Merge branch 'develop' into optimistic-sync-e2e

Forkchoice use parent hash when removing invalid blocks (#10594 )
gaz
2026-01-09 21:38:05 -05:00 · 2022-05-02 14:31:41 +00:00 · 2022-05-02 06:53:22 -07:00 · 2022-05-02 00:26:23 -04:00 · 2022-05-02 00:22:56 -04:00 · 2022-04-29 14:26:39 -07:00
808 changed files with 15041 additions and 8027 deletions
--- a/14
+++ b/14
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ bazel_skylib_workspace()

 http_archive(
    name = "bazel_gazelle",
-    sha256 = "de69a09dc70417580aabf20a28619bb3ef60d038470c7cf8442fafcf627c21cb",
+    sha256 = "5982e5463f171da99e3bdaeff8c0f48283a7a5f396ec5282910b9e8a49c0dd7e",
    urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.24.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.24.0.tar.gz",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.24.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.24.0.tar.gz",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.25.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.25.0.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.25.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.25.0.tar.gz",
    ],
 )

@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ http_archive(
        # Expose internals of go_test for custom build transitions.
        "//third_party:io_bazel_rules_go_test.patch",
    ],
-    sha256 = "2b1641428dff9018f9e85c0384f03ec6c10660d935b750e3fa1492a281a53b0f",
+    sha256 = "f2dcd210c7095febe54b804bb1cd3a58fe8435a909db2ec04e31542631cf715c",
    urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.29.0/rules_go-v0.29.0.zip",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.29.0/rules_go-v0.29.0.zip",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.31.0/rules_go-v0.31.0.zip",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.31.0/rules_go-v0.31.0.zip",
    ],
 )

@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:deps.bzl", "go_register_toolchains", "go_rules_depe
 go_rules_dependencies()

 go_register_toolchains(
-    go_version = "1.17.9",
+    go_version = "1.18.1",
    nogo = "@//:nogo",
 )

--- a/api/client/beacon/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/api/client/beacon/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/rpc/apimiddleware:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/ssz/detect:go_default_library",
        "//io/file:go_default_library",
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ go_library(
        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//common/hexutil:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
        "@org_golang_x_mod//semver:go_default_library",
    ],
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ go_test(
    deps = [
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/ssz/detect:go_default_library",
        "//network/forks:go_default_library",
        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
@@ -49,6 +50,5 @@ go_test(
        "//testing/util:go_default_library",
        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
    ],
 )
--- a/api/client/beacon/checkpoint.go
+++ b/api/client/beacon/checkpoint.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"path"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/ssz/detect"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/io/file"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
--- a/api/client/beacon/checkpoint_test.go
+++ b/api/client/beacon/checkpoint_test.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/ssz/detect"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/runtime/version"

--- a/api/client/beacon/client.go
+++ b/api/client/beacon/client.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (

 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/rpc/apimiddleware"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
--- a/api/gateway/apimiddleware/process_field.go
+++ b/api/gateway/apimiddleware/process_field.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package apimiddleware
 import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ func processField(s interface{}, processors []fieldProcessor) error {
 }

 func hexToBase64Processor(v reflect.Value) error {
+	if v.String() == "0x" {
+		v.SetString("")
+		return nil
+	}
 	b, err := bytesutil.FromHexString(v.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -83,6 +88,8 @@ func hexToBase64Processor(v reflect.Value) error {

 func base64ToHexProcessor(v reflect.Value) error {
 	if v.String() == "" {
+		// Empty hex values are represented as "0x".
+		v.SetString("0x")
 		return nil
 	}
 	b, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(v.String())
@@ -93,6 +100,55 @@ func base64ToHexProcessor(v reflect.Value) error {
 	return nil
 }

+func base64ToUint256Processor(v reflect.Value) error {
+	if v.String() == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	littleEndian, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(v.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(littleEndian) != 32 {
+		return errors.New("invalid length for Uint256")
+	}
+
+	// Integers are stored as little-endian, but
+	// big.Int expects big-endian. So we need to reverse
+	// the byte order before decoding.
+	var bigEndian [32]byte
+	for i := 0; i < len(littleEndian); i++ {
+		bigEndian[i] = littleEndian[len(littleEndian)-1-i]
+	}
+	var uint256 big.Int
+	uint256.SetBytes(bigEndian[:])
+	v.SetString(uint256.String())
+	return nil
+}
+
+func uint256ToBase64Processor(v reflect.Value) error {
+	if v.String() == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	uint256, ok := new(big.Int).SetString(v.String(), 10)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not parse Uint256")
+	}
+	bigEndian := uint256.Bytes()
+	if len(bigEndian) > 32 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("number too big for Uint256")
+	}
+
+	// Integers are stored as little-endian, but
+	// big.Int gives big-endian. So we need to reverse
+	// the byte order before encoding.
+	var littleEndian [32]byte
+	for i := 0; i < len(bigEndian); i++ {
+		littleEndian[i] = bigEndian[len(bigEndian)-1-i]
+	}
+	v.SetString(base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(littleEndian[:]))
+	return nil
+}
+
 func enumToLowercaseProcessor(v reflect.Value) error {
 	v.SetString(strings.ToLower(v.String()))
 	return nil
--- a/api/gateway/apimiddleware/process_request.go
+++ b/api/gateway/apimiddleware/process_request.go
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ func ProcessRequestContainerFields(requestContainer interface{}) ErrorJson {
 			tag: "hex",
 			f:   hexToBase64Processor,
 		},
+		{
+			tag: "uint256",
+			f:   uint256ToBase64Processor,
+		},
 	}); err != nil {
 		return InternalServerErrorWithMessage(err, "could not process request data")
 	}
@@ -153,6 +157,10 @@ func ProcessMiddlewareResponseFields(responseContainer interface{}) ErrorJson {
 			tag: "time",
 			f:   timeToUnixProcessor,
 		},
+		{
+			tag: "uint256",
+			f:   base64ToUint256Processor,
+		},
 	}); err != nil {
 		return InternalServerErrorWithMessage(err, "could not process response data")
 	}
--- a/api/gateway/apimiddleware/process_request_test.go
+++ b/api/gateway/apimiddleware/process_request_test.go
@@ -15,30 +15,40 @@ import (
 )

 type testRequestContainer struct {
-	TestString    string
-	TestHexString string `hex:"true"`
+	TestString         string
+	TestHexString      string `hex:"true"`
+	TestEmptyHexString string `hex:"true"`
+	TestUint256String  string `uint256:"true"`
 }

 func defaultRequestContainer() *testRequestContainer {
 	return &testRequestContainer{
-		TestString:    "test string",
-		TestHexString: "0x666F6F", // hex encoding of "foo"
+		TestString:         "test string",
+		TestHexString:      "0x666F6F", // hex encoding of "foo"
+		TestEmptyHexString: "0x",
+		TestUint256String:  "4196",
 	}
 }

 type testResponseContainer struct {
-	TestString string
-	TestHex    string `hex:"true"`
-	TestEnum   string `enum:"true"`
-	TestTime   string `time:"true"`
+	TestString   string
+	TestHex      string `hex:"true"`
+	TestEmptyHex string `hex:"true"`
+	TestUint256  string `uint256:"true"`
+	TestEnum     string `enum:"true"`
+	TestTime     string `time:"true"`
 }

 func defaultResponseContainer() *testResponseContainer {
 	return &testResponseContainer{
-		TestString: "test string",
-		TestHex:    "Zm9v", // base64 encoding of "foo"
-		TestEnum:   "Test Enum",
-		TestTime:   "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z",
+		TestString:   "test string",
+		TestHex:      "Zm9v", // base64 encoding of "foo"
+		TestEmptyHex: "",
+		TestEnum:     "Test Enum",
+		TestTime:     "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z",
+
+		// base64 encoding of 4196 in little-endian
+		TestUint256: "ZBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=",
 	}
 }

@@ -106,6 +116,8 @@ func TestProcessRequestContainerFields(t *testing.T) {
 		errJson := ProcessRequestContainerFields(container)
 		require.Equal(t, true, errJson == nil)
 		assert.Equal(t, "Zm9v", container.TestHexString)
+		assert.Equal(t, "", container.TestEmptyHexString)
+		assert.Equal(t, "ZBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=", container.TestUint256String)
 	})

 	t.Run("error", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -128,8 +140,8 @@ func TestSetRequestBodyToRequestContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	contentLengthHeader, ok := request.Header["Content-Length"]
 	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(contentLengthHeader), "wrong number of header values")
-	assert.Equal(t, "55", contentLengthHeader[0])
-	assert.Equal(t, int64(55), request.ContentLength)
+	assert.Equal(t, "108", contentLengthHeader[0])
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(108), request.ContentLength)
 }

 func TestPrepareRequestForProxying(t *testing.T) {
@@ -234,6 +246,8 @@ func TestProcessMiddlewareResponseFields(t *testing.T) {
 		errJson := ProcessMiddlewareResponseFields(container)
 		require.Equal(t, true, errJson == nil)
 		assert.Equal(t, "0x666f6f", container.TestHex)
+		assert.Equal(t, "0x", container.TestEmptyHex)
+		assert.Equal(t, "4196", container.TestUint256)
 		assert.Equal(t, "test enum", container.TestEnum)
 		assert.Equal(t, "1136214245", container.TestTime)
 	})
@@ -278,7 +292,7 @@ func TestWriteMiddlewareResponseHeadersAndBody(t *testing.T) {
 		v, ok = writer.Header()["Content-Length"]
 		require.Equal(t, true, ok, "header not found")
 		require.Equal(t, 1, len(v), "wrong number of header values")
-		assert.Equal(t, "102", v[0])
+		assert.Equal(t, "181", v[0])
 		assert.Equal(t, 204, writer.Code)
 		assert.DeepEqual(t, responseJson, writer.Body.Bytes())
 	})
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ go_library(
        "//config/features:go_default_library",
        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/bls:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
        "//math:go_default_library",
@@ -82,7 +83,6 @@ go_library(
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus/promauto:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
        "@io_opencensus_go//trace:go_default_library",
    ],
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice"
 	doublylinkedtree "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree"
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	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/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ type HeadFetcher interface {
 	HeadBlock(ctx context.Context) (block.SignedBeaconBlock, error)
 	HeadState(ctx context.Context) (state.BeaconState, error)
 	HeadValidatorsIndices(ctx context.Context, epoch types.Epoch) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error)
-	HeadSeed(ctx context.Context, epoch types.Epoch) ([32]byte, error)
 	HeadGenesisValidatorsRoot() [32]byte
 	HeadETH1Data() *ethpb.Eth1Data
 	HeadPublicKeyToValidatorIndex(pubKey [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) (types.ValidatorIndex, bool)
@@ -60,18 +59,17 @@ type HeadFetcher interface {
 	IsOptimisticForRoot(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) (bool, error)
 	HeadSyncCommitteeFetcher
 	HeadDomainFetcher
-	ForkChoicer() forkchoice.ForkChoicer
 }

 // ForkFetcher retrieves the current fork information of the Ethereum beacon chain.
 type ForkFetcher interface {
+	ForkChoicer() forkchoice.ForkChoicer
 	CurrentFork() *ethpb.Fork
 }

 // CanonicalFetcher retrieves the current chain's canonical information.
 type CanonicalFetcher interface {
 	IsCanonical(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) (bool, error)
-	VerifyBlkDescendant(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) error
 }

 // FinalizationFetcher defines a common interface for methods in blockchain service which
@@ -80,6 +78,7 @@ type FinalizationFetcher interface {
 	FinalizedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint
 	CurrentJustifiedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint
 	PreviousJustifiedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint
+	VerifyFinalizedBlkDescendant(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) error
 }

 // FinalizedCheckpt returns the latest finalized checkpoint from chain store.
@@ -205,18 +204,6 @@ func (s *Service) HeadValidatorsIndices(ctx context.Context, epoch types.Epoch)
 	return helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(ctx, s.headState(ctx), epoch)
 }

-// HeadSeed returns the seed from the head view of a given epoch.
-func (s *Service) HeadSeed(ctx context.Context, epoch types.Epoch) ([32]byte, error) {
-	s.headLock.RLock()
-	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
-
-	if !s.hasHeadState() {
-		return [32]byte{}, nil
-	}
-
-	return helpers.Seed(s.headState(ctx), epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
-}
-
 // HeadGenesisValidatorsRoot returns genesis validators root of the head state.
 func (s *Service) HeadGenesisValidatorsRoot() [32]byte {
 	s.headLock.RLock()
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	doublylinkedtree "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	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/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/wrapper"
@@ -261,23 +260,6 @@ func TestService_HeadValidatorsIndices(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, 10, len(indices))
 }

-func TestService_HeadSeed(t *testing.T) {
-	s, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)
-	c := &Service{}
-	seed, err := helpers.Seed(s, 0, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	c.head = &head{}
-	root, err := c.HeadSeed(context.Background(), 0)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{}, root)
-
-	c.head = &head{state: s}
-	root, err = c.HeadSeed(context.Background(), 0)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.DeepEqual(t, seed, root)
-}
-
 func TestService_HeadGenesisValidatorsRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	s, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)
 	c := &Service{}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	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/encoding/bytesutil"
 	enginev1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/engine/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

+var ErrUndefinedExecutionEngineError = errors.New("received an undefined ee error")
+
 // notifyForkchoiceUpdate signals execution engine the fork choice updates. Execution engine should:
 // 1. Re-organizes the execution payload chain and corresponding state to make head_block_hash the head.
 // 2. Applies finality to the execution state: it irreversibly persists the chain of all execution payloads and corresponding state, up to and including finalized_block_hash.
@@ -46,15 +48,9 @@ func (s *Service) notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx context.Context, headState state.Be
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get execution payload")
 	}
-	finalizedBlock, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.Block(ctx, s.ensureRootNotZeros(finalizedRoot))
+	finalizedBlock, err := s.getBlock(ctx, s.ensureRootNotZeros(finalizedRoot))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get finalized block")
-	}
-	if finalizedBlock == nil || finalizedBlock.IsNil() {
-		finalizedBlock = s.getInitSyncBlock(s.ensureRootNotZeros(finalizedRoot))
-		if finalizedBlock == nil || finalizedBlock.IsNil() {
-			return nil, errors.Errorf("finalized block with root %#x does not exist in the db or our cache", s.ensureRootNotZeros(finalizedRoot))
-		}
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	var finalizedHash []byte
 	if blocks.IsPreBellatrixVersion(finalizedBlock.Block().Version()) {
@@ -89,9 +85,9 @@ func (s *Service) notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx context.Context, headState state.Be
 				"headPayloadBlockHash":      fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bytesutil.Trunc(headPayload.BlockHash)),
 				"finalizedPayloadBlockHash": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bytesutil.Trunc(finalizedHash)),
 			}).Info("Called fork choice updated with optimistic block")
-			return payloadID, nil
+			return payloadID, s.optimisticCandidateBlock(ctx, headBlk)
 		default:
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not notify forkchoice update from execution engine")
+			return nil, errors.WithMessage(ErrUndefinedExecutionEngineError, err.Error())
 		}
 	}
 	forkchoiceUpdatedValidNodeCount.Inc()
@@ -108,8 +104,8 @@ func (s *Service) notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx context.Context, headState state.Be

 // notifyForkchoiceUpdate signals execution engine on a new payload.
 // It returns true if the EL has returned VALID for the block
-func (s *Service) notifyNewPayload(ctx context.Context, preStateVersion, postStateVersion int,
-	preStateHeader, postStateHeader *ethpb.ExecutionPayloadHeader, blk block.SignedBeaconBlock) (bool, error) {
+func (s *Service) notifyNewPayload(ctx context.Context, postStateVersion int,
+	postStateHeader *ethpb.ExecutionPayloadHeader, blk block.SignedBeaconBlock) (bool, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.notifyNewPayload")
 	defer span.End()

@@ -134,51 +130,38 @@ func (s *Service) notifyNewPayload(ctx context.Context, preStateVersion, postSta
 		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get execution payload")
 	}
 	lastValidHash, err := s.cfg.ExecutionEngineCaller.NewPayload(ctx, payload)
-	if err != nil {
-		switch err {
-		case powchain.ErrAcceptedSyncingPayloadStatus:
-			newPayloadOptimisticNodeCount.Inc()
-			log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-				"slot":             blk.Block().Slot(),
-				"payloadBlockHash": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bytesutil.Trunc(payload.BlockHash)),
-			}).Info("Called new payload with optimistic block")
-			return false, nil
-		case powchain.ErrInvalidPayloadStatus:
-			newPayloadInvalidNodeCount.Inc()
-			root, err := blk.Block().HashTreeRoot()
-			if err != nil {
-				return false, err
-			}
-			invalidRoots, err := s.ForkChoicer().SetOptimisticToInvalid(ctx, root, bytesutil.ToBytes32(lastValidHash))
-			if err != nil {
-				return false, err
-			}
-			if err := s.removeInvalidBlockAndState(ctx, invalidRoots); err != nil {
-				return false, err
-			}
-			return false, errors.New("could not validate an INVALID payload from execution engine")
-		default:
-			return false, errors.Wrap(err, "could not validate execution payload from execution engine")
-		}
-	}
-	newPayloadValidNodeCount.Inc()
-	// During the transition event, the transition block should be verified for sanity.
-	if blocks.IsPreBellatrixVersion(preStateVersion) {
-		// Handle case where pre-state is Altair but block contains payload.
-		// To reach here, the block must have contained a valid payload.
-		return true, s.validateMergeBlock(ctx, blk)
-	}
-	atTransition, err := blocks.IsMergeTransitionBlockUsingPreStatePayloadHeader(preStateHeader, body)
-	if err != nil {
-		return true, errors.Wrap(err, "could not check if merge block is terminal")
-	}
-	if !atTransition {
+	switch err {
+	case nil:
+		newPayloadValidNodeCount.Inc()
 		return true, nil
+	case powchain.ErrAcceptedSyncingPayloadStatus:
+		newPayloadOptimisticNodeCount.Inc()
+		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+			"slot":             blk.Block().Slot(),
+			"payloadBlockHash": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bytesutil.Trunc(payload.BlockHash)),
+		}).Info("Called new payload with optimistic block")
+		return false, s.optimisticCandidateBlock(ctx, blk.Block())
+	case powchain.ErrInvalidPayloadStatus:
+		newPayloadInvalidNodeCount.Inc()
+		root, err := blk.Block().HashTreeRoot()
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		invalidRoots, err := s.ForkChoicer().SetOptimisticToInvalid(ctx, root, bytesutil.ToBytes32(blk.Block().ParentRoot()), bytesutil.ToBytes32(lastValidHash))
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		if err := s.removeInvalidBlockAndState(ctx, invalidRoots); err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		return false, errors.New("could not validate an INVALID payload from execution engine")
+	default:
+		return false, errors.WithMessage(ErrUndefinedExecutionEngineError, err.Error())
 	}
-	return true, s.validateMergeBlock(ctx, blk)
 }

-// optimisticCandidateBlock returns true if this block can be optimistically synced.
+// optimisticCandidateBlock returns an error if this block can't be optimistically synced.
+// It replaces boolean in spec code with `errNotOptimisticCandidate`.
 //
 // Spec pseudocode definition:
 // def is_optimistic_candidate_block(opt_store: OptimisticStore, current_slot: Slot, block: BeaconBlock) -> bool:
@@ -189,24 +172,27 @@ func (s *Service) notifyNewPayload(ctx context.Context, preStateVersion, postSta
 //        return True
 //
 //    return False
-func (s *Service) optimisticCandidateBlock(ctx context.Context, blk block.BeaconBlock) (bool, error) {
+func (s *Service) optimisticCandidateBlock(ctx context.Context, blk block.BeaconBlock) error {
 	if blk.Slot()+params.BeaconConfig().SafeSlotsToImportOptimistically <= s.CurrentSlot() {
-		return true, nil
+		return nil
 	}

 	parent, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.Block(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(blk.ParentRoot()))
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
+		return err
 	}
 	if parent == nil {
-		return false, errNilParentInDB
+		return errNilParentInDB
 	}
-
 	parentIsExecutionBlock, err := blocks.IsExecutionBlock(parent.Block().Body())
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
+		return err
 	}
-	return parentIsExecutionBlock, nil
+	if parentIsExecutionBlock {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return errNotOptimisticCandidate
 }

 // getPayloadAttributes returns the payload attributes for the given state and slot.
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
@@ -17,12 +16,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/stategen"
 	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/encoding/bytesutil"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/engine/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/wrapper"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/runtime/version"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			}(),
 			newForkchoiceErr: powchain.ErrInvalidPayloadStatus,
 			finalizedRoot:    bellatrixBlkRoot,
-			errString:        "could not notify forkchoice update from execution engine: payload status is INVALID",
+			errString:        ErrUndefinedExecutionEngineError.Error(),
 		},
 	}

@@ -229,7 +228,6 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload(t *testing.T) {

 	tests := []struct {
 		name           string
-		preState       state.BeaconState
 		postState      state.BeaconState
 		isValidPayload bool
 		blk            block.SignedBeaconBlock
@@ -239,26 +237,22 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:           "phase 0 post state",
 			postState:      phase0State,
-			preState:       phase0State,
 			isValidPayload: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "altair post state",
 			postState:      altairState,
-			preState:       altairState,
 			isValidPayload: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "nil beacon block",
 			postState:      bellatrixState,
-			preState:       bellatrixState,
 			errString:      "signed beacon block can't be nil",
 			isValidPayload: false,
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "new payload with optimistic block",
 			postState:      bellatrixState,
-			preState:       bellatrixState,
 			blk:            bellatrixBlk,
 			newPayloadErr:  powchain.ErrAcceptedSyncingPayloadStatus,
 			isValidPayload: false,
@@ -266,7 +260,6 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:           "new payload with invalid block",
 			postState:      bellatrixState,
-			preState:       bellatrixState,
 			blk:            bellatrixBlk,
 			newPayloadErr:  powchain.ErrInvalidPayloadStatus,
 			errString:      "could not validate an INVALID payload from execution engine",
@@ -275,14 +268,12 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:           "altair pre state, altair block",
 			postState:      bellatrixState,
-			preState:       altairState,
 			blk:            altairBlk,
 			isValidPayload: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "altair pre state, happy case",
 			postState: bellatrixState,
-			preState:  altairState,
 			blk: func() block.SignedBeaconBlock {
 				blk := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{
 					Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
@@ -299,18 +290,9 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 			}(),
 			isValidPayload: true,
 		},
-		{
-			name:           "could not get merge block",
-			postState:      bellatrixState,
-			preState:       bellatrixState,
-			blk:            bellatrixBlk,
-			errString:      "could not get merge block parent hash and total difficulty",
-			isValidPayload: false,
-		},
 		{
 			name:      "not at merge transition",
 			postState: bellatrixState,
-			preState:  bellatrixState,
 			blk: func() block.SignedBeaconBlock {
 				blk := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{
 					Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
@@ -334,18 +316,9 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 			}(),
 			isValidPayload: true,
 		},
-		{
-			name:           "could not get merge block",
-			postState:      bellatrixState,
-			preState:       bellatrixState,
-			blk:            bellatrixBlk,
-			errString:      "could not get merge block parent hash and total difficulty",
-			isValidPayload: false,
-		},
 		{
 			name:      "happy case",
 			postState: bellatrixState,
-			preState:  bellatrixState,
 			blk: func() block.SignedBeaconBlock {
 				blk := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{
 					Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
@@ -362,6 +335,26 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 			}(),
 			isValidPayload: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:      "undefined error from ee",
+			postState: bellatrixState,
+			blk: func() block.SignedBeaconBlock {
+				blk := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{
+					Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
+						Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBodyBellatrix{
+							ExecutionPayload: &v1.ExecutionPayload{
+								ParentHash: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'a'}, fieldparams.RootLength),
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				}
+				b, err := wrapper.WrappedSignedBeaconBlock(blk)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return b
+			}(),
+			newPayloadErr: ErrUndefinedExecutionEngineError,
+			errString:     ErrUndefinedExecutionEngineError.Error(),
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -375,16 +368,11 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 				TotalDifficulty: "0x1",
 			}
 			service.cfg.ExecutionEngineCaller = e
-			var payload *ethpb.ExecutionPayloadHeader
-			if tt.preState.Version() == version.Bellatrix {
-				payload, err = tt.preState.LatestExecutionPayloadHeader()
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-			}
 			root := [32]byte{'a'}
 			require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertOptimisticBlock(ctx, 0, root, root, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 0, 0))
 			postVersion, postHeader, err := getStateVersionAndPayload(tt.postState)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
-			isValidPayload, err := service.notifyNewPayload(ctx, tt.preState.Version(), postVersion, payload, postHeader, tt.blk)
+			isValidPayload, err := service.notifyNewPayload(ctx, postVersion, postHeader, tt.blk)
 			if tt.errString != "" {
 				require.ErrorContains(t, tt.errString, err)
 			} else {
@@ -431,11 +419,9 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload_SetOptimisticToValid(t *testing.T) {
 		TotalDifficulty: "0x1",
 	}
 	service.cfg.ExecutionEngineCaller = e
-	payload, err := bellatrixState.LatestExecutionPayloadHeader()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
 	postVersion, postHeader, err := getStateVersionAndPayload(bellatrixState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	validated, err := service.notifyNewPayload(ctx, bellatrixState.Version(), postVersion, payload, postHeader, bellatrixBlk)
+	validated, err := service.notifyNewPayload(ctx, postVersion, postHeader, bellatrixBlk)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, true, validated)
 }
@@ -469,7 +455,7 @@ func Test_IsOptimisticCandidateBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		name      string
 		blk       block.BeaconBlock
 		justified block.SignedBeaconBlock
-		want      bool
+		err       error
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "deep block",
@@ -489,7 +475,7 @@ func Test_IsOptimisticCandidateBlock(t *testing.T) {
 				require.NoError(tt, err)
 				return wr
 			}(t),
-			want: true,
+			err: nil,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "shallow block, Altair justified chkpt",
@@ -509,7 +495,7 @@ func Test_IsOptimisticCandidateBlock(t *testing.T) {
 				require.NoError(tt, err)
 				return wr
 			}(t),
-			want: false,
+			err: errNotOptimisticCandidate,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "shallow block, Bellatrix justified chkpt without execution",
@@ -529,7 +515,7 @@ func Test_IsOptimisticCandidateBlock(t *testing.T) {
 				require.NoError(tt, err)
 				return wr
 			}(t),
-			want: false,
+			err: errNotOptimisticCandidate,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -543,9 +529,8 @@ func Test_IsOptimisticCandidateBlock(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 		require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, wrappedParentBlock))

-		candidate, err := service.optimisticCandidateBlock(ctx, tt.blk)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, tt.want, candidate, tt.name)
+		err = service.optimisticCandidateBlock(ctx, tt.blk)
+		require.Equal(t, tt.err, err)
 	}
 }

@@ -593,9 +578,8 @@ func Test_IsOptimisticShallowExecutionParent(t *testing.T) {
 	wrappedChild, err := wrapper.WrappedSignedBeaconBlock(childBlock)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, wrappedChild))
-	candidate, err := service.optimisticCandidateBlock(ctx, wrappedChild.Block())
+	err = service.optimisticCandidateBlock(ctx, wrappedChild.Block())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, true, candidate)
 }

 func Test_GetPayloadAttribute(t *testing.T) {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/features"
 	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/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpbv1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/eth/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head_sync_committee_info.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head_sync_committee_info.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/async"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"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"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head_sync_committee_info_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head_sync_committee_info_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	dbtest "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	"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/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head_test.go
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	mock "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	doublylinkedtree "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/stategen"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/features"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	ethpbv1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/eth/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/wrapper"
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/init_sync_process_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/init_sync_process_block.go
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 package blockchain

 import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
 )

+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 block.SignedBeaconBlock) {
 	s.initSyncBlocksLock.Lock()
@@ -20,13 +26,33 @@ func (s *Service) hasInitSyncBlock(r [32]byte) bool {
 	return ok
 }

-// This retrieves a beacon block from the initial sync blocks cache using the root of
-// the block.
-func (s *Service) getInitSyncBlock(r [32]byte) block.SignedBeaconBlock {
+// Returns true if a block for root `r` exists in the initial sync blocks cache or the DB.
+func (s *Service) hasBlockInInitSyncOrDB(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte) bool {
+	if s.hasInitSyncBlock(r) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return s.cfg.BeaconDB.HasBlock(ctx, r)
+}
+
+// Returns block for a given root `r` from either the initial sync blocks cache or the DB.
+// Error is returned if the block is not found in either cache or DB.
+func (s *Service) getBlock(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte) (block.SignedBeaconBlock, error) {
 	s.initSyncBlocksLock.RLock()
-	defer s.initSyncBlocksLock.RUnlock()
-	b := s.initSyncBlocks[r]
-	return b
+
+	// Check cache first because it's faster.
+	b, ok := s.initSyncBlocks[r]
+	s.initSyncBlocksLock.RUnlock()
+	var err error
+	if !ok {
+		b, err = s.cfg.BeaconDB.Block(ctx, r)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not retrieve block from db")
+		}
+	}
+	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
+		return nil, errBlockNotFoundInCacheOrDB
+	}
+	return b, nil
 }

 // This retrieves all the beacon blocks from the initial sync blocks cache, the returned
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/init_sync_process_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/init_sync_process_block_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package blockchain
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/wrapper"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
+)
+
+func TestService_getBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	s := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
+	b1 := util.NewBeaconBlock()
+	r1, err := b1.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	b2 := util.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b2.Block.Slot = 100
+	r2, err := b2.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// block not found
+	_, err = s.getBlock(ctx, [32]byte{})
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, errBlockNotFoundInCacheOrDB)
+
+	// block in cache
+	b, err := wrapper.WrappedSignedBeaconBlock(b1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	s.saveInitSyncBlock(r1, b)
+	got, err := s.getBlock(ctx, r1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.DeepEqual(t, b, got)
+
+	// block in db
+	b, err = wrapper.WrappedSignedBeaconBlock(b2)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, s.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, b))
+	got, err = s.getBlock(ctx, r2)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.DeepEqual(t, b, got)
+}
+
+func TestService_hasBlockInInitSyncOrDB(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	s := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
+	b1 := util.NewBeaconBlock()
+	r1, err := b1.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	b2 := util.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b2.Block.Slot = 100
+	r2, err := b2.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// block not found
+	require.Equal(t, false, s.hasBlockInInitSyncOrDB(ctx, [32]byte{}))
+
+	// block in cache
+	b, err := wrapper.WrappedSignedBeaconBlock(b1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	s.saveInitSyncBlock(r1, b)
+	require.Equal(t, true, s.hasBlockInInitSyncOrDB(ctx, r1))
+
+	// block in db
+	b, err = wrapper.WrappedSignedBeaconBlock(b2)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, s.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, b))
+	require.Equal(t, true, s.hasBlockInInitSyncOrDB(ctx, r2))
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute"
 	"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/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/new_slot.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/new_slot.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )

--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/new_slot_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/new_slot_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain/store"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray"
 	"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/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/pow_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/pow_block.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	enginev1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/engine/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_helpers.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_helpers.go
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"strconv"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"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/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
@@ -76,15 +76,10 @@ func verifyAttTargetEpoch(_ context.Context, genesisTime, nowTime uint64, c *eth
 // verifyBeaconBlock verifies beacon head block is known and not from the future.
 func (s *Service) verifyBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, data *ethpb.AttestationData) error {
 	r := bytesutil.ToBytes32(data.BeaconBlockRoot)
-	b, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.Block(ctx, r)
+	b, err := s.getBlock(ctx, r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// If the block does not exist in db, check again if block exists in initial sync block cache.
-	// This could happen as the node first syncs to head.
-	if (b == nil || b.IsNil()) && s.hasInitSyncBlock(r) {
-		b = s.getInitSyncBlock(r)
-	}
 	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/transition"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	doublylinkedtree "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree"
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/stategen"
 	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/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/wrapper"
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ func TestVerifyBeaconBlock_NoBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	d := util.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{})
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, "signed beacon block can't be nil", service.verifyBeaconBlock(ctx, d))
+	require.Equal(t, errBlockNotFoundInCacheOrDB, service.verifyBeaconBlock(ctx, d))
 }

 func TestVerifyBeaconBlock_futureBlock(t *testing.T) {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
@@ -113,17 +113,13 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed block.SignedBeaconBlock, b
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	isValidPayload, err := s.notifyNewPayload(ctx, preStateVersion, postStateVersion, preStateHeader, postStateHeader, signed)
+	isValidPayload, err := s.notifyNewPayload(ctx, postStateVersion, postStateHeader, signed)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify new payload")
 	}
-	if !isValidPayload {
-		candidate, err := s.optimisticCandidateBlock(ctx, b)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not check if block is optimistic candidate")
-		}
-		if !candidate {
-			return errNotOptimisticCandidate
+	if isValidPayload {
+		if err := s.validateMergeTransitionBlock(ctx, preStateVersion, preStateHeader, signed); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 	}

@@ -407,21 +403,15 @@ func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []block.SignedBeaconBlo
 	// blocks have been verified, add them to forkchoice and call the engine
 	for i, b := range blks {
 		isValidPayload, err := s.notifyNewPayload(ctx,
-			preVersionAndHeaders[i].version,
 			postVersionAndHeaders[i].version,
-			preVersionAndHeaders[i].header,
 			postVersionAndHeaders[i].header, b)
-
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
-		if !isValidPayload {
-			candidate, err := s.optimisticCandidateBlock(ctx, b.Block())
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not check if block is optimistic candidate")
-			}
-			if !candidate {
-				return nil, nil, errNotOptimisticCandidate
+		if isValidPayload {
+			if err := s.validateMergeTransitionBlock(ctx, preVersionAndHeaders[i].version,
+				preVersionAndHeaders[i].header, b); err != nil {
+				return nil, nil, err
 			}
 		}

@@ -642,3 +632,36 @@ func (s *Service) pruneCanonicalAttsFromPool(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte, b
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// validateMergeTransitionBlock validates the merge transition block.
+func (s *Service) validateMergeTransitionBlock(ctx context.Context, stateVersion int, stateHeader *ethpb.ExecutionPayloadHeader, blk block.SignedBeaconBlock) error {
+	// Skip validation if block is older than Bellatrix.
+	if blocks.IsPreBellatrixVersion(blk.Block().Version()) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Skip validation if block has an empty payload.
+	payload, err := blk.Block().Body().ExecutionPayload()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if blocks.IsEmptyPayload(payload) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Handle case where pre-state is Altair but block contains payload.
+	// To reach here, the block must have contained a valid payload.
+	if blocks.IsPreBellatrixVersion(stateVersion) {
+		return s.validateMergeBlock(ctx, blk)
+	}
+
+	// Skip validation if the block is not a merge transition block.
+	atTransition, err := blocks.IsMergeTransitionBlockUsingPreStatePayloadHeader(stateHeader, blk.Block().Body())
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not check if merge block is terminal")
+	}
+	if !atTransition {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return s.validateMergeBlock(ctx, blk)
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_helpers.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_helpers.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"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/encoding/bytesutil"
 	mathutil "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/math"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/monitoring/tracing"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (s *Service) verifyBlkPreState(ctx context.Context, b block.BeaconBlock) er
 		return errors.New("could not reconstruct parent state")
 	}

-	if err := s.VerifyBlkDescendant(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(b.ParentRoot())); err != nil {
+	if err := s.VerifyFinalizedBlkDescendant(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(b.ParentRoot())); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ func (s *Service) verifyBlkPreState(ctx context.Context, b block.BeaconBlock) er
 	return nil
 }

-// VerifyBlkDescendant validates input block root is a descendant of the
+// VerifyFinalizedBlkDescendant validates if input block root is a descendant of the
 // current finalized block root.
-func (s *Service) VerifyBlkDescendant(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.VerifyBlkDescendant")
+func (s *Service) VerifyFinalizedBlkDescendant(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) error {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.VerifyFinalizedBlkDescendant")
 	defer span.End()
 	finalized := s.store.FinalizedCheckpt()
 	if finalized == nil {
@@ -317,17 +317,9 @@ func (s *Service) ancestorByDB(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte, slot types.Slot)
 		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	}

-	signed, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.Block(ctx, r)
+	signed, err := s.getBlock(ctx, r)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get ancestor block")
-	}
-
-	if s.hasInitSyncBlock(r) {
-		signed = s.getInitSyncBlock(r)
-	}
-
-	if signed == nil || signed.IsNil() || signed.Block().IsNil() {
-		return nil, errors.New("nil block")
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	b := signed.Block()
 	if b.Slot() == slot || b.Slot() < slot {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	mock "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/transition"
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@ import (
 	doublylinkedtree "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray"
 	forkchoicetypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/types"
+	mockPOW "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/powchain/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/stategen"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/features"
 	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/encoding/bytesutil"
+	enginev1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/engine/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/wrapper"
@@ -1340,7 +1343,7 @@ func TestVerifyBlkDescendant(t *testing.T) {
 		service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		service.store.SetFinalizedCheckpt(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: tt.args.finalizedRoot[:]})
-		err = service.VerifyBlkDescendant(ctx, tt.args.parentRoot)
+		err = service.VerifyFinalizedBlkDescendant(ctx, tt.args.parentRoot)
 		if tt.wantedErr != "" {
 			assert.ErrorContains(t, tt.wantedErr, err)
 		} else if err != nil {
@@ -1692,3 +1695,136 @@ func Test_getStateVersionAndPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_validateMergeTransitionBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
+	cfg.TerminalTotalDifficulty = "2"
+	cfg.TerminalBlockHash = params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash
+	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(cfg)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	fcs := protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'a'})
+	opts := []Option{
+		WithDatabase(beaconDB),
+		WithStateGen(stategen.New(beaconDB)),
+		WithForkChoiceStore(fcs),
+		WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()),
+	}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		stateVersion int
+		header       *ethpb.ExecutionPayloadHeader
+		payload      *enginev1.ExecutionPayload
+		errString    string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "state older than Bellatrix, nil payload",
+			stateVersion: 1,
+			payload:      nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "state older than Bellatrix, empty payload",
+			stateVersion: 1,
+			payload: &enginev1.ExecutionPayload{
+				ParentHash:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				FeeRecipient:  make([]byte, fieldparams.FeeRecipientLength),
+				StateRoot:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				ReceiptsRoot:  make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				LogsBloom:     make([]byte, fieldparams.LogsBloomLength),
+				PrevRandao:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				BaseFeePerGas: make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				BlockHash:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "state older than Bellatrix, non empty payload",
+			stateVersion: 1,
+			payload: &enginev1.ExecutionPayload{
+				ParentHash: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'a'}, fieldparams.RootLength),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "state is Bellatrix, nil payload",
+			stateVersion: 2,
+			payload:      nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "state is Bellatrix, empty payload",
+			stateVersion: 2,
+			payload: &enginev1.ExecutionPayload{
+				ParentHash:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				FeeRecipient:  make([]byte, fieldparams.FeeRecipientLength),
+				StateRoot:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				ReceiptsRoot:  make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				LogsBloom:     make([]byte, fieldparams.LogsBloomLength),
+				PrevRandao:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				BaseFeePerGas: make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				BlockHash:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "state is Bellatrix, non empty payload, empty header",
+			stateVersion: 2,
+			payload: &enginev1.ExecutionPayload{
+				ParentHash: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'a'}, fieldparams.RootLength),
+			},
+			header: &ethpb.ExecutionPayloadHeader{
+				ParentHash:       make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				FeeRecipient:     make([]byte, fieldparams.FeeRecipientLength),
+				StateRoot:        make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				ReceiptsRoot:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				LogsBloom:        make([]byte, fieldparams.LogsBloomLength),
+				PrevRandao:       make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				BaseFeePerGas:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				BlockHash:        make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				TransactionsRoot: make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "state is Bellatrix, non empty payload, non empty header",
+			stateVersion: 2,
+			payload: &enginev1.ExecutionPayload{
+				ParentHash: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'a'}, fieldparams.RootLength),
+			},
+			header: &ethpb.ExecutionPayloadHeader{
+				BlockNumber: 1,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "state is Bellatrix, non empty payload, nil header",
+			stateVersion: 2,
+			payload: &enginev1.ExecutionPayload{
+				ParentHash: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'a'}, fieldparams.RootLength),
+			},
+			errString: "nil header or block body",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			e := &mockPOW.EngineClient{BlockByHashMap: map[[32]byte]*enginev1.ExecutionBlock{}}
+			e.BlockByHashMap[[32]byte{'a'}] = &enginev1.ExecutionBlock{
+				ParentHash:      bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'b'}, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				TotalDifficulty: "0x2",
+			}
+			e.BlockByHashMap[[32]byte{'b'}] = &enginev1.ExecutionBlock{
+				ParentHash:      bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'3'}, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				TotalDifficulty: "0x1",
+			}
+			service.cfg.ExecutionEngineCaller = e
+			b := util.HydrateSignedBeaconBlockBellatrix(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{})
+			b.Block.Body.ExecutionPayload = tt.payload
+			blk, err := wrapper.WrappedSignedBeaconBlock(b)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			err = service.validateMergeTransitionBlock(ctx, tt.stateVersion, tt.header, blk)
+			if tt.errString != "" {
+				require.ErrorContains(t, tt.errString, err)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go
@@ -28,27 +28,10 @@ type AttestationStateFetcher interface {
 // AttestationReceiver interface defines the methods of chain service receive and processing new attestations.
 type AttestationReceiver interface {
 	AttestationStateFetcher
-	ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) error
 	VerifyLmdFfgConsistency(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) error
 	VerifyFinalizedConsistency(ctx context.Context, root []byte) error
 }

-// ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub is a function that defines the operations that are performed on
-// attestation that is received from regular sync. The operations consist of:
-//  1. Validate attestation, update validator's latest vote
-//  2. Apply fork choice to the processed attestation
-//  3. Save latest head info
-func (s *Service) ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "beacon-chain.blockchain.ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub")
-	defer span.End()
-
-	if err := s.OnAttestation(ctx, att); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not process attestation")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // AttestationTargetState returns the pre state of attestation.
 func (s *Service) AttestationTargetState(ctx context.Context, target *ethpb.Checkpoint) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	ss, err := slots.EpochStart(target.Epoch)
@@ -177,14 +160,25 @@ func (s *Service) notifyEngineIfChangedHead(ctx context.Context, newHeadRoot [32
 	if s.headRoot() == newHeadRoot {
 		return
 	}
+	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+		"oldHeadRoot": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", s.headRoot()),
+		"newHeadRoot": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", newHeadRoot),
+	}).Debug("Head changed due to attestations")
+
+	if !s.hasBlockInInitSyncOrDB(ctx, newHeadRoot) {
+		log.Debug("New head does not exist in DB. Do nothing")
+		return // We don't have the block, don't notify the engine and update head.
+	}
+
 	finalized := s.store.FinalizedCheckpt()
 	if finalized == nil {
 		log.WithError(errNilFinalizedInStore).Error("could not get finalized checkpoint")
 		return
 	}
-	newHeadBlock, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.Block(ctx, newHeadRoot)
+
+	newHeadBlock, err := s.getBlock(ctx, newHeadRoot)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get block from db")
+		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get new head block")
 		return
 	}
 	headState, err := s.cfg.StateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, newHeadRoot)
@@ -232,7 +226,7 @@ func (s *Service) processAttestations(ctx context.Context) {
 			continue
 		}

-		if err := s.ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(ctx, a); err != nil {
+		if err := s.receiveAttestationNoPubsub(ctx, a); err != nil {
 			log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 				"slot":             a.Data.Slot,
 				"committeeIndex":   a.Data.CommitteeIndex,
@@ -243,3 +237,19 @@ func (s *Service) processAttestations(ctx context.Context) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// receiveAttestationNoPubsub is a function that defines the operations that are performed on
+// attestation that is received from regular sync. The operations consist of:
+//  1. Validate attestation, update validator's latest vote
+//  2. Apply fork choice to the processed attestation
+//  3. Save latest head info
+func (s *Service) receiveAttestationNoPubsub(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) error {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "beacon-chain.blockchain.receiveAttestationNoPubsub")
+	defer span.End()
+
+	if err := s.OnAttestation(ctx, att); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not process attestation")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation_test.go
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/transition"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/operations/attestations"
 	"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/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/wrapper"
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ func TestNotifyEngineIfChangedHead(t *testing.T) {
 	finalizedErr := "could not get finalized checkpoint"
 	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, finalizedErr)
 	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, hookErr)
+	gb, err := wrapper.WrappedSignedBeaconBlock(util.NewBeaconBlock())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.saveInitSyncBlock([32]byte{'a'}, gb)
 	service.notifyEngineIfChangedHead(ctx, [32]byte{'a'})
 	require.LogsContain(t, hook, finalizedErr)

@@ -149,13 +152,14 @@ func TestNotifyEngineIfChangedHead(t *testing.T) {
 		block: nil, /* should not panic if notify head uses correct head */
 	}

+	// Block in Cache
 	b := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b.Block.Slot = 2
 	wsb, err := wrapper.WrappedSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, wsb))
 	r1, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.saveInitSyncBlock(r1, wsb)
 	finalized := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: r1[:], Epoch: 0}
 	st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)
 	service.head = &head{
@@ -169,6 +173,28 @@ func TestNotifyEngineIfChangedHead(t *testing.T) {
 	service.notifyEngineIfChangedHead(ctx, r1)
 	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, finalizedErr)
 	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, hookErr)
+
+	// Block in DB
+	b = util.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b.Block.Slot = 3
+	wsb, err = wrapper.WrappedSignedBeaconBlock(b)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, wsb))
+	r1, err = b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	finalized = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: r1[:], Epoch: 0}
+	st, _ = util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)
+	service.head = &head{
+		slot:  1,
+		root:  r1,
+		block: wsb,
+		state: st,
+	}
+	service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(2, 1, [8]byte{1})
+	service.store.SetFinalizedCheckpt(finalized)
+	service.notifyEngineIfChangedHead(ctx, r1)
+	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, finalizedErr)
+	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, hookErr)
 	vId, payloadID, has := service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.GetProposerPayloadIDs(2)
 	require.Equal(t, true, has)
 	require.Equal(t, types.ValidatorIndex(1), vId)
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"context"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/monitoring/tracing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 // This defines how many epochs since finality the run time will begin to save hot state on to the DB.
 var epochsSinceFinalitySaveHotStateDB = types.Epoch(100)

-// BlockReceiver interface defines the methods of chain service receive and processing new blocks.
+// BlockReceiver interface defines the methods of chain service for receiving and processing new blocks.
 type BlockReceiver interface {
 	ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block block.SignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) error
 	ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []block.SignedBeaconBlock, blkRoots [][32]byte) error
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	blockchainTesting "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray"
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/operations/voluntaryexits"
 	"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/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/async/event"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain/store"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/cmd/beacon-chain/flags"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/features"
 	"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/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
@@ -50,14 +50,13 @@ const headSyncMinEpochsAfterCheckpoint = 128
 // Service represents a service that handles the internal
 // logic of managing the full PoS beacon chain.
 type Service struct {
-	cfg         *config
-	ctx         context.Context
-	cancel      context.CancelFunc
-	genesisTime time.Time
-	head        *head
-	headLock    sync.RWMutex
-	// originBlockRoot is the genesis root, or weak subjectivity checkpoint root, depending on how the node is initialized
-	originBlockRoot       [32]byte
+	cfg                   *config
+	ctx                   context.Context
+	cancel                context.CancelFunc
+	genesisTime           time.Time
+	head                  *head
+	headLock              sync.RWMutex
+	originBlockRoot       [32]byte // genesis root, or weak subjectivity checkpoint root, depending on how the node is initialized
 	nextEpochBoundarySlot types.Slot
 	boundaryRoots         [][32]byte
 	checkpointStateCache  *cache.CheckpointStateCache
@@ -160,11 +159,12 @@ func (s *Service) Status() error {
 		return errors.New("genesis state has not been created")
 	}
 	if runtime.NumGoroutine() > s.cfg.MaxRoutines {
-		return fmt.Errorf("too many goroutines %d", runtime.NumGoroutine())
+		return fmt.Errorf("too many goroutines (%d)", runtime.NumGoroutine())
 	}
 	return nil
 }

+// StartFromSavedState initializes the blockchain using a previously saved finalized checkpoint.
 func (s *Service) StartFromSavedState(saved state.BeaconState) error {
 	log.Info("Blockchain data already exists in DB, initializing...")
 	s.genesisTime = time.Unix(int64(saved.GenesisTime()), 0) // lint:ignore uintcast -- Genesis time will not exceed int64 in your lifetime.
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ func (s *Service) StartFromSavedState(saved state.BeaconState) error {
 	}
 	s.store = store.New(justified, finalized)

-	var f f.ForkChoicer
+	var forkChoicer f.ForkChoicer
 	fRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(finalized.Root)
 	if features.Get().EnableForkChoiceDoublyLinkedTree {
-		f = doublylinkedtree.New(justified.Epoch, finalized.Epoch)
+		forkChoicer = doublylinkedtree.New(justified.Epoch, finalized.Epoch)
 	} else {
-		f = protoarray.New(justified.Epoch, finalized.Epoch, fRoot)
+		forkChoicer = protoarray.New(justified.Epoch, finalized.Epoch, fRoot)
 	}
-	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = f
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = forkChoicer
 	fb, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.Block(s.ctx, s.ensureRootNotZeros(fRoot))
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get finalized checkpoint block")
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func (s *Service) StartFromSavedState(saved state.BeaconState) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get execution payload hash")
 	}
 	fSlot := fb.Block().Slot()
-	if err := f.InsertOptimisticBlock(s.ctx, fSlot, fRoot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash,
+	if err := forkChoicer.InsertOptimisticBlock(s.ctx, fSlot, fRoot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash,
 		payloadHash, justified.Epoch, finalized.Epoch); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not insert finalized block to forkchoice")
 	}
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (s *Service) StartFromSavedState(saved state.BeaconState) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get last validated checkpoint")
 	}
 	if bytes.Equal(finalized.Root, lastValidatedCheckpoint.Root) {
-		if err := f.SetOptimisticToValid(s.ctx, fRoot); err != nil {
+		if err := forkChoicer.SetOptimisticToValid(s.ctx, fRoot); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not set finalized block as validated")
 		}
 	}
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ func (s *Service) originRootFromSavedState(ctx context.Context) ([32]byte, error
 	return genesisBlkRoot, nil
 }

-// initializeHeadFromDB uses the finalized checkpoint and head block found in the database to set the current head
-// note that this may block until stategen replays blocks between the finalized and head blocks
-// if the head sync flag was specified and the gap between the finalized and head blocks is at least 128 epochs long
+// initializeHeadFromDB uses the finalized checkpoint and head block found in the database to set the current head.
+// Note that this may block until stategen replays blocks between the finalized and head blocks
+// if the head sync flag was specified and the gap between the finalized and head blocks is at least 128 epochs long.
 func (s *Service) initializeHeadFromDB(ctx context.Context) error {
 	finalized, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.FinalizedCheckpoint(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/state_balance_cache_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/state_balance_cache_test.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	v2 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v2"
+	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/require"
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/store/new.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/store/new.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 )

+// New creates a store object.
 func New(justifiedCheckpt *ethpb.Checkpoint, finalizedCheckpt *ethpb.Checkpoint) *Store {
 	return &Store{
 		justifiedCheckpt:     justifiedCheckpt,
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/BUILD.bazel
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
    ],
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/async/event"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed"
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	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/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
@@ -301,11 +301,6 @@ func (_ *ChainService) ReceiveAttestation(_ context.Context, _ *ethpb.Attestatio
 	return nil
 }

-// ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub mocks ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub method in chain service.
-func (_ *ChainService) ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(context.Context, *ethpb.Attestation) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 // AttestationTargetState mocks AttestationTargetState method in chain service.
 func (s *ChainService) AttestationTargetState(_ context.Context, _ *ethpb.Checkpoint) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	return s.State, nil
@@ -319,11 +314,6 @@ func (s *ChainService) HeadValidatorsIndices(ctx context.Context, epoch types.Ep
 	return helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(ctx, s.State, epoch)
 }

-// HeadSeed mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (s *ChainService) HeadSeed(_ context.Context, epoch types.Epoch) ([32]byte, error) {
-	return helpers.Seed(s.State, epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
-}
-
 // HeadETH1Data provides the current ETH1Data of the head state.
 func (s *ChainService) HeadETH1Data() *ethpb.Eth1Data {
 	return s.ETH1Data
@@ -381,7 +371,7 @@ func (_ *ChainService) HeadGenesisValidatorsRoot() [32]byte {
 }

 // VerifyBlkDescendant mocks VerifyBlkDescendant and always returns nil.
-func (s *ChainService) VerifyBlkDescendant(_ context.Context, _ [32]byte) error {
+func (s *ChainService) VerifyFinalizedBlkDescendant(_ context.Context, _ [32]byte) error {
 	return s.VerifyBlkDescendantErr
 }

--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/weak_subjectivity_checks.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/weak_subjectivity_checks.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/filters"
 	"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/time/slots"
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ type WeakSubjectivityVerifier struct {

 // NewWeakSubjectivityVerifier validates a checkpoint, and if valid, uses it to initialize a weak subjectivity verifier
 func NewWeakSubjectivityVerifier(wsc *ethpb.Checkpoint, db weakSubjectivityDB) (*WeakSubjectivityVerifier, error) {
-	// TODO(7342): Weak subjectivity checks are currently optional. When we require the flag to be specified
-	// per 7342, a nil checkpoint, zero-root or zero-epoch should all fail validation
-	// and return an error instead of creating a WeakSubjectivityVerifier that permits any chain history.
 	if wsc == nil || len(wsc.Root) == 0 || wsc.Epoch == 0 {
 		log.Warn("No valid weak subjectivity checkpoint specified, running without weak subjectivity verification")
 		return &WeakSubjectivityVerifier{
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/weak_subjectivity_checks_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/weak_subjectivity_checks_test.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain/store"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/fieldparams"
+	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/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/wrapper"
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/BUILD.bazel
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//cache/lru:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//container/slice:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/hash:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/rand:go_default_library",
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ go_library(
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus/promauto:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@io_k8s_client_go//tools/cache:go_default_library",
        "@io_opencensus_go//trace:go_default_library",
    ],
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ go_test(
        "//beacon-chain/state/v3:go_default_library",
        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "//testing/assert:go_default_library",
        "//testing/require:go_default_library",
        "//testing/util:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_google_gofuzz//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@org_golang_google_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
    ],
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/active_balance.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/active_balance.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
-	ethTypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	lruwrpr "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/cache/lru"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	ethTypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 )

 const (
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/active_balance_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/active_balance_test.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	state "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	"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"
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/checkpoint_state_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/checkpoint_state_test.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package cache
 import (
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	"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"
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/committee.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/committee.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import (
 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	lruwrpr "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/cache/lru"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/container/slice"
 	mathutil "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/math"
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/committee_disabled.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/committee_disabled.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package cache
 import (
 	"context"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 )

 // FakeCommitteeCache is a struct with 1 queue for looking up shuffled indices list by seed.
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/committee_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/committee_test.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/committees.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/committees.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package cache
 import (
 	"errors"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 )

 // ErrNotCommittee will be returned when a cache object is not a pointer to
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/payload_id.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/payload_id.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package cache
 import (
 	"sync"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 )

--- a/beacon-chain/cache/payload_id_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/payload_id_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package cache
 import (
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
 )

--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 )

--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_disabled.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_disabled.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // This file is used in fuzzer builds to bypass proposer indices caches.
 package cache

-import types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+import types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"

 // FakeProposerIndicesCache is a struct with 1 queue for looking up proposer indices by root.
 type FakeProposerIndicesCache struct {
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_type.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_type.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package cache
 import (
 	"errors"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 )

 // ErrNotProposerIndices will be returned when a cache object is not a pointer to
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (

 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
 	"github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	lruwrpr "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/cache/lru"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/container/slice"
 )

--- a/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids_test.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package cache
 import (
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/fieldparams"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/sync_committee.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/sync_committee.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (

 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/sync_committee_disabled.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/sync_committee_disabled.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 package cache

 import (
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 )

 // FakeSyncCommitteeCache is a fake `SyncCommitteeCache` to satisfy fuzzing.
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/sync_committee_head_state.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/sync_committee_head_state.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"

 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	lruwrpr "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/cache/lru"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/runtime/version"
 )

--- a/beacon-chain/cache/sync_committee_head_state_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/sync_committee_head_state_test.go
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ package cache
 import (
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	v2 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v2"
 	v3 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v3"
 	"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"
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/sync_committee_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/sync_committee_test.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package cache_test
 import (
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/sync_subnet_ids.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/sync_subnet_ids.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/container/slice"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/rand"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/BUILD.bazel
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/state/v2:go_default_library",
        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/bls:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/hash:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ go_library(
        "//runtime/version:go_default_library",
        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
        "@io_opencensus_go//trace:go_default_library",
    ],
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ go_test(
        "//beacon-chain/state/v3:go_default_library",
        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//container/trie:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/bls:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
@@ -88,7 +89,6 @@ go_test(
        "//time:go_default_library",
        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_google_gofuzz//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_bitfield//:go_default_library",
        "@org_golang_google_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
    ],
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/attestation.go
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"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"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/attestation_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	fuzz "github.com/google/gofuzz"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	stateAltair "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v2"
 	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/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/math"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/block.go
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	p2pType "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/p2p/types"
 	"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/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/block_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	p2pType "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/p2p/types"
 	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/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_precompute_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_precompute_test.go
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	stateAltair "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v2"
 	v3 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v3"
 	"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/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_spec_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_spec_test.go
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	stateAltair "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v2"
 	"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"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/reward.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/reward.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package altair

 import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"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/math"
 )

--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/reward_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/reward_test.go
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	"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/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/sync_committee.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/sync_committee.go
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	coreTime "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	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/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/hash"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/sync_committee_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/sync_committee_test.go
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	stateAltair "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v2"
 	v2 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v2"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/upgrade_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"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/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/BUILD.bazel
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//container/slice:go_default_library",
        "//container/trie:go_default_library",
        "//contracts/deposit:go_default_library",
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ go_library(
        "//runtime/version:go_default_library",
        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
        "@io_opencensus_go//trace:go_default_library",
        "@org_golang_google_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ go_test(
        "//beacon-chain/state/v1:go_default_library",
        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//container/trie:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/bls:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
@@ -106,7 +107,6 @@ go_test(
        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_google_gofuzz//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_bitfield//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
        "@org_golang_google_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation.go
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"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/crypto/bls"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	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/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attester_slashing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attester_slashing.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"sort"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"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/container/slice"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attester_slashing_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attester_slashing_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	v "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/validators"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations_fuzz_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations_fuzz_test.go
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	fuzz "github.com/google/gofuzz"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	v "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/validators"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/fieldparams"
 	"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/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_regression_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_regression_test.go
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	v "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/validators"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/deposit_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/deposit_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	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/container/trie"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/eth1_data_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/eth1_data_test.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	"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/runtime/version"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit.go
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	v "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/validators"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"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/time/slots"
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit_test.go
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/header.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/header.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"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/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/payload.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/payload.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func IsExecutionBlock(body block.BeaconBlockBody) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	default:
 	}
-	return !isEmptyPayload(payload), nil
+	return !IsEmptyPayload(payload), nil
 }

 // IsExecutionEnabled returns true if the beacon chain can begin executing.
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func PayloadToHeader(payload *enginev1.ExecutionPayload) (*ethpb.ExecutionPayloa
 	}, nil
 }

-func isEmptyPayload(p *enginev1.ExecutionPayload) bool {
+func IsEmptyPayload(p *enginev1.ExecutionPayload) bool {
 	if p == nil {
 		return true
 	}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing.go
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"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/runtime/version"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	v "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/validators"
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	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/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/randao_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/randao_test.go
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"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/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/signature.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/signature.go
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	"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/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/network/forks"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/core/validators:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//math:go_default_library",
        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
    ],
 )

@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ go_test(
        "//beacon-chain/state/v1:go_default_library",
        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "//testing/assert:go_default_library",
        "//testing/require:go_default_library",
        "//testing/util:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_google_gofuzz//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_bitfield//:go_default_library",
        "@org_golang_google_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
    ],
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"sort"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/validators"
 	"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/math"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/fieldparams"
 	"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/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/BUILD.bazel
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//math:go_default_library",
        "//monitoring/tracing:go_default_library",
        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ go_library(
        "//runtime/version:go_default_library",
        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@io_opencensus_go//trace:go_default_library",
    ],
 )
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ go_test(
        "//beacon-chain/state/v1:go_default_library",
        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//math:go_default_library",
        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation:go_default_library",
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ go_test(
        "//testing/require:go_default_library",
        "//testing/util:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_bitfield//:go_default_library",
        "@org_golang_google_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
    ],
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation.go
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"context"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"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"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/monitoring/tracing"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/justification_finalization_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/justification_finalization_test.go
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ package precompute_test
 import (
 	"testing"

-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/fieldparams"
 	"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/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/reward_penalty.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/reward_penalty.go
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ package precompute

 import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"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"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/math"
 )

--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/reward_penalty_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/reward_penalty_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	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/math"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/runtime/version"
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/slashing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/slashing.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package precompute

 import (
-	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"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"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/math"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/type.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/type.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package precompute

-import types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+import types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"

 // Validator stores the pre computation of individual validator's attesting records these records
 // consist of attestation votes, block inclusion record. Pre computing and storing such record
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Raul Jordan	06e0ee1677	Merge branch 'develop' into optimistic-sync-e2e	2022-05-02 14:31:41 +00:00
Potuz	f9113dfd06	Forkchoice use parent hash when removing invalid blocks (#10594 )	2022-05-02 06:53:22 -07:00
Raul Jordan	8a54ae89af	gaz	2022-05-02 00:26:23 -04:00
Raul Jordan	3248128e6c	use the engine API proxy middleware to simulate SYNCING responses and test optimistic sync in e2e	2022-05-02 00:22:56 -04:00
terencechain	0faf7ac01f	Debug log when new head is not in db (#10591 )	2022-04-29 14:26:39 -07:00
Preston Van Loon	9d2bdfe14d	p2p: Fix pubsub fuzz test (#10583 ) Co-authored-by: prylabs-bulldozer[bot] <58059840+prylabs-bulldozer[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2022-04-29 18:20:18 +00:00
Nishant Das	ad03938964	Fix Doppelganger Check (#10582 ) Co-authored-by: Preston Van Loon <preston@prysmaticlabs.com>	2022-04-29 17:19:43 +00:00
Raul Jordan	84916672c6	Remove Eth2-Types Dependency in Prysm (#10578 ) * replace eth2 types * replace protos * regen proto * replace * gaz * deps * amend * regen proto * mod * gaz * gaz * ensure build * ssz * add dep * no more eth2 types * no more eth2 * remg * all builds * buidl * tidy * clean * fmt * val serv * gaz Co-authored-by: Preston Van Loon <preston@prysmaticlabs.com>	2022-04-29 10:32:11 -04:00
Nishant Das	2f29bb64f6	Fallback To Rebuilding Deposit Tries (#10562 ) * fallback * fix it * make it clearer * terence's review Co-authored-by: terence tsao <terence@prysmaticlabs.com> Co-authored-by: prylabs-bulldozer[bot] <58059840+prylabs-bulldozer[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2022-04-29 09:33:59 +00:00
terencechain	156e40e886	Clean up optimistic candidate block usages (#10579 ) * Clean up optimistic candidate block usages * More clean ups * Update godoc comment Co-authored-by: prylabs-bulldozer[bot] <58059840+prylabs-bulldozer[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2022-04-29 08:43:51 +00:00
terencechain	b7a82d0fd1	Can retrieve cached initial sync block and db block (#10568 ) * Save cached initial sync blocks before getting head block * Add better abstraction to get block * Move unlock read to a better location * Feedbacks * Add head changed logging * Harder hasBlock requirement * Update beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go Co-authored-by: Preston Van Loon <preston@prysmaticlabs.com> * Update receive_attestation.go * Don't process head if the block is unknown * Use a helper method * Fix test Co-authored-by: Nishant Das <nishdas93@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Preston Van Loon <preston@prysmaticlabs.com> Co-authored-by: Raul Jordan <raul@prysmaticlabs.com>	2022-04-29 07:56:31 +00:00
Raul Jordan	61bfb77120	Max Epoch Helper from Eth2-Types (#10581 ) * max epoch helper from eth2 types * gaz * godoc * Update consensus-types/primitives/epoch_test.go Co-authored-by: Preston Van Loon <preston@prysmaticlabs.com>	2022-04-29 02:16:02 +00:00
Raul Jordan	7b03d901ee	Fix Nogo Lint Ignore for Go 1.18 (#10577 ) * builds * builds * fatal * edit	2022-04-28 18:10:43 +00:00
Raul Jordan	7a3df7642b	Update Prysm to Go 1.18 (#10576 ) * update go * Update rules_go patch * Update gazelle * begin building * qtls * gaz Co-authored-by: prestonvanloon <preston@prysmaticlabs.com>	2022-04-28 13:07:29 -04:00
Mike Neuder	231208c977	Refactor validator accounts list to remove cli context dependency (#10554 ) * accounts list cleanup * go.sum * go mod tidy -compat=1.17 * add comment back Co-authored-by: james-prysm <90280386+james-prysm@users.noreply.github.com>	2022-04-28 14:46:46 +00:00
Raul Jordan	001f719cc3	Move ETH2 Types Into Prysm (#10534 ) * move eth2 types into Prysm * bazel * lint * use existing math helpers * rem eth2-types dep Co-authored-by: james-prysm <90280386+james-prysm@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: prylabs-bulldozer[bot] <58059840+prylabs-bulldozer[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2022-04-28 13:57:40 +00:00
Nishant Das	58ad800553	Cleanup Discarded Connections Correctly (#10574 ) Co-authored-by: Raul Jordan <raul@prysmaticlabs.com>	2022-04-28 13:09:03 +00:00
Radosław Kapka	2060f876b1	Code cleanup in `blockchain` module (#10566 ) * Code cleanup in `blockchain` module * revert comment fix * remove test * forkchoice test fix Co-authored-by: prylabs-bulldozer[bot] <58059840+prylabs-bulldozer[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2022-04-28 11:34:25 +00:00
james-prysm	e226237590	Fee Recipient: improve logs (#10571 ) Co-authored-by: prylabs-bulldozer[bot] <58059840+prylabs-bulldozer[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2022-04-28 10:48:05 +00:00
Preston Van Loon	314ef8e1bd	Add support for blst modern builds on linux amd64 (#10567 ) Co-authored-by: Radosław Kapka <rkapka@wp.pl> Co-authored-by: prylabs-bulldozer[bot] <58059840+prylabs-bulldozer[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2022-04-28 10:02:02 +00:00
Nishant Das	a428664eb5	Fix Broken E2E Runs (#10572 ) * fix broken e2e * hack but works * make it super ugly * fix * fix again * revert it * dont make everything exclusive * gaz	2022-04-28 08:45:59 +00:00
Nishant Das	7c3d89b25f	Graduate Batch Gossip Verification Feature (#10553 ) * grad feat * fix stuck tests	2022-04-26 08:28:35 -04:00
Radosław Kapka	f4c004085b	Add lock around reading eth1data (#10557 ) * Add lock around reading eth1data * fix lock pattern * more locking * move lock inside loop Co-authored-by: Nishant Das <nishdas93@gmail.com>	2022-04-26 06:19:14 +00:00
terence tsao	c0e207eb47	Add proposer index and graffiti to received block log (#10564 ) Co-authored-by: Radosław Kapka <rkapka@wp.pl>	2022-04-25 20:51:10 +00:00
terence tsao	7003d97061	Don't mark block as bad with unknown ee error (#10556 ) * Don't mark block as bad with unknown ee error * Some tests * Comments * Comments	2022-04-25 18:41:35 +00:00
Radosław Kapka	957d853a2f	Blinded block APIs (#10331 )	2022-04-25 17:42:58 +02:00
james-prysm	29695d8906	Fee Recipient: API/logs run only after bellatrix (#10543 ) * initial commit * unit test * Update validator/client/validator.go Co-authored-by: terence tsao <terence@prysmaticlabs.com> * updating check based on review comments * adjusting how logs are used * adding in git add . Co-authored-by: terence tsao <terence@prysmaticlabs.com>	2022-04-25 13:34:20 +00:00
Nishant Das	a8ba5e7dd8	Disable Transaction Evaluator (#10563 ) Co-authored-by: prylabs-bulldozer[bot] <58059840+prylabs-bulldozer[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2022-04-25 10:13:11 +00:00
Nishant Das	0ad190c1fb	Graduate Balance Trie Feature (#10552 )	2022-04-25 11:16:41 +02:00
Raul Jordan	2e056b38da	Engine API Proxy Utility for Merge Testing (#10533 ) * execution client package renaming * define interceptors and options * further clean * further dedup * further simplify * rev * rem * more modifications * further clean * defines tests * pass first test * proper tests * all tests in * gaz * lint * wait start * assign on ports * gaz Co-authored-by: Nishant Das <nishdas93@gmail.com>	2022-04-25 05:03:05 +00:00
james-prysm	966de59478	E2E: switching to run time generated yaml for web3signer (#10513 ) * switching to run time generated yaml * fixing bazel * fixing unit test * fixing linter problems Co-authored-by: Raul Jordan <raul@prysmaticlabs.com> Co-authored-by: prylabs-bulldozer[bot] <58059840+prylabs-bulldozer[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2022-04-23 08:41:24 +00:00
terence tsao	c8919bd233	Move validate merge transition block outside of notify new payload (#10526 ) * Move validate merge transition block * Update process_block_test.go * Conflict, use swith err * Update execution_engine.go Co-authored-by: Raul Jordan <raul@prysmaticlabs.com>	2022-04-23 08:11:15 +00:00
Nishant Das	baa2e2e340	Fix Transaction Pool in E2E (#10561 )	2022-04-22 21:13:11 +00:00
Nishant Das	7765d275d1	Add in State Slot for Sync Committee Cache (#10475 ) * add changes * Update beacon-chain/core/helpers/sync_committee_test.go Co-authored-by: Preston Van Loon <preston@prysmaticlabs.com> Co-authored-by: Preston Van Loon <preston@prysmaticlabs.com> Co-authored-by: terence tsao <terence@prysmaticlabs.com>	2022-04-22 08:03:32 +00:00
Håvard Anda Estensen	2fd7c926ed	Use the T.TempDir and B.TempDir to create temp dirs for testing (#10560 ) * Use t.TempDir and b.TempDir for temporary test dirs * Remove redundant dir cleanup	2022-04-21 20:45:44 +00:00
moshe-blox	21fc9853ee	Encode empty `extra_data` as "0x" and `base_fee_per_gas` as Uint256 i… (#10539 ) * Encode empty `extra_data` as "0x" and `base_fee_per_gas` as Uint256 in the Beacon API * Fixed parsing of Uint256 in the API * Add missing tests for empty hex & Uint256 fields in `apimiddleware` Co-authored-by: Radosław Kapka <rkapka@wp.pl>	2022-04-21 15:44:38 +00:00
Radosław Kapka	642de455d5	Update Beacon API's Postman collection to 2.2.0 (#10559 ) Co-authored-by: prylabs-bulldozer[bot] <58059840+prylabs-bulldozer[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2022-04-21 15:07:58 +00:00
Radosław Kapka	d371cd6e89	Add lock to `PeerStatusScorer.SetHeadSlot` (#10558 ) (cherry picked from commit e04e4795c81ea939cf8996c632c52598cd69d170)	2022-04-21 15:02:20 +00:00