diff --git a/src/arith_uint256.cpp b/src/arith_uint256.cpp
index 536a787fee..946c47a384 100644
--- a/src/arith_uint256.cpp
+++ b/src/arith_uint256.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <uint256.h>
 #include <crypto/common.h>
+#include <util/strencodings.h>
 
 
 template <unsigned int BITS>
@@ -146,7 +147,13 @@ double base_uint<BITS>::getdouble() const
 template <unsigned int BITS>
 std::string base_uint<BITS>::GetHex() const
 {
-    return ArithToUint256(*this).GetHex();
+    static constexpr ssize_t BYTES = BITS / 8;
+
+    uint8_t pn_rev[BYTES];
+    for (int i = 0; i < BYTES; ++i) {
+        pn_rev[i] = ((uint8_t*)&pn)[BYTES - 1 - i];
+    }
+    return HexStr(pn_rev);
 }
 
 template <unsigned int BITS>
@@ -257,3 +264,15 @@ arith_uint256 UintToArith256(const uint256 &a)
         b.pn[x] = ReadLE32(a.begin() + x*4);
     return b;
 }
+
+// Explicit instantiations for base_uint<320>
+template base_uint<320>& base_uint<320>::operator<<=(unsigned int);
+template base_uint<320>& base_uint<320>::operator*=(const base_uint<320>& b);
+template int base_uint<320>::CompareTo(const base_uint<320>&) const;
+template std::string base_uint<320>::GetHex() const;
+
+arith_uint320::arith_uint320(const uint256& b) {
+    std::memset(pn, 0, sizeof(pn));
+    std::memcpy(pn, b.data(), b.size());
+}
+
diff --git a/src/arith_uint256.h b/src/arith_uint256.h
index c63a76ea03..26d6a45ca7 100644
--- a/src/arith_uint256.h
+++ b/src/arith_uint256.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 class uint256;
+class arith_uint320;
 
 class uint_error : public std::runtime_error {
 public:
@@ -279,6 +280,22 @@ class arith_uint256 : public base_uint<256> {
 
     friend uint256 ArithToUint256(const arith_uint256 &);
     friend arith_uint256 UintToArith256(const uint256 &);
+    friend class arith_uint320;
+};
+
+/** 320-bit unsigned big integer. */
+class arith_uint320 : public base_uint<320> {
+public:
+    arith_uint320() {}
+    arith_uint320(const base_uint<320>& b) : base_uint<320>(b) {}
+    arith_uint320(uint64_t b) : base_uint<320>(b) {}
+
+    arith_uint320(const arith_uint256& b) {
+        std::memset(pn, 0, sizeof(pn));
+        std::memcpy(pn, b.pn, sizeof(b.pn));
+    }
+
+    arith_uint320(const uint256& b);
 };
 
 uint256 ArithToUint256(const arith_uint256 &);
diff --git a/src/gridcoin/staking/kernel.cpp b/src/gridcoin/staking/kernel.cpp
index 511ef3fe18..7f1952140d 100644
--- a/src/gridcoin/staking/kernel.cpp
+++ b/src/gridcoin/staking/kernel.cpp
@@ -631,13 +631,12 @@ bool GRC::CheckProofOfStakeV8(
 
     //Stake refactoring TomasBrod
     int64_t Weight = CalculateStakeWeightV8(txPrev, prevout.n);
-    arith_uint256 bnHashProof = UintToArith256(hashProofOfStake);
+    arith_uint320 bnHashProof = arith_uint320(hashProofOfStake);
 
     // Base target
-    arith_uint256 bnTarget;
-    bnTarget.SetCompact(Block.nBits);
+    arith_uint320 bnTarget = arith_uint256().SetCompact(Block.nBits);
     // Weighted target
-    bnTarget *= Weight;
+    bnTarget *= arith_uint320(Weight);
 
 
     LogPrint(BCLog::LogFlags::VERBOSE,
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 59aaf77d08..21f6a73597 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -732,9 +732,8 @@ bool CreateCoinStake(CBlock &blocknew, CKey &key,
 
         StakeKernelHash = UintToArith256(GRC::CalculateStakeHashV8(block_time, CoinTx, CoinTxN, txnew.nTime, StakeModifier));
 
-        arith_uint256 StakeTarget;
-        StakeTarget.SetCompact(blocknew.nBits);
-        StakeTarget *= CoinWeight;
+        arith_uint320 StakeTarget = arith_uint256().SetCompact(blocknew.nBits);
+        StakeTarget *= arith_uint320(CoinWeight);
         StakeWeightSum += CoinWeight;
         StakeWeightMin = std::min(StakeWeightMin, CoinWeight);
         StakeWeightMax = std::max(StakeWeightMax, CoinWeight);
@@ -754,7 +753,7 @@ bool CreateCoinStake(CBlock &blocknew, CKey &key,
                  StakeKernelDiff,
                  GRC::GetBlockDifficulty(blocknew.nBits));
 
-        if (StakeKernelHash <= StakeTarget)
+        if (arith_uint320(StakeKernelHash) <= StakeTarget)
         {
             // Found a kernel
             LogPrintf("CreateCoinStake: Found Kernel");