diff --git a/include/c/portable.h b/include/c/portable.h
index 650dff24dc..7595921a91 100644
--- a/include/c/portable.h
+++ b/include/c/portable.h
@@ -188,12 +188,7 @@
 
 /* Entropy
  */
-#      if defined(U3_OS_bsd) && defined(__OpenBSD__)
-#        define c3_rand(rd) (getentropy((void*)rd, 64) == 0 ? \
-                             (void)0 : c3_assert(!"ent"))
-#      else
-#        define c3_rand u3_sist_rand
-#      endif
+#define c3_rand u3_sist_rand
 
 /* Static assertion
  */
diff --git a/include/config.h.in b/include/config.h.in
index e8063e87ea..563cfa05ac 100644
--- a/include/config.h.in
+++ b/include/config.h.in
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 
 #mesondefine U3_MEMORY_DEBUG
 #mesondefine U3_CPU_DEBUG
+#mesondefine U3_EVENT_TIME_DEBUG
 
 #endif /*CONFIG_H*/
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 03c1b613ce..e1da8d14e1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ conf_data = configuration_data()
 conf_data.set('URBIT_VERSION', '"0.6.0"')
 conf_data.set('U3_MEMORY_DEBUG', get_option('gc'))
 conf_data.set('U3_CPU_DEBUG', get_option('prof'))
+conf_data.set('U3_EVENT_TIME_DEBUG', get_option('event-time'))
 
 osdet = build_machine.system()
 os_c_flags = ['-funsigned-char','-ffast-math']
@@ -271,13 +272,20 @@ elif osdet == 'darwin'
 
   os_deps = os_deps + [ncurses_dep]
 
-elif osdet == 'bsd'
+elif osdet == 'bsd' or osdet == 'freebsd'
   conf_data.set('U3_OS_bsd', true)
 
   pthread_dep = meson.get_compiler('c').find_library('pthread')
   kvm_dep = meson.get_compiler('c').find_library('kvm')
   ncurses_dep = dependency('ncurses')
   os_deps = os_deps + [kvm_dep, pthread_dep, ncurses_dep]
+
+elif osdet == 'openbsd'
+  conf_data.set('U3_OS_bsd', true)
+  os_link_flags = ['-L/usr/local/lib', '-lgmp', '-lsigsegv', '-lcurses']
+  gmp_dep = []
+  sigsegv_dep = []
+
 else
   error('Unsupported OS detected:' + osdet)
 endif
@@ -295,7 +303,7 @@ configure_file(input : 'include/config.h.in',
                configuration : conf_data)
 
 # We expect these libs to supplied with the distribution
-curl_dep = dependency('libcurl', version: '>=7.35.0')
+curl_dep = dependency('libcurl', version: '>=7.19.0')
 
 if osdet == 'darwin' and not get_option('nix')
   libcrypto = meson.get_compiler('c').find_library('crypto', dirs: [ '/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/' ])
@@ -308,7 +316,7 @@ endif
 if(legacy_meson)
   gmp_dep = find_library('gmp')
   sigsegv_dep = find_library('sigsegv')
-else
+elif osdet != 'openbsd'
   gmp_dep = meson.get_compiler('c').find_library('gmp')
   sigsegv_dep = meson.get_compiler('c').find_library('sigsegv')
 endif
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 0785290ba9..b09e525d0b 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@ option('gc', type : 'boolean', value : false,
   description : 'Add debugging information to heap. Run with -g. Breaks image.')
 option('prof', type : 'boolean', value : false,
   description : 'Activate profiling. Run with -P.')
+option('event-time', type : 'boolean', value : false,
+  description : 'Print timing information per event.')
 option('nix', type: 'boolean', value: false,
   description: 'Build using nix.')
diff --git a/noun/manage.c b/noun/manage.c
index 94ba35f3ea..7d3517da33 100644
--- a/noun/manage.c
+++ b/noun/manage.c
@@ -625,14 +625,15 @@ u3m_bail(u3_noun how)
     } 
     else {
       c3_assert(_(u3ud(u3h(how))));
-
       fprintf(stderr, "\r\nbail: %d\r\n", u3h(how));
-      u3m_p("bail", u3t(how));
     }
   }
 
   switch ( how ) {
-    case c3__fail:
+    case c3__fail: {
+      break;
+    }
+
     case c3__meme: {
       fprintf(stderr, "bailing out\r\n");
       abort();
diff --git a/noun/trace.c b/noun/trace.c
index d2a9e9a0c3..ef5a171ffb 100644
--- a/noun/trace.c
+++ b/noun/trace.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ u3_lo_tank(c3_l tab_l, u3_noun tac);
 void
 u3t_slog(u3_noun hod)
 {
-#ifdef GHETTO
+#ifdef U3_EVENT_TIME_DEBUG
   static int old;
   static struct timeval b4, f2, d0;
   c3_w ms_w;
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ u3t_boot(void)
       setitimer(ITIMER_PROF, &itm_v, 0);
     }
 #elif defined(U3_OS_bsd)
-#   error "Profiling isn't yet supported on BSD"
+    // XX  "Profiling isn't yet supported on BSD"
 #else
 #   error "port: profiling"
 #endif
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ u3t_boff(void)
     }
 
 #elif defined(U3_OS_bsd)
-#   error "Profiling isn't yet supported on BSD"
+    // XX  "Profiling isn't yet supported on BSD"
 #else
 #   error "port: profiling"
 #endif
diff --git a/subprojects/secp256k1 b/subprojects/secp256k1
index 66a72cf208..87f73ffad3 160000
--- a/subprojects/secp256k1
+++ b/subprojects/secp256k1
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 66a72cf2084799d0799874d4fa3c530a73713d81
+Subproject commit 87f73ffad3d3047baf1ed134fb7827a9dca163ee
diff --git a/vere/main.c b/vere/main.c
index b4194433b7..9aebe6fef9 100644
--- a/vere/main.c
+++ b/vere/main.c
@@ -186,6 +186,13 @@ _main_getopt(c3_i argc, c3_c** argv)
     }
   }
 
+#if defined(U3_OS_bsd)
+  if (u3_Host.ops_u.pro == c3y) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "profiling isn't yet supported on BSD\r\n");
+    return c3n;
+  }
+#endif
+
   if ( 0 != u3_Host.ops_u.fak_c ) {
     if ( 28 < strlen(u3_Host.ops_u.fak_c) ) {
       fprintf(stderr, "fake comets are disallowed\r\n");
diff --git a/vere/raft.c b/vere/raft.c
index f2db8aa9a4..ee8dade84e 100644
--- a/vere/raft.c
+++ b/vere/raft.c
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ _raft_lame(u3_noun ovo, u3_noun why, u3_noun tan)
 static u3_noun
 _raft_punk(u3_noun ovo)
 {
-#ifdef GHETTO
+#ifdef U3_EVENT_TIME_DEBUG
   c3_c* txt_c = u3r_string(u3h(u3t(ovo)));
 #endif
   c3_w sec_w;
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ _raft_punk(u3_noun ovo)
     sec_w = 0;
   } else sec_w = 600;
 
-#ifdef GHETTO
+#ifdef U3_EVENT_TIME_DEBUG
   struct timeval b4, f2, d0;
   gettimeofday(&b4, 0);
   if( c3__belt != u3h(u3t(ovo)) ){
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ _raft_punk(u3_noun ovo)
   gon = u3m_soft(sec_w, u3v_poke, u3k(ovo));
   u3t_event_trace("Running", 'e');
 
-#ifdef GHETTO
+#ifdef U3_EVENT_TIME_DEBUG
   c3_w ms_w;
   c3_w clr_w;
 
@@ -2015,8 +2015,7 @@ _raft_pump(u3_noun ovo)
 
   ron = u3ke_jam(u3nc(u3k(u3A->now), ovo));
   c3_assert(u3A->key);
-  // don't encrypt for the moment, bootstrapping
-  // ron = u3dc("en:crua", u3k(u3A->key), ron);
+  ron = u3dc("en:crub:crypto", u3k(u3A->key), ron);
 
   len_w = u3r_met(5, ron);
   bob_w = c3_malloc(len_w * 4L);
diff --git a/vere/sist.c b/vere/sist.c
index f20b1d4b22..cbfa17f322 100644
--- a/vere/sist.c
+++ b/vere/sist.c
@@ -415,12 +415,18 @@ _sist_bask(c3_c* pop_c, u3_noun may)
 void
 u3_sist_rand(c3_w* rad_w)
 {
+#if defined(U3_OS_bsd) && defined(__OpenBSD__)
+  if (-1 == getentropy(rad_w, 64)) {
+    c3_assert(!"lo_rand");
+  }
+#else
   c3_i fid_i = open(DEVRANDOM, O_RDONLY);
 
   if ( 64 != read(fid_i, (c3_y*) rad_w, 64) ) {
     c3_assert(!"lo_rand");
   }
   close(fid_i);
+#endif
 }
 
 /* _sist_fast(): offer to save passcode by mug in home directory.
@@ -971,13 +977,10 @@ _sist_rest()
         continue;
       }
 
-#if 0
-      // disable encryption for now
-      //
       if ( u3A->key ) {
         u3_noun dep;
 
-        dep = u3dc("de:crua", u3k(u3A->key), ron);
+        dep = u3dc("de:crub:crypto", u3k(u3A->key), ron);
         if ( c3n == u3du(dep) ) {
           uL(fprintf(uH, "record (%s) is corrupt (k)\n", ful_c));
           u3_lo_bail();
@@ -987,7 +990,7 @@ _sist_rest()
           u3z(dep);
         }
       }
-#endif
+
       roe = u3nc(u3ke_cue(ron), roe);
     }
     u3A->ent_d = c3_max(las_d + 1ULL, old_d);