diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f5ea6b5daf..a3355bd109 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1717,10 +1717,10 @@ void ThreadScriptCheck() {
     scriptcheckqueue.Thread();
 }
 
-bool CBlock::ConnectBlock(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache &view, bool fJustCheck)
+bool ConnectBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& view, bool fJustCheck)
 {
     // Check it again in case a previous version let a bad block in
-    if (!CheckBlock(state, !fJustCheck, !fJustCheck))
+    if (!block.CheckBlock(state, !fJustCheck, !fJustCheck))
         return false;
 
     // verify that the view's current state corresponds to the previous block
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ bool CBlock::ConnectBlock(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsVi
 
     // Special case for the genesis block, skipping connection of its transactions
     // (its coinbase is unspendable)
-    if (GetHash() == Params().HashGenesisBlock()) {
+    if (block.GetHash() == Params().HashGenesisBlock()) {
         view.SetBestBlock(pindex);
         pindexGenesisBlock = pindex;
         return true;
@@ -1752,8 +1752,8 @@ bool CBlock::ConnectBlock(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsVi
                           !((pindex->nHeight==91842 && pindex->GetBlockHash() == uint256("0x00000000000a4d0a398161ffc163c503763b1f4360639393e0e4c8e300e0caec")) ||
                            (pindex->nHeight==91880 && pindex->GetBlockHash() == uint256("0x00000000000743f190a18c5577a3c2d2a1f610ae9601ac046a38084ccb7cd721")));
     if (fEnforceBIP30) {
-        for (unsigned int i=0; i<vtx.size(); i++) {
-            uint256 hash = GetTxHash(i);
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < block.vtx.size(); i++) {
+            uint256 hash = block.GetTxHash(i);
             if (view.HaveCoins(hash) && !view.GetCoins(hash).IsPruned())
                 return state.DoS(100, error("ConnectBlock() : tried to overwrite transaction"));
         }
@@ -1774,12 +1774,12 @@ bool CBlock::ConnectBlock(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsVi
     int64 nFees = 0;
     int nInputs = 0;
     unsigned int nSigOps = 0;
-    CDiskTxPos pos(pindex->GetBlockPos(), GetSizeOfCompactSize(vtx.size()));
+    CDiskTxPos pos(pindex->GetBlockPos(), GetSizeOfCompactSize(block.vtx.size()));
     std::vector<std::pair<uint256, CDiskTxPos> > vPos;
-    vPos.reserve(vtx.size());
-    for (unsigned int i=0; i<vtx.size(); i++)
+    vPos.reserve(block.vtx.size());
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < block.vtx.size(); i++)
     {
-        const CTransaction &tx = vtx[i];
+        const CTransaction &tx = block.vtx[i];
 
         nInputs += tx.vin.size();
         nSigOps += GetLegacySigOpCount(tx);
@@ -1810,19 +1810,19 @@ bool CBlock::ConnectBlock(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsVi
         }
 
         CTxUndo txundo;
-        UpdateCoins(tx, state, view, txundo, pindex->nHeight, GetTxHash(i));
+        UpdateCoins(tx, state, view, txundo, pindex->nHeight, block.GetTxHash(i));
         if (!tx.IsCoinBase())
             blockundo.vtxundo.push_back(txundo);
 
-        vPos.push_back(std::make_pair(GetTxHash(i), pos));
+        vPos.push_back(std::make_pair(block.GetTxHash(i), pos));
         pos.nTxOffset += ::GetSerializeSize(tx, SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
     }
     int64 nTime = GetTimeMicros() - nStart;
     if (fBenchmark)
-        printf("- Connect %u transactions: %.2fms (%.3fms/tx, %.3fms/txin)\n", (unsigned)vtx.size(), 0.001 * nTime, 0.001 * nTime / vtx.size(), nInputs <= 1 ? 0 : 0.001 * nTime / (nInputs-1));
+        printf("- Connect %u transactions: %.2fms (%.3fms/tx, %.3fms/txin)\n", (unsigned)block.vtx.size(), 0.001 * nTime, 0.001 * nTime / block.vtx.size(), nInputs <= 1 ? 0 : 0.001 * nTime / (nInputs-1));
 
-    if (GetValueOut(vtx[0]) > GetBlockValue(pindex->nHeight, nFees))
-        return state.DoS(100, error("ConnectBlock() : coinbase pays too much (actual=%"PRI64d" vs limit=%"PRI64d")", GetValueOut(vtx[0]), GetBlockValue(pindex->nHeight, nFees)));
+    if (GetValueOut(block.vtx[0]) > GetBlockValue(pindex->nHeight, nFees))
+        return state.DoS(100, error("ConnectBlock() : coinbase pays too much (actual=%"PRI64d" vs limit=%"PRI64d")", GetValueOut(block.vtx[0]), GetBlockValue(pindex->nHeight, nFees)));
 
     if (!control.Wait())
         return state.DoS(100, false);
@@ -1863,8 +1863,8 @@ bool CBlock::ConnectBlock(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsVi
     assert(view.SetBestBlock(pindex));
 
     // Watch for transactions paying to me
-    for (unsigned int i=0; i<vtx.size(); i++)
-        SyncWithWallets(GetTxHash(i), vtx[i], this, true);
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < block.vtx.size(); i++)
+        SyncWithWallets(block.GetTxHash(i), block.vtx[i], &block, true);
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@ bool SetBestChain(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex* pindexNew)
         if (!ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pindex))
             return state.Abort(_("Failed to read block"));
         int64 nStart = GetTimeMicros();
-        if (!block.ConnectBlock(state, pindex, view)) {
+        if (!ConnectBlock(block, state, pindex, view)) {
             if (state.IsInvalid()) {
                 InvalidChainFound(pindexNew);
                 InvalidBlockFound(pindex);
@@ -2799,7 +2799,7 @@ bool VerifyDB(int nCheckLevel, int nCheckDepth)
             CBlock block;
             if (!ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pindex))
                 return error("VerifyDB() : *** ReadBlockFromDisk failed at %d, hash=%s", pindex->nHeight, pindex->GetBlockHash().ToString().c_str());
-            if (!block.ConnectBlock(state, pindex, coins))
+            if (!ConnectBlock(block, state, pindex, coins))
                 return error("VerifyDB() : *** found unconnectable block at %d, hash=%s", pindex->nHeight, pindex->GetBlockHash().ToString().c_str());
         }
     }
@@ -4454,7 +4454,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(CReserveKey& reservekey)
         indexDummy.nHeight = pindexPrev->nHeight + 1;
         CCoinsViewCache viewNew(*pcoinsTip, true);
         CValidationState state;
-        if (!pblock->ConnectBlock(state, &indexDummy, viewNew, true))
+        if (!ConnectBlock(*pblock, state, &indexDummy, viewNew, true))
             throw std::runtime_error("CreateNewBlock() : ConnectBlock failed");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 1822becde5..2c59644551 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -703,9 +703,6 @@ public:
     }
 
 
-    // Apply the effects of this block (with given index) on the UTXO set represented by coins
-    bool ConnectBlock(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex *pindex, CCoinsViewCache &coins, bool fJustCheck=false);
-
     // Add this block to the block index, and if necessary, switch the active block chain to this
     bool AddToBlockIndex(CValidationState &state, const CDiskBlockPos &pos);
 
@@ -732,6 +729,10 @@ bool ReadBlockFromDisk(CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex* pindex);
  *  of problems. Note that in any case, coins may be modified. */
 bool DisconnectBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& coins, bool* pfClean = NULL);
 
+// Apply the effects of this block (with given index) on the UTXO set represented by coins
+bool ConnectBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& coins, bool fJustCheck = false);
+
+
 
 
 class CBlockFileInfo