diff --git a/examples/fibonacci-io/script/src/main.rs b/examples/fibonacci-io/script/src/main.rs
index ef4b9803a5..72d377ebe8 100644
--- a/examples/fibonacci-io/script/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/fibonacci-io/script/src/main.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn main() {
     println!("b: {}", b);
 
     // Verify proof and public values
-    SP1Verifier::verify(ELF, &proof).expect("verification failed");
+    SP1Verifier::verify(ELF, &proof).expect("verification failed"s);
 
     let mut pv_hasher = Sha256::new();
     pv_hasher.update(n.to_le_bytes());
diff --git a/examples/fibonacci/program/Cargo.lock b/examples/fibonacci/program/Cargo.lock
index 5be5074d04..395fc3fde0 100644
--- a/examples/fibonacci/program/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/fibonacci/program/Cargo.lock
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ecdsa",
  "elliptic-curve",
  "once_cell",
- "sha2 0.10.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "sha2",
  "signature",
 ]
 
@@ -535,16 +535,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "sha2"
-version = "0.10.8"
-source = "git+https://github.com/sp1-patches/RustCrypto-hashes.git?branch=patch-v0.10.8#3d692aa90b91513886d757d01f8fc2d51c0ec0d7"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
- "digest",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "signature"
 version = "2.2.0"
@@ -588,7 +578,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "rand",
  "serde",
- "sha2 0.10.8 (git+https://github.com/sp1-patches/RustCrypto-hashes.git?branch=patch-v0.10.8)",
+ "sha2",
  "sp1-precompiles",
 ]
 
diff --git a/examples/fibonacci/program/elf/riscv32im-succinct-zkvm-elf b/examples/fibonacci/program/elf/riscv32im-succinct-zkvm-elf
index bb9b2b657d..406a930e4e 100755
Binary files a/examples/fibonacci/program/elf/riscv32im-succinct-zkvm-elf and b/examples/fibonacci/program/elf/riscv32im-succinct-zkvm-elf differ
diff --git a/recursion/compiler/src/asm/compiler.rs b/recursion/compiler/src/asm/compiler.rs
index fbf11323e8..8047044aa3 100644
--- a/recursion/compiler/src/asm/compiler.rs
+++ b/recursion/compiler/src/asm/compiler.rs
@@ -744,12 +744,17 @@ impl<'a, F: PrimeField32 + TwoAdicField, EF: ExtensionField<F> + TwoAdicField>
         let loop_label = self.compiler.block_label();
         // The loop body.
         f(self.loop_var, self.compiler);
-        // Increment the loop variable.
-        self.compiler.push(AsmInstruction::ADDI(
-            self.loop_var.fp(),
-            self.loop_var.fp(),
-            self.step_size,
-        ));
+
+        if self.step_size == F::one() {
+            self.jump_to_loop_body_inc(loop_label);
+        } else {
+            // Increment the loop variable.
+            self.compiler.push(AsmInstruction::ADDI(
+                self.loop_var.fp(),
+                self.loop_var.fp(),
+                self.step_size,
+            ));
+        }
 
         // Add a basic block for the loop condition.
         self.compiler.basic_block();
@@ -815,4 +820,21 @@ impl<'a, F: PrimeField32 + TwoAdicField, EF: ExtensionField<F> + TwoAdicField>
             }
         }
     }
+
+    fn jump_to_loop_body_inc(&mut self, loop_label: F) {
+        match self.end {
+            Usize::Const(end) => {
+                let instr = AsmInstruction::BNEIINC(
+                    loop_label,
+                    self.loop_var.fp(),
+                    F::from_canonical_usize(end),
+                );
+                self.compiler.push(instr);
+            }
+            Usize::Var(end) => {
+                let instr = AsmInstruction::BNEINC(loop_label, self.loop_var.fp(), end.fp());
+                self.compiler.push(instr);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/recursion/compiler/src/asm/instruction.rs b/recursion/compiler/src/asm/instruction.rs
index 66c1fd36fa..7f618d50e0 100644
--- a/recursion/compiler/src/asm/instruction.rs
+++ b/recursion/compiler/src/asm/instruction.rs
@@ -113,8 +113,11 @@ pub enum AsmInstruction<F, EF> {
     JALR(i32, i32, i32),
     /// Branch not equal
     BNE(F, i32, i32),
+    /// Branch not equal increment c by 1.
+    BNEINC(F, i32, i32),
     /// Branch not equal immediate
     BNEI(F, i32, F),
+    BNEIINC(F, i32, F),
     /// Branch equal
     BEQ(F, i32, i32),
     /// Branch equal immediate
@@ -683,6 +686,20 @@ impl<F: PrimeField32, EF: ExtensionField<F>> AsmInstruction<F, EF> {
                     true,
                 )
             }
+            AsmInstruction::BNEINC(label, lhs, rhs) => {
+                let offset =
+                    F::from_canonical_usize(label_to_pc[&label]) - F::from_canonical_usize(pc);
+                Instruction::new(
+                    Opcode::BNEINC,
+                    i32_f(lhs),
+                    i32_f_arr(rhs),
+                    f_u32(offset),
+                    F::zero(),
+                    F::zero(),
+                    false,
+                    true,
+                )
+            }
             AsmInstruction::BNEI(label, lhs, rhs) => {
                 let offset =
                     F::from_canonical_usize(label_to_pc[&label]) - F::from_canonical_usize(pc);
@@ -697,6 +714,20 @@ impl<F: PrimeField32, EF: ExtensionField<F>> AsmInstruction<F, EF> {
                     true,
                 )
             }
+            AsmInstruction::BNEIINC(label, lhs, rhs) => {
+                let offset =
+                    F::from_canonical_usize(label_to_pc[&label]) - F::from_canonical_usize(pc);
+                Instruction::new(
+                    Opcode::BNEINC,
+                    i32_f(lhs),
+                    f_u32(rhs),
+                    f_u32(offset),
+                    F::zero(),
+                    F::zero(),
+                    true,
+                    true,
+                )
+            }
             AsmInstruction::EBNE(label, lhs, rhs) => {
                 let offset =
                     F::from_canonical_usize(label_to_pc[&label]) - F::from_canonical_usize(pc);
@@ -1100,6 +1131,24 @@ impl<F: PrimeField32, EF: ExtensionField<F>> AsmInstruction<F, EF> {
                     rhs
                 )
             }
+            AsmInstruction::BNEINC(label, lhs, rhs) => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "bneinc {}, ({})fp, {}",
+                    labels.get(label).unwrap_or(&format!(".L{}", label)),
+                    lhs,
+                    rhs
+                )
+            }
+            AsmInstruction::BNEIINC(label, lhs, rhs) => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "bneiinc {}, ({})fp, {}",
+                    labels.get(label).unwrap_or(&format!(".L{}", label)),
+                    lhs,
+                    rhs
+                )
+            }
             AsmInstruction::BEQ(label, lhs, rhs) => {
                 write!(
                     f,
diff --git a/recursion/compiler/src/ir/builder.rs b/recursion/compiler/src/ir/builder.rs
index 59aef594c3..61d254e8c1 100644
--- a/recursion/compiler/src/ir/builder.rs
+++ b/recursion/compiler/src/ir/builder.rs
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ impl<C: Config> Builder<C> {
                 builder.range(0, HASH_RATE).for_each(|j, builder| {
                     let index: Var<_> = builder.eval(i + j);
                     let element = builder.get(array, index);
-                    builder.set(&mut state, j, element);
+                    builder.set_value(&mut state, j, element);
                     builder.if_eq(index, last_index).then(|builder| {
                         builder.assign(break_flag, C::N::one());
                         builder.break_loop();
@@ -481,11 +481,12 @@ impl<C: Config> Builder<C> {
         self.range(0, bit_len).for_each(|i, builder| {
             let index: Var<C::N> = builder.eval(bit_len - i - C::N::one());
             let entry = builder.get(index_bits, index);
-            builder.set(&mut result_bits, i, entry);
+            builder.set_value(&mut result_bits, i, entry);
         });
 
+        let zero = self.eval(C::N::zero());
         self.range(bit_len, NUM_BITS).for_each(|i, builder| {
-            builder.set(&mut result_bits, i, C::N::zero());
+            builder.set_value(&mut result_bits, i, zero);
         });
 
         result_bits
diff --git a/recursion/compiler/src/ir/collections.rs b/recursion/compiler/src/ir/collections.rs
index 74934b71e8..d434a563aa 100644
--- a/recursion/compiler/src/ir/collections.rs
+++ b/recursion/compiler/src/ir/collections.rs
@@ -186,6 +186,29 @@ impl<C: Config> Builder<C> {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn set_value<V: MemVariable<C>, I: Into<Usize<C::N>>>(
+        &mut self,
+        slice: &mut Array<C, V>,
+        index: I,
+        value: V,
+    ) {
+        let index = index.into();
+
+        match slice {
+            Array::Fixed(_) => {
+                todo!()
+            }
+            Array::Dyn(ptr, _) => {
+                let index = MemIndex {
+                    index,
+                    offset: 0,
+                    size: V::size_of(),
+                };
+                self.store(*ptr, index, value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<C: Config, T: MemVariable<C>> Variable<C> for Array<C, T> {
diff --git a/recursion/compiler/tests/for_loops.rs b/recursion/compiler/tests/for_loops.rs
index 1af176dedf..eab66f0f12 100644
--- a/recursion/compiler/tests/for_loops.rs
+++ b/recursion/compiler/tests/for_loops.rs
@@ -197,3 +197,31 @@ fn test_compiler_step_by() {
     let mut runtime = Runtime::<F, EF, _>::new(&program, config.perm.clone());
     runtime.run();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_compiler_bneinc() {
+    type SC = BabyBearPoseidon2;
+    type F = <SC as StarkGenericConfig>::Val;
+    type EF = <SC as StarkGenericConfig>::Challenge;
+    let mut builder = VmBuilder::<F, EF>::default();
+
+    let n_val = BabyBear::from_canonical_u32(20);
+
+    let zero: Var<_> = builder.eval(F::zero());
+    let n: Var<_> = builder.eval(n_val);
+
+    let i_counter: Var<_> = builder.eval(F::zero());
+    builder.range(zero, n).step_by(1).for_each(|_, builder| {
+        builder.assign(i_counter, i_counter + F::one());
+    });
+
+    let code = builder.clone().compile_to_asm();
+
+    println!("{}", code);
+
+    let program = builder.compile();
+
+    let config = SC::default();
+    let mut runtime = Runtime::<F, EF, _>::new(&program, config.perm.clone());
+    runtime.run();
+}
diff --git a/recursion/core/src/runtime/mod.rs b/recursion/core/src/runtime/mod.rs
index 9994ff4f85..ce07247ecc 100644
--- a/recursion/core/src/runtime/mod.rs
+++ b/recursion/core/src/runtime/mod.rs
@@ -466,6 +466,15 @@ where
                         next_pc = self.pc + c_offset;
                     }
                 }
+                Opcode::BNEINC => {
+                    let (mut a_val, b_val, c_offset) = self.branch_rr(&instruction);
+                    a_val.0[0] += F::one();
+                    if a_val.0[0] != b_val.0[0] {
+                        next_pc = self.pc + c_offset;
+                    }
+                    self.mw(self.fp + instruction.op_a, a_val, MemoryAccessPosition::A);
+                    (a, b, c) = (a_val, b_val, Block::from(c_offset));
+                }
                 Opcode::EBEQ => {
                     let (a_val, b_val, c_offset) = self.branch_rr(&instruction);
                     (a, b, c) = (a_val, b_val, Block::from(c_offset));
diff --git a/recursion/core/src/runtime/opcode.rs b/recursion/core/src/runtime/opcode.rs
index 73d3319e94..23cfe9dddd 100644
--- a/recursion/core/src/runtime/opcode.rs
+++ b/recursion/core/src/runtime/opcode.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ pub enum Opcode {
     HintLen = 37,
     Hint = 38,
     Poseidon2Compress = 39,
+    BNEINC = 40,
 }
 
 impl Opcode {
diff --git a/recursion/program/src/fri/mod.rs b/recursion/program/src/fri/mod.rs
index 3a64653020..4b3be08c3c 100644
--- a/recursion/program/src/fri/mod.rs
+++ b/recursion/program/src/fri/mod.rs
@@ -168,19 +168,19 @@ where
             let index_pair = index_bits.shift(builder, i_plus_one);
 
             let mut evals: Array<C, Ext<C::F, C::EF>> = builder.array(2);
-            builder.set(&mut evals, 0, folded_eval);
-            builder.set(&mut evals, 1, folded_eval);
-            builder.set(&mut evals, index_sibling_mod_2, step.sibling_value);
+            builder.set_value(&mut evals, 0, folded_eval);
+            builder.set_value(&mut evals, 1, folded_eval);
+            builder.set_value(&mut evals, index_sibling_mod_2, step.sibling_value);
 
             let two: Var<C::N> = builder.eval(C::N::from_canonical_u32(2));
             let dims = DimensionsVariable::<C> {
                 height: builder.exp(two, log_folded_height),
             };
             let mut dims_slice: Array<C, DimensionsVariable<C>> = builder.array(1);
-            builder.set(&mut dims_slice, 0, dims);
+            builder.set_value(&mut dims_slice, 0, dims);
 
             let mut opened_values = builder.array(1);
-            builder.set(&mut opened_values, 0, evals.clone());
+            builder.set_value(&mut opened_values, 0, evals.clone());
             verify_batch::<C, 4>(
                 builder,
                 &commit,
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ where
 
             let mut xs: Array<C, Ext<C::F, C::EF>> = builder.array(2);
             let two_adic_generator_one = config.get_two_adic_generator(builder, Usize::Const(1));
-            builder.set(&mut xs, 0, x);
-            builder.set(&mut xs, 1, x);
+            builder.set_value(&mut xs, 0, x);
+            builder.set_value(&mut xs, 1, x);
             builder.set(&mut xs, index_sibling_mod_2, x * two_adic_generator_one);
 
             let xs_0 = builder.get(&xs, 0);
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ pub fn reduce<C: Config, const D: usize>(
                         let opened_value_flat = builder.ext2felt(opened_value);
                         for k in 0..D {
                             let base = builder.get(&opened_value_flat, k);
-                            builder.set(&mut flattened_opened_values, nb_opened_values, base);
+                            builder.set_value(&mut flattened_opened_values, nb_opened_values, base);
                             builder.assign(nb_opened_values, nb_opened_values + C::N::one());
                         }
                     });
diff --git a/recursion/program/src/fri/two_adic_pcs.rs b/recursion/program/src/fri/two_adic_pcs.rs
index 0747f9c0d1..6699376a34 100644
--- a/recursion/program/src/fri/two_adic_pcs.rs
+++ b/recursion/program/src/fri/two_adic_pcs.rs
@@ -55,11 +55,13 @@ pub fn verify_two_adic_pcs<C: Config>(
 
             let mut ro: Array<C, Ext<C::F, C::EF>> = builder.array(32);
             let mut alpha_pow: Array<C, Ext<C::F, C::EF>> = builder.array(32);
+            let zero_ef = builder.eval(C::EF::zero().cons());
             for j in 0..32 {
-                builder.set(&mut ro, j, C::EF::zero().cons());
+                builder.set_value(&mut ro, j, zero_ef);
             }
+            let one_ef = builder.eval(C::EF::one().cons());
             for j in 0..32 {
-                builder.set(&mut alpha_pow, j, C::EF::one().cons());
+                builder.set_value(&mut alpha_pow, j, one_ef);
             }
 
             builder.range(0, rounds.len()).for_each(|j, builder| {
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ pub fn verify_two_adic_pcs<C: Config>(
                 builder.range(0, mats.len()).for_each(|k, builder| {
                     let mat = builder.get(&mats, k);
                     let height_log2: Var<_> = builder.eval(mat.domain.log_n + log_blowup);
-                    builder.set(&mut batch_heights_log2, k, height_log2);
+                    builder.set_value(&mut batch_heights_log2, k, height_log2);
                 });
                 let mut batch_dims: Array<C, DimensionsVariable<C>> = builder.array(mats.len());
                 builder.range(0, mats.len()).for_each(|k, builder| {
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ pub fn verify_two_adic_pcs<C: Config>(
                     let dim = DimensionsVariable::<C> {
                         height: builder.eval(mat.domain.size() * blowup),
                     };
-                    builder.set(&mut batch_dims, k, dim);
+                    builder.set_value(&mut batch_dims, k, dim);
                 });
 
                 let log_batch_max_height = builder.get(&batch_heights_log2, 0);
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ pub fn verify_two_adic_pcs<C: Config>(
                             };
 
                             let mut input_ptr = builder.array::<FriFoldInput<_>>(1);
-                            builder.set(&mut input_ptr, 0, input);
+                            builder.set_value(&mut input_ptr, 0, input);
 
                             builder.range(0, ps_at_z.len()).for_each(|m, builder| {
                                 builder.push(DslIR::FriFold(m, input_ptr.clone()));
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ pub fn verify_two_adic_pcs<C: Config>(
                     });
             });
 
-            builder.set(&mut reduced_openings, i, ro);
+            builder.set_value(&mut reduced_openings, i, ro);
         });
 
     verify_challenges(