diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b3e8a457..d9207111 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "sha2 0.10.6",
  "thiserror",
+ "tokio",
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
diff --git a/coins/bitcoin/Cargo.toml b/coins/bitcoin/Cargo.toml
index 6c4d318e..9c50e908 100644
--- a/coins/bitcoin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/coins/bitcoin/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ reqwest = { version = "0.11", features = ["json"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 frost = { package = "modular-frost", path = "../../crypto/frost", version = "0.6", features = ["tests"] }
+
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/coins/bitcoin/src/lib.rs b/coins/bitcoin/src/lib.rs
index 2de4a062..31b455b2 100644
--- a/coins/bitcoin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/coins/bitcoin/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pub mod crypto;
 pub mod algorithm;
 /// Wallet functionality to create transactions.
 pub mod wallet;
-/// A minimal async RPC.
+/// A minimal asynchronous Bitcoin RPC client.
 pub mod rpc;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/coins/bitcoin/src/rpc.rs b/coins/bitcoin/src/rpc.rs
index e4853296..ab7507ee 100644
--- a/coins/bitcoin/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/coins/bitcoin/src/rpc.rs
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ use bitcoin::{
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
-pub(crate) enum RpcResponse<T> {
+enum RpcResponse<T> {
   Ok { result: T },
   Err { error: String },
 }
 
+/// A minimal asynchronous Bitcoin RPC client.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Rpc(String);
 
@@ -35,10 +36,14 @@ pub enum RpcError {
 }
 
 impl Rpc {
-  pub fn new(url: String) -> Rpc {
-    Rpc(url)
+  pub async fn new(url: String) -> Result<Rpc, RpcError> {
+    let rpc = Rpc(url);
+    // Make an RPC request to verify the node is reachable and sane
+    rpc.get_latest_block_number().await?;
+    Ok(rpc)
   }
 
+  /// Perform an arbitrary RPC call.
   pub async fn rpc_call<Response: DeserializeOwned + Debug>(
     &self,
     method: &str,
@@ -63,17 +68,21 @@ impl Rpc {
     }
   }
 
+  /// Get the latest block's number.
   pub async fn get_latest_block_number(&self) -> Result<usize, RpcError> {
     self.rpc_call("getblockcount", json!([])).await
   }
 
+  /// Get the hash of a block by the block's number.
   pub async fn get_block_hash(&self, number: usize) -> Result<[u8; 32], RpcError> {
     let mut hash =
       self.rpc_call::<BlockHash>("getblockhash", json!([number])).await?.as_hash().into_inner();
+    // bitcoin stores the inner bytes in reverse order.
     hash.reverse();
     Ok(hash)
   }
 
+  /// Get a block's number by its hash.
   pub async fn get_block_number(&self, hash: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<usize, RpcError> {
     #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
     struct Number {
@@ -82,19 +91,42 @@ impl Rpc {
     Ok(self.rpc_call::<Number>("getblockheader", json!([hash.to_hex()])).await?.height)
   }
 
+  /// Get a block by its hash.
   pub async fn get_block(&self, hash: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<Block, RpcError> {
     let hex = self.rpc_call::<String>("getblock", json!([hash.to_hex(), 0])).await?;
     let bytes: Vec<u8> = FromHex::from_hex(&hex).map_err(|_| RpcError::InvalidResponse)?;
-    encode::deserialize(&bytes).map_err(|_| RpcError::InvalidResponse)
+    let block: Block = encode::deserialize(&bytes).map_err(|_| RpcError::InvalidResponse)?;
+
+    let mut block_hash = block.block_hash().as_hash().into_inner();
+    block_hash.reverse();
+    if hash != &block_hash {
+      Err(RpcError::InvalidResponse)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(block)
   }
 
+  /// Publish a transaction.
   pub async fn send_raw_transaction(&self, tx: &Transaction) -> Result<Txid, RpcError> {
-    self.rpc_call("sendrawtransaction", json!([encode::serialize_hex(tx)])).await
+    let txid = self.rpc_call("sendrawtransaction", json!([encode::serialize_hex(tx)])).await?;
+    if txid != tx.txid() {
+      Err(RpcError::InvalidResponse)?;
+    }
+    Ok(txid)
   }
 
+  /// Get a transaction by its hash.
   pub async fn get_transaction(&self, hash: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<Transaction, RpcError> {
     let hex = self.rpc_call::<String>("getrawtransaction", json!([hash.to_hex()])).await?;
     let bytes: Vec<u8> = FromHex::from_hex(&hex).map_err(|_| RpcError::InvalidResponse)?;
-    encode::deserialize(&bytes).map_err(|_| RpcError::InvalidResponse)
+    let tx: Transaction = encode::deserialize(&bytes).map_err(|_| RpcError::InvalidResponse)?;
+
+    let mut tx_hash = tx.txid().as_hash().into_inner();
+    tx_hash.reverse();
+    if hash != &tx_hash {
+      Err(RpcError::InvalidResponse)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(tx)
   }
 }
diff --git a/coins/bitcoin/src/tests/mod.rs b/coins/bitcoin/src/tests/mod.rs
index 2b0afce4..96827ab1 100644
--- a/coins/bitcoin/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/coins/bitcoin/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ use frost::{
   tests::{algorithm_machines, key_gen, sign},
 };
 
-use crate::{crypto::{x_only, make_even}, algorithm::Schnorr};
+use crate::{
+  crypto::{x_only, make_even},
+  algorithm::Schnorr,
+  rpc::Rpc,
+};
 
 #[test]
 fn test_algorithm() {
@@ -25,7 +29,8 @@ fn test_algorithm() {
     *keys = keys.offset(Scalar::from(offset));
   }
 
-  let algo = Schnorr::<RecommendedTranscript>::new(RecommendedTranscript::new(b"bitcoin-serai sign test"));
+  let algo =
+    Schnorr::<RecommendedTranscript>::new(RecommendedTranscript::new(b"bitcoin-serai sign test"));
   let sig = sign(
     &mut OsRng,
     algo.clone(),
@@ -42,3 +47,14 @@ fn test_algorithm() {
     )
     .unwrap()
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_rpc() {
+  let rpc = Rpc::new("http://serai:seraidex@127.0.0.1:18443".to_string()).await.unwrap();
+
+  let latest = rpc.get_latest_block_number().await.unwrap();
+  assert_eq!(
+    rpc.get_block_number(&rpc.get_block_hash(latest).await.unwrap()).await.unwrap(),
+    latest
+  );
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/coins/bitcoin.rs b/processor/src/coins/bitcoin.rs
index 3c7ec235..e137fe56 100644
--- a/processor/src/coins/bitcoin.rs
+++ b/processor/src/coins/bitcoin.rs
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ impl PartialEq for Bitcoin {
 impl Eq for Bitcoin {}
 
 impl Bitcoin {
-  pub fn new(url: String) -> Bitcoin {
-    Bitcoin { rpc: Rpc::new(url) }
+  pub async fn new(url: String) -> Bitcoin {
+    Bitcoin { rpc: Rpc::new(url).await.expect("couldn't create a Bitcoin RPC") }
   }
 
   #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/processor/src/main.rs b/processor/src/main.rs
index 41935d85..20d5c96e 100644
--- a/processor/src/main.rs
+++ b/processor/src/main.rs
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ async fn main() {
   let url = env::var("COIN_RPC").expect("coin rpc wasn't specified as an env var");
   match env::var("COIN").expect("coin wasn't specified as an env var").as_str() {
     #[cfg(feature = "bitcoin")]
-    "bitcoin" => run(db, Bitcoin::new(url), coordinator).await,
+    "bitcoin" => run(db, Bitcoin::new(url).await, coordinator).await,
     #[cfg(feature = "monero")]
     "monero" => run(db, Monero::new(url), coordinator).await,
     _ => panic!("unrecognized coin"),
diff --git a/processor/src/tests/literal/mod.rs b/processor/src/tests/literal/mod.rs
index 78cf75a7..8b749f85 100644
--- a/processor/src/tests/literal/mod.rs
+++ b/processor/src/tests/literal/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ mod bitcoin {
   use crate::coins::Bitcoin;
 
   async fn bitcoin() -> Bitcoin {
-    let bitcoin = Bitcoin::new("http://serai:seraidex@127.0.0.1:18443".to_string());
+    let bitcoin = Bitcoin::new("http://serai:seraidex@127.0.0.1:18443".to_string()).await;
     bitcoin.fresh_chain().await;
     bitcoin
   }