diff --git a/genesis.go b/genesis.go
index 3e575863..8d7973f8 100644
--- a/genesis.go
+++ b/genesis.go
@@ -153,3 +153,74 @@ var TestNetGenesisBlock MsgBlock = MsgBlock{
 		},
 	},
 }
+
+// TestNet3GenesisHash is the hash of the first block in the block chain for the
+// test network (version 3).
+var TestNet3GenesisHash ShaHash = ShaHash{
+	0x43, 0x49, 0x7f, 0xd7, 0xf8, 0x26, 0x95, 0x71,
+	0x08, 0xf4, 0xa3, 0x0f, 0xd9, 0xce, 0xc3, 0xae,
+	0xba, 0x79, 0x97, 0x20, 0x84, 0xe9, 0x0e, 0xad,
+	0x01, 0xea, 0x33, 0x09, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+}
+
+// TestNet3GenesisMerkleRoot is the hash of the first transaction in the genesis
+// block for the test network (version 3).  It is the same as the merkle root
+// for the main network.
+var TestNet3GenesisMerkleRoot ShaHash = GenesisMerkleRoot
+
+// TestNet3GenesisBlock defines the genesis block of the block chain which
+// serves as the public transaction ledger for the test network (version 3).
+var TestNet3GenesisBlock MsgBlock = MsgBlock{
+	Header: BlockHeader{
+		Version:    1,
+		PrevBlock:  ShaHash{},                 // 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+		MerkleRoot: TestNet3GenesisMerkleRoot, // 4a5e1e4baab89f3a32518a88c31bc87f618f76673e2cc77ab2127b7afdeda33b
+		Timestamp:  time.Unix(1296688602, 0),  // 2011-02-02 23:16:42 +0000 UTC
+		Bits:       0x1d00ffff,                // 486604799 [00000000ffff0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000]
+		Nonce:      0x18aea41a,                // 414098458
+		TxnCount:   1,
+	},
+	Transactions: []*MsgTx{
+		&MsgTx{
+			Version: 1,
+			TxIn: []*TxIn{
+				&TxIn{
+					PreviousOutpoint: OutPoint{
+						Hash:  ShaHash{},
+						Index: 0xffffffff,
+					},
+					SignatureScript: []byte{
+						0x04, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x1d, 0x01, 0x04, 0x45, /* |.......E| */
+						0x54, 0x68, 0x65, 0x20, 0x54, 0x69, 0x6d, 0x65, /* |The Time| */
+						0x73, 0x20, 0x30, 0x33, 0x2f, 0x4a, 0x61, 0x6e, /* |s 03/Jan| */
+						0x2f, 0x32, 0x30, 0x30, 0x39, 0x20, 0x43, 0x68, /* |/2009 Ch| */
+						0x61, 0x6e, 0x63, 0x65, 0x6c, 0x6c, 0x6f, 0x72, /* |ancellor| */
+						0x20, 0x6f, 0x6e, 0x20, 0x62, 0x72, 0x69, 0x6e, /* | on brin| */
+						0x6b, 0x20, 0x6f, 0x66, 0x20, 0x73, 0x65, 0x63, /* |k of sec|*/
+						0x6f, 0x6e, 0x64, 0x20, 0x62, 0x61, 0x69, 0x6c, /* |ond bail| */
+						0x6f, 0x75, 0x74, 0x20, 0x66, 0x6f, 0x72, 0x20, /* |out for |*/
+						0x62, 0x61, 0x6e, 0x6b, 0x73, /* |banks| */
+					},
+					Sequence: 0xffffffff,
+				},
+			},
+			TxOut: []*TxOut{
+				&TxOut{
+					Value: 0x12a05f200,
+					PkScript: []byte{
+						0x41, 0x04, 0x67, 0x8a, 0xfd, 0xb0, 0xfe, 0x55, /* |A.g....U| */
+						0x48, 0x27, 0x19, 0x67, 0xf1, 0xa6, 0x71, 0x30, /* |H'.g..q0| */
+						0xb7, 0x10, 0x5c, 0xd6, 0xa8, 0x28, 0xe0, 0x39, /* |..\..(.9| */
+						0x09, 0xa6, 0x79, 0x62, 0xe0, 0xea, 0x1f, 0x61, /* |..yb...a| */
+						0xde, 0xb6, 0x49, 0xf6, 0xbc, 0x3f, 0x4c, 0xef, /* |..I..?L.| */
+						0x38, 0xc4, 0xf3, 0x55, 0x04, 0xe5, 0x1e, 0xc1, /* |8..U....| */
+						0x12, 0xde, 0x5c, 0x38, 0x4d, 0xf7, 0xba, 0x0b, /* |..\8M...| */
+						0x8d, 0x57, 0x8a, 0x4c, 0x70, 0x2b, 0x6b, 0xf1, /* |.W.Lp+k.| */
+						0x1d, 0x5f, 0xac, /* |._.| */
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			LockTime: 0,
+		},
+	},
+}