diff --git a/lbry/wallet/__init__.py b/lbry/wallet/__init__.py
index 266bec4ad..3e6b218ff 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/__init__.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-from .account import Account, AddressManager, SingleKey
 from .wallet import Wallet
 from .manager import WalletManager
+from .account import Account, SingleKey, HierarchicalDeterministic
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/account.py b/lbry/wallet/account.py
index 30bbba51e..7984eafd5 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/account.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/account.py
@@ -6,35 +6,23 @@ import asyncio
 import random
 from functools import partial
 from hashlib import sha256
-from string import hexdigits
 from typing import Type, Dict, Tuple, Optional, Any, List
 
 import ecdsa
 
+from lbry.constants import COIN
+from lbry.db import Database, CLAIM_TYPE_CODES, TXO_TYPES
+from lbry.blockchain import Ledger, Transaction, Input, Output
 from lbry.error import InvalidPasswordError
 from lbry.crypto.crypt import aes_encrypt, aes_decrypt
 from lbry.crypto.bip32 import PrivateKey, PubKey, from_extended_key_string
-from lbry.constants import COIN
-from lbry.blockchain.transaction import Transaction, Input, Output
-from lbry.blockchain.ledger import Ledger
-from lbry.db import Database
-from lbry.db.constants import CLAIM_TYPE_CODES, TXO_TYPES
 
-from .mnemonic import Mnemonic
+from . import mnemonic
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def validate_claim_id(claim_id):
-    if not len(claim_id) == 40:
-        raise Exception("Incorrect claimid length: %i" % len(claim_id))
-    if isinstance(claim_id, bytes):
-        claim_id = claim_id.decode('utf-8')
-    if set(claim_id).difference(hexdigits):
-        raise Exception("Claim id is not hex encoded")
-
-
 class AddressManager:
 
     name: str
@@ -48,8 +36,7 @@ class AddressManager:
         self.address_generator_lock = asyncio.Lock()
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_dict(cls, account: 'Account', d: dict) \
-            -> Tuple['AddressManager', 'AddressManager']:
+    def from_dict(cls, account: 'Account', d: dict) -> Tuple['AddressManager', 'AddressManager']:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     @classmethod
@@ -222,24 +209,21 @@ class SingleKey(AddressManager):
 
 
 class Account:
-
-    mnemonic_class = Mnemonic
-    private_key_class = PrivateKey
-    public_key_class = PubKey
     address_generators: Dict[str, Type[AddressManager]] = {
         SingleKey.name: SingleKey,
         HierarchicalDeterministic.name: HierarchicalDeterministic,
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, ledger: 'Ledger', db: 'Database', name: str,
-                 seed: str, private_key_string: str, encrypted: bool,
-                 private_key: Optional[PrivateKey], public_key: PubKey,
+    def __init__(self, ledger: Ledger, db: Database, name: str,
+                 phrase: str, language: str, private_key_string: str,
+                 encrypted: bool, private_key: Optional[PrivateKey], public_key: PubKey,
                  address_generator: dict, modified_on: float, channel_keys: dict) -> None:
         self.ledger = ledger
         self.db = db
         self.id = public_key.address
         self.name = name
-        self.seed = seed
+        self.phrase = phrase
+        self.language = language
         self.modified_on = modified_on
         self.private_key_string = private_key_string
         self.init_vectors: Dict[str, bytes] = {}
@@ -251,6 +235,7 @@ class Account:
         self.receiving, self.change = self.address_generator.from_dict(self, address_generator)
         self.address_managers = {am.chain_number: am for am in {self.receiving, self.change}}
         self.channel_keys = channel_keys
+        self._channel_keys_deserialized = {}
 
     def get_init_vector(self, key) -> Optional[bytes]:
         init_vector = self.init_vectors.get(key, None)
@@ -259,42 +244,40 @@ class Account:
         return init_vector
 
     @classmethod
-    def generate(cls, ledger: 'Ledger', db: 'Database',
-                 name: str = None, address_generator: dict = None):
-        return cls.from_dict(ledger, db, {
+    async def generate(
+            cls, ledger: Ledger, db: Database,
+            name: str = None, language: str = 'en',
+            address_generator: dict = None):
+        return await cls.from_dict(ledger, db, {
             'name': name,
-            'seed': cls.mnemonic_class().make_seed(),
+            'seed': await mnemonic.generate_phrase(language),
+            'language': language,
             'address_generator': address_generator or {}
         })
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_private_key_from_seed(cls, ledger: 'Ledger', seed: str, password: str):
-        return cls.private_key_class.from_seed(
-            ledger, cls.mnemonic_class.mnemonic_to_seed(seed, password or 'lbryum')
-        )
-
-    @classmethod
-    def keys_from_dict(cls, ledger: 'Ledger', d: dict) \
-            -> Tuple[str, Optional[PrivateKey], PubKey]:
-        seed = d.get('seed', '')
+    async def keys_from_dict(cls, ledger: Ledger, d: dict) -> Tuple[str, Optional[PrivateKey], PubKey]:
+        phrase = d.get('seed', '')
         private_key_string = d.get('private_key', '')
         private_key = None
         public_key = None
         encrypted = d.get('encrypted', False)
         if not encrypted:
-            if seed:
-                private_key = cls.get_private_key_from_seed(ledger, seed, '')
+            if phrase:
+                private_key = PrivateKey.from_seed(
+                    ledger, await mnemonic.derive_key_from_phrase(phrase)
+                )
                 public_key = private_key.public_key
             elif private_key_string:
                 private_key = from_extended_key_string(ledger, private_key_string)
                 public_key = private_key.public_key
         if public_key is None:
             public_key = from_extended_key_string(ledger, d['public_key'])
-        return seed, private_key, public_key
+        return phrase, private_key, public_key
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_dict(cls, ledger: 'Ledger', db: 'Database', d: dict):
-        seed, private_key, public_key = cls.keys_from_dict(ledger, d)
+    async def from_dict(cls, ledger: Ledger, db: Database, d: dict):
+        phrase, private_key, public_key = await cls.keys_from_dict(ledger, d)
         name = d.get('name')
         if not name:
             name = f'Account #{public_key.address}'
@@ -302,7 +285,8 @@ class Account:
             ledger=ledger,
             db=db,
             name=name,
-            seed=seed,
+            phrase=phrase,
+            language=d.get('lang', 'en'),
             private_key_string=d.get('private_key', ''),
             encrypted=d.get('encrypted', False),
             private_key=private_key,
@@ -313,7 +297,7 @@ class Account:
         )
 
     def to_dict(self, encrypt_password: str = None, include_channel_keys: bool = True):
-        private_key_string, seed = self.private_key_string, self.seed
+        private_key_string, phrase = self.private_key_string, self.phrase
         if not self.encrypted and self.private_key:
             private_key_string = self.private_key.extended_key_string()
         if not self.encrypted and encrypt_password:
@@ -321,11 +305,12 @@ class Account:
                 private_key_string = aes_encrypt(
                     encrypt_password, private_key_string, self.get_init_vector('private_key')
                 )
-            if seed:
-                seed = aes_encrypt(encrypt_password, self.seed, self.get_init_vector('seed'))
+            if phrase:
+                phrase = aes_encrypt(encrypt_password, self.phrase, self.get_init_vector('phrase'))
         d = {
             'name': self.name,
-            'seed': seed,
+            'seed': phrase,
+            'lang': self.language,
             'encrypted': bool(self.encrypted or encrypt_password),
             'private_key': private_key_string,
             'public_key': self.public_key.extended_key_string(),
@@ -367,21 +352,21 @@ class Account:
             'address_generator': self.address_generator.to_dict(self.receiving, self.change)
         }
         if show_seed:
-            details['seed'] = self.seed
+            details['seed'] = self.phrase
         details['certificates'] = len(self.channel_keys)
         return details
 
     def decrypt(self, password: str) -> bool:
         assert self.encrypted, "Key is not encrypted."
         try:
-            seed = self._decrypt_seed(password)
+            phrase = self._decrypt_phrase(password)
         except (ValueError, InvalidPasswordError):
             return False
         try:
             private_key = self._decrypt_private_key_string(password)
         except (TypeError, ValueError, InvalidPasswordError):
             return False
-        self.seed = seed
+        self.phrase = phrase
         self.private_key = private_key
         self.private_key_string = ""
         self.encrypted = False
@@ -397,24 +382,20 @@ class Account:
             self.ledger, private_key_string
         )
 
-    def _decrypt_seed(self, password: str) -> str:
-        if not self.seed:
+    def _decrypt_phrase(self, password: str) -> str:
+        if not self.phrase:
             return ""
-        seed, self.init_vectors['seed'] = aes_decrypt(password, self.seed)
-        if not seed:
+        phrase, self.init_vectors['phrase'] = aes_decrypt(password, self.phrase)
+        if not phrase:
             return ""
-        try:
-            Mnemonic().mnemonic_decode(seed)
-        except IndexError:
-            # failed to decode the seed, this either means it decrypted and is invalid
-            # or that we hit an edge case where an incorrect password gave valid padding
-            raise ValueError("Failed to decode seed.")
-        return seed
+        if not mnemonic.is_phrase_valid(self.language, phrase):
+            raise ValueError("Failed to decode seed phrase.")
+        return phrase
 
     def encrypt(self, password: str) -> bool:
         assert not self.encrypted, "Key is already encrypted."
-        if self.seed:
-            self.seed = aes_encrypt(password, self.seed, self.get_init_vector('seed'))
+        if self.phrase:
+            self.phrase = aes_encrypt(password, self.phrase, self.get_init_vector('phrase'))
         if isinstance(self.private_key, PrivateKey):
             self.private_key_string = aes_encrypt(
                 password, self.private_key.extended_key_string(), self.get_init_vector('private_key')
@@ -504,12 +485,20 @@ class Account:
         public_key_bytes = private_key.get_verifying_key().to_der()
         channel_pubkey_hash = self.ledger.public_key_to_address(public_key_bytes)
         self.channel_keys[channel_pubkey_hash] = private_key.to_pem().decode()
+        self._channel_keys_deserialized[channel_pubkey_hash] = private_key
 
-    def get_channel_private_key(self, public_key_bytes):
+    async def get_channel_private_key(self, public_key_bytes):
         channel_pubkey_hash = self.ledger.public_key_to_address(public_key_bytes)
+        private_key = self._channel_keys_deserialized.get(channel_pubkey_hash)
+        if private_key:
+            return private_key
         private_key_pem = self.channel_keys.get(channel_pubkey_hash)
         if private_key_pem:
-            return ecdsa.SigningKey.from_pem(private_key_pem, hashfunc=sha256)
+            private_key = await asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(
+                None, ecdsa.SigningKey.from_pem, private_key_pem, sha256
+            )
+            self._channel_keys_deserialized[channel_pubkey_hash] = private_key
+            return private_key
 
     async def maybe_migrate_certificates(self):
         def to_der(private_key_pem):
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/manager.py b/lbry/wallet/manager.py
index cd40150da..ce79c1a70 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/manager.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/manager.py
@@ -29,10 +29,19 @@ class WalletManager:
         for wallet in self.wallets.values():
             return wallet
 
-    def get_or_default(self, wallet_id: Optional[str]) -> Optional[Wallet]:
+    def get_or_default(self, wallet_id: Optional[str]) -> Wallet:
         if wallet_id:
             return self[wallet_id]
-        return self.default
+        wallet = self.default
+        if not wallet:
+            raise ValueError("No wallets available.")
+        return wallet
+
+    def get_or_default_for_spending(self, wallet_id: Optional[str]) -> Wallet:
+        wallet = self.get_or_default(wallet_id)
+        if wallet.is_locked:
+            raise ValueError("Cannot spend funds with locked wallet, unlock first.")
+        return wallet
 
     @property
     def path(self):
@@ -72,7 +81,7 @@ class WalletManager:
                     create_account=self.ledger.conf.create_default_account
                 )
         elif not default_wallet.has_accounts and self.ledger.conf.create_default_account:
-            default_wallet.accounts.generate()
+            await default_wallet.accounts.generate()
 
     def add(self, wallet: Wallet) -> Wallet:
         self.wallets[wallet.id] = wallet
@@ -92,11 +101,16 @@ class WalletManager:
         wallet = await Wallet.from_path(self.ledger, self.db, wallet_path)
         return self.add(wallet)
 
-    async def create(self, wallet_id: str, name: str, create_account=False, single_key=False) -> Wallet:
+    async def create(
+            self, wallet_id: str, name: str,
+            create_account=False, language='en', single_key=False) -> Wallet:
         if wallet_id in self.wallets:
             raise Exception(f"Wallet with id '{wallet_id}' is already loaded and cannot be created.")
         wallet_path = os.path.join(self.path, wallet_id)
         if os.path.exists(wallet_path):
             raise Exception(f"Wallet at path '{wallet_path}' already exists, use 'wallet_add' to load wallet.")
-        wallet = await Wallet.create(self.ledger, self.db, wallet_path, name, create_account, single_key)
+        wallet = await Wallet.create(
+            self.ledger, self.db, wallet_path, name,
+            create_account, language, single_key
+        )
         return self.add(wallet)
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/mnemonic.py b/lbry/wallet/mnemonic.py
index 590710bc3..f29e2d201 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/mnemonic.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/mnemonic.py
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ def get_languages():
     return words.languages
 
 
-def normalize(mnemonic: str) -> str:
-    return ' '.join(unicodedata.normalize('NFKD', mnemonic).lower().split())
+def normalize(phrase: str) -> str:
+    return ' '.join(unicodedata.normalize('NFKD', phrase).lower().split())
 
 
-def is_valid(language, mnemonic):
+def is_phrase_valid(language, phrase):
     local_words = getattr(words, language)
-    for word in normalize(mnemonic).split():
+    for word in normalize(phrase).split():
         if word not in local_words:
             return False
-    return bool(mnemonic)
+    return bool(phrase)
 
 
-def sync_generate(language: str) -> str:
+def sync_generate_phrase(language: str) -> str:
     local_words = getattr(words, language)
     entropy = randbits(132)
     nonce = 0
@@ -41,17 +41,17 @@ def sync_generate(language: str) -> str:
     return seed
 
 
-def sync_to_seed(mnemonic: str) -> bytes:
-    return hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac('sha512', normalize(mnemonic).encode(), b'lbryum', 2048)
+def sync_derive_key_from_phrase(phrase: str) -> bytes:
+    return hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac('sha512', normalize(phrase).encode(), b'lbryum', 2048)
 
 
-async def generate(language: str) -> str:
+async def generate_phrase(language: str) -> str:
     return await asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(
-        None, sync_generate, language
+        None, sync_generate_phrase, language
     )
 
 
-async def to_seed(mnemonic: str) -> bytes:
+async def derive_key_from_phrase(phrase: str) -> bytes:
     return await asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(
-        None, sync_to_seed, mnemonic
+        None, sync_derive_key_from_phrase, phrase
     )
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/sync.py b/lbry/wallet/sync.py
index 7f3059303..b523effc2 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/sync.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/sync.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 from binascii import hexlify, unhexlify
 from typing import List, Optional, DefaultDict, NamedTuple
 
-import pylru
 from lbry.crypto.hash import double_sha256, sha256
 
 from lbry.service.api import Client
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ class SPVSync(Sync):
         self._on_ready_controller = EventController()
         self.on_ready = self._on_ready_controller.stream
 
-        self._tx_cache = pylru.lrucache(100000)
+        #self._tx_cache = pylru.lrucache(100000)
         self._update_tasks = TaskGroup()
         self._other_tasks = TaskGroup()  # that we dont need to start
         self._header_processing_lock = asyncio.Lock()
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/wallet.py b/lbry/wallet/wallet.py
index c20228e24..9f12d7903 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/wallet.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/wallet.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import json
 import zlib
 import asyncio
 import logging
-from typing import List, Sequence, Tuple, Optional, Iterable
+from typing import Awaitable, Callable, List, Tuple, Optional, Iterable, Union
 from hashlib import sha256
 from operator import attrgetter
 from decimal import Decimal
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from lbry.crypto.bip32 import PubKey, PrivateKey
 from lbry.schema.claim import Claim
 from lbry.schema.purchase import Purchase
 from lbry.error import InsufficientFundsError, KeyFeeAboveMaxAllowedError
+from lbry.stream.managed_stream import ManagedStream
 
 from .account import Account, SingleKey, HierarchicalDeterministic
 from .coinselection import CoinSelector, OutputEffectiveAmountEstimator
@@ -61,10 +62,12 @@ class Wallet:
         return os.path.basename(self.storage.path) if self.storage.path else self.name
 
     @classmethod
-    async def create(cls, ledger: Ledger, db: Database, path: str, name: str, create_account=False, single_key=False):
+    async def create(
+            cls, ledger: Ledger, db: Database, path: str, name: str,
+            create_account=False, language='en', single_key=False):
         wallet = cls(ledger, db, name, WalletStorage(path), {})
         if create_account:
-            wallet.accounts.generate(address_generator={
+            await wallet.accounts.generate(language=language, address_generator={
                 'name': SingleKey.name if single_key else HierarchicalDeterministic.name
             })
         await wallet.save()
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ class Wallet:
             preferences=json_dict.get('preferences', {}),
         )
         for account_dict in json_dict.get('accounts', []):
-            wallet.accounts.add_from_dict(account_dict)
+            await wallet.accounts.add_from_dict(account_dict)
         return wallet
 
     def to_dict(self, encrypt_password: str = None):
@@ -135,13 +138,13 @@ class Wallet:
         decompressed = zlib.decompress(decrypted)
         return json.loads(decompressed)
 
-    def merge(self, password: str, data: str) -> List[Account]:
+    async def merge(self, password: str, data: str) -> List[Account]:
         assert not self.is_locked, "Cannot sync apply on a locked wallet."
         added_accounts = []
         decrypted_data = self.unpack(password, data)
         self.preferences.merge(decrypted_data.get('preferences', {}))
         for account_dict in decrypted_data['accounts']:
-            _, _, pubkey = Account.keys_from_dict(self.ledger, account_dict)
+            _, _, pubkey = await Account.keys_from_dict(self.ledger, account_dict)
             account_id = pubkey.address
             local_match = None
             for local_account in self.accounts:
@@ -182,18 +185,18 @@ class Wallet:
     def is_encrypted(self) -> bool:
         return self.is_locked or self.preferences.get(ENCRYPT_ON_DISK, False)
 
-    def decrypt(self):
+    async def decrypt(self):
         assert not self.is_locked, "Cannot decrypt a locked wallet, unlock first."
         self.preferences[ENCRYPT_ON_DISK] = False
-        self.save()
+        await self.save()
         return True
 
-    def encrypt(self, password):
+    async def encrypt(self, password):
         assert not self.is_locked, "Cannot re-encrypt a locked wallet, unlock first."
         assert password, "Cannot encrypt with blank password."
         self.encryption_password = password
         self.preferences[ENCRYPT_ON_DISK] = True
-        self.save()
+        await self.save()
         return True
 
     @property
@@ -232,7 +235,7 @@ class Wallet:
             if await account.save_max_gap():
                 gap_changed = True
         if gap_changed:
-            self.save()
+            await self.save()
 
     async def get_effective_amount_estimators(self, funding_accounts: Iterable[Account]):
         estimators = []
@@ -260,9 +263,9 @@ class Wallet:
             **constraints
         ), self.ledger)
 
-    async def create_transaction(self, inputs: Iterable[Input], outputs: Iterable[Output],
-                     funding_accounts: Iterable[Account], change_account: Account,
-                     sign: bool = True):
+    async def create_transaction(
+            self, inputs: Iterable[Input], outputs: Iterable[Output],
+            funding_accounts: Iterable[Account], change_account: Account):
         """ Find optimal set of inputs when only outputs are provided; add change
             outputs if only inputs are provided or if inputs are greater than outputs. """
 
@@ -318,11 +321,7 @@ class Wallet:
                 # less than the fee, after 5 attempts we give up and go home
                 cost += cost_of_change + 1
 
-            if sign:
-                await self.sign(tx)
-
         except Exception as e:
-            log.exception('Failed to create transaction:')
             await self.db.release_tx(tx)
             raise e
 
@@ -374,6 +373,15 @@ class Wallet:
                 'Failed to display wallet state, please file issue '
                 'for this bug along with the traceback you see below:')
 
+    async def verify_duplicate(self, name: str, allow_duplicate: bool):
+        if not allow_duplicate:
+            claims, _ = await self.claims.list(claim_name=name)
+            if len(claims) > 0:
+                raise Exception(
+                    f"You already have a claim published under the name '{name}'. "
+                    f"Use --allow-duplicate-name flag to override."
+                )
+
 
 class AccountListManager:
     __slots__ = 'wallet', '_accounts'
@@ -399,13 +407,15 @@ class AccountListManager:
         for account in self:
             return account
 
-    def generate(self, name: str = None, address_generator: dict = None) -> Account:
-        account = Account.generate(self.wallet.ledger, self.wallet.db, name, address_generator)
+    async def generate(self, name: str = None, language: str = 'en', address_generator: dict = None) -> Account:
+        account = await Account.generate(
+            self.wallet.ledger, self.wallet.db, name, language, address_generator
+        )
         self._accounts.append(account)
         return account
 
-    def add_from_dict(self, account_dict: dict) -> Account:
-        account = Account.from_dict(self.wallet.ledger, self.wallet.db, account_dict)
+    async def add_from_dict(self, account_dict: dict) -> Account:
+        account = await Account.from_dict(self.wallet.ledger, self.wallet.db, account_dict)
         self._accounts.append(account)
         return account
 
@@ -424,7 +434,9 @@ class AccountListManager:
             return self.default
         return self[account_id]
 
-    def get_or_all(self, account_ids: List[str]) -> List[Account]:
+    def get_or_all(self, account_ids: Union[List[str], str]) -> List[Account]:
+        if account_ids and isinstance(account_ids, str):
+            account_ids = [account_ids]
         return [self[account_id] for account_id in account_ids] if account_ids else self._accounts
 
     async def get_account_details(self, **kwargs):
@@ -437,16 +449,15 @@ class AccountListManager:
 
 
 class BaseListManager:
-    __slots__ = 'wallet', 'db'
+    __slots__ = 'wallet',
 
     def __init__(self, wallet: Wallet):
         self.wallet = wallet
-        self.db = wallet.db
 
     async def create(self, **kwargs) -> Transaction:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    async def delete(self, **constraints):
+    async def delete(self, **constraints) -> Transaction:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     async def list(self, **constraints) -> Tuple[List[Output], Optional[int]]:
@@ -463,21 +474,39 @@ class ClaimListManager(BaseListManager):
     name = 'claim'
     __slots__ = ()
 
-    async def create(
+    async def _create(
             self, name: str, claim: Claim, amount: int, holding_address: str,
-            funding_accounts: List[Account], change_account: Account, signing_channel: Output = None):
-        claim_output = Output.pay_claim_name_pubkey_hash(
+            funding_accounts: List[Account], change_account: Account,
+            signing_channel: Output = None) -> Transaction:
+        txo = Output.pay_claim_name_pubkey_hash(
             amount, name, claim, self.wallet.ledger.address_to_hash160(holding_address)
         )
         if signing_channel is not None:
-            claim_output.sign(signing_channel, b'placeholder txid:nout')
-        return await self.wallet.create_transaction(
-            [], [claim_output], funding_accounts, change_account, sign=False
+            txo.sign(signing_channel, b'placeholder txid:nout')
+        tx = await self.wallet.create_transaction(
+            [], [txo], funding_accounts, change_account
         )
+        return tx
+
+    async def create(
+            self, name: str, claim: Claim, amount: int, holding_address: str,
+            funding_accounts: List[Account], change_account: Account,
+            signing_channel: Output = None) -> Transaction:
+        tx = await self._create(
+            name, claim, amount, holding_address,
+            funding_accounts, change_account,
+            signing_channel
+        )
+        txo = tx.outputs[0]
+        if signing_channel is not None:
+            txo.sign(signing_channel)
+        await self.wallet.sign(tx)
+        return tx
 
     async def update(
             self, previous_claim: Output, claim: Claim, amount: int, holding_address: str,
-            funding_accounts: List[Account], change_account: Account, signing_channel: Output = None):
+            funding_accounts: List[Account], change_account: Account,
+            signing_channel: Output = None) -> Transaction:
         updated_claim = Output.pay_update_claim_pubkey_hash(
             amount, previous_claim.claim_name, previous_claim.claim_id,
             claim, self.wallet.ledger.address_to_hash160(holding_address)
@@ -497,7 +526,7 @@ class ClaimListManager(BaseListManager):
         )
 
     async def list(self, **constraints) -> Tuple[List[Output], Optional[int]]:
-        return await self.db.get_claims(wallet=self.wallet, **constraints)
+        return await self.wallet.db.get_claims(wallet=self.wallet, **constraints)
 
     async def get(self, claim_id=None, claim_name=None, txid=None, nout=None) -> Output:
         if txid is not None and nout is not None:
@@ -523,59 +552,157 @@ class ClaimListManager(BaseListManager):
             return await self.get(claim_id, claim_name, txid, nout)
 
 
+class ChannelListManager(ClaimListManager):
+    name = 'channel'
+    __slots__ = ()
+
+    async def create(
+            self, name: str, amount: int, holding_account: Account,
+            funding_accounts: List[Account], save_key=True, **kwargs) -> Transaction:
+
+        holding_address = await holding_account.receiving.get_or_create_usable_address()
+
+        claim = Claim()
+        claim.channel.update(**kwargs)
+        txo = Output.pay_claim_name_pubkey_hash(
+            amount, name, claim, self.wallet.ledger.address_to_hash160(holding_address)
+        )
+
+        await txo.generate_channel_private_key()
+
+        tx = await self.wallet.create_transaction(
+            [], [txo], funding_accounts, funding_accounts[0]
+        )
+
+        await self.wallet.sign(tx)
+
+        if save_key:
+            holding_account.add_channel_private_key(txo.private_key)
+            await self.wallet.save()
+
+        return tx
+
+    async def update(
+            self, old: Output, amount: int, new_signing_key: bool, replace: bool,
+            holding_account: Account, funding_accounts: List[Account],
+            save_key=True, **kwargs) -> Transaction:
+
+        moving_accounts = False
+        holding_address = old.get_address(self.wallet.ledger)
+        if holding_account:
+            old_account = await self.wallet.get_account_for_address(holding_address)
+            if holding_account.id != old_account.id:
+                holding_address = await holding_account.receiving.get_or_create_usable_address()
+                moving_accounts = True
+        elif new_signing_key:
+            holding_account = await self.wallet.get_account_for_address(holding_address)
+
+        if replace:
+            claim = Claim()
+            claim.channel.public_key_bytes = old.claim.channel.public_key_bytes
+        else:
+            claim = Claim.from_bytes(old.claim.to_bytes())
+        claim.channel.update(**kwargs)
+
+        txo = Output.pay_update_claim_pubkey_hash(
+            amount, old.claim_name, old.claim_id, claim,
+            self.wallet.ledger.address_to_hash160(holding_address)
+        )
+
+        if new_signing_key:
+            await txo.generate_channel_private_key()
+        else:
+            txo.private_key = old.private_key
+
+        tx = await self.wallet.create_transaction(
+            [Input.spend(old)], [txo], funding_accounts, funding_accounts[0]
+        )
+
+        await self.wallet.sign(tx)
+
+        if any((new_signing_key, moving_accounts)) and save_key:
+            holding_account.add_channel_private_key(txo.private_key)
+            await self.wallet.save()
+
+        return tx
+
+    async def list(self, **constraints) -> Tuple[List[Output], Optional[int]]:
+        return await self.wallet.db.get_channels(wallet=self.wallet, **constraints)
+
+    async def get_for_signing(self, channel_id=None, channel_name=None) -> Output:
+        channel = await self.get(claim_id=channel_id, claim_name=channel_name)
+        if not channel.has_private_key:
+            raise Exception(
+                f"Couldn't find private key for channel '{channel.claim_name}', "
+                f"can't use channel for signing. "
+            )
+        return channel
+
+    async def get_for_signing_or_none(self, channel_id=None, channel_name=None) -> Optional[Output]:
+        if channel_id or channel_name:
+            return await self.get_for_signing(channel_id, channel_name)
+
+
 class StreamListManager(ClaimListManager):
     __slots__ = ()
 
-    async def create(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return await super().create(*args, **kwargs)
+    async def create(
+            self, name: str, amount: int, file_path: str,
+            create_file_stream: Callable[[str], Awaitable[ManagedStream]],
+            holding_address: str, funding_accounts: List[Account],
+            signing_channel: Optional[Output] = None,
+            preview=False, **kwargs) -> Tuple[Transaction, ManagedStream]:
+
+        claim = Claim()
+        claim.stream.update(file_path=file_path, sd_hash='0' * 96, **kwargs)
+
+        # before creating file stream, create TX to ensure we have enough LBC
+        tx = await self._create(
+            name, claim, amount, holding_address,
+            funding_accounts, funding_accounts[0],
+            signing_channel
+        )
+        txo = tx.outputs[0]
+
+        file_stream = None
+        try:
+
+            # we have enough LBC to create TX, now try create the file stream
+            if not preview:
+                file_stream = await create_file_stream(file_path)
+                claim.stream.source.sd_hash = file_stream.sd_hash
+                txo.script.generate()
+
+            # creating TX and file stream was successful, now sign all the things
+            if signing_channel is not None:
+                txo.sign(signing_channel)
+            await self.wallet.sign(tx)
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            # creating file stream or something else went wrong, release txos
+            await self.wallet.db.release_tx(tx)
+            raise e
+
+        return tx, file_stream
 
     async def list(self, **constraints) -> Tuple[List[Output], Optional[int]]:
-        return await self.db.get_streams(wallet=self.wallet, **constraints)
+        return await self.wallet.db.get_streams(wallet=self.wallet, **constraints)
 
 
 class CollectionListManager(ClaimListManager):
     __slots__ = ()
 
-    async def create(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return await super().create(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    async def list(self, **constraints) -> Tuple[List[Output], Optional[int]]:
-        return await self.db.get_collections(wallet=self.wallet, **constraints)
-
-
-class ChannelListManager(ClaimListManager):
-    name = 'channel'
-    __slots__ = ()
-
-    async def create(self, name: str, amount: int, account: Account, funding_accounts: List[Account],
-                     claim_address: str, preview=False, **kwargs):
+    async def create(
+            self, name: str, amount: int, holding_address: str, funding_accounts: List[Account],
+            channel: Optional[Output] = None, **kwargs) -> Transaction:
         claim = Claim()
-        claim.channel.update(**kwargs)
-        tx = await super().create(
-            name, claim, amount, claim_address, funding_accounts, funding_accounts[0]
+        claim.collection.update(**kwargs)
+        return await super().create(
+            name, claim, amount, holding_address, funding_accounts, funding_accounts[0], channel
         )
-        txo = tx.outputs[0]
-        txo.generate_channel_private_key()
-        await self.wallet.sign(tx)
-        if not preview:
-            account.add_channel_private_key(txo.private_key)
-            await self.wallet.save()
-        return tx
 
     async def list(self, **constraints) -> Tuple[List[Output], Optional[int]]:
-        return await self.db.get_channels(wallet=self.wallet, **constraints)
-
-    async def get_for_signing(self, **kwargs) -> Output:
-        channel = await self.get(**kwargs)
-        if not channel.has_private_key:
-            raise Exception(
-                f"Couldn't find private key for channel '{channel.claim_name}', can't use channel for signing. "
-            )
-        return channel
-
-    async def get_for_signing_or_none(self, **kwargs) -> Optional[Output]:
-        if any(kwargs.values()):
-            return await self.get_for_signing(**kwargs)
+        return await self.wallet.db.get_collections(wallet=self.wallet, **constraints)
 
 
 class SupportListManager(BaseListManager):
@@ -591,7 +718,7 @@ class SupportListManager(BaseListManager):
         )
 
     async def list(self, **constraints) -> Tuple[List[Output], Optional[int]]:
-        return await self.db.get_supports(**constraints)
+        return await self.wallet.db.get_supports(**constraints)
 
     async def get(self, **constraints) -> Output:
         raise NotImplementedError
@@ -645,7 +772,7 @@ class PurchaseListManager(BaseListManager):
         )
 
     async def list(self, **constraints) -> Tuple[List[Output], Optional[int]]:
-        return await self.db.get_purchases(**constraints)
+        return await self.wallet.db.get_purchases(**constraints)
 
     async def get(self, **constraints) -> Output:
         raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/words/__init__.py b/lbry/wallet/words/__init__.py
index 1d013275d..500390464 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/words/__init__.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/words/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from .english import words as en
 from .french import words as fr
 from .italian import words as it
 from .japanese import words as ja
-from .portuguese import words as pt
 from .spanish import words as es
-from .chinese_simplified import words as zh
-languages = 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'pt', 'es', 'zh
+from .chinese import words as zh
+languages = 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'es', 'zh'