diff --git a/bitcoin/examples/taproot-psbt.rs b/bitcoin/examples/taproot-psbt.rs
index cff2c028..a3d4357e 100644
--- a/bitcoin/examples/taproot-psbt.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/examples/taproot-psbt.rs
@@ -83,18 +83,18 @@ use bitcoin::consensus::encode;
 use bitcoin::constants::COIN_VALUE;
 use bitcoin::hashes::hex::FromHex;
 use bitcoin::hashes::Hash;
+use bitcoin::key::XOnlyPublicKey;
 use bitcoin::opcodes::all::{OP_CHECKSIG, OP_CLTV, OP_DROP};
 use bitcoin::psbt::serialize::Serialize;
 use bitcoin::psbt::{self, Input, Output, Psbt, PsbtSighashType};
-use bitcoin::schnorr::TapTweak;
+use bitcoin::schnorr::{self, TapTweak};
 use bitcoin::secp256k1::{Message, Secp256k1};
 use bitcoin::sighash::{self, SchnorrSighashType, SighashCache};
 use bitcoin::util::taproot::{
     LeafVersion, TapLeafHash, TapSighashHash, TaprootBuilder, TaprootSpendInfo,
 };
 use bitcoin::{
-    absolute, script, Address, Amount, OutPoint, SchnorrSig, Script, Transaction, TxIn, TxOut,
-    Txid, Witness, XOnlyPublicKey,
+    absolute, script, Address, Amount, OutPoint, Script, Transaction, TxIn, TxOut, Txid, Witness,
 };
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ fn sign_psbt_schnorr(
 
     let sig = secp.sign_schnorr(&Message::from_slice(&hash.into_inner()[..]).unwrap(), &keypair);
 
-    let final_signature = SchnorrSig { sig, hash_ty };
+    let final_signature = schnorr::Signature { sig, hash_ty };
 
     if let Some(lh) = leaf_hash {
         psbt_input.tap_script_sigs.insert((pubkey, lh), final_signature);
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/address.rs b/bitcoin/src/address.rs
index 5e08125d..227943a2 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/address.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/address.rs
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ use crate::blockdata::constants::{
 use crate::blockdata::opcodes::all::*;
 use crate::blockdata::script::Instruction;
 use crate::blockdata::{opcodes, script};
+use crate::crypto::key::PublicKey;
+use crate::crypto::schnorr::{TapTweak, TweakedPublicKey, UntweakedPublicKey};
 use crate::error::ParseIntError;
 use crate::hash_types::{PubkeyHash, ScriptHash};
 use crate::hashes::{sha256, Hash, HashEngine};
 use crate::network::constants::Network;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::util::base58;
-use crate::util::key::PublicKey;
-use crate::util::schnorr::{TapTweak, TweakedPublicKey, UntweakedPublicKey};
 use crate::util::taproot::TapBranchHash;
 
 /// Address error.
@@ -877,10 +877,10 @@ mod tests {
     use secp256k1::XOnlyPublicKey;
 
     use super::*;
+    use crate::crypto::key::PublicKey;
     use crate::hashes::hex::{FromHex, ToHex};
     use crate::internal_macros::{hex, hex_into, hex_script};
     use crate::network::constants::Network::{Bitcoin, Testnet};
-    use crate::util::key::PublicKey;
 
     fn roundtrips(addr: &Address) {
         assert_eq!(
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/bip32.rs b/bitcoin/src/bip32.rs
index f272b888..038b7177 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/bip32.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/bip32.rs
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ use secp256k1::{self, Secp256k1, XOnlyPublicKey};
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 use serde;
 
+use crate::crypto::key::{self, KeyPair, PrivateKey, PublicKey};
 use crate::hash_types::XpubIdentifier;
 use crate::hashes::{hex, sha512, Hash, HashEngine, Hmac, HmacEngine};
 use crate::internal_macros::impl_bytes_newtype;
 use crate::io::Write;
 use crate::network::constants::Network;
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use crate::util::key::{KeyPair, PrivateKey, PublicKey};
-use crate::util::{base58, key};
+use crate::util::base58;
 
 /// A chain code
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script.rs b/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script.rs
index 2768b303..cb0c9315 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script.rs
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ use crate::policy::DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE;
 #[cfg(feature="bitcoinconsensus")] use core::convert::From;
 use crate::OutPoint;
 
-use crate::util::key::PublicKey;
+use crate::crypto::key::PublicKey;
 use crate::address::WitnessVersion;
 use crate::util::taproot::{LeafVersion, TapBranchHash, TapLeafHash};
 use secp256k1::{Secp256k1, Verification, XOnlyPublicKey};
-use crate::schnorr::{TapTweak, TweakedPublicKey, UntweakedPublicKey};
+use crate::crypto::schnorr::{TapTweak, TweakedPublicKey, UntweakedPublicKey};
 
 /// Bitcoin script.
 ///
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ mod test {
     use crate::hashes::hex::{FromHex, ToHex};
     use crate::consensus::encode::{deserialize, serialize};
     use crate::blockdata::opcodes;
-    use crate::util::key::PublicKey;
+    use crate::crypto::key::PublicKey;
     use crate::psbt::serialize::Serialize;
     use crate::internal_macros::hex_script;
 
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/util/ecdsa.rs b/bitcoin/src/crypto/ecdsa.rs
similarity index 70%
rename from bitcoin/src/util/ecdsa.rs
rename to bitcoin/src/crypto/ecdsa.rs
index 30835a3f..8a8cc7d6 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/util/ecdsa.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/crypto/ecdsa.rs
@@ -19,31 +19,31 @@ use crate::sighash::{EcdsaSighashType, NonStandardSighashType};
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(crate = "actual_serde"))]
-pub struct EcdsaSig {
+pub struct Signature {
     /// The underlying ECDSA Signature
     pub sig: secp256k1::ecdsa::Signature,
     /// The corresponding hash type
     pub hash_ty: EcdsaSighashType,
 }
 
-impl EcdsaSig {
+impl Signature {
     /// Constructs an ECDSA bitcoin signature for [`EcdsaSighashType::All`].
-    pub fn sighash_all(sig: secp256k1::ecdsa::Signature) -> EcdsaSig {
-        EcdsaSig {
+    pub fn sighash_all(sig: secp256k1::ecdsa::Signature) -> Signature {
+        Signature {
             sig,
             hash_ty: EcdsaSighashType::All
         }
     }
 
     /// Deserializes from slice following the standardness rules for [`EcdsaSighashType`].
-    pub fn from_slice(sl: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, EcdsaSigError> {
+    pub fn from_slice(sl: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         let (hash_ty, sig) = sl.split_last()
-            .ok_or(EcdsaSigError::EmptySignature)?;
+            .ok_or(Error::EmptySignature)?;
         let hash_ty = EcdsaSighashType::from_standard(*hash_ty as u32)
-            .map_err(|_| EcdsaSigError::NonStandardSighashType(*hash_ty as u32))?;
+            .map_err(|_| Error::NonStandardSighashType(*hash_ty as u32))?;
         let sig = secp256k1::ecdsa::Signature::from_der(sig)
-            .map_err(EcdsaSigError::Secp256k1)?;
-        Ok(EcdsaSig { sig, hash_ty })
+            .map_err(Error::Secp256k1)?;
+        Ok(Signature { sig, hash_ty })
     }
 
     /// Serializes an ECDSA signature (inner secp256k1 signature in DER format).
@@ -56,21 +56,21 @@ impl EcdsaSig {
     }
 }
 
-impl fmt::Display for EcdsaSig {
+impl fmt::Display for Signature {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         hex::format_hex(&self.sig.serialize_der(), f)?;
         hex::format_hex(&[self.hash_ty as u8], f)
     }
 }
 
-impl FromStr for EcdsaSig {
-    type Err = EcdsaSigError;
+impl FromStr for Signature {
+    type Err = Error;
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
         let bytes = Vec::from_hex(s)?;
         let (sighash_byte, signature) = bytes.split_last()
-            .ok_or(EcdsaSigError::EmptySignature)?;
-        Ok(EcdsaSig {
+            .ok_or(Error::EmptySignature)?;
+        Ok(Signature {
             sig: secp256k1::ecdsa::Signature::from_der(signature)?,
             hash_ty: EcdsaSighashType::from_standard(*sighash_byte as u32)?
         })
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl FromStr for EcdsaSig {
 /// A key-related error.
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Debug)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
-pub enum EcdsaSigError {
+pub enum Error {
     /// Hex encoding error
     HexEncoding(hex::Error),
     /// Base58 encoding error
@@ -92,16 +92,16 @@ pub enum EcdsaSigError {
 }
 
 
-impl fmt::Display for EcdsaSigError {
+impl fmt::Display for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         match *self {
-            EcdsaSigError::HexEncoding(ref e) =>
-                write_err!(f, "EcdsaSig hex encoding error"; e),
-            EcdsaSigError::NonStandardSighashType(hash_ty) =>
+            Error::HexEncoding(ref e) =>
+                write_err!(f, "Signature hex encoding error"; e),
+            Error::NonStandardSighashType(hash_ty) =>
                 write!(f, "Non standard signature hash type {}", hash_ty),
-            EcdsaSigError::EmptySignature =>
+            Error::EmptySignature =>
                 write!(f, "Empty ECDSA signature"),
-            EcdsaSigError::Secp256k1(ref e) =>
+            Error::Secp256k1(ref e) =>
                 write_err!(f, "invalid ECDSA signature"; e),
         }
     }
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ impl fmt::Display for EcdsaSigError {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "std")))]
-impl std::error::Error for EcdsaSigError {
+impl std::error::Error for Error {
     fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
-        use self::EcdsaSigError::*;
+        use self::Error::*;
 
         match self {
             HexEncoding(e) => Some(e),
@@ -121,20 +121,20 @@ impl std::error::Error for EcdsaSigError {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<secp256k1::Error> for EcdsaSigError {
-    fn from(e: secp256k1::Error) -> EcdsaSigError {
-        EcdsaSigError::Secp256k1(e)
+impl From<secp256k1::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(e: secp256k1::Error) -> Error {
+        Error::Secp256k1(e)
     }
 }
 
-impl From<NonStandardSighashType> for EcdsaSigError {
+impl From<NonStandardSighashType> for Error {
     fn from(err: NonStandardSighashType) -> Self {
-        EcdsaSigError::NonStandardSighashType(err.0)
+        Error::NonStandardSighashType(err.0)
     }
 }
 
-impl From<hex::Error> for EcdsaSigError {
+impl From<hex::Error> for Error {
     fn from(err: hex::Error) -> Self {
-        EcdsaSigError::HexEncoding(err)
+        Error::HexEncoding(err)
     }
 }
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/util/key.rs b/bitcoin/src/crypto/key.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from bitcoin/src/util/key.rs
rename to bitcoin/src/crypto/key.rs
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/crypto/mod.rs b/bitcoin/src/crypto/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b36b0134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitcoin/src/crypto/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Rust Bitcoin Library - Written by the rust-bitcoin developers.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+//! Cryptography
+//!
+//! Cryptography related functionality: keys and signatures.
+//!
+
+pub mod ecdsa;
+pub mod key;
+pub mod schnorr;
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/util/schnorr.rs b/bitcoin/src/crypto/schnorr.rs
similarity index 89%
rename from bitcoin/src/util/schnorr.rs
rename to bitcoin/src/crypto/schnorr.rs
index 844a7a69..00c850f1 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/util/schnorr.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/crypto/schnorr.rs
@@ -196,38 +196,38 @@ impl From<TweakedKeyPair> for KeyPair {
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(crate = "actual_serde"))]
-pub struct SchnorrSig {
+pub struct Signature {
     /// The underlying schnorr signature
     pub sig: secp256k1::schnorr::Signature,
     /// The corresponding hash type
     pub hash_ty: SchnorrSighashType,
 }
 
-impl SchnorrSig {
+impl Signature {
     /// Deserialize from slice
-    pub fn from_slice(sl: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, SchnorrSigError> {
+    pub fn from_slice(sl: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         match sl.len() {
             64 => {
                 // default type
                 let sig = secp256k1::schnorr::Signature::from_slice(sl)
-                    .map_err(SchnorrSigError::Secp256k1)?;
-                Ok(SchnorrSig { sig, hash_ty: SchnorrSighashType::Default })
+                    .map_err(Error::Secp256k1)?;
+                Ok(Signature { sig, hash_ty: SchnorrSighashType::Default })
             },
             65 => {
                 let (hash_ty, sig) = sl.split_last().expect("Slice len checked == 65");
                 let hash_ty = SchnorrSighashType::from_consensus_u8(*hash_ty)
-                    .map_err(|_| SchnorrSigError::InvalidSighashType(*hash_ty))?;
+                    .map_err(|_| Error::InvalidSighashType(*hash_ty))?;
                 let sig = secp256k1::schnorr::Signature::from_slice(sig)
-                    .map_err(SchnorrSigError::Secp256k1)?;
-                Ok(SchnorrSig { sig, hash_ty })
+                    .map_err(Error::Secp256k1)?;
+                Ok(Signature { sig, hash_ty })
             }
             len => {
-                Err(SchnorrSigError::InvalidSchnorrSigSize(len))
+                Err(Error::InvalidSignatureSize(len))
             }
         }
     }
 
-    /// Serialize SchnorrSig
+    /// Serialize Signature
     pub fn to_vec(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         // TODO: add support to serialize to a writer to SerializedSig
         let mut ser_sig = self.sig.as_ref().to_vec();
@@ -244,24 +244,24 @@ impl SchnorrSig {
 /// A schnorr sig related error.
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Debug)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
-pub enum SchnorrSigError {
+pub enum Error {
     /// Base58 encoding error
     InvalidSighashType(u8),
     /// Signature has valid size but does not parse correctly
     Secp256k1(secp256k1::Error),
     /// Invalid schnorr signature size
-    InvalidSchnorrSigSize(usize),
+    InvalidSignatureSize(usize),
 }
 
 
-impl fmt::Display for SchnorrSigError {
+impl fmt::Display for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         match *self {
-            SchnorrSigError::InvalidSighashType(hash_ty) =>
+            Error::InvalidSighashType(hash_ty) =>
                 write!(f, "Invalid signature hash type {}", hash_ty),
-            SchnorrSigError::Secp256k1(ref e) =>
+            Error::Secp256k1(ref e) =>
                 write_err!(f, "Schnorr signature has correct len but is malformed"; e),
-            SchnorrSigError::InvalidSchnorrSigSize(sz) =>
+            Error::InvalidSignatureSize(sz) =>
                 write!(f, "Invalid Schnorr signature size: {}", sz),
         }
     }
@@ -269,20 +269,20 @@ impl fmt::Display for SchnorrSigError {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "std")))]
-impl std::error::Error for SchnorrSigError {
+impl std::error::Error for Error {
     fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
-        use self::SchnorrSigError::*;
+        use self::Error::*;
 
         match self {
             Secp256k1(e) => Some(e),
-            InvalidSighashType(_) | InvalidSchnorrSigSize(_) => None,
+            InvalidSighashType(_) | InvalidSignatureSize(_) => None,
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl From<secp256k1::Error> for SchnorrSigError {
+impl From<secp256k1::Error> for Error {
 
-    fn from(e: secp256k1::Error) -> SchnorrSigError {
-        SchnorrSigError::Secp256k1(e)
+    fn from(e: secp256k1::Error) -> Error {
+        Error::Secp256k1(e)
     }
 }
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/lib.rs b/bitcoin/src/lib.rs
index b4b47106..17ab4da7 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/lib.rs
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ pub mod bip158;
 pub mod bip32;
 pub mod blockdata;
 pub mod consensus;
+pub mod crypto;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod hash_types;
 pub mod merkle_tree;
@@ -122,14 +123,13 @@ pub use crate::blockdata::transaction::{self, OutPoint, Sequence, Transaction, T
 pub use crate::blockdata::witness::{self, Witness};
 pub use crate::blockdata::{constants, opcodes};
 pub use crate::consensus::encode::VarInt;
+pub use crate::crypto::key::{self, PrivateKey, PublicKey};
+pub use crate::crypto::{ecdsa, schnorr};
 pub use crate::error::Error;
 pub use crate::hash_types::*;
 pub use crate::merkle_tree::MerkleBlock;
 pub use crate::network::constants::Network;
 pub use crate::pow::{CompactTarget, Target, Work};
-pub use crate::util::ecdsa::{self, EcdsaSig, EcdsaSigError};
-pub use crate::util::key::{KeyPair, PrivateKey, PublicKey, XOnlyPublicKey};
-pub use crate::util::schnorr::{self, SchnorrSig, SchnorrSigError};
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
 mod io_extras {
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/psbt/map/input.rs b/bitcoin/src/psbt/map/input.rs
index 42d43a96..49bef070 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/psbt/map/input.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/psbt/map/input.rs
@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@ use crate::blockdata::script::Script;
 use crate::blockdata::witness::Witness;
 use crate::blockdata::transaction::{Transaction, TxOut};
 use crate::consensus::encode;
+use crate::crypto::{ecdsa, schnorr};
+use crate::crypto::key::PublicKey;
 use crate::hashes::{self, hash160, ripemd160, sha256, sha256d};
 use crate::bip32::KeySource;
 use crate::psbt::map::Map;
 use crate::psbt::serialize::Deserialize;
 use crate::psbt::{self, error, raw, Error};
-use crate::util::key::PublicKey;
 use crate::sighash::{NonStandardSighashType, SighashTypeParseError, EcdsaSighashType, SchnorrSighashType};
 use crate::util::taproot::{ControlBlock, LeafVersion, TapLeafHash, TapBranchHash};
-use crate::{sighash, EcdsaSig, SchnorrSig};
+use crate::sighash;
 
 /// Type: Non-Witness UTXO PSBT_IN_NON_WITNESS_UTXO = 0x00
 const PSBT_IN_NON_WITNESS_UTXO: u8 = 0x00;
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ pub struct Input {
     pub witness_utxo: Option<TxOut>,
     /// A map from public keys to their corresponding signature as would be
     /// pushed to the stack from a scriptSig or witness for a non-taproot inputs.
-    pub partial_sigs: BTreeMap<PublicKey, EcdsaSig>,
+    pub partial_sigs: BTreeMap<PublicKey, ecdsa::Signature>,
     /// The sighash type to be used for this input. Signatures for this input
     /// must use the sighash type.
     pub sighash_type: Option<PsbtSighashType>,
@@ -112,10 +113,10 @@ pub struct Input {
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(with = "crate::serde_utils::btreemap_byte_values"))]
     pub hash256_preimages: BTreeMap<sha256d::Hash, Vec<u8>>,
     /// Serialized schnorr signature with sighash type for key spend.
-    pub tap_key_sig: Option<SchnorrSig>,
+    pub tap_key_sig: Option<schnorr::Signature>,
     /// Map of `<xonlypubkey>|<leafhash>` with signature.
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(with = "crate::serde_utils::btreemap_as_seq"))]
-    pub tap_script_sigs: BTreeMap<(XOnlyPublicKey, TapLeafHash), SchnorrSig>,
+    pub tap_script_sigs: BTreeMap<(XOnlyPublicKey, TapLeafHash), schnorr::Signature>,
     /// Map of Control blocks to Script version pair.
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(with = "crate::serde_utils::btreemap_as_seq"))]
     pub tap_scripts: BTreeMap<ControlBlock, (Script, LeafVersion)>,
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ impl Input {
             }
             PSBT_IN_PARTIAL_SIG => {
                 impl_psbt_insert_pair! {
-                    self.partial_sigs <= <raw_key: PublicKey>|<raw_value: EcdsaSig>
+                    self.partial_sigs <= <raw_key: PublicKey>|<raw_value: ecdsa::Signature>
                 }
             }
             PSBT_IN_SIGHASH_TYPE => {
@@ -314,12 +315,12 @@ impl Input {
             }
             PSBT_IN_TAP_KEY_SIG => {
                 impl_psbt_insert_pair! {
-                    self.tap_key_sig <= <raw_key: _>|<raw_value: SchnorrSig>
+                    self.tap_key_sig <= <raw_key: _>|<raw_value: schnorr::Signature>
                 }
             }
             PSBT_IN_TAP_SCRIPT_SIG => {
                 impl_psbt_insert_pair! {
-                    self.tap_script_sigs <= <raw_key: (XOnlyPublicKey, TapLeafHash)>|<raw_value: SchnorrSig>
+                    self.tap_script_sigs <= <raw_key: (XOnlyPublicKey, TapLeafHash)>|<raw_value: schnorr::Signature>
                 }
             }
             PSBT_IN_TAP_LEAF_SCRIPT => {
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/psbt/mod.rs b/bitcoin/src/psbt/mod.rs
index 88948b9c..5de9dda5 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/psbt/mod.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/psbt/mod.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ use crate::blockdata::script::Script;
 use crate::blockdata::transaction::{Transaction, TxOut};
 use crate::consensus::{encode, Encodable, Decodable};
 use crate::bip32::{self, ExtendedPrivKey, ExtendedPubKey, KeySource};
-use crate::util::ecdsa::{EcdsaSig, EcdsaSigError};
-use crate::util::key::{PublicKey, PrivateKey};
+use crate::crypto::ecdsa;
+use crate::crypto::key::{PublicKey, PrivateKey};
 use crate::sighash::{self, EcdsaSighashType, SighashCache};
 
 pub use crate::sighash::Prevouts;
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ impl PartiallySignedTransaction {
                 Ok((msg, sighash_ty)) => (msg, sighash_ty),
             };
 
-            let sig = EcdsaSig {
+            let sig = ecdsa::Signature {
                 sig: secp.sign_ecdsa(&msg, &sk.inner),
                 hash_ty: sighash_ty,
             };
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ pub enum SigningAlgorithm {
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Clone)]
 pub enum SignError {
     /// An ECDSA key-related error occurred.
-    EcdsaSig(EcdsaSigError),
+    EcdsaSig(ecdsa::Error),
     /// Input index out of bounds (actual index, maximum index allowed).
     IndexOutOfBounds(usize, usize),
     /// Invalid Sighash type.
@@ -740,8 +740,8 @@ impl From<sighash::Error> for SignError {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<EcdsaSigError> for SignError {
-    fn from(e: EcdsaSigError) -> Self {
+impl From<ecdsa::Error> for SignError {
+    fn from(e: ecdsa::Error) -> Self {
         SignError::EcdsaSig(e)
     }
 }
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/psbt/serialize.rs b/bitcoin/src/psbt/serialize.rs
index 492abb04..4fa9a282 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/psbt/serialize.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/psbt/serialize.rs
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ use crate::consensus::encode::{self, serialize, Decodable, Encodable, deserializ
 use secp256k1::{self, XOnlyPublicKey};
 use crate::bip32::{ChildNumber, Fingerprint, KeySource};
 use crate::hashes::{hash160, ripemd160, sha256, sha256d, Hash};
-use crate::util::ecdsa::{EcdsaSig, EcdsaSigError};
+use crate::crypto::{ecdsa, schnorr};
 use crate::psbt;
 use crate::util::taproot::{TapBranchHash, TapLeafHash, ControlBlock, LeafVersion};
-use crate::schnorr;
-use crate::util::key::PublicKey;
+use crate::crypto::key::PublicKey;
 
 use super::map::{TapTree, PsbtSighashType};
 
@@ -92,13 +91,13 @@ impl Deserialize for secp256k1::PublicKey {
     }
 }
 
-impl Serialize for EcdsaSig {
+impl Serialize for ecdsa::Signature {
     fn serialize(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
         self.to_vec()
     }
 }
 
-impl Deserialize for EcdsaSig {
+impl Deserialize for ecdsa::Signature {
     fn deserialize(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, encode::Error> {
         // NB: Since BIP-174 says "the signature as would be pushed to the stack from
         // a scriptSig or witness" we should ideally use a consensus deserialization and do
@@ -113,18 +112,18 @@ impl Deserialize for EcdsaSig {
         // also has a field sighash_u32 (See BIP141). For example, when signing with non-standard
         // 0x05, the sighash message would have the last field as 0x05u32 while, the verification
         // would use check the signature assuming sighash_u32 as `0x01`.
-        EcdsaSig::from_slice(bytes)
+        ecdsa::Signature::from_slice(bytes)
             .map_err(|e| match e {
-                EcdsaSigError::EmptySignature => {
+                ecdsa::Error::EmptySignature => {
                     encode::Error::ParseFailed("Empty partial signature data")
                 }
-                EcdsaSigError::NonStandardSighashType(flag) => {
+                ecdsa::Error::NonStandardSighashType(flag) => {
                     encode::Error::from(psbt::Error::NonStandardSighashType(flag))
                 }
-                EcdsaSigError::Secp256k1(..) => {
+                ecdsa::Error::Secp256k1(..) => {
                     encode::Error::ParseFailed("Invalid Ecdsa signature")
                 }
-                EcdsaSigError::HexEncoding(..) =>  {
+                ecdsa::Error::HexEncoding(..) =>  {
                     unreachable!("Decoding from slice, not hex")
                 }
             })
@@ -206,23 +205,23 @@ impl Deserialize for XOnlyPublicKey {
     }
 }
 
-impl Serialize for schnorr::SchnorrSig  {
+impl Serialize for schnorr::Signature  {
     fn serialize(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
         self.to_vec()
     }
 }
 
-impl Deserialize for schnorr::SchnorrSig {
+impl Deserialize for schnorr::Signature {
     fn deserialize(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, encode::Error> {
-        schnorr::SchnorrSig::from_slice(bytes)
+        schnorr::Signature::from_slice(bytes)
             .map_err(|e| match e {
-                schnorr::SchnorrSigError::InvalidSighashType(flag) => {
+                schnorr::Error::InvalidSighashType(flag) => {
                     encode::Error::from(psbt::Error::NonStandardSighashType(flag as u32))
                 }
-                schnorr::SchnorrSigError::InvalidSchnorrSigSize(_) => {
+                schnorr::Error::InvalidSignatureSize(_) => {
                     encode::Error::ParseFailed("Invalid Schnorr signature length")
                 }
-                schnorr::SchnorrSigError::Secp256k1(..) => {
+                schnorr::Error::Secp256k1(..) => {
                     encode::Error::ParseFailed("Invalid Schnorr signature")
                 }
             })
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/sighash.rs b/bitcoin/src/sighash.rs
index 65e5aced..16ea582c 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/sighash.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/sighash.rs
@@ -1057,17 +1057,16 @@ mod tests {
     use secp256k1::{self, SecretKey, XOnlyPublicKey};
 
     use super::*;
+    use crate::address::Address;
     use crate::blockdata::locktime::absolute;
     use crate::consensus::deserialize;
+    use crate::crypto::key::PublicKey;
     use crate::hash_types::Sighash;
     use crate::hashes::hex::{FromHex, ToHex};
     use crate::hashes::{Hash, HashEngine};
     use crate::internal_macros::{hex_decode, hex_from_slice, hex_into, hex_script};
     use crate::network::constants::Network;
-    use crate::sighash::{Annex, Error, Prevouts, ScriptPath, SighashCache};
-    use crate::util::key::PublicKey;
     use crate::util::taproot::{TapBranchHash, TapLeafHash, TapSighashHash, TapTweakHash};
-    use crate::{Address, Script, Transaction, TxIn, TxOut};
 
     extern crate serde_json;
 
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/sign_message.rs b/bitcoin/src/sign_message.rs
index 6094e9a1..c5676286 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/sign_message.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/sign_message.rs
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ mod message_signing {
     use secp256k1::ecdsa::{RecoverableSignature, RecoveryId};
 
     use crate::address::{Address, AddressType};
+    use crate::crypto::key::PublicKey;
     use crate::hashes::sha256d;
     #[cfg(feature = "base64")]
     use crate::prelude::*;
-    use crate::util::key::PublicKey;
 
     /// An error used for dealing with Bitcoin Signed Messages.
     #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "secp-recovery")))]
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_incorrect_message_signature() {
         use secp256k1;
 
-        use crate::util::key::PublicKey;
+        use crate::crypto::key::PublicKey;
         use crate::{Address, Network};
 
         let secp = secp256k1::Secp256k1::new();
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/util/mod.rs b/bitcoin/src/util/mod.rs
index d9a6580c..d1435727 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 //! Functions needed by all parts of the Bitcoin library.
 //!
 
-pub mod key;
-pub mod ecdsa;
-pub mod schnorr;
 pub mod base58;
 pub mod taproot;
 
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/util/taproot.rs b/bitcoin/src/util/taproot.rs
index 3bd24d28..872737fc 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/util/taproot.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/util/taproot.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ use core::fmt;
 use core::cmp::Reverse;
 
 use crate::hashes::{sha256, sha256t_hash_newtype, Hash, HashEngine};
-use crate::schnorr::{TweakedPublicKey, UntweakedPublicKey, TapTweak};
-use crate::util::key::XOnlyPublicKey;
+use crate::crypto::schnorr::{TweakedPublicKey, UntweakedPublicKey, TapTweak, XOnlyPublicKey};
 use crate::Script;
 use crate::consensus::Encodable;
 
@@ -1145,7 +1144,7 @@ impl std::error::Error for TaprootError {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use crate::{Address, Network};
-    use crate::schnorr::TapTweak;
+    use crate::crypto::schnorr::TapTweak;
 
     use super::*;
     use crate::hashes::hex::{FromHex, ToHex};
diff --git a/rustfmt.toml b/rustfmt.toml
index 423ab427..28472f9a 100644
--- a/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/rustfmt.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ignore = [
        "bitcoin/src/blockdata",
        "bitcoin/src/consensus",
+       "bitcoin/src/crypto",
        "bitcoin/src/psbt",
        "bitcoin/src/util",
        "hashes",