diff --git a/examples/.babelrc b/examples/.babelrc
index d2903f1..5dccb68 100644
--- a/examples/.babelrc
+++ b/examples/.babelrc
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 {
-  "presets": ["es2015", "stage-3"],
-  "plugins": ["syntax-async-functions", "transform-runtime", "transform-regenerator", "transform-async-to-generator"]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "presets": [["@babel/preset-env"]],
+  "plugins": [
+    "@babel/plugin-syntax-async-generators",
+    [
+      "@babel/plugin-transform-runtime",
+      {
+        "absoluteRuntime": false,
+        "helpers": true,
+        "regenerator": true
+      }
+    ],
+    "@babel/plugin-transform-regenerator",
+    "@babel/plugin-transform-async-to-generator"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/examples/package.json b/examples/package.json
index defc7cb..6be264c 100644
--- a/examples/package.json
+++ b/examples/package.json
@@ -14,23 +14,25 @@
   "author": "BigchainDB",
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "babel-cli": "^6.26.0",
-    "babel-core": "^6.13.2",
-    "babel-loader": "^6.2.4",
-    "babel-plugin-syntax-async-functions": "^6.13.0",
-    "babel-plugin-transform-async-to-generator": "^6.8.0",
-    "babel-plugin-transform-regenerator": "^6.11.4",
-    "babel-plugin-transform-runtime": "^6.12.0",
-    "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.13.2",
-    "babel-preset-stage-3": "^6.11.0",
-    "nodemon": "^1.14.8",
-    "rimraf": "^2.6.2"
+    "@babel/cli": "^7.13.0",
+    "@babel/core": "^7.13.8",
+    "@babel/eslint-parser": "^7.13.8",
+    "@babel/node": "7.13.0",
+    "@babel/plugin-syntax-async-generators": "^7.8.4",
+    "@babel/plugin-transform-async-to-generator": "^7.13.0",
+    "@babel/plugin-transform-regenerator": "^7.12.13",
+    "@babel/plugin-transform-runtime": "^7.13.9",
+    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.13.9",
+    "@babel/register": "^7.13.8",
+    "babel-loader": "^8.2.2",
+    "nodemon": "^2.0.7",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.2"
   },
   "repository": "/",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "bigchaindb-driver": "^4.1.0",
-    "bip39": "^2.5.0",
-    "dotenv": "^4.0.0"
+    "bigchaindb-driver": "^4.1.2",
+    "bip39": "^3.0.3",
+    "dotenv": "^8.2.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/src/basic-usage-async-await.js b/examples/src/basic-usage-async-await.js
index f6e478c..d1d03b3 100644
--- a/examples/src/basic-usage-async-await.js
+++ b/examples/src/basic-usage-async-await.js
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
 const driver = require('bigchaindb-driver')
 require('dotenv').config()
 
-
 // ======== Preparation ======== //
-const conn = new driver.Connection('https://example.com/api/v1/', {
+const conn = new driver.Connection('https://test.ipdb.io/api/v1/', {
     header1: 'header1_value',
     header2: 'header2_value'
 })
@@ -26,11 +25,9 @@ const assetdata = {
 
 const metadata = { 'planet': 'earth' }
 
-
 // Call async basic usage function
 basicUsage()
 
-
 async function basicUsage() {
     // ======== Create Transaction Bicycle ======== //
     const txCreateAliceSimple = driver.Transaction.makeCreateTransaction(
@@ -45,7 +42,6 @@ async function basicUsage() {
     const txCreateAliceSimpleSigned =
         driver.Transaction.signTransaction(txCreateAliceSimple, alice.privateKey)
 
-
     // ======== POST CREATE Transaction ======== //
     const createdTx = await conn.postTransactionCommit(txCreateAliceSimpleSigned)
 
@@ -60,7 +56,6 @@ async function basicUsage() {
 
     await conn.postTransactionCommit(txTransferBobSigned)
 
-
     // ======== Querying Assets ======== //
     const assets = await conn.searchAssets('Bicycle Inc.')
     console.log(assets) // eslint-disable-line no-console
diff --git a/examples/src/basic-usage.js b/examples/src/basic-usage.js
index 56520e8..13da196 100644
--- a/examples/src/basic-usage.js
+++ b/examples/src/basic-usage.js
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
 const driver = require('bigchaindb-driver')
 require('dotenv').config()
 
-
 // ======== Preparation ======== //
-const conn = new driver.Connection('https://example.com/api/v1/', {
+const conn = new driver.Connection('https://test.ipdb.io/api/v1/', {
     header1: 'header1_value',
     header2: 'header2_value'
 })
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ const assetdata = {
 
 const metadata = { 'planet': 'earth' }
 
-
 // ======== Create Transaction Bicycle ======== //
 const txCreateAliceSimple = driver.Transaction.makeCreateTransaction(
     assetdata,
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ conn.postTransactionCommit(txCreateAliceSimpleSigned)
         console.log('Was Alice the previous owner?', tx.inputs[0].owners_before[0] === alice.publicKey) // eslint-disable-line no-console
     })
 
-
 // ======== Search Asset by Serial Number ======== //
     .then(() => conn.searchAssets('Bicycle Inc.'))
     .then(assets => console.log('Found assets with serial number Bicycle Inc.:', assets)) // eslint-disable-line no-console
diff --git a/examples/src/query-assets.js b/examples/src/query-assets.js
index 29dd23d..baf7e26 100644
--- a/examples/src/query-assets.js
+++ b/examples/src/query-assets.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 const driver = require('bigchaindb-driver')
 require('dotenv').config()
 
-
 // ======== Preparation ======== //
 const conn = new driver.Connection('https://example.com/api/v1/', {
     header1: 'header1_value',
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ const conn = new driver.Connection('https://example.com/api/v1/', {
 
 const alice = new driver.Ed25519Keypair()
 
-
 // ======== Asset Array ======== //
 const assetArray = []
 assetArray.push({ 'bicycle': { 'serial_number': 'abc', 'manufacturer': 'BicyclesInc' } })
@@ -25,7 +23,6 @@ assetArray.push({ 'bicycle': { 'serial_number': 'fgh', 'manufacturer': 'Bicycles
 
 const metadata = { 'planet': 'Pluto' }
 
-
 // ======== Create Transactions for bicycles ======== //
 function createTx(assetdata) {
     const txCreate = driver.Transaction.makeCreateTransaction(
@@ -41,16 +38,13 @@ function createTx(assetdata) {
     return conn.postTransactionCommit(txCreateSigned)
 }
 
-
 // ======== Execute all promises in order to post transactions and fetch them ======== //
 Promise.all(assetArray.map(createTx))
 
-
 // ======== Querying Assets for Assetdata ======== //
     .then(() => conn.searchAssets('BicyclesInc'))
     .then(assets => console.log('Found assets with serial number "BicyclesInc":', assets)) // eslint-disable-line no-console
 
-
 // ======== Querying Assets for Metadata ======== //
     .then(() => conn.searchMetadata('Pluto'))
     .then(assets => console.log('Found assets with metadata "Pluto":', assets)) // eslint-disable-line no-console