diff --git a/src/pow.cpp b/src/pow.cpp
index 98bb3cfee..829603b01 100644
--- a/src/pow.cpp
+++ b/src/pow.cpp
@@ -1,283 +1,284 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2016 The Bitcoin Core developers
 // Copyright (c) 2017-2020 The Bitcoin developers
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include <pow.h>
 
 #include <arith_uint256.h>
 #include <chain.h>
 #include <consensus/activation.h>
 #include <consensus/params.h>
 #include <primitives/block.h>
+#include <primitives/blockhash.h>
 #include <uint256.h>
 #include <util/system.h>
 
 /**
  * Compute the next required proof of work using the legacy Bitcoin difficulty
  * adjustment + Emergency Difficulty Adjustment (EDA).
  */
 static uint32_t GetNextEDAWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex *pindexPrev,
                                        const CBlockHeader *pblock,
                                        const Consensus::Params &params) {
     // Only change once per difficulty adjustment interval
     uint32_t nHeight = pindexPrev->nHeight + 1;
     if (nHeight % params.DifficultyAdjustmentInterval() == 0) {
         // Go back by what we want to be 14 days worth of blocks
         assert(nHeight >= params.DifficultyAdjustmentInterval());
         uint32_t nHeightFirst = nHeight - params.DifficultyAdjustmentInterval();
         const CBlockIndex *pindexFirst = pindexPrev->GetAncestor(nHeightFirst);
         assert(pindexFirst);
 
         return CalculateNextWorkRequired(pindexPrev,
                                          pindexFirst->GetBlockTime(), params);
     }
 
     const uint32_t nProofOfWorkLimit =
         UintToArith256(params.powLimit).GetCompact();
 
     if (params.fPowAllowMinDifficultyBlocks) {
         // Special difficulty rule for testnet:
         // If the new block's timestamp is more than 2* 10 minutes then allow
         // mining of a min-difficulty block.
         if (pblock->GetBlockTime() >
             pindexPrev->GetBlockTime() + 2 * params.nPowTargetSpacing) {
             return nProofOfWorkLimit;
         }
 
         // Return the last non-special-min-difficulty-rules-block
         const CBlockIndex *pindex = pindexPrev;
         while (pindex->pprev &&
                pindex->nHeight % params.DifficultyAdjustmentInterval() != 0 &&
                pindex->nBits == nProofOfWorkLimit) {
             pindex = pindex->pprev;
         }
 
         return pindex->nBits;
     }
 
     // We can't go below the minimum, so bail early.
     uint32_t nBits = pindexPrev->nBits;
     if (nBits == nProofOfWorkLimit) {
         return nProofOfWorkLimit;
     }
 
     // If producing the last 6 blocks took less than 12h, we keep the same
     // difficulty.
     const CBlockIndex *pindex6 = pindexPrev->GetAncestor(nHeight - 7);
     assert(pindex6);
     int64_t mtp6blocks =
         pindexPrev->GetMedianTimePast() - pindex6->GetMedianTimePast();
     if (mtp6blocks < 12 * 3600) {
         return nBits;
     }
 
     // If producing the last 6 blocks took more than 12h, increase the
     // difficulty target by 1/4 (which reduces the difficulty by 20%).
     // This ensures that the chain does not get stuck in case we lose
     // hashrate abruptly.
     arith_uint256 nPow;
     nPow.SetCompact(nBits);
     nPow += (nPow >> 2);
 
     // Make sure we do not go below allowed values.
     const arith_uint256 bnPowLimit = UintToArith256(params.powLimit);
     if (nPow > bnPowLimit) {
         nPow = bnPowLimit;
     }
 
     return nPow.GetCompact();
 }
 
 uint32_t GetNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex *pindexPrev,
                              const CBlockHeader *pblock,
                              const Consensus::Params &params) {
     // GetNextWorkRequired should never be called on the genesis block
     assert(pindexPrev != nullptr);
 
     // Special rule for regtest: we never retarget.
     if (params.fPowNoRetargeting) {
         return pindexPrev->nBits;
     }
 
     if (IsDAAEnabled(params, pindexPrev)) {
         return GetNextCashWorkRequired(pindexPrev, pblock, params);
     }
 
     return GetNextEDAWorkRequired(pindexPrev, pblock, params);
 }
 
 uint32_t CalculateNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex *pindexPrev,
                                    int64_t nFirstBlockTime,
                                    const Consensus::Params &params) {
     if (params.fPowNoRetargeting) {
         return pindexPrev->nBits;
     }
 
     // Limit adjustment step
     int64_t nActualTimespan = pindexPrev->GetBlockTime() - nFirstBlockTime;
     if (nActualTimespan < params.nPowTargetTimespan / 4) {
         nActualTimespan = params.nPowTargetTimespan / 4;
     }
 
     if (nActualTimespan > params.nPowTargetTimespan * 4) {
         nActualTimespan = params.nPowTargetTimespan * 4;
     }
 
     // Retarget
     const arith_uint256 bnPowLimit = UintToArith256(params.powLimit);
     arith_uint256 bnNew;
     bnNew.SetCompact(pindexPrev->nBits);
     bnNew *= nActualTimespan;
     bnNew /= params.nPowTargetTimespan;
 
     if (bnNew > bnPowLimit) {
         bnNew = bnPowLimit;
     }
 
     return bnNew.GetCompact();
 }
 
-bool CheckProofOfWork(uint256 hash, uint32_t nBits,
+bool CheckProofOfWork(const BlockHash &hash, uint32_t nBits,
                       const Consensus::Params &params) {
     bool fNegative;
     bool fOverflow;
     arith_uint256 bnTarget;
 
     bnTarget.SetCompact(nBits, &fNegative, &fOverflow);
 
     // Check range
     if (fNegative || bnTarget == 0 || fOverflow ||
         bnTarget > UintToArith256(params.powLimit)) {
         return false;
     }
 
     // Check proof of work matches claimed amount
     if (UintToArith256(hash) > bnTarget) {
         return false;
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
 /**
  * Compute a target based on the work done between 2 blocks and the time
  * required to produce that work.
  */
 static arith_uint256 ComputeTarget(const CBlockIndex *pindexFirst,
                                    const CBlockIndex *pindexLast,
                                    const Consensus::Params &params) {
     assert(pindexLast->nHeight > pindexFirst->nHeight);
 
     /**
      * From the total work done and the time it took to produce that much work,
      * we can deduce how much work we expect to be produced in the targeted time
      * between blocks.
      */
     arith_uint256 work = pindexLast->nChainWork - pindexFirst->nChainWork;
     work *= params.nPowTargetSpacing;
 
     // In order to avoid difficulty cliffs, we bound the amplitude of the
     // adjustment we are going to do to a factor in [0.5, 2].
     int64_t nActualTimespan =
         int64_t(pindexLast->nTime) - int64_t(pindexFirst->nTime);
     if (nActualTimespan > 288 * params.nPowTargetSpacing) {
         nActualTimespan = 288 * params.nPowTargetSpacing;
     } else if (nActualTimespan < 72 * params.nPowTargetSpacing) {
         nActualTimespan = 72 * params.nPowTargetSpacing;
     }
 
     work /= nActualTimespan;
 
     /**
      * We need to compute T = (2^256 / W) - 1 but 2^256 doesn't fit in 256 bits.
      * By expressing 1 as W / W, we get (2^256 - W) / W, and we can compute
      * 2^256 - W as the complement of W.
      */
     return (-work) / work;
 }
 
 /**
  * To reduce the impact of timestamp manipulation, we select the block we are
  * basing our computation on via a median of 3.
  */
 static const CBlockIndex *GetSuitableBlock(const CBlockIndex *pindex) {
     assert(pindex->nHeight >= 3);
 
     /**
      * In order to avoid a block with a very skewed timestamp having too much
      * influence, we select the median of the 3 top most blocks as a starting
      * point.
      */
     const CBlockIndex *blocks[3];
     blocks[2] = pindex;
     blocks[1] = pindex->pprev;
     blocks[0] = blocks[1]->pprev;
 
     // Sorting network.
     if (blocks[0]->nTime > blocks[2]->nTime) {
         std::swap(blocks[0], blocks[2]);
     }
 
     if (blocks[0]->nTime > blocks[1]->nTime) {
         std::swap(blocks[0], blocks[1]);
     }
 
     if (blocks[1]->nTime > blocks[2]->nTime) {
         std::swap(blocks[1], blocks[2]);
     }
 
     // We should have our candidate in the middle now.
     return blocks[1];
 }
 
 /**
  * Compute the next required proof of work using a weighted average of the
  * estimated hashrate per block.
  *
  * Using a weighted average ensure that the timestamp parameter cancels out in
  * most of the calculation - except for the timestamp of the first and last
  * block. Because timestamps are the least trustworthy information we have as
  * input, this ensures the algorithm is more resistant to malicious inputs.
  */
 uint32_t GetNextCashWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex *pindexPrev,
                                  const CBlockHeader *pblock,
                                  const Consensus::Params &params) {
     // This cannot handle the genesis block and early blocks in general.
     assert(pindexPrev);
 
     // Special difficulty rule for testnet:
     // If the new block's timestamp is more than 2* 10 minutes then allow
     // mining of a min-difficulty block.
     if (params.fPowAllowMinDifficultyBlocks &&
         (pblock->GetBlockTime() >
          pindexPrev->GetBlockTime() + 2 * params.nPowTargetSpacing)) {
         return UintToArith256(params.powLimit).GetCompact();
     }
 
     // Compute the difficulty based on the full adjustment interval.
     const uint32_t nHeight = pindexPrev->nHeight;
     assert(nHeight >= params.DifficultyAdjustmentInterval());
 
     // Get the last suitable block of the difficulty interval.
     const CBlockIndex *pindexLast = GetSuitableBlock(pindexPrev);
     assert(pindexLast);
 
     // Get the first suitable block of the difficulty interval.
     uint32_t nHeightFirst = nHeight - 144;
     const CBlockIndex *pindexFirst =
         GetSuitableBlock(pindexPrev->GetAncestor(nHeightFirst));
     assert(pindexFirst);
 
     // Compute the target based on time and work done during the interval.
     const arith_uint256 nextTarget =
         ComputeTarget(pindexFirst, pindexLast, params);
 
     const arith_uint256 powLimit = UintToArith256(params.powLimit);
     if (nextTarget > powLimit) {
         return powLimit.GetCompact();
     }
 
     return nextTarget.GetCompact();
 }
diff --git a/src/pow.h b/src/pow.h
index 9c110df3e..bcc97caac 100644
--- a/src/pow.h
+++ b/src/pow.h
@@ -1,40 +1,41 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2016 The Bitcoin Core developers
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #ifndef BITCOIN_POW_H
 #define BITCOIN_POW_H
 
 #include <cstdint>
 
+struct BlockHash;
 class CBlockHeader;
 class CBlockIndex;
 class uint256;
 
 namespace Consensus {
 struct Params;
 }
 
 uint32_t GetNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex *pindexPrev,
                              const CBlockHeader *pblock,
                              const Consensus::Params &params);
 uint32_t CalculateNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex *pindexPrev,
                                    int64_t nFirstBlockTime,
                                    const Consensus::Params &params);
 
 /**
  * Check whether a block hash satisfies the proof-of-work requirement specified
  * by nBits
  */
-bool CheckProofOfWork(uint256 hash, uint32_t nBits,
+bool CheckProofOfWork(const BlockHash &hash, uint32_t nBits,
                       const Consensus::Params &params);
 
 /**
  * Bitcoin cash's difficulty adjustment mechanism.
  */
 uint32_t GetNextCashWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex *pindexPrev,
                                  const CBlockHeader *pblock,
                                  const Consensus::Params &params);
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_POW_H