diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7295202..7493b72 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ project(MoneroCppLibrary)
 # monero-project
 ###################
 
-set(MONERO_CORE "external/monero-core")
+set(MONERO_CORE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/external/monero-core")
 set(MONERO_CORE_SRC "${MONERO_CORE}/src")
 
 # header includes
@@ -73,11 +73,12 @@ set_target_properties(hidapi PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
 #SET(BOOST_SRC ${BOOST}/boost)
 #SET(BOOST_LIB ${BOOST}/stage/lib)
 
-SET(BOOST external/boost-sdk)
+set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
+SET(BOOST ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/external/boost-sdk)
 include_directories(${BOOST})
 link_directories(${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/boost)
 
-find_package(Boost 1.69 REQUIRED COMPONENTS chrono date_time filesystem program_options regex serialization wserialization system thread)
+find_package(Boost 1.72 REQUIRED COMPONENTS chrono date_time filesystem program_options regex serialization wserialization system thread)
 
 add_library(boost_chrono STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(boost_chrono PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
@@ -113,13 +114,13 @@ set_target_properties(boost_system PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
 
 add_library(boost_thread STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(boost_thread PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/boost/libboost_thread-mt.a)
+    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/boost/libboost_thread.a)
 
 ############
 # OpenSSL
 ############
 
-include_directories(external/openssl-sdk/include)
+include_directories(./external/openssl-sdk/include)
 
 add_library(crypto STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(crypto PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
@@ -143,89 +144,92 @@ set_target_properties(sodium PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
 # Monero
 #############
 
+set(MONERO_CORE_BUILD "${MONERO_CORE}/build/release")
+message(STATUS MONERO_CORE_BUILD : ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD})
+
 add_library(wallet_merged STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(wallet_merged PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libwallet_merged.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/lib/libwallet_merged.a)
 
 add_library(wallet STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(wallet PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libwallet.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/lib/libwallet.a)
     
 add_library(lmdb STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(lmdb PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/liblmdb.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/external/db_drivers/liblmdb/liblmdb.a)
     
 add_library(epee STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(epee PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libepee.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/contrib/epee/src/libepee.a)
     
 add_library(unbound STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(unbound PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libunbound.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/external/unbound/libunbound.a)
     
 add_library(easylogging STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(easylogging PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libeasylogging.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/external/easylogging++/libeasylogging.a)
 
 add_library(cryptonote_core STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(cryptonote_core PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libcryptonote_core.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/src/cryptonote_core/libcryptonote_core.a)
 
 add_library(cryptonote_basic STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(cryptonote_basic PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libcryptonote_basic.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/src/cryptonote_basic/libcryptonote_basic.a)
 
 add_library(mnemonics STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(mnemonics PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libmnemonics.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/src/mnemonics/libmnemonics.a)
 
 add_library(common STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(common PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libcommon.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/src/common/libcommon.a)
 
 add_library(cncrypto STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(cncrypto PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libcncrypto.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/src/crypto/libcncrypto.a)
 
 add_library(ringct STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(ringct PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libringct.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/src/ringct/libringct.a)
 
 add_library(ringct_basic STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(ringct_basic PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libringct_basic.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/src/ringct/libringct_basic.a)
 
 add_library(blockchain_db STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(blockchain_db PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libblockchain_db.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/src/blockchain_db/libblockchain_db.a)
 
 add_library(blocks STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(blocks PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libblocks.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/src/blocks/libblocks.a)
 
 add_library(checkpoints STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(checkpoints PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libcheckpoints.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/src/checkpoints/libcheckpoints.a)
 
 add_library(device STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(device PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libdevice.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/src/device/libdevice.a)
     
 add_library(device_trezor STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(device_trezor PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libdevice_trezor.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/src/device_trezor/libdevice_trezor.a)
 
 add_library(multisig STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(multisig PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libmultisig.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/src/multisig/libmultisig.a)
 
 add_library(version STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(version PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/libversion.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/src/libversion.a)
     
 add_library(randomx STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(randomx PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/monero-core/librandomx.a)
+    ${MONERO_CORE_BUILD}/external/randomx/librandomx.a)
 
 ########################
 # Build c++ library
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc871eb..c2f7ab3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -143,35 +143,33 @@ wallet_restored->relay_tx(*created_tx); // submit the transaction to the Monero
 The following dependencies must be set up before running this project.
 
 1. Set up Boost
-    1. Download and extract the boost 1.69.0 source code zip from https://www.boost.org/users/download/ to ./external/boost-sdk/.
+    1. Download and extract the boost 1.72.0 source code zip from https://www.boost.org/users/download/ to ./external/boost-sdk/.
     2. `cd ./external/boost-sdk/`
-    3. `./bootstraph.sh`
+    3. `./bootstrap.sh`
     4. `./b2`
     5. Copy .a files from ./external/boost-sdk/bin.v2/libs/\*/link-static/\* to ./external-libs/boost according to CMakeLists.txt.
 2. Set up OpenSSL
     1. Download and extract the latest OpenSSL source code zip from https://github.com/openssl/openssl to ./external/openssl-sdk/.
     2. Build for your system.<br>
        Mac: installed through boost at /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib
-    3. Copy libcrypto.a and libssl.a ./external-libs/openssl.
-3. Set up Monero Core
-    1. Initialize submodules: `git submodule update --init --recursive`
-    2. cd ./submodules/monero-core
-    3. Modify CMakeLists.txt: `option(BUILD_GUI_DEPS "Build GUI dependencies." ON)`.
-    4. Build twice to create libwallet_merged.a in addition to other .a libraries: `make release-static -j8`.
-    5. Copy .a files from ./submodules/monero-core/build/release/* to ./external-libs/monero-core according to CMakeLists.txt.
-4. Set up hidapi
+    3. Copy libcrypto.a and libssl.a ./external-libs/openssl
+3. Set up hidapi
     1. Download the latest hidapi source code from https://github.com/signal11/hidapi.
     2. Build hidapi for your system.<br>
        Mac requires autoreconf: `brew install automake`
     3. Copy libhidapi.a to ./external-libs/hidapi.
-5. Set up libsodium
+4. Set up libsodium
     1. Build libsodium for your system.
     2. Copy libsodium.a to ./external-libs/libsodium.<br>
        Mac: installed through homebrew at /usr/local/Cellar/libsodium/1.0.17/lib/libsodium.a
+5. Set up Monero Core
+    1. Initialize submodules: `git submodule update --init --recursive`
+    2. cd ./submodules/monero-core
+    3. Modify CMakeLists.txt: `option(BUILD_GUI_DEPS "Build GUI dependencies." ON)`.
+    4. Build twice to create libwallet_merged.a in addition to other .a libraries: `make release-static -j8`.
+6. Build this project as a dynamic library at `./build/libmonero-cpp.dylib`: `./bin/build-libmonero-cpp.sh`.
        
-After the dependencies are set up, this project may be compiled as part of another application, as a dynamic library, or as a shared library.  For example, the associated [Java library](https://github.com/monero-ecosystem/monero-java-rpc) depends on a dynamic library built from this project to support a wallet using Java JNI.
-
-To build this project as a dynamic library at `./build/libmonero-cpp.dylib`, execute: `./bin/build-libmonero-cpp.sh`.
+This project may be compiled as part of another application, as a dynamic library, or as a shared library.  For example, the associated [Java library](https://github.com/monero-ecosystem/monero-java-rpc) depends on a dynamic library built from this project to support a wallet using Java JNI.
 
 These build steps aspire to be automated further and [any help is greatly appreciated](https://github.com/woodser/monero-cpp-library/issues/1).
 
diff --git a/bin/build-libmonero-cpp.sh b/bin/build-libmonero-cpp.sh
index 0c181ca..1f1a546 100755
--- a/bin/build-libmonero-cpp.sh
+++ b/bin/build-libmonero-cpp.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Make libmonero-cpp.dylib
+cd ./external/monero-core/ && 
+make release-static -j8 &&
+
+# Make libmonero-cpp.dylib
+cd ../../ &&
 mkdir -p build && 
 cd build && 
 cmake .. && 
diff --git a/test/scratchpad.cpp b/test/scratchpad.cpp
index 41a5cf6..28e3a0e 100644
--- a/test/scratchpad.cpp
+++ b/test/scratchpad.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include "wallet2.h"
-#include "wallet/monero_wallet.h"
+#include "wallet/monero_wallet_core.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
   int network_type = 2;
 
   // load wallet
-  monero_wallet* wallet = monero_wallet::open_wallet("../../test_wallets/test_wallet_1", "supersecretpassword123", monero_network_type::STAGENET);
+  monero_wallet* wallet = monero_wallet_core::open_wallet("../../test_wallets/test_wallet_1", "supersecretpassword123", monero_network_type::STAGENET);
   wallet->set_daemon_connection("http://localhost:38081", "", "");
 
   // fetch txs