diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/curve.go b/crypto/secp256k1/curve.go
index 9b26ab2928..85ba885d6f 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/curve.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/curve.go
@@ -79,52 +79,52 @@ type BitCurve struct {
 	BitSize int      // the size of the underlying field
 }
 
-func (BitCurve *BitCurve) Params() *elliptic.CurveParams {
+func (bitCurve *BitCurve) Params() *elliptic.CurveParams {
 	return &elliptic.CurveParams{
-		P:       BitCurve.P,
-		N:       BitCurve.N,
-		B:       BitCurve.B,
-		Gx:      BitCurve.Gx,
-		Gy:      BitCurve.Gy,
-		BitSize: BitCurve.BitSize,
+		P:       bitCurve.P,
+		N:       bitCurve.N,
+		B:       bitCurve.B,
+		Gx:      bitCurve.Gx,
+		Gy:      bitCurve.Gy,
+		BitSize: bitCurve.BitSize,
 	}
 }
 
 // IsOnCurve returns true if the given (x,y) lies on the BitCurve.
-func (BitCurve *BitCurve) IsOnCurve(x, y *big.Int) bool {
+func (bitCurve *BitCurve) IsOnCurve(x, y *big.Int) bool {
 	// y² = x³ + b
 	y2 := new(big.Int).Mul(y, y) //y²
-	y2.Mod(y2, BitCurve.P)       //y²%P
+	y2.Mod(y2, bitCurve.P)       //y²%P
 
 	x3 := new(big.Int).Mul(x, x) //x²
 	x3.Mul(x3, x)                //x³
 
-	x3.Add(x3, BitCurve.B) //x³+B
-	x3.Mod(x3, BitCurve.P) //(x³+B)%P
+	x3.Add(x3, bitCurve.B) //x³+B
+	x3.Mod(x3, bitCurve.P) //(x³+B)%P
 
 	return x3.Cmp(y2) == 0
 }
 
 // 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) {
+func (bitCurve *BitCurve) affineFromJacobian(x, y, z *big.Int) (xOut, yOut *big.Int) {
 	if z.Sign() == 0 {
 		return new(big.Int), new(big.Int)
 	}
 
-	zinv := new(big.Int).ModInverse(z, BitCurve.P)
+	zinv := new(big.Int).ModInverse(z, bitCurve.P)
 	zinvsq := new(big.Int).Mul(zinv, zinv)
 
 	xOut = new(big.Int).Mul(x, zinvsq)
-	xOut.Mod(xOut, BitCurve.P)
+	xOut.Mod(xOut, bitCurve.P)
 	zinvsq.Mul(zinvsq, zinv)
 	yOut = new(big.Int).Mul(y, zinvsq)
-	yOut.Mod(yOut, BitCurve.P)
+	yOut.Mod(yOut, bitCurve.P)
 	return
 }
 
 // Add returns the sum of (x1,y1) and (x2,y2)
-func (BitCurve *BitCurve) Add(x1, y1, x2, y2 *big.Int) (*big.Int, *big.Int) {
+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 {
@@ -135,27 +135,27 @@ func (BitCurve *BitCurve) Add(x1, y1, x2, y2 *big.Int) (*big.Int, *big.Int) {
 	}
 	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.doubleJacobian(x1, y1, z))
 	}
-	return BitCurve.affineFromJacobian(BitCurve.addJacobian(x1, y1, z, x2, y2, z))
+	return bitCurve.affineFromJacobian(bitCurve.addJacobian(x1, y1, z, x2, y2, z))
 }
 
 // addJacobian takes two points in Jacobian coordinates, (x1, y1, z1) and
 // (x2, y2, z2) and returns their sum, also in Jacobian form.
-func (BitCurve *BitCurve) addJacobian(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2 *big.Int) (*big.Int, *big.Int, *big.Int) {
+func (bitCurve *BitCurve) addJacobian(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2 *big.Int) (*big.Int, *big.Int, *big.Int) {
 	// See http://hyperelliptic.org/EFD/g1p/auto-shortw-jacobian-0.html#addition-add-2007-bl
 	z1z1 := new(big.Int).Mul(z1, z1)
-	z1z1.Mod(z1z1, BitCurve.P)
+	z1z1.Mod(z1z1, bitCurve.P)
 	z2z2 := new(big.Int).Mul(z2, z2)
-	z2z2.Mod(z2z2, BitCurve.P)
+	z2z2.Mod(z2z2, bitCurve.P)
 
 	u1 := new(big.Int).Mul(x1, z2z2)
-	u1.Mod(u1, BitCurve.P)
+	u1.Mod(u1, bitCurve.P)
 	u2 := new(big.Int).Mul(x2, z1z1)
-	u2.Mod(u2, BitCurve.P)
+	u2.Mod(u2, bitCurve.P)
 	h := new(big.Int).Sub(u2, u1)
 	if h.Sign() == -1 {
-		h.Add(h, BitCurve.P)
+		h.Add(h, bitCurve.P)
 	}
 	i := new(big.Int).Lsh(h, 1)
 	i.Mul(i, i)
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ func (BitCurve *BitCurve) addJacobian(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2 *big.Int) (*big.Int
 
 	s1 := new(big.Int).Mul(y1, z2)
 	s1.Mul(s1, z2z2)
-	s1.Mod(s1, BitCurve.P)
+	s1.Mod(s1, bitCurve.P)
 	s2 := new(big.Int).Mul(y2, z1)
 	s2.Mul(s2, z1z1)
-	s2.Mod(s2, BitCurve.P)
+	s2.Mod(s2, bitCurve.P)
 	r := new(big.Int).Sub(s2, s1)
 	if r.Sign() == -1 {
-		r.Add(r, BitCurve.P)
+		r.Add(r, bitCurve.P)
 	}
 	r.Lsh(r, 1)
 	v := new(big.Int).Mul(u1, i)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (BitCurve *BitCurve) addJacobian(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2 *big.Int) (*big.Int
 	x3.Sub(x3, j)
 	x3.Sub(x3, v)
 	x3.Sub(x3, v)
-	x3.Mod(x3, BitCurve.P)
+	x3.Mod(x3, bitCurve.P)
 
 	y3 := new(big.Int).Set(r)
 	v.Sub(v, x3)
@@ -187,33 +187,33 @@ func (BitCurve *BitCurve) addJacobian(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2 *big.Int) (*big.Int
 	s1.Mul(s1, j)
 	s1.Lsh(s1, 1)
 	y3.Sub(y3, s1)
-	y3.Mod(y3, BitCurve.P)
+	y3.Mod(y3, bitCurve.P)
 
 	z3 := new(big.Int).Add(z1, z2)
 	z3.Mul(z3, z3)
 	z3.Sub(z3, z1z1)
 	if z3.Sign() == -1 {
-		z3.Add(z3, BitCurve.P)
+		z3.Add(z3, bitCurve.P)
 	}
 	z3.Sub(z3, z2z2)
 	if z3.Sign() == -1 {
-		z3.Add(z3, BitCurve.P)
+		z3.Add(z3, bitCurve.P)
 	}
 	z3.Mul(z3, h)
-	z3.Mod(z3, BitCurve.P)
+	z3.Mod(z3, bitCurve.P)
 
 	return x3, y3, z3
 }
 
 // Double returns 2*(x,y)
-func (BitCurve *BitCurve) Double(x1, y1 *big.Int) (*big.Int, *big.Int) {
+func (bitCurve *BitCurve) Double(x1, y1 *big.Int) (*big.Int, *big.Int) {
 	z1 := new(big.Int).SetInt64(1)
-	return BitCurve.affineFromJacobian(BitCurve.doubleJacobian(x1, y1, z1))
+	return bitCurve.affineFromJacobian(bitCurve.doubleJacobian(x1, y1, z1))
 }
 
 // doubleJacobian takes a point in Jacobian coordinates, (x, y, z), and
 // returns its double, also in Jacobian form.
-func (BitCurve *BitCurve) doubleJacobian(x, y, z *big.Int) (*big.Int, *big.Int, *big.Int) {
+func (bitCurve *BitCurve) doubleJacobian(x, y, z *big.Int) (*big.Int, *big.Int, *big.Int) {
 	// See http://hyperelliptic.org/EFD/g1p/auto-shortw-jacobian-0.html#doubling-dbl-2009-l
 
 	a := new(big.Int).Mul(x, x) //X1²
@@ -231,30 +231,30 @@ func (BitCurve *BitCurve) doubleJacobian(x, y, z *big.Int) (*big.Int, *big.Int,
 
 	x3 := new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(2), d) //2*D
 	x3.Sub(f, x3)                            //F-2*D
-	x3.Mod(x3, BitCurve.P)
+	x3.Mod(x3, bitCurve.P)
 
 	y3 := new(big.Int).Sub(d, x3)                  //D-X3
 	y3.Mul(e, y3)                                  //E*(D-X3)
 	y3.Sub(y3, new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(8), c)) //E*(D-X3)-8*C
-	y3.Mod(y3, BitCurve.P)
+	y3.Mod(y3, bitCurve.P)
 
 	z3 := new(big.Int).Mul(y, z) //Y1*Z1
 	z3.Mul(big.NewInt(2), z3)    //3*Y1*Z1
-	z3.Mod(z3, BitCurve.P)
+	z3.Mod(z3, bitCurve.P)
 
 	return x3, y3, z3
 }
 
 // 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) {
-	return BitCurve.ScalarMult(BitCurve.Gx, BitCurve.Gy, k)
+func (bitCurve *BitCurve) ScalarBaseMult(k []byte) (*big.Int, *big.Int) {
+	return bitCurve.ScalarMult(bitCurve.Gx, bitCurve.Gy, k)
 }
 
 // Marshal converts a point into the form specified in section 4.3.6 of ANSI
 // X9.62.
-func (BitCurve *BitCurve) Marshal(x, y *big.Int) []byte {
-	byteLen := (BitCurve.BitSize + 7) >> 3
+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
 	readBits(x, ret[1:1+byteLen])
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ func (BitCurve *BitCurve) Marshal(x, y *big.Int) []byte {
 
 // Unmarshal converts a point, serialised by Marshal, into an x, y pair. On
 // error, x = nil.
-func (BitCurve *BitCurve) Unmarshal(data []byte) (x, y *big.Int) {
-	byteLen := (BitCurve.BitSize + 7) >> 3
+func (bitCurve *BitCurve) Unmarshal(data []byte) (x, y *big.Int) {
+	byteLen := (bitCurve.BitSize + 7) >> 3
 	if len(data) != 1+2*byteLen {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/scalar_mult_cgo.go b/crypto/secp256k1/scalar_mult_cgo.go
index bdf8eeede7..d11c11faf8 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/scalar_mult_cgo.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/scalar_mult_cgo.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ extern int secp256k1_ext_scalar_mul(const secp256k1_context* ctx, const unsigned
 */
 import "C"
 
-func (BitCurve *BitCurve) ScalarMult(Bx, By *big.Int, scalar []byte) (*big.Int, *big.Int) {
+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 {
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/scalar_mult_nocgo.go b/crypto/secp256k1/scalar_mult_nocgo.go
index 22f53ac6ae..feb13a8dfd 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/scalar_mult_nocgo.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/scalar_mult_nocgo.go
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ package secp256k1
 
 import "math/big"
 
-func (BitCurve *BitCurve) ScalarMult(Bx, By *big.Int, scalar []byte) (*big.Int, *big.Int) {
+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")
 }