diff --git a/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/communication/mod.rs b/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/communication/mod.rs
index 4011266..da72cbe 100755
--- a/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/communication/mod.rs
+++ b/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/communication/mod.rs
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ async fn submit_maker_bond(
 	let bond_requirements = database.fetch_maker_request(&payload.robohash_hex).await?;
 
 	// validate bond (check amounts, valid inputs, correct addresses, valid signature, feerate)
-	if !wallet
-		.validate_bond_tx_hex(&payload.signed_bond_hex, &bond_requirements)
-		.await?
-	{
-		return Ok(StatusCode::NOT_ACCEPTABLE.into_response());
-	}
+	// if !wallet
+	// 	.validate_bond_tx_hex(&payload.signed_bond_hex)
+	// 	.await?
+	// {
+	// 	return Ok(StatusCode::NOT_ACCEPTABLE.into_response());
+	// }
 	let offer_id_hex = generate_random_order_id(16); // 16 bytes random offer id, maybe a different system makes more sense later on? (uuid or increasing counter...)
 												 // create address for taker bond
 	let new_taker_bond_address = wallet.get_new_address().await?;
@@ -94,18 +94,18 @@ async fn submit_taker_bond(
 	let bond_requirements = database
 		.fetch_taker_bond_requirements(&payload.offer.offer_id_hex)
 		.await;
-	match bond_requirements {
-		Ok(bond_requirements) => {
-			if !wallet
-				.validate_bond_tx_hex(&payload.trade_data.signed_bond_hex, &bond_requirements)
-				.await?
-			{
-				dbg!("Taker Bond validation failed");
-				return Ok(StatusCode::NOT_ACCEPTABLE.into_response());
-			}
-		}
-		Err(_) => return Ok(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND.into_response()),
-	}
+	// match bond_requirements {
+	// 	Ok(bond_requirements) => {
+	// 		if !wallet
+	// 			.validate_bond_tx_hex(&payload.trade_data.signed_bond_hex, &bond_requirements)
+	// 			.await?
+	// 		{
+	// 			dbg!("Taker Bond validation failed");
+	// 			return Ok(StatusCode::NOT_ACCEPTABLE.into_response());
+	// 		}
+	// 	}
+	// 	Err(_) => return Ok(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND.into_response()),
+	// }
 
 	let trade_contract_psbt_taker = "".to_string(); // implement psbt
 	let trade_contract_psbt_maker = "".to_string(); // implement psbt
diff --git a/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/wallet/bond.rs b/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/wallet/bond.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4e8914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/wallet/bond.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+use super::*;
+use bdk::wallet::verify::verify_tx;
diff --git a/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/wallet/escrow_psbt.rs b/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/wallet/escrow_psbt.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/wallet/mod.rs b/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/wallet/mod.rs
index 31092f3..f440261 100644
--- a/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/wallet/mod.rs
+++ b/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/wallet/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+mod utils;
+
 use super::*;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use bdk::{
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ use bdk::{
 	KeychainKind, SyncOptions, Wallet,
 };
 use std::str::FromStr;
+use utils::*;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct CoordinatorWallet {
@@ -17,6 +20,12 @@ pub struct CoordinatorWallet {
 	// database: Arc<Mutex<Tree>>,
 }
 
+pub struct BondRequirements {
+	pub bond_address: String,
+	pub locking_amount_sat: u64,
+	pub min_input_sum_sat: u64,
+}
+
 impl CoordinatorWallet {
 	pub fn init() -> Result<Self> {
 		let wallet_xprv = ExtendedPrivKey::from_str(
@@ -54,16 +63,30 @@ impl CoordinatorWallet {
 	pub async fn validate_bond_tx_hex(
 		&self,
 		bond: &String,
-		requirements: &BondRequirementResponse,
+		requirements: BondRequirements,
 	) -> Result<bool> {
 		let tx: Transaction = deserialize(&hex::decode(bond)?)?;
 		let wallet = self.wallet.lock().await;
+		let blockchain = ElectrumBlockchain::from(Client::new(
+			&env::var("ELECTRUM_BACKEND")
+				.context("Parsing ELECTRUM_BACKEND from .env failed, is it set?")?,
+		)?);
 
 		// we need to test this with signed and invalid/unsigned transactions
-		// let result = verify_tx(&tx, wallet.database(), blockchain);
+		// checks signatures and inputs
+		if let Err(e) = verify_tx(&tx, &*wallet.database(), &blockchain) {
+			dbg!(e);
+			return Ok(false);
+		}
+
+		// check if the tx has the correct input amounts (have to be >= trading amount)
+		if tx.input_sum(&blockchain, &*wallet.database())? < requirements.min_input_sum_sat {
+			return Ok(false);
+		}
+
+		// check if bond output to us is big enough
 
 		// let valid = tx.verify_tx();
-		panic!("Bond verification not implemented!");
 		Ok(true)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/wallet/utils.rs b/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/wallet/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f988884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/taptrade-cli-demo/coordinator/src/wallet/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use super::*;
+use bdk::{blockchain::GetTx, database::Database};
+
+pub trait BondTx {
+	fn input_sum<D: Database, B: GetTx>(&self, blockchain: &B, db: &D) -> Result<u64>;
+	fn bond_output_sum(&self, bond_address: &str) -> Result<u64>;
+}
+
+impl BondTx for Transaction {
+	fn input_sum<D: Database, B: GetTx>(&self, blockchain: &B, db: &D) -> Result<u64> {
+		let mut input_sum = 0;
+
+		for input in self.input.iter() {
+			let prev_tx = if let Some(prev_tx) = db.get_raw_tx(&input.previous_output.txid)? {
+				prev_tx
+			} else if let Some(prev_tx) = blockchain.get_tx(&input.previous_output.txid)? {
+				prev_tx
+			} else {
+				return Err(anyhow!(VerifyError::MissingInputTx(
+					input.previous_output.txid
+				)));
+			};
+
+			let spent_output = prev_tx
+				.output
+				.get(input.previous_output.vout as usize)
+				.ok_or(VerifyError::InvalidInput(input.previous_output))?;
+
+			input_sum += spent_output.value;
+		}
+		if input_sum == 0 {
+			return Err(anyhow!("Empty input sum in transaction"));
+		}
+		Ok(input_sum)
+	}
+
+	fn bond_output_sum(&self, bond_address: &str) -> Result<u64> {
+		let bond_script = ScriptBuf;
+
+		for output in self.output.iter() {}
+		Ok(0)
+	}
+}