diff --git a/ethers-core/src/utils/mod.rs b/ethers-core/src/utils/mod.rs
index 3d0ffc73..e874dc39 100644
--- a/ethers-core/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/ethers-core/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -8,3 +8,157 @@ pub use solc::{CompiledContract, Solc};
 
 mod hash;
 pub use hash::{hash_message, id, keccak256, serialize};
+
+/// Re-export RLP
+pub use rlp;
+
+use crate::types::{Address, Bytes, U256};
+
+/// 1 Ether = 1e18 Wei
+pub const WEI: usize = 1000000000000000000;
+
+/// Format the output for the user which prefer to see values
+/// in ether (instead of wei)
+///
+/// Divides the input by 1e18
+pub fn format_ether<T: Into<U256>>(amount: T) -> U256 {
+    amount.into() / WEI
+}
+
+/// Divides with the number of decimals
+pub fn format_units<T: Into<U256>>(amount: T, decimals: usize) -> U256 {
+    amount.into() / decimals
+}
+
+/// Converts a string to a U256 and converts from Ether to Wei.
+///
+/// Multiplies the input by 1e18
+pub fn parse_ether(eth: &str) -> Result<U256, rustc_hex::FromHexError> {
+    Ok(eth.parse::<U256>()? * WEI)
+}
+
+/// Multiplies with the number of decimals
+pub fn parse_units(eth: &str, decimals: usize) -> Result<U256, rustc_hex::FromHexError> {
+    Ok(eth.parse::<U256>()? * decimals)
+}
+
+/// The address for an Ethereum contract is deterministically computed from the
+/// address of its creator (sender) and how many transactions the creator has
+/// sent (nonce). The sender and nonce are RLP encoded and then hashed with Keccak-256.
+pub fn get_contract_address(sender: impl Into<Address>, nonce: impl Into<U256>) -> Address {
+    let mut stream = rlp::RlpStream::new();
+    stream.begin_list(2);
+    stream.append(&sender.into());
+    stream.append(&nonce.into());
+
+    let hash = keccak256(&stream.out());
+
+    let mut bytes = [0u8; 20];
+    bytes.copy_from_slice(&hash[12..]);
+    Address::from(bytes)
+}
+
+/// Returns the CREATE2 of a smart contract as specified in
+/// [EIP1014](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-1014.md)
+///
+/// keccak256( 0xff ++ senderAddress ++ salt ++ keccak256(init_code))[12:]
+pub fn get_create2_address(
+    from: impl Into<Address>,
+    salt: impl Into<Bytes>,
+    init_code: impl Into<Bytes>,
+) -> Address {
+    let bytes = [
+        &[0xff],
+        from.into().as_bytes(),
+        salt.into().as_ref(),
+        &keccak256(init_code.into().as_ref()),
+    ]
+    .concat();
+
+    let hash = keccak256(&bytes);
+
+    let mut bytes = [0u8; 20];
+    bytes.copy_from_slice(&hash[12..]);
+    Address::from(bytes)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use rustc_hex::FromHex;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn contract_address() {
+        // http://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/760/how-is-the-address-of-an-ethereum-contract-computed
+        let from = "6ac7ea33f8831ea9dcc53393aaa88b25a785dbf0"
+            .parse::<Address>()
+            .unwrap();
+        for (nonce, expected) in [
+            "cd234a471b72ba2f1ccf0a70fcaba648a5eecd8d",
+            "343c43a37d37dff08ae8c4a11544c718abb4fcf8",
+            "f778b86fa74e846c4f0a1fbd1335fe81c00a0c91",
+            "fffd933a0bc612844eaf0c6fe3e5b8e9b6c1d19c",
+        ]
+        .iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        {
+            let address = get_contract_address(from, nonce);
+            assert_eq!(address, expected.parse::<Address>().unwrap());
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    // Test vectors from https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-1014.md#examples
+    fn create2_address() {
+        for (from, salt, init_code, expected) in &[
+            (
+                "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+                "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+                "00",
+                "4D1A2e2bB4F88F0250f26Ffff098B0b30B26BF38",
+            ),
+            (
+                "deadbeef00000000000000000000000000000000",
+                "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+                "00",
+                "B928f69Bb1D91Cd65274e3c79d8986362984fDA3",
+            ),
+            (
+                "deadbeef00000000000000000000000000000000",
+                "000000000000000000000000feed000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+                "00",
+                "D04116cDd17beBE565EB2422F2497E06cC1C9833",
+            ),
+            (
+                "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+                "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+                "deadbeef",
+                "70f2b2914A2a4b783FaEFb75f459A580616Fcb5e",
+            ),
+            (
+                "00000000000000000000000000000000deadbeef",
+                "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000cafebabe",
+                "deadbeef",
+                "60f3f640a8508fC6a86d45DF051962668E1e8AC7",
+            ),
+            (
+                "00000000000000000000000000000000deadbeef",
+                "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000cafebabe",
+                "deadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef",
+                "1d8bfDC5D46DC4f61D6b6115972536eBE6A8854C",
+            ),
+            (
+                "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+                "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+                "",
+                "E33C0C7F7df4809055C3ebA6c09CFe4BaF1BD9e0",
+            ),
+        ] {
+            let from = from.parse::<Address>().unwrap();
+            let salt = salt.from_hex::<Vec<u8>>().unwrap();
+            let init_code = init_code.from_hex::<Vec<u8>>().unwrap();
+            let expected = expected.parse::<Address>().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(expected, get_create2_address(from, salt, init_code))
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs b/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
index 0510466e..8c6fe0f2 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
@@ -182,9 +182,14 @@ impl<P: JsonRpcClient> Provider<P> {
     /// Returns the nonce of the address
     pub async fn get_transaction_count(
         &self,
-        from: Address,
+        from: impl Into<NameOrAddress>,
         block: Option<BlockNumber>,
     ) -> Result<U256, ProviderError> {
+        let from = match from.into() {
+            NameOrAddress::Name(ens_name) => self.resolve_name(&ens_name).await?,
+            NameOrAddress::Address(addr) => addr,
+        };
+
         let from = utils::serialize(&from);
         let block = utils::serialize(&block.unwrap_or(BlockNumber::Latest));
         Ok(self
@@ -197,9 +202,14 @@ impl<P: JsonRpcClient> Provider<P> {
     /// Returns the account's balance
     pub async fn get_balance(
         &self,
-        from: Address,
+        from: impl Into<NameOrAddress>,
         block: Option<BlockNumber>,
     ) -> Result<U256, ProviderError> {
+        let from = match from.into() {
+            NameOrAddress::Name(ens_name) => self.resolve_name(&ens_name).await?,
+            NameOrAddress::Address(addr) => addr,
+        };
+
         let from = utils::serialize(&from);
         let block = utils::serialize(&block.unwrap_or(BlockNumber::Latest));
         Ok(self