diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a300a714f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "lib/bls-signatures/bls-signatures"]
+	path = lib/bls-signatures/bls-signatures
+	url = https://github.com/filecoin-project/bls-signatures.git
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f0813cf75..9cf2fc07d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.0.5
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-routing v0.1.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-log v0.0.2-0.20190703113630-0c3cfb1eccc4
+	github.com/ipsn/go-secp256k1 v0.0.0-20180726113642-9d62b9f0bc52
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.2.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-circuit v0.1.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-connmgr v0.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 795f01f84..1eaf7caeb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ github.com/ipfs/go-log v0.0.2-0.20190703113630-0c3cfb1eccc4 h1:4GUopYwyu/8kX0UxY
 github.com/ipfs/go-log v0.0.2-0.20190703113630-0c3cfb1eccc4/go.mod h1:YTiqro5xwLoGra88hB8tMBlN+7ByaT3Kdaa0UqwCmI0=
 github.com/ipfs/go-todocounter v0.0.1 h1:kITWA5ZcQZfrUnDNkRn04Xzh0YFaDFXsoO2A81Eb6Lw=
 github.com/ipfs/go-todocounter v0.0.1/go.mod h1:l5aErvQc8qKE2r7NDMjmq5UNAvuZy0rC8BHOplkWvZ4=
+github.com/ipsn/go-secp256k1 v0.0.0-20180726113642-9d62b9f0bc52 h1:QG4CGBqCeuBo6aZlGAamSkxWdgWfZGeE49eUOWJPA4c=
+github.com/ipsn/go-secp256k1 v0.0.0-20180726113642-9d62b9f0bc52/go.mod h1:fdg+/X9Gg4AsAIzWpEHwnqd+QY3b7lajxyjE1m4hkq4=
 github.com/jackpal/gateway v1.0.5 h1:qzXWUJfuMdlLMtt0a3Dgt+xkWQiA5itDEITVJtuSwMc=
 github.com/jackpal/gateway v1.0.5/go.mod h1:lTpwd4ACLXmpyiCTRtfiNyVnUmqT9RivzCDQetPfnjA=
 github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v1.0.1 h1:i0LektDkO1QlrTm/cSuP+PyBCDnYvjPLGl4LdWEMiaA=
diff --git a/lib/bls-signatures/bls-signatures b/lib/bls-signatures/bls-signatures
new file mode 160000
index 000000000..c2f288190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/bls-signatures/bls-signatures
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit c2f28819039ce50f9a25429598a6d179fdaabe20
diff --git a/lib/bls-signatures/bls.go b/lib/bls-signatures/bls.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fc674e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/bls-signatures/bls.go
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+package bls
+
+import (
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// #cgo LDFLAGS: -L${SRCDIR}/lib -lbls_signatures
+// #cgo pkg-config: ${SRCDIR}/lib/pkgconfig/libbls_signatures.pc
+// #include "./include/libbls_signatures.h"
+import "C"
+
+// Hash computes the digest of a message
+func Hash(message Message) Digest {
+	// prep request
+	cMessage := C.CBytes(message)
+	defer C.free(cMessage)
+	cMessagePtr := (*C.uchar)(cMessage)
+	cMessageLen := C.size_t(len(message))
+
+	// call method
+	resPtr := (*C.HashResponse)(unsafe.Pointer(C.hash(cMessagePtr, cMessageLen)))
+	defer C.destroy_hash_response(resPtr)
+
+	// prep response
+	var digest Digest
+	digestSlice := C.GoBytes(unsafe.Pointer(&resPtr.digest), DigestBytes) // nolint: staticcheck
+	copy(digest[:], digestSlice)
+
+	return digest
+}
+
+// Verify verifies that a signature is the aggregated signature of digests - pubkeys
+func Verify(signature Signature, digests []Digest, publicKeys []PublicKey) bool {
+	// prep data
+	flattenedDigests := make([]byte, DigestBytes*len(digests))
+	for idx, digest := range digests {
+		copy(flattenedDigests[(DigestBytes*idx):(DigestBytes*(1+idx))], digest[:])
+	}
+
+	flattenedPublicKeys := make([]byte, PublicKeyBytes*len(publicKeys))
+	for idx, publicKey := range publicKeys {
+		copy(flattenedPublicKeys[(PublicKeyBytes*idx):(PublicKeyBytes*(1+idx))], publicKey[:])
+	}
+
+	// prep request
+	cSignature := C.CBytes(signature[:])
+	defer C.free(cSignature)
+	cSignaturePtr := (*C.uchar)(cSignature)
+
+	cFlattenedDigests := C.CBytes(flattenedDigests)
+	defer C.free(cFlattenedDigests)
+	cFlattenedDigestsPtr := (*C.uint8_t)(cFlattenedDigests)
+	cFlattenedDigestsLen := C.size_t(len(flattenedDigests))
+
+	cFlattenedPublicKeys := C.CBytes(flattenedPublicKeys)
+	defer C.free(cFlattenedPublicKeys)
+	cFlattenedPublicKeysPtr := (*C.uint8_t)(cFlattenedPublicKeys)
+	cFlattenedPublicKeysLen := C.size_t(len(flattenedPublicKeys))
+
+	// call method
+	resPtr := (*C.VerifyResponse)(unsafe.Pointer(C.verify(cSignaturePtr, cFlattenedDigestsPtr, cFlattenedDigestsLen, cFlattenedPublicKeysPtr, cFlattenedPublicKeysLen)))
+	defer C.destroy_verify_response(resPtr)
+
+	return resPtr.result > 0
+}
+
+// Aggregate aggregates signatures together into a new signature
+func Aggregate(signatures []Signature) Signature {
+	// prep data
+	flattenedSignatures := make([]byte, SignatureBytes*len(signatures))
+	for idx, sig := range signatures {
+		copy(flattenedSignatures[(SignatureBytes*idx):(SignatureBytes*(1+idx))], sig[:])
+	}
+
+	// prep request
+	cFlattenedSignatures := C.CBytes(flattenedSignatures)
+	defer C.free(cFlattenedSignatures)
+	cFlattenedSignaturesPtr := (*C.uint8_t)(cFlattenedSignatures)
+	cFlattenedSignaturesLen := C.size_t(len(flattenedSignatures))
+
+	// call method
+	resPtr := (*C.AggregateResponse)(unsafe.Pointer(C.aggregate(cFlattenedSignaturesPtr, cFlattenedSignaturesLen)))
+	defer C.destroy_aggregate_response(resPtr)
+
+	// prep response
+	var signature Signature
+	signatureSlice := C.GoBytes(unsafe.Pointer(&resPtr.signature), SignatureBytes) // nolint: staticcheck
+	copy(signature[:], signatureSlice)
+
+	return signature
+}
+
+// PrivateKeyGenerate generates a private key
+func PrivateKeyGenerate() PrivateKey {
+	// call method
+	resPtr := (*C.PrivateKeyGenerateResponse)(unsafe.Pointer(C.private_key_generate()))
+	defer C.destroy_private_key_generate_response(resPtr)
+
+	// prep response
+	var privateKey PrivateKey
+	privateKeySlice := C.GoBytes(unsafe.Pointer(&resPtr.private_key), PrivateKeyBytes) // nolint: staticcheck
+	copy(privateKey[:], privateKeySlice)
+
+	return privateKey
+}
+
+// PrivateKeySign signs a message
+func PrivateKeySign(privateKey PrivateKey, message Message) Signature {
+	// prep request
+	cPrivateKey := C.CBytes(privateKey[:])
+	defer C.free(cPrivateKey)
+	cPrivateKeyPtr := (*C.uchar)(cPrivateKey)
+
+	cMessage := C.CBytes(message)
+	defer C.free(cMessage)
+	cMessagePtr := (*C.uchar)(cMessage)
+	cMessageLen := C.size_t(len(message))
+
+	// call method
+	resPtr := (*C.PrivateKeySignResponse)(unsafe.Pointer(C.private_key_sign(cPrivateKeyPtr, cMessagePtr, cMessageLen)))
+	defer C.destroy_private_key_sign_response(resPtr)
+
+	// prep response
+	var signature Signature
+	signatureSlice := C.GoBytes(unsafe.Pointer(&resPtr.signature), SignatureBytes) // nolint: staticcheck
+	copy(signature[:], signatureSlice)
+
+	return signature
+}
+
+// PrivateKeyPublicKey gets the public key for a private key
+func PrivateKeyPublicKey(privateKey PrivateKey) PublicKey {
+	// prep request
+	cPrivateKey := C.CBytes(privateKey[:])
+	defer C.free(cPrivateKey)
+	cPrivateKeyPtr := (*C.uchar)(cPrivateKey)
+
+	// call method
+	resPtr := (*C.PrivateKeyPublicKeyResponse)(unsafe.Pointer(C.private_key_public_key(cPrivateKeyPtr))) // nolint: staticcheck
+	defer C.destroy_private_key_public_key_response(resPtr)
+
+	// prep response
+	var publicKey PublicKey
+	publicKeySlice := C.GoBytes(unsafe.Pointer(&resPtr.public_key), PublicKeyBytes) // nolint: staticcheck
+	copy(publicKey[:], publicKeySlice)
+
+	return publicKey
+}
diff --git a/lib/bls-signatures/bls_test.go b/lib/bls-signatures/bls_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..153e0b565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/bls-signatures/bls_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package bls
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestBLSSigningAndVerification(t *testing.T) {
+	// generate private keys
+	fooPrivateKey := PrivateKeyGenerate()
+	barPrivateKey := PrivateKeyGenerate()
+
+	// get the public keys for the private keys
+	fooPublicKey := PrivateKeyPublicKey(fooPrivateKey)
+	barPublicKey := PrivateKeyPublicKey(barPrivateKey)
+
+	// make messages to sign with the keys
+	fooMessage := Message("hello foo")
+	barMessage := Message("hello bar!")
+
+	// calculate the digests of the messages
+	fooDigest := Hash(fooMessage)
+	barDigest := Hash(barMessage)
+
+	// get the signature when signing the messages with the private keys
+	fooSignature := PrivateKeySign(fooPrivateKey, fooMessage)
+	barSignature := PrivateKeySign(barPrivateKey, barMessage)
+
+	// assert the foo message was signed with the foo key
+	assert.True(t, Verify(fooSignature, []Digest{fooDigest}, []PublicKey{fooPublicKey}))
+
+	// assert the bar message was signed with the bar key
+	assert.True(t, Verify(barSignature, []Digest{barDigest}, []PublicKey{barPublicKey}))
+
+	// assert the foo message was not signed by the bar key
+	assert.False(t, Verify(fooSignature, []Digest{fooDigest}, []PublicKey{barPublicKey}))
+
+	// assert the bar/foo message was not signed by the foo/bar key
+	assert.False(t, Verify(barSignature, []Digest{barDigest}, []PublicKey{fooPublicKey}))
+	assert.False(t, Verify(barSignature, []Digest{fooDigest}, []PublicKey{barPublicKey}))
+	assert.False(t, Verify(fooSignature, []Digest{barDigest}, []PublicKey{fooPublicKey}))
+}
diff --git a/lib/bls-signatures/types.go b/lib/bls-signatures/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d9cd5d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/bls-signatures/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package bls
+
+// SignatureBytes is the length of a BLS signature
+const SignatureBytes = 96
+
+// PrivateKeyBytes is the length of a BLS private key
+const PrivateKeyBytes = 32
+
+// PublicKeyBytes is the length of a BLS public key
+const PublicKeyBytes = 48
+
+// DigestBytes is the length of a BLS message hash/digest
+const DigestBytes = 96
+
+// Signature is a compressed affine
+type Signature [SignatureBytes]byte
+
+// PrivateKey is a compressed affine
+type PrivateKey [PrivateKeyBytes]byte
+
+// PublicKey is a compressed affine
+type PublicKey [PublicKeyBytes]byte
+
+// Message is a byte slice
+type Message []byte
+
+// Digest is a compressed affine
+type Digest [DigestBytes]byte
diff --git a/lib/crypto/crypto.go b/lib/crypto/crypto.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..977e8ae9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/crypto/crypto.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package crypto
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"io"
+
+	secp256k1 "github.com/ipsn/go-secp256k1"
+)
+
+// PrivateKeyBytes is the size of a serialized private key.
+const PrivateKeyBytes = 32
+
+// PublicKeyBytes is the size of a serialized public key.
+const PublicKeyBytes = 65
+
+// PublicKey returns the public key for this private key.
+func PublicKey(sk []byte) []byte {
+	x, y := secp256k1.S256().ScalarBaseMult(sk)
+	return elliptic.Marshal(secp256k1.S256(), x, y)
+}
+
+// Sign signs the given message, which must be 32 bytes long.
+func Sign(sk, msg []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	return secp256k1.Sign(msg, sk)
+}
+
+// Equals compares two private key for equality and returns true if they are the same.
+func Equals(sk, other []byte) bool {
+	return bytes.Equal(sk, other)
+}
+
+// Verify checks the given signature and returns true if it is valid.
+func Verify(pk, msg, signature []byte) bool {
+	if len(signature) == 65 {
+		// Drop the V (1byte) in [R | S | V] style signatures.
+		// The V (1byte) is the recovery bit and is not apart of the signature verification.
+		return secp256k1.VerifySignature(pk[:], msg, signature[:len(signature)-1])
+	}
+
+	return secp256k1.VerifySignature(pk[:], msg, signature)
+}
+
+// GenerateKeyFromSeed generates a new key from the given reader.
+func GenerateKeyFromSeed(seed io.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
+	key, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(secp256k1.S256(), seed)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	privkey := make([]byte, PrivateKeyBytes)
+	blob := key.D.Bytes()
+
+	// the length is guaranteed to be fixed, given the serialization rules for secp2561k curve points.
+	copy(privkey[PrivateKeyBytes-len(blob):], blob)
+
+	return privkey, nil
+}
+
+// GenerateKey creates a new key using secure randomness from crypto.rand.
+func GenerateKey() ([]byte, error) {
+	return GenerateKeyFromSeed(rand.Reader)
+}
+
+// EcRecover recovers the public key from a message, signature pair.
+func EcRecover(msg, signature []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	return secp256k1.RecoverPubkey(msg, signature)
+}
diff --git a/lib/crypto/crypto_test.go b/lib/crypto/crypto_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc86e1be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/crypto/crypto_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package crypto_test
+
+import (
+	"math/rand"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-lotus/lib/crypto"
+)
+
+func TestGenerateKey(t *testing.T) {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+
+	sk, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, len(sk), 32)
+
+	msg := make([]byte, 32)
+	for i := 0; i < len(msg); i++ {
+		msg[i] = byte(i)
+	}
+
+	digest, err := crypto.Sign(sk, msg)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, len(digest), 65)
+	pk := crypto.PublicKey(sk)
+
+	// valid signature
+	assert.True(t, crypto.Verify(pk, msg, digest))
+
+	// invalid signature - different message (too short)
+	assert.False(t, crypto.Verify(pk, msg[3:], digest))
+
+	// invalid signature - different message
+	msg2 := make([]byte, 32)
+	copy(msg2, msg)
+	rand.Shuffle(len(msg2), func(i, j int) { msg2[i], msg2[j] = msg2[j], msg2[i] })
+	assert.False(t, crypto.Verify(pk, msg2, digest))
+
+	// invalid signature - different digest
+	digest2 := make([]byte, 65)
+	copy(digest2, digest)
+	rand.Shuffle(len(digest2), func(i, j int) { digest2[i], digest2[j] = digest2[j], digest2[i] })
+	assert.False(t, crypto.Verify(pk, msg, digest2))
+
+	// invalid signature - digest too short
+	assert.False(t, crypto.Verify(pk, msg, digest[3:]))
+	assert.False(t, crypto.Verify(pk, msg, digest[:29]))
+
+	// invalid signature - digest too long
+	digest3 := make([]byte, 70)
+	copy(digest3, digest)
+	assert.False(t, crypto.Verify(pk, msg, digest3))
+
+	recovered, err := crypto.EcRecover(msg, digest)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, recovered, crypto.PublicKey(sk))
+}