diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b3779e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+root = true
+
+[*]
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d90a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: ci
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  run-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Rust
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          profile: minimal
+          override: true
+
+      - name: Cache cargo registry
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cargo/registry
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: cargo test
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bad2a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug unit tests in library 'spaced'",
+            "cargo": {
+                "args": [
+                    "test",
+                    "--no-run",
+                    "--lib",
+                    "--package=spaced"
+                ],
+                "filter": {
+                    "name": "spaced",
+                    "kind": "lib"
+                }
+            },
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug executable 'space-cli'",
+            "cargo": {
+                "args": [
+                    "build",
+                    "--bin=space-cli",
+                    "--package=spaced"
+                ],
+                "filter": {
+                    "name": "space-cli",
+                    "kind": "bin"
+                }
+            },
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug unit tests in executable 'space-cli'",
+            "cargo": {
+                "args": [
+                    "test",
+                    "--no-run",
+                    "--bin=space-cli",
+                    "--package=spaced"
+                ],
+                "filter": {
+                    "name": "space-cli",
+                    "kind": "bin"
+                }
+            },
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug executable 'spaced'",
+            "cargo": {
+                "args": [
+                    "build",
+                    "--bin=spaced",
+                    "--package=spaced"
+                ],
+                "filter": {
+                    "name": "spaced",
+                    "kind": "bin"
+                }
+            },
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug unit tests in executable 'spaced'",
+            "cargo": {
+                "args": [
+                    "test",
+                    "--no-run",
+                    "--bin=spaced",
+                    "--package=spaced"
+                ],
+                "filter": {
+                    "name": "spaced",
+                    "kind": "bin"
+                }
+            },
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug unit tests in library 'protocol'",
+            "cargo": {
+                "args": [
+                    "test",
+                    "--no-run",
+                    "--lib",
+                    "--package=protocol"
+                ],
+                "filter": {
+                    "name": "protocol",
+                    "kind": "lib"
+                }
+            },
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug unit tests in library 'wallet'",
+            "cargo": {
+                "args": [
+                    "test",
+                    "--no-run",
+                    "--lib",
+                    "--package=wallet"
+                ],
+                "filter": {
+                    "name": "wallet",
+                    "kind": "lib"
+                }
+            },
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ea5d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "cSpell.words": [
+        "bitcoind",
+        "regtest",
+        "tempdir",
+        "tempfile"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 031c314..366d9a3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -17,6 +17,23 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f26201604c87b1e01bd3d98f8d5d9a8fcbb815e8cedb41ffccbeb4bf593a35fe"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "adler2"
+version = "2.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "512761e0bb2578dd7380c6baaa0f4ce03e84f95e960231d1dec8bf4d7d6e2627"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "aes"
+version = "0.8.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b169f7a6d4742236a0a00c541b845991d0ac43e546831af1249753ab4c3aa3a0"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cipher",
+ "cpufeatures",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "aho-corasick"
 version = "1.1.3"
@@ -87,6 +104,22 @@ version = "0.7.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "assert_cmd"
+version = "2.0.16"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dc1835b7f27878de8525dc71410b5a31cdcc5f230aed5ba5df968e09c201b23d"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstyle",
+ "bstr",
+ "doc-comment",
+ "libc",
+ "predicates",
+ "predicates-core",
+ "predicates-tree",
+ "wait-timeout",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "async-trait"
 version = "0.1.77"
@@ -120,7 +153,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
- "miniz_oxide",
+ "miniz_oxide 0.7.2",
  "object",
  "rustc-demangle",
 ]
@@ -153,6 +186,12 @@ version = "0.22.1"
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 checksum = "72b3254f16251a8381aa12e40e3c4d2f0199f8c6508fbecb9d91f575e0fbb8c6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "base64ct"
+version = "1.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8c3c1a368f70d6cf7302d78f8f7093da241fb8e8807c05cc9e51a125895a6d5b"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bdk_chain"
 version = "0.16.0"
@@ -307,6 +346,48 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bitcoincore-rpc"
+version = "0.19.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "aedd23ae0fd321affb4bbbc36126c6f49a32818dc6b979395d24da8c9d4e80ee"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitcoincore-rpc-json",
+ "jsonrpc",
+ "log",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bitcoincore-rpc-json"
+version = "0.19.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d8909583c5fab98508e80ef73e5592a651c954993dc6b7739963257d19f0e71a"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitcoin",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bitcoind"
+version = "0.36.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3ee5cf6a9903ff9cc808494c1232b0e9f6eef6600913d0d69fe1cb5c428f25b9"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "bitcoin_hashes 0.14.0",
+ "bitcoincore-rpc",
+ "flate2",
+ "log",
+ "minreq",
+ "tar",
+ "tempfile",
+ "which",
+ "zip",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
 version = "1.3.2"
@@ -337,23 +418,65 @@ dependencies = [
  "generic-array",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bstr"
+version = "1.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "40723b8fb387abc38f4f4a37c09073622e41dd12327033091ef8950659e6dc0c"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+ "regex-automata",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bumpalo"
 version = "3.15.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7ff69b9dd49fd426c69a0db9fc04dd934cdb6645ff000864d98f7e2af8830eaa"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "byteorder"
+version = "1.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1fd0f2584146f6f2ef48085050886acf353beff7305ebd1ae69500e27c67f64b"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bytes"
 version = "1.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a2bd12c1caf447e69cd4528f47f94d203fd2582878ecb9e9465484c4148a8223"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bzip2"
+version = "0.4.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bdb116a6ef3f6c3698828873ad02c3014b3c85cadb88496095628e3ef1e347f8"
+dependencies = [
+ "bzip2-sys",
+ "libc",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bzip2-sys"
+version = "0.1.11+1.0.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "736a955f3fa7875102d57c82b8cac37ec45224a07fd32d58f9f7a186b6cd4cdc"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+ "pkg-config",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
 version = "1.0.90"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8cd6604a82acf3039f1144f54b8eb34e91ffba622051189e71b781822d5ee1f5"
+dependencies = [
+ "jobserver",
+ "libc",
+]
 
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 name = "cfg-if"
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fd16c4719339c4530435d38e511904438d07cce7950afa3718a84ac36c10e89e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cipher"
+version = "0.4.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "773f3b9af64447d2ce9850330c473515014aa235e6a783b02db81ff39e4a3dad"
+dependencies = [
+ "crypto-common",
+ "inout",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
 version = "4.5.6"
@@ -413,6 +546,12 @@ version = "1.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0b6a852b24ab71dffc585bcb46eaf7959d175cb865a7152e35b348d1b2960422"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "constant_time_eq"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "245097e9a4535ee1e3e3931fcfcd55a796a44c643e8596ff6566d68f09b87bbc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "core-foundation"
 version = "0.9.4"
@@ -438,6 +577,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
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+[[package]]
+name = "crc32fast"
+version = "1.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a97769d94ddab943e4510d138150169a2758b5ef3eb191a9ee688de3e23ef7b3"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-utils"
+version = "0.8.20"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "22ec99545bb0ed0ea7bb9b8e1e9122ea386ff8a48c0922e43f36d45ab09e0e80"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crypto-common"
 version = "0.1.6"
@@ -458,6 +612,21 @@ dependencies = [
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+[[package]]
+name = "deranged"
+version = "0.3.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b42b6fa04a440b495c8b04d0e71b707c585f83cb9cb28cf8cd0d976c315e31b4"
+dependencies = [
+ "powerfmt",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "difflib"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6184e33543162437515c2e2b48714794e37845ec9851711914eec9d308f6ebe8"
+
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -475,6 +644,7 @@ checksum = "9ed9a281f7bc9b7576e61468ba615a66a5c8cfdff42420a70aa82701a3b1e292"
 dependencies = [
  "block-buffer 0.10.4",
  "crypto-common",
+ "subtle",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -498,6 +668,18 @@ dependencies = [
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+name = "doc-comment"
+version = "0.3.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fea41bba32d969b513997752735605054bc0dfa92b4c56bf1189f2e174be7a10"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "either"
+version = "1.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "60b1af1c220855b6ceac025d3f6ecdd2b7c4894bfe9cd9bda4fbb4bc7c0d4cf0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "encoding_rs"
 version = "0.8.34"
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+[[package]]
+name = "filetime"
+version = "0.2.23"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1ee447700ac8aa0b2f2bd7bc4462ad686ba06baa6727ac149a2d6277f0d240fd"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "redox_syscall 0.4.1",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "flate2"
+version = "1.0.33"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "324a1be68054ef05ad64b861cc9eaf1d623d2d8cb25b4bf2cb9cdd902b4bf253"
+dependencies = [
+ "crc32fast",
+ "miniz_oxide 0.8.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "float-cmp"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "98de4bbd547a563b716d8dfa9aad1cb19bfab00f4fa09a6a4ed21dbcf44ce9c4"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
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 version = "1.0.7"
@@ -787,6 +1000,24 @@ version = "0.1.1"
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 checksum = "3011d1213f159867b13cfd6ac92d2cd5f1345762c63be3554e84092d85a50bbd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hmac"
+version = "0.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6c49c37c09c17a53d937dfbb742eb3a961d65a994e6bcdcf37e7399d0cc8ab5e"
+dependencies = [
+ "digest 0.10.7",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "home"
+version = "0.5.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e3d1354bf6b7235cb4a0576c2619fd4ed18183f689b12b006a0ee7329eeff9a5"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.2.12"
@@ -994,6 +1225,15 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "inout"
+version = "0.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a0c10553d664a4d0bcff9f4215d0aac67a639cc68ef660840afe309b807bc9f5"
+dependencies = [
+ "generic-array",
+]
+
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 version = "2.9.0"
@@ -1012,6 +1252,15 @@ version = "1.0.10"
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+name = "jobserver"
+version = "0.1.32"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "48d1dbcbbeb6a7fec7e059840aa538bd62aaccf972c7346c4d9d2059312853d0"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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@@ -1028,6 +1277,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3662a38d341d77efecb73caf01420cfa5aa63c0253fd7bc05289ef9f6616e1bf"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.13.1",
+ "minreq",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
 ]
@@ -1248,6 +1498,30 @@ dependencies = [
  "adler",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "miniz_oxide"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e2d80299ef12ff69b16a84bb182e3b9df68b5a91574d3d4fa6e41b65deec4df1"
+dependencies = [
+ "adler2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "minreq"
+version = "2.12.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "763d142cdff44aaadd9268bebddb156ef6c65a0e13486bb81673cf2d8739f9b0"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "once_cell",
+ "rustls 0.21.10",
+ "rustls-webpki 0.101.7",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "webpki-roots",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mio"
 version = "0.8.11"
@@ -1288,6 +1562,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "normalize-line-endings"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "61807f77802ff30975e01f4f071c8ba10c022052f98b3294119f3e615d13e5be"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-conv"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "51d515d32fb182ee37cda2ccdcb92950d6a3c2893aa280e540671c2cd0f3b1d9"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-traits"
+version = "0.2.19"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "071dfc062690e90b734c0b2273ce72ad0ffa95f0c74596bc250dcfd960262841"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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@@ -1387,11 +1682,34 @@ checksum = "1e401f977ab385c9e4e3ab30627d6f26d00e2c73eef317493c4ec6d468726cf8"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
- "redox_syscall",
+ "redox_syscall 0.5.1",
  "smallvec",
  "windows-targets 0.52.4",
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+[[package]]
+name = "password-hash"
+version = "0.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7676374caaee8a325c9e7a2ae557f216c5563a171d6997b0ef8a65af35147700"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64ct",
+ "rand_core",
+ "subtle",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "pbkdf2"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "83a0692ec44e4cf1ef28ca317f14f8f07da2d95ec3fa01f86e4467b725e60917"
+dependencies = [
+ "digest 0.10.7",
+ "hmac",
+ "password-hash",
+ "sha2 0.10.8",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "percent-encoding"
 version = "2.3.1"
@@ -1436,12 +1754,48 @@ version = "0.3.30"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d231b230927b5e4ad203db57bbcbee2802f6bce620b1e4a9024a07d94e2907ec"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "powerfmt"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "439ee305def115ba05938db6eb1644ff94165c5ab5e9420d1c1bcedbba909391"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ppv-lite86"
 version = "0.2.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5b40af805b3121feab8a3c29f04d8ad262fa8e0561883e7653e024ae4479e6de"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "predicates"
+version = "3.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7e9086cc7640c29a356d1a29fd134380bee9d8f79a17410aa76e7ad295f42c97"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstyle",
+ "difflib",
+ "float-cmp",
+ "normalize-line-endings",
+ "predicates-core",
+ "regex",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "predicates-core"
+version = "1.0.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ae8177bee8e75d6846599c6b9ff679ed51e882816914eec639944d7c9aa11931"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "predicates-tree"
+version = "1.0.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "41b740d195ed3166cd147c8047ec98db0e22ec019eb8eeb76d343b795304fb13"
+dependencies = [
+ "predicates-core",
+ "termtree",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro-crate"
 version = "3.1.0"
@@ -1510,6 +1864,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "getrandom",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_syscall"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4722d768eff46b75989dd134e5c353f0d6296e5aaa3132e776cbdb56be7731aa"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_syscall"
 version = "0.5.1"
@@ -1899,6 +2262,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "opaque-debug",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sha1"
+version = "0.10.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e3bf829a2d51ab4a5ddf1352d8470c140cadc8301b2ae1789db023f01cedd6ba"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "digest 0.10.7",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sha2"
 version = "0.10.6"
@@ -1909,6 +2283,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest 0.10.7",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sha2"
+version = "0.10.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "793db75ad2bcafc3ffa7c68b215fee268f537982cd901d132f89c6343f3a3dc8"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "digest 0.10.7",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "signal-hook-registry"
 version = "1.4.2"
@@ -1964,8 +2349,10 @@ name = "spaced"
 version = "0.0.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "assert_cmd",
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "bincode 2.0.0-rc.3",
+ "bitcoind",
  "clap",
  "ctrlc",
  "directories",
@@ -1974,6 +2361,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "jsonrpsee",
  "log",
+ "predicates",
  "protocol",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
@@ -1993,7 +2381,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bincode 2.0.0-rc.3",
  "hex",
  "libc",
- "sha2",
+ "sha2 0.10.6",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2052,6 +2440,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tar"
+version = "0.4.41"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cb797dad5fb5b76fcf519e702f4a589483b5ef06567f160c392832c1f5e44909"
+dependencies = [
+ "filetime",
+ "libc",
+ "xattr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tempfile"
 version = "3.10.1"
@@ -2064,20 +2463,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "termtree"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3369f5ac52d5eb6ab48c6b4ffdc8efbcad6b89c765749064ba298f2c68a16a76"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.60"
+version = "1.0.63"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "579e9083ca58dd9dcf91a9923bb9054071b9ebbd800b342194c9feb0ee89fc18"
+checksum = "c0342370b38b6a11b6cc11d6a805569958d54cfa061a29969c3b5ce2ea405724"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.60"
+version = "1.0.63"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e2470041c06ec3ac1ab38d0356a6119054dedaea53e12fbefc0de730a1c08524"
+checksum = "a4558b58466b9ad7ca0f102865eccc95938dca1a74a856f2b57b6629050da261"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -2093,6 +2498,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "num_cpus",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "time"
+version = "0.3.36"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5dfd88e563464686c916c7e46e623e520ddc6d79fa6641390f2e3fa86e83e885"
+dependencies = [
+ "deranged",
+ "num-conv",
+ "powerfmt",
+ "serde",
+ "time-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "time-core"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ef927ca75afb808a4d64dd374f00a2adf8d0fcff8e7b184af886c3c87ec4a3f3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tinyvec"
 version = "1.6.0"
@@ -2385,6 +2809,15 @@ version = "0.0.13"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9dcc60c0624df774c82a0ef104151231d37da4962957d691c011c852b2473314"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wait-timeout"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9f200f5b12eb75f8c1ed65abd4b2db8a6e1b138a20de009dacee265a2498f3f6"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "wallet"
 version = "0.0.2"
@@ -2496,6 +2929,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "webpki-roots"
+version = "0.25.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5f20c57d8d7db6d3b86154206ae5d8fba62dd39573114de97c2cb0578251f8e1"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "which"
+version = "4.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "87ba24419a2078cd2b0f2ede2691b6c66d8e47836da3b6db8265ebad47afbfc7"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+ "home",
+ "once_cell",
+ "rustix",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.48.0"
@@ -2656,8 +3107,68 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "xattr"
+version = "1.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8da84f1a25939b27f6820d92aed108f83ff920fdf11a7b19366c27c4cda81d4f"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "linux-raw-sys",
+ "rustix",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zeroize"
 version = "1.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "525b4ec142c6b68a2d10f01f7bbf6755599ca3f81ea53b8431b7dd348f5fdb2d"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zip"
+version = "0.6.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "760394e246e4c28189f19d488c058bf16f564016aefac5d32bb1f3b51d5e9261"
+dependencies = [
+ "aes",
+ "byteorder",
+ "bzip2",
+ "constant_time_eq",
+ "crc32fast",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+ "flate2",
+ "hmac",
+ "pbkdf2",
+ "sha1",
+ "time",
+ "zstd",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zstd"
+version = "0.11.2+zstd.1.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "20cc960326ece64f010d2d2107537f26dc589a6573a316bd5b1dba685fa5fde4"
+dependencies = [
+ "zstd-safe",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zstd-safe"
+version = "5.0.2+zstd.1.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1d2a5585e04f9eea4b2a3d1eca508c4dee9592a89ef6f450c11719da0726f4db"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "zstd-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zstd-sys"
+version = "2.0.13+zstd.1.5.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "38ff0f21cfee8f97d94cef41359e0c89aa6113028ab0291aa8ca0038995a95aa"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "pkg-config",
+]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 50dfd1b..c76494f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 # Spaced - Bitcoin Spaces daemon
 
-Spaces is a naming protocol that leverages the existing infrastructure and security of Bitcoin without requiring a new blockchain or any modifications to Bitcoin itself [learn more](https://spacesprotocol.org). 
+Spaces is a naming protocol that leverages the existing infrastructure and security of Bitcoin without requiring a new blockchain or any modifications to Bitcoin itself [learn more](https://spacesprotocol.org).
 
 ## Project Structure
 
-| Package  | Requires std     |                                                 |   
-|----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
-| node     | Yes              | Daemon and wallet service                       |                                                        |
-| wallet   | Yes (no-std WIP) | wallet library for building spaces transactions |
-| protocol | No               | Protocol consensus library                      |
-
+| Package  | Requires std     | Description                                    |
+|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------|
+| node     | Yes              | Daemon and wallet service                      |
+| wallet   | Yes (no-std WIP) | wallet library for building spaces transactions|
+| protocol | No               | Protocol consensus library                     |
 
 ## Setup
 
-First, download Bitcoin Core and set it up to connect to `regtest` 
+First, download Bitcoin Core and set it up to connect to `regtest`
 using these steps:
 
 ```bash
@@ -34,5 +33,3 @@ Connect `spaced` to Bitcoin core
 ```bash
 spaced --chain regtest --bitcoin-rpc-user test --bitcoin-rpc-password test
 ```
-
-
diff --git a/node/Cargo.toml b/node/Cargo.toml
index 08627f6..3b324a4 100644
--- a/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,4 +35,9 @@ spacedb = { git = "https://github.com/spacesprotocol/spacedb", tag = "0.0.2" }
 base64 = "0.22.1"
 futures = "0.3.30"
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.5", features = ["json", "blocking"] }
-threadpool = "1.8.1"
\ No newline at end of file
+threadpool = "1.8.1"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+assert_cmd = "2.0.16"
+bitcoind = { version = "0.36.0", features = ["26_0"] }
+predicates = "3.1.2"
diff --git a/node/src/rpc.rs b/node/src/rpc.rs
index 37a7d16..d58efb8 100644
--- a/node/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/node/src/rpc.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub(crate) type Responder<T> = oneshot::Sender<T>;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ServerInfo {
-    chain: ExtendedNetwork,
+    pub chain: ExtendedNetwork,
     tip: ChainAnchor,
 }
 
diff --git a/node/src/source.rs b/node/src/source.rs
index 4a1f8d6..d52659e 100644
--- a/node/src/source.rs
+++ b/node/src/source.rs
@@ -732,52 +732,3 @@ impl BlockSource for BitcoinBlockSource {
             .send_json_blocking(&self.client, &self.rpc.get_block_count())?)
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test {
-    use protocol::{bitcoin::BlockHash, constants::ChainAnchor};
-
-    use crate::source::{BitcoinRpc, BitcoinRpcAuth, BlockEvent, BlockFetcher};
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_fetcher() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        let rpc = BitcoinRpc::new(
-            "http://127.0.0.1:18332",
-            BitcoinRpcAuth::UserPass("test".to_string(), "test".to_string()),
-        );
-
-        let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::new();
-        let count: u32 = rpc.send_json_blocking(&client, &rpc.get_block_count())?;
-
-        let checkpoint = count - 10;
-        let start_block_hash: BlockHash =
-            rpc.send_json_blocking(&client, &rpc.get_block_hash(checkpoint))?;
-
-        let (fetcher, receiver) = BlockFetcher::new(rpc, client, 8);
-
-        println!("fetcher checkpoint block {}", checkpoint);
-
-        fetcher.start(ChainAnchor {
-            hash: start_block_hash,
-            height: checkpoint,
-        });
-
-        println!("fetcher receiving blocks");
-        while let Ok(event) = receiver.recv() {
-            match event {
-                BlockEvent::Block(id, _) => {
-                    println!("got block {}", id.height);
-                    if id.height >= count {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-                BlockEvent::Error(e) => {
-                    println!("error: {}", e.to_string());
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
diff --git a/node/tests/fetcher_tests.rs b/node/tests/fetcher_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8952877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/tests/fetcher_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+pub mod utils;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::{
+        sync::mpsc::TryRecvError,
+        time::{Duration, Instant},
+    };
+
+    use crate::utils::SpaceD;
+    use anyhow::Result;
+    use bitcoind::bitcoincore_rpc::RpcApi;
+    use protocol::constants::ChainAnchor;
+    use reqwest::blocking::Client;
+    use spaced::source::{BitcoinRpc, BitcoinRpcAuth, BlockEvent, BlockFetcher};
+    use wallet::bitcoin::Network;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_block_fetching_from_bitcoin_rpc() -> Result<()> {
+        let spaced = SpaceD::new()?;
+        let fetcher_rpc = BitcoinRpc::new(
+            &spaced.bitcoind.rpc_url(),
+            BitcoinRpcAuth::UserPass("user".to_string(), "password".to_string()),
+        );
+        let miner_addr = spaced
+            .bitcoind
+            .client
+            .get_new_address(None, None)?
+            .require_network(Network::Regtest)?;
+        const GENERATED_BLOCKS: u32 = 10;
+        spaced
+            .bitcoind
+            .client
+            .generate_to_address(GENERATED_BLOCKS as u64, &miner_addr)?;
+
+        let client = Client::new();
+        let (fetcher, receiver) = BlockFetcher::new(fetcher_rpc.clone(), client.clone(), 8);
+        fetcher.start(ChainAnchor {
+            hash: fetcher_rpc.send_json_blocking(&client, &fetcher_rpc.get_block_hash(0))?,
+            height: 0,
+        });
+
+        let mut start_block = 0;
+        let timeout = Duration::from_secs(5);
+        let start_time = Instant::now();
+
+        loop {
+            if start_time.elapsed() > timeout {
+                panic!("Test timed out after {:?}", timeout);
+            }
+            match receiver.try_recv() {
+                Ok(BlockEvent::Block(id, _)) => {
+                    start_block += 1;
+                    if id.height == GENERATED_BLOCKS {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                Ok(BlockEvent::Error(e)) => panic!("Unexpected error: {}", e),
+                Err(TryRecvError::Empty) => {
+                    std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10));
+                }
+                Err(TryRecvError::Disconnected) => panic!("Disconnected unexpectedly"),
+            }
+        }
+        assert_eq!(
+            start_block, GENERATED_BLOCKS,
+            "Not all blocks were received"
+        );
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/node/tests/space_cli_tests.rs b/node/tests/space_cli_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeb8d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/tests/space_cli_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+pub mod utils;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::utils::SpaceD;
+    use anyhow::Result;
+    use assert_cmd::prelude::*;
+    use predicates::prelude::*;
+    use serde_json::from_str;
+    use spaced::config::ExtendedNetwork;
+    use spaced::rpc::ServerInfo;
+    use std::process::Command;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_get_server_info() -> Result<()> {
+        env_logger::init();
+        let spaced = SpaceD::new()?;
+
+        Command::cargo_bin("space-cli")?
+            .arg("--chain")
+            .arg("regtest")
+            .arg("--spaced-rpc-url")
+            .arg(spaced.spaced_rpc_url())
+            .arg("getserverinfo")
+            .assert()
+            .success()
+            .stdout(predicate::function(|x: &str| {
+                let info: ServerInfo = from_str(x).unwrap();
+                return info.chain == ExtendedNetwork::Regtest;
+            }));
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/node/tests/utils.rs b/node/tests/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..183e5a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/tests/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use assert_cmd::cargo::CommandCargoExt;
+use bitcoind::{get_available_port, tempfile::tempdir, BitcoinD, Conf};
+use log::{debug, error};
+use std::{
+    net::Ipv4Addr,
+    process::{Child, Command},
+    thread,
+    time::Duration,
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct SpaceD {
+    pub bitcoind: BitcoinD,
+    process: Child,
+    rpc_port: u16,
+}
+
+const LOCAL_IP: Ipv4Addr = Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1);
+
+impl SpaceD {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
+        let mut conf: Conf = Conf::default();
+        // The RPC auth uses username "user" and password "password". If we
+        // don't set this, bitcoind's RPC API becomes inaccessible to spaced due
+        // to auth issues.
+        conf.args = vec!["-regtest", "-fallbackfee=0.0001", "-rpcauth=user:70dbb4f60ccc95e154da97a43b7a9d06$00c10a3849edf2f10173e80d0bdadbde793ad9a80e6e6f9f71f978fb5c797343"];
+        let bitcoind = BitcoinD::from_downloaded_with_conf(&conf).unwrap();
+        debug!("bitcoind running on port {}", bitcoind.rpc_url());
+        let rpc_port = get_available_port()?;
+        let mut process = Command::cargo_bin("spaced")?
+            .arg("--chain")
+            .arg("regtest")
+            .arg("--bitcoin-rpc-url")
+            .arg(bitcoind.rpc_url())
+            .arg("--bitcoin-rpc-user")
+            .arg("user")
+            .arg("--bitcoin-rpc-password")
+            .arg("password")
+            .arg("--block-index")
+            .arg("--data-dir")
+            .arg(tempdir()?.path())
+            .arg("--rpc-port")
+            .arg(rpc_port.to_string())
+            .spawn()?;
+        if let Some(_) = process.try_wait()? {
+            error!("spaced failed to obtain port {}", rpc_port);
+            return Err(anyhow!("port unavailable"));
+        }
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+        assert!(process.stderr.is_none());
+        debug!("spaced running on port {}", rpc_port);
+        Ok(Self {
+            bitcoind,
+            process,
+            rpc_port,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn spaced_rpc_url(&self) -> String {
+        format!("http://{}:{}", LOCAL_IP, self.rpc_port)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for SpaceD {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        debug!("killing spaced process");
+        let _ = self.process.kill();
+    }
+}