diff --git a/account_create_transaction.go b/account_create_transaction.go
index 27e7686cc..e393fdd33 100644
--- a/account_create_transaction.go
+++ b/account_create_transaction.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func (transaction AccountCreateTransaction) SetKey(publicKey Ed25519PublicKey) A
 	protoKey := hedera_proto.Key_Ed25519{Ed25519: publicKey.keyData}
 
 	transaction.body.Key = &hedera_proto.Key{Key: &protoKey}
+
 	return transaction
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func (transaction AccountCreateTransaction) validate() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (transaction AccountCreateTransaction) Build() (Transaction, error) {
+func (transaction AccountCreateTransaction) Build() (*Transaction, error) {
 	if err := transaction.validate(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/examples/create_account/main.go b/examples/create_account/main.go
index 742e4ff99..1664bc424 100644
--- a/examples/create_account/main.go
+++ b/examples/create_account/main.go
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ func main() {
 		operatorPrivateKey,
 	)
 
-	newKey := hedera.NewEd25519PrivateKey()
+	newKey, err := hedera.GenerateEd25519PrivateKey()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
 	newPublicKey := newKey.PublicKey()
 
 	tx, err := hedera.NewAccountCreateTransaction(client).
diff --git a/transaction.go b/transaction.go
index b7abab594..5c3c3bef8 100644
--- a/transaction.go
+++ b/transaction.go
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 package hedera
 
-import "strings"
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashgraph/hedera-sdk-go/hedera_proto"
+)
+
+const receiptRetryDelay = 500
+const receiptInitialDelay = 1000
+
+const prefixLen = 6
 
 type ErrorTransactionValidation struct {
 	Messages []string
@@ -11,15 +22,106 @@ func (e *ErrorTransactionValidation) Error() string {
 	return "The following requirements were not met: \n" + strings.Join(e.Messages, "\n")
 }
 
-// fixme: this should probably be a struct with those functions implementat on it
-type Transaction interface {
-	Execute() error
-	ExecuteForReceipt() (TransactionReceipt, error)
-}
-
 type TransactionBuilder interface {
 	SetMaxTransactionFee(uint64) *TransactionBuilder
 	SetMemo(string)
 	validate() ErrorTransactionValidation
 	Build() (Transaction, error)
 }
+
+type TransactionID struct {
+	Account           AccountID
+	ValidStartSeconds uint64
+	ValidStartNanos   uint32
+}
+
+func generateTransactionID(accountID AccountID) TransactionID {
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	return TransactionID{
+		accountID,
+		uint64(now.Unix()),
+		uint32(now.UnixNano() - (now.Unix() * 1e+9)),
+	}
+}
+
+type Transaction struct {
+	Kind   TransactionKind
+	client *Client
+	inner  hedera_proto.Transaction
+}
+
+func (transaction Transaction) AddSignature(signature []byte, publicKey Ed25519PublicKey) Transaction {
+	signaturePair := hedera_proto.SignaturePair{
+		PubKeyPrefix: publicKey.keyData,
+		Signature: &hedera_proto.SignaturePair_Ed25519{
+			Ed25519: signature,
+		},
+	}
+
+	sigmap := transaction.inner.GetSigMap()
+
+	if sigmap == nil {
+		sigmap = &hedera_proto.SignatureMap{}
+	}
+
+	sigmap.SigPair = append(sigmap.SigPair, &signaturePair)
+
+	transaction.inner.SigMap = sigmap
+
+	return transaction
+}
+
+func (transaction Transaction) Sign(privateKey Ed25519PrivateKey) Transaction {
+	signature := privateKey.Sign(transaction.inner.GetBodyBytes())
+
+	return transaction.AddSignature(signature, privateKey.PublicKey())
+}
+
+func (transaction Transaction) getReceipt() (*TransactionReceipt, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (transaction Transaction) Execute() (*TransactionID, error) {
+	// fixme: proper error handling
+	if transaction.client == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("No client was provided on this transaction")
+	}
+
+	txID := generateTransactionID(transaction.client.operator.accountID)
+
+	body := transaction.inner.GetBody()
+
+	body.TransactionID = &hedera_proto.TransactionID{
+		TransactionValidStart: &hedera_proto.Timestamp{
+			Seconds: int64(txID.ValidStartSeconds),
+			Nanos:   int32(txID.ValidStartNanos),
+		},
+		AccountID: &hedera_proto.AccountID{
+			ShardNum:   int64(txID.Account.Shard),
+			RealmNum:   int64(txID.Account.Realm),
+			AccountNum: int64(txID.Account.Account),
+		},
+	}
+
+	// todo: use response and handle precheck codes
+	_, error := transaction.Kind.execute(*transaction.client, transaction.inner)
+
+	// todo: handle result errors
+	if error != nil {
+		return nil, error
+	}
+
+	return &txID, nil
+}
+
+func (transaction Transaction) ExecuteForReceipt() (*TransactionReceipt, error) {
+	_, err := transaction.Execute()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// todo: add receipts
+	return nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/transaction_kind.go b/transaction_kind.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c590cb6b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transaction_kind.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package hedera
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/hashgraph/hedera-sdk-go/hedera_proto"
+)
+
+type TransactionKind int
+
+const (
+	CryptoCreateAccount TransactionKind = iota
+	CryptoTransfer
+)
+
+func (tk TransactionKind) execute(client Client, tx hedera_proto.Transaction) (*hedera_proto.TransactionResponse, error) {
+	switch tk {
+	case CryptoCreateAccount:
+		return hedera_proto.NewCryptoServiceClient(client.conn).CreateAccount(context.TODO(), &tx)
+	case CryptoTransfer:
+		return nil, errors.New("not implemented yet")
+	default:
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid kind provided")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/transaction_receipt.go b/transaction_receipt.go
index 93250e8f8..a2431eb46 100644
--- a/transaction_receipt.go
+++ b/transaction_receipt.go
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ func TransactionReceiptFromResponse(response hedera_proto.Response) (*Transactio
 	return &receipt, nil
 }
 
-func (transactionReceipt TransactionReceipt) AccountID() AccountID {
+func (transactionReceipt TransactionReceipt) AccountID() *AccountID {
 	internalID := transactionReceipt.inner.AccountID
 
 	if internalID == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return AccountID{
+	return &AccountID{
 		uint64(internalID.ShardNum),
 		uint64(internalID.RealmNum),
 		uint64(internalID.AccountNum),