diff --git a/packages/exampleReactNative/package.json b/packages/exampleReactNative/package.json
index 82578737..93777f35 100644
--- a/packages/exampleReactNative/package.json
+++ b/packages/exampleReactNative/package.json
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
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     "@babel/runtime": "^7.10.5",
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.18.1",
-    "@polkadot/util": "^2.18.1",
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.18.1",
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
+    "@polkadot/util": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
     "@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios": "^4.10.1",
     "@types/react-test-renderer": "16.9.2",
     "babel-jest": "^26.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/react-identicon/package.json b/packages/react-identicon/package.json
index 0b75e40f..e29eb08d 100644
--- a/packages/react-identicon/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-identicon/package.json
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
     "styled-components": "*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.18.1",
-    "@polkadot/util": "^2.18.1",
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.18.1",
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
+    "@polkadot/util": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
     "@types/react-copy-to-clipboard": "^4.3.0",
     "@types/react-dom": "^16.9.8",
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diff --git a/packages/reactnative-identicon/package.json b/packages/reactnative-identicon/package.json
index 36f521b2..f357ff88 100644
--- a/packages/reactnative-identicon/package.json
+++ b/packages/reactnative-identicon/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "react-native": "*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.18.1",
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
     "@types/react-native": "^0.63.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui-keyring/package.json b/packages/ui-keyring/package.json
index fc8899a5..d499bd96 100644
--- a/packages/ui-keyring/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui-keyring/package.json
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
     "store": "^2.0.12"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.18.1",
-    "@polkadot/types": "^1.25.1",
-    "@polkadot/util": "^2.18.1",
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
+    "@polkadot/types": "^1.26.0-beta.1",
+    "@polkadot/util": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
     "@types/ledgerhq__hw-transport-node-hid": "^4.22.1",
     "@types/ledgerhq__hw-transport-webusb": "^4.70.0",
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diff --git a/packages/ui-keyring/src/Keyring.ts b/packages/ui-keyring/src/Keyring.ts
index 649efb7f..406350ed 100644
--- a/packages/ui-keyring/src/Keyring.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-keyring/src/Keyring.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import BN from 'bn.js';
 import createPair from '@polkadot/keyring/pair';
 import chains from '@polkadot/ui-settings/defaults/chains';
 import { bnToBn, hexToU8a, isHex, isString, u8aSorted } from '@polkadot/util';
-import { createKeyMulti } from '@polkadot/util-crypto';
+import { base64Decode, createKeyMulti } from '@polkadot/util-crypto';
 
 import env from './observable/development';
 import Base from './Base';
@@ -273,12 +273,14 @@ export class Keyring extends Base implements KeyringStruct {
   }
 
   public restoreAccount (json: KeyringPair$Json, password: string): KeyringPair {
-    const type = Array.isArray(json.encoding.content) ? json.encoding.content[1] : 'ed25519';
+    const cryptoType = Array.isArray(json.encoding.content) ? json.encoding.content[1] : 'ed25519';
+    const encType = Array.isArray(json.encoding.type) ? json.encoding.type : [json.encoding.type];
     const pair = createPair(
-      { toSS58: this.encodeAddress, type },
+      { toSS58: this.encodeAddress, type: cryptoType },
       { publicKey: this.decodeAddress(json.address, true) },
       json.meta,
-      hexToU8a(json.encoded)
+      isHex(json.encoded) ? hexToU8a(json.encoded) : base64Decode(json.encoded),
+      encType
     );
 
     // unlock, save account and then lock (locking cleans secretKey, so needs to be last)
diff --git a/packages/ui-settings/package.json b/packages/ui-settings/package.json
index 40dba778..3ebb9274 100644
--- a/packages/ui-settings/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui-settings/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "store": "^2.0.12"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/util": "^2.18.1",
+    "@polkadot/util": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
     "@types/store": "^2.0.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/ui-shared/package.json b/packages/ui-shared/package.json
index 83266bab..1a560d2a 100644
--- a/packages/ui-shared/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui-shared/package.json
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
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   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/util": "^2.18.1",
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.18.1",
+    "@polkadot/util": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
     "@types/color": "^3.0.1",
     "@types/xmlserializer": "^0.6.0"
   }
diff --git a/packages/vue-identicon/package.json b/packages/vue-identicon/package.json
index d0f5fb46..cfcb7471 100644
--- a/packages/vue-identicon/package.json
+++ b/packages/vue-identicon/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "vue": "*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.18.1",
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
     "vue": "^2.6.11"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index de8fb2fb..04487869 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
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-  version: 1.25.1
-  resolution: "@polkadot/metadata@npm:1.25.1"
+"@polkadot/metadata@npm:1.26.0-beta.1":
+  version: 1.26.0-beta.1
+  resolution: "@polkadot/metadata@npm:1.26.0-beta.1"
   dependencies:
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-    "@polkadot/types": 1.25.1
-    "@polkadot/types-known": 1.25.1
+    "@polkadot/types": 1.26.0-beta.1
+    "@polkadot/types-known": 1.26.0-beta.1
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     bn.js: ^5.1.2
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-    "@polkadot/keyring": ^2.18.1
+    "@polkadot/keyring": ^3.0.0-beta.2
     "@polkadot/ui-settings": 0.56.1
     "@polkadot/ui-shared": 0.56.1
-    "@polkadot/util": ^2.18.1
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": ^2.18.1
+    "@polkadot/util": ^3.0.0-beta.2
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": ^3.0.0-beta.2
     "@types/react-copy-to-clipboard": ^4.3.0
     "@types/react-dom": ^16.9.8
     "@types/styled-components": ^5.1.1
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-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": ^2.18.1
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": ^3.0.0-beta.2
     "@types/react-native": ^0.63.1
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   peerDependencies:
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-  resolution: "@polkadot/types-known@npm:1.25.1"
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+  version: 1.26.0-beta.1
+  resolution: "@polkadot/types-known@npm:1.26.0-beta.1"
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-    "@polkadot/types": 1.25.1
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-"@polkadot/types@npm:1.25.1, @polkadot/types@npm:^1.25.1":
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-  resolution: "@polkadot/types@npm:1.25.1"
+"@polkadot/types@npm:1.26.0-beta.1, @polkadot/types@npm:^1.26.0-beta.1":
+  version: 1.26.0-beta.1
+  resolution: "@polkadot/types@npm:1.26.0-beta.1"
   dependencies:
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-    "@polkadot/metadata": 1.25.1
+    "@polkadot/metadata": 1.26.0-beta.1
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     "@polkadot/util-crypto": ^2.18.1
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     bn.js: ^5.1.2
     memoizee: ^0.4.14
     rxjs: ^6.6.0
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-    "@polkadot/keyring": ^2.18.1
-    "@polkadot/types": ^1.25.1
-    "@polkadot/util": ^2.18.1
+    "@polkadot/keyring": ^3.0.0-beta.2
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+    "@polkadot/util": ^3.0.0-beta.2
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     "@types/ledgerhq__hw-transport-webusb": ^4.70.0
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   resolution: "@polkadot/ui-settings@workspace:packages/ui-settings"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime": ^7.10.5
-    "@polkadot/util": ^2.18.1
+    "@polkadot/util": ^3.0.0-beta.2
     "@types/store": ^2.0.2
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     store: ^2.0.12
@@ -3246,8 +3246,8 @@ __metadata:
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   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime": ^7.10.5
-    "@polkadot/util": ^2.18.1
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": ^2.18.1
+    "@polkadot/util": ^3.0.0-beta.2
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": ^3.0.0-beta.2
     "@types/color": ^3.0.1
     "@types/xmlserializer": ^0.6.0
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+  resolution: "@polkadot/util-crypto@npm:3.0.0-beta.2"
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+    "@polkadot/util": 3.0.0-beta.2
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+    base-x: ^3.0.8
+    bip39: ^3.0.2
+    blakejs: ^1.1.0
+    bn.js: ^5.1.2
+    elliptic: ^6.5.3
+    js-sha3: ^0.8.0
+    pbkdf2: ^3.1.1
+    scryptsy: ^2.1.0
+    tweetnacl: ^1.0.3
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+  resolution: "@polkadot/util@npm:3.0.0-beta.2"
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+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": ^3.0.0-beta.2
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@@ -19099,6 +19134,13 @@ __metadata:
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