diff --git a/core/vm/privacy/ringct.go b/core/vm/privacy/ringct.go
index 9e70ddddf2..d52407b311 100644
--- a/core/vm/privacy/ringct.go
+++ b/core/vm/privacy/ringct.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/common"
 
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/crypto"
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/crypto/secp256k1"
+
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/log"
 )
 
@@ -259,6 +261,10 @@ func Deserialize(r []byte) (*RingSignature, error) {
 
 	sig.SerializedRing = r
 
+	if !Verify(sig, false) {
+		return nil, errors.New("failed to deserialize, invalid ring signature")
+	}
+
 	return sig, nil
 }
 
@@ -357,7 +363,8 @@ func Sign(m [32]byte, rings []Ring, privkeys []*ecdsa.PrivateKey, s int) (*RingS
 	for i := 0; i < numRing; i++ {
 		pubkeys[i] = &privkeys[i].PublicKey
 	}
-	curve := pubkeys[0].Curve
+	//cast to BitCurve used in go-eth since elliptic.Curve.Add() and elliptic.Curve.ScalarMult() is deprecated
+	curve := pubkeys[0].Curve.(*secp256k1.BitCurve)
 	sig := new(RingSignature)
 	sig.Size = ringsize
 	sig.NumRing = numRing
@@ -504,9 +511,24 @@ func Verify(sig *RingSignature, verifyMes bool) bool {
 	S := sig.S
 	C := make([]*big.Int, ringsize+1)
 	C[0] = sig.C
-	curve := sig.Curve
+	//cast to BitCurve used in go-eth since elliptic.Curve.Add() and elliptic.Curve.ScalarMult() is deprecated
+	curve := sig.Curve.(*secp256k1.BitCurve)
 	image := sig.I
 
+	//check on curve
+	for i := 0; i < numRing; i++ {
+		onCurve := curve.IsOnCurve(image[i].X, image[i].Y)
+		if !onCurve {
+			return false
+		}
+		for j := 0; j < ringsize; j++ {
+			onCurve := curve.IsOnCurve(rings[i][j].X, rings[i][j].Y)
+			if !onCurve {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// calculate c[i+1] = H(m, s[i]*G + c[i]*P[i])
 	// and c[0] = H)(m, s[n-1]*G + c[n-1]*P[n-1]) where n is the ring size
 	//log.Info("C", "0", common.Bytes2Hex(C[0].Bytes()))
diff --git a/core/vm/privacy/ringct_test.go b/core/vm/privacy/ringct_test.go
index faef37f86a..49dbc3a5ab 100644
--- a/core/vm/privacy/ringct_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/privacy/ringct_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/crypto"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/crypto/secp256k1"
 )
 
 func TestSign(t *testing.T) {
@@ -130,6 +132,104 @@ func TestPadTo32Bytes(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, bytes.Equal(PadTo32Bytes(arr[10:41]), arr[9:41]), "Test PadTo32Bytes shorter than 32 bytes #10")
 }
 
+func TestCurveAddNegative(t *testing.T) {
+	curve := crypto.S256().(*secp256k1.BitCurve)
+
+	x1, y1 := curve.ScalarBaseMult(new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(2)).Bytes())
+	fmt.Printf("Point(%x, %x)\n", x1, y1)
+
+	x2 := x1
+	y2 := new(big.Int).Neg(y1) // negative of point (x1,y1)
+
+	x3, y3 := curve.Add(x1, y1, x2, y2)
+	fmt.Printf("Output is Point(%x, %x)\n", x3, y3)
+
+	x0 := new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(0))
+	y0 := new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(0)) // infinity
+
+	if (x3.Cmp(x0) == 0) && (y3.Cmp(y0) == 0) {
+		// fmt.Printf("Correct, add negative of self should yield (0,0)")
+	} else {
+		t.Error("Incorrect, add negative of self did not yield (0,0)")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCurveAddZero(t *testing.T) {
+	// curve := crypto.S256()
+	curve := crypto.S256().(*secp256k1.BitCurve)
+
+	x1, y1 := curve.ScalarBaseMult(new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(1)).Bytes())
+	fmt.Printf("Point(%x, %x)\n", x1, y1)
+
+	x0 := new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(0))
+	y0 := new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(0)) // infinity
+	fmt.Printf("Is point (%d,%d) on the curve: %t \n", x0, y0, curve.IsOnCurve(x0, y0))
+
+	x2, y2 := curve.Add(x1, y1, x0, y0)
+	fmt.Printf("Output is Point(%x, %x)\n", x2, y2)
+
+	if (x1.Cmp(x2) == 0) && (y1.Cmp(y2) == 0) {
+		// fmt.Printf("Correct, Point on curve is the same after Zero addition\n")
+	} else {
+		t.Error("Incorrect, Point on curve changed after Zero addition\n")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOnCurveVerify(t *testing.T) {
+	numRing := 5
+	ringSize := 10
+	s := 5
+	rings, privkeys, m, err := GenerateMultiRingParams(numRing, ringSize, s)
+	ringSignature, err := Sign(m, rings, privkeys, s)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("Failed to create Ring signature")
+	}
+
+	valid := Verify(ringSignature, false)
+	if !valid {
+		t.Error("Incorrect, unmodified ringSignature should be valid")
+	}
+
+	ringsModified := ringSignature.Ring
+	ringsModified[0][0].X = big.NewInt(1)
+	ringsModified[0][0].Y = big.NewInt(1)
+	valid = Verify(ringSignature, false)
+	if valid {
+		t.Error("Incorrect, modified ringSignature should be invalid")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOnCurveDeserialize(t *testing.T) {
+	numRing := 5
+	ringSize := 10
+	s := 5
+	rings, privkeys, m, err := GenerateMultiRingParams(numRing, ringSize, s)
+	ringSignature, err := Sign(m, rings, privkeys, s)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("Failed to create Ring signature")
+	}
+
+	sig, err := ringSignature.Serialize()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("Failed to Serialize input Ring signature")
+	}
+	_, err = Deserialize(sig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("Failed to Deserialize")
+	}
+
+	ringsModified := ringSignature.Ring
+	ringsModified[0][0].X = big.NewInt(1)
+	ringsModified[0][0].Y = big.NewInt(1)
+
+	sig, err = ringSignature.Serialize()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("Failed to Serialize input Ring signature")
+	}
+	_, err = Deserialize(sig)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "failed to deserialize, invalid ring signature")
+}
+
 func TestCurveScalarMult(t *testing.T) {
 	curve := crypto.S256()
 
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/LICENSE b/crypto/secp256k1/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9090e1423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+Copyright (c) 2010 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2011 ThePiachu. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2015 Jeffrey Wilcke. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2015 Felix Lange. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2015 Gustav Simonsson. All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+met:
+
+   * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+   * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+distribution.
+   * Neither the name of the copyright holder. nor the names of its
+contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/curve.go b/crypto/secp256k1/curve.go
index ecf7a238f0..9b26ab2928 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/curve.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/curve.go
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2010 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Copyright 2011 ThePiachu. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Wilcke, Felix Lange, Gustav Simonsson. All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 // modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
@@ -34,16 +35,28 @@ package secp256k1
 import (
 	"crypto/elliptic"
 	"math/big"
-	"unsafe"
-
-	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/common/math"
 )
 
-/*
-#include "libsecp256k1/include/secp256k1.h"
-extern int secp256k1_ext_scalar_mul(const secp256k1_context* ctx, const unsigned char *point, const unsigned char *scalar);
-*/
-import "C"
+const (
+	// number of bits in a big.Word
+	wordBits = 32 << (uint64(^big.Word(0)) >> 63)
+	// number of bytes in a big.Word
+	wordBytes = wordBits / 8
+)
+
+// readBits encodes the absolute value of bigint as big-endian bytes. Callers
+// must ensure that buf has enough space. If buf is too short the result will
+// be incomplete.
+func readBits(bigint *big.Int, buf []byte) {
+	i := len(buf)
+	for _, d := range bigint.Bits() {
+		for j := 0; j < wordBytes && i > 0; j++ {
+			i--
+			buf[i] = byte(d)
+			d >>= 8
+		}
+	}
+}
 
 // This code is from https://github.com/ThePiachu/GoBit and implements
 // several Koblitz elliptic curves over prime fields.
@@ -77,7 +90,7 @@ func (BitCurve *BitCurve) Params() *elliptic.CurveParams {
 	}
 }
 
-// IsOnBitCurve returns true if the given (x,y) lies on the BitCurve.
+// IsOnCurve returns true if the given (x,y) lies on the BitCurve.
 func (BitCurve *BitCurve) IsOnCurve(x, y *big.Int) bool {
 	// y² = x³ + b
 	y2 := new(big.Int).Mul(y, y) //y²
@@ -92,7 +105,6 @@ func (BitCurve *BitCurve) IsOnCurve(x, y *big.Int) bool {
 	return x3.Cmp(y2) == 0
 }
 
-//TODO: double check if the function is okay
 // affineFromJacobian reverses the Jacobian transform. See the comment at the
 // top of the file.
 func (BitCurve *BitCurve) affineFromJacobian(x, y, z *big.Int) (xOut, yOut *big.Int) {
@@ -113,7 +125,18 @@ func (BitCurve *BitCurve) affineFromJacobian(x, y, z *big.Int) (xOut, yOut *big.
 
 // Add returns the sum of (x1,y1) and (x2,y2)
 func (BitCurve *BitCurve) Add(x1, y1, x2, y2 *big.Int) (*big.Int, *big.Int) {
+	// If one point is at infinity, return the other point.
+	// Adding the point at infinity to any point will preserve the other point.
+	if x1.Sign() == 0 && y1.Sign() == 0 {
+		return x2, y2
+	}
+	if x2.Sign() == 0 && y2.Sign() == 0 {
+		return x1, y1
+	}
 	z := new(big.Int).SetInt64(1)
+	if x1.Cmp(x2) == 0 && y1.Cmp(y2) == 0 {
+		return BitCurve.affineFromJacobian(BitCurve.doubleJacobian(x1, y1, z))
+	}
 	return BitCurve.affineFromJacobian(BitCurve.addJacobian(x1, y1, z, x2, y2, z))
 }
 
@@ -222,40 +245,6 @@ func (BitCurve *BitCurve) doubleJacobian(x, y, z *big.Int) (*big.Int, *big.Int,
 	return x3, y3, z3
 }
 
-func (BitCurve *BitCurve) ScalarMult(Bx, By *big.Int, scalar []byte) (*big.Int, *big.Int) {
-	// Ensure scalar is exactly 32 bytes. We pad always, even if
-	// scalar is 32 bytes long, to avoid a timing side channel.
-	if len(scalar) > 32 {
-		panic("can't handle scalars > 256 bits")
-	}
-	// NOTE: potential timing issue
-	padded := make([]byte, 32)
-	copy(padded[32-len(scalar):], scalar)
-	scalar = padded
-
-	// Do the multiplication in C, updating point.
-	point := make([]byte, 64)
-	math.ReadBits(Bx, point[:32])
-	math.ReadBits(By, point[32:])
-	pointPtr := (*C.uchar)(unsafe.Pointer(&point[0]))
-	scalarPtr := (*C.uchar)(unsafe.Pointer(&scalar[0]))
-	res := C.secp256k1_ext_scalar_mul(context, pointPtr, scalarPtr)
-
-	// Unpack the result and clear temporaries.
-	x := new(big.Int).SetBytes(point[:32])
-	y := new(big.Int).SetBytes(point[32:])
-	for i := range point {
-		point[i] = 0
-	}
-	for i := range padded {
-		scalar[i] = 0
-	}
-	if res != 1 {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	return x, y
-}
-
 // ScalarBaseMult returns k*G, where G is the base point of the group and k is
 // an integer in big-endian form.
 func (BitCurve *BitCurve) ScalarBaseMult(k []byte) (*big.Int, *big.Int) {
@@ -268,8 +257,8 @@ func (BitCurve *BitCurve) Marshal(x, y *big.Int) []byte {
 	byteLen := (BitCurve.BitSize + 7) >> 3
 	ret := make([]byte, 1+2*byteLen)
 	ret[0] = 4 // uncompressed point flag
-	math.ReadBits(x, ret[1:1+byteLen])
-	math.ReadBits(y, ret[1+byteLen:])
+	readBits(x, ret[1:1+byteLen])
+	readBits(y, ret[1+byteLen:])
 	return ret
 }
 
@@ -293,12 +282,12 @@ var theCurve = new(BitCurve)
 func init() {
 	// See SEC 2 section 2.7.1
 	// curve parameters taken from:
-	// http://www.secg.org/collateral/sec2_final.pdf
-	theCurve.P, _ = new(big.Int).SetString("FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFEFFFFFC2F", 16)
-	theCurve.N, _ = new(big.Int).SetString("FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFEBAAEDCE6AF48A03BBFD25E8CD0364141", 16)
-	theCurve.B, _ = new(big.Int).SetString("0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000007", 16)
-	theCurve.Gx, _ = new(big.Int).SetString("79BE667EF9DCBBAC55A06295CE870B07029BFCDB2DCE28D959F2815B16F81798", 16)
-	theCurve.Gy, _ = new(big.Int).SetString("483ADA7726A3C4655DA4FBFC0E1108A8FD17B448A68554199C47D08FFB10D4B8", 16)
+	// http://www.secg.org/sec2-v2.pdf
+	theCurve.P, _ = new(big.Int).SetString("0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFEFFFFFC2F", 0)
+	theCurve.N, _ = new(big.Int).SetString("0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFEBAAEDCE6AF48A03BBFD25E8CD0364141", 0)
+	theCurve.B, _ = new(big.Int).SetString("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000007", 0)
+	theCurve.Gx, _ = new(big.Int).SetString("0x79BE667EF9DCBBAC55A06295CE870B07029BFCDB2DCE28D959F2815B16F81798", 0)
+	theCurve.Gy, _ = new(big.Int).SetString("0x483ADA7726A3C4655DA4FBFC0E1108A8FD17B448A68554199C47D08FFB10D4B8", 0)
 	theCurve.BitSize = 256
 }
 
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/dummy.go b/crypto/secp256k1/dummy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65a75080f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/dummy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//go:build dummy
+// +build dummy
+
+// This file is part of a workaround for `go mod vendor` which won't vendor
+// C files if there's no Go file in the same directory.
+// This would prevent the crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/include/secp256k1.h file to be vendored.
+//
+// This Go file imports the c directory where there is another dummy.go file which
+// is the second part of this workaround.
+//
+// These two files combined make it so `go mod vendor` behaves correctly.
+//
+// See this issue for reference: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/26366
+
+package secp256k1
+
+import (
+	_ "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/include"
+	_ "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src"
+	_ "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/modules/recovery"
+)
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/ext.h b/crypto/secp256k1/ext.h
index 9b043c724e..e422fe4b49 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/ext.h
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/ext.h
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
-// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+// Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Wilcke, Felix Lange, Gustav Simonsson. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be found in
+// the LICENSE file.
 
 // secp256k1_context_create_sign_verify creates a context for signing and signature verification.
 static secp256k1_context* secp256k1_context_create_sign_verify() {
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/contrib/dummy.go b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/contrib/dummy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c946210c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/contrib/dummy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build dummy
+// +build dummy
+
+// Package c contains only a C file.
+//
+// This Go file is part of a workaround for `go mod vendor`.
+// Please see the file crypto/secp256k1/dummy.go for more information.
+package contrib
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/dummy.go b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/dummy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04bbe3d76e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/dummy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build dummy
+// +build dummy
+
+// Package c contains only a C file.
+//
+// This Go file is part of a workaround for `go mod vendor`.
+// Please see the file crypto/secp256k1/dummy.go for more information.
+package libsecp256k1
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/include/dummy.go b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/include/dummy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64c71b8451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/include/dummy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build dummy
+// +build dummy
+
+// Package c contains only a C file.
+//
+// This Go file is part of a workaround for `go mod vendor`.
+// Please see the file crypto/secp256k1/dummy.go for more information.
+package include
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/asm/field_10x26_arm.s b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/asm/field_10x26_arm.s
index 5df561f2fc..5a9cc3ffcf 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/asm/field_10x26_arm.s
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/asm/field_10x26_arm.s
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Note:
 
 - To avoid unnecessary loads and make use of available registers, two
   'passes' have every time been interleaved, with the odd passes accumulating c' and d' 
-  which will be added to c and d respectively in the the even passes
+  which will be added to c and d respectively in the even passes
 
 */
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Note:
 	.eabi_attribute 10, 0 @ Tag_FP_arch = none
 	.eabi_attribute 24, 1 @ Tag_ABI_align_needed = 8-byte
 	.eabi_attribute 25, 1 @ Tag_ABI_align_preserved = 8-byte, except leaf SP
-	.eabi_attribute 30, 2 @ Tag_ABI_optimization_goals = Agressive Speed
+	.eabi_attribute 30, 2 @ Tag_ABI_optimization_goals = Aggressive Speed
 	.eabi_attribute 34, 1 @ Tag_CPU_unaligned_access = v6
 	.text
 
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/dummy.go b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/dummy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2df270adc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/dummy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build dummy
+// +build dummy
+
+// Package c contains only a C file.
+//
+// This Go file is part of a workaround for `go mod vendor`.
+// Please see the file crypto/secp256k1/dummy.go for more information.
+package src
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/modules/dummy.go b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/modules/dummy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99c538db51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/modules/dummy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build dummy
+// +build dummy
+
+// Package c contains only a C file.
+//
+// This Go file is part of a workaround for `go mod vendor`.
+// Please see the file crypto/secp256k1/dummy.go for more information.
+package module
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/modules/ecdh/dummy.go b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/modules/ecdh/dummy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48c2e0aa54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/modules/ecdh/dummy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build dummy
+// +build dummy
+
+// Package c contains only a C file.
+//
+// This Go file is part of a workaround for `go mod vendor`.
+// Please see the file crypto/secp256k1/dummy.go for more information.
+package ecdh
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/modules/recovery/dummy.go b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/modules/recovery/dummy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8efbd7abe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/modules/recovery/dummy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build dummy
+// +build dummy
+
+// Package c contains only a C file.
+//
+// This Go file is part of a workaround for `go mod vendor`.
+// Please see the file crypto/secp256k1/dummy.go for more information.
+package recovery
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/num.h b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/num.h
index 7bb9c5be8c..eff842200f 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/num.h
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/num.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static void secp256k1_num_mul(secp256k1_num *r, const secp256k1_num *a, const se
     even if r was negative. */
 static void secp256k1_num_mod(secp256k1_num *r, const secp256k1_num *m);
 
-/** Right-shift the passed number by bits bits. */
+/** Right-shift the passed number by bits. */
 static void secp256k1_num_shift(secp256k1_num *r, int bits);
 
 /** Check whether a number is zero. */
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/secp256k1.c b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/secp256k1.c
index fb8b882faa..7d637bfad1 100755
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/secp256k1.c
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/libsecp256k1/src/secp256k1.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 } while(0)
 
 static void default_illegal_callback_fn(const char* str, void* data) {
-    (void)data;
     fprintf(stderr, "[libsecp256k1] illegal argument: %s\n", str);
     abort();
 }
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ static const secp256k1_callback default_illegal_callback = {
 };
 
 static void default_error_callback_fn(const char* str, void* data) {
-    (void)data;
     fprintf(stderr, "[libsecp256k1] internal consistency check failed: %s\n", str);
     abort();
 }
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/panic_cb.go b/crypto/secp256k1/panic_cb.go
index e0e9034ee0..a30b04f51b 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/panic_cb.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/panic_cb.go
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
-// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+// Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Wilcke, Felix Lange, Gustav Simonsson. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be found in
+// the LICENSE file.
+
+//go:build !gofuzz && cgo
+// +build !gofuzz,cgo
 
 package secp256k1
 
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/scalar_mult_cgo.go b/crypto/secp256k1/scalar_mult_cgo.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8afa9d023b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/scalar_mult_cgo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Wilcke, Felix Lange, Gustav Simonsson. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be found in
+// the LICENSE file.
+
+//go:build !gofuzz && cgo
+// +build !gofuzz,cgo
+
+package secp256k1
+
+import (
+	"math/big"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+/*
+
+#include "libsecp256k1/include/secp256k1.h"
+
+extern int secp256k1_ext_scalar_mul(const secp256k1_context* ctx, const unsigned char *point, const unsigned char *scalar);
+
+*/
+import "C"
+
+func (BitCurve *BitCurve) ScalarMult(Bx, By *big.Int, scalar []byte) (*big.Int, *big.Int) {
+	// Ensure scalar is exactly 32 bytes. We pad always, even if
+	// scalar is 32 bytes long, to avoid a timing side channel.
+	if len(scalar) > 32 {
+		panic("can't handle scalars > 256 bits")
+	}
+	// NOTE: potential timing issue
+	padded := make([]byte, 32)
+	copy(padded[32-len(scalar):], scalar)
+	scalar = padded
+
+	// Do the multiplication in C, updating point.
+	point := make([]byte, 64)
+	readBits(Bx, point[:32])
+	readBits(By, point[32:])
+
+	pointPtr := (*C.uchar)(unsafe.Pointer(&point[0]))
+	scalarPtr := (*C.uchar)(unsafe.Pointer(&scalar[0]))
+	res := C.secp256k1_ext_scalar_mul(context, pointPtr, scalarPtr)
+
+	// Unpack the result and clear temporaries.
+	x := new(big.Int).SetBytes(point[:32])
+	y := new(big.Int).SetBytes(point[32:])
+	for i := range point {
+		point[i] = 0
+	}
+	for i := range padded {
+		scalar[i] = 0
+	}
+	if res != 1 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return x, y
+}
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/scalar_mult_nocgo.go b/crypto/secp256k1/scalar_mult_nocgo.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22f53ac6ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/scalar_mult_nocgo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Wilcke, Felix Lange, Gustav Simonsson. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be found in
+// the LICENSE file.
+
+//go:build gofuzz || !cgo
+// +build gofuzz !cgo
+
+package secp256k1
+
+import "math/big"
+
+func (BitCurve *BitCurve) ScalarMult(Bx, By *big.Int, scalar []byte) (*big.Int, *big.Int) {
+	panic("ScalarMult is not available when secp256k1 is built without cgo")
+}
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/secp256.go b/crypto/secp256k1/secp256.go
index eefbb99ee4..61abc1eaf0 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/secp256.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/secp256.go
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
-// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+// Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Wilcke, Felix Lange, Gustav Simonsson. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be found in
+// the LICENSE file.
+
+//go:build !gofuzz && cgo
+// +build !gofuzz,cgo
 
 // Package secp256k1 wraps the bitcoin secp256k1 C library.
 package secp256k1
@@ -20,12 +11,24 @@ package secp256k1
 /*
 #cgo CFLAGS: -I./libsecp256k1
 #cgo CFLAGS: -I./libsecp256k1/src/
+
+#ifdef __SIZEOF_INT128__
+#  define HAVE___INT128
+#  define USE_FIELD_5X52
+#  define USE_SCALAR_4X64
+#else
+#  define USE_FIELD_10X26
+#  define USE_SCALAR_8X32
+#endif
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+#  define NDEBUG
+#endif
+
+#define USE_ENDOMORPHISM
 #define USE_NUM_NONE
-#define USE_FIELD_10X26
 #define USE_FIELD_INV_BUILTIN
-#define USE_SCALAR_8X32
 #define USE_SCALAR_INV_BUILTIN
-#define NDEBUG
 #include "./libsecp256k1/src/secp256k1.c"
 #include "./libsecp256k1/src/modules/recovery/main_impl.h"
 #include "ext.h"
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ func Sign(msg []byte, seckey []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return sig, nil
 }
 
-// RecoverPubkey returns the the public key of the signer.
+// RecoverPubkey returns the public key of the signer.
 // msg must be the 32-byte hash of the message to be signed.
 // sig must be a 65-byte compact ECDSA signature containing the
 // recovery id as the last element.
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/secp256_test.go b/crypto/secp256k1/secp256_test.go
index f8902607b9..74408d06d2 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/secp256_test.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/secp256_test.go
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
-// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+// Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Wilcke, Felix Lange, Gustav Simonsson. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be found in
+// the LICENSE file.
+
+//go:build !gofuzz && cgo
+// +build !gofuzz,cgo
 
 package secp256k1
 
@@ -22,10 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"crypto/elliptic"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"io"
 	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/common/math"
-	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/crypto/randentropy"
 )
 
 const TestCount = 1000
@@ -36,11 +25,24 @@ func generateKeyPair() (pubkey, privkey []byte) {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	pubkey = elliptic.Marshal(S256(), key.X, key.Y)
-	return pubkey, math.PaddedBigBytes(key.D, 32)
+
+	privkey = make([]byte, 32)
+	blob := key.D.Bytes()
+	copy(privkey[32-len(blob):], blob)
+
+	return pubkey, privkey
+}
+
+func csprngEntropy(n int) []byte {
+	buf := make([]byte, n)
+	if _, err := io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, buf); err != nil {
+		panic("reading from crypto/rand failed: " + err.Error())
+	}
+	return buf
 }
 
 func randSig() []byte {
-	sig := randentropy.GetEntropyCSPRNG(65)
+	sig := csprngEntropy(65)
 	sig[32] &= 0x70
 	sig[64] %= 4
 	return sig
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ func randSig() []byte {
 // tests for malleability
 // highest bit of signature ECDSA s value must be 0, in the 33th byte
 func compactSigCheck(t *testing.T, sig []byte) {
-	var b int = int(sig[32])
+	var b = int(sig[32])
 	if b < 0 {
 		t.Errorf("highest bit is negative: %d", b)
 	}
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ func compactSigCheck(t *testing.T, sig []byte) {
 
 func TestSignatureValidity(t *testing.T) {
 	pubkey, seckey := generateKeyPair()
-	msg := randentropy.GetEntropyCSPRNG(32)
+	msg := csprngEntropy(32)
 	sig, err := Sign(msg, seckey)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("signature error: %s", err)
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ func TestSignatureValidity(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestInvalidRecoveryID(t *testing.T) {
 	_, seckey := generateKeyPair()
-	msg := randentropy.GetEntropyCSPRNG(32)
+	msg := csprngEntropy(32)
 	sig, _ := Sign(msg, seckey)
 	sig[64] = 99
 	_, err := RecoverPubkey(msg, sig)
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ func TestInvalidRecoveryID(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSignAndRecover(t *testing.T) {
 	pubkey1, seckey := generateKeyPair()
-	msg := randentropy.GetEntropyCSPRNG(32)
+	msg := csprngEntropy(32)
 	sig, err := Sign(msg, seckey)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("signature error: %s", err)
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ func TestRandomMessagesWithRandomKeys(t *testing.T) {
 func signAndRecoverWithRandomMessages(t *testing.T, keys func() ([]byte, []byte)) {
 	for i := 0; i < TestCount; i++ {
 		pubkey1, seckey := keys()
-		msg := randentropy.GetEntropyCSPRNG(32)
+		msg := csprngEntropy(32)
 		sig, err := Sign(msg, seckey)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("signature error: %s", err)
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ func signAndRecoverWithRandomMessages(t *testing.T, keys func() ([]byte, []byte)
 
 func TestRecoveryOfRandomSignature(t *testing.T) {
 	pubkey1, _ := generateKeyPair()
-	msg := randentropy.GetEntropyCSPRNG(32)
+	msg := csprngEntropy(32)
 
 	for i := 0; i < TestCount; i++ {
 		// recovery can sometimes work, but if so should always give wrong pubkey
@@ -189,11 +191,11 @@ func TestRecoveryOfRandomSignature(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRandomMessagesAgainstValidSig(t *testing.T) {
 	pubkey1, seckey := generateKeyPair()
-	msg := randentropy.GetEntropyCSPRNG(32)
+	msg := csprngEntropy(32)
 	sig, _ := Sign(msg, seckey)
 
 	for i := 0; i < TestCount; i++ {
-		msg = randentropy.GetEntropyCSPRNG(32)
+		msg = csprngEntropy(32)
 		pubkey2, _ := RecoverPubkey(msg, sig)
 		// recovery can sometimes work, but if so should always give wrong pubkey
 		if bytes.Equal(pubkey1, pubkey2) {
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ func TestRecoverSanity(t *testing.T) {
 
 func BenchmarkSign(b *testing.B) {
 	_, seckey := generateKeyPair()
-	msg := randentropy.GetEntropyCSPRNG(32)
+	msg := csprngEntropy(32)
 	b.ResetTimer()
 
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ func BenchmarkSign(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkRecover(b *testing.B) {
-	msg := randentropy.GetEntropyCSPRNG(32)
+	msg := csprngEntropy(32)
 	_, seckey := generateKeyPair()
 	sig, _ := Sign(msg, seckey)
 	b.ResetTimer()