diff --git a/bippy-scratch.md b/bippy-scratch.md
index 2a1fdcc52..b7f7e85ae 100644
--- a/bippy-scratch.md
+++ b/bippy-scratch.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## NOTE
+The below requires norsyr's fix to `decompress-point` in order to work.
 
 ## base58
 Converts a base58 zpub to hex
@@ -9,18 +11,25 @@ Converts a base58 zpub to hex
 **Import lib; optionally set up env**
 ```
 =btca -build-file %/lib/btc-address/hoon
-=xpub "zpub6rFR7y4Q2AijBEqTUquhVz398htDFrtymD9xYYfG1m4wAcvPhXNfE3EfH1r1ADqtfSdVCToUG868RvUUkgDKf31mGDtKsAYz2oz2AGutZYs"
+=bip32 -build-file %/lib/bip32/hoon
+=xpub2 "xpub6DnWFmBQfQm1wxvKkCJjXwE6H4v8FTwUuhjDQ9ZpJnFDfhA8Dwmg71yPKyjUE93D2CB6MdnWNvGmwsb3fpd4oRJ2YcyMZoMpLU3BjpmQAny"
 ```
 
 **Test child public key from xpub**
 ```
-(child-from-xpub:btca xpub 1)
+`@ux`(child-from-xpub:btca xpub2 0)
+`@ux`(child-from-xpub:btca xpub 1)
 (child-from-xpub:btca xpub (dec (bex 31)))
 
 ::  should error as index is too high (hardened key range)
 (child-from-xpub:btca xpub (bex 31))
 ```
 
+**Same, with Jose's bip32 library**
+```
+`@ux`(compress-point:secp256k1:secp:crypto pub:(derive-public:(from-extended:bip32 xpub2) 0))
+```
+
 **Test xpub parsing**
 ```
 (parse-xpub:btca xpub)
@@ -28,9 +37,10 @@ Converts a base58 zpub to hex
 
 **Test addition and ECC point checking**
 ```
-=px (parse-xpub:btca xpub)
+=px (parse-xpub:btca xpub2)
 =pubk ?~  px  ~  pubk.u.px
 (is-point:btca pubk)
+(pubkey-to-point:btca pubk)
 =index 256
 `@ux`(add (lsh 3 4 (big-endian-brap:btca pubk)) index)
 ```
diff --git a/lib/bip32.hoon b/lib/bip32.hoon
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec2be68cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/bip32.hoon
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+::  bip32 implementation in hoon
+::
+::  to use, call one of the core initialization arms.
+::  using the produced core, derive as needed and take out the data you want.
+::
+::NOTE  tested to be correct against
+::      https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0032_TestVectors
+::
+=,  hmac:crypto
+=,  secp:crypto
+=+  ecc=secp256k1
+::
+::  prv:  private key
+::  pub:  public key
+::  cad:  chain code
+::  dep:  depth in chain
+::  ind:  index at depth
+::  pif:  parent fingerprint (4 bytes)
+|_  [prv=@ pub=pont cad=@ dep=@ud ind=@ud pif=@]
+::
++=  keyc  [key=@ cai=@]  ::  prv/pub key + chain code
+::
+::  elliptic curve operations and values
+::
+++  point  priv-to-pub.ecc
+::
+++  ser-p  compress-point.ecc
+::
+++  n      ^n:ecc
+::
+::  core initialization
+::
+++  from-seed
+  |=  byts
+  ^+  +>
+  =+  der=(hmac-sha512l [12 'dees nioctiB'] [wid dat])
+  =+  pri=(cut 3 [32 32] der)
+  +>.$(prv pri, pub (point pri), cad (cut 3 [0 32] der))
+::
+++  from-private
+  |=  keyc
+  +>(prv key, pub (point key), cad cai)
+::
+++  from-public
+  |=  keyc
+  +>(pub (decompress-point.ecc key), cad cai)
+::
+++  from-public-point
+  |=  [pon=pont cai=@]
+  +>(pub pon, cad cai)
+::
+++  from-extended
+  |=  t=tape
+  =+  x=(de-base58check 4 t)
+  =>  |%
+      ++  take
+        |=  b=@ud
+        ^-  [v=@ x=@]
+        :-  (end 3 b x)
+        (rsh 3 b x)
+      --
+  =^  k  x  (take 33)
+  =^  c  x  (take 32)
+  =^  i  x  (take 4)
+  =^  p  x  (take 4)
+  =^  d  x  (take 1)
+  ?>  =(0 x)  ::  sanity check
+  %.  [d i p]
+  =<  set-metadata
+  =+  v=(swag [1 3] t)
+  ?:  =("prv" v)  (from-private k c)
+  ?:  =("pub" v)  (from-public k c)
+  !!
+::
+++  set-metadata
+  |=  [d=@ud i=@ud p=@]
+  +>(dep d, ind i, pif p)
+::
+::  derivation
+::
+++  derivation-path
+  ;~  pfix
+    ;~(pose (jest 'm/') (easy ~))
+  %+  most  net
+  ;~  pose
+    %+  cook
+      |=(i=@ (add i (bex 31)))
+    ;~(sfix dem say)
+  ::
+    dem
+  ==  ==
+::
+++  derive-path
+  |=  t=tape
+  %-  derive-sequence
+  (scan t derivation-path)
+::
+++  derive-sequence
+  |=  j=(list @u)
+  ?~  j  +>
+  =.  +>  (derive i.j)
+  $(j t.j)
+::
+++  derive
+  ?:  =(0 prv)
+    derive-public
+  derive-private
+::
+++  derive-private
+  |=  i=@u
+  ^+  +>
+  ::  we must have a private key to derive the next one
+  ?:  =(0 prv)
+    ~|  %know-no-private-key
+    !!
+  ::  derive child at i
+  =/  [left=@ right=@]
+    =-  [(cut 3 [32 32] -) (cut 3 [0 32] -)]
+    %+  hmac-sha512l  [32 cad]
+    :-  37
+    ?:  (gte i (bex 31))
+      ::  hardened child
+      (can 3 ~[4^i 32^prv 1^0])
+    ::  normal child
+    (can 3 ~[4^i 33^(ser-p (point prv))])
+  =+  key=(mod (add left prv) n)
+  ::  rare exception, invalid key, go to the next one
+  ?:  |(=(0 key) (gte left n))  $(i +(i))
+  %_  +>.$
+    prv   key
+    pub   (point key)
+    cad   right
+    dep   +(dep)
+    ind   i
+    pif   fingerprint
+  ==
+::
+++  derive-public
+  |=  i=@u
+  ^+  +>
+  ::  public keys can't be hardened
+  ?:  (gte i (bex 31))
+    ~|  %cant-derive-hardened-public-key
+    !!
+  ::  derive child at i
+  =/  [left=@ right=@]
+    =-  [(cut 3 [32 32] -) (cut 3 [0 32] -)]
+    %+  hmac-sha512l  [32 cad]
+    37^(can 3 ~[4^i 33^(ser-p pub)])
+  ::  rare exception, invalid key, go to the next one
+  ?:  (gte left n)  $(i +(i))  ::TODO  or child key is "point at infinity"
+  %_  +>.$
+    pub   (jc-add.ecc (point left) pub)
+    cad   right
+    dep   +(dep)
+    ind   i
+    pif   fingerprint
+  ==
+::
+::  rendering
+::
+++  private-key     ?.(=(0 prv) prv ~|(%know-no-private-key !!))
+++  public-key      (ser-p pub)
+++  chain-code      cad
+++  private-chain   [private-key cad]
+++  public-chain    [public-key cad]
+::
+++  identity        (hash160 public-key)
+++  fingerprint     (cut 3 [16 4] identity)
+::
+++  address
+  |=  network=?(%main %regtest %testnet)
+  ^-  @uc
+  ::  removes checksum
+  ::
+  %^  rsh  3  4
+  %+  en-base58check
+    [4 (version-bytes network %pub %.n)]
+  [20 identity]
+::
+++  prv-extended
+  |=  network=?(%main %regtest %testnet)
+  %+  en-b58c-bip32  (version-bytes network %prv %.y)
+  (build-extended private-key)
+::
+++  pub-extended
+  |=  network=?(%main %regtest %testnet)
+  %+  en-b58c-bip32  (version-bytes network %pub %.y)
+  (build-extended public-key)
+::
+++  build-extended
+  |=  key=@
+  %+  can  3
+  :~  33^key
+      32^cad
+      4^ind
+      4^pif
+      1^dep
+  ==
+::
+++  en-b58c-bip32
+  |=  [v=@ k=@]
+  %-  en-base58:mimes:html
+  (en-base58check [4 v] [74 k])
+::
+::  base58check
+::
+++  en-base58check
+  ::  v: version bytes
+  ::  d: data
+  |=  [v=byts d=byts]
+  =+  p=[(add wid.v wid.d) (can 3 ~[d v])]
+  =-  (can 3 ~[4^- p])
+  %^  rsh  3  28
+  (sha-256l:sha 32 (sha-256l:sha p))
+::
+++  de-base58check
+  ::  vw: amount of version bytes
+  |=  [vw=@u t=tape]
+  =+  x=(de-base58:mimes:html t)
+  =+  hash=(sha-256l:sha 32 (sha-256:sha (rsh 3 4 x)))
+  ?>  =((end 3 4 x) (rsh 3 28 hash))
+  (cut 3 [vw (sub (met 3 x) (add 4 vw))] x)
+::
+++  hash160
+  |=  d=@
+  (ripemd-160:ripemd:crypto 32 (sha-256:sha d))
+::
+++  version-bytes
+  |=  [network=?(%main %regtest %testnet) type=?(%pub %prv) bip32=?]
+  ^-  @ux
+  |^
+  ?-  type
+    %pub  ?:(bip32 xpub-key pay-to-pubkey)
+    %prv  ?:(bip32 xprv-key private-key)
+  ==
+  ::
+  ++  pay-to-pubkey  ?:(=(network %main) 0x0 0x6f)
+  ++  private-key    ?:(=(network %main) 0x80 0xef)
+  ++  xpub-key       ?:(=(network %main) 0x488.b21e 0x435.87cf)
+  ++  xprv-key       ?:(=(network %main) 0x488.ade4 0x435.8394)
+  --
+--
diff --git a/lib/btc-address.hoon b/lib/btc-address.hoon
index b2c352db0..017478f98 100644
--- a/lib/btc-address.hoon
+++ b/lib/btc-address.hoon
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ++  pubkey-to-point
   |=  =pubkey
   ^-  pont:secp:crypto
-  ~&  (lent pubkey)
+  ~&  >>  "compressed pubkey length: {<(lent pubkey)>}"
   %-  decompress-point:secp256k1:secp:crypto
     (big-endian-brap pubkey)
 ::
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     (de-base58:mimes:html xpub)
   =/  bytes=(list @ux)
     (big-endian-brip as-atom)
+  ~&  >>  "parse-xpub, depth: {<(snag 4 bytes)>}"
   =/  pp=parsed-xpub
     [(swag [13 32] bytes) (swag [45 33] bytes)]
   ?:  (is-point pubk.pp)
@@ -59,9 +60,13 @@
   [il ir]
 ++  child-from-xpub
   |=  [xpub=tape index=@ud]
-  =/  is=(unit il-ir)
-    %+  bind
-      (parse-xpub xpub)
-    |=(px=parsed-xpub (compute-i px index))
-  is
+  =,  secp256k1:secp:crypto
+  =/  upx=(unit parsed-xpub)
+    (parse-xpub xpub)
+  ?~  upx  ~
+  =/  px=parsed-xpub  u.upx
+  =/  is  (compute-i px index)
+  (compress-point (jc-add (priv-to-pub (big-endian-brap il.is)) (pubkey-to-point pubk.px)))
 --
+
+::  `@ux`(compress-point:secp256k1:secp:crypto (jc-add:secp256k1:secp:crypto (pubkey-to-point:btca pubk.u.px) x))