diff --git a/cmd/harmony/main.go b/cmd/harmony/main.go
index ec05e2419..c517f1158 100644
--- a/cmd/harmony/main.go
+++ b/cmd/harmony/main.go
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ func setupLegacyNodeAccount(hc harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig) error {
 	multiBLSPubKey := setupConsensusKeys(hc, nodeconfig.GetDefaultConfig())
 
 	reshardingEpoch := genesisShardingConfig.ReshardingEpoch()
+	fmt.Println("len(reshardingEpoch) > 0", len(reshardingEpoch) > 0, reshardingEpoch)
 	if len(reshardingEpoch) > 0 {
 		for _, epoch := range reshardingEpoch {
 			config := shard.Schedule.InstanceForEpoch(epoch)
@@ -624,6 +625,9 @@ func setupStakingNodeAccount(hc harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig) error {
 	); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	fmt.Println("pubKeys", shardID, len(pubKeys))
+
 	for _, blsKey := range pubKeys {
 		initialAccount := &genesis.DeployAccount{}
 		initialAccount.ShardID = shardID
diff --git a/core/vm/contracts.go b/core/vm/contracts.go
index 24a3895a3..f5c33eb03 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts.go
@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ func (g groth16Verify) Run(input []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
 
-func Groth16Verify(vkBytes []byte, proofBytes []byte, inputsBytes []byte, curve ecc.ID) (bool, error) {
+func Groth16Verify(verifyingKey []byte, proofBytes []byte, inputsBytes []byte, curve ecc.ID) (bool, error) {
 
 	var vk gnark.VerifyingKey
 	var proof gnark.Proof
 
 	switch curve {
 	case ecc.BN254:
-		bn256vk, err := FromBytesToVerifyingKey(vkBytes)
+		bn256vk, err := FromBytesToVerifyingKey(verifyingKey)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
@@ -223,9 +223,29 @@ func Groth16Verify(vkBytes []byte, proofBytes []byte, inputsBytes []byte, curve
 	return true, nil
 }
 
-func FromBytesToVerifyingKey(vkBytes []byte) (gnark.VerifyingKey, error) {
-	var vk gnark.VerifyingKey
-	return vk, nil
+func FromBytesToProof(proofBytes []byte) (gnark.Proof, error) {
+	var bproof BellmanProofBn256
+	proofBytes, err := changeFlagsInProofToGnarkType(proofBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	_, err = bproof.ReadFrom(bytes.NewReader(proofBytes))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var b bytes.Buffer
+	_, err = bproof.WriteTo(&b)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	proof := gnark.NewProof(ecc.BN254)
+	_, err = proof.ReadFrom(bytes.NewReader(b.Bytes()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return proof, nil
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/crypto/groth16/bn254/lib.go b/crypto/groth16/bn254/lib.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f11cff356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/groth16/bn254/lib.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package bn254
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+
+	"github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto/ecc"
+	gnark "github.com/consensys/gnark/backend/groth16"
+)
+
+func FromBytesToVerifyingKey(verifyingKey []byte) (gnark.VerifyingKey, error) {
+	vk := gnark.NewVerifyingKey(ecc.BN254)
+	_, err := vk.ReadFrom(bytes.NewReader(verifyingKey))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return vk, nil
+}