diff --git a/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/util/CallbackUtil.scala b/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/util/CallbackUtil.scala
index 4f748e89af..de705afb8a 100644
--- a/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/util/CallbackUtil.scala
+++ b/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/util/CallbackUtil.scala
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ package org.bitcoins.server.util
 import org.apache.pekko.actor.ActorSystem
 import org.apache.pekko.stream.scaladsl.{Sink, Source}
 import org.bitcoins.commons.util.BitcoinSLogger
+import org.bitcoins.core.api.callback.OnBlockReceived
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.dlc.wallet.DLCNeutrinoHDWalletApi
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.wallet.{NeutrinoWalletApi, WalletApi}
 import org.bitcoins.core.gcs.GolombFilter
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.blockchain.{Block, BlockHeader}
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.transaction.Transaction
 import org.bitcoins.crypto.DoubleSha256DigestBE
-import org.bitcoins.node._
+import org.bitcoins.node.*
 import org.bitcoins.node.callback.NodeCallbackStreamManager
 import org.bitcoins.wallet.WalletNotInitialized
 
diff --git a/bitcoind-rpc-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/BitcoindInstanceTest.scala b/bitcoind-rpc-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/BitcoindInstanceTest.scala
index 9476f405d4..06c913d34d 100644
--- a/bitcoind-rpc-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/BitcoindInstanceTest.scala
+++ b/bitcoind-rpc-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/BitcoindInstanceTest.scala
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class BitcoindInstanceTest extends BitcoindRpcTest {
         .isInstanceOf[BitcoindAuthCredentials.CookieBased]
     )
 
-    val cli = BitcoindRpcClient.withActorSystem(instance)
+    val cli = BitcoindRpcClient(instance)
     testClientStart(cli)
   }
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class BitcoindInstanceTest extends BitcoindRpcTest {
       instance.authCredentials
         .isInstanceOf[BitcoindAuthCredentials.PasswordBased]
     )
-    testClientStart(BitcoindRpcClient.withActorSystem(instance))
+    testClientStart(BitcoindRpcClient(instance))
   }
 
   // the values in this conf was generated by executing
@@ -132,13 +132,14 @@ class BitcoindInstanceTest extends BitcoindRpcTest {
         binary = newestBitcoindBinary
       )
 
-    testClientStart(BitcoindRpcClient.withActorSystem(instance))
+    testClientStart(BitcoindRpcClient(instance))
   }
 
   it should "parse a bitcoin.conf file, start bitcoind, mine some blocks and quit" in {
     val instance =
       BitcoindInstanceLocal.fromDatadir(datadir.toFile, newestBitcoindBinary)
-    val client = BitcoindRpcClient.withActorSystem(instance)
+    val client =
+      BitcoindRpcClient(instance)
 
     for {
       _ <- startClient(client)
@@ -185,7 +186,8 @@ class BitcoindInstanceTest extends BitcoindRpcTest {
         binary = newestBitcoindBinary
       )
 
-    val client = BitcoindRpcClient.withActorSystem(instance)
+    val client =
+      BitcoindRpcClient(instance)
     for {
       _ <- startClient(client)
       remoteInstance = BitcoindInstanceRemote(
@@ -196,7 +198,9 @@ class BitcoindInstanceTest extends BitcoindRpcTest {
         zmqConfig = instance.zmqConfig,
         proxyParams = None
       )
-      remoteClient = BitcoindRpcClient.withActorSystem(remoteInstance)
+      remoteClient = new BitcoindRpcClient(remoteInstance)(
+        system,
+        instance.bitcoindRpcAppConfig)
       _ <- remoteClient.start()
       _ <- remoteClient.isStartedF.map {
         case false =>
diff --git a/bitcoind-rpc-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/common/WalletRpcTest.scala b/bitcoind-rpc-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/common/WalletRpcTest.scala
index 3c3707fec2..55c2bc0d6a 100644
--- a/bitcoind-rpc-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/common/WalletRpcTest.scala
+++ b/bitcoind-rpc-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/common/WalletRpcTest.scala
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ class WalletRpcTest extends BitcoindFixturesCachedPairNewest {
 
   // This client's wallet is encrypted
   lazy val walletClientF: Future[BitcoindRpcClient] = clientsF.flatMap { _ =>
+    val instance =
+      BitcoindRpcTestUtil.instance(versionOpt = Some(BitcoindVersion.newest))
     val walletClient =
-      BitcoindRpcClient.withActorSystem(
-        BitcoindRpcTestUtil.instance(versionOpt = Some(BitcoindVersion.newest))
-      )
+      BitcoindRpcClient(instance)
 
     for {
       _ <- startClient(walletClient)
diff --git a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/BitcoindCallbacks.scala b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/BitcoindCallbacks.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..711f33bcf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/BitcoindCallbacks.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package org.bitcoins.rpc
+
+import org.bitcoins.commons.util.BitcoinSLogger
+import org.bitcoins.core.api.CallbackHandler
+import org.bitcoins.core.api.callback.{
+  CallbackFactory,
+  ModuleCallbacks,
+  NodeApiCallbacks,
+  OnBlockReceived
+}
+import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.blockchain.Block
+
+trait BitcoindCallbacks
+    extends NodeApiCallbacks
+    with ModuleCallbacks[BitcoindCallbacks]
+    with BitcoinSLogger
+
+object BitcoindCallbacks extends CallbackFactory[BitcoindCallbacks] {
+  private case class BitcoindCallbacksImpl(
+      onBlockReceived: CallbackHandler[Block, OnBlockReceived])
+      extends BitcoindCallbacks {
+    override def +(other: BitcoindCallbacks): BitcoindCallbacks = {
+      copy(onBlockReceived = onBlockReceived ++ other.onBlockReceived)
+    }
+  }
+  override def empty: BitcoindCallbacks = BitcoindCallbacksImpl(
+    CallbackHandler.empty)
+
+  /** Constructs a set of callbacks that only acts on block received */
+  def onBlockReceived(f: OnBlockReceived): BitcoindCallbacks = {
+    BitcoindCallbacksImpl(onBlockReceived =
+      CallbackHandler[Block, OnBlockReceived](
+        "onBlockReceived",
+        Vector(f)
+      ))
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/common/BitcoindRpcClient.scala b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/common/BitcoindRpcClient.scala
index 449e4932e4..7ed777621e 100644
--- a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/common/BitcoindRpcClient.scala
+++ b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/common/BitcoindRpcClient.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package org.bitcoins.rpc.client.common
 
+import org.apache.pekko.Done
 import org.apache.pekko.actor.ActorSystem
+import org.apache.pekko.stream.scaladsl.{Keep, RunnableGraph, Sink, Source}
 import org.bitcoins.commons.util.BitcoinSLogger
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.chain.db.BlockHeaderDb
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.chain.{ChainApi, FilterSyncMarker}
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ import org.bitcoins.rpc.client.v20.V20MultisigRpc
 import org.bitcoins.rpc.client.v25.BitcoindV25RpcClient
 import org.bitcoins.rpc.client.v26.BitcoindV26RpcClient
 import org.bitcoins.rpc.client.v27.BitcoindV27RpcClient
-import org.bitcoins.rpc.config._
+import org.bitcoins.rpc.config.*
 
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
@@ -35,7 +37,8 @@ import scala.concurrent.Future
   * handle them as you see fit.
   */
 class BitcoindRpcClient(override val instance: BitcoindInstance)(implicit
-    override val system: ActorSystem
+    override val system: ActorSystem,
+    bitcoindRpcAppConfig: BitcoindRpcAppConfig
 ) extends Client
     with FeeRateApi
     with NodeApi
@@ -166,7 +169,17 @@ class BitcoindRpcClient(override val instance: BitcoindInstance)(implicit
 
   override def downloadBlocks(
       blockHashes: Vector[DoubleSha256DigestBE]
-  ): Future[Unit] = Future.unit
+  ): Future[Unit] = {
+    val callback =
+      bitcoindRpcAppConfig.callBacks.executeOnBlockReceivedCallbacks(_)
+    val graph: RunnableGraph[Future[Done]] = Source(blockHashes)
+      .mapAsync(FutureUtil.getParallelism)(getBlockRaw)
+      .toMat(Sink.foreachAsync(1)(callback))(Keep.right)
+
+    graph
+      .run()
+      .map(_ => ())
+  }
 
   override def processHeaders(headers: Vector[BlockHeader]): Future[ChainApi] =
     Future.successful(this)
@@ -294,35 +307,16 @@ class BitcoindRpcClient(override val instance: BitcoindInstance)(implicit
 }
 
 object BitcoindRpcClient {
-
-  /** The name we give to actor systems we create. We use this information to
-    * know which actor systems to shut down
-    */
-  private[rpc] val ActorSystemName = "bitcoind-rpc-client-created-by-bitcoin-s"
-
-  implicit private lazy val system: ActorSystem =
-    ActorSystem.create(ActorSystemName)
-
   val DEFAULT_WALLET_NAME: String = "wallet.dat"
 
-  /** Creates an RPC client from the given instance.
-    *
-    * Behind the scenes, we create an actor system for you. You can use
-    * `withActorSystem` if you want to manually specify an actor system for the
-    * RPC client.
-    */
-  def apply(instance: BitcoindInstance): BitcoindRpcClient = {
-    withActorSystem(instance)(system)
-  }
-
   /** Creates an RPC client from the given instance, together with the given
     * actor system. This is for advanced users, where you need fine grained
     * control over the RPC client.
     */
-  def withActorSystem(instance: BitcoindInstance)(implicit
+  def apply(instance: BitcoindInstanceLocal)(implicit
       system: ActorSystem
   ): BitcoindRpcClient =
-    new BitcoindRpcClient(instance)
+    new BitcoindRpcClient(instance)(system, instance.bitcoindRpcAppConfig)
 
   /** Constructs a RPC client from the given datadir, or the default datadir if
     * no directory is provided. This is always a [[BitcoindInstanceLocal]] since
@@ -331,7 +325,7 @@ object BitcoindRpcClient {
   def fromDatadir(
       datadir: File = BitcoindConfig.DEFAULT_DATADIR,
       binary: File
-  ): BitcoindRpcClient = {
+  )(implicit system: ActorSystem): BitcoindRpcClient = {
     val instance = BitcoindInstanceLocal.fromDatadir(datadir, binary)
     val cli = BitcoindRpcClient(instance)
     cli
@@ -340,13 +334,13 @@ object BitcoindRpcClient {
   /** Returns a bitcoind with the appropriated version you passed in, the
     * bitcoind is NOT started.
     */
-  def fromVersion(version: BitcoindVersion, instance: BitcoindInstance)(implicit
-      system: ActorSystem
+  def fromVersion(version: BitcoindVersion, instance: BitcoindInstanceLocal)(
+      implicit system: ActorSystem
   ): BitcoindRpcClient = {
     val bitcoind = version match {
-      case BitcoindVersion.V25 => BitcoindV25RpcClient.withActorSystem(instance)
-      case BitcoindVersion.V26 => BitcoindV26RpcClient.withActorSystem(instance)
-      case BitcoindVersion.V27 => BitcoindV27RpcClient.withActorSystem(instance)
+      case BitcoindVersion.V25 => BitcoindV25RpcClient(instance)
+      case BitcoindVersion.V26 => BitcoindV26RpcClient(instance)
+      case BitcoindVersion.V27 => BitcoindV27RpcClient(instance)
       case BitcoindVersion.Unknown =>
         sys.error(
           s"Cannot create a Bitcoin Core RPC client: unsupported version"
@@ -355,11 +349,24 @@ object BitcoindRpcClient {
     bitcoind
   }
 
-  def fromVersionNoSystem(
-      version: BitcoindVersion,
-      instance: BitcoindInstance
+  /** Returns a bitcoind with the appropriated version you passed in, the
+    * bitcoind is NOT started.
+    */
+  def fromVersion(version: BitcoindVersion, instance: BitcoindInstanceRemote)(
+      implicit
+      system: ActorSystem,
+      bitcoindRpcAppConfig: BitcoindRpcAppConfig
   ): BitcoindRpcClient = {
-    fromVersion(version, instance)(system)
+    val bitcoind = version match {
+      case BitcoindVersion.V25 => new BitcoindV25RpcClient(instance)
+      case BitcoindVersion.V26 => new BitcoindV26RpcClient(instance)
+      case BitcoindVersion.V27 => new BitcoindV27RpcClient(instance)
+      case BitcoindVersion.Unknown =>
+        sys.error(
+          s"Cannot create a Bitcoin Core RPC client: unsupported version"
+        )
+    }
+    bitcoind
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/common/Client.scala b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/common/Client.scala
index 51f9161f0c..5d75cb6bf1 100644
--- a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/common/Client.scala
+++ b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/common/Client.scala
@@ -323,11 +323,6 @@ trait Client
       // i think bitcoind stops asynchronously
       // so it returns fast from the 'stop' rpc command
       _ <- stopBinary()
-      _ <- {
-        if (system.name == BitcoindRpcClient.ActorSystemName) {
-          system.terminate()
-        } else Future.unit
-      }
     } yield this.asInstanceOf[BitcoindRpcClient]
   }
 
diff --git a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/v25/BitcoindV25RpcClient.scala b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/v25/BitcoindV25RpcClient.scala
index 60adac2f90..57e5be636d 100644
--- a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/v25/BitcoindV25RpcClient.scala
+++ b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/v25/BitcoindV25RpcClient.scala
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@ package org.bitcoins.rpc.client.v25
 
 import org.apache.pekko.actor.ActorSystem
 import org.bitcoins.rpc.client.common.{BitcoindRpcClient, BitcoindVersion}
-import org.bitcoins.rpc.config.BitcoindInstance
+import org.bitcoins.rpc.config.{
+  BitcoindInstance,
+  BitcoindInstanceLocal,
+  BitcoindRpcAppConfig
+}
 
 import scala.concurrent.Future
-import scala.util.Try
 
 class BitcoindV25RpcClient(override val instance: BitcoindInstance)(implicit
-    actorSystem: ActorSystem
+    actorSystem: ActorSystem,
+    bitcoindRpcAppConfig: BitcoindRpcAppConfig
 ) extends BitcoindRpcClient(instance) {
 
   override lazy val version: Future[BitcoindVersion] =
@@ -17,32 +21,13 @@ class BitcoindV25RpcClient(override val instance: BitcoindInstance)(implicit
 
 object BitcoindV25RpcClient {
 
-  /** Creates an RPC client from the given instance.
-    *
-    * Behind the scenes, we create an actor system for you. You can use
-    * `withActorSystem` if you want to manually specify an actor system for the
-    * RPC client.
-    */
-  def apply(instance: BitcoindInstance): BitcoindV25RpcClient = {
-    implicit val system: ActorSystem =
-      ActorSystem.create(BitcoindRpcClient.ActorSystemName)
-    withActorSystem(instance)
-  }
-
   /** Creates an RPC client from the given instance, together with the given
     * actor system. This is for advanced users, where you need fine grained
     * control over the RPC client.
     */
-  def withActorSystem(instance: BitcoindInstance)(implicit
+  def apply(instance: BitcoindInstanceLocal)(implicit
       system: ActorSystem
   ): BitcoindV25RpcClient =
-    new BitcoindV25RpcClient(instance)(system)
-
-  def fromUnknownVersion(
-      rpcClient: BitcoindRpcClient
-  ): Try[BitcoindV25RpcClient] =
-    Try {
-      new BitcoindV25RpcClient(rpcClient.instance)(rpcClient.system)
-    }
+    new BitcoindV25RpcClient(instance)(system, instance.bitcoindRpcAppConfig)
 
 }
diff --git a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/v26/BitcoindV26RpcClient.scala b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/v26/BitcoindV26RpcClient.scala
index ae14f73128..95e6d42770 100644
--- a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/v26/BitcoindV26RpcClient.scala
+++ b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/v26/BitcoindV26RpcClient.scala
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@ package org.bitcoins.rpc.client.v26
 
 import org.apache.pekko.actor.ActorSystem
 import org.bitcoins.rpc.client.common.{BitcoindRpcClient, BitcoindVersion}
-import org.bitcoins.rpc.config.BitcoindInstance
+import org.bitcoins.rpc.config.{
+  BitcoindInstance,
+  BitcoindInstanceLocal,
+  BitcoindRpcAppConfig
+}
 
 import scala.concurrent.Future
-import scala.util.Try
 
 class BitcoindV26RpcClient(override val instance: BitcoindInstance)(implicit
-    actorSystem: ActorSystem
+    actorSystem: ActorSystem,
+    bitcoindRpcAppConfig: BitcoindRpcAppConfig
 ) extends BitcoindRpcClient(instance) {
 
   override lazy val version: Future[BitcoindVersion] =
@@ -17,32 +21,13 @@ class BitcoindV26RpcClient(override val instance: BitcoindInstance)(implicit
 
 object BitcoindV26RpcClient {
 
-  /** Creates an RPC client from the given instance.
-    *
-    * Behind the scenes, we create an actor system for you. You can use
-    * `withActorSystem` if you want to manually specify an actor system for the
-    * RPC client.
-    */
-  def apply(instance: BitcoindInstance): BitcoindV26RpcClient = {
-    implicit val system: ActorSystem =
-      ActorSystem.create(BitcoindRpcClient.ActorSystemName)
-    withActorSystem(instance)
-  }
-
   /** Creates an RPC client from the given instance, together with the given
     * actor system. This is for advanced users, where you need fine grained
     * control over the RPC client.
     */
-  def withActorSystem(instance: BitcoindInstance)(implicit
+  def apply(instance: BitcoindInstanceLocal)(implicit
       system: ActorSystem
   ): BitcoindV26RpcClient =
-    new BitcoindV26RpcClient(instance)(system)
-
-  def fromUnknownVersion(
-      rpcClient: BitcoindRpcClient
-  ): Try[BitcoindV26RpcClient] =
-    Try {
-      new BitcoindV26RpcClient(rpcClient.instance)(rpcClient.system)
-    }
+    new BitcoindV26RpcClient(instance)(system, instance.bitcoindRpcAppConfig)
 
 }
diff --git a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/v27/BitcoindV27RpcClient.scala b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/v27/BitcoindV27RpcClient.scala
index 2a4003beb9..5157348276 100644
--- a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/v27/BitcoindV27RpcClient.scala
+++ b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/client/v27/BitcoindV27RpcClient.scala
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@ package org.bitcoins.rpc.client.v27
 
 import org.apache.pekko.actor.ActorSystem
 import org.bitcoins.rpc.client.common.{BitcoindRpcClient, BitcoindVersion}
-import org.bitcoins.rpc.config.BitcoindInstance
+import org.bitcoins.rpc.config.{
+  BitcoindInstance,
+  BitcoindInstanceLocal,
+  BitcoindRpcAppConfig
+}
 
 import scala.concurrent.Future
-import scala.util.Try
 
 class BitcoindV27RpcClient(override val instance: BitcoindInstance)(implicit
-    actorSystem: ActorSystem
+    actorSystem: ActorSystem,
+    bitcoindRpcAppConfig: BitcoindRpcAppConfig
 ) extends BitcoindRpcClient(instance) {
 
   override lazy val version: Future[BitcoindVersion] =
@@ -17,32 +21,13 @@ class BitcoindV27RpcClient(override val instance: BitcoindInstance)(implicit
 
 object BitcoindV27RpcClient {
 
-  /** Creates an RPC client from the given instance.
-    *
-    * Behind the scenes, we create an actor system for you. You can use
-    * `withActorSystem` if you want to manually specify an actor system for the
-    * RPC client.
-    */
-  def apply(instance: BitcoindInstance): BitcoindV27RpcClient = {
-    implicit val system: ActorSystem =
-      ActorSystem.create(BitcoindRpcClient.ActorSystemName)
-    withActorSystem(instance)
-  }
-
   /** Creates an RPC client from the given instance, together with the given
     * actor system. This is for advanced users, where you need fine grained
     * control over the RPC client.
     */
-  def withActorSystem(instance: BitcoindInstance)(implicit
+  def apply(instance: BitcoindInstanceLocal)(implicit
       system: ActorSystem
   ): BitcoindV27RpcClient =
-    new BitcoindV27RpcClient(instance)(system)
-
-  def fromUnknownVersion(
-      rpcClient: BitcoindRpcClient
-  ): Try[BitcoindV27RpcClient] =
-    Try {
-      new BitcoindV27RpcClient(rpcClient.instance)(rpcClient.system)
-    }
+    new BitcoindV27RpcClient(instance)(system, instance.bitcoindRpcAppConfig)
 
 }
diff --git a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/config/BitcoindInstance.scala b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/config/BitcoindInstance.scala
index 03a7b0a018..2d3c2c0ee6 100644
--- a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/config/BitcoindInstance.scala
+++ b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/config/BitcoindInstance.scala
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ sealed trait BitcoindInstanceLocal extends BitcoindInstance {
         throw exception
     }
   }
+
+  def bitcoindRpcAppConfig: BitcoindRpcAppConfig = {
+    BitcoindRpcAppConfig.fromDatadir(datadir.toPath)
+  }
 }
 
 /** Refers to a bitcoind instance that is running remotely on another machine */
diff --git a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/config/BitcoindRpcAppConfig.scala b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/config/BitcoindRpcAppConfig.scala
index 4803fe31df..0203aaa1dc 100644
--- a/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/config/BitcoindRpcAppConfig.scala
+++ b/bitcoind-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/rpc/config/BitcoindRpcAppConfig.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import com.typesafe.config.Config
 import org.apache.pekko.actor.ActorSystem
 import org.bitcoins.asyncutil.AsyncUtil
 import org.bitcoins.commons.config.{AppConfig, ConfigOps}
+import org.bitcoins.core.api.CallbackConfig
+import org.bitcoins.core.api.callback.CallbackFactory
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.tor.Socks5ProxyParams
+import org.bitcoins.rpc.BitcoindCallbacks
 import org.bitcoins.rpc.BitcoindException.InWarmUp
 import org.bitcoins.rpc.client.common.{BitcoindRpcClient, BitcoindVersion}
 import org.bitcoins.rpc.util.AppConfigFactoryActorSystem
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ import org.bitcoins.tor.config.TorAppConfig
 
 import java.io.File
 import java.net.{InetSocketAddress, URI}
-import java.nio.file._
+import java.nio.file.*
 import scala.concurrent.duration.DurationInt
 import scala.concurrent.{Future, Promise}
 
@@ -26,7 +29,8 @@ case class BitcoindRpcAppConfig(
     baseDatadir: Path,
     configOverrides: Vector[Config]
 )(implicit val system: ActorSystem)
-    extends AppConfig {
+    extends AppConfig
+    with CallbackConfig[BitcoindCallbacks] {
 
   import system.dispatcher
 
@@ -180,12 +184,13 @@ case class BitcoindRpcAppConfig(
     bitcoindInstance match {
       case local: BitcoindInstanceLocal =>
         val version = versionOpt.getOrElse(local.getVersion)
-        val client = BitcoindRpcClient.fromVersion(version, bitcoindInstance)
+        val client =
+          BitcoindRpcClient.fromVersion(version, local)
         Future.successful(client)
-      case _: BitcoindInstanceRemote =>
+      case remote: BitcoindInstanceRemote =>
         // first get a generic rpc client so we can retrieve
         // the proper version of the remote running bitcoind
-        val noVersionRpc = new BitcoindRpcClient(bitcoindInstance)
+        val noVersionRpc = new BitcoindRpcClient(remote)(system, this)
         val versionF = getBitcoindVersion(noVersionRpc)
 
         // if we don't retrieve the proper version, we can
@@ -194,7 +199,8 @@ case class BitcoindRpcAppConfig(
         // such as blockfilters
         // see: https://github.com/bitcoin-s/bitcoin-s/issues/3695#issuecomment-929492945
         versionF.map { version =>
-          BitcoindRpcClient.fromVersion(version, instance = bitcoindInstance)
+          BitcoindRpcClient.fromVersion(version, instance = remote)(system,
+                                                                    this)
         }
     }
   }
@@ -227,6 +233,9 @@ case class BitcoindRpcAppConfig(
       version
     }
   }
+
+  override def callbackFactory: CallbackFactory[BitcoindCallbacks] =
+    BitcoindCallbacks
 }
 
 object BitcoindRpcAppConfig
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/api/callback/NodeApiCallbacks.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/api/callback/NodeApiCallbacks.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bca9289dd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/api/callback/NodeApiCallbacks.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package org.bitcoins.core.api.callback
+
+import org.bitcoins.core.api.{Callback, CallbackHandler}
+import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.blockchain.Block
+
+import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
+
+/** Callback for handling a received block */
+trait OnBlockReceived extends Callback[Block]
+
+trait NodeApiCallbacks {
+  def onBlockReceived: CallbackHandler[Block, OnBlockReceived]
+  def executeOnBlockReceivedCallbacks(
+      block: Block
+  )(implicit ec: ExecutionContext): Future[Unit] = {
+    onBlockReceived.execute(block)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/docs/chain/chain-query-api.md b/docs/chain/chain-query-api.md
index 071893c830..d615702384 100644
--- a/docs/chain/chain-query-api.md
+++ b/docs/chain/chain-query-api.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ title: Chain Query API
 
 ```scala mdoc:invisible
 import org.apache.pekko.actor.ActorSystem
+import org.bitcoins.core.api.callback.OnBlockReceived
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.chain.ChainQueryApi
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.chain.ChainQueryApi.FilterResponse
 import org.bitcoins.crypto._
diff --git a/docs/node/node-api.md b/docs/node/node-api.md
index 5f6103a5b8..50071a1b10 100644
--- a/docs/node/node-api.md
+++ b/docs/node/node-api.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ id: node-api title: Node API
 
 ```scala mdoc:invisible
 import org.apache.pekko.actor.ActorSystem
+import org.bitcoins.core.api.callback.OnBlockReceived
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.node._
 import org.bitcoins.crypto._
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.blockchain.Block
diff --git a/docs/node/node.md b/docs/node/node.md
index c400432b6f..d766114a5b 100644
--- a/docs/node/node.md
+++ b/docs/node/node.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ For your node to be able to service these filters you will need set
 ```scala mdoc:invisible
 import org.apache.pekko.actor.ActorSystem
 import org.bitcoins.chain.config.ChainAppConfig
+import org.bitcoins.core.api.callback.OnBlockReceived
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.blockchain.Block
 import org.bitcoins.node._
 import org.bitcoins.node.config.NodeAppConfig
diff --git a/docs/rpc/bitcoind.md b/docs/rpc/bitcoind.md
index ca9cbaee1f..e03a4cdf14 100644
--- a/docs/rpc/bitcoind.md
+++ b/docs/rpc/bitcoind.md
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ class is only intended to cover errors returned by Bitcoin Core. An example of h
 handling could look:
 
 ```scala mdoc:compile-only
-
-implicit val ec: ExecutionContext = ExecutionContext.global
+implicit val system: ActorSystem = ActorSystem()
+implicit val ec: ExecutionContext = system.dispatcher
 
 // let's assume you have an already running client,
 // so there's no need to start this one
diff --git a/node-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/node/networking/peer/DataMessageHandlerTest.scala b/node-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/node/networking/peer/DataMessageHandlerTest.scala
index bb85b850a1..2b8cfdf03d 100644
--- a/node-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/node/networking/peer/DataMessageHandlerTest.scala
+++ b/node-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/node/networking/peer/DataMessageHandlerTest.scala
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@ package org.bitcoins.node.networking.peer
 import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
 import org.bitcoins.asyncutil.AsyncUtil
 import org.bitcoins.chain.blockchain.ChainHandler
+import org.bitcoins.core.api.callback.OnBlockReceived
 import org.bitcoins.core.config.SigNet
-import org.bitcoins.core.currency._
+import org.bitcoins.core.currency.*
 import org.bitcoins.core.gcs.{FilterType, GolombFilter}
 import org.bitcoins.core.p2p.HeadersMessage
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.blockchain.{Block, BlockHeader}
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.transaction.Transaction
 import org.bitcoins.crypto.DoubleSha256DigestBE
 import org.bitcoins.node.NodeState.{FilterHeaderSync, HeaderSync}
-import org.bitcoins.node._
+import org.bitcoins.node.*
 import org.bitcoins.server.BitcoinSAppConfig
 import org.bitcoins.testkit.BitcoinSTestAppConfig
 import org.bitcoins.testkit.node.fixture.NeutrinoNodeConnectedWithBitcoind
diff --git a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NodeCallbacks.scala b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NodeCallbacks.scala
index 3a0b938995..1531ccb10a 100644
--- a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NodeCallbacks.scala
+++ b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NodeCallbacks.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ package org.bitcoins.node
 
 import org.apache.pekko.actor.ActorSystem
 import org.bitcoins.commons.util.BitcoinSLogger
-import org.bitcoins.core.api.callback.{CallbackFactory, ModuleCallbacks}
+import org.bitcoins.core.api.callback.{
+  CallbackFactory,
+  ModuleCallbacks,
+  NodeApiCallbacks,
+  OnBlockReceived
+}
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.{Callback, Callback2, CallbackHandler}
 import org.bitcoins.core.gcs.GolombFilter
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.blockchain.{Block, BlockHeader, MerkleBlock}
@@ -15,7 +20,10 @@ import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
 /** Callbacks for responding to events in the node. The appropriate callback is
   * executed whenever the node receives a `getdata` message matching it.
   */
-trait NodeCallbacks extends ModuleCallbacks[NodeCallbacks] with BitcoinSLogger {
+trait NodeCallbacks
+    extends ModuleCallbacks[NodeCallbacks]
+    with NodeApiCallbacks
+    with BitcoinSLogger {
 
   def onCompactFiltersReceived
       : CallbackHandler[Vector[
@@ -25,8 +33,6 @@ trait NodeCallbacks extends ModuleCallbacks[NodeCallbacks] with BitcoinSLogger {
 
   def onTxReceived: CallbackHandler[Transaction, OnTxReceived]
 
-  def onBlockReceived: CallbackHandler[Block, OnBlockReceived]
-
   def onMerkleBlockReceived: CallbackHandler[
     (MerkleBlock, Vector[Transaction]),
     OnMerkleBlockReceived
@@ -47,7 +53,7 @@ trait NodeCallbacks extends ModuleCallbacks[NodeCallbacks] with BitcoinSLogger {
     )
   }
 
-  def executeOnBlockReceivedCallbacks(
+  override def executeOnBlockReceivedCallbacks(
       block: Block
   )(implicit ec: ExecutionContext): Future[Unit] = {
     onBlockReceived.execute(
@@ -101,9 +107,6 @@ trait NodeCallbacks extends ModuleCallbacks[NodeCallbacks] with BitcoinSLogger {
   }
 }
 
-/** Callback for handling a received block */
-trait OnBlockReceived extends Callback[Block]
-
 /** Callback for handling a received Merkle block with its corresponding TXs */
 trait OnMerkleBlockReceived extends Callback2[MerkleBlock, Vector[Transaction]]
 
diff --git a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/callback/NodeCallbackStreamManager.scala b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/callback/NodeCallbackStreamManager.scala
index d6b8909214..e12a64f8ad 100644
--- a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/callback/NodeCallbackStreamManager.scala
+++ b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/callback/NodeCallbackStreamManager.scala
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ import org.apache.pekko.stream.scaladsl.{
 }
 import org.bitcoins.commons.util.BitcoinSLogger
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.CallbackHandler
+import org.bitcoins.core.api.callback.OnBlockReceived
 import org.bitcoins.core.gcs.GolombFilter
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.blockchain.{Block, BlockHeader, MerkleBlock}
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.transaction.Transaction
 import org.bitcoins.core.util.StartStopAsync
 import org.bitcoins.crypto.DoubleSha256DigestBE
-import org.bitcoins.node._
+import org.bitcoins.node.*
 
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/eclair/rpc/EclairRpcTestUtil.scala b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/eclair/rpc/EclairRpcTestUtil.scala
index 054bec7e5e..317cd367a4 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/eclair/rpc/EclairRpcTestUtil.scala
+++ b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/eclair/rpc/EclairRpcTestUtil.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.ln.channel.{
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.ln.currency.MilliSatoshis
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.ln.node.NodeId
 import org.bitcoins.crypto.Sha256Digest
-import org.bitcoins.eclair.rpc.api._
+import org.bitcoins.eclair.rpc.api.*
 import org.bitcoins.eclair.rpc.client.EclairRpcClient
 import org.bitcoins.eclair.rpc.config.EclairInstanceLocal
 import org.bitcoins.rpc.client.common.{BitcoindRpcClient, BitcoindVersion}
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ trait EclairRpcTestUtil extends BitcoinSLogger {
         authCredentials = auth.bitcoinAuthOpt.get,
         binary = BitcoindRpcTestUtil.getBinary(bitcoindVersion)
       )
-      BitcoindRpcClient.withActorSystem(bitcoindInstance)
+      BitcoindRpcClient(bitcoindInstance)
     }
     bitcoindRpc
   }
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/fixtures/BitcoinSFixture.scala b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/fixtures/BitcoinSFixture.scala
index d62e513f54..2007d02a60 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/fixtures/BitcoinSFixture.scala
+++ b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/fixtures/BitcoinSFixture.scala
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ package org.bitcoins.testkit.fixtures
 
 import org.apache.pekko.actor.ActorSystem
 import org.bitcoins.rpc.client.common.{BitcoindRpcClient, BitcoindVersion}
+import org.bitcoins.rpc.config.BitcoindRpcAppConfig
 import org.bitcoins.testkit.rpc.BitcoindRpcTestUtil
 import org.bitcoins.testkit.util.BitcoinSAsyncFixtureTest
-import org.scalatest._
+import org.scalatest.*
 
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future, Promise}
 import scala.util.{Failure, Success}
@@ -125,9 +126,11 @@ object BitcoinSFixture {
       versionOpt = versionOpt,
       enableNeutrino = enableNeutrino
     )
+    val appConfig = BitcoindRpcAppConfig.fromDatadir(instance.datadir.toPath)
     val bitcoind = versionOpt match {
-      case Some(v) => BitcoindRpcClient.fromVersion(v, instance)
-      case None    => new BitcoindRpcClient(instance)
+      case Some(v) =>
+        BitcoindRpcClient.fromVersion(v, instance)
+      case None => new BitcoindRpcClient(instance)(system, appConfig)
     }
     BitcoindRpcTestUtil.startServers(Vector(bitcoind)).map(_ => bitcoind)
   }
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/rpc/BitcoindRpcTestUtil.scala b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/rpc/BitcoindRpcTestUtil.scala
index 3c16af9232..96bfb52cc4 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/rpc/BitcoindRpcTestUtil.scala
+++ b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/rpc/BitcoindRpcTestUtil.scala
@@ -618,10 +618,12 @@ trait BitcoindRpcTestUtil extends BitcoinSLogger {
       system: ActorSystem
   ): Future[(BitcoindRpcClient, BitcoindRpcClient)] = {
     implicit val ec: ExecutionContextExecutor = system.getDispatcher
+    val instance1 = instance()
+    val instance2 = instance()
     val client1: BitcoindRpcClient =
-      BitcoindRpcClient.withActorSystem(instance())
+      BitcoindRpcClient(instance1)
     val client2: BitcoindRpcClient =
-      BitcoindRpcClient.withActorSystem(instance())
+      BitcoindRpcClient(instance2)
 
     startServers(Vector(client1, client2)).map { _ =>
       clientAccum ++= List(client1, client2)
@@ -673,16 +675,17 @@ trait BitcoindRpcTestUtil extends BitcoinSLogger {
     val clients: Vector[T] = (0 until numNodes).map { _ =>
       val rpc = version match {
         case BitcoindVersion.Unknown =>
-          BitcoindRpcClient.withActorSystem(BitcoindRpcTestUtil.instance())
+          val instance = BitcoindRpcTestUtil.instance()
+          BitcoindRpcClient(instance)
         case BitcoindVersion.V25 =>
-          BitcoindV25RpcClient.withActorSystem(
-            BitcoindRpcTestUtil.v25Instance())
+          val instance = BitcoindRpcTestUtil.v25Instance()
+          BitcoindV25RpcClient(instance)
         case BitcoindVersion.V26 =>
-          BitcoindV26RpcClient.withActorSystem(
-            BitcoindRpcTestUtil.v26Instance())
+          val instance = BitcoindRpcTestUtil.v26Instance()
+          BitcoindV26RpcClient(instance)
         case BitcoindVersion.V27 =>
-          BitcoindV27RpcClient.withActorSystem(
-            BitcoindRpcTestUtil.v27Instance())
+          val instance = BitcoindRpcTestUtil.v27Instance()
+          BitcoindV27RpcClient(instance)
       }
 
       // this is safe as long as this method is never
@@ -1071,7 +1074,7 @@ trait BitcoindRpcTestUtil extends BitcoinSLogger {
     )
 
     // start the bitcoind instance so eclair can properly use it
-    val rpc = BitcoindRpcClient.withActorSystem(instance)
+    val rpc = BitcoindRpcClient(instance)
     val startedF = startServers(Vector(rpc))
 
     val blocksToGenerate = 102