diff --git a/.pnp.cjs b/.pnp.cjs
index 510fa80b7f..d9b6ef3063 100755
--- a/.pnp.cjs
+++ b/.pnp.cjs
@@ -342,6 +342,10 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
         "@ledgerhq/logs",
         "npm:5.50.0"
       ],
+      [
+        "@noble/hashes",
+        "npm:0.4.3"
+      ],
       [
         "@nodelib/fs.scandir",
         "npm:2.1.4"
@@ -582,10 +586,6 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
         "@types/range-parser",
         "npm:1.2.3"
       ],
-      [
-        "@types/ripemd160",
-        "npm:2.0.0"
-      ],
       [
         "@types/semver",
         "npm:7.3.6"
@@ -3372,6 +3372,7 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
             ["@cosmjs/math", "workspace:packages/math"],
             ["@cosmjs/utils", "workspace:packages/utils"],
             ["@istanbuljs/nyc-config-typescript", "virtual:4f1584ad4aba8733a24be7c8aebbffafef25607f2d00f4b314cf96717145c692763628a31c2b85d4686fbb091ff21ebffa3cc337399c042c19a32b9bdb786464#npm:1.0.1"],
+            ["@noble/hashes", "npm:0.4.3"],
             ["@types/bn.js", "npm:5.1.0"],
             ["@types/elliptic", "npm:6.4.12"],
             ["@types/eslint-plugin-prettier", "npm:3.1.0"],
@@ -3381,7 +3382,6 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
             ["@types/karma-jasmine-html-reporter", "npm:1.5.1"],
             ["@types/libsodium-wrappers", "npm:0.7.9"],
             ["@types/node", "npm:15.3.1"],
-            ["@types/ripemd160", "npm:2.0.0"],
             ["@types/sha.js", "npm:2.4.0"],
             ["@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin", "virtual:4f1584ad4aba8733a24be7c8aebbffafef25607f2d00f4b314cf96717145c692763628a31c2b85d4686fbb091ff21ebffa3cc337399c042c19a32b9bdb786464#npm:4.28.4"],
             ["@typescript-eslint/parser", "virtual:4f1584ad4aba8733a24be7c8aebbffafef25607f2d00f4b314cf96717145c692763628a31c2b85d4686fbb091ff21ebffa3cc337399c042c19a32b9bdb786464#npm:4.28.4"],
@@ -3409,7 +3409,6 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
             ["libsodium-wrappers", "npm:0.7.9"],
             ["nyc", "npm:15.1.0"],
             ["prettier", "npm:2.4.1"],
-            ["ripemd160", "npm:2.0.2"],
             ["ses", "npm:0.11.1"],
             ["sha.js", "npm:2.4.11"],
             ["source-map-support", "npm:0.5.19"],
@@ -4224,6 +4223,15 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
           "linkType": "HARD",
         }]
       ]],
+      ["@noble/hashes", [
+        ["npm:0.4.3", {
+          "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/@noble-hashes-npm-0.4.3-fdd24c531c-d477167bf4.zip/node_modules/@noble/hashes/",
+          "packageDependencies": [
+            ["@noble/hashes", "npm:0.4.3"]
+          ],
+          "linkType": "HARD",
+        }]
+      ]],
       ["@nodelib/fs.scandir", [
         ["npm:2.1.4", {
           "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/@nodelib-fs.scandir-npm-2.1.4-6f6ddb2372-18c2150ab5.zip/node_modules/@nodelib/fs.scandir/",
@@ -4847,16 +4855,6 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
           "linkType": "HARD",
         }]
       ]],
-      ["@types/ripemd160", [
-        ["npm:2.0.0", {
-          "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/@types-ripemd160-npm-2.0.0-0e635eba3e-eb0eb2d380.zip/node_modules/@types/ripemd160/",
-          "packageDependencies": [
-            ["@types/ripemd160", "npm:2.0.0"],
-            ["@types/node", "npm:15.3.1"]
-          ],
-          "linkType": "HARD",
-        }]
-      ]],
       ["@types/semver", [
         ["npm:7.3.6", {
           "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/@types-semver-npm-7.3.6-4add0df8f9-933b115a59.zip/node_modules/@types/semver/",
diff --git a/.yarn/cache/@noble-hashes-npm-0.4.3-fdd24c531c-d477167bf4.zip b/.yarn/cache/@noble-hashes-npm-0.4.3-fdd24c531c-d477167bf4.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3d2abb710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yarn/cache/@noble-hashes-npm-0.4.3-fdd24c531c-d477167bf4.zip
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:1c0c3d758b12794db6e252c41c7c5686eab752eb6d61fd18381972618b83b6a4
+size 87118
diff --git a/.yarn/cache/@types-ripemd160-npm-2.0.0-0e635eba3e-eb0eb2d380.zip b/.yarn/cache/@types-ripemd160-npm-2.0.0-0e635eba3e-eb0eb2d380.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index 8404bdd625..0000000000
--- a/.yarn/cache/@types-ripemd160-npm-2.0.0-0e635eba3e-eb0eb2d380.zip
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:48fa2838edad2eae418762a057ea6c816e1f82a9976c1c93447d2fbe827a2dc3
-size 2531
diff --git a/packages/crypto/package.json b/packages/crypto/package.json
index 14becd2237..e38b9a005c 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/package.json
+++ b/packages/crypto/package.json
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@
     "@cosmjs/encoding": "workspace:packages/encoding",
     "@cosmjs/math": "workspace:packages/math",
     "@cosmjs/utils": "workspace:packages/utils",
+    "@noble/hashes": "^0.4.3",
     "bip39": "^3.0.2",
     "bn.js": "^5.2.0",
     "elliptic": "^6.5.3",
     "js-sha3": "^0.8.0",
     "libsodium-wrappers": "^0.7.6",
-    "ripemd160": "^2.0.2",
     "sha.js": "^2.4.11"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
     "@types/karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^1",
     "@types/libsodium-wrappers": "^0.7.7",
     "@types/node": "^15.0.1",
-    "@types/ripemd160": "^2.0.0",
     "@types/sha.js": "^2.4.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.28",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.28",
diff --git a/packages/crypto/src/ripemd.ts b/packages/crypto/src/ripemd.ts
index 258a43e014..10eccb9586 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/src/ripemd.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/src/ripemd.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import RIPEMD160 from "ripemd160";
+import { ripemd160 as libRipemd160 } from "@noble/hashes/lib/ripemd160";
 
 import { HashFunction } from "./hash";
 
 export class Ripemd160 implements HashFunction {
   public readonly blockSize = 512 / 8;
 
-  private readonly impl = new RIPEMD160();
+  private readonly impl = libRipemd160.create();
 
   public constructor(firstData?: Uint8Array) {
     if (firstData) {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export class Ripemd160 implements HashFunction {
   }
 
   public update(data: Uint8Array): Ripemd160 {
-    this.impl.update(Buffer.from(data));
+    this.impl.update(data);
     return this;
   }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 974881f2ab..24356ccb66 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@cosmjs/math": "workspace:packages/math"
     "@cosmjs/utils": "workspace:packages/utils"
     "@istanbuljs/nyc-config-typescript": ^1.0.1
+    "@noble/hashes": ^0.4.3
     "@types/bn.js": ^5
     "@types/elliptic": ^6.4.12
     "@types/eslint-plugin-prettier": ^3
@@ -464,7 +465,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/karma-jasmine-html-reporter": ^1
     "@types/libsodium-wrappers": ^0.7.7
     "@types/node": ^15.0.1
-    "@types/ripemd160": ^2.0.0
     "@types/sha.js": ^2.4.0
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": ^4.28
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": ^4.28
@@ -492,7 +492,6 @@ __metadata:
     libsodium-wrappers: ^0.7.6
     nyc: ^15.1.0
     prettier: ^2.4.1
-    ripemd160: ^2.0.2
     ses: ^0.11.0
     sha.js: ^2.4.11
     source-map-support: ^0.5.19
@@ -1248,6 +1247,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@noble/hashes@npm:^0.4.3":
+  version: 0.4.3
+  resolution: "@noble/hashes@npm:0.4.3"
+  checksum: d477167bf45273bfc0927b7325b10b33050600dfe9c713cf70f83d5dde61c6d9118e8802164a58eb4c936c52d694609d41b597d10d534e72bb4bddc158b38396
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@nodelib/fs.scandir@npm:2.1.4":
   version: 2.1.4
   resolution: "@nodelib/fs.scandir@npm:2.1.4"
@@ -1779,15 +1785,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/ripemd160@npm:^2.0.0":
-  version: 2.0.0
-  resolution: "@types/ripemd160@npm:2.0.0"
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/node": "*"
-  checksum: eb0eb2d380734a957a1e584f22af874552fe2ce1b28bc079ea5e361dec4bfcee5285d34dc6acdbce31616ac93210343a6c92809a45e18e3b3fd7f462c65b5166
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@types/semver@npm:^7.3.4":
   version: 7.3.6
   resolution: "@types/semver@npm:7.3.6"