diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 45895a1e1..b1e5fa6cf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dashcore"
-version = "0.33.1"
+version = "0.33.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64-compat",
diff --git a/dash/Cargo.toml b/dash/Cargo.toml
index f5a969edf..4a5e778ff 100644
--- a/dash/Cargo.toml
+++ b/dash/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dashcore"
-version = "0.33.1"
+version = "0.33.2"
 authors = [
     "Samuel Westrich <sam@dash.org>",
     "Anton Suprunchuk <anton@dash.org>",
diff --git a/dash/src/blockdata/block.rs b/dash/src/blockdata/block.rs
index 31dbb97b1..6a754bb43 100644
--- a/dash/src/blockdata/block.rs
+++ b/dash/src/blockdata/block.rs
@@ -466,6 +466,58 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(serialize(&real_decode), some_block);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn block_test_2() {
+
+        let some_block = hex!(
+            "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"
+        );
+        let cutoff_block = hex!(
+            "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"
+        );
+
+        let prevhash = hex!("85691f6a060e65346c281ed25b99dbd18c139053562ccd001d00000000000000");
+        let merkle = hex!("377b6aa24658b7a0ae7b73f0673d047a291de5cbc06907038b288b2ebf491c2c");
+
+        let work_bytes: [u8; 32] =
+            hex!("000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000050ec30af44bf25e")
+                .try_into()
+                .unwrap();
+        let work = Work::from_be_bytes(work_bytes);
+
+        let real_decode: Block = deserialize(&some_block).expect("issue here");
+        let bad_decode: Result<Block, _> = deserialize(&cutoff_block);
+
+        assert!(bad_decode.is_err());
+        assert_eq!(real_decode.header.version, Version(536870912));
+        assert_eq!(serialize(&real_decode.header.prev_blockhash), prevhash);
+        assert_eq!(real_decode.header.merkle_root, real_decode.compute_merkle_root().unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(serialize(&real_decode.header.merkle_root), merkle);
+        assert_eq!(real_decode.header.time, 1685447065);
+        assert_eq!(real_decode.header.bits, CompactTarget::from_consensus(422747587));
+        assert_eq!(real_decode.header.nonce, 2456102546);
+        assert_eq!(real_decode.header.work(), work);
+        assert_eq!(
+            real_decode.header.validate_pow(real_decode.header.target()).unwrap(),
+            real_decode.block_hash()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(real_decode.header.difficulty(), 84852220);
+        assert_eq!(real_decode.header.difficulty_float(), 84852220.19239795);
+        // [test] TODO: check the transaction data
+
+        assert_eq!(real_decode.size(), some_block.len());
+        assert_eq!(real_decode.strippedsize(), some_block.len());
+        assert_eq!(
+            real_decode.weight(),
+            Weight::from_non_witness_data_size(some_block.len() as u64)
+        );
+
+        // should be also ok for a non-witness block as commitment is optional in that case
+        assert!(real_decode.check_witness_commitment());
+
+        assert_eq!(serialize(&real_decode), some_block);
+    }
+
     // Check testnet block 000000000000045e0b1660b6445b5e5c5ab63c9a4f956be7e1e69be04fa4497b
     #[ignore]
     #[test]
diff --git a/dash/src/blockdata/transaction/special_transaction/coinbase.rs b/dash/src/blockdata/transaction/special_transaction/coinbase.rs
index bd4bb4158..e26b9d314 100644
--- a/dash/src/blockdata/transaction/special_transaction/coinbase.rs
+++ b/dash/src/blockdata/transaction/special_transaction/coinbase.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 use crate::consensus::{Decodable, Encodable, encode};
 use crate::hash_types::{MerkleRootMasternodeList, MerkleRootQuorums};
 use crate::io::{Error, ErrorKind};
-use crate::prelude::Vec;
 use crate::{VarInt, io};
+use crate::bls_sig_utils::BLSSignature;
 
 /// A Coinbase payload. This is contained as the payload of a coinbase special transaction.
 /// The Coinbase payload is described in DIP4.
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub struct CoinbasePayload {
     pub merkle_root_masternode_list: MerkleRootMasternodeList,
     pub merkle_root_quorums: MerkleRootQuorums,
     pub best_cl_height: Option<u32>,
-    pub best_cl_signature: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+    pub best_cl_signature: Option<BLSSignature>,
     pub asset_locked_amount: Option<u64>,
 }
 
@@ -93,9 +93,16 @@ impl Decodable for CoinbasePayload {
         let height = u32::consensus_decode(r)?;
         let merkle_root_masternode_list = MerkleRootMasternodeList::consensus_decode(r)?;
         let merkle_root_quorums = MerkleRootQuorums::consensus_decode(r)?;
-        let best_cl_height = if version >= 3 { Some(u32::consensus_decode(r)?) } else { None };
+        let best_cl_height = if version >= 3 {
+            let value = u8::consensus_decode(r)?;
+            match value {
+                253 => Some(u16::consensus_decode(r)? as u32),
+                254 => Some(u32::consensus_decode(r)?),
+                _ => Some(value as u32)
+            }
+        } else { None };
         let best_cl_signature =
-            if version >= 3 { Some(Vec::<u8>::consensus_decode(r)?) } else { None };
+            if version >= 3 { Some(BLSSignature::consensus_decode(r)?) } else { None };
         let asset_locked_amount = if version >= 3 { Some(u64::consensus_decode(r)?) } else { None };
         Ok(CoinbasePayload {
             version,
@@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ impl Decodable for CoinbasePayload {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use hashes::Hash;
-
+    use crate::bls_sig_utils::BLSSignature;
     use crate::consensus::Encodable;
     use crate::hash_types::{MerkleRootMasternodeList, MerkleRootQuorums};
     use crate::transaction::special_transaction::coinbase::CoinbasePayload;
@@ -127,7 +134,7 @@ mod tests {
                 merkle_root_masternode_list: MerkleRootMasternodeList::all_zeros(),
                 merkle_root_quorums: MerkleRootQuorums::all_zeros(),
                 best_cl_height: Some(900),
-                best_cl_signature: Some(vec![0; 96]),
+                best_cl_signature: Some(BLSSignature::from([0; 96])),
                 asset_locked_amount: Some(10000),
             };
             assert_eq!(payload.size(), *want);