diff --git a/onionr/onionr.py b/onionr/onionr.py
index 24880258..97781f0c 100755
--- a/onionr/onionr.py
+++ b/onionr/onionr.py
@@ -683,13 +683,10 @@ class Onionr:
             # define stats messages here
             totalBlocks = len(Block.getBlocks())
             signedBlocks = len(Block.getBlocks(signed = True))
-            powToken = self.onionrCore._crypto.pubKeyPowToken
             messages = {
                 # info about local client
                 'Onionr Daemon Status' : ((logger.colors.fg.green + 'Online') if self.onionrUtils.isCommunicatorRunning(timeout = 9) else logger.colors.fg.red + 'Offline'),
                 'Public Key' : self.onionrCore._crypto.pubKey,
-                'POW Token' : powToken,
-                'Combined' : self.onionrCore._crypto.pubKey + '-' + powToken,
                 'Human readable public key' : self.onionrCore._utils.getHumanReadableID(),
                 'Node Address' : self.get_hostname(),
 
diff --git a/onionr/onionrcrypto.py b/onionr/onionrcrypto.py
index 8bc5c847..045bf053 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrcrypto.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrcrypto.py
@@ -31,15 +31,11 @@ class OnionrCrypto:
         config.reload()
         self._core = coreInstance
         self._keyFile = self._core.dataDir + 'keys.txt'
-        self.keyPowFile = self._core.dataDir + 'keyPow.txt'
         self.pubKey = None
         self.privKey = None
 
         self.secrets = secrets
-
-        self.pubKeyPowToken = None
-        #self.pubKeyPowHash = None
-
+        
         self.HASH_ID_ROUNDS = 2000
 
         # Load our own pub/priv Ed25519 keys, gen & save them if they don't exist
@@ -48,29 +44,12 @@ class OnionrCrypto:
                 keys = keys.read().split(',')
                 self.pubKey = keys[0]
                 self.privKey = keys[1]
-            try:
-                with open(self.keyPowFile, 'r') as powFile:
-                    data = powFile.read()
-                    self.pubKeyPowToken = data
-            except (FileNotFoundError, IndexError):
-                pass
         else:
             keys = self.generatePubKey()
             self.pubKey = keys[0]
             self.privKey = keys[1]
             with open(self._keyFile, 'w') as keyfile:
                 keyfile.write(self.pubKey + ',' + self.privKey)
-            with open(self.keyPowFile, 'w') as keyPowFile:
-                proof = onionrproofs.DataPOW(self.pubKey)
-                logger.info('Doing necessary work to insert our public key')
-                while True:
-                    time.sleep(0.2)
-                    powToken = proof.getResult()
-                    if powToken != False:
-                        break
-                keyPowFile.write(base64.b64encode(powToken[1]).decode())
-                self.pubKeyPowToken = powToken[1]
-                self.pubKeyPowHash = powToken[0]
         return
 
     def edVerify(self, data, key, sig, encodedData=True):
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/pms/main.py b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/pms/main.py
index b6d29545..ea2ff988 100644
--- a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/pms/main.py
+++ b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/pms/main.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class OnionrMail:
                 else:
                     cancel = ''
                     readBlock.verifySig()
-                    print('Message recieved from %s' % (readBlock.signer,))
+                    print('Message recieved from %s' % (self.myCore._utils.bytesToStr(readBlock.signer,)))
                     print('Valid signature:', readBlock.validSig)
                     if not readBlock.validSig:
                         logger.warn('This message has an INVALID signature. ANYONE could have sent this message.')