diff --git a/docker-compose-prod.yml b/docker-compose-prod.yml
index 79d31f32..b4edb3fa 100644
--- a/docker-compose-prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-prod.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: "3"
 services:
   federation:
-    image: sovryn/fed-tokenbridge:10.19
+    image: sovryn/fed-tokenbridge:10.19.1
     ports:
       - 4444:30303
     volumes:
diff --git a/docker-compose-test.yml b/docker-compose-test.yml
index 65bf2cac..ef120729 100644
--- a/docker-compose-test.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-test.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: "3"
 services:
   federation:
-    image: sovryn/fed-tokenbridge:10.19
+    image: sovryn/fed-tokenbridge:10.19.1
     ports:
       - 30303:30303
     volumes:
diff --git a/federator-env/mainnet-BSC-RSK/bmainnet.json b/federator-env/mainnet-BSC-RSK/bmainnet.json
index e9ef6e83..7f035905 100644
--- a/federator-env/mainnet-BSC-RSK/bmainnet.json
+++ b/federator-env/mainnet-BSC-RSK/bmainnet.json
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     "allowTokens": "0xc4b5178Cc086E764568AdfB2dacCBB0d973e8132",
     "erc777Converter": "0x9D46B33171eA7124aEE472bFe61B5B7084B55069",
     "host": "https://bsc.sovryn.app/mainnet",
-    "fromBlock": 21118895
+    "fromBlock": 21892594
 }
diff --git a/federator-env/mainnet-BSC-RSK/rskmainnet.json b/federator-env/mainnet-BSC-RSK/rskmainnet.json
index 5a3fd62f..e111b43a 100644
--- a/federator-env/mainnet-BSC-RSK/rskmainnet.json
+++ b/federator-env/mainnet-BSC-RSK/rskmainnet.json
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     "allowTokens": "0x200FD7a1cCEa4651F15008cC99bF82d7461EFd3F",
     "erc777Converter": "0xc8149b1F15794D135Dfe2924955cb90709Ac7070",
     "host": "https://mainnet.sovryn.app/rpc",
-    "fromBlock": 4614985
+    "fromBlock": 4690509
 }
diff --git a/federator-env/mainnet-ETH-RSK/mainnet.json b/federator-env/mainnet-ETH-RSK/mainnet.json
index 75cbaa2d..40eff6e1 100644
--- a/federator-env/mainnet-ETH-RSK/mainnet.json
+++ b/federator-env/mainnet-ETH-RSK/mainnet.json
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     "allowTokens": "0xf9A59a649859A27d664C8bDb51fA53bCb268545C",
     "erc777Converter": "0xC0b2A9E31f69e4F0bC24584C678C582714a4fA1b",
     "host": "https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/f02caaf003d14ad7bee83f33eeda2f5a",
-    "fromBlock": 15483239
+    "fromBlock": 15674601
 }
diff --git a/federator-env/mainnet-ETH-RSK/rskmainnet.json b/federator-env/mainnet-ETH-RSK/rskmainnet.json
index cbe6762c..50c42b48 100644
--- a/federator-env/mainnet-ETH-RSK/rskmainnet.json
+++ b/federator-env/mainnet-ETH-RSK/rskmainnet.json
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     "allowTokens": "0x7DC1D73C620cF8eB167eDD32942DA0d01B70adC0",
     "erc777Converter": "0xb86623c103843ccf75c6f0073d84bcfc0e34536c",
     "host": "https://mainnet.sovryn.app/rpc",
-    "fromBlock": 4615325
+    "fromBlock": 4690549
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/src/lib/Federator.js b/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/src/lib/Federator.js
index 25abc3d6..eaf1b2d3 100644
--- a/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/src/lib/Federator.js
+++ b/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/src/lib/Federator.js
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ module.exports = class Federator {
         this.confirmationTable = config.confirmationTable;
 
         this.chatBot = chatBot || new NullBot(this.logger);
+
+        this.numBlacklisted = 0;
+        this.numValid = 0;
     }
 
     async populateMemberAddresses() {
@@ -150,6 +153,13 @@ module.exports = class Federator {
             let newLastBlockNumber;
             let allLogsConfirmed = true;
             for (let log of logs) {
+                if (await this._isBlackListedLog(log)) {
+                    this.numBlacklisted++;
+                    this.logger.warn(`BLACKLISTED_TRANSFER in tx: ${log.transactionHash}, num_bl: ${this.numBlacklisted}, num_valid: ${this.numValid}`);
+                    this.logger.warn('Skipping transfer to/from a blacklisted address, skipped log:');
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 this.logger.info('Processing event log:', log);
 
                 const { _amount: amount, _symbol: symbol } = log.returnValues;
@@ -161,9 +171,11 @@ module.exports = class Federator {
                             `Block: ${log.blockHash} Tx: ${log.transactionHash} token: ${symbol} is already processed (on Bridge) -- no need to get signatures`
                         );
                     } else {
-                        const signatures = await this._requestSignatureFromFederators(log);
-                        this.logger.info('Collected enough signatures');
-                        await this._processLog(log, signatures);
+                        this.numValid++;
+                        this.logger.info(`VALID_TRANSFER in tx: ${log.transactionHash}, num_bl: ${this.numBlacklisted}, num_valid: ${this.numValid}`);
+                        // const signatures = await this._requestSignatureFromFederators(log);
+                        // this.logger.info('Collected enough signatures');
+                        // await this._processLog(log, signatures);
                     }
                 } else if (allLogsConfirmed) {
                     newLastBlockNumber = log.blockNumber - 1;
@@ -178,6 +190,7 @@ module.exports = class Federator {
     }
 
     async _requestSignatureFromFederators(log) {
+        return [];
         return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
             this.logger.info('Requesting other federators to sign event');
 
@@ -289,6 +302,12 @@ module.exports = class Federator {
     }
 
     async _isAlreadyProcessed(log) {
+        const isBlacklisted = await this._isBlackListedLog(log);  // extra safety
+        if (isBlacklisted) {
+            this.logger.warn('Treating already processed log as blacklisted. Log:');
+            this.logger.warn(log);
+            return true;
+        }
         const {
             _to: receiver,
             _amount: amount,
@@ -426,6 +445,8 @@ module.exports = class Federator {
         transactionIdU,
         signatures
     ) {
+        this.logger.error("EXECUTION DISABLED");
+        return;
         signatures = signatures && this._removeNotNeededSignatures(signatures);
 
         try {
@@ -597,6 +618,13 @@ module.exports = class Federator {
             throw new CustomError('Invalid return when searching for event');
         }
 
+        if (await this._isBlackListedLog(logs[0])) {
+            throw new CustomError(`Refusing to sign blacklisted log ${logs[0].id}, tx ${logs[0].transactionHash}`);
+        }
+
+        this.logger.info("Would sign valid tx but that is currently disabled");
+        return;
+
         const { _tokenAddress, _amount, _to, _symbol, _decimals, _granularity, _userData } =
             logs[0].returnValues;
         const { blockHash, transactionHash, logIndex } = logs[0];
@@ -636,4 +664,44 @@ module.exports = class Federator {
 
         return { signatureData: { signature, deadline }, logId: id };
     }
+
+    _isBlackListedAddress(address) {
+        if (typeof address !== 'string' || !address.startsWith('0x') || address.length !== 42) {
+            throw new CustomError(`Invalid address: ${address}`);
+        }
+        return (
+            address.toLowerCase() ===
+            '0xc92ebecda030234c10e149beead6bba61197531a'.toLowerCase()
+        );
+    }
+
+    async _isBlackListedLog(log) {
+        const txHash = log.transactionHash;
+        const receiver = log.returnValues._to;
+        const userData = log.returnValues._userData;
+        if (this._isBlackListedAddress(receiver)) {
+            this.logger.warn(`Transaction ${txHash} is blacklisted (receiver ${receiver})`);
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (userData) {
+            if (userData.length === 66) {
+                const userDataAddress = userData.replace(/^0x000000000000000000000000/, '0x')
+                if (userDataAddress.length === 42 && this._isBlackListedAddress(userDataAddress)) {
+                    this.logger.warn(`Transaction ${txHash} is blacklisted (userData ${userData})`);
+                    return true;
+                }
+            } else if (userData.length > 66) {
+                this.logger.warn(`Transaction ${txHash} is a direct fastbtc transfer which is currently blocked`);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        const transaction = await this.mainWeb3.eth.getTransaction(txHash);
+        if (this._isBlackListedAddress(transaction.from)) {
+            this.logger.warn(`Transaction ${txHash} is blacklisted (sender ${transaction.from})`);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
 };
diff --git a/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/src/lib/GasServices.js b/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/src/lib/GasServices.js
index 6550492b..7598c88d 100644
--- a/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/src/lib/GasServices.js
+++ b/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/src/lib/GasServices.js
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ module.exports = class GasServices {
             this.logger.error('Unhandled Error on gasPriceAvg start()', err);
         });
 
+        console.log("Blacklist test neabled, not waiting for average gas.");
+        return;
         this.logger.info(
             `Process is waiting to calculate average gas of ${avgGasPeriodInterval} ms.`
         );
diff --git a/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/src/main.js b/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/src/main.js
index 64abd126..52fbdd98 100644
--- a/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/src/main.js
+++ b/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/src/main.js
@@ -202,10 +202,11 @@ async function run() {
     } catch (e) {
         // just ignore now, this is only for debugging
     }
-    if (numOtherPeers < config.minimumPeerAmount) {
-        logger.info(`Waiting for enough peers (now ${numOtherPeers}. node ${nodeId}, leader ${leaderId})`);
-        return;
-    }
+    console.log("Blacklist test neabled, not waiting for peers.")
+    // if (numOtherPeers < config.minimumPeerAmount) {
+    //     logger.info(`Waiting for enough peers (now ${numOtherPeers}. node ${nodeId}, leader ${leaderId})`);
+    //     return;
+    // }
 
     if (p2pNode.isLeader()) {
         console.log(`This node is a leader -- handling iteration. (${numOtherPeers} other peers, node ${nodeId}, leader ${leaderId})`);
diff --git a/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/test/Federator.test.js b/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/test/Federator.test.js
index 59ebea53..17473201 100644
--- a/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/test/Federator.test.js
+++ b/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/test/Federator.test.js
@@ -1108,4 +1108,182 @@ describe('Federator module tests', () => {
             expect(sendTransactionSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
         });
     });
+
+    describe('blacklist', () => {
+        const exampleBlacklistedLog = {
+            address: '0xdfc7127593c8Af1a17146893F10e08528F4C2AA7',
+            blockNumber: 21892325,
+            transactionHash: '0xecb840d31f006d39b5fd5ff3cee63b8dcf9cbe4c6c42b38ad110eb4c61de865a',
+            transactionIndex: 102,
+            blockHash: '0xdca05d2e51690a481001ec0b2494c973a5293eb4ae480af8fb4103af0a080e0c',
+            logIndex: 287,
+            removed: false,
+            id: 'log_5db89b85',
+            returnValues: {
+                '0': '0xa233108b33dc77F1Eee9d183eE1DC9725E76d475',
+                '1': '0xc92EBeCDa030234C10e149bEEAD6bba61197531a',
+                '2': '99900000000000000',
+                '3': 'bRBTC',
+                '4': '0x00',
+                '5': '18',
+                '6': '1',
+                _tokenAddress: '0xa233108b33dc77F1Eee9d183eE1DC9725E76d475',
+                _to: '0xc92EBeCDa030234C10e149bEEAD6bba61197531a',
+                _amount: '99900000000000000',
+                _symbol: 'bRBTC',
+                _userData: '0x00',
+                _decimals: '18',
+                _granularity: '1'
+            },
+            event: 'Cross',
+            signature: '0x33409cca56f705a7bbed38b7db57cf3a63317f3c1b9a747bbfb3d3ecffa84f6f',
+            raw: {
+                data: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000162ea854d0fc00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000a000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000e0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000005625242544300000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
+                topics: [
+                    '0x33409cca56f705a7bbed38b7db57cf3a63317f3c1b9a747bbfb3d3ecffa84f6f',
+                    '0x000000000000000000000000a233108b33dc77f1eee9d183ee1dc9725e76d475',
+                    '0x000000000000000000000000c92ebecda030234c10e149beead6bba61197531a'
+                ]
+            }
+        };
+        const exampleBlacklistedTx = {
+            "blockHash": "0xdca05d2e51690a481001ec0b2494c973a5293eb4ae480af8fb4103af0a080e0c",
+            "blockNumber": 21892325,
+            "from": "0xc92EBeCDa030234C10e149bEEAD6bba61197531a",
+            "gas": 255550,
+            "gasPrice": "5000000000",
+            "hash": "0xecb840d31f006d39b5fd5ff3cee63b8dcf9cbe4c6c42b38ad110eb4c61de865a",
+            "input": "0x8d8773ae00000000000000000000000068e75416a99f61a8ef3186b3bee41dbf2a3fd4e8000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000016345785d8a0000000000000000000000000000c92ebecda030234c10e149beead6bba61197531a000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000008000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+            "nonce": 98,
+            "to": "0x1dA3D286a3aBeaDb2b7677c99730D725aF58e39D",
+            "transactionIndex": 102,
+            "value": "0",
+            "type": 0,
+            "v": "0x94",
+            "r": "0x34b8c865bc317e94911f52331cea759e3e8e04d8b1ac5bde83c72cb1d06bf5ba",
+            "s": "0x65ce4779aca0f6f78ad6e5bf7659b93270c4ddc990f881bc6faf7140940f95b1"
+        }
+        const blacklistedAddress = exampleBlacklistedLog.returnValues._to;
+        const nonBlacklistedAddress = '0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890'
+        const currentBlock = 30000000;
+        const chainId = 1;
+
+        let federator;
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            federator = new Federator(MAIN_FEDERATOR, testConfig, logger, {}, web3Mock);
+        })
+
+        function copyBlacklistedLogAndTx() {
+            return {
+                log: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(exampleBlacklistedLog)),
+                tx: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(exampleBlacklistedTx))
+            }
+        }
+
+        function mockMethods(log, tx) {
+            federator.mainBridgeContract.getPastEvents = (event, { fromBlock, toBlock}) => {
+                if(event !== 'Cross') {
+                    throw new Error('Invalid event');
+                }
+                if(fromBlock !== log.blockNumber || toBlock !== log.blockNumber) {
+                    throw new Error('Invalid block range');
+                }
+                return [log];
+            }
+            mockFederatorMethods(federator, {
+                async getTransaction(txid) {
+                    if (txid !== log.transactionHash) {
+                        throw new Error("unknown tx")
+                    }
+                    return tx;
+                },
+                async getBlockNumber() {
+                    return currentBlock
+                },
+                net: {
+                    getId: () => Promise.resolve(chainId),
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        it('_isBlacklistedLog/_isBlacklistedAddress/_alreadyProcessed', async () => {
+            const { log, tx } = copyBlacklistedLogAndTx();
+            mockMethods(log, tx);
+
+            expect(federator._isBlackListedAddress(blacklistedAddress)).toBeTruthy();
+            expect(federator._isBlackListedAddress(nonBlacklistedAddress)).toBeFalsy();
+
+            expect(await federator._isBlackListedLog(log)).toBeTruthy();
+            expect(await federator._isAlreadyProcessed(log)).toBeTruthy();
+
+            log.returnValues._to = nonBlacklistedAddress;
+            expect(await federator._isBlackListedLog(log)).toBeTruthy();
+            expect(await federator._isAlreadyProcessed(log)).toBeTruthy();
+
+            tx.from = nonBlacklistedAddress;
+            expect(await federator._isBlackListedLog(log)).toBeFalsy();
+            expect(await federator._isAlreadyProcessed(log)).toBeFalsy();
+
+            log.returnValues._userData = '0x000000000000000000000000c92ebecda030234c10e149beead6bba61197531a'
+            expect(await federator._isBlackListedLog(log)).toBeTruthy();
+            expect(await federator._isAlreadyProcessed(log)).toBeTruthy();
+
+            log.returnValues._userData = "0x000000000000000000000000c92ebecda030234c10e149beead6bba61197531a0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000";
+            expect(await federator._isBlackListedLog(log)).toBeTruthy();
+            expect(await federator._isAlreadyProcessed(log)).toBeTruthy();
+
+            log.returnValues._to = blacklistedAddress;
+            log.returnValues._userData = '0x00';
+            tx.from = nonBlacklistedAddress;
+            expect(await federator._isBlackListedLog(log)).toBeTruthy();
+            expect(await federator._isAlreadyProcessed(log)).toBeTruthy();
+
+            log.returnValues._to = nonBlacklistedAddress;
+            expect(await federator._isBlackListedLog(log)).toBeFalsy();
+            expect(await federator._isAlreadyProcessed(log)).toBeFalsy();
+        });
+
+        it('signTransaction', async () => {
+            const { log, tx } = copyBlacklistedLogAndTx();
+            mockMethods(log, tx);
+            const expectedMsg = `Refusing to sign blacklisted log ${log.id}, tx ${log.transactionHash}`
+            const signData = {
+                blockNumber: log.blockNumber,
+                id: log.id,
+            }
+            let signed = false;
+            try {
+                await federator.signTransaction(signData)
+                signed = true;
+            } catch (e) {
+                expect(e.message).toEqual(expectedMsg)
+            }
+            expect(signed).toBeFalsy();
+
+            log.returnValues._to = nonBlacklistedAddress;
+            tx.from = nonBlacklistedAddress;
+            const ret = await federator.signTransaction(signData)
+            expect(ret).toBeTruthy();
+        });
+
+        it('_processLogs', async () => {
+            const { log, tx } = copyBlacklistedLogAndTx();
+            mockMethods(log, tx);
+            const signatures = ['signature1', 'signature2']
+            federator._requestSignatureFromFederators = () => signatures;
+            const processLogSpy = jest.spyOn(federator, '_processLog');
+            const executeTransactionSpy = jest.spyOn(federator, '_executeTransaction');
+
+            const ctr = new ConfirmationTableReader(1, federator.confirmationTable);
+            await federator._processLogs(ctr, [log]);
+            expect(processLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+
+            log.returnValues._to = nonBlacklistedAddress;
+            tx.from = nonBlacklistedAddress;
+            await federator._processLogs(ctr, [log]);
+            expect(processLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+            expect(processLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(log, signatures);
+            expect(executeTransactionSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        });
+    })
 });
diff --git a/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/test/web3Mock/eth.js b/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/test/web3Mock/eth.js
index de82e1ee..7b80c81c 100644
--- a/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/test/web3Mock/eth.js
+++ b/sovryn-token-bridge/federator/test/web3Mock/eth.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ eth.getTransactionCount = () => defaults.data.ethTransactionCount;
 eth.getGasPrice = () => defaults.data.gasPrice;
 eth.estimateGas = () => defaults.data.estimatedGas;
 eth.getNonce = () => defaults.data.ethTransactionCount;
+eth.getTransaction = () => defaults.data.receipt; // not the same return type but close
 
 let promiseSend = function () {
     var promiEvent = Web3PromiEvent();