diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 341ad5a28..4f5e26edc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ ft-pandas-ta==0.3.16
 ta-lib==0.6.8
 technical==1.5.3
 
-ccxt==4.5.14
+ccxt==4.5.16
+# for fast ECDSA signatures/verification
+coincurve==21.0.0
 cryptography==46.0.3
 aiohttp==3.13.2
 SQLAlchemy==2.0.44