diff --git a/modules/ethereumNode.js b/modules/ethereumNode.js
index b37c67e8e..a95c28514 100644
--- a/modules/ethereumNode.js
+++ b/modules/ethereumNode.js
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class EthereumNode extends EventEmitter {
                 // START MAINNET
                 else {
                     args = (nodeType === 'geth')
-                        ? ['--fast', '--cache', '1024']
+                        ? ['--fast', '--cache', ((process.arch == 'x64') ? '1024' : '512')]
                         : ['--unsafe-transactions'];
                 }
 
diff --git a/modules/ipc/ipcProviderWrapper.js b/modules/ipc/ipcProviderWrapper.js
index bb71b87ed..8a4a8d1c9 100644
--- a/modules/ipc/ipcProviderWrapper.js
+++ b/modules/ipc/ipcProviderWrapper.js
@@ -10,8 +10,15 @@ The IPC provider wrapper to communicate to the backend
 */
 
 const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron');
+const Socket = require('net').Socket;
+const inherits = require('util').inherits;
 
 
+module.exports = ipcProviderWrapper;
+
+
+inherits(ipcProviderWrapper, Socket);
+
 /**
 Gets the writable property.
 
@@ -24,8 +31,12 @@ ipcRenderer.on('ipcProvider-setWritable', (e, writable) => {
 });
 
 
-const ipcProviderWrapper = {
-    writable: false,
+function ipcProviderWrapper(){
+    Socket.call(this);
+};
+
+// const ipcProviderWrapper = {
+    // writable: false,
 
     /**
     Connects the IPC on the backend to the geth node
@@ -35,13 +46,14 @@ const ipcProviderWrapper = {
 
     @method connect
     */
-    connect(path) {
+    ipcProviderWrapper.prototype.connect = function(path) {
         // console.debug('ipcProviderWrapper: connect');
 
         ipcRenderer.send('ipcProvider-create', path);
 
         return this;
-    },
+    };
+
     /**
     Returns data from the IPC through the backend
 
@@ -49,13 +61,15 @@ const ipcProviderWrapper = {
     @param {String} name `connect`, `error`, `end`, `timeout` or `data`
     @param  {Funciton} callback
     */
-    on(name, callback) {
+    ipcProviderWrapper.prototype.on = function(name, callback) {
         // console.debug('ipcProviderWrapper: add listener', name);
 
         ipcRenderer.on(`ipcProvider-${name}`, (e, result) => {
+
             callback(result);
         });
-    },
+    };
+    ipcProviderWrapper.prototype.addListener = ipcProviderWrapper.prototype.on;
     /**
     Returns data from the IPC through the backend
 
@@ -63,30 +77,30 @@ const ipcProviderWrapper = {
     @param {String} name `connect`, `error`, `end`, `timeout` or `data`
     @param  {Funciton} callback
     */
-    once(name, callback) {
+    ipcProviderWrapper.prototype.once = function(name, callback) {
         // console.debug('ipcProviderWrapper: add listener', name);
 
         ipcRenderer.once(`ipcProvider-${name}`, (e, result) => {
             callback(result);
         });
-    },
+    };
     /**
     Removes listener
 
     @method removeListener
     */
-    removeListener(name, callback) {
+    ipcProviderWrapper.prototype.removeListener = function(name, callback) {
         // console.debug('ipcProviderWrapper: remove listener', name);
 
         ipcRenderer.removeListener(`ipcProvider-${name}`, callback);
-    },
+    };
 
     /**
     Removes all listeners
 
     @method removeAllListeners
     */
-    removeAllListeners(name) {
+    ipcProviderWrapper.prototype.removeAllListeners = function(name) {
         // console.debug('ipcProviderWrapper: remove all listeners', name);
 
         if (name) {
@@ -97,29 +111,27 @@ const ipcProviderWrapper = {
             ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners('ipcProvider-timeout');
             ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners('ipcProvider-connect');
         }
-    },
+    };
     /**
     Write to the IPC connection through the backend
 
     @method write
     */
-    write(payload) {
+    ipcProviderWrapper.prototype.write = function(payload) {
         // console.debug('ipcProviderWrapper: write payload');
 
         ipcRenderer.send('ipcProvider-write', payload);
-    },
+    };
     /**
     Write synchronous to the IPC connection through the backend
 
+    DEPRECATED
+
     @method writeSync
     */
-    writeSync(payload) {
+    ipcProviderWrapper.prototype.writeSync = function(payload) {
         // console.debug('ipcProviderWrapper: write payload (sync)');
 
         return ipcRenderer.sendSync('ipcProvider-writeSync', payload);
-    },
-
-};
-
+    };
 
-module.exports = ipcProviderWrapper;
diff --git a/modules/preloader/include/ethereumProvider.js b/modules/preloader/include/ethereumProvider.js
index b41c02dd7..d1f672075 100644
--- a/modules/preloader/include/ethereumProvider.js
+++ b/modules/preloader/include/ethereumProvider.js
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ const ipcProviderWrapper = require('../../ipc/ipcProviderWrapper.js');
 const LegacyWeb3IpcProvider = require('./legacyWeb3IpcProvider.js');
 
 
-// SET ETHEREUM PROVIDER
-window.ethereumProvider = new Web3.providers.IpcProvider('', ipcProviderWrapper);
+// SET ETHEREUM PROVIDER !!!! define better provider EthereumProvider send, on, off etc... also improve IPC and WS
+// window.ethereumProvider = new Web3.providers.IpcProvider('', new ipcProviderWrapper());
 
 
 // LEGACY
 window.BigNumber = BigNumber;
 window.web3 = {
-    currentProvider: new LegacyWeb3IpcProvider('', ipcProviderWrapper)
+    currentProvider: new LegacyWeb3IpcProvider('', new ipcProviderWrapper())
 };
 
 // for now still add this too: WILL BE REMOVED with web3 1.0
-window.web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.IpcProvider('', ipcProviderWrapper));
\ No newline at end of file
+window.web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.IpcProvider('', new ipcProviderWrapper()));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c89456414..e4e1e7a5f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "underscore-deep-extend": "^1.1.5",
     "uuid": "^3.0.1",
     "web3": "^0.18.2",
+    "web3-stream-provider": "^2.0.8",
     "yargs": "^6.6.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 49e1e4676..2ae557ae5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4253,6 +4253,12 @@ wdio-dot-reporter@^0.0.6:
   dependencies:
     babel-runtime "^5.8.25"
 
+web3-stream-provider@^2.0.8:
+  version "2.0.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/web3-stream-provider/-/web3-stream-provider-2.0.8.tgz#0203719fd5eda16c2caf5850fa4aed5518edeeaa"
+  dependencies:
+    readable-stream "^2.0.5"
+
 web3@^0.18.2:
   version "0.18.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/web3/-/web3-0.18.2.tgz#61b1a6edf5056820e22e1ef082f54c279f4bf758"