Discussion: Switch from `bn.js` to new `BigInt` primitive?

[peetzweg]

As this repo does not offer a discussion section, I'm opening this request for a discussion here. Curious if it has been considered to switch to the new javascript BigInt primitive type instead of the probably more and more outdated version of bn.js.

Surely, it's missing immediate benefits but some in the future would be

• secure future seamless interoperability with adjacent libraries in the ecosystem,

• moving dependency to javascript implementation instead of third party keeping bn.js supported on all future platforms

• more?

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/BigInt

Mostly looking for a state of affairs regarding BigInt adoption in pjs.

[jacogr]

Eventually.

(The base utils already support BigInt as well)

[polkadot-js-bot]

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