Monthly summary for 2026-03 focused on delivering a concise, business-value oriented update for hyperledger/besu with a single-characteristic feature delivered and no documented major bugs fixed in the provided data. Key achievements: - Signature Algorithm Memoization Removal in hyperledger/besu: Removed memoization from the signature algorithm to simplify the codebase and reduce caching-related risk. This change is expected to reduce maintenance complexity and potential performance pitfalls in cryptographic paths. Commit: b8ec18da5ff616465db333b7fbbd3c7d208adbc0; references: (#8619) (#9777). Impact and value: - Technical simplification of a security-critical path, improving maintainability and auditability. - Aligns with performance testing goals by removing unnecessary caching, enabling cleaner performance measurements and future optimizations. - Supports faster onboarding and code reviews for crypto-related changes. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Java-based blockchain client development, cryptography path refactoring, Git-based collaboration with clear commit messages and sign-offs. - PR-driven workflow, emphasis on code readability and maintainability in security-critical components.