diff --git a/common/address.go b/common/address.go
index c2c5e8d79..184db2b6f 100644
--- a/common/address.go
+++ b/common/address.go
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ func BytesToAddress(b []byte) Address {
 	return a
 }
 
-// BytesToAddressNoCopy - see https://tip.golang.org/ref/spec#Conversions_from_slice_to_array_pointer
-func BytesToAddressNoCopy(b []byte) Address { return *(*Address)(b) }
-
 // BigToAddress returns Address with byte values of b.
 // If b is larger than len(h), b will be cropped from the left.
 func BigToAddress(b *big.Int) Address { return BytesToAddress(b.Bytes()) }
diff --git a/common/hash.go b/common/hash.go
index 6b6cf3fbb..94b763aba 100644
--- a/common/hash.go
+++ b/common/hash.go
@@ -152,3 +152,9 @@ func (h *Hash) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 func (h Hash) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
 	return h[:], nil
 }
+
+type CodeRecord struct {
+	BlockNumber uint64
+	TxNumber    uint64
+	CodeHash    Hash
+}
diff --git a/common/rawdbv3/txnum.go b/common/rawdbv3/txnum.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c10b46f73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/rawdbv3/txnum.go
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+package rawdbv3
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/kv"
+)
+
+type txNums struct{}
+
+var TxNums txNums
+
+// Min - returns maxTxNum in given block. If block not found - return last available value (`latest`/`pending` state)
+func (txNums) Max(tx kv.Tx, blockNum uint64) (maxTxNum uint64, err error) {
+	var k [8]byte
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(k[:], blockNum)
+	c, err := tx.Cursor(kv.MaxTxNum)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	defer c.Close()
+	_, v, err := c.SeekExact(k[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if len(v) == 0 {
+		_, v, err = c.Last()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if len(v) == 0 {
+			return 0, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return binary.BigEndian.Uint64(v), nil
+}
+
+// Min = `max(blockNum-1)+1` returns minTxNum in given block. If block not found - return last available value (`latest`/`pending` state)
+func (txNums) Min(tx kv.Tx, blockNum uint64) (maxTxNum uint64, err error) {
+	if blockNum == 0 {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	var k [8]byte
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(k[:], blockNum-1)
+	c, err := tx.Cursor(kv.MaxTxNum)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	defer c.Close()
+
+	_, v, err := c.SeekExact(k[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if len(v) == 0 {
+		_, v, err = c.Last()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if len(v) == 0 {
+			return 0, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return binary.BigEndian.Uint64(v) + 1, nil
+}
+
+func (txNums) Append(tx kv.RwTx, blockNum, maxTxNum uint64) (err error) {
+	lastK, err := LastKey(tx, kv.MaxTxNum)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(lastK) != 0 {
+		lastBlockNum := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(lastK)
+		if lastBlockNum > 1 && lastBlockNum+1 != blockNum { //allow genesis
+			return fmt.Errorf("append with gap blockNum=%d, but current heigh=%d", blockNum, lastBlockNum)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var k, v [8]byte
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(k[:], blockNum)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(v[:], maxTxNum)
+	if err := tx.Append(kv.MaxTxNum, k[:], v[:]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+func (txNums) WriteForGenesis(tx kv.RwTx, maxTxNum uint64) (err error) {
+	var k, v [8]byte
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(k[:], 0)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(v[:], maxTxNum)
+	return tx.Put(kv.MaxTxNum, k[:], v[:])
+}
+func (txNums) Truncate(tx kv.RwTx, blockNum uint64) (err error) {
+	var seek [8]byte
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(seek[:], blockNum)
+	c, err := tx.RwCursor(kv.MaxTxNum)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer c.Close()
+	for k, _, err := c.Seek(seek[:]); k != nil; k, _, err = c.Next() {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err = c.DeleteCurrent(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+func (txNums) FindBlockNum(tx kv.Tx, endTxNumMinimax uint64) (ok bool, blockNum uint64, err error) {
+	var seek [8]byte
+	c, err := tx.Cursor(kv.MaxTxNum)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, 0, err
+	}
+	defer c.Close()
+
+	cnt, err := c.Count()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, 0, err
+	}
+
+	blockNum = uint64(sort.Search(int(cnt), func(i int) bool {
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(seek[:], uint64(i))
+		var v []byte
+		_, v, err = c.SeekExact(seek[:])
+		return binary.BigEndian.Uint64(v) >= endTxNumMinimax
+	}))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, 0, err
+	}
+	if blockNum == cnt {
+		return false, 0, nil
+	}
+	return true, blockNum, nil
+}
+
+// LastKey
+func LastKey(tx kv.Tx, table string) ([]byte, error) {
+	c, err := tx.Cursor(table)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer c.Close()
+	k, _, err := c.Last()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return k, nil
+}
+
+// Last - candidate on move to kv.Tx interface
+func Last(tx kv.Tx, table string) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
+	c, err := tx.Cursor(table)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	defer c.Close()
+	k, v, err := c.Last()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return k, v, nil
+}
+
+// SecondKey - useful if table always has zero-key (for example genesis block)
+func SecondKey(tx kv.Tx, table string) ([]byte, error) {
+	c, err := tx.Cursor(table)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer c.Close()
+	_, _, err = c.First()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	k, _, err := c.Next()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return k, nil
+}