diff --git a/storage-bigtable/build-proto/src/main.rs b/storage-bigtable/build-proto/src/main.rs
index a61afd1e183484..1afc36df440503 100644
--- a/storage-bigtable/build-proto/src/main.rs
+++ b/storage-bigtable/build-proto/src/main.rs
@@ -15,5 +15,21 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
         .compile(
             &[googleapis.join("google/bigtable/v2/bigtable.proto")],
             &[googleapis],
+        )?;
+
+    let out_dir = manifest_dir.join("../proto");
+    let proto_files = manifest_dir.join("../src");
+
+    println!("Protobuf directory: {}", proto_files.display());
+    println!("output directory: {}", out_dir.display());
+
+    tonic_build::configure()
+        .build_client(true)
+        .build_server(false)
+        .format(true)
+        .out_dir(&out_dir)
+        .compile(
+            &[proto_files.join("confirmed_block.proto")],
+            &[proto_files],
         )
 }
diff --git a/storage-bigtable/proto/solana.bigtable.confirmed_block.rs b/storage-bigtable/proto/solana.bigtable.confirmed_block.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f49b1a7a40dd90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage-bigtable/proto/solana.bigtable.confirmed_block.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
+pub struct ConfirmedBlock {
+    #[prost(string, tag = "1")]
+    pub previous_blockhash: std::string::String,
+    #[prost(string, tag = "2")]
+    pub blockhash: std::string::String,
+    #[prost(uint64, tag = "3")]
+    pub parent_slot: u64,
+    #[prost(message, repeated, tag = "4")]
+    pub transactions: ::std::vec::Vec<ConfirmedTransaction>,
+    #[prost(message, repeated, tag = "5")]
+    pub rewards: ::std::vec::Vec<Reward>,
+    #[prost(message, optional, tag = "6")]
+    pub block_time: ::std::option::Option<UnixTimestamp>,
+}
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
+pub struct ConfirmedTransaction {
+    #[prost(message, optional, tag = "1")]
+    pub transaction: ::std::option::Option<Transaction>,
+    #[prost(message, optional, tag = "2")]
+    pub meta: ::std::option::Option<TransactionStatusMeta>,
+}
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
+pub struct Transaction {
+    #[prost(bytes, repeated, tag = "1")]
+    pub signatures: ::std::vec::Vec<std::vec::Vec<u8>>,
+    #[prost(message, optional, tag = "2")]
+    pub message: ::std::option::Option<Message>,
+}
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
+pub struct Message {
+    #[prost(message, optional, tag = "1")]
+    pub header: ::std::option::Option<MessageHeader>,
+    #[prost(bytes, repeated, tag = "2")]
+    pub account_keys: ::std::vec::Vec<std::vec::Vec<u8>>,
+    #[prost(bytes, tag = "3")]
+    pub recent_blockhash: std::vec::Vec<u8>,
+    #[prost(message, repeated, tag = "4")]
+    pub instructions: ::std::vec::Vec<CompiledInstruction>,
+}
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
+pub struct MessageHeader {
+    #[prost(uint32, tag = "1")]
+    pub num_required_signatures: u32,
+    #[prost(uint32, tag = "2")]
+    pub num_readonly_signed_accounts: u32,
+    #[prost(uint32, tag = "3")]
+    pub num_readonly_unsigned_accounts: u32,
+}
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
+pub struct TransactionStatusMeta {
+    #[prost(message, optional, tag = "1")]
+    pub err: ::std::option::Option<TransactionError>,
+    #[prost(uint64, tag = "2")]
+    pub fee: u64,
+    #[prost(uint64, repeated, tag = "3")]
+    pub pre_balances: ::std::vec::Vec<u64>,
+    #[prost(uint64, repeated, tag = "4")]
+    pub post_balances: ::std::vec::Vec<u64>,
+    #[prost(message, repeated, tag = "5")]
+    pub inner_instructions: ::std::vec::Vec<InnerInstructions>,
+}
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
+pub struct TransactionError {
+    #[prost(bytes, tag = "1")]
+    pub err: std::vec::Vec<u8>,
+}
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
+pub struct InnerInstructions {
+    #[prost(uint32, tag = "1")]
+    pub index: u32,
+    #[prost(message, repeated, tag = "2")]
+    pub instructions: ::std::vec::Vec<CompiledInstruction>,
+}
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
+pub struct CompiledInstruction {
+    #[prost(uint32, tag = "1")]
+    pub program_id_index: u32,
+    #[prost(bytes, tag = "2")]
+    pub accounts: std::vec::Vec<u8>,
+    #[prost(bytes, tag = "3")]
+    pub data: std::vec::Vec<u8>,
+}
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
+pub struct Reward {
+    #[prost(string, tag = "1")]
+    pub pubkey: std::string::String,
+    #[prost(int64, tag = "2")]
+    pub lamports: i64,
+}
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
+pub struct UnixTimestamp {
+    #[prost(int64, tag = "1")]
+    pub timestamp: i64,
+}
diff --git a/storage-bigtable/src/bigtable.rs b/storage-bigtable/src/bigtable.rs
index 9d2b1d5740aaeb..0cfbd16f43e94d 100644
--- a/storage-bigtable/src/bigtable.rs
+++ b/storage-bigtable/src/bigtable.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 // Primitives for reading/writing BigTable tables
 
-use crate::access_token::{AccessToken, Scope};
-use crate::compression::{compress_best, decompress};
-use crate::root_ca_certificate;
+use crate::{
+    access_token::{AccessToken, Scope},
+    compression::{compress_best, decompress},
+    root_ca_certificate,
+};
 use log::*;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tonic::{metadata::MetadataValue, transport::ClientTlsConfig, Request};
@@ -26,10 +28,14 @@ mod google {
 use google::bigtable::v2::*;
 
 pub type RowKey = String;
-pub type CellName = String;
-pub type CellValue = Vec<u8>;
 pub type RowData = Vec<(CellName, CellValue)>;
 pub type RowDataSlice<'a> = &'a [(CellName, CellValue)];
+pub type CellName = String;
+pub type CellValue = Vec<u8>;
+pub enum CellData<B, P> {
+    Bincode(B),
+    Protobuf(P),
+}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -196,6 +202,23 @@ impl BigTableConnection {
         .retry(ExponentialBackoff::default())
         .await
     }
+
+    pub async fn put_protobuf_cells_with_retry<T>(
+        &self,
+        table: &str,
+        cells: &[(RowKey, T)],
+    ) -> Result<usize>
+    where
+        T: prost::Message,
+    {
+        use backoff::{future::FutureOperation as _, ExponentialBackoff};
+        (|| async {
+            let mut client = self.client();
+            Ok(client.put_protobuf_cells(table, cells).await?)
+        })
+        .retry(ExponentialBackoff::default())
+        .await
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct BigTable {
@@ -484,7 +507,20 @@ impl BigTable {
         T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     {
         let row_data = self.get_single_row_data(table, key.clone()).await?;
-        deserialize_cell_data(&row_data, table, key.to_string())
+        deserialize_bincode_cell_data(&row_data, table, key.to_string())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get_protobuf_or_bincode_cell<B, P>(
+        &mut self,
+        table: &str,
+        key: RowKey,
+    ) -> Result<CellData<B, P>>
+    where
+        B: serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+        P: prost::Message + Default,
+    {
+        let row_data = self.get_single_row_data(table, key.clone()).await?;
+        deserialize_protobuf_or_bincode_cell_data(&row_data, table, key)
     }
 
     pub async fn put_bincode_cells<T>(
@@ -506,9 +542,74 @@ impl BigTable {
         self.put_row_data(table, "x", &new_row_data).await?;
         Ok(bytes_written)
     }
+
+    pub async fn put_protobuf_cells<T>(
+        &mut self,
+        table: &str,
+        cells: &[(RowKey, T)],
+    ) -> Result<usize>
+    where
+        T: prost::Message,
+    {
+        let mut bytes_written = 0;
+        let mut new_row_data = vec![];
+        for (row_key, data) in cells {
+            let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(data.encoded_len());
+            data.encode(&mut buf).unwrap();
+            let data = compress_best(&buf)?;
+            bytes_written += data.len();
+            new_row_data.push((row_key, vec![("proto".to_string(), data)]));
+        }
+
+        self.put_row_data(table, "x", &new_row_data).await?;
+        Ok(bytes_written)
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn deserialize_protobuf_or_bincode_cell_data<B, P>(
+    row_data: RowDataSlice,
+    table: &str,
+    key: RowKey,
+) -> Result<CellData<B, P>>
+where
+    B: serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    P: prost::Message + Default,
+{
+    match deserialize_protobuf_cell_data(row_data, table, key.to_string()) {
+        Ok(result) => return Ok(CellData::Protobuf(result)),
+        Err(err) => match err {
+            Error::ObjectNotFound(_) => {}
+            _ => return Err(err),
+        },
+    }
+    match deserialize_bincode_cell_data(row_data, table, key) {
+        Ok(result) => Ok(CellData::Bincode(result)),
+        Err(err) => Err(err),
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn deserialize_protobuf_cell_data<T>(
+    row_data: RowDataSlice,
+    table: &str,
+    key: RowKey,
+) -> Result<T>
+where
+    T: prost::Message + Default,
+{
+    let value = &row_data
+        .iter()
+        .find(|(name, _)| name == "proto")
+        .ok_or_else(|| Error::ObjectNotFound(format!("{}/{}", table, key)))?
+        .1;
+
+    let data = decompress(&value)?;
+    T::decode(&data[..]).map_err(|err| {
+        warn!("Failed to deserialize {}/{}: {}", table, key, err);
+        Error::ObjectCorrupt(format!("{}/{}", table, key))
+    })
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn deserialize_cell_data<T>(
+pub(crate) fn deserialize_bincode_cell_data<T>(
     row_data: RowDataSlice,
     table: &str,
     key: RowKey,
@@ -528,3 +629,111 @@ where
         Error::ObjectCorrupt(format!("{}/{}", table, key))
     })
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{convert::generated, StoredConfirmedBlock};
+    use prost::Message;
+    use solana_sdk::{hash::Hash, pubkey::Pubkey, signature::Keypair, system_transaction};
+    use solana_transaction_status::{
+        ConfirmedBlock, TransactionStatusMeta, TransactionWithStatusMeta,
+    };
+    use std::convert::TryInto;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_deserialize_protobuf_or_bincode_cell_data() {
+        let from = Keypair::new();
+        let recipient = Pubkey::new_rand();
+        let transaction = system_transaction::transfer(&from, &recipient, 42, Hash::default());
+        let with_meta = TransactionWithStatusMeta {
+            transaction,
+            meta: Some(TransactionStatusMeta {
+                status: Ok(()),
+                fee: 1,
+                pre_balances: vec![43, 0, 1],
+                post_balances: vec![0, 42, 1],
+                inner_instructions: Some(vec![]),
+            }),
+        };
+        let block = ConfirmedBlock {
+            transactions: vec![with_meta],
+            parent_slot: 1,
+            blockhash: Hash::default().to_string(),
+            previous_blockhash: Hash::default().to_string(),
+            rewards: vec![],
+            block_time: Some(1_234_567_890),
+        };
+        let bincode_block = compress_best(
+            &bincode::serialize::<StoredConfirmedBlock>(&block.clone().into()).unwrap(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let protobuf_block = generated::ConfirmedBlock::from(block.clone());
+        let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(protobuf_block.encoded_len());
+        protobuf_block.encode(&mut buf).unwrap();
+        let protobuf_block = compress_best(&buf).unwrap();
+
+        let deserialized = deserialize_protobuf_or_bincode_cell_data::<
+            StoredConfirmedBlock,
+            generated::ConfirmedBlock,
+        >(
+            &[("proto".to_string(), protobuf_block.clone())],
+            "",
+            "".to_string(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        if let CellData::Protobuf(protobuf_block) = deserialized {
+            assert_eq!(block, protobuf_block.try_into().unwrap());
+        } else {
+            panic!("deserialization should produce CellData::Protobuf");
+        }
+
+        let deserialized = deserialize_protobuf_or_bincode_cell_data::<
+            StoredConfirmedBlock,
+            generated::ConfirmedBlock,
+        >(
+            &[("bin".to_string(), bincode_block.clone())],
+            "",
+            "".to_string(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        if let CellData::Bincode(bincode_block) = deserialized {
+            let mut block = block;
+            if let Some(meta) = &mut block.transactions[0].meta {
+                meta.inner_instructions = None; // Legacy bincode implementation does not suport inner_instructions
+            }
+            assert_eq!(block, bincode_block.into());
+        } else {
+            panic!("deserialization should produce CellData::Bincode");
+        }
+
+        let result = deserialize_protobuf_or_bincode_cell_data::<
+            StoredConfirmedBlock,
+            generated::ConfirmedBlock,
+        >(&[("proto".to_string(), bincode_block)], "", "".to_string());
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+
+        let result = deserialize_protobuf_or_bincode_cell_data::<
+            StoredConfirmedBlock,
+            generated::ConfirmedBlock,
+        >(
+            &[("proto".to_string(), vec![1, 2, 3, 4])],
+            "",
+            "".to_string(),
+        );
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+
+        let result = deserialize_protobuf_or_bincode_cell_data::<
+            StoredConfirmedBlock,
+            generated::ConfirmedBlock,
+        >(&[("bin".to_string(), protobuf_block)], "", "".to_string());
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+
+        let result = deserialize_protobuf_or_bincode_cell_data::<
+            StoredConfirmedBlock,
+            generated::ConfirmedBlock,
+        >(&[("bin".to_string(), vec![1, 2, 3, 4])], "", "".to_string());
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/storage-bigtable/src/confirmed_block.proto b/storage-bigtable/src/confirmed_block.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..762dd1faf4b825
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage-bigtable/src/confirmed_block.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package solana.bigtable.ConfirmedBlock;
+
+message ConfirmedBlock {
+    string previous_blockhash = 1;
+    string blockhash = 2;
+    uint64 parent_slot = 3;
+    repeated ConfirmedTransaction transactions = 4;
+    repeated Reward rewards = 5;
+    UnixTimestamp block_time = 6;
+}
+
+message ConfirmedTransaction {
+    Transaction transaction = 1;
+    TransactionStatusMeta meta = 2;
+}
+
+message Transaction {
+    repeated bytes signatures = 1;
+    Message message = 2;
+}
+
+message Message {
+    MessageHeader header = 1;
+    repeated bytes account_keys = 2;
+    bytes recent_blockhash = 3;
+    repeated CompiledInstruction instructions = 4;
+}
+
+message MessageHeader {
+    uint32 num_required_signatures = 1;
+    uint32 num_readonly_signed_accounts = 2;
+    uint32 num_readonly_unsigned_accounts = 3;
+}
+
+message TransactionStatusMeta {
+    TransactionError err = 1;
+    uint64 fee = 2;
+    repeated uint64 pre_balances = 3;
+    repeated uint64 post_balances = 4;
+    repeated InnerInstructions inner_instructions = 5;
+}
+
+message TransactionError {
+    bytes err = 1;
+}
+
+message InnerInstructions {
+    uint32 index = 1;
+    repeated CompiledInstruction instructions = 2;
+}
+
+message CompiledInstruction {
+    uint32 program_id_index = 1;
+    bytes accounts = 2;
+    bytes data = 3;
+}
+
+message Reward {
+    string pubkey = 1;
+    int64 lamports = 2;
+}
+
+message UnixTimestamp {
+    int64 timestamp = 1;
+}
diff --git a/storage-bigtable/src/convert.rs b/storage-bigtable/src/convert.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cafe71552b6b08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage-bigtable/src/convert.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,291 @@
+use solana_sdk::{
+    hash::Hash,
+    instruction::CompiledInstruction,
+    message::{Message, MessageHeader},
+    pubkey::Pubkey,
+    signature::Signature,
+    transaction::Transaction,
+};
+use solana_transaction_status::{
+    ConfirmedBlock, InnerInstructions, Reward, TransactionStatusMeta, TransactionWithStatusMeta,
+};
+use std::convert::{TryFrom, TryInto};
+
+pub mod generated {
+    include!(concat!(
+        env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
+        concat!("/proto/solana.bigtable.confirmed_block.rs")
+    ));
+}
+
+impl From<Reward> for generated::Reward {
+    fn from(reward: Reward) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            pubkey: reward.pubkey,
+            lamports: reward.lamports,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<generated::Reward> for Reward {
+    fn from(reward: generated::Reward) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            pubkey: reward.pubkey,
+            lamports: reward.lamports,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ConfirmedBlock> for generated::ConfirmedBlock {
+    fn from(confirmed_block: ConfirmedBlock) -> Self {
+        let ConfirmedBlock {
+            previous_blockhash,
+            blockhash,
+            parent_slot,
+            transactions,
+            rewards,
+            block_time,
+        } = confirmed_block;
+
+        Self {
+            previous_blockhash,
+            blockhash,
+            parent_slot,
+            transactions: transactions.into_iter().map(|tx| tx.into()).collect(),
+            rewards: rewards.into_iter().map(|r| r.into()).collect(),
+            block_time: block_time.map(|timestamp| generated::UnixTimestamp { timestamp }),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<generated::ConfirmedBlock> for ConfirmedBlock {
+    type Error = bincode::Error;
+    fn try_from(
+        confirmed_block: generated::ConfirmedBlock,
+    ) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let generated::ConfirmedBlock {
+            previous_blockhash,
+            blockhash,
+            parent_slot,
+            transactions,
+            rewards,
+            block_time,
+        } = confirmed_block;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            previous_blockhash,
+            blockhash,
+            parent_slot,
+            transactions: transactions
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|tx| tx.try_into())
+                .collect::<std::result::Result<Vec<TransactionWithStatusMeta>, Self::Error>>()?,
+            rewards: rewards.into_iter().map(|r| r.into()).collect(),
+            block_time: block_time.map(|generated::UnixTimestamp { timestamp }| timestamp),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<TransactionWithStatusMeta> for generated::ConfirmedTransaction {
+    fn from(value: TransactionWithStatusMeta) -> Self {
+        let meta = if let Some(meta) = value.meta {
+            Some(meta.into())
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        Self {
+            transaction: Some(value.transaction.into()),
+            meta,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<generated::ConfirmedTransaction> for TransactionWithStatusMeta {
+    type Error = bincode::Error;
+    fn try_from(value: generated::ConfirmedTransaction) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let meta = if let Some(meta) = value.meta {
+            Some(meta.try_into()?)
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        Ok(Self {
+            transaction: value.transaction.expect("transaction is required").into(),
+            meta,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Transaction> for generated::Transaction {
+    fn from(value: Transaction) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            signatures: value
+                .signatures
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|signature| <Signature as AsRef<[u8]>>::as_ref(&signature).into())
+                .collect(),
+            message: Some(value.message.into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<generated::Transaction> for Transaction {
+    fn from(value: generated::Transaction) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            signatures: value
+                .signatures
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|x| Signature::new(&x))
+                .collect(),
+            message: value.message.expect("message is required").into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Message> for generated::Message {
+    fn from(value: Message) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            header: Some(value.header.into()),
+            account_keys: value
+                .account_keys
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|key| <Pubkey as AsRef<[u8]>>::as_ref(&key).into())
+                .collect(),
+            recent_blockhash: value.recent_blockhash.to_bytes().into(),
+            instructions: value.instructions.into_iter().map(|ix| ix.into()).collect(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<generated::Message> for Message {
+    fn from(value: generated::Message) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            header: value.header.expect("header is required").into(),
+            account_keys: value
+                .account_keys
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|key| Pubkey::new(&key))
+                .collect(),
+            recent_blockhash: Hash::new(&value.recent_blockhash),
+            instructions: value.instructions.into_iter().map(|ix| ix.into()).collect(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<MessageHeader> for generated::MessageHeader {
+    fn from(value: MessageHeader) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            num_required_signatures: value.num_required_signatures as u32,
+            num_readonly_signed_accounts: value.num_readonly_signed_accounts as u32,
+            num_readonly_unsigned_accounts: value.num_readonly_unsigned_accounts as u32,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<generated::MessageHeader> for MessageHeader {
+    fn from(value: generated::MessageHeader) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            num_required_signatures: value.num_required_signatures as u8,
+            num_readonly_signed_accounts: value.num_readonly_signed_accounts as u8,
+            num_readonly_unsigned_accounts: value.num_readonly_unsigned_accounts as u8,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<TransactionStatusMeta> for generated::TransactionStatusMeta {
+    fn from(value: TransactionStatusMeta) -> Self {
+        let TransactionStatusMeta {
+            status,
+            fee,
+            pre_balances,
+            post_balances,
+            inner_instructions,
+        } = value;
+        let err = match status {
+            Ok(()) => None,
+            Err(err) => Some(generated::TransactionError {
+                err: bincode::serialize(&err).expect("transaction error to serialize to bytes"),
+            }),
+        };
+        let inner_instructions = inner_instructions
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|ii| ii.into())
+            .collect();
+        Self {
+            err,
+            fee,
+            pre_balances,
+            post_balances,
+            inner_instructions,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<generated::TransactionStatusMeta> for TransactionStatusMeta {
+    type Error = bincode::Error;
+
+    fn try_from(value: generated::TransactionStatusMeta) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let generated::TransactionStatusMeta {
+            err,
+            fee,
+            pre_balances,
+            post_balances,
+            inner_instructions,
+        } = value;
+        let status = match &err {
+            None => Ok(()),
+            Some(tx_error) => Err(bincode::deserialize(&tx_error.err)?),
+        };
+        let inner_instructions = Some(
+            inner_instructions
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|inner| inner.into())
+                .collect(),
+        );
+        Ok(Self {
+            status,
+            fee,
+            pre_balances,
+            post_balances,
+            inner_instructions,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<InnerInstructions> for generated::InnerInstructions {
+    fn from(value: InnerInstructions) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            index: value.index as u32,
+            instructions: value.instructions.into_iter().map(|i| i.into()).collect(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<generated::InnerInstructions> for InnerInstructions {
+    fn from(value: generated::InnerInstructions) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            index: value.index as u8,
+            instructions: value.instructions.into_iter().map(|i| i.into()).collect(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<CompiledInstruction> for generated::CompiledInstruction {
+    fn from(value: CompiledInstruction) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            program_id_index: value.program_id_index as u32,
+            accounts: value.accounts,
+            data: value.data,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<generated::CompiledInstruction> for CompiledInstruction {
+    fn from(value: generated::CompiledInstruction) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            program_id_index: value.program_id_index as u8,
+            accounts: value.accounts,
+            data: value.data,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/storage-bigtable/src/lib.rs b/storage-bigtable/src/lib.rs
index 56d7b3abb17cb3..dc62cc712f6e3b 100644
--- a/storage-bigtable/src/lib.rs
+++ b/storage-bigtable/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ use solana_sdk::{
     transaction::{Transaction, TransactionError},
 };
 use solana_transaction_status::{
-    ConfirmedBlock, ConfirmedTransaction, ConfirmedTransactionStatusWithSignature,
-    InnerInstructions, Rewards, TransactionStatus, TransactionStatusMeta,
-    TransactionWithStatusMeta,
+    ConfirmedBlock, ConfirmedTransaction, ConfirmedTransactionStatusWithSignature, Rewards,
+    TransactionStatus, TransactionStatusMeta, TransactionWithStatusMeta,
 };
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, convert::TryInto};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[macro_use]
@@ -21,8 +20,11 @@ extern crate serde_derive;
 mod access_token;
 mod bigtable;
 mod compression;
+mod convert;
 mod root_ca_certificate;
 
+use convert::generated;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum Error {
     #[error("BigTable: {0}")]
@@ -162,7 +164,6 @@ struct StoredConfirmedBlockTransactionStatusMeta {
     fee: u64,
     pre_balances: Vec<u64>,
     post_balances: Vec<u64>,
-    inner_instructions: Option<Vec<InnerInstructions>>,
 }
 
 impl From<StoredConfirmedBlockTransactionStatusMeta> for TransactionStatusMeta {
@@ -172,7 +173,6 @@ impl From<StoredConfirmedBlockTransactionStatusMeta> for TransactionStatusMeta {
             fee,
             pre_balances,
             post_balances,
-            inner_instructions,
         } = value;
         let status = match &err {
             None => Ok(()),
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ impl From<StoredConfirmedBlockTransactionStatusMeta> for TransactionStatusMeta {
             fee,
             pre_balances,
             post_balances,
-            inner_instructions,
+            inner_instructions: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ impl From<TransactionStatusMeta> for StoredConfirmedBlockTransactionStatusMeta {
             fee,
             pre_balances,
             post_balances,
-            inner_instructions,
             ..
         } = value;
         Self {
@@ -203,7 +202,6 @@ impl From<TransactionStatusMeta> for StoredConfirmedBlockTransactionStatusMeta {
             fee,
             pre_balances,
             post_balances,
-            inner_instructions,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -279,10 +277,18 @@ impl LedgerStorage {
     /// Fetch the confirmed block from the desired slot
     pub async fn get_confirmed_block(&self, slot: Slot) -> Result<ConfirmedBlock> {
         let mut bigtable = self.connection.client();
-        let block = bigtable
-            .get_bincode_cell::<StoredConfirmedBlock>("blocks", slot_to_key(slot))
+        let block_cell_data = bigtable
+            .get_protobuf_or_bincode_cell::<StoredConfirmedBlock, generated::ConfirmedBlock>(
+                "blocks",
+                slot_to_key(slot),
+            )
             .await?;
-        Ok(block.into())
+        Ok(match block_cell_data {
+            bigtable::CellData::Bincode(block) => block.into(),
+            bigtable::CellData::Protobuf(block) => block.try_into().map_err(|_err| {
+                bigtable::Error::ObjectCorrupt(format!("blocks/{}", slot_to_key(slot)))
+            })?,
+        })
     }
 
     pub async fn get_signature_status(&self, signature: &Signature) -> Result<TransactionStatus> {
@@ -400,7 +406,7 @@ impl LedgerStorage {
                 ))
             })?;
             let mut cell_data: Vec<TransactionByAddrInfo> =
-                bigtable::deserialize_cell_data(&data, "tx-by-addr", row_key)?;
+                bigtable::deserialize_bincode_cell_data(&data, "tx-by-addr", row_key)?;
             cell_data.reverse();
             for tx_by_addr_info in cell_data.into_iter() {
                 // Filter out records before `before_transaction_index`
@@ -503,7 +509,7 @@ impl LedgerStorage {
         let blocks_cells = [(slot_to_key(slot), confirmed_block.into())];
         bytes_written += self
             .connection
-            .put_bincode_cells_with_retry::<StoredConfirmedBlock>("blocks", &blocks_cells)
+            .put_protobuf_cells_with_retry::<generated::ConfirmedBlock>("blocks", &blocks_cells)
             .await?;
         info!(
             "uploaded block for slot {}: {} transactions, {} bytes",
diff --git a/transaction-status/src/lib.rs b/transaction-status/src/lib.rs
index e7ee0c10bbdb15..95ae4b638e4835 100644
--- a/transaction-status/src/lib.rs
+++ b/transaction-status/src/lib.rs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ pub struct ConfirmedTransactionStatusWithSignature {
     pub memo: Option<String>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Reward {
     pub pubkey: String,
     pub lamports: i64,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ pub struct Reward {
 
 pub type Rewards = Vec<Reward>;
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct ConfirmedBlock {
     pub previous_blockhash: String,