diff --git a/crypto/bls/signatures_test.go b/crypto/bls/signatures_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3b25a92e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/bls/signatures_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+package bls
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/bls/blst"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/bls/ostracon"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/ed25519"
+)
+
+func TestEd25519SignVerify(t *testing.T) {
+	m := []byte("a test message to be signed")
+	privKey := ed25519.GenPrivKey()
+	pubKey := privKey.PubKey()
+
+	sig, err := privKey.Sign(m)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("Unexpected nil signature or error", m, sig, err)
+	}
+	if !pubKey.VerifySignature(m, sig) {
+		t.Error("Failed to verify signature produced by the key", m, sig)
+	}
+	if pubKey.VerifySignature(scrambleBytes(m), sig) {
+		t.Error("Unexpected to verify scrambled message", scrambleBytes(m), sig)
+	}
+	if pubKey.VerifySignature(m, scrambleBytes(sig)) {
+		t.Error("Unexpected to verify scrambled signature", m, scrambleBytes(sig))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBlstSignVerify(t *testing.T) {
+	m := []byte("a test message to be signed")
+	privKey := blst.GenPrivKey()
+	pubKey := privKey.PubKey()
+
+	sig, err := privKey.Sign(m)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("Unexpected nil signature or error", m, sig, err)
+	}
+	if !pubKey.VerifySignature(m, sig) {
+		t.Error("Failed to verify signature produced by the key", m, sig)
+	}
+	if pubKey.VerifySignature(scrambleBytes(m), sig) {
+		t.Error("Unexpected to verify scrambled message", scrambleBytes(m), sig)
+	}
+	if pubKey.VerifySignature(m, scrambleBytes(sig)) {
+		t.Error("Unexpected to verify scrambled signature", m, scrambleBytes(sig))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOstraconSignVerify(t *testing.T) {
+	m := []byte("a test message to be signed")
+	privKey := ostracon.GenPrivKey()
+	pubKey := privKey.PubKey()
+
+	sig, err := privKey.Sign(m)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("Unexpected nil signature or error", m, sig, err)
+	}
+	if !pubKey.VerifySignature(m, sig) {
+		t.Error("Failed to verify signature produced by the key", m, sig)
+	}
+	if pubKey.VerifySignature(scrambleBytes(m), sig) {
+		t.Error("Unexpected to verify scrambled message", scrambleBytes(m), sig)
+	}
+	if pubKey.VerifySignature(m, scrambleBytes(sig)) {
+		t.Error("Unexpected to verify scrambled signature", m, scrambleBytes(sig))
+	}
+}
+
+// Scrambles a byte array, currently just flipping a bit.
+// TODO: implement a more complex scrambling method.
+func scrambleBytes(b []byte) []byte {
+	bb := make([]byte, len(b))
+	copy(bb, b)
+	index := len(b) / 2
+	bb[index] ^= 1
+	return bb
+}
+
+// Retrieve a set of public keys from a set of private keys.
+func pubKeysFromPrivKeys(privKeys []crypto.PrivKey) []crypto.PubKey {
+	pubKeys := make([]crypto.PubKey, len(privKeys))
+	for i := 0; i < len(privKeys); i++ {
+		pubKeys[i] = privKeys[i].PubKey()
+	}
+	return pubKeys
+}
+
+// Generate n random messages with the given size.
+func randomMessages(n, size int) [][]byte {
+	messages := make([][]byte, n)
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		messages[i] = make([]byte, size)
+		rand.Read(messages[i])
+	}
+	return messages
+}
+
+// Sign a set of messages with a number of private keys.
+func signMessages(messages [][]byte, privKeys []crypto.PrivKey) [][]byte {
+	sigs := make([][]byte, len(messages))
+	for i := 0; i < len(messages); i++ {
+		sigs[i], _ = privKeys[i%len(privKeys)].Sign(messages[i])
+	}
+	return sigs
+}
+
+var _sig []byte
+
+func BenchmarkEd25519Sign1k(t *testing.B) {
+	messages := randomMessages(1000, 1024)
+	privKeys := make([]crypto.PrivKey, 128)
+	for i := 0; i < len(privKeys); i++ {
+		privKeys[i] = ed25519.GenPrivKey()
+	}
+	t.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
+		_sig, _ = privKeys[i%len(privKeys)].Sign(messages[i%len(messages)])
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkEd25519Verify1k(t *testing.B) {
+	messages := randomMessages(1000, 1024)
+	privKeys := make([]crypto.PrivKey, 128)
+	for i := 0; i < len(privKeys); i++ {
+		privKeys[i] = ed25519.GenPrivKey()
+	}
+	pubKeys := pubKeysFromPrivKeys(privKeys)
+	sigs := signMessages(messages, privKeys)
+	t.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
+		pubKeys[i%len(pubKeys)].VerifySignature(messages[i%len(messages)], sigs[i%len(sigs)])
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkBlstSign1k(t *testing.B) {
+	messages := randomMessages(1000, 1024)
+	privKeys := make([]crypto.PrivKey, 128)
+	for i := 0; i < len(privKeys); i++ {
+		privKeys[i] = blst.GenPrivKey()
+	}
+	t.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
+		_sig, _ = privKeys[i%len(privKeys)].Sign(messages[i%len(messages)])
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkBlstVerify1k(t *testing.B) {
+	messages := randomMessages(1000, 1024)
+	privKeys := make([]crypto.PrivKey, 128)
+	for i := 0; i < len(privKeys); i++ {
+		privKeys[i] = blst.GenPrivKey()
+	}
+	pubKeys := pubKeysFromPrivKeys(privKeys)
+	sigs := signMessages(messages, privKeys)
+	t.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
+		pubKeys[i%len(pubKeys)].VerifySignature(messages[i%len(messages)], sigs[i%len(sigs)])
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkOstraconSign1k(t *testing.B) {
+	messages := randomMessages(1000, 1024)
+	privKeys := make([]crypto.PrivKey, 128)
+	for i := 0; i < len(privKeys); i++ {
+		privKeys[i] = ostracon.GenPrivKey()
+	}
+	t.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
+		_sig, _ = privKeys[i%len(privKeys)].Sign(messages[i%len(messages)])
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkOstraconVerify1k(t *testing.B) {
+	messages := randomMessages(1000, 1024)
+	privKeys := make([]crypto.PrivKey, 128)
+	for i := 0; i < len(privKeys); i++ {
+		privKeys[i] = ostracon.GenPrivKey()
+	}
+	pubKeys := pubKeysFromPrivKeys(privKeys)
+	sigs := signMessages(messages, privKeys)
+	t.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
+		pubKeys[i%len(pubKeys)].VerifySignature(messages[i%len(messages)], sigs[i%len(sigs)])
+	}
+}
diff --git a/crypto/bls/simple_sign_test.go b/crypto/bls/simple_sign_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 09003cfa3..000000000
--- a/crypto/bls/simple_sign_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-package bls
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/bls/blst"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/bls/ostracon"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/ed25519"
-)
-
-func TestEd25519SignVerify(t *testing.T) {
-	m := []byte("a test message to be signed")
-	privKey := ed25519.GenPrivKey()
-	pubKey := privKey.PubKey()
-
-	sig, err := privKey.Sign(m)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error("Unexpected nil signature or error", m, sig, err)
-	}
-	if !pubKey.VerifySignature(m, sig) {
-		t.Error("Failed to verify signature produced by the key", m, sig)
-	}
-	if pubKey.VerifySignature(scrambleBytes(m), sig) {
-		t.Error("Unexpected to verify scrambled message", scrambleBytes(m), sig)
-	}
-	if pubKey.VerifySignature(m, scrambleBytes(sig)) {
-		t.Error("Unexpected to verify scrambled signature", m, scrambleBytes(sig))
-	}
-}
-
-func TestBlstSignVerify(t *testing.T) {
-	m := []byte("a test message to be signed")
-	privKey := blst.GenPrivKey()
-	pubKey := privKey.PubKey()
-
-	sig, err := privKey.Sign(m)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error("Unexpected nil signature or error", m, sig, err)
-	}
-	if !pubKey.VerifySignature(m, sig) {
-		t.Error("Failed to verify signature produced by the key", m, sig)
-	}
-	if pubKey.VerifySignature(scrambleBytes(m), sig) {
-		t.Error("Unexpected to verify scrambled message", scrambleBytes(m), sig)
-	}
-	if pubKey.VerifySignature(m, scrambleBytes(sig)) {
-		t.Error("Unexpected to verify scrambled signature", m, scrambleBytes(sig))
-	}
-}
-
-func TestOstraconSignVerify(t *testing.T) {
-	m := []byte("a test message to be signed")
-	privKey := ostracon.GenPrivKey()
-	pubKey := privKey.PubKey()
-
-	sig, err := privKey.Sign(m)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error("Unexpected nil signature or error", m, sig, err)
-	}
-	if !pubKey.VerifySignature(m, sig) {
-		t.Error("Failed to verify signature produced by the key", m, sig)
-	}
-	if pubKey.VerifySignature(scrambleBytes(m), sig) {
-		t.Error("Unexpected to verify scrambled message", scrambleBytes(m), sig)
-	}
-	if pubKey.VerifySignature(m, scrambleBytes(sig)) {
-		t.Error("Unexpected to verify scrambled signature", m, scrambleBytes(sig))
-	}
-}
-
-// Scrambles a byte array, currently just flipping a bit.
-// TODO: implement a more complex scrambling method.
-func scrambleBytes(b []byte) []byte {
-	bb := make([]byte, len(b))
-	copy(bb, b)
-	index := len(b) / 2
-	bb[index] ^= 1
-	return bb
-}