diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3cf18b3..b671268 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -42,25 +42,25 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build prover Android ARM64
         run: |
           mkdir -p build_prover_android && cd build_prover_android
-          cmake .. -DTARGET_PLATFORM=ANDROID -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../package_android -DUSE_OPENMP=OFF
+          cmake .. -DTARGET_PLATFORM=ANDROID -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../package_android -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF -DUSE_OPENMP=OFF
           make -j4 && make install
 
       - name: Build prover Android ARM64 with OpenMP
         run: |
           mkdir -p build_prover_android_openmp && cd build_prover_android_openmp
-          cmake .. -DTARGET_PLATFORM=ANDROID -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../package_android_openmp -DUSE_OPENMP=ON
+          cmake .. -DTARGET_PLATFORM=ANDROID -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../package_android_openmp -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF -DUSE_OPENMP=ON
           make -j4 && make install
 
       - name: Build prover Android x86_64
         run: |
           mkdir -p build_prover_android_x86_64 && cd build_prover_android_x86_64
-          cmake .. -DTARGET_PLATFORM=ANDROID_x86_64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../package_android_x86_64 -DUSE_OPENMP=OFF
+          cmake .. -DTARGET_PLATFORM=ANDROID_x86_64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../package_android_x86_64 -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF -DUSE_OPENMP=OFF
           make -j4 && make install
 
       - name: Build prover Android x86_64 with OpenMP
         run: |
           mkdir -p build_prover_android_openmp_x86_64 && cd build_prover_android_openmp_x86_64
-          cmake .. -DTARGET_PLATFORM=ANDROID_x86_64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../package_android_openmp_x86_64 -DUSE_OPENMP=ON
+          cmake .. -DTARGET_PLATFORM=ANDROID_x86_64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../package_android_openmp_x86_64 -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF -DUSE_OPENMP=ON
           make -j4 && make install
 
       - name: Build prover Linux
@@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ jobs:
           if [[ ! -d "depends/gmp/package_macos_arm64" ]]; then ./build_gmp.sh macos_arm64; fi
           
           mkdir -p build_prover_ios && cd build_prover_ios
-          cmake .. -GXcode -DTARGET_PLATFORM=IOS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../package_ios
+          cmake .. -GXcode -DTARGET_PLATFORM=IOS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../package_ios -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF
           xcodebuild -destination 'generic/platform=iOS' -scheme rapidsnarkStatic -project rapidsnark.xcodeproj -configuration Release
           cp ../depends/gmp/package_ios_arm64/lib/libgmp.a src/Release-iphoneos
           cd ../
           
-          mkdir -p build_prover_ios_simulator && cd build_prover_ios_simulator
-          cmake .. -GXcode -DTARGET_PLATFORM=IOS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../package_ios_simulator -DUSE_ASM=NO
+          mkdir -p build_prover_ios_simulator && cd build_prover_ios_simulator 
+          cmake .. -GXcode -DTARGET_PLATFORM=IOS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../package_ios_simulator -DUSE_ASM=NO -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF
           xcodebuild -destination 'generic/platform=iOS Simulator' -scheme rapidsnarkStatic -project rapidsnark.xcodeproj
           cp ../depends/gmp/package_iphone_simulator/lib/libgmp.a src/Debug-iphonesimulator
           cd ../
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e982464..1f81971 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ project(rapidsnark LANGUAGES CXX C ASM)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
+message("BITS_PER_CHUNK=" ${BITS_PER_CHUNK})
 message("USE_ASM=" ${USE_ASM})
 message("USE_OPENMP=" ${USE_OPENMP})
 message("CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=" ${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING})
diff --git a/depends/ffiasm b/depends/ffiasm
index 6593fed..2a851f9 160000
--- a/depends/ffiasm
+++ b/depends/ffiasm
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6593fedbf183ebbaa62cbb295963ee8765f89fb0
+Subproject commit 2a851f90289ba06c03f2c1519615bacb919a71dd
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 6697331..ae06919 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ if(USE_ASM)
     endif()
 endif()
 
+if(DEFINED BITS_PER_CHUNK)
+    add_definitions(-DMSM_BITS_PER_CHUNK=${BITS_PER_CHUNK})
+endif()
+
 if(USE_ASM AND ARCH MATCHES "x86_64")
 
     if (CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Darwin")
@@ -131,12 +135,15 @@ if(USE_SODIUM)
     target_link_libraries(prover sodium)
 endif()
 
+option(BUILD_TESTS "Build the tests" ON)
 
-enable_testing()
-add_executable(test_public_size test_public_size.c)
-target_link_libraries(test_public_size rapidsnarkStaticFrFq)
-add_test(NAME test_public_size COMMAND test_public_size circuit_final.zkey 86
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/testdata)
+if(BUILD_TESTS)
+    enable_testing()
+    add_executable(test_public_size test_public_size.c)
+    target_link_libraries(test_public_size rapidsnarkStaticFrFq pthread)
+    add_test(NAME test_public_size COMMAND test_public_size circuit_final.zkey 86
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/testdata)
+endif()
 
 if(OpenMP_CXX_FOUND)
 
diff --git a/src/groth16.cpp b/src/groth16.cpp
index e7eda1f..761933e 100644
--- a/src/groth16.cpp
+++ b/src/groth16.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "random_generator.hpp"
 #include "logging.hpp"
-#include <future>
+#include "misc.hpp"
+#include <vector>
+#include <mutex>
 
 namespace Groth16 {
 
@@ -46,114 +48,84 @@ std::unique_ptr<Prover<Engine>> makeProver(
 template <typename Engine>
 std::unique_ptr<Proof<Engine>> Prover<Engine>::prove(typename Engine::FrElement *wtns) {
 
-#ifdef USE_OPENMP
+    ThreadPool &threadPool = ThreadPool::defaultPool();
+
     LOG_TRACE("Start Multiexp A");
     uint32_t sW = sizeof(wtns[0]);
     typename Engine::G1Point pi_a;
-    E.g1.multiMulByScalar(pi_a, pointsA, (uint8_t *)wtns, sW, nVars);
+    E.g1.multiMulByScalarMSM(pi_a, pointsA, (uint8_t *)wtns, sW, nVars);
     std::ostringstream ss2;
     ss2 << "pi_a: " << E.g1.toString(pi_a);
     LOG_DEBUG(ss2);
 
     LOG_TRACE("Start Multiexp B1");
     typename Engine::G1Point pib1;
-    E.g1.multiMulByScalar(pib1, pointsB1, (uint8_t *)wtns, sW, nVars);
+    E.g1.multiMulByScalarMSM(pib1, pointsB1, (uint8_t *)wtns, sW, nVars);
     std::ostringstream ss3;
     ss3 << "pib1: " << E.g1.toString(pib1);
     LOG_DEBUG(ss3);
 
     LOG_TRACE("Start Multiexp B2");
     typename Engine::G2Point pi_b;
-    E.g2.multiMulByScalar(pi_b, pointsB2, (uint8_t *)wtns, sW, nVars);
+    E.g2.multiMulByScalarMSM(pi_b, pointsB2, (uint8_t *)wtns, sW, nVars);
     std::ostringstream ss4;
     ss4 << "pi_b: " << E.g2.toString(pi_b);
     LOG_DEBUG(ss4);
 
     LOG_TRACE("Start Multiexp C");
     typename Engine::G1Point pi_c;
-    E.g1.multiMulByScalar(pi_c, pointsC, (uint8_t *)((uint64_t)wtns + (nPublic +1)*sW), sW, nVars-nPublic-1);
+    E.g1.multiMulByScalarMSM(pi_c, pointsC, (uint8_t *)((uint64_t)wtns + (nPublic +1)*sW), sW, nVars-nPublic-1);
     std::ostringstream ss5;
     ss5 << "pi_c: " << E.g1.toString(pi_c);
     LOG_DEBUG(ss5);
-#else
-    LOG_TRACE("Start Multiexp A");
-    uint32_t sW = sizeof(wtns[0]);
-    typename Engine::G1Point pi_a;
-    auto pA_future = std::async([&]() {
-        E.g1.multiMulByScalar(pi_a, pointsA, (uint8_t *)wtns, sW, nVars);
-    });
-
-    LOG_TRACE("Start Multiexp B1");
-    typename Engine::G1Point pib1;
-    auto pB1_future = std::async([&]() {
-        E.g1.multiMulByScalar(pib1, pointsB1, (uint8_t *)wtns, sW, nVars);
-    });
-
-    LOG_TRACE("Start Multiexp B2");
-    typename Engine::G2Point pi_b;
-    auto pB2_future = std::async([&]() {
-        E.g2.multiMulByScalar(pi_b, pointsB2, (uint8_t *)wtns, sW, nVars);
-    });
-
-    LOG_TRACE("Start Multiexp C");
-    typename Engine::G1Point pi_c;
-    auto pC_future = std::async([&]() {
-        E.g1.multiMulByScalar(pi_c, pointsC, (uint8_t *)((uint64_t)wtns + (nPublic +1)*sW), sW, nVars-nPublic-1);
-    });
-#endif
 
     LOG_TRACE("Start Initializing a b c A");
     auto a = new typename Engine::FrElement[domainSize];
     auto b = new typename Engine::FrElement[domainSize];
     auto c = new typename Engine::FrElement[domainSize];
 
-    #pragma omp parallel for
-    for (u_int32_t i=0; i<domainSize; i++) {
-        E.fr.copy(a[i], E.fr.zero());
-        E.fr.copy(b[i], E.fr.zero());
-    }
+    threadPool.parallelFor(0, domainSize, [&] (int begin, int end, int numThread) {
+        for (u_int32_t i=begin; i<end; i++) {
+            E.fr.copy(a[i], E.fr.zero());
+            E.fr.copy(b[i], E.fr.zero());
+        }
+    });
 
     LOG_TRACE("Processing coefs");
-#ifdef _OPENMP
-    #define NLOCKS 1024
-    omp_lock_t locks[NLOCKS];
-    for (int i=0; i<NLOCKS; i++) omp_init_lock(&locks[i]);
-    #pragma omp parallel for 
-#endif
-    for (u_int64_t i=0; i<nCoefs; i++) {
-        typename Engine::FrElement *ab = (coefs[i].m == 0) ? a : b;
-        typename Engine::FrElement aux;
-
-        E.fr.mul(
-            aux,
-            wtns[coefs[i].s],
-            coefs[i].coef
-        );
-#ifdef _OPENMP
-        omp_set_lock(&locks[coefs[i].c % NLOCKS]);
-#endif
-        E.fr.add(
-            ab[coefs[i].c],
-            ab[coefs[i].c],
-            aux
-        );
-#ifdef _OPENMP
-        omp_unset_lock(&locks[coefs[i].c % NLOCKS]);
-#endif
-    }
-#ifdef _OPENMP
-    for (int i=0; i<NLOCKS; i++) omp_destroy_lock(&locks[i]);
-#endif
 
+    #define NLOCKS 1024
+    std::vector<std::mutex> locks(NLOCKS);
+
+    threadPool.parallelFor(0, nCoefs, [&] (int begin, int end, int numThread) {
+        for (u_int64_t i=begin; i<end; i++) {
+            typename Engine::FrElement *ab = (coefs[i].m == 0) ? a : b;
+            typename Engine::FrElement aux;
+
+            E.fr.mul(
+                aux,
+                wtns[coefs[i].s],
+                coefs[i].coef
+            );
+
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(locks[coefs[i].c % NLOCKS]);
+
+            E.fr.add(
+                ab[coefs[i].c],
+                ab[coefs[i].c],
+                aux
+            );
+        }
+    });
     LOG_TRACE("Calculating c");
-    #pragma omp parallel for
-    for (u_int32_t i=0; i<domainSize; i++) {
-        E.fr.mul(
-            c[i],
-            a[i],
-            b[i]
-        );
-    }
+    threadPool.parallelFor(0, domainSize, [&] (int begin, int end, int numThread) {
+        for (u_int64_t i=begin; i<end; i++) {
+            E.fr.mul(
+                c[i],
+                a[i],
+                b[i]
+            );
+        }
+    });
 
     LOG_TRACE("Initializing fft");
     u_int32_t domainPower = fft->log2(domainSize);
@@ -164,10 +136,13 @@ std::unique_ptr<Proof<Engine>> Prover<Engine>::prove(typename Engine::FrElement
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(a[0]).c_str());
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(a[1]).c_str());
     LOG_TRACE("Start Shift A");
-    #pragma omp parallel for
-    for (u_int64_t i=0; i<domainSize; i++) {
-        E.fr.mul(a[i], a[i], fft->root(domainPower+1, i));
-    }
+
+    threadPool.parallelFor(0, domainSize, [&] (int begin, int end, int numThread) {
+        for (u_int64_t i=begin; i<end; i++) {
+            E.fr.mul(a[i], a[i], fft->root(domainPower+1, i));
+        }
+    });
+
     LOG_TRACE("a After shift:");
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(a[0]).c_str());
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(a[1]).c_str());
@@ -182,10 +157,11 @@ std::unique_ptr<Proof<Engine>> Prover<Engine>::prove(typename Engine::FrElement
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(b[0]).c_str());
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(b[1]).c_str());
     LOG_TRACE("Start Shift B");
-    #pragma omp parallel for
-    for (u_int64_t i=0; i<domainSize; i++) {
-        E.fr.mul(b[i], b[i], fft->root(domainPower+1, i));
-    }
+    threadPool.parallelFor(0, domainSize, [&] (int begin, int end, int numThread) {
+        for (u_int64_t i=begin; i<end; i++) {
+            E.fr.mul(b[i], b[i], fft->root(domainPower+1, i));
+        }
+    });
     LOG_TRACE("b After shift:");
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(b[0]).c_str());
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(b[1]).c_str());
@@ -201,10 +177,11 @@ std::unique_ptr<Proof<Engine>> Prover<Engine>::prove(typename Engine::FrElement
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(c[0]).c_str());
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(c[1]).c_str());
     LOG_TRACE("Start Shift C");
-    #pragma omp parallel for
-    for (u_int64_t i=0; i<domainSize; i++) {
-        E.fr.mul(c[i], c[i], fft->root(domainPower+1, i));
-    }
+    threadPool.parallelFor(0, domainSize, [&] (int begin, int end, int numThread) {
+        for (u_int64_t i=begin; i<end; i++) {
+            E.fr.mul(c[i], c[i], fft->root(domainPower+1, i));
+        }
+    });
     LOG_TRACE("c After shift:");
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(c[0]).c_str());
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(c[1]).c_str());
@@ -215,12 +192,13 @@ std::unique_ptr<Proof<Engine>> Prover<Engine>::prove(typename Engine::FrElement
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(c[1]).c_str());
 
     LOG_TRACE("Start ABC");
-    #pragma omp parallel for
-    for (u_int64_t i=0; i<domainSize; i++) {
-        E.fr.mul(a[i], a[i], b[i]);
-        E.fr.sub(a[i], a[i], c[i]);
-        E.fr.fromMontgomery(a[i], a[i]);
-    }
+    threadPool.parallelFor(0, domainSize, [&] (int begin, int end, int numThread) {
+        for (u_int64_t i=begin; i<end; i++) {
+            E.fr.mul(a[i], a[i], b[i]);
+            E.fr.sub(a[i], a[i], c[i]);
+            E.fr.fromMontgomery(a[i], a[i]);
+        }
+    });
     LOG_TRACE("abc:");
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(a[0]).c_str());
     LOG_DEBUG(E.fr.toString(a[1]).c_str());
@@ -230,7 +208,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Proof<Engine>> Prover<Engine>::prove(typename Engine::FrElement
 
     LOG_TRACE("Start Multiexp H");
     typename Engine::G1Point pih;
-    E.g1.multiMulByScalar(pih, pointsH, (uint8_t *)a, sizeof(a[0]), domainSize);
+    E.g1.multiMulByScalarMSM(pih, pointsH, (uint8_t *)a, sizeof(a[0]), domainSize);
     std::ostringstream ss1;
     ss1 << "pih: " << E.g1.toString(pih);
     LOG_DEBUG(ss1);
@@ -247,13 +225,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<Proof<Engine>> Prover<Engine>::prove(typename Engine::FrElement
     randombytes_buf((void *)&(r.v[0]), sizeof(r)-1);
     randombytes_buf((void *)&(s.v[0]), sizeof(s)-1);
 
-#ifndef USE_OPENMP
-    pA_future.get();
-    pB1_future.get();
-    pB2_future.get();
-    pC_future.get();
-#endif
-
     typename Engine::G1Point p1;
     typename Engine::G2Point p2;