diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/Blob.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/Blob.java
index 1396f5c82..7b9d4e340 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/Blob.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/Blob.java
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
  */
 public class Blob extends AArrayBlob {
 	public static final Blob EMPTY = wrap(Utils.EMPTY_BYTES);
+	public static final Blob ZERO = wrap(new byte[] {0});
+	public static final Blob ONE = wrap(new byte[] {1});;
+
 	public static final Blob NULL_ENCODING = Blob.wrap(new byte[] {Tag.NULL});
 	
 	public static final int CHUNK_LENGTH = 4096;
diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/prim/CVMBool.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/prim/CVMBool.java
index 2149a1508..bb9c94c21 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/prim/CVMBool.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/prim/CVMBool.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import convex.core.data.ACell;
 import convex.core.data.AString;
+import convex.core.data.Blob;
 import convex.core.data.BlobBuilder;
 import convex.core.data.Strings;
 import convex.core.data.Tag;
@@ -109,4 +110,8 @@ public AString toCVMString(long limit) {
 		return this==a;
 	}
 
+	public Blob toBlob() {
+		return value?Blob.ONE:Blob.ZERO;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/RT.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/RT.java
index 8dbe62d1c..bc9e38ee6 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/RT.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/RT.java
@@ -1229,6 +1229,8 @@ public static ABlob castBlob(ACell a) {
 			return ((AInteger)a).toBlob();
 		if (a instanceof AString)
 			return Blobs.fromHex((AString)a);
+		if (a instanceof CVMBool)
+			return ((CVMBool)a).toBlob();
 		return null;
 	}
 
diff --git a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/lang/CoreTest.java b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/lang/CoreTest.java
index ecea55f1f..3eb0780a3 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/lang/CoreTest.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/lang/CoreTest.java
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ public void testBlob() {
 		
 		// Address converts to regular Blob
 		assertEquals(eval("0x0000000000000013"),eval("(blob #19)")); 
+
+		// Booleans become 0/1 bytes
+		assertEquals(eval("0x00"),eval("(blob false)"));
+		assertEquals(eval("0x01"),eval("(blob true)"));
 		
 		// Account key should be a Blob
 		assertEquals(eval("*key*"),eval("(blob *key*)"));
@@ -464,6 +468,8 @@ public void testChar() {
 	public void testBoolean() {
 		// test precise values
 		assertSame(CVMBool.TRUE, eval("(boolean 1)"));
+		assertSame(CVMBool.TRUE, eval("(boolean 0)"));
+		assertSame(CVMBool.TRUE, eval("(boolean 0x00)"));
 		assertSame(CVMBool.FALSE, eval("(boolean nil)"));
 
 		// nil and false should be falsey
diff --git a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/test/Samples.java b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/test/Samples.java
index 70eb7d27c..ddf116cb8 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/test/Samples.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/test/Samples.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class Samples {
 	public static final ASet<CVMLong> LONG_SET_10 = Sets.create(INT_VECTOR_10);
 	public static final ASet<CVMLong> LONG_SET_100 = Sets.create(INT_VECTOR_300);
 
-	public static final Blob ONE_ZERO_BYTE_DATA = Blob.fromHex("00");
+	public static final Blob ONE_ZERO_BYTE_DATA = Blob.ZERO;
 
 	public static final Keyword FOO = Keyword.create("foo");
 	public static final Keyword BAR = Keyword.create("bar");