diff --git a/include/fc/crypto/elliptic.hpp b/include/fc/crypto/elliptic.hpp
index a3a0736..fc717c5 100644
--- a/include/fc/crypto/elliptic.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/crypto/elliptic.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ namespace fc {
            ~public_key();
            bool verify( const fc::sha256& digest, const signature& sig );
            public_key_data serialize()const;
+
+           operator public_key_data()const { return serialize(); }
+
            public_key( const public_key_data& v );
            public_key( const compact_signature& c, const fc::sha256& digest );
 
diff --git a/include/fc/time.hpp b/include/fc/time.hpp
index 85d0568..7b38eaf 100644
--- a/include/fc/time.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/time.hpp
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ namespace fc {
           utc_seconds = t.time_since_epoch().count() / 1000000ll;
           return *this;
         }
-        friend bool   operator < ( const time_point_sec& a, const time_point_sec& b ) { return a.utc_seconds < b.utc_seconds; }
-        friend bool   operator > ( const time_point_sec& a, const time_point_sec& b ) { return a.utc_seconds > b.utc_seconds; }
+        friend bool   operator < ( const time_point_sec& a, const time_point_sec& b )  { return a.utc_seconds < b.utc_seconds; }
+        friend bool   operator > ( const time_point_sec& a, const time_point_sec& b )  { return a.utc_seconds > b.utc_seconds; }
+        friend bool   operator == ( const time_point_sec& a, const time_point_sec& b ) { return a.utc_seconds == b.utc_seconds; }
 
     private:
         uint32_t utc_seconds;