diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e0e45e800..614b38496 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ privsec.deps.ripemd160 = require('ripemd160');
 privsec.address = require('./lib/address');
 privsec.base58 = require('./lib/base58');
 privsec.base58check = require('./lib/base58check');
+privsec.bn = require('./lib/bn');
 privsec.constants = require('./lib/constants');
 privsec.hash = require('./lib/hash');
 
-//privsec.bn = require('lib/bn');
 //privsec.key = require('lib/key');
 //privsec.point = require('lib/point');
 //privsec.privkey = require('lib/privkey');
diff --git a/lib/bn.js b/lib/bn.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad1ba0561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/bn.js
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+var _bnjs = require('bn.js');
+
+var bnjs = function bnjs_extended(n) {
+  if (!(this instanceof bnjs_extended)) {
+    return new bnjs(n);
+  }
+  arguments[0] = n;
+  return _bnjs.apply(this, arguments);
+};
+
+module.exports = bnjs;
+
+bnjs.prototype = _bnjs.prototype;
+
+var reversebuf = function(buf, nbuf) {
+  for (var i = 0; i < buf.length; i++) {
+    nbuf[i] = buf[buf.length-1-i];
+  }
+};
+
+bnjs.fromBuffer = function(buf, opts) {
+  if (typeof opts !== 'undefined' && opts.endian === 'little') {
+    var nbuf = new Buffer(buf.length);
+    reversebuf(buf, nbuf);
+    buf = nbuf;
+  }
+  var hex = buf.toString('hex');
+  if (hex.length % 2)
+    hex = "0" + hex;
+  var bn = new bnjs(hex, 16);
+  return bn;
+};
+
+bnjs.prototype.toBuffer = function(opts) {
+  var buf;
+  if (opts && opts.size) {
+    var hex = this.toString(16);
+    if (hex.length % 2)
+      hex = "0" + hex;
+    var natlen = hex.length/2;
+    buf = new Buffer(hex, 'hex');
+
+    if (natlen == opts.size)
+      buf = buf;
+
+    else if (natlen > opts.size) {
+      buf = buf.slice(natlen - buf.length, buf.length);
+    }
+
+    else if (natlen < opts.size) {
+      var rbuf = new Buffer(opts.size);
+      //rbuf.fill(0);
+      for (var i = 0; i < buf.length; i++)
+        rbuf[rbuf.length-1-i] = buf[buf.length-1-i];
+      for (var i = 0; i < opts.size - natlen; i++)
+        rbuf[i] = 0;
+      buf = rbuf;
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    var hex = this.toString(16);
+    if (hex.length % 2)
+      hex = "0" + hex;
+    buf = new Buffer(hex, 'hex');
+  }
+
+  if (typeof opts !== 'undefined' && opts.endian === 'little') {
+    var nbuf = new Buffer(buf.length);
+    reversebuf(buf, nbuf);
+    buf = nbuf;
+  }
+
+  return buf;
+};
+
+function decorate(name) {
+  bnjs.prototype['_' + name] = _bnjs.prototype[name];
+  var f = function(b) {
+    if (typeof b === 'string')
+      b = new _bnjs(b);
+    else if (typeof b === 'number')
+      b = new _bnjs(b.toString());
+    return this['_' + name](b);
+  };
+  bnjs.prototype[name] = f;
+};
+
+_bnjs.prototype.gt = function(b) {
+  return this.cmp(b) > 0;
+};
+
+_bnjs.prototype.lt = function(b) {
+  return this.cmp(b) < 0;
+};
+
+decorate('add');
+decorate('sub');
+decorate('mul');
+decorate('mod');
+decorate('div');
+decorate('cmp');
+decorate('gt');
+decorate('lt');
+
+bnjs.prototype.toNumber = function() {
+  return parseInt(this['toString'](10), 10);
+};
+
+module.exports = bnjs;
diff --git a/test/test.bn.js b/test/test.bn.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e963626a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.bn.js
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+var chai = chai || require('chai');
+var should = chai.should();
+var assert = chai.assert;
+var BN = require('../lib/bn');
+
+describe('BN', function() {
+  it('should create a bn', function() {
+    var bn = new BN(50);
+    should.exist(bn);
+    bn.toString().should.equal('50');
+  });
+
+  it('should parse this number', function() {
+    var bn = new BN(999970000);
+    bn.toString().should.equal('999970000');
+  });
+
+  it('should parse numbers below and at bn.js internal word size', function() {
+    var bn = new BN(Math.pow(2, 26) - 1);
+    bn.toString().should.equal((Math.pow(2, 26) - 1).toString());
+    var bn = new BN(Math.pow(2, 26));
+    bn.toString().should.equal((Math.pow(2, 26)).toString());
+  });
+  
+  describe('#add', function() {
+
+    it('should add two small numbers together', function() {
+      var bn1 = new BN(50);
+      var bn2 = new BN(75);
+      var bn3 = bn1.add(bn2);
+      bn3.toString().should.equal('125');
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#sub', function() {
+
+    it('should subtract a small number', function() {
+      var bn1 = new BN(50);
+      var bn2 = new BN(25);
+      var bn3 = bn1.sub(bn2);
+      bn3.toString().should.equal('25');
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#gt', function() {
+
+    it('should say 1 is greater than 0', function() {
+      var bn1 = new BN(1);
+      var bn0 = new BN(0);
+      bn1.gt(bn0).should.equal(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should say a big number is greater than a small big number', function() {
+      var bn1 = new BN('24023452345398529485723980457');
+      var bn0 = new BN('34098234283412341234049357');
+      bn1.gt(bn0).should.equal(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should say a big number is great than a standard number', function() {
+      var bn1 = new BN('24023452345398529485723980457');
+      var bn0 = new BN(5);
+      bn1.gt(bn0).should.equal(true);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#fromBuffer', function() {
+    
+    it('should work with big endian', function() {
+      var bn = BN.fromBuffer(new Buffer('0001', 'hex'), {endian: 'big'});
+      bn.toString().should.equal('1');
+    });
+
+    it('should work with big endian 256', function() {
+      var bn = BN.fromBuffer(new Buffer('0100', 'hex'), {endian: 'big'});
+      bn.toString().should.equal('256');
+    });
+
+    it('should work with little endian if we specify the size', function() {
+      var bn = BN.fromBuffer(new Buffer('0100', 'hex'), {size: 2, endian: 'little'});
+      bn.toString().should.equal('1');
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#toBuffer', function() {
+    
+    it('should create a 4 byte buffer', function() {
+      var bn = new BN(1);
+      bn.toBuffer({size: 4}).toString('hex').should.equal('00000001');
+    });
+
+    it('should create a 4 byte buffer in little endian', function() {
+      var bn = new BN(1);
+      bn.toBuffer({size: 4, endian: 'little'}).toString('hex').should.equal('01000000');
+    });
+
+    it('should create a 2 byte buffer even if you ask for a 1 byte', function() {
+      var bn = new BN('ff00', 16);
+      bn.toBuffer({size: 1}).toString('hex').should.equal('ff00');
+    });
+
+    it('should create a 4 byte buffer even if you ask for a 1 byte', function() {
+      var bn = new BN('ffffff00', 16);
+      bn.toBuffer({size: 4}).toString('hex').should.equal('ffffff00');
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});