"this would simplify avoiding OpenSSL in consensus implementations" --> "this would make it easier for non-OpenSSL implementations"
"causing opcode failure" : I know what you mean by "opcode failure", but it might be good to be more explicit.
"since v0.8.0, and nearly no transactions" --> "and very few transactions..."
"reducing this avenue for malleability is useful on itself as well" : awkward English. How about just "This proposal has the added benefit of reducing transaction malleability (see BIP62)."