diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8cdd418d..49604290 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if(POLICY CMP0043)
 endif()
 
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 
diff --git a/src/currency_core/currency_basic.h b/src/currency_core/currency_basic.h
index b86d5e70..7a013ba2 100644
--- a/src/currency_core/currency_basic.h
+++ b/src/currency_core/currency_basic.h
@@ -56,12 +56,10 @@ namespace currency
   const static crypto::key_derivation null_derivation = AUTO_VAL_INIT(null_derivation);
 
   const static crypto::hash gdefault_genesis = epee::string_tools::hex_to_pod<crypto::hash>("CC608F59F8080E2FBFE3C8C80EB6E6A953D47CF2D6AEBD345BADA3A1CAB99852");
-  //const static crypto::hash ffff_hash = epee::string_tools::hex_to_pod<crypto::hash>("ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff");
-  //const static crypto::public_key ffff_pkey = epee::string_tools::hex_to_pod<crypto::public_key>("ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"); // TODO @#@# consider getting rid of this
 
-  // TODO: rewtire the following to a normal aggregate initialization once we move to C++17 -- sowle
-  const static crypto::public_key native_coin_asset_id       = reinterpret_cast<const crypto::public_key&>(static_cast<const crypto::ec_scalar&>(crypto::ec_scalar{'\xd6', '\x32', '\x9b', '\x5b', '\x1f', '\x7c', '\x08', '\x05', '\xb5', '\xc3', '\x45', '\xf4', '\x95', '\x75', '\x54', '\x00', '\x2a', '\x2f', '\x55', '\x78', '\x45', '\xf6', '\x4d', '\x76', '\x45', '\xda', '\xe0', '\xe0', '\x51', '\xa6', '\x49', '\x8a'})); // == crypto::c_point_H, checked in crypto_constants
-  const static crypto::public_key native_coin_asset_id_1div8 = reinterpret_cast<const crypto::public_key&>(static_cast<const crypto::ec_scalar&>(crypto::ec_scalar{'\x74', '\xc3', '\x2d', '\x3e', '\xaa', '\xfa', '\xfc', '\x62', '\x3b', '\xf4', '\x83', '\xe8', '\x58', '\xd4', '\x2e', '\x8b', '\xf4', '\xec', '\x7d', '\xf0', '\x64', '\xad', '\xa2', '\xe3', '\x49', '\x34', '\x46', '\x9c', '\xff', '\x6b', '\x62', '\x68'})); // == 1/8 * crypto::c_point_H, checked in crypto_constants
+  // Using C++17 extended aggregate initialization (P0017R1). C++17, finally! -- sowle
+  const static crypto::public_key native_coin_asset_id       = {{'\xd6', '\x32', '\x9b', '\x5b', '\x1f', '\x7c', '\x08', '\x05', '\xb5', '\xc3', '\x45', '\xf4', '\x95', '\x75', '\x54', '\x00', '\x2a', '\x2f', '\x55', '\x78', '\x45', '\xf6', '\x4d', '\x76', '\x45', '\xda', '\xe0', '\xe0', '\x51', '\xa6', '\x49', '\x8a'}}; // == crypto::c_point_H, checked in crypto_constants
+  const static crypto::public_key native_coin_asset_id_1div8 = {{'\x74', '\xc3', '\x2d', '\x3e', '\xaa', '\xfa', '\xfc', '\x62', '\x3b', '\xf4', '\x83', '\xe8', '\x58', '\xd4', '\x2e', '\x8b', '\xf4', '\xec', '\x7d', '\xf0', '\x64', '\xad', '\xa2', '\xe3', '\x49', '\x34', '\x46', '\x9c', '\xff', '\x6b', '\x62', '\x68'}}; // == 1/8 * crypto::c_point_H, checked in crypto_constants
   const static crypto::point_t    native_coin_asset_id_pt    = crypto::c_point_H;
 
   const static wide_difficulty_type global_difficulty_pow_starter = DIFFICULTY_POW_STARTER;
diff --git a/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils_abstract.h b/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils_abstract.h
index c27551a6..11d051b9 100644
--- a/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils_abstract.h
+++ b/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils_abstract.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace currency
   /*                                                                      */
   /************************************************************************/
   template<class t_array>
-  struct array_hasher : std::unary_function<t_array&, std::size_t>
+  struct array_hasher
   {
     std::size_t operator()(const t_array& val) const
     {
diff --git a/src/serialization/binary_archive.h b/src/serialization/binary_archive.h
index b951a106..3fe31e72 100644
--- a/src/serialization/binary_archive.h
+++ b/src/serialization/binary_archive.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ template <>
 struct binary_archive<false> : public binary_archive_base<std::istream, false>
 {
   explicit binary_archive(stream_type &s) : base_type(s) {
-    stream_type::streampos pos = stream_.tellg();
+    stream_type::pos_type pos = stream_.tellg();
     stream_.seekg(0, std::ios_base::end);
     eof_pos_ = stream_.tellg();
     stream_.seekg(pos);