diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c06cf22f7ba45b6534fed0623c6ef1aeaaa4d35d..aa17f52c683c9eb209f685d6fbe4974e61c1a7b8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ module github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer
 go 1.14
 
 require (
+	github.com/coreos/bbolt v1.3.3 // indirect
 	github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2 v2.0.2
 	github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go v3.2.0+incompatible
-	github.com/drand/drand v0.5.3
+	github.com/drand/drand v0.5.4
 	github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2 v2.7.1
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.4
 	github.com/googollee/go-engine.io v1.4.3-0.20190924125625-798118fc0dd2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2d61f75f4204ce1b4c9e06db084ee7bf6cef84f6..e948527cad6a407a88f98376cb0a228c6f9e1003 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ github.com/armon/consul-api v0.0.0-20180202201655-eb2c6b5be1b6/go.mod h1:grANhF5
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5 h1:0CwZNZbxp69SHPdPJAN/hZIm0C4OItdklCFmMRWYpio=
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5/go.mod h1:wHh0iHkYZB8zMSxRWpUBQtwG5a7fFgvEO+odwuTv2gs=
 github.com/beevik/ntp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:hIHWr+l3+/clUnF44zdK+CWW7fO8dR5cIylAQ76NRpg=
+github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.0.0 h1:78Jk/r6m4wCi6sndMpty7A//t4dw/RW5fV4ZgDVfX1w=
+github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.0.0/go.mod h1:bGMdMPoPVvcYyt1gHDf4J2KE153Yf9BuiUKYMaxlTDM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24TaqPxmxbtue+5NUziq4I4S80YR8gNf3Q=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.0/go.mod h1:KWe93zE9D1o94FZ5RNwFwVgaQK1VOXiVxmqh+CedLV8=
 github.com/bradfitz/go-smtpd v0.0.0-20170404230938-deb6d6237625/go.mod h1:HYsPBTaaSFSlLx/70C2HPIMNZpVV8+vt/A+FMnYP11g=
@@ -66,8 +68,12 @@ github.com/drand/bls12-381 v0.0.0-20200110233355-faca855b3a67 h1:+zwFBPeS6Tx0Shn
 github.com/drand/bls12-381 v0.0.0-20200110233355-faca855b3a67/go.mod h1:HRtP9ULniFcAfoXvSrD5Kebk1e3/g4cvtBfjlT80PuQ=
 github.com/drand/drand v0.5.3 h1:F31WdmVHaBLjOVnN/hOwASekzBppVDI3vTjUGFLyVIg=
 github.com/drand/drand v0.5.3/go.mod h1:j4vfVHjEQI41GOyF7+QtbPl2/oSvcxvYnHXEs24ccv0=
+github.com/drand/drand v0.5.4 h1:DyCkE4YHy1klVtu0YgYiYtsryyzyc0x6Y78HM2C9Mws=
+github.com/drand/drand v0.5.4/go.mod h1:n9JV/s1TIL/kx/4002pct7qjilbdzScQKVu05IfHf8c=
 github.com/drand/kyber v1.0.1-0.20200110225416-8de27ed8c0e2 h1:nbFLFPYXh/vpWg3KeVlnDm5kfbIAPRXNpWNbvJvKMKY=
 github.com/drand/kyber v1.0.1-0.20200110225416-8de27ed8c0e2/go.mod h1:UpXoA0Upd1N9l4TvRPHr1qAUBBERj6JQ/mnKI3BPEmw=
+github.com/drand/kyber v1.0.1-0.20200128205555-52819dbafde7 h1:ItV7+85W8JU5bQd/DxjT9y5Khsetlrp9CErHvDtYlE4=
+github.com/drand/kyber v1.0.1-0.20200128205555-52819dbafde7/go.mod h1:Rzu9PGFt3q8d7WWdrHmR8dktHucO0dSTWlMYrgqjSpA=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.0 h1:VSnTsYCnlFHaM2/igO1h6X3HA71jcobQuxemgkq4zYo=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.0/go.mod h1:HtrtbFcZ19U5GC7JDqmcUSB87Iq5E25KnS6fMYU6eOk=
 github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.12.0 h1:QAUIPSaCu4G+POclxeqb3F+WPpdKqFGlw36+yOzGlrg=
@@ -393,6 +399,7 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190701094942-4def268fd1a4/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8U
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191119213627-4f8c1d86b1ba/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200109152110-61a87790db17/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200128174031-69ecbb4d6d5d/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200302210943-78000ba7a073 h1:xMPOj6Pz6UipU1wXLkrtqpHbR0AVFnyPEQq/wRWz9lM=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200302210943-78000ba7a073/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
@@ -420,6 +427,7 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLL
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190724013045-ca1201d0de80/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20191002035440-2ec189313ef0/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20191209160850-c0dbc17a3553/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200114155413-6afb5195e5aa/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200301022130-244492dfa37a h1:GuSPYbZzB5/dcLNCwLQLsg3obCJtX9IJhpXkvY7kzk0=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200301022130-244492dfa37a/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
@@ -454,6 +462,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190813064441-fde4db37ae7a h1:aYOabOQFp6Vj6W1F80affTUvO
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190813064441-fde4db37ae7a/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191025090151-53bf42e6b339 h1:zSqWKgm/o7HAnlAzBQ+aetp9fpuyytsXnKA8eiLHYQM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191025090151-53bf42e6b339/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200124204421-9fbb57f87de9 h1:1/DFK4b7JH8DmkqhUk48onnSfrPzImPoVxuomtbT2nk=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200124204421-9fbb57f87de9/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.1-0.20180807135948-17ff2d5776d2/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2 h1:tW2bmiBqwgJj/UpqtC8EpXEZVYOwU0yG4iWbprSVAcs=
@@ -497,6 +507,8 @@ google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20190819201941-24fa4b261c55/go.mod h1:DMBHOl98
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20190927181202-20e1ac93f88c/go.mod h1:IbNlFCBrqXvoKpeg0TB2l7cyZUmoaFKYIwrEpbDKLA8=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20200108215221-bd8f9a0ef82f h1:2wh8dWY8959cBGQvk1RD+/eQBgRYYDaZ+hT0/zsARoA=
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+google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20200117163144-32f20d992d24 h1:wDju+RU97qa0FZT0QnZDg9Uc2dH0Ql513kFvHocz+WM=
+google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20200117163144-32f20d992d24/go.mod h1:n3cpQtvxv34hfy77yVDNjmbRyujviMdxYliBSkLhpCc=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.14.0/go.mod h1:yo6s7OP7yaDglbqo1J04qKzAhqBH6lvTonzMVmEdcZw=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.16.0/go.mod h1:0JHn/cJsOMiMfNA9+DeHDlAU7KAAB5GDlYFpa9MZMio=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.17.0/go.mod h1:6QZJwpn2B+Zp71q/5VxRsJ6NXXVCE5NRUHRo+f3cWCs=