diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d722ae6..013b7a2f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ target_link_libraries(hpcore
     pthread
     crypto
     ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS} # Needed for stacktrace support
+    libblake3.so
 )
 add_dependencies(hpcore
     appbill
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a6051f5..480cde60 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ Instructions are based on [this](https://libsodium.gitbook.io/doc/installation).
 3. Run `./configure && make && make check`
 4. Run `sudo make install`
 
+#### Install blake3
+1. Clone [blake3 library](https://github.com/BLAKE3-team/BLAKE3) repository
+2. Navigate into the directory in a terminal.
+3. `cd c` to navigate to the C implementation folder
+4. `gcc -shared -fPIC -O3 -o libblake3.so blake3.c blake3_dispatch.c blake3_portable.c \`
+    `blake3_sse41_x86-64_unix.S blake3_avx2_x86-64_unix.S blake3_avx512_x86-64_unix.S`
+5. `sudo cp blake3.h /usr/local/include/`
+6. `sudo cp libblake3.so /usr/local/lib/`
+
 #### Install Boost
 Following Instructions are based on Boost [getting started](https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_71_0/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html#prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary)
 
diff --git a/src/crypto.cpp b/src/crypto.cpp
index 3c9cb286..5c6f0ec5 100644
--- a/src/crypto.cpp
+++ b/src/crypto.cpp
@@ -5,195 +5,195 @@
 namespace crypto
 {
 
-/**
- * Initializes the crypto subsystem. Must be called once during application startup.
- * @return 0 for successful initialization. -1 for failure.
- */
-int init()
-{
-    if (sodium_init() < 0)
+    /**
+     * Initializes the crypto subsystem. Must be called once during application startup.
+     * @return 0 for successful initialization. -1 for failure.
+     */
+    int init()
     {
-        std::cout << "sodium_init failed.\n";
-        return -1;
+        if (sodium_init() < 0)
+        {
+            std::cout << "sodium_init failed.\n";
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
     }
 
-    return 0;
-}
+    /**
+     * Generates a signing key pair using libsodium and assigns them to the provided strings.
+     */
+    void generate_signing_keys(std::string &pubkey, std::string &seckey)
+    {
+        // Generate key pair using libsodium default algorithm.
+        // Currently using ed25519. So append prefix byte to represent that.
 
-/**
- * Generates a signing key pair using libsodium and assigns them to the provided strings.
- */
-void generate_signing_keys(std::string &pubkey, std::string &seckey)
-{
-    // Generate key pair using libsodium default algorithm.
-    // Currently using ed25519. So append prefix byte to represent that.
+        pubkey.resize(PFXD_PUBKEY_BYTES);
+        pubkey[0] = KEYPFX_ed25519;
 
-    pubkey.resize(PFXD_PUBKEY_BYTES);
-    pubkey[0] = KEYPFX_ed25519;
+        seckey.resize(PFXD_SECKEY_BYTES);
+        seckey[0] = KEYPFX_ed25519;
 
-    seckey.resize(PFXD_SECKEY_BYTES);
-    seckey[0] = KEYPFX_ed25519;
+        crypto_sign_ed25519_keypair(
+            reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(pubkey.data() + 1),   // +1 to skip the prefix byte.
+            reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(seckey.data() + 1));  // +1 to skip the prefix byte.
+    }
 
-    crypto_sign_ed25519_keypair(
-        reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(pubkey.data() + 1),   // +1 to skip the prefix byte.
-        reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(seckey.data() + 1));  // +1 to skip the prefix byte.
-}
+    /**
+     * Returns the signature bytes for a message.
+     * 
+     * @param msg Message bytes to sign.
+     * @param seckey Secret key bytes.
+     * @return Signature bytes.
+     */
+    std::string sign(std::string_view msg, std::string_view seckey)
+    {
+        //Generate the signature using libsodium.
 
-/**
- * Returns the signature bytes for a message.
- * 
- * @param msg Message bytes to sign.
- * @param seckey Secret key bytes.
- * @return Signature bytes.
- */
-std::string sign(std::string_view msg, std::string_view seckey)
-{
-    //Generate the signature using libsodium.
+        std::string sig;
+        sig.resize(crypto_sign_ed25519_BYTES);
+        crypto_sign_ed25519_detached(
+            reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(sig.data()),
+            NULL,
+            reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(msg.data()),
+            msg.length(),
+            reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(seckey.data() + 1)); // +1 to skip the prefix byte.
 
-    std::string sig;
-    sig.resize(crypto_sign_ed25519_BYTES);
-    crypto_sign_ed25519_detached(
-        reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(sig.data()),
-        NULL,
-        reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(msg.data()),
-        msg.length(),
-        reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(seckey.data() + 1)); // +1 to skip the prefix byte.
-    
-    return sig;
-}
+        return sig;
+    }
 
-/**
- * Returns the hex signature string for a message.
- * 
- * @param msg Message bytes to sign.
- * @param seckeyhex hex secret key string.
- * @return hex signature string.
- */
-std::string sign_hex(std::string_view msg, std::string_view seckeyhex)
-{
-    //Decode hex string and generate the signature using libsodium.
+    /**
+     * Returns the hex signature string for a message.
+     * 
+     * @param msg Message bytes to sign.
+     * @param seckeyhex hex secret key string.
+     * @return hex signature string.
+     */
+    std::string sign_hex(std::string_view msg, std::string_view seckeyhex)
+    {
+        //Decode hex string and generate the signature using libsodium.
 
-    unsigned char seckey[PFXD_SECKEY_BYTES];
-    util::hex2bin(seckey, PFXD_SECKEY_BYTES, seckeyhex);
+        unsigned char seckey[PFXD_SECKEY_BYTES];
+        util::hex2bin(seckey, PFXD_SECKEY_BYTES, seckeyhex);
 
-    unsigned char sig[crypto_sign_ed25519_BYTES];
-    crypto_sign_ed25519_detached(
-        sig,
-        NULL,
-        reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(msg.data()),
-        msg.length(),
-        seckey + 1); // +1 to skip prefix byte.
+        unsigned char sig[crypto_sign_ed25519_BYTES];
+        crypto_sign_ed25519_detached(
+            sig,
+            NULL,
+            reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(msg.data()),
+            msg.length(),
+            seckey + 1); // +1 to skip prefix byte.
 
-    std::string sighex;
-    util::bin2hex(sighex, sig, crypto_sign_ed25519_BYTES);
-    return sighex;
-}
+        std::string sighex;
+        util::bin2hex(sighex, sig, crypto_sign_ed25519_BYTES);
+        return sighex;
+    }
 
-/**
- * Verifies the given signature bytes for the message.
- * 
- * @param msg Message bytes.
- * @param sig Signature bytes.
- * @param pubkey Public key bytes.
- * @return 0 for successful verification. -1 for failure.
- */
-int verify(std::string_view msg, std::string_view sig, std::string_view pubkey)
-{
-    return crypto_sign_ed25519_verify_detached(
-        reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(sig.data()),
-        reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(msg.data()),
-        msg.length(),
-        reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(pubkey.data() + 1)); // +1 to skip prefix byte.
-}
+    /**
+     * Verifies the given signature bytes for the message.
+     * 
+     * @param msg Message bytes.
+     * @param sig Signature bytes.
+     * @param pubkey Public key bytes.
+     * @return 0 for successful verification. -1 for failure.
+     */
+    int verify(std::string_view msg, std::string_view sig, std::string_view pubkey)
+    {
+        return crypto_sign_ed25519_verify_detached(
+            reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(sig.data()),
+            reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(msg.data()),
+            msg.length(),
+            reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(pubkey.data() + 1)); // +1 to skip prefix byte.
+    }
 
-/**
- * Verifies the given hex signature for the message.
- * 
- * @param msg hex message string.
- * @param sighex hex signature string.
- * @param pubkeyhex hex secret key.
- * @return 0 for successful verification. -1 for failure.
- */
-int verify_hex(std::string_view msg, std::string_view sighex, std::string_view pubkeyhex)
-{
-    //Decode hex string and verify the signature using libsodium.
+    /**
+     * Verifies the given hex signature for the message.
+     * 
+     * @param msg hex message string.
+     * @param sighex hex signature string.
+     * @param pubkeyhex hex secret key.
+     * @return 0 for successful verification. -1 for failure.
+     */
+    int verify_hex(std::string_view msg, std::string_view sighex, std::string_view pubkeyhex)
+    {
+        //Decode hex string and verify the signature using libsodium.
 
-    unsigned char decoded_pubkey[PFXD_PUBKEY_BYTES];
-    util::hex2bin(decoded_pubkey, PFXD_PUBKEY_BYTES, pubkeyhex);
+        unsigned char decoded_pubkey[PFXD_PUBKEY_BYTES];
+        util::hex2bin(decoded_pubkey, PFXD_PUBKEY_BYTES, pubkeyhex);
 
-    unsigned char decoded_sig[crypto_sign_ed25519_BYTES];
-    util::hex2bin(decoded_sig, crypto_sign_ed25519_BYTES, sighex);
+        unsigned char decoded_sig[crypto_sign_ed25519_BYTES];
+        util::hex2bin(decoded_sig, crypto_sign_ed25519_BYTES, sighex);
 
-    return crypto_sign_ed25519_verify_detached(
-        decoded_sig,
-        reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(msg.data()),
-        msg.length(),
-        decoded_pubkey + 1); // +1 to skip prefix byte.
-}
+        return crypto_sign_ed25519_verify_detached(
+            decoded_sig,
+            reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(msg.data()),
+            msg.length(),
+            decoded_pubkey + 1); // +1 to skip prefix byte.
+    }
 
-/**
- * Generate blake2b hash for a given message.
- * @param data String to hash.
- * @return The blake2b hash of the given string.
- */
-std::string get_hash(std::string_view data)
-{
-    std::string hash;
-    hash.resize(crypto_generichash_blake2b_BYTES);
+    /**
+     * Generate blake3 hash for a given message.
+     * @param data String to hash.
+     * @return The blake3 hash of the given string.
+     */
+    std::string get_hash(std::string_view data)
+    {
+        std::string hash;
+        hash.resize(BLAKE3_OUT_LEN);
 
-    crypto_generichash_blake2b(
-        reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(hash.data()),
-        hash.length(),
-        reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(data.data()),
-        data.length(),
-        NULL, 0);
+        // Initialize the hasher.
+        blake3_hasher hasher;
+        blake3_hasher_init(&hasher);
 
-    return hash;
-}
+        blake3_hasher_update(&hasher, reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(data.data()), data.length());
 
-/**
- * Generate blake2b hash for a given message.
+        blake3_hasher_finalize(&hasher, reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(hash.data()), hash.length());
+
+        return hash;
+    }
+
+    /**
+ * Generate blake3 hash for a given message.
  * @param data unsigned char array pointer to hash data.
  * @param data_length hash data length.
- * @return The blake2b hash of the pointed buffer.
+ * @return The blake3 hash of the pointed buffer.
  */
-std::string get_hash(const unsigned char * data, size_t data_length)
-{
-    std::string hash;
-    hash.resize(crypto_generichash_blake2b_BYTES);
+    std::string get_hash(const unsigned char *data, size_t data_length)
+    {
+        std::string hash;
+        hash.resize(BLAKE3_OUT_LEN);
 
-    crypto_generichash_blake2b(
-        reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(hash.data()),
-        hash.length(),
-        data,
-        data_length,
-        NULL, 0);
+        // Initialize the hasher.
+        blake3_hasher hasher;
+        blake3_hasher_init(&hasher);
 
-    return hash;
-}
+        blake3_hasher_update(&hasher, data, data_length);
 
-/**
- * Generates blake2b hash for the given set of strings using stream hashing.
- */
-std::string get_hash(std::string_view s1, std::string_view s2)
-{
-    std::string hash;
-    hash.resize(crypto_generichash_blake2b_BYTES);
+        blake3_hasher_finalize(&hasher, reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(hash.data()), hash.length());
 
-    // Init stream hashing.
-    crypto_generichash_blake2b_state state;
-    crypto_generichash_blake2b_init(&state, NULL, 0, hash.length());
+        return hash;
+    }
 
-    crypto_generichash_blake2b_update(&state, reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(s1.data()), s1.length());
-    crypto_generichash_blake2b_update(&state, reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(s2.data()), s2.length());
+    /**
+     * Generates blake3 hash for the given set of strings using stream hashing.
+     */
+    std::string get_hash(std::string_view s1, std::string_view s2)
+    {
+        std::string hash;
+        hash.resize(BLAKE3_OUT_LEN);
 
-    // Get the final hash.
-    crypto_generichash_blake2b_final(
-        &state,
-        reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(hash.data()),
-        hash.length());
+        // Init stream hashing.
+        blake3_hasher hasher;
+        blake3_hasher_init(&hasher);
 
-    return hash;
-}
+        // updating hash with given data
+        blake3_hasher_update(&hasher, reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(s1.data()), s1.length());
+        blake3_hasher_update(&hasher, reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(s2.data()), s2.length());
+
+        // Get the final hash.
+        blake3_hasher_finalize(&hasher, reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(hash.data()), hash.length());
+
+        return hash;
+    }
 
 } // namespace crypto
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diff --git a/src/pchheader.hpp b/src/pchheader.hpp
index 23d1c0be..9c652085 100644
--- a/src/pchheader.hpp
+++ b/src/pchheader.hpp
@@ -63,5 +63,6 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <unordered_set>
 #include <vector>
+#include <blake3.h>
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/bin/hpfs b/test/bin/hpfs
index ca9d6496..02e34e96 100755
Binary files a/test/bin/hpfs and b/test/bin/hpfs differ