diff --git a/core/plugin_hooks.go b/core/plugin_hooks.go
index ffd9ff1b9..0d6661741 100644
--- a/core/plugin_hooks.go
+++ b/core/plugin_hooks.go
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+  "encoding/json"
   "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
   "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
   "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins"
   "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
   "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
+  "github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/core"
 )
 
 func PluginPreProcessBlock(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, block *types.Block) {
   fnList := pl.Lookup("PreProcessBlock", func(item interface{}) bool {
-    _, ok := item.(func([]byte))
+    _, ok := item.(func(core.Hash, uint64, []byte))
     return ok
   })
   encoded, _ := rlp.EncodeToBytes(block)
   for _, fni := range fnList {
-    if fn, ok := fni.(func([]byte)); ok {
-      fn(encoded)
+    if fn, ok := fni.(func(core.Hash, uint64, []byte)); ok {
+      fn(core.Hash(block.Hash()), block.NumberU64(), encoded)
     }
   }
 }
@@ -29,14 +31,13 @@ func pluginPreProcessBlock(block *types.Block) {
 }
 func PluginPreProcessTransaction(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, tx *types.Transaction, block *types.Block, i int) {
   fnList := pl.Lookup("PreProcessTransaction", func(item interface{}) bool {
-    _, ok := item.(func([]byte, []byte, int))
+    _, ok := item.(func([]byte, core.Hash, core.Hash, int))
     return ok
   })
   txBytes, _ := tx.MarshalBinary()
-  blockBytes, _ := rlp.EncodeToBytes(block)
   for _, fni := range fnList {
-    if fn, ok := fni.(func([]byte, []byte, int)); ok {
-      fn(txBytes, blockBytes, i)
+    if fn, ok := fni.(func([]byte, core.Hash, core.Hash, int)); ok {
+      fn(txBytes, core.Hash(tx.Hash()), core.Hash(block.Hash()), i)
     }
   }
 }
@@ -49,12 +50,12 @@ func pluginPreProcessTransaction(tx *types.Transaction, block *types.Block, i in
 }
 func PluginBlockProcessingError(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, tx *types.Transaction, block *types.Block, err error) {
   fnList := pl.Lookup("BlockProcessingError", func(item interface{}) bool {
-    _, ok := item.(func(*types.Transaction, *types.Block, error))
+    _, ok := item.(func(core.Hash, core.Hash, error))
     return ok
   })
   for _, fni := range fnList {
-    if fn, ok := fni.(func(*types.Transaction, *types.Block, error)); ok {
-      fn(tx, block, err)
+    if fn, ok := fni.(func(core.Hash, core.Hash, error)); ok {
+      fn(core.Hash(tx.Hash()), core.Hash(block.Hash()), err)
     }
   }
 }
@@ -67,12 +68,13 @@ func pluginBlockProcessingError(tx *types.Transaction, block *types.Block, err e
 }
 func PluginPostProcessTransaction(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, tx *types.Transaction, block *types.Block, i int, receipt *types.Receipt) {
   fnList := pl.Lookup("PostProcessTransaction", func(item interface{}) bool {
-    _, ok := item.(func(*types.Transaction, *types.Block, int, *types.Receipt))
+    _, ok := item.(func(core.Hash, core.Hash, int, []byte))
     return ok
   })
+  receiptBytes, _ := json.Marshal(receipt)
   for _, fni := range fnList {
-    if fn, ok := fni.(func(*types.Transaction, *types.Block, int, *types.Receipt)); ok {
-      fn(tx, block, i, receipt)
+    if fn, ok := fni.(func(core.Hash, core.Hash, int, []byte)); ok {
+      fn(core.Hash(tx.Hash()), core.Hash(block.Hash()), i, receiptBytes)
     }
   }
 }
@@ -85,12 +87,12 @@ func pluginPostProcessTransaction(tx *types.Transaction, block *types.Block, i i
 }
 func PluginPostProcessBlock(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, block *types.Block) {
   fnList := pl.Lookup("PostProcessBlock", func(item interface{}) bool {
-    _, ok := item.(func(*types.Block))
+    _, ok := item.(func(core.Hash))
     return ok
   })
   for _, fni := range fnList {
-    if fn, ok := fni.(func(*types.Block)); ok {
-      fn(block)
+    if fn, ok := fni.(func(core.Hash)); ok {
+      fn(core.Hash(block.Hash()))
     }
   }
 }
@@ -105,12 +107,17 @@ func pluginPostProcessBlock(block *types.Block) {
 
 func PluginNewHead(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, block *types.Block, hash common.Hash, logs []*types.Log) {
   fnList := pl.Lookup("NewHead", func(item interface{}) bool {
-    _, ok := item.(func(*types.Block, common.Hash, []*types.Log))
+    _, ok := item.(func([]byte, core.Hash, [][]byte))
     return ok
   })
+  blockBytes, _ := rlp.EncodeToBytes(block)
+  logBytes := make([][]byte, len(logs))
+  for i, l := range logs {
+    logBytes[i], _ = rlp.EncodeToBytes(l)
+  }
   for _, fni := range fnList {
-    if fn, ok := fni.(func(*types.Block, common.Hash, []*types.Log)); ok {
-      fn(block, hash, logs)
+    if fn, ok := fni.(func([]byte, core.Hash, [][]byte)); ok {
+      fn(blockBytes, core.Hash(hash), logBytes)
     }
   }
 }
@@ -124,12 +131,17 @@ func pluginNewHead(block *types.Block, hash common.Hash, logs []*types.Log) {
 
 func PluginNewSideBlock(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, block *types.Block, hash common.Hash, logs []*types.Log) {
   fnList := pl.Lookup("NewSideBlock", func(item interface{}) bool {
-    _, ok := item.(func(*types.Block, common.Hash, []*types.Log))
+    _, ok := item.(func([]byte, core.Hash, [][]byte))
     return ok
   })
+  blockBytes, _ := rlp.EncodeToBytes(block)
+  logBytes := make([][]byte, len(logs))
+  for i, l := range logs {
+    logBytes[i], _ = rlp.EncodeToBytes(l)
+  }
   for _, fni := range fnList {
-    if fn, ok := fni.(func(*types.Block, common.Hash, []*types.Log)); ok {
-      fn(block, hash, logs)
+    if fn, ok := fni.(func([]byte, core.Hash, [][]byte)); ok {
+      fn(blockBytes, core.Hash(hash), logBytes)
     }
   }
 }
@@ -143,12 +155,20 @@ func pluginNewSideBlock(block *types.Block, hash common.Hash, logs []*types.Log)
 
 func PluginReorg(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, commonBlock *types.Block, oldChain, newChain types.Blocks) {
   fnList := pl.Lookup("Reorg", func(item interface{}) bool {
-    _, ok := item.(func(common *types.Block, oldChain, newChain types.Blocks))
+    _, ok := item.(func(core.Hash, []core.Hash, []core.Hash))
     return ok
   })
+  oldChainHashes := make([]core.Hash, len(oldChain))
+  for i, block := range oldChain {
+    oldChainHashes[i] = core.Hash(block.Hash())
+  }
+  newChainHashes := make([]core.Hash, len(newChain))
+  for i, block := range newChain {
+    newChainHashes[i] = core.Hash(block.Hash())
+  }
   for _, fni := range fnList {
-    if fn, ok := fni.(func(common *types.Block, oldChain, newChain types.Blocks)); ok {
-      fn(commonBlock, oldChain, newChain)
+    if fn, ok := fni.(func(core.Hash, []core.Hash, []core.Hash)); ok {
+      fn(core.Hash(commonBlock.Hash()), oldChainHashes, newChainHashes)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/state/plugin_hooks.go b/core/state/plugin_hooks.go
index ecafcdfab..46933901b 100644
--- a/core/state/plugin_hooks.go
+++ b/core/state/plugin_hooks.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 func PluginStateUpdate(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, blockRoot, parentRoot common.Hash, destructs map[common.Hash]struct{}, accounts map[common.Hash][]byte, storage map[common.Hash]map[common.Hash][]byte) {
 	fnList := pl.Lookup("StateUpdate", func(item interface{}) bool {
-		_, ok := item.(func(common.Hash, common.Hash, map[common.Hash]struct{}, map[common.Hash][]byte, map[common.Hash]map[common.Hash][]byte))
+		_, ok := item.(func(core.Hash, core.Hash, map[core.Hash]struct{}, map[core.Hash][]byte, map[core.Hash]map[core.Hash][]byte))
 		return ok
 	})
 	coreDestructs := make(map[core.Hash]struct{})
diff --git a/plugins/plugin_loader.go b/plugins/plugin_loader.go
index 7cd4abd31..358cb6285 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin_loader.go
+++ b/plugins/plugin_loader.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 )
 
@@ -156,3 +157,20 @@ func ParseFlags(args []string) bool {
 	}
 	return DefaultPluginLoader.ParseFlags(args)
 }
+
+
+type feedWrapper struct {
+	feed *event.Feed
+}
+
+func (f *feedWrapper) Send(item interface{}) int {
+	return f.feed.Send(item)
+}
+
+func (f *feedWrapper) Subscribe(ch interface{}) core.Subscription {
+	return f.feed.Subscribe(ch)
+}
+
+func (pl *PluginLoader) GetFeed() core.Feed {
+	return &feedWrapper{&event.Feed{}}
+}
diff --git a/rpc/plugin_subscriptions.go b/rpc/plugin_subscriptions.go
index 165717176..ac8282925 100644
--- a/rpc/plugin_subscriptions.go
+++ b/rpc/plugin_subscriptions.go
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ func callbackifyChanPubSub(receiver, fn reflect.Value) *callback {
 					if !recvOK {
 						return
 					}
-					notifier.Notify(rpcSub.ID, val.Interface())
+					if err := notifier.Notify(rpcSub.ID, val.Interface()); err != nil {
+						log.Warn("Subscription notification failed", "id", rpcSub.ID, "err", err)
+					}
 				case 1:
 					cancel()
 					return
@@ -126,15 +128,10 @@ func pluginExtendedCallbacks(callbacks map[string]*callback, receiver reflect.Va
 		if method.PkgPath != "" {
 			continue // method not exported
 		}
-		if method.Name == "Timer" {
-			methodType := method.Func.Type()
-			log.Info("Timer method", "in", methodType.NumIn(), "out", methodType.NumOut(), "contextType", isContextType(methodType.In(1)), "chanType", isChanType(methodType.Out(0)), "chandir", methodType.Out(0).ChanDir() & reflect.RecvDir == reflect.RecvDir, "errorType", isErrorType(methodType.Out(1)))
-		}
 		if isChanPubsub(method.Type) {
 			cb := callbackifyChanPubSub(receiver, method.Func)
 			name := formatName(method.Name)
 			callbacks[name] = cb
-			log.Info("Added chanPubsub", "name", name, "args", cb.argTypes)
 		}
 	}
 }