diff --git a/dagger/bitswap.nim b/dagger/bitswap.nim
index ebc5eb82..19766a70 100644
--- a/dagger/bitswap.nim
+++ b/dagger/bitswap.nim
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ proc new*(
     blocks: seq[bt.Block]) {.gcsafe.} =
     engine.blocksHandler(peer, blocks)
 
-  proc pricingHandler(peer: PeerId, pricing: Pricing) =
-    engine.pricingHandler(peer, pricing)
+  proc accountHandler(peer: PeerId, account: Account) =
+    engine.accountHandler(peer, account)
 
   proc paymentHandler(peer: PeerId, payment: SignedState) =
     engine.paymentHandler(peer, payment)
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ proc new*(
     onWantList: blockWantListHandler,
     onBlocks: blocksHandler,
     onPresence: blockPresenceHandler,
-    onPricing: pricingHandler,
+    onAccount: accountHandler,
     onPayment: paymentHandler
   )
 
diff --git a/dagger/bitswap/engine.nim b/dagger/bitswap/engine.nim
index 556badb3..4a424725 100644
--- a/dagger/bitswap/engine.nim
+++ b/dagger/bitswap/engine.nim
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ type
     wallet*: WalletRef                          # nitro wallet for micropayments
     pricing*: ?Pricing                          # optional bandwidth pricing
 
+  Pricing* = object
+    address*: EthAddress
+    price*: UInt256
+
 proc contains*(a: AsyncHeapQueue[Entry], b: Cid): bool =
   ## Convenience method to check for entry prepense
   ##
@@ -246,21 +250,20 @@ proc wantListHandler*(
   if not b.scheduleTask(peerCtx):
     trace "Unable to schedule task for peer", peer
 
-proc pricingHandler*(engine: BitswapEngine, peer: PeerID, pricing: Pricing) =
+proc accountHandler*(engine: BitswapEngine, peer: PeerID, account: Account) =
   let context = engine.getPeerCtx(peer)
   if context.isNil:
     return
 
-  context.pricing = pricing.some
+  context.account = account.some
 
 proc paymentHandler*(engine: BitswapEngine, peer: PeerId, payment: SignedState) =
   without context =? engine.getPeerCtx(peer).option and
-          contextPricing =? context.pricing and
-          enginePricing =? engine.pricing:
+          account =? context.account:
     return
 
   if channel =? context.paymentChannel:
-    let sender = contextPricing.address
+    let sender = account.address
     discard engine.wallet.acceptPayment(channel, Asset, sender, payment)
   else:
     context.paymentChannel = engine.wallet.acceptChannel(payment).option
@@ -280,8 +283,8 @@ proc setupPeer*(b: BitswapEngine, peer: PeerID) =
   if b.wantList.len > 0:
     b.request.sendWantList(peer, b.wantList, full = true)
 
-  if pricing =? b.pricing:
-    b.request.sendPricing(peer, pricing)
+  if address =? b.pricing.?address:
+    b.request.sendAccount(peer, Account(address: address))
 
 proc dropPeer*(b: BitswapEngine, peer: PeerID) =
   ## Cleanup disconnected peer
diff --git a/dagger/bitswap/engine/payments.nim b/dagger/bitswap/engine/payments.nim
index 567b8f63..0beecc86 100644
--- a/dagger/bitswap/engine/payments.nim
+++ b/dagger/bitswap/engine/payments.nim
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@ func openLedgerChannel*(wallet: WalletRef,
 func getOrOpenChannel(wallet: WalletRef, peer: BitswapPeerCtx): ?!ChannelId =
   if channel =? peer.paymentChannel:
     success channel
-  elif pricing =? peer.pricing:
-    let channel = ?wallet.openLedgerChannel(pricing.address, Asset)
+  elif account =? peer.account:
+    let channel = ?wallet.openLedgerChannel(account.address, Asset)
     peer.paymentChannel = channel.some
     success channel
   else:
-    failure "no pricing set for peer"
+    failure "no account set for peer"
 
 func pay*(wallet: WalletRef,
           peer: BitswapPeerCtx,
           amount: UInt256): ?!SignedState =
-  if pricing =? peer.pricing:
+  if account =? peer.account:
     let asset = Asset
-    let receiver = pricing.address
+    let receiver = account.address
     let channel = ?wallet.getOrOpenChannel(peer)
     wallet.pay(channel, asset, receiver, amount)
   else:
-    failure "no pricing set for peer"
+    failure "no account set for peer"
diff --git a/dagger/bitswap/network.nim b/dagger/bitswap/network.nim
index 2214b5c7..8774f3ca 100644
--- a/dagger/bitswap/network.nim
+++ b/dagger/bitswap/network.nim
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ type
   WantListHandler* = proc(peer: PeerID, wantList: WantList) {.gcsafe.}
   BlocksHandler* = proc(peer: PeerID, blocks: seq[bt.Block]) {.gcsafe.}
   BlockPresenceHandler* = proc(peer: PeerID, precense: seq[BlockPresence]) {.gcsafe.}
-  PricingHandler* = proc(peer: PeerID, pricing: Pricing) {.gcsafe.}
+  AccountHandler* = proc(peer: PeerID, account: Account) {.gcsafe.}
   PaymentHandler* = proc(peer: PeerID, payment: SignedState) {.gcsafe.}
 
   BitswapHandlers* = object
     onWantList*: WantListHandler
     onBlocks*: BlocksHandler
     onPresence*: BlockPresenceHandler
-    onPricing*: PricingHandler
+    onAccount*: AccountHandler
     onPayment*: PaymentHandler
 
   WantListBroadcaster* = proc(
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ type
 
   BlocksBroadcaster* = proc(peer: PeerID, presence: seq[bt.Block]) {.gcsafe.}
   PresenceBroadcaster* = proc(peer: PeerID, presence: seq[BlockPresence]) {.gcsafe.}
-  PricingBroadcaster* = proc(peer: PeerID, pricing: Pricing) {.gcsafe.}
+  AccountBroadcaster* = proc(peer: PeerID, account: Account) {.gcsafe.}
   PaymentBroadcaster* = proc(peer: PeerID, payment: SignedState) {.gcsafe.}
 
   BitswapRequest* = object
     sendWantList*: WantListBroadcaster
     sendBlocks*: BlocksBroadcaster
     sendPresence*: PresenceBroadcaster
-    sendPricing*: PricingBroadcaster
+    sendAccount*: AccountBroadcaster
     sendPayment*: PaymentBroadcaster
 
   BitswapNetwork* = ref object of LPProtocol
@@ -202,20 +202,20 @@ proc broadcastBlockPresence*(
   trace "Sending presence to peer", peer = id
   asyncSpawn b.peers[id].send(Message(blockPresences: presence))
 
-proc handlePricing(network: BitswapNetwork,
+proc handleAccount(network: BitswapNetwork,
                    peer: NetworkPeer,
-                   pricing: Pricing) =
-  if network.handlers.onPricing.isNil:
+                   account: Account) =
+  if network.handlers.onAccount.isNil:
     return
-  network.handlers.onPricing(peer.id, pricing)
+  network.handlers.onAccount(peer.id, account)
 
-proc broadcastPricing*(network: BitswapNetwork,
-                      id: PeerId,
-                      pricing: Pricing) =
+proc broadcastAccount*(network: BitswapNetwork,
+                       id: PeerId,
+                       account: Account) =
   if id notin network.peers:
     return
 
-  let message = Message(pricing: PricingMessage.init(pricing))
+  let message = Message(account: AccountMessage.init(account))
   asyncSpawn network.peers[id].send(message)
 
 proc broadcastPayment*(network: BitswapNetwork,
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ proc rpcHandler(b: BitswapNetwork, peer: NetworkPeer, msg: Message) {.async.} =
     if msg.blockPresences.len > 0:
       b.handleBlockPresence(peer, msg.blockPresences)
 
-    if pricing =? Pricing.init(msg.pricing):
-      b.handlePricing(peer, pricing)
+    if account =? Account.init(msg.account):
+      b.handleAccount(peer, account)
 
     if payment =? SignedState.init(msg.payment):
       b.handlePayment(peer, payment)
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ proc new*(
   proc sendPresence(id: PeerID, presence: seq[BlockPresence]) {.gcsafe.} =
     b.broadcastBlockPresence(id, presence)
 
-  proc sendPricing(id: PeerID, pricing: Pricing) =
-    b.broadcastPricing(id, pricing)
+  proc sendAccount(id: PeerID, account: Account) =
+    b.broadcastAccount(id, account)
 
   proc sendPayment(id: PeerID, payment: SignedState) =
     b.broadcastPayment(id, payment)
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ proc new*(
     sendWantList: sendWantList,
     sendBlocks: sendBlocks,
     sendPresence: sendPresence,
-    sendPricing: sendPricing,
+    sendAccount: sendAccount,
     sendPayment: sendPayment
   )
 
diff --git a/dagger/bitswap/peercontext.nim b/dagger/bitswap/peercontext.nim
index cc385c7a..74fcd909 100644
--- a/dagger/bitswap/peercontext.nim
+++ b/dagger/bitswap/peercontext.nim
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type
     peerWants*: seq[Entry]      # remote peers want lists
     exchanged*: int             # times peer has exchanged with us
     lastExchange*: Moment       # last time peer has exchanged with us
-    pricing*: ?Pricing          # optional bandwidth price for this peer
+    account*: ?Account          # ethereum account of this peer
     paymentChannel*: ?ChannelId # payment channel id
 
 proc peerHave*(context: BitswapPeerCtx): seq[Cid] =
diff --git a/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/bitswap.nim b/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/bitswap.nim
index e436bd0b..b7b7bf47 100644
--- a/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/bitswap.nim
+++ b/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/bitswap.nim
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import_proto3 "message.proto"
 export Message
 export Wantlist, WantType, Entry
 export Block, BlockPresenceType, BlockPresence
-export PricingMessage, StateChannelUpdate
+export AccountMessage, StateChannelUpdate
 
 proc hash*(e: Entry): Hash =
   hash(e.`block`)
diff --git a/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/message.proto b/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/message.proto
index af4e2562..ac8b4e88 100644
--- a/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/message.proto
+++ b/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/message.proto
@@ -35,12 +35,11 @@ message Message {
   message BlockPresence {
     bytes cid = 1;
     BlockPresenceType type = 2;
-    bytes price = 3;    // Amount of assets to pay per byte (UInt256)
+    bytes price = 3;    // Amount of assets to pay for the block (UInt256)
   }
 
-  message PricingMessage {
-    bytes address = 1;  // Ethereum address to which payments should be made
-    bytes price = 3;    // Amount of assets to pay per byte (UInt256)
+  message AccountMessage {
+    bytes address = 1; // Ethereum address to which payments should be made
   }
 
   message StateChannelUpdate {
@@ -52,6 +51,6 @@ message Message {
   repeated Block payload = 3;   // used to send Blocks in bitswap 1.1.0
   repeated BlockPresence blockPresences = 4;
   int32 pendingBytes = 5;
-  PricingMessage pricing = 6;
+  AccountMessage account = 6;
   StateChannelUpdate payment = 7;
 }
diff --git a/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/payments.nim b/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/payments.nim
index e01706e3..078b5f61 100644
--- a/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/payments.nim
+++ b/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/payments.nim
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import pkg/questionable
 import pkg/upraises
 import ./bitswap
 
-export PricingMessage
+export AccountMessage
 export StateChannelUpdate
 
 export stint
@@ -15,15 +15,11 @@ export nitro
 push: {.upraises: [].}
 
 type
-  Pricing* = object
+  Account* = object
     address*: EthAddress
-    price*: UInt256
 
-func init*(_: type PricingMessage, pricing: Pricing): PricingMessage =
-  PricingMessage(
-    address: @(pricing.address.toArray),
-    price: @(pricing.price.toBytesBE)
-  )
+func init*(_: type AccountMessage, account: Account): AccountMessage =
+  AccountMessage(address: @(account.address.toArray))
 
 func parse(_: type EthAddress, bytes: seq[byte]): ?EthAddress =
   var address: array[20, byte]
@@ -33,16 +29,10 @@ func parse(_: type EthAddress, bytes: seq[byte]): ?EthAddress =
     address[i] = bytes[i]
   EthAddress(address).some
 
-func parse(_: type UInt256, bytes: seq[byte]): ?UInt256 =
-  if bytes.len > 32:
-    return UInt256.none
-  UInt256.fromBytesBE(bytes).some
-
-func init*(_: type Pricing, message: PricingMessage): ?Pricing =
-  without address =? EthAddress.parse(message.address) and
-          price =? UInt256.parse(message.price):
-    return Pricing.none
-  Pricing(address: address, price: price).some
+func init*(_: type Account, message: AccountMessage): ?Account =
+  without address =? EthAddress.parse(message.address):
+    return none Account
+  some Account(address: address)
 
 func init*(_: type StateChannelUpdate, state: SignedState): StateChannelUpdate =
   StateChannelUpdate(update: state.toJson.toBytes)
diff --git a/tests/dagger/bitswap/engine/testpayments.nim b/tests/dagger/bitswap/engine/testpayments.nim
index 55427d0d..c46a2b5e 100644
--- a/tests/dagger/bitswap/engine/testpayments.nim
+++ b/tests/dagger/bitswap/engine/testpayments.nim
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import ../../examples
 
 suite "engine payments":
 
+  let address = EthAddress.example
   let amount = 42.u256
 
   var wallet: WalletRef
@@ -12,17 +13,16 @@ suite "engine payments":
   setup:
     wallet = WalletRef.example
     peer = BitswapPeerCtx.example
-    peer.pricing = Pricing.example.some
+    peer.account = Account(address: address).some
 
   test "pays for received blocks":
     let payment = !wallet.pay(peer, amount)
-    let pricing = !peer.pricing
     let balances = payment.state.outcome.balances(Asset)
-    let destination = pricing.address.toDestination
+    let destination = address.toDestination
     check !balances[destination] == amount
 
-  test "no payment when no price is set":
-    peer.pricing = Pricing.none
+  test "no payment when no account is set":
+    peer.account = Account.none
     check wallet.pay(peer, amount).isFailure
 
   test "uses same channel for consecutive payments":
diff --git a/tests/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/testpayments.nim b/tests/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/testpayments.nim
index 76b35984..3fceecdc 100644
--- a/tests/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/testpayments.nim
+++ b/tests/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/testpayments.nim
@@ -4,34 +4,21 @@ import pkg/stew/byteutils
 import ../../examples
 import ../../../../dagger/bitswap/protobuf/payments
 
-suite "pricing protobuf messages":
+suite "account protobuf messages":
 
-  let address = EthAddress.example
-  let price = UInt256.example
-  let pricing = Pricing(address: address, price: price)
-  let message = PricingMessage.init(pricing)
+  let account = Account(address: EthAddress.example)
+  let message = AccountMessage.init(account)
 
   test "encodes recipient of payments":
-    check message.address == @(address.toArray)
-
-  test "encodes price per byte":
-    check message.price == @(price.toBytesBE)
+    check message.address == @(account.address.toArray)
 
   test "decodes recipient of payments":
-    check Pricing.init(message).?address == address.some
-
-  test "decodes price":
-    check Pricing.init(message).?price == price.some
+    check Account.init(message).?address == account.address.some
 
   test "fails to decode when address has incorrect number of bytes":
     var incorrect = message
     incorrect.address.del(0)
-    check Pricing.init(incorrect).isNone
-
-  test "fails to decode when price has too many bytes":
-    var incorrect = message
-    incorrect.price = newSeq[byte](33)
-    check Pricing.init(incorrect).isNone
+    check Account.init(incorrect).isNone
 
 suite "channel update messages":
 
diff --git a/tests/dagger/bitswap/testbitswap.nim b/tests/dagger/bitswap/testbitswap.nim
index 673277a1..b5ae1a4d 100644
--- a/tests/dagger/bitswap/testbitswap.nim
+++ b/tests/dagger/bitswap/testbitswap.nim
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ suite "Bitswap engine - 2 nodes":
       peerCtx2.peerHave.mapIt( $it ).sorted(cmp[string]) ==
         bitswap1.engine.wantList.mapIt( $it ).sorted(cmp[string])
 
-  test "exchanges pricing on connect":
-    check peerCtx1.pricing == pricing1.some
-    check peerCtx2.pricing == pricing2.some
+  test "exchanges accounts on connect":
+    check peerCtx1.account.?address == pricing1.address.some
+    check peerCtx2.account.?address == pricing2.address.some
 
   test "should send want-have for block":
     let blk = bt.Block.new("Block 1".toBytes)
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ suite "Bitswap engine - 2 nodes":
 
   test "receives payments for blocks that were sent":
     let blocks = await bitswap1.getBlocks(blocks2.mapIt(it.cid))
-    let pricing = !bitswap2.engine.pricing
     await sleepAsync(100.millis)
     let channel = !peerCtx1.paymentChannel
     check wallet2.balance(channel, Asset) > 0
diff --git a/tests/dagger/bitswap/testengine.nim b/tests/dagger/bitswap/testengine.nim
index 6b37538d..fabec292 100644
--- a/tests/dagger/bitswap/testengine.nim
+++ b/tests/dagger/bitswap/testengine.nim
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ suite "Bitswap engine basic":
 
     await done
 
-  test "sends pricing to new peers":
+  test "sends account to new peers":
     let pricing = Pricing.example
 
-    proc sendPricing(peer: PeerID, toBeSent: Pricing) =
-      check toBeSent == pricing
+    proc sendAccount(peer: PeerID, account: Account) =
+      check account.address == pricing.address
       done.complete()
 
-    let request = BitswapRequest(sendPricing: sendPricing)
+    let request = BitswapRequest(sendAccount: sendAccount)
     let engine = BitswapEngine.new(MemoryStore.new, wallet, request)
     engine.pricing = pricing.some
 
@@ -153,16 +153,16 @@ suite "Bitswap engine handlers":
       check engine.localStore.hasBlock(b.cid)
 
   test "sends payments for received blocks":
-    let pricing = Pricing.example
+    let account = Account(address: EthAddress.example)
     let peerContext = engine.getPeerCtx(peerId)
-    peerContext.pricing = pricing.some
+    peerContext.account = account.some
     peerContext.peerPrices = blocks.mapIt((it.cid, rand(uint16).u256)).toTable
 
     engine.request.sendPayment = proc(receiver: PeerID, payment: SignedState) =
       let amount = blocks.mapIt(peerContext.peerPrices[it.cid]).foldl(a+b)
       let balances = !payment.state.outcome.balances(Asset)
       check receiver == peerId
-      check balances[pricing.address.toDestination] == amount
+      check balances[account.address.toDestination] == amount
       done.complete()
 
     engine.blocksHandler(peerId, blocks)
diff --git a/tests/dagger/bitswap/testnetwork.nim b/tests/dagger/bitswap/testnetwork.nim
index 69fe68c7..92077027 100644
--- a/tests/dagger/bitswap/testnetwork.nim
+++ b/tests/dagger/bitswap/testnetwork.nim
@@ -103,16 +103,16 @@ suite "Bitswap network":
 
     await done.wait(500.millis)
 
-  test "handles pricing messages":
-    let pricing = Pricing.example
+  test "handles account messages":
+    let account = Account(address: EthAddress.example)
 
-    proc handlePricing(peer: PeerID, received: Pricing) =
-      check received == pricing
+    proc handleAccount(peer: PeerID, received: Account) =
+      check received == account
       done.complete()
 
-    network.handlers.onPricing = handlePricing
+    network.handlers.onAccount = handleAccount
 
-    let message = Message(pricing: PricingMessage.init(pricing))
+    let message = Message(account: AccountMessage.init(account))
     await buffer.pushData(lenPrefix(Protobuf.encode(message)))
 
     await done.wait(100.millis)
@@ -224,16 +224,16 @@ suite "Bitswap Network - e2e":
 
     await done.wait(500.millis)
 
-  test "broadcasts pricing":
-    let pricing = Pricing.example
+  test "broadcasts account":
+    let account = Account(address: EthAddress.example)
 
-    proc handlePricing(peer: PeerID, received: Pricing) =
-      check received == pricing
+    proc handleAccount(peer: PeerID, received: Account) =
+      check received == account
       done.complete()
 
-    network2.handlers.onPricing = handlePricing
+    network2.handlers.onAccount = handleAccount
 
-    network1.broadcastPricing(switch2.peerInfo.peerId, pricing)
+    network1.broadcastAccount(switch2.peerInfo.peerId, account)
 
     await done.wait(100.millis)
 
diff --git a/tests/dagger/examples.nim b/tests/dagger/examples.nim
index d36dcc99..d749e83f 100644
--- a/tests/dagger/examples.nim
+++ b/tests/dagger/examples.nim
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import pkg/nitro
 import pkg/dagger/p2p/rng
 import pkg/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/payments
 import pkg/dagger/bitswap/peercontext
+import pkg/dagger/bitswap/engine
 import pkg/dagger/blocktype
 
 proc example*(_: type EthAddress): EthAddress =