096, 1971321728, 1979707264, 1988093056,
+	1996487552, 2004874624, 2013262208, 2021653888, 2030039936,
+	2038430848, 2046819968, 2055208576, 2063596672, 2071981952,
+	2080373632, 2088762752, 2097149056, 2105539712, 2113928576,
+	2122315136, 2130700672, 2139092608, 2147483264, 2155872128,
+	2164257664, 2172642176, 2181035392, 2189426048, 2197814912,
+	2206203008, 2214587264, 2222979712, 2231367808, 2239758208,
+	2248145024, 2256527744, 2264922752, 2273312128, 2281701248,
+	2290086272, 2298476672, 2306867072, 2315251072, 2323639168,
+	2332032128, 2340420224, 2348808064, 2357196416, 2365580416,
+	2373966976, 2382363008, 2390748544, 2399139968, 2407530368,
+	2415918976, 2424307328, 2432695424, 2441084288, 2449472384,
+	2457861248, 2466247808, 2474637184, 2483026816, 2491414144,
+	2499803776, 2508191872, 2516582272, 2524970368, 2533359232,
+	2541743488, 2550134144, 2558525056, 2566913408, 2575301504,
+	2583686528, 2592073856, 2600467328, 2608856192, 2617240448,
+	2625631616, 2634022016, 2642407552, 2650796416, 2659188352,
+	2667574912, 2675965312, 2684352896, 2692738688, 2701130624,
+	2709518464, 2717907328, 2726293376, 2734685056, 2743073152,
+	2751462016, 2759851648, 2768232832, 2776625536, 2785017728,
+	2793401984, 2801794432, 2810182016, 2818571648, 2826959488,
+	2835349376, 2843734144, 2852121472, 2860514432, 2868900992,
+	2877286784, 2885676928, 2894069632, 2902451584, 2910843008,
+	2919234688, 2927622784, 2936011648, 2944400768, 2952789376,
+	2961177728, 2969565568, 2977951616, 2986338944, 2994731392,
+	3003120256, 3011508352, 3019895936, 3028287104, 3036675968,
+	3045063808, 3053452928, 3061837696, 3070228352, 3078615424,
+	3087003776, 3095394944, 3103782272, 3112173184, 3120562048,
+	3128944768, 3137339264, 3145725056, 3154109312, 3162505088,
+	3170893184, 3179280256, 3187669376, 3196056704, 3204445568,
+	3212836736, 3221224064, 3229612928, 3238002304, 3246391168,
+	3254778496, 3263165824, 3271556224, 3279944576, 3288332416,
+	3296719232, 3305110912, 3313500032, 3321887104, 3330273152,
+	3338658944, 3347053184, 3355440512, 3363827072, 3372220288,
+	3380608384, 3388997504, 3397384576, 3405774208, 3414163072,
+	3422551936, 3430937984, 3439328384, 3447714176, 3456104576,
+	3464493952, 3472883584, 3481268864, 3489655168, 3498048896,
+	3506434432, 3514826368, 3523213952, 3531603584, 3539987072,
+	3548380288, 3556763264, 3565157248, 3573545344, 3581934464,
+	3590324096, 3598712704, 3607098752, 3615488384, 3623877248,
+	3632265856, 3640646528, 3649043584, 3657430144, 3665821568,
+	3674207872, 3682597504, 3690984832, 3699367808, 3707764352,
+	3716152448, 3724541056, 3732925568, 3741318016, 3749706368,
+	3758091136, 3766481536, 3774872704, 3783260032, 3791650432,
+	3800036224, 3808427648, 3816815488, 3825204608, 3833592704,
+	3841981568, 3850370432, 3858755968, 3867147904, 3875536256,
+	3883920512, 3892313728, 3900702592, 3909087872, 3917478784,
+	3925868416, 3934256512, 3942645376, 3951032192, 3959422336,
+	3967809152, 3976200064, 3984588416, 3992974976, 4001363584,
+	4009751168, 4018141312, 4026530432, 4034911616, 4043308928,
+	4051695488, 4060084352, 4068472448, 4076862848, 4085249408,
+	4093640576, 4102028416, 4110413696, 4118805632, 4127194496,
+	4135583104, 4143971968, 4152360832, 4160746112, 4169135744,
+	4177525888, 4185912704, 4194303616, 4202691968, 4211076736,
+	4219463552, 4227855488, 4236246656, 4244633728, 4253022848,
+	4261412224, 4269799808, 4278184832, 4286578048, 4294962304,
+	4303349632, 4311743104, 4320130432, 4328521088, 4336909184,
+	4345295488, 4353687424, 4362073472, 4370458496, 4378852736,
+	4387238528, 4395630208, 4404019072, 4412407424, 4420790656,
+	4429182848, 4437571456, 4445962112, 4454344064, 4462738048,
+	4471119232, 4479516544, 4487904128, 4496289664, 4504682368,
+	4513068416, 4521459584, 4529846144, 4538232704, 4546619776,
+	4555010176, 4563402112, 4571790208, 4580174464, 4588567936,
+	4596957056, 4605344896, 4613734016, 4622119808, 4630511488,
+	4638898816, 4647287936, 4655675264, 4664065664, 4672451968,
+	4680842624, 4689231488, 4697620352, 4706007424, 4714397056,
+	4722786176, 4731173248, 4739562368, 4747951744, 4756340608,
+	4764727936, 4773114496, 4781504384, 4789894784, 4798283648,
+	4806667648, 4815059584, 4823449472, 4831835776, 4840226176,
+	4848612224, 4857003392, 4865391488, 4873780096, 4882169728,
+	4890557312, 4898946944, 4907333248, 4915722368, 4924110976,
+	4932499328, 4940889728, 4949276032, 4957666432, 4966054784,
+	4974438016, 4982831488, 4991221376, 4999607168, 5007998848,
+	5016386432, 5024763776, 5033164672, 5041544576, 5049941888,
+	5058329728, 5066717056, 5075107456, 5083494272, 5091883904,
+	5100273536, 5108662144, 5117048192, 5125436032, 5133827456,
+	5142215296, 5150605184, 5158993024, 5167382144, 5175769472,
+	5184157568, 5192543872, 5200936064, 5209324928, 5217711232,
+	5226102656, 5234490496, 5242877312, 5251263872, 5259654016,
+	5268040832, 5276434304, 5284819328, 5293209728, 5301598592,
+	5309986688, 5318374784, 5326764416, 5335151488, 5343542144,
+	5351929472, 5360319872, 5368706944, 5377096576, 5385484928,
+	5393871232, 5402263424, 5410650496, 5419040384, 5427426944,
+	5435816576, 5444205952, 5452594816, 5460981376, 5469367936,
+	5477760896, 5486148736, 5494536832, 5502925952, 5511315328,
+	5519703424, 5528089984, 5536481152, 5544869504, 5553256064,
+	5561645696, 5570032768, 5578423936, 5586811264, 5595193216,
+	5603585408, 5611972736, 5620366208, 5628750464, 5637143936,
+	5645528192, 5653921408, 5662310272, 5670694784, 5679082624,
+	5687474048, 5695864448, 5704251008, 5712641408, 5721030272,
+	5729416832, 5737806208, 5746194304, 5754583936, 5762969984,
+	5771358592, 5779748224, 5788137856, 5796527488, 5804911232,
+	5813300608, 5821692544, 5830082176, 5838468992, 5846855552,
+	5855247488, 5863636096, 5872024448, 5880411008, 5888799872,
+	5897186432, 5905576832, 5913966976, 5922352768, 5930744704,
+	5939132288, 5947522432, 5955911296, 5964299392, 5972688256,
+	5981074304, 5989465472, 5997851008, 6006241408, 6014627968,
+	6023015552, 6031408256, 6039796096, 6048185216, 6056574848,
+	6064963456, 6073351808, 6081736064, 6090128768, 6098517632,
+	6106906496, 6115289216, 6123680896, 6132070016, 6140459648,
+	6148849024, 6157237376, 6165624704, 6174009728, 6182403712,
+	6190792064, 6199176064, 6207569792, 6215952256, 6224345216,
+	6232732544, 6241124224, 6249510272, 6257899136, 6266287744,
+	6274676864, 6283065728, 6291454336, 6299843456, 6308232064,
+	6316620928, 6325006208, 6333395584, 6341784704, 6350174848,
+	6358562176, 6366951296, 6375337856, 6383729536, 6392119168,
+	6400504192, 6408895616, 6417283456, 6425673344, 6434059136,
+	6442444672, 6450837376, 6459223424, 6467613056, 6476004224,
+	6484393088, 6492781952, 6501170048, 6509555072, 6517947008,
+	6526336384, 6534725504, 6543112832, 6551500672, 6559888768,
+	6568278656, 6576662912, 6585055616, 6593443456, 6601834112,
+	6610219648, 6618610304, 6626999168, 6635385472, 6643777408,
+	6652164224, 6660552832, 6668941952, 6677330048, 6685719424,
+	6694107776, 6702493568, 6710882176, 6719274112, 6727662976,
+	6736052096, 6744437632, 6752825984, 6761213824, 6769604224,
+	6777993856, 6786383488, 6794770816, 6803158144, 6811549312,
+	6819937664, 6828326528, 6836706176, 6845101696, 6853491328,
+	6861880448, 6870269312, 6878655104, 6887046272, 6895433344,
+	6903822208, 6912212864, 6920596864, 6928988288, 6937377152,
+	6945764992, 6954149248, 6962544256, 6970928768, 6979317376,
+	6987709312, 6996093824, 7004487296, 7012875392, 7021258624,
+	7029652352, 7038038912, 7046427776, 7054818944, 7063207808,
+	7071595136, 7079980928, 7088372608, 7096759424, 7105149824,
+	7113536896, 7121928064, 7130315392, 7138699648, 7147092352,
+	7155479168, 7163865728, 7172249984, 7180648064, 7189036672,
+	7197424768, 7205810816, 7214196608, 7222589824, 7230975104,
+	7239367552, 7247755904, 7256145536, 7264533376, 7272921472,
+	7281308032, 7289694848, 7298088832, 7306471808, 7314864512,
+	7323253888, 7331643008, 7340029568, 7348419712, 7356808832,
+	7365196672, 7373585792, 7381973888, 7390362752, 7398750592,
+	7407138944, 7415528576, 7423915648, 7432302208, 7440690304,
+	7449080192, 7457472128, 7465860992, 7474249088, 7482635648,
+	7491023744, 7499412608, 7507803008, 7516192384, 7524579968,
+	7532967296, 7541358464, 7549745792, 7558134656, 7566524032,
+	7574912896, 7583300992, 7591690112, 7600075136, 7608466816,
+	7616854912, 7625244544, 7633629824, 7642020992, 7650410368,
+	7658794112, 7667187328, 7675574912, 7683961984, 7692349568,
+	7700739712, 7709130368, 7717519232, 7725905536, 7734295424,
+	7742683264, 7751069056, 7759457408, 7767849088, 7776238208,
+	7784626816, 7793014912, 7801405312, 7809792128, 7818179968,
+	7826571136, 7834957184, 7843347328, 7851732352, 7860124544,
+	7868512384, 7876902016, 7885287808, 7893679744, 7902067072,
+	7910455936, 7918844288, 7927230848, 7935622784, 7944009344,
+	7952400256, 7960786048, 7969176704, 7977565312, 7985953408,
+	7994339968, 8002730368, 8011119488, 8019508096, 8027896192,
+	8036285056, 8044674688, 8053062272, 8061448832, 8069838464,
+	8078227328, 8086616704, 8095006592, 8103393664, 8111783552,
+	8120171392, 8128560256, 8136949376, 8145336704, 8153726848,
+	8162114944, 8170503296, 8178891904, 8187280768, 8195669632,
+	8204058496, 8212444544, 8220834176, 8229222272, 8237612672,
+	8246000768, 8254389376, 8262775168, 8271167104, 8279553664,
+	8287944064, 8296333184, 8304715136, 8313108352, 8321497984,
+	8329885568, 8338274432, 8346663296, 8355052928, 8363441536,
+	8371828352, 8380217984, 8388606592, 8396996224, 8405384576,
+	8413772672, 8422161536, 8430549376, 8438939008, 8447326592,
+	8455715456, 8464104832, 8472492928, 8480882048, 8489270656,
+	8497659776, 8506045312, 8514434944, 8522823808, 8531208832,
+	8539602304, 8547990656, 8556378752, 8564768384, 8573154176,
+	8581542784, 8589933952, 8598322816, 8606705024, 8615099264,
+	8623487872, 8631876992, 8640264064, 8648653952, 8657040256,
+	8665430656, 8673820544, 8682209152, 8690592128, 8698977152,
+	8707374464, 8715763328, 8724151424, 8732540032, 8740928384,
+	8749315712, 8757704576, 8766089344, 8774480768, 8782871936,
+	8791260032, 8799645824, 8808034432, 8816426368, 8824812928,
+	8833199488, 8841591424, 8849976448, 8858366336, 8866757248,
+	8875147136, 8883532928, 8891923328, 8900306816, 8908700288,
+	8917088384, 8925478784, 8933867392, 8942250368, 8950644608,
+	8959032704, 8967420544, 8975809664, 8984197504, 8992584064,
+	9000976256, 9009362048, 9017752448, 9026141312, 9034530688,
+	9042917504, 9051307904, 9059694208, 9068084864, 9076471424,
+	9084861824, 9093250688, 9101638528, 9110027648, 9118416512,
+	9126803584, 9135188096, 9143581312, 9151969664, 9160356224,
+	9168747136, 9177134464, 9185525632, 9193910144, 9202302848,
+	9210690688, 9219079552, 9227465344, 9235854464, 9244244864,
+	9252633472, 9261021824, 9269411456, 9277799296, 9286188928,
+	9294574208, 9302965888, 9311351936, 9319740032, 9328131968,
+	9336516736, 9344907392, 9353296768, 9361685888, 9370074752,
+	9378463616, 9386849408, 9395239808, 9403629184, 9412016512,
+	9420405376, 9428795008, 9437181568, 9445570688, 9453960832,
+	9462346624, 9470738048, 9479121536, 9487515008, 9495903616,
+	9504289664, 9512678528, 9521067904, 9529456256, 9537843584,
+	9546233728, 9554621312, 9563011456, 9571398784, 9579788672,
+	9588178304, 9596567168, 9604954496, 9613343104, 9621732992,
+	9630121856, 9638508416, 9646898816, 9655283584, 9663675776,
+	9672061312, 9680449664, 9688840064, 9697230464, 9705617536,
+	9714003584, 9722393984, 9730772608, 9739172224, 9747561088,
+	9755945344, 9764338816, 9772726144, 9781116544, 9789503872,
+	9797892992, 9806282624, 9814670464, 9823056512, 9831439232,
+	9839833984, 9848224384, 9856613504, 9865000576, 9873391232,
+	9881772416, 9890162816, 9898556288, 9906940544, 9915333248,
+	9923721088, 9932108672, 9940496512, 9948888448, 9957276544,
+	9965666176, 9974048384, 9982441088, 9990830464, 9999219584,
+	10007602816, 10015996544, 10024385152, 10032774016, 10041163648,
+	10049548928, 10057940096, 10066329472, 10074717824, 10083105152,
+	10091495296, 10099878784, 10108272256, 10116660608, 10125049216,
+	10133437312, 10141825664, 10150213504, 10158601088, 10166991232,
+	10175378816, 10183766144, 10192157312, 10200545408, 10208935552,
+	10217322112, 10225712768, 10234099328, 10242489472, 10250876032,
+	10259264896, 10267656064, 10276042624, 10284429184, 10292820352,
+	10301209472, 10309598848, 10317987712, 10326375296, 10334763392,
+	10343153536, 10351541632, 10359930752, 10368318592, 10376707456,
+	10385096576, 10393484672, 10401867136, 10410262144, 10418647424,
+	10427039104, 10435425664, 10443810176, 10452203648, 10460589952,
+	10468982144, 10477369472, 10485759104, 10494147712, 10502533504,
+	10510923392, 10519313536, 10527702656, 10536091264, 10544478592,
+	10552867712, 10561255808, 10569642368, 10578032768, 10586423168,
+	10594805632, 10603200128, 10611588992, 10619976064, 10628361344,
+	10636754048, 10645143424, 10653531776, 10661920384, 10670307968,
+	10678696832, 10687086464, 10695475072, 10703863168, 10712246144,
+	10720639616, 10729026688, 10737414784, 10745806208, 10754190976,
+	10762581376, 10770971264, 10779356288, 10787747456, 10796135552,
+	10804525184, 10812915584, 10821301888, 10829692288, 10838078336,
+	10846469248, 10854858368, 10863247232, 10871631488, 10880023424,
+	10888412032, 10896799616, 10905188992, 10913574016, 10921964672,
+	10930352768, 10938742912, 10947132544, 10955518592, 10963909504,
+	10972298368, 10980687488, 10989074816, 10997462912, 11005851776,
+	11014241152, 11022627712, 11031017344, 11039403904, 11047793024,
+	11056184704, 11064570752, 11072960896, 11081343872, 11089737856,
+	11098128256, 11106514816, 11114904448, 11123293568, 11131680128,
+	11140065152, 11148458368, 11156845696, 11165236864, 11173624192,
+	11182013824, 11190402688, 11198790784, 11207179136, 11215568768,
+	11223957376, 11232345728, 11240734592, 11249122688, 11257511296,
+	11265899648, 11274285952, 11282675584, 11291065472, 11299452544,
+	11307842432, 11316231296, 11324616832, 11333009024, 11341395584,
+	11349782656, 11358172288, 11366560384, 11374950016, 11383339648,
+	11391721856, 11400117376, 11408504192, 11416893568, 11425283456,
+	11433671552, 11442061184, 11450444672, 11458837888, 11467226752,
+	11475611776, 11484003968, 11492392064, 11500780672, 11509169024,
+	11517550976, 11525944448, 11534335616, 11542724224, 11551111808,
+	11559500672, 11567890304, 11576277376, 11584667008, 11593056128,
+	11601443456, 11609830016, 11618221952, 11626607488, 11634995072,
+	11643387776, 11651775104, 11660161664, 11668552576, 11676940928,
+	11685330304, 11693718656, 11702106496, 11710496128, 11718882688,
+	11727273088, 11735660416, 11744050048, 11752437376, 11760824704,
+	11769216128, 11777604736, 11785991296, 11794381952, 11802770048,
+	11811157888, 11819548544, 11827932544, 11836324736, 11844713344,
+	11853100928, 11861486464, 11869879936, 11878268032, 11886656896,
+	11895044992, 11903433088, 11911822976, 11920210816, 11928600448,
+	11936987264, 11945375872, 11953761152, 11962151296, 11970543488,
+	11978928512, 11987320448, 11995708288, 12004095104, 12012486272,
+	12020875136, 12029255552, 12037652096, 12046039168, 12054429568,
+	12062813824, 12071206528, 12079594624, 12087983744, 12096371072,
+	12104759936, 12113147264, 12121534592, 12129924992, 12138314624,
+	12146703232, 12155091584, 12163481216, 12171864704, 12180255872,
+	12188643968, 12197034112, 12205424512, 12213811328, 12222199424,
+	12230590336, 12238977664, 12247365248, 12255755392, 12264143488,
+	12272531584, 12280920448, 12289309568, 12297694592, 12306086528,
+	12314475392, 12322865024, 12331253632, 12339640448, 12348029312,
+	12356418944, 12364805248, 12373196672, 12381580928, 12389969024,
+	12398357632, 12406750592, 12415138432, 12423527552, 12431916416,
+	12440304512, 12448692352, 12457081216, 12465467776, 12473859968,
+	12482245504, 12490636672, 12499025536, 12507411584, 12515801728,
+	12524190592, 12532577152, 12540966272, 12549354368, 12557743232,
+	12566129536, 12574523264, 12582911872, 12591299456, 12599688064,
+	12608074624, 12616463488, 12624845696, 12633239936, 12641631616,
+	12650019968, 12658407296, 12666795136, 12675183232, 12683574656,
+	12691960192, 12700350592, 12708740224, 12717128576, 12725515904,
+	12733906816, 12742295168, 12750680192, 12759071872, 12767460736,
+	12775848832, 12784236928, 12792626816, 12801014656, 12809404288,
+	12817789312, 12826181504, 12834568832, 12842954624, 12851345792,
+	12859732352, 12868122496, 12876512128, 12884901248, 12893289088,
+	12901672832, 12910067584, 12918455168, 12926842496, 12935232896,
+	12943620736, 12952009856, 12960396928, 12968786816, 12977176192,
+	12985563776, 12993951104, 13002341504, 13010730368, 13019115392,
+	13027506304, 13035895168, 13044272512, 13052673152, 13061062528,
+	13069446272, 13077838976, 13086227072, 13094613632, 13103000192,
+	13111393664, 13119782528, 13128157568, 13136559232, 13144945024,
+	13153329536, 13161724288, 13170111872, 13178502784, 13186884736,
+	13195279744, 13203667072, 13212057472, 13220445824, 13228832128,
+	13237221248, 13245610624, 13254000512, 13262388352, 13270777472,
+	13279166336, 13287553408, 13295943296, 13304331904, 13312719488,
+	13321108096, 13329494656, 13337885824, 13346274944, 13354663808,
+	13363051136, 13371439232, 13379825024, 13388210816, 13396605056,
+	13404995456, 13413380224, 13421771392, 13430159744, 13438546048,
+	13446937216, 13455326848, 13463708288, 13472103808, 13480492672,
+	13488875648, 13497269888, 13505657728, 13514045312, 13522435712,
+	13530824576, 13539210112, 13547599232, 13555989376, 13564379008,
+	13572766336, 13581154432, 13589544832, 13597932928, 13606320512,
+	13614710656, 13623097472, 13631477632, 13639874944, 13648264064,
+	13656652928, 13665041792, 13673430656, 13681818496, 13690207616,
+	13698595712, 13706982272, 13715373184, 13723762048, 13732150144,
+	13740536704, 13748926592, 13757316224, 13765700992, 13774090112,
+	13782477952, 13790869376, 13799259008, 13807647872, 13816036736,
+	13824425344, 13832814208, 13841202304, 13849591424, 13857978752,
+	13866368896, 13874754688, 13883145344, 13891533184, 13899919232,
+	13908311168, 13916692096, 13925085056, 13933473152, 13941866368,
+	13950253696, 13958643584, 13967032192, 13975417216, 13983807616,
+	13992197504, 14000582272, 14008973696, 14017363072, 14025752192,
+	14034137984, 14042528384, 14050918016, 14059301504, 14067691648,
+	14076083584, 14084470144, 14092852352, 14101249664, 14109635968,
+	14118024832, 14126407552, 14134804352, 14143188608, 14151577984,
+	14159968384, 14168357248, 14176741504, 14185127296, 14193521024,
+	14201911424, 14210301824, 14218685056, 14227067264, 14235467392,
+	14243855488, 14252243072, 14260630144, 14269021568, 14277409408,
+	14285799296, 14294187904, 14302571392, 14310961792, 14319353728,
+	14327738752, 14336130944, 14344518784, 14352906368, 14361296512,
+	14369685376, 14378071424, 14386462592, 14394848128, 14403230848,
+	14411627392, 14420013952, 14428402304, 14436793472, 14445181568,
+	14453569664, 14461959808, 14470347904, 14478737024, 14487122816,
+	14495511424, 14503901824, 14512291712, 14520677504, 14529064832,
+	14537456768, 14545845632, 14554234496, 14562618496, 14571011456,
+	14579398784, 14587789184, 14596172672, 14604564608, 14612953984,
+	14621341312, 14629724288, 14638120832, 14646503296, 14654897536,
+	14663284864, 14671675264, 14680061056, 14688447616, 14696835968,
+	14705228416, 14713616768, 14722003328, 14730392192, 14738784128,
+	14747172736, 14755561088, 14763947648, 14772336512, 14780725376,
+	14789110144, 14797499776, 14805892736, 14814276992, 14822670208,
+	14831056256, 14839444352, 14847836032, 14856222848, 14864612992,
+	14872997504, 14881388672, 14889775744, 14898165376, 14906553472,
+	14914944896, 14923329664, 14931721856, 14940109696, 14948497024,
+	14956887424, 14965276544, 14973663616, 14982053248, 14990439808,
+	14998830976, 15007216768, 15015605888, 15023995264, 15032385152,
+	15040768384, 15049154944, 15057549184, 15065939072, 15074328448,
+	15082715008, 15091104128, 15099493504, 15107879296, 15116269184,
+	15124659584, 15133042304, 15141431936, 15149824384, 15158214272,
+	15166602368, 15174991232, 15183378304, 15191760512, 15200154496,
+	15208542592, 15216931712, 15225323392, 15233708416, 15242098048,
+	15250489216, 15258875264, 15267265408, 15275654528, 15284043136,
+	15292431488, 15300819584, 15309208192, 15317596544, 15325986176,
+	15334374784, 15342763648, 15351151744, 15359540608, 15367929728,
+	15376318336, 15384706432, 15393092992, 15401481856, 15409869952,
+	15418258816, 15426649984, 15435037568, 15443425664, 15451815296,
+	15460203392, 15468589184, 15476979328, 15485369216, 15493755776,
+	15502146944, 15510534272, 15518924416, 15527311232, 15535699072,
+	15544089472, 15552478336, 15560866688, 15569254528, 15577642624,
+	15586031488, 15594419072, 15602809472, 15611199104, 15619586432,
+	15627975296, 15636364928, 15644753792, 15653141888, 15661529216,
+	15669918848, 15678305152, 15686696576, 15695083136, 15703474048,
+	15711861632, 15720251264, 15728636288, 15737027456, 15745417088,
+	15753804928, 15762194048, 15770582656, 15778971008, 15787358336,
+	15795747712, 15804132224, 15812523392, 15820909696, 15829300096,
+	15837691264, 15846071936, 15854466944, 15862855808, 15871244672,
+	15879634816, 15888020608, 15896409728, 15904799104, 15913185152,
+	15921577088, 15929966464, 15938354816, 15946743424, 15955129472,
+	15963519872, 15971907968, 15980296064, 15988684928, 15997073024,
+	16005460864, 16013851264, 16022241152, 16030629248, 16039012736,
+	16047406976, 16055794816, 16064181376, 16072571264, 16080957824,
+	16089346688, 16097737856, 16106125184, 16114514816, 16122904192,
+	16131292544, 16139678848, 16148066944, 16156453504, 16164839552,
+	16173236096, 16181623424, 16190012032, 16198401152, 16206790528,
+	16215177344, 16223567744, 16231956352, 16240344704, 16248731008,
+	16257117824, 16265504384, 16273898624, 16282281856, 16290668672,
+	16299064192, 16307449216, 16315842176, 16324230016, 16332613504,
+	16341006464, 16349394304, 16357783168, 16366172288, 16374561664,
+	16382951296, 16391337856, 16399726208, 16408116352, 16416505472,
+	16424892032, 16433282176, 16441668224, 16450058624, 16458448768,
+	16466836864, 16475224448, 16483613056, 16492001408, 16500391808,
+	16508779648, 16517166976, 16525555328, 16533944192, 16542330752,
+	16550719616, 16559110528, 16567497088, 16575888512, 16584274816,
+	16592665472, 16601051008, 16609442944, 16617832064, 16626218624,
+	16634607488, 16642996096, 16651385728, 16659773824, 16668163712,
+	16676552576, 16684938112, 16693328768, 16701718144, 16710095488,
+	16718492288, 16726883968, 16735272832, 16743661184, 16752049792,
+	16760436608, 16768827008, 16777214336, 16785599104, 16793992832,
+	16802381696, 16810768768, 16819151744, 16827542656, 16835934848,
+	16844323712, 16852711552, 16861101952, 16869489536, 16877876864,
+	16886265728, 16894653056, 16903044736, 16911431296, 16919821696,
+	16928207488, 16936592768, 16944987776, 16953375616, 16961763968,
+	16970152832, 16978540928, 16986929536, 16995319168, 17003704448,
+	17012096896, 17020481152, 17028870784, 17037262208, 17045649536,
+	17054039936, 17062426496, 17070814336, 17079205504, 17087592064,
+	17095978112, 17104369024, 17112759424, 17121147776, 17129536384,
+	17137926016, 17146314368, 17154700928, 17163089792, 17171480192,
+	17179864192, 17188256896, 17196644992, 17205033856, 17213423488,
+	17221811072, 17230198912, 17238588032, 17246976896, 17255360384,
+	17263754624, 17272143232, 17280530048, 17288918912, 17297309312,
+	17305696384, 17314085504, 17322475136, 17330863744, 17339252096,
+	17347640192, 17356026496, 17364413824, 17372796544, 17381190016,
+	17389583488, 17397972608, 17406360704, 17414748544, 17423135872,
+	17431527296, 17439915904, 17448303232, 17456691584, 17465081728,
+	17473468288, 17481857408, 17490247552, 17498635904, 17507022464,
+	17515409024, 17523801728, 17532189824, 17540577664, 17548966016,
+	17557353344, 17565741184, 17574131584, 17582519168, 17590907008,
+	17599296128, 17607687808, 17616076672, 17624455808, 17632852352,
+	17641238656, 17649630848, 17658018944, 17666403968, 17674794112,
+	17683178368, 17691573376, 17699962496, 17708350592, 17716739968,
+	17725126528, 17733517184, 17741898112, 17750293888, 17758673024,
+	17767070336, 17775458432, 17783848832, 17792236928, 17800625536,
+	17809012352, 17817402752, 17825785984, 17834178944, 17842563968,
+	17850955648, 17859344512, 17867732864, 17876119424, 17884511872,
+	17892900224, 17901287296, 17909677696, 17918058112, 17926451072,
+	17934843776, 17943230848, 17951609216, 17960008576, 17968397696,
+	17976784256, 17985175424, 17993564032, 18001952128, 18010339712,
+	18018728576, 18027116672, 18035503232, 18043894144, 18052283264,
+	18060672128, 18069056384, 18077449856, 18085837184, 18094225792,
+	18102613376, 18111004544, 18119388544, 18127781248, 18136170368,
+	18144558976, 18152947328, 18161336192, 18169724288, 18178108544,
+	18186498944, 18194886784, 18203275648, 18211666048, 18220048768,
+	18228444544, 18236833408, 18245220736}
+
+// cacheSizes is a lookup table for the ethash verification cache size for the
+// first 2048 epochs (i.e. 61440000 blocks).
+var cacheSizes = []uint64{
+	16776896, 16907456, 17039296, 17170112, 17301056, 17432512, 17563072,
+	17693888, 17824192, 17955904, 18087488, 18218176, 18349504, 18481088,
+	18611392, 18742336, 18874304, 19004224, 19135936, 19267264, 19398208,
+	19529408, 19660096, 19791424, 19922752, 20053952, 20184896, 20315968,
+	20446912, 20576576, 20709184, 20840384, 20971072, 21102272, 21233216,
+	21364544, 21494848, 21626816, 21757376, 21887552, 22019392, 22151104,
+	22281536, 22412224, 22543936, 22675264, 22806464, 22935872, 23068096,
+	23198272, 23330752, 23459008, 23592512, 23723968, 23854912, 23986112,
+	24116672, 24247616, 24378688, 24509504, 24640832, 24772544, 24903488,
+	25034432, 25165376, 25296704, 25427392, 25558592, 25690048, 25820096,
+	25951936, 26081728, 26214208, 26345024, 26476096, 26606656, 26737472,
+	26869184, 26998208, 27131584, 27262528, 27393728, 27523904, 27655744,
+	27786688, 27917888, 28049344, 28179904, 28311488, 28441792, 28573504,
+	28700864, 28835648, 28966208, 29096768, 29228608, 29359808, 29490752,
+	29621824, 29752256, 29882816, 30014912, 30144448, 30273728, 30406976,
+	30538432, 30670784, 30799936, 30932672, 31063744, 31195072, 31325248,
+	31456192, 31588288, 31719232, 31850432, 31981504, 32110784, 32243392,
+	32372672, 32505664, 32636608, 32767808, 32897344, 33029824, 33160768,
+	33289664, 33423296, 33554368, 33683648, 33816512, 33947456, 34076992,
+	34208704, 34340032, 34471744, 34600256, 34734016, 34864576, 34993984,
+	35127104, 35258176, 35386688, 35518528, 35650624, 35782336, 35910976,
+	36044608, 36175808, 36305728, 36436672, 36568384, 36699968, 36830656,
+	36961984, 37093312, 37223488, 37355072, 37486528, 37617472, 37747904,
+	37879232, 38009792, 38141888, 38272448, 38403392, 38535104, 38660672,
+	38795584, 38925632, 39059264, 39190336, 39320768, 39452096, 39581632,
+	39713984, 39844928, 39974848, 40107968, 40238144, 40367168, 40500032,
+	40631744, 40762816, 40894144, 41023552, 41155904, 41286208, 41418304,
+	41547712, 41680448, 41811904, 41942848, 42073792, 42204992, 42334912,
+	42467008, 42597824, 42729152, 42860096, 42991552, 43122368, 43253696,
+	43382848, 43515712, 43646912, 43777088, 43907648, 44039104, 44170432,
+	44302144, 44433344, 44564288, 44694976, 44825152, 44956864, 45088448,
+	45219008, 45350464, 45481024, 45612608, 45744064, 45874496, 46006208,
+	46136768, 46267712, 46399424, 46529344, 46660672, 46791488, 46923328,
+	47053504, 47185856, 47316928, 47447872, 47579072, 47710144, 47839936,
+	47971648, 48103232, 48234176, 48365248, 48496192, 48627136, 48757312,
+	48889664, 49020736, 49149248, 49283008, 49413824, 49545152, 49675712,
+	49807168, 49938368, 50069056, 50200256, 50331584, 50462656, 50593472,
+	50724032, 50853952, 50986048, 51117632, 51248576, 51379904, 51510848,
+	51641792, 51773248, 51903296, 52035136, 52164032, 52297664, 52427968,
+	52557376, 52690112, 52821952, 52952896, 53081536, 53213504, 53344576,
+	53475776, 53608384, 53738816, 53870528, 54000832, 54131776, 54263744,
+	54394688, 54525248, 54655936, 54787904, 54918592, 55049152, 55181248,
+	55312064, 55442752, 55574336, 55705024, 55836224, 55967168, 56097856,
+	56228672, 56358592, 56490176, 56621888, 56753728, 56884928, 57015488,
+	57146816, 57278272, 57409216, 57540416, 57671104, 57802432, 57933632,
+	58064576, 58195264, 58326976, 58457408, 58588864, 58720192, 58849984,
+	58981696, 59113024, 59243456, 59375552, 59506624, 59637568, 59768512,
+	59897792, 60030016, 60161984, 60293056, 60423872, 60554432, 60683968,
+	60817216, 60948032, 61079488, 61209664, 61341376, 61471936, 61602752,
+	61733696, 61865792, 61996736, 62127808, 62259136, 62389568, 62520512,
+	62651584, 62781632, 62910784, 63045056, 63176128, 63307072, 63438656,
+	63569216, 63700928, 63831616, 63960896, 64093888, 64225088, 64355392,
+	64486976, 64617664, 64748608, 64879424, 65009216, 65142464, 65273792,
+	65402816, 65535424, 65666752, 65797696, 65927744, 66060224, 66191296,
+	66321344, 66453056, 66584384, 66715328, 66846656, 66977728, 67108672,
+	67239104, 67370432, 67501888, 67631296, 67763776, 67895104, 68026304,
+	68157248, 68287936, 68419264, 68548288, 68681408, 68811968, 68942912,
+	69074624, 69205568, 69337024, 69467584, 69599168, 69729472, 69861184,
+	69989824, 70122944, 70253888, 70385344, 70515904, 70647232, 70778816,
+	70907968, 71040832, 71171648, 71303104, 71432512, 71564992, 71695168,
+	71826368, 71958464, 72089536, 72219712, 72350144, 72482624, 72613568,
+	72744512, 72875584, 73006144, 73138112, 73268672, 73400128, 73530944,
+	73662272, 73793344, 73924544, 74055104, 74185792, 74316992, 74448832,
+	74579392, 74710976, 74841664, 74972864, 75102784, 75233344, 75364544,
+	75497024, 75627584, 75759296, 75890624, 76021696, 76152256, 76283072,
+	76414144, 76545856, 76676672, 76806976, 76937792, 77070016, 77200832,
+	77331392, 77462464, 77593664, 77725376, 77856448, 77987776, 78118336,
+	78249664, 78380992, 78511424, 78642496, 78773056, 78905152, 79033664,
+	79166656, 79297472, 79429568, 79560512, 79690816, 79822784, 79953472,
+	80084672, 80214208, 80346944, 80477632, 80608576, 80740288, 80870848,
+	81002048, 81133504, 81264448, 81395648, 81525952, 81657536, 81786304,
+	81919808, 82050112, 82181312, 82311616, 82443968, 82573376, 82705984,
+	82835776, 82967744, 83096768, 83230528, 83359552, 83491264, 83622464,
+	83753536, 83886016, 84015296, 84147776, 84277184, 84409792, 84540608,
+	84672064, 84803008, 84934336, 85065152, 85193792, 85326784, 85458496,
+	85589312, 85721024, 85851968, 85982656, 86112448, 86244416, 86370112,
+	86506688, 86637632, 86769344, 86900672, 87031744, 87162304, 87293632,
+	87424576, 87555392, 87687104, 87816896, 87947968, 88079168, 88211264,
+	88341824, 88473152, 88603712, 88735424, 88862912, 88996672, 89128384,
+	89259712, 89390272, 89521984, 89652544, 89783872, 89914816, 90045376,
+	90177088, 90307904, 90438848, 90569152, 90700096, 90832832, 90963776,
+	91093696, 91223744, 91356992, 91486784, 91618496, 91749824, 91880384,
+	92012224, 92143552, 92273344, 92405696, 92536768, 92666432, 92798912,
+	92926016, 93060544, 93192128, 93322816, 93453632, 93583936, 93715136,
+	93845056, 93977792, 94109504, 94240448, 94371776, 94501184, 94632896,
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diff --git a/pow/ethash_test.go b/pow/ethash_algo_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pow/ethash_test.go
rename to pow/ethash_algo_test.go
index 43d899e21..253ddfa72 100644
--- a/pow/ethash_test.go
+++ b/pow/ethash_algo_test.go
@@ -675,14 +675,14 @@ func TestHashimoto(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Becnhmarks the cache generation performance.
+// Benchmarks the cache generation performance.
 func BenchmarkCacheGeneration(b *testing.B) {
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		generateCache(cacheSize(1), make([]byte, 32))
 	}
 }
 
-// Becnhmarks the dataset (small) generation performance.
+// Benchmarks the dataset (small) generation performance.
 func BenchmarkSmallDatasetGeneration(b *testing.B) {
 	rawCache := generateCache(65536, make([]byte, 32))
 	cache := prepare(uint64(len(rawCache)), bytes.NewReader(rawCache))
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ func BenchmarkSmallDatasetGeneration(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Becnhmarks the light verification performace.
+// Benchmarks the light verification performance.
 func BenchmarkHashimotoLight(b *testing.B) {
 	var (
 		rawCache = generateCache(cacheSize(1), make([]byte, 32))
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ func BenchmarkHashimotoLight(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Becnhmarks the full (small) verification performace.
+// Benchmarks the full (small) verification performance.
 func BenchmarkHashimotoFullSmall(b *testing.B) {
 	var (
 		rawCache   = generateCache(65536, make([]byte, 32))
diff --git a/pow/pow.go b/pow/pow.go
index 592d96475..4849adb3e 100644
--- a/pow/pow.go
+++ b/pow/pow.go
@@ -16,9 +16,43 @@
 
 package pow
 
-type PoW interface {
-	Search(block Block, stop <-chan struct{}, index int) (uint64, []byte)
-	Verify(block Block) bool
-	GetHashrate() int64
-	Turbo(bool)
+import (
+	"math/big"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+)
+
+type Block interface {
+	Difficulty() *big.Int
+	HashNoNonce() common.Hash
+	Nonce() uint64
+	MixDigest() common.Hash
+	NumberU64() uint64
 }
+
+type ChainManager interface {
+	GetBlockByNumber(uint64) *types.Block
+	CurrentBlock() *types.Block
+}
+
+type PoW interface {
+	Verify(block Block) error
+	Search(block Block, stop <-chan struct{}) (uint64, []byte)
+	Hashrate() float64
+}
+
+// FakePow is a non-validating proof of work implementation.
+// It returns true from Verify for any block.
+type FakePow struct{}
+
+// Verify implements PoW, returning a success for an input.
+func (pow FakePow) Verify(block Block) error { return nil }
+
+// Search implements PoW, returning the nonce 0 for any call.
+func (pow FakePow) Search(block Block, stop <-chan struct{}) (uint64, []byte) {
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+// Hashrate implements PoW, returning 0.
+func (pow FakePow) Hashrate() float64 { return 0 }
diff --git a/tests/block_test_util.go b/tests/block_test_util.go
index 06792cac1..456a4ccb8 100644
--- a/tests/block_test_util.go
+++ b/tests/block_test_util.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func runBlockTest(homesteadBlock, daoForkBlock, gasPriceFork *big.Int, test *Blo
 	core.WriteHeadBlockHash(db, test.Genesis.Hash())
 	evmux := new(event.TypeMux)
 	config := &params.ChainConfig{HomesteadBlock: homesteadBlock, DAOForkBlock: daoForkBlock, DAOForkSupport: true, EIP150Block: gasPriceFork}
-	chain, err := core.NewBlockChain(db, config, ethash.NewShared(), evmux, vm.Config{})
+	chain, err := core.NewBlockChain(db, config, pow.NewSharedEthash(), evmux, vm.Config{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}