diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e262a0b76a..8bacd12621 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -282,6 +282,28 @@ version = "0.1.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "383d29d513d8764dcdc42ea295d979eb99c3c9f00607b3692cf68a431f7dca72"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bindgen"
+version = "0.64.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c4243e6031260db77ede97ad86c27e501d646a27ab57b59a574f725d98ab1fb4"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+ "cexpr",
+ "clang-sys",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "lazycell",
+ "log",
+ "peeking_take_while",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "regex",
+ "rustc-hash",
+ "shlex",
+ "syn",
+ "which",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bip32"
 version = "0.3.0"
@@ -464,6 +486,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "jobserver",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cexpr"
+version = "0.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6fac387a98bb7c37292057cffc56d62ecb629900026402633ae9160df93a8766"
+dependencies = [
+ "nom",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -567,6 +598,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "clang-sys"
+version = "1.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "77ed9a53e5d4d9c573ae844bfac6872b159cb1d1585a83b29e7a64b7eef7332a"
+dependencies = [
+ "glob",
+ "libc",
+ "libloading",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
 version = "3.2.23"
@@ -879,6 +921,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "uint",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cpu-cycles"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "bindgen",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cpufeatures"
 version = "0.2.5"
@@ -2656,6 +2708,12 @@ version = "1.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e2abad23fbc42b3700f2f279844dc832adb2b2eb069b2df918f455c4e18cc646"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lazycell"
+version = "1.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "830d08ce1d1d941e6b30645f1a0eb5643013d835ce3779a5fc208261dbe10f55"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ledger"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -2706,9 +2764,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.139"
+version = "0.2.140"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "201de327520df007757c1f0adce6e827fe8562fbc28bfd9c15571c66ca1f5f79"
+checksum = "99227334921fae1a979cf0bfdfcc6b3e5ce376ef57e16fb6fb3ea2ed6095f80c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libgit2-sys"
@@ -2722,6 +2780,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "pkg-config",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libloading"
+version = "0.7.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b67380fd3b2fbe7527a606e18729d21c6f3951633d0500574c4dc22d2d638b9f"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libm"
 version = "0.2.6"
@@ -3498,6 +3566,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bs58",
  "clap 4.1.4",
  "colored",
+ "cpu-cycles",
  "cupid",
  "dirs",
  "futures",
@@ -4226,6 +4295,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "peeking_take_while"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "19b17cddbe7ec3f8bc800887bab5e717348c95ea2ca0b1bf0837fb964dc67099"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "peg"
 version = "0.7.0"
@@ -5094,6 +5169,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustc-hash"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "08d43f7aa6b08d49f382cde6a7982047c3426db949b1424bc4b7ec9ae12c6ce2"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc_version"
 version = "0.2.3"
@@ -5503,6 +5584,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "shlex"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "43b2853a4d09f215c24cc5489c992ce46052d359b5109343cbafbf26bc62f8a3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "signal-hook"
 version = "0.3.14"
@@ -6996,6 +7083,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "which"
+version = "4.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2441c784c52b289a054b7201fc93253e288f094e2f4be9058343127c4226a269"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+ "libc",
+ "once_cell",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/cpucycles.o b/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/cpucycles.o
deleted file mode 100644
index 797fa448d8..0000000000
Binary files a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/cpucycles.o and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/Cargo.toml b/cpu-cycles/Cargo.toml
similarity index 87%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/Cargo.toml
rename to cpu-cycles/Cargo.toml
index 7f24f60730..4f86f3ef38 100644
--- a/common/cpu-cycles/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cpu-cycles/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,4 @@ thiserror = "1"
 
 [build-dependencies]
 bindgen = "0.64.0"
-cfg-if = "1"
-
-[workspace]
+cfg-if = "1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/build.rs b/cpu-cycles/build.rs
similarity index 84%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/build.rs
rename to cpu-cycles/build.rs
index 28909f3300..e5665eff04 100644
--- a/common/cpu-cycles/build.rs
+++ b/cpu-cycles/build.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 extern crate bindgen;
 
 use cfg_if;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::{env, path::PathBuf, process::Command};
 
 use bindgen::CargoCallbacks;
 
@@ -50,23 +50,30 @@ fn main() {
         } else if #[cfg(all(target_arch = "arm", target_pointer_width = "64"))] {
             src_path = "arm64-pmc.c".to_string()
         } else {
-            panic!("Unsupported architecture!")
+            panic!("Unsupported architecture ({:?})!", env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_ARCH"), )
         }
     };
 
     // Run `clang` to compile the `hello.c` file into a `hello.o` object file.
     // Unwrap if it is not possible to spawn the process.
-    if !std::process::Command::new("clang")
+    let mut compile_o_command = Command::new("clang");
+    let compile_o_command = compile_o_command
         .arg("-c")
         .arg("-o")
         .arg(&obj_path)
-        .arg(libdir_path.join(&src_path))
-        .output()
-        .expect("could not spawn `clang`")
-        .status
-        .success()
-    {
-        panic!("could not compile object file")
+        .arg(libdir_path.join(&src_path));
+
+    println!("Running: {:?}", compile_o_command);
+
+    match compile_o_command.output() {
+        Ok(output) => {
+            if !output.status.success() {
+                panic!("{:?}", unsafe {
+                    std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(&output.stderr)
+                })
+            }
+        }
+        Err(e) => panic!("{e}"),
     }
 
     // Run `ar` to generate the `libhello.a` file from the `hello.o` file.
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/amd64-pmc.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/amd64-pmc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/amd64-pmc.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/amd64-pmc.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/amd64-tsc.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/amd64-tsc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/amd64-tsc.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/amd64-tsc.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/amd64-tscasm.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/amd64-tscasm.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/amd64-tscasm.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/amd64-tscasm.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/arm32-cortex.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/arm32-cortex.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/arm32-cortex.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/arm32-cortex.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/arm64-pmc.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/arm64-pmc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/arm64-pmc.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/arm64-pmc.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/arm64-vct.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/arm64-vct.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/arm64-vct.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/arm64-vct.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/cpucycles.h b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/cpucycles.h
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/cpucycles.h
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/cpucycles.h
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/cpucycles_internal.h b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/cpucycles_internal.h
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/cpucycles_internal.h
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/cpucycles_internal.h
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-gettimeofday.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-gettimeofday.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-gettimeofday.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-gettimeofday.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-mach.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-mach.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-mach.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-mach.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-monotonic.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-monotonic.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-monotonic.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-monotonic.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-perfevent.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-perfevent.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-perfevent.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-perfevent.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-zero.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-zero.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-zero.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/default-zero.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/libcpucycles.a b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/libcpucycles.a
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/libcpucycles.a
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/libcpucycles.a
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/mips64-cc.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/mips64-cc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/mips64-cc.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/mips64-cc.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/options b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/options
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/options
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/options
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/ppc32-mftb.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/ppc32-mftb.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/ppc32-mftb.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/ppc32-mftb.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/ppc64-mftb.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/ppc64-mftb.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/ppc64-mftb.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/ppc64-mftb.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/riscv32-rdcycle.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/riscv32-rdcycle.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/riscv32-rdcycle.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/riscv32-rdcycle.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/riscv64-rdcycle.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/riscv64-rdcycle.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/riscv64-rdcycle.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/riscv64-rdcycle.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/s390x-stckf.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/s390x-stckf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/s390x-stckf.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/s390x-stckf.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/sparc64-rdtick.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/sparc64-rdtick.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/sparc64-rdtick.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/sparc64-rdtick.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/wrapper.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/wrapper.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/wrapper.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/wrapper.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/x86-tsc.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/x86-tsc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/x86-tsc.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/x86-tsc.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/x86-tscasm.c b/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/x86-tscasm.c
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/cpucycles/x86-tscasm.c
rename to cpu-cycles/cpucycles/x86-tscasm.c
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/src/bindings.rs b/cpu-cycles/src/bindings.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/src/bindings.rs
rename to cpu-cycles/src/bindings.rs
diff --git a/common/cpu-cycles/src/lib.rs b/cpu-cycles/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from common/cpu-cycles/src/lib.rs
rename to cpu-cycles/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/mixnode/Cargo.toml b/mixnode/Cargo.toml
index d4bf22746c..c0a3d35486 100644
--- a/mixnode/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mixnode/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,32 +29,38 @@ log = { workspace = true }
 pretty_env_logger = "0.4.0"
 rand = "0.7.3"
 rocket = { version = "0.5.0-rc.2", features = ["json"] }
-serde = { version="1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 sysinfo = "0.27.7"
-tokio = { version="1.21.2", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "net", "signal"] }
-tokio-util = { version="0.7.3", features = ["codec"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.21.2", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "net", "signal"] }
+tokio-util = { version = "0.7.3", features = ["codec"] }
 toml = "0.5.8"
 url = { version = "2.2", features = ["serde"] }
 atty = "0.2"
 
 ## internal
-nym-config = { path="../common/config" }
-nym-crypto = { path="../common/crypto" }
+nym-config = { path = "../common/config" }
+nym-crypto = { path = "../common/crypto" }
 nym-contracts-common = { path = "../common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/contracts-common" }
-mixnet-client = { path="../common/client-libs/mixnet-client" }
-mixnode-common = { path="../common/mixnode-common" }
-nym-nonexhaustive-delayqueue = { path="../common/nonexhaustive-delayqueue" }
-nym-sphinx = { path="../common/nymsphinx" }
+mixnet-client = { path = "../common/client-libs/mixnet-client" }
+mixnode-common = { path = "../common/mixnode-common" }
+nym-nonexhaustive-delayqueue = { path = "../common/nonexhaustive-delayqueue" }
+nym-sphinx = { path = "../common/nymsphinx" }
 nym-pemstore = { path = "../common/pemstore", version = "0.2.0" }
 nym-task = { path = "../common/task" }
 nym-types = { path = "../common/types" }
-nym-topology = { path="../common/topology" }
-validator-client = { path="../common/client-libs/validator-client" }
-nym-bin-common = { path="../common/bin-common" }
+nym-topology = { path = "../common/topology" }
+validator-client = { path = "../common/client-libs/validator-client" }
+nym-bin-common = { path = "../common/bin-common" }
+cpu-cycles = { path = "../cpu-cycles", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-tokio = { version="1.21.2", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "net", "signal", "test-util"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.21.2", features = [
+    "rt-multi-thread",
+    "net",
+    "signal",
+    "test-util",
+] }
 
 nym-sphinx-types = { path = "../common/nymsphinx/types" }
 nym-sphinx-params = { path = "../common/nymsphinx/params" }
diff --git a/mixnode/src/main.rs b/mixnode/src/main.rs
index 92b28cb6b8..609e63a0ad 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/main.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/main.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ impl Cli {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "cpu-cycles")]
+pub fn cpu_cycles() {
+    info!("{}", cpu_cycles::cpucycles())
+}
+
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
     setup_logging();