diff --git a/src/pcd.rs b/src/pcd.rs
index d051607..3cc9e76 100644
--- a/src/pcd.rs
+++ b/src/pcd.rs
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 use sp_client::{
     bitcoin::{
-        consensus::serialize, hashes::{sha256t_hash_newtype, Hash, HashEngine}, secp256k1::PublicKey, OutPoint
+        hashes::Hash, secp256k1::PublicKey, OutPoint
     },
     silentpayments::SilentPaymentAddress,
 };
 use tsify::Tsify;
 
-use crate::serialization::OutPointMemberMap;
+use crate::hash::AnkPcdHash;
+use crate::serialization::{ciborium_serialize, OutPointMemberMap};
+use crate::ROLESLABEL;
 use crate::{
     signature::{AnkHash, AnkValidationNoHash, AnkValidationYesHash, Proof},
     serialization::hex_array_btree
@@ -105,29 +107,6 @@ impl Member {
     }
 }
 
-sha256t_hash_newtype! {
-    pub struct AnkPcdTag = hash_str("4nk/Pcd");
-
-    #[hash_newtype(forward)]
-    pub struct AnkPcdHash(_);
-}
-
-impl AnkPcdHash {
-    pub fn from_value(value: &Value) -> Self {
-        let mut eng = AnkPcdHash::engine();
-        eng.input(value.to_string().as_bytes());
-        AnkPcdHash::from_engine(eng)
-    }
-
-    /// Adding the root_commitment guarantee that the same clear value across different processes wont' produce the same hash
-    pub fn from_value_with_outpoint(value: &[u8], outpoint: &[u8]) -> Self {
-        let mut eng = AnkPcdHash::engine();
-        eng.input(outpoint);
-        eng.input(value);
-        AnkPcdHash::from_engine(eng)
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct FileBlob {
     r#type: String,
@@ -166,9 +145,8 @@ impl TryFrom<BTreeMap<String, FileBlob>> for Pcd {
 
     fn try_from(file_blob_map: BTreeMap<String, FileBlob>) -> Result<Self> { 
         let map: Result<BTreeMap<String, Vec<u8>>> = file_blob_map.iter().map(|(key, value)| {
-            let mut writer = vec![];
-            ciborium::into_writer(value, &mut writer)?;
-            Ok((key.clone(), writer))
+            let serialized = crate::serialization::ciborium_serialize(value)?;
+            Ok((key.clone(), serialized))
         }).collect();
 
         Ok(Pcd(map?))
@@ -208,21 +186,17 @@ pub struct PcdCommitments(#[serde(with = "hex_array_btree")] #[tsify(type = "Rec
 impl PcdCommitments {
     /// Creates a new commitments map with both permissioned and public data, + roles
     pub fn new(commited_in: &OutPoint, attributes: &Pcd, roles: &Roles) -> Result<Self> {
-        let serialized_outpoint = serialize(commited_in);
         let mut field2hash: BTreeMap<String, [u8; 32]> = BTreeMap::new();
         for (field, value) in attributes.iter() {
-            let mut value_bin = serde_json::to_string(&value)?.into_bytes();
-            value_bin.extend_from_slice(field.as_bytes()); 
-            let tagged_hash = AnkPcdHash::from_value_with_outpoint(&value_bin, &serialized_outpoint);
+            let tagged_hash = AnkPcdHash::from_pcd_value(value.as_slice(), field.as_bytes(), commited_in);
             field2hash.insert(field.to_owned(), tagged_hash.to_byte_array());
         }
 
         if roles.len() > 0 {
-            let serialized_roles = roles.to_bytes()?;
+            let roles_label = String::from(ROLESLABEL);
+            let roles_hash = AnkPcdHash::from_pcd_value(roles.to_bytes()?.as_slice(), roles_label.as_bytes(), commited_in);
 
-            let roles_hash = AnkPcdHash::from_value_with_outpoint(&serialized_roles, &serialized_outpoint);
-
-            field2hash.insert("roles".to_owned(), roles_hash.to_byte_array());
+            field2hash.insert(roles_label, roles_hash.to_byte_array());
         } // We should probably return an error if roles are empty
 
         Ok(Self(field2hash))
@@ -237,12 +211,9 @@ impl PcdCommitments {
     }
 
     pub fn update_with_value(&mut self, outpoint: &OutPoint, field: &str, new_value: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
-        let serialized_outpoint = serialize(outpoint);
         if let Some(old_hash) = self.get_mut(field) {
             // We hash the new_value
-            let mut value_bin = new_value.to_vec();
-            value_bin.extend_from_slice(field.as_bytes()); 
-            let tagged_hash = AnkPcdHash::from_value_with_outpoint(&value_bin, &serialized_outpoint);
+            let tagged_hash = AnkPcdHash::from_pcd_value(new_value, field.as_bytes(), outpoint);
             *old_hash = tagged_hash.to_byte_array();
             Ok(())
         } else {
@@ -485,9 +456,9 @@ impl Roles {
     pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
         self.0.is_empty()
     }
-
+     
     pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
-        serde_json::to_vec(&self.0).map_err(|e| Error::msg(e.to_string()))
+        ciborium_serialize(&self.0)
     }
 
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize {