diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d5f5e3cc..fda35b65 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ script:
   - cargo test --verbose --all
   - cargo build --verbose --all
   - cargo build --verbose --no-default-features --features=minimal
+  - cargo build --verbose --no-default-features --features=minimal,esplora
   - cargo build --verbose --no-default-features --features=key-value-db
   - cargo build --verbose --no-default-features --features=electrum
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a3aa967e..2ef3a529 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ base64 = "^0.11"
 # Optional dependencies
 sled = { version = "0.31.0", optional = true }
 electrum-client = { version = "0.1.0-beta.5", optional = true }
+reqwest = { version = "0.10", optional = true, features = ["blocking", "json"] }
 
 [features]
 minimal = []
 compiler = ["miniscript/compiler"]
 default = ["key-value-db", "electrum"]
 electrum = ["electrum-client"]
+esplora = ["reqwest"]
 key-value-db = ["sled"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/src/blockchain/electrum.rs b/src/blockchain/electrum.rs
index 9195beb8..df1ee2d5 100644
--- a/src/blockchain/electrum.rs
+++ b/src/blockchain/electrum.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,17 @@
-use std::cmp;
-use std::collections::{HashSet, VecDeque};
-use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 use log::{debug, error, info, trace};
 
-use bitcoin::{Address, Network, OutPoint, Script, Transaction, Txid};
+use bitcoin::{Script, Transaction, Txid};
 
-use electrum_client::types::*;
 use electrum_client::Client;
 
+use self::utils::{ELSGetHistoryRes, ELSListUnspentRes, ElectrumLikeSync};
 use super::*;
-use crate::database::{BatchDatabase, BatchOperations, DatabaseUtils};
+use crate::database::{BatchDatabase, DatabaseUtils};
 use crate::error::Error;
-use crate::types::{ScriptType, TransactionDetails, UTXO};
-use crate::wallet::utils::ChunksIterator;
 
 pub struct ElectrumBlockchain<T: Read + Write>(Option<Client<T>>);
 
@@ -46,133 +42,12 @@ impl<T: Read + Write> OnlineBlockchain for ElectrumBlockchain<T> {
         &mut self,
         stop_gap: Option<usize>,
         database: &mut D,
-        _progress_update: P,
+        progress_update: P,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        // TODO: progress
-
-        let stop_gap = stop_gap.unwrap_or(20);
-        let batch_query_size = 20;
-
-        // check unconfirmed tx, delete so they are retrieved later
-        let mut del_batch = database.begin_batch();
-        for tx in database.iter_txs(false)? {
-            if tx.height.is_none() {
-                del_batch.del_tx(&tx.txid, false)?;
-            }
-        }
-        database.commit_batch(del_batch)?;
-
-        // maximum derivation index for a change address that we've seen during sync
-        let mut change_max_deriv = 0;
-
-        let mut already_checked: HashSet<Script> = HashSet::new();
-        let mut to_check_later = VecDeque::with_capacity(batch_query_size);
-
-        // insert the first chunk
-        let mut iter_scriptpubkeys = database
-            .iter_script_pubkeys(Some(ScriptType::External))?
-            .into_iter();
-        let chunk: Vec<Script> = iter_scriptpubkeys.by_ref().take(batch_query_size).collect();
-        for item in chunk.into_iter().rev() {
-            to_check_later.push_front(item);
-        }
-
-        let mut iterating_external = true;
-        let mut index = 0;
-        let mut last_found = 0;
-        while !to_check_later.is_empty() {
-            trace!("to_check_later size {}", to_check_later.len());
-
-            let until = cmp::min(to_check_later.len(), batch_query_size);
-            let chunk: Vec<Script> = to_check_later.drain(..until).collect();
-            let call_result = self
-                .0
-                .as_mut()
-                .ok_or(Error::OfflineClient)?
-                .batch_script_get_history(chunk.iter())?;
-
-            for (script, history) in chunk.into_iter().zip(call_result.into_iter()) {
-                trace!("received history for {:?}, size {}", script, history.len());
-
-                if !history.is_empty() {
-                    last_found = index;
-
-                    let mut check_later_scripts = self
-                        .check_history(database, script, history, &mut change_max_deriv)?
-                        .into_iter()
-                        .filter(|x| already_checked.insert(x.clone()))
-                        .collect();
-                    to_check_later.append(&mut check_later_scripts);
-                }
-
-                index += 1;
-            }
-
-            match iterating_external {
-                true if index - last_found >= stop_gap => iterating_external = false,
-                true => {
-                    trace!("pushing one more batch from `iter_scriptpubkeys`. index = {}, last_found = {}, stop_gap = {}", index, last_found, stop_gap);
-
-                    let chunk: Vec<Script> =
-                        iter_scriptpubkeys.by_ref().take(batch_query_size).collect();
-                    for item in chunk.into_iter().rev() {
-                        to_check_later.push_front(item);
-                    }
-                }
-                _ => {}
-            }
-        }
-
-        // check utxo
-        // TODO: try to minimize network requests and re-use scripts if possible
-        let mut batch = database.begin_batch();
-        for chunk in ChunksIterator::new(database.iter_utxos()?.into_iter(), batch_query_size) {
-            let scripts: Vec<_> = chunk.iter().map(|u| &u.txout.script_pubkey).collect();
-            let call_result = self
-                .0
-                .as_mut()
-                .ok_or(Error::OfflineClient)?
-                .batch_script_list_unspent(scripts)?;
-
-            // check which utxos are actually still unspent
-            for (utxo, list_unspent) in chunk.into_iter().zip(call_result.iter()) {
-                debug!(
-                    "outpoint {:?} is unspent for me, list unspent is {:?}",
-                    utxo.outpoint, list_unspent
-                );
-
-                let mut spent = true;
-                for unspent in list_unspent {
-                    let res_outpoint = OutPoint::new(unspent.tx_hash, unspent.tx_pos as u32);
-                    if utxo.outpoint == res_outpoint {
-                        spent = false;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-                if spent {
-                    info!("{} not anymore unspent, removing", utxo.outpoint);
-                    batch.del_utxo(&utxo.outpoint)?;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        let current_ext = database.get_last_index(ScriptType::External)?.unwrap_or(0);
-        let first_ext_new = last_found as u32 + 1;
-        if first_ext_new > current_ext {
-            info!("Setting external index to {}", first_ext_new);
-            database.set_last_index(ScriptType::External, first_ext_new)?;
-        }
-
-        let current_int = database.get_last_index(ScriptType::Internal)?.unwrap_or(0);
-        let first_int_new = change_max_deriv + 1;
-        if first_int_new > current_int {
-            info!("Setting internal index to {}", first_int_new);
-            database.set_last_index(ScriptType::Internal, first_int_new)?;
-        }
-
-        database.commit_batch(batch)?;
-
-        Ok(())
+        self.0
+            .as_mut()
+            .ok_or(Error::OfflineClient)?
+            .electrum_like_setup(stop_gap, database, progress_update)
     }
 
     fn get_tx(&mut self, txid: &Txid) -> Result<Option<Transaction>, Error> {
@@ -205,139 +80,60 @@ impl<T: Read + Write> OnlineBlockchain for ElectrumBlockchain<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Read + Write> ElectrumBlockchain<T> {
-    fn check_tx_and_descendant<D: DatabaseUtils + BatchDatabase>(
+impl<T: Read + Write> ElectrumLikeSync for Client<T> {
+    fn els_batch_script_get_history<'s, I: IntoIterator<Item = &'s Script>>(
         &mut self,
-        database: &mut D,
-        txid: &Txid,
-        height: Option<u32>,
-        cur_script: &Script,
-        change_max_deriv: &mut u32,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<Script>, Error> {
-        debug!(
-            "check_tx_and_descendant of {}, height: {:?}, script: {}",
-            txid, height, cur_script
-        );
-        let mut updates = database.begin_batch();
-        let tx = match database.get_tx(&txid, true)? {
-            // TODO: do we need the raw?
-            Some(mut saved_tx) => {
-                // update the height if it's different (in case of reorg)
-                if saved_tx.height != height {
-                    info!(
-                        "updating height from {:?} to {:?} for tx {}",
-                        saved_tx.height, height, txid
-                    );
-                    saved_tx.height = height;
-                    updates.set_tx(&saved_tx)?;
-                }
-
-                debug!("already have {} in db, returning the cached version", txid);
-
-                // unwrap since we explicitly ask for the raw_tx, if it's not present something
-                // went wrong
-                saved_tx.transaction.unwrap()
-            }
-            None => self
-                .0
-                .as_mut()
-                .ok_or(Error::OfflineClient)?
-                .transaction_get(&txid)?,
-        };
-
-        let mut incoming: u64 = 0;
-        let mut outgoing: u64 = 0;
-
-        // look for our own inputs
-        for (i, input) in tx.input.iter().enumerate() {
-            // the fact that we visit addresses in a BFS fashion starting from the external addresses
-            // should ensure that this query is always consistent (i.e. when we get to call this all
-            // the transactions at a lower depth have already been indexed, so if an outpoint is ours
-            // we are guaranteed to have it in the db).
-            if let Some(previous_output) = database.get_previous_output(&input.previous_output)? {
-                if database.is_mine(&previous_output.script_pubkey)? {
-                    outgoing += previous_output.value;
-
-                    debug!("{} input #{} is mine, removing from utxo", txid, i);
-                    updates.del_utxo(&input.previous_output)?;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        let mut to_check_later = vec![];
-        for (i, output) in tx.output.iter().enumerate() {
-            // this output is ours, we have a path to derive it
-            if let Some((script_type, path)) =
-                database.get_path_from_script_pubkey(&output.script_pubkey)?
-            {
-                debug!("{} output #{} is mine, adding utxo", txid, i);
-                updates.set_utxo(&UTXO {
-                    outpoint: OutPoint::new(tx.txid(), i as u32),
-                    txout: output.clone(),
-                })?;
-                incoming += output.value;
-
-                if output.script_pubkey != *cur_script {
-                    debug!("{} output #{} script {} was not current script, adding script to be checked later", txid, i, output.script_pubkey);
-                    to_check_later.push(output.script_pubkey.clone())
-                }
-
-                // derive as many change addrs as external addresses that we've seen
-                if script_type == ScriptType::Internal
-                    && u32::from(path.as_ref()[0]) > *change_max_deriv
-                {
-                    *change_max_deriv = u32::from(path.as_ref()[0]);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        let tx = TransactionDetails {
-            txid: tx.txid(),
-            transaction: Some(tx),
-            received: incoming,
-            sent: outgoing,
-            height,
-            timestamp: 0,
-        };
-        info!("Saving tx {}", txid);
-        updates.set_tx(&tx)?;
-
-        database.commit_batch(updates)?;
-
-        Ok(to_check_later)
+        scripts: I,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Vec<ELSGetHistoryRes>>, Error> {
+        self.batch_script_get_history(scripts)
+            .map(|v| {
+                v.into_iter()
+                    .map(|v| {
+                        v.into_iter()
+                            .map(
+                                |electrum_client::GetHistoryRes {
+                                     height, tx_hash, ..
+                                 }| ELSGetHistoryRes {
+                                    height,
+                                    tx_hash,
+                                },
+                            )
+                            .collect()
+                    })
+                    .collect()
+            })
+            .map_err(Error::Electrum)
     }
 
-    fn check_history<D: DatabaseUtils + BatchDatabase>(
+    fn els_batch_script_list_unspent<'s, I: IntoIterator<Item = &'s Script>>(
         &mut self,
-        database: &mut D,
-        script_pubkey: Script,
-        txs: Vec<GetHistoryRes>,
-        change_max_deriv: &mut u32,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<Script>, Error> {
-        let mut to_check_later = Vec::new();
+        scripts: I,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Vec<ELSListUnspentRes>>, Error> {
+        self.batch_script_list_unspent(scripts)
+            .map(|v| {
+                v.into_iter()
+                    .map(|v| {
+                        v.into_iter()
+                            .map(
+                                |electrum_client::ListUnspentRes {
+                                     height,
+                                     tx_hash,
+                                     tx_pos,
+                                     ..
+                                 }| ELSListUnspentRes {
+                                    height,
+                                    tx_hash,
+                                    tx_pos,
+                                },
+                            )
+                            .collect()
+                    })
+                    .collect()
+            })
+            .map_err(Error::Electrum)
+    }
 
-        debug!(
-            "history of {} script {} has {} tx",
-            Address::from_script(&script_pubkey, Network::Testnet).unwrap(),
-            script_pubkey,
-            txs.len()
-        );
-
-        for tx in txs {
-            let height: Option<u32> = match tx.height {
-                0 | -1 => None,
-                x => u32::try_from(x).ok(),
-            };
-
-            to_check_later.extend_from_slice(&self.check_tx_and_descendant(
-                database,
-                &tx.tx_hash,
-                height,
-                &script_pubkey,
-                change_max_deriv,
-            )?);
-        }
-
-        Ok(to_check_later)
+    fn els_transaction_get(&mut self, txid: &Txid) -> Result<Transaction, Error> {
+        self.transaction_get(txid).map_err(Error::Electrum)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/blockchain/esplora.rs b/src/blockchain/esplora.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6574b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blockchain/esplora.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+#[allow(unused_imports)]
+use log::{debug, error, info, trace};
+
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+use reqwest::blocking::Client;
+use reqwest::StatusCode;
+
+use bitcoin::consensus::{deserialize, serialize};
+use bitcoin::hashes::hex::ToHex;
+use bitcoin::hashes::{sha256, Hash};
+use bitcoin::{Script, Transaction, Txid};
+
+use self::utils::{ELSGetHistoryRes, ELSListUnspentRes, ElectrumLikeSync};
+use super::*;
+use crate::database::{BatchDatabase, DatabaseUtils};
+use crate::error::Error;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct UrlClient {
+    url: String,
+    client: Client,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct EsploraBlockchain(Option<UrlClient>);
+
+impl std::convert::From<UrlClient> for EsploraBlockchain {
+    fn from(url_client: UrlClient) -> Self {
+        EsploraBlockchain(Some(url_client))
+    }
+}
+
+impl EsploraBlockchain {
+    pub fn new(base_url: &str) -> Self {
+        EsploraBlockchain(Some(UrlClient {
+            url: base_url.to_string(),
+            client: Client::new(),
+        }))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Blockchain for EsploraBlockchain {
+    fn offline() -> Self {
+        EsploraBlockchain(None)
+    }
+
+    fn is_online(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.is_some()
+    }
+}
+
+impl OnlineBlockchain for EsploraBlockchain {
+    fn get_capabilities(&self) -> HashSet<Capability> {
+        vec![Capability::FullHistory, Capability::GetAnyTx]
+            .into_iter()
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    fn setup<D: BatchDatabase + DatabaseUtils, P: Progress>(
+        &mut self,
+        stop_gap: Option<usize>,
+        database: &mut D,
+        progress_update: P,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.0
+            .as_mut()
+            .ok_or(Error::OfflineClient)?
+            .electrum_like_setup(stop_gap, database, progress_update)
+    }
+
+    fn get_tx(&mut self, txid: &Txid) -> Result<Option<Transaction>, Error> {
+        Ok(self.0.as_mut().ok_or(Error::OfflineClient)?._get_tx(txid)?)
+    }
+
+    fn broadcast(&mut self, tx: &Transaction) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        Ok(self
+            .0
+            .as_mut()
+            .ok_or(Error::OfflineClient)?
+            ._broadcast(tx)?)
+    }
+
+    fn get_height(&mut self) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        Ok(self.0.as_mut().ok_or(Error::OfflineClient)?._get_height()?)
+    }
+}
+
+impl UrlClient {
+    fn script_to_scripthash(script: &Script) -> String {
+        sha256::Hash::hash(script.as_bytes()).into_inner().to_hex()
+    }
+
+    fn _get_tx(&self, txid: &Txid) -> Result<Option<Transaction>, EsploraError> {
+        let resp = self
+            .client
+            .get(&format!("{}/api/tx/{}/raw", self.url, txid))
+            .send()?;
+
+        if let StatusCode::NOT_FOUND = resp.status() {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
+
+        Ok(Some(deserialize(&resp.error_for_status()?.bytes()?)?))
+    }
+
+    fn _broadcast(&self, transaction: &Transaction) -> Result<(), EsploraError> {
+        self.client
+            .post(&format!("{}/api/tx", self.url))
+            .body(serialize(transaction).to_hex())
+            .send()?
+            .error_for_status()?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn _get_height(&self) -> Result<usize, EsploraError> {
+        Ok(self
+            .client
+            .get(&format!("{}/api/blocks/tip/height", self.url))
+            .send()?
+            .error_for_status()?
+            .text()?
+            .parse()?)
+    }
+
+    fn _script_get_history(&self, script: &Script) -> Result<Vec<ELSGetHistoryRes>, EsploraError> {
+        let mut result = Vec::new();
+        let scripthash = Self::script_to_scripthash(script);
+
+        // Add the unconfirmed transactions first
+        result.extend(
+            self.client
+                .get(&format!(
+                    "{}/api/scripthash/{}/txs/mempool",
+                    self.url, scripthash
+                ))
+                .send()?
+                .error_for_status()?
+                .json::<Vec<EsploraGetHistory>>()?
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|x| ELSGetHistoryRes {
+                    tx_hash: x.txid,
+                    height: x.status.block_height.unwrap_or(0) as i32,
+                }),
+        );
+
+        debug!(
+            "Found {} mempool txs for {} - {:?}",
+            result.len(),
+            scripthash,
+            script
+        );
+
+        // Then go through all the pages of confirmed transactions
+        let mut last_txid = String::new();
+        loop {
+            let response = self
+                .client
+                .get(&format!(
+                    "{}/api/scripthash/{}/txs/chain/{}",
+                    self.url, scripthash, last_txid
+                ))
+                .send()?
+                .error_for_status()?
+                .json::<Vec<EsploraGetHistory>>()?;
+            let len = response.len();
+            if let Some(elem) = response.last() {
+                last_txid = elem.txid.to_hex();
+            }
+
+            debug!("... adding {} confirmed transactions", len);
+
+            result.extend(response.into_iter().map(|x| ELSGetHistoryRes {
+                tx_hash: x.txid,
+                height: x.status.block_height.unwrap_or(0) as i32,
+            }));
+
+            if len < 25 {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+
+    fn _script_list_unspent(
+        &self,
+        script: &Script,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<ELSListUnspentRes>, EsploraError> {
+        Ok(self
+            .client
+            .get(&format!(
+                "{}/api/scripthash/{}/utxo",
+                self.url,
+                Self::script_to_scripthash(script)
+            ))
+            .send()?
+            .error_for_status()?
+            .json::<Vec<EsploraListUnspent>>()?
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|x| ELSListUnspentRes {
+                tx_hash: x.txid,
+                height: x.status.block_height.unwrap_or(0),
+                tx_pos: x.vout,
+            })
+            .collect())
+    }
+}
+
+impl ElectrumLikeSync for UrlClient {
+    fn els_batch_script_get_history<'s, I: IntoIterator<Item = &'s Script>>(
+        &mut self,
+        scripts: I,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Vec<ELSGetHistoryRes>>, Error> {
+        Ok(scripts
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|script| self._script_get_history(script))
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?)
+    }
+
+    fn els_batch_script_list_unspent<'s, I: IntoIterator<Item = &'s Script>>(
+        &mut self,
+        scripts: I,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Vec<ELSListUnspentRes>>, Error> {
+        Ok(scripts
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|script| self._script_list_unspent(script))
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?)
+    }
+
+    fn els_transaction_get(&mut self, txid: &Txid) -> Result<Transaction, Error> {
+        Ok(self
+            ._get_tx(txid)?
+            .ok_or_else(|| EsploraError::TransactionNotFound(*txid))?)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct EsploraGetHistoryStatus {
+    block_height: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct EsploraGetHistory {
+    txid: Txid,
+    status: EsploraGetHistoryStatus,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct EsploraListUnspent {
+    txid: Txid,
+    vout: usize,
+    status: EsploraGetHistoryStatus,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum EsploraError {
+    Reqwest(reqwest::Error),
+    Parsing(std::num::ParseIntError),
+    BitcoinEncoding(bitcoin::consensus::encode::Error),
+
+    TransactionNotFound(Txid),
+}
+
+impl From<reqwest::Error> for EsploraError {
+    fn from(other: reqwest::Error) -> Self {
+        EsploraError::Reqwest(other)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<std::num::ParseIntError> for EsploraError {
+    fn from(other: std::num::ParseIntError) -> Self {
+        EsploraError::Parsing(other)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<bitcoin::consensus::encode::Error> for EsploraError {
+    fn from(other: bitcoin::consensus::encode::Error) -> Self {
+        EsploraError::BitcoinEncoding(other)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/blockchain/mod.rs b/src/blockchain/mod.rs
index 1060f095..3e13d5f9 100644
--- a/src/blockchain/mod.rs
+++ b/src/blockchain/mod.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@ use bitcoin::{Transaction, Txid};
 use crate::database::{BatchDatabase, DatabaseUtils};
 use crate::error::Error;
 
+pub mod utils;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "electrum")]
 pub mod electrum;
 #[cfg(feature = "electrum")]
 pub use self::electrum::ElectrumBlockchain;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "esplora")]
+pub mod esplora;
+#[cfg(feature = "esplora")]
+pub use self::esplora::EsploraBlockchain;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub enum Capability {
     FullHistory,
diff --git a/src/blockchain/utils.rs b/src/blockchain/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9231f0ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blockchain/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+use std::cmp;
+use std::collections::{HashSet, VecDeque};
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+
+#[allow(unused_imports)]
+use log::{debug, error, info, trace};
+
+use bitcoin::{Address, Network, OutPoint, Script, Transaction, Txid};
+
+use super::*;
+use crate::database::{BatchDatabase, BatchOperations, DatabaseUtils};
+use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::types::{ScriptType, TransactionDetails, UTXO};
+use crate::wallet::utils::ChunksIterator;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ELSGetHistoryRes {
+    pub height: i32,
+    pub tx_hash: Txid,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ELSListUnspentRes {
+    pub height: usize,
+    pub tx_hash: Txid,
+    pub tx_pos: usize,
+}
+
+/// Implements the synchronization logic for an Electrum-like client.
+pub trait ElectrumLikeSync {
+    fn els_batch_script_get_history<'s, I: IntoIterator<Item = &'s Script>>(
+        &mut self,
+        scripts: I,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Vec<ELSGetHistoryRes>>, Error>;
+
+    fn els_batch_script_list_unspent<'s, I: IntoIterator<Item = &'s Script>>(
+        &mut self,
+        scripts: I,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Vec<ELSListUnspentRes>>, Error>;
+
+    fn els_transaction_get(&mut self, txid: &Txid) -> Result<Transaction, Error>;
+
+    // Provided methods down here...
+
+    fn electrum_like_setup<D: BatchDatabase + DatabaseUtils, P: Progress>(
+        &mut self,
+        stop_gap: Option<usize>,
+        database: &mut D,
+        _progress_update: P,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        // TODO: progress
+
+        let stop_gap = stop_gap.unwrap_or(20);
+        let batch_query_size = 20;
+
+        // check unconfirmed tx, delete so they are retrieved later
+        let mut del_batch = database.begin_batch();
+        for tx in database.iter_txs(false)? {
+            if tx.height.is_none() {
+                del_batch.del_tx(&tx.txid, false)?;
+            }
+        }
+        database.commit_batch(del_batch)?;
+
+        // maximum derivation index for a change address that we've seen during sync
+        let mut change_max_deriv = 0;
+
+        let mut already_checked: HashSet<Script> = HashSet::new();
+        let mut to_check_later = VecDeque::with_capacity(batch_query_size);
+
+        // insert the first chunk
+        let mut iter_scriptpubkeys = database
+            .iter_script_pubkeys(Some(ScriptType::External))?
+            .into_iter();
+        let chunk: Vec<Script> = iter_scriptpubkeys.by_ref().take(batch_query_size).collect();
+        for item in chunk.into_iter().rev() {
+            to_check_later.push_front(item);
+        }
+
+        let mut iterating_external = true;
+        let mut index = 0;
+        let mut last_found = 0;
+        while !to_check_later.is_empty() {
+            trace!("to_check_later size {}", to_check_later.len());
+
+            let until = cmp::min(to_check_later.len(), batch_query_size);
+            let chunk: Vec<Script> = to_check_later.drain(..until).collect();
+            let call_result = self.els_batch_script_get_history(chunk.iter())?;
+
+            for (script, history) in chunk.into_iter().zip(call_result.into_iter()) {
+                trace!("received history for {:?}, size {}", script, history.len());
+
+                if !history.is_empty() {
+                    last_found = index;
+
+                    let mut check_later_scripts = self
+                        .check_history(database, script, history, &mut change_max_deriv)?
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .filter(|x| already_checked.insert(x.clone()))
+                        .collect();
+                    to_check_later.append(&mut check_later_scripts);
+                }
+
+                index += 1;
+            }
+
+            match iterating_external {
+                true if index - last_found >= stop_gap => iterating_external = false,
+                true => {
+                    trace!("pushing one more batch from `iter_scriptpubkeys`. index = {}, last_found = {}, stop_gap = {}", index, last_found, stop_gap);
+
+                    let chunk: Vec<Script> =
+                        iter_scriptpubkeys.by_ref().take(batch_query_size).collect();
+                    for item in chunk.into_iter().rev() {
+                        to_check_later.push_front(item);
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+
+        // check utxo
+        // TODO: try to minimize network requests and re-use scripts if possible
+        let mut batch = database.begin_batch();
+        for chunk in ChunksIterator::new(database.iter_utxos()?.into_iter(), batch_query_size) {
+            let scripts: Vec<_> = chunk.iter().map(|u| &u.txout.script_pubkey).collect();
+            let call_result = self.els_batch_script_list_unspent(scripts)?;
+
+            // check which utxos are actually still unspent
+            for (utxo, list_unspent) in chunk.into_iter().zip(call_result.iter()) {
+                debug!(
+                    "outpoint {:?} is unspent for me, list unspent is {:?}",
+                    utxo.outpoint, list_unspent
+                );
+
+                let mut spent = true;
+                for unspent in list_unspent {
+                    let res_outpoint = OutPoint::new(unspent.tx_hash, unspent.tx_pos as u32);
+                    if utxo.outpoint == res_outpoint {
+                        spent = false;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if spent {
+                    info!("{} not anymore unspent, removing", utxo.outpoint);
+                    batch.del_utxo(&utxo.outpoint)?;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let current_ext = database.get_last_index(ScriptType::External)?.unwrap_or(0);
+        let first_ext_new = last_found as u32 + 1;
+        if first_ext_new > current_ext {
+            info!("Setting external index to {}", first_ext_new);
+            database.set_last_index(ScriptType::External, first_ext_new)?;
+        }
+
+        let current_int = database.get_last_index(ScriptType::Internal)?.unwrap_or(0);
+        let first_int_new = change_max_deriv + 1;
+        if first_int_new > current_int {
+            info!("Setting internal index to {}", first_int_new);
+            database.set_last_index(ScriptType::Internal, first_int_new)?;
+        }
+
+        database.commit_batch(batch)?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn check_tx_and_descendant<D: DatabaseUtils + BatchDatabase>(
+        &mut self,
+        database: &mut D,
+        txid: &Txid,
+        height: Option<u32>,
+        cur_script: &Script,
+        change_max_deriv: &mut u32,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Script>, Error> {
+        debug!(
+            "check_tx_and_descendant of {}, height: {:?}, script: {}",
+            txid, height, cur_script
+        );
+        let mut updates = database.begin_batch();
+        let tx = match database.get_tx(&txid, true)? {
+            // TODO: do we need the raw?
+            Some(mut saved_tx) => {
+                // update the height if it's different (in case of reorg)
+                if saved_tx.height != height {
+                    info!(
+                        "updating height from {:?} to {:?} for tx {}",
+                        saved_tx.height, height, txid
+                    );
+                    saved_tx.height = height;
+                    updates.set_tx(&saved_tx)?;
+                }
+
+                debug!("already have {} in db, returning the cached version", txid);
+
+                // unwrap since we explicitly ask for the raw_tx, if it's not present something
+                // went wrong
+                saved_tx.transaction.unwrap()
+            }
+            None => self.els_transaction_get(&txid)?,
+        };
+
+        let mut incoming: u64 = 0;
+        let mut outgoing: u64 = 0;
+
+        // look for our own inputs
+        for (i, input) in tx.input.iter().enumerate() {
+            // the fact that we visit addresses in a BFS fashion starting from the external addresses
+            // should ensure that this query is always consistent (i.e. when we get to call this all
+            // the transactions at a lower depth have already been indexed, so if an outpoint is ours
+            // we are guaranteed to have it in the db).
+            if let Some(previous_output) = database.get_previous_output(&input.previous_output)? {
+                if database.is_mine(&previous_output.script_pubkey)? {
+                    outgoing += previous_output.value;
+
+                    debug!("{} input #{} is mine, removing from utxo", txid, i);
+                    updates.del_utxo(&input.previous_output)?;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut to_check_later = vec![];
+        for (i, output) in tx.output.iter().enumerate() {
+            // this output is ours, we have a path to derive it
+            if let Some((script_type, path)) =
+                database.get_path_from_script_pubkey(&output.script_pubkey)?
+            {
+                debug!("{} output #{} is mine, adding utxo", txid, i);
+                updates.set_utxo(&UTXO {
+                    outpoint: OutPoint::new(tx.txid(), i as u32),
+                    txout: output.clone(),
+                })?;
+                incoming += output.value;
+
+                if output.script_pubkey != *cur_script {
+                    debug!("{} output #{} script {} was not current script, adding script to be checked later", txid, i, output.script_pubkey);
+                    to_check_later.push(output.script_pubkey.clone())
+                }
+
+                // derive as many change addrs as external addresses that we've seen
+                if script_type == ScriptType::Internal
+                    && u32::from(path.as_ref()[0]) > *change_max_deriv
+                {
+                    *change_max_deriv = u32::from(path.as_ref()[0]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let tx = TransactionDetails {
+            txid: tx.txid(),
+            transaction: Some(tx),
+            received: incoming,
+            sent: outgoing,
+            height,
+            timestamp: 0,
+        };
+        info!("Saving tx {}", txid);
+        updates.set_tx(&tx)?;
+
+        database.commit_batch(updates)?;
+
+        Ok(to_check_later)
+    }
+
+    fn check_history<D: DatabaseUtils + BatchDatabase>(
+        &mut self,
+        database: &mut D,
+        script_pubkey: Script,
+        txs: Vec<ELSGetHistoryRes>,
+        change_max_deriv: &mut u32,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Script>, Error> {
+        let mut to_check_later = Vec::new();
+
+        debug!(
+            "history of {} script {} has {} tx",
+            Address::from_script(&script_pubkey, Network::Testnet).unwrap(),
+            script_pubkey,
+            txs.len()
+        );
+
+        for tx in txs {
+            let height: Option<u32> = match tx.height {
+                0 | -1 => None,
+                x => u32::try_from(x).ok(),
+            };
+
+            to_check_later.extend_from_slice(&self.check_tx_and_descendant(
+                database,
+                &tx.tx_hash,
+                height,
+                &script_pubkey,
+                change_max_deriv,
+            )?);
+        }
+
+        Ok(to_check_later)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 320daac3..307c2b45 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ pub enum Error {
     Hex(bitcoin::hashes::hex::Error),
     PSBT(bitcoin::util::psbt::Error),
 
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "electrum", feature = "default"))]
+    #[cfg(feature = "electrum")]
     Electrum(electrum_client::Error),
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "key-value-db", feature = "default"))]
+    #[cfg(feature = "esplora")]
+    Esplora(crate::blockchain::esplora::EsploraError),
+    #[cfg(feature = "key-value-db")]
     Sled(sled::Error),
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +75,9 @@ impl_error!(serde_json::Error, JSON);
 impl_error!(bitcoin::hashes::hex::Error, Hex);
 impl_error!(bitcoin::util::psbt::Error, PSBT);
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "electrum", feature = "default"))]
+#[cfg(feature = "electrum")]
 impl_error!(electrum_client::Error, Electrum);
-#[cfg(any(feature = "key-value-db", feature = "default"))]
+#[cfg(feature = "esplora")]
+impl_error!(crate::blockchain::esplora::EsploraError, Esplora);
+#[cfg(feature = "key-value-db")]
 impl_error!(sled::Error, Sled);
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f1e40dee..7273ed50 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@ extern crate serde_json;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate lazy_static;
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "electrum", feature = "default"))]
+#[cfg(feature = "electrum")]
 pub extern crate electrum_client;
-#[cfg(any(feature = "electrum", feature = "default"))]
+#[cfg(feature = "electrum")]
 pub use electrum_client::client::Client;
-#[cfg(any(feature = "key-value-db", feature = "default"))]
+
+#[cfg(feature = "esplora")]
+pub extern crate reqwest;
+#[cfg(feature = "esplora")]
+pub use blockchain::esplora::EsploraBlockchain;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "key-value-db")]
 pub extern crate sled;
 
 #[macro_use]