diff --git a/examples/ping-pong/ping-client.go b/examples/ping-pong/ping-client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6f0484
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+++ b/examples/ping-pong/ping-client.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/base64"
+    "fmt"
+    "os"
+    "time"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	"github.com/nymtech/nym-mixnet/client"
+	"github.com/nymtech/nym-mixnet/config"
+	clientConfig "github.com/nymtech/nym-mixnet/client/config"
+    //"./message/message.pb.go"
+	"github.com/nymtech/demo-mixnet-chat-client/message"
+)
+
+func createMessagePayload(
+    client client.NetClient, msg string) ([]byte, error) {
+
+	protoPayload := &message.ChatMessage{
+		Content:                 []byte(msg),
+		SenderPublicKey:         client.GetPublicKey().Bytes(),
+		SenderProviderPublicKey: nil,
+		MessageNonce:            110,
+		SenderTimestamp:         time.Now().UnixNano(),
+		Signature:               nil, // will be done later
+	}
+
+	return proto.Marshal(protoPayload)
+}
+
+func parseReceivedMessages(msgs [][]byte) []*message.ChatMessage {
+	parsedMsgs := make([]*message.ChatMessage, 0, len(msgs))
+	if msgs == nil {
+		return parsedMsgs
+	}
+	for _, msg := range msgs {
+		if msg != nil {
+			parsedMsg := &message.ChatMessage{}
+			if err := proto.Unmarshal(msg, parsedMsg); err == nil {
+				parsedMsgs = append(parsedMsgs, parsedMsg)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// for now completely ignore ordering
+	return parsedMsgs
+}
+
+func main() {
+    fmt.Println("Simple chat demo")
+
+    configPath := "/home/nar/.loopix/clients/amir/config/config.toml"
+
+	cfg, err := clientConfig.LoadFile(configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Could not load the config file: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	mixClient, err := client.NewClient(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Could not create client: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+    err = mixClient.UpdateNetworkView()
+    if err != nil {
+        panic("bad die die")
+    }
+
+    var recipient config.ClientConfig
+    for _, remote := range mixClient.Network.Clients {
+	    b64Key := base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString(remote.PubKey)
+        if b64Key == "F9xzbjnMQVN4ZidcqN2ip9kVnI9wbS39aVayZGiMihY=" {
+            recipient = remote
+        }
+    }
+
+    b64Key := base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString(recipient.PubKey)
+    fmt.Println(b64Key)
+
+    mixClient.Start()
+
+    //message := []byte(`{"command": "fetch_history", "id": null, "client": "4JEtSrKsonmBuDvxJ9nITSu7iC4f8reutXRAVugPgS4=", "data": ["mtovQPnUuCeAUJkhqZn5vJ99vxJYNGXoEn"]}`)
+    message := []byte("ping")
+	if err := mixClient.SendMessage(message, recipient);
+        err != nil {
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error send message: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	heartbeat := time.NewTicker(50 * time.Millisecond)
+loop:
+    for {
+        select {
+        case <-heartbeat.C:
+            msgs := mixClient.GetReceivedMessages()
+            if len(msgs) > 0 {
+				for _, msg := range msgs {
+                    fmt.Println(string(msg))
+                }
+                break loop
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/examples/ping-pong/pong-server.go b/examples/ping-pong/pong-server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..680ea61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ping-pong/pong-server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/base64"
+    "fmt"
+    "os"
+    "time"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	"github.com/nymtech/nym-mixnet/client"
+	"github.com/nymtech/nym-mixnet/config"
+	clientConfig "github.com/nymtech/nym-mixnet/client/config"
+    //"./message/message.pb.go"
+	"github.com/nymtech/demo-mixnet-chat-client/message"
+)
+
+func createMessagePayload(
+    client client.NetClient, msg string) ([]byte, error) {
+
+	protoPayload := &message.ChatMessage{
+		Content:                 []byte(msg),
+		SenderPublicKey:         client.GetPublicKey().Bytes(),
+		SenderProviderPublicKey: nil,
+		MessageNonce:            110,
+		SenderTimestamp:         time.Now().UnixNano(),
+		Signature:               nil, // will be done later
+	}
+
+	return proto.Marshal(protoPayload)
+}
+
+func parseReceivedMessages(msgs [][]byte) []*message.ChatMessage {
+	parsedMsgs := make([]*message.ChatMessage, 0, len(msgs))
+	if msgs == nil {
+		return parsedMsgs
+	}
+	for _, msg := range msgs {
+		if msg != nil {
+			parsedMsg := &message.ChatMessage{}
+			if err := proto.Unmarshal(msg, parsedMsg); err == nil {
+				parsedMsgs = append(parsedMsgs, parsedMsg)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// for now completely ignore ordering
+	return parsedMsgs
+}
+
+func main() {
+    fmt.Println("Pong server demo")
+
+    configPath := "/home/nar/.loopix/clients/alice/config/config.toml"
+
+	cfg, err := clientConfig.LoadFile(configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Could not load the config file: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	mixClient, err := client.NewClient(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Could not create client: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+    err = mixClient.UpdateNetworkView()
+    if err != nil {
+        panic("bad die die")
+    }
+
+    var recipient config.ClientConfig
+    for _, remote := range mixClient.Network.Clients {
+	    b64Key := base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString(remote.PubKey)
+        if b64Key == "4JEtSrKsonmBuDvxJ9nITSu7iC4f8reutXRAVugPgS4=" {
+            recipient = remote
+        }
+    }
+
+    b64Key := base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString(recipient.PubKey)
+    fmt.Println(b64Key)
+
+    mixClient.Start()
+
+	heartbeat := time.NewTicker(50 * time.Millisecond)
+loop:
+    for {
+        select {
+        case <-heartbeat.C:
+            msgs := mixClient.GetReceivedMessages()
+            if len(msgs) > 0 {
+				for _, msg := range msgs {
+                    fmt.Println(string(msg))
+                }
+                break loop
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    message := []byte("pong")
+	if err := mixClient.SendMessage(message, recipient);
+        err != nil {
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error send message: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+    time.Sleep(1000 * time.Millisecond)
+}
+