diff --git a/app/ante/ante.go b/app/ante/ante.go
index 649444a2d..13629a26f 100644
--- a/app/ante/ante.go
+++ b/app/ante/ante.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func NewAnteHandler(
 			opts := txWithExtensions.GetExtensionOptions()
 			if len(opts) > 0 {
 				switch typeURL := opts[0].GetTypeUrl(); typeURL {
-				case "/ethermint.evm.v1beta1.ExtensionOptionsEthereumTx":
+				case "/ethermint.evm.v1alpha1.ExtensionOptionsEthereumTx":
 					// handle as *evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx
 
 					anteHandler = sdk.ChainAnteDecorators(
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func NewAnteHandler(
 						NewEthIncrementSenderSequenceDecorator(ak), // innermost AnteDecorator.
 					)
 
-				case "/ethermint.evm.v1beta1.ExtensionOptionsWeb3Tx":
+				case "/ethermint.evm.v1alpha1.ExtensionOptionsWeb3Tx":
 					// handle as normal Cosmos SDK tx, except signature is checked for EIP712 representation
 
 					switch tx.(type) {
diff --git a/app/ante/eth.go b/app/ante/eth.go
index 21bbb5ffc..e835bfdaa 100644
--- a/app/ante/eth.go
+++ b/app/ante/eth.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func (avd EthAccountVerificationDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx
 	if balance.Amount.BigInt().Cmp(msgEthTx.Cost()) < 0 {
 		return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(
 			sdkerrors.ErrInsufficientFunds,
-			"sender balance < tx gas cost (%s%s < %s%s)", balance.String(), evmDenom, msgEthTx.Cost().String(), evmDenom,
+			"sender balance < tx gas cost (%s < %s%s)", balance.String(), msgEthTx.Cost().String(), evmDenom,
 		)
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/ante/utils_test.go b/app/ante/utils_test.go
index 7e7164f15..25b203af6 100644
--- a/app/ante/utils_test.go
+++ b/app/ante/utils_test.go
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/app"
 	ante "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/app/ante"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/crypto/ethsecp256k1"
+	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/tests"
 	ethermint "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/types"
 	evmtypes "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/x/evm/types"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	ethcrypto "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 
 	tmproto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types"
@@ -102,7 +104,10 @@ func newTestSDKTx(
 func (suite *AnteTestSuite) newTestEthTx(msg *evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx, priv cryptotypes.PrivKey) (sdk.Tx, error) {
 	privkey := &ethsecp256k1.PrivKey{Key: priv.Bytes()}
 
-	if err := msg.Sign(suite.chainID, privkey.ToECDSA()); err != nil {
+	signer := tests.NewSigner(privkey)
+	msg.From = common.BytesToAddress(privkey.PubKey().Address().Bytes()).String()
+
+	if err := msg.Sign(suite.chainID, signer); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/crypto/ethsecp256k1/ethsecp256k1.go b/crypto/ethsecp256k1/ethsecp256k1.go
index fb0577452..2a22ae635 100644
--- a/crypto/ethsecp256k1/ethsecp256k1.go
+++ b/crypto/ethsecp256k1/ethsecp256k1.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	ethcrypto "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/secp256k1"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	cryptotypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types"
@@ -105,10 +104,14 @@ func (privKey *PrivKey) UnmarshalAminoJSON(bz []byte) error {
 }
 
 // Sign creates a recoverable ECDSA signature on the secp256k1 curve over the
-// Keccak256 hash of the provided message. The produced signature is 65 bytes
+// provided hash of the message. The produced signature is 65 bytes
 // where the last byte contains the recovery ID.
-func (privKey PrivKey) Sign(msg []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	return ethcrypto.Sign(ethcrypto.Keccak256Hash(msg).Bytes(), privKey.ToECDSA())
+func (privKey PrivKey) Sign(digestBz []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	if len(digestBz) != ethcrypto.DigestLength {
+		digestBz = ethcrypto.Keccak256Hash(digestBz).Bytes()
+	}
+
+	return ethcrypto.Sign(digestBz, privKey.ToECDSA())
 }
 
 // ToECDSA returns the ECDSA private key as a reference to ecdsa.PrivateKey type.
@@ -190,12 +193,14 @@ func (pubKey *PubKey) UnmarshalAminoJSON(bz []byte) error {
 // VerifySignature verifies that the ECDSA public key created a given signature over
 // the provided message. It will calculate the Keccak256 hash of the message
 // prior to verification.
+//
+// CONTRACT: The signature should be in [R || S] format.
 func (pubKey PubKey) VerifySignature(msg []byte, sig []byte) bool {
-	if len(sig) == 65 {
-		// remove recovery ID if contained in the signature
+	if len(sig) == ethcrypto.SignatureLength {
+		// remove recovery ID (V) if contained in the signature
 		sig = sig[:len(sig)-1]
 	}
 
 	// the signature needs to be in [R || S] format when provided to VerifySignature
-	return secp256k1.VerifySignature(pubKey.Key, ethcrypto.Keccak256Hash(msg).Bytes(), sig)
+	return ethcrypto.VerifySignature(pubKey.Key, ethcrypto.Keccak256Hash(msg).Bytes(), sig)
 }
diff --git a/ethereum/rpc/eth_api.go b/ethereum/rpc/eth_api.go
index c63402f79..ca218e28f 100644
--- a/ethereum/rpc/eth_api.go
+++ b/ethereum/rpc/eth_api.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/tmhash"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	ethtypes "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -288,13 +290,96 @@ func (e *PublicEthAPI) GetTransactionLogs(txHash common.Hash) ([]*ethtypes.Log,
 // Sign signs the provided data using the private key of address via Geth's signature standard.
 func (e *PublicEthAPI) Sign(address common.Address, data hexutil.Bytes) (hexutil.Bytes, error) {
 	e.logger.Debugln("eth_sign", "address", address.Hex(), "data", common.Bytes2Hex(data))
-	return nil, errors.New("eth_sign not supported")
+
+	from := sdk.AccAddress(address.Bytes())
+
+	_, err := e.clientCtx.Keyring.KeyByAddress(from)
+	if err != nil {
+		e.logger.Errorln("failed to find key in keyring", "address", address.String())
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s; %s", keystore.ErrNoMatch, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	// Sign the requested hash with the wallet
+	signature, _, err := e.clientCtx.Keyring.SignByAddress(from, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		e.logger.Panicln("keyring.SignByAddress failed")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	signature[64] += 27 // Transform V from 0/1 to 27/28 according to the yellow paper
+	return signature, nil
 }
 
 // SendTransaction sends an Ethereum transaction.
 func (e *PublicEthAPI) SendTransaction(args types.SendTxArgs) (common.Hash, error) {
 	e.logger.Debugln("eth_sendTransaction", "args", args)
-	return common.Hash{}, errors.New("eth_sendTransaction not supported")
+
+	// Look up the wallet containing the requested signer
+	_, err := e.clientCtx.Keyring.KeyByAddress(sdk.AccAddress(args.From.Bytes()))
+	if err != nil {
+		e.logger.WithError(err).Errorln("failed to find key in keyring", "address", args.From)
+		return common.Hash{}, fmt.Errorf("%s; %s", keystore.ErrNoMatch, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	args, err = e.setTxDefaults(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return common.Hash{}, err
+	}
+
+	tx := args.ToTransaction()
+
+	// Assemble transaction from fields
+	builder, ok := e.clientCtx.TxConfig.NewTxBuilder().(authtx.ExtensionOptionsTxBuilder)
+	if !ok {
+		e.logger.WithError(err).Panicln("clientCtx.TxConfig.NewTxBuilder returns unsupported builder")
+	}
+
+	option, err := codectypes.NewAnyWithValue(&evmtypes.ExtensionOptionsEthereumTx{})
+	if err != nil {
+		e.logger.WithError(err).Panicln("codectypes.NewAnyWithValue failed to pack an obvious value")
+		return common.Hash{}, err
+	}
+
+	builder.SetExtensionOptions(option)
+	err = builder.SetMsgs(tx.GetMsgs()...)
+	if err != nil {
+		e.logger.WithError(err).Panicln("builder.SetMsgs failed")
+	}
+
+	fees := sdk.NewCoins(ethermint.NewPhotonCoin(sdk.NewIntFromBigInt(tx.Fee())))
+	builder.SetFeeAmount(fees)
+	builder.SetGasLimit(tx.GetGas())
+
+	if err := tx.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
+		e.logger.Debugln("tx failed basic validation", "error", err)
+		return common.Hash{}, err
+	}
+
+	// Sign transaction
+	if err := tx.Sign(e.chainIDEpoch, e.clientCtx.Keyring); err != nil {
+		e.logger.Debugln("failed to sign tx", "error", err)
+		return common.Hash{}, err
+	}
+
+	// Encode transaction by default Tx encoder
+	txEncoder := e.clientCtx.TxConfig.TxEncoder()
+	txBytes, err := txEncoder(tx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return common.Hash{}, err
+	}
+
+	txHash := common.BytesToHash(txBytes)
+
+	// Broadcast transaction in sync mode (default)
+	// NOTE: If error is encountered on the node, the broadcast will not return an error
+	asyncCtx := e.clientCtx.WithBroadcastMode(flags.BroadcastAsync)
+	if _, err := asyncCtx.BroadcastTx(txBytes); err != nil {
+		e.logger.WithError(err).Errorln("failed to broadcast Eth tx")
+		return txHash, err
+	}
+
+	// Return transaction hash
+	return txHash, nil
 }
 
 // SendRawTransaction send a raw Ethereum transaction.
@@ -317,13 +402,13 @@ func (e *PublicEthAPI) SendRawTransaction(data hexutil.Bytes) (common.Hash, erro
 
 	option, err := codectypes.NewAnyWithValue(&evmtypes.ExtensionOptionsEthereumTx{})
 	if err != nil {
-		e.logger.Panicln("codectypes.NewAnyWithValue failed to pack an obvious value")
+		e.logger.WithError(err).Panicln("codectypes.NewAnyWithValue failed to pack an obvious value")
 	}
 
 	builder.SetExtensionOptions(option)
 	err = builder.SetMsgs(ethereumTx.GetMsgs()...)
 	if err != nil {
-		e.logger.Panicln("builder.SetMsgs failed")
+		e.logger.WithError(err).Panicln("builder.SetMsgs failed")
 	}
 
 	fees := sdk.NewCoins(ethermint.NewPhotonCoin(sdk.NewIntFromBigInt(ethereumTx.Fee())))
@@ -354,8 +439,11 @@ func (e *PublicEthAPI) Call(args types.CallArgs, blockNr types.BlockNumber, _ *t
 	simRes, err := e.doCall(args, blockNr, big.NewInt(ethermint.DefaultRPCGasLimit))
 	if err != nil {
 		return []byte{}, err
-	} else if len(simRes.Result.Log) > 0 {
+	}
+
+	if len(simRes.Result.Log) > 0 {
 		var logs []types.SDKTxLogs
+
 		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(simRes.Result.Log), &logs); err != nil {
 			e.logger.WithError(err).Errorln("failed to unmarshal simRes.Result.Log")
 		}
@@ -366,6 +454,7 @@ func (e *PublicEthAPI) Call(args types.CallArgs, blockNr types.BlockNumber, _ *t
 				e.logger.WithError(err).Warningln("call result decoding failed")
 				return []byte{}, err
 			}
+
 			return []byte{}, types.ErrRevertedWith(data.Ret)
 		}
 	}
@@ -771,3 +860,74 @@ func (e *PublicEthAPI) GetProof(address common.Address, storageKeys []string, bl
 		StorageProof: storageProofs,
 	}, nil
 }
+
+// setTxDefaults populates tx message with default values in case they are not
+// provided on the args
+func (e *PublicEthAPI) setTxDefaults(args rpctypes.SendTxArgs) (rpctypes.SendTxArgs, error) {
+
+	// Get nonce (sequence) from sender account
+	from := sdk.AccAddress(args.From.Bytes())
+
+	if args.GasPrice == nil {
+		// TODO: Change to either:
+		// - min gas price from context once available through server/daemon, or
+		// - suggest a gas price based on the previous included txs
+		args.GasPrice = (*hexutil.Big)(big.NewInt(ethermint.DefaultGasPrice))
+	}
+
+	if args.Nonce != nil {
+		// get the nonce from the account retriever
+		// ignore error in case tge account doesn't exist yet
+		_, nonce, _ := e.clientCtx.AccountRetriever.GetAccountNumberSequence(e.clientCtx, from)
+		args.Nonce = (*hexutil.Uint64)(&nonce)
+	}
+
+	if args.Data != nil && args.Input != nil && !bytes.Equal(*args.Data, *args.Input) {
+		return args, errors.New("both 'data' and 'input' are set and not equal. Please use 'input' to pass transaction call data")
+	}
+
+	if args.To == nil {
+		// Contract creation
+		var input []byte
+		if args.Data != nil {
+			input = *args.Data
+		} else if args.Input != nil {
+			input = *args.Input
+		}
+
+		if len(input) == 0 {
+			return args, errors.New(`contract creation without any data provided`)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if args.Gas == nil {
+		// For backwards-compatibility reason, we try both input and data
+		// but input is preferred.
+		input := args.Input
+		if input == nil {
+			input = args.Data
+		}
+
+		callArgs := rpctypes.CallArgs{
+			From:       &args.From, // From shouldn't be nil
+			To:         args.To,
+			Gas:        args.Gas,
+			GasPrice:   args.GasPrice,
+			Value:      args.Value,
+			Data:       input,
+			AccessList: args.AccessList,
+		}
+		estimated, err := e.EstimateGas(callArgs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return args, err
+		}
+		args.Gas = &estimated
+		e.logger.Debugln("estimate gas usage automatically", "gas", args.Gas)
+	}
+
+	if args.ChainID == nil {
+		args.ChainID = (*hexutil.Big)(e.chainIDEpoch)
+	}
+
+	return args, nil
+}
diff --git a/ethereum/rpc/types/types.go b/ethereum/rpc/types/types.go
index 875b4ed50..2f744d338 100644
--- a/ethereum/rpc/types/types.go
+++ b/ethereum/rpc/types/types.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	evmtypes "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/x/evm/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	ethtypes "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -67,6 +68,33 @@ type SendTxArgs struct {
 	ChainID    *hexutil.Big         `json:"chainId,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// ToTransaction converts the arguments to an ethereum transaction.
+// This assumes that setTxDefaults has been called.
+func (args *SendTxArgs) ToTransaction() *evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx {
+	var input []byte
+	if args.Input != nil {
+		input = *args.Input
+	} else if args.Data != nil {
+		input = *args.Data
+	}
+
+	data := &evmtypes.TxData{
+		To:       args.To.Bytes(),
+		ChainID:  args.ChainID.ToInt().Bytes(),
+		Nonce:    uint64(*args.Nonce),
+		GasLimit: uint64(*args.Gas),
+		GasPrice: args.GasPrice.ToInt().Bytes(),
+		Amount:   args.Value.ToInt().Bytes(),
+		Input:    input,
+		Accesses: evmtypes.NewAccessList(args.AccessList),
+	}
+
+	return &evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx{
+		Data: data,
+		From: args.From.String(),
+	}
+}
+
 // CallArgs represents the arguments for a call.
 type CallArgs struct {
 	From       *common.Address      `json:"from"`
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8db3c7046..40e53b1d8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/tyler-smith/go-bip39 v1.1.0
 	github.com/xlab/closer v0.0.0-20190328110542-03326addb7c2
 	github.com/xlab/suplog v1.3.0
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210505212654-3497b51f5e64
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210506145944-38f3c27a63bf
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210503173754-0981d6026fa6 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210505142820-a42aa055cf76
+	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210510173355-fb37daa5cd7a
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.37.1
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20210107192922-496545a6307b // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2abb10f2c..0fa191153 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -916,8 +916,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201016220609-9e8e0b390897/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPh
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201117144127-c1f2f97bffc9/go.mod h1:jdWPYTVW3xRLrWPugEBEK3UY2ZEsg3UU495nc5E+M+I=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201221181555-eec23a3978ad/go.mod h1:jdWPYTVW3xRLrWPugEBEK3UY2ZEsg3UU495nc5E+M+I=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210322153248-0c34fe9e7dc2/go.mod h1:T9bdIzuCu7OtxOm1hfPfRQxPLYneinmdGuTeoZ9dtd4=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210505212654-3497b51f5e64 h1:QuAh/1Gwc0d+u9walMU1NqzhRemNegsv5esp2ALQIY4=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210505212654-3497b51f5e64/go.mod h1:P+XmwS30IXTQdn5tA2iutPOUgjI07+tq3H3K9MVA1s8=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210506145944-38f3c27a63bf h1:B2n+Zi5QeYRDAEodEu72OS36gmTWjgpXr2+cWcBW90o=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210506145944-38f3c27a63bf/go.mod h1:P+XmwS30IXTQdn5tA2iutPOUgjI07+tq3H3K9MVA1s8=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20180321215751-8460e604b9de/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20180807140117-3d87b88a115f/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
@@ -1161,8 +1161,8 @@ google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20200825200019-8632dd797987/go.mod h1:FWY/as6D
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20201111145450-ac7456db90a6/go.mod h1:FWY/as6DDZQgahTzZj3fqbO1CbirC29ZNUFHwi0/+no=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20201119123407-9b1e624d6bc4/go.mod h1:FWY/as6DDZQgahTzZj3fqbO1CbirC29ZNUFHwi0/+no=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210114201628-6edceaf6022f/go.mod h1:FWY/as6DDZQgahTzZj3fqbO1CbirC29ZNUFHwi0/+no=
-google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210505142820-a42aa055cf76 h1:0pBp6vCQyvmttnWa4c74n/y2U7bAQeIUVyVvZpb7Fyo=
-google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210505142820-a42aa055cf76/go.mod h1:P3QM42oQyzQSnHPnZ/vqoCdDmzH28fzWByN9asMeM8A=
+google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210510173355-fb37daa5cd7a h1:tzkHckzMzgPr8SC4taTC3AldLr4+oJivSoq1xf/nhsc=
+google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210510173355-fb37daa5cd7a/go.mod h1:P3QM42oQyzQSnHPnZ/vqoCdDmzH28fzWByN9asMeM8A=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.17.0/go.mod h1:6QZJwpn2B+Zp71q/5VxRsJ6NXXVCE5NRUHRo+f3cWCs=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.19.0/go.mod h1:mqu4LbDTu4XGKhr4mRzUsmM4RtVoemTSY81AxZiDr8c=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.19.1/go.mod h1:mqu4LbDTu4XGKhr4mRzUsmM4RtVoemTSY81AxZiDr8c=
diff --git a/tests/signer.go b/tests/signer.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03259baa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/signer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package tests
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
+	cryptotypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/crypto/ethsecp256k1"
+)
+
+var _ keyring.Signer = &Signer{}
+
+// Signer defines a type that is used on testing for signing MsgEthereumTx
+type Signer struct {
+	privKey cryptotypes.PrivKey
+}
+
+func NewSigner(sk cryptotypes.PrivKey) keyring.Signer {
+	return &Signer{
+		privKey: sk,
+	}
+}
+
+// Sign signs the message using the underlying private key
+func (s Signer) Sign(_ string, msg []byte) ([]byte, cryptotypes.PubKey, error) {
+	if s.privKey.Type() != ethsecp256k1.KeyType {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			"invalid private key type for signing ethereum tx; expected %s, got %s",
+			ethsecp256k1.KeyType,
+			s.privKey.Type(),
+		)
+	}
+
+	sig, err := s.privKey.Sign(msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	return sig, s.privKey.PubKey(), nil
+}
+
+// SignByAddress sign byte messages with a user key providing the address.
+func (s Signer) SignByAddress(address sdk.Address, msg []byte) ([]byte, cryptotypes.PubKey, error) {
+	signer := sdk.AccAddress(s.privKey.PubKey().Address())
+	if !signer.Equals(address) {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("address mismatch: signer %s ≠ given address %s", signer, address)
+	}
+
+	return s.Sign("", msg)
+}
diff --git a/x/evm/handler_test.go b/x/evm/handler_test.go
index 53c616ac2..1577b452b 100644
--- a/x/evm/handler_test.go
+++ b/x/evm/handler_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package evm_test
 
 import (
-	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"math/big"
 	"strings"
@@ -14,13 +13,14 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	ethcmn "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	ethcrypto "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/app"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/crypto/ethsecp256k1"
+	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/tests"
 	ethermint "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/x/evm"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/x/evm/types"
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ type EvmTestSuite struct {
 	codec   codec.BinaryMarshaler
 	chainID *big.Int
 
-	privKey *ethsecp256k1.PrivKey
-	from    ethcmn.Address
-	to      sdk.AccAddress
+	signer keyring.Signer
+	from   ethcmn.Address
+	to     sdk.AccAddress
 }
 
 func (suite *EvmTestSuite) SetupTest() {
@@ -49,16 +49,17 @@ func (suite *EvmTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	suite.ctx = suite.app.BaseApp.NewContext(checkTx, tmproto.Header{Height: 1, ChainID: "ethermint-888", Time: time.Now().UTC()})
 	suite.handler = evm.NewHandler(suite.app.EvmKeeper)
 	suite.codec = suite.app.AppCodec()
-	suite.chainID = big.NewInt(888)
+	suite.chainID = suite.chainID
 
 	privKey, err := ethsecp256k1.GenerateKey()
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	suite.to = sdk.AccAddress(privKey.PubKey().Address())
 
-	suite.privKey, err = ethsecp256k1.GenerateKey()
+	privKey, err = ethsecp256k1.GenerateKey()
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
+	suite.signer = tests.NewSigner(privKey)
 	suite.from = ethcmn.BytesToAddress(privKey.PubKey().Address().Bytes())
 
 }
@@ -80,14 +81,16 @@ func (suite *EvmTestSuite) TestHandleMsgEthereumTx() {
 			"passed",
 			func() {
 				suite.app.EvmKeeper.SetBalance(suite.ctx, suite.from, big.NewInt(100))
-				tx = types.NewMsgEthereumTx(suite.chainID, 0, &suite.from, big.NewInt(100), 0, big.NewInt(10000), nil, nil)
+				to := ethcmn.BytesToAddress(suite.to)
+				tx = types.NewMsgEthereumTx(suite.chainID, 0, &to, big.NewInt(100), 0, big.NewInt(10000), nil, nil)
+				tx.From = suite.from.String()
 
 				// parse context chain ID to big.Int
 				chainID, err := ethermint.ParseChainID(suite.ctx.ChainID())
 				suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
 				// sign transaction
-				err = tx.Sign(chainID, suite.privKey.ToECDSA())
+				err = tx.Sign(chainID, suite.signer)
 				suite.Require().NoError(err)
 			},
 			true,
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ func (suite *EvmTestSuite) TestHandleMsgEthereumTx() {
 				suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
 				// sign transaction
-				err = tx.Sign(chainID, suite.privKey.ToECDSA())
+				err = tx.Sign(chainID, suite.signer)
 				suite.Require().NoError(err)
 			},
 			false,
@@ -173,12 +176,11 @@ func (suite *EvmTestSuite) TestHandlerLogs() {
 	gasLimit := uint64(100000)
 	gasPrice := big.NewInt(1000000)
 
-	priv, err := ethsecp256k1.GenerateKey()
-	suite.Require().NoError(err, "failed to create key")
-
 	bytecode := common.FromHex("0x6080604052348015600f57600080fd5b5060117f775a94827b8fd9b519d36cd827093c664f93347070a554f65e4a6f56cd73889860405160405180910390a2603580604b6000396000f3fe6080604052600080fdfea165627a7a723058206cab665f0f557620554bb45adf266708d2bd349b8a4314bdff205ee8440e3c240029")
 	tx := types.NewMsgEthereumTx(suite.chainID, 1, nil, big.NewInt(0), gasLimit, gasPrice, bytecode, nil)
-	err = tx.Sign(big.NewInt(888), priv.ToECDSA())
+	tx.From = suite.from.String()
+
+	err := tx.Sign(suite.chainID, suite.signer)
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	result, err := suite.handler(suite.ctx, tx)
@@ -204,13 +206,12 @@ func (suite *EvmTestSuite) TestQueryTxLogs() {
 	gasLimit := uint64(100000)
 	gasPrice := big.NewInt(1000000)
 
-	priv, err := ethsecp256k1.GenerateKey()
-	suite.Require().NoError(err, "failed to create key")
-
 	// send contract deployment transaction with an event in the constructor
 	bytecode := common.FromHex("0x6080604052348015600f57600080fd5b5060117f775a94827b8fd9b519d36cd827093c664f93347070a554f65e4a6f56cd73889860405160405180910390a2603580604b6000396000f3fe6080604052600080fdfea165627a7a723058206cab665f0f557620554bb45adf266708d2bd349b8a4314bdff205ee8440e3c240029")
 	tx := types.NewMsgEthereumTx(suite.chainID, 1, nil, big.NewInt(0), gasLimit, gasPrice, bytecode, nil)
-	err = tx.Sign(big.NewInt(888), priv.ToECDSA())
+	tx.From = suite.from.String()
+
+	err := tx.Sign(suite.chainID, suite.signer)
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	result, err := suite.handler(suite.ctx, tx)
@@ -291,12 +292,11 @@ func (suite *EvmTestSuite) TestDeployAndCallContract() {
 	gasLimit := uint64(100000000)
 	gasPrice := big.NewInt(10000)
 
-	priv, err := ethsecp256k1.GenerateKey()
-	suite.Require().NoError(err, "failed to create key")
-
 	bytecode := common.FromHex("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")
 	tx := types.NewMsgEthereumTx(suite.chainID, 1, nil, big.NewInt(0), gasLimit, gasPrice, bytecode, nil)
-	tx.Sign(big.NewInt(888), priv.ToECDSA())
+	tx.From = suite.from.String()
+
+	err := tx.Sign(suite.chainID, suite.signer)
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	result, err := suite.handler(suite.ctx, tx)
@@ -313,7 +313,9 @@ func (suite *EvmTestSuite) TestDeployAndCallContract() {
 	storeAddr := "0xa6f9dae10000000000000000000000006a82e4a67715c8412a9114fbd2cbaefbc8181424"
 	bytecode = common.FromHex(storeAddr)
 	tx = types.NewMsgEthereumTx(suite.chainID, 2, &receiver, big.NewInt(0), gasLimit, gasPrice, bytecode, nil)
-	tx.Sign(big.NewInt(888), priv.ToECDSA())
+	tx.From = suite.from.String()
+
+	err = tx.Sign(suite.chainID, suite.signer)
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	result, err = suite.handler(suite.ctx, tx)
@@ -325,7 +327,8 @@ func (suite *EvmTestSuite) TestDeployAndCallContract() {
 	// query - getOwner
 	bytecode = common.FromHex("0x893d20e8")
 	tx = types.NewMsgEthereumTx(suite.chainID, 2, &receiver, big.NewInt(0), gasLimit, gasPrice, bytecode, nil)
-	tx.Sign(big.NewInt(888), priv.ToECDSA())
+	tx.From = suite.from.String()
+	err = tx.Sign(suite.chainID, suite.signer)
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	result, err = suite.handler(suite.ctx, tx)
@@ -342,15 +345,12 @@ func (suite *EvmTestSuite) TestSendTransaction() {
 	gasLimit := uint64(21000)
 	gasPrice := big.NewInt(0x55ae82600)
 
-	priv, err := ethsecp256k1.GenerateKey()
-	suite.Require().NoError(err, "failed to create key")
-	pub := priv.ToECDSA().Public().(*ecdsa.PublicKey)
-
-	suite.app.EvmKeeper.SetBalance(suite.ctx, ethcrypto.PubkeyToAddress(*pub), big.NewInt(100))
+	suite.app.EvmKeeper.SetBalance(suite.ctx, suite.from, big.NewInt(100))
 
 	// send simple value transfer with gasLimit=21000
 	tx := types.NewMsgEthereumTx(suite.chainID, 1, &ethcmn.Address{0x1}, big.NewInt(1), gasLimit, gasPrice, nil, nil)
-	err = tx.Sign(big.NewInt(888), priv.ToECDSA())
+	tx.From = suite.from.String()
+	err := tx.Sign(suite.chainID, suite.signer)
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	result, err := suite.handler(suite.ctx, tx)
@@ -418,12 +418,11 @@ func (suite *EvmTestSuite) TestOutOfGasWhenDeployContract() {
 	suite.ctx = suite.ctx.WithGasMeter(sdk.NewGasMeter(gasLimit))
 	gasPrice := big.NewInt(10000)
 
-	priv, err := ethsecp256k1.GenerateKey()
-	suite.Require().NoError(err, "failed to create key")
-
 	bytecode := common.FromHex("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")
 	tx := types.NewMsgEthereumTx(suite.chainID, 1, nil, big.NewInt(0), gasLimit, gasPrice, bytecode, nil)
-	tx.Sign(big.NewInt(888), priv.ToECDSA())
+	tx.From = suite.from.String()
+
+	err := tx.Sign(suite.chainID, suite.signer)
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	snapshotCommitStateDBJson, err := json.Marshal(suite.app.EvmKeeper.CommitStateDB)
@@ -447,13 +446,12 @@ func (suite *EvmTestSuite) TestErrorWhenDeployContract() {
 	gasLimit := uint64(1000000)
 	gasPrice := big.NewInt(10000)
 
-	priv, err := ethsecp256k1.GenerateKey()
-	suite.Require().NoError(err, "failed to create key")
-
 	bytecode := common.FromHex("0xa6f9dae10000000000000000000000006a82e4a67715c8412a9114fbd2cbaefbc8181424")
 
 	tx := types.NewMsgEthereumTx(suite.chainID, 1, nil, big.NewInt(0), gasLimit, gasPrice, bytecode, nil)
-	tx.Sign(big.NewInt(888), priv.ToECDSA())
+	tx.From = suite.from.String()
+
+	err := tx.Sign(suite.chainID, suite.signer)
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	snapshotCommitStateDBJson, err := json.Marshal(suite.app.EvmKeeper.CommitStateDB)
diff --git a/x/evm/types/msg.go b/x/evm/types/msg.go
index efe7fb844..e93da9362 100644
--- a/x/evm/types/msg.go
+++ b/x/evm/types/msg.go
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 package types
 
 import (
-	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math/big"
 
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 
 	ethcmn "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	ethtypes "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	ethcrypto "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
@@ -150,13 +150,17 @@ func (msg MsgEthereumTx) GetSignBytes() []byte {
 // RLPSignBytes returns the RLP hash of an Ethereum transaction message with a
 // given chainID used for signing.
 func (msg MsgEthereumTx) RLPSignBytes(chainID *big.Int) ethcmn.Hash {
+	if msg.Data.ChainID != nil {
+		chainID = new(big.Int).SetBytes(msg.Data.ChainID)
+	}
+
 	var accessList *ethtypes.AccessList
 	if msg.Data.Accesses != nil {
 		accessList = msg.Data.Accesses.ToEthAccessList()
 	}
 
 	return rlpHash([]interface{}{
-		new(big.Int).SetBytes(msg.Data.ChainID),
+		chainID,
 		msg.Data.Nonce,
 		new(big.Int).SetBytes(msg.Data.GasPrice),
 		msg.Data.GasLimit,
@@ -167,19 +171,6 @@ func (msg MsgEthereumTx) RLPSignBytes(chainID *big.Int) ethcmn.Hash {
 	})
 }
 
-// RLPSignHomesteadBytes returns the RLP hash of an Ethereum transaction message with a
-// a Homestead layout without chainID.
-func (msg MsgEthereumTx) RLPSignHomesteadBytes() ethcmn.Hash {
-	return rlpHash([]interface{}{
-		msg.Data.Nonce,
-		msg.Data.GasPrice,
-		msg.Data.GasLimit,
-		msg.To(),
-		msg.Data.Amount,
-		msg.Data.Input,
-	})
-}
-
 // EncodeRLP implements the rlp.Encoder interface.
 func (msg *MsgEthereumTx) EncodeRLP(w io.Writer) error {
 	return rlp.Encode(w, &msg.Data)
@@ -202,19 +193,31 @@ func (msg *MsgEthereumTx) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
 }
 
 // Sign calculates a secp256k1 ECDSA signature and signs the transaction. It
-// takes a private key and chainID to sign an Ethereum transaction according to
-// EIP155 standard. It mutates the transaction as it populates the V, R, S
+// takes a keyring signer and the chainID to sign an Ethereum transaction according to
+// EIP155 standard.
+// This method mutates the transaction as it populates the V, R, S
 // fields of the Transaction's Signature.
-func (msg *MsgEthereumTx) Sign(chainID *big.Int, priv *ecdsa.PrivateKey) error {
+// The function will fail if the sender address is not defined for the msg or if
+// the sender is not registered on the keyring
+func (msg *MsgEthereumTx) Sign(chainID *big.Int, signer keyring.Signer) error {
+	from := msg.GetFrom()
+	if from == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("sender address not defined for message")
+	}
+
 	txHash := msg.RLPSignBytes(chainID)
 
-	sig, err := ethcrypto.Sign(txHash[:], priv)
+	sig, _, err := signer.SignByAddress(from, txHash[:])
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if len(sig) != 65 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("wrong size for signature: got %d, want 65", len(sig))
+	if len(sig) != crypto.SignatureLength {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"wrong size for signature: got %d, want %d",
+			len(sig),
+			crypto.SignatureLength,
+		)
 	}
 
 	r := new(big.Int).SetBytes(sig[:32])
@@ -279,10 +282,13 @@ func (msg *MsgEthereumTx) GetFrom() sdk.AccAddress {
 	return ethcmn.HexToAddress(msg.From).Bytes()
 }
 
+// AsTransaction creates an Ethereum Transaction type from the msg fields
 func (msg MsgEthereumTx) AsTransaction() *ethtypes.Transaction {
 	return ethtypes.NewTx(msg.Data.AsEthereumData())
 }
 
+// AsMessage creates an Ethereum core.Message from the msg fields. This method
+// fails if the sender address is not defined
 func (msg MsgEthereumTx) AsMessage() (core.Message, error) {
 	if msg.From == "" {
 		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidAddress, "'from' address cannot be empty")
diff --git a/x/evm/types/msg_test.go b/x/evm/types/msg_test.go
index 57523d650..a61c458df 100644
--- a/x/evm/types/msg_test.go
+++ b/x/evm/types/msg_test.go
@@ -2,38 +2,66 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/crypto/ethsecp256k1"
+	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/tests"
 
 	ethcmn "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	ethtypes "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
-func TestMsgEthereumTx(t *testing.T) {
-	addr := GenerateEthAddress()
+type MsgsTestSuite struct {
+	suite.Suite
 
-	msg := NewMsgEthereumTx(nil, 0, &addr, nil, 100000, nil, []byte("test"), nil)
-	require.NotNil(t, msg)
-	require.EqualValues(t, msg.Data.To, addr.Bytes())
-	require.Equal(t, msg.Route(), RouterKey)
-	require.Equal(t, msg.Type(), TypeMsgEthereumTx)
-	require.NotNil(t, msg.To())
-	require.Equal(t, msg.GetMsgs(), []sdk.Msg{msg})
-	require.Panics(t, func() { msg.GetSigners() })
-	require.Panics(t, func() { msg.GetSignBytes() })
-
-	msg = NewMsgEthereumTxContract(nil, 0, nil, 100000, nil, []byte("test"), nil)
-	require.NotNil(t, msg)
-	require.Nil(t, msg.Data.To)
-	require.Nil(t, msg.To())
+	signer  keyring.Signer
+	from    ethcmn.Address
+	to      ethcmn.Address
+	chainID *big.Int
 }
 
-func TestMsgEthereumTxValidation(t *testing.T) {
+func TestMsgsTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(MsgsTestSuite))
+}
+
+func (suite *MsgsTestSuite) SetupTest() {
+	privFrom, err := ethsecp256k1.GenerateKey()
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	privTo, err := ethsecp256k1.GenerateKey()
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	suite.signer = tests.NewSigner(privFrom)
+	suite.from = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(privFrom.ToECDSA().PublicKey)
+	suite.to = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(privTo.ToECDSA().PublicKey)
+	suite.chainID = big.NewInt(1)
+}
+
+func (suite *MsgsTestSuite) TestMsgEthereumTx_Constructor() {
+	msg := NewMsgEthereumTx(nil, 0, &suite.to, nil, 100000, nil, []byte("test"), nil)
+
+	suite.Require().Equal(msg.Data.To, suite.to.Bytes())
+	suite.Require().Equal(msg.Route(), RouterKey)
+	suite.Require().Equal(msg.Type(), TypeMsgEthereumTx)
+	suite.Require().NotNil(msg.To())
+	suite.Require().Equal(msg.GetMsgs(), []sdk.Msg{msg})
+	suite.Require().Panics(func() { msg.GetSigners() })
+	suite.Require().Panics(func() { msg.GetSignBytes() })
+
+	msg = NewMsgEthereumTxContract(nil, 0, nil, 100000, nil, []byte("test"), nil)
+	suite.Require().NotNil(msg)
+	suite.Require().Nil(msg.Data.To)
+	suite.Require().Nil(msg.To())
+}
+
+func (suite *MsgsTestSuite) TestMsgEthereumTx_ValidateBasic() {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		msg        string
 		amount     *big.Int
@@ -41,68 +69,81 @@ func TestMsgEthereumTxValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		expectPass bool
 	}{
 		{msg: "pass", amount: big.NewInt(100), gasPrice: big.NewInt(100000), expectPass: true},
-		{msg: "invalid amount", amount: big.NewInt(-1), gasPrice: big.NewInt(100000), expectPass: false},
-		{msg: "invalid gas price", amount: big.NewInt(100), gasPrice: big.NewInt(-1), expectPass: false},
-		{msg: "invalid gas price", amount: big.NewInt(100), gasPrice: big.NewInt(0), expectPass: false},
+		// NOTE: these can't be effectively tested because the SetBytes function from big.Int only sets
+		// the absolute value
+		{msg: "negative amount", amount: big.NewInt(-1), gasPrice: big.NewInt(1000), expectPass: true},
+		{msg: "negative gas price", amount: big.NewInt(100), gasPrice: big.NewInt(-1), expectPass: true},
+		{msg: "zero gas price", amount: big.NewInt(100), gasPrice: big.NewInt(0), expectPass: true},
 	}
 
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
-		msg := NewMsgEthereumTx(nil, 0, nil, tc.amount, 0, tc.gasPrice, nil, nil)
+		msg := NewMsgEthereumTx(suite.chainID, 0, nil, tc.amount, 0, tc.gasPrice, nil, nil)
+		err := msg.ValidateBasic()
 
 		if tc.expectPass {
-			require.Nil(t, msg.ValidateBasic(), "valid test %d failed: %s", i, tc.msg)
+			suite.Require().NoError(err, "valid test %d failed: %s", i, tc.msg)
 		} else {
-			require.NotNil(t, msg.ValidateBasic(), "invalid test %d passed: %s", i, tc.msg)
+			suite.Require().Error(err, "invalid test %d passed: %s", i, tc.msg)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func TestMsgEthereumTxRLPSignBytes(t *testing.T) {
-	addr := ethcmn.BytesToAddress([]byte("test_address"))
-	chainID := big.NewInt(3)
-
-	msg := NewMsgEthereumTx(chainID, 0, &addr, nil, 100000, nil, []byte("test"), nil)
-	hash := msg.RLPSignBytes(chainID)
-	require.Equal(t, "5BD30E35AD27449390B14C91E6BCFDCAADF8FE44EF33680E3BC200FC0DC083C7", fmt.Sprintf("%X", hash))
-}
-
-func TestMsgEthereumTxRLPEncode(t *testing.T) {
-	addr := ethcmn.BytesToAddress([]byte("test_address"))
-	expMsg := NewMsgEthereumTx(big.NewInt(1), 0, &addr, nil, 100000, nil, []byte("test"), nil)
+func (suite *MsgsTestSuite) TestMsgEthereumTx_EncodeRLP() {
+	expMsg := NewMsgEthereumTx(suite.chainID, 0, &suite.to, nil, 100000, nil, []byte("test"), nil)
 
 	raw, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(&expMsg)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	msg := &MsgEthereumTx{}
 	err = rlp.Decode(bytes.NewReader(raw), &msg)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, expMsg.Data, msg.Data)
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+	suite.Require().Equal(expMsg.Data, msg.Data)
 }
 
-// func TestMsgEthereumTxSig(t *testing.T) {
-// 	chainID := big.NewInt(3)
+func (suite *MsgsTestSuite) TestMsgEthereumTx_RLPSignBytes() {
+	msg := NewMsgEthereumTx(suite.chainID, 0, &suite.to, nil, 100000, nil, []byte("test"), nil)
+	suite.NotPanics(func() { _ = msg.RLPSignBytes(suite.chainID) })
+}
 
-// 	priv1, _ := ethsecp256k1.GenerateKey()
-// 	priv2, _ := ethsecp256k1.GenerateKey()
-// 	addr1 := ethcmn.BytesToAddress(priv1.PubKey().Address().Bytes())
-// 	addr2 := ethcmn.BytesToAddress(priv2.PubKey().Address().Bytes())
+func (suite *MsgsTestSuite) TestMsgEthereumTx_Sign() {
+	msg := NewMsgEthereumTx(suite.chainID, 0, &suite.to, nil, 100000, nil, []byte("test"), nil)
 
-// 	// require valid signature passes validation
-// 	msg := NewMsgEthereumTx(nil, 0, &addr1, nil, 100000, nil, []byte("test"), nil)
-// 	err := msg.Sign(chainID, priv1.ToECDSA())
-// 	require.Nil(t, err)
+	testCases := []struct {
+		msg        string
+		malleate   func()
+		expectPass bool
+	}{
+		{
+			"pass",
+			func() { msg.From = suite.from.Hex() },
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"no from address ",
+			func() { msg.From = "" },
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"from address ≠ signer address",
+			func() { msg.From = suite.to.Hex() },
+			false,
+		},
+	}
 
-// 	signer, err := msg.VerifySig(chainID)
-// 	require.NoError(t, err)
-// 	require.Equal(t, addr1, signer)
-// 	require.NotEqual(t, addr2, signer)
+	for i, tc := range testCases {
+		tc.malleate()
+		err := msg.Sign(suite.chainID, suite.signer)
+		if tc.expectPass {
+			suite.Require().NoError(err, "valid test %d failed: %s", i, tc.msg)
 
-// 	// require invalid chain ID fail validation
-// 	msg = NewMsgEthereumTx(nil, 0, &addr1, nil, 100000, nil, []byte("test"), nil)
-// 	err = msg.Sign(chainID, priv1.ToECDSA())
-// 	require.Nil(t, err)
+			tx := msg.AsTransaction()
+			signer := ethtypes.NewEIP2930Signer(suite.chainID)
 
-// 	signer, err = msg.VerifySig(big.NewInt(4))
-// 	require.Error(t, err)
-// 	require.Equal(t, ethcmn.Address{}, signer)
-// }
+			sender, err := ethtypes.Sender(signer, tx)
+			suite.Require().NoError(err, tc.msg)
+			suite.Require().Equal(msg.From, sender.Hex(), tc.msg)
+		} else {
+			suite.Require().Error(err, "invalid test %d passed: %s", i, tc.msg)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/x/evm/types/utils.go b/x/evm/types/utils.go
index 7de2829e8..11db906dd 100644
--- a/x/evm/types/utils.go
+++ b/x/evm/types/utils.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
-	"math/big"
 
 	log "github.com/xlab/suplog"
 
@@ -13,25 +11,9 @@ import (
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	ethcmn "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	ethcrypto "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
-// ValidateSigner attempts to validate a signer for a given slice of bytes over
-// which a signature and signer is given. An error is returned if address
-// derived from the signature and bytes signed does not match the given signer.
-func ValidateSigner(signBytes, sig []byte, signer ethcmn.Address) error {
-	pk, err := ethcrypto.SigToPub(signBytes, sig)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to derive public key from signature")
-	} else if ethcrypto.PubkeyToAddress(*pk) != signer {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid signature for signer: %s", signer)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func rlpHash(x interface{}) (hash ethcmn.Hash) {
 	hasher := sha3.NewLegacyKeccak256()
 	_ = rlp.Encode(hasher, x)
@@ -88,45 +70,6 @@ func DecodeTransactionLogs(data []byte) (TransactionLogs, error) {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Auxiliary
 
-// recoverEthSig recovers a signature according to the Ethereum specification and
-// returns the sender or an error.
-//
-// Ref: Ethereum Yellow Paper (BYZANTIUM VERSION 69351d5) Appendix F
-// nolint: gocritic
-func recoverEthSig(R, S, Vb *big.Int, sigHash ethcmn.Hash) (ethcmn.Address, error) {
-	if Vb.BitLen() > 8 {
-		return ethcmn.Address{}, errors.New("invalid signature")
-	}
-
-	V := byte(Vb.Uint64() - 27)
-	if !ethcrypto.ValidateSignatureValues(V, R, S, true) {
-		return ethcmn.Address{}, errors.New("invalid signature")
-	}
-
-	// encode the signature in uncompressed format
-	r, s := R.Bytes(), S.Bytes()
-	sig := make([]byte, 65)
-
-	copy(sig[32-len(r):32], r)
-	copy(sig[64-len(s):64], s)
-	sig[64] = V
-
-	// recover the public key from the signature
-	pub, err := ethcrypto.Ecrecover(sigHash[:], sig)
-	if err != nil {
-		return ethcmn.Address{}, err
-	}
-
-	if len(pub) == 0 || pub[0] != 4 {
-		return ethcmn.Address{}, errors.New("invalid public key")
-	}
-
-	var addr ethcmn.Address
-	copy(addr[:], ethcrypto.Keccak256(pub[1:])[12:])
-
-	return addr, nil
-}
-
 // IsEmptyHash returns true if the hash corresponds to an empty ethereum hex hash.
 func IsEmptyHash(hash string) bool {
 	return bytes.Equal(ethcmn.HexToHash(hash).Bytes(), ethcmn.Hash{}.Bytes())