diff --git a/schemas/.utils.py.swp b/schemas/.utils.py.swp
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index 0000000..fb8d39c
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diff --git a/schemas/blocks.py b/schemas/blocks.py
index fb71d97..18e41b1 100644
--- a/schemas/blocks.py
+++ b/schemas/blocks.py
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ import json
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 
-from hexbytes import HexBytes
 from pydantic import BaseModel
-from web3.datastructures import AttributeDict
 
-from .utils import CamelModel
+from .utils import CamelModel, Web3Model
 
 
 class BlockCallType(Enum):
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ class BlockCall(CamelModel):
     error: Optional[str]
 
 
-class Block(BaseModel):
+class Block(Web3Model):
     block_number: int
     calls: List[BlockCall]
     data: dict
@@ -39,12 +37,6 @@ class Block(BaseModel):
     transaction_hashes: List[str]
     txs_gas_data: Dict[str, dict]
 
-    class Config:
-        json_encoders = {
-            AttributeDict: dict,
-            HexBytes: lambda h: h.hex(),
-        }
-
     def get_filtered_calls(self, hash: str) -> List[BlockCall]:
         return [
             call for call in self.calls
diff --git a/schemas/utils.py b/schemas/utils.py
index 8a57059..a3cb04b 100644
--- a/schemas/utils.py
+++ b/schemas/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import json
 
+from hexbytes import HexBytes
 from pydantic import BaseModel
+from web3.datastructures import AttributeDict
 
 
 def to_camel(string: str) -> str:
@@ -10,13 +12,23 @@ def to_camel(string: str) -> str:
     )
 
 
+def to_original_json_dict(model: BaseModel) -> dict:
+    return json.loads(model.json(by_alias=True, exclude_unset=True))
+
+
+class Web3Model(BaseModel):
+    """BaseModel that handles web3's unserializable objects"""
+
+    class Config:
+        json_encoders = {
+            AttributeDict: dict,
+            HexBytes: lambda h: h.hex(),
+        }
+
+
 class CamelModel(BaseModel):
     """BaseModel that translates from camelCase to snake_case"""
 
-    class Config:
+    class Config(Web3Model.Config):
         alias_generator = to_camel
         allow_population_by_field_name = True
-
-
-def to_original_json_dict(model: BaseModel) -> dict:
-    return json.loads(model.json(by_alias=True, exclude_unset=True))