diff --git a/src/cryptonote_config.h b/src/cryptonote_config.h
index f516b24..3376a17 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_config.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_config.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #define CRYPTONOTE_PUBLIC_ADDRESS_TEXTBLOB_VER          0
-#define CURRENT_TRANSACTION_VERSION                     1
+#define CURRENT_TRANSACTION_VERSION                     2
 #define CURRENT_BLOCK_MAJOR_VERSION                     1
 #define CURRENT_BLOCK_MINOR_VERSION                     0
 
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_basic.h b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_basic.h
index f9e6727..a4c2b3d 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_basic.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_basic.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "crypto/hash.h"
 #include "misc_language.h"
 #include "tx_extra.h"
+#include "ringct/rctTypes.h"
 
 
 namespace cryptonote
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
   {
   public:
     std::vector<std::vector<crypto::signature> > signatures; //count signatures  always the same as inputs count
+    rct::rctSig rct_signatures;
 
     transaction();
     virtual ~transaction();
@@ -197,34 +199,57 @@ namespace cryptonote
     BEGIN_SERIALIZE_OBJECT()
       FIELDS(*static_cast<transaction_prefix *>(this))
 
-      ar.tag("signatures");
-      ar.begin_array();
-      PREPARE_CUSTOM_VECTOR_SERIALIZATION(vin.size(), signatures);
-      bool signatures_not_expected = signatures.empty();
-      if (!signatures_not_expected && vin.size() != signatures.size())
-        return false;
-
-      for (size_t i = 0; i < vin.size(); ++i)
+      if (version == 1)
       {
-        size_t signature_size = get_signature_size(vin[i]);
-        if (signatures_not_expected)
-        {
-          if (0 == signature_size)
-            continue;
-          else
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        PREPARE_CUSTOM_VECTOR_SERIALIZATION(signature_size, signatures[i]);
-        if (signature_size != signatures[i].size())
+        ar.tag("signatures");
+        ar.begin_array();
+        PREPARE_CUSTOM_VECTOR_SERIALIZATION(vin.size(), signatures);
+        bool signatures_not_expected = signatures.empty();
+        if (!signatures_not_expected && vin.size() != signatures.size())
           return false;
 
-        FIELDS(signatures[i]);
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < vin.size(); ++i)
+        {
+          size_t signature_size = get_signature_size(vin[i]);
+          if (signatures_not_expected)
+          {
+            if (0 == signature_size)
+              continue;
+            else
+              return false;
+          }
 
-        if (vin.size() - i > 1)
-          ar.delimit_array();
+          PREPARE_CUSTOM_VECTOR_SERIALIZATION(signature_size, signatures[i]);
+          if (signature_size != signatures[i].size())
+            return false;
+
+          FIELDS(signatures[i]);
+
+          if (vin.size() - i > 1)
+            ar.delimit_array();
+        }
+        ar.end_array();
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        ar.tag("rct_signatures");
+        if (!vin.empty())
+        {
+          ar.begin_object();
+          bool r = rct_signatures.serialize_rctsig_base(ar, vin.size(), vout.size());
+          if (!r || !ar.stream().good()) return false;
+          ar.end_object();
+          if (rct_signatures.type != rct::RCTTypeNull)
+          {
+            ar.tag("rctsig_prunable");
+            ar.begin_object();
+            r = rct_signatures.p.serialize_rctsig_prunable(ar, rct_signatures.type, vin.size(), vout.size(),
+                vin[0].type() == typeid(txin_to_key) ? boost::get<txin_to_key>(vin[0]).key_offsets.size() - 1 : 0);
+            if (!r || !ar.stream().good()) return false;
+            ar.end_object();
+          }
+        }
       }
-      ar.end_array();
     END_SERIALIZE()
 
   private:
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
index 739b3b6..caa9bc3 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
@@ -613,10 +613,65 @@ namespace cryptonote
     return get_object_hash(static_cast<const bb_transaction_prefix&>(t), res, blob_size);
   }
 
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------
+  bool get_transaction_hash(const transaction& t, crypto::hash& res, size_t* blob_size)
+  {
+    // v1 transactions hash the entire blob
+    if (t.version == 1)
+    {
+      size_t ignored_blob_size, &blob_size_ref = blob_size ? *blob_size : ignored_blob_size;
+      return get_object_hash(t, res, blob_size_ref);
+    }
+
+    // v2 transactions hash different parts together, than hash the set of those hashes
+    crypto::hash hashes[3];
+
+    // prefix
+    get_transaction_prefix_hash(t, hashes[0]);
+
+    transaction &tt = const_cast<transaction&>(t);
+
+    // base rct
+    {
+      std::stringstream ss;
+      binary_archive<true> ba(ss);
+      const size_t inputs = t.vin.size();
+      const size_t outputs = t.vout.size();
+      bool r = tt.rct_signatures.serialize_rctsig_base(ba, inputs, outputs);
+      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, false, "Failed to serialize rct signatures base");
+      cryptonote::get_blob_hash(ss.str(), hashes[1]);
+    }
+
+    // prunable rct
+    if (t.rct_signatures.type == rct::RCTTypeNull)
+    {
+      hashes[2] = cryptonote::null_hash;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      std::stringstream ss;
+      binary_archive<true> ba(ss);
+      const size_t inputs = t.vin.size();
+      const size_t outputs = t.vout.size();
+      const size_t mixin = t.vin.empty() ? 0 : t.vin[0].type() == typeid(txin_to_key) ? boost::get<txin_to_key>(t.vin[0]).key_offsets.size() - 1 : 0;
+      bool r = tt.rct_signatures.p.serialize_rctsig_prunable(ba, t.rct_signatures.type, inputs, outputs, mixin);
+      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, false, "Failed to serialize rct signatures prunable");
+      cryptonote::get_blob_hash(ss.str(), hashes[2]);
+    }
+
+    // the tx hash is the hash of the 3 hashes
+    res = cn_fast_hash(hashes, sizeof(hashes));
+
+    // we still need the size
+    if (blob_size)
+      *blob_size = get_object_blobsize(t);
+
+    return true;
+  }
   //---------------------------------------------------------------
   bool get_transaction_hash(const transaction& t, crypto::hash& res, size_t& blob_size)
   {
-    return get_object_hash(t, res, blob_size);
+    return get_transaction_hash(t, res, &blob_size);
   }
   //---------------------------------------------------------------
   bool get_block_hashing_blob(const block& b, blobdata& blob)
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.h b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.h
index a91349c..09dfd1a 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
   bool get_transaction_hash(const transaction& t, crypto::hash& res, size_t& blob_size);
   bool get_block_hashing_blob(const block& b, blobdata& blob);
   bool get_bytecoin_block_hashing_blob(const block& b, blobdata& blob);
+  blobdata get_block_hashing_blob(const block& b);
   blobdata get_block_hashing_blob(const bb_block& b);
   bool get_block_hash(const block& b, crypto::hash& res);
   crypto::hash get_block_hash(const block& b);