diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e967a748..8f312a04 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -162,3 +162,16 @@
 [submodule "vendor/lrucache.nim"]
 	path = vendor/lrucache.nim
 	url = https://github.com/status-im/lrucache.nim
+[submodule "vendor/nim-blscurve"]
+	path = vendor/nim-blscurve
+	url = https://github.com/status-im/nim-blscurve.git
+	ignore = untracked
+	branch = master
+[submodule "vendor/nim-taskpools.git"]
+	ignore = untracked
+	branch = master
+[submodule "vendor/nim-taskpools"]
+	path = vendor/nim-taskpools
+	url = https://github.com/status-im/nim-taskpools.git
+	ignore = untracked
+	branch = master
diff --git a/dagger/blocksmanifest.nim b/dagger/blocksmanifest.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index dfd6ee06..00000000
--- a/dagger/blocksmanifest.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-## Nim-Dagger
-## Copyright (c) 2022 Status Research & Development GmbH
-## Licensed under either of
-##  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE))
-##  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT))
-## at your option.
-## This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
-## those terms.
-
-{.push raises: [Defect].}
-
-import std/tables
-
-import pkg/libp2p
-import pkg/questionable
-import pkg/questionable/results
-import pkg/chronicles
-import pkg/chronos
-
-import ./manifest
-import ./errors
-
-export manifest
-
-const
-  ManifestCodec* = multiCodec("dag-pb")
-
-var
-  emptyDigests {.threadvar.}: array[CIDv0..CIDv1, Table[MultiCodec, MultiHash]]
-  once {.threadvar.}: bool
-
-template EmptyDigests: untyped =
-  if not once:
-    emptyDigests = [
-      CIDv0: {
-        multiCodec("sha2-256"): Cid
-        .init("bafybeihdwdcefgh4dqkjv67uzcmw7ojee6xedzdetojuzjevtenxquvyku")
-        .get()
-        .mhash
-        .get()
-      }.toTable,
-      CIDv1: {
-        multiCodec("sha2-256"): Cid.init("QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n")
-        .get()
-        .mhash
-        .get()
-      }.toTable,
-    ]
-
-  once = true
-  emptyDigests
-
-type
-  BlocksManifest* = object
-    manifest: Manifest
-    version*: CidVersion
-    hcodec*: MultiCodec
-    codec*: MultiCodec
-
-proc len*(b: BlocksManifest): int = b.manifest.blocks.len
-
-iterator items*(b: BlocksManifest): Cid =
-  for b in b.manifest.blocks:
-    yield b
-
-template hashBytes(mh: MultiHash): seq[byte] =
-  ## get the hash bytes of a multihash object
-  ##
-
-  mh.data.buffer[mh.dpos..(mh.dpos + mh.size - 1)]
-
-proc cid*(b: var BlocksManifest): ?!Cid =
-  ## Generate a root hash using the treehash algorithm
-  ##
-
-  if htree =? b.manifest.cid:
-    return htree.success
-
-  var
-    stack: seq[MultiHash]
-
-  for cid in b.manifest.blocks:
-    stack.add(? cid.mhash.mapFailure)
-
-    while stack.len > 1:
-      let
-        (b1, b2) = (stack.pop(), stack.pop())
-        mh = ? MultiHash.digest(
-          $b.hcodec,
-          (b1.hashBytes() & b2.hashBytes()))
-          .mapFailure
-      stack.add(mh)
-
-  if stack.len == 1:
-    let cid = ? Cid.init(
-      b.version,
-      b.codec,
-      (? EmptyDigests[b.version][b.hcodec].catch))
-      .mapFailure
-
-    b.manifest.cid = cid.some
-    return cid.success
-
-proc put*(b: var BlocksManifest, cid: Cid) =
-  b.manifest.cid = Cid.none
-  trace "Adding cid to manifest", cid
-  b.manifest.blocks.add(cid)
-
-proc contains*(b: BlocksManifest, cid: Cid): bool =
-  cid in b.manifest.blocks
-
-proc encode*(b: var BlocksManifest): ?!seq[byte] =
-  if b.manifest.cid.isNone:
-    b.manifest.cid = (? b.cid).some
-
-  b.manifest.encode()
-
-proc init*(
-  T: type BlocksManifest,
-  blocks: openArray[Cid] = [],
-  version = CIDv1,
-  hcodec = multiCodec("sha2-256"),
-  codec = multiCodec("raw")): ?!T =
-  ## Create a manifest using array of `Cid`s
-  ##
-
-  if hcodec notin EmptyDigests[version]:
-    return failure("Unsupported manifest hash codec!")
-
-  T(
-    manifest: Manifest(blocks: @blocks),
-    version: version,
-    codec: codec,
-    hcodec: hcodec,
-    ).success
-
-proc init*(
-  T: type BlocksManifest,
-  data: openArray[byte]): ?!T =
-  ## Create manifest from a raw data blob
-  ## (in dag-pb for for now)
-  ##
-
-  let
-    manifest = ? Manifest.decode(data)
-    cid = !manifest.cid
-    mhash = ? cid.mhash.mapFailure
-
-  var blockManifest = ? BlocksManifest.init(
-    manifest.blocks,
-    cid.version,
-    mhash.mcodec,
-    cid.mcodec)
-
-  if cid != ? blockManifest.cid:
-    return failure("Decoded content hash doesn't match!")
-
-  blockManifest.success
diff --git a/dagger/manifest.nim b/dagger/manifest.nim
index e032fbd0..cb4ea8d7 100644
--- a/dagger/manifest.nim
+++ b/dagger/manifest.nim
@@ -1,65 +1,3 @@
-## Nim-Dagger
-## Copyright (c) 2022 Status Research & Development GmbH
-## Licensed under either of
-##  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE))
-##  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT))
-## at your option.
-## This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
-## those terms.
+import ./manifest/manifest
 
-import pkg/libp2p/protobuf/minprotobuf
-import pkg/libp2p
-import pkg/questionable
-import pkg/questionable/results
-
-import ./errors
-
-type
-  Manifest* = object
-    cid*: ?Cid
-    blocks*: seq[Cid]
-
-proc encode*(b: var Manifest): ?!seq[byte] =
-  ## Encode the manifest into a ``ManifestCodec``
-  ## multicodec container (Dag-pb) for now
-  ##
-
-  var pbNode = initProtoBuffer()
-
-  for c in b.blocks:
-    var pbLink = initProtoBuffer()
-    pbLink.write(1, c.data.buffer) # write Cid links
-    pbLink.finish()
-    pbNode.write(2, pbLink)
-
-  let cid = !b.cid
-  pbNode.write(1, cid.data.buffer) # set the treeHash Cid as the data field
-  pbNode.finish()
-
-  return pbNode.buffer.success
-
-proc decode*(_: type Manifest, data: openArray[byte]): ?!Manifest =
-  ## Decode a manifest from a data blob
-  ##
-
-  var
-    pbNode = initProtoBuffer(data)
-    cidBuf: seq[byte]
-    blocks: seq[Cid]
-
-  if pbNode.getField(1, cidBuf).isErr:
-    return failure("Unable to decode Cid from manifest!")
-
-  let cid = ? Cid.init(cidBuf).mapFailure
-  var linksBuf: seq[seq[byte]]
-  if pbNode.getRepeatedField(2, linksBuf).isOk:
-    for pbLinkBuf in linksBuf:
-      var
-        blocksBuf: seq[seq[byte]]
-        blockBuf: seq[byte]
-        pbLink = initProtoBuffer(pbLinkBuf)
-
-      if pbLink.getField(1, blockBuf).isOk:
-        blocks.add(? Cid.init(blockBuf).mapFailure)
-
-  Manifest(cid: cid.some, blocks: blocks).success
+export manifest
diff --git a/dagger/manifest/coders.nim b/dagger/manifest/coders.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8acd1b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dagger/manifest/coders.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+## Nim-Dagger
+## Copyright (c) 2022 Status Research & Development GmbH
+## Licensed under either of
+##  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE))
+##  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT))
+## at your option.
+## This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
+## those terms.
+
+{.push raises: [Defect].}
+
+import std/tables
+
+import pkg/libp2p
+import pkg/questionable
+import pkg/questionable/results
+import pkg/chronicles
+import pkg/chronos
+
+import ./types
+import ../errors
+
+const
+  DagPBCodec* = multiCodec("dag-pb")
+
+type
+  ManifestCoderType*[codec: static MultiCodec] = object
+  DagPBCoder* = ManifestCoderType[multiCodec("dag-pb")]
+
+func encode*(_: DagPBCoder, b: Manifest): ?!seq[byte] =
+  ## Encode the manifest into a ``ManifestCodec``
+  ## multicodec container (Dag-pb) for now
+  ##
+
+  var pbNode = initProtoBuffer()
+
+  for c in b.blocks:
+    var pbLink = initProtoBuffer()
+    pbLink.write(1, c.data.buffer) # write Cid links
+    pbLink.finish()
+    pbNode.write(2, pbLink)
+
+  let cid = !b.rootHash
+  pbNode.write(1, cid.data.buffer) # set the rootHash Cid as the data field
+  pbNode.finish()
+
+  return pbNode.buffer.success
+
+func decode*(_: DagPBCoder, data: openArray[byte]): ?!Manifest =
+  ## Decode a manifest from a data blob
+  ##
+
+  var
+    pbNode = initProtoBuffer(data)
+    cidBuf: seq[byte]
+    blocks: seq[Cid]
+
+  if pbNode.getField(1, cidBuf).isErr:
+    return failure("Unable to decode Cid from manifest!")
+
+  let cid = ? Cid.init(cidBuf).mapFailure
+  var linksBuf: seq[seq[byte]]
+  if pbNode.getRepeatedField(2, linksBuf).isOk:
+    for pbLinkBuf in linksBuf:
+      var
+        blocksBuf: seq[seq[byte]]
+        blockBuf: seq[byte]
+        pbLink = initProtoBuffer(pbLinkBuf)
+
+      if pbLink.getField(1, blockBuf).isOk:
+        blocks.add(? Cid.init(blockBuf).mapFailure)
+
+  Manifest(rootHash: cid.some, blocks: blocks).success
diff --git a/dagger/manifest/manifest.nim b/dagger/manifest/manifest.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c1d007e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dagger/manifest/manifest.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+## Nim-Dagger
+## Copyright (c) 2022 Status Research & Development GmbH
+## Licensed under either of
+##  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE))
+##  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT))
+## at your option.
+## This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
+## those terms.
+
+{.push raises: [Defect].}
+
+import std/tables
+import pkg/libp2p/protobuf/minprotobuf
+import pkg/libp2p
+import pkg/questionable
+import pkg/questionable/results
+import pkg/chronicles
+
+import ./types
+import ./coders
+import ../errors
+
+export coders, Manifest
+
+const
+  ManifestContainers* = {
+    $DagPBCodec: DagPBCoder()
+  }.toTable
+
+func len*(self: Manifest): int =
+  self.blocks.len
+
+func `[]`*(self: Manifest, i: Natural): Cid =
+  self.blocks[i]
+
+func `[]=`*(self: var Manifest, i: Natural, item: Cid) =
+  self.blocks[i] = item
+
+func `[]`*(self: Manifest, i: BackwardsIndex): Cid =
+  self.blocks[self.len - i.int]
+
+func `[]=`*(self: var Manifest, i: BackwardsIndex, item: Cid) =
+  self.blocks[self.len - i.int] = item
+
+proc add*(self: var Manifest, cid: Cid) =
+  self.rootHash = Cid.none
+  trace "Adding cid to manifest", cid
+  self.blocks.add(cid)
+
+iterator items*(self: Manifest): Cid =
+  for b in self.blocks:
+    yield b
+
+func contains*(self: Manifest, cid: Cid): bool =
+  cid in self.blocks
+
+template hashBytes(mh: MultiHash): seq[byte] =
+  ## get the hash bytes of a multihash object
+  ##
+
+  mh.data.buffer[mh.dpos..(mh.dpos + mh.size - 1)]
+
+proc makeRoot(self: var Manifest): ?!void =
+  var
+    stack: seq[MultiHash]
+
+  for cid in self:
+    stack.add(? cid.mhash.mapFailure)
+
+    while stack.len > 1:
+      let
+        (b1, b2) = (stack.pop(), stack.pop())
+        mh = ? MultiHash.digest(
+          $self.hcodec,
+          (b1.hashBytes() & b2.hashBytes()))
+          .mapFailure
+      stack.add(mh)
+
+  if stack.len == 1:
+    let cid = ? Cid.init(
+      self.version,
+      self.codec,
+      (? EmptyDigests[self.version][self.hcodec].catch))
+      .mapFailure
+
+    self.rootHash = cid.some
+
+  ok()
+
+proc cid*(self: var Manifest): ?!Cid =
+  ## Generate a root hash using the treehash algorithm
+  ##
+
+  if self.rootHash.isNone:
+    ? self.makeRoot()
+
+  (!self.rootHash).success
+
+proc encode*(self: var Manifest, encoder = ManifestContainers[$DagPBCodec]): ?!seq[byte] =
+  ## Encode a manifest using `encoder`
+  ##
+
+  if self.rootHash.isNone:
+    ? self.makeRoot()
+
+  encoder.encode(self)
+
+func decode*(
+  _: type Manifest,
+  data: openArray[byte],
+  decoder = ManifestContainers[$DagPBCodec]): ?!Manifest =
+  ## Decode a manifest using `decoder`
+  ##
+
+  decoder.decode(data)
+
+proc init*(
+  T: type Manifest,
+  blocks: openArray[Cid] = [],
+  version = CIDv1,
+  hcodec = multiCodec("sha2-256"),
+  codec = multiCodec("raw")): ?!T =
+  ## Create a manifest using array of `Cid`s
+  ##
+
+  if hcodec notin EmptyDigests[version]:
+    return failure("Unsupported manifest hash codec!")
+
+  T(
+    blocks: @blocks,
+    version: version,
+    codec: codec,
+    hcodec: hcodec,
+    ).success
diff --git a/dagger/manifest/types.nim b/dagger/manifest/types.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1197123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dagger/manifest/types.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+## Nim-Dagger
+## Copyright (c) 2022 Status Research & Development GmbH
+## Licensed under either of
+##  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE))
+##  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT))
+## at your option.
+## This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
+## those terms.
+
+{.push raises: [Defect].}
+
+import pkg/libp2p
+import pkg/questionable
+
+template EmptyDigests*: untyped =
+  var
+    emptyDigests {.global, threadvar.}:
+      array[CIDv0..CIDv1, Table[MultiCodec, MultiHash]]
+
+  once:
+    emptyDigests = [
+      CIDv0: {
+        multiCodec("sha2-256"): Cid
+        .init("bafybeihdwdcefgh4dqkjv67uzcmw7ojee6xedzdetojuzjevtenxquvyku")
+        .get()
+        .mhash
+        .get()
+      }.toTable,
+      CIDv1: {
+        multiCodec("sha2-256"): Cid
+        .init("QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n")
+        .get()
+        .mhash
+        .get()
+      }.toTable,
+    ]
+
+  emptyDigests
+
+type
+  Manifest* = object of RootObj
+    rootHash*: ?Cid
+    blocks*: seq[Cid]
+    version*: CidVersion
+    hcodec*: MultiCodec
+    codec*: MultiCodec
diff --git a/dagger/node.nim b/dagger/node.nim
index 6d1e84d2..b31fdfab 100644
--- a/dagger/node.nim
+++ b/dagger/node.nim
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 ## those terms.
 
 import std/options
+import std/tables
 
 import pkg/questionable
 import pkg/questionable/results
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ import pkg/libp2p/signed_envelope
 
 import ./chunker
 import ./blocktype as bt
-import ./blocksmanifest
+import ./manifest
 import ./stores/blockstore
 import ./blockexchange
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ proc connect*(
 proc streamBlocks*(
   node: DaggerNodeRef,
   stream: BufferStream,
-  blockManifest: BlocksManifest) {.async.} =
+  blockManifest: Manifest) {.async.} =
 
   try:
     # TODO: Read sequentially for now
@@ -96,10 +97,10 @@ proc retrieve*(
     return failure(
       newException(DaggerError, "Couldn't identify Cid!"))
 
-  if mc == ManifestCodec:
+  if $mc in ManifestContainers:
     trace "Retrieving data set", cid, mc
 
-    without blockManifest =? BlocksManifest.init(blk.data):
+    without blockManifest =? Manifest.decode(blk.data, ManifestContainers[$mc]):
       return failure("Unable to construct manifest!")
 
     asyncSpawn node.streamBlocks(stream, blockManifest)
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ proc store*(
   stream: LPStream): Future[?!Cid] {.async.} =
   trace "Storing data"
 
-  without var blockManifest =? BlocksManifest.init():
+  without var blockManifest =? Manifest.init():
     return failure("Unable to create Block Set")
 
   let
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ proc store*(
       without blk =? bt.Block.init(chunk):
         return failure("Unable to init block from chunk!")
 
-      blockManifest.put(blk.cid)
+      blockManifest.add(blk.cid)
       if not (await node.blockStore.putBlock(blk)):
         # trace "Unable to store block", cid = blk.cid
         return failure("Unable to store block " & $blk.cid)
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ proc store*(
       newException(DaggerError, "Could not generate dataset manifest!"))
 
   # Store as a dag-pb block
-  without manifest =? bt.Block.init(data = data, codec = ManifestCodec):
+  without manifest =? bt.Block.init(data = data, codec = DagPBCodec):
     trace "Unable to init block from manifest data!"
     return failure("Unable to init block from manifest data!")
 
diff --git a/tests/dagger/testmanifest.nim b/tests/dagger/testmanifest.nim
index 5bc1a64e..820a7522 100644
--- a/tests/dagger/testmanifest.nim
+++ b/tests/dagger/testmanifest.nim
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import pkg/stew/byteutils
 
 import pkg/dagger/chunker
 import pkg/dagger/blocktype as bt
-import pkg/dagger/blocksmanifest
+import pkg/dagger/manifest
 
 import ./helpers
 
 suite "Manifest":
   test "Should produce valid tree hash checksum":
-    without var manifest =? BlocksManifest.init(
+    without var manifest =? Manifest.init(
         blocks = @[
             Block.init("Block 1".toBytes).tryGet().cid,
             Block.init("Block 2".toBytes).tryGet().cid,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ suite "Manifest":
       )
 
     var
-      blocksManifest = BlocksManifest.init(blocks).tryGet()
+      blocksManifest = Manifest.init(blocks).tryGet()
 
     let
       e = blocksManifest.encode().tryGet()
diff --git a/tests/dagger/testnode.nim b/tests/dagger/testnode.nim
index fbfb0a34..1ffab007 100644
--- a/tests/dagger/testnode.nim
+++ b/tests/dagger/testnode.nim
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import std/options
 
 import pkg/asynctest
 import pkg/chronos
+import pkg/chronicles
 import pkg/stew/byteutils
 
 import pkg/nitro
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import pkg/dagger/stores
 import pkg/dagger/blockexchange
 import pkg/dagger/chunker
 import pkg/dagger/node
-import pkg/dagger/blocksmanifest
+import pkg/dagger/manifest
 import pkg/dagger/blocktype as bt
 
 import ./helpers
@@ -55,14 +56,14 @@ suite "Test Node":
       storeFut = node.store(stream)
 
     var
-      manifest = BlocksManifest.init().tryGet()
+      manifest = Manifest.init().tryGet()
 
     try:
       while (
         let chunk = await chunker.getBytes();
         chunk.len > 0):
         await stream.pushData(chunk)
-        manifest.put(bt.Block.init(chunk).tryGet().cid)
+        manifest.add(bt.Block.init(chunk).tryGet().cid)
     finally:
       await stream.pushEof()
       await stream.close()
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ suite "Test Node":
 
     var
       manifestBlock = (await localStore.getBlock(manifestCid)).tryGet()
-      localManifest = BlocksManifest.init(manifestBlock.data).tryGet()
+      localManifest = Manifest.decode(manifestBlock.data).tryGet()
 
     check:
       manifest.len == localManifest.len
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ suite "Test Node":
 
   test "Retrieve Data Stream":
     var
-      manifest = BlocksManifest.init().tryGet()
+      manifest = Manifest.init().tryGet()
       original: seq[byte]
 
     while (
@@ -95,12 +96,13 @@ suite "Test Node":
 
       original &= chunk
       check await localStore.putBlock(blk)
-      manifest.put(blk.cid)
+      manifest.add(blk.cid)
 
     let
       manifestBlock = bt.Block.init(
         manifest.encode().tryGet(),
-        codec = ManifestCodec).tryGet()
+        codec = DagPBCodec)
+        .tryGet()
 
     check await localStore.putBlock(manifestBlock)
 
diff --git a/vendor/nim-blscurve b/vendor/nim-blscurve
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..0237e4e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/nim-blscurve
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 0237e4e0e914fc19359c18a66406d33bc942775c
diff --git a/vendor/nim-taskpools b/vendor/nim-taskpools
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..8d408ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/nim-taskpools
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 8d408ac6cfc9c24ec8b7b65d5993e85050dcbaa9