diff --git a/include/kth/node/executor/executor.hpp b/include/kth/node/executor/executor.hpp
index 9d54f63..1c4a4ef 100644
--- a/include/kth/node/executor/executor.hpp
+++ b/include/kth/node/executor/executor.hpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class executor {
 
 private:
     bool wait_for_signal_and_close();
+    void print_ascii_art();
 
     static
     void stop(kth::code const& ec);
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ class executor {
     static
     std::promise<kth::code> stopping_;
 
+    bool stdout_enabled_;
     kth::node::configuration config_;
     kth::node::full_node::ptr node_;
     kth::handle0 run_handler_;
diff --git a/src/executor/executor.cpp b/src/executor/executor.cpp
index 11e61c2..8fea9c0 100644
--- a/src/executor/executor.cpp
+++ b/src/executor/executor.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ static auto const mode = std::ofstream::out | std::ofstream::app;
 std::promise<kth::code> executor::stopping_; //NOLINT
 
 executor::executor(kth::node::configuration const& config, bool stdout_enabled /*= true*/)
-    : config_(config)
+    : stdout_enabled_(stdout_enabled)
+    , config_(config)
 {
 #if ! defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
     auto& network = config_.network;
@@ -367,10 +368,36 @@ void executor::stop(kth::code const& ec) {
 // Utilities.
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+void executor::print_ascii_art() {
+    std::cout << "    ...\n";
+    std::cout << "    .-=*#%%=                            :-=+++*#:\n";
+    std::cout << "    :+*%%%@=                            .:--#@@#.\n";
+    std::cout << "       :%%@=                      .:.      :%@#.\n";
+    std::cout << "       .%%@=                    .*%%-     :#@%:\n";
+    std::cout << "       :%%@=       ..          .#@%=     .#@%-\n";
+    std::cout << "       :%%@= .=###**+.     -+++#%%%***.  +@%=  :=+*+-\n";
+    std::cout << "       :%%%-  :%%=:.       :--%@%*-::.  =%%= -+*=-%@@=\n";
+    std::cout << "       :%%%: :*+.   .::.     =%@*.     :%@#:++:   +@@+\n";
+    std::cout << "       :%%%*+#:    .#%%%=   -%@#.     .*%%%*:     *%@-\n";
+    std::cout << "       -%%%@@%*-   :#@@%=  :#@#.      +@%%+      :%%%.\n";
+    std::cout << "       =@%%-+%@%+.  .-=-  .#@%:.=*.  -%%%-      .#@%-\n";
+    std::cout << "       -@%%. :*%@#-      .*@%+=#%-  :%@#: .--  .*@%-\n";
+    std::cout << "     .:*@%%:   =%@@*-.   +@%%@%+.  .*@#.  *@@*=#@#:\n";
+    std::cout << "    .*#####*: -*#####*.  *%%*=.    .**:   :*#%#+-.\n";
+    std::cout << "    ........  ..  ....   ...                ..\n";
+    std::cout << "\n";
+    std::cout << "          High Performance Bitcoin Cash Node\n";
+    std::cout << "\n";
+}
+
 // Set up logging.
 void executor::initialize_output(std::string_view extra, db_mode_type db_mode) {
     auto const& file = config_.file;
 
+    if (stdout_enabled_) {
+        print_ascii_art();
+    }
+
     if (file.empty()) {
         LOG_INFO(LOG_NODE, KTH_USING_DEFAULT_CONFIG);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/protocols/protocol_block_in.cpp b/src/protocols/protocol_block_in.cpp
index 43fa9fa..d438166 100644
--- a/src/protocols/protocol_block_in.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/protocol_block_in.cpp
@@ -817,9 +817,9 @@ void protocol_block_in::report(domain::chain::block const& block) {
             block.validation.cache_efficiency);
 #endif
 
-        auto formatted = fmt::format("Block [{:6}] {:>5} txs {:>5} ins "
+        auto formatted = fmt::format("[{:6}] {:>5} txs {:>5} ins "
             "{:>4} wms {:>5} vms {:>4} vus {:>4} rus {:>4} cus {:>4} pus "
-            "{:>4} aus {:>4} sus {:>4} dus {:f}", height, transactions, inputs,
+            "{:>4} aus {:>4} sus {:>4} dus {:f}", transactions, inputs,
 
             // wms: wait total (ms)
             total_cost_ms(times.end_deserialize, times.start_check),
diff --git a/src/protocols/protocol_transaction_in.cpp b/src/protocols/protocol_transaction_in.cpp
index 909bac0..2420785 100644
--- a/src/protocols/protocol_transaction_in.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/protocol_transaction_in.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ bool protocol_transaction_in::handle_receive_inventory(code const& ec, inventory
     // Remove hashes of (unspent) transactions that we already have.
     // BUGBUG: this removes spent transactions which it should not (see BIP30).
 
-    LOG_INFO(LOG_NODE, "send_get_transactions() - before filter_transactions - 1");
+    // LOG_INFO(LOG_NODE, "send_get_transactions() - before filter_transactions - 1");
     chain_.filter_transactions(response, BIND2(send_get_data, _1, response));
     return true;
 }
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void protocol_transaction_in::send_get_transactions(transaction_const_ptr messag
     // treatment of duplicate hashes by other nodes and the fact that this is
     // a set of pool transactions only, this is okay.
 
-    LOG_INFO(LOG_NODE, "send_get_transactions() - before filter_transactions - 2");
+    // LOG_INFO(LOG_NODE, "send_get_transactions() - before filter_transactions - 2");
     chain_.filter_transactions(request, BIND2(send_get_data, _1, request));
 }