diff --git a/src/network.py b/src/network.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import time
+from io import BytesIO
+from random import randint
+from typing import Optional
+
+from src.helper import (encode_varint, hash256, int_to_little_endian,
+                        little_endian_to_int)
+
+NETWORK_MAGIC = b'\xf9\xbe\xb4\xd9'
+TESTNET_NETWORK_MAGIC = b'\x0b\x11\x09\x07'
+
+
+class NetworkEnvelope:
+    def __init__(self, command: bytes, payload: bytes, testnet: bool = False):
+        if len(command) > 12:
+            raise ValueError('Command is too long')
+        self.command = command
+        self.payload = payload
+        self.magic: bytes = TESTNET_NETWORK_MAGIC if testnet else NETWORK_MAGIC
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f'{self.command.decode("ascii")}: {self.payload.hex()}'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def parse(cls, stream: BytesIO, testnet: bool = False) -> NetworkEnvelope:
+        magic = stream.read(4)
+        if magic == b'':
+            raise IOError('Connection reset!')
+        expected_magic = TESTNET_NETWORK_MAGIC if testnet else NETWORK_MAGIC
+        if magic != expected_magic:
+            raise SyntaxError(
+                'Parsing NetworkEnvelope failed: Invalid network magic')
+        command = stream.read(12)
+        command = command.rstrip(b'\x00')
+        payload_length = little_endian_to_int(stream.read(4))
+        payload_checksum = stream.read(4)
+        payload = stream.read(payload_length)
+        if hash256(payload)[:4] != payload_checksum:
+            raise IOError('checksum does not match')
+        return cls(command, payload, testnet=testnet)
+
+    def serialize(self) -> bytes:
+        result = self.magic
+        result += self.command + b'\x00' * (12 - len(self.command))
+        result += int_to_little_endian(len(self.payload), 4)
+        result += hash256(self.payload)[:4]
+        result += self.payload
+        return result
+
+
+class VersionMessage:
+    command = b'version'
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 version: int = 70015,
+                 services: int = 0,
+                 timestamp: Optional[int] = None,
+                 receiver_services: int = 0,
+                 receiver_ip: bytes = b'\x00\x00\x00\x00',
+                 receiver_port: int = 8333,
+                 sender_services: int = 0,
+                 sender_ip: bytes = b'\x00\x00\x00\x00',
+                 sender_port: int = 8333,
+                 nonce: Optional[bytes] = None,
+                 user_agent: bytes = b'/programmingbitcoin:0.1/',
+                 latest_block: int = 0,
+                 relay: bool = False):
+        self.version = version
+        self.services = services
+        if timestamp is None:
+            self.timestamp = int(time.time())
+        else:
+            self.timestamp = timestamp
+        self.receiver_services = receiver_services
+        self.receiver_ip = receiver_ip
+        self.receiver_port = receiver_port
+        self.sender_services = sender_services
+        self.sender_ip = sender_ip
+        self.sender_port = sender_port
+        if nonce is None:
+            self.nonce = int_to_little_endian(randint(0, 2**64), 8)
+        else:
+            self.nonce = nonce
+        self.user_agent = user_agent
+        self.latest_block = latest_block
+        self.relay = relay
+
+    def serialize(self) -> bytes:
+        result = int_to_little_endian(self.version, 4)
+        result += int_to_little_endian(self.services, 8)
+        result += int_to_little_endian(self.timestamp, 8)
+
+        # receiver info
+        result += int_to_little_endian(self.receiver_services, 8)
+        result += b'\x00' * 10 + b'\xff' * 2 + self.receiver_ip  # IPv4
+        result += int_to_little_endian(self.receiver_port, 2)
+
+        # sender info
+        result += int_to_little_endian(self.sender_services, 8)
+        result += b'\x00' * 10 + b'\xff' * 2 + self.sender_ip  # IPv4
+        result += int_to_little_endian(self.sender_port, 2)
+
+        result += self.nonce
+        result += encode_varint(len(self.user_agent))
+        result += self.user_agent
+        result += int_to_little_endian(self.latest_block, 4)
+        result += b'\x01' if self.relay else b'\x00'
+        return result