diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 26f800cee..0a2af1cff 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1617,7 +1617,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "sov-modules-rollup-blueprint",
  "sov-modules-stf-blueprint",
  "sov-prover-storage-manager",
- "sov-risc0-adapter",
  "sov-rollup-interface",
  "sov-state",
  "sov-stf-runner",
@@ -1692,7 +1691,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "sov-risc0-adapter",
  "sov-rollup-interface",
- "sov-zk-cycle-utils",
  "tracing",
 ]
 
diff --git a/bin/citrea/Cargo.toml b/bin/citrea/Cargo.toml
index 15bbe388d..cd774d321 100644
--- a/bin/citrea/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/citrea/Cargo.toml
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ sov-db = { path = "../../crates/sovereign-sdk/full-node/db/sov-db" }
 ethereum-rpc = { path = "../../crates/ethereum-rpc" }
 sequencer-client = { path = "../../crates/sequencer-client" }
 citrea-sequencer = { path = "../../crates/sequencer" }
-sov-risc0-adapter = { path = "../../crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0", features = [
-    "native",
-] }
 citrea-risc0-bonsai-adapter = { path = "../../crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0-bonsai", features = [
     "native",
 ] }
@@ -112,7 +109,7 @@ regex = "1.10"
 default = [
 ] # Deviate from convention by making the "native" feature active by default. This aligns with how this package is meant to be used (as a binary first, library second).
 
-bench = ["hex", "sov-risc0-adapter/bench", "risc0/bench"]
+bench = ["hex"] #"sov-risc0-adapter/bench", "risc0/bench"]
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "citrea"
diff --git a/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/Cargo.toml b/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/Cargo.toml
index 297d99d01..9b9ceec3b 100644
--- a/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ publish = false
 risc0-build = { workspace = true }
 
 [package.metadata.risc0]
-methods = ["guest-mock"]
+methods = ["guest-mock", "guest-bitcoin"]
 
 [features]
 bench = []
diff --git a/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/build.rs b/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/build.rs
index 4915f8016..a06855fc5 100644
--- a/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/build.rs
+++ b/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/build.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fn main() {
         let methods_path = out_dir.join("methods.rs");
 
         let elf = r#"
-            pub const BITCOIN_ELF: &[u8] = &[];
+            pub const BITCOIN_DA_ELF: &[u8] = &[];
             pub const MOCK_DA_ELF: &[u8] = &[];
         "#;
 
diff --git a/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/guest-bitcoin/Cargo.lock b/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/guest-bitcoin/Cargo.lock
index 4991ede15..9b248ba69 100644
--- a/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/guest-bitcoin/Cargo.lock
+++ b/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/guest-bitcoin/Cargo.lock
@@ -3011,7 +3011,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "risc0-zkvm-platform",
  "serde",
  "sov-rollup-interface",
- "sov-zk-cycle-utils",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3075,15 +3074,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "sov-zk-cycle-utils"
-version = "0.3.0"
-dependencies = [
- "bytes",
- "risc0-zkvm",
- "risc0-zkvm-platform",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "spin"
 version = "0.5.2"
diff --git a/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/guest-bitcoin/Cargo.toml b/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/guest-bitcoin/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ada8a8f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/guest-bitcoin/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+[package]
+name = "citrea-bitcoin-prover"
+version = "0.3.0"
+edition = "2021"
+resolver = "2"
+
+[workspace]
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.68"
+risc0-zkvm = { version = "0.21", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
+risc0-zkvm-platform = "0.21"
+bitcoin-da = { path = "../../../../../crates/bitcoin-da", default-features = false }
+rollup-constants = { path = "../../../../rollup-constants" }
+citrea-stf = { path = "../../../../../crates/citrea-stf" }
+sov-risc0-adapter = { path = "../../../../../crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0" }
+sov-modules-api = { path = "../../../../../crates/sovereign-sdk/module-system/sov-modules-api", default-features = false }
+sov-state = { path = "../../../../../crates/sovereign-sdk/module-system/sov-state" }
+sov-modules-stf-blueprint = { path = "../../../../../crates/sovereign-sdk/module-system/sov-modules-stf-blueprint" }
+sov-rollup-interface = { path = "../../../../../crates/sovereign-sdk/rollup-interface" }
+# forcing cargo for this version or else chooses 3.1.1 and there is some dependency conflicts
+revm-primitives = { version = "=3.1.0", default-features = false }
+# forcing cargo for this version or else chooses 0.3.1 and there is some dependency conflicts
+alloy-trie = { version = "=0.3.0", default-features = false }
+
+[patch.crates-io]
+sha2 = { git = "https://github.com/risc0/RustCrypto-hashes", tag = "sha2-v0.10.8-risczero.0" }
+ed25519-dalek = { git = "https://github.com/risc0/curve25519-dalek", tag = "curve25519-4.1.0-risczero.1" }
+crypto-bigint = { git = "https://github.com/risc0/RustCrypto-crypto-bigint", tag = "v0.5.2-risc0" }
+secp256k1_v027 = { package = "secp256k1", version = "0.27", git = "https://github.com/Sovereign-Labs/rust-secp256k1.git", branch = "risc0-compatible-0-27-0" }
+secp256k1_v028 = { package = "secp256k1", version = "0.28", git = "https://github.com/Sovereign-Labs/rust-secp256k1.git", branch = "risc0-compatible-0-28-2" }
+
+[profile.dev]
+opt-level = 3
+
+[profile.dev.build-override]
+opt-level = 3
+
+[profile.release]
+debug = 1
+lto = true
+
+[profile.release.build-override]
+opt-level = 3
+
+[features]
+bench = [
+    "sov-modules-api/bench",
+    "sov-state/bench",
+    "sov-modules-stf-blueprint/bench",
+]
diff --git a/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/guest-bitcoin/src/bin/bitcoin_da.rs b/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/guest-bitcoin/src/bin/bitcoin_da.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f31bb29a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/guest-bitcoin/src/bin/bitcoin_da.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#![no_main]
+use bitcoin_da::spec::RollupParams;
+use bitcoin_da::verifier::BitcoinVerifier;
+
+use citrea_stf::runtime::Runtime;
+use citrea_stf::StfVerifier;
+#[cfg(feature = "bench")]
+use risc0_zkvm::guest::env;
+use rollup_constants::{DA_TX_ID_LEADING_ZEROS, ROLLUP_NAME};
+use sov_modules_api::default_context::ZkDefaultContext;
+use sov_modules_stf_blueprint::StfBlueprint;
+use sov_risc0_adapter::guest::Risc0Guest;
+use sov_rollup_interface::da::DaVerifier;
+use sov_state::ZkStorage;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "bench")]
+fn report_bench_metrics(start_cycles: usize, end_cycles: usize) {
+    let cycles_per_block = (end_cycles - start_cycles) as u64;
+    let tuple = ("Cycles per block".to_string(), cycles_per_block);
+    let mut serialized = Vec::new();
+    serialized.extend(tuple.0.as_bytes());
+    serialized.push(0);
+    let size_bytes = tuple.1.to_ne_bytes();
+    serialized.extend(&size_bytes);
+
+    // calculate the syscall name.
+    let cycle_string = String::from("cycle_metrics\0");
+    let metrics_syscall_name =
+        risc0_zkvm_platform::syscall::SyscallName::from_bytes_with_nul(cycle_string.as_ptr());
+
+    risc0_zkvm::guest::env::send_recv_slice::<u8, u8>(metrics_syscall_name, &serialized);
+}
+
+risc0_zkvm::guest::entry!(main);
+
+pub fn main() {
+    let guest = Risc0Guest::new();
+    let storage = ZkStorage::new();
+    #[cfg(feature = "bench")]
+    let start_cycles = env::cycle_count();
+
+    let stf: StfBlueprint<ZkDefaultContext, _, _, Runtime<_, _>> = StfBlueprint::new();
+
+    let stf_verifier = StfVerifier::new(
+        stf,
+        BitcoinVerifier::new(RollupParams {
+            rollup_name: ROLLUP_NAME.to_string(),
+            reveal_tx_id_prefix: DA_TX_ID_LEADING_ZEROS.to_vec(),
+        }),
+    );
+
+    stf_verifier
+        .run_sequencer_commitments_in_da_slot(guest, storage)
+        .expect("Prover must be honest");
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "bench")]
+    {
+        let end_cycles = env::cycle_count();
+        report_bench_metrics(start_cycles, end_cycles);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/guest-mock/Cargo.lock b/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/guest-mock/Cargo.lock
index 9cfb207ee..0a0a88c0f 100644
--- a/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/guest-mock/Cargo.lock
+++ b/bin/citrea/provers/risc0/guest-mock/Cargo.lock
@@ -2799,7 +2799,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "risc0-zkvm-platform",
  "serde",
  "sov-rollup-interface",
- "sov-zk-cycle-utils",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2863,15 +2862,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "sov-zk-cycle-utils"
-version = "0.3.0"
-dependencies = [
- "bytes",
- "risc0-zkvm",
- "risc0-zkvm-platform",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "spin"
 version = "0.5.2"
diff --git a/bin/citrea/src/bitcoin_rollup.rs b/bin/citrea/src/bitcoin_rollup.rs
index b406ad4bc..cace68dc0 100644
--- a/bin/citrea/src/bitcoin_rollup.rs
+++ b/bin/citrea/src/bitcoin_rollup.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 use bitcoin_da::service::{BitcoinService, DaServiceConfig};
 use bitcoin_da::spec::{BitcoinSpec, RollupParams};
 use bitcoin_da::verifier::BitcoinVerifier;
+use citrea_risc0_bonsai_adapter::host::Risc0BonsaiHost;
 use citrea_stf::genesis_config::StorageConfig;
 use citrea_stf::runtime::Runtime;
 use rollup_constants::{DA_TX_ID_LEADING_ZEROS, ROLLUP_NAME};
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ use sov_modules_api::{Address, Spec};
 use sov_modules_rollup_blueprint::RollupBlueprint;
 use sov_modules_stf_blueprint::StfBlueprint;
 use sov_prover_storage_manager::ProverStorageManager;
-use sov_risc0_adapter::host::Risc0Host;
 use sov_rollup_interface::da::DaVerifier;
 use sov_rollup_interface::zk::ZkvmHost;
 use sov_state::{DefaultStorageSpec, Storage, ZkStorage};
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl RollupBlueprint for BitcoinRollup {
     type DaService = BitcoinService;
     type DaSpec = BitcoinSpec;
     type DaConfig = DaServiceConfig;
-    type Vm = Risc0Host<'static>;
+    type Vm = Risc0BonsaiHost<'static>;
 
     type ZkContext = ZkDefaultContext;
     type NativeContext = DefaultContext;
@@ -104,8 +104,11 @@ impl RollupBlueprint for BitcoinRollup {
         _rollup_config: &RollupConfig<Self::DaConfig>,
         _da_service: &Self::DaService,
     ) -> Self::ProverService {
-        // TODO: will be BITCOIN_ELF
-        let vm = Risc0Host::new(risc0::MOCK_DA_ELF);
+        let vm = Risc0BonsaiHost::new(
+            risc0::BITCOIN_DA_ELF,
+            std::env::var("BONSAI_API_URL").unwrap_or("".to_string()),
+            std::env::var("BONSAI_API_KEY").unwrap_or("".to_string()),
+        );
         let zk_stf = StfBlueprint::new();
         let zk_storage = ZkStorage::new();
 
diff --git a/crates/bitcoin-da/src/helpers/builders.rs b/crates/bitcoin-da/src/helpers/builders.rs
index d7b641163..2fc09a7c6 100644
--- a/crates/bitcoin-da/src/helpers/builders.rs
+++ b/crates/bitcoin-da/src/helpers/builders.rs
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ fn build_commit_transaction(
     let mut last_size = size;
 
     let tx = loop {
-        if iteration % 100 == 0 {
+        if iteration % 10 == 0 {
             trace!(iteration, "Trying to find commitment size");
-            if iteration > 5000 {
-                warn!("Too many iterations");
+            if iteration > 100 {
+                warn!("Too many iterations choosing UTXOs");
             }
         }
         let fee = ((last_size as f64) * fee_rate).ceil() as u64;
@@ -379,10 +379,10 @@ pub fn create_inscription_transactions(
     // Start loop to find a 'nonce' i.e. random number that makes the reveal tx hash starting with zeros given length
     let mut nonce: i64 = 0;
     loop {
-        if nonce % 100 == 0 {
+        if nonce % 10000 == 0 {
             trace!(nonce, "Trying to find commit & reveal nonce");
-            if nonce > 1000 {
-                warn!("Too many iterations");
+            if nonce > 65536 {
+                warn!("Too many iterations finding nonce");
             }
         }
         let utxos = utxos.clone();
diff --git a/crates/bitcoin-da/src/service.rs b/crates/bitcoin-da/src/service.rs
index 15a355ae2..6ac6ead13 100644
--- a/crates/bitcoin-da/src/service.rs
+++ b/crates/bitcoin-da/src/service.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use sov_rollup_interface::da::DaSpec;
 use sov_rollup_interface::services::da::{BlobWithNotifier, DaService};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::{unbounded_channel, UnboundedSender};
+use tokio::sync::oneshot::channel as oneshot_channel;
 use tracing::{error, info, instrument, trace};
 
 use crate::helpers::builders::{
@@ -499,9 +500,15 @@ impl DaService for BitcoinService {
     #[instrument(level = "trace", skip_all)]
     async fn send_transaction(
         &self,
-        _blob: &[u8],
+        blob: &[u8],
     ) -> Result<<Self as DaService>::TransactionId, Self::Error> {
-        unimplemented!("Use send_tx_no_wait instead")
+        let queue = self.get_send_transaction_queue();
+        let (tx, rx) = oneshot_channel();
+        queue.send(BlobWithNotifier {
+            blob: blob.to_vec(),
+            notify: tx,
+        })?;
+        rx.await?
     }
 
     fn get_send_transaction_queue(&self) -> UnboundedSender<BlobWithNotifier<Self::TransactionId>> {
diff --git a/crates/bitcoin-da/src/spec/mod.rs b/crates/bitcoin-da/src/spec/mod.rs
index 9bf097b52..f038e20ee 100644
--- a/crates/bitcoin-da/src/spec/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bitcoin-da/src/spec/mod.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub mod blob;
 pub mod block;
 mod block_hash;
 pub mod header;
+#[cfg(feature = "native")]
 pub mod header_stream;
 pub mod proof;
 pub mod transaction;
diff --git a/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0-bonsai/Cargo.toml b/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0-bonsai/Cargo.toml
index e733bb2b2..28e9d0da7 100644
--- a/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0-bonsai/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0-bonsai/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,20 +22,24 @@ serde = { workspace = true }
 bytemuck = "1.13.1"
 once_cell = { version = "1.19.0", optional = true }
 parking_lot = { version = "0.12.1", optional = true }
-sov-zk-cycle-utils = { path = "../../utils/zk-cycle-utils", version = "0.3" }
 sov-rollup-interface = { path = "../../rollup-interface", version = "0.3" }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 bonsai-sdk = "0.7.0"
 hex = { workspace = true }
 
 # we are going to use its guest
-sov-risc0-adapter = { path = "../risc0" }
+sov-risc0-adapter = { path = "../risc0", optional = true }
 
 
 [features]
 default = []
-native = ["risc0-zkvm/prove", "dep:risc0-zkp", "dep:risc0-circuit-rv32im"]
-bench = ["once_cell", "parking_lot", "native", "sov-zk-cycle-utils/native"]
+native = [
+    "risc0-zkvm/prove",
+    "dep:risc0-zkp",
+    "dep:risc0-circuit-rv32im",
+    "sov-risc0-adapter/native",
+]
+bench = ["once_cell", "parking_lot", "native"]
 
 [[test]]
 name = "native"
diff --git a/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0-bonsai/src/host.rs b/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0-bonsai/src/host.rs
index bfbcb252e..8cad9e1f0 100644
--- a/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0-bonsai/src/host.rs
+++ b/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0-bonsai/src/host.rs
@@ -212,27 +212,6 @@ pub struct Risc0BonsaiHost<'a> {
     last_input_id: Option<String>,
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "bench"))]
-#[inline(always)]
-fn add_benchmarking_callbacks(env: ExecutorEnvBuilder<'_>) -> ExecutorEnvBuilder<'_> {
-    env
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "bench")]
-fn add_benchmarking_callbacks(mut env: ExecutorEnvBuilder<'_>) -> ExecutorEnvBuilder<'_> {
-    use sov_zk_cycle_utils::{cycle_count_callback, get_syscall_name, get_syscall_name_cycles};
-
-    use crate::metrics::metrics_callback;
-
-    let metrics_syscall_name = get_syscall_name();
-    env.io_callback(metrics_syscall_name, metrics_callback);
-
-    let cycles_syscall_name = get_syscall_name_cycles();
-    env.io_callback(cycles_syscall_name, cycle_count_callback);
-
-    env
-}
-
 impl<'a> Risc0BonsaiHost<'a> {
     /// Create a new Risc0Host to prove the given binary.
     pub fn new(elf: &'a [u8], api_url: String, api_key: String) -> Self {
@@ -313,10 +292,11 @@ impl<'a> ZkvmHost for Risc0BonsaiHost<'a> {
     /// Proofs are created on the Bonsai API.
     fn run(&mut self, with_proof: bool) -> Result<Proof, anyhow::Error> {
         if !with_proof {
-            let env = add_benchmarking_callbacks(ExecutorEnvBuilder::default())
-                .write_slice(&self.env)
-                .build()
-                .unwrap();
+            let env =
+                sov_risc0_adapter::host::add_benchmarking_callbacks(ExecutorEnvBuilder::default())
+                    .write_slice(&self.env)
+                    .build()
+                    .unwrap();
             let mut executor = ExecutorImpl::from_elf(env, self.elf)?;
 
             let session = executor.run()?;
diff --git a/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0/Cargo.toml b/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0/Cargo.toml
index 1c1469f36..6971ca62e 100644
--- a/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ serde = { workspace = true }
 bytemuck = "1.13.1"
 once_cell = { version = "1.19.0", optional = true }
 parking_lot = { version = "0.12.1", optional = true }
-sov-zk-cycle-utils = { path = "../../utils/zk-cycle-utils", version = "0.3" }
+sov-zk-cycle-utils = { path = "../../utils/zk-cycle-utils", version = "0.3", optional = true }
 sov-rollup-interface = { path = "../../rollup-interface", version = "0.3" }
 
 [features]
 default = []
 native = ["risc0-zkvm/prove", "dep:risc0-zkp", "dep:risc0-circuit-rv32im"]
-bench = ["once_cell", "parking_lot","native","sov-zk-cycle-utils/native"]
+bench = ["once_cell", "parking_lot", "native", "sov-zk-cycle-utils/native"]
 
 [[test]]
 name = "native"
diff --git a/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0/src/host.rs b/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0/src/host.rs
index 458e10198..440c351a9 100644
--- a/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0/src/host.rs
+++ b/crates/sovereign-sdk/adapters/risc0/src/host.rs
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ pub struct Risc0Host<'a> {
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "bench"))]
 #[inline(always)]
-fn add_benchmarking_callbacks(env: ExecutorEnvBuilder<'_>) -> ExecutorEnvBuilder<'_> {
+/// Add benchmarking callbacks to the executor environment.
+pub fn add_benchmarking_callbacks(env: ExecutorEnvBuilder<'_>) -> ExecutorEnvBuilder<'_> {
     env
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "bench")]
-fn add_benchmarking_callbacks(mut env: ExecutorEnvBuilder<'_>) -> ExecutorEnvBuilder<'_> {
+/// Add benchmarking callbacks to the executor environment.
+pub fn add_benchmarking_callbacks(mut env: ExecutorEnvBuilder<'_>) -> ExecutorEnvBuilder<'_> {
     use sov_zk_cycle_utils::{cycle_count_callback, get_syscall_name, get_syscall_name_cycles};
 
     use crate::metrics::metrics_callback;
diff --git a/crates/sovereign-sdk/module-system/sov-modules-stf-blueprint/src/lib.rs b/crates/sovereign-sdk/module-system/sov-modules-stf-blueprint/src/lib.rs
index 3dce73233..d8c6cd0c6 100644
--- a/crates/sovereign-sdk/module-system/sov-modules-stf-blueprint/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/sovereign-sdk/module-system/sov-modules-stf-blueprint/src/lib.rs
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ where
 
             index_soft_confirmation += 1;
 
-            // TODO: check for no da block height jump
             while index_soft_confirmation < soft_confirmations.len() {
                 // the soft confirmations DA hash must equal to da hash in index_headers
                 // if it's not matching, and if it's not matching the next one, then state transition is invalid.
@@ -550,6 +549,11 @@ where
                         current_da_height + 1
                     );
 
+                    assert_eq!(
+                        da_block_headers[index_headers - 1].hash(),
+                        da_block_headers[index_headers].prev_hash()
+                    );
+
                     current_da_height += 1;
 
                     // if the next one is not matching, then the state transition is invalid.