diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d558b0107..86e2277f6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ tobj = "2.0.4"
 fs_extra = "1.2"
 glob = "0.3"
 
+# wallet deps
+rocksdb = "0.16.0"
+[dependencies.rusqlite]
+version = "0.25.1"
+features = ["bundled", "sqlcipher"]
+
 [[bin]]
 name = "lisp"
 path = "lisp/lisp.rs"
@@ -116,6 +122,10 @@ path = "src/bin/dfg.rs"
 name = "compile-shaders"
 path = "src/bin/compile-shaders.rs"
 
+[[bin]]
+name = "wallet"
+path = "src/bin/wallet/test.rs"
+
 [profile.release]
 debug = 1
 
diff --git a/src/bin/wallet/test.rs b/src/bin/wallet/test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16522dfb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/wallet/test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// rocksdb is the blockchain database
+// it is a key value store
+// sqlite is the encrypted wallet
+
+use rusqlite::{Connection, Result};
+use rocksdb::DB;
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    wallet()?;
+    blockchain()?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn wallet() -> Result<()> {
+    let connector = connect()?;
+    encrypt(&connector)?;
+    println!("Created encrypted database.");
+    decrypt(&connector)?;
+    println!("Decrypted database.");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn connect() -> Result<Connection> {
+    println!("Attempting to establish a connection...");
+    let path = "/home/x/src/sapvi/src/bin/wallet/wallet.db";
+    let connector = Connection::open(&path);
+    println!("Path created at {}", path);
+    println!("Connection established");
+    connector
+}
+
+fn encrypt(conn: &Connection) -> Result<()> {
+    println!("Attempting to create an encrypted database...");
+    conn.execute_batch(
+        "ATTACH DATABASE 'encrypted.db' AS encrypted KEY 'testkey';
+                SELECT sqlcipher_export('encrypted');
+                DETACH DATABASE encrypted;",
+    )
+}
+
+fn decrypt(conn: &Connection) -> Result<()> {
+    println!("Attempting to decrypt database...");
+    conn.execute_batch(
+        "ATTACH DATABASE 'plaintext.db' AS plaintext KEY 'testkey';
+                SELECT sqlcipher_export('plaintext');
+                DETACH DATABASE plaintext;",
+    )
+}
+
+fn blockchain() -> Result<()> {
+    let db = create_db();
+    write_db(&db)?;
+    test_db(&db);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn create_db() -> DB {
+    println!("Creating a blockchain database...");
+    let path = "/home/x/src/sapvi/src/bin/wallet/blockchain.db";
+    let db = DB::open_default(path).unwrap();
+    db
+}
+
+fn write_db(db: &DB) -> Result<()> {
+    println!("Writing to the blockchain...");
+    db.put(b"test-value", b"test-key").unwrap();
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn test_db(db: &DB) {
+    println!("Testing if write was successful...");
+    match db.get(b"test-value") {
+        Ok(Some(value)) => println!("retrieved value {}", String::from_utf8(value).unwrap()),
+        Ok(None) => println!("value not found"),
+        Err(e) => println!("operational problem encountered: {}", e),
+    }
+}
+
+//fn configure_blockchain() {
+//    let mut opts = Options::default();
+//    let mut block_opts = BlockBasedOptions::default();
+//    block_opts.set_index_type(BlockBasedIndexType::HashSearch);
+//}