Merge branch 'develop' into sync-from-finalized

2026-01-10 13:58:09 -05:00 · 2022-05-23 12:41:47 -05:00
parent e3ec2d3ec1 c66d9e9a11
commit 0bfa880013
122 changed files with 3426 additions and 551 deletions
--- a/api/client/builder/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/api/client/builder/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+load("@prysm//tools/go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = [
+        "client.go",
+        "errors.go",
+        "types.go",
+    ],
+    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/api/client/builder",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
+        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/engine/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//common/hexutil:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
+
+go_test(
+    name = "go_default_test",
+    srcs = [
+        "client_test.go",
+        "types_test.go",
+    ],
+    data = glob(["testdata/**"]),
+    embed = [":go_default_library"],
+    deps = [
+        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
+        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/engine/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
+        "//testing/require:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//common/hexutil:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_bitfield//:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
--- a/api/client/builder/client.go
+++ b/api/client/builder/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+package builder
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"text/template"
+	"time"
+
+	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/engine/v1"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+const (
+	getExecHeaderPath          = "/eth/v1/builder/header/{{.Slot}}/{{.ParentHash}}/{{.Pubkey}}"
+	getStatus                  = "/eth/v1/builder/status"
+	postBlindedBeaconBlockPath = "/eth/v1/builder/blinded_blocks"
+	postRegisterValidatorPath  = "/eth/v1/builder/validators"
+)
+
+var errMalformedHostname = errors.New("hostname must include port, separated by one colon, like example.com:3500")
+
+// ClientOpt is a functional option for the Client type (http.Client wrapper)
+type ClientOpt func(*Client)
+
+// WithTimeout sets the .Timeout attribute of the wrapped http.Client.
+func WithTimeout(timeout time.Duration) ClientOpt {
+	return func(c *Client) {
+		c.hc.Timeout = timeout
+	}
+}
+
+type observer interface {
+	observe(r *http.Request) error
+}
+
+func WithObserver(m observer) ClientOpt {
+	return func(c *Client) {
+		c.obvs = append(c.obvs, m)
+	}
+}
+
+type requestLogger struct{}
+
+func (*requestLogger) observe(r *http.Request) (e error) {
+	b := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	if r.Body == nil {
+		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+			"body-base64": "(nil value)",
+			"url":         r.URL.String(),
+		}).Info("builder http request")
+		return nil
+	}
+	t := io.TeeReader(r.Body, b)
+	defer func() {
+		if r.Body != nil {
+			e = r.Body.Close()
+		}
+	}()
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(t)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	r.Body = io.NopCloser(b)
+	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		"body-base64": string(body),
+		"url":         r.URL.String(),
+	}).Info("builder http request")
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+var _ observer = &requestLogger{}
+
+// Client provides a collection of helper methods for calling Builder API endpoints.
+type Client struct {
+	hc      *http.Client
+	baseURL *url.URL
+	obvs    []observer
+}
+
+// NewClient constructs a new client with the provided options (ex WithTimeout).
+// `host` is the base host + port used to construct request urls. This value can be
+// a URL string, or NewClient will assume an http endpoint if just `host:port` is used.
+func NewClient(host string, opts ...ClientOpt) (*Client, error) {
+	u, err := urlForHost(host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	c := &Client{
+		hc:      &http.Client{},
+		baseURL: u,
+	}
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(c)
+	}
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+func urlForHost(h string) (*url.URL, error) {
+	// try to parse as url (being permissive)
+	u, err := url.Parse(h)
+	if err == nil && u.Host != "" {
+		return u, nil
+	}
+	// try to parse as host:port
+	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(h)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errMalformedHostname
+	}
+	return &url.URL{Host: net.JoinHostPort(host, port), Scheme: "http"}, nil
+}
+
+// NodeURL returns a human-readable string representation of the beacon node base url.
+func (c *Client) NodeURL() string {
+	return c.baseURL.String()
+}
+
+type reqOption func(*http.Request)
+
+// do is a generic, opinionated GET function to reduce boilerplate amongst the getters in this packageapi/client/builder/types.go.
+func (c *Client) do(ctx context.Context, method string, path string, body io.Reader, opts ...reqOption) ([]byte, error) {
+	u := c.baseURL.ResolveReference(&url.URL{Path: path})
+	log.Printf("requesting %s", u.String())
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, method, u.String(), body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(req)
+	}
+	for _, o := range c.obvs {
+		if err := o.observe(req); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	r, err := c.hc.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		err = r.Body.Close()
+	}()
+	if r.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, non200Err(r)
+	}
+	b, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error reading http response body from GetBlock")
+	}
+	return b, nil
+}
+
+var execHeaderTemplate = template.Must(template.New("").Parse(getExecHeaderPath))
+
+func execHeaderPath(slot types.Slot, parentHash [32]byte, pubkey [48]byte) (string, error) {
+	v := struct {
+		Slot       types.Slot
+		ParentHash string
+		Pubkey     string
+	}{
+		Slot:       slot,
+		ParentHash: fmt.Sprintf("%#x", parentHash),
+		Pubkey:     fmt.Sprintf("%#x", pubkey),
+	}
+	b := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	err := execHeaderTemplate.Execute(b, v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "error rendering exec header template with slot=%d, parentHash=%#x, pubkey=%#x", slot, parentHash, pubkey)
+	}
+	return b.String(), nil
+}
+
+// GetHeader is used by a proposing validator to request an ExecutionPayloadHeader from the Builder node.
+func (c *Client) GetHeader(ctx context.Context, slot types.Slot, parentHash [32]byte, pubkey [48]byte) (*ethpb.SignedBuilderBid, error) {
+	path, err := execHeaderPath(slot, parentHash, pubkey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	hb, err := c.do(ctx, http.MethodGet, path, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	hr := &ExecHeaderResponse{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(hb, hr); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error unmarshaling the builder GetHeader response, using slot=%d, parentHash=%#x, pubkey=%#x", slot, parentHash, pubkey)
+	}
+	return hr.ToProto()
+}
+
+// RegisterValidator encodes the SignedValidatorRegistrationV1 message to json (including hex-encoding the byte
+// fields with 0x prefixes) and posts to the builder validator registration endpoint.
+func (c *Client) RegisterValidator(ctx context.Context, svr *ethpb.SignedValidatorRegistrationV1) error {
+	v := &SignedValidatorRegistration{SignedValidatorRegistrationV1: svr}
+	body, err := json.Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "error encoding the SignedValidatorRegistration value body in RegisterValidator")
+	}
+	_, err = c.do(ctx, http.MethodPost, postRegisterValidatorPath, bytes.NewBuffer(body))
+	return err
+}
+
+// SubmitBlindedBlock calls the builder API endpoint that binds the validator to the builder and submits the block.
+// The response is the full ExecutionPayload used to create the blinded block.
+func (c *Client) SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx context.Context, sb *ethpb.SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix) (*v1.ExecutionPayload, error) {
+	v := &SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix{SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix: sb}
+	body, err := json.Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error encoding the SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix value body in SubmitBlindedBlock")
+	}
+	rb, err := c.do(ctx, http.MethodPost, postBlindedBeaconBlockPath, bytes.NewBuffer(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error posting the SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix to the builder api")
+	}
+	ep := &ExecPayloadResponse{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rb, ep); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error unmarshaling the builder SubmitBlindedBlock response")
+	}
+	return ep.ToProto()
+}
+
+// Status asks the remote builder server for a health check. A response of 200 with an empty body is the success/healthy
+// response, and an error response may have an error message. This method will return a nil value for error in the
+// happy path, and an error with information about the server response body for a non-200 response.
+func (c *Client) Status(ctx context.Context) error {
+	_, err := c.do(ctx, http.MethodGet, getStatus, nil)
+	return err
+}
+
+func non200Err(response *http.Response) error {
+	bodyBytes, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	var body string
+	if err != nil {
+		body = "(Unable to read response body.)"
+	} else {
+		body = "response body:\n" + string(bodyBytes)
+	}
+	msg := fmt.Sprintf("code=%d, url=%s, body=%s", response.StatusCode, response.Request.URL, body)
+	switch response.StatusCode {
+	case 404:
+		return errors.Wrap(ErrNotFound, msg)
+	default:
+		return errors.Wrap(ErrNotOK, msg)
+	}
+}
--- a/api/client/builder/client_test.go
+++ b/api/client/builder/client_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,344 @@
+package builder
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/fieldparams"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
+	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
+)
+
+type roundtrip func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+
+func (fn roundtrip) RoundTrip(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return fn(r)
+}
+
+func TestClient_Status(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	statusPath := "/eth/v1/builder/status"
+	hc := &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundtrip(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			defer func() {
+				if r.Body == nil {
+					return
+				}
+				require.NoError(t, r.Body.Close())
+			}()
+			require.Equal(t, statusPath, r.URL.Path)
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				Body:       io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(nil)),
+				Request:    r.Clone(ctx),
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	}
+	c := &Client{
+		hc:      hc,
+		baseURL: &url.URL{Host: "localhost:3500", Scheme: "http"},
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, c.Status(ctx))
+	hc = &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundtrip(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			defer func() {
+				if r.Body == nil {
+					return
+				}
+				require.NoError(t, r.Body.Close())
+			}()
+			require.Equal(t, statusPath, r.URL.Path)
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusInternalServerError,
+				Body:       io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(nil)),
+				Request:    r.Clone(ctx),
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	}
+	c = &Client{
+		hc:      hc,
+		baseURL: &url.URL{Host: "localhost:3500", Scheme: "http"},
+	}
+	require.ErrorIs(t, c.Status(ctx), ErrNotOK)
+}
+
+func TestClient_RegisterValidator(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	expectedBody := `{"message":{"fee_recipient":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000","gas_limit":"23","timestamp":"42","pubkey":"0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a"}}`
+	expectedPath := "/eth/v1/builder/validators"
+	hc := &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundtrip(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			body, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+			defer func() {
+				require.NoError(t, r.Body.Close())
+			}()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, expectedBody, string(body))
+			require.Equal(t, expectedPath, r.URL.Path)
+			require.Equal(t, http.MethodPost, r.Method)
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				Body:       io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(nil)),
+				Request:    r.Clone(ctx),
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	}
+	c := &Client{
+		hc:      hc,
+		baseURL: &url.URL{Host: "localhost:3500", Scheme: "http"},
+	}
+	reg := &eth.SignedValidatorRegistrationV1{
+		Message: &eth.ValidatorRegistrationV1{
+			FeeRecipient: ezDecode(t, fieldparams.EthBurnAddressHex),
+			GasLimit:     23,
+			Timestamp:    42,
+			Pubkey:       ezDecode(t, "0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a"),
+		},
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, c.RegisterValidator(ctx, reg))
+}
+
+func TestClient_GetHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	expectedPath := "/eth/v1/builder/header/23/0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2/0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a"
+	hc := &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundtrip(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			require.Equal(t, expectedPath, r.URL.Path)
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusInternalServerError,
+				Body:       io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(nil)),
+				Request:    r.Clone(ctx),
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	}
+	c := &Client{
+		hc:      hc,
+		baseURL: &url.URL{Host: "localhost:3500", Scheme: "http"},
+	}
+	var slot types.Slot = 23
+	parentHash := ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	pubkey := ezDecode(t, "0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a")
+	_, err := c.GetHeader(ctx, slot, bytesutil.ToBytes32(parentHash), bytesutil.ToBytes48(pubkey))
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNotOK)
+
+	hc = &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundtrip(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			require.Equal(t, expectedPath, r.URL.Path)
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				Body:       io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(testExampleHeaderResponse)),
+				Request:    r.Clone(ctx),
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	}
+	c = &Client{
+		hc:      hc,
+		baseURL: &url.URL{Host: "localhost:3500", Scheme: "http"},
+	}
+	h, err := c.GetHeader(ctx, slot, bytesutil.ToBytes32(parentHash), bytesutil.ToBytes48(pubkey))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	expectedSig := ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505")
+	require.Equal(t, true, bytes.Equal(expectedSig, h.Signature))
+	expectedTxRoot := ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.Equal(t, true, bytes.Equal(expectedTxRoot, h.Message.Header.TransactionsRoot))
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(1), h.Message.Header.GasUsed)
+	value := stringToUint256("652312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656")
+	require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%#x", value.SSZBytes()), fmt.Sprintf("%#x", h.Message.Value))
+}
+
+func TestSubmitBlindedBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	hc := &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundtrip(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			require.Equal(t, postBlindedBeaconBlockPath, r.URL.Path)
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				Body:       io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(testExampleExecutionPayload)),
+				Request:    r.Clone(ctx),
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	}
+	c := &Client{
+		hc:      hc,
+		baseURL: &url.URL{Host: "localhost:3500", Scheme: "http"},
+	}
+	sbbb := testSignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix(t)
+	ep, err := c.SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx, sbbb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, true, bytes.Equal(ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"), ep.ParentHash))
+	bfpg := stringToUint256("452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656")
+	require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bfpg.SSZBytes()), fmt.Sprintf("%#x", ep.BaseFeePerGas))
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(1), ep.GasLimit)
+}
+
+func testSignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix(t *testing.T) *eth.SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix {
+	return &eth.SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix{
+		Block: &eth.BlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix{
+			Slot:          1,
+			ProposerIndex: 1,
+			ParentRoot:    ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+			StateRoot:     ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+			Body: &eth.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix{
+				RandaoReveal: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+				Eth1Data: &eth.Eth1Data{
+					DepositRoot:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+					DepositCount: 1,
+					BlockHash:    ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+				},
+				Graffiti: ezDecode(t, "0xdeadbeefc0ffee"),
+				ProposerSlashings: []*eth.ProposerSlashing{
+					{
+						Header_1: &eth.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+							Header: &eth.BeaconBlockHeader{
+								Slot:          1,
+								ProposerIndex: 1,
+								ParentRoot:    ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								StateRoot:     ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								BodyRoot:      ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+							},
+							Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+						},
+						Header_2: &eth.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+							Header: &eth.BeaconBlockHeader{
+								Slot:          1,
+								ProposerIndex: 1,
+								ParentRoot:    ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								StateRoot:     ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								BodyRoot:      ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+							},
+							Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				AttesterSlashings: []*eth.AttesterSlashing{
+					{
+						Attestation_1: &eth.IndexedAttestation{
+							AttestingIndices: []uint64{1},
+							Data: &eth.AttestationData{
+								Slot:            1,
+								CommitteeIndex:  1,
+								BeaconBlockRoot: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								Source: &eth.Checkpoint{
+									Epoch: 1,
+									Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								},
+								Target: &eth.Checkpoint{
+									Epoch: 1,
+									Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								},
+							},
+							Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+						},
+						Attestation_2: &eth.IndexedAttestation{
+							AttestingIndices: []uint64{1},
+							Data: &eth.AttestationData{
+								Slot:            1,
+								CommitteeIndex:  1,
+								BeaconBlockRoot: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								Source: &eth.Checkpoint{
+									Epoch: 1,
+									Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								},
+								Target: &eth.Checkpoint{
+									Epoch: 1,
+									Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								},
+							},
+							Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Attestations: []*eth.Attestation{
+					{
+						AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0x01},
+						Data: &eth.AttestationData{
+							Slot:            1,
+							CommitteeIndex:  1,
+							BeaconBlockRoot: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+							Source: &eth.Checkpoint{
+								Epoch: 1,
+								Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+							},
+							Target: &eth.Checkpoint{
+								Epoch: 1,
+								Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+							},
+						},
+						Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+					},
+				},
+				Deposits: []*eth.Deposit{
+					{
+						Proof: [][]byte{ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")},
+						Data: &eth.Deposit_Data{
+							PublicKey:             ezDecode(t, "0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a"),
+							WithdrawalCredentials: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+							Amount:                1,
+							Signature:             ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				VoluntaryExits: []*eth.SignedVoluntaryExit{
+					{
+						Exit: &eth.VoluntaryExit{
+							Epoch:          1,
+							ValidatorIndex: 1,
+						},
+						Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+					},
+				},
+				SyncAggregate: &eth.SyncAggregate{
+					SyncCommitteeSignature: make([]byte, 48),
+					SyncCommitteeBits:      bitfield.Bitvector512{0x01},
+				},
+				ExecutionPayloadHeader: &eth.ExecutionPayloadHeader{
+					ParentHash:       ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+					FeeRecipient:     ezDecode(t, "0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09"),
+					StateRoot:        ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+					ReceiptsRoot:     ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+					LogsBloom:        ezDecode(t, "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"),
+					PrevRandao:       ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+					BlockNumber:      1,
+					GasLimit:         1,
+					GasUsed:          1,
+					Timestamp:        1,
+					ExtraData:        ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+					BaseFeePerGas:    []byte(strconv.FormatUint(1, 10)),
+					BlockHash:        ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+					TransactionsRoot: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRequestLogger(t *testing.T) {
+	wo := WithObserver(&requestLogger{})
+	c, err := NewClient("localhost:3500", wo)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	hc := &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundtrip(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			require.Equal(t, getStatus, r.URL.Path)
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				Body:       io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(testExampleExecutionPayload)),
+				Request:    r.Clone(ctx),
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	}
+	c.hc = hc
+	err = c.Status(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
--- a/api/client/builder/errors.go
+++ b/api/client/builder/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package builder
+
+import "github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+// ErrNotOK is used to indicate when an HTTP request to the Beacon Node API failed with any non-2xx response code.
+// More specific errors may be returned, but an error in reaction to a non-2xx response will always wrap ErrNotOK.
+var ErrNotOK = errors.New("did not receive 2xx response from API")
+
+// ErrNotFound specifically means that a '404 - NOT FOUND' response was received from the API.
+var ErrNotFound = errors.Wrap(ErrNotOK, "recv 404 NotFound response from API")
--- a/api/client/builder/testdata/blinded-block.json
+++ b/api/client/builder/testdata/blinded-block.json
--- a/api/client/builder/testdata/execution-payload.json
+++ b/api/client/builder/testdata/execution-payload.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"parent_hash":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","fee_recipient":"0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09","state_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","receipts_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","logs_bloom":"0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","prev_randao":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","block_number":"1","gas_limit":"1","gas_used":"1","timestamp":"1","extra_data":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","base_fee_per_gas":"14074904626401341155369551180448584754667373453244490859944217516317499064576","block_hash":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","transactions_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"}
--- a/api/client/builder/types.go
+++ b/api/client/builder/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,585 @@
+package builder
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
+	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/engine/v1"
+	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+)
+
+type SignedValidatorRegistration struct {
+	*eth.SignedValidatorRegistrationV1
+}
+
+type ValidatorRegistration struct {
+	*eth.ValidatorRegistrationV1
+}
+
+func (r *SignedValidatorRegistration) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		Message   *ValidatorRegistration `json:"message,omitempty"`
+		Signature hexutil.Bytes          `json:"signature,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		Message:   &ValidatorRegistration{r.Message},
+		Signature: r.SignedValidatorRegistrationV1.Signature,
+	})
+}
+
+func (r *ValidatorRegistration) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		FeeRecipient hexutil.Bytes `json:"fee_recipient,omitempty"`
+		GasLimit     string        `json:"gas_limit,omitempty"`
+		Timestamp    string        `json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
+		Pubkey       hexutil.Bytes `json:"pubkey,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		FeeRecipient: r.FeeRecipient,
+		GasLimit:     fmt.Sprintf("%d", r.GasLimit),
+		Timestamp:    fmt.Sprintf("%d", r.Timestamp),
+		Pubkey:       r.Pubkey,
+	})
+}
+
+type Uint256 struct {
+	*big.Int
+}
+
+func stringToUint256(s string) Uint256 {
+	bi := new(big.Int)
+	bi.SetString(s, 10)
+	return Uint256{Int: bi}
+}
+
+// sszBytesToUint256 creates a Uint256 from a ssz-style (little-endian byte slice) representation.
+func sszBytesToUint256(b []byte) Uint256 {
+	bi := new(big.Int)
+	return Uint256{Int: bi.SetBytes(bytesutil.ReverseByteOrder(b))}
+}
+
+// SSZBytes creates an ssz-style (little-endian byte slice) representation of the Uint256
+func (s Uint256) SSZBytes() []byte {
+	return bytesutil.ReverseByteOrder(s.Int.Bytes())
+}
+
+var errUnmarshalUint256Failed = errors.New("unable to UnmarshalText into a Uint256 value")
+
+func (s *Uint256) UnmarshalJSON(t []byte) error {
+	start := 0
+	end := len(t)
+	if t[0] == '"' {
+		start += 1
+	}
+	if t[end-1] == '"' {
+		end -= 1
+	}
+	return s.UnmarshalText(t[start:end])
+}
+
+func (s *Uint256) UnmarshalText(t []byte) error {
+	if s.Int == nil {
+		s.Int = big.NewInt(0)
+	}
+	z, ok := s.SetString(string(t), 10)
+	if !ok {
+		return errors.Wrapf(errUnmarshalUint256Failed, "value=%s", string(t))
+	}
+	s.Int = z
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s Uint256) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	t, err := s.MarshalText()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	t = append([]byte{'"'}, t...)
+	t = append(t, '"')
+	return t, nil
+}
+
+func (s Uint256) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte(s.String()), nil
+}
+
+type Uint64String uint64
+
+func (s *Uint64String) UnmarshalText(t []byte) error {
+	u, err := strconv.ParseUint(string(t), 10, 64)
+	*s = Uint64String(u)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (s Uint64String) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%d", s)), nil
+}
+
+type ExecHeaderResponse struct {
+	Version string `json:"version,omitempty"`
+	Data    struct {
+		Signature hexutil.Bytes `json:"signature,omitempty"`
+		Message   *BuilderBid   `json:"message,omitempty"`
+	} `json:"data,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (ehr *ExecHeaderResponse) ToProto() (*eth.SignedBuilderBid, error) {
+	bb, err := ehr.Data.Message.ToProto()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &eth.SignedBuilderBid{
+		Message:   bb,
+		Signature: ehr.Data.Signature,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (bb *BuilderBid) ToProto() (*eth.BuilderBid, error) {
+	header, err := bb.Header.ToProto()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &eth.BuilderBid{
+		Header: header,
+		Value:  bb.Value.SSZBytes(),
+		Pubkey: bb.Pubkey,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (h *ExecutionPayloadHeader) ToProto() (*eth.ExecutionPayloadHeader, error) {
+	return &eth.ExecutionPayloadHeader{
+		ParentHash:       h.ParentHash,
+		FeeRecipient:     h.FeeRecipient,
+		StateRoot:        h.StateRoot,
+		ReceiptsRoot:     h.ReceiptsRoot,
+		LogsBloom:        h.LogsBloom,
+		PrevRandao:       h.PrevRandao,
+		BlockNumber:      uint64(h.BlockNumber),
+		GasLimit:         uint64(h.GasLimit),
+		GasUsed:          uint64(h.GasUsed),
+		Timestamp:        uint64(h.Timestamp),
+		ExtraData:        h.ExtraData,
+		BaseFeePerGas:    h.BaseFeePerGas.SSZBytes(),
+		BlockHash:        h.BlockHash,
+		TransactionsRoot: h.TransactionsRoot,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+type BuilderBid struct {
+	Header *ExecutionPayloadHeader `json:"header,omitempty"`
+	Value  Uint256                 `json:"value,omitempty"`
+	Pubkey hexutil.Bytes           `json:"pubkey,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type ExecutionPayloadHeader struct {
+	ParentHash       hexutil.Bytes `json:"parent_hash,omitempty"`
+	FeeRecipient     hexutil.Bytes `json:"fee_recipient,omitempty"`
+	StateRoot        hexutil.Bytes `json:"state_root,omitempty"`
+	ReceiptsRoot     hexutil.Bytes `json:"receipts_root,omitempty"`
+	LogsBloom        hexutil.Bytes `json:"logs_bloom,omitempty"`
+	PrevRandao       hexutil.Bytes `json:"prev_randao,omitempty"`
+	BlockNumber      Uint64String  `json:"block_number,omitempty"`
+	GasLimit         Uint64String  `json:"gas_limit,omitempty"`
+	GasUsed          Uint64String  `json:"gas_used,omitempty"`
+	Timestamp        Uint64String  `json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
+	ExtraData        hexutil.Bytes `json:"extra_data,omitempty"`
+	BaseFeePerGas    Uint256       `json:"base_fee_per_gas,omitempty"`
+	BlockHash        hexutil.Bytes `json:"block_hash,omitempty"`
+	TransactionsRoot hexutil.Bytes `json:"transactions_root,omitempty"`
+	*eth.ExecutionPayloadHeader
+}
+
+func (h *ExecutionPayloadHeader) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	type MarshalCaller ExecutionPayloadHeader
+	return json.Marshal(&MarshalCaller{
+		ParentHash:       h.ExecutionPayloadHeader.ParentHash,
+		FeeRecipient:     h.ExecutionPayloadHeader.FeeRecipient,
+		StateRoot:        h.ExecutionPayloadHeader.StateRoot,
+		ReceiptsRoot:     h.ExecutionPayloadHeader.ReceiptsRoot,
+		LogsBloom:        h.ExecutionPayloadHeader.LogsBloom,
+		PrevRandao:       h.ExecutionPayloadHeader.PrevRandao,
+		BlockNumber:      Uint64String(h.ExecutionPayloadHeader.BlockNumber),
+		GasLimit:         Uint64String(h.ExecutionPayloadHeader.GasLimit),
+		GasUsed:          Uint64String(h.ExecutionPayloadHeader.GasUsed),
+		Timestamp:        Uint64String(h.ExecutionPayloadHeader.Timestamp),
+		ExtraData:        h.ExecutionPayloadHeader.ExtraData,
+		BaseFeePerGas:    sszBytesToUint256(h.ExecutionPayloadHeader.BaseFeePerGas),
+		BlockHash:        h.ExecutionPayloadHeader.BlockHash,
+		TransactionsRoot: h.ExecutionPayloadHeader.TransactionsRoot,
+	})
+}
+
+func (h *ExecutionPayloadHeader) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	type UnmarshalCaller ExecutionPayloadHeader
+	uc := &UnmarshalCaller{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, uc); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	ep := ExecutionPayloadHeader(*uc)
+	*h = ep
+	var err error
+	h.ExecutionPayloadHeader, err = h.ToProto()
+	return err
+}
+
+type ExecPayloadResponse struct {
+	Version string           `json:"version,omitempty"`
+	Data    ExecutionPayload `json:"data,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type ExecutionPayload struct {
+	ParentHash    hexutil.Bytes   `json:"parent_hash,omitempty"`
+	FeeRecipient  hexutil.Bytes   `json:"fee_recipient,omitempty"`
+	StateRoot     hexutil.Bytes   `json:"state_root,omitempty"`
+	ReceiptsRoot  hexutil.Bytes   `json:"receipts_root,omitempty"`
+	LogsBloom     hexutil.Bytes   `json:"logs_bloom,omitempty"`
+	PrevRandao    hexutil.Bytes   `json:"prev_randao,omitempty"`
+	BlockNumber   Uint64String    `json:"block_number,omitempty"`
+	GasLimit      Uint64String    `json:"gas_limit,omitempty"`
+	GasUsed       Uint64String    `json:"gas_used,omitempty"`
+	Timestamp     Uint64String    `json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
+	ExtraData     hexutil.Bytes   `json:"extra_data,omitempty"`
+	BaseFeePerGas Uint256         `json:"base_fee_per_gas,omitempty"`
+	BlockHash     hexutil.Bytes   `json:"block_hash,omitempty"`
+	Transactions  []hexutil.Bytes `json:"transactions,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (r *ExecPayloadResponse) ToProto() (*v1.ExecutionPayload, error) {
+	return r.Data.ToProto()
+}
+
+func (p *ExecutionPayload) ToProto() (*v1.ExecutionPayload, error) {
+	txs := make([][]byte, len(p.Transactions))
+	for i := range p.Transactions {
+		txs[i] = p.Transactions[i]
+	}
+	return &v1.ExecutionPayload{
+		ParentHash:    p.ParentHash,
+		FeeRecipient:  p.FeeRecipient,
+		StateRoot:     p.StateRoot,
+		ReceiptsRoot:  p.ReceiptsRoot,
+		LogsBloom:     p.LogsBloom,
+		PrevRandao:    p.PrevRandao,
+		BlockNumber:   uint64(p.BlockNumber),
+		GasLimit:      uint64(p.GasLimit),
+		GasUsed:       uint64(p.GasUsed),
+		Timestamp:     uint64(p.Timestamp),
+		ExtraData:     p.ExtraData,
+		BaseFeePerGas: p.BaseFeePerGas.SSZBytes(),
+		BlockHash:     p.BlockHash,
+		Transactions:  txs,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+type SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix struct {
+	*eth.SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix
+}
+
+type BlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix struct {
+	*eth.BlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix
+}
+
+type BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix struct {
+	*eth.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix
+}
+
+func (r *SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		Message   *BlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix `json:"message,omitempty"`
+		Signature hexutil.Bytes                `json:"signature,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		Message:   &BlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix{r.SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix.Block},
+		Signature: r.SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix.Signature,
+	})
+}
+
+func (b *BlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		Slot          string                           `json:"slot"`
+		ProposerIndex string                           `json:"proposer_index,omitempty"`
+		ParentRoot    hexutil.Bytes                    `json:"parent_root,omitempty"`
+		StateRoot     hexutil.Bytes                    `json:"state_root,omitempty"`
+		Body          *BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix `json:"body,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		Slot:          fmt.Sprintf("%d", b.Slot),
+		ProposerIndex: fmt.Sprintf("%d", b.ProposerIndex),
+		ParentRoot:    b.ParentRoot,
+		StateRoot:     b.StateRoot,
+		Body:          &BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix{b.BlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix.Body},
+	})
+}
+
+type ProposerSlashing struct {
+	*eth.ProposerSlashing
+}
+
+func (s *ProposerSlashing) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		SignedHeader1 *SignedBeaconBlockHeader `json:"signed_header_1,omitempty"`
+		SignedHeader2 *SignedBeaconBlockHeader `json:"signed_header_2,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		SignedHeader1: &SignedBeaconBlockHeader{s.ProposerSlashing.Header_1},
+		SignedHeader2: &SignedBeaconBlockHeader{s.ProposerSlashing.Header_2},
+	})
+}
+
+type SignedBeaconBlockHeader struct {
+	*eth.SignedBeaconBlockHeader
+}
+
+func (h *SignedBeaconBlockHeader) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		Header    *BeaconBlockHeader `json:"message,omitempty"`
+		Signature hexutil.Bytes      `json:"signature,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		Header:    &BeaconBlockHeader{h.SignedBeaconBlockHeader.Header},
+		Signature: h.SignedBeaconBlockHeader.Signature,
+	})
+}
+
+type BeaconBlockHeader struct {
+	*eth.BeaconBlockHeader
+}
+
+func (h *BeaconBlockHeader) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		Slot          string        `json:"slot,omitempty"`
+		ProposerIndex string        `json:"proposer_index,omitempty"`
+		ParentRoot    hexutil.Bytes `json:"parent_root,omitempty"`
+		StateRoot     hexutil.Bytes `json:"state_root,omitempty"`
+		BodyRoot      hexutil.Bytes `json:"body_root,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		Slot:          fmt.Sprintf("%d", h.BeaconBlockHeader.Slot),
+		ProposerIndex: fmt.Sprintf("%d", h.BeaconBlockHeader.ProposerIndex),
+		ParentRoot:    h.BeaconBlockHeader.ParentRoot,
+		StateRoot:     h.BeaconBlockHeader.StateRoot,
+		BodyRoot:      h.BeaconBlockHeader.BodyRoot,
+	})
+}
+
+type IndexedAttestation struct {
+	*eth.IndexedAttestation
+}
+
+func (a *IndexedAttestation) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	indices := make([]string, len(a.IndexedAttestation.AttestingIndices))
+	for i := range a.IndexedAttestation.AttestingIndices {
+		indices[i] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", a.AttestingIndices[i])
+	}
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		AttestingIndices []string         `json:"attesting_indices,omitempty"`
+		Data             *AttestationData `json:"data,omitempty"`
+		Signature        hexutil.Bytes    `json:"signature,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		AttestingIndices: indices,
+		Data:             &AttestationData{a.IndexedAttestation.Data},
+		Signature:        a.IndexedAttestation.Signature,
+	})
+}
+
+type AttesterSlashing struct {
+	*eth.AttesterSlashing
+}
+
+func (s *AttesterSlashing) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		Attestation1 *IndexedAttestation `json:"attestation_1,omitempty"`
+		Attestation2 *IndexedAttestation `json:"attestation_2,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		Attestation1: &IndexedAttestation{s.Attestation_1},
+		Attestation2: &IndexedAttestation{s.Attestation_2},
+	})
+}
+
+type Checkpoint struct {
+	*eth.Checkpoint
+}
+
+func (c *Checkpoint) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		Epoch string        `json:"epoch,omitempty"`
+		Root  hexutil.Bytes `json:"root,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		Epoch: fmt.Sprintf("%d", c.Checkpoint.Epoch),
+		Root:  c.Checkpoint.Root,
+	})
+}
+
+type AttestationData struct {
+	*eth.AttestationData
+}
+
+func (a *AttestationData) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		Slot            string        `json:"slot,omitempty"`
+		Index           string        `json:"index,omitempty"`
+		BeaconBlockRoot hexutil.Bytes `json:"beacon_block_root,omitempty"`
+		Source          *Checkpoint   `json:"source,omitempty"`
+		Target          *Checkpoint   `json:"target,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		Slot:            fmt.Sprintf("%d", a.AttestationData.Slot),
+		Index:           fmt.Sprintf("%d", a.AttestationData.CommitteeIndex),
+		BeaconBlockRoot: a.AttestationData.BeaconBlockRoot,
+		Source:          &Checkpoint{a.AttestationData.Source},
+		Target:          &Checkpoint{a.AttestationData.Target},
+	})
+}
+
+type Attestation struct {
+	*eth.Attestation
+}
+
+func (a *Attestation) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		AggregationBits hexutil.Bytes    `json:"aggregation_bits,omitempty"`
+		Data            *AttestationData `json:"data,omitempty"`
+		Signature       hexutil.Bytes    `json:"signature,omitempty" ssz-size:"96"`
+	}{
+		AggregationBits: hexutil.Bytes(a.Attestation.AggregationBits),
+		Data:            &AttestationData{a.Attestation.Data},
+		Signature:       a.Attestation.Signature,
+	})
+}
+
+type DepositData struct {
+	*eth.Deposit_Data
+}
+
+func (d *DepositData) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		PublicKey             hexutil.Bytes `json:"pubkey,omitempty"`
+		WithdrawalCredentials hexutil.Bytes `json:"withdrawal_credentials,omitempty"`
+		Amount                string        `json:"amount,omitempty"`
+		Signature             hexutil.Bytes `json:"signature,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		PublicKey:             d.PublicKey,
+		WithdrawalCredentials: d.WithdrawalCredentials,
+		Amount:                fmt.Sprintf("%d", d.Amount),
+		Signature:             d.Signature,
+	})
+}
+
+type Deposit struct {
+	*eth.Deposit
+}
+
+func (d *Deposit) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	proof := make([]hexutil.Bytes, len(d.Proof))
+	for i := range d.Proof {
+		proof[i] = d.Proof[i]
+	}
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		Proof []hexutil.Bytes `json:"proof"`
+		Data  *DepositData    `json:"data"`
+	}{
+		Proof: proof,
+		Data:  &DepositData{Deposit_Data: d.Deposit.Data},
+	})
+}
+
+type SignedVoluntaryExit struct {
+	*eth.SignedVoluntaryExit
+}
+
+func (sve *SignedVoluntaryExit) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		Message   *VoluntaryExit `json:"message,omitempty"`
+		Signature hexutil.Bytes  `json:"signature,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		Signature: sve.SignedVoluntaryExit.Signature,
+		Message:   &VoluntaryExit{sve.SignedVoluntaryExit.Exit},
+	})
+}
+
+type VoluntaryExit struct {
+	*eth.VoluntaryExit
+}
+
+func (ve *VoluntaryExit) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		Epoch          string `json:"epoch,omitempty"`
+		ValidatorIndex string `json:"validator_index,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		Epoch:          fmt.Sprintf("%d", ve.Epoch),
+		ValidatorIndex: fmt.Sprintf("%d", ve.ValidatorIndex),
+	})
+}
+
+type SyncAggregate struct {
+	*eth.SyncAggregate
+}
+
+func (s *SyncAggregate) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		SyncCommitteeBits      hexutil.Bytes `json:"sync_committee_bits,omitempty"`
+		SyncCommitteeSignature hexutil.Bytes `json:"sync_committee_signature,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		SyncCommitteeBits:      hexutil.Bytes(s.SyncAggregate.SyncCommitteeBits),
+		SyncCommitteeSignature: s.SyncAggregate.SyncCommitteeSignature,
+	})
+}
+
+type Eth1Data struct {
+	*eth.Eth1Data
+}
+
+func (e *Eth1Data) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		DepositRoot  hexutil.Bytes `json:"deposit_root,omitempty"`
+		DepositCount string        `json:"deposit_count,omitempty"`
+		BlockHash    hexutil.Bytes `json:"block_hash,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		DepositRoot:  e.DepositRoot,
+		DepositCount: fmt.Sprintf("%d", e.DepositCount),
+		BlockHash:    e.BlockHash,
+	})
+}
+
+func (b *BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	sve := make([]*SignedVoluntaryExit, len(b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.VoluntaryExits))
+	for i := range b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.VoluntaryExits {
+		sve[i] = &SignedVoluntaryExit{SignedVoluntaryExit: b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.VoluntaryExits[i]}
+	}
+	deps := make([]*Deposit, len(b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.Deposits))
+	for i := range b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.Deposits {
+		deps[i] = &Deposit{Deposit: b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.Deposits[i]}
+	}
+	atts := make([]*Attestation, len(b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.Attestations))
+	for i := range b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.Attestations {
+		atts[i] = &Attestation{Attestation: b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.Attestations[i]}
+	}
+	atsl := make([]*AttesterSlashing, len(b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.AttesterSlashings))
+	for i := range b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.AttesterSlashings {
+		atsl[i] = &AttesterSlashing{AttesterSlashing: b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.AttesterSlashings[i]}
+	}
+	pros := make([]*ProposerSlashing, len(b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.ProposerSlashings))
+	for i := range b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.ProposerSlashings {
+		pros[i] = &ProposerSlashing{ProposerSlashing: b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.ProposerSlashings[i]}
+	}
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		RandaoReveal           hexutil.Bytes           `json:"randao_reveal,omitempty"`
+		Eth1Data               *Eth1Data               `json:"eth1_data,omitempty"`
+		Graffiti               hexutil.Bytes           `json:"graffiti,omitempty"`
+		ProposerSlashings      []*ProposerSlashing     `json:"proposer_slashings,omitempty"`
+		AttesterSlashings      []*AttesterSlashing     `json:"attester_slashings,omitempty"`
+		Attestations           []*Attestation          `json:"attestations,omitempty"`
+		Deposits               []*Deposit              `json:"deposits,omitempty"`
+		VoluntaryExits         []*SignedVoluntaryExit  `json:"voluntary_exits,omitempty"`
+		SyncAggregate          *SyncAggregate          `json:"sync_aggregate,omitempty"`
+		ExecutionPayloadHeader *ExecutionPayloadHeader `json:"execution_payload_header,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		RandaoReveal:           b.RandaoReveal,
+		Eth1Data:               &Eth1Data{b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.Eth1Data},
+		Graffiti:               b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.Graffiti,
+		ProposerSlashings:      pros,
+		AttesterSlashings:      atsl,
+		Attestations:           atts,
+		Deposits:               deps,
+		VoluntaryExits:         sve,
+		SyncAggregate:          &SyncAggregate{b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.SyncAggregate},
+		ExecutionPayloadHeader: &ExecutionPayloadHeader{ExecutionPayloadHeader: b.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix.ExecutionPayloadHeader},
+	})
+}
--- a/api/client/builder/types_test.go
+++ b/api/client/builder/types_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,726 @@
+package builder
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
+	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/engine/v1"
+	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
+)
+
+func ezDecode(t *testing.T, s string) []byte {
+	v, err := hexutil.Decode(s)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return v
+}
+
+func TestSignedValidatorRegistration_MarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	svr := &eth.SignedValidatorRegistrationV1{
+		Message: &eth.ValidatorRegistrationV1{
+			FeeRecipient: make([]byte, 20),
+			GasLimit:     0,
+			Timestamp:    0,
+			Pubkey:       make([]byte, 48),
+		},
+		Signature: make([]byte, 96),
+	}
+	je, err := json.Marshal(&SignedValidatorRegistration{SignedValidatorRegistrationV1: svr})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	// decode with a struct w/ plain strings so we can check the string encoding of the hex fields
+	un := struct {
+		Message struct {
+			FeeRecipient string `json:"fee_recipient"`
+			Pubkey       string `json:"pubkey"`
+		} `json:"message"`
+		Signature string `json:"signature"`
+	}{}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(je, &un))
+	require.Equal(t, "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000", un.Signature)
+	require.Equal(t, "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000", un.Message.FeeRecipient)
+	require.Equal(t, "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000", un.Message.Pubkey)
+}
+
+var testExampleHeaderResponse = `{
+  "version": "bellatrix",
+  "data": {
+    "message": {
+      "header": {
+        "parent_hash": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+        "fee_recipient": "0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09",
+        "state_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+        "receipts_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+        "logs_bloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+        "prev_randao": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+        "block_number": "1",
+        "gas_limit": "1",
+        "gas_used": "1",
+        "timestamp": "1",
+        "extra_data": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+        "base_fee_per_gas": "452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656",
+        "block_hash": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+        "transactions_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
+      },
+      "value": "652312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656",
+      "pubkey": "0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a"
+    },
+    "signature": "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"
+  }
+}`
+
+func TestExecutionHeaderResponseUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	hr := &ExecHeaderResponse{}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(testExampleHeaderResponse), hr))
+	cases := []struct {
+		expected string
+		actual   string
+		name     string
+	}{
+		{
+			expected: "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(hr.Data.Signature),
+			name:     "Signature",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(hr.Data.Message.Pubkey),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.Pubkey",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "652312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656",
+			actual:   hr.Data.Message.Value.String(),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.Value",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(hr.Data.Message.Header.ParentHash),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.ExecutionPayloadHeader.ParentHash",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(hr.Data.Message.Header.FeeRecipient),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.ExecutionPayloadHeader.FeeRecipient",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(hr.Data.Message.Header.StateRoot),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.ExecutionPayloadHeader.StateRoot",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(hr.Data.Message.Header.ReceiptsRoot),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.ExecutionPayloadHeader.ReceiptsRoot",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(hr.Data.Message.Header.LogsBloom),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.ExecutionPayloadHeader.LogsBloom",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(hr.Data.Message.Header.PrevRandao),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.ExecutionPayloadHeader.PrevRandao",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "1",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", hr.Data.Message.Header.BlockNumber),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.ExecutionPayloadHeader.BlockNumber",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "1",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", hr.Data.Message.Header.GasLimit),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.ExecutionPayloadHeader.GasLimit",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "1",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", hr.Data.Message.Header.GasUsed),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.ExecutionPayloadHeader.GasUsed",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "1",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", hr.Data.Message.Header.Timestamp),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.ExecutionPayloadHeader.Timestamp",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(hr.Data.Message.Header.ExtraData),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.ExecutionPayloadHeader.ExtraData",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", hr.Data.Message.Header.BaseFeePerGas),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.ExecutionPayloadHeader.BaseFeePerGas",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(hr.Data.Message.Header.BlockHash),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.ExecutionPayloadHeader.BlockHash",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(hr.Data.Message.Header.TransactionsRoot),
+			name:     "ExecHeaderResponse.ExecutionPayloadHeader.TransactionsRoot",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		require.Equal(t, c.expected, c.actual, fmt.Sprintf("unexpected value for field %s", c.name))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExecutionHeaderResponseToProto(t *testing.T) {
+	bfpg := stringToUint256("452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656")
+	v := stringToUint256("652312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656")
+	hr := &ExecHeaderResponse{}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(testExampleHeaderResponse), hr))
+	p, err := hr.ToProto()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	signature, err := hexutil.Decode("0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	pubkey, err := hexutil.Decode("0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	parentHash, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	feeRecipient, err := hexutil.Decode("0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	stateRoot, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	receiptsRoot, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	logsBloom, err := hexutil.Decode("0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	prevRandao, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	extraData, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	blockHash, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	txRoot, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	expected := &eth.SignedBuilderBid{
+		Message: &eth.BuilderBid{
+			Header: &eth.ExecutionPayloadHeader{
+				ParentHash:       parentHash,
+				FeeRecipient:     feeRecipient,
+				StateRoot:        stateRoot,
+				ReceiptsRoot:     receiptsRoot,
+				LogsBloom:        logsBloom,
+				PrevRandao:       prevRandao,
+				BlockNumber:      1,
+				GasLimit:         1,
+				GasUsed:          1,
+				Timestamp:        1,
+				ExtraData:        extraData,
+				BaseFeePerGas:    bfpg.SSZBytes(),
+				BlockHash:        blockHash,
+				TransactionsRoot: txRoot,
+			},
+			Value:  v.SSZBytes(),
+			Pubkey: pubkey,
+		},
+		Signature: signature,
+	}
+	require.DeepEqual(t, expected, p)
+}
+
+var testExampleExecutionPayload = `{
+  "version": "bellatrix",
+  "data": {
+    "parent_hash": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+    "fee_recipient": "0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09",
+    "state_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+    "receipts_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+    "logs_bloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+    "prev_randao": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+    "block_number": "1",
+    "gas_limit": "1",
+    "gas_used": "1",
+    "timestamp": "1",
+    "extra_data": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+    "base_fee_per_gas": "452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656",
+    "block_hash": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+    "transactions": [
+      "0x02f878831469668303f51d843b9ac9f9843b9aca0082520894c93269b73096998db66be0441e836d873535cb9c8894a19041886f000080c001a031cc29234036afbf9a1fb9476b463367cb1f957ac0b919b69bbc798436e604aaa018c4e9c3914eb27aadd0b91e10b18655739fcf8c1fc398763a9f1beecb8ddc86"
+    ]
+  }
+}`
+
+func TestExecutionPayloadResponseUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	epr := &ExecPayloadResponse{}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(testExampleExecutionPayload), epr))
+	cases := []struct {
+		expected string
+		actual   string
+		name     string
+	}{
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.ParentHash),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.ParentHash",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.FeeRecipient),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.FeeRecipient",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.StateRoot),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.StateRoot",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.ReceiptsRoot),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.ReceiptsRoot",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.LogsBloom),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.LogsBloom",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.PrevRandao),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.PrevRandao",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "1",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", epr.Data.BlockNumber),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.BlockNumber",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "1",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", epr.Data.GasLimit),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.GasLimit",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "1",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", epr.Data.GasUsed),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.GasUsed",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "1",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", epr.Data.Timestamp),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.Timestamp",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.ExtraData),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.ExtraData",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", epr.Data.BaseFeePerGas),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.BaseFeePerGas",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.BlockHash),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.BlockHash",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		require.Equal(t, c.expected, c.actual, fmt.Sprintf("unexpected value for field %s", c.name))
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(epr.Data.Transactions))
+	txHash := "0x02f878831469668303f51d843b9ac9f9843b9aca0082520894c93269b73096998db66be0441e836d873535cb9c8894a19041886f000080c001a031cc29234036afbf9a1fb9476b463367cb1f957ac0b919b69bbc798436e604aaa018c4e9c3914eb27aadd0b91e10b18655739fcf8c1fc398763a9f1beecb8ddc86"
+	require.Equal(t, txHash, hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.Transactions[0]))
+}
+
+func TestExecutionPayloadResponseToProto(t *testing.T) {
+	hr := &ExecPayloadResponse{}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(testExampleExecutionPayload), hr))
+	p, err := hr.ToProto()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	parentHash, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	feeRecipient, err := hexutil.Decode("0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	stateRoot, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	receiptsRoot, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	logsBloom, err := hexutil.Decode("0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	prevRandao, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	extraData, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	blockHash, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tx, err := hexutil.Decode("0x02f878831469668303f51d843b9ac9f9843b9aca0082520894c93269b73096998db66be0441e836d873535cb9c8894a19041886f000080c001a031cc29234036afbf9a1fb9476b463367cb1f957ac0b919b69bbc798436e604aaa018c4e9c3914eb27aadd0b91e10b18655739fcf8c1fc398763a9f1beecb8ddc86")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	txList := [][]byte{tx}
+
+	bfpg := stringToUint256("452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656")
+	expected := &v1.ExecutionPayload{
+		ParentHash:    parentHash,
+		FeeRecipient:  feeRecipient,
+		StateRoot:     stateRoot,
+		ReceiptsRoot:  receiptsRoot,
+		LogsBloom:     logsBloom,
+		PrevRandao:    prevRandao,
+		BlockNumber:   1,
+		GasLimit:      1,
+		GasUsed:       1,
+		Timestamp:     1,
+		ExtraData:     extraData,
+		BaseFeePerGas: bfpg.SSZBytes(),
+		BlockHash:     blockHash,
+		Transactions:  txList,
+	}
+	require.DeepEqual(t, expected, p)
+}
+
+func pbEth1Data() *eth.Eth1Data {
+	return &eth.Eth1Data{
+		DepositRoot:  make([]byte, 32),
+		DepositCount: 23,
+		BlockHash:    make([]byte, 32),
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEth1DataMarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	ed := &Eth1Data{
+		Eth1Data: pbEth1Data(),
+	}
+	b, err := json.Marshal(ed)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	expected := `{"deposit_root":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","deposit_count":"23","block_hash":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"}`
+	require.Equal(t, expected, string(b))
+}
+
+func pbSyncAggregate() *eth.SyncAggregate {
+	return &eth.SyncAggregate{
+		SyncCommitteeSignature: make([]byte, 48),
+		SyncCommitteeBits:      bitfield.Bitvector512{0x01},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSyncAggregate_MarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	sa := &SyncAggregate{pbSyncAggregate()}
+	b, err := json.Marshal(sa)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	expected := `{"sync_committee_bits":"0x01","sync_committee_signature":"0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"}`
+	require.Equal(t, expected, string(b))
+}
+
+func pbDeposit(t *testing.T) *eth.Deposit {
+	return &eth.Deposit{
+		Proof: [][]byte{ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")},
+		Data: &eth.Deposit_Data{
+			PublicKey:             ezDecode(t, "0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a"),
+			WithdrawalCredentials: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+			Amount:                1,
+			Signature:             ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeposit_MarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	d := &Deposit{
+		Deposit: pbDeposit(t),
+	}
+	b, err := json.Marshal(d)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	expected := `{"proof":["0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"],"data":{"pubkey":"0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a","withdrawal_credentials":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","amount":"1","signature":"0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"}}`
+	require.Equal(t, expected, string(b))
+}
+
+func pbSignedVoluntaryExit(t *testing.T) *eth.SignedVoluntaryExit {
+	return &eth.SignedVoluntaryExit{
+		Exit: &eth.VoluntaryExit{
+			Epoch:          1,
+			ValidatorIndex: 1,
+		},
+		Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVoluntaryExit(t *testing.T) {
+	ve := &SignedVoluntaryExit{
+		SignedVoluntaryExit: pbSignedVoluntaryExit(t),
+	}
+	b, err := json.Marshal(ve)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	expected := `{"message":{"epoch":"1","validator_index":"1"},"signature":"0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"}`
+	require.Equal(t, expected, string(b))
+}
+
+func pbAttestation(t *testing.T) *eth.Attestation {
+	return &eth.Attestation{
+		AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0x01},
+		Data: &eth.AttestationData{
+			Slot:            1,
+			CommitteeIndex:  1,
+			BeaconBlockRoot: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+			Source: &eth.Checkpoint{
+				Epoch: 1,
+				Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+			},
+			Target: &eth.Checkpoint{
+				Epoch: 1,
+				Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+			},
+		},
+		Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAttestationMarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	a := &Attestation{
+		Attestation: pbAttestation(t),
+	}
+	b, err := json.Marshal(a)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	expected := `{"aggregation_bits":"0x01","data":{"slot":"1","index":"1","beacon_block_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","source":{"epoch":"1","root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"},"target":{"epoch":"1","root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"}},"signature":"0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"}`
+	require.Equal(t, expected, string(b))
+}
+
+func pbAttesterSlashing(t *testing.T) *eth.AttesterSlashing {
+	return &eth.AttesterSlashing{
+		Attestation_1: &eth.IndexedAttestation{
+			AttestingIndices: []uint64{1},
+			Signature:        ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+			Data: &eth.AttestationData{
+				Slot:            1,
+				CommitteeIndex:  1,
+				BeaconBlockRoot: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+				Source: &eth.Checkpoint{
+					Epoch: 1,
+					Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+				},
+				Target: &eth.Checkpoint{
+					Epoch: 1,
+					Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		Attestation_2: &eth.IndexedAttestation{
+			AttestingIndices: []uint64{1},
+			Signature:        ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+			Data: &eth.AttestationData{
+				Slot:            1,
+				CommitteeIndex:  1,
+				BeaconBlockRoot: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+				Source: &eth.Checkpoint{
+					Epoch: 1,
+					Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+				},
+				Target: &eth.Checkpoint{
+					Epoch: 1,
+					Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAttesterSlashing_MarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	as := &AttesterSlashing{
+		AttesterSlashing: pbAttesterSlashing(t),
+	}
+	b, err := json.Marshal(as)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	expected := `{"attestation_1":{"attesting_indices":["1"],"data":{"slot":"1","index":"1","beacon_block_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","source":{"epoch":"1","root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"},"target":{"epoch":"1","root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"}},"signature":"0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"},"attestation_2":{"attesting_indices":["1"],"data":{"slot":"1","index":"1","beacon_block_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","source":{"epoch":"1","root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"},"target":{"epoch":"1","root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"}},"signature":"0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"}}`
+	require.Equal(t, expected, string(b))
+}
+
+func pbProposerSlashing(t *testing.T) *eth.ProposerSlashing {
+	return &eth.ProposerSlashing{
+		Header_1: &eth.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+			Header: &eth.BeaconBlockHeader{
+				Slot:          1,
+				ProposerIndex: 1,
+				ParentRoot:    ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+				StateRoot:     ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+				BodyRoot:      ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+			},
+			Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+		},
+		Header_2: &eth.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+			Header: &eth.BeaconBlockHeader{
+				Slot:          1,
+				ProposerIndex: 1,
+				ParentRoot:    ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+				StateRoot:     ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+				BodyRoot:      ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+			},
+			Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProposerSlashings(t *testing.T) {
+	ps := &ProposerSlashing{ProposerSlashing: pbProposerSlashing(t)}
+	b, err := json.Marshal(ps)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	expected := `{"signed_header_1":{"message":{"slot":"1","proposer_index":"1","parent_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","state_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","body_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"},"signature":"0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"},"signed_header_2":{"message":{"slot":"1","proposer_index":"1","parent_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","state_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","body_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"},"signature":"0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"}}`
+	require.Equal(t, expected, string(b))
+}
+
+func pbExecutionPayloadHeader(t *testing.T) *eth.ExecutionPayloadHeader {
+	bfpg := stringToUint256("452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656")
+	return &eth.ExecutionPayloadHeader{
+		ParentHash:       ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		FeeRecipient:     ezDecode(t, "0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09"),
+		StateRoot:        ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		ReceiptsRoot:     ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		LogsBloom:        ezDecode(t, "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"),
+		PrevRandao:       ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		BlockNumber:      1,
+		GasLimit:         1,
+		GasUsed:          1,
+		Timestamp:        1,
+		ExtraData:        ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		BaseFeePerGas:    bfpg.SSZBytes(),
+		BlockHash:        ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		TransactionsRoot: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExecutionPayloadHeader_MarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	h := &ExecutionPayloadHeader{
+		ExecutionPayloadHeader: pbExecutionPayloadHeader(t),
+	}
+	b, err := json.Marshal(h)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	expected := `{"parent_hash":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","fee_recipient":"0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09","state_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","receipts_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","logs_bloom":"0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","prev_randao":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","block_number":"1","gas_limit":"1","gas_used":"1","timestamp":"1","extra_data":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","base_fee_per_gas":"452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656","block_hash":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","transactions_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"}`
+	require.Equal(t, expected, string(b))
+}
+
+var testBuilderBid = `{
+    "version":"bellatrix",
+	"data":{
+		"message":{
+			"header":{
+				"parent_hash":"0xa0513a503d5bd6e89a144c3268e5b7e9da9dbf63df125a360e3950a7d0d67131",
+				"fee_recipient":"0xdfb434922631787e43725c6b926e989875125751",
+				"state_root":"0xca3149fa9e37db08d1cd49c9061db1002ef1cd58db2210f2115c8c989b2bdf45",
+				"receipts_root":"0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
+				"logs_bloom":"0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+				"prev_randao":"0xc2fa210081542a87f334b7b14a2da3275e4b281dd77b007bcfcb10e34c42052e",
+				"block_number":"1",
+				"gas_limit":"10000000",
+				"gas_used":"0",
+				"timestamp":"4660",
+				"extra_data":"0x",
+				"base_fee_per_gas":"7",
+				"block_hash":"0x10746fa06c248e7eacd4ff8ad8b48a826c227387ee31a6aa5eb4d83ddad34f07",
+				"transactions_root":"0x7ffe241ea60187fdb0187bfa22de35d1f9bed7ab061d9401fd47e34a54fbede1"
+			},
+			"value":"452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656",
+			"pubkey":"0x8645866c95cbc2e08bc77ccad473540eddf4a1f51a2a8edc8d7a673824218f7f68fe565f1ab38dadd5c855b45bbcec95"
+		},
+		"signature":"0x9183ebc1edf9c3ab2bbd7abdc3b59c6b249d6647b5289a97eea36d9d61c47f12e283f64d928b1e7f5b8a5182b714fa921954678ea28ca574f5f232b2f78cf8900915a2993b396e3471e0655291fec143a300d41408f66478c8208e0f9be851dc"
+	}
+}`
+
+func TestBuilderBidUnmarshalUint256(t *testing.T) {
+	base10 := "452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656"
+	var expectedValue big.Int
+	require.NoError(t, expectedValue.UnmarshalText([]byte(base10)))
+	r := &ExecHeaderResponse{}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(testBuilderBid), r))
+	//require.Equal(t, expectedValue, r.Data.Message.Value)
+	marshaled := r.Data.Message.Value.String()
+	require.Equal(t, base10, marshaled)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, expectedValue.Cmp(r.Data.Message.Value.Int))
+}
+
+func TestMathBigUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	base10 := "452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656"
+	var expectedValue big.Int
+	require.NoError(t, expectedValue.UnmarshalText([]byte(base10)))
+	marshaled, err := expectedValue.MarshalText()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, base10, string(marshaled))
+
+	var u256 Uint256
+	require.NoError(t, u256.UnmarshalText([]byte("452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656")))
+}
+
+func TestUint256Unmarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	base10 := "452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656"
+	bi := new(big.Int)
+	bi, ok := bi.SetString(base10, 10)
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	s := struct {
+		BigNumber Uint256 `json:"big_number"`
+	}{
+		BigNumber: Uint256{Int: bi},
+	}
+	m, err := json.Marshal(s)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	expected := `{"big_number":"452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656"}`
+	require.Equal(t, expected, string(m))
+}
+
+func TestMarshalBlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix(t *testing.T) {
+	expected, err := os.ReadFile("testdata/blinded-block.json")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	b := &BlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix{BlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix: &eth.BlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix{
+		Slot:          1,
+		ProposerIndex: 1,
+		ParentRoot:    ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		StateRoot:     ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		Body: &eth.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrix{
+			RandaoReveal:           ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+			Eth1Data:               pbEth1Data(),
+			Graffiti:               ezDecode(t, "0xdeadbeefc0ffee"),
+			ProposerSlashings:      []*eth.ProposerSlashing{pbProposerSlashing(t)},
+			AttesterSlashings:      []*eth.AttesterSlashing{pbAttesterSlashing(t)},
+			Attestations:           []*eth.Attestation{pbAttestation(t)},
+			Deposits:               []*eth.Deposit{pbDeposit(t)},
+			VoluntaryExits:         []*eth.SignedVoluntaryExit{pbSignedVoluntaryExit(t)},
+			SyncAggregate:          pbSyncAggregate(),
+			ExecutionPayloadHeader: pbExecutionPayloadHeader(t),
+		},
+	}}
+	m, err := json.Marshal(b)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	// string error output is easier to deal with
+	// -1 end slice index on expected is to get rid of trailing newline
+	// if you update this fixture and this test breaks, you probably removed the trailing newline
+	require.Equal(t, string(expected[0:len(expected)-1]), string(m))
+}
+
+func TestRoundTripUint256(t *testing.T) {
+	vs := "452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656"
+	u := stringToUint256(vs)
+	sb := u.SSZBytes()
+	uu := sszBytesToUint256(sb)
+	require.Equal(t, true, bytes.Equal(u.SSZBytes(), uu.SSZBytes()))
+	require.Equal(t, vs, uu.String())
+}
+
+func TestRoundTripProtoUint256(t *testing.T) {
+	h := pbExecutionPayloadHeader(t)
+	h.BaseFeePerGas = []byte{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31}
+	hm := &ExecutionPayloadHeader{ExecutionPayloadHeader: h}
+	m, err := json.Marshal(hm)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	hu := &ExecutionPayloadHeader{}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(m, hu))
+	hp, err := hu.ToProto()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.DeepEqual(t, h.BaseFeePerGas, hp.BaseFeePerGas)
+}
+
+func TestExecutionPayloadHeaderRoundtrip(t *testing.T) {
+	expected, err := os.ReadFile("testdata/execution-payload.json")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	hu := &ExecutionPayloadHeader{}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(expected, hu))
+	m, err := json.Marshal(hu)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.DeepEqual(t, string(expected[0:len(expected)-1]), string(m))
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ go_library(
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
        "//consensus-types/interfaces:go_default_library",
        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/wrapper:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/bls:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
        "//math:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go
@@ -283,8 +283,7 @@ func TestService_HeadGenesisValidatorsRoot(t *testing.T) {
 }
 func TestService_ChainHeads_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	c := &Service{cfg: &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0,
-		params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash)}}
+	c := &Service{cfg: &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0)}}
 	require.NoError(t, c.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 0, 0))
 	require.NoError(t, c.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 101, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 0, 0))
 	require.NoError(t, c.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 102, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'b'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 0, 0))
@@ -380,7 +379,7 @@ func TestService_IsOptimistic_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
 	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(cfg)

 	ctx := context.Background()
-	c := &Service{cfg: &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}, head: &head{slot: 101, root: [32]byte{'b'}}}
+	c := &Service{cfg: &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0)}, head: &head{slot: 101, root: [32]byte{'b'}}}
 	require.NoError(t, c.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 0, 0))
 	require.NoError(t, c.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 101, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 0, 0))

@@ -415,7 +414,7 @@ func TestService_IsOptimisticBeforeBellatrix(t *testing.T) {

 func TestService_IsOptimisticForRoot_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	c := &Service{cfg: &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}, head: &head{slot: 101, root: [32]byte{'b'}}}
+	c := &Service{cfg: &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0)}, head: &head{slot: 101, root: [32]byte{'b'}}}
 	require.NoError(t, c.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 0, 0))
 	require.NoError(t, c.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 101, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 0, 0))

@@ -438,7 +437,7 @@ func TestService_IsOptimisticForRoot_DoublyLinkedTree(t *testing.T) {
 func TestService_IsOptimisticForRoot_DB_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	c := &Service{cfg: &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}, head: &head{slot: 101, root: [32]byte{'b'}}}
+	c := &Service{cfg: &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0)}, head: &head{slot: 101, root: [32]byte{'b'}}}
 	c.head = &head{root: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash}
 	b := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b.Block.Slot = 10
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/error.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/error.go
@@ -3,15 +3,30 @@ package blockchain
 import "github.com/pkg/errors"

 var (
+	// ErrInvalidPayload is returned when the payload is invalid
+	ErrInvalidPayload = errors.New("recevied an INVALID payload from execution engine")
+	// ErrUndefinedExecutionEngineError is returned when the execution engine returns an error that is not defined
+	ErrUndefinedExecutionEngineError = errors.New("received an undefined ee error")
 	// errNilFinalizedInStore is returned when a nil finalized checkpt is returned from store.
 	errNilFinalizedInStore = errors.New("nil finalized checkpoint returned from store")
+	// errNilFinalizedCheckpoint is returned when a nil finalized checkpt is returned from a state.
+	errNilFinalizedCheckpoint = errors.New("nil finalized checkpoint returned from state")
+	// errNilJustifiedCheckpoint is returned when a nil justified checkpt is returned from a state.
+	errNilJustifiedCheckpoint = errors.New("nil finalized checkpoint returned from state")
 	// errInvalidNilSummary is returned when a nil summary is returned from the DB.
 	errInvalidNilSummary = errors.New("nil summary returned from the DB")
-	// errWrongBlockCount is returned when the wrong number of blocks or
-	// block roots is used
+	// errWrongBlockCount is returned when the wrong number of blocks or block roots is used
 	errWrongBlockCount = errors.New("wrong number of blocks or block roots")
 	// block is not a valid optimistic candidate block
 	errNotOptimisticCandidate = errors.New("block is not suitable for optimistic sync")
+	// errBlockNotFoundInCacheOrDB is returned when a block is not found in the cache or DB.
+	errBlockNotFoundInCacheOrDB = errors.New("block not found in cache or db")
+	// errNilStateFromStategen is returned when a nil state is returned from the state generator.
+	errNilStateFromStategen = errors.New("justified state can't be nil")
+	// errWSBlockNotFound is returned when a block is not found in the WS cache or DB.
+	errWSBlockNotFound = errors.New("weak subjectivity root not found in db")
+	// errWSBlockNotFoundInEpoch is returned when a block is not found in the WS cache or DB within epoch.
+	errWSBlockNotFoundInEpoch = errors.New("weak subjectivity root not found in db within epoch")
 )

 // An invalid block is the block that fails state transition based on the core protocol rules.
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	enginev1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/engine/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
@@ -24,11 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

-var (
-	ErrInvalidPayload                = errors.New("recevied an INVALID payload from execution engine")
-	ErrUndefinedExecutionEngineError = errors.New("received an undefined ee error")
-)
-
 // notifyForkchoiceUpdateArg is the argument for the forkchoice update notification `notifyForkchoiceUpdate`.
 type notifyForkchoiceUpdateArg struct {
 	headState state.BeaconState
@@ -168,7 +164,7 @@ func (s *Service) notifyNewPayload(ctx context.Context, postStateVersion int,
 	if blocks.IsPreBellatrixVersion(postStateVersion) {
 		return true, nil
 	}
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(blk); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(blk); err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 	body := blk.Block().Body()
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, altairBlk))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, bellatrixBlk))
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdateRecursive(t *testing.T) {
 	fcs.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{0}, brd, 1)
 	fcs.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{1}, brf, 1)
 	fcs.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{2}, brg, 1)
-	headRoot, err := fcs.Head(ctx, 0, bra, []uint64{50, 100, 200}, 0)
+	headRoot, err := fcs.Head(ctx, bra, []uint64{50, 100, 200})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, brg, headRoot)

@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdateRecursive(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = service.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx, a)
 	require.ErrorIs(t, ErrInvalidPayload, err)
 	// Ensure Head is D
-	headRoot, err = fcs.Head(ctx, 0, bra, service.justifiedBalances.balances, 0)
+	headRoot, err = fcs.Head(ctx, bra, service.justifiedBalances.balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, brd, headRoot)

@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload(t *testing.T) {

 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload_SetOptimisticToValid(t *testing.T) {
 	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(cfg)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ func Test_IsOptimisticCandidateBlock(t *testing.T) {

 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ func Test_UpdateLastValidatedCheckpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	stateGen := stategen.New(beaconDB)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stateGen),
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ func TestService_removeInvalidBlockAndState(t *testing.T) {
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
-		WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})),
+		WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0)),
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ func TestService_getPayloadHash(t *testing.T) {
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
-		WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})),
+		WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0)),
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpbv1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/eth/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
@@ -27,13 +28,14 @@ import (
 // UpdateAndSaveHeadWithBalances updates the beacon state head after getting justified balanced from cache.
 // This function is only used in spec-tests, it does save the head after updating it.
 func (s *Service) UpdateAndSaveHeadWithBalances(ctx context.Context) error {
-	cp, err := s.store.JustifiedCheckpt()
+	jp, err := s.store.JustifiedCheckpt()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	balances, err := s.justifiedBalances.get(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(cp.Root))
+
+	balances, err := s.justifiedBalances.get(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(jp.Root))
 	if err != nil {
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("could not read balances for state w/ justified checkpoint %#x", cp.Root)
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("could not read balances for state w/ justified checkpoint %#x", jp.Root)
 		return errors.Wrap(err, msg)
 	}
 	headRoot, err := s.updateHead(ctx, balances)
@@ -93,14 +95,14 @@ func (s *Service) updateHead(ctx context.Context, balances []uint64) ([32]byte,
 		if features.Get().EnableForkChoiceDoublyLinkedTree {
 			s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = doublylinkedtree.New(j.Epoch, f.Epoch)
 		} else {
-			s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(j.Epoch, f.Epoch, bytesutil.ToBytes32(f.Root))
+			s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(j.Epoch, f.Epoch)
 		}
 		if err := s.insertBlockToForkChoiceStore(ctx, jb.Block(), headStartRoot, f, j); err != nil {
 			return [32]byte{}, err
 		}
 	}

-	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Head(ctx, j.Epoch, headStartRoot, balances, f.Epoch)
+	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Head(ctx, headStartRoot, balances)
 }

 // This saves head info to the local service cache, it also saves the
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, headRoot [32]byte, headBlock int
 	if headRoot == bytesutil.ToBytes32(r) {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(headBlock); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(headBlock); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if headState == nil || headState.IsNil() {
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, headRoot [32]byte, headBlock int
 // root in DB. With the inception of initial-sync-cache-state flag, it uses finalized
 // check point as anchors to resume sync therefore head is no longer needed to be saved on per slot basis.
 func (s *Service) saveHeadNoDB(ctx context.Context, b interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock, r [32]byte, hs state.BeaconState) error {
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	cachedHeadRoot, err := s.HeadRoot(ctx)
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/init_sync_process_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/init_sync_process_block.go
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"context"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 )

-var errBlockNotFoundInCacheOrDB = errors.New("block not found in cache or db")
-
 // This saves a beacon block to the initial sync blocks cache.
 func (s *Service) saveInitSyncBlock(r [32]byte, b interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock) {
 	s.initSyncBlocksLock.Lock()
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ func (s *Service) getBlock(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte) (interfaces.SignedBe
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not retrieve block from db")
 		}
 	}
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return nil, errBlockNotFoundInCacheOrDB
 	}
 	return b, nil
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go
@@ -54,25 +54,33 @@ func logStateTransitionData(b interfaces.BeaconBlock) error {
 	return nil
 }

-func logBlockSyncStatus(block interfaces.BeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte, finalized *ethpb.Checkpoint, receivedTime time.Time, genesisTime uint64) error {
+func logBlockSyncStatus(block interfaces.BeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte, justified, finalized *ethpb.Checkpoint, receivedTime time.Time, genesisTime uint64) error {
 	startTime, err := slots.ToTime(genesisTime, block.Slot())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"slot":           block.Slot(),
-		"slotInEpoch":    block.Slot() % params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch,
-		"block":          fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(blockRoot[:])[:8]),
-		"epoch":          slots.ToEpoch(block.Slot()),
-		"finalizedEpoch": finalized.Epoch,
-		"finalizedRoot":  fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(finalized.Root)[:8]),
-		"parentRoot":     fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(block.ParentRoot())[:8]),
-		"version":        version.String(block.Version()),
-	}).Info("Synced new block")
-	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"slot":                      block.Slot,
-		"sinceSlotStartTime":        prysmTime.Now().Sub(startTime),
-		"chainServiceProcessedTime": prysmTime.Now().Sub(receivedTime),
-	}).Debug("Sync new block times")
+	level := log.Logger.GetLevel()
+	if level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+			"slot":                      block.Slot(),
+			"slotInEpoch":               block.Slot() % params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch,
+			"block":                     fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(blockRoot[:])[:8]),
+			"epoch":                     slots.ToEpoch(block.Slot()),
+			"justifiedEpoch":            justified.Epoch,
+			"justifiedRoot":             fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(justified.Root)[:8]),
+			"finalizedEpoch":            finalized.Epoch,
+			"finalizedRoot":             fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(finalized.Root)[:8]),
+			"parentRoot":                fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(block.ParentRoot())[:8]),
+			"version":                   version.String(block.Version()),
+			"sinceSlotStartTime":        prysmTime.Now().Sub(startTime),
+			"chainServiceProcessedTime": prysmTime.Now().Sub(receivedTime),
+		}).Debug("Synced new block")
+	} else {
+		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+			"slot":  block.Slot(),
+			"block": fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(blockRoot[:])[:8]),
+			"epoch": slots.ToEpoch(block.Slot()),
+		}).Info("Synced new block")
+	}
 	return nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/mock_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/mock_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (

 func testServiceOptsWithDB(t *testing.T) []Option {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	return []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/new_slot.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/new_slot.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 //        if ancestor_at_finalized_slot == store.finalized_checkpoint.root:
 //            store.justified_checkpoint = store.best_justified_checkpoint
 func (s *Service) NewSlot(ctx context.Context, slot types.Slot) error {
-
 	// Reset proposer boost root in fork choice.
 	if err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.ResetBoostedProposerRoot(ctx); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not reset boosted proposer root in fork choice")
@@ -69,6 +68,9 @@ func (s *Service) NewSlot(ctx context.Context, slot types.Slot) error {
 				return err
 			}
 			s.store.SetJustifiedCheckptAndPayloadHash(bj, h)
+			if err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.UpdateJustifiedCheckpoint(bj); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/new_slot_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/new_slot_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (

 func TestService_newSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/pow_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/pow_block.go
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	enginev1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/engine/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 //    # Check if `pow_block` is a valid terminal PoW block
 //    assert is_valid_terminal_pow_block(pow_block, pow_parent)
 func (s *Service) validateMergeBlock(ctx context.Context, b interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock) error {
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	payload, err := b.Block().Body().ExecutionPayload()
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/pow_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/pow_block_test.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func Test_validateMergeBlock(t *testing.T) {

 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func Test_validateMergeBlock(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_getBlkParentHashAndTD(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_helpers.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_helpers.go
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import (

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/async"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/transition"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (s *Service) verifyBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, data *ethpb.Attestation
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if b.Block().Slot() > data.Slot {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestStore_OnAttestation_ErrorConditions_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {

 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
-		WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})),
+		WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0)),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func TestStore_OnAttestation_Ok_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ func TestVerifyFinalizedConsistency_InconsistentRoot_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ func TestVerifyFinalizedConsistency_IsCanonical(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, b32.Block.Slot, r32, [32]byte{}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 0, 0))
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, b33.Block.Slot, r33, r32, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 0, 0))

-	_, err = service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Head(ctx, 0, r32, []uint64{}, 0)
+	_, err = service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Head(ctx, r32, []uint64{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	err = service.VerifyFinalizedConsistency(context.Background(), r33[:])
 	require.NoError(t, err)
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/monitoring/tracing"
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ var initialSyncBlockCacheSize = uint64(2 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
 func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) error {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.onBlock")
 	defer span.End()
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(signed); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(signed); err != nil {
 		return invalidBlock{err}
 	}
 	b := signed.Block()
@@ -181,7 +182,12 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed interfaces.SignedBeaconBlo
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get justified checkpoint")
 	}
 	currJustifiedEpoch := justified.Epoch
-	if postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch > currJustifiedEpoch {
+	psj := postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()
+	if psj == nil {
+		return errNilJustifiedCheckpoint
+	}
+
+	if psj.Epoch > currJustifiedEpoch {
 		if err := s.updateJustified(ctx, postState); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -194,22 +200,32 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed interfaces.SignedBeaconBlo
 	if finalized == nil {
 		return errNilFinalizedInStore
 	}
-	newFinalized := postState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch() > finalized.Epoch
+	psf := postState.FinalizedCheckpoint()
+	if psf == nil {
+		return errNilFinalizedCheckpoint
+	}
+
+	newFinalized := psf.Epoch > finalized.Epoch
 	if newFinalized {
 		s.store.SetPrevFinalizedCheckpt(finalized)
-		cp := postState.FinalizedCheckpoint()
-		h, err := s.getPayloadHash(ctx, cp.Root)
+		h, err := s.getPayloadHash(ctx, psf.Root)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		s.store.SetFinalizedCheckptAndPayloadHash(cp, h)
+		s.store.SetFinalizedCheckptAndPayloadHash(psf, h)
 		s.store.SetPrevJustifiedCheckpt(justified)
-		cp = postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()
-		h, err = s.getPayloadHash(ctx, cp.Root)
+		h, err = s.getPayloadHash(ctx, psj.Root)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		s.store.SetJustifiedCheckptAndPayloadHash(postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint(), h)
+		// Update Forkchoice checkpoints
+		if err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.UpdateJustifiedCheckpoint(psj); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(psf); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}

 	balances, err := s.justifiedBalances.get(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(justified.Root))
@@ -330,7 +346,7 @@ func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []interfaces.SignedBeac
 		return nil, nil, errWrongBlockCount
 	}

-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(blks[0]); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(blks[0]); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, invalidBlock{err}
 	}
 	b := blks[0].Block()
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_helpers.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_helpers.go
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ func (s *Service) updateJustified(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaco
 			return err
 		}
 		s.store.SetJustifiedCheckptAndPayloadHash(cpt, h)
+		// Update forkchoice's justified checkpoint
+		if err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.UpdateJustifiedCheckpoint(cpt); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}

 	return nil
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestStore_OnBlock_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()

 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ func TestStore_OnBlock_ProposerBoostEarly(t *testing.T) {
 		SecondsIntoSlot: 0,
 	}
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.BoostProposerRoot(ctx, args))
-	_, err = service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Head(ctx, 0,
-		params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{}, 0)
+	_, err = service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Head(ctx, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{})
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "could not apply proposer boost score: invalid proposer boost root", err)
 }

@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ func TestStore_OnBlockBatch_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
 	service.store.SetFinalizedCheckptAndPayloadHash(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: gRoot[:]}, [32]byte{'a'})
 	service.store.SetJustifiedCheckptAndPayloadHash(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: gRoot[:]}, [32]byte{'b'})

-	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})
+	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	wsb, err = wrapper.WrappedSignedBeaconBlock(genesis)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	service.saveInitSyncBlock(gRoot, wsb)
@@ -504,7 +503,7 @@ func TestShouldUpdateJustified_ReturnFalse_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
 	opts := testServiceOptsWithDB(t)
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})
+	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	lastJustifiedBlk := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	lastJustifiedBlk.Block.ParentRoot = bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'G'}, 32)
 	lastJustifiedRoot, err := lastJustifiedBlk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
@@ -584,7 +583,7 @@ func TestCachedPreState_CanGetFromStateSummary_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
 	gRoot, err := genesis.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	service.store.SetFinalizedCheckptAndPayloadHash(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: gRoot[:]}, [32]byte{})
-	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})
+	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	wsb, err = wrapper.WrappedSignedBeaconBlock(genesis)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	service.saveInitSyncBlock(gRoot, wsb)
@@ -655,7 +654,7 @@ func TestCachedPreState_CanGetFromDB(t *testing.T) {
 	gRoot, err := genesis.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	service.store.SetFinalizedCheckptAndPayloadHash(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: gRoot[:]}, [32]byte{})
-	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})
+	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	wsb, err = wrapper.WrappedSignedBeaconBlock(genesis)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	service.saveInitSyncBlock(gRoot, wsb)
@@ -686,7 +685,7 @@ func TestUpdateJustified_CouldUpdateBest(t *testing.T) {
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
-		WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})),
+		WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0)),
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -732,7 +731,7 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_CanSave_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'A'})
+	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	service.store.SetFinalizedCheckptAndPayloadHash(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}, [32]byte{})

 	genesisStateRoot := [32]byte{}
@@ -823,7 +822,7 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_RootsMatch_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'A'})
+	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	service.store.SetFinalizedCheckptAndPayloadHash(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}, [32]byte{})

 	genesisStateRoot := [32]byte{}
@@ -921,7 +920,7 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_FilterFinalized_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'A'})
+	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	// Set finalized epoch to 1.
 	service.store.SetFinalizedCheckptAndPayloadHash(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1}, [32]byte{})

@@ -1145,7 +1144,7 @@ func TestAncestor_HandleSkipSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
@@ -1234,7 +1233,7 @@ func TestAncestor_CanUseDB(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
@@ -1294,7 +1293,7 @@ func TestVerifyBlkDescendant(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()

-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
@@ -1439,7 +1438,7 @@ func TestHandleEpochBoundary_UpdateFirstSlot(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOnBlock_CanFinalize(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	depositCache, err := depositcache.New()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	opts := []Option{
@@ -1495,7 +1494,7 @@ func TestOnBlock_CanFinalize(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOnBlock_NilBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	depositCache, err := depositcache.New()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	opts := []Option{
@@ -1514,7 +1513,7 @@ func TestOnBlock_NilBlock(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOnBlock_InvalidSignature(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	depositCache, err := depositcache.New()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	opts := []Option{
@@ -1555,7 +1554,7 @@ func TestOnBlock_CallNewPayloadAndForkchoiceUpdated(t *testing.T) {

 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	depositCache, err := depositcache.New()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	opts := []Option{
@@ -1793,7 +1792,7 @@ func Test_validateMergeTransitionBlock(t *testing.T) {

 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
@@ -1921,7 +1920,7 @@ func Test_validateMergeTransitionBlock(t *testing.T) {
 func TestService_insertSlashingsToForkChoiceStore(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
@@ -1972,7 +1971,7 @@ func TestService_insertSlashingsToForkChoiceStore(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOnBlock_ProcessBlocksParallel(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	depositCache, err := depositcache.New()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	opts := []Option{
@@ -2044,7 +2043,7 @@ func TestOnBlock_ProcessBlocksParallel(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.DeleteBlock(ctx, r2))
 		require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.DeleteBlock(ctx, r3))
 		require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.DeleteBlock(ctx, r4))
-		service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+		service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	}
 }

@@ -2052,7 +2051,7 @@ func Test_verifyBlkFinalizedSlot_invalidBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
 		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
@@ -59,14 +59,18 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.SignedBeaco
 	}

 	// Reports on block and fork choice metrics.
+	justified, err := s.store.JustifiedCheckpt()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	finalized, err := s.store.FinalizedCheckpt()
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get finalized checkpoint")
+		return errNilFinalizedInStore
 	}
 	reportSlotMetrics(blockCopy.Block().Slot(), s.HeadSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), finalized)

 	// Log block sync status.
-	if err := logBlockSyncStatus(blockCopy.Block(), blockRoot, finalized, receivedTime, uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix())); err != nil {
+	if err := logBlockSyncStatus(blockCopy.Block(), blockRoot, justified, finalized, receivedTime, uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix())); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Log state transition data.
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block_test.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlock(t *testing.T) {

 			opts := []Option{
 				WithDatabase(beaconDB),
-				WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0, genesisBlockRoot)),
+				WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0)),
 				WithAttestationPool(attestations.NewPool()),
 				WithExitPool(voluntaryexits.NewPool()),
 				WithStateNotifier(&blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{RecordEvents: true}),
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockUpdateHead(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, genesis, genesisBlockRoot))
 	opts := []Option{
 		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
-		WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0, genesisBlockRoot)),
+		WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0)),
 		WithAttestationPool(attestations.NewPool()),
 		WithExitPool(voluntaryexits.NewPool()),
 		WithStateNotifier(&blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{RecordEvents: true}),
@@ -246,11 +246,9 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-			genesisBlockRoot, err := genesis.HashTreeRoot(ctx)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
 			opts := []Option{
 				WithDatabase(beaconDB),
-				WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0, genesisBlockRoot)),
+				WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0)),
 				WithStateNotifier(&blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{RecordEvents: true}),
 				WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
 			}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	prysmTime "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time"
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ func (s *Service) StartFromSavedState(saved state.BeaconState) error {
 	if features.Get().EnableForkChoiceDoublyLinkedTree {
 		forkChoicer = doublylinkedtree.New(justified.Epoch, finalized.Epoch)
 	} else {
-		forkChoicer = protoarray.New(justified.Epoch, finalized.Epoch, fRoot)
+		forkChoicer = protoarray.New(justified.Epoch, finalized.Epoch)
 	}
 	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = forkChoicer
 	fb, err := s.getBlock(s.ctx, s.ensureRootNotZeros(fRoot))
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ func (s *Service) originRootFromSavedState(ctx context.Context) ([32]byte, error
 	if err != nil {
 		return originRoot, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get genesis block from db")
 	}
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(genesisBlock); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(genesisBlock); err != nil {
 		return originRoot, err
 	}
 	genesisBlkRoot, err := genesisBlock.Block().HashTreeRoot()
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func setupBeaconChain(t *testing.T, beaconDB db.Database) *Service {
 		WithAttestationPool(attestations.NewPool()),
 		WithP2PBroadcaster(&mockBroadcaster{}),
 		WithStateNotifier(&mockBeaconNode{}),
-		WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash)),
+		WithForkChoiceStore(protoarray.New(0, 0)),
 		WithAttestationService(attService),
 		WithStateGen(stateGen),
 	}
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func TestHasBlock_ForkChoiceAndDB_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
-		cfg:   &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}), BeaconDB: beaconDB},
+		cfg:   &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0), BeaconDB: beaconDB},
 		store: &store.Store{},
 	}
 	s.store.SetFinalizedCheckptAndPayloadHash(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]}, [32]byte{})
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ func BenchmarkHasBlockForkChoiceStore_ProtoArray(b *testing.B) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(b)
 	s := &Service{
-		cfg:   &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}), BeaconDB: beaconDB},
+		cfg:   &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0), BeaconDB: beaconDB},
 		store: &store.Store{},
 	}
 	s.store.SetFinalizedCheckptAndPayloadHash(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]}, [32]byte{})
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/state_balance_cache.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/state_balance_cache.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/stategen"
 )

-var errNilStateFromStategen = errors.New("justified state can't be nil")
-
 type stateBalanceCache struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 	balances []uint64
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/weak_subjectivity_checks.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/weak_subjectivity_checks.go
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )

-var errWSBlockNotFound = errors.New("weak subjectivity root not found in db")
-var errWSBlockNotFoundInEpoch = errors.New("weak subjectivity root not found in db within epoch")
-
 type weakSubjectivityDB interface {
 	HasBlock(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) bool
 	BlockRoots(ctx context.Context, f *filters.QueryFilter) ([][32]byte, error)
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/sync_committee.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/sync_committee.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (s *SyncCommitteeCache) idxPositionInCommittee(
 // UpdatePositionsInCommittee updates caching of validators position in sync committee in respect to
 // current epoch and next epoch. This should be called when `current_sync_committee` and `next_sync_committee`
 // change and that happens every `EPOCHS_PER_SYNC_COMMITTEE_PERIOD`.
-func (s *SyncCommitteeCache) UpdatePositionsInCommittee(syncCommitteeBoundaryRoot [32]byte, st state.BeaconStateAltair) error {
+func (s *SyncCommitteeCache) UpdatePositionsInCommittee(syncCommitteeBoundaryRoot [32]byte, st state.BeaconState) error {
 	csc, err := st.CurrentSyncCommittee()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/sync_committee_disabled.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/sync_committee_disabled.go
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ func (s *FakeSyncCommitteeCache) NextPeriodIndexPosition(root [32]byte, valIdx t
 }

 // UpdatePositionsInCommittee -- fake.
-func (s *FakeSyncCommitteeCache) UpdatePositionsInCommittee(syncCommitteeBoundaryRoot [32]byte, state state.BeaconStateAltair) error {
+func (s *FakeSyncCommitteeCache) UpdatePositionsInCommittee(syncCommitteeBoundaryRoot [32]byte, state state.BeaconState) error {
 	return nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/BUILD.bazel
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ go_library(
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
        "//consensus-types/interfaces:go_default_library",
        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/wrapper:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/bls:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/hash:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/attestation.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	b interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	body := b.Block().Body()
@@ -46,10 +47,10 @@ func ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(
 // method is used to validate attestations whose signatures have already been verified or will be verified later.
 func ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	beaconState state.BeaconStateAltair,
+	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	att *ethpb.Attestation,
 	totalBalance uint64,
-) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature")
 	defer span.End()

@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ func RewardProposer(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.BeaconState, proposer
 //        participation_flag_indices.append(TIMELY_HEAD_FLAG_INDEX)
 //
 //    return participation_flag_indices
-func AttestationParticipationFlagIndices(beaconState state.BeaconStateAltair, data *ethpb.AttestationData, delay types.Slot) (map[uint8]bool, error) {
+func AttestationParticipationFlagIndices(beaconState state.BeaconState, data *ethpb.AttestationData, delay types.Slot) (map[uint8]bool, error) {
 	currEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
 	var justifiedCheckpt *ethpb.Checkpoint
 	if data.Target.Epoch == currEpoch {
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/block.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import (
 //            increase_balance(state, get_beacon_proposer_index(state), proposer_reward)
 //        else:
 //            decrease_balance(state, participant_index, participant_reward)
-func ProcessSyncAggregate(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconStateAltair, sync *ethpb.SyncAggregate) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+func ProcessSyncAggregate(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconState, sync *ethpb.SyncAggregate) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	votedKeys, votedIndices, didntVoteIndices, err := FilterSyncCommitteeVotes(s, sync)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func ProcessSyncAggregate(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconStateAltair, sync *
 }

 // FilterSyncCommitteeVotes filters the validator public keys and indices for the ones that voted and didn't vote.
-func FilterSyncCommitteeVotes(s state.BeaconStateAltair, sync *ethpb.SyncAggregate) (
+func FilterSyncCommitteeVotes(s state.BeaconState, sync *ethpb.SyncAggregate) (
 	votedKeys []bls.PublicKey,
 	votedIndices []types.ValidatorIndex,
 	didntVoteIndices []types.ValidatorIndex,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func FilterSyncCommitteeVotes(s state.BeaconStateAltair, sync *ethpb.SyncAggrega
 }

 // VerifySyncCommitteeSig verifies sync committee signature `syncSig` is valid with respect to public keys `syncKeys`.
-func VerifySyncCommitteeSig(s state.BeaconStateAltair, syncKeys []bls.PublicKey, syncSig []byte) error {
+func VerifySyncCommitteeSig(s state.BeaconState, syncKeys []bls.PublicKey, syncSig []byte) error {
 	ps := slots.PrevSlot(s.Slot())
 	d, err := signing.Domain(s.Fork(), slots.ToEpoch(ps), params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommittee, s.GenesisValidatorsRoot())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func VerifySyncCommitteeSig(s state.BeaconStateAltair, syncKeys []bls.PublicKey,
 }

 // ApplySyncRewardsPenalties applies rewards and penalties for proposer and sync committee participants.
-func ApplySyncRewardsPenalties(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconStateAltair, votedIndices, didntVoteIndices []types.ValidatorIndex) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+func ApplySyncRewardsPenalties(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconState, votedIndices, didntVoteIndices []types.ValidatorIndex) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	activeBalance, err := helpers.TotalActiveBalance(s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/deposit.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/deposit.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import (
 // ProcessDeposits processes validator deposits for beacon state Altair.
 func ProcessDeposits(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	beaconState state.BeaconStateAltair,
+	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	deposits []*ethpb.Deposit,
-) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	batchVerified, err := blocks.BatchVerifyDepositsSignatures(ctx, deposits)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func ProcessDeposits(
 }

 // ProcessDeposit processes validator deposit for beacon state Altair.
-func ProcessDeposit(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.BeaconStateAltair, deposit *ethpb.Deposit, verifySignature bool) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+func ProcessDeposit(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.BeaconState, deposit *ethpb.Deposit, verifySignature bool) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	beaconState, isNewValidator, err := blocks.ProcessDeposit(beaconState, deposit, verifySignature)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_precompute.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_precompute.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )

 // InitializePrecomputeValidators precomputes individual validator for its attested balances and the total sum of validators attested balances of the epoch.
-func InitializePrecomputeValidators(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.BeaconStateAltair) ([]*precompute.Validator, *precompute.Balance, error) {
+func InitializePrecomputeValidators(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.BeaconState) ([]*precompute.Validator, *precompute.Balance, error) {
 	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.InitializePrecomputeValidators")
 	defer span.End()
 	vals := make([]*precompute.Validator, beaconState.NumValidators())
@@ -208,10 +208,10 @@ func ProcessEpochParticipation(
 // ProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute processes the rewards and penalties of individual validator.
 // This is an optimized version by passing in precomputed validator attesting records and and total epoch balances.
 func ProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute(
-	beaconState state.BeaconStateAltair,
+	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	bal *precompute.Balance,
 	vals []*precompute.Validator,
-) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	// Don't process rewards and penalties in genesis epoch.
 	cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
 	if time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState) == cfg.GenesisEpoch {
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_spec.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_spec.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 //    if next_epoch % EPOCHS_PER_SYNC_COMMITTEE_PERIOD == 0:
 //        state.current_sync_committee = state.next_sync_committee
 //        state.next_sync_committee = get_next_sync_committee(state)
-func ProcessSyncCommitteeUpdates(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.BeaconStateAltair) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+func ProcessSyncCommitteeUpdates(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	nextEpoch := time.NextEpoch(beaconState)
 	if nextEpoch%params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerSyncCommitteePeriod == 0 {
 		nextSyncCommittee, err := beaconState.NextSyncCommittee()
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func ProcessSyncCommitteeUpdates(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.BeaconSt
 // def process_participation_flag_updates(state: BeaconState) -> None:
 //    state.previous_epoch_participation = state.current_epoch_participation
 //    state.current_epoch_participation = [ParticipationFlags(0b0000_0000) for _ in range(len(state.validators))]
-func ProcessParticipationFlagUpdates(beaconState state.BeaconStateAltair) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+func ProcessParticipationFlagUpdates(beaconState state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	c, err := beaconState.CurrentEpochParticipation()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/sync_committee.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/sync_committee.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func ValidateNilSyncContribution(s *ethpb.SignedContributionAndProof) error {
 //    pubkeys = [state.validators[index].pubkey for index in indices]
 //    aggregate_pubkey = bls.AggregatePKs(pubkeys)
 //    return SyncCommittee(pubkeys=pubkeys, aggregate_pubkey=aggregate_pubkey)
-func NextSyncCommittee(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconStateAltair) (*ethpb.SyncCommittee, error) {
+func NextSyncCommittee(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconState) (*ethpb.SyncCommittee, error) {
 	indices, err := NextSyncCommitteeIndices(ctx, s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func NextSyncCommittee(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconStateAltair) (*ethpb.S
 //            sync_committee_indices.append(candidate_index)
 //        i += 1
 //    return sync_committee_indices
-func NextSyncCommitteeIndices(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconStateAltair) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
+func NextSyncCommitteeIndices(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconState) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
 	epoch := coreTime.NextEpoch(s)
 	indices, err := helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(ctx, s, epoch)
 	if err != nil {
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/sync_committee_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/sync_committee_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 )

 func TestSyncCommitteeIndices_CanGet(t *testing.T) {
-	getState := func(t *testing.T, count uint64) state.BeaconStateAltair {
+	getState := func(t *testing.T, count uint64) state.BeaconState {
 		validators := make([]*ethpb.Validator, count)
 		for i := 0; i < len(validators); i++ {
 			validators[i] = &ethpb.Validator{
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestSyncCommitteeIndices_CanGet(t *testing.T) {
 	}

 	type args struct {
-		state state.BeaconStateAltair
+		state state.BeaconState
 		epoch types.Epoch
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func TestSyncCommitteeIndices_CanGet(t *testing.T) {

 func TestSyncCommitteeIndices_DifferentPeriods(t *testing.T) {
 	helpers.ClearCache()
-	getState := func(t *testing.T, count uint64) state.BeaconStateAltair {
+	getState := func(t *testing.T, count uint64) state.BeaconState {
 		validators := make([]*ethpb.Validator, count)
 		for i := 0; i < len(validators); i++ {
 			validators[i] = &ethpb.Validator{
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestSyncCommitteeIndices_DifferentPeriods(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestSyncCommittee_CanGet(t *testing.T) {
-	getState := func(t *testing.T, count uint64) state.BeaconStateAltair {
+	getState := func(t *testing.T, count uint64) state.BeaconState {
 		validators := make([]*ethpb.Validator, count)
 		for i := 0; i < len(validators); i++ {
 			blsKey, err := bls.RandKey()
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func TestSyncCommittee_CanGet(t *testing.T) {
 	}

 	type args struct {
-		state state.BeaconStateAltair
+		state state.BeaconState
 		epoch types.Epoch
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func Test_ValidateSyncMessageTime(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-func getState(t *testing.T, count uint64) state.BeaconStateAltair {
+func getState(t *testing.T, count uint64) state.BeaconState {
 	validators := make([]*ethpb.Validator, count)
 	for i := 0; i < len(validators); i++ {
 		blsKey, err := bls.RandKey()
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/transition.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/transition.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 //    process_historical_roots_update(state)
 //    process_participation_flag_updates(state)  # [New in Altair]
 //    process_sync_committee_updates(state)  # [New in Altair]
-func ProcessEpoch(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+func ProcessEpoch(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.ProcessEpoch")
 	defer span.End()

--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/upgrade.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/upgrade.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ import (
 //    post.current_sync_committee = get_next_sync_committee(post)
 //    post.next_sync_committee = get_next_sync_committee(post)
 //    return post
-func UpgradeToAltair(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+func UpgradeToAltair(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	epoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)

 	numValidators := state.NumValidators()
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func UpgradeToAltair(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState) (state.Beacon
 //        for index in get_attesting_indices(state, data, attestation.aggregation_bits):
 //            for flag_index in participation_flag_indices:
 //                epoch_participation[index] = add_flag(epoch_participation[index], flag_index)
-func TranslateParticipation(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconStateAltair, atts []*ethpb.PendingAttestation) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+func TranslateParticipation(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState, atts []*ethpb.PendingAttestation) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	epochParticipation, err := state.PreviousEpochParticipation()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	b interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	body := b.Block().Body()
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/header.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/header.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 )

@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func ProcessBlockHeader(
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	block interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(block); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(block); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	bodyRoot, err := block.Block().Body().HashTreeRoot()
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/randao.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/randao.go
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"context"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/hash"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func ProcessRandao(
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	b interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	body := b.Block().Body()
--- a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/BUILD.bazel
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
-        "//consensus-types/interfaces:go_default_library",
        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//container/slice:go_default_library",
        "//container/trie:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/block.go
@@ -6,31 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )

-var ErrNilSignedBeaconBlock = errors.New("signed beacon block can't be nil")
-var ErrNilBeaconBlock = errors.New("beacon block can't be nil")
-var ErrNilBeaconBlockBody = errors.New("beacon block body can't be nil")
-
-// BeaconBlockIsNil checks if any composite field of input signed beacon block is nil.
-// Access to these nil fields will result in run time panic,
-// it is recommended to run these checks as first line of defense.
-func BeaconBlockIsNil(b interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock) error {
-	if b == nil || b.IsNil() {
-		return ErrNilSignedBeaconBlock
-	}
-	if b.Block().IsNil() {
-		return ErrNilBeaconBlock
-	}
-	if b.Block().Body().IsNil() {
-		return ErrNilBeaconBlockBody
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // BlockRootAtSlot returns the block root stored in the BeaconState for a recent slot.
 // It returns an error if the requested block root is not within the slot range.
 //
--- a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/sync_committee.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/sync_committee.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var (
 // 1. Checks if the public key exists in the sync committee cache
 // 2. If 1 fails, checks if the public key exists in the input current sync committee object
 func IsCurrentPeriodSyncCommittee(
-	st state.BeaconStateAltair, valIdx types.ValidatorIndex,
+	st state.BeaconState, valIdx types.ValidatorIndex,
 ) (bool, error) {
 	root, err := syncPeriodBoundaryRoot(st)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func IsCurrentPeriodSyncCommittee(
 // 1. Checks if the public key exists in the sync committee cache
 // 2. If 1 fails, checks if the public key exists in the input next sync committee object
 func IsNextPeriodSyncCommittee(
-	st state.BeaconStateAltair, valIdx types.ValidatorIndex,
+	st state.BeaconState, valIdx types.ValidatorIndex,
 ) (bool, error) {
 	root, err := syncPeriodBoundaryRoot(st)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func IsNextPeriodSyncCommittee(
 // CurrentPeriodSyncSubcommitteeIndices returns the subcommittee indices of the
 // current period sync committee for input validator.
 func CurrentPeriodSyncSubcommitteeIndices(
-	st state.BeaconStateAltair, valIdx types.ValidatorIndex,
+	st state.BeaconState, valIdx types.ValidatorIndex,
 ) ([]types.CommitteeIndex, error) {
 	root, err := syncPeriodBoundaryRoot(st)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func CurrentPeriodSyncSubcommitteeIndices(

 // NextPeriodSyncSubcommitteeIndices returns the subcommittee indices of the next period sync committee for input validator.
 func NextPeriodSyncSubcommitteeIndices(
-	st state.BeaconStateAltair, valIdx types.ValidatorIndex,
+	st state.BeaconState, valIdx types.ValidatorIndex,
 ) ([]types.CommitteeIndex, error) {
 	root, err := syncPeriodBoundaryRoot(st)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func NextPeriodSyncSubcommitteeIndices(
 // UpdateSyncCommitteeCache updates sync committee cache.
 // It uses `state`'s latest block header root as key. To avoid misuse, it disallows
 // block header with state root zeroed out.
-func UpdateSyncCommitteeCache(st state.BeaconStateAltair) error {
+func UpdateSyncCommitteeCache(st state.BeaconState) error {
 	nextSlot := st.Slot() + 1
 	if nextSlot%params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch != 0 {
 		return errors.New("not at the end of the epoch to update cache")
--- a/beacon-chain/core/transition/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/transition/BUILD.bazel
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ go_library(
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
        "//consensus-types/interfaces:go_default_library",
        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/wrapper:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/bls:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/hash:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/core/transition/altair_transition_no_verify_sig_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/transition/altair_transition_no_verify_sig_test.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func TestProcessEpoch_BadBalanceAltair(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, "addition overflows", err)
 }

-func createFullAltairBlockWithOperations(t *testing.T) (state.BeaconStateAltair,
+func createFullAltairBlockWithOperations(t *testing.T) (state.BeaconState,
 	*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockAltair) {
 	beaconState, privKeys := util.DeterministicGenesisStateAltair(t, 32)
 	sCom, err := altair.NextSyncCommittee(context.Background(), beaconState)
--- a/beacon-chain/core/transition/transition.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/transition/transition.go
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ import (
 	e "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/execution"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/math"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/monitoring/tracing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/runtime/version"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func ExecuteStateTransition(
 	if ctx.Err() != nil {
 		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	}
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(signed); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(signed); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func ProcessSlots(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState, slot types.Slot)

 // VerifyOperationLengths verifies that block operation lengths are valid.
 func VerifyOperationLengths(_ context.Context, state state.BeaconState, b interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	body := b.Block().Body()
--- a/beacon-chain/core/transition/transition_no_verify_sig.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/transition/transition_no_verify_sig.go
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	b "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/transition/interop"
 	v "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/validators"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/monitoring/tracing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/runtime/version"
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func ProcessBlockNoVerifyAnySig(
 ) (*bls.SignatureBatch, state.BeaconState, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "core.state.ProcessBlockNoVerifyAnySig")
 	defer span.End()
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(signed); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(signed); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func ProcessOperationsNoVerifyAttsSigs(
 	signedBeaconBlock interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "core.state.ProcessOperationsNoVerifyAttsSigs")
 	defer span.End()
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(signedBeaconBlock); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(signedBeaconBlock); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func ProcessBlockForStateRoot(
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "core.state.ProcessBlockForStateRoot")
 	defer span.End()
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(signed); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(signed); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func altairOperations(
 // This calls phase 0 block operations.
 func phase0Operations(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	state state.BeaconStateAltair,
+	state state.BeaconState,
 	signedBeaconBlock interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	state, err := b.ProcessProposerSlashings(ctx, state, signedBeaconBlock.Block().Body().ProposerSlashings(), v.SlashValidator)
 	if err != nil {
--- a/beacon-chain/db/kv/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/kv/BUILD.bazel
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ go_library(
    ],
    deps = [
        "//beacon-chain/core/blocks:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/db/filters:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/db/iface:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/db/kv/backup.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/kv/backup.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path"

-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/io/file"
 	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (s *Store) Backup(ctx context.Context, outputDir string, permissionOverride
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(head); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(head); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Ensure the backups directory exists.
--- a/beacon-chain/db/kv/finalized_block_roots.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/kv/finalized_block_roots.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"

-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/filters"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/monitoring/tracing"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (s *Store) updateFinalizedBlockRoots(ctx context.Context, tx *bolt.Tx, chec
 			tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(signedBlock); err != nil {
+		if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(signedBlock); err != nil {
 			tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
 			return err
 		}
--- a/beacon-chain/db/kv/migration_state_validators_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/kv/migration_state_validators_test.go
@@ -210,12 +210,12 @@ func Test_migrateStateValidators(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_migrateAltairStateValidators(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name  string
-		setup func(t *testing.T, dbStore *Store, state state.BeaconStateAltair, vals []*v1alpha1.Validator)
-		eval  func(t *testing.T, dbStore *Store, state state.BeaconStateAltair, vals []*v1alpha1.Validator)
+		setup func(t *testing.T, dbStore *Store, state state.BeaconState, vals []*v1alpha1.Validator)
+		eval  func(t *testing.T, dbStore *Store, state state.BeaconState, vals []*v1alpha1.Validator)
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "migrates validators and adds them to new buckets",
-			setup: func(t *testing.T, dbStore *Store, state state.BeaconStateAltair, vals []*v1alpha1.Validator) {
+			setup: func(t *testing.T, dbStore *Store, state state.BeaconState, vals []*v1alpha1.Validator) {
 				// create some new buckets that should be present for this migration
 				err := dbStore.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
 					_, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists(stateValidatorsBucket)
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func Test_migrateAltairStateValidators(t *testing.T) {
 				})
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			},
-			eval: func(t *testing.T, dbStore *Store, state state.BeaconStateAltair, vals []*v1alpha1.Validator) {
+			eval: func(t *testing.T, dbStore *Store, state state.BeaconState, vals []*v1alpha1.Validator) {
 				// check whether the new buckets are present
 				err := dbStore.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
 					valBkt := tx.Bucket(stateValidatorsBucket)
--- a/beacon-chain/db/kv/state.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/kv/state.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (

 	"github.com/golang/snappy"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/genesis"
 	state_native "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/state-native"
@@ -664,7 +663,7 @@ func (s *Store) slotByBlockRoot(ctx context.Context, tx *bolt.Tx, blockRoot []by
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, err
 		}
-		if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(wsb); err != nil {
+		if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(wsb); err != nil {
 			return 0, err
 		}
 		return b.Block.Slot, nil
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ go_library(
        "proposer_boost.go",
        "store.go",
        "types.go",
+        "unrealized_justification.go",
    ],
    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree",
    visibility = [
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ go_test(
        "optimistic_sync_test.go",
        "proposer_boost_test.go",
        "store_test.go",
+        "unrealized_justification_test.go",
        "vote_test.go",
    ],
    embed = [":go_default_library"],
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ go_test(
        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/hash:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "//testing/assert:go_default_library",
        "//testing/require:go_default_library",
    ],
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/errors.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/errors.go
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ var errUnknownFinalizedRoot = errors.New("unknown finalized root")
 var errUnknownJustifiedRoot = errors.New("unknown justified root")
 var errInvalidOptimisticStatus = errors.New("invalid optimistic status")
 var errUnknownPayloadHash = errors.New("unknown payload hash")
+var errInvalidNilCheckpoint = errors.New("invalid nil checkpoint")
+var errInvalidUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch = errors.New("invalid unrealized justified epoch")
+var errInvalidUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch = errors.New("invalid unrealized finalized epoch")
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/ffg_update_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/ffg_update_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_OneBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	f := setup(0, 0)

 	// The head should always start at the finalized block.
-	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 0)
+	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, r, "Incorrect head with genesis")

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_OneBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	//            2
 	//            |
 	//            3 <- head
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 0)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(3), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 0")

@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_OneBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	//            2 <- head
 	//            |
 	//            3
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, indexToHash(2), balances, 0)
+	f.store.justifiedEpoch = 1
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(2), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_OneBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	//            2 <- start
 	//            |
 	//            3 <- head
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(3), balances, 1)
+	f.store.justifiedEpoch = 2
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(3), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(3), r, "Incorrect head with justified epoch at 2")
 }
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_TwoBranches(t *testing.T) {
 	balances := []uint64{1, 1}
 	f := setup(0, 0)

-	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 0)
+	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, r, "Incorrect head with genesis")

@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_TwoBranches(t *testing.T) {
 	//         7   8
 	//         |   |
 	//         9  10 <-- head
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 0)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(10), r, "Incorrect head with justified epoch at 0")

@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_TwoBranches(t *testing.T) {
 	//         7   8
 	//         |   |
 	// head -> 9  10
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 0)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(9), r, "Incorrect head with justified epoch at 0")

@@ -173,11 +175,12 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_TwoBranches(t *testing.T) {
 	//         7   8
 	//         |   |
 	//         9  10 <-- head
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 0)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(10), r, "Incorrect head with justified epoch at 0")

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, indexToHash(1), balances, 0)
+	f.store.justifiedEpoch = 1
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(1), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(7), r, "Incorrect head with justified epoch at 0")
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/forkchoice.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/forkchoice.go
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@ func (f *ForkChoice) NodeCount() int {
 // It firsts computes validator's balance changes then recalculates block tree from leaves to root.
 func (f *ForkChoice) Head(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	justifiedEpoch types.Epoch,
 	justifiedRoot [32]byte,
 	justifiedStateBalances []uint64,
-	finalizedEpoch types.Epoch,
 ) ([32]byte, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "doublyLinkedForkchoice.Head")
 	defer span.End()
@@ -58,8 +56,6 @@ func (f *ForkChoice) Head(
 	f.store.nodesLock.Lock()
 	defer f.store.nodesLock.Unlock()

-	f.store.updateCheckpoints(justifiedEpoch, finalizedEpoch)
-
 	if err := f.updateBalances(justifiedStateBalances); err != nil {
 		return [32]byte{}, errors.Wrap(err, "could not update balances")
 	}
@@ -72,10 +68,9 @@ func (f *ForkChoice) Head(
 		return [32]byte{}, errors.Wrap(err, "could not apply weight changes")
 	}

-	if err := f.store.treeRootNode.updateBestDescendant(ctx, justifiedEpoch, finalizedEpoch); err != nil {
+	if err := f.store.treeRootNode.updateBestDescendant(ctx, f.store.justifiedEpoch, f.store.finalizedEpoch); err != nil {
 		return [32]byte{}, errors.Wrap(err, "could not update best descendant")
 	}
-
 	return f.store.head(ctx, justifiedRoot)
 }

@@ -362,3 +357,25 @@ func (f *ForkChoice) InsertSlashedIndex(_ context.Context, index types.Validator
 		node.balance -= f.balances[index]
 	}
 }
+
+// UpdateJustifiedCheckpoint sets the justified epoch to the given one
+func (f *ForkChoice) UpdateJustifiedCheckpoint(jc *pbrpc.Checkpoint) error {
+	if jc == nil {
+		return errInvalidNilCheckpoint
+	}
+	f.store.nodesLock.Lock()
+	defer f.store.nodesLock.Unlock()
+	f.store.justifiedEpoch = jc.Epoch
+	return nil
+}
+
+// UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint sets the finalized epoch to the given one
+func (f *ForkChoice) UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(fc *pbrpc.Checkpoint) error {
+	if fc == nil {
+		return errInvalidNilCheckpoint
+	}
+	f.store.nodesLock.Lock()
+	defer f.store.nodesLock.Unlock()
+	f.store.finalizedEpoch = fc.Epoch
+	return nil
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/forkchoice_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/forkchoice_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/hash"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
 )
@@ -191,28 +192,28 @@ func TestForkChoice_RemoveEquivocating(t *testing.T) {
 	f := setup(1, 1)
 	// Insert a block it will be head
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 1, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, [32]byte{'A'}, 1, 1))
-	head, err := f.Head(ctx, 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{}, 1)
+	head, err := f.Head(ctx, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'a'}, head)

 	// Insert two extra blocks
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 2, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'B'}, 1, 1))
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 3, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'C'}, 1, 1))
-	head, err = f.Head(ctx, 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{}, 1)
+	head, err = f.Head(ctx, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'c'}, head)

 	// Insert two attestations for block b, one for c it becomes head
 	f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{1, 2}, [32]byte{'b'}, 1)
 	f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{3}, [32]byte{'c'}, 1)
-	head, err = f.Head(ctx, 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{100, 200, 200, 300}, 1)
+	head, err = f.Head(ctx, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{100, 200, 200, 300})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'b'}, head)

 	// Process b's slashing, c is now head
 	f.InsertSlashedIndex(ctx, 1)
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(200), f.store.nodeByRoot[[32]byte{'b'}].balance)
-	head, err = f.Head(ctx, 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{100, 200, 200, 300}, 1)
+	head, err = f.Head(ctx, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{100, 200, 200, 300})
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(200), f.store.nodeByRoot[[32]byte{'b'}].weight)
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(300), f.store.nodeByRoot[[32]byte{'c'}].weight)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_RemoveEquivocating(t *testing.T) {
 	// Process b's slashing again, should be a noop
 	f.InsertSlashedIndex(ctx, 1)
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(200), f.store.nodeByRoot[[32]byte{'b'}].balance)
-	head, err = f.Head(ctx, 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{100, 200, 200, 300}, 1)
+	head, err = f.Head(ctx, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{100, 200, 200, 300})
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(200), f.store.nodeByRoot[[32]byte{'b'}].weight)
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(300), f.store.nodeByRoot[[32]byte{'c'}].weight)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -238,3 +239,15 @@ func indexToHash(i uint64) [32]byte {
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(b[:], i)
 	return hash.Hash(b[:])
 }
+
+func TestStore_UpdateCheckpoints(t *testing.T) {
+	f := setup(1, 1)
+	jr := [32]byte{'j'}
+	fr := [32]byte{'f'}
+	jc := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: jr[:], Epoch: 3}
+	fc := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: fr[:], Epoch: 2}
+	require.NoError(t, f.UpdateJustifiedCheckpoint(jc))
+	require.NoError(t, f.UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(fc))
+	require.Equal(t, f.store.justifiedEpoch, jc.Epoch)
+	require.Equal(t, f.store.finalizedEpoch, fc.Epoch)
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/no_vote_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/no_vote_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	f := setup(1, 1)

 	// The head should always start at the finalized block.
-	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	if r != params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash {
 		t.Errorf("Incorrect head with genesis")
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//        /
 	//       2 <- head
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(2), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//           / \
 	//  head -> 2  1
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(1), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//             |
 	//             3
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(3), indexToHash(1), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//          |  |
 	//  head -> 4  3
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(4), indexToHash(2), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(4), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//          |
 	//          5 <- justified epoch = 2
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(5), indexToHash(4), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 2, 1))
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(4), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//  head -> 4  3
 	//          |
 	//          5 <- starting from 5 with justified epoch 0 should error
-	_, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, indexToHash(5), balances, 1)
+	_, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	wanted := "head at slot 0 with weight 0 is not eligible, finalizedEpoch 1 != 1, justifiedEpoch 2 != 1"
 	require.ErrorContains(t, wanted, err)

@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//          4  3
 	//          |
 	//          5 <- head
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 1)
+	f.store.justifiedEpoch = 2
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(5), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")

@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//          |
 	//          6 <- head
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(6), indexToHash(5), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 2, 1))
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(6), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/proposer_boost_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/proposer_boost_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		f := setup(jEpoch, fEpoch)

 		// The head should always start at the finalized block.
-		headRoot, err := f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		headRoot, err := f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, zeroHash, headRoot, "Incorrect head with genesis")

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 		)
 		f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{0}, newRoot, fEpoch)
-		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, newRoot, headRoot, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 1")

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 		)
 		f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{1}, newRoot, fEpoch)
-		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, newRoot, headRoot, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 		)
 		f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{2}, newRoot, fEpoch)
-		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, newRoot, headRoot, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 3")

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		}

 		require.NoError(t, f.BoostProposerRoot(ctx, args))
-		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, newRoot, headRoot, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 3")

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		// Regression: process attestations for C, check that it
 		// becomes head, we need two attestations to have C.weight = 30 > 24 = D.weight
 		f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{4, 5}, indexToHash(3), fEpoch)
-		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(3), headRoot, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 4")

@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		f := setup(jEpoch, fEpoch)

 		// The head should always start at the finalized block.
-		r, err := f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err := f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, zeroHash, r, "Incorrect head with genesis")

@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 				fEpoch,
 			),
 		)
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, honestBlock, r, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")

@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		)

 		// Ensure the head is C, the honest block.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, honestBlock, r, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, votes, maliciouslyWithheldBlock, fEpoch)

 		// Ensure the head is STILL C, the honest block, as the honest block had proposer boost.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, honestBlock, r, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")
 	})
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		f := setup(jEpoch, fEpoch)

 		// The head should always start at the finalized block.
-		r, err := f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err := f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, zeroHash, r, "Incorrect head with genesis")

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		)

 		// Ensure C is the head.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, honestBlock, r, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")

@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		)

 		// Ensure C is still the head after the malicious proposer reveals their block.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, honestBlock, r, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")

@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, votes, maliciouslyWithheldBlock, fEpoch)

 		// Expect the head to have switched to B.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, maliciouslyWithheldBlock, r, "Expected B to become the head")
 	})
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		a := zeroHash

 		// The head should always start at the finalized block.
-		r, err := f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err := f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, zeroHash, r, "Incorrect head with genesis")

@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		)

 		// Ensure C is the head.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, c, r, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")

@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		)

 		// Ensure C is still the head.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, c, r, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")

@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		)

 		// D cannot win without a boost.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, c, r, "Expected C to remain the head")

@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, f.BoostProposerRoot(ctx, args))

 		// Ensure D becomes the head thanks to boosting.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, d, r, "Expected D to become the head")
 	})
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/store.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/store.go
@@ -112,13 +112,15 @@ func (s *Store) insert(ctx context.Context,
 	parent := s.nodeByRoot[parentRoot]

 	n := &Node{
-		slot:           slot,
-		root:           root,
-		parent:         parent,
-		justifiedEpoch: justifiedEpoch,
-		finalizedEpoch: finalizedEpoch,
-		optimistic:     true,
-		payloadHash:    payloadHash,
+		slot:                     slot,
+		root:                     root,
+		parent:                   parent,
+		justifiedEpoch:           justifiedEpoch,
+		unrealizedJustifiedEpoch: justifiedEpoch,
+		finalizedEpoch:           finalizedEpoch,
+		unrealizedFinalizedEpoch: finalizedEpoch,
+		optimistic:               true,
+		payloadHash:              payloadHash,
 	}

 	s.nodeByPayload[payloadHash] = n
@@ -143,12 +145,6 @@ func (s *Store) insert(ctx context.Context,
 	return nil
 }

-// updateCheckpoints Update the justified / finalized epochs in store if necessary.
-func (s *Store) updateCheckpoints(justifiedEpoch, finalizedEpoch types.Epoch) {
-	s.justifiedEpoch = justifiedEpoch
-	s.finalizedEpoch = finalizedEpoch
-}
-
 // pruneFinalizedNodeByRootMap prunes the `nodeByRoot` map
 // starting from `node` down to the finalized Node or to a leaf of the Fork
 // choice store. This method assumes a lock on nodesLock.
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/store_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/store_test.go
@@ -121,15 +121,6 @@ func TestStore_Insert(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(100), child.root, "Incorrect root")
 }

-func TestStore_updateCheckpoints(t *testing.T) {
-	f := setup(0, 0)
-	s := f.store
-
-	s.updateCheckpoints(1, 1)
-	assert.Equal(t, types.Epoch(1), s.justifiedEpoch, "Did not update justified epoch")
-	assert.Equal(t, types.Epoch(1), s.finalizedEpoch, "Did not update finalized epoch")
-}
-
 func TestStore_Prune_LessThanThreshold(t *testing.T) {
 	// Define 100 nodes in store.
 	numOfNodes := uint64(100)
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/types.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/types.go
@@ -35,17 +35,19 @@ type Store struct {
 // Node defines the individual block which includes its block parent, ancestor and how much weight accounted for it.
 // This is used as an array based stateful DAG for efficient fork choice look up.
 type Node struct {
-	slot           types.Slot                   // slot of the block converted to the node.
-	root           [fieldparams.RootLength]byte // root of the block converted to the node.
-	payloadHash    [fieldparams.RootLength]byte // payloadHash of the block converted to the node.
-	parent         *Node                        // parent index of this node.
-	children       []*Node                      // the list of direct children of this Node
-	justifiedEpoch types.Epoch                  // justifiedEpoch of this node.
-	finalizedEpoch types.Epoch                  // finalizedEpoch of this node.
-	balance        uint64                       // the balance that voted for this node directly
-	weight         uint64                       // weight of this node: the total balance including children
-	bestDescendant *Node                        // bestDescendant node of this node.
-	optimistic     bool                         // whether the block has been fully validated or not
+	slot                     types.Slot                   // slot of the block converted to the node.
+	root                     [fieldparams.RootLength]byte // root of the block converted to the node.
+	payloadHash              [fieldparams.RootLength]byte // payloadHash of the block converted to the node.
+	parent                   *Node                        // parent index of this node.
+	children                 []*Node                      // the list of direct children of this Node
+	justifiedEpoch           types.Epoch                  // justifiedEpoch of this node.
+	unrealizedJustifiedEpoch types.Epoch                  // the epoch that would be justified if the block would be advanced to the next epoch.
+	finalizedEpoch           types.Epoch                  // finalizedEpoch of this node.
+	unrealizedFinalizedEpoch types.Epoch                  // the epoch that would be finalized if the block would be advanced to the next epoch.
+	balance                  uint64                       // the balance that voted for this node directly
+	weight                   uint64                       // weight of this node: the total balance including children
+	bestDescendant           *Node                        // bestDescendant node of this node.
+	optimistic               bool                         // whether the block has been fully validated or not
 }

 // Vote defines an individual validator's vote.
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/unrealized_justification.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/unrealized_justification.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package doublylinkedtree
+
+import types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+
+func (s *Store) setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch(root [32]byte, epoch types.Epoch) error {
+	s.nodesLock.Lock()
+	defer s.nodesLock.Unlock()
+
+	node, ok := s.nodeByRoot[root]
+	if !ok || node == nil {
+		return ErrNilNode
+	}
+	if epoch < node.unrealizedJustifiedEpoch {
+		return errInvalidUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch
+	}
+	node.unrealizedJustifiedEpoch = epoch
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Store) setUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch(root [32]byte, epoch types.Epoch) error {
+	s.nodesLock.Lock()
+	defer s.nodesLock.Unlock()
+
+	node, ok := s.nodeByRoot[root]
+	if !ok || node == nil {
+		return ErrNilNode
+	}
+	if epoch < node.unrealizedFinalizedEpoch {
+		return errInvalidUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch
+	}
+	node.unrealizedFinalizedEpoch = epoch
+	return nil
+}
+
+// UpdateUnrealizedCheckpoints "realizes" the unrealized justified and finalized
+// epochs stored within nodes. It should be called at the beginning of each
+// epoch
+func (f *ForkChoice) UpdateUnrealizedCheckpoints() {
+	f.store.nodesLock.Lock()
+	defer f.store.nodesLock.Unlock()
+	for _, node := range f.store.nodeByRoot {
+		node.justifiedEpoch = node.unrealizedJustifiedEpoch
+		node.finalizedEpoch = node.unrealizedFinalizedEpoch
+		if node.justifiedEpoch > f.store.justifiedEpoch {
+			f.store.justifiedEpoch = node.justifiedEpoch
+		}
+		if node.finalizedEpoch > f.store.finalizedEpoch {
+			f.store.finalizedEpoch = node.finalizedEpoch
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/unrealized_justification_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/unrealized_justification_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+package doublylinkedtree
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
+)
+
+func TestStore_SetUnrealizedEpochs(t *testing.T) {
+	f := setup(1, 1)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, [32]byte{'A'}, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 101, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'B'}, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 102, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'C'}, 1, 1))
+	f.store.nodesLock.RLock()
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(1), f.store.nodeByRoot[[32]byte{'b'}].unrealizedJustifiedEpoch)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(1), f.store.nodeByRoot[[32]byte{'b'}].unrealizedFinalizedEpoch)
+	f.store.nodesLock.RUnlock()
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'b'}, 2))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch([32]byte{'b'}, 2))
+	f.store.nodesLock.RLock()
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(2), f.store.nodeByRoot[[32]byte{'b'}].unrealizedJustifiedEpoch)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(2), f.store.nodeByRoot[[32]byte{'b'}].unrealizedFinalizedEpoch)
+	f.store.nodesLock.RUnlock()
+
+	require.ErrorIs(t, errInvalidUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'b'}, 0))
+	require.ErrorIs(t, errInvalidUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch, f.store.setUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch([32]byte{'b'}, 0))
+}
+
+func TestStore_UpdateUnrealizedCheckpoints(t *testing.T) {
+	f := setup(1, 1)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, [32]byte{'A'}, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 101, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'B'}, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 102, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'C'}, 1, 1))
+
+}
+
+//
+//  Epoch 2    |   Epoch 3
+//             |
+//           C |
+//         /   |
+//  A <-- B    |
+//         \   |
+//           ---- D
+//
+//  B is the first block that justifies A.
+//
+func TestStore_LongFork(t *testing.T) {
+	f := setup(1, 1)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, [32]byte{'A'}, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 101, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'B'}, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'b'}, 2))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 102, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'C'}, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'c'}, 2))
+
+	// Add an attestation to c, it is head
+	f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{0}, [32]byte{'c'}, 1)
+	headRoot, err := f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'c'}, headRoot)
+
+	// D is head even though its weight is lower.
+	hr := [32]byte{'d'}
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 103, hr, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'D'}, 2, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.UpdateJustifiedCheckpoint(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 2, Root: hr[:]}))
+	headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'d'}, headRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), f.store.nodeByRoot[[32]byte{'d'}].weight)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(100), f.store.nodeByRoot[[32]byte{'c'}].weight)
+
+	// Update unrealized justification, c becomes head
+	f.UpdateUnrealizedCheckpoints()
+	headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'c'}, headRoot)
+}
+
+//
+//
+//        Epoch 1                Epoch 2               Epoch 3
+//                        |                      |
+//                        |                      |
+//   A <-- B <-- C <-- D <-- E <-- F <-- G <-- H |
+//                        |        \             |
+//                        |         --------------- I
+//                        |                      |
+//
+//   E justifies A. G justifies E.
+//
+func TestStore_NoDeadLock(t *testing.T) {
+	f := setup(0, 0)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Epoch 1 blocks
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, [32]byte{'A'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 101, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'B'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 102, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'C'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 103, [32]byte{'d'}, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'D'}, 0, 0))
+
+	// Epoch 2 Blocks
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 104, [32]byte{'e'}, [32]byte{'d'}, [32]byte{'E'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'e'}, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 105, [32]byte{'f'}, [32]byte{'e'}, [32]byte{'F'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'f'}, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 106, [32]byte{'g'}, [32]byte{'f'}, [32]byte{'G'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'g'}, 2))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch([32]byte{'g'}, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 107, [32]byte{'h'}, [32]byte{'g'}, [32]byte{'H'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'h'}, 2))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch([32]byte{'h'}, 1))
+	// Add an attestation for h
+	f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{0}, [32]byte{'h'}, 1)
+
+	// Epoch 3
+	// Current Head is H
+	headRoot, err := f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'h'}, headRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), f.JustifiedEpoch())
+
+	// Insert Block I, it becomes Head
+	hr := [32]byte{'i'}
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 108, hr, [32]byte{'f'}, [32]byte{'I'}, 1, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.UpdateJustifiedCheckpoint(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: hr[:]}))
+	headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'i'}, headRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(1), f.JustifiedEpoch())
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), f.FinalizedEpoch())
+
+	// Realized Justified checkpoints, H becomes head
+	f.UpdateUnrealizedCheckpoints()
+	headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'h'}, headRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(2), f.JustifiedEpoch())
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(1), f.FinalizedEpoch())
+}
+
+//    Epoch  1       |         Epoch 2
+//                   |
+//              -- D (late)
+//             /     |
+//  A <- B <- C      |
+//             \     |
+//              -- -- -- E <- F <- G <- H
+//                   |
+//
+// D justifies and comes late.
+//
+func TestStore_ForkNextEpoch(t *testing.T) {
+	f := setup(0, 0)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Epoch 1 blocks (D does not arrive)
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, [32]byte{'A'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 101, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'B'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 102, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'C'}, 0, 0))
+
+	// Epoch 2 blocks
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 104, [32]byte{'e'}, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'E'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 105, [32]byte{'f'}, [32]byte{'e'}, [32]byte{'F'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 106, [32]byte{'g'}, [32]byte{'f'}, [32]byte{'G'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 107, [32]byte{'h'}, [32]byte{'g'}, [32]byte{'H'}, 0, 0))
+
+	// Insert an attestation to H, H is head
+	f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{0}, [32]byte{'h'}, 1)
+	headRoot, err := f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'h'}, headRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), f.JustifiedEpoch())
+
+	// D arrives late, D is head
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 103, [32]byte{'d'}, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'D'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'d'}, 1))
+	f.UpdateUnrealizedCheckpoints()
+	headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'d'}, headRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(1), f.JustifiedEpoch())
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), f.store.nodeByRoot[[32]byte{'d'}].weight)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(100), f.store.nodeByRoot[[32]byte{'h'}].weight)
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/vote_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/vote_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	f := setup(1, 1)

 	// The head should always start at the finalized block.
-	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, r, "Incorrect head with genesis")

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//       2 <- head
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(2), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//  head -> 2  1
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(1), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//           / \
 	//          2  1 <- +vote, new head
 	f.ProcessAttestation(context.Background(), []uint64{0}, indexToHash(1), 2)
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(1), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//                    / \
 	// vote, new head -> 2  1
 	f.ProcessAttestation(context.Background(), []uint64{1}, indexToHash(2), 2)
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//             3
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(3), indexToHash(1), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//             |
 	//             3 <- new vote
 	f.ProcessAttestation(context.Background(), []uint64{0}, indexToHash(3), 3)
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//                |
 	//                3 <- head
 	f.ProcessAttestation(context.Background(), []uint64{1}, indexToHash(1), 3)
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(3), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//             4 <- head
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(4), indexToHash(3), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(4), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//           5 <- justified epoch = 2
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(5), indexToHash(4), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 2, 2))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(4), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(8), indexToHash(7), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 2, 2))
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(9), indexToHash(8), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 2, 2))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(6), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

-	// Update fork choice justified epoch to 1 and start block to 5.
+	// Update fork choice justified epoch to 2 and start block to 5.
 	// Verify 9 is the head:
 	//            0
 	//           / \
@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//           8
 	//           |
 	//           9 <- head
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	f.store.justifiedEpoch = 2
+	f.store.finalizedEpoch = 2
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(9), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")

@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	f.ProcessAttestation(context.Background(), []uint64{0, 1}, indexToHash(9), 5)
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(10), indexToHash(8), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 2, 2))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(9), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")

@@ -221,28 +223,28 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	// The new validators voted for 10.
 	f.ProcessAttestation(context.Background(), []uint64{2, 3, 4}, indexToHash(10), 5)
 	// The new head should be 10.
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(10), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")

 	// Set the balances of the last 2 validators to 0.
 	balances = []uint64{1, 1, 1, 0, 0}
 	// The head should be back to 9.
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(9), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

 	// Set the balances back to normal.
 	balances = []uint64{1, 1, 1, 1, 1}
 	// The head should be back to 10.
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(10), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")

 	// Remove the last 2 validators.
 	balances = []uint64{1, 1, 1}
 	// The head should be back to 9.
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(9), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, f.store.prune(context.Background(), indexToHash(5)))
 	assert.Equal(t, 11, len(f.store.nodeByRoot), "Incorrect nodes length after prune")

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(9), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")

@@ -275,7 +277,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, f.store.prune(context.Background(), indexToHash(5)))
 	assert.Equal(t, 5, len(f.store.nodeByRoot), "Incorrect nodes length after prune")

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(9), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")

@@ -291,7 +293,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	// head-> 11
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(11), indexToHash(9), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 2, 2))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(11), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/interfaces.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/interfaces.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	forkchoicetypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/types"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/fieldparams"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
-	pbrpc "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 )

 // ForkChoicer represents the full fork choice interface composed of all the sub-interfaces.
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type ForkChoicer interface {

 // HeadRetriever retrieves head root and optimistic info of the current chain.
 type HeadRetriever interface {
-	Head(context.Context, types.Epoch, [32]byte, []uint64, types.Epoch) ([32]byte, error)
+	Head(context.Context, [32]byte, []uint64) ([32]byte, error)
 	Tips() ([][32]byte, []types.Slot)
 	IsOptimistic(root [32]byte) (bool, error)
 }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ type Getter interface {
 	IsCanonical(root [32]byte) bool
 	FinalizedEpoch() types.Epoch
 	JustifiedEpoch() types.Epoch
-	ForkChoiceNodes() []*pbrpc.ForkChoiceNode
+	ForkChoiceNodes() []*ethpb.ForkChoiceNode
 	NodeCount() int
 }

@@ -73,4 +73,6 @@ type Getter interface {
 type Setter interface {
 	SetOptimisticToValid(context.Context, [fieldparams.RootLength]byte) error
 	SetOptimisticToInvalid(context.Context, [fieldparams.RootLength]byte, [fieldparams.RootLength]byte, [fieldparams.RootLength]byte) ([][32]byte, error)
+	UpdateJustifiedCheckpoint(*ethpb.Checkpoint) error
+	UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(*ethpb.Checkpoint) error
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ go_library(
        "proposer_boost.go",
        "store.go",
        "types.go",
+        "unrealized_justification.go",
    ],
    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray",
    visibility = [
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ go_test(
        "optimistic_sync_test.go",
        "proposer_boost_test.go",
        "store_test.go",
+        "unrealized_justification_test.go",
        "vote_test.go",
    ],
    embed = [":go_default_library"],
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ go_test(
        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/hash:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "//testing/assert:go_default_library",
        "//testing/require:go_default_library",
    ],
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/errors.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/errors.go
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ var errInvalidParentDelta = errors.New("parent delta is invalid")
 var errInvalidNodeDelta = errors.New("node delta is invalid")
 var errInvalidDeltaLength = errors.New("delta length is invalid")
 var errInvalidOptimisticStatus = errors.New("invalid optimistic status")
+var errInvalidNilCheckpoint = errors.New("invalid nil checkpoint")
+var errInvalidUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch = errors.New("invalid unrealized justified epoch")
+var errInvalidUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch = errors.New("invalid unrealized finalized epoch")
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/ffg_update_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/ffg_update_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_OneBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	f := setup(0, 0)

 	// The head should always start at the finalized block.
-	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 0)
+	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, r, "Incorrect head with genesis")

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_OneBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	//            2
 	//            |
 	//            3 <- head
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 0)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(3), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 0")

@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_OneBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	//            2 <- head
 	//            |
 	//            3
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, indexToHash(2), balances, 0)
+	f.store.justifiedEpoch = 1
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(2), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_OneBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	//            2 <- start
 	//            |
 	//            3 <- head
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(3), balances, 1)
+	f.store.justifiedEpoch = 2
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(3), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(3), r, "Incorrect head with justified epoch at 2")
 }
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_TwoBranches(t *testing.T) {
 	balances := []uint64{1, 1}
 	f := setup(0, 0)

-	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 0)
+	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, r, "Incorrect head with genesis")

@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_TwoBranches(t *testing.T) {
 	//         7   8
 	//         |   |
 	//         9  10 <-- head
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 0)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(10), r, "Incorrect head with justified epoch at 0")

@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_TwoBranches(t *testing.T) {
 	//         7   8
 	//         |   |
 	// head -> 9  10
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 0)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(9), r, "Incorrect head with justified epoch at 0")

@@ -173,17 +175,18 @@ func TestFFGUpdates_TwoBranches(t *testing.T) {
 	//         7   8
 	//         |   |
 	//         9  10 <-- head
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 0)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(10), r, "Incorrect head with justified epoch at 0")

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, indexToHash(1), balances, 0)
+	f.store.justifiedEpoch = 1
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(1), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(7), r, "Incorrect head with justified epoch at 0")
 }

 func setup(justifiedEpoch, finalizedEpoch types.Epoch) *ForkChoice {
-	f := New(justifiedEpoch, finalizedEpoch, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash)
+	f := New(justifiedEpoch, finalizedEpoch)
 	f.store.nodesIndices[params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash] = 0
 	f.store.nodes = append(f.store.nodes, &Node{
 		slot:           0,
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/no_vote_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/no_vote_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	f := setup(1, 1)

 	// The head should always start at the finalized block.
-	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	if r != params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash {
 		t.Errorf("Incorrect head with genesis")
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//        /
 	//       2 <- head
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(2), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//           / \
 	//  head -> 2  1
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(1), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//             |
 	//             3
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(3), indexToHash(1), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//          |  |
 	//  head -> 4  3
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(4), indexToHash(2), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(4), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//          |
 	//          5 <- justified epoch = 2
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(5), indexToHash(4), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 2, 1))
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(4), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//  head -> 4  3
 	//          |
 	//          5 <- starting from 5 with justified epoch 0 should error
-	_, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, indexToHash(5), balances, 1)
+	_, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	wanted := "head at slot 0 with weight 0 is not eligible, finalizedEpoch 1 != 1, justifiedEpoch 2 != 1"
 	require.ErrorContains(t, wanted, err)

@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//          4  3
 	//          |
 	//          5 <- head
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 1)
+	f.store.justifiedEpoch = 2
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(5), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")

@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func TestNoVote_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//          |
 	//          6 <- head
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(6), indexToHash(5), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 2, 1))
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(6), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/proposer_boost_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/proposer_boost_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		f := setup(jEpoch, fEpoch)

 		// The head should always start at the finalized block.
-		headRoot, err := f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		headRoot, err := f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, zeroHash, headRoot, "Incorrect head with genesis")

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 		)
 		f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{0}, newRoot, fEpoch)
-		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, newRoot, headRoot, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 1")

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 		)
 		f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{1}, newRoot, fEpoch)
-		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, newRoot, headRoot, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 		)
 		f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{2}, newRoot, fEpoch)
-		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, newRoot, headRoot, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 3")

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 			SecondsIntoSlot: 0,
 		}
 		require.NoError(t, f.BoostProposerRoot(ctx, args))
-		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, newRoot, headRoot, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 3")

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		// Regression: process attestations for C, check that it
 		// becomes head, we need two attestations to have C.weight = 30 > 24 = D.weight
 		f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{4, 5}, indexToHash(3), fEpoch)
-		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(3), headRoot, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 4")
 	})
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		f := setup(jEpoch, fEpoch)

 		// The head should always start at the finalized block.
-		r, err := f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err := f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, zeroHash, r, "Incorrect head with genesis")

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 				fEpoch,
 			),
 		)
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, honestBlock, r, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		)

 		// Ensure the head is C, the honest block.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, honestBlock, r, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")

@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, votes, maliciouslyWithheldBlock, fEpoch)

 		// Ensure the head is STILL C, the honest block, as the honest block had proposer boost.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, honestBlock, r, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")
 	})
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		f := setup(jEpoch, fEpoch)

 		// The head should always start at the finalized block.
-		r, err := f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err := f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, zeroHash, r, "Incorrect head with genesis")

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		)

 		// Ensure C is the head.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, honestBlock, r, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")

@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		)

 		// Ensure C is still the head after the malicious proposer reveals their block.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, honestBlock, r, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")

@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, votes, maliciouslyWithheldBlock, fEpoch)

 		// Expect the head to have switched to B.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, maliciouslyWithheldBlock, r, "Expected B to become the head")
 	})
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		a := zeroHash

 		// The head should always start at the finalized block.
-		r, err := f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err := f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, zeroHash, r, "Incorrect head with genesis")

@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		)

 		// Ensure C is the head.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, c, r, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")

@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		)

 		// Ensure C is still the head.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, c, r, "Incorrect head for justified epoch at slot 2")

@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		)

 		// D cannot win without a boost.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, c, r, "Expected C to remain the head")

@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ func TestForkChoice_BoostProposerRoot_PreventsExAnteAttack(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, f.BoostProposerRoot(ctx, args))

 		// Ensure D becomes the head thanks to boosting.
-		r, err = f.Head(ctx, jEpoch, zeroHash, balances, fEpoch)
+		r, err = f.Head(ctx, zeroHash, balances)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, d, r, "Expected D to become the head")
 	})
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/store.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/store.go
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@ const defaultPruneThreshold = 256
 var lastHeadRoot [32]byte

 // New initializes a new fork choice store.
-func New(justifiedEpoch, finalizedEpoch types.Epoch, finalizedRoot [32]byte) *ForkChoice {
+func New(justifiedEpoch, finalizedEpoch types.Epoch) *ForkChoice {
 	s := &Store{
 		justifiedEpoch:    justifiedEpoch,
 		finalizedEpoch:    finalizedEpoch,
-		finalizedRoot:     finalizedRoot,
 		proposerBoostRoot: [32]byte{},
 		nodes:             make([]*Node, 0),
 		nodesIndices:      make(map[[32]byte]uint64),
@@ -47,10 +46,8 @@ func New(justifiedEpoch, finalizedEpoch types.Epoch, finalizedRoot [32]byte) *Fo
 // It firsts computes validator's balance changes then recalculates block tree from leaves to root.
 func (f *ForkChoice) Head(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	justifiedEpoch types.Epoch,
 	justifiedRoot [32]byte,
 	justifiedStateBalances []uint64,
-	finalizedEpoch types.Epoch,
 ) ([32]byte, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "protoArrayForkChoice.Head")
 	defer span.End()
@@ -58,7 +55,6 @@ func (f *ForkChoice) Head(
 	defer f.votesLock.Unlock()

 	calledHeadCount.Inc()
-
 	newBalances := justifiedStateBalances

 	// Using the write lock here because `updateCanonicalNodes` that gets called subsequently requires a write operation.
@@ -70,7 +66,7 @@ func (f *ForkChoice) Head(
 	}
 	f.votes = newVotes

-	if err := f.store.applyWeightChanges(ctx, justifiedEpoch, finalizedEpoch, newBalances, deltas); err != nil {
+	if err := f.store.applyWeightChanges(ctx, newBalances, deltas); err != nil {
 		return [32]byte{}, errors.Wrap(err, "Could not apply score changes")
 	}
 	f.balances = newBalances
@@ -337,15 +333,17 @@ func (s *Store) insert(ctx context.Context,
 	}

 	n := &Node{
-		slot:           slot,
-		root:           root,
-		parent:         parentIndex,
-		justifiedEpoch: justifiedEpoch,
-		finalizedEpoch: finalizedEpoch,
-		bestChild:      NonExistentNode,
-		bestDescendant: NonExistentNode,
-		weight:         0,
-		payloadHash:    payloadHash,
+		slot:                     slot,
+		root:                     root,
+		parent:                   parentIndex,
+		justifiedEpoch:           justifiedEpoch,
+		unrealizedJustifiedEpoch: justifiedEpoch,
+		finalizedEpoch:           finalizedEpoch,
+		unrealizedFinalizedEpoch: finalizedEpoch,
+		bestChild:                NonExistentNode,
+		bestDescendant:           NonExistentNode,
+		weight:                   0,
+		payloadHash:              payloadHash,
 	}

 	s.nodesIndices[root] = index
@@ -371,7 +369,7 @@ func (s *Store) insert(ctx context.Context,
 // back propagate the nodes' delta to its parents' delta. After scoring changes,
 // the best child is then updated along with the best descendant.
 func (s *Store) applyWeightChanges(
-	ctx context.Context, justifiedEpoch, finalizedEpoch types.Epoch, newBalances []uint64, delta []int,
+	ctx context.Context, newBalances []uint64, delta []int,
 ) error {
 	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "protoArrayForkChoice.applyWeightChanges")
 	defer span.End()
@@ -381,12 +379,6 @@ func (s *Store) applyWeightChanges(
 		return errInvalidDeltaLength
 	}

-	// Update the justified / finalized epochs in store if necessary.
-	if s.justifiedEpoch != justifiedEpoch || s.finalizedEpoch != finalizedEpoch {
-		s.justifiedEpoch = justifiedEpoch
-		s.finalizedEpoch = finalizedEpoch
-	}
-
 	// Proposer score defaults to 0.
 	proposerScore := uint64(0)

@@ -791,3 +783,25 @@ func (f *ForkChoice) InsertSlashedIndex(ctx context.Context, index types.Validat
 		nodeIndex = node.parent
 	}
 }
+
+// UpdateJustifiedCheckpoint sets the justified epoch to the given one
+func (f *ForkChoice) UpdateJustifiedCheckpoint(jc *pbrpc.Checkpoint) error {
+	if jc == nil {
+		return errInvalidNilCheckpoint
+	}
+	f.store.nodesLock.Lock()
+	defer f.store.nodesLock.Unlock()
+	f.store.justifiedEpoch = jc.Epoch
+	return nil
+}
+
+// UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint sets the finalized epoch to the given one
+func (f *ForkChoice) UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(fc *pbrpc.Checkpoint) error {
+	if fc == nil {
+		return errInvalidNilCheckpoint
+	}
+	f.store.nodesLock.Lock()
+	defer f.store.nodesLock.Unlock()
+	f.store.finalizedEpoch = fc.Epoch
+	return nil
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/store_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/store_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
 )
@@ -132,19 +133,10 @@ func TestStore_ApplyScoreChanges_InvalidDeltaLength(t *testing.T) {
 	s := &Store{}

 	// This will fail because node indices has length of 0, and delta list has a length of 1.
-	err := s.applyWeightChanges(context.Background(), 0, 0, []uint64{}, []int{1})
+	err := s.applyWeightChanges(context.Background(), []uint64{}, []int{1})
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, errInvalidDeltaLength.Error(), err)
 }

-func TestStore_ApplyScoreChanges_UpdateEpochs(t *testing.T) {
-	s := &Store{}
-
-	// The justified and finalized epochs in Store should be updated to 1 and 1 given the following input.
-	require.NoError(t, s.applyWeightChanges(context.Background(), 1, 1, []uint64{}, []int{}))
-	assert.Equal(t, types.Epoch(1), s.justifiedEpoch, "Did not update justified epoch")
-	assert.Equal(t, types.Epoch(1), s.finalizedEpoch, "Did not update finalized epoch")
-}
-
 func TestStore_ApplyScoreChanges_UpdateWeightsPositiveDelta(t *testing.T) {
 	// Construct 3 nodes with weight 100 on each node. The 3 nodes linked to each other.
 	s := &Store{nodes: []*Node{
@@ -154,7 +146,7 @@ func TestStore_ApplyScoreChanges_UpdateWeightsPositiveDelta(t *testing.T) {

 	// Each node gets one unique vote. The weight should look like 103 <- 102 <- 101 because
 	// they get propagated back.
-	require.NoError(t, s.applyWeightChanges(context.Background(), 0, 0, []uint64{}, []int{1, 1, 1}))
+	require.NoError(t, s.applyWeightChanges(context.Background(), []uint64{}, []int{1, 1, 1}))
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(103), s.nodes[0].weight)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(102), s.nodes[1].weight)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(101), s.nodes[2].weight)
@@ -169,7 +161,7 @@ func TestStore_ApplyScoreChanges_UpdateWeightsNegativeDelta(t *testing.T) {

 	// Each node gets one unique vote which contributes to negative delta.
 	// The weight should look like 97 <- 98 <- 99 because they get propagated back.
-	require.NoError(t, s.applyWeightChanges(context.Background(), 0, 0, []uint64{}, []int{-1, -1, -1}))
+	require.NoError(t, s.applyWeightChanges(context.Background(), []uint64{}, []int{-1, -1, -1}))
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(97), s.nodes[0].weight)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(98), s.nodes[1].weight)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(99), s.nodes[2].weight)
@@ -183,7 +175,7 @@ func TestStore_ApplyScoreChanges_UpdateWeightsMixedDelta(t *testing.T) {
 		{parent: 1, root: [32]byte{'A'}, weight: 100}}}

 	// Each node gets one mixed vote. The weight should look like 100 <- 200 <- 250.
-	require.NoError(t, s.applyWeightChanges(context.Background(), 0, 0, []uint64{}, []int{-100, -50, 150}))
+	require.NoError(t, s.applyWeightChanges(context.Background(), []uint64{}, []int{-100, -50, 150}))
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(100), s.nodes[0].weight)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(200), s.nodes[1].weight)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(250), s.nodes[2].weight)
@@ -779,27 +771,27 @@ func TestStore_RemoveEquivocating(t *testing.T) {
 	f := setup(1, 1)
 	// Insert a block it will be head
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 1, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, [32]byte{'A'}, 1, 1))
-	head, err := f.Head(ctx, 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{}, 1)
+	head, err := f.Head(ctx, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'a'}, head)

 	// Insert two extra blocks
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 2, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'B'}, 1, 1))
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 3, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'C'}, 1, 1))
-	head, err = f.Head(ctx, 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{}, 1)
+	head, err = f.Head(ctx, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'c'}, head)

 	// Insert two attestations for block b, it becomes head
 	f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{1, 2}, [32]byte{'b'}, 1)
 	f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{3}, [32]byte{'c'}, 1)
-	head, err = f.Head(ctx, 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{100, 200, 200, 300}, 1)
+	head, err = f.Head(ctx, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{100, 200, 200, 300})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'b'}, head)

 	// Process b's slashing, c is now head
 	f.InsertSlashedIndex(ctx, 1)
-	head, err = f.Head(ctx, 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{100, 200, 200, 300}, 1)
+	head, err = f.Head(ctx, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{100, 200, 200, 300})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'c'}, head)
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(200), f.store.nodes[2].weight)
@@ -807,7 +799,7 @@ func TestStore_RemoveEquivocating(t *testing.T) {

 	// Process the same slashing again, should be a noop
 	f.InsertSlashedIndex(ctx, 1)
-	head, err = f.Head(ctx, 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{100, 200, 200, 300}, 1)
+	head, err = f.Head(ctx, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, []uint64{100, 200, 200, 300})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'c'}, head)
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(200), f.store.nodes[2].weight)
@@ -818,3 +810,15 @@ func TestStore_RemoveEquivocating(t *testing.T) {
 	f.InsertSlashedIndex(ctx, types.ValidatorIndex(len(f.votes)))
 	require.Equal(t, true, len(f.store.slashedIndices) > 0)
 }
+
+func TestStore_UpdateCheckpoints(t *testing.T) {
+	f := setup(1, 1)
+	jr := [32]byte{'j'}
+	fr := [32]byte{'f'}
+	jc := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: jr[:], Epoch: 3}
+	fc := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: fr[:], Epoch: 2}
+	require.NoError(t, f.UpdateJustifiedCheckpoint(jc))
+	require.NoError(t, f.UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(fc))
+	require.Equal(t, f.store.justifiedEpoch, jc.Epoch)
+	require.Equal(t, f.store.finalizedEpoch, fc.Epoch)
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/types.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/types.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ type Store struct {
 	pruneThreshold             uint64                                  // do not prune tree unless threshold is reached.
 	justifiedEpoch             types.Epoch                             // latest justified epoch in store.
 	finalizedEpoch             types.Epoch                             // latest finalized epoch in store.
-	finalizedRoot              [fieldparams.RootLength]byte            // latest finalized root in store.
 	proposerBoostRoot          [fieldparams.RootLength]byte            // latest block root that was boosted after being received in a timely manner.
 	previousProposerBoostRoot  [fieldparams.RootLength]byte            // previous block root that was boosted after being received in a timely manner.
 	previousProposerBoostScore uint64                                  // previous proposer boosted root score.
@@ -36,16 +35,18 @@ type Store struct {
 // Node defines the individual block which includes its block parent, ancestor and how much weight accounted for it.
 // This is used as an array based stateful DAG for efficient fork choice look up.
 type Node struct {
-	slot           types.Slot                   // slot of the block converted to the node.
-	root           [fieldparams.RootLength]byte // root of the block converted to the node.
-	payloadHash    [fieldparams.RootLength]byte // payloadHash of the block converted to the node.
-	parent         uint64                       // parent index of this node.
-	justifiedEpoch types.Epoch                  // justifiedEpoch of this node.
-	finalizedEpoch types.Epoch                  // finalizedEpoch of this node.
-	weight         uint64                       // weight of this node.
-	bestChild      uint64                       // bestChild index of this node.
-	bestDescendant uint64                       // bestDescendant of this node.
-	status         status                       // optimistic status of this node
+	slot                     types.Slot                   // slot of the block converted to the node.
+	root                     [fieldparams.RootLength]byte // root of the block converted to the node.
+	payloadHash              [fieldparams.RootLength]byte // payloadHash of the block converted to the node.
+	parent                   uint64                       // parent index of this node.
+	justifiedEpoch           types.Epoch                  // justifiedEpoch of this node.
+	unrealizedJustifiedEpoch types.Epoch                  // the epoch that would be justified if the block would be advanced to the next epoch.
+	finalizedEpoch           types.Epoch                  // finalizedEpoch of this node.
+	unrealizedFinalizedEpoch types.Epoch                  // the epoch that would be finalized if the block would be advanced to the next epoch.
+	weight                   uint64                       // weight of this node.
+	bestChild                uint64                       // bestChild index of this node.
+	bestDescendant           uint64                       // bestDescendant of this node.
+	status                   status                       // optimistic status of this node
 }

 // enum used as optimistic status of a node
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/unrealized_justification.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/unrealized_justification.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package protoarray
+
+import (
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+)
+
+func (s *Store) setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch(root [32]byte, epoch types.Epoch) error {
+	s.nodesLock.Lock()
+	defer s.nodesLock.Unlock()
+	index, ok := s.nodesIndices[root]
+	if !ok {
+		return ErrUnknownNodeRoot
+	}
+	if index >= uint64(len(s.nodes)) {
+		return errInvalidNodeIndex
+	}
+	node := s.nodes[index]
+	if node == nil {
+		return errInvalidNodeIndex
+	}
+	if epoch < node.unrealizedJustifiedEpoch {
+		return errInvalidUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch
+	}
+	node.unrealizedJustifiedEpoch = epoch
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Store) setUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch(root [32]byte, epoch types.Epoch) error {
+	s.nodesLock.Lock()
+	defer s.nodesLock.Unlock()
+	index, ok := s.nodesIndices[root]
+	if !ok {
+		return ErrUnknownNodeRoot
+	}
+	if index >= uint64(len(s.nodes)) {
+		return errInvalidNodeIndex
+	}
+	node := s.nodes[index]
+	if node == nil {
+		return errInvalidNodeIndex
+	}
+	if epoch < node.unrealizedFinalizedEpoch {
+		return errInvalidUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch
+	}
+	node.unrealizedFinalizedEpoch = epoch
+	return nil
+}
+
+// UpdateUnrealizedCheckpoints "realizes" the unrealized justified and finalized
+// epochs stored within nodes. It should be called at the beginning of each
+// epoch
+func (f *ForkChoice) UpdateUnrealizedCheckpoints() {
+	f.store.nodesLock.Lock()
+	defer f.store.nodesLock.Unlock()
+	for _, node := range f.store.nodes {
+		node.justifiedEpoch = node.unrealizedJustifiedEpoch
+		node.finalizedEpoch = node.unrealizedFinalizedEpoch
+		if node.justifiedEpoch > f.store.justifiedEpoch {
+			f.store.justifiedEpoch = node.justifiedEpoch
+		}
+		if node.finalizedEpoch > f.store.finalizedEpoch {
+			f.store.finalizedEpoch = node.finalizedEpoch
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/unrealized_justification_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/unrealized_justification_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+package protoarray
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
+)
+
+func TestStore_SetUnrealizedEpochs(t *testing.T) {
+	f := setup(1, 1)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, [32]byte{'A'}, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 101, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'B'}, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 102, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'C'}, 1, 1))
+	f.store.nodesLock.RLock()
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(1), f.store.nodes[2].unrealizedJustifiedEpoch)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(1), f.store.nodes[2].unrealizedFinalizedEpoch)
+	f.store.nodesLock.RUnlock()
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'b'}, 2))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch([32]byte{'b'}, 2))
+	f.store.nodesLock.RLock()
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(2), f.store.nodes[2].unrealizedJustifiedEpoch)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(2), f.store.nodes[2].unrealizedFinalizedEpoch)
+	f.store.nodesLock.RUnlock()
+
+	require.ErrorIs(t, errInvalidUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'b'}, 0))
+	require.ErrorIs(t, errInvalidUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch, f.store.setUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch([32]byte{'b'}, 0))
+}
+
+func TestStore_UpdateUnrealizedCheckpoints(t *testing.T) {
+	f := setup(1, 1)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, [32]byte{'A'}, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 101, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'B'}, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 102, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'C'}, 1, 1))
+
+}
+
+//
+//  Epoch 2    |   Epoch 3
+//             |
+//           C |
+//         /   |
+//  A <-- B    |
+//         \   |
+//           ---- D
+//
+//  B is the first block that justifies A.
+//
+func TestStore_LongFork(t *testing.T) {
+	f := setup(1, 1)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, [32]byte{'A'}, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 101, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'B'}, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'b'}, 2))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 102, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'C'}, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'c'}, 2))
+
+	// Add an attestation to c, it is head
+	f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{0}, [32]byte{'c'}, 1)
+	headRoot, err := f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'c'}, headRoot)
+
+	// D is head even though its weight is lower.
+	hr := [32]byte{'d'}
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 103, hr, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'D'}, 2, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.UpdateJustifiedCheckpoint(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 2, Root: hr[:]}))
+	headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, hr, headRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), f.store.nodes[4].weight)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(100), f.store.nodes[3].weight)
+
+	// Update unrealized justification, c becomes head
+	f.UpdateUnrealizedCheckpoints()
+	headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'c'}, headRoot)
+}
+
+//
+//
+//        Epoch 1                Epoch 2               Epoch 3
+//                        |                      |
+//                        |                      |
+//   A <-- B <-- C <-- D <-- E <-- F <-- G <-- H |
+//                        |        \             |
+//                        |         --------------- I
+//                        |                      |
+//
+//   E justifies A. G justifies E.
+//
+func TestStore_NoDeadLock(t *testing.T) {
+	f := setup(0, 0)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Epoch 1 blocks
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, [32]byte{'A'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 101, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'B'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 102, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'C'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 103, [32]byte{'d'}, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'D'}, 0, 0))
+
+	// Epoch 2 Blocks
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 104, [32]byte{'e'}, [32]byte{'d'}, [32]byte{'E'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'e'}, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 105, [32]byte{'f'}, [32]byte{'e'}, [32]byte{'F'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'f'}, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 106, [32]byte{'g'}, [32]byte{'f'}, [32]byte{'G'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'g'}, 2))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch([32]byte{'g'}, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 107, [32]byte{'h'}, [32]byte{'g'}, [32]byte{'H'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'h'}, 2))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedFinalizedEpoch([32]byte{'h'}, 1))
+	// Add an attestation for h
+	f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{0}, [32]byte{'h'}, 1)
+
+	// Epoch 3
+	// Current Head is H
+	headRoot, err := f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'h'}, headRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), f.JustifiedEpoch())
+
+	// Insert Block I, it becomes Head
+	hr := [32]byte{'i'}
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 108, hr, [32]byte{'f'}, [32]byte{'I'}, 1, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.UpdateJustifiedCheckpoint(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: hr[:]}))
+	headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, hr, headRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(1), f.JustifiedEpoch())
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), f.FinalizedEpoch())
+
+	// Realized Justified checkpoints, H becomes head
+	f.UpdateUnrealizedCheckpoints()
+	headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'h'}, headRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(2), f.JustifiedEpoch())
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(1), f.FinalizedEpoch())
+}
+
+//    Epoch  1       |         Epoch 2
+//                   |
+//              -- D (late) --
+//             /     |
+//  A <- B <- C      |
+//             \     |
+//              -- -- -- E <- F <- G <- H
+//                   |
+//
+// D justifies and comes late.
+//
+func TestStore_ForkNextEpoch(t *testing.T) {
+	f := setup(0, 0)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Epoch 1 blocks (D does not arrive)
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, [32]byte{'A'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 101, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'B'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 102, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'C'}, 0, 0))
+
+	// Epoch 2 blocks
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 104, [32]byte{'e'}, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'E'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 105, [32]byte{'f'}, [32]byte{'e'}, [32]byte{'F'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 106, [32]byte{'g'}, [32]byte{'f'}, [32]byte{'G'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 107, [32]byte{'h'}, [32]byte{'g'}, [32]byte{'H'}, 0, 0))
+
+	// Insert an attestation to H, H is head
+	f.ProcessAttestation(ctx, []uint64{0}, [32]byte{'h'}, 1)
+	headRoot, err := f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'h'}, headRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), f.JustifiedEpoch())
+
+	// D arrives late, D is head
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 103, [32]byte{'d'}, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'D'}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.setUnrealizedJustifiedEpoch([32]byte{'d'}, 1))
+	f.UpdateUnrealizedCheckpoints()
+	headRoot, err = f.Head(ctx, [32]byte{}, []uint64{100})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'d'}, headRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(1), f.JustifiedEpoch())
+	// nodes[8] = D since it's late!
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), f.store.nodes[8].weight)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(100), f.store.nodes[7].weight)
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/vote_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray/vote_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	f := setup(1, 1)

 	// The head should always start at the finalized block.
-	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err := f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, r, "Incorrect head with genesis")

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//       2 <- head
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(2), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//  head -> 2  1
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(1), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//           / \
 	//          2  1 <- +vote, new head
 	f.ProcessAttestation(context.Background(), []uint64{0}, indexToHash(1), 2)
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(1), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//                    / \
 	// vote, new head -> 2  1
 	f.ProcessAttestation(context.Background(), []uint64{1}, indexToHash(2), 2)
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//             3
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(3), indexToHash(1), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//             |
 	//             3 <- new vote
 	f.ProcessAttestation(context.Background(), []uint64{0}, indexToHash(3), 3)
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(2), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//                |
 	//                3 <- head
 	f.ProcessAttestation(context.Background(), []uint64{1}, indexToHash(1), 3)
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(3), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//             4 <- head
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(4), indexToHash(3), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(4), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//           5 <- justified epoch = 2
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(5), indexToHash(4), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 2, 2))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(4), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(8), indexToHash(7), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 2, 2))
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(9), indexToHash(8), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 2, 2))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances, 1)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(6), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	//           8
 	//           |
 	//           9 <- head
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	f.store.justifiedEpoch = 2
+	f.store.finalizedEpoch = 2
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(9), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")

@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	f.ProcessAttestation(context.Background(), []uint64{0, 1}, indexToHash(9), 5)
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(10), indexToHash(8), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 2, 2))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(9), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")

@@ -221,28 +223,28 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	// The new validators voted for 10.
 	f.ProcessAttestation(context.Background(), []uint64{2, 3, 4}, indexToHash(10), 5)
 	// The new head should be 10.
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(10), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")

 	// Set the balances of the last 2 validators to 0.
 	balances = []uint64{1, 1, 1, 0, 0}
 	// The head should be back to 9.
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(9), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

 	// Set the balances back to normal.
 	balances = []uint64{1, 1, 1, 1, 1}
 	// The head should be back to 10.
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(10), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")

 	// Remove the last 2 validators.
 	balances = []uint64{1, 1, 1}
 	// The head should be back to 9.
-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(9), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 1")

@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, f.store.prune(context.Background(), indexToHash(5)))
 	assert.Equal(t, 11, len(f.store.nodes), "Incorrect nodes length after prune")

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(9), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")

@@ -275,7 +277,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, f.store.prune(context.Background(), indexToHash(5)))
 	assert.Equal(t, 5, len(f.store.nodes), "Incorrect nodes length after prune")

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(9), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")

@@ -291,7 +293,7 @@ func TestVotes_CanFindHead(t *testing.T) {
 	// head-> 11
 	require.NoError(t, f.InsertOptimisticBlock(context.Background(), 0, indexToHash(11), indexToHash(9), params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 2, 2))

-	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), 2, indexToHash(5), balances, 2)
+	r, err = f.Head(context.Background(), indexToHash(5), balances)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, indexToHash(11), r, "Incorrect head for with justified epoch at 2")
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/node/node.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) startForkChoice() {
 	if features.Get().EnableForkChoiceDoublyLinkedTree {
 		b.forkChoiceStore = doublylinkedtree.New(0, 0)
 	} else {
-		b.forkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash)
+		b.forkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	}
 }

--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/beacon/blocks.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/beacon/blocks.go
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ func (bs *Server) GetBlockRoot(ctx context.Context, req *ethpbv1.BlockRequest) (
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not retrieve blocks for genesis slot: %v", err)
 		}
-		if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(blk); err != nil {
+		if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(blk); err != nil {
 			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "Could not find genesis block: %v", err)
 		}
 		blkRoot, err := blk.Block().HashTreeRoot()
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ func (bs *Server) GetBlockRoot(ctx context.Context, req *ethpbv1.BlockRequest) (
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not retrieve block for block root %#x: %v", req.BlockId, err)
 			}
-			if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(blk); err != nil {
+			if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(blk); err != nil {
 				return nil, status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "Could not find block: %v", err)
 			}
 			root = req.BlockId
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ func handleGetBlockError(blk interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock, err error) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get block from block ID: %v", err)
 	}
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(blk); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(blk); err != nil {
 		return status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "Could not find requested block: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/debug/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/debug/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/rpc/eth/helpers:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/rpc/statefetcher:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//proto/eth/v1:go_default_library",
        "//proto/eth/v2:go_default_library",
        "//proto/migration:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/debug/debug.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/debug/debug.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"

 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/helpers"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	ethpbv1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/eth/v1"
 	ethpbv2 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/eth/v2"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/migration"
@@ -84,11 +83,7 @@ func (ds *Server) GetBeaconStateV2(ctx context.Context, req *ethpbv2.StateReques
 			ExecutionOptimistic: isOptimistic,
 		}, nil
 	case version.Altair:
-		altairState, ok := beaconSt.(state.BeaconStateAltair)
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, "Altair state type assertion failed")
-		}
-		protoState, err := migration.BeaconStateAltairToProto(altairState)
+		protoState, err := migration.BeaconStateAltairToProto(beaconSt)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not convert state to proto: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -100,11 +95,7 @@ func (ds *Server) GetBeaconStateV2(ctx context.Context, req *ethpbv2.StateReques
 			ExecutionOptimistic: isOptimistic,
 		}, nil
 	case version.Bellatrix:
-		bellatrixState, ok := beaconSt.(state.BeaconStateBellatrix)
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, "Bellatrix state type assertion failed")
-		}
-		protoState, err := migration.BeaconStateBellatrixToProto(bellatrixState)
+		protoState, err := migration.BeaconStateBellatrixToProto(beaconSt)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not convert state to proto: %v", err)
 		}
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/beacon/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/beacon/BUILD.bazel
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ go_library(
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
        "//consensus-types/interfaces:go_default_library",
        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/wrapper:go_default_library",
        "//container/slice:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/beacon/blocks.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/beacon/blocks.go
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	blockfeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/block"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/filters"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/cmd"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/runtime/version"
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (bs *Server) listBlocksForGenesis(ctx context.Context, _ *ethpb.ListBlocksR
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, strconv.Itoa(0), status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not retrieve blocks for genesis slot: %v", err)
 	}
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(genBlk); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(genBlk); err != nil {
 		return []blockContainer{}, 0, strconv.Itoa(0), status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "Could not find genesis block: %v", err)
 	}
 	root, err := genBlk.Block().HashTreeRoot()
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func (bs *Server) chainHeadRetrieval(ctx context.Context) (*ethpb.ChainHead, err
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, "Could not get head block")
 	}
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(headBlock); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(headBlock); err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "Head block of chain was nil: %v", err)
 	}
 	headBlockRoot, err := headBlock.Block().HashTreeRoot()
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ func (bs *Server) chainHeadRetrieval(ctx context.Context) (*ethpb.ChainHead, err
 			}
 			// Retrieve genesis block in the event we have genesis checkpoints.
 			genBlock, err := bs.BeaconDB.GenesisBlock(ctx)
-			if err != nil || helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(genBlock) != nil {
+			if err != nil || wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(genBlock) != nil {
 				return status.Error(codes.Internal, "Could not get genesis block")
 			}
 			validGenesis = true
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ func (bs *Server) chainHeadRetrieval(ctx context.Context) (*ethpb.ChainHead, err
 		if err != nil {
 			return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get %s block: %v", name, err)
 		}
-		if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
+		if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 			return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get %s block: %v", name, err)
 		}
 		return nil
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/debug/forkchoice_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/debug/forkchoice_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )

 func TestServer_GetForkChoice_ProtoArray(t *testing.T) {
-	store := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	store := protoarray.New(0, 0)
 	bs := &Server{ForkFetcher: &mock.ChainService{ForkChoiceStore: store}}
 	res, err := bs.GetForkChoice(context.Background(), &empty.Empty{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_execution_payload.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_execution_payload.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	enginev1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/engine/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/runtime/version"
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ func (vs *Server) getExecutionPayload(ctx context.Context, slot types.Slot, vIdx
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(finalizedBlock); err != nil {
+		if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(finalizedBlock); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		switch finalizedBlock.Version() {
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/statefetcher/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/statefetcher/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ go_library(
    visibility = ["//beacon-chain:__subpackages__"],
    deps = [
        "//beacon-chain/blockchain:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state/stategen:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/wrapper:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
        "@io_opencensus_go//trace:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/statefetcher/fetcher.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/statefetcher/fetcher.go
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import (

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/stategen"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (p *StateProvider) headStateRoot(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get head block")
 	}
-	if err = helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
+	if err = wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return b.Block().StateRoot(), nil
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (p *StateProvider) genesisStateRoot(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get genesis block")
 	}
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return b.Block().StateRoot(), nil
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func (p *StateProvider) finalizedStateRoot(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get finalized block")
 	}
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return b.Block().StateRoot(), nil
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (p *StateProvider) justifiedStateRoot(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get justified block")
 	}
-	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
+	if err := wrapper.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return b.Block().StateRoot(), nil
--- a/beacon-chain/state/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/state/BUILD.bazel
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ load("@prysm//tools/go:def.bzl", "go_library")
 go_library(
    name = "go_default_library",
    srcs = [
-        "altair.go",
-        "bellatrix.go",
        "error.go",
-        "phase0.go",
+        "interfaces.go",
        "prometheus.go",
    ],
    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state",
--- a/beacon-chain/state/altair.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/state/altair.go
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package state
-
-import ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
-
-// BeaconStateAltair has read and write access to beacon state methods.
-type BeaconStateAltair interface {
-	BeaconState
-	CurrentSyncCommittee() (*ethpb.SyncCommittee, error)
-	NextSyncCommittee() (*ethpb.SyncCommittee, error)
-	SetCurrentSyncCommittee(val *ethpb.SyncCommittee) error
-	SetNextSyncCommittee(val *ethpb.SyncCommittee) error
-	CurrentEpochParticipation() ([]byte, error)
-	PreviousEpochParticipation() ([]byte, error)
-	InactivityScores() ([]uint64, error)
-	AppendCurrentParticipationBits(val byte) error
-	AppendPreviousParticipationBits(val byte) error
-	AppendInactivityScore(s uint64) error
-	SetInactivityScores(val []uint64) error
-	SetPreviousParticipationBits(val []byte) error
-	SetCurrentParticipationBits(val []byte) error
-	ModifyCurrentParticipationBits(func(val []byte) ([]byte, error)) error
-	ModifyPreviousParticipationBits(func(val []byte) ([]byte, error)) error
-}
--- a/beacon-chain/state/bellatrix.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/state/bellatrix.go
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-package state
-
-// BeaconStateBellatrix has read and write access to beacon state methods.
-type BeaconStateBellatrix interface {
-	BeaconStateAltair
-}
--- a/beacon-chain/state/interfaces.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/state/interfaces.go
--- a/beacon-chain/state/state-native/state_trie.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/state/state-native/state_trie.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func InitializeFromProtoUnsafePhase0(st *ethpb.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState,

 // InitializeFromProtoUnsafeAltair directly uses the beacon state protobuf fields
 // and sets them as fields of the BeaconState type.
-func InitializeFromProtoUnsafeAltair(st *ethpb.BeaconStateAltair) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+func InitializeFromProtoUnsafeAltair(st *ethpb.BeaconStateAltair) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	if st == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("received nil state")
 	}
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func InitializeFromProtoUnsafeAltair(st *ethpb.BeaconStateAltair) (state.BeaconS

 // InitializeFromProtoUnsafeBellatrix directly uses the beacon state protobuf fields
 // and sets them as fields of the BeaconState type.
-func InitializeFromProtoUnsafeBellatrix(st *ethpb.BeaconStateBellatrix) (state.BeaconStateBellatrix, error) {
+func InitializeFromProtoUnsafeBellatrix(st *ethpb.BeaconStateBellatrix) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	if st == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("received nil state")
 	}
--- a/beacon-chain/state/stategen/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/state/stategen/BUILD.bazel
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ go_library(
    deps = [
        "//beacon-chain/core/altair:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/core/execution:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/core/transition:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ go_library(
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
        "//consensus-types/interfaces:go_default_library",
        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/wrapper:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
        "//monitoring/tracing:go_default_library",
        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
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