diff --git a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/include/graphene/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_bitcoin.hpp b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/include/graphene/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_bitcoin.hpp
index 350f7666..9e7b1917 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/include/graphene/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_bitcoin.hpp
+++ b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/include/graphene/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_bitcoin.hpp
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ class bitcoin_rpc_client {
 public:
    bitcoin_rpc_client(std::string _ip, uint32_t _rpc, std::string _user, std::string _password, std::string _wallet, std::string _wallet_password);
 
+   std::string getnetworktype();
    std::string addmultisigaddress(const uint32_t nrequired, const std::vector<std::string> public_keys);
    std::string combinepsbt(const vector<std::string> &psbts);
    std::string createmultisig(const uint32_t nrequired, const std::vector<std::string> public_keys);
    std::string createpsbt(const std::vector<btc_txout> &ins, const fc::flat_map<std::string, double> outs);
+   std::string convertrawtopsbt(const std::string &hex);
    std::string createrawtransaction(const std::vector<btc_txout> &ins, const fc::flat_map<std::string, double> outs);
    std::string createwallet(const std::string &wallet_name);
    std::string decodepsbt(std::string const &tx_psbt);
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_bitcoin.cpp b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_bitcoin.cpp
index 2fae5a13..57cd116a 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_bitcoin.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,34 @@ std::string bitcoin_rpc_client::createpsbt(const std::vector<btc_txout> &ins, co
    return "";
 }
 
+std::string bitcoin_rpc_client::convertrawtopsbt(const std::string &hex) {
+   std::string body = std::string("{\"jsonrpc\": \"1.0\", \"id\":\"converttopsbt\", \"method\": "
+                                  "\"converttopsbt\", \"params\": [\"" +
+                                  hex + "\"] }");
+
+   const auto reply = send_post_request(body);
+
+   if (reply.body.empty()) {
+      wlog("Bitcoin RPC call ${function} failed", ("function", __FUNCTION__));
+      return "";
+   }
+
+   std::stringstream ss(std::string(reply.body.begin(), reply.body.end()));
+   boost::property_tree::ptree json;
+   boost::property_tree::read_json(ss, json);
+
+   if (reply.status == 200) {
+      if (json.find("result") != json.not_found()) {
+         return json.get<std::string>("result");
+      }
+   }
+
+   if (json.count("error") && !json.get_child("error").empty()) {
+      wlog("Bitcoin RPC call ${function} with body ${body} failed with reply '${msg}'", ("function", __FUNCTION__)("body", body)("msg", ss.str()));
+   }
+   return "";
+}
+
 std::string bitcoin_rpc_client::createrawtransaction(const std::vector<btc_txout> &ins, const fc::flat_map<std::string, double> outs) {
    std::string body("{\"jsonrpc\": \"1.0\", \"id\":\"createrawtransaction\", "
                     "\"method\": \"createrawtransaction\", \"params\": [");
@@ -687,6 +715,35 @@ std::string bitcoin_rpc_client::unloadwallet(const std::string &filename) {
    return "";
 }
 
+std::string bitcoin_rpc_client::getnetworktype()
+{
+   std::string body = std::string("{\"jsonrpc\": \"1.0\", \"id\":\"walletlock\", \"method\": "
+                                  "\"getblockchaininfo\", \"params\": [] }");
+
+   const auto reply = send_post_request(body);
+
+   if (reply.body.empty()) {
+      wlog("Bitcoin RPC call ${function} failed", ("function", __FUNCTION__));
+      return "";
+   }
+
+   std::stringstream ss(std::string(reply.body.begin(), reply.body.end()));
+   boost::property_tree::ptree json;
+   boost::property_tree::read_json(ss, json);
+
+   if (reply.status == 200) {
+      auto reply = json.get_child("result");
+      if (!reply.count("chain"))
+         return "";
+      return reply.get_child("chain").get_value<std::string>();
+   }
+
+   if (json.count("error") && !json.get_child("error").empty()) {
+      wlog("Bitcoin RPC call ${function} with body ${body} failed with reply '${msg}'", ("function", __FUNCTION__)("body", body)("msg", ss.str()));
+   }
+   return "";
+}
+
 std::string bitcoin_rpc_client::walletlock() {
    std::string body = std::string("{\"jsonrpc\": \"1.0\", \"id\":\"walletlock\", \"method\": "
                                   "\"walletlock\", \"params\": [] }");
@@ -1392,8 +1449,8 @@ std::string sidechain_net_handler_bitcoin::create_multisig_address(const std::ve
 std::string sidechain_net_handler_bitcoin::create_transaction(const std::vector<btc_txout> &inputs, const fc::flat_map<std::string, double> outputs) {
    std::string new_tx = "";
    //new_tx = create_transaction_raw(inputs, outputs);
-   new_tx = create_transaction_psbt(inputs, outputs);
-   //new_tx = create_transaction_standalone(inputs, outputs);
+   //new_tx = create_transaction_psbt(inputs, outputs);
+   new_tx = create_transaction_standalone(inputs, outputs);
    return new_tx;
 }
 
@@ -1696,7 +1753,7 @@ std::string sidechain_net_handler_bitcoin::create_transaction_standalone(const s
    }
 
    libbitcoin::data_chunk dc = tx.to_data();
-   return fc::to_hex((char*)&dc[0], dc.size());
+   return bitcoin_client->convertrawtopsbt(fc::to_hex((char*)&dc[0], dc.size()));
 }
 
 std::string sidechain_net_handler_bitcoin::sign_transaction_raw(const sidechain_transaction_object &sto) {
diff --git a/programs/witness_node/genesis.json b/programs/witness_node/genesis.json
index 6ed0a612..845c829b 100644
--- a/programs/witness_node/genesis.json
+++ b/programs/witness_node/genesis.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "initial_timestamp": "2020-01-13T06:03:15",
+  "initial_timestamp": "2020-03-03T03:03:03",
   "max_core_supply": "1000000000000000",
   "initial_parameters": {
     "current_fees": {
@@ -333,9 +333,9 @@
       "scale": 10000
     },
     "block_interval": 3,
-    "maintenance_interval": 86400,
+    "maintenance_interval": 120,
     "maintenance_skip_slots": 3,
-    "committee_proposal_review_period": 1209600,
+    "committee_proposal_review_period": 600,
     "maximum_transaction_size": 2048,
     "maximum_block_size": 1228800000,
     "maximum_time_until_expiration": 86400,
@@ -388,7 +388,8 @@
       "son_pay_time": 86400,
       "son_deregister_time": 43200,
       "son_heartbeat_frequency": 180,
-      "son_down_time": 360
+      "son_down_time": 360,
+      "son_bitcoin_min_tx_confirmations": 1
     }
   },
   "initial_bts_accounts": [],
@@ -527,7 +528,8 @@
   "immutable_parameters": {
     "min_committee_member_count": 11,
     "min_witness_count": 11,
+    "min_son_count": 5,
     "num_special_accounts": 0,
     "num_special_assets": 0
   }
-}
+}
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