diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/version.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/version.py
index f9ac618b..d2140054 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/version.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/version.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import semver
 version = (
         0,
         12,
-        2,
-        'alpha.4',
+        3,
+        'alpha.1',
         )
 
 version_object = semver.VersionInfo(
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt b/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt
index 078438ae..5ded0b0d 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 celery==4.4.7
-chainlib-eth>=0.0.7a7,<0.1.0
+chainlib-eth>=0.0.8a1,<0.1.0
 semver==2.13.0
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tools_requirements.txt b/apps/cic-eth/tools_requirements.txt
index 9dcf8d51..7a68110c 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/tools_requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tools_requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 crypto-dev-signer>=0.4.14b7,<=0.4.14
 chainqueue>=0.0.3a1,<0.1.0
 confini>=0.3.6rc4,<0.5.0
-cic-eth-registry>=0.5.8a1,<0.6.0
+cic-eth-registry>=0.6.0a1,<0.7.0
 redis==3.5.3
 hexathon~=0.0.1a7
 pycryptodome==3.10.1
diff --git a/apps/data-seeding/eth/import_balance.py b/apps/data-seeding/eth/import_balance.py
index e70bce49..62374503 100644
--- a/apps/data-seeding/eth/import_balance.py
+++ b/apps/data-seeding/eth/import_balance.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ from crypto_dev_signer.eth.signer import ReferenceSigner as EIP155Signer
 from crypto_dev_signer.keystore.dict import DictKeystore
 from cic_types.models.person import Person
 from eth_erc20 import ERC20
-from cic_base.eth.syncer import chain_interface
+#from cic_base.eth.syncer import chain_interface
+from cic_eth.cli.chain import chain_interface
 from eth_accounts_index import AccountsIndex
 from eth_contract_registry import Registry
 from eth_token_index import TokenUniqueSymbolIndex
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ class Handler:
         erc20 = ERC20(self.chain_spec, signer=self.signer, gas_oracle=self.gas_oracle, nonce_oracle=self.nonce_oracle)
         o = erc20.decimals(self.token_address)
         r = conn.do(o)
+        logg.debug('parse dec {}'.format(r))
         decimals = erc20.parse_decimals(r)
         multiplier = 10 ** decimals
         balance_full = balance * multiplier
diff --git a/apps/data-seeding/verify.py b/apps/data-seeding/verify.py
index 1c227740..c64e42d6 100644
--- a/apps/data-seeding/verify.py
+++ b/apps/data-seeding/verify.py
@@ -205,8 +205,9 @@ def send_ussd_request(address, data_dir):
 
 class VerifierState:
 
-    def __init__(self, item_keys, active_tests=None):
+    def __init__(self, item_keys, target_count, active_tests=None):
         self.items = {}
+        self.target_count = target_count
         for k in item_keys:
             self.items[k] = 0
         if active_tests == None:
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ class VerifierState:
         r = ''
         for k in self.items.keys():
             if k in self.active_tests:
-                r += '{}: {}\n'.format(k, self.items[k])
+                r += '{}: {}/{}\n'.format(k, self.items[k], self.target_count)
             else:
                 r += '{}: skipped\n'.format(k)
         return r
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ class VerifierError(Exception):
 class Verifier:
 
     # TODO: what an awful function signature
-    def __init__(self, conn, cic_eth_api, gas_oracle, chain_spec, index_address, token_address, faucet_address, data_dir, exit_on_error=False):
+    def __init__(self, conn, target_count, cic_eth_api, gas_oracle, chain_spec, index_address, token_address, faucet_address, data_dir, exit_on_error=False):
         self.conn = conn
         self.gas_oracle = gas_oracle
         self.chain_spec = chain_spec
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ class Verifier:
         self.faucet_amount = self.faucet_tx_factory.parse_token_amount(r)
         logg.info('faucet amount set to {} at verify initialization time'.format(self.faucet_amount))
 
-        self.state = VerifierState(verifymethods, active_tests=active_tests)
+        self.state = VerifierState(verifymethods, target_count, active_tests=active_tests)
 
 
     def verify_accounts_index(self, address, balance=None):
@@ -481,7 +482,7 @@ def main():
 
     f.close()
 
-    verifier = Verifier(conn, api, gas_oracle, chain_spec, account_index_address, token_address, faucet_address, user_dir, exit_on_error)
+    verifier = Verifier(conn, i, api, gas_oracle, chain_spec, account_index_address, token_address, faucet_address, user_dir, exit_on_error)
 
     user_new_dir = os.path.join(user_dir, 'new')
     i = 0
@@ -517,6 +518,7 @@ def main():
             verifier.verify(new_address, balance, debug_stem=s)
             i += 1
 
+    print()
     print(verifier)