adding ssz handling to produce block endpoint for deneb (#12632)

* Upadte geth

* fix c-kzg-4844 c build

* gazelle

* fix deps

* fix again

* fix cli tests

---------

Co-authored-by: Preston Van Loon <pvanloon@offchainlabs.com>
Co-authored-by: nisdas <nishdas93@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: terence tsao <terence@prysmaticlabs.com>

.bazelrc

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import %workspace%/build/bazelrc/convenience.bazelrc
 import %workspace%/build/bazelrc/correctness.bazelrc
 import %workspace%/build/bazelrc/cross.bazelrc
 import %workspace%/build/bazelrc/debug.bazelrc
+import %workspace%/build/bazelrc/hermetic-cc.bazelrc
 import %workspace%/build/bazelrc/performance.bazelrc
 
 # E2E run with debug gotag
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ coverage --define=coverage_enabled=1
 # Stamp binaries with git information
 build --workspace_status_command=./hack/workspace_status.sh
 
-build --define blst_disabled=false
+build --define blst_disabled=false --define blst_modern=true
 run --define blst_disabled=false
 
 build:blst_disabled --define blst_disabled=true
@@ -27,30 +28,7 @@ build:minimal --@io_bazel_rules_go//go/config:tags=minimal
 build:release --compilation_mode=opt
 build:release --stamp
 
-# LLVM compiler for building C/C++ dependencies.
-build:llvm --define compiler=llvm
-build:llvm --copt -fno-sanitize=vptr,function
-build:llvm --linkopt -fno-sanitize=vptr,function
-# --incompatible_enable_cc_toolchain_resolution not needed after this issue is closed https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/7260
-build:llvm --incompatible_enable_cc_toolchain_resolution
-
-build:asan --copt -fsanitize=address,undefined
-build:asan --copt -fno-omit-frame-pointer
-build:asan --linkopt -fsanitize=address,undefined
-build:asan --copt -fno-sanitize=vptr,function
-build:asan --linkopt -fno-sanitize=vptr,function
-build:asan --copt -DADDRESS_SANITIZER=1
-build:asan --copt -D__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__
-build:asan --linkopt -ldl
-
-build:llvm-asan --config=llvm
-build:llvm-asan --config=asan
-build:llvm-asan --linkopt -fuse-ld=ld.lld
-
-build:fuzz --@io_bazel_rules_go//go/config:tags=fuzz
-
 # Build binary with cgo symbolizer for debugging / profiling.
-build:cgo_symbolizer --config=llvm
 build:cgo_symbolizer --copt=-g
 build:cgo_symbolizer --define=USE_CGO_SYMBOLIZER=true
 build:cgo_symbolizer -c dbg
@@ -59,9 +37,13 @@ build:cgo_symbolizer --define=gotags=cgosymbolizer_enabled
 # toolchain build debug configs
 #------------------------------
 build:debug --sandbox_debug
-build:debug --toolchain_resolution_debug
+build:debug --toolchain_resolution_debug=".*"
 build:debug --verbose_failures
 build:debug -s
 
 # Set bazel gotag
 build --define gotags=bazel
+
+# Abseil requires c++14 or greater.
+build --cxxopt=-std=c++20
+build --host_cxxopt=-std=c++20

.bazelversion

@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.1.0
+6.2.1

BUILD.bazel

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ load("@com_github_atlassian_bazel_tools//gometalinter:def.bzl", "gometalinter")
 load("@com_github_atlassian_bazel_tools//goimports:def.bzl", "goimports")
 load("@io_kubernetes_build//defs:run_in_workspace.bzl", "workspace_binary")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "nogo")
-load("@vaticle_bazel_distribution//common:rules.bzl", "assemble_targz", "assemble_versioned")
 load("@bazel_skylib//rules:common_settings.bzl", "string_setting")
 
 prefix = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm"

WORKSPACE

@@ -17,26 +17,34 @@ load("@rules_pkg//:deps.bzl", "rules_pkg_dependencies")
 rules_pkg_dependencies()
 
 http_archive(
-    name = "com_grail_bazel_toolchain",
-    sha256 = "b210fc8e58782ef171f428bfc850ed7179bdd805543ebd1aa144b9c93489134f",
-    strip_prefix = "bazel-toolchain-83e69ba9e4b4fdad0d1d057fcb87addf77c281c9",
-    urls = ["https://github.com/grailbio/bazel-toolchain/archive/83e69ba9e4b4fdad0d1d057fcb87addf77c281c9.tar.gz"],
+    name = "hermetic_cc_toolchain",
+    sha256 = "973ab22945b921ef45b8e1d6ce01ca7ce1b8a462167449a36e297438c4ec2755",
+    strip_prefix = "hermetic_cc_toolchain-5098046bccc15d2962f3cc8e7e53d6a2a26072dc",
+    urls = [
+        "https://github.com/uber/hermetic_cc_toolchain/archive/5098046bccc15d2962f3cc8e7e53d6a2a26072dc.tar.gz",  # 2023-06-28
+    ],
 )
 
-load("@com_grail_bazel_toolchain//toolchain:deps.bzl", "bazel_toolchain_dependencies")
+load("@hermetic_cc_toolchain//toolchain:defs.bzl", zig_toolchains = "toolchains")
 
-bazel_toolchain_dependencies()
+zig_toolchains()
 
-load("@com_grail_bazel_toolchain//toolchain:rules.bzl", "llvm_toolchain")
-
-llvm_toolchain(
-    name = "llvm_toolchain",
-    llvm_version = "13.0.1",
+# Register zig sdk toolchains with support for Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) which has an EOL date of April, 2025.
+# For ubuntu glibc support, see https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc
+register_toolchains(
+    "@zig_sdk//toolchain:linux_amd64_gnu.2.31",
+    "@zig_sdk//toolchain:linux_arm64_gnu.2.31",
+    # Hermetic cc toolchain is not yet supported on darwin. Sysroot needs to be provided.
+    # See https://github.com/uber/hermetic_cc_toolchain#osx-sysroot
+    #    "@zig_sdk//toolchain:darwin_amd64",
+    #    "@zig_sdk//toolchain:darwin_arm64",
+    # Windows builds are not supported yet.
+    #    "@zig_sdk//toolchain:windows_amd64",
 )
 
-load("@llvm_toolchain//:toolchains.bzl", "llvm_register_toolchains")
+load("@prysm//tools/cross-toolchain:darwin_cc_hack.bzl", "configure_nonhermetic_darwin")
 
-llvm_register_toolchains()
+configure_nonhermetic_darwin()
 
 load("@prysm//tools/cross-toolchain:prysm_toolchains.bzl", "configure_prysm_toolchains")
 
@@ -164,7 +172,7 @@ load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:deps.bzl", "go_register_toolchains", "go_rules_depe
 go_rules_dependencies()
 
 go_register_toolchains(
-    go_version = "1.20.3",
+    go_version = "1.20.6",
     nogo = "@//:nogo",
 )
 
@@ -205,7 +213,7 @@ filegroup(
     url = "https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/archive/5480440fe51742ed23342b68cf106cefd427e39d.tar.gz",
 )
 
-consensus_spec_version = "v1.4.0-alpha.1"
+consensus_spec_version = "v1.4.0-alpha.2"
 
 bls_test_version = "v0.1.1"
 
@@ -221,7 +229,7 @@ filegroup(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
     """,
-    sha256 = "1118a663be4a00ba00f0635eb20287157f2b2f993aed64335bfbcd04af424c2b",
+    sha256 = "bfba887cbe043907adf884cf6d18f2e8a31e34e9245397b84af1f54ed22b706a",
     url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests/releases/download/%s/general.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )
 
@@ -237,7 +245,7 @@ filegroup(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
     """,
-    sha256 = "acde6e10940d14f22277eda5b55b65a24623ac88e4c7a2e34134a6069f5eea82",
+    sha256 = "9ff77bef0ca1e39bcee2769075c89f0f91fb8f89ad38a1b3e0c31cf6732650ad",
     url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests/releases/download/%s/minimal.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )
 
@@ -253,7 +261,7 @@ filegroup(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
     """,
-    sha256 = "49c022f3a3478cea849ba8f877a9f7e4c1ded549edddc09993550bbc5bb192e1",
+    sha256 = "fbcc3c9898110c675e5de9c27cb667ad7cadf930db7ebb5c6bba15d7be95bf8a",
     url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests/releases/download/%s/mainnet.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )
 
@@ -268,7 +276,7 @@ filegroup(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
     """,
-    sha256 = "c3e246ff01f6b7b9e9e41939954a6ff89dfca7297415f88781809165fa83267c",
+    sha256 = "9fff1bcdd0e5857797197800db091c3675b2c11b54f704fe4de1ba683bed7ba5",
     strip_prefix = "consensus-specs-" + consensus_spec_version[1:],
     url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/archive/refs/tags/%s.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )
@@ -311,11 +319,13 @@ http_archive(
     url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools/archive/f2aed9ee205d62d45c55cfabbfd26342f8526862.zip",
 )
 
-git_repository(
+http_archive(
     name = "com_google_protobuf",
-    commit = "436bd7880e458532901c58f4d9d1ea23fa7edd52",
-    remote = "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf",
-    shallow_since = "1617835118 -0700",
+    sha256 = "4e176116949be52b0408dfd24f8925d1eb674a781ae242a75296b17a1c721395",
+    strip_prefix = "protobuf-23.3",
+    urls = [
+        "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v23.3.tar.gz",
+    ],
 )
 
 # Group the sources of the library so that CMake rule have access to it

api/BUILD.bazel

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+load("@prysm//tools/go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["headers.go"],
+    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)

api/client/beacon/checkpoint_test.go

@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ func TestDownloadWeakSubjectivityCheckpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	wst, err := util.NewBeaconState()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	fork, err := forkForEpoch(cfg, epoch)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, wst.SetFork(fork))
 
 	// set up checkpoint block
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ func TestDownloadBackwardsCompatibleCombined(t *testing.T) {
 	wst, err := util.NewBeaconState()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	fork, err := forkForEpoch(cfg, cfg.GenesisEpoch)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, wst.SetFork(fork))
 
 	// set up checkpoint block
@@ -399,6 +401,7 @@ func TestDownloadFinalizedData(t *testing.T) {
 	st, err := util.NewBeaconState()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	fork, err := forkForEpoch(cfg, epoch)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, st.SetFork(fork))
 	require.NoError(t, st.SetSlot(slot))
 

api/client/builder/BUILD.bazel

@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api/client/builder",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
+        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/blocks:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/interfaces:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
         "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
-        "//math:go_default_library",
         "//monitoring/tracing:go_default_library",
         "//network:go_default_library",
         "//network/authorization:go_default_library",
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ go_test(
     data = glob(["testdata/**"]),
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
+        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/blocks:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",

api/client/builder/bid.go

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 package builder
 
 import (
-	"math/big"
-
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	ssz "github.com/prysmaticlabs/fastssz"
 	consensus_types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/math"
+	enginev1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/engine/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/version"
 )
@@ -24,6 +22,7 @@ type SignedBid interface {
 // Bid is an interface describing the method set of a builder bid.
 type Bid interface {
 	Header() (interfaces.ExecutionData, error)
+	BlindedBlobsBundle() (*enginev1.BlindedBlobsBundle, error)
 	Value() []byte
 	Pubkey() []byte
 	Version() int
@@ -116,6 +115,11 @@ func (b builderBid) Header() (interfaces.ExecutionData, error) {
 	return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadHeader(b.p.Header)
 }
 
+// BlindedBlobsBundle --
+func (b builderBid) BlindedBlobsBundle() (*enginev1.BlindedBlobsBundle, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("blinded blobs bundle not available before Deneb")
+}
+
 // Version --
 func (b builderBid) Version() int {
 	return version.Bellatrix
@@ -162,8 +166,12 @@ func WrappedBuilderBidCapella(p *ethpb.BuilderBidCapella) (Bid, error) {
 // Header returns the execution data interface.
 func (b builderBidCapella) Header() (interfaces.ExecutionData, error) {
 	// We have to convert big endian to little endian because the value is coming from the execution layer.
-	v := big.NewInt(0).SetBytes(bytesutil.ReverseByteOrder(b.p.Value))
-	return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadHeaderCapella(b.p.Header, math.WeiToGwei(v))
+	return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadHeaderCapella(b.p.Header, blocks.PayloadValueToGwei(b.p.Value))
+}
+
+// BlindedBlobsBundle --
+func (b builderBidCapella) BlindedBlobsBundle() (*enginev1.BlindedBlobsBundle, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("blinded blobs bundle not available before Deneb")
 }
 
 // Version --
@@ -195,3 +203,90 @@ func (b builderBidCapella) HashTreeRoot() ([32]byte, error) {
 func (b builderBidCapella) HashTreeRootWith(hh *ssz.Hasher) error {
 	return b.p.HashTreeRootWith(hh)
 }
+
+type builderBidDeneb struct {
+	p *ethpb.BuilderBidDeneb
+}
+
+// WrappedBuilderBidDeneb is a constructor which wraps a protobuf bid into an interface.
+func WrappedBuilderBidDeneb(p *ethpb.BuilderBidDeneb) (Bid, error) {
+	w := builderBidDeneb{p: p}
+	if w.IsNil() {
+		return nil, consensus_types.ErrNilObjectWrapped
+	}
+	return w, nil
+}
+
+// Version --
+func (b builderBidDeneb) Version() int {
+	return version.Deneb
+}
+
+// Value --
+func (b builderBidDeneb) Value() []byte {
+	return b.p.Value
+}
+
+// Pubkey --
+func (b builderBidDeneb) Pubkey() []byte {
+	return b.p.Pubkey
+}
+
+// IsNil --
+func (b builderBidDeneb) IsNil() bool {
+	return b.p == nil
+}
+
+// HashTreeRoot --
+func (b builderBidDeneb) HashTreeRoot() ([32]byte, error) {
+	return b.p.HashTreeRoot()
+}
+
+// HashTreeRootWith --
+func (b builderBidDeneb) HashTreeRootWith(hh *ssz.Hasher) error {
+	return b.p.HashTreeRootWith(hh)
+}
+
+// Header --
+func (b builderBidDeneb) Header() (interfaces.ExecutionData, error) {
+	// We have to convert big endian to little endian because the value is coming from the execution layer.
+	return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb(b.p.Header, blocks.PayloadValueToGwei(b.p.Value))
+}
+
+// BlindedBlobsBundle --
+func (b builderBidDeneb) BlindedBlobsBundle() (*enginev1.BlindedBlobsBundle, error) {
+	return b.p.BlindedBlobsBundle, nil
+}
+
+type signedBuilderBidDeneb struct {
+	p *ethpb.SignedBuilderBidDeneb
+}
+
+// WrappedSignedBuilderBidDeneb is a constructor which wraps a protobuf signed bit into an interface.
+func WrappedSignedBuilderBidDeneb(p *ethpb.SignedBuilderBidDeneb) (SignedBid, error) {
+	w := signedBuilderBidDeneb{p: p}
+	if w.IsNil() {
+		return nil, consensus_types.ErrNilObjectWrapped
+	}
+	return w, nil
+}
+
+// Message --
+func (b signedBuilderBidDeneb) Message() (Bid, error) {
+	return WrappedBuilderBidDeneb(b.p.Message)
+}
+
+// Signature --
+func (b signedBuilderBidDeneb) Signature() []byte {
+	return b.p.Signature
+}
+
+// Version --
+func (b signedBuilderBidDeneb) Version() int {
+	return version.Deneb
+}
+
+// IsNil --
+func (b signedBuilderBidDeneb) IsNil() bool {
+	return b.p == nil
+}

api/client/builder/client.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/monitoring/tracing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/network"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/network/authorization"
+	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/engine/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/version"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ type BuilderClient interface {
 	NodeURL() string
 	GetHeader(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot, parentHash [32]byte, pubkey [48]byte) (SignedBid, error)
 	RegisterValidator(ctx context.Context, svr []*ethpb.SignedValidatorRegistrationV1) error
-	SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx context.Context, sb interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (interfaces.ExecutionData, error)
+	SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx context.Context, sb interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, blobs []*ethpb.SignedBlindedBlobSidecar) (interfaces.ExecutionData, *v1.BlobsBundle, error)
 	Status(ctx context.Context) error
 }
 
@@ -220,6 +221,16 @@ func (c *Client) GetHeader(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot, parentHash
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error unmarshaling the builder GetHeader response, using slot=%d, parentHash=%#x, pubkey=%#x", slot, parentHash, pubkey)
 	}
 	switch strings.ToLower(v.Version) {
+	case strings.ToLower(version.String(version.Deneb)):
+		hr := &ExecHeaderResponseDeneb{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(hb, hr); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error unmarshaling the builder GetHeader response, using slot=%d, parentHash=%#x, pubkey=%#x", slot, parentHash, pubkey)
+		}
+		p, err := hr.ToProto()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not extract proto message from header")
+		}
+		return WrappedSignedBuilderBidDeneb(p)
 	case strings.ToLower(version.String(version.Capella)):
 		hr := &ExecHeaderResponseCapella{}
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(hb, hr); err != nil {
@@ -274,20 +285,20 @@ func (c *Client) RegisterValidator(ctx context.Context, svr []*ethpb.SignedValid
 
 // SubmitBlindedBlock calls the builder API endpoint that binds the validator to the builder and submits the block.
 // The response is the full execution payload used to create the blinded block.
-func (c *Client) SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx context.Context, sb interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (interfaces.ExecutionData, error) {
+func (c *Client) SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx context.Context, sb interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, blobs []*ethpb.SignedBlindedBlobSidecar) (interfaces.ExecutionData, *v1.BlobsBundle, error) {
 	if !sb.IsBlinded() {
-		return nil, errNotBlinded
+		return nil, nil, errNotBlinded
 	}
 	switch sb.Version() {
 	case version.Bellatrix:
 		psb, err := sb.PbBlindedBellatrixBlock()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get protobuf block")
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get protobuf block")
 		}
 		b := &SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix{SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix: psb}
 		body, err := json.Marshal(b)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error encoding the SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix value body in SubmitBlindedBlock")
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error encoding the SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix value body in SubmitBlindedBlock")
 		}
 
 		versionOpt := func(r *http.Request) {
@@ -296,29 +307,33 @@ func (c *Client) SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx context.Context, sb interfaces.ReadOnlyS
 		rb, err := c.do(ctx, http.MethodPost, postBlindedBeaconBlockPath, bytes.NewBuffer(body), versionOpt)
 
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error posting the SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix to the builder api")
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error posting the SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix to the builder api")
 		}
 		ep := &ExecPayloadResponse{}
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(rb, ep); err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error unmarshaling the builder SubmitBlindedBlock response")
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error unmarshaling the builder SubmitBlindedBlock response")
 		}
 		if strings.ToLower(ep.Version) != version.String(version.Bellatrix) {
-			return nil, errors.New("not a bellatrix payload")
+			return nil, nil, errors.New("not a bellatrix payload")
 		}
 		p, err := ep.ToProto()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not extract proto message from payload")
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not extract proto message from payload")
 		}
-		return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayload(p)
+		payload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayload(p)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not wrap execution payload in interface")
+		}
+		return payload, nil, nil
 	case version.Capella:
 		psb, err := sb.PbBlindedCapellaBlock()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get protobuf block")
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get protobuf block")
 		}
 		b := &SignedBlindedBeaconBlockCapella{SignedBlindedBeaconBlockCapella: psb}
 		body, err := json.Marshal(b)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error encoding the SignedBlindedBeaconBlockCapella value body in SubmitBlindedBlockCapella")
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error encoding the SignedBlindedBeaconBlockCapella value body in SubmitBlindedBlockCapella")
 		}
 
 		versionOpt := func(r *http.Request) {
@@ -327,22 +342,61 @@ func (c *Client) SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx context.Context, sb interfaces.ReadOnlyS
 		rb, err := c.do(ctx, http.MethodPost, postBlindedBeaconBlockPath, bytes.NewBuffer(body), versionOpt)
 
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error posting the SignedBlindedBeaconBlockCapella to the builder api")
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error posting the SignedBlindedBeaconBlockCapella to the builder api")
 		}
 		ep := &ExecPayloadResponseCapella{}
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(rb, ep); err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error unmarshaling the builder SubmitBlindedBlockCapella response")
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error unmarshaling the builder SubmitBlindedBlockCapella response")
 		}
 		if strings.ToLower(ep.Version) != version.String(version.Capella) {
-			return nil, errors.New("not a capella payload")
+			return nil, nil, errors.New("not a capella payload")
 		}
 		p, err := ep.ToProto()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not extract proto message from payload")
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not extract proto message from payload")
 		}
-		return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(p, 0)
+		payload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(p, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not wrap execution payload in interface")
+		}
+		return payload, nil, nil
+	case version.Deneb:
+		psb, err := sb.PbBlindedDenebBlock()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get protobuf block")
+		}
+
+		b := &ethpb.SignedBlindedBeaconBlockAndBlobsDeneb{Block: psb, Blobs: blobs}
+		body, err := json.Marshal(b)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error encoding the SignedBlindedBeaconBlockDeneb value body in SubmitBlindedBlockDeneb")
+		}
+
+		versionOpt := func(r *http.Request) {
+			r.Header.Add("Eth-Consensus-Version", version.String(version.Deneb))
+		}
+		rb, err := c.do(ctx, http.MethodPost, postBlindedBeaconBlockPath, bytes.NewBuffer(body), versionOpt)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error posting the SignedBlindedBeaconBlockDeneb to the builder api")
+		}
+		ep := &ExecPayloadResponseDeneb{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(rb, ep); err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error unmarshaling the builder SubmitBlindedBlockDeneb response")
+		}
+		if strings.ToLower(ep.Version) != version.String(version.Deneb) {
+			return nil, nil, errors.New("not a deneb payload")
+		}
+		p, blobBundle, err := ep.ToProto()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not extract proto message from payload")
+		}
+		payload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadDeneb(p, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not wrap execution payload in interface")
+		}
+		return payload, blobBundle, nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported block version %s", version.String(sb.Version()))
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported block version %s", version.String(sb.Version()))
 	}
 }
 

api/client/builder/client_test.go

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
@@ -125,7 +127,6 @@ func TestClient_GetHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	var slot types.Slot = 23
 	parentHash := ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
 	pubkey := ezDecode(t, "0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a")
-
 	t.Run("server error", func(t *testing.T) {
 		hc := &http.Client{
 			Transport: roundtrip(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
@@ -236,6 +237,52 @@ func TestClient_GetHeader(t *testing.T) {
 		require.DeepEqual(t, bidValue, value.Bytes())
 		require.DeepEqual(t, big.NewInt(0).SetBytes(bidValue), value.Int)
 	})
+	t.Run("deneb", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hc := &http.Client{
+			Transport: roundtrip(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+				require.Equal(t, expectedPath, r.URL.Path)
+				return &http.Response{
+					StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+					Body:       io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(testExampleHeaderResponseDeneb)),
+					Request:    r.Clone(ctx),
+				}, nil
+			}),
+		}
+		c := &Client{
+			hc:      hc,
+			baseURL: &url.URL{Host: "localhost:3500", Scheme: "http"},
+		}
+		h, err := c.GetHeader(ctx, slot, bytesutil.ToBytes32(parentHash), bytesutil.ToBytes48(pubkey))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		expectedWithdrawalsRoot := ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+		bid, err := h.Message()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		bidHeader, err := bid.Header()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		withdrawalsRoot, err := bidHeader.WithdrawalsRoot()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, true, bytes.Equal(expectedWithdrawalsRoot, withdrawalsRoot))
+		value, err := stringToUint256("652312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%#x", value.SSZBytes()), fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bid.Value()))
+		bidValue := bytesutil.ReverseByteOrder(bid.Value())
+		require.DeepEqual(t, bidValue, value.Bytes())
+		require.DeepEqual(t, big.NewInt(0).SetBytes(bidValue), value.Int)
+		bundle, err := bid.BlindedBlobsBundle()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, len(bundle.BlobRoots) <= fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock && len(bundle.BlobRoots) > 0, true)
+		for i := range bundle.BlobRoots {
+			require.Equal(t, len(bundle.BlobRoots[i]) == fieldparams.RootLength, true)
+		}
+		require.Equal(t, len(bundle.KzgCommitments) > 0, true)
+		for i := range bundle.KzgCommitments {
+			require.Equal(t, len(bundle.KzgCommitments[i]) == 48, true)
+		}
+		require.Equal(t, len(bundle.Proofs) > 0, true)
+		for i := range bundle.Proofs {
+			require.Equal(t, len(bundle.Proofs[i]) == 48, true)
+		}
+	})
 	t.Run("unsupported version", func(t *testing.T) {
 		hc := &http.Client{
 			Transport: roundtrip(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
@@ -277,7 +324,7 @@ func TestSubmitBlindedBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		sbbb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(testSignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix(t))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		ep, err := c.SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx, sbbb)
+		ep, _, err := c.SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx, sbbb, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, true, bytes.Equal(ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"), ep.ParentHash()))
 		bfpg, err := stringToUint256("452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656")
@@ -303,7 +350,7 @@ func TestSubmitBlindedBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		sbb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(testSignedBlindedBeaconBlockCapella(t))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		ep, err := c.SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx, sbb)
+		ep, _, err := c.SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx, sbb, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		withdrawals, err := ep.Withdrawals()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -313,6 +360,40 @@ func TestSubmitBlindedBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.DeepEqual(t, ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943"), withdrawals[0].Address)
 		assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), withdrawals[0].Amount)
 	})
+	t.Run("deneb", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hc := &http.Client{
+			Transport: roundtrip(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+				require.Equal(t, postBlindedBeaconBlockPath, r.URL.Path)
+				require.Equal(t, "deneb", r.Header.Get("Eth-Consensus-Version"))
+				return &http.Response{
+					StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+					Body:       io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(testExampleExecutionPayloadDeneb)),
+					Request:    r.Clone(ctx),
+				}, nil
+			}),
+		}
+		c := &Client{
+			hc:      hc,
+			baseURL: &url.URL{Host: "localhost:3500", Scheme: "http"},
+		}
+		test := testSignedBlindedBeaconBlockAndBlobsDeneb(t)
+		sbb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(test.Block)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		ep, blobBundle, err := c.SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx, sbb, test.Blobs)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		withdrawals, err := ep.Withdrawals()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 1, len(withdrawals))
+		assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), withdrawals[0].Index)
+		assert.Equal(t, types.ValidatorIndex(1), withdrawals[0].ValidatorIndex)
+		assert.DeepEqual(t, ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943"), withdrawals[0].Address)
+		assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), withdrawals[0].Amount)
+		require.NotNil(t, blobBundle)
+		require.Equal(t, hexutil.Encode(blobBundle.Blobs[0]), hexutil.Encode(make([]byte, fieldparams.BlobLength)))
+		require.Equal(t, hexutil.Encode(blobBundle.KzgCommitments[0]), "0x8dab030c51e16e84be9caab84ee3d0b8bbec1db4a0e4de76439da8424d9b957370a10a78851f97e4b54d2ce1ab0d686f")
+		require.Equal(t, hexutil.Encode(blobBundle.Proofs[0]), "0xb4021b0de10f743893d4f71e1bf830c019e832958efd6795baf2f83b8699a9eccc5dc99015d8d4d8ec370d0cc333c06a")
+	})
 	t.Run("mismatched versions, expected bellatrix got capella", func(t *testing.T) {
 		hc := &http.Client{
 			Transport: roundtrip(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
@@ -330,13 +411,13 @@ func TestSubmitBlindedBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		sbbb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(testSignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix(t))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		_, err = c.SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx, sbbb)
+		_, _, err = c.SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx, sbbb, nil)
 		require.ErrorContains(t, "not a bellatrix payload", err)
 	})
 	t.Run("not blinded", func(t *testing.T) {
 		sbb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&eth.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{Block: &eth.BeaconBlockBellatrix{Body: &eth.BeaconBlockBodyBellatrix{}}})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		_, err = (&Client{}).SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx, sbb)
+		_, _, err = (&Client{}).SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx, sbb, nil)
 		require.ErrorIs(t, err, errNotBlinded)
 	})
 }
@@ -626,6 +707,168 @@ func testSignedBlindedBeaconBlockCapella(t *testing.T) *eth.SignedBlindedBeaconB
 	}
 }
 
+func testSignedBlindedBeaconBlockAndBlobsDeneb(t *testing.T) *eth.SignedBlindedBeaconBlockAndBlobsDeneb {
+	return &eth.SignedBlindedBeaconBlockAndBlobsDeneb{
+		Block: &eth.SignedBlindedBeaconBlockDeneb{
+			Block: &eth.BlindedBeaconBlockDeneb{
+				Slot:          1,
+				ProposerIndex: 1,
+				ParentRoot:    ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+				StateRoot:     ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+				Body: &eth.BlindedBeaconBlockBodyDeneb{
+					RandaoReveal: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+					Eth1Data: &eth.Eth1Data{
+						DepositRoot:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+						DepositCount: 1,
+						BlockHash:    ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+					},
+					Graffiti: ezDecode(t, "0xdeadbeefc0ffee"),
+					ProposerSlashings: []*eth.ProposerSlashing{
+						{
+							Header_1: &eth.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+								Header: &eth.BeaconBlockHeader{
+									Slot:          1,
+									ProposerIndex: 1,
+									ParentRoot:    ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+									StateRoot:     ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+									BodyRoot:      ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								},
+								Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+							},
+							Header_2: &eth.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+								Header: &eth.BeaconBlockHeader{
+									Slot:          1,
+									ProposerIndex: 1,
+									ParentRoot:    ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+									StateRoot:     ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+									BodyRoot:      ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								},
+								Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					AttesterSlashings: []*eth.AttesterSlashing{
+						{
+							Attestation_1: &eth.IndexedAttestation{
+								AttestingIndices: []uint64{1},
+								Data: &eth.AttestationData{
+									Slot:            1,
+									CommitteeIndex:  1,
+									BeaconBlockRoot: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+									Source: &eth.Checkpoint{
+										Epoch: 1,
+										Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+									},
+									Target: &eth.Checkpoint{
+										Epoch: 1,
+										Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+									},
+								},
+								Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+							},
+							Attestation_2: &eth.IndexedAttestation{
+								AttestingIndices: []uint64{1},
+								Data: &eth.AttestationData{
+									Slot:            1,
+									CommitteeIndex:  1,
+									BeaconBlockRoot: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+									Source: &eth.Checkpoint{
+										Epoch: 1,
+										Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+									},
+									Target: &eth.Checkpoint{
+										Epoch: 1,
+										Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+									},
+								},
+								Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					Attestations: []*eth.Attestation{
+						{
+							AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0x01},
+							Data: &eth.AttestationData{
+								Slot:            1,
+								CommitteeIndex:  1,
+								BeaconBlockRoot: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								Source: &eth.Checkpoint{
+									Epoch: 1,
+									Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								},
+								Target: &eth.Checkpoint{
+									Epoch: 1,
+									Root:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								},
+							},
+							Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+						},
+					},
+					Deposits: []*eth.Deposit{
+						{
+							Proof: [][]byte{ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")},
+							Data: &eth.Deposit_Data{
+								PublicKey:             ezDecode(t, "0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a"),
+								WithdrawalCredentials: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+								Amount:                1,
+								Signature:             ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					VoluntaryExits: []*eth.SignedVoluntaryExit{
+						{
+							Exit: &eth.VoluntaryExit{
+								Epoch:          1,
+								ValidatorIndex: 1,
+							},
+							Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+						},
+					},
+					SyncAggregate: &eth.SyncAggregate{
+						SyncCommitteeSignature: make([]byte, 48),
+						SyncCommitteeBits:      bitfield.Bitvector512{0x01},
+					},
+					ExecutionPayloadHeader: &v1.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb{
+						ParentHash:       ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+						FeeRecipient:     ezDecode(t, "0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09"),
+						StateRoot:        ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+						ReceiptsRoot:     ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+						LogsBloom:        ezDecode(t, "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"),
+						PrevRandao:       ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+						BlockNumber:      1,
+						GasLimit:         1,
+						GasUsed:          1,
+						Timestamp:        1,
+						ExtraData:        ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+						BaseFeePerGas:    []byte(strconv.FormatUint(1, 10)),
+						BlockHash:        ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+						TransactionsRoot: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+						WithdrawalsRoot:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+						DataGasUsed:      1,
+						ExcessDataGas:    1,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+		},
+		Blobs: []*eth.SignedBlindedBlobSidecar{
+			{
+				Message: &eth.BlindedBlobSidecar{
+					BlockRoot:       ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+					Index:           0,
+					Slot:            1,
+					BlockParentRoot: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+					ProposerIndex:   1,
+					BlobRoot:        ezDecode(t, "0x24564723180fcb3d994104538d351c8dcbde12d541676bb736cf678018ca4739"),
+					KzgCommitment:   ezDecode(t, "0x8dab030c51e16e84be9caab84ee3d0b8bbec1db4a0e4de76439da8424d9b957370a10a78851f97e4b54d2ce1ab0d686f"),
+					KzgProof:        ezDecode(t, "0xb4021b0de10f743893d4f71e1bf830c019e832958efd6795baf2f83b8699a9eccc5dc99015d8d4d8ec370d0cc333c06a"),
+				},
+				Signature: ezDecode(t, "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRequestLogger(t *testing.T) {
 	wo := WithObserver(&requestLogger{})
 	c, err := NewClient("localhost:3500", wo)

api/client/builder/testing/BUILD.bazel

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ go_library(
         "//consensus-types/interfaces:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
         "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/engine/v1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
     ],
 )

api/client/builder/testing/mock.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
+	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/engine/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 )
 
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ func (m MockClient) RegisterValidator(_ context.Context, svr []*ethpb.SignedVali
 }
 
 // SubmitBlindedBlock --
-func (MockClient) SubmitBlindedBlock(_ context.Context, _ interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (interfaces.ExecutionData, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+func (MockClient) SubmitBlindedBlock(_ context.Context, _ interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, _ []*ethpb.SignedBlindedBlobSidecar) (interfaces.ExecutionData, *v1.BlobsBundle, error) {
+	return nil, nil, nil
 }
 
 // Status --

api/client/builder/types.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/engine/v1"
@@ -1107,6 +1108,295 @@ func (b *BlindedBeaconBlockBodyCapella) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	})
 }
 
+// ExecHeaderResponseDeneb is the header response for builder API /eth/v1/builder/header/{slot}/{parent_hash}/{pubkey}.
+type ExecHeaderResponseDeneb struct {
+	Data struct {
+		Signature hexutil.Bytes    `json:"signature"`
+		Message   *BuilderBidDeneb `json:"message"`
+	} `json:"data"`
+}
+
+// ToProto creates a SignedBuilderBidDeneb Proto from ExecHeaderResponseDeneb.
+func (ehr *ExecHeaderResponseDeneb) ToProto() (*eth.SignedBuilderBidDeneb, error) {
+	bb, err := ehr.Data.Message.ToProto()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &eth.SignedBuilderBidDeneb{
+		Message:   bb,
+		Signature: bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(ehr.Data.Signature),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// ToProto creates a BuilderBidDeneb Proto from BuilderBidDeneb.
+func (bb *BuilderBidDeneb) ToProto() (*eth.BuilderBidDeneb, error) {
+	header, err := bb.Header.ToProto()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	bundle, err := bb.BlindedBlobsBundle.ToProto()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &eth.BuilderBidDeneb{
+		Header:             header,
+		BlindedBlobsBundle: bundle,
+		Value:              bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(bb.Value.SSZBytes()),
+		Pubkey:             bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(bb.Pubkey),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// BuilderBidDeneb is a field of ExecHeaderResponseDeneb.
+type BuilderBidDeneb struct {
+	Header             *ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb `json:"header"`
+	BlindedBlobsBundle *BlindedBlobsBundle          `json:"blinded_blobs_bundle"`
+	Value              Uint256                      `json:"value"`
+	Pubkey             hexutil.Bytes                `json:"pubkey"`
+}
+
+// BlindedBlobsBundle is a field of BuilderBidDeneb and represents the blinded blobs of the associated header.
+type BlindedBlobsBundle struct {
+	KzgCommitments []hexutil.Bytes `json:"commitments"`
+	Proofs         []hexutil.Bytes `json:"proofs"`
+	BlobRoots      []hexutil.Bytes `json:"blob_roots"`
+}
+
+// ToProto creates a BlindedBlobsBundle Proto from BlindedBlobsBundle.
+func (r *BlindedBlobsBundle) ToProto() (*v1.BlindedBlobsBundle, error) {
+	kzg := make([][]byte, len(r.KzgCommitments))
+	for i := range kzg {
+		kzg[i] = bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(r.KzgCommitments[i])
+	}
+
+	proofs := make([][]byte, len(r.Proofs))
+	for i := range proofs {
+		proofs[i] = bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(r.Proofs[i])
+	}
+
+	blobRoots := make([][]byte, len(r.BlobRoots))
+	for i := range blobRoots {
+		blobRoots[i] = bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(r.BlobRoots[i])
+	}
+
+	return &v1.BlindedBlobsBundle{
+		KzgCommitments: kzg,
+		Proofs:         proofs,
+		BlobRoots:      blobRoots,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb a field part of the BuilderBidDeneb.
+type ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb struct {
+	ParentHash       hexutil.Bytes `json:"parent_hash"`
+	FeeRecipient     hexutil.Bytes `json:"fee_recipient"`
+	StateRoot        hexutil.Bytes `json:"state_root"`
+	ReceiptsRoot     hexutil.Bytes `json:"receipts_root"`
+	LogsBloom        hexutil.Bytes `json:"logs_bloom"`
+	PrevRandao       hexutil.Bytes `json:"prev_randao"`
+	BlockNumber      Uint64String  `json:"block_number"`
+	GasLimit         Uint64String  `json:"gas_limit"`
+	GasUsed          Uint64String  `json:"gas_used"`
+	Timestamp        Uint64String  `json:"timestamp"`
+	ExtraData        hexutil.Bytes `json:"extra_data"`
+	BaseFeePerGas    Uint256       `json:"base_fee_per_gas"`
+	BlockHash        hexutil.Bytes `json:"block_hash"`
+	TransactionsRoot hexutil.Bytes `json:"transactions_root"`
+	WithdrawalsRoot  hexutil.Bytes `json:"withdrawals_root"`
+	DataGasUsed      Uint64String  `json:"data_gas_used"`   // new in deneb
+	ExcessDataGas    Uint64String  `json:"excess_data_gas"` // new in deneb
+	*v1.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb
+}
+
+// MarshalJSON returns a JSON byte array representing the ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb struct.
+func (h *ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	type MarshalCaller ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb
+	baseFeePerGas, err := sszBytesToUint256(h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.BaseFeePerGas)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "invalid BaseFeePerGas")
+	}
+	return json.Marshal(&MarshalCaller{
+		ParentHash:       h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.ParentHash,
+		FeeRecipient:     h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.FeeRecipient,
+		StateRoot:        h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.StateRoot,
+		ReceiptsRoot:     h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.ReceiptsRoot,
+		LogsBloom:        h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.LogsBloom,
+		PrevRandao:       h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.PrevRandao,
+		BlockNumber:      Uint64String(h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.BlockNumber),
+		GasLimit:         Uint64String(h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.GasLimit),
+		GasUsed:          Uint64String(h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.GasUsed),
+		Timestamp:        Uint64String(h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.Timestamp),
+		ExtraData:        h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.ExtraData,
+		BaseFeePerGas:    baseFeePerGas,
+		BlockHash:        h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.BlockHash,
+		TransactionsRoot: h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.TransactionsRoot,
+		WithdrawalsRoot:  h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.WithdrawalsRoot,
+		DataGasUsed:      Uint64String(h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.DataGasUsed),
+		ExcessDataGas:    Uint64String(h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.ExcessDataGas),
+	})
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSON takes in a byte array and unmarshals the value into ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb.
+func (h *ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	type UnmarshalCaller ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb
+	uc := &UnmarshalCaller{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, uc); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	ep := ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb(*uc)
+	*h = ep
+	var err error
+	h.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb, err = h.ToProto()
+	return err
+}
+
+// ToProto returns a ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb Proto object.
+func (h *ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb) ToProto() (*v1.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb, error) {
+	return &v1.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb{
+		ParentHash:       bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(h.ParentHash),
+		FeeRecipient:     bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(h.FeeRecipient),
+		StateRoot:        bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(h.StateRoot),
+		ReceiptsRoot:     bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(h.ReceiptsRoot),
+		LogsBloom:        bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(h.LogsBloom),
+		PrevRandao:       bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(h.PrevRandao),
+		BlockNumber:      uint64(h.BlockNumber),
+		GasLimit:         uint64(h.GasLimit),
+		GasUsed:          uint64(h.GasUsed),
+		Timestamp:        uint64(h.Timestamp),
+		ExtraData:        bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(h.ExtraData),
+		BaseFeePerGas:    bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(h.BaseFeePerGas.SSZBytes()),
+		BlockHash:        bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(h.BlockHash),
+		TransactionsRoot: bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(h.TransactionsRoot),
+		WithdrawalsRoot:  bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(h.WithdrawalsRoot),
+		DataGasUsed:      uint64(h.DataGasUsed),
+		ExcessDataGas:    uint64(h.ExcessDataGas),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// ExecPayloadResponseDeneb the response to the build API /eth/v1/builder/blinded_blocks that includes the version, execution payload object , and blobs bundle object.
+type ExecPayloadResponseDeneb struct {
+	Version string                               `json:"version"`
+	Data    *ExecutionPayloadDenebAndBlobsBundle `json:"data"`
+}
+
+// ExecutionPayloadDenebAndBlobsBundle the main field used in ExecPayloadResponseDeneb.
+type ExecutionPayloadDenebAndBlobsBundle struct {
+	ExecutionPayload *ExecutionPayloadDeneb `json:"execution_payload"`
+	BlobsBundle      *BlobsBundle           `json:"blobs_bundle"`
+}
+
+// ExecutionPayloadDeneb is a field used in ExecutionPayloadDenebAndBlobsBundle.
+type ExecutionPayloadDeneb struct {
+	ParentHash    hexutil.Bytes   `json:"parent_hash"`
+	FeeRecipient  hexutil.Bytes   `json:"fee_recipient"`
+	StateRoot     hexutil.Bytes   `json:"state_root"`
+	ReceiptsRoot  hexutil.Bytes   `json:"receipts_root"`
+	LogsBloom     hexutil.Bytes   `json:"logs_bloom"`
+	PrevRandao    hexutil.Bytes   `json:"prev_randao"`
+	BlockNumber   Uint64String    `json:"block_number"`
+	GasLimit      Uint64String    `json:"gas_limit"`
+	GasUsed       Uint64String    `json:"gas_used"`
+	Timestamp     Uint64String    `json:"timestamp"`
+	ExtraData     hexutil.Bytes   `json:"extra_data"`
+	BaseFeePerGas Uint256         `json:"base_fee_per_gas"`
+	BlockHash     hexutil.Bytes   `json:"block_hash"`
+	Transactions  []hexutil.Bytes `json:"transactions"`
+	Withdrawals   []Withdrawal    `json:"withdrawals"`
+	DataGasUsed   Uint64String    `json:"data_gas_used"`   // new in deneb
+	ExcessDataGas Uint64String    `json:"excess_data_gas"` // new in deneb
+}
+
+// BlobsBundle is a field in ExecutionPayloadDenebAndBlobsBundle.
+type BlobsBundle struct {
+	Commitments []hexutil.Bytes `json:"commitments"`
+	Proofs      []hexutil.Bytes `json:"proofs"`
+	Blobs       []hexutil.Bytes `json:"blobs"`
+}
+
+// ToProto returns a BlobsBundle Proto.
+func (b BlobsBundle) ToProto() (*v1.BlobsBundle, error) {
+	commitments := make([][]byte, len(b.Commitments))
+	for i := range b.Commitments {
+		if len(b.Commitments[i]) != fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("commitment length %d is not %d", len(b.Commitments[i]), fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength)
+		}
+		commitments[i] = bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(b.Commitments[i])
+	}
+	proofs := make([][]byte, len(b.Proofs))
+	for i := range b.Proofs {
+		if len(b.Proofs[i]) != fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("proof length %d is not %d", len(b.Proofs[i]), fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength)
+		}
+		proofs[i] = bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(b.Proofs[i])
+	}
+	if len(b.Blobs) > fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("blobs length %d is more than max %d", len(b.Blobs), fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+	}
+	blobs := make([][]byte, len(b.Blobs))
+	for i := range b.Blobs {
+		if len(b.Blobs[i]) != fieldparams.BlobLength {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("blob length %d is not %d", len(b.Blobs[i]), fieldparams.BlobLength)
+		}
+		blobs[i] = bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(b.Blobs[i])
+	}
+	return &v1.BlobsBundle{
+		KzgCommitments: commitments,
+		Proofs:         proofs,
+		Blobs:          blobs,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// ToProto returns ExecutionPayloadDeneb Proto and BlobsBundle Proto separately.
+func (r *ExecPayloadResponseDeneb) ToProto() (*v1.ExecutionPayloadDeneb, *v1.BlobsBundle, error) {
+	if r.Data == nil {
+		return nil, nil, errors.New("data field in response is empty")
+	}
+	payload, err := r.Data.ExecutionPayload.ToProto()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	bundle, err := r.Data.BlobsBundle.ToProto()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return payload, bundle, nil
+}
+
+// ToProto returns the ExecutionPayloadDeneb Proto.
+func (p *ExecutionPayloadDeneb) ToProto() (*v1.ExecutionPayloadDeneb, error) {
+	txs := make([][]byte, len(p.Transactions))
+	for i := range p.Transactions {
+		txs[i] = bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(p.Transactions[i])
+	}
+	withdrawals := make([]*v1.Withdrawal, len(p.Withdrawals))
+	for i, w := range p.Withdrawals {
+		withdrawals[i] = &v1.Withdrawal{
+			Index:          w.Index.Uint64(),
+			ValidatorIndex: types.ValidatorIndex(w.ValidatorIndex.Uint64()),
+			Address:        bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(w.Address),
+			Amount:         w.Amount.Uint64(),
+		}
+	}
+	return &v1.ExecutionPayloadDeneb{
+		ParentHash:    bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(p.ParentHash),
+		FeeRecipient:  bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(p.FeeRecipient),
+		StateRoot:     bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(p.StateRoot),
+		ReceiptsRoot:  bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(p.ReceiptsRoot),
+		LogsBloom:     bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(p.LogsBloom),
+		PrevRandao:    bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(p.PrevRandao),
+		BlockNumber:   uint64(p.BlockNumber),
+		GasLimit:      uint64(p.GasLimit),
+		GasUsed:       uint64(p.GasUsed),
+		Timestamp:     uint64(p.Timestamp),
+		ExtraData:     bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(p.ExtraData),
+		BaseFeePerGas: bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(p.BaseFeePerGas.SSZBytes()),
+		BlockHash:     bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(p.BlockHash),
+		Transactions:  txs,
+		Withdrawals:   withdrawals,
+		DataGasUsed:   uint64(p.DataGasUsed),
+		ExcessDataGas: uint64(p.ExcessDataGas),
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // ErrorMessage is a JSON representation of the builder API's returned error message.
 type ErrorMessage struct {
 	Code        int      `json:"code"`

api/client/builder/types_test.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/engine/v1"
 	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/assert"
@@ -116,6 +117,47 @@ var testExampleHeaderResponseCapella = `{
   }
 }`
 
+var testExampleHeaderResponseDeneb = `{
+  "version": "deneb",
+  "data": {
+    "message": {
+      "header": {
+        "parent_hash": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+        "fee_recipient": "0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09",
+        "state_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+        "receipts_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+        "logs_bloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+        "prev_randao": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+        "block_number": "1",
+        "gas_limit": "1",
+        "gas_used": "1",
+        "timestamp": "1",
+        "extra_data": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+        "base_fee_per_gas": "452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656",
+		"block_hash": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+        "transactions_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+        "withdrawals_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+		"data_gas_used": "1",	
+		"excess_data_gas": "1"	
+      },
+      "blinded_blobs_bundle": {
+        "commitments": [
+          "0x8dab030c51e16e84be9caab84ee3d0b8bbec1db4a0e4de76439da8424d9b957370a10a78851f97e4b54d2ce1ab0d686f"
+        ],
+        "proofs": [
+          "0xb4021b0de10f743893d4f71e1bf830c019e832958efd6795baf2f83b8699a9eccc5dc99015d8d4d8ec370d0cc333c06a"
+        ],
+        "blob_roots": [
+          "0x24564723180fcb3d994104538d351c8dcbde12d541676bb736cf678018ca4739"
+        ]
+      },
+      "value": "652312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656",
+      "pubkey": "0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a"
+    },
+    "signature": "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"
+  }
+}`
+
 var testExampleHeaderResponseUnknownVersion = `{
   "version": "bad",
   "data": {
@@ -518,6 +560,51 @@ var testExampleExecutionPayloadCapella = `{
   }
 }`
 
+var testExampleExecutionPayloadDeneb = fmt.Sprintf(`{
+  "version": "deneb",
+  "data": {
+	"execution_payload":{
+		"parent_hash": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+		"fee_recipient": "0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09",
+		"state_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+		"receipts_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+		"logs_bloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+		"prev_randao": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+		"block_number": "1",
+		"gas_limit": "1",
+		"gas_used": "1",
+		"timestamp": "1",
+		"extra_data": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+		"base_fee_per_gas": "452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656",
+		"block_hash": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+		"transactions": [
+		  "0x02f878831469668303f51d843b9ac9f9843b9aca0082520894c93269b73096998db66be0441e836d873535cb9c8894a19041886f000080c001a031cc29234036afbf9a1fb9476b463367cb1f957ac0b919b69bbc798436e604aaa018c4e9c3914eb27aadd0b91e10b18655739fcf8c1fc398763a9f1beecb8ddc86"
+		],
+		"withdrawals": [
+		  {
+			"index": "1",
+			"validator_index": "1",
+			"address": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943",
+			"amount": "1"
+		  }
+		],
+		"data_gas_used": "2",
+ 		"excess_data_gas": "3"
+	  },
+	"blobs_bundle": {
+      "commitments": [
+        "0x8dab030c51e16e84be9caab84ee3d0b8bbec1db4a0e4de76439da8424d9b957370a10a78851f97e4b54d2ce1ab0d686f"
+      ],
+      "proofs": [
+        "0xb4021b0de10f743893d4f71e1bf830c019e832958efd6795baf2f83b8699a9eccc5dc99015d8d4d8ec370d0cc333c06a"
+      ],
+      "blobs": [
+        "%s"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}`, hexutil.Encode(make([]byte, fieldparams.BlobLength)))
+
 func TestExecutionPayloadResponseUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	epr := &ExecPayloadResponse{}
 	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(testExampleExecutionPayload), epr))
@@ -689,6 +776,107 @@ func TestExecutionPayloadResponseCapellaUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), w.Amount.Uint64())
 }
 
+func TestExecutionPayloadResponseDenebUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	epr := &ExecPayloadResponseDeneb{}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(testExampleExecutionPayloadDeneb), epr))
+	cases := []struct {
+		expected string
+		actual   string
+		name     string
+	}{
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.ParentHash),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.ParentHash",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.FeeRecipient),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.FeeRecipient",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.StateRoot),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.StateRoot",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.ReceiptsRoot),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.ReceiptsRoot",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.LogsBloom),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.LogsBloom",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.PrevRandao),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.PrevRandao",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "1",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.BlockNumber),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.BlockNumber",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "1",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.GasLimit),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.GasLimit",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "1",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.GasUsed),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.GasUsed",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "1",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.Timestamp),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.Timestamp",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.ExtraData),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.ExtraData",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.BaseFeePerGas),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.BaseFeePerGas",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
+			actual:   hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.BlockHash),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.BlockHash",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "2",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.DataGasUsed),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.DataGasUsed",
+		},
+		{
+			expected: "3",
+			actual:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.ExcessDataGas),
+			name:     "ExecPayloadResponse.ExecutionPayload.ExcessDataGas",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		require.Equal(t, c.expected, c.actual, fmt.Sprintf("unexpected value for field %s", c.name))
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.Transactions))
+	txHash := "0x02f878831469668303f51d843b9ac9f9843b9aca0082520894c93269b73096998db66be0441e836d873535cb9c8894a19041886f000080c001a031cc29234036afbf9a1fb9476b463367cb1f957ac0b919b69bbc798436e604aaa018c4e9c3914eb27aadd0b91e10b18655739fcf8c1fc398763a9f1beecb8ddc86"
+	require.Equal(t, txHash, hexutil.Encode(epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.Transactions[0]))
+
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.Withdrawals))
+	w := epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.Withdrawals[0]
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), w.Index.Uint64())
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), w.ValidatorIndex.Uint64())
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943", w.Address.String())
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), w.Amount.Uint64())
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(2), uint64(epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.DataGasUsed))
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(3), uint64(epr.Data.ExecutionPayload.ExcessDataGas))
+}
+
 func TestExecutionPayloadResponseToProto(t *testing.T) {
 	hr := &ExecPayloadResponse{}
 	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(testExampleExecutionPayload), hr))
@@ -796,6 +984,85 @@ func TestExecutionPayloadResponseCapellaToProto(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
+func TestExecutionPayloadResponseDenebToProto(t *testing.T) {
+	hr := &ExecPayloadResponseDeneb{}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(testExampleExecutionPayloadDeneb), hr))
+	p, blobsBundle, err := hr.ToProto()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	parentHash, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	feeRecipient, err := hexutil.Decode("0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	stateRoot, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	receiptsRoot, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	logsBloom, err := hexutil.Decode("0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	prevRandao, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	extraData, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	blockHash, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tx, err := hexutil.Decode("0x02f878831469668303f51d843b9ac9f9843b9aca0082520894c93269b73096998db66be0441e836d873535cb9c8894a19041886f000080c001a031cc29234036afbf9a1fb9476b463367cb1f957ac0b919b69bbc798436e604aaa018c4e9c3914eb27aadd0b91e10b18655739fcf8c1fc398763a9f1beecb8ddc86")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	txList := [][]byte{tx}
+	address, err := hexutil.Decode("0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	bfpg, err := stringToUint256("452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	expected := &v1.ExecutionPayloadDeneb{
+		ParentHash:    parentHash,
+		FeeRecipient:  feeRecipient,
+		StateRoot:     stateRoot,
+		ReceiptsRoot:  receiptsRoot,
+		LogsBloom:     logsBloom,
+		PrevRandao:    prevRandao,
+		BlockNumber:   1,
+		GasLimit:      1,
+		GasUsed:       1,
+		Timestamp:     1,
+		ExtraData:     extraData,
+		BaseFeePerGas: bfpg.SSZBytes(),
+		BlockHash:     blockHash,
+		Transactions:  txList,
+		Withdrawals: []*v1.Withdrawal{
+			{
+				Index:          1,
+				ValidatorIndex: 1,
+				Address:        address,
+				Amount:         1,
+			},
+		},
+		DataGasUsed:   2,
+		ExcessDataGas: 3,
+	}
+	require.DeepEqual(t, expected, p)
+	commitment, err := hexutil.Decode("0x8dab030c51e16e84be9caab84ee3d0b8bbec1db4a0e4de76439da8424d9b957370a10a78851f97e4b54d2ce1ab0d686f")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	proof, err := hexutil.Decode("0xb4021b0de10f743893d4f71e1bf830c019e832958efd6795baf2f83b8699a9eccc5dc99015d8d4d8ec370d0cc333c06a")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	expectedBlobs := &v1.BlobsBundle{
+		KzgCommitments: [][]byte{
+			commitment,
+		},
+		Proofs: [][]byte{
+			proof,
+		},
+		Blobs: [][]byte{
+			make([]byte, fieldparams.BlobLength),
+		},
+	}
+
+	require.DeepEqual(t, blobsBundle, expectedBlobs)
+
+}
+
 func pbEth1Data() *eth.Eth1Data {
 	return &eth.Eth1Data{
 		DepositRoot:  make([]byte, 32),
@@ -1026,6 +1293,30 @@ func pbExecutionPayloadHeaderCapella(t *testing.T) *v1.ExecutionPayloadHeaderCap
 	}
 }
 
+func pbExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb(t *testing.T) *v1.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb {
+	bfpg, err := stringToUint256("452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return &v1.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb{
+		ParentHash:       ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		FeeRecipient:     ezDecode(t, "0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09"),
+		StateRoot:        ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		ReceiptsRoot:     ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		LogsBloom:        ezDecode(t, "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"),
+		PrevRandao:       ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		BlockNumber:      1,
+		GasLimit:         1,
+		GasUsed:          1,
+		Timestamp:        1,
+		ExtraData:        ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		BaseFeePerGas:    bfpg.SSZBytes(),
+		BlockHash:        ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		TransactionsRoot: ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		WithdrawalsRoot:  ezDecode(t, "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"),
+		DataGasUsed:      1,
+		ExcessDataGas:    1,
+	}
+}
+
 func TestExecutionPayloadHeader_MarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	h := &ExecutionPayloadHeader{
 		ExecutionPayloadHeader: pbExecutionPayloadHeader(t),
@@ -1046,6 +1337,16 @@ func TestExecutionPayloadHeaderCapella_MarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, expected, string(b))
 }
 
+func TestExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb_MarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	h := &ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb{
+		ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb: pbExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb(t),
+	}
+	b, err := json.Marshal(h)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	expected := `{"parent_hash":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","fee_recipient":"0xabcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc09","state_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","receipts_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","logs_bloom":"0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","prev_randao":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","block_number":"1","gas_limit":"1","gas_used":"1","timestamp":"1","extra_data":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","base_fee_per_gas":"452312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656","block_hash":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","transactions_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","withdrawals_root":"0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2","data_gas_used":"1","excess_data_gas":"1"}`
+	require.Equal(t, expected, string(b))
+}
+
 var testBuilderBid = `{
     "version":"bellatrix",
 	"data":{

api/gateway/apimiddleware/BUILD.bazel

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api/gateway/apimiddleware",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
+        "//api:go_default_library",
         "//api/grpc:go_default_library",
         "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//common:go_default_library",
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ go_test(
     ],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
+        "//api:go_default_library",
         "//api/grpc:go_default_library",
         "//testing/assert:go_default_library",
         "//testing/require:go_default_library",

api/gateway/apimiddleware/process_request.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api/grpc"
 )
 
@@ -116,7 +117,11 @@ func HandleGrpcResponseError(errJson ErrorJson, resp *http.Response, respBody []
 		// Something went wrong, but the request completed, meaning we can write headers and the error message.
 		for h, vs := range resp.Header {
 			for _, v := range vs {
-				w.Header().Set(h, v)
+				if strings.HasSuffix(h, api.VersionHeader) {
+					w.Header().Set(api.VersionHeader, v)
+				} else {
+					w.Header().Set(h, v)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		// Handle gRPC timeout.
@@ -187,9 +192,11 @@ func WriteMiddlewareResponseHeadersAndBody(grpcResp *http.Response, responseJson
 	var statusCodeHeader string
 	for h, vs := range grpcResp.Header {
 		// We don't want to expose any gRPC metadata in the HTTP response, so we skip forwarding metadata headers.
-		if strings.HasPrefix(h, "Grpc-Metadata") {
-			if h == "Grpc-Metadata-"+grpc.HttpCodeMetadataKey {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(h, grpc.MetadataPrefix) {
+			if h == grpc.WithPrefix(grpc.HttpCodeMetadataKey) {
 				statusCodeHeader = vs[0]
+			} else if strings.HasSuffix(h, api.VersionHeader) {
+				w.Header().Set(api.VersionHeader, vs[0])
 			}
 		} else {
 			for _, v := range vs {
@@ -223,7 +230,7 @@ func WriteError(w http.ResponseWriter, errJson ErrorJson, responseHeader http.He
 	// Include custom error in the error JSON.
 	hasCustomError := false
 	if responseHeader != nil {
-		customError, ok := responseHeader["Grpc-Metadata-"+grpc.CustomErrorMetadataKey]
+		customError, ok := responseHeader[grpc.WithPrefix(grpc.CustomErrorMetadataKey)]
 		if ok {
 			hasCustomError = true
 			// Assume header has only one value and read the 0 index.

api/gateway/apimiddleware/process_request_test.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api/grpc"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
@@ -280,7 +281,8 @@ func TestWriteMiddlewareResponseHeadersAndBody(t *testing.T) {
 		response := &http.Response{
 			Header: http.Header{
 				"Foo": []string{"foo"},
-				"Grpc-Metadata-" + grpc.HttpCodeMetadataKey: []string{"204"},
+				grpc.WithPrefix(grpc.HttpCodeMetadataKey): []string{"204"},
+				grpc.WithPrefix(api.VersionHeader):        []string{"capella"},
 			},
 		}
 		container := defaultResponseContainer()
@@ -299,6 +301,9 @@ func TestWriteMiddlewareResponseHeadersAndBody(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, true, ok, "header not found")
 		require.Equal(t, 1, len(v), "wrong number of header values")
 		assert.Equal(t, "224", v[0])
+		v, ok = writer.Header()["Eth-Consensus-Version"]
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok, "header not found")
+		assert.Equal(t, "capella", v[0])
 		assert.Equal(t, 204, writer.Code)
 		assert.DeepEqual(t, responseJson, writer.Body.Bytes())
 	})
@@ -320,11 +325,12 @@ func TestWriteMiddlewareResponseHeadersAndBody(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("GET_invalid_status_code", func(t *testing.T) {
 		response := &http.Response{
-			Header: http.Header{},
+			Header: http.Header{"Grpc-Metadata-Eth-Consensus-Version": []string{"capella"}},
 		}
 
 		// Set invalid status code.
-		response.Header["Grpc-Metadata-"+grpc.HttpCodeMetadataKey] = []string{"invalid"}
+		response.Header[grpc.WithPrefix(grpc.HttpCodeMetadataKey)] = []string{"invalid"}
+		response.Header[grpc.WithPrefix(api.VersionHeader)] = []string{"capella"}
 
 		container := defaultResponseContainer()
 		responseJson, err := json.Marshal(container)
@@ -390,7 +396,7 @@ func TestWriteMiddlewareResponseHeadersAndBody(t *testing.T) {
 func TestWriteError(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
 		responseHeader := http.Header{
-			"Grpc-Metadata-" + grpc.CustomErrorMetadataKey: []string{"{\"CustomField\":\"bar\"}"},
+			grpc.WithPrefix(grpc.CustomErrorMetadataKey): []string{"{\"CustomField\":\"bar\"}"},
 		}
 		errJson := &testErrorJson{
 			Message: "foo",
@@ -420,7 +426,7 @@ func TestWriteError(t *testing.T) {
 		logHook := test.NewGlobal()
 
 		responseHeader := http.Header{
-			"Grpc-Metadata-" + grpc.CustomErrorMetadataKey: []string{"invalid"},
+			grpc.WithPrefix(grpc.CustomErrorMetadataKey): []string{"invalid"},
 		}
 
 		WriteError(httptest.NewRecorder(), &testErrorJson{}, responseHeader)

api/grpc/parameters.go

@@ -6,3 +6,11 @@ const CustomErrorMetadataKey = "Custom-Error"
 
 // HttpCodeMetadataKey is the key to use when setting custom HTTP status codes in gRPC metadata.
 const HttpCodeMetadataKey = "X-Http-Code"
+
+// MetadataPrefix is the prefix for grpc headers on metadata
+const MetadataPrefix = "Grpc-Metadata"
+
+// WithPrefix creates a new string with grpc metadata prefix
+func WithPrefix(value string) string {
+	return MetadataPrefix + "-" + value
+}

api/headers.go

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package api
+
+const (
+	VersionHeader        = "Eth-Consensus-Version"
+	JsonMediaType        = "application/json"
+	OctetStreamMediaType = "application/octet-stream"
+)

beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go

@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func (s *Service) InForkchoice(root [32]byte) bool {
 	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.HasNode(root)
 }
 
-// IsViableForkCheckpoint returns whether the given checkpoint is a checkpoint in any
+// IsViableForCheckpoint returns whether the given checkpoint is a checkpoint in any
 // chain known to forkchoice
 func (s *Service) IsViableForCheckpoint(cp *forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint) (bool, error) {
 	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
@@ -499,6 +499,13 @@ func (s *Service) Ancestor(ctx context.Context, root []byte, slot primitives.Slo
 	return ar[:], nil
 }
 
+// SetOptimisticToInvalid wraps the corresponding method in forkchoice
+func (s *Service) SetOptimisticToInvalid(ctx context.Context, root, parent, lvh [32]byte) ([][32]byte, error) {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Lock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Unlock()
+	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.SetOptimisticToInvalid(ctx, root, parent, lvh)
+}
+
 // SetGenesisTime sets the genesis time of beacon chain.
 func (s *Service) SetGenesisTime(t time.Time) {
 	s.genesisTime = t

beacon-chain/blockchain/error.go

@@ -41,13 +41,15 @@ var (
 type invalidBlock struct {
 	invalidAncestorRoots [][32]byte
 	error
-	root [32]byte
+	root          [32]byte
+	lastValidHash [32]byte
 }
 
 type invalidBlockError interface {
 	Error() string
 	InvalidAncestorRoots() [][32]byte
 	BlockRoot() [32]byte
+	LastValidHash() [32]byte
 }
 
 // BlockRoot returns the invalid block root.
@@ -55,6 +57,11 @@ func (e invalidBlock) BlockRoot() [32]byte {
 	return e.root
 }
 
+// LastValidHash returns the last valid hash root.
+func (e invalidBlock) LastValidHash() [32]byte {
+	return e.lastValidHash
+}
+
 // InvalidAncestorRoots returns an optional list of invalid roots of the invalid block which leads up last valid root.
 func (e invalidBlock) InvalidAncestorRoots() [][32]byte {
 	return e.invalidAncestorRoots
@@ -72,6 +79,19 @@ func IsInvalidBlock(e error) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// InvalidBlockLVH returns the invalid block last valid hash root. If the error
+// doesn't have a last valid hash, [32]byte{} is returned.
+func InvalidBlockLVH(e error) [32]byte {
+	if e == nil {
+		return [32]byte{}
+	}
+	d, ok := e.(invalidBlockError)
+	if !ok {
+		return [32]byte{}
+	}
+	return d.LastValidHash()
+}
+
 // InvalidBlockRoot returns the invalid block root. If the error
 // doesn't have an invalid blockroot. [32]byte{} is returned.
 func InvalidBlockRoot(e error) [32]byte {

beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package blockchain
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -182,21 +183,24 @@ func (s *Service) getPayloadHash(ctx context.Context, root []byte) ([32]byte, er
 
 // notifyNewPayload 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, postStateVersion int,
-	postStateHeader interfaces.ExecutionData, blk interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (bool, error) {
+func (s *Service) notifyNewPayload(ctx context.Context, preStateVersion int,
+	preStateHeader interfaces.ExecutionData, blk interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (bool, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.notifyNewPayload")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	// Execution payload is only supported in Bellatrix and beyond. Pre
 	// merge blocks are never optimistic
-	if blocks.IsPreBellatrixVersion(postStateVersion) {
+	if blk == nil {
+		return false, errors.New("signed beacon block can't be nil")
+	}
+	if preStateVersion < version.Bellatrix {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 	if err := consensusblocks.BeaconBlockIsNil(blk); err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 	body := blk.Block().Body()
-	enabled, err := blocks.IsExecutionEnabledUsingHeader(postStateHeader, body)
+	enabled, err := blocks.IsExecutionEnabledUsingHeader(preStateHeader, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, errors.Wrap(invalidBlock{error: err}, "could not determine if execution is enabled")
 	}
@@ -207,7 +211,22 @@ func (s *Service) notifyNewPayload(ctx context.Context, postStateVersion int,
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, errors.Wrap(invalidBlock{error: err}, "could not get execution payload")
 	}
-	lastValidHash, err := s.cfg.ExecutionEngineCaller.NewPayload(ctx, payload)
+
+	var lastValidHash []byte
+	if blk.Version() >= version.Deneb {
+		var kzgs [][]byte
+		kzgs, err = blk.Block().Body().BlobKzgCommitments()
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, errors.Wrap(invalidBlock{error: err}, "could not get blob kzg commitments")
+		}
+		versionedHashes := make([][32]byte, len(kzgs))
+		for i := range versionedHashes {
+			versionedHashes[i] = kzgToVersionedHash(kzgs[i])
+		}
+		lastValidHash, err = s.cfg.ExecutionEngineCaller.NewPayload(ctx, payload, versionedHashes)
+	} else {
+		lastValidHash, err = s.cfg.ExecutionEngineCaller.NewPayload(ctx, payload, [][32]byte{} /*empty version hashes before Deneb*/)
+	}
 	switch err {
 	case nil:
 		newPayloadValidNodeCount.Inc()
@@ -220,35 +239,37 @@ func (s *Service) notifyNewPayload(ctx context.Context, postStateVersion int,
 		}).Info("Called new payload with optimistic block")
 		return false, nil
 	case execution.ErrInvalidPayloadStatus:
-		newPayloadInvalidNodeCount.Inc()
-		root, err := blk.Block().HashTreeRoot()
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, err
-		}
-		invalidRoots, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.SetOptimisticToInvalid(ctx, root, blk.Block().ParentRoot(), bytesutil.ToBytes32(lastValidHash))
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, err
-		}
-		if err := s.removeInvalidBlockAndState(ctx, invalidRoots); err != nil {
-			return false, err
-		}
-		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-			"slot":                 blk.Block().Slot(),
-			"blockRoot":            fmt.Sprintf("%#x", root),
-			"invalidChildrenCount": len(invalidRoots),
-		}).Warn("Pruned invalid blocks")
+		lvh := bytesutil.ToBytes32(lastValidHash)
 		return false, invalidBlock{
-			invalidAncestorRoots: invalidRoots,
-			error:                ErrInvalidPayload,
+			error:         ErrInvalidPayload,
+			lastValidHash: lvh,
 		}
-	case execution.ErrInvalidBlockHashPayloadStatus:
-		newPayloadInvalidNodeCount.Inc()
-		return false, ErrInvalidBlockHashPayloadStatus
 	default:
 		return false, errors.WithMessage(ErrUndefinedExecutionEngineError, err.Error())
 	}
 }
 
+// reportInvalidBlock deals with the event that an invalid block was detected by the execution layer
+func (s *Service) pruneInvalidBlock(ctx context.Context, root, parentRoot, lvh [32]byte) error {
+	newPayloadInvalidNodeCount.Inc()
+	invalidRoots, err := s.SetOptimisticToInvalid(ctx, root, parentRoot, lvh)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.removeInvalidBlockAndState(ctx, invalidRoots); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+		"blockRoot":            fmt.Sprintf("%#x", root),
+		"invalidChildrenCount": len(invalidRoots),
+	}).Warn("Pruned invalid blocks")
+	return invalidBlock{
+		invalidAncestorRoots: invalidRoots,
+		error:                ErrInvalidPayload,
+		lastValidHash:        lvh,
+	}
+}
+
 // getPayloadAttributes returns the payload attributes for the given state and slot.
 // The attribute is required to initiate a payload build process in the context of an `engine_forkchoiceUpdated` call.
 func (s *Service) getPayloadAttribute(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState, slot primitives.Slot, headRoot []byte) (bool, payloadattribute.Attributer, primitives.ValidatorIndex) {
@@ -305,7 +326,7 @@ func (s *Service) getPayloadAttribute(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState,
 
 	var attr payloadattribute.Attributer
 	switch st.Version() {
-	case version.Capella:
+	case version.Capella, version.Deneb:
 		withdrawals, err := st.ExpectedWithdrawals()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get expected withdrawals to get payload attribute")
@@ -355,3 +376,14 @@ func (s *Service) removeInvalidBlockAndState(ctx context.Context, blkRoots [][32
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+const (
+	blobCommitmentVersionKZG uint8 = 0x01
+)
+
+// kzgToVersionedHash implements kzg_to_versioned_hash from EIP-4844
+func kzgToVersionedHash(kzg []byte) (h [32]byte) {
+	h = sha256.Sum256(kzg)
+	h[0] = blobCommitmentVersionKZG
+	return
+}

beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go

@@ -525,11 +525,13 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:           "phase 0 post state",
 			postState:      phase0State,
+			blk:            altairBlk, // same as phase 0 for this test
 			isValidPayload: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "altair post state",
 			postState:      altairState,
+			blk:            altairBlk,
 			isValidPayload: true,
 		},
 		{
@@ -743,6 +745,37 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload_SetOptimisticToValid(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, true, validated)
 }
 
+func Test_reportInvalidBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	params.SetupTestConfigCleanup(t)
+	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(params.MainnetConfig())
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t)
+	ctx, _, fcs := tr.ctx, tr.db, tr.fcs
+	jcp := &ethpb.Checkpoint{}
+	st, root, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 0, [32]byte{'A'}, [32]byte{}, [32]byte{'a'}, jcp, jcp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, fcs.InsertNode(ctx, st, root))
+	st, root, err = prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 1, [32]byte{'B'}, [32]byte{'A'}, [32]byte{'b'}, jcp, jcp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, fcs.InsertNode(ctx, st, root))
+	st, root, err = prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 2, [32]byte{'C'}, [32]byte{'B'}, [32]byte{'c'}, jcp, jcp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, fcs.InsertNode(ctx, st, root))
+
+	st, root, err = prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 3, [32]byte{'D'}, [32]byte{'C'}, [32]byte{'d'}, jcp, jcp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, fcs.InsertNode(ctx, st, root))
+
+	require.NoError(t, fcs.SetOptimisticToValid(ctx, [32]byte{'A'}))
+	err = service.pruneInvalidBlock(ctx, [32]byte{'D'}, [32]byte{'C'}, [32]byte{'a'})
+	require.Equal(t, IsInvalidBlock(err), true)
+	require.Equal(t, InvalidBlockLVH(err), [32]byte{'a'})
+	invalidRoots := InvalidAncestorRoots(err)
+	require.Equal(t, 3, len(invalidRoots))
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'D'}, invalidRoots[0])
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'C'}, invalidRoots[1])
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{'B'}, invalidRoots[2])
+}
+
 func Test_GetPayloadAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()))
 	ctx := tr.ctx
@@ -827,6 +860,42 @@ func Test_GetPayloadAttributeV2(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, 0, len(a))
 }
 
+func Test_GetPayloadAttributeDeneb(t *testing.T) {
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()))
+	ctx := tr.ctx
+
+	st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateDeneb(t, 1)
+	hasPayload, _, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, 0, []byte{})
+	require.Equal(t, false, hasPayload)
+	require.Equal(t, primitives.ValidatorIndex(0), vId)
+
+	// Cache hit, advance state, no fee recipient
+	suggestedVid := primitives.ValidatorIndex(1)
+	slot := primitives.Slot(1)
+	service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(slot, suggestedVid, [8]byte{}, [32]byte{})
+	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
+	hasPayload, attr, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:])
+	require.Equal(t, true, hasPayload)
+	require.Equal(t, suggestedVid, vId)
+	require.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().EthBurnAddressHex, common.BytesToAddress(attr.SuggestedFeeRecipient()).String())
+	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Fee recipient is currently using the burn address")
+	a, err := attr.Withdrawals()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(a))
+
+	// Cache hit, advance state, has fee recipient
+	suggestedAddr := common.HexToAddress("123")
+	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveFeeRecipientsByValidatorIDs(ctx, []primitives.ValidatorIndex{suggestedVid}, []common.Address{suggestedAddr}))
+	service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(slot, suggestedVid, [8]byte{}, [32]byte{})
+	hasPayload, attr, vId = service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:])
+	require.Equal(t, true, hasPayload)
+	require.Equal(t, suggestedVid, vId)
+	require.Equal(t, suggestedAddr, common.BytesToAddress(attr.SuggestedFeeRecipient()))
+	a, err = attr.Withdrawals()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(a))
+}
+
 func Test_UpdateLastValidatedCheckpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	params.SetupTestConfigCleanup(t)
 	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(params.MainnetConfig())

beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics.go

@@ -172,11 +172,15 @@ var (
 	})
 	onBlockProcessingTime = promauto.NewSummary(prometheus.SummaryOpts{
 		Name: "on_block_processing_milliseconds",
-		Help: "Total time in milliseconds to complete a call to onBlock()",
+		Help: "Total time in milliseconds to complete a call to postBlockProcess()",
 	})
 	stateTransitionProcessingTime = promauto.NewSummary(prometheus.SummaryOpts{
 		Name: "state_transition_processing_milliseconds",
-		Help: "Total time to call a state transition in onBlock()",
+		Help: "Total time to call a state transition in validateStateTransition()",
+	})
+	chainServiceProcessingTime = promauto.NewSummary(prometheus.SummaryOpts{
+		Name: "chain_service_processing_milliseconds",
+		Help: "Total time to call a chain service in ReceiveBlock()",
 	})
 	processAttsElapsedTime = promauto.NewHistogram(
 		prometheus.HistogramOpts{
@@ -246,40 +250,45 @@ func reportEpochMetrics(ctx context.Context, postState, headState state.BeaconSt
 	slashingBalance := uint64(0)
 	slashingEffectiveBalance := uint64(0)
 
-	for i, validator := range postState.Validators() {
+	for i := 0; i < postState.NumValidators(); i++ {
+		validator, err := postState.ValidatorAtIndexReadOnly(primitives.ValidatorIndex(i))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not load validator")
+			continue
+		}
 		bal, err := postState.BalanceAtIndex(primitives.ValidatorIndex(i))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not load validator balance")
 			continue
 		}
-		if validator.Slashed {
-			if currentEpoch < validator.ExitEpoch {
+		if validator.Slashed() {
+			if currentEpoch < validator.ExitEpoch() {
 				slashingInstances++
 				slashingBalance += bal
-				slashingEffectiveBalance += validator.EffectiveBalance
+				slashingEffectiveBalance += validator.EffectiveBalance()
 			} else {
 				slashedInstances++
 			}
 			continue
 		}
-		if validator.ExitEpoch != params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch {
-			if currentEpoch < validator.ExitEpoch {
+		if validator.ExitEpoch() != params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch {
+			if currentEpoch < validator.ExitEpoch() {
 				exitingInstances++
 				exitingBalance += bal
-				exitingEffectiveBalance += validator.EffectiveBalance
+				exitingEffectiveBalance += validator.EffectiveBalance()
 			} else {
 				exitedInstances++
 			}
 			continue
 		}
-		if currentEpoch < validator.ActivationEpoch {
+		if currentEpoch < validator.ActivationEpoch() {
 			pendingInstances++
 			pendingBalance += bal
 			continue
 		}
 		activeInstances++
 		activeBalance += bal
-		activeEffectiveBalance += validator.EffectiveBalance
+		activeEffectiveBalance += validator.EffectiveBalance()
 	}
 	activeInstances += exitingInstances + slashingInstances
 	activeBalance += exitingBalance + slashingBalance

beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/monitoring/tracing"
-	ethpbv1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/eth/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/version"
@@ -40,59 +39,11 @@ const depositDeadline = 20 * time.Second
 // This defines size of the upper bound for initial sync block cache.
 var initialSyncBlockCacheSize = uint64(2 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
 
-// onBlock is called when a gossip block is received. It runs regular state transition on the block.
-// The block's signing root should be computed before calling this method to avoid redundant
-// computation in this method and methods it calls into.
-//
-// Spec pseudocode definition:
-//
-//	def on_block(store: Store, signed_block: ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) -> None:
-//	 block = signed_block.message
-//	 # Parent block must be known
-//	 assert block.parent_root in store.block_states
-//	 # Make a copy of the state to avoid mutability issues
-//	 pre_state = copy(store.block_states[block.parent_root])
-//	 # Blocks cannot be in the future. If they are, their consideration must be delayed until the are in the past.
-//	 assert get_current_slot(store) >= block.slot
-//
-//	 # Check that block is later than the finalized epoch slot (optimization to reduce calls to get_ancestor)
-//	 finalized_slot = compute_start_slot_at_epoch(store.finalized_checkpoint.epoch)
-//	 assert block.slot > finalized_slot
-//	 # Check block is a descendant of the finalized block at the checkpoint finalized slot
-//	 assert get_ancestor(store, block.parent_root, finalized_slot) == store.finalized_checkpoint.root
-//
-//	 # Check the block is valid and compute the post-state
-//	 state = pre_state.copy()
-//	 state_transition(state, signed_block, True)
-//	 # Add new block to the store
-//	 store.blocks[hash_tree_root(block)] = block
-//	 # Add new state for this block to the store
-//	 store.block_states[hash_tree_root(block)] = state
-//
-//	 # Update justified checkpoint
-//	 if state.current_justified_checkpoint.epoch > store.justified_checkpoint.epoch:
-//	     if state.current_justified_checkpoint.epoch > store.best_justified_checkpoint.epoch:
-//	         store.best_justified_checkpoint = state.current_justified_checkpoint
-//	     if should_update_justified_checkpoint(store, state.current_justified_checkpoint):
-//	         store.justified_checkpoint = state.current_justified_checkpoint
-//
-//	 # Update finalized checkpoint
-//	 if state.finalized_checkpoint.epoch > store.finalized_checkpoint.epoch:
-//	     store.finalized_checkpoint = state.finalized_checkpoint
-//
-//	     # Potentially update justified if different from store
-//	     if store.justified_checkpoint != state.current_justified_checkpoint:
-//	         # Update justified if new justified is later than store justified
-//	         if state.current_justified_checkpoint.epoch > store.justified_checkpoint.epoch:
-//	             store.justified_checkpoint = state.current_justified_checkpoint
-//	             return
-//
-//	         # Update justified if store justified is not in chain with finalized checkpoint
-//	         finalized_slot = compute_start_slot_at_epoch(store.finalized_checkpoint.epoch)
-//	         ancestor_at_finalized_slot = get_ancestor(store, store.justified_checkpoint.root, finalized_slot)
-//	         if ancestor_at_finalized_slot != store.finalized_checkpoint.root:
-//	             store.justified_checkpoint = state.current_justified_checkpoint
-func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) error {
+// postBlockProcess is called when a gossip block is received. This function performs
+// several duties most importantly informing the engine if head was updated,
+// saving the new head information to the blockchain package and
+// handling attestations, slashings and similar included in the block.
+func (s *Service) postBlockProcess(ctx context.Context, signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte, postState state.BeaconState, isValidPayload bool) error {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.onBlock")
 	defer span.End()
 	if err := consensusblocks.BeaconBlockIsNil(signed); err != nil {
@@ -101,52 +52,7 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedB
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	b := signed.Block()
 
-	preState, err := s.getBlockPreState(ctx, b)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Verify that the parent block is in forkchoice
-	if !s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.HasNode(b.ParentRoot()) {
-		return ErrNotDescendantOfFinalized
-	}
-
-	// Save current justified and finalized epochs for future use.
-	currStoreJustifiedEpoch := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch
-	currStoreFinalizedEpoch := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint().Epoch
-	preStateFinalizedEpoch := preState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Epoch
-	preStateJustifiedEpoch := preState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch
-
-	preStateVersion, preStateHeader, err := getStateVersionAndPayload(preState)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	stateTransitionStartTime := time.Now()
-	postState, err := transition.ExecuteStateTransition(ctx, preState, signed)
-	if err != nil {
-		return invalidBlock{error: err}
-	}
-	stateTransitionProcessingTime.Observe(float64(time.Since(stateTransitionStartTime).Milliseconds()))
-
-	postStateVersion, postStateHeader, err := getStateVersionAndPayload(postState)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	isValidPayload, err := s.notifyNewPayload(ctx, postStateVersion, postStateHeader, signed)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not validate new payload")
-	}
-	if signed.Version() < version.Capella && isValidPayload {
-		if err := s.validateMergeTransitionBlock(ctx, preStateVersion, preStateHeader, signed); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := s.savePostStateInfo(ctx, blockRoot, signed, postState); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := s.insertBlockToForkchoiceStore(ctx, signed.Block(), blockRoot, postState); err != nil {
+	if err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, postState, blockRoot); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not insert block %d to fork choice store", signed.Block().Slot())
 	}
 	if err := s.handleBlockAttestations(ctx, signed.Block(), postState); err != nil {
@@ -160,34 +66,6 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedB
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If slasher is configured, forward the attestations in the block via
-	// an event feed for processing.
-	if features.Get().EnableSlasher {
-		// Feed the indexed attestation to slasher if enabled. This action
-		// is done in the background to avoid adding more load to this critical code path.
-		go func() {
-			// Using a different context to prevent timeouts as this operation can be expensive
-			// and we want to avoid affecting the critical code path.
-			ctx := context.TODO()
-			for _, att := range signed.Block().Body().Attestations() {
-				committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, preState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
-				if err != nil {
-					log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get attestation committee")
-					tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
-					return
-				}
-				indexedAtt, err := attestation.ConvertToIndexed(ctx, att, committee)
-				if err != nil {
-					log.WithError(err).Error("Could not convert to indexed attestation")
-					tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
-					return
-				}
-				s.cfg.SlasherAttestationsFeed.Send(indexedAtt)
-			}
-		}()
-	}
-
-	justified := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	start := time.Now()
 	headRoot, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Head(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -229,6 +107,12 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedB
 		return err
 	}
 
+	optimistic, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.IsOptimistic(blockRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not check if block is optimistic")
+		optimistic = true
+	}
+
 	// Send notification of the processed block to the state feed.
 	s.cfg.StateNotifier.StateFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
 		Type: statefeed.BlockProcessed,
@@ -237,53 +121,10 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedB
 			BlockRoot:   blockRoot,
 			SignedBlock: signed,
 			Verified:    true,
+			Optimistic:  optimistic,
 		},
 	})
 
-	// Save justified check point to db.
-	postStateJustifiedEpoch := postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch
-	if justified.Epoch > currStoreJustifiedEpoch || (justified.Epoch == postStateJustifiedEpoch && justified.Epoch > preStateJustifiedEpoch) {
-		if err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveJustifiedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{
-			Epoch: justified.Epoch, Root: justified.Root[:],
-		}); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Save finalized check point to db and more.
-	postStateFinalizedEpoch := postState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Epoch
-	finalized := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint()
-	if finalized.Epoch > currStoreFinalizedEpoch || (finalized.Epoch == postStateFinalizedEpoch && finalized.Epoch > preStateFinalizedEpoch) {
-		if err := s.updateFinalized(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: finalized.Epoch, Root: finalized.Root[:]}); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		isOptimistic, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.IsOptimistic(finalized.Root)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not check if node is optimistically synced")
-		}
-		go func() {
-			// Send an event regarding the new finalized checkpoint over a common event feed.
-			stateRoot := signed.Block().StateRoot()
-			s.cfg.StateNotifier.StateFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
-				Type: statefeed.FinalizedCheckpoint,
-				Data: &ethpbv1.EventFinalizedCheckpoint{
-					Epoch:               postState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Epoch,
-					Block:               postState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Root,
-					State:               stateRoot[:],
-					ExecutionOptimistic: isOptimistic,
-				},
-			})
-
-			// Use a custom deadline here, since this method runs asynchronously.
-			// We ignore the parent method's context and instead create a new one
-			// with a custom deadline, therefore using the background context instead.
-			depCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), depositDeadline)
-			defer cancel()
-			if err := s.insertFinalizedDeposits(depCtx, finalized.Root); err != nil {
-				log.WithError(err).Error("Could not insert finalized deposits.")
-			}
-		}()
-	}
 	defer reportAttestationInclusion(b)
 	if err := s.handleEpochBoundary(ctx, postState, blockRoot[:]); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -409,7 +250,7 @@ func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []interfaces.ReadOnlySi
 			postVersionAndHeaders[i].version,
 			postVersionAndHeaders[i].header, b)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return s.handleInvalidExecutionError(ctx, err, blockRoots[i], b.Block().ParentRoot())
 		}
 		if isValidPayload {
 			if err := s.validateMergeTransitionBlock(ctx, preVersionAndHeaders[i].version,
@@ -498,9 +339,20 @@ func (s *Service) handleEpochBoundary(ctx context.Context, postState state.Beaco
 		if err := helpers.UpdateCommitteeCache(ctx, copied, coreTime.CurrentEpoch(copied)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx, copied); err != nil {
+		e := coreTime.CurrentEpoch(copied)
+		if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx, copied, e); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		go func() {
+			// Use a custom deadline here, since this method runs asynchronously.
+			// We ignore the parent method's context and instead create a new one
+			// with a custom deadline, therefore using the background context instead.
+			slotCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), slotDeadline)
+			defer cancel()
+			if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(slotCtx, copied, e+1); err != nil {
+				log.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to cache next epoch proposers")
+			}
+		}()
 	} else if postState.Slot() >= s.nextEpochBoundarySlot {
 		s.nextEpochBoundarySlot, err = slots.EpochStart(coreTime.NextEpoch(postState))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -512,7 +364,7 @@ func (s *Service) handleEpochBoundary(ctx context.Context, postState state.Beaco
 		if err := helpers.UpdateCommitteeCache(ctx, postState, coreTime.CurrentEpoch(postState)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx, postState); err != nil {
+		if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx, postState, coreTime.CurrentEpoch(postState)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -524,27 +376,9 @@ func (s *Service) handleEpochBoundary(ctx context.Context, postState state.Beaco
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
-// This feeds in the block to fork choice store. It's allows fork choice store
-// to gain information on the most current chain.
-func (s *Service) insertBlockToForkchoiceStore(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock, root [32]byte, st state.BeaconState) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.insertBlockToForkchoiceStore")
-	defer span.End()
-
-	if !s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.HasNode(blk.ParentRoot()) {
-		fCheckpoint := st.FinalizedCheckpoint()
-		jCheckpoint := st.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()
-		if err := s.fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(ctx, blk, fCheckpoint, jCheckpoint); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, st, root)
-}
-
 // This feeds in the attestations included in the block to fork choice store. It's allows fork choice store
 // to gain information on the most current chain.
 func (s *Service) handleBlockAttestations(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock, st state.BeaconState) error {
@@ -729,3 +563,10 @@ func (s *Service) waitForSync() error {
 		return errors.New("context closed, exiting goroutine")
 	}
 }
+
+func (s *Service) handleInvalidExecutionError(ctx context.Context, err error, blockRoot [32]byte, parentRoot [32]byte) error {
+	if IsInvalidBlock(err) && InvalidBlockLVH(err) != [32]byte{} {
+		return s.pruneInvalidBlock(ctx, blockRoot, parentRoot, InvalidBlockLVH(err))
+	}
+	return err
+}

beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_helpers.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	mathutil "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/math"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
@@ -209,35 +210,44 @@ func (s *Service) fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(ctx context.Context, blk interfa
 	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertChain(ctx, pendingNodes)
 }
 
-// inserts finalized deposits into our finalized deposit trie.
-func (s *Service) insertFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, fRoot [32]byte) error {
+// inserts finalized deposits into our finalized deposit trie, needs to be
+// called in the background
+func (s *Service) insertFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, fRoot [32]byte) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.insertFinalizedDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
+	startTime := time.Now()
 
 	// Update deposit cache.
 	finalizedState, err := s.cfg.StateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, fRoot)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not fetch finalized state")
+		log.WithError(err).Error("could not fetch finalized state")
+		return
 	}
 	// We update the cache up to the last deposit index in the finalized block's state.
 	// We can be confident that these deposits will be included in some block
 	// because the Eth1 follow distance makes such long-range reorgs extremely unlikely.
 	eth1DepositIndex, err := mathutil.Int(finalizedState.Eth1DepositIndex())
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not cast eth1 deposit index")
+		log.WithError(err).Error("could not cast eth1 deposit index")
+		return
 	}
 	// The deposit index in the state is always the index of the next deposit
 	// to be included(rather than the last one to be processed). This was most likely
 	// done as the state cannot represent signed integers.
-	eth1DepositIndex -= 1
-	if err = s.cfg.DepositCache.InsertFinalizedDeposits(ctx, int64(eth1DepositIndex)); err != nil {
-		return err
+	finalizedEth1DepIdx := eth1DepositIndex - 1
+	if err = s.cfg.DepositCache.InsertFinalizedDeposits(ctx, int64(finalizedEth1DepIdx)); err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("could not insert finalized deposits")
+		return
 	}
 	// Deposit proofs are only used during state transition and can be safely removed to save space.
-	if err = s.cfg.DepositCache.PruneProofs(ctx, int64(eth1DepositIndex)); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not prune deposit proofs")
+	if err = s.cfg.DepositCache.PruneProofs(ctx, int64(finalizedEth1DepIdx)); err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("could not prune deposit proofs")
 	}
-	return nil
+	// Prune deposits which have already been finalized, the below method prunes all pending deposits (non-inclusive) up
+	// to the provided eth1 deposit index.
+	s.cfg.DepositCache.PrunePendingDeposits(ctx, int64(eth1DepositIndex)) // lint:ignore uintcast -- Deposit index should not exceed int64 in your lifetime.
+
+	log.WithField("duration", time.Since(startTime).String()).Debug("Finalized deposit insertion completed")
 }
 
 // This ensures that the input root defaults to using genesis root instead of zero hashes. This is needed for handling

beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go

@@ -41,103 +41,6 @@ import (
 	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 )
 
-func TestStore_OnBlock(t *testing.T) {
-	service, tr := minimalTestService(t)
-	ctx, beaconDB, fcs := tr.ctx, tr.db, tr.fcs
-
-	var genesisStateRoot [32]byte
-	genesis := blocks.NewGenesisBlock(genesisStateRoot[:])
-	util.SaveBlock(t, ctx, beaconDB, genesis)
-	validGenesisRoot, err := genesis.Block.HashTreeRoot()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	st, err := util.NewBeaconState()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveState(ctx, st.Copy(), validGenesisRoot))
-	ojc := &ethpb.Checkpoint{}
-	stfcs, root, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 0, validGenesisRoot, [32]byte{}, [32]byte{}, ojc, ojc)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, fcs.InsertNode(ctx, stfcs, root))
-	roots, err := blockTree1(t, beaconDB, validGenesisRoot[:])
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	random := util.NewBeaconBlock()
-	random.Block.Slot = 1
-	random.Block.ParentRoot = validGenesisRoot[:]
-	util.SaveBlock(t, ctx, beaconDB, random)
-	randomParentRoot, err := random.Block.HashTreeRoot()
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &ethpb.StateSummary{Slot: st.Slot(), Root: randomParentRoot[:]}))
-	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveState(ctx, st.Copy(), randomParentRoot))
-	randomParentRoot2 := roots[1]
-	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &ethpb.StateSummary{Slot: st.Slot(), Root: randomParentRoot2}))
-	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveState(ctx, st.Copy(), bytesutil.ToBytes32(randomParentRoot2)))
-	stfcs, root, err = prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 2, bytesutil.ToBytes32(randomParentRoot2),
-		validGenesisRoot, [32]byte{'r'}, ojc, ojc)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, fcs.InsertNode(ctx, stfcs, root))
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		name          string
-		blk           *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock
-		s             state.BeaconState
-		time          uint64
-		wantErrString string
-	}{
-		{
-			name:          "parent block root does not have a state",
-			blk:           util.NewBeaconBlock(),
-			s:             st.Copy(),
-			wantErrString: "could not reconstruct parent state",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "block is from the future",
-			blk: func() *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock {
-				b := util.NewBeaconBlock()
-				b.Block.ParentRoot = randomParentRoot2
-				b.Block.Slot = params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureSlot
-				return b
-			}(),
-			s:             st.Copy(),
-			wantErrString: "is in the far distant future",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "could not get finalized block",
-			blk: func() *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock {
-				b := util.NewBeaconBlock()
-				b.Block.ParentRoot = randomParentRoot[:]
-				b.Block.Slot = 2
-				return b
-			}(),
-			s:             st.Copy(),
-			wantErrString: "not descendant of finalized checkpoint",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "same slot as finalized block",
-			blk: func() *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock {
-				b := util.NewBeaconBlock()
-				b.Block.Slot = 0
-				b.Block.ParentRoot = randomParentRoot2
-				return b
-			}(),
-			s:             st.Copy(),
-			wantErrString: "block is equal or earlier than finalized block, slot 0 < slot 0",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			fRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(roots[0])
-			require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(&forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Root: fRoot}))
-			root, err := tt.blk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
-			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			wsb, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(tt.blk)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
-			assert.ErrorContains(t, tt.wantErrString, err)
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestStore_OnBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	service, tr := minimalTestService(t)
 	ctx := tr.ctx
@@ -657,7 +560,20 @@ func TestOnBlock_CanFinalize_WithOnTick(t *testing.T) {
 		wsb, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(blk)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NoError(t, fcs.NewSlot(ctx, i))
-		require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, r))
+		// Save current justified and finalized epochs for future use.
+		currStoreJustifiedEpoch := service.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt().Epoch
+		currStoreFinalizedEpoch := service.FinalizedCheckpt().Epoch
+
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, r, wsb, postState))
+		require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, r, postState, true))
+		require.NoError(t, service.updateJustificationOnBlock(ctx, preState, postState, currStoreJustifiedEpoch))
+		_, err = service.updateFinalizationOnBlock(ctx, preState, postState, currStoreFinalizedEpoch)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
 		testState, err = service.cfg.StateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, r)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
@@ -692,7 +608,20 @@ func TestOnBlock_CanFinalize(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		wsb, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(blk)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, r))
+		// Save current justified and finalized epochs for future use.
+		currStoreJustifiedEpoch := service.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt().Epoch
+		currStoreFinalizedEpoch := service.FinalizedCheckpt().Epoch
+
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, r, wsb, postState))
+		require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, r, postState, true))
+		require.NoError(t, service.updateJustificationOnBlock(ctx, preState, postState, currStoreJustifiedEpoch))
+		_, err = service.updateFinalizationOnBlock(ctx, preState, postState, currStoreFinalizedEpoch)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
 		testState, err = service.cfg.StateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, r)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
@@ -714,8 +643,7 @@ func TestOnBlock_CanFinalize(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestOnBlock_NilBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	service, tr := minimalTestService(t)
-
-	err := service.onBlock(tr.ctx, nil, [32]byte{})
+	err := service.postBlockProcess(tr.ctx, nil, [32]byte{}, nil, true)
 	require.Equal(t, true, IsInvalidBlock(err))
 }
 
@@ -729,11 +657,11 @@ func TestOnBlock_InvalidSignature(t *testing.T) {
 	blk, err := util.GenerateFullBlock(gs, keys, util.DefaultBlockGenConfig(), 1)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	blk.Signature = []byte{'a'} // Mutate the signature.
-	r, err := blk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
 	wsb, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(blk)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, r)
+	preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
 	require.Equal(t, true, IsInvalidBlock(err))
 }
 
@@ -757,7 +685,13 @@ func TestOnBlock_CallNewPayloadAndForkchoiceUpdated(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		wsb, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(blk)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, r))
+
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, r, wsb, postState))
+		require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, r, postState, false))
 		testState, err = service.cfg.StateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, r)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
@@ -783,7 +717,7 @@ func TestInsertFinalizedDeposits(t *testing.T) {
 			Signature:             zeroSig[:],
 		}, Proof: [][]byte{root}}, 100+i, int64(i), bytesutil.ToBytes32(root)))
 	}
-	assert.NoError(t, service.insertFinalizedDeposits(ctx, [32]byte{'m', 'o', 'c', 'k'}))
+	service.insertFinalizedDeposits(ctx, [32]byte{'m', 'o', 'c', 'k'})
 	fDeposits := depositCache.FinalizedDeposits(ctx)
 	assert.Equal(t, 7, int(fDeposits.MerkleTrieIndex), "Finalized deposits not inserted correctly")
 	deps := depositCache.AllDeposits(ctx, big.NewInt(107))
@@ -792,6 +726,45 @@ func TestInsertFinalizedDeposits(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestInsertFinalizedDeposits_PrunePendingDeposits(t *testing.T) {
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t)
+	ctx, depositCache := tr.ctx, tr.dc
+
+	gs, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 32)
+	require.NoError(t, service.saveGenesisData(ctx, gs))
+	gs = gs.Copy()
+	assert.NoError(t, gs.SetEth1Data(&ethpb.Eth1Data{DepositCount: 10}))
+	assert.NoError(t, gs.SetEth1DepositIndex(8))
+	assert.NoError(t, service.cfg.StateGen.SaveState(ctx, [32]byte{'m', 'o', 'c', 'k'}, gs))
+	var zeroSig [96]byte
+	for i := uint64(0); i < uint64(4*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch); i++ {
+		root := []byte(strconv.Itoa(int(i)))
+		assert.NoError(t, depositCache.InsertDeposit(ctx, &ethpb.Deposit{Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{
+			PublicKey:             bytesutil.FromBytes48([fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte{}),
+			WithdrawalCredentials: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:],
+			Amount:                0,
+			Signature:             zeroSig[:],
+		}, Proof: [][]byte{root}}, 100+i, int64(i), bytesutil.ToBytes32(root)))
+		depositCache.InsertPendingDeposit(ctx, &ethpb.Deposit{Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{
+			PublicKey:             bytesutil.FromBytes48([fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte{}),
+			WithdrawalCredentials: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:],
+			Amount:                0,
+			Signature:             zeroSig[:],
+		}, Proof: [][]byte{root}}, 100+i, int64(i), bytesutil.ToBytes32(root))
+	}
+	service.insertFinalizedDeposits(ctx, [32]byte{'m', 'o', 'c', 'k'})
+	fDeposits := depositCache.FinalizedDeposits(ctx)
+	assert.Equal(t, 7, int(fDeposits.MerkleTrieIndex), "Finalized deposits not inserted correctly")
+	deps := depositCache.AllDeposits(ctx, big.NewInt(107))
+	for _, d := range deps {
+		assert.DeepEqual(t, [][]byte(nil), d.Proof, "Proofs are not empty")
+	}
+	pendingDeps := depositCache.PendingContainers(ctx, nil)
+	for _, d := range pendingDeps {
+		assert.DeepEqual(t, true, d.Index >= 8, "Pending deposits were not pruned")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestInsertFinalizedDeposits_MultipleFinalizedRoutines(t *testing.T) {
 	service, tr := minimalTestService(t)
 	ctx, depositCache := tr.ctx, tr.dc
@@ -819,7 +792,7 @@ func TestInsertFinalizedDeposits_MultipleFinalizedRoutines(t *testing.T) {
 	// Insert 3 deposits before hand.
 	require.NoError(t, depositCache.InsertFinalizedDeposits(ctx, 2))
 
-	assert.NoError(t, service.insertFinalizedDeposits(ctx, [32]byte{'m', 'o', 'c', 'k'}))
+	service.insertFinalizedDeposits(ctx, [32]byte{'m', 'o', 'c', 'k'})
 	fDeposits := depositCache.FinalizedDeposits(ctx)
 	assert.Equal(t, 5, int(fDeposits.MerkleTrieIndex), "Finalized deposits not inserted correctly")
 
@@ -829,7 +802,7 @@ func TestInsertFinalizedDeposits_MultipleFinalizedRoutines(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Insert New Finalized State with higher deposit count.
-	assert.NoError(t, service.insertFinalizedDeposits(ctx, [32]byte{'m', 'o', 'c', 'k', '2'}))
+	service.insertFinalizedDeposits(ctx, [32]byte{'m', 'o', 'c', 'k', '2'})
 	fDeposits = depositCache.FinalizedDeposits(ctx)
 	assert.Equal(t, 12, int(fDeposits.MerkleTrieIndex), "Finalized deposits not inserted correctly")
 	deps = depositCache.AllDeposits(ctx, big.NewInt(112))
@@ -1131,19 +1104,35 @@ func TestOnBlock_ProcessBlocksParallel(t *testing.T) {
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
 		wg.Add(4)
 		go func() {
-			require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb1, r1))
+			preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb1.Block())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb1)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb1, r1, postState, true))
 			wg.Done()
 		}()
 		go func() {
-			require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb2, r2))
+			preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb2.Block())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb2)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb2, r2, postState, true))
 			wg.Done()
 		}()
 		go func() {
-			require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb3, r3))
+			preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb3.Block())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb3)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb3, r3, postState, true))
 			wg.Done()
 		}()
 		go func() {
-			require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb4, r4))
+			preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb4.Block())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb4)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb4, r4, postState, true))
 			wg.Done()
 		}()
 		wg.Wait()
@@ -1211,7 +1200,13 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root))
+
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+		require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, false))
 	}
 
 	for i := 6; i < 12; i++ {
@@ -1224,7 +1219,12 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, false)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 
@@ -1238,7 +1238,12 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, false)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 	// Check that we haven't justified the second epoch yet
@@ -1255,7 +1260,12 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	firstInvalidRoot, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, firstInvalidRoot)
+	preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, firstInvalidRoot, wsb, postState))
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, firstInvalidRoot, postState, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	jc = service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(2), jc.Epoch)
@@ -1278,7 +1288,12 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+	preState, err = service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	postState, err = service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, false)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "received an INVALID payload from execution engine", err)
 	// Check that forkchoice's head is the last invalid block imported. The
 	// store's headroot is the previous head (since the invalid block did
@@ -1301,7 +1316,13 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err = b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+
+	preState, err = service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	postState, err = service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, true)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// Check the newly imported block is head, it justified the right
 	// checkpoint and the node is no longer optimistic
@@ -1358,7 +1379,12 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root))
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+		require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, false))
 	}
 
 	for i := 6; i < 12; i++ {
@@ -1371,7 +1397,12 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, false)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 
@@ -1385,7 +1416,13 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, false)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 	// Check that we haven't justified the second epoch yet
@@ -1402,7 +1439,12 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	firstInvalidRoot, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, firstInvalidRoot)
+	preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, firstInvalidRoot, wsb, postState))
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, firstInvalidRoot, postState, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	jc = service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(2), jc.Epoch)
@@ -1425,7 +1467,12 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+
+	preState, err = service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	preStateVersion, preStateHeader, err := getStateVersionAndPayload(preState)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = service.validateExecutionOnBlock(ctx, preStateVersion, preStateHeader, wsb, root)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "received an INVALID payload from execution engine", err)
 	// Check that forkchoice's head and store's headroot are the previous head (since the invalid block did
 	// not finish importing and it was never imported to forkchoice). Check
@@ -1448,7 +1495,12 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err = b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+	preState, err = service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	postState, err = service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, true)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// Check the newly imported block is head, it justified the right
 	// checkpoint and the node is no longer optimistic
@@ -1506,7 +1558,13 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root))
+
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+		require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, false))
 	}
 
 	for i := 6; i < 12; i++ {
@@ -1519,7 +1577,13 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, false)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 
@@ -1533,7 +1597,12 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	lastValidRoot, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, lastValidRoot)
+	preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, lastValidRoot, wsb, postState))
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, lastValidRoot, postState, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// save the post state and the payload Hash of this block since it will
 	// be the LVH
@@ -1555,7 +1624,12 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		invalidRoots[i-13], err = b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, invalidRoots[i-13])
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, invalidRoots[i-13], wsb, postState))
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, invalidRoots[i-13], postState, false)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 	// Check that we have justified the second epoch
@@ -1576,7 +1650,12 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+
+	preState, err = service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	preStateVersion, preStateHeader, err := getStateVersionAndPayload(preState)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = service.validateExecutionOnBlock(ctx, preStateVersion, preStateHeader, wsb, root)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "received an INVALID payload from execution engine", err)
 
 	// Check that forkchoice's head and store's headroot are the previous head (since the invalid block did
@@ -1610,7 +1689,12 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err = b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root))
+	preState, err = service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	postState, err = service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+	require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, true))
 	// Check that the head is still INVALID and the node is still optimistic
 	require.Equal(t, invalidHeadRoot, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot())
 	optimistic, err = service.IsOptimistic(ctx)
@@ -1628,7 +1712,12 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, true)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		st, err = service.cfg.StateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, root)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1648,7 +1737,13 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err = b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+
+	preState, err = service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	postState, err = service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, true)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, root, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot())
 	sjc = service.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt()
@@ -1699,7 +1794,12 @@ func TestNoViableHead_Reboot(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root))
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+		require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, false))
 	}
 
 	for i := 6; i < 12; i++ {
@@ -1712,7 +1812,12 @@ func TestNoViableHead_Reboot(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, false)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 
@@ -1726,7 +1831,12 @@ func TestNoViableHead_Reboot(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	lastValidRoot, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, lastValidRoot)
+	preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, lastValidRoot, wsb, postState))
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, lastValidRoot, postState, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// save the post state and the payload Hash of this block since it will
 	// be the LVH
@@ -1747,7 +1857,18 @@ func TestNoViableHead_Reboot(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root))
+		// Save current justified and finalized epochs for future use.
+		currStoreJustifiedEpoch := service.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt().Epoch
+		currStoreFinalizedEpoch := service.FinalizedCheckpt().Epoch
+		preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+		require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, false))
+		require.NoError(t, service.updateJustificationOnBlock(ctx, preState, postState, currStoreJustifiedEpoch))
+		_, err = service.updateFinalizationOnBlock(ctx, preState, postState, currStoreFinalizedEpoch)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 	// Check that we have justified the second epoch
 	jc := service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
@@ -1766,7 +1887,11 @@ func TestNoViableHead_Reboot(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+	preState, err = service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	preStateVersion, preStateHeader, err := getStateVersionAndPayload(preState)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = service.validateExecutionOnBlock(ctx, preStateVersion, preStateHeader, wsb, root)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "received an INVALID payload from execution engine", err)
 
 	// Check that the headroot/state are not in DB and restart the node
@@ -1848,7 +1973,12 @@ func TestOnBlock_HandleBlockAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root))
+	preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+	require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, root, postState, false))
 
 	st, err = service.HeadState(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation_test.go

@@ -128,7 +128,13 @@ func TestService_ProcessAttestationsAndUpdateHead(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	wsb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(blk)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, tRoot))
+
+	preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, tRoot, wsb, postState))
+	require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, tRoot, postState, false))
 	copied, err = service.cfg.StateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, tRoot)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, 2, fcs.NodeCount())
@@ -178,7 +184,13 @@ func TestService_UpdateHead_NoAtts(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	wsb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(blk)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, tRoot))
+
+	preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, tRoot, wsb, postState))
+	require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb, tRoot, postState, false))
 	require.Equal(t, 2, fcs.NodeCount())
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, wsb))
 	require.Equal(t, tRoot, service.head.root)

beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go

@@ -7,11 +7,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/transition"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/features"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/monitoring/tracing"
+	ethpbv1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/eth/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/version"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
@@ -26,6 +32,7 @@ type BlockReceiver interface {
 	ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) error
 	ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, blkRoots [][32]byte) error
 	HasBlock(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) bool
+	RecentBlockSlot(root [32]byte) (primitives.Slot, error)
 }
 
 // SlashingReceiver interface defines the methods of chain service for receiving validated slashing over the wire.
@@ -47,15 +54,64 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySig
 		return err
 	}
 
+	preState, err := s.getBlockPreState(ctx, blockCopy.Block())
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get block's prestate")
+	}
+	// Save current justified and finalized epochs for future use.
+	currStoreJustifiedEpoch := s.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt().Epoch
+	currStoreFinalizedEpoch := s.FinalizedCheckpt().Epoch
+
+	preStateVersion, preStateHeader, err := getStateVersionAndPayload(preState)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	postState, err := s.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, blockCopy)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to validate consensus state transition function")
+	}
+	isValidPayload, err := s.validateExecutionOnBlock(ctx, preStateVersion, preStateHeader, blockCopy, blockRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not notify the engine of the new payload")
+	}
+	// The rest of block processing takes a lock on forkchoice.
 	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Lock()
 	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Unlock()
-	// Apply state transition on the new block.
-	if err := s.onBlock(ctx, blockCopy, blockRoot); err != nil {
+	if err := s.savePostStateInfo(ctx, blockRoot, blockCopy, postState); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not save post state info")
+	}
+
+	if err := s.postBlockProcess(ctx, blockCopy, blockRoot, postState, isValidPayload); err != nil {
 		err := errors.Wrap(err, "could not process block")
 		tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := s.updateJustificationOnBlock(ctx, preState, postState, currStoreJustifiedEpoch); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not update justified checkpoint")
+	}
+
+	newFinalized, err := s.updateFinalizationOnBlock(ctx, preState, postState, currStoreFinalizedEpoch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not update finalized checkpoint")
+	}
+	// Send finalized events and finalized deposits in the background
+	if newFinalized {
+		finalized := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint()
+		go s.sendNewFinalizedEvent(blockCopy, postState)
+		depCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), depositDeadline)
+		go func() {
+			s.insertFinalizedDeposits(depCtx, finalized.Root)
+			cancel()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// If slasher is configured, forward the attestations in the block via an event feed for processing.
+	if features.Get().EnableSlasher {
+		go s.sendBlockAttestationsToSlasher(blockCopy, preState)
+	}
+
 	// Handle post block operations such as pruning exits and bls messages if incoming block is the head
 	if err := s.prunePostBlockOperationPools(ctx, blockCopy, blockRoot); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not prune canonical objects from pool ")
@@ -86,6 +142,8 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySig
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Unable to log state transition data")
 	}
 
+	chainServiceProcessingTime.Observe(float64(time.Since(receivedTime).Milliseconds()))
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -111,6 +169,11 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []interfaces.Rea
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		optimistic, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.IsOptimistic(blkRoots[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not check if block is optimistic")
+			optimistic = true
+		}
 		// Send notification of the processed block to the state feed.
 		s.cfg.StateNotifier.StateFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
 			Type: statefeed.BlockProcessed,
@@ -119,6 +182,7 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []interfaces.Rea
 				BlockRoot:   blkRoots[i],
 				SignedBlock: blockCopy,
 				Verified:    true,
+				Optimistic:  optimistic,
 			},
 		})
 
@@ -150,6 +214,11 @@ func (s *Service) HasBlock(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) bool {
 	return s.hasBlockInInitSyncOrDB(ctx, root)
 }
 
+// RecentBlockSlot returns block slot form fork choice store
+func (s *Service) RecentBlockSlot(root [32]byte) (primitives.Slot, error) {
+	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Slot(root)
+}
+
 // ReceiveAttesterSlashing receives an attester slashing and inserts it to forkchoice
 func (s *Service) ReceiveAttesterSlashing(ctx context.Context, slashing *ethpb.AttesterSlashing) {
 	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Lock()
@@ -226,3 +295,109 @@ func (s *Service) checkSaveHotStateDB(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	return s.cfg.StateGen.DisableSaveHotStateToDB(ctx)
 }
+
+// This performs the state transition function and returns the poststate or an
+// error if the block fails to verify the consensus rules
+func (s *Service) validateStateTransition(ctx context.Context, preState state.BeaconState, signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (state.BeaconState, error) {
+	b := signed.Block()
+	// Verify that the parent block is in forkchoice
+	parentRoot := b.ParentRoot()
+	if !s.InForkchoice(parentRoot) {
+		return nil, ErrNotDescendantOfFinalized
+	}
+	stateTransitionStartTime := time.Now()
+	postState, err := transition.ExecuteStateTransition(ctx, preState, signed)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, invalidBlock{error: err}
+	}
+	stateTransitionProcessingTime.Observe(float64(time.Since(stateTransitionStartTime).Milliseconds()))
+	return postState, nil
+}
+
+// updateJustificationOnBlock updates the justified checkpoint on DB if the
+// incoming block has updated it on forkchoice.
+func (s *Service) updateJustificationOnBlock(ctx context.Context, preState, postState state.BeaconState, preJustifiedEpoch primitives.Epoch) error {
+	justified := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
+	preStateJustifiedEpoch := preState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch
+	postStateJustifiedEpoch := postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch
+	if justified.Epoch > preJustifiedEpoch || (justified.Epoch == postStateJustifiedEpoch && justified.Epoch > preStateJustifiedEpoch) {
+		if err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveJustifiedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{
+			Epoch: justified.Epoch, Root: justified.Root[:],
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// updateFinalizationOnBlock performs some duties when the incoming block
+// changes the finalized checkpoint. It returns true when this has happened.
+func (s *Service) updateFinalizationOnBlock(ctx context.Context, preState, postState state.BeaconState, preFinalizedEpoch primitives.Epoch) (bool, error) {
+	preStateFinalizedEpoch := preState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Epoch
+	postStateFinalizedEpoch := postState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Epoch
+	finalized := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint()
+	if finalized.Epoch > preFinalizedEpoch || (finalized.Epoch == postStateFinalizedEpoch && finalized.Epoch > preStateFinalizedEpoch) {
+		if err := s.updateFinalized(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: finalized.Epoch, Root: finalized.Root[:]}); err != nil {
+			return true, err
+		}
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+// sendNewFinalizedEvent sends a new finalization checkpoint event over the
+// event feed. It needs to be called on the background
+func (s *Service) sendNewFinalizedEvent(signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, postState state.BeaconState) {
+	isValidPayload := false
+	s.headLock.RLock()
+	if s.head != nil {
+		isValidPayload = s.head.optimistic
+	}
+	s.headLock.RUnlock()
+
+	// Send an event regarding the new finalized checkpoint over a common event feed.
+	stateRoot := signed.Block().StateRoot()
+	s.cfg.StateNotifier.StateFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
+		Type: statefeed.FinalizedCheckpoint,
+		Data: &ethpbv1.EventFinalizedCheckpoint{
+			Epoch:               postState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Epoch,
+			Block:               postState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Root,
+			State:               stateRoot[:],
+			ExecutionOptimistic: isValidPayload,
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+// sendBlockAttestationsToSlasher sends the incoming block's attestation to the slasher
+func (s *Service) sendBlockAttestationsToSlasher(signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, preState state.BeaconState) {
+	// Feed the indexed attestation to slasher if enabled. This action
+	// is done in the background to avoid adding more load to this critical code path.
+	ctx := context.TODO()
+	for _, att := range signed.Block().Body().Attestations() {
+		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, preState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get attestation committee")
+			return
+		}
+		indexedAtt, err := attestation.ConvertToIndexed(ctx, att, committee)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not convert to indexed attestation")
+			return
+		}
+		s.cfg.SlasherAttestationsFeed.Send(indexedAtt)
+	}
+}
+
+// validateExecutionOnBlock notifies the engine of the incoming block execution payload and returns true if the payload is valid
+func (s *Service) validateExecutionOnBlock(ctx context.Context, ver int, header interfaces.ExecutionData, signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) (bool, error) {
+	isValidPayload, err := s.notifyNewPayload(ctx, ver, header, signed)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, s.handleInvalidExecutionError(ctx, err, blockRoot, signed.Block().ParentRoot())
+	}
+	if signed.Version() < version.Capella && isValidPayload {
+		if err := s.validateMergeTransitionBlock(ctx, ver, header, signed); err != nil {
+			return isValidPayload, err
+		}
+	}
+	return isValidPayload, nil
+}

beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	coreTime "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/transition"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/execution"
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ func (s *Service) initializeBeaconChain(
 	if err := helpers.UpdateCommitteeCache(ctx, genesisState, 0); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx, genesisState); err != nil {
+	if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx, genesisState, coreTime.CurrentEpoch(genesisState)); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 

beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go

@@ -377,9 +377,7 @@ func TestHasBlock_ForkChoiceAndDB_DoublyLinkedTree(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	beaconState, err := util.NewBeaconState()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	wsb, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, s.insertBlockToForkchoiceStore(ctx, wsb.Block(), r, beaconState))
+	require.NoError(t, s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, beaconState, r))
 
 	assert.Equal(t, false, s.hasBlock(ctx, [32]byte{}), "Should not have block")
 	assert.Equal(t, true, s.hasBlock(ctx, r), "Should have block")
@@ -453,9 +451,7 @@ func BenchmarkHasBlockForkChoiceStore_DoublyLinkedTree(b *testing.B) {
 	bs := &ethpb.BeaconState{FinalizedCheckpoint: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}, CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}}
 	beaconState, err := state_native.InitializeFromProtoPhase0(bs)
 	require.NoError(b, err)
-	wsb, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(blk)
-	require.NoError(b, err)
-	require.NoError(b, s.insertBlockToForkchoiceStore(ctx, wsb.Block(), r, beaconState))
+	require.NoError(b, s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, beaconState, r))
 
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {

beacon-chain/blockchain/setup_test.go

@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ func (mb *mockBroadcaster) BroadcastSyncCommitteeMessage(_ context.Context, _ ui
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (mb *mockBroadcaster) BroadcastBlob(_ context.Context, _ uint64, _ *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar) error {
+	mb.broadcastCalled = true
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (mb *mockBroadcaster) BroadcastBLSChanges(_ context.Context, _ []*ethpb.SignedBLSToExecutionChange) {
 }
 

beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ type ChainService struct {
 	OptimisticCheckRootReceived [32]byte
 	FinalizedRoots              map[[32]byte]bool
 	OptimisticRoots             map[[32]byte]bool
+	BlockSlot                   primitives.Slot
 }
 
 func (s *ChainService) Ancestor(ctx context.Context, root []byte, slot primitives.Slot) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -389,6 +390,11 @@ func (s *ChainService) HasBlock(ctx context.Context, rt [32]byte) bool {
 	return s.InitSyncBlockRoots[rt]
 }
 
+// RecentBlockSlot mocks the same method in the chain service.
+func (s *ChainService) RecentBlockSlot([32]byte) (primitives.Slot, error) {
+	return s.BlockSlot, nil
+}
+
 // HeadGenesisValidatorsRoot mocks HeadGenesisValidatorsRoot method in chain service.
 func (_ *ChainService) HeadGenesisValidatorsRoot() [32]byte {
 	return [32]byte{}
@@ -533,7 +539,7 @@ func (s *ChainService) GetProposerHead() [32]byte {
 	return [32]byte{}
 }
 
-// SetForkchoiceGenesisTime mocks the same method in the chain service
+// SetForkChoiceGenesisTime mocks the same method in the chain service
 func (s *ChainService) SetForkChoiceGenesisTime(timestamp uint64) {
 	if s.ForkChoiceStore != nil {
 		s.ForkChoiceStore.SetGenesisTime(timestamp)

beacon-chain/builder/BUILD.bazel

@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/cache:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
         "//cmd/beacon-chain/flags:go_default_library",
+        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/interfaces:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
         "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
         "//monitoring/tracing:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/engine/v1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/builder/service.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package builder
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
 
@@ -10,10 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/monitoring/tracing"
+	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/engine/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ var ErrNoBuilder = errors.New("builder endpoint not configured")
 
 // BlockBuilder defines the interface for interacting with the block builder
 type BlockBuilder interface {
-	SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (interfaces.ExecutionData, error)
+	SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, blobs []*ethpb.SignedBlindedBlobSidecar) (interfaces.ExecutionData, *v1.BlobsBundle, error)
 	GetHeader(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot, parentHash [32]byte, pubKey [48]byte) (builder.SignedBid, error)
 	RegisterValidator(ctx context.Context, reg []*ethpb.SignedValidatorRegistrationV1) error
 	RegistrationByValidatorID(ctx context.Context, id primitives.ValidatorIndex) (*ethpb.ValidatorRegistrationV1, error)
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ func (s *Service) Stop() error {
 }
 
 // SubmitBlindedBlock submits a blinded block to the builder relay network.
-func (s *Service) SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx context.Context, b interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (interfaces.ExecutionData, error) {
+func (s *Service) SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx context.Context, b interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, blobs []*ethpb.SignedBlindedBlobSidecar) (interfaces.ExecutionData, *v1.BlobsBundle, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "builder.SubmitBlindedBlock")
 	defer span.End()
 	start := time.Now()
@@ -95,10 +98,13 @@ func (s *Service) SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx context.Context, b interfaces.ReadOnlyS
 		submitBlindedBlockLatency.Observe(float64(time.Since(start).Milliseconds()))
 	}()
 	if s.c == nil {
-		return nil, ErrNoBuilder
+		return nil, nil, ErrNoBuilder
+	}
+	if uint64(len(blobs)) > fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("blob count %d beyond max limit of %d", len(blobs), fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
 	}
 
-	return s.c.SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx, b)
+	return s.c.SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx, b, blobs)
 }
 
 // GetHeader retrieves the header for a given slot and parent hash from the builder relay network.

beacon-chain/builder/service_test.go

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func Test_BuilderMethodsWithouClient(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = s.GetHeader(context.Background(), 0, [32]byte{}, [48]byte{})
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, ErrNoBuilder.Error(), err)
 
-	_, err = s.SubmitBlindedBlock(context.Background(), nil)
+	_, _, err = s.SubmitBlindedBlock(context.Background(), nil, nil)
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, ErrNoBuilder.Error(), err)
 
 	err = s.RegisterValidator(context.Background(), nil)

beacon-chain/builder/testing/BUILD.bazel

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ go_library(
         "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
         "//proto/engine/v1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
+        "//runtime/version:go_default_library",
         "//time/slots:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
     ],

beacon-chain/builder/testing/mock.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/engine/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/version"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
 )
 
@@ -26,9 +27,12 @@ type MockBuilderService struct {
 	HasConfigured         bool
 	Payload               *v1.ExecutionPayload
 	PayloadCapella        *v1.ExecutionPayloadCapella
+	PayloadDeneb          *v1.ExecutionPayloadDeneb
+	BlobBundle            *v1.BlobsBundle
 	ErrSubmitBlindedBlock error
 	Bid                   *ethpb.SignedBuilderBid
 	BidCapella            *ethpb.SignedBuilderBidCapella
+	BidDeneb              *ethpb.SignedBuilderBidDeneb
 	RegistrationCache     *cache.RegistrationCache
 	ErrGetHeader          error
 	ErrRegisterValidator  error
@@ -41,23 +45,36 @@ func (s *MockBuilderService) Configured() bool {
 }
 
 // SubmitBlindedBlock for mocking.
-func (s *MockBuilderService) SubmitBlindedBlock(_ context.Context, _ interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (interfaces.ExecutionData, error) {
-	if s.Payload != nil {
+func (s *MockBuilderService) SubmitBlindedBlock(_ context.Context, b interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, _ []*ethpb.SignedBlindedBlobSidecar) (interfaces.ExecutionData, *v1.BlobsBundle, error) {
+	switch b.Version() {
+	case version.Bellatrix:
 		w, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayload(s.Payload)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not wrap payload")
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not wrap payload")
 		}
-		return w, s.ErrSubmitBlindedBlock
+		return w, nil, s.ErrSubmitBlindedBlock
+	case version.Capella:
+		w, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(s.PayloadCapella, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not wrap capella payload")
+		}
+		return w, nil, s.ErrSubmitBlindedBlock
+	case version.Deneb:
+		w, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadDeneb(s.PayloadDeneb, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not wrap deneb payload")
+		}
+		return w, s.BlobBundle, s.ErrSubmitBlindedBlock
+	default:
+		return nil, nil, errors.New("unknown block version for mocking")
 	}
-	w, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(s.PayloadCapella, 0)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not wrap capella payload")
-	}
-	return w, s.ErrSubmitBlindedBlock
 }
 
 // GetHeader for mocking.
 func (s *MockBuilderService) GetHeader(_ context.Context, slot primitives.Slot, _ [32]byte, _ [48]byte) (builder.SignedBid, error) {
+	if slots.ToEpoch(slot) >= params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch || s.BidDeneb != nil {
+		return builder.WrappedSignedBuilderBidDeneb(s.BidDeneb)
+	}
 	if slots.ToEpoch(slot) >= params.BeaconConfig().CapellaForkEpoch || s.BidCapella != nil {
 		return builder.WrappedSignedBuilderBidCapella(s.BidCapella)
 	}

beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_precompute.go

@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ import (
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
 
+// AttDelta contains rewards and penalties for a single attestation.
+type AttDelta struct {
+	HeadReward    uint64
+	SourceReward  uint64
+	SourcePenalty uint64
+	TargetReward  uint64
+	TargetPenalty uint64
+}
+
 // InitializePrecomputeValidators precomputes individual validator for its attested balances and the total sum of validators attested balances of the epoch.
 func InitializePrecomputeValidators(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.BeaconState) ([]*precompute.Validator, *precompute.Balance, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.InitializePrecomputeValidators")
@@ -226,7 +235,7 @@ func ProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute(
 		return beaconState, errors.New("validator registries not the same length as state's validator registries")
 	}
 
-	attsRewards, attsPenalties, err := AttestationsDelta(beaconState, bal, vals)
+	attDeltas, err := AttestationsDelta(beaconState, bal, vals)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get attestation delta")
 	}
@@ -237,11 +246,12 @@ func ProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute(
 
 		// Compute the post balance of the validator after accounting for the
 		// attester and proposer rewards and penalties.
-		balances[i], err = helpers.IncreaseBalanceWithVal(balances[i], attsRewards[i])
+		delta := attDeltas[i]
+		balances[i], err = helpers.IncreaseBalanceWithVal(balances[i], delta.HeadReward+delta.SourceReward+delta.TargetReward)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		balances[i] = helpers.DecreaseBalanceWithVal(balances[i], attsPenalties[i])
+		balances[i] = helpers.DecreaseBalanceWithVal(balances[i], delta.SourcePenalty+delta.TargetPenalty)
 
 		vals[i].AfterEpochTransitionBalance = balances[i]
 	}
@@ -255,10 +265,8 @@ func ProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute(
 
 // AttestationsDelta computes and returns the rewards and penalties differences for individual validators based on the
 // voting records.
-func AttestationsDelta(beaconState state.BeaconState, bal *precompute.Balance, vals []*precompute.Validator) (rewards, penalties []uint64, err error) {
-	numOfVals := beaconState.NumValidators()
-	rewards = make([]uint64, numOfVals)
-	penalties = make([]uint64, numOfVals)
+func AttestationsDelta(beaconState state.BeaconState, bal *precompute.Balance, vals []*precompute.Validator) ([]*AttDelta, error) {
+	attDeltas := make([]*AttDelta, len(vals))
 
 	cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
 	prevEpoch := time.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
@@ -272,29 +280,29 @@ func AttestationsDelta(beaconState state.BeaconState, bal *precompute.Balance, v
 	bias := cfg.InactivityScoreBias
 	inactivityPenaltyQuotient, err := beaconState.InactivityPenaltyQuotient()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	inactivityDenominator := bias * inactivityPenaltyQuotient
 
 	for i, v := range vals {
-		rewards[i], penalties[i], err = attestationDelta(bal, v, baseRewardMultiplier, inactivityDenominator, leak)
+		attDeltas[i], err = attestationDelta(bal, v, baseRewardMultiplier, inactivityDenominator, leak)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return rewards, penalties, nil
+	return attDeltas, nil
 }
 
 func attestationDelta(
 	bal *precompute.Balance,
 	val *precompute.Validator,
 	baseRewardMultiplier, inactivityDenominator uint64,
-	inactivityLeak bool) (reward, penalty uint64, err error) {
+	inactivityLeak bool) (*AttDelta, error) {
 	eligible := val.IsActivePrevEpoch || (val.IsSlashed && !val.IsWithdrawableCurrentEpoch)
 	// Per spec `ActiveCurrentEpoch` can't be 0 to process attestation delta.
 	if !eligible || bal.ActiveCurrentEpoch == 0 {
-		return 0, 0, nil
+		return &AttDelta{}, nil
 	}
 
 	cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
@@ -307,32 +315,32 @@ func attestationDelta(
 	srcWeight := cfg.TimelySourceWeight
 	tgtWeight := cfg.TimelyTargetWeight
 	headWeight := cfg.TimelyHeadWeight
-	reward, penalty = uint64(0), uint64(0)
+	attDelta := &AttDelta{}
 	// Process source reward / penalty
 	if val.IsPrevEpochSourceAttester && !val.IsSlashed {
 		if !inactivityLeak {
 			n := baseReward * srcWeight * (bal.PrevEpochAttested / increment)
-			reward += n / (activeIncrement * weightDenominator)
+			attDelta.SourceReward += n / (activeIncrement * weightDenominator)
 		}
 	} else {
-		penalty += baseReward * srcWeight / weightDenominator
+		attDelta.SourcePenalty += baseReward * srcWeight / weightDenominator
 	}
 
 	// Process target reward / penalty
 	if val.IsPrevEpochTargetAttester && !val.IsSlashed {
 		if !inactivityLeak {
 			n := baseReward * tgtWeight * (bal.PrevEpochTargetAttested / increment)
-			reward += n / (activeIncrement * weightDenominator)
+			attDelta.TargetReward += n / (activeIncrement * weightDenominator)
 		}
 	} else {
-		penalty += baseReward * tgtWeight / weightDenominator
+		attDelta.TargetPenalty += baseReward * tgtWeight / weightDenominator
 	}
 
 	// Process head reward / penalty
 	if val.IsPrevEpochHeadAttester && !val.IsSlashed {
 		if !inactivityLeak {
 			n := baseReward * headWeight * (bal.PrevEpochHeadAttested / increment)
-			reward += n / (activeIncrement * weightDenominator)
+			attDelta.HeadReward += n / (activeIncrement * weightDenominator)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -341,10 +349,10 @@ func attestationDelta(
 	if !val.IsPrevEpochTargetAttester || val.IsSlashed {
 		n, err := math.Mul64(effectiveBalance, val.InactivityScore)
 		if err != nil {
-			return 0, 0, err
+			return &AttDelta{}, err
 		}
-		penalty += n / inactivityDenominator
+		attDelta.TargetPenalty += n / inactivityDenominator
 	}
 
-	return reward, penalty, nil
+	return attDelta, nil
 }

beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_precompute_test.go

@@ -213,9 +213,16 @@ func TestAttestationsDelta(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	validators, balance, err = ProcessEpochParticipation(context.Background(), s, balance, validators)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	rewards, penalties, err := AttestationsDelta(s, balance, validators)
+	deltas, err := AttestationsDelta(s, balance, validators)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	rewards := make([]uint64, len(deltas))
+	penalties := make([]uint64, len(deltas))
+	for i, d := range deltas {
+		rewards[i] = d.HeadReward + d.SourceReward + d.TargetReward
+		penalties[i] = d.SourcePenalty + d.TargetPenalty
+	}
+
 	// Reward amount should increase as validator index increases due to setup.
 	for i := 1; i < len(rewards); i++ {
 		require.Equal(t, true, rewards[i] > rewards[i-1])
@@ -244,9 +251,16 @@ func TestAttestationsDeltaBellatrix(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	validators, balance, err = ProcessEpochParticipation(context.Background(), s, balance, validators)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	rewards, penalties, err := AttestationsDelta(s, balance, validators)
+	deltas, err := AttestationsDelta(s, balance, validators)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	rewards := make([]uint64, len(deltas))
+	penalties := make([]uint64, len(deltas))
+	for i, d := range deltas {
+		rewards[i] = d.HeadReward + d.SourceReward + d.TargetReward
+		penalties[i] = d.SourcePenalty + d.TargetPenalty
+	}
+
 	// Reward amount should increase as validator index increases due to setup.
 	for i := 1; i < len(rewards); i++ {
 		require.Equal(t, true, rewards[i] > rewards[i-1])
@@ -285,8 +299,15 @@ func TestProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute_Ok(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	wanted := make([]uint64, s.NumValidators())
-	rewards, penalties, err := AttestationsDelta(s, balance, validators)
+	deltas, err := AttestationsDelta(s, balance, validators)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	rewards := make([]uint64, len(deltas))
+	penalties := make([]uint64, len(deltas))
+	for i, d := range deltas {
+		rewards[i] = d.HeadReward + d.SourceReward + d.TargetReward
+		penalties[i] = d.SourcePenalty + d.TargetPenalty
+	}
 	for i := range rewards {
 		wanted[i] += rewards[i]
 	}

beacon-chain/core/altair/sync_committee.go

@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ func IsSyncCommitteeAggregator(sig []byte) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 // ValidateSyncMessageTime validates sync message to ensure that the provided slot is valid.
+// Spec: [IGNORE] The message's slot is for the current slot (with a MAXIMUM_GOSSIP_CLOCK_DISPARITY allowance), i.e. sync_committee_message.slot == current_slot
 func ValidateSyncMessageTime(slot primitives.Slot, genesisTime time.Time, clockDisparity time.Duration) error {
 	if err := slots.ValidateClock(slot, uint64(genesisTime.Unix())); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -223,13 +224,12 @@ func ValidateSyncMessageTime(slot primitives.Slot, genesisTime time.Time, clockD
 	// Verify sync message slot is within the time range.
 	if messageTime.Before(lowerBound) || messageTime.After(upperBound) {
 		syncErr := fmt.Errorf(
-			"sync message time %v (slot %d) not within allowable range of %v (slot %d) to %v (slot %d)",
+			"sync message time %v (message slot %d) not within allowable range of %v to %v (current slot %d)",
 			messageTime,
 			slot,
 			lowerBound,
-			uint64(lowerBound.Unix()-genesisTime.Unix())/params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot,
 			upperBound,
-			uint64(upperBound.Unix()-genesisTime.Unix())/params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot,
+			currentSlot,
 		)
 		// Wrap error message if sync message is too late.
 		if messageTime.Before(lowerBound) {

beacon-chain/core/altair/sync_committee_test.go

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func Test_ValidateSyncMessageTime(t *testing.T) {
 				syncMessageSlot: 16,
 				genesisTime:     prysmTime.Now().Add(-(15 * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second)),
 			},
-			wantedErr: "(slot 16) not within allowable range of",
+			wantedErr: "(message slot 16) not within allowable range of",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "sync_message.slot == current_slot+CLOCK_DISPARITY",
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func Test_ValidateSyncMessageTime(t *testing.T) {
 				syncMessageSlot: 100,
 				genesisTime:     prysmTime.Now().Add(-(100 * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second) + params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity + 1000*time.Millisecond),
 			},
-			wantedErr: "(slot 100) not within allowable range of",
+			wantedErr: "(message slot 100) not within allowable range of",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "sync_message.slot == current_slot-CLOCK_DISPARITY",
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func Test_ValidateSyncMessageTime(t *testing.T) {
 				syncMessageSlot: 101,
 				genesisTime:     prysmTime.Now().Add(-(100*time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)*time.Second + params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity)),
 			},
-			wantedErr: "(slot 101) not within allowable range of",
+			wantedErr: "(message slot 101) not within allowable range of",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "sync_message.slot is well beyond current slot",

beacon-chain/core/blocks/genesis.go

@@ -145,6 +145,40 @@ func NewGenesisBlockForState(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState) (interfa
 			},
 			Signature: params.BeaconConfig().EmptySignature[:],
 		})
+	case *ethpb.BeaconStateDeneb:
+		return blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb{
+			Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockDeneb{
+				ParentRoot: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:],
+				StateRoot:  root[:],
+				Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBodyDeneb{
+					RandaoReveal: make([]byte, 96),
+					Eth1Data: &ethpb.Eth1Data{
+						DepositRoot: make([]byte, 32),
+						BlockHash:   make([]byte, 32),
+					},
+					Graffiti: make([]byte, 32),
+					SyncAggregate: &ethpb.SyncAggregate{
+						SyncCommitteeBits:      make([]byte, fieldparams.SyncCommitteeLength/8),
+						SyncCommitteeSignature: make([]byte, fieldparams.BLSSignatureLength),
+					},
+					ExecutionPayload: &enginev1.ExecutionPayloadDeneb{ // Deneb difference.
+						ParentHash:    make([]byte, 32),
+						FeeRecipient:  make([]byte, 20),
+						StateRoot:     make([]byte, 32),
+						ReceiptsRoot:  make([]byte, 32),
+						LogsBloom:     make([]byte, 256),
+						PrevRandao:    make([]byte, 32),
+						BaseFeePerGas: make([]byte, 32),
+						BlockHash:     make([]byte, 32),
+						Transactions:  make([][]byte, 0),
+						Withdrawals:   make([]*enginev1.Withdrawal, 0),
+					},
+					BlsToExecutionChanges: make([]*ethpb.SignedBLSToExecutionChange, 0),
+					BlobKzgCommitments:    make([][]byte, 0),
+				},
+			},
+			Signature: params.BeaconConfig().EmptySignature[:],
+		})
 	default:
 		return nil, ErrUnrecognizedState
 	}

beacon-chain/core/deneb/BUILD.bazel

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+load("@prysm//tools/go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["upgrade.go"],
+    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/deneb",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/state/state-native:go_default_library",
+        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/engine/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
+
+go_test(
+    name = "go_default_test",
+    srcs = ["upgrade_test.go"],
+    deps = [
+        ":go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
+        "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/engine/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
+        "//testing/require:go_default_library",
+        "//testing/util:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)

beacon-chain/core/deneb/upgrade.go

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+package deneb
+
+import (
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/time"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
+	state_native "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state/state-native"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
+	enginev1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/engine/v1"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+)
+
+// UpgradeToDeneb updates inputs a generic state to return the version Deneb state.
+func UpgradeToDeneb(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
+	epoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
+
+	currentSyncCommittee, err := state.CurrentSyncCommittee()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	nextSyncCommittee, err := state.NextSyncCommittee()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	prevEpochParticipation, err := state.PreviousEpochParticipation()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	currentEpochParticipation, err := state.CurrentEpochParticipation()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	inactivityScores, err := state.InactivityScores()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	payloadHeader, err := state.LatestExecutionPayloadHeader()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	txRoot, err := payloadHeader.TransactionsRoot()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	wdRoot, err := payloadHeader.WithdrawalsRoot()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	wi, err := state.NextWithdrawalIndex()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	vi, err := state.NextWithdrawalValidatorIndex()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	summaries, err := state.HistoricalSummaries()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	s := &ethpb.BeaconStateDeneb{
+		GenesisTime:           state.GenesisTime(),
+		GenesisValidatorsRoot: state.GenesisValidatorsRoot(),
+		Slot:                  state.Slot(),
+		Fork: &ethpb.Fork{
+			PreviousVersion: state.Fork().CurrentVersion,
+			CurrentVersion:  params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkVersion,
+			Epoch:           epoch,
+		},
+		LatestBlockHeader:           state.LatestBlockHeader(),
+		BlockRoots:                  state.BlockRoots(),
+		StateRoots:                  state.StateRoots(),
+		HistoricalRoots:             [][]byte{},
+		Eth1Data:                    state.Eth1Data(),
+		Eth1DataVotes:               state.Eth1DataVotes(),
+		Eth1DepositIndex:            state.Eth1DepositIndex(),
+		Validators:                  state.Validators(),
+		Balances:                    state.Balances(),
+		RandaoMixes:                 state.RandaoMixes(),
+		Slashings:                   state.Slashings(),
+		PreviousEpochParticipation:  prevEpochParticipation,
+		CurrentEpochParticipation:   currentEpochParticipation,
+		JustificationBits:           state.JustificationBits(),
+		PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint: state.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint(),
+		CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint:  state.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint(),
+		FinalizedCheckpoint:         state.FinalizedCheckpoint(),
+		InactivityScores:            inactivityScores,
+		CurrentSyncCommittee:        currentSyncCommittee,
+		NextSyncCommittee:           nextSyncCommittee,
+		LatestExecutionPayloadHeader: &enginev1.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb{
+			ParentHash:       payloadHeader.ParentHash(),
+			FeeRecipient:     payloadHeader.FeeRecipient(),
+			StateRoot:        payloadHeader.StateRoot(),
+			ReceiptsRoot:     payloadHeader.ReceiptsRoot(),
+			LogsBloom:        payloadHeader.LogsBloom(),
+			PrevRandao:       payloadHeader.PrevRandao(),
+			BlockNumber:      payloadHeader.BlockNumber(),
+			GasLimit:         payloadHeader.GasLimit(),
+			GasUsed:          payloadHeader.GasUsed(),
+			Timestamp:        payloadHeader.Timestamp(),
+			ExtraData:        payloadHeader.ExtraData(),
+			BaseFeePerGas:    payloadHeader.BaseFeePerGas(),
+			BlockHash:        payloadHeader.BlockHash(),
+			ExcessDataGas:    0,
+			DataGasUsed:      0,
+			TransactionsRoot: txRoot,
+			WithdrawalsRoot:  wdRoot,
+		},
+		NextWithdrawalIndex:          wi,
+		NextWithdrawalValidatorIndex: vi,
+		HistoricalSummaries:          summaries,
+	}
+
+	return state_native.InitializeFromProtoUnsafeDeneb(s)
+}

beacon-chain/core/deneb/upgrade_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package deneb_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/deneb"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/time"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
+	enginev1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/engine/v1"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/util"
+)
+
+func TestUpgradeToDeneb(t *testing.T) {
+	st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateCapella(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxValidatorsPerCommittee)
+	preForkState := st.Copy()
+	mSt, err := deneb.UpgradeToDeneb(st)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, preForkState.GenesisTime(), mSt.GenesisTime())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.GenesisValidatorsRoot(), mSt.GenesisValidatorsRoot())
+	require.Equal(t, preForkState.Slot(), mSt.Slot())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.LatestBlockHeader(), mSt.LatestBlockHeader())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.BlockRoots(), mSt.BlockRoots())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.StateRoots(), mSt.StateRoots())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.Eth1Data(), mSt.Eth1Data())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.Eth1DataVotes(), mSt.Eth1DataVotes())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.Eth1DepositIndex(), mSt.Eth1DepositIndex())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.Validators(), mSt.Validators())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.Balances(), mSt.Balances())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.RandaoMixes(), mSt.RandaoMixes())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.Slashings(), mSt.Slashings())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.JustificationBits(), mSt.JustificationBits())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint(), mSt.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint(), mSt.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint())
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.FinalizedCheckpoint(), mSt.FinalizedCheckpoint())
+	numValidators := mSt.NumValidators()
+	p, err := mSt.PreviousEpochParticipation()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, make([]byte, numValidators), p)
+	p, err = mSt.CurrentEpochParticipation()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, make([]byte, numValidators), p)
+	s, err := mSt.InactivityScores()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, make([]uint64, numValidators), s)
+
+	f := mSt.Fork()
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, &ethpb.Fork{
+		PreviousVersion: st.Fork().CurrentVersion,
+		CurrentVersion:  params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkVersion,
+		Epoch:           time.CurrentEpoch(st),
+	}, f)
+	csc, err := mSt.CurrentSyncCommittee()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	psc, err := preForkState.CurrentSyncCommittee()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, psc, csc)
+	nsc, err := mSt.NextSyncCommittee()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	psc, err = preForkState.NextSyncCommittee()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, psc, nsc)
+
+	header, err := mSt.LatestExecutionPayloadHeader()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	protoHeader, ok := header.Proto().(*enginev1.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb)
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	prevHeader, err := preForkState.LatestExecutionPayloadHeader()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	txRoot, err := prevHeader.TransactionsRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	wdRoot, err := prevHeader.WithdrawalsRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	wanted := &enginev1.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb{
+		ParentHash:       prevHeader.ParentHash(),
+		FeeRecipient:     prevHeader.FeeRecipient(),
+		StateRoot:        prevHeader.StateRoot(),
+		ReceiptsRoot:     prevHeader.ReceiptsRoot(),
+		LogsBloom:        prevHeader.LogsBloom(),
+		PrevRandao:       prevHeader.PrevRandao(),
+		BlockNumber:      prevHeader.BlockNumber(),
+		GasLimit:         prevHeader.GasLimit(),
+		GasUsed:          prevHeader.GasUsed(),
+		Timestamp:        prevHeader.Timestamp(),
+		BaseFeePerGas:    prevHeader.BaseFeePerGas(),
+		BlockHash:        prevHeader.BlockHash(),
+		TransactionsRoot: txRoot,
+		WithdrawalsRoot:  wdRoot,
+	}
+	require.DeepEqual(t, wanted, protoHeader)
+}

beacon-chain/core/feed/state/events.go

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ type BlockProcessedData struct {
 	SignedBlock interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock
 	// Verified is true if the block's BLS contents have been verified.
 	Verified bool
+	// Optimistic is true if the block is optimistic.
+	Optimistic bool
 }
 
 // ChainStartedData is the data sent with ChainStarted events.

beacon-chain/core/helpers/beacon_committee.go

@@ -336,20 +336,21 @@ func UpdateCommitteeCache(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState,
 }
 
 // UpdateProposerIndicesInCache updates proposer indices entry of the committee cache.
-func UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState) error {
+// Input state is used to retrieve active validator indices.
+// Input epoch is the epoch to retrieve proposer indices for.
+func UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, epoch primitives.Epoch) error {
 	// The cache uses the state root at the (current epoch - 1)'s slot as key. (e.g. for epoch 2, the key is root at slot 63)
 	// Which is the reason why we skip genesis epoch.
-	if time.CurrentEpoch(state) <= params.BeaconConfig().GenesisEpoch+params.BeaconConfig().MinSeedLookahead {
+	if epoch <= params.BeaconConfig().GenesisEpoch+params.BeaconConfig().MinSeedLookahead {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	// Use state root from (current_epoch - 1))
-	wantedEpoch := time.PrevEpoch(state)
-	s, err := slots.EpochEnd(wantedEpoch)
+	s, err := slots.EpochEnd(epoch - 1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	r, err := StateRootAtSlot(state, s)
+	r, err := state.StateRootAtIndex(uint64(s % params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerHistoricalRoot))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -366,11 +367,11 @@ func UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaco
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	indices, err := ActiveValidatorIndices(ctx, state, time.CurrentEpoch(state))
+	indices, err := ActiveValidatorIndices(ctx, state, epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	proposerIndices, err := precomputeProposerIndices(state, indices)
+	proposerIndices, err := precomputeProposerIndices(state, indices, epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -432,11 +433,10 @@ func computeCommittee(
 
 // This computes proposer indices of the current epoch and returns a list of proposer indices,
 // the index of the list represents the slot number.
-func precomputeProposerIndices(state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, activeIndices []primitives.ValidatorIndex) ([]primitives.ValidatorIndex, error) {
+func precomputeProposerIndices(state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, activeIndices []primitives.ValidatorIndex, e primitives.Epoch) ([]primitives.ValidatorIndex, error) {
 	hashFunc := hash.CustomSHA256Hasher()
 	proposerIndices := make([]primitives.ValidatorIndex, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
 
-	e := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	seed, err := Seed(state, e, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not generate seed")

beacon-chain/core/helpers/beacon_committee_test.go

@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ func TestPrecomputeProposerIndices_Ok(t *testing.T) {
 	indices, err := ActiveValidatorIndices(context.Background(), state, 0)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	proposerIndices, err := precomputeProposerIndices(state, indices)
+	proposerIndices, err := precomputeProposerIndices(state, indices, time.CurrentEpoch(state))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	var wantedProposerIndices []primitives.ValidatorIndex

beacon-chain/core/helpers/validators.go

@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func BeaconProposerIndex(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState) (
 				}
 				return proposerIndices[state.Slot()%params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch], nil
 			}
-			if err := UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx, state); err != nil {
+			if err := UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx, state, time.CurrentEpoch(state)); err != nil {
 				return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "could not update committee cache")
 			}
 		}

beacon-chain/core/time/slot_epoch.go

@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ func CanUpgradeToCapella(slot primitives.Slot) bool {
 	return epochStart && capellaEpoch
 }
 
+// CanUpgradeToDeneb returns true if the input `slot` can upgrade to Deneb.
+// Spec code:
+// If state.slot % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH == 0 and compute_epoch_at_slot(state.slot) == DENEB_FORK_EPOCH
+func CanUpgradeToDeneb(slot primitives.Slot) bool {
+	epochStart := slots.IsEpochStart(slot)
+	DenebEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(slot) == params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch
+	return epochStart && DenebEpoch
+}
+
 // CanProcessEpoch checks the eligibility to process epoch.
 // The epoch can be processed at the end of the last slot of every epoch.
 //

beacon-chain/core/time/slot_epoch_test.go

@@ -298,3 +298,38 @@ func TestCanUpgradeToCapella(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCanUpgradeToDeneb(t *testing.T) {
+	params.SetupTestConfigCleanup(t)
+	bc := params.BeaconConfig()
+	bc.DenebForkEpoch = 5
+	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(bc)
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		slot primitives.Slot
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "not epoch start",
+			slot: 1,
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "not deneb epoch",
+			slot: params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch,
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "deneb epoch",
+			slot: primitives.Slot(params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch) * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch,
+			want: true,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := time.CanUpgradeToDeneb(tt.slot); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("CanUpgradeToDeneb() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

beacon-chain/core/transition/BUILD.bazel

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/core/altair:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/blocks:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/capella:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/deneb:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/epoch:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/execution:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/core/transition/transition.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/capella"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/deneb"
 	e "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/epoch"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/execution"
@@ -269,28 +270,10 @@ func ProcessSlots(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState, slot primitives.
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to increment state slot")
 		}
 
-		if time.CanUpgradeToAltair(state.Slot()) {
-			state, err = altair.UpgradeToAltair(ctx, state)
-			if err != nil {
-				tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		}
-
-		if time.CanUpgradeToBellatrix(state.Slot()) {
-			state, err = execution.UpgradeToBellatrix(state)
-			if err != nil {
-				tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		}
-
-		if time.CanUpgradeToCapella(state.Slot()) {
-			state, err = capella.UpgradeToCapella(state)
-			if err != nil {
-				tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
-				return nil, err
-			}
+		state, err = UpgradeState(ctx, state)
+		if err != nil {
+			tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to upgrade state")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -301,6 +284,45 @@ func ProcessSlots(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState, slot primitives.
 	return state, nil
 }
 
+// UpgradeState upgrades the state to the next version if possible.
+func UpgradeState(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "core.state.UpgradeState")
+	defer span.End()
+	var err error
+	if time.CanUpgradeToAltair(state.Slot()) {
+		state, err = altair.UpgradeToAltair(ctx, state)
+		if err != nil {
+			tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if time.CanUpgradeToBellatrix(state.Slot()) {
+		state, err = execution.UpgradeToBellatrix(state)
+		if err != nil {
+			tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if time.CanUpgradeToCapella(state.Slot()) {
+		state, err = capella.UpgradeToCapella(state)
+		if err != nil {
+			tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if time.CanUpgradeToDeneb(state.Slot()) {
+		state, err = deneb.UpgradeToDeneb(state)
+		if err != nil {
+			tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return state, nil
+}
+
 // VerifyOperationLengths verifies that block operation lengths are valid.
 func VerifyOperationLengths(_ context.Context, state state.BeaconState, b interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	if err := blocks.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {

beacon-chain/core/transition/transition_no_verify_sig.go

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func ProcessOperationsNoVerifyAttsSigs(
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-	case version.Altair, version.Bellatrix, version.Capella:
+	case version.Altair, version.Bellatrix, version.Capella, version.Deneb:
 		state, err = altairOperations(ctx, state, signedBeaconBlock)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err

beacon-chain/core/transition/transition_test.go

@@ -629,6 +629,20 @@ func TestProcessSlots_ThroughBellatrixEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch*10, st.Slot())
 }
 
+func TestProcessSlots_ThroughDenebEpoch(t *testing.T) {
+	transition.SkipSlotCache.Disable()
+	params.SetupTestConfigCleanup(t)
+	conf := params.BeaconConfig()
+	conf.DenebForkEpoch = 5
+	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(conf)
+
+	st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateCapella(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxValidatorsPerCommittee)
+	st, err := transition.ProcessSlots(context.Background(), st, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch*10)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, version.Deneb, st.Version())
+	require.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch*10, st.Slot())
+}
+
 func TestProcessSlotsUsingNextSlotCache(t *testing.T) {
 	s, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)
 	r := []byte{'a'}

beacon-chain/db/iface/interface.go

@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ type ReadOnlyDatabase interface {
 	// Fee recipients operations.
 	FeeRecipientByValidatorID(ctx context.Context, id primitives.ValidatorIndex) (common.Address, error)
 	RegistrationByValidatorID(ctx context.Context, id primitives.ValidatorIndex) (*ethpb.ValidatorRegistrationV1, error)
+
+	// Blob operations.
+	BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx context.Context, beaconBlockRoot [32]byte, indices ...uint64) ([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, error)
+	BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot, indices ...uint64) ([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, error)
+
 	// origin checkpoint sync support
 	OriginCheckpointBlockRoot(ctx context.Context) ([32]byte, error)
 	BackfillBlockRoot(ctx context.Context) ([32]byte, error)
@@ -89,6 +94,10 @@ type NoHeadAccessDatabase interface {
 	SaveFeeRecipientsByValidatorIDs(ctx context.Context, ids []primitives.ValidatorIndex, addrs []common.Address) error
 	SaveRegistrationsByValidatorIDs(ctx context.Context, ids []primitives.ValidatorIndex, regs []*ethpb.ValidatorRegistrationV1) error
 
+	// Blob operations.
+	SaveBlobSidecar(ctx context.Context, sidecars []*ethpb.BlobSidecar) error
+	DeleteBlobSidecar(ctx context.Context, beaconBlockRoot [32]byte) error
+
 	CleanUpDirtyStates(ctx context.Context, slotsPerArchivedPoint primitives.Slot) error
 }
 

beacon-chain/db/kv/BUILD.bazel

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go_library(
     srcs = [
         "archived_point.go",
         "backup.go",
+        "blob.go",
         "blocks.go",
         "checkpoint.go",
         "deposit_contract.go",
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/state/genesis:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/state-native:go_default_library",
         "//config/features:go_default_library",
+        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/blocks:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/interfaces:go_default_library",
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ go_test(
     srcs = [
         "archived_point_test.go",
         "backup_test.go",
+        "blob_test.go",
         "blocks_test.go",
         "checkpoint_test.go",
         "deposit_contract_test.go",
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ go_test(
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/testing:go_default_library",
         "//testing/assert:go_default_library",
+        "//testing/assertions:go_default_library",
         "//testing/require:go_default_library",
         "//testing/util:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//common:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/db/kv/blob.go

@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+package kv
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
+	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
+)
+
+// SaveBlobSidecar saves the blobs for a given epoch in the sidecar bucket. When we receive a blob:
+//
+//  1. Convert slot using a modulo operator to [0, maxSlots] where maxSlots = MAX_BLOB_EPOCHS*SLOTS_PER_EPOCH
+//
+//  2. Compute key for blob as bytes(slot_to_rotating_buffer(blob.slot)) ++ bytes(blob.slot) ++ blob.block_root
+//
+//  3. Begin the save algorithm:  If the incoming blob has a slot bigger than the saved slot at the spot
+//     in the rotating keys buffer, we overwrite all elements for that slot.
+func (s *Store) SaveBlobSidecar(ctx context.Context, scs []*ethpb.BlobSidecar) error {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveBlobSidecar")
+	defer span.End()
+
+	sortSideCars(scs)
+	if err := s.verifySideCars(scs); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return s.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		encodedBlobSidecar, err := encode(ctx, &ethpb.BlobSidecars{Sidecars: scs})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		bkt := tx.Bucket(blobsBucket)
+		c := bkt.Cursor()
+		newKey := blobSidecarKey(scs[0])
+		rotatingBufferPrefix := newKey[0:8]
+		var replacingKey []byte
+		for k, _ := c.Seek(rotatingBufferPrefix); bytes.HasPrefix(k, rotatingBufferPrefix); k, _ = c.Next() {
+			if len(k) != 0 {
+				replacingKey = k
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		// If there is no element stored at blob.slot % MAX_SLOTS_TO_PERSIST_BLOBS, then we simply
+		// store the blob by key and exit early.
+		if len(replacingKey) != 0 {
+			if err := bkt.Delete(replacingKey); err != nil {
+				log.WithError(err).Warnf("Could not delete blob with key %#x", replacingKey)
+			}
+		}
+		return bkt.Put(newKey, encodedBlobSidecar)
+	})
+}
+
+// verifySideCars ensures that all sidecars have the same slot, parent root, block root, and proposer index.
+// It also ensures that indices are sequential and start at 0 and no more than MAX_BLOB_EPOCHS.
+func (s *Store) verifySideCars(scs []*ethpb.BlobSidecar) error {
+	if len(scs) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("nil or empty blob sidecars")
+	}
+	if uint64(len(scs)) > fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock {
+		return fmt.Errorf("too many sidecars: %d > %d", len(scs), fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+	}
+
+	sl := scs[0].Slot
+	pr := scs[0].BlockParentRoot
+	r := scs[0].BlockRoot
+	p := scs[0].ProposerIndex
+
+	for i, sc := range scs {
+		if sc.Slot != sl {
+			return fmt.Errorf("sidecar slot mismatch: %d != %d", sc.Slot, sl)
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(sc.BlockParentRoot, pr) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("sidecar parent root mismatch: %x != %x", sc.BlockParentRoot, pr)
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(sc.BlockRoot, r) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("sidecar root mismatch: %x != %x", sc.BlockRoot, r)
+		}
+		if sc.ProposerIndex != p {
+			return fmt.Errorf("sidecar proposer index mismatch: %d != %d", sc.ProposerIndex, p)
+		}
+		if sc.Index != uint64(i) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("sidecar index mismatch: %d != %d", sc.Index, i)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// sortSideCars sorts the sidecars by their index.
+func sortSideCars(scs []*ethpb.BlobSidecar) {
+	sort.Slice(scs, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return scs[i].Index < scs[j].Index
+	})
+}
+
+// BlobSidecarsByRoot retrieves the blobs for the given beacon block root.
+// If the `indices` argument is omitted, all blobs for the root will be returned.
+// Otherwise, the result will be filtered to only include the specified indices.
+// An error will result if an invalid index is specified.
+// The bucket size is bounded by 131072 entries. That's the most blobs a node will keep before rotating it out.
+func (s *Store) BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte, indices ...uint64) ([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, error) {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.BlobSidecarsByRoot")
+	defer span.End()
+
+	var enc []byte
+	if err := s.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		c := tx.Bucket(blobsBucket).Cursor()
+		// Bucket size is bounded and bolt cursors are fast. Moreover, a thin caching layer can be added.
+		for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
+			if bytes.HasSuffix(k, root[:]) {
+				enc = v
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if enc == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNotFound
+	}
+	sc := &ethpb.BlobSidecars{}
+	if err := decode(ctx, enc, sc); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return filterForIndices(sc, indices...)
+}
+
+func filterForIndices(sc *ethpb.BlobSidecars, indices ...uint64) ([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, error) {
+	if len(indices) == 0 {
+		return sc.Sidecars, nil
+	}
+	// This loop assumes that the BlobSidecars value stores the complete set of blobs for a block
+	// in ascending order from eg 0..3, without gaps. This allows us to assume the indices argument
+	// maps 1:1 with indices in the BlobSidecars storage object.
+	maxIdx := uint64(len(sc.Sidecars)) - 1
+	sidecars := make([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, len(indices))
+	for i, idx := range indices {
+		if idx > maxIdx {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(ErrNotFound, "BlobSidecars missing index: index %d", idx)
+		}
+		sidecars[i] = sc.Sidecars[idx]
+	}
+	return sidecars, nil
+}
+
+// BlobSidecarsBySlot retrieves BlobSidecars for the given slot.
+// If the `indices` argument is omitted, all blobs for the root will be returned.
+// Otherwise, the result will be filtered to only include the specified indices.
+// An error will result if an invalid index is specified.
+// The bucket size is bounded by 131072 entries. That's the most blobs a node will keep before rotating it out.
+func (s *Store) BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx context.Context, slot types.Slot, indices ...uint64) ([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, error) {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.BlobSidecarsBySlot")
+	defer span.End()
+
+	var enc []byte
+	sk := slotKey(slot)
+	if err := s.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		c := tx.Bucket(blobsBucket).Cursor()
+		// Bucket size is bounded and bolt cursors are fast. Moreover, a thin caching layer can be added.
+		for k, v := c.Seek(sk); bytes.HasPrefix(k, sk); k, _ = c.Next() {
+			slotInKey := bytesutil.BytesToSlotBigEndian(k[8:16])
+			if slotInKey == slot {
+				enc = v
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if enc == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNotFound
+	}
+	sc := &ethpb.BlobSidecars{}
+	if err := decode(ctx, enc, sc); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return filterForIndices(sc, indices...)
+}
+
+// DeleteBlobSidecar returns true if the blobs are in the db.
+func (s *Store) DeleteBlobSidecar(ctx context.Context, beaconBlockRoot [32]byte) error {
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.DeleteBlobSidecar")
+	defer span.End()
+	return s.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		bkt := tx.Bucket(blobsBucket)
+		c := bkt.Cursor()
+		for k, _ := c.First(); k != nil; k, _ = c.Next() {
+			if bytes.HasSuffix(k, beaconBlockRoot[:]) {
+				if err := bkt.Delete(k); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+// We define a blob sidecar key as: bytes(slot_to_rotating_buffer(blob.slot)) ++ bytes(blob.slot) ++ blob.block_root
+// where slot_to_rotating_buffer(slot) = slot % MAX_SLOTS_TO_PERSIST_BLOBS.
+func blobSidecarKey(blob *ethpb.BlobSidecar) []byte {
+	key := slotKey(blob.Slot)
+	key = append(key, bytesutil.SlotToBytesBigEndian(blob.Slot)...)
+	key = append(key, blob.BlockRoot...)
+	return key
+}
+
+func slotKey(slot types.Slot) []byte {
+	slotsPerEpoch := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+	maxEpochsToPersistBlobs := params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MinEpochsForBlobsSidecarsRequest
+	maxSlotsToPersistBlobs := types.Slot(maxEpochsToPersistBlobs.Mul(uint64(slotsPerEpoch)))
+	return bytesutil.SlotToBytesBigEndian(slot.ModSlot(maxSlotsToPersistBlobs))
+}
+
+func checkEpochsForBlobSidecarsRequestBucket(db *bolt.DB) error {
+	if err := db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		b := tx.Bucket(epochsForBlobSidecarsRequestBucket)
+		k := []byte("epoch-key")
+		v := b.Get(k)
+		if v == nil {
+			if err := b.Put(k, bytesutil.Uint64ToBytesBigEndian(uint64(params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MinEpochsForBlobsSidecarsRequest))); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		e := bytesutil.BytesToUint64BigEndian(v)
+		if e != uint64(params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MinEpochsForBlobsSidecarsRequest) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("epochs for blobs request value in DB %d does not match config value %d", e, params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MinEpochsForBlobsSidecarsRequest)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}

beacon-chain/db/kv/blob_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+package kv
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/assertions"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
+	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
+)
+
+func equalBlobSlices(expect []*ethpb.BlobSidecar, got []*ethpb.BlobSidecar) error {
+	if len(expect) != len(got) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("mismatched lengths, expect=%d, got=%d", len(expect), len(got))
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < len(expect); i++ {
+		es := expect[i]
+		gs := got[i]
+		var e string
+		assertions.DeepEqual(assertions.SprintfAssertionLoggerFn(&e), es, gs)
+		if e != "" {
+			return errors.New(e)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TestStore_BlobSidecars(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	t.Run("empty", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, 0)
+		require.ErrorContains(t, "nil or empty blob sidecars", db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+	})
+	t.Run("empty by root", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, [32]byte{})
+		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrNotFound, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(got))
+	})
+	t.Run("empty by slot", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx, 1)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrNotFound, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(got))
+	})
+	t.Run("save and retrieve by root (one)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, 1)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, 1, len(scs))
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(scs, got))
+	})
+	t.Run("save and retrieve by root (max)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(scs, got))
+	})
+	t.Run("save and retrieve valid subset by root", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+
+		// we'll request indices 0 and 3, so make a slice with those indices for comparison
+		expect := make([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, 2)
+		expect[0] = scs[0]
+		expect[1] = scs[3]
+
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot), 0, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(expect, got))
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(0), got[0].Index)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(3), got[1].Index)
+	})
+	t.Run("error for invalid index when retrieving by root", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot), uint64(len(scs)))
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNotFound)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(got))
+	})
+	t.Run("save and retrieve by slot (one)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, 1)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, 1, len(scs))
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx, scs[0].Slot)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(scs, got))
+	})
+	t.Run("save and retrieve by slot (max)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx, scs[0].Slot)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(scs, got))
+	})
+	t.Run("save and retrieve valid subset by slot", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+
+		// we'll request indices 0 and 3, so make a slice with those indices for comparison
+		expect := make([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, 2)
+		expect[0] = scs[0]
+		expect[1] = scs[3]
+
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx, scs[0].Slot, 0, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(expect, got))
+
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(0), got[0].Index)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(3), got[1].Index)
+	})
+	t.Run("error for invalid index when retrieving by slot", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx, scs[0].Slot, uint64(len(scs)))
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNotFound)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(got))
+	})
+	t.Run("delete works", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(scs, got))
+		require.NoError(t, db.DeleteBlobSidecar(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot)))
+		got, err = db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot))
+		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrNotFound, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(got))
+	})
+	t.Run("saving a new blob for rotation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+		oldBlockRoot := scs[0].BlockRoot
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(oldBlockRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(scs, got))
+
+		newScs := generateBlobSidecars(t, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		newRetentionSlot := primitives.Slot(params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MinEpochsForBlobsSidecarsRequest.Mul(uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)))
+		for _, sc := range newScs {
+			sc.Slot = sc.Slot + newRetentionSlot
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, newScs))
+
+		_, err = db.BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx, 100)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrNotFound, err)
+
+		got, err = db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(newScs[0].BlockRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(newScs, got))
+	})
+}
+
+func generateBlobSidecars(t *testing.T, n uint64) []*ethpb.BlobSidecar {
+	blobSidecars := make([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, n)
+	for i := uint64(0); i < n; i++ {
+		blobSidecars[i] = generateBlobSidecar(t, i)
+	}
+	return blobSidecars
+}
+
+func generateBlobSidecar(t *testing.T, index uint64) *ethpb.BlobSidecar {
+	blob := make([]byte, 131072)
+	_, err := rand.Read(blob)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	kzgCommitment := make([]byte, 48)
+	_, err = rand.Read(kzgCommitment)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	kzgProof := make([]byte, 48)
+	_, err = rand.Read(kzgProof)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return &ethpb.BlobSidecar{
+		BlockRoot:       bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'a'}, 32),
+		Index:           index,
+		Slot:            100,
+		BlockParentRoot: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'b'}, 32),
+		ProposerIndex:   101,
+		Blob:            blob,
+		KzgCommitment:   kzgCommitment,
+		KzgProof:        kzgProof,
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStore_verifySideCars(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupDB(t)
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		scs   []*ethpb.BlobSidecar
+		error string
+	}{
+		{name: "empty", scs: []*ethpb.BlobSidecar{}, error: "nil or empty blob sidecars"},
+		{name: "too many sidecars", scs: generateBlobSidecars(t, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock+1), error: "too many sidecars: 7 > 6"},
+		{name: "invalid slot", scs: []*ethpb.BlobSidecar{{Slot: 1}, {Slot: 2}}, error: "sidecar slot mismatch: 2 != 1"},
+		{name: "invalid proposer index", scs: []*ethpb.BlobSidecar{{ProposerIndex: 1}, {ProposerIndex: 2}}, error: "sidecar proposer index mismatch: 2 != 1"},
+		{name: "invalid root", scs: []*ethpb.BlobSidecar{{BlockRoot: []byte{1}}, {BlockRoot: []byte{2}}}, error: "sidecar root mismatch: 02 != 01"},
+		{name: "invalid parent root", scs: []*ethpb.BlobSidecar{{BlockParentRoot: []byte{1}}, {BlockParentRoot: []byte{2}}}, error: "sidecar parent root mismatch: 02 != 01"},
+		{name: "invalid side index", scs: []*ethpb.BlobSidecar{{Index: 0}, {Index: 0}}, error: "sidecar index mismatch: 0 != 1"},
+		{name: "happy path", scs: []*ethpb.BlobSidecar{{Index: 0}, {Index: 1}}, error: ""},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := s.verifySideCars(tt.scs)
+			if tt.error != "" {
+				require.Equal(t, tt.error, err.Error())
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStore_sortSidecars(t *testing.T) {
+	scs := []*ethpb.BlobSidecar{
+		{Index: 6},
+		{Index: 4},
+		{Index: 2},
+		{Index: 1},
+		{Index: 3},
+		{Index: 5},
+		{},
+	}
+	sortSideCars(scs)
+	for i := 0; i < len(scs)-1; i++ {
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(i), scs[i].Index)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkStore_BlobSidecarsByRoot(b *testing.B) {
+	s := setupDB(b)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	require.NoError(b, s.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, []*ethpb.BlobSidecar{
+		{BlockRoot: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'a'}, 32), Slot: 0},
+	}))
+
+	err := s.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		bkt := tx.Bucket(blobsBucket)
+		for i := 1; i < 131071; i++ {
+			r := make([]byte, 32)
+			_, err := rand.Read(r)
+			require.NoError(b, err)
+			scs := []*ethpb.BlobSidecar{
+				{BlockRoot: r, Slot: primitives.Slot(i)},
+			}
+			k := blobSidecarKey(scs[0])
+			encodedBlobSidecar, err := encode(ctx, &ethpb.BlobSidecars{Sidecars: scs})
+			require.NoError(b, err)
+			require.NoError(b, bkt.Put(k, encodedBlobSidecar))
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	require.NoError(b, err)
+
+	require.NoError(b, s.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, []*ethpb.BlobSidecar{
+		{BlockRoot: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'b'}, 32), Slot: 131071},
+	}))
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, err := s.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, [32]byte{'b'})
+		require.NoError(b, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_checkEpochsForBlobSidecarsRequestBucket(t *testing.T) {
+	dbStore := setupDB(t)
+
+	require.NoError(t, checkEpochsForBlobSidecarsRequestBucket(dbStore.db)) // First write
+	require.NoError(t, checkEpochsForBlobSidecarsRequestBucket(dbStore.db)) // First check
+
+	nConfig := params.BeaconNetworkConfig()
+	nConfig.MinEpochsForBlobsSidecarsRequest = 42069
+	params.OverrideBeaconNetworkConfig(nConfig)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "epochs for blobs request value in DB 4096 does not match config value 42069", checkEpochsForBlobSidecarsRequestBucket(dbStore.db))
+}

beacon-chain/db/kv/blocks.go

@@ -818,6 +818,16 @@ func unmarshalBlock(_ context.Context, enc []byte) (interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBea
 		if err := rawBlock.UnmarshalSSZ(enc[len(capellaBlindKey):]); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not unmarshal blinded Capella block")
 		}
+	case hasDenebKey(enc):
+		rawBlock = &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb{}
+		if err := rawBlock.UnmarshalSSZ(enc[len(denebKey):]); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not unmarshal Deneb block")
+		}
+	case hasDenebBlindKey(enc):
+		rawBlock = &ethpb.SignedBlindedBeaconBlockDeneb{}
+		if err := rawBlock.UnmarshalSSZ(enc[len(denebBlindKey):]); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not unmarshal blinded Deneb block")
+		}
 	default:
 		// Marshal block bytes to phase 0 beacon block.
 		rawBlock = &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock{}
@@ -854,6 +864,8 @@ func marshalBlockFull(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	switch blk.Version() {
+	case version.Deneb:
+		return snappy.Encode(nil, append(denebKey, encodedBlock...)), nil
 	case version.Capella:
 		return snappy.Encode(nil, append(capellaKey, encodedBlock...)), nil
 	case version.Bellatrix:
@@ -888,6 +900,8 @@ func marshalBlockBlinded(
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not marshal blinded block")
 	}
 	switch blk.Version() {
+	case version.Deneb:
+		return snappy.Encode(nil, append(denebBlindKey, encodedBlock...)), nil
 	case version.Capella:
 		return snappy.Encode(nil, append(capellaBlindKey, encodedBlock...)), nil
 	case version.Bellatrix:

beacon-chain/db/kv/blocks_test.go

@@ -90,6 +90,40 @@ var blockTests = []struct {
 			return blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		name: "deneb",
+		newBlock: func(slot primitives.Slot, root []byte) (interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, error) {
+			b := util.NewBeaconBlockDeneb()
+			b.Block.Slot = slot
+			if root != nil {
+				b.Block.ParentRoot = root
+				b.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments = [][]byte{
+					bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{0x01}, 48),
+					bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{0x02}, 48),
+					bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{0x03}, 48),
+					bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{0x04}, 48),
+				}
+			}
+			return blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "deneb blind",
+		newBlock: func(slot primitives.Slot, root []byte) (interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, error) {
+			b := util.NewBlindedBeaconBlockDeneb()
+			b.Block.Slot = slot
+			if root != nil {
+				b.Block.ParentRoot = root
+				b.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments = [][]byte{
+					bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{0x05}, 48),
+					bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{0x06}, 48),
+					bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{0x07}, 48),
+					bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{0x08}, 48),
+				}
+			}
+			return blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 func TestStore_SaveBackfillBlockRoot(t *testing.T) {
@@ -359,6 +393,10 @@ func TestStore_BlocksCRUD_NoCache(t *testing.T) {
 				wanted, err = blk.ToBlinded()
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
+			if _, err := blk.PbDenebBlock(); err == nil {
+				wanted, err = blk.ToBlinded()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
 			wantedPb, err := wanted.Proto()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			retrievedPb, err := retrievedBlock.Proto()
@@ -582,6 +620,10 @@ func TestStore_SaveBlock_CanGetHighestAt(t *testing.T) {
 				wanted, err = wanted.ToBlinded()
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
+			if _, err := block1.PbDenebBlock(); err == nil {
+				wanted, err = wanted.ToBlinded()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
 			wantedPb, err := wanted.Proto()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			bPb, err := b.Proto()
@@ -604,6 +646,10 @@ func TestStore_SaveBlock_CanGetHighestAt(t *testing.T) {
 				wanted2, err = block2.ToBlinded()
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
+			if _, err := block2.PbDenebBlock(); err == nil {
+				wanted2, err = block2.ToBlinded()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
 			wanted2Pb, err := wanted2.Proto()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			bPb, err = b.Proto()
@@ -626,6 +672,10 @@ func TestStore_SaveBlock_CanGetHighestAt(t *testing.T) {
 				wanted, err = wanted.ToBlinded()
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
+			if _, err := block3.PbDenebBlock(); err == nil {
+				wanted, err = wanted.ToBlinded()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
 			wantedPb, err = wanted.Proto()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			bPb, err = b.Proto()
@@ -666,6 +716,10 @@ func TestStore_GenesisBlock_CanGetHighestAt(t *testing.T) {
 				wanted, err = block1.ToBlinded()
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
+			if _, err := block1.PbDenebBlock(); err == nil {
+				wanted, err = block1.ToBlinded()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
 			wantedPb, err := wanted.Proto()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			bPb, err := b.Proto()
@@ -687,6 +741,10 @@ func TestStore_GenesisBlock_CanGetHighestAt(t *testing.T) {
 				wanted, err = genesisBlock.ToBlinded()
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
+			if _, err := genesisBlock.PbDenebBlock(); err == nil {
+				wanted, err = genesisBlock.ToBlinded()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
 			wantedPb, err = wanted.Proto()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			bPb, err = b.Proto()
@@ -708,6 +766,10 @@ func TestStore_GenesisBlock_CanGetHighestAt(t *testing.T) {
 				wanted, err = genesisBlock.ToBlinded()
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
+			if _, err := genesisBlock.PbDenebBlock(); err == nil {
+				wanted, err = genesisBlock.ToBlinded()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
 			wantedPb, err = wanted.Proto()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			bPb, err = b.Proto()
@@ -808,6 +870,10 @@ func TestStore_BlocksBySlot_BlockRootsBySlot(t *testing.T) {
 				wanted, err = b1.ToBlinded()
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
+			if _, err := b1.PbDenebBlock(); err == nil {
+				wanted, err = b1.ToBlinded()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
 			retrieved0Pb, err := retrievedBlocks[0].Proto()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			wantedPb, err := wanted.Proto()
@@ -828,6 +894,10 @@ func TestStore_BlocksBySlot_BlockRootsBySlot(t *testing.T) {
 				wanted, err = b2.ToBlinded()
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
+			if _, err := b2.PbDenebBlock(); err == nil {
+				wanted, err = b2.ToBlinded()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
 			retrieved0Pb, err = retrievedBlocks[0].Proto()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			wantedPb, err = wanted.Proto()
@@ -842,6 +912,10 @@ func TestStore_BlocksBySlot_BlockRootsBySlot(t *testing.T) {
 				wanted, err = b3.ToBlinded()
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
+			if _, err := b3.PbDenebBlock(); err == nil {
+				wanted, err = b3.ToBlinded()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
 			retrieved1Pb, err := retrievedBlocks[1].Proto()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			wantedPb, err = wanted.Proto()

beacon-chain/db/kv/key.go

@@ -37,3 +37,17 @@ func hasCapellaBlindKey(enc []byte) bool {
 	}
 	return bytes.Equal(enc[:len(capellaBlindKey)], capellaBlindKey)
 }
+
+func hasDenebKey(enc []byte) bool {
+	if len(denebKey) >= len(enc) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return bytes.Equal(enc[:len(denebKey)], denebKey)
+}
+
+func hasDenebBlindKey(enc []byte) bool {
+	if len(denebBlindKey) >= len(enc) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return bytes.Equal(enc[:len(denebBlindKey)], denebBlindKey)
+}

beacon-chain/db/kv/kv.go

@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ var Buckets = [][]byte{
 
 	feeRecipientBucket,
 	registrationBucket,
+
+	blobsBucket,
+	epochsForBlobSidecarsRequestBucket,
 }
 
 // NewKVStore initializes a new boltDB key-value store at the directory
@@ -199,6 +202,11 @@ func NewKVStore(ctx context.Context, dirPath string) (*Store, error) {
 	if err := kv.setupBlockStorageType(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	if err := checkEpochsForBlobSidecarsRequestBucket(boltDB); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to check epochs for blob sidecars request bucket")
+	}
+
 	return kv, nil
 }
 

beacon-chain/db/kv/schema.go

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ var (
 	finalizedCheckpointKey     = []byte("finalized-checkpoint")
 	powchainDataKey            = []byte("powchain-data")
 	lastValidatedCheckpointKey = []byte("last-validated-checkpoint")
+	blobsBucket                = []byte("blobs")
 
 	// Below keys are used to identify objects are to be fork compatible.
 	// Objects that are only compatible with specific forks should be prefixed with such keys.
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ var (
 	capellaKey                 = []byte("capella")
 	capellaBlindKey            = []byte("blind-capella")
 	saveBlindedBeaconBlocksKey = []byte("save-blinded-beacon-blocks")
+	denebKey                   = []byte("deneb")
+	denebBlindKey              = []byte("blind-deneb")
+
 	// block root included in the beacon state used by weak subjectivity initial sync
 	originCheckpointBlockRootKey = []byte("origin-checkpoint-block-root")
 	// block root tracking the progress of backfill, or pointing at genesis if backfill has not been initiated
@@ -70,4 +74,7 @@ var (
 
 	// Migrations
 	migrationsBucket = []byte("migrations")
+
+	// Stores how long to keep the blob sidecars for.
+	epochsForBlobSidecarsRequestBucket = []byte("epochs-for-blob-sidecars-request")
 )

beacon-chain/db/kv/state.go

@@ -229,34 +229,28 @@ func (s *Store) saveStatesEfficientInternal(ctx context.Context, tx *bolt.Tx, bl
 		// look at issue https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/issues/9262.
 		switch rawType := states[i].ToProtoUnsafe().(type) {
 		case *ethpb.BeaconState:
-			pbState, err := statenative.ProtobufBeaconStatePhase0(rawType)
+			pbState, err := getPhase0PbState(rawType)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if pbState == nil {
-				return errors.New("nil state")
-			}
 			valEntries := pbState.Validators
 			pbState.Validators = make([]*ethpb.Validator, 0)
 			encodedState, err := encode(ctx, pbState)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			pbState.Validators = valEntries
 			if err := bucket.Put(rt[:], encodedState); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			pbState.Validators = valEntries
 			if err := valIdxBkt.Put(rt[:], validatorKeys[i]); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		case *ethpb.BeaconStateAltair:
-			pbState, err := statenative.ProtobufBeaconStateAltair(rawType)
+			pbState, err := getAltairPbState(rawType)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if pbState == nil {
-				return errors.New("nil state")
-			}
 			valEntries := pbState.Validators
 			pbState.Validators = make([]*ethpb.Validator, 0)
 			rawObj, err := pbState.MarshalSSZ()
@@ -272,13 +266,10 @@ func (s *Store) saveStatesEfficientInternal(ctx context.Context, tx *bolt.Tx, bl
 				return err
 			}
 		case *ethpb.BeaconStateBellatrix:
-			pbState, err := statenative.ProtobufBeaconStateBellatrix(rawType)
+			pbState, err := getBellatrixPbState(rawType)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if pbState == nil {
-				return errors.New("nil state")
-			}
 			valEntries := pbState.Validators
 			pbState.Validators = make([]*ethpb.Validator, 0)
 			rawObj, err := pbState.MarshalSSZ()
@@ -294,12 +285,28 @@ func (s *Store) saveStatesEfficientInternal(ctx context.Context, tx *bolt.Tx, bl
 				return err
 			}
 		case *ethpb.BeaconStateCapella:
-			pbState, err := statenative.ProtobufBeaconStateCapella(rawType)
+			pbState, err := getCapellaPbState(rawType)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if pbState == nil {
-				return errors.New("nil state")
+			valEntries := pbState.Validators
+			pbState.Validators = make([]*ethpb.Validator, 0)
+			rawObj, err := pbState.MarshalSSZ()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			encodedState := snappy.Encode(nil, append(capellaKey, rawObj...))
+			if err := bucket.Put(rt[:], encodedState); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			pbState.Validators = valEntries
+			if err := valIdxBkt.Put(rt[:], validatorKeys[i]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case *ethpb.BeaconStateDeneb:
+			pbState, err := getDenebPbState(rawType)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
 			valEntries := pbState.Validators
 			pbState.Validators = make([]*ethpb.Validator, 0)
@@ -323,6 +330,61 @@ func (s *Store) saveStatesEfficientInternal(ctx context.Context, tx *bolt.Tx, bl
 	return s.storeValidatorEntriesSeparately(ctx, tx, validatorsEntries)
 }
 
+func getPhase0PbState(rawState interface{}) (*ethpb.BeaconState, error) {
+	pbState, err := statenative.ProtobufBeaconStatePhase0(rawState)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if pbState == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("nil state")
+	}
+	return pbState, nil
+}
+
+func getAltairPbState(rawState interface{}) (*ethpb.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+	pbState, err := statenative.ProtobufBeaconStateAltair(rawState)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if pbState == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("nil state")
+	}
+	return pbState, nil
+}
+
+func getBellatrixPbState(rawState interface{}) (*ethpb.BeaconStateBellatrix, error) {
+	pbState, err := statenative.ProtobufBeaconStateBellatrix(rawState)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if pbState == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("nil state")
+	}
+	return pbState, nil
+}
+
+func getCapellaPbState(rawState interface{}) (*ethpb.BeaconStateCapella, error) {
+	pbState, err := statenative.ProtobufBeaconStateCapella(rawState)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if pbState == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("nil state")
+	}
+	return pbState, nil
+}
+
+func getDenebPbState(rawState interface{}) (*ethpb.BeaconStateDeneb, error) {
+	pbState, err := statenative.ProtobufBeaconStateDeneb(rawState)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if pbState == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("nil state")
+	}
+	return pbState, nil
+}
+
 func (s *Store) storeValidatorEntriesSeparately(ctx context.Context, tx *bolt.Tx, validatorsEntries map[string]*ethpb.Validator) error {
 	valBkt := tx.Bucket(stateValidatorsBucket)
 	for hashStr, validatorEntry := range validatorsEntries {
@@ -472,6 +534,19 @@ func (s *Store) unmarshalState(_ context.Context, enc []byte, validatorEntries [
 	}
 
 	switch {
+	case hasDenebKey(enc):
+		protoState := &ethpb.BeaconStateDeneb{}
+		if err := protoState.UnmarshalSSZ(enc[len(denebKey):]); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to unmarshal encoding for Deneb")
+		}
+		ok, err := s.isStateValidatorMigrationOver()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if ok {
+			protoState.Validators = validatorEntries
+		}
+		return statenative.InitializeFromProtoUnsafeDeneb(protoState)
 	case hasCapellaKey(enc):
 		// Marshal state bytes to capella beacon state.
 		protoState := &ethpb.BeaconStateCapella{}
@@ -579,6 +654,19 @@ func marshalState(ctx context.Context, st state.ReadOnlyBeaconState) ([]byte, er
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return snappy.Encode(nil, append(capellaKey, rawObj...)), nil
+	case *ethpb.BeaconStateDeneb:
+		rState, ok := st.ToProtoUnsafe().(*ethpb.BeaconStateDeneb)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, errors.New("non valid inner state")
+		}
+		if rState == nil {
+			return nil, errors.New("nil state")
+		}
+		rawObj, err := rState.MarshalSSZ()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return snappy.Encode(nil, append(denebKey, rawObj...)), nil
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid inner state")
 	}

beacon-chain/db/kv/state_test.go

@@ -900,6 +900,100 @@ func TestBellatrixState_CanDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, state.ReadOnlyBeaconState(nil), savedS, "Unsaved state should've been nil")
 }
 
+func TestDenebState_CanSaveRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupDB(t)
+
+	r := [32]byte{'A'}
+
+	require.Equal(t, false, db.HasState(context.Background(), r))
+
+	st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateDeneb(t, 1)
+	require.NoError(t, st.SetSlot(100))
+
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(context.Background(), st, r))
+	require.Equal(t, true, db.HasState(context.Background(), r))
+
+	savedS, err := db.State(context.Background(), r)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, st.ToProtoUnsafe(), savedS.ToProtoUnsafe())
+
+	savedS, err = db.State(context.Background(), [32]byte{'B'})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, state.ReadOnlyBeaconState(nil), savedS, "Unsaved state should've been nil")
+}
+
+func TestDenebState_CanDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupDB(t)
+
+	r := [32]byte{'A'}
+
+	require.Equal(t, false, db.HasState(context.Background(), r))
+
+	st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateDeneb(t, 1)
+	require.NoError(t, st.SetSlot(100))
+
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(context.Background(), st, r))
+	require.Equal(t, true, db.HasState(context.Background(), r))
+
+	require.NoError(t, db.DeleteState(context.Background(), r))
+	savedS, err := db.State(context.Background(), r)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, state.ReadOnlyBeaconState(nil), savedS, "Unsaved state should've been nil")
+}
+
+func TestStateDeneb_CanSaveRetrieveValidatorEntries(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupDB(t)
+
+	// enable historical state representation flag to test this
+	resetCfg := features.InitWithReset(&features.Flags{
+		EnableHistoricalSpaceRepresentation: true,
+	})
+	defer resetCfg()
+
+	r := [32]byte{'A'}
+
+	require.Equal(t, false, db.HasState(context.Background(), r))
+
+	stateValidators := validators(10)
+	st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateDeneb(t, 20)
+	require.NoError(t, st.SetSlot(100))
+	require.NoError(t, st.SetValidators(stateValidators))
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, st, r))
+	assert.Equal(t, true, db.HasState(context.Background(), r))
+
+	savedS, err := db.State(context.Background(), r)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, st.Validators(), savedS.Validators(), "saved state with validators and retrieved state are not matching")
+
+	// check if the index of the second state is still present.
+	err = db.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		idxBkt := tx.Bucket(blockRootValidatorHashesBucket)
+		data := idxBkt.Get(r[:])
+		require.NotEqual(t, 0, len(data))
+		return nil
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// check if all the validator entries are still intact in the validator entry bucket.
+	err = db.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		valBkt := tx.Bucket(stateValidatorsBucket)
+		// if any of the original validator entry is not present, then fail the test.
+		for _, val := range stateValidators {
+			hash, hashErr := val.HashTreeRoot()
+			assert.NoError(t, hashErr)
+			data := valBkt.Get(hash[:])
+			require.NotNil(t, data)
+			require.NotEqual(t, 0, len(data))
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
 func BenchmarkState_CheckStateSaveTime_1(b *testing.B)  { checkStateSaveTime(b, 1) }
 func BenchmarkState_CheckStateSaveTime_10(b *testing.B) { checkStateSaveTime(b, 10) }
 

beacon-chain/execution/BUILD.bazel

@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ go_library(
         "//crypto/hash:go_default_library",
         "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
         "//io/logs:go_default_library",
-        "//math:go_default_library",
         "//monitoring/clientstats:go_default_library",
         "//monitoring/tracing:go_default_library",
         "//network:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/execution/engine_client.go

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	payloadattribute "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/payload-attribute"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/math"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/engine/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/version"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@ const (
 	NewPayloadMethod = "engine_newPayloadV1"
 	// NewPayloadMethodV2 v2 request string for JSON-RPC.
 	NewPayloadMethodV2 = "engine_newPayloadV2"
+	NewPayloadMethodV3 = "engine_newPayloadV3"
 	// ForkchoiceUpdatedMethod v1 request string for JSON-RPC.
 	ForkchoiceUpdatedMethod = "engine_forkchoiceUpdatedV1"
 	// ForkchoiceUpdatedMethodV2 v2 request string for JSON-RPC.
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const (
 	GetPayloadMethod = "engine_getPayloadV1"
 	// GetPayloadMethodV2 v2 request string for JSON-RPC.
 	GetPayloadMethodV2 = "engine_getPayloadV2"
+	GetPayloadMethodV3 = "engine_getPayloadV3"
 	// ExchangeTransitionConfigurationMethod v1 request string for JSON-RPC.
 	ExchangeTransitionConfigurationMethod = "engine_exchangeTransitionConfigurationV1"
 	// ExecutionBlockByHashMethod request string for JSON-RPC.
@@ -96,11 +97,11 @@ type ExecutionPayloadReconstructor interface {
 // EngineCaller defines a client that can interact with an Ethereum
 // execution node's engine service via JSON-RPC.
 type EngineCaller interface {
-	NewPayload(ctx context.Context, payload interfaces.ExecutionData) ([]byte, error)
+	NewPayload(ctx context.Context, payload interfaces.ExecutionData, versionedHashes [][32]byte) ([]byte, error)
 	ForkchoiceUpdated(
 		ctx context.Context, state *pb.ForkchoiceState, attrs payloadattribute.Attributer,
 	) (*pb.PayloadIDBytes, []byte, error)
-	GetPayload(ctx context.Context, payloadId [8]byte, slot primitives.Slot) (interfaces.ExecutionData, error)
+	GetPayload(ctx context.Context, payloadId [8]byte, slot primitives.Slot) (interfaces.ExecutionData, *pb.BlobsBundle, error)
 	ExchangeTransitionConfiguration(
 		ctx context.Context, cfg *pb.TransitionConfiguration,
 	) error
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ type EngineCaller interface {
 var EmptyBlockHash = errors.New("Block hash is empty 0x0000...")
 
 // NewPayload calls the engine_newPayloadVX method via JSON-RPC.
-func (s *Service) NewPayload(ctx context.Context, payload interfaces.ExecutionData) ([]byte, error) {
+func (s *Service) NewPayload(ctx context.Context, payload interfaces.ExecutionData, versionedHashes [][32]byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "powchain.engine-api-client.NewPayload")
 	defer span.End()
 	start := time.Now()
@@ -143,6 +144,15 @@ func (s *Service) NewPayload(ctx context.Context, payload interfaces.ExecutionDa
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, handleRPCError(err)
 		}
+	case *pb.ExecutionPayloadDeneb:
+		payloadPb, ok := payload.Proto().(*pb.ExecutionPayloadDeneb)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, errors.New("execution data must be a Deneb execution payload")
+		}
+		err := s.rpcClient.CallContext(ctx, result, NewPayloadMethodV3, payloadPb, versionedHashes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, handleRPCError(err)
+		}
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.New("unknown execution data type")
 	}
@@ -190,7 +200,7 @@ func (s *Service) ForkchoiceUpdated(
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, handleRPCError(err)
 		}
-	case version.Capella:
+	case version.Capella, version.Deneb:
 		a, err := attrs.PbV2()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
@@ -220,7 +230,8 @@ func (s *Service) ForkchoiceUpdated(
 }
 
 // GetPayload calls the engine_getPayloadVX method via JSON-RPC.
-func (s *Service) GetPayload(ctx context.Context, payloadId [8]byte, slot primitives.Slot) (interfaces.ExecutionData, error) {
+// It returns the execution data as well as the blobs bundle.
+func (s *Service) GetPayload(ctx context.Context, payloadId [8]byte, slot primitives.Slot) (interfaces.ExecutionData, *pb.BlobsBundle, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "powchain.engine-api-client.GetPayload")
 	defer span.End()
 	start := time.Now()
@@ -232,23 +243,42 @@ func (s *Service) GetPayload(ctx context.Context, payloadId [8]byte, slot primit
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(ctx, d)
 	defer cancel()
 
+	if slots.ToEpoch(slot) >= params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch {
+		result := &pb.ExecutionPayloadDenebWithValueAndBlobsBundle{}
+		err := s.rpcClient.CallContext(ctx, result, GetPayloadMethodV3, pb.PayloadIDBytes(payloadId))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, handleRPCError(err)
+		}
+		ed, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadDeneb(result.Payload, blocks.PayloadValueToGwei(result.Value))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		return ed, result.BlobsBundle, nil
+	}
+
 	if slots.ToEpoch(slot) >= params.BeaconConfig().CapellaForkEpoch {
 		result := &pb.ExecutionPayloadCapellaWithValue{}
 		err := s.rpcClient.CallContext(ctx, result, GetPayloadMethodV2, pb.PayloadIDBytes(payloadId))
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, handleRPCError(err)
+			return nil, nil, handleRPCError(err)
 		}
-
-		v := big.NewInt(0).SetBytes(bytesutil.ReverseByteOrder(result.Value))
-		return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(result.Payload, math.WeiToGwei(v))
+		ed, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(result.Payload, blocks.PayloadValueToGwei(result.Value))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		return ed, nil, nil
 	}
 
 	result := &pb.ExecutionPayload{}
 	err := s.rpcClient.CallContext(ctx, result, GetPayloadMethod, pb.PayloadIDBytes(payloadId))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, handleRPCError(err)
+		return nil, nil, handleRPCError(err)
 	}
-	return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayload(result)
+	ed, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayload(result)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return ed, nil, nil
 }
 
 // ExchangeTransitionConfiguration calls the engine_exchangeTransitionConfigurationV1 method via JSON-RPC.
@@ -297,9 +327,6 @@ func (s *Service) ExchangeTransitionConfiguration(
 }
 
 func (s *Service) ExchangeCapabilities(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
-	if !features.Get().EnableOptionalEngineMethods {
-		return nil, errors.New("optional engine methods not enabled")
-	}
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "powchain.engine-api-client.ExchangeCapabilities")
 	defer span.End()
 
@@ -491,9 +518,6 @@ func (s *Service) HeaderByNumber(ctx context.Context, number *big.Int) (*types.H
 
 // GetPayloadBodiesByHash returns the relevant payload bodies for the provided block hash.
 func (s *Service) GetPayloadBodiesByHash(ctx context.Context, executionBlockHashes []common.Hash) ([]*pb.ExecutionPayloadBodyV1, error) {
-	if !features.Get().EnableOptionalEngineMethods {
-		return nil, errors.New("optional engine methods not enabled")
-	}
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "powchain.engine-api-client.GetPayloadBodiesByHashV1")
 	defer span.End()
 
@@ -513,9 +537,6 @@ func (s *Service) GetPayloadBodiesByHash(ctx context.Context, executionBlockHash
 
 // GetPayloadBodiesByRange returns the relevant payload bodies for the provided range.
 func (s *Service) GetPayloadBodiesByRange(ctx context.Context, start, count uint64) ([]*pb.ExecutionPayloadBodyV1, error) {
-	if !features.Get().EnableOptionalEngineMethods {
-		return nil, errors.New("optional engine methods not enabled")
-	}
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "powchain.engine-api-client.GetPayloadBodiesByRangeV1")
 	defer span.End()
 
@@ -560,19 +581,7 @@ func (s *Service) ReconstructFullBlock(
 	}
 
 	executionBlockHash := common.BytesToHash(header.BlockHash())
-	executionBlock, err := s.ExecutionBlockByHash(ctx, executionBlockHash, true /* with txs */)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not fetch execution block with txs by hash %#x: %v", executionBlockHash, err)
-	}
-	if executionBlock == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("received nil execution block for request by hash %#x", executionBlockHash)
-	}
-	if bytes.Equal(executionBlock.Hash.Bytes(), []byte{}) {
-		return nil, EmptyBlockHash
-	}
-
-	executionBlock.Version = blindedBlock.Version()
-	payload, err := fullPayloadFromExecutionBlock(header, executionBlock)
+	payload, err := s.retrievePayloadFromExecutionHash(ctx, executionBlockHash, header, blindedBlock.Version())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -619,32 +628,9 @@ func (s *Service) ReconstructFullBellatrixBlockBatch(
 			executionHashes = append(executionHashes, executionBlockHash)
 		}
 	}
-	execBlocks, err := s.ExecutionBlocksByHashes(ctx, executionHashes, true /* with txs*/)
+	fullBlocks, err := s.retrievePayloadsFromExecutionHashes(ctx, executionHashes, validExecPayloads, blindedBlocks)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not fetch execution blocks with txs by hash %#x: %v", executionHashes, err)
-	}
-
-	// For each valid payload, we reconstruct the full block from it with the
-	// blinded block.
-	fullBlocks := make([]interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock, len(blindedBlocks))
-	for sliceIdx, realIdx := range validExecPayloads {
-		b := execBlocks[sliceIdx]
-		if b == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("received nil execution block for request by hash %#x", executionHashes[sliceIdx])
-		}
-		header, err := blindedBlocks[realIdx].Block().Body().Execution()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		payload, err := fullPayloadFromExecutionBlock(header, b)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		fullBlock, err := blocks.BuildSignedBeaconBlockFromExecutionPayload(blindedBlocks[realIdx], payload.Proto())
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		fullBlocks[realIdx] = fullBlock
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	// For blocks that are pre-merge we simply reconstruct them via an empty
 	// execution payload.
@@ -660,6 +646,95 @@ func (s *Service) ReconstructFullBellatrixBlockBatch(
 	return fullBlocks, nil
 }
 
+func (s *Service) retrievePayloadFromExecutionHash(ctx context.Context, executionBlockHash common.Hash, header interfaces.ExecutionData, version int) (interfaces.ExecutionData, error) {
+	if features.Get().EnableOptionalEngineMethods {
+		pBodies, err := s.GetPayloadBodiesByHash(ctx, []common.Hash{executionBlockHash})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not get payload body by hash %#x: %v", executionBlockHash, err)
+		}
+		if len(pBodies) != 1 {
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("could not retrieve the correct number of payload bodies: wanted 1 but got %d", len(pBodies))
+		}
+		bdy := pBodies[0]
+		return fullPayloadFromPayloadBody(header, bdy, version)
+	}
+
+	executionBlock, err := s.ExecutionBlockByHash(ctx, executionBlockHash, true /* with txs */)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not fetch execution block with txs by hash %#x: %v", executionBlockHash, err)
+	}
+	if executionBlock == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("received nil execution block for request by hash %#x", executionBlockHash)
+	}
+	if bytes.Equal(executionBlock.Hash.Bytes(), []byte{}) {
+		return nil, EmptyBlockHash
+	}
+
+	executionBlock.Version = version
+	return fullPayloadFromExecutionBlock(header, executionBlock)
+}
+
+func (s *Service) retrievePayloadsFromExecutionHashes(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	executionHashes []common.Hash,
+	validExecPayloads []int,
+	blindedBlocks []interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) ([]interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock, error) {
+	fullBlocks := make([]interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock, len(blindedBlocks))
+	var execBlocks []*pb.ExecutionBlock
+	var payloadBodies []*pb.ExecutionPayloadBodyV1
+	var err error
+	if features.Get().EnableOptionalEngineMethods {
+		payloadBodies, err = s.GetPayloadBodiesByHash(ctx, executionHashes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not fetch payload bodies by hash %#x: %v", executionHashes, err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		execBlocks, err = s.ExecutionBlocksByHashes(ctx, executionHashes, true /* with txs*/)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not fetch execution blocks with txs by hash %#x: %v", executionHashes, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// For each valid payload, we reconstruct the full block from it with the
+	// blinded block.
+	for sliceIdx, realIdx := range validExecPayloads {
+		var payload interfaces.ExecutionData
+		if features.Get().EnableOptionalEngineMethods {
+			b := payloadBodies[sliceIdx]
+			if b == nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("received nil payload body for request by hash %#x", executionHashes[sliceIdx])
+			}
+			header, err := blindedBlocks[realIdx].Block().Body().Execution()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			payload, err = fullPayloadFromPayloadBody(header, b, blindedBlocks[realIdx].Version())
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		} else {
+			b := execBlocks[sliceIdx]
+			if b == nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("received nil execution block for request by hash %#x", executionHashes[sliceIdx])
+			}
+			header, err := blindedBlocks[realIdx].Block().Body().Execution()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			payload, err = fullPayloadFromExecutionBlock(header, b)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+		fullBlock, err := blocks.BuildSignedBeaconBlockFromExecutionPayload(blindedBlocks[realIdx], payload.Proto())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		fullBlocks[realIdx] = fullBlock
+	}
+	return fullBlocks, nil
+}
+
 func fullPayloadFromExecutionBlock(
 	header interfaces.ExecutionData, block *pb.ExecutionBlock,
 ) (interfaces.ExecutionData, error) {
@@ -684,7 +759,8 @@ func fullPayloadFromExecutionBlock(
 		txs[i] = txBin
 	}
 
-	if block.Version == version.Bellatrix {
+	switch block.Version {
+	case version.Bellatrix:
 		return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayload(&pb.ExecutionPayload{
 			ParentHash:    header.ParentHash(),
 			FeeRecipient:  header.FeeRecipient(),
@@ -701,6 +777,82 @@ func fullPayloadFromExecutionBlock(
 			BlockHash:     blockHash[:],
 			Transactions:  txs,
 		})
+	case version.Capella:
+		return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(&pb.ExecutionPayloadCapella{
+			ParentHash:    header.ParentHash(),
+			FeeRecipient:  header.FeeRecipient(),
+			StateRoot:     header.StateRoot(),
+			ReceiptsRoot:  header.ReceiptsRoot(),
+			LogsBloom:     header.LogsBloom(),
+			PrevRandao:    header.PrevRandao(),
+			BlockNumber:   header.BlockNumber(),
+			GasLimit:      header.GasLimit(),
+			GasUsed:       header.GasUsed(),
+			Timestamp:     header.Timestamp(),
+			ExtraData:     header.ExtraData(),
+			BaseFeePerGas: header.BaseFeePerGas(),
+			BlockHash:     blockHash[:],
+			Transactions:  txs,
+			Withdrawals:   block.Withdrawals,
+		}, 0) // We can't get the block value and don't care about the block value for this instance
+	case version.Deneb:
+		edg, err := header.ExcessDataGas()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to extract ExcessDataGas attribute from excution payload header")
+		}
+		dgu, err := header.DataGasUsed()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to extract DataGasUsed attribute from excution payload header")
+		}
+		return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadDeneb(
+			&pb.ExecutionPayloadDeneb{
+				ParentHash:    header.ParentHash(),
+				FeeRecipient:  header.FeeRecipient(),
+				StateRoot:     header.StateRoot(),
+				ReceiptsRoot:  header.ReceiptsRoot(),
+				LogsBloom:     header.LogsBloom(),
+				PrevRandao:    header.PrevRandao(),
+				BlockNumber:   header.BlockNumber(),
+				GasLimit:      header.GasLimit(),
+				GasUsed:       header.GasUsed(),
+				Timestamp:     header.Timestamp(),
+				ExtraData:     header.ExtraData(),
+				BaseFeePerGas: header.BaseFeePerGas(),
+				BlockHash:     blockHash[:],
+				Transactions:  txs,
+				Withdrawals:   block.Withdrawals,
+				ExcessDataGas: edg,
+				DataGasUsed:   dgu,
+			}, 0) // We can't get the block value and don't care about the block value for this instance
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown execution block version %d", block.Version)
+	}
+}
+
+func fullPayloadFromPayloadBody(
+	header interfaces.ExecutionData, body *pb.ExecutionPayloadBodyV1, bVersion int,
+) (interfaces.ExecutionData, error) {
+	if header.IsNil() || body == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("execution block and header cannot be nil")
+	}
+
+	if bVersion == version.Bellatrix {
+		return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayload(&pb.ExecutionPayload{
+			ParentHash:    header.ParentHash(),
+			FeeRecipient:  header.FeeRecipient(),
+			StateRoot:     header.StateRoot(),
+			ReceiptsRoot:  header.ReceiptsRoot(),
+			LogsBloom:     header.LogsBloom(),
+			PrevRandao:    header.PrevRandao(),
+			BlockNumber:   header.BlockNumber(),
+			GasLimit:      header.GasLimit(),
+			GasUsed:       header.GasUsed(),
+			Timestamp:     header.Timestamp(),
+			ExtraData:     header.ExtraData(),
+			BaseFeePerGas: header.BaseFeePerGas(),
+			BlockHash:     header.BlockHash(),
+			Transactions:  body.Transactions,
+		})
 	}
 	return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(&pb.ExecutionPayloadCapella{
 		ParentHash:    header.ParentHash(),
@@ -715,9 +867,9 @@ func fullPayloadFromExecutionBlock(
 		Timestamp:     header.Timestamp(),
 		ExtraData:     header.ExtraData(),
 		BaseFeePerGas: header.BaseFeePerGas(),
-		BlockHash:     blockHash[:],
-		Transactions:  txs,
-		Withdrawals:   block.Withdrawals,
+		BlockHash:     header.BlockHash(),
+		Transactions:  body.Transactions,
+		Withdrawals:   body.Withdrawals,
 	}, 0) // We can't get the block value and don't care about the block value for this instance
 }
 

beacon-chain/execution/engine_client_test.go

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestClient_IPC(t *testing.T) {
 		want, ok := fix["ExecutionPayload"].(*pb.ExecutionPayload)
 		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
 		payloadId := [8]byte{1}
-		resp, err := srv.GetPayload(ctx, payloadId, 1)
+		resp, _, err := srv.GetPayload(ctx, payloadId, 1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		resPb, err := resp.PbBellatrix()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestClient_IPC(t *testing.T) {
 		want, ok := fix["ExecutionPayloadCapellaWithValue"].(*pb.ExecutionPayloadCapellaWithValue)
 		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
 		payloadId := [8]byte{1}
-		resp, err := srv.GetPayload(ctx, payloadId, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
+		resp, _, err := srv.GetPayload(ctx, payloadId, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		resPb, err := resp.PbCapella()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestClient_IPC(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
 		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayload(req)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		latestValidHash, err := srv.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload)
+		latestValidHash, err := srv.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.DeepEqual(t, bytesutil.ToBytes32(want.LatestValidHash), bytesutil.ToBytes32(latestValidHash))
 	})
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestClient_IPC(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
 		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(req, 0)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		latestValidHash, err := srv.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload)
+		latestValidHash, err := srv.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.DeepEqual(t, bytesutil.ToBytes32(want.LatestValidHash), bytesutil.ToBytes32(latestValidHash))
 	})
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ func TestClient_HTTP(t *testing.T) {
 	params.SetupTestConfigCleanup(t)
 	cfg := params.BeaconConfig().Copy()
 	cfg.CapellaForkEpoch = 1
+	cfg.DenebForkEpoch = 2
 	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(cfg)
 
 	t.Run(GetPayloadMethod, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ func TestClient_HTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		client.rpcClient = rpcClient
 
 		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
-		resp, err := client.GetPayload(ctx, payloadId, 1)
+		resp, _, err := client.GetPayload(ctx, payloadId, 1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		pb, err := resp.PbBellatrix()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ func TestClient_HTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		client.rpcClient = rpcClient
 
 		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
-		resp, err := client.GetPayload(ctx, payloadId, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
+		resp, _, err := client.GetPayload(ctx, payloadId, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		pb, err := resp.PbCapella()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -262,6 +263,60 @@ func TestClient_HTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, uint64(1236), v)
 	})
+	t.Run(GetPayloadMethodV3, func(t *testing.T) {
+		payloadId := [8]byte{1}
+		want, ok := fix["ExecutionPayloadDenebWithValue"].(*pb.GetPayloadV3ResponseJson)
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			defer func() {
+				require.NoError(t, r.Body.Close())
+			}()
+			enc, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			jsonRequestString := string(enc)
+
+			reqArg, err := json.Marshal(pb.PayloadIDBytes(payloadId))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			// We expect the JSON string RPC request contains the right arguments.
+			require.Equal(t, true, strings.Contains(
+				jsonRequestString, string(reqArg),
+			))
+			resp := map[string]interface{}{
+				"jsonrpc": "2.0",
+				"id":      1,
+				"result":  want,
+			}
+			err = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(resp)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		}))
+		defer srv.Close()
+
+		rpcClient, err := rpc.DialHTTP(srv.URL)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer rpcClient.Close()
+
+		client := &Service{}
+		client.rpcClient = rpcClient
+
+		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
+		resp, blobsBundle, err := client.GetPayload(ctx, payloadId, 2*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		g, err := resp.ExcessDataGas()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.DeepEqual(t, uint64(3), g)
+		g, err = resp.DataGasUsed()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.DeepEqual(t, uint64(2), g)
+
+		commitments := [][]byte{bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("commitment1"), fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength), bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("commitment2"), fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength)}
+		require.DeepEqual(t, commitments, blobsBundle.KzgCommitments)
+		proofs := [][]byte{bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("proof1"), fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength), bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("proof2"), fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength)}
+		require.DeepEqual(t, proofs, blobsBundle.Proofs)
+		blobs := [][]byte{bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("a"), fieldparams.BlobLength), bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("b"), fieldparams.BlobLength)}
+		require.DeepEqual(t, blobs, blobsBundle.Blobs)
+	})
 	t.Run(ForkchoiceUpdatedMethod+" VALID status", func(t *testing.T) {
 		forkChoiceState := &pb.ForkchoiceState{
 			HeadBlockHash:      []byte("head"),
@@ -412,7 +467,7 @@ func TestClient_HTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
 		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayload(execPayload)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload)
+		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.DeepEqual(t, want.LatestValidHash, resp)
 	})
@@ -426,7 +481,21 @@ func TestClient_HTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
 		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(execPayload, 0)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload)
+		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.DeepEqual(t, want.LatestValidHash, resp)
+	})
+	t.Run(NewPayloadMethodV3+" VALID status", func(t *testing.T) {
+		execPayload, ok := fix["ExecutionPayloadDeneb"].(*pb.ExecutionPayloadDeneb)
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		want, ok := fix["ValidPayloadStatus"].(*pb.PayloadStatus)
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		client := newPayloadV3Setup(t, want, execPayload)
+
+		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
+		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadDeneb(execPayload, 0)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.DeepEqual(t, want.LatestValidHash, resp)
 	})
@@ -440,7 +509,7 @@ func TestClient_HTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
 		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayload(execPayload)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload)
+		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
 		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrAcceptedSyncingPayloadStatus, err)
 		require.DeepEqual(t, []uint8(nil), resp)
 	})
@@ -454,7 +523,21 @@ func TestClient_HTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
 		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(execPayload, 0)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload)
+		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
+		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrAcceptedSyncingPayloadStatus, err)
+		require.DeepEqual(t, []uint8(nil), resp)
+	})
+	t.Run(NewPayloadMethodV3+" SYNCING status", func(t *testing.T) {
+		execPayload, ok := fix["ExecutionPayloadDeneb"].(*pb.ExecutionPayloadDeneb)
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		want, ok := fix["SyncingStatus"].(*pb.PayloadStatus)
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		client := newPayloadV3Setup(t, want, execPayload)
+
+		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
+		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadDeneb(execPayload, 0)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
 		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrAcceptedSyncingPayloadStatus, err)
 		require.DeepEqual(t, []uint8(nil), resp)
 	})
@@ -468,7 +551,7 @@ func TestClient_HTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
 		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayload(execPayload)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload)
+		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
 		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrInvalidBlockHashPayloadStatus, err)
 		require.DeepEqual(t, []uint8(nil), resp)
 	})
@@ -482,7 +565,21 @@ func TestClient_HTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
 		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(execPayload, 0)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload)
+		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
+		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrInvalidBlockHashPayloadStatus, err)
+		require.DeepEqual(t, []uint8(nil), resp)
+	})
+	t.Run(NewPayloadMethodV3+" INVALID_BLOCK_HASH status", func(t *testing.T) {
+		execPayload, ok := fix["ExecutionPayloadDeneb"].(*pb.ExecutionPayloadDeneb)
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		want, ok := fix["InvalidBlockHashStatus"].(*pb.PayloadStatus)
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		client := newPayloadV3Setup(t, want, execPayload)
+
+		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
+		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadDeneb(execPayload, 0)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
 		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrInvalidBlockHashPayloadStatus, err)
 		require.DeepEqual(t, []uint8(nil), resp)
 	})
@@ -496,7 +593,7 @@ func TestClient_HTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
 		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayload(execPayload)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload)
+		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
 		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrInvalidPayloadStatus, err)
 		require.DeepEqual(t, want.LatestValidHash, resp)
 	})
@@ -510,7 +607,21 @@ func TestClient_HTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
 		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(execPayload, 0)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload)
+		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
+		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrInvalidPayloadStatus, err)
+		require.DeepEqual(t, want.LatestValidHash, resp)
+	})
+	t.Run(NewPayloadMethodV3+" INVALID status", func(t *testing.T) {
+		execPayload, ok := fix["ExecutionPayloadDeneb"].(*pb.ExecutionPayloadDeneb)
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		want, ok := fix["InvalidStatus"].(*pb.PayloadStatus)
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		client := newPayloadV3Setup(t, want, execPayload)
+
+		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
+		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadDeneb(execPayload, 0)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
 		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrInvalidPayloadStatus, err)
 		require.DeepEqual(t, want.LatestValidHash, resp)
 	})
@@ -524,7 +635,7 @@ func TestClient_HTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		// We call the RPC method via HTTP and expect a proper result.
 		wrappedPayload, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayload(execPayload)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload)
+		resp, err := client.NewPayload(ctx, wrappedPayload, [][32]byte{})
 		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrUnknownPayloadStatus, err)
 		require.DeepEqual(t, []uint8(nil), resp)
 	})
@@ -1306,6 +1417,25 @@ func fixtures() map[string]interface{} {
 		Transactions:  [][]byte{foo[:]},
 		Withdrawals:   []*pb.Withdrawal{},
 	}
+	executionPayloadFixtureDeneb := &pb.ExecutionPayloadDeneb{
+		ParentHash:    foo[:],
+		FeeRecipient:  bar,
+		StateRoot:     foo[:],
+		ReceiptsRoot:  foo[:],
+		LogsBloom:     baz,
+		PrevRandao:    foo[:],
+		BlockNumber:   1,
+		GasLimit:      1,
+		GasUsed:       1,
+		Timestamp:     1,
+		ExtraData:     foo[:],
+		BaseFeePerGas: bytesutil.PadTo(baseFeePerGas.Bytes(), fieldparams.RootLength),
+		BlockHash:     foo[:],
+		Transactions:  [][]byte{foo[:]},
+		Withdrawals:   []*pb.Withdrawal{},
+		DataGasUsed:   2,
+		ExcessDataGas: 3,
+	}
 	hexUint := hexutil.Uint64(1)
 	executionPayloadWithValueFixtureCapella := &pb.GetPayloadV2ResponseJson{
 		ExecutionPayload: &pb.ExecutionPayloadCapellaJSON{
@@ -1326,6 +1456,34 @@ func fixtures() map[string]interface{} {
 		},
 		BlockValue: "0x11fffffffff",
 	}
+	dgu := hexutil.Uint64(2)
+	edg := hexutil.Uint64(3)
+	executionPayloadWithValueFixtureDeneb := &pb.GetPayloadV3ResponseJson{
+		ExecutionPayload: &pb.ExecutionPayloadDenebJSON{
+			ParentHash:    &common.Hash{'a'},
+			FeeRecipient:  &common.Address{'b'},
+			StateRoot:     &common.Hash{'c'},
+			ReceiptsRoot:  &common.Hash{'d'},
+			LogsBloom:     &hexutil.Bytes{'e'},
+			PrevRandao:    &common.Hash{'f'},
+			BaseFeePerGas: "0x123",
+			BlockHash:     &common.Hash{'g'},
+			Transactions:  []hexutil.Bytes{{'h'}},
+			Withdrawals:   []*pb.Withdrawal{},
+			BlockNumber:   &hexUint,
+			GasLimit:      &hexUint,
+			GasUsed:       &hexUint,
+			Timestamp:     &hexUint,
+			DataGasUsed:   &dgu,
+			ExcessDataGas: &edg,
+		},
+		BlockValue: "0x11fffffffff",
+		BlobsBundle: &pb.BlobBundleJSON{
+			Commitments: []hexutil.Bytes{[]byte("commitment1"), []byte("commitment2")},
+			Proofs:      []hexutil.Bytes{[]byte("proof1"), []byte("proof2")},
+			Blobs:       []hexutil.Bytes{{'a'}, {'b'}},
+		},
+	}
 	parent := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("parentHash"), fieldparams.RootLength)
 	sha3Uncles := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("sha3Uncles"), fieldparams.RootLength)
 	miner := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("miner"), fieldparams.FeeRecipientLength)
@@ -1421,7 +1579,9 @@ func fixtures() map[string]interface{} {
 		"ExecutionBlock":                    executionBlock,
 		"ExecutionPayload":                  executionPayloadFixture,
 		"ExecutionPayloadCapella":           executionPayloadFixtureCapella,
+		"ExecutionPayloadDeneb":             executionPayloadFixtureDeneb,
 		"ExecutionPayloadCapellaWithValue":  executionPayloadWithValueFixtureCapella,
+		"ExecutionPayloadDenebWithValue":    executionPayloadWithValueFixtureDeneb,
 		"ValidPayloadStatus":                validStatus,
 		"InvalidBlockHashStatus":            inValidBlockHashStatus,
 		"AcceptedStatus":                    acceptedStatus,
@@ -1496,6 +1656,126 @@ func Test_fullPayloadFromExecutionBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_fullPayloadFromExecutionBlockCapella(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		header *pb.ExecutionPayloadHeaderCapella
+		block  *pb.ExecutionBlock
+	}
+	wantedHash := common.BytesToHash([]byte("foo"))
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		args args
+		want func() interfaces.ExecutionData
+		err  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "block hash field in header and block hash mismatch",
+			args: args{
+				header: &pb.ExecutionPayloadHeaderCapella{
+					BlockHash: []byte("foo"),
+				},
+				block: &pb.ExecutionBlock{
+					Version: version.Capella,
+					Hash:    common.BytesToHash([]byte("bar")),
+				},
+			},
+			err: "does not match execution block hash",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ok",
+			args: args{
+				header: &pb.ExecutionPayloadHeaderCapella{
+					BlockHash: wantedHash[:],
+				},
+				block: &pb.ExecutionBlock{
+					Version: version.Capella,
+					Hash:    wantedHash,
+				},
+			},
+			want: func() interfaces.ExecutionData {
+				p, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(&pb.ExecutionPayloadCapella{
+					BlockHash:    wantedHash[:],
+					Transactions: [][]byte{},
+				}, 0)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return p
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			wrapped, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadHeaderCapella(tt.args.header, 0)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			got, err := fullPayloadFromExecutionBlock(wrapped, tt.args.block)
+			if err != nil {
+				assert.ErrorContains(t, tt.err, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.DeepEqual(t, tt.want(), got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_fullPayloadFromExecutionBlockDeneb(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		header *pb.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb
+		block  *pb.ExecutionBlock
+	}
+	wantedHash := common.BytesToHash([]byte("foo"))
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		args args
+		want func() interfaces.ExecutionData
+		err  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "block hash field in header and block hash mismatch",
+			args: args{
+				header: &pb.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb{
+					BlockHash: []byte("foo"),
+				},
+				block: &pb.ExecutionBlock{
+					Version: version.Deneb,
+					Hash:    common.BytesToHash([]byte("bar")),
+				},
+			},
+			err: "does not match execution block hash",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ok",
+			args: args{
+				header: &pb.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb{
+					BlockHash: wantedHash[:],
+				},
+				block: &pb.ExecutionBlock{
+					Version: version.Deneb,
+					Hash:    wantedHash,
+				},
+			},
+			want: func() interfaces.ExecutionData {
+				p, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadDeneb(&pb.ExecutionPayloadDeneb{
+					BlockHash:    wantedHash[:],
+					Transactions: [][]byte{},
+				}, 0)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return p
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			wrapped, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb(tt.args.header, 0)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			got, err := fullPayloadFromExecutionBlock(wrapped, tt.args.block)
+			if err != nil {
+				assert.ErrorContains(t, tt.err, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.DeepEqual(t, tt.want(), got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHeaderByHash_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	srv := &Service{}
 	srv.rpcClient = RPCClientBad{}
@@ -1819,6 +2099,40 @@ func newPayloadV2Setup(t *testing.T, status *pb.PayloadStatus, payload *pb.Execu
 	return service
 }
 
+func newPayloadV3Setup(t *testing.T, status *pb.PayloadStatus, payload *pb.ExecutionPayloadDeneb) *Service {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		defer func() {
+			require.NoError(t, r.Body.Close())
+		}()
+		enc, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		jsonRequestString := string(enc)
+
+		reqArg, err := json.Marshal(payload)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// We expect the JSON string RPC request contains the right arguments.
+		require.Equal(t, true, strings.Contains(
+			jsonRequestString, string(reqArg),
+		))
+		resp := map[string]interface{}{
+			"jsonrpc": "2.0",
+			"id":      1,
+			"result":  status,
+		}
+		err = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}))
+
+	rpcClient, err := rpc.DialHTTP(srv.URL)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	service := &Service{}
+	service.rpcClient = rpcClient
+	return service
+}
+
 func TestCapella_PayloadBodiesByHash(t *testing.T) {
 	resetFn := features.InitWithReset(&features.Flags{
 		EnableOptionalEngineMethods: true,

beacon-chain/execution/testing/BUILD.bazel

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ go_library(
         "//consensus-types/payload-attribute:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
         "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
+        "//math:go_default_library",
         "//proto/engine/v1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//time/slots:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/execution/testing/mock_engine_client.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	payloadattribute "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/payload-attribute"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/math"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/engine/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
 )
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ type EngineClient struct {
 	ForkChoiceUpdatedResp       []byte
 	ExecutionPayload            *pb.ExecutionPayload
 	ExecutionPayloadCapella     *pb.ExecutionPayloadCapella
+	ExecutionPayloadDeneb       *pb.ExecutionPayloadDeneb
 	ExecutionBlock              *pb.ExecutionBlock
 	Err                         error
 	ErrLatestExecBlock          error
@@ -39,10 +41,11 @@ type EngineClient struct {
 	TerminalBlockHashExists     bool
 	OverrideValidHash           [32]byte
 	BlockValue                  uint64
+	BlobsBundle                 *pb.BlobsBundle
 }
 
 // NewPayload --
-func (e *EngineClient) NewPayload(_ context.Context, _ interfaces.ExecutionData) ([]byte, error) {
+func (e *EngineClient) NewPayload(_ context.Context, _ interfaces.ExecutionData, _ [][32]byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return e.NewPayloadResp, e.ErrNewPayload
 }
 
@@ -57,15 +60,26 @@ func (e *EngineClient) ForkchoiceUpdated(
 }
 
 // GetPayload --
-func (e *EngineClient) GetPayload(_ context.Context, _ [8]byte, s primitives.Slot) (interfaces.ExecutionData, error) {
+func (e *EngineClient) GetPayload(_ context.Context, _ [8]byte, s primitives.Slot) (interfaces.ExecutionData, *pb.BlobsBundle, error) {
+	if slots.ToEpoch(s) >= params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch {
+		ed, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadDeneb(e.ExecutionPayloadDeneb, math.Gwei(e.BlockValue))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		return ed, e.BlobsBundle, nil
+	}
 	if slots.ToEpoch(s) >= params.BeaconConfig().CapellaForkEpoch {
-		return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(e.ExecutionPayloadCapella, e.BlockValue)
+		ed, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadCapella(e.ExecutionPayloadCapella, math.Gwei(e.BlockValue))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		return ed, nil, nil
 	}
 	p, err := blocks.WrappedExecutionPayload(e.ExecutionPayload)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	return p, e.ErrGetPayload
+	return p, nil, e.ErrGetPayload
 }
 
 // ExchangeTransitionConfiguration --

beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/optimistic_sync.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 )
 
-func (s *Store) setOptimisticToInvalid(ctx context.Context, root, parentRoot, payloadHash [32]byte) ([][32]byte, error) {
+func (s *Store) setOptimisticToInvalid(ctx context.Context, root, parentRoot, lastValidHash [32]byte) ([][32]byte, error) {
 	invalidRoots := make([][32]byte, 0)
 	node, ok := s.nodeByRoot[root]
 	if !ok {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func (s *Store) setOptimisticToInvalid(ctx context.Context, root, parentRoot, pa
 			return invalidRoots, errors.Wrap(ErrNilNode, "could not set node to invalid")
 		}
 		// return early if the parent is LVH
-		if node.payloadHash == payloadHash {
+		if node.payloadHash == lastValidHash {
 			return invalidRoots, nil
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (s *Store) setOptimisticToInvalid(ctx context.Context, root, parentRoot, pa
 		}
 	}
 	firstInvalid := node
-	for ; firstInvalid.parent != nil && firstInvalid.parent.payloadHash != payloadHash; firstInvalid = firstInvalid.parent {
+	for ; firstInvalid.parent != nil && firstInvalid.parent.payloadHash != lastValidHash; firstInvalid = firstInvalid.parent {
 		if ctx.Err() != nil {
 			return invalidRoots, ctx.Err()
 		}

beacon-chain/node/config_test.go

@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ func TestConfigureNetwork_ConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
 			return cmd.LoadFlagsFromConfig(cliCtx, comFlags)
 		},
 		Action: func(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
-			//TODO: https://github.com/urfave/cli/issues/1197 right now does not set flag
-			require.Equal(t, false, cliCtx.IsSet(cmd.BootstrapNode.Name))
+			require.Equal(t, true, cliCtx.IsSet(cmd.BootstrapNode.Name))
 
 			require.Equal(t, strings.Join([]string{"node1", "node2"}, ","),
 				strings.Join(cliCtx.StringSlice(cmd.BootstrapNode.Name), ","))

beacon-chain/node/node.go

@@ -987,7 +987,8 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) registerBuilderService(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 	opts := append(b.serviceFlagOpts.builderOpts,
 		builder.WithHeadFetcher(chainService),
 		builder.WithDatabase(b.db))
-	if cliCtx.Bool(flags.EnableRegistrationCache.Name) {
+	// make cache the default.
+	if !cliCtx.Bool(features.DisableRegistrationCache.Name) {
 		opts = append(opts, builder.WithRegistrationCache())
 	}
 	svc, err := builder.NewService(b.ctx, opts...)

beacon-chain/operations/attestations/BUILD.bazel

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ go_test(
     deps = [
         "//async:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/operations/attestations/kv:go_default_library",
+        "//config/features:go_default_library",
         "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//crypto/bls:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/operations/attestations/kv/BUILD.bazel

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//beacon-chain:__subpackages__"],
     deps = [
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
+        "//config/features:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
         "//crypto/hash:go_default_library",
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ go_test(
     ],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
+        "//config/features:go_default_library",
         "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
-        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
         "//crypto/bls:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//testing/assert:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/operations/attestations/kv/aggregated.go

@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ package kv
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"runtime"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/features"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	attaggregation "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation/aggregation/attestations"
@@ -23,21 +26,11 @@ func (c *AttCaches) AggregateUnaggregatedAttestations(ctx context.Context) error
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return c.aggregateUnaggregatedAttestations(ctx, unaggregatedAtts)
+	return c.aggregateUnaggregatedAtts(ctx, unaggregatedAtts)
 }
 
-// AggregateUnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex aggregates the unaggregated attestations and saves
-// newly aggregated attestations in the pool. Unaggregated attestations are filtered by slot and
-// committee index.
-func (c *AttCaches) AggregateUnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot, committeeIndex primitives.CommitteeIndex) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "operations.attestations.kv.AggregateUnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex")
-	defer span.End()
-	unaggregatedAtts := c.UnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, slot, committeeIndex)
-	return c.aggregateUnaggregatedAttestations(ctx, unaggregatedAtts)
-}
-
-func (c *AttCaches) aggregateUnaggregatedAttestations(ctx context.Context, unaggregatedAtts []*ethpb.Attestation) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "operations.attestations.kv.aggregateUnaggregatedAttestations")
+func (c *AttCaches) aggregateUnaggregatedAtts(ctx context.Context, unaggregatedAtts []*ethpb.Attestation) error {
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "operations.attestations.kv.aggregateUnaggregatedAtts")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	attsByDataRoot := make(map[[32]byte][]*ethpb.Attestation, len(unaggregatedAtts))
@@ -52,26 +45,32 @@ func (c *AttCaches) aggregateUnaggregatedAttestations(ctx context.Context, unagg
 	// Aggregate unaggregated attestations from the pool and save them in the pool.
 	// Track the unaggregated attestations that aren't able to aggregate.
 	leftOverUnaggregatedAtt := make(map[[32]byte]bool)
-	for _, atts := range attsByDataRoot {
-		aggregated, err := attaggregation.AggregateDisjointOneBitAtts(atts)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not aggregate unaggregated attestations")
-		}
-		if aggregated == nil {
-			return errors.New("could not aggregate unaggregated attestations")
-		}
-		if helpers.IsAggregated(aggregated) {
-			if err := c.SaveAggregatedAttestations([]*ethpb.Attestation{aggregated}); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		} else {
-			h, err := hashFn(aggregated)
+
+	if features.Get().AggregateParallel {
+		leftOverUnaggregatedAtt = c.aggregateParallel(attsByDataRoot, leftOverUnaggregatedAtt)
+	} else {
+		for _, atts := range attsByDataRoot {
+			aggregated, err := attaggregation.AggregateDisjointOneBitAtts(atts)
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "could not aggregate unaggregated attestations")
+			}
+			if aggregated == nil {
+				return errors.New("could not aggregate unaggregated attestations")
+			}
+			if helpers.IsAggregated(aggregated) {
+				if err := c.SaveAggregatedAttestations([]*ethpb.Attestation{aggregated}); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			} else {
+				h, err := hashFn(aggregated)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				leftOverUnaggregatedAtt[h] = true
 			}
-			leftOverUnaggregatedAtt[h] = true
 		}
 	}
+
 	// Remove the unaggregated attestations from the pool that were successfully aggregated.
 	for _, att := range unaggregatedAtts {
 		h, err := hashFn(att)
@@ -88,6 +87,58 @@ func (c *AttCaches) aggregateUnaggregatedAttestations(ctx context.Context, unagg
 	return nil
 }
 
+// aggregateParallel aggregates attestations in parallel for `atts` and saves them in the pool,
+// returns the unaggregated attestations that weren't able to aggregate.
+// Given `n` CPU cores, it creates a channel of size `n` and spawns `n` goroutines to aggregate attestations
+func (c *AttCaches) aggregateParallel(atts map[[32]byte][]*ethpb.Attestation, leftOver map[[32]byte]bool) map[[32]byte]bool {
+	var leftoverLock sync.Mutex
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+
+	n := runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0) // defaults to the value of runtime.NumCPU
+	ch := make(chan []*ethpb.Attestation, n)
+	wg.Add(n)
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			for as := range ch {
+				aggregated, err := attaggregation.AggregateDisjointOneBitAtts(as)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.WithError(err).Error("could not aggregate unaggregated attestations")
+					continue
+				}
+				if aggregated == nil {
+					log.Error("nil aggregated attestation")
+					continue
+				}
+				if helpers.IsAggregated(aggregated) {
+					if err := c.SaveAggregatedAttestations([]*ethpb.Attestation{aggregated}); err != nil {
+						log.WithError(err).Error("could not save aggregated attestation")
+						continue
+					}
+				} else {
+					h, err := hashFn(aggregated)
+					if err != nil {
+						log.WithError(err).Error("could not hash attestation")
+						continue
+					}
+					leftoverLock.Lock()
+					leftOver[h] = true
+					leftoverLock.Unlock()
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	for _, as := range atts {
+		ch <- as
+	}
+
+	close(ch)
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	return leftOver
+}
+
 // SaveAggregatedAttestation saves an aggregated attestation in cache.
 func (c *AttCaches) SaveAggregatedAttestation(att *ethpb.Attestation) error {
 	if err := helpers.ValidateNilAttestation(att); err != nil {
@@ -165,7 +216,7 @@ func (c *AttCaches) AggregatedAttestations() []*ethpb.Attestation {
 // AggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex returns the aggregated attestations in cache,
 // filtered by committee index and slot.
 func (c *AttCaches) AggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot, committeeIndex primitives.CommitteeIndex) []*ethpb.Attestation {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "operations.attestations.kv.AggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "operations.attestations.kv.AggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	atts := make([]*ethpb.Attestation, 0)

beacon-chain/operations/attestations/kv/aggregated_test.go

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	fssz "github.com/prysmaticlabs/fastssz"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/features"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/crypto/bls"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/assert"
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestKV_Aggregated_AggregateUnaggregatedAttestations(t *testing.T) {
+	resetFn := features.InitWithReset(&features.Flags{
+		AggregateParallel: true,
+	})
+	defer resetFn()
+
 	cache := NewAttCaches()
 	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -39,61 +44,6 @@ func TestKV_Aggregated_AggregateUnaggregatedAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(cache.AggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(context.Background(), 2, 0)), "Did not aggregate correctly")
 }
 
-func TestKV_Aggregated_AggregateUnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(t *testing.T) {
-	cache := NewAttCaches()
-	genData := func(slot primitives.Slot, committeeIndex primitives.CommitteeIndex) *ethpb.AttestationData {
-		return util.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{
-			Slot:           slot,
-			CommitteeIndex: committeeIndex,
-		})
-	}
-	genSign := func() []byte {
-		priv, err := bls.RandKey()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		return priv.Sign([]byte{'a'}).Marshal()
-	}
-
-	atts := []*ethpb.Attestation{
-		// The first slot.
-		{AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0b1001}, Data: genData(1, 2), Signature: genSign()},
-		{AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0b1010}, Data: genData(1, 2), Signature: genSign()},
-		{AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0b1100}, Data: genData(1, 2), Signature: genSign()},
-		{AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0b1001}, Data: genData(1, 3), Signature: genSign()},
-		{AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0b1100}, Data: genData(1, 3), Signature: genSign()},
-		// The second slot.
-		{AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0b1001}, Data: genData(2, 3), Signature: genSign()},
-		{AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0b1010}, Data: genData(2, 3), Signature: genSign()},
-		{AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0b1100}, Data: genData(2, 4), Signature: genSign()},
-	}
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	// Make sure that no error is produced if aggregation is requested on empty unaggregated list.
-	require.NoError(t, cache.AggregateUnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 1, 2))
-	require.NoError(t, cache.AggregateUnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 2, 3))
-	require.Equal(t, 0, len(cache.UnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 1, 2)))
-	require.Equal(t, 0, len(cache.AggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 1, 2)), "Did not aggregate correctly")
-	require.Equal(t, 0, len(cache.UnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 1, 3)))
-	require.Equal(t, 0, len(cache.AggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 1, 3)), "Did not aggregate correctly")
-
-	// Persist unaggregated attestations, and aggregate on per slot/committee index base.
-	require.NoError(t, cache.SaveUnaggregatedAttestations(atts))
-	require.NoError(t, cache.AggregateUnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 1, 2))
-	require.NoError(t, cache.AggregateUnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 2, 3))
-
-	// Committee attestations at a slot should be aggregated.
-	require.Equal(t, 0, len(cache.UnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 1, 2)))
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(cache.AggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 1, 2)), "Did not aggregate correctly")
-	// Committee attestations haven't been aggregated.
-	require.Equal(t, 2, len(cache.UnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 1, 3)))
-	require.Equal(t, 0, len(cache.AggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 1, 3)), "Did not aggregate correctly")
-	// Committee at a second slot is aggregated.
-	require.Equal(t, 0, len(cache.UnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 2, 3)))
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(cache.AggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 2, 3)), "Did not aggregate correctly")
-	// The second committee at second slot is not aggregated.
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(cache.UnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 2, 4)))
-	require.Equal(t, 0, len(cache.AggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx, 2, 4)), "Did not aggregate correctly")
-}
-
 func TestKV_Aggregated_SaveAggregatedAttestation(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name          string

beacon-chain/operations/attestations/pool.go

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 type Pool interface {
 	// For Aggregated attestations
 	AggregateUnaggregatedAttestations(ctx context.Context) error
-	AggregateUnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot, committeeIndex primitives.CommitteeIndex) error
 	SaveAggregatedAttestation(att *ethpb.Attestation) error
 	SaveAggregatedAttestations(atts []*ethpb.Attestation) error
 	AggregatedAttestations() []*ethpb.Attestation

beacon-chain/operations/attestations/prepare_forkchoice_test.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/features"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/crypto/bls"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	attaggregation "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation/aggregation/attestations"
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestBatchAttestations_Multiple(t *testing.T) {
+	resetFn := features.InitWithReset(&features.Flags{
+		AggregateParallel: true,
+	})
+	defer resetFn()
+
 	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{Pool: NewPool()})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 

beacon-chain/p2p/broadcaster.go

@@ -202,6 +202,67 @@ func (s *Service) broadcastSyncCommittee(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, sMs
 	}
 }
 
+// BroadcastBlob broadcasts a blob to the p2p network, the message is assumed to be
+// broadcasted to the current fork and to the input subnet.
+func (s *Service) BroadcastBlob(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, blob *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar) error {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "p2p.BroadcastBlob")
+	defer span.End()
+	if blob == nil {
+		return errors.New("attempted to broadcast nil blob sidecar")
+	}
+	forkDigest, err := s.currentForkDigest()
+	if err != nil {
+		err := errors.Wrap(err, "could not retrieve fork digest")
+		tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Non-blocking broadcast, with attempts to discover a subnet peer if none available.
+	go s.broadcastBlob(ctx, subnet, blob, forkDigest)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Service) broadcastBlob(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, blobSidecar *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar, forkDigest [4]byte) {
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "p2p.broadcastBlob")
+	defer span.End()
+	ctx = trace.NewContext(context.Background(), span) // clear parent context / deadline.
+
+	oneSlot := time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, oneSlot)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	wrappedSubIdx := subnet + blobSubnetLockerVal
+	s.subnetLocker(wrappedSubIdx).RLock()
+	hasPeer := s.hasPeerWithSubnet(blobSubnetToTopic(subnet, forkDigest))
+	s.subnetLocker(wrappedSubIdx).RUnlock()
+
+	if !hasPeer {
+		blobSidecarCommitteeBroadcastAttempts.Inc()
+		if err := func() error {
+			s.subnetLocker(wrappedSubIdx).Lock()
+			defer s.subnetLocker(wrappedSubIdx).Unlock()
+			ok, err := s.FindPeersWithSubnet(ctx, blobSubnetToTopic(subnet, forkDigest), subnet, 1)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if ok {
+				blobSidecarCommitteeBroadcasts.Inc()
+				return nil
+			}
+			return errors.New("failed to find peers for subnet")
+		}(); err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to find peers")
+			tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := s.broadcastObject(ctx, blobSidecar, blobSubnetToTopic(subnet, forkDigest)); err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to broadcast blob sidecar")
+		tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
+	}
+}
+
 // method to broadcast messages to other peers in our gossip mesh.
 func (s *Service) broadcastObject(ctx context.Context, obj ssz.Marshaler, topic string) error {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "p2p.broadcastObject")
@@ -238,3 +299,7 @@ func attestationToTopic(subnet uint64, forkDigest [4]byte) string {
 func syncCommitteeToTopic(subnet uint64, forkDigest [4]byte) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(SyncCommitteeSubnetTopicFormat, forkDigest, subnet)
 }
+
+func blobSubnetToTopic(subnet uint64, forkDigest [4]byte) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(BlobSubnetTopicFormat, forkDigest, subnet)
+}

beacon-chain/p2p/broadcaster_test.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p/peers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p/peers/scorers"
 	p2ptest "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p/testing"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/wrapper"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
@@ -447,3 +448,76 @@ func TestService_BroadcastSyncCommittee(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Failed to receive pubsub within 1s")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestService_BroadcastBlob(t *testing.T) {
+	p1 := p2ptest.NewTestP2P(t)
+	p2 := p2ptest.NewTestP2P(t)
+	p1.Connect(p2)
+	require.NotEqual(t, 0, len(p1.BHost.Network().Peers()), "No peers")
+
+	p := &Service{
+		host:                  p1.BHost,
+		pubsub:                p1.PubSub(),
+		joinedTopics:          map[string]*pubsub.Topic{},
+		cfg:                   &Config{},
+		genesisTime:           time.Now(),
+		genesisValidatorsRoot: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'A'}, 32),
+		subnetsLock:           make(map[uint64]*sync.RWMutex),
+		subnetsLockLock:       sync.Mutex{},
+		peers: peers.NewStatus(context.Background(), &peers.StatusConfig{
+			ScorerParams: &scorers.Config{},
+		}),
+	}
+
+	blobSidecar := &ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar{
+		Message: &ethpb.BlobSidecar{
+			BlockRoot:       bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'A'}, fieldparams.RootLength),
+			Index:           1,
+			Slot:            2,
+			BlockParentRoot: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'B'}, fieldparams.RootLength),
+			ProposerIndex:   3,
+			Blob:            bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'C'}, fieldparams.BlobLength),
+			KzgCommitment:   bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'D'}, fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength),
+			KzgProof:        bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'E'}, fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength),
+		},
+		Signature: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'F'}, fieldparams.BLSSignatureLength),
+	}
+	subnet := uint64(0)
+
+	topic := BlobSubnetTopicFormat
+	GossipTypeMapping[reflect.TypeOf(blobSidecar)] = topic
+	digest, err := p.currentForkDigest()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	topic = fmt.Sprintf(topic, digest, subnet)
+
+	// External peer subscribes to the topic.
+	topic += p.Encoding().ProtocolSuffix()
+	sub, err := p2.SubscribeToTopic(topic)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond) // libp2p fails without this delay...
+
+	// Async listen for the pubsub, must be before the broadcast.
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func(tt *testing.T) {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+
+		incomingMessage, err := sub.Next(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		result := &ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar{}
+		require.NoError(t, p.Encoding().DecodeGossip(incomingMessage.Data, result))
+		require.DeepEqual(t, result, blobSidecar)
+	}(t)
+
+	// Attempt to broadcast nil object should fail.
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "attempted to broadcast nil", p.BroadcastBlob(ctx, subnet, nil))
+
+	// Broadcast to peers and wait.
+	require.NoError(t, p.BroadcastBlob(ctx, subnet, blobSidecar))
+	require.Equal(t, false, util.WaitTimeout(&wg, 1*time.Second), "Failed to receive pubsub within 1s")
+}

beacon-chain/p2p/fork_watcher.go

@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ func (s *Service) forkWatcher() {
 			currEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(currSlot)
 			if currEpoch == params.BeaconConfig().AltairForkEpoch ||
 				currEpoch == params.BeaconConfig().BellatrixForkEpoch ||
-				currEpoch == params.BeaconConfig().CapellaForkEpoch {
+				currEpoch == params.BeaconConfig().CapellaForkEpoch ||
+				currEpoch == params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch {
 				// If we are in the fork epoch, we update our enr with
 				// the updated fork digest. These repeatedly does
 				// this over the epoch, which might be slightly wasteful

beacon-chain/p2p/gossip_topic_mappings.go

@@ -21,12 +21,16 @@ var gossipTopicMappings = map[string]proto.Message{
 	SyncContributionAndProofSubnetTopicFormat: &ethpb.SignedContributionAndProof{},
 	SyncCommitteeSubnetTopicFormat:            &ethpb.SyncCommitteeMessage{},
 	BlsToExecutionChangeSubnetTopicFormat:     &ethpb.SignedBLSToExecutionChange{},
+	BlobSubnetTopicFormat:                     &ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar{},
 }
 
 // GossipTopicMappings is a function to return the assigned data type
 // versioned by epoch.
 func GossipTopicMappings(topic string, epoch primitives.Epoch) proto.Message {
 	if topic == BlockSubnetTopicFormat {
+		if epoch >= params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch {
+			return &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb{}
+		}
 		if epoch >= params.BeaconConfig().CapellaForkEpoch {
 			return &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockCapella{}
 		}
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@ func init() {
 	GossipTypeMapping[reflect.TypeOf(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockAltair{})] = BlockSubnetTopicFormat
 	// Specially handle Bellatrix objects.
 	GossipTypeMapping[reflect.TypeOf(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{})] = BlockSubnetTopicFormat
-	// Specially handle Capella objects
+	// Specially handle Capella objects.
 	GossipTypeMapping[reflect.TypeOf(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockCapella{})] = BlockSubnetTopicFormat
+	// Specially handle Deneb objects.
+	GossipTypeMapping[reflect.TypeOf(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb{})] = BlockSubnetTopicFormat
 }

beacon-chain/p2p/interfaces.go

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type Broadcaster interface {
 	Broadcast(context.Context, proto.Message) error
 	BroadcastAttestation(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, att *ethpb.Attestation) error
 	BroadcastSyncCommitteeMessage(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, sMsg *ethpb.SyncCommitteeMessage) error
+	BroadcastBlob(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, blob *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar) error
 }
 
 // SetStreamHandler configures p2p to handle streams of a certain topic ID.

beacon-chain/p2p/monitoring.go

@@ -60,10 +60,18 @@ var (
 			"the subnet. The beacon node increments this counter when the broadcast is blocked " +
 			"until a subnet peer can be found.",
 	})
+	blobSidecarCommitteeBroadcasts = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_blob_sidecar_committee_broadcasts",
+		Help: "The number of blob sidecar committee messages that were broadcast with no peer on.",
+	})
 	syncCommitteeBroadcastAttempts = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Name: "p2p_sync_committee_subnet_attempted_broadcasts",
 		Help: "The number of sync committee that were attempted to be broadcast.",
 	})
+	blobSidecarCommitteeBroadcastAttempts = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_blob_sidecar_committee_attempted_broadcasts",
+		Help: "The number of blob sidecar committee messages that were attempted to be broadcast.",
+	})
 
 	// Gossip Tracer Metrics
 	pubsubTopicsActive = promauto.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{

beacon-chain/p2p/peers/peerdata/store.go

@@ -108,12 +108,31 @@ func (s *Store) DeletePeerData(pid peer.ID) {
 }
 
 // SetTrustedPeers sets our desired trusted peer set.
+// Important: it is assumed that store mutex is locked when calling this method.
 func (s *Store) SetTrustedPeers(peers []peer.ID) {
 	for _, p := range peers {
 		s.trustedPeers[p] = true
 	}
 }
 
+// GetTrustedPeers gets our desired trusted peer ids.
+// Important: it is assumed that store mutex is locked when calling this method.
+func (s *Store) GetTrustedPeers() []peer.ID {
+	peers := []peer.ID{}
+	for p := range s.trustedPeers {
+		peers = append(peers, p)
+	}
+	return peers
+}
+
+// DeleteTrustedPeers removes peers from trusted peer set.
+// Important: it is assumed that store mutex is locked when calling this method.
+func (s *Store) DeleteTrustedPeers(peers []peer.ID) {
+	for _, p := range peers {
+		delete(s.trustedPeers, p)
+	}
+}
+
 // Peers returns map of peer data objects.
 // Important: it is assumed that store mutex is locked when calling this method.
 func (s *Store) Peers() map[peer.ID]*PeerData {

beacon-chain/p2p/peers/peerdata/store_test.go

@@ -96,4 +96,16 @@ func TestStore_TrustedPeers(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, true, store.IsTrustedPeer(pid1))
 	assert.Equal(t, true, store.IsTrustedPeer(pid2))
 	assert.Equal(t, true, store.IsTrustedPeer(pid3))
+
+	tPeers = store.GetTrustedPeers()
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, len(tPeers))
+
+	store.DeleteTrustedPeers(tPeers)
+	tPeers = store.GetTrustedPeers()
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(tPeers))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, false, store.IsTrustedPeer(pid1))
+	assert.Equal(t, false, store.IsTrustedPeer(pid2))
+	assert.Equal(t, false, store.IsTrustedPeer(pid3))
+
 }

beacon-chain/p2p/peers/peers_test.go

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	flags.Init(&flags.GlobalFlags{
 		BlockBatchLimit:            64,
 		BlockBatchLimitBurstFactor: 10,
+		BlobBatchLimit:             8,
+		BlobBatchLimitBurstFactor:  2,
 	})
 	defer func() {
 		flags.Init(resetFlags)

beacon-chain/p2p/peers/status.go

@@ -560,6 +560,9 @@ func (p *Status) Prune() {
 	notBadPeer := func(pid peer.ID) bool {
 		return !p.isBad(pid)
 	}
+	notTrustedPeer := func(pid peer.ID) bool {
+		return !p.isTrustedPeers(pid)
+	}
 	type peerResp struct {
 		pid   peer.ID
 		score float64
@@ -567,7 +570,8 @@ func (p *Status) Prune() {
 	peersToPrune := make([]*peerResp, 0)
 	// Select disconnected peers with a smaller bad response count.
 	for pid, peerData := range p.store.Peers() {
-		if peerData.ConnState == PeerDisconnected && notBadPeer(pid) {
+		// Should not prune trusted peer or prune the peer dara and unset trusted peer.
+		if peerData.ConnState == PeerDisconnected && notBadPeer(pid) && notTrustedPeer(pid) {
 			peersToPrune = append(peersToPrune, &peerResp{
 				pid:   pid,
 				score: p.Scorers().ScoreNoLock(pid),
@@ -608,6 +612,9 @@ func (p *Status) deprecatedPrune() {
 	notBadPeer := func(peerData *peerdata.PeerData) bool {
 		return peerData.BadResponses < p.scorers.BadResponsesScorer().Params().Threshold
 	}
+	notTrustedPeer := func(pid peer.ID) bool {
+		return !p.isTrustedPeers(pid)
+	}
 	type peerResp struct {
 		pid     peer.ID
 		badResp int
@@ -615,7 +622,8 @@ func (p *Status) deprecatedPrune() {
 	peersToPrune := make([]*peerResp, 0)
 	// Select disconnected peers with a smaller bad response count.
 	for pid, peerData := range p.store.Peers() {
-		if peerData.ConnState == PeerDisconnected && notBadPeer(peerData) {
+		// Should not prune trusted peer or prune the peer dara and unset trusted peer.
+		if peerData.ConnState == PeerDisconnected && notBadPeer(peerData) && notTrustedPeer(pid) {
 			peersToPrune = append(peersToPrune, &peerResp{
 				pid:     pid,
 				badResp: peerData.BadResponses,
@@ -912,6 +920,32 @@ func (p *Status) SetTrustedPeers(peers []peer.ID) {
 	p.store.SetTrustedPeers(peers)
 }
 
+// GetTrustedPeers returns a list of all trusted peers' ids
+func (p *Status) GetTrustedPeers() []peer.ID {
+	p.store.RLock()
+	defer p.store.RUnlock()
+	return p.store.GetTrustedPeers()
+}
+
+// DeleteTrustedPeers removes peers from trusted peer set
+func (p *Status) DeleteTrustedPeers(peers []peer.ID) {
+	p.store.Lock()
+	defer p.store.Unlock()
+	p.store.DeleteTrustedPeers(peers)
+}
+
+// IsTrustedPeers returns if given peer is a Trusted peer
+func (p *Status) IsTrustedPeers(pid peer.ID) bool {
+	p.store.RLock()
+	defer p.store.RUnlock()
+	return p.isTrustedPeers(pid)
+}
+
+// isTrustedPeers is the lock-free version of IsTrustedPeers.
+func (p *Status) isTrustedPeers(pid peer.ID) bool {
+	return p.store.IsTrustedPeer(pid)
+}
+
 // this method assumes the store lock is acquired before
 // executing the method.
 func (p *Status) isfromBadIP(pid peer.ID) bool {

beacon-chain/p2p/peers/status_test.go

@@ -802,6 +802,11 @@ func TestPrunePeers_TrustedPeers(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 	p.SetTrustedPeers(trustedPeers)
+
+	// Assert we have correct trusted peers
+	trustedPeers = p.GetTrustedPeers()
+	assert.Equal(t, 6, len(trustedPeers))
+
 	// Assert all peers more than max are prunable.
 	peersToPrune = p.PeersToPrune()
 	assert.Equal(t, 16, len(peersToPrune))
@@ -812,6 +817,34 @@ func TestPrunePeers_TrustedPeers(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.NotEqual(t, pid.String(), tPid.String())
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Add more peers to check if trusted peers can be pruned after they are deleted from trusted peer set.
+	for i := 0; i < 9; i++ {
+		// Peer added to peer handler.
+		createPeer(t, p, nil, network.DirInbound, peerdata.PeerConnectionState(ethpb.ConnectionState_CONNECTED))
+	}
+
+	// Delete trusted peers.
+	p.DeleteTrustedPeers(trustedPeers)
+
+	peersToPrune = p.PeersToPrune()
+	assert.Equal(t, 25, len(peersToPrune))
+
+	// Check that trusted peers are pruned.
+	for _, tPid := range trustedPeers {
+		pruned := false
+		for _, pid := range peersToPrune {
+			if pid.String() == tPid.String() {
+				pruned = true
+			}
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, true, pruned)
+	}
+
+	// Assert have zero trusted peers
+	trustedPeers = p.GetTrustedPeers()
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(trustedPeers))
+
 	for _, pid := range peersToPrune {
 		dir, err := p.Direction(pid)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -821,8 +854,8 @@ func TestPrunePeers_TrustedPeers(t *testing.T) {
 	// Ensure it is in the descending order.
 	currScore := p.Scorers().Score(peersToPrune[0])
 	for _, pid := range peersToPrune {
-		score := p.Scorers().BadResponsesScorer().Score(pid)
-		assert.Equal(t, true, currScore >= score)
+		score := p.Scorers().Score(pid)
+		assert.Equal(t, true, currScore <= score)
 		currScore = score
 	}
 }

beacon-chain/p2p/pubsub_filter.go

@@ -57,12 +57,17 @@ func (s *Service) CanSubscribe(topic string) bool {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not determine Capella fork digest")
 		return false
 	}
-
+	denebForkDigest, err := forks.ForkDigestFromEpoch(params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch, s.genesisValidatorsRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not determine Deneb fork digest")
+		return false
+	}
 	switch parts[2] {
 	case fmt.Sprintf("%x", phase0ForkDigest):
 	case fmt.Sprintf("%x", altairForkDigest):
 	case fmt.Sprintf("%x", bellatrixForkDigest):
 	case fmt.Sprintf("%x", capellaForkDigest):
+	case fmt.Sprintf("%x", denebForkDigest):
 	default:
 		return false
 	}

beacon-chain/p2p/pubsub_filter_test.go

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestService_CanSubscribe(t *testing.T) {
 		formatting := []interface{}{digest}
 
 		// Special case for attestation subnets which have a second formatting placeholder.
-		if topic == AttestationSubnetTopicFormat || topic == SyncCommitteeSubnetTopicFormat {
+		if topic == AttestationSubnetTopicFormat || topic == SyncCommitteeSubnetTopicFormat || topic == BlobSubnetTopicFormat {
 			formatting = append(formatting, 0 /* some subnet ID */)
 		}
 

beacon-chain/p2p/rpc_topic_mappings.go

@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ const PingMessageName = "/ping"
 // MetadataMessageName specifies the name for the metadata message topic.
 const MetadataMessageName = "/metadata"
 
+// BlobSidecarsByRangeName is the name for the BlobSidecarsByRange v1 message topic.
+const BlobSidecarsByRangeName = "/blob_sidecars_by_range"
+
+// BlobSidecarsByRootName is the name for the BlobSidecarsByRoot v1 message topic.
+const BlobSidecarsByRootName = "/blob_sidecars_by_root"
+
 const (
 	// V1 RPC Topics
 	// RPCStatusTopicV1 defines the v1 topic for the status rpc method.
@@ -52,6 +58,14 @@ const (
 	// RPCMetaDataTopicV1 defines the v1 topic for the metadata rpc method.
 	RPCMetaDataTopicV1 = protocolPrefix + MetadataMessageName + SchemaVersionV1
 
+	// RPCBlobSidecarsByRangeTopicV1 is a topic for requesting blob sidecars
+	// in the slot range [start_slot, start_slot + count), leading up to the current head block as selected by fork choice.
+	// Protocol ID: /eth2/beacon_chain/req/blob_sidecars_by_range/1/ - New in deneb.
+	RPCBlobSidecarsByRangeTopicV1 = protocolPrefix + BlobSidecarsByRangeName + SchemaVersionV1
+	// RPCBlobSidecarsByRootTopicV1 is a topic for requesting blob sidecars by their block root. New in deneb.
+	// /eth2/beacon_chain/req/blob_sidecars_by_root/1/
+	RPCBlobSidecarsByRootTopicV1 = protocolPrefix + BlobSidecarsByRootName + SchemaVersionV1
+
 	// V2 RPC Topics
 	// RPCBlocksByRangeTopicV2 defines v2 the topic for the blocks by range rpc method.
 	RPCBlocksByRangeTopicV2 = protocolPrefix + BeaconBlocksByRangeMessageName + SchemaVersionV2
@@ -83,6 +97,10 @@ var RPCTopicMappings = map[string]interface{}{
 	// RPC Metadata Message
 	RPCMetaDataTopicV1: new(interface{}),
 	RPCMetaDataTopicV2: new(interface{}),
+	// BlobSidecarsByRange v1 Message
+	RPCBlobSidecarsByRangeTopicV1: new(pb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest),
+	// BlobSidecarsByRoot v1 Message
+	RPCBlobSidecarsByRootTopicV1: new(p2ptypes.BlobSidecarsByRootReq),
 }
 
 // Maps all registered protocol prefixes.
@@ -99,6 +117,8 @@ var messageMapping = map[string]bool{
 	BeaconBlocksByRootsMessageName: true,
 	PingMessageName:                true,
 	MetadataMessageName:            true,
+	BlobSidecarsByRangeName:        true,
+	BlobSidecarsByRootName:         true,
 }
 
 // Maps all the RPC messages which are to updated in altair.
@@ -113,6 +133,19 @@ var versionMapping = map[string]bool{
 	SchemaVersionV2: true,
 }
 
+// OmitContextBytesV1 keeps track of which RPC methods do not write context bytes in their v1 incarnations.
+// Phase0 did not have the notion of context bytes, which prefix wire-encoded values with a [4]byte identifier
+// to convey the schema for the receiver to use. These RPCs had a version bump to V2 when the context byte encoding
+// was introduced. For other RPC methods, context bytes are always required.
+var OmitContextBytesV1 = map[string]bool{
+	StatusMessageName:              true,
+	GoodbyeMessageName:             true,
+	BeaconBlocksByRangeMessageName: true,
+	BeaconBlocksByRootsMessageName: true,
+	PingMessageName:                true,
+	MetadataMessageName:            true,
+}
+
 // VerifyTopicMapping verifies that the topic and its accompanying
 // message type is correct.
 func VerifyTopicMapping(topic string, msg interface{}) error {

beacon-chain/p2p/service.go

@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ func (s *Service) Start() {
 	s.awaitStateInitialized()
 	s.isPreGenesis = false
 
-	var peersToWatch []string
+	var relayNodes []string
 	if s.cfg.RelayNodeAddr != "" {
-		peersToWatch = append(peersToWatch, s.cfg.RelayNodeAddr)
+		relayNodes = append(relayNodes, s.cfg.RelayNodeAddr)
 		if err := dialRelayNode(s.ctx, s.host, s.cfg.RelayNodeAddr); err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Errorf("Could not dial relay node")
 		}
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ func (s *Service) Start() {
 		// Set trusted peers for those that are provided as static addresses.
 		pids := peerIdsFromMultiAddrs(addrs)
 		s.peers.SetTrustedPeers(pids)
-		peersToWatch = append(peersToWatch, s.cfg.StaticPeers...)
-		s.connectWithAllPeers(addrs)
+		s.connectWithAllTrustedPeers(addrs)
 	}
 	// Initialize metadata according to the
 	// current epoch.
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ func (s *Service) Start() {
 
 	// Periodic functions.
 	async.RunEvery(s.ctx, params.BeaconNetworkConfig().TtfbTimeout, func() {
-		ensurePeerConnections(s.ctx, s.host, peersToWatch...)
+		ensurePeerConnections(s.ctx, s.host, s.peers, relayNodes...)
 	})
 	async.RunEvery(s.ctx, 30*time.Minute, s.Peers().Prune)
 	async.RunEvery(s.ctx, params.BeaconNetworkConfig().RespTimeout, s.updateMetrics)
@@ -399,6 +398,24 @@ func (s *Service) awaitStateInitialized() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *Service) connectWithAllTrustedPeers(multiAddrs []multiaddr.Multiaddr) {
+	addrInfos, err := peer.AddrInfosFromP2pAddrs(multiAddrs...)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not convert to peer address info's from multiaddresses")
+		return
+	}
+	for _, info := range addrInfos {
+		// add peer into peer status
+		s.peers.Add(nil, info.ID, info.Addrs[0], network.DirUnknown)
+		// make each dial non-blocking
+		go func(info peer.AddrInfo) {
+			if err := s.connectWithPeer(s.ctx, info); err != nil {
+				log.WithError(err).Tracef("Could not connect with peer %s", info.String())
+			}
+		}(info)
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *Service) connectWithAllPeers(multiAddrs []multiaddr.Multiaddr) {
 	addrInfos, err := peer.AddrInfosFromP2pAddrs(multiAddrs...)
 	if err != nil {

beacon-chain/p2p/subnets.go

@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ var syncCommsSubnetEnrKey = params.BeaconNetworkConfig().SyncCommsSubnetKey
 // chosen as more than 64(attestation subnet count).
 const syncLockerVal = 100
 
+// The value used with the blob sidecar subnet, in order
+// to create an appropriate key to retrieve
+// the relevant lock. This is used to differentiate
+// blob subnets from others. This is deliberately
+// chosen more than sync and attestation subnet combined.
+const blobSubnetLockerVal = 110
+
 // FindPeersWithSubnet performs a network search for peers
 // subscribed to a particular subnet. Then we try to connect
 // with those peers. This method will block until the required amount of

beacon-chain/p2p/testing/fuzz_p2p.go

@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ func (_ *FakeP2P) BroadcastSyncCommitteeMessage(_ context.Context, _ uint64, _ *
 	return nil
 }
 
+// BroadcastBlob -- fake.
+func (_ *FakeP2P) BroadcastBlob(_ context.Context, _ uint64, _ *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // InterceptPeerDial -- fake.
 func (_ *FakeP2P) InterceptPeerDial(peer.ID) (allow bool) {
 	return true

beacon-chain/p2p/testing/mock_broadcaster.go

@@ -33,3 +33,9 @@ func (m *MockBroadcaster) BroadcastSyncCommitteeMessage(_ context.Context, _ uin
 	m.BroadcastCalled = true
 	return nil
 }
+
+// BroadcastBlob broadcasts a blob for mock.
+func (m *MockBroadcaster) BroadcastBlob(context.Context, uint64, *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar) error {
+	m.BroadcastCalled = true
+	return nil
+}

beacon-chain/p2p/testing/p2p.go

@@ -176,6 +176,12 @@ func (p *TestP2P) BroadcastSyncCommitteeMessage(_ context.Context, _ uint64, _ *
 	return nil
 }
 
+// BroadcastBlob broadcasts a blob for mock.
+func (p *TestP2P) BroadcastBlob(context.Context, uint64, *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar) error {
+	p.BroadcastCalled = true
+	return nil
+}
+
 // SetStreamHandler for RPC.
 func (p *TestP2P) SetStreamHandler(topic string, handler network.StreamHandler) {
 	p.BHost.SetStreamHandler(protocol.ID(topic), handler)