diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 054859e..25103bf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ cmake_install.cmake
 libfc.a
 libfc_debug.a
 
+fc_automoc.cpp
+*.swp
diff --git a/include/fc/crypto/elliptic.hpp b/include/fc/crypto/elliptic.hpp
index 5168bd3..401c132 100644
--- a/include/fc/crypto/elliptic.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/crypto/elliptic.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace fc {
     }
 
     typedef fc::array<char,33>          public_key_data;
+    typedef fc::array<char,65>          public_key_point_data; ///< the full non-compressed version of the ECC point
     typedef fc::array<char,72>          signature;
     typedef fc::array<unsigned char,65> compact_signature;
 
@@ -31,9 +32,11 @@ namespace fc {
            ~public_key();
            bool verify( const fc::sha256& digest, const signature& sig );
            public_key_data serialize()const;
+           public_key_point_data serialize_ecc_point()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/thread/future.hpp b/include/fc/thread/future.hpp
index d8d157d..cf57a24 100644
--- a/include/fc/thread/future.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/thread/future.hpp
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ namespace fc {
     public:
       future( const fc::shared_ptr<promise<T>>& p ):m_prom(p){}
       future( fc::shared_ptr<promise<T>>&& p ):m_prom(fc::move(p)){}
+      future(const future<T>& f ) : m_prom(f.m_prom){}
       future(){}
 
       future& operator=(future<T>&& f ) {
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ namespace fc {
     public:
       future( const fc::shared_ptr<promise<void>>& p ):m_prom(p){}
       future( fc::shared_ptr<promise<void>>&& p ):m_prom(fc::move(p)){}
+      future(const future<void>& f ) : m_prom(f.m_prom){}
       future(){}
 
       future& operator=(future<void>&& f ) {
diff --git a/src/crypto/elliptic.cpp b/src/crypto/elliptic.cpp
index 68f7ad6..1e85200 100644
--- a/src/crypto/elliptic.cpp
+++ b/src/crypto/elliptic.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ namespace fc { namespace ecc {
       public_key_data dat;
       if( !my->_key ) return dat;
       EC_KEY_set_conv_form( my->_key, POINT_CONVERSION_COMPRESSED );
-      /*size_t nbytes = */i2o_ECPublicKey( my->_key, nullptr );
+      /*size_t nbytes = i2o_ECPublicKey( my->_key, nullptr ); */
       /*assert( nbytes == 33 )*/
       char* front = &dat.data[0];
       i2o_ECPublicKey( my->_key, (unsigned char**)&front  );
@@ -380,6 +380,23 @@ namespace fc { namespace ecc {
        EC_POINT_get_affine_coordinates_GFp( group, pub, self.my->_pub_x.get(), self.my->_pub_y.get(), nullptr );
        */
     }
+    public_key_point_data public_key::serialize_ecc_point()const
+    {
+      public_key_point_data dat;
+      if( !my->_key ) return dat;
+     // EC_KEY_set_conv_form( my->_key, POINT_CONVERSION_COMPRESSED );
+     // size_t nbytes = i2o_ECPublicKey( my->_key, nullptr );
+     // assert( nbytes == 65 )
+      char* front = &dat.data[0];
+      i2o_ECPublicKey( my->_key, (unsigned char**)&front  );
+      return dat;
+      /*
+       EC_POINT* pub   = EC_KEY_get0_public_key( my->_key );
+       EC_GROUP* group = EC_KEY_get0_group( my->_key );
+       EC_POINT_get_affine_coordinates_GFp( group, pub, self.my->_pub_x.get(), self.my->_pub_y.get(), nullptr );
+       */
+    }
+
     public_key::public_key()
     {
     }