diff --git a/examples/n2c-miniprotocols/src/main.rs b/examples/n2c-miniprotocols/src/main.rs
index 9867f6e2..26dca494 100644
--- a/examples/n2c-miniprotocols/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/n2c-miniprotocols/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-use std::collections::BTreeSet;
+use std::{collections::BTreeSet, str::FromStr};
 
 use pallas::{
     codec::utils::Bytes,
+    crypto::hash::Hash,
     ledger::{addresses::Address, traverse::MultiEraBlock},
     network::{
         facades::NodeClient,
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ use pallas::{
             Point, PRE_PRODUCTION_MAGIC,
         },
     },
-    crypto::hash::Hash,
 };
 use tracing::info;
 
@@ -21,14 +21,19 @@ async fn do_localstate_query(client: &mut NodeClient) {
     client.acquire(None).await.unwrap();
 
     // Get UTxO from a (singleton) set of tx inputs.
-    let transaction_id = Hash::<32>::from(<[u8; 32]>::from_hex(
-        "15244950ed56a3af61a00f62584779fb53a9f3910468013a2b00b94b8bbc10e0"
-    ).unwrap());
-    let tx_in = TransactionInput { transaction_id, index: 0 };
+    let transaction_id =
+        Hash::<32>::from_str("15244950ed56a3af61a00f62584779fb53a9f3910468013a2b00b94b8bbc10e0")
+            .unwrap();
+    let tx_in = TransactionInput {
+        transaction_id,
+        index: 0,
+    };
     let mut txins = BTreeSet::new();
     txins.insert(tx_in);
-    
-    let result = queries_v16::get_utxo_by_txin(client, 6, txins).await.unwrap();
+
+    let result = queries_v16::get_utxo_by_txin(client, 6, txins)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
     info!("result: {:?}", result);
 
     let result = queries_v16::get_chain_point(client).await.unwrap();
@@ -46,14 +51,14 @@ async fn do_localstate_query(client: &mut NodeClient) {
     // Getting delegation and rewards for preprod stake addresses:
     let mut addrs = BTreeSet::new();
     // 1. `stake_test1uqfp3atrunssjk8a4w7lk3ct97wnscs4wc7v3ynnmx7ll7s2ea9p2`
-    let addr: Addr = <[u8; 28]>::from_hex(
-        "1218F563E4E10958FDABBDFB470B2F9D386215763CC89273D9BDFFFA"
-    ).unwrap().to_vec().into();
+    let addr: Addr = hex::decode("1218F563E4E10958FDABBDFB470B2F9D386215763CC89273D9BDFFFA")
+        .unwrap()
+        .into();
     addrs.insert(StakeAddr::from((0x00, addr)));
     // 2. `stake_test1uq2pnumhfrnnse0t3uwj4n0lhz58ehfhkdhr64ylptjhq9cyney6d`
-    let addr: Addr = <[u8; 28]>::from_hex(
-        "1419F37748E73865EB8F1D2ACDFFB8A87CDD37B36E3D549F0AE57017"
-    ).unwrap().to_vec().into();
+    let addr: Addr = hex::decode("1419F37748E73865EB8F1D2ACDFFB8A87CDD37B36E3D549F0AE57017")
+        .unwrap()
+        .into();
     addrs.insert(StakeAddr::from((0x00, addr)));
 
     let result = queries_v16::get_filtered_delegations_rewards(client, era, addrs)