diff --git a/packages/app/src/index.tsx b/packages/app/src/index.tsx
index 7d78fc6f..326a748e 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/index.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ import "./index.css";
 import "@szhsin/react-menu/dist/index.css";
 import "./fonts/inter.css";
 
-import { compress, expand_filter, flat_merge, get_diff, pow, default as wasmInit } from "@snort/system-wasm";
+import {
+  compress,
+  expand_filter,
+  flat_merge,
+  get_diff,
+  pow,
+  schnorr_verify,
+  default as wasmInit,
+} from "@snort/system-wasm";
 import WasmPath from "@snort/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm_bg.wasm";
 
 import { StrictMode } from "react";
@@ -76,6 +84,9 @@ const WasmQueryOptimizer = {
   compress: (all: Array<ReqFilter>) => {
     return compress(all) as Array<ReqFilter>;
   },
+  schnorrVerify: (id, sig, pubkey) => {
+    return schnorr_verify(id, sig, pubkey);
+  },
 } as QueryOptimizer;
 
 export class WasmPowWorker implements PowMiner {
diff --git a/packages/system-wasm/Cargo.lock b/packages/system-wasm/Cargo.lock
index cc9ae096..227365c2 100644
--- a/packages/system-wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/packages/system-wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -644,6 +644,24 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "secp256k1"
+version = "0.28.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2acea373acb8c21ecb5a23741452acd2593ed44ee3d343e72baaa143bc89d0d5"
+dependencies = [
+ "secp256k1-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "secp256k1-sys"
+version = "0.9.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4dd97a086ec737e30053fd5c46f097465d25bb81dd3608825f65298c4c98be83"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
 version = "1.0.188"
@@ -736,6 +754,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "itertools 0.11.0",
  "rand",
+ "secp256k1",
  "serde",
  "serde-wasm-bindgen",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/packages/system-wasm/Cargo.toml b/packages/system-wasm/Cargo.toml
index 14e657d1..e5142eb9 100644
--- a/packages/system-wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/system-wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ argon2 = "0.5.2"
 console_error_panic_hook = "0.1.7"
 hex = { version = "0.4.3", features = [], default-features = false }
 itertools = "0.11.0"
+secp256k1 = "0.28.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.188", features = ["derive"], default-features = false }
 serde-wasm-bindgen = "0.5.0"
 sha256 = { version = "1.4.0", features = [], default-features = false }
diff --git a/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm.d.ts b/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm.d.ts
index 1ebca4b4..5ef3cc31 100644
--- a/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm.d.ts
+++ b/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm.d.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ export function pow(val: any, target: any): any;
  * @returns {any}
  */
 export function argon2(password: any, salt: any): any;
+/**
+ * @param {any} hash
+ * @param {any} sig
+ * @param {any} pub_key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export function schnorr_verify(hash: any, sig: any, pub_key: any): boolean;
 
 export type InitInput = RequestInfo | URL | Response | BufferSource | WebAssembly.Module;
 
@@ -51,6 +58,11 @@ export interface InitOutput {
   readonly compress: (a: number, b: number) => void;
   readonly pow: (a: number, b: number, c: number) => void;
   readonly argon2: (a: number, b: number, c: number) => void;
+  readonly schnorr_verify: (a: number, b: number, c: number, d: number) => void;
+  readonly rustsecp256k1_v0_9_1_context_create: (a: number) => number;
+  readonly rustsecp256k1_v0_9_1_context_destroy: (a: number) => void;
+  readonly rustsecp256k1_v0_9_1_default_illegal_callback_fn: (a: number, b: number) => void;
+  readonly rustsecp256k1_v0_9_1_default_error_callback_fn: (a: number, b: number) => void;
   readonly __wbindgen_malloc: (a: number, b: number) => number;
   readonly __wbindgen_realloc: (a: number, b: number, c: number, d: number) => number;
   readonly __wbindgen_add_to_stack_pointer: (a: number) => number;
diff --git a/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm.js b/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm.js
index 7f7ae5af..a09f08b4 100644
--- a/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm.js
+++ b/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm.js
@@ -361,6 +361,28 @@ export function argon2(password, salt) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param {any} hash
+ * @param {any} sig
+ * @param {any} pub_key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export function schnorr_verify(hash, sig, pub_key) {
+  try {
+    const retptr = wasm.__wbindgen_add_to_stack_pointer(-16);
+    wasm.schnorr_verify(retptr, addHeapObject(hash), addHeapObject(sig), addHeapObject(pub_key));
+    var r0 = getInt32Memory0()[retptr / 4 + 0];
+    var r1 = getInt32Memory0()[retptr / 4 + 1];
+    var r2 = getInt32Memory0()[retptr / 4 + 2];
+    if (r2) {
+      throw takeObject(r1);
+    }
+    return r0 !== 0;
+  } finally {
+    wasm.__wbindgen_add_to_stack_pointer(16);
+  }
+}
+
 function handleError(f, args) {
   try {
     return f.apply(this, args);
diff --git a/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm_bg.wasm b/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm_bg.wasm
index ce33b120..1e6f801b 100644
Binary files a/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm_bg.wasm and b/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm_bg.wasm differ
diff --git a/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm_bg.wasm.d.ts b/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm_bg.wasm.d.ts
index b83a0ee8..344d1aec 100644
--- a/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm_bg.wasm.d.ts
+++ b/packages/system-wasm/pkg/system_wasm_bg.wasm.d.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ export function flat_merge(a: number, b: number): void;
 export function compress(a: number, b: number): void;
 export function pow(a: number, b: number, c: number): void;
 export function argon2(a: number, b: number, c: number): void;
+export function schnorr_verify(a: number, b: number, c: number, d: number): void;
+export function rustsecp256k1_v0_9_1_context_create(a: number): number;
+export function rustsecp256k1_v0_9_1_context_destroy(a: number): void;
+export function rustsecp256k1_v0_9_1_default_illegal_callback_fn(a: number, b: number): void;
+export function rustsecp256k1_v0_9_1_default_error_callback_fn(a: number, b: number): void;
 export function __wbindgen_malloc(a: number, b: number): number;
 export function __wbindgen_realloc(a: number, b: number, c: number, d: number): number;
 export function __wbindgen_add_to_stack_pointer(a: number): number;
diff --git a/packages/system-wasm/src/lib.rs b/packages/system-wasm/src/lib.rs
index 1343ddbb..7dc2baaf 100644
--- a/packages/system-wasm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/system-wasm/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 extern crate console_error_panic_hook;
 
 use argon2::{Argon2};
+use secp256k1::{Message, Secp256k1, XOnlyPublicKey};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use crate::filter::{FlatReqFilter, ReqFilter};
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
@@ -98,6 +99,20 @@ pub fn argon2(password: JsValue, salt: JsValue) -> Result<JsValue, JsValue> {
     Ok(serde_wasm_bindgen::to_value(&hex::encode(key))?)
 }
 
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+pub fn schnorr_verify(hash: JsValue, sig: JsValue, pub_key: JsValue) -> Result<bool, JsValue> {
+    console_error_panic_hook::set_once();
+    let msg_hex: String = serde_wasm_bindgen::from_value(hash)?;
+    let sig_hex: String = serde_wasm_bindgen::from_value(sig)?;
+    let pub_key_hex: String = serde_wasm_bindgen::from_value(pub_key)?;
+
+    let secp = Secp256k1::new();
+    let msg = Message::from_digest_slice(&hex::decode(msg_hex).unwrap()).unwrap();
+    let key = XOnlyPublicKey::from_slice(&hex::decode(pub_key_hex).unwrap()).unwrap();
+    let sig = secp256k1::schnorr::Signature::from_slice(&hex::decode(sig_hex).unwrap()).unwrap();
+    Ok(secp.verify_schnorr(&sig, &msg, &key).is_ok())
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/packages/system/src/nostr-system.ts b/packages/system/src/nostr-system.ts
index 6d994825..fabd1368 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/nostr-system.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/nostr-system.ts
@@ -199,9 +199,12 @@ export class NostrSystem extends EventEmitter<NostrSystemEvents> implements Syst
       this.#log("Rejecting invalid event %O", ev);
       return;
     }
-    if (this.checkSigs && !EventExt.verify(ev)) {
-      this.#log("Invalid sig %O", ev);
-      return;
+    if (this.checkSigs) {
+      const id = EventExt.createId(ev);
+      if (!this.#queryOptimizer.schnorrVerify(id, ev.sig, ev.pubkey)) {
+        this.#log("Invalid sig %O", ev);
+        return;
+      }
     }
 
     for (const [, v] of this.Queries) {
diff --git a/packages/system/src/query-optimizer/index.ts b/packages/system/src/query-optimizer/index.ts
index 21d8b44a..12220665 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/query-optimizer/index.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/query-optimizer/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { schnorr } from "@noble/curves/secp256k1";
 import { ReqFilter } from "../nostr";
 import { expandFilter } from "./request-expander";
 import { flatMerge, mergeSimilar } from "./request-merger";
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export interface QueryOptimizer {
   getDiff(prev: Array<ReqFilter>, next: Array<ReqFilter>): Array<FlatReqFilter>;
   flatMerge(all: Array<FlatReqFilter>): Array<ReqFilter>;
   compress(all: Array<ReqFilter>): Array<ReqFilter>;
+  schnorrVerify(hash: string, sig: string, pubkey: string): boolean;
 }
 
 export const DefaultQueryOptimizer = {
@@ -43,4 +45,7 @@ export const DefaultQueryOptimizer = {
   compress: (all: Array<ReqFilter>) => {
     return mergeSimilar(all);
   },
+  schnorrVerify: (hash, sig, pubkey) => {
+    return schnorr.verify(sig, hash, pubkey);
+  },
 } as QueryOptimizer;