diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 81b9b47a..45b5266a 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	InfuraProjectID   string
 	EtherscanAPIKey   string
 
+	// Exchange price monitoring
+	RunExchangePriceMonitoring bool
+
 	// Emails
 	SendgridApiKey         string
 	SendgridDomain         string
@@ -168,6 +171,9 @@ func LoadConfig(coreConfig *coreCmd.Config) *Config {
 	// Etherscan API Key
 	config.EtherscanAPIKey = viper.GetString("etherscan-api-key")
 
+	// Exchange price monitoring
+	config.RunExchangePriceMonitoring = viper.GetBool("run-exchange-price-monitoring")
+
 	// Seed from which DeSo will be sent for orders placed through Wyre and "Buy With BTC" purchases
 	config.BuyDESOSeed = viper.GetString("buy-deso-seed")
 
diff --git a/routes/post.go b/routes/post.go
index 4011b435..9b881fb3 100644
--- a/routes/post.go
+++ b/routes/post.go
@@ -1176,6 +1176,8 @@ func (fes *APIServer) GetPostsHashHexList(ww http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Requ
 
 		postEntryResponses = append(postEntryResponses, postEntryResponse)
 
+		postEntryResponse.PostEntryReaderState = utxoView.GetPostEntryReaderState(readerPublicKeyBytes, postEntry)
+
 	}
 
 	if requestData.OrderBy == "newest" {
diff --git a/routes/server.go b/routes/server.go
index 8c16761a..7ebc001f 100644
--- a/routes/server.go
+++ b/routes/server.go
@@ -526,18 +526,21 @@ func NewAPIServer(
 
 	fes.StartSeedBalancesMonitoring()
 
-	// Call this once upon starting server to ensure we have a good initial value
-	fes.UpdateUSDCentsToDeSoExchangeRate()
-	fes.UpdateUSDToBTCPrice()
-	fes.UpdateUSDToETHPrice()
 
 	// Get the transaction fee map from global state if it exists
 	fes.TransactionFeeMap = fes.GetTransactionFeeMapFromGlobalState()
 
 	fes.ExemptPublicKeyMap = fes.GetExemptPublicKeyMapFromGlobalState()
 
-	// Then monitor them
-	fes.StartExchangePriceMonitoring()
+	if fes.Config.RunExchangePriceMonitoring {
+		// Call this once upon starting server to ensure we have a good initial value
+		fes.UpdateUSDCentsToDeSoExchangeRate()
+		fes.UpdateUSDToBTCPrice()
+		fes.UpdateUSDToETHPrice()
+
+		// Then monitor them
+		fes.StartExchangePriceMonitoring()
+	}
 
 	if fes.Config.RunHotFeedRoutine {
 		fes.StartHotFeedRoutine()
diff --git a/routes/shared.go b/routes/shared.go
index c050007c..3cd409bc 100644
--- a/routes/shared.go
+++ b/routes/shared.go
@@ -263,14 +263,15 @@ func (fes *APIServer) GetVerifiedUsernameToPKIDMapFromGlobalState() (_verificati
 		verifiedMapStruct.VerifiedUsernameToPKID = make(map[string]*lib.PKID)
 
 		// Encode the map and stick it in the database.
-		metadataDataBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-		if err = gob.NewEncoder(metadataDataBuf).Encode(verifiedMapStruct); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetVerifiedUsernameToPKIDMapFromGlobalState: cannot encode verifiedMap struct: %v", err)
-		}
-		err = fes.GlobalState.Put(_GlobalStatePrefixForVerifiedMap, metadataDataBuf.Bytes())
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetVerifiedUsernameToPKIDMapFromGlobalState: Cannot Decode Verification Map: %v", err)
-		}
+		// TODO: Disabled code below because it was causing a blank verifiedusername map. We should investigate why.
+		// metadataDataBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
+		// if err = gob.NewEncoder(metadataDataBuf).Encode(verifiedMapStruct); err != nil {
+		// 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetVerifiedUsernameToPKIDMapFromGlobalState: cannot encode verifiedMap struct: %v", err)
+		// }
+		// err = fes.GlobalState.Put(_GlobalStatePrefixForVerifiedMap, metadataDataBuf.Bytes())
+		// if err != nil {
+		// 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetVerifiedUsernameToPKIDMapFromGlobalState: Cannot Decode Verification Map: %v", err)
+		// }
 	}
 	// Return the verificationMap
 	return verifiedMapStruct.VerifiedUsernameToPKID, nil