diff --git a/genesis.go b/genesis.go
index 8d7973f8..9eec1b4f 100644
--- a/genesis.go
+++ b/genesis.go
@@ -8,6 +8,50 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+// genesisCoinbaseTx is the coinbase transaction for the genesis blocks for
+// the main network, regression test network, and test network (version 3).
+var genesisCoinbaseTx = 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,
+}
+
 // GenesisHash is the hash of the first block in the block chain for the main
 // network (genesis block).
 var GenesisHash ShaHash = ShaHash{
@@ -38,49 +82,7 @@ var GenesisBlock MsgBlock = MsgBlock{
 		Nonce:      0x7c2bac1d,               // 2083236893
 		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,
-		},
-	},
+	Transactions: []*MsgTx{&genesisCoinbaseTx},
 }
 
 // TestNetGenesisHash is the hash of the first block in the block chain for the
@@ -109,49 +111,7 @@ var TestNetGenesisBlock MsgBlock = MsgBlock{
 		Nonce:      2,
 		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,
-		},
-	},
+	Transactions: []*MsgTx{&genesisCoinbaseTx},
 }
 
 // TestNet3GenesisHash is the hash of the first block in the block chain for the
@@ -180,47 +140,5 @@ var TestNet3GenesisBlock MsgBlock = MsgBlock{
 		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,
-		},
-	},
+	Transactions: []*MsgTx{&genesisCoinbaseTx},
 }