May 2026 monthly summary: Delivered a foundational Zero-Knowledge Encoding Primitives stack by extracting ZK encoding traits into a dedicated p3-zk-codes crate, delivering a complete Reed-Solomon instantiation with analytical row accessors and no_std isolation to minimize dependencies. This enables future HVZK-WHIR code-switching and sumcheck reductions while keeping the core Plonky3 footprint lean. In Nethermind, shipped a broad EVM Stats Analyzer Plugin upgrade with extensive fixes and refactors to opcode handling, tests, and analysis metrics, stabilizing the analysis pipeline across a wide set of opcodes (LOG, CODESIZE, BYTE, PREVRANDAO, SLOAD, SAR, ISZERO, BLOCKHASH, etc.) and improving JIT prioritization and instrumentation. Key repository work included: 1) strong feature delivery in p3-zk-codes to support scalable, privacy-preserving cryptographic primitives; 2) a sweep of bug fixes and performance improvements across the StatsAnalyzer plugin that reduce incorrect analysis, improve test robustness, and deepen cross-repo collaboration; 3) build-system and CI hygiene improvements to align with net10.0 and modern testing strategies across both projects. Overall impact: Establishes a scalable, future-proof encoding foundation and a more reliable EVM analysis stack, delivering immediate business value in terms of security guarantees, performance predictability, and maintainability. This work sets the stage for future feature work in HVZK and more precise on-chain analysis, reducing risk in deployments and speeding up iteration cycles. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Rust crate architecture (no_std), Reed-Solomon encoding, modular cryptography primitives, plugin development for EVM analysis, large-scale refactoring and test modernization, cross-repo CI/build hygiene, and performance optimization.