diff --git a/lib/money-tree.rb b/lib/money-tree.rb
index fa21a70..60aca03 100644
--- a/lib/money-tree.rb
+++ b/lib/money-tree.rb
@@ -8,5 +8,17 @@
 require "money-tree/node"
 
 module MoneyTree
-  
+  DEFAULT_CURVE_NAME = 'secp256k1'
+  DEFAULT_CURVE_ID = 714
+  @curve_name = DEFAULT_CURVE_NAME
+  @curve_id = DEFAULT_CURVE_ID
+
+  def self.setCurve(name, id)
+    @curve_name = name || DEFAULT_CURVE_NAME
+    @curve_id = id || DEFAULT_CURVE_ID
+  end
+
+  def self.getCurve()
+    { name: @curve_name, id: @curve_id }
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/money-tree/key.rb b/lib/money-tree/key.rb
index b8a122f..924dc9e 100644
--- a/lib/money-tree/key.rb
+++ b/lib/money-tree/key.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class PrivateKey < Key
 
     def initialize(opts = {})
       @options = opts
-      @ec_key = PKey::EC.new GROUP_NAME
+      @ec_key = PKey::EC.new MoneyTree.getCurve()[:name] || GROUP_NAME
       if @options[:key]
         @raw_key = @options[:key]
         @key = parse_raw_key
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def initialize(p_key, opts = {})
         @key = @raw_key = to_hex
       else
         @raw_key = p_key
-        @group = PKey::EC::Group.new GROUP_NAME
+        @group = PKey::EC::Group.new MoneyTree.getCurve()[:name] || GROUP_NAME
         @key = parse_raw_key
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/money-tree/version.rb b/lib/money-tree/version.rb
index 612eaa6..17b3dda 100644
--- a/lib/money-tree/version.rb
+++ b/lib/money-tree/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module MoneyTree
-  VERSION = "0.10.0"
+  VERSION = "0.10.1"
 end
diff --git a/lib/openssl_extensions.rb b/lib/openssl_extensions.rb
index 44b7f5e..3adf250 100644
--- a/lib/openssl_extensions.rb
+++ b/lib/openssl_extensions.rb
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ module OpenSSLExtensions
     attach_function :EC_POINT_point2hex, [:pointer, :pointer, :int, :pointer], :string
     attach_function :EC_POINT_hex2point, [:pointer, :string, :pointer, :pointer], :pointer
     attach_function :EC_POINT_new, [:pointer], :pointer
-    
+
     def self.add(point_0, point_1)
       validate_points(point_0, point_1)
-      eckey = EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(NID_secp256k1)
+      eckey = EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(MoneyTree.getCurve()[:id] || NID_secp256k1)
       group = EC_KEY_get0_group(eckey)
-      
+
       point_0_hex = point_0.to_bn.to_s(16)
       point_0_pt = EC_POINT_hex2point(group, point_0_hex, nil, nil)
       point_1_hex = point_1.to_bn.to_s(16)
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ def self.add(point_0, point_1)
     def self.validate_points(*points)
       points.each do |point|
         if !point.is_a?(OpenSSL::PKey::EC::Point)
-          raise ArgumentError, "point must be an OpenSSL::PKey::EC::Point object" 
+          raise ArgumentError, "point must be an OpenSSL::PKey::EC::Point object"
         elsif point.infinity?
-          raise ArgumentError, "point must not be infinity" 
+          raise ArgumentError, "point must not be infinity"
         end
       end
     end
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ def self.validate_points(*points)
 
 class OpenSSL::PKey::EC::Point
   include MoneyTree::OpenSSLExtensions
-  
+
   def add(point)
     sum_point_hex = MoneyTree::OpenSSLExtensions.add(self, point)
     self.class.new group, OpenSSL::BN.new(sum_point_hex, 16)
   end
-  
+
 end