diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b10bf41..03ce5f2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -347,11 +347,21 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "alphanet-node"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "alphanet-precompile",
  "reth",
  "reth-node-api",
  "reth-node-optimism",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "alphanet-precompile"
+version = "0.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "p256",
+ "reth",
+ "revm-primitives",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "android-tzdata"
 version = "0.1.1"
@@ -1640,6 +1650,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fffa369a668c8af7dbf8b5e56c9f744fbd399949ed171606040001947de40b1c"
 dependencies = [
  "const-oid",
+ "pem-rfc7468",
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
@@ -1925,6 +1936,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ff",
  "generic-array",
  "group",
+ "pem-rfc7468",
  "pkcs8",
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "sec1",
@@ -3832,6 +3844,18 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b15813163c1d831bf4a13c3610c05c0d03b39feb07f7e09fa234dac9b15aaf39"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "p256"
+version = "0.13.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c9863ad85fa8f4460f9c48cb909d38a0d689dba1f6f6988a5e3e0d31071bcd4b"
+dependencies = [
+ "ecdsa",
+ "elliptic-curve",
+ "primeorder",
+ "sha2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "page_size"
 version = "0.6.0"
@@ -3952,6 +3976,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64 0.13.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pem-rfc7468"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "88b39c9bfcfc231068454382784bb460aae594343fb030d46e9f50a645418412"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64ct",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "percent-encoding"
 version = "2.3.1"
@@ -4125,6 +4158,15 @@ version = "0.2.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5b40af805b3121feab8a3c29f04d8ad262fa8e0561883e7653e024ae4479e6de"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "primeorder"
+version = "0.13.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "353e1ca18966c16d9deb1c69278edbc5f194139612772bd9537af60ac231e1e6"
+dependencies = [
+ "elliptic-curve",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "primitive-types"
 version = "0.12.2"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6c19ceb..ab40905 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [workspace]
-members = ["bin/alphanet/", "crates/node"]
+members = ["bin/alphanet/", "crates/node", "crates/precompile"]
 default-members = ["bin/alphanet/"]
 resolver = "2"
 
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ incremental = false
 [workspace.dependencies]
 # alphanet
 alphanet-node = { path = "crates/node" }
+alphanet-precompile = { path = "crates/precompile" }
 
 # tokio
 tokio = { version = "1.21", default-features = false }
diff --git a/crates/node/Cargo.toml b/crates/node/Cargo.toml
index 699ac02..82aa642 100644
--- a/crates/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ keywords.workspace = true
 categories.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
+alphanet-precompile.workspace = true
 reth.workspace = true
 reth-node-api.workspace = true
 reth-node-optimism.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/node/src/evm.rs b/crates/node/src/evm.rs
index 743a853..465a3e5 100644
--- a/crates/node/src/evm.rs
+++ b/crates/node/src/evm.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
+use alphanet_precompile::secp256r1::P256VERIFY;
 use reth::{
     primitives::{
-        address,
         revm::{config::revm_spec, env::fill_op_tx_env},
-        revm_primitives::{AnalysisKind, CfgEnvWithHandlerCfg, Env, PrecompileResult, TxEnv},
+        revm_primitives::{AnalysisKind, CfgEnvWithHandlerCfg, TxEnv},
         Address, Bytes, ChainSpec, Head, Header, Transaction, U256,
     },
     revm::{
         handler::register::EvmHandler,
-        precompile::{Precompile, PrecompileSpecId, Precompiles},
+        precompile::{PrecompileSpecId, Precompiles},
         Database, Evm, EvmBuilder,
     },
 };
@@ -36,18 +36,10 @@ impl AlphaNetEvmConfig {
         // install the precompiles
         handler.pre_execution.load_precompiles = Arc::new(move || {
             let mut precompiles = Precompiles::new(PrecompileSpecId::from_spec_id(spec_id)).clone();
-            precompiles.inner.insert(
-                address!("0000000000000000000000000000000000000999"),
-                Precompile::Env(Self::alphanet_precompile),
-            );
+            precompiles.inner.insert(P256VERIFY.0, P256VERIFY.1);
             precompiles
         });
     }
-
-    /// A custom precompile that does nothing
-    fn alphanet_precompile(_data: &Bytes, _gas: u64, _env: &Env) -> PrecompileResult {
-        Ok((0, Bytes::new()))
-    }
 }
 
 impl ConfigureEvm for AlphaNetEvmConfig {
diff --git a/crates/precompile/Cargo.toml b/crates/precompile/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fab3fc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/precompile/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+name = "alphanet-precompile"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+keywords.workspace = true
+categories.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+p256 = { version = "0.13.2", features = ["ecdsa"] }
+reth.workspace = true
+revm-primitives.workspace = true
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/precompile/src/lib.rs b/crates/precompile/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c8f309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/precompile/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//! # alphanet-precompile
+//!
+//! Implementations of EVM precompiled contracts for AlphaNet.
+
+/// EIP-7212 secp256r1 precompile.
+pub mod secp256r1;
+
+/// Const function for making an address by concatenating the bytes from two given numbers.
+///
+/// Note that 32 + 128 = 160 = 20 bytes (the length of an address). This function is used
+/// as a convenience for specifying the addresses of the various precompiles.
+use revm_primitives::Address;
+#[inline]
+const fn u64_to_address(x: u64) -> Address {
+    let x = x.to_be_bytes();
+    Address::new([
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, x[0], x[1], x[2], x[3], x[4], x[5], x[6], x[7],
+    ])
+}
diff --git a/crates/precompile/src/secp256r1.rs b/crates/precompile/src/secp256r1.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..072c69f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/precompile/src/secp256r1.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+use reth::revm::precompile::{Precompile, PrecompileWithAddress};
+use revm_primitives::{Bytes, PrecompileError, PrecompileResult, StandardPrecompileFn};
+
+/// EIP-7212 secp256r1 precompile.
+pub const P256VERIFY: PrecompileWithAddress = PrecompileWithAddress(
+    crate::u64_to_address(10),
+    Precompile::Standard(p256_verify as StandardPrecompileFn),
+);
+
+fn p256_verify(i: &Bytes, target_gas: u64) -> PrecompileResult {
+    use core::cmp::min;
+    use p256::ecdsa::{signature::hazmat::PrehashVerifier, Signature, VerifyingKey};
+
+    const P256VERIFY_BASE: u64 = 3_450;
+
+    if P256VERIFY_BASE > target_gas {
+        return Err(PrecompileError::OutOfGas);
+    }
+    let mut input = [0u8; 160];
+    input[..min(i.len(), 160)].copy_from_slice(&i[..min(i.len(), 160)]);
+
+    // msg signed (msg is already the hash of the original message)
+    let msg: [u8; 32] = input[..32].try_into().unwrap();
+    // r, s: signature
+    let sig: [u8; 64] = input[32..96].try_into().unwrap();
+    // x, y: public key
+    let pk: [u8; 64] = input[96..160].try_into().unwrap();
+    // append 0x04 to the public key: uncompressed form
+    let mut uncompressed_pk = [0u8; 65];
+    uncompressed_pk[0] = 0x04;
+    uncompressed_pk[1..].copy_from_slice(&pk);
+
+    let signature: Signature = Signature::from_slice(&sig).unwrap();
+    let public_key: VerifyingKey = VerifyingKey::from_sec1_bytes(&uncompressed_pk).unwrap();
+
+    let mut result = [0u8; 32];
+
+    // verify
+    if public_key.verify_prehash(&msg, &signature).is_ok() {
+        result[31] = 0x01;
+        Ok((P256VERIFY_BASE, result.into()))
+    } else {
+        Ok((P256VERIFY_BASE, result.into()))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::p256_verify;
+    use revm_primitives::Bytes;
+
+    #[test]
+    #[ignore]
+    fn proper_sig_verify() {
+        let input = Bytes::from("4cee90eb86eaa050036147a12d49004b6b9c72bd725d39d4785011fe190f0b4da73bd4903f0ce3b639bbbf6e8e80d16931ff4bcf5993d58468e8fb19086e8cac36dbcd03009df8c59286b162af3bd7fcc0450c9aa81be5d10d312af6c66b1d604aebd3099c618202fcfe16ae7770b0c49ab5eadf74b754204a3bb6060e44eff37618b065f9832de4ca6ca971a7a1adc826d0f7c00181a5fb2ddf79ae00b4e10e");
+        let target_gas = 3_500u64;
+        let (gas_used, res) = p256_verify(&input, target_gas).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(gas_used, 3_450u64);
+        let mut expected_res = [0u8; 32];
+        expected_res[31] = 1;
+        assert_eq!(res, expected_res.to_vec());
+    }
+}