diff --git a/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/eth_block.go b/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/eth_block.go
index 999681c2d..b34cc0b6c 100644
--- a/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/eth_block.go
+++ b/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/eth_block.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/core/state"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/core/types"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/core/vm"
-	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto/cryptopool"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/rpc"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/turbo/adapter/ethapi"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/turbo/rpchelper"
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ func (api *APIImpl) CallBundle(ctx context.Context, txHashes []common.Hash, stat
 
 	results := []map[string]interface{}{}
 
-	bundleHash := crypto.NewLegacyKeccak256()
-	defer crypto.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(bundleHash)
+	bundleHash := cryptopool.NewLegacyKeccak256()
+	defer cryptopool.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(bundleHash)
 
 	for _, txn := range txs {
 		msg, err := txn.AsMessage(*signer, nil, rules)
diff --git a/common/types.go b/common/types.go
index efa7f679b..54f54db74 100644
--- a/common/types.go
+++ b/common/types.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/common/hexutil"
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/sha3"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto/cryptopool"
 )
 
 // Lengths of hashes and addresses in bytes.
@@ -246,10 +246,12 @@ func (a *Address) checksumHex() []byte {
 	buf := a.hex()
 
 	// compute checksum
-	sha := sha3.NewLegacyKeccak256()
+	sha := cryptopool.NewLegacyKeccak256()
 	//nolint:errcheck
 	sha.Write(buf[2:])
 	hash := sha.Sum(nil)
+	cryptopool.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(sha)
+
 	for i := 2; i < len(buf); i++ {
 		hashByte := hash[(i-2)/2]
 		if i%2 == 0 {
@@ -507,10 +509,11 @@ func (a *Address32) checksumHex() []byte {
 	buf := a.hex()
 
 	// compute checksum
-	sha := sha3.NewLegacyKeccak256()
+	sha := cryptopool.NewLegacyKeccak256()
 	//nolint:errcheck
 	sha.Write(buf[2:])
 	hash := sha.Sum(nil)
+	cryptopool.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(sha)
 	for i := 2; i < len(buf); i++ {
 		hashByte := hash[(i-2)/2]
 		if i%2 == 0 {
diff --git a/consensus/bor/bor.go b/consensus/bor/bor.go
index 3eeb59cf4..32ff49ca5 100644
--- a/consensus/bor/bor.go
+++ b/consensus/bor/bor.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/core/types"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/core/types/accounts"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto/cryptopool"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/params"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/params/networkname"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/rlp"
@@ -144,8 +145,8 @@ func ecrecover(header *types.Header, sigcache *lru.ARCCache, c *params.BorConfig
 
 // SealHash returns the hash of a block prior to it being sealed.
 func SealHash(header *types.Header, c *params.BorConfig) (hash common.Hash) {
-	hasher := crypto.NewLegacyKeccak256()
-	defer crypto.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(hasher)
+	hasher := cryptopool.NewLegacyKeccak256()
+	defer cryptopool.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(hasher)
 
 	encodeSigHeader(hasher, header, c)
 	hasher.Sum(hash[:0])
diff --git a/consensus/clique/clique.go b/consensus/clique/clique.go
index 8115019e5..698b01ebc 100644
--- a/consensus/clique/clique.go
+++ b/consensus/clique/clique.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/core/types"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/core/types/accounts"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto/cryptopool"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/params"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/rlp"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/rpc"
@@ -524,8 +525,8 @@ func (c *Clique) APIs(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader) []rpc.API {
 
 // SealHash returns the hash of a block prior to it being sealed.
 func SealHash(header *types.Header) (hash common.Hash) {
-	hasher := crypto.NewLegacyKeccak256()
-	defer crypto.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(hasher)
+	hasher := cryptopool.NewLegacyKeccak256()
+	defer cryptopool.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(hasher)
 
 	encodeSigHeader(hasher, header)
 	hasher.Sum(hash[:0])
diff --git a/consensus/parlia/parlia.go b/consensus/parlia/parlia.go
index 598dcaa6b..709cb3461 100644
--- a/consensus/parlia/parlia.go
+++ b/consensus/parlia/parlia.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/common/length"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/core/rawdb"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto/cryptopool"
 
 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
@@ -173,8 +174,8 @@ func ecrecover(header *types.Header, sigCache *lru.ARCCache, chainId *big.Int) (
 
 // SealHash returns the hash of a block prior to it being sealed.
 func SealHash(header *types.Header, chainId *big.Int) (hash common.Hash) {
-	hasher := crypto.NewLegacyKeccak256()
-	defer crypto.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(hasher)
+	hasher := cryptopool.NewLegacyKeccak256()
+	defer cryptopool.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(hasher)
 
 	encodeSigHeader(hasher, header, chainId)
 	hasher.Sum(hash[:0])
diff --git a/core/types/bloom9.go b/core/types/bloom9.go
index b00bd6f52..80a919d05 100644
--- a/core/types/bloom9.go
+++ b/core/types/bloom9.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto/cryptopool"
 )
 
 type bytesBacked interface {
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ func bloomValues(data []byte, hashbuf []byte) (uint, byte, uint, byte, uint, byt
 	sha := crypto.NewKeccakState()
 	sha.Write(data)   //nolint:errcheck
 	sha.Read(hashbuf) //nolint:errcheck
-	crypto.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(sha)
+	cryptopool.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(sha)
 	// The actual bits to flip
 	v1 := byte(1 << (hashbuf[1] & 0x7))
 	v2 := byte(1 << (hashbuf[3] & 0x7))
diff --git a/core/types/hashing.go b/core/types/hashing.go
index 1e0aff398..e4e3c1f4f 100644
--- a/core/types/hashing.go
+++ b/core/types/hashing.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/common"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto/cryptopool"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/rlp"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/turbo/rlphacks"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/turbo/trie"
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ func RawRlpHash(rawRlpData rlp.RawValue) (h common.Hash) {
 	sha := crypto.NewKeccakState()
 	sha.Write(rawRlpData) //nolint:errcheck
 	sha.Read(h[:])        //nolint:errcheck
-	crypto.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(sha)
+	cryptopool.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(sha)
 	return h
 }
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ func rlpHash(x interface{}) (h common.Hash) {
 	sha := crypto.NewKeccakState()
 	rlp.Encode(sha, x) //nolint:errcheck
 	sha.Read(h[:])     //nolint:errcheck
-	crypto.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(sha)
+	cryptopool.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(sha)
 	return h
 }
 
@@ -185,6 +186,6 @@ func prefixedRlpHash(prefix byte, x interface{}) (h common.Hash) {
 	}
 	//nolint:errcheck
 	sha.Read(h[:])
-	crypto.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(sha)
+	cryptopool.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(sha)
 	return h
 }
diff --git a/crypto/crypto.go b/crypto/crypto.go
index 3c4ef9ffb..0c46888af 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto.go
+++ b/crypto/crypto.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto/cryptopool"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/sha3"
 
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/common"
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ type KeccakState interface {
 
 // NewKeccakState creates a new KeccakState
 func NewKeccakState() KeccakState {
-	return NewLegacyKeccak256().(KeccakState)
+	return cryptopool.NewLegacyKeccak256().(KeccakState)
 }
 
 // HashData hashes the provided data using the KeccakState and returns a 32 byte hash
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ func Keccak256(data ...[]byte) []byte {
 		d.Write(b)
 	}
 	d.Read(b) //nolint:errcheck
-	ReturnToPoolKeccak256(d)
+	cryptopool.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(d)
 	return b
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func Keccak256Hash(data ...[]byte) (h common.Hash) {
 		d.Write(b)
 	}
 	d.Read(h[:]) //nolint:errcheck
-	ReturnToPoolKeccak256(d)
+	cryptopool.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(d)
 	return h
 }
 
diff --git a/crypto/pool.go b/crypto/cryptopool/pool.go
similarity index 94%
rename from crypto/pool.go
rename to crypto/cryptopool/pool.go
index 737024bd3..92b038510 100644
--- a/crypto/pool.go
+++ b/crypto/cryptopool/pool.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package crypto
+package cryptopool
 
 import (
 	"hash"
diff --git a/turbo/snapshotsync/block_snapshots.go b/turbo/snapshotsync/block_snapshots.go
index 789ecdb17..44a7602ba 100644
--- a/turbo/snapshotsync/block_snapshots.go
+++ b/turbo/snapshotsync/block_snapshots.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/core/types"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto/cryptopool"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/eth/stagedsync/stages"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/params"
@@ -1838,7 +1839,7 @@ func HeadersIdx(ctx context.Context, segmentFilePath string, firstBlockNumInSegm
 	p.Total.Store(uint64(d.Count()))
 
 	hasher := crypto.NewKeccakState()
-	defer crypto.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(hasher)
+	defer cryptopool.ReturnToPoolKeccak256(hasher)
 	var h common.Hash
 	if err := Idx(ctx, d, firstBlockNumInSegment, tmpDir, log.LvlDebug, func(idx *recsplit.RecSplit, i, offset uint64, word []byte) error {
 		p.Processed.Inc()