Bazel 7.0.0 (#13321 )

Remove old blob types (#13438 )
* Remove old types * Gen * Remove old types * Gen * Fix lint * Rm unused key * Kasey's comment
2026-01-10 05:47:59 -05:00 · 2024-01-10 15:34:11 +00:00 · 2024-01-10 09:38:06 +00:00 · 2024-01-10 09:37:40 +00:00 · 2024-01-09 23:48:43 +00:00 · 2024-01-09 23:29:36 +00:00
645 changed files with 24688 additions and 22613 deletions
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.4.0
+7.0.0
--- a/.buildkite-bazelrc
+++ b/.buildkite-bazelrc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@

 # Prysm specific remote-cache properties.
 build:remote-cache --remote_download_minimal
-build:remote-cache --experimental_remote_build_event_upload=minimal
+build:remote-cache --remote_build_event_upload=minimal
 build:remote-cache --remote_cache=grpc://bazel-remote-cache:9092
 # Does not work with rules_oci. See https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_oci/issues/292
 #build:remote-cache --experimental_remote_downloader=grpc://bazel-remote-cache:9092
--- a/.github/actions/gomodtidy/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/actions/gomodtidy/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:alpine
+FROM golang:1.21-alpine

 COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh

--- a/.github/workflows/fuzz.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fuzz.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
        with:
-          go-version: '1.20'
+          go-version: '1.21.5'
      - id: list
        uses: shogo82148/actions-go-fuzz/list@v0
        with:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
        with:
-          go-version: '1.20'
+          go-version: '1.21.5'
      - uses: shogo82148/actions-go-fuzz/run@v0
        with:
          packages: ${{ matrix.package }}
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
    branches: [ master ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ '*' ]
-  merge_group: 
+  merge_group:
    types: [checks_requested]

 jobs:
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ jobs:
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Go 1.20
+      - name: Set up Go 1.21
        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
        with:
-          go-version: '1.20'
+          go-version: '1.21.5'
      - name: Run Gosec Security Scanner
        run: | # https://github.com/securego/gosec/issues/469
          export PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin
@@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ jobs:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

-      - name: Set up Go 1.20
+      - name: Set up Go 1.21
        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
        with:
-          go-version: '1.20'
+          go-version: '1.21.5'
          id: go

      - name: Golangci-lint
        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
        with:
-          version: v1.52.2
+          version: v1.55.2
          args: --config=.golangci.yml --out-${NO_FUTURE}format colored-line-number

  build:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Set up Go 1.x
        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
        with:
-          go-version: '1.20'
+          go-version: '1.21.5'
        id: go

      - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -6,21 +6,83 @@ run:
    - proto
    - tools/analyzers
  timeout: 10m
-  go: '1.19'
+  go: '1.21.5'

 linters:
-  disable-all: true
-  enable:
-    - gofmt
-    - goimports
-    - unused
-    - errcheck
-    - gosimple
-    - gocognit
-    - dupword
-    - nilerr
-    - whitespace
-    - misspell
+  enable-all: true
+  disable:
+    # Deprecated linters:
+    - deadcode
+    - exhaustivestruct
+    - golint
+    - govet
+    - ifshort
+    - interfacer
+    - maligned
+    - nosnakecase
+    - scopelint
+    - structcheck
+    - varcheck
+
+    # Disabled for now:
+    - asasalint
+    - bodyclose
+    - containedctx
+    - contextcheck
+    - cyclop
+    - depguard
+    - dogsled
+    - dupl
+    - durationcheck
+    - errorlint
+    - exhaustive
+    - exhaustruct
+    - forbidigo
+    - forcetypeassert
+    - funlen
+    - gci
+    - gochecknoglobals
+    - gochecknoinits
+    - goconst
+    - gocritic
+    - gocyclo
+    - godot
+    - godox
+    - goerr113
+    - gofumpt
+    - gomnd
+    - gomoddirectives
+    - inamedparam
+    - interfacebloat
+    - ireturn
+    - lll
+    - maintidx
+    - makezero
+    - musttag
+    - nakedret
+    - nestif
+    - nilnil
+    - nlreturn
+    - noctx
+    - nolintlint
+    - nonamedreturns
+    - nosprintfhostport
+    - perfsprint
+    - prealloc
+    - predeclared
+    - promlinter
+    - protogetter
+    - revive
+    - staticcheck
+    - stylecheck
+    - tagalign
+    - tagliatelle
+    - thelper
+    - unparam
+    - varnamelen
+    - wastedassign
+    - wrapcheck
+    - wsl

 linters-settings:
  gocognit:
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ 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("@bazel_skylib//rules:common_settings.bzl", "string_setting")
+load("@prysm//tools/nogo_config:def.bzl", "nogo_config_exclude")

 prefix = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm"

@@ -82,38 +83,117 @@ workspace_binary(
    cmd = "@com_github_golang_lint//golint",
 )

+STATICCHECK_ANALYZERS = [
+    # Enabled static checks. See https://staticcheck.dev/docs/checks/
+    # Please. keep this list sorted. Don't be a bad person by inserting stuff randomly.
+    "sa1000",
+    "sa1001",
+    "sa1002",
+    "sa1003",
+    "sa1004",
+    "sa1005",
+    "sa1006",
+    "sa1007",
+    "sa1008",
+    "sa1010",
+    "sa1011",
+    "sa1012",
+    "sa1013",
+    "sa1014",
+    "sa1015",
+    "sa1016",
+    "sa1017",
+    "sa1018",
+    # "sa1019", # TODO: Fix all uses of deprecated things.
+    "sa1020",
+    "sa1021",
+    "sa1023",
+    "sa1024",
+    "sa1025",
+    "sa1026",
+    "sa1027",
+    "sa1028",
+    "sa1029",
+    "sa1030",
+    "sa2000",
+    "sa2001",
+    "sa2002",
+    "sa2003",
+    "sa3000",
+    "sa3001",
+    "sa4000",
+    "sa4001",
+    "sa4003",
+    "sa4004",
+    "sa4005",
+    "sa4006",
+    "sa4008",
+    "sa4009",
+    "sa4010",
+    "sa4011",
+    "sa4012",
+    "sa4013",
+    "sa4014",
+    "sa4015",
+    "sa4016",
+    "sa4017",
+    "sa4018",
+    "sa4019",
+    "sa4020",
+    "sa4021",
+    "sa4022",
+    "sa4023",
+    "sa4024",
+    "sa4025",
+    "sa4026",
+    "sa4027",
+    "sa4028",
+    "sa4029",
+    "sa4030",
+    "sa4031",
+    "sa4032",
+    "sa5000",
+    "sa5001",
+    "sa5002",
+    "sa5003",
+    "sa5004",
+    "sa5005",
+    "sa5007",
+    "sa5008",
+    "sa5009",
+    "sa5010",
+    "sa5011",
+    "sa5012",
+    "sa6000",
+    "sa6001",
+    "sa6002",
+    "sa6003",
+    "sa6005",
+    "sa6006",
+    "sa9001",
+    "sa9002",
+    #"sa9003", # Doesn't build. See https://github.com/dominikh/go-tools/pull/1483
+    "sa9004",
+    "sa9005",
+    "sa9006",
+    "sa9007",
+    "sa9008",
+]
+
+nogo_config_exclude(
+    name = "nogo_config_with_excludes",
+    checks = [sa.upper() for sa in STATICCHECK_ANALYZERS],
+    exclude_files = [
+        "external/.*",
+    ],
+    input = "nogo_config.json",
+)
+
 nogo(
    name = "nogo",
-    config = "nogo_config.json",
+    config = ":nogo_config_with_excludes",
    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
    deps = [
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/unsafeptr:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/unreachable:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/unmarshal:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/tests:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/structtag:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/stdmethods:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/shift:go_default_library",
-        # "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/shadow:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/printf:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/pkgfact:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/nilness:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/nilfunc:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/loopclosure:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/httpresponse:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/findcall:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/deepequalerrors:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/ctrlflow:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/copylock:go_default_library",
-        #  "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/cgocall:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/buildtag:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/buildssa:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/bools:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/atomicalign:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/atomic:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/assign:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/inspect:go_default_library",
-        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/asmdecl:go_default_library",
        "//tools/analyzers/comparesame:go_default_library",
        "//tools/analyzers/cryptorand:go_default_library",
        "//tools/analyzers/errcheck:go_default_library",
@@ -129,6 +209,53 @@ nogo(
        "//tools/analyzers/shadowpredecl:go_default_library",
        "//tools/analyzers/slicedirect:go_default_library",
        "//tools/analyzers/uintcast:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/appends:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/asmdecl:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/assign:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/atomic:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/atomicalign:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/bools:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/buildssa:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/buildtag:go_default_library",
+        # cgocall disabled
+        #"@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/cgocall:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/copylock:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/ctrlflow:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/deepequalerrors:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/defers:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/directive:go_default_library",
+        # fieldalignment disabled
+        #"@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/fieldalignment:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/findcall:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/framepointer:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/httpmux:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/httpresponse:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/ifaceassert:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/inspect:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/loopclosure:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/nilfunc:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/nilness:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/pkgfact:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/printf:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/reflectvaluecompare:go_default_library",
+        # shadow disabled
+        #"@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/shadow:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/shift:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/sigchanyzer:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/slog:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/sortslice:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/stdmethods:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/stringintconv:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/structtag:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/testinggoroutine:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/tests:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/timeformat:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/unmarshal:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/unreachable:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/unsafeptr:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/unusedresult:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/unusedwrite:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/usesgenerics:go_default_library",
    ] + select({
        # nogo checks that fail with coverage enabled.
        ":coverage_enabled": [],
@@ -136,7 +263,7 @@ nogo(
            "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/composite:go_default_library",
            "@org_golang_x_tools//go/analysis/passes/lostcancel:go_default_library",
        ],
-    }),
+    }) + ["@co_honnef_go_tools//staticcheck/%s:go_default_library" % c for c in STATICCHECK_ANALYZERS],
 )

 config_setting(
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Bazel now uses Bzlmod by default to manage external dependencies.
+# Please consider migrating your external dependencies from WORKSPACE to MODULE.bazel.
+#
+# For more details, please check https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/18958
+###############################################################################
--- a/MODULE.bazel.lock
+++ b/MODULE.bazel.lock
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 [![Discord](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7288322/34471967-1df7808a-efbb-11e7-9088-ed0b04151291.png)](https://discord.gg/prysmaticlabs)
 [![GitPOAP Badge](https://public-api.gitpoap.io/v1/repo/prysmaticlabs/prysm/badge)](https://www.gitpoap.io/gh/prysmaticlabs/prysm)

-This is the core repository for Prysm, a [Golang](https://golang.org/) implementation of the [Ethereum Consensus](https://ethereum.org/en/eth2/) specification, developed by [Prysmatic Labs](https://prysmaticlabs.com). See the [Changelog](https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/releases) for details of the latest releases and upcoming breaking changes.
+This is the core repository for Prysm, a [Golang](https://golang.org/) implementation of the [Ethereum Consensus](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/#proof-of-stake) [specification](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs), developed by [Offchain Labs](https://www.offchainlabs.com). See the [Changelog](https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/releases) for details of the latest releases and upcoming breaking changes.

 ### Getting Started

--- a/130
+++ b/130
@@ -96,11 +96,22 @@ http_archive(
 )

 http_archive(
-    name = "io_bazel_rules_docker",
-    sha256 = "b1e80761a8a8243d03ebca8845e9cc1ba6c82ce7c5179ce2b295cd36f7e394bf",
-    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_docker/releases/download/v0.25.0/rules_docker-v0.25.0.tar.gz"],
+    name = "rules_distroless",
+    sha256 = "e64f06e452cd153aeab81f752ccf4642955b3af319e64f7bc7a7c9252f76b10e",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_distroless-f5e678217b57ce3ad2f1c0204bd4e9d416255773",
+    url = "https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/rules_distroless/archive/f5e678217b57ce3ad2f1c0204bd4e9d416255773.tar.gz",
 )

+load("@rules_distroless//distroless:dependencies.bzl", "rules_distroless_dependencies")
+
+rules_distroless_dependencies()
+
+load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:repositories.bzl", "aspect_bazel_lib_dependencies", "aspect_bazel_lib_register_toolchains")
+
+aspect_bazel_lib_dependencies()
+
+aspect_bazel_lib_register_toolchains()
+
 http_archive(
    name = "rules_oci",
    sha256 = "c71c25ed333a4909d2dd77e0b16c39e9912525a98c7fa85144282be8d04ef54c",
@@ -126,10 +137,10 @@ http_archive(
        # Expose internals of go_test for custom build transitions.
        "//third_party:io_bazel_rules_go_test.patch",
    ],
-    sha256 = "91585017debb61982f7054c9688857a2ad1fd823fc3f9cb05048b0025c47d023",
+    sha256 = "d6ab6b57e48c09523e93050f13698f708428cfd5e619252e369d377af6597707",
    urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.42.0/rules_go-v0.42.0.zip",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.42.0/rules_go-v0.42.0.zip",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.43.0/rules_go-v0.43.0.zip",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.43.0/rules_go-v0.43.0.zip",
    ],
 )

@@ -148,67 +159,16 @@ git_repository(
    # gazelle args: -go_prefix github.com/gogo/protobuf -proto legacy
 )

-load(
-    "@io_bazel_rules_docker//repositories:repositories.bzl",
-    container_repositories = "repositories",
-)
-
-container_repositories()
-
-load(
-    "@io_bazel_rules_docker//container:container.bzl",
-    "container_pull",
-)
-
-# Pulled gcr.io/distroless/cc-debian11:latest on 2022-02-23
-container_pull(
-    name = "cc_image_base_amd64",
-    digest = "sha256:2a0daf90a7deb78465bfca3ef2eee6e91ce0a5706059f05d79d799a51d339523",
-    registry = "gcr.io",
-    repository = "distroless/cc-debian11",
-)
-
-# Pulled gcr.io/distroless/cc-debian11:debug on 2022-02-23
-container_pull(
-    name = "cc_debug_image_base_amd64",
-    digest = "sha256:7bd596f5f200588f13a69c268eea6ce428b222b67cd7428d6a7fef95e75c052a",
-    registry = "gcr.io",
-    repository = "distroless/cc-debian11",
-)
-
-# Pulled from gcr.io/distroless/base-debian11:latest on 2022-02-23
-container_pull(
-    name = "go_image_base_amd64",
-    digest = "sha256:34e682800774ecbd0954b1663d90238505f1ba5543692dbc75feef7dd4839e90",
-    registry = "gcr.io",
-    repository = "distroless/base-debian11",
-)
-
-# Pulled from gcr.io/distroless/base-debian11:debug on 2022-02-23
-container_pull(
-    name = "go_debug_image_base_amd64",
-    digest = "sha256:0f503c6bfd207793bc416f20a35bf6b75d769a903c48f180ad73f60f7b60d7bd",
-    registry = "gcr.io",
-    repository = "distroless/base-debian11",
-)
-
-container_pull(
-    name = "alpine_cc_linux_amd64",
-    digest = "sha256:752aa0c9a88461ffc50c5267bb7497ef03a303e38b2c8f7f2ded9bebe5f1f00e",
-    registry = "index.docker.io",
-    repository = "pinglamb/alpine-glibc",
-)
-
 load("@rules_oci//oci:pull.bzl", "oci_pull")

 # A multi-arch base image
 oci_pull(
    name = "linux_debian11_multiarch_base",  # Debian bullseye
-    digest = "sha256:9b8e0854865dcaf49470b4ec305df45957020fbcf17b71eeb50ffd3bc5bf885d",  # 2023-05-17
+    digest = "sha256:b82f113425c5b5c714151aaacd8039bc141821cdcd3c65202d42bdf9c43ae60b",  # 2023-12-12
    image = "gcr.io/distroless/cc-debian11",
    platforms = [
        "linux/amd64",
-        "linux/arm64",
+        "linux/arm64/v8",
    ],
    reproducible = True,
 )
@@ -222,7 +182,7 @@ load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:deps.bzl", "go_register_toolchains", "go_rules_depe
 go_rules_dependencies()

 go_register_toolchains(
-    go_version = "1.20.10",
+    go_version = "1.21.6",
    nogo = "@//:nogo",
 )

@@ -263,7 +223,7 @@ filegroup(
    url = "https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/archive/5480440fe51742ed23342b68cf106cefd427e39d.tar.gz",
 )

-consensus_spec_version = "v1.4.0-beta.3"
+consensus_spec_version = "v1.4.0-beta.5"

 bls_test_version = "v0.1.1"

@@ -279,7 +239,7 @@ filegroup(
    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
    """,
-    sha256 = "67ae5b8fc368853da23d4297e480a4b7f4722fb970d1c7e2b6a5b7faef9cb907",
+    sha256 = "9017ffff84d64a7c4c9e6ff9f421f9479f71d3b463b738f54e02158dbb4f50f0",
    url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests/releases/download/%s/general.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )

@@ -295,7 +255,7 @@ filegroup(
    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
    """,
-    sha256 = "82474f29fff4abd09fb1e71bafa98827e2573cf0ad02cf119610961831dc3bb5",
+    sha256 = "f08711682553fe7c9362f1400ed8c56b2fa9576df08581fcad4c508ba8ad4788",
    url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests/releases/download/%s/minimal.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )

@@ -311,7 +271,7 @@ filegroup(
    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
    """,
-    sha256 = "60e4b6eb6c341daab7ee5614a8e3f28567247c504c593b951bfe919622c8ef8f",
+    sha256 = "7ea3189e3879f2ac62467cbf2945c00b6c94d30cdefb2d645c630b1018c50e10",
    url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests/releases/download/%s/mainnet.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )

@@ -326,7 +286,7 @@ filegroup(
    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
    """,
-    sha256 = "fdab9756c93a250219ff6a10d5a9faee1e2e6878a14508410409e307362c6991",
+    sha256 = "4119992a2efc79e5cb2bdc07ed08c0b1fa32332cbd0d88e6467f34938df97026",
    strip_prefix = "consensus-specs-" + consensus_spec_version[1:],
    url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/archive/refs/tags/%s.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )
@@ -362,6 +322,22 @@ filegroup(
    url = "https://github.com/eth-clients/eth2-networks/archive/7b4897888cebef23801540236f73123e21774954.tar.gz",
 )

+http_archive(
+    name = "goerli_testnet",
+    build_file_content = """
+filegroup(
+    name = "configs",
+    srcs = [
+        "prater/config.yaml",
+    ],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+    """,
+    sha256 = "43fc0f55ddff7b511713e2de07aa22846a67432df997296fb4fc09cd8ed1dcdb",
+    strip_prefix = "goerli-6522ac6684693740cd4ddcc2a0662e03702aa4a1",
+    url = "https://github.com/eth-clients/goerli/archive/6522ac6684693740cd4ddcc2a0662e03702aa4a1.tar.gz",
+)
+
 http_archive(
    name = "holesky_testnet",
    build_file_content = """
@@ -380,10 +356,10 @@ filegroup(

 http_archive(
    name = "com_google_protobuf",
-    sha256 = "4e176116949be52b0408dfd24f8925d1eb674a781ae242a75296b17a1c721395",
-    strip_prefix = "protobuf-23.3",
+    sha256 = "9bd87b8280ef720d3240514f884e56a712f2218f0d693b48050c836028940a42",
+    strip_prefix = "protobuf-25.1",
    urls = [
-        "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v23.3.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v25.1.tar.gz",
    ],
 )

@@ -417,24 +393,6 @@ load("@prysm//testing/endtoend:deps.bzl", "e2e_deps")

 e2e_deps()

-load(
-    "@io_bazel_rules_docker//go:image.bzl",
-    _go_image_repos = "repositories",
-)
-
-# Golang images
-# This is using gcr.io/distroless/base
-_go_image_repos()
-
-# CC images
-# This is using gcr.io/distroless/base
-load(
-    "@io_bazel_rules_docker//cc:image.bzl",
-    _cc_image_repos = "repositories",
-)
-
-_cc_image_repos()
-
 load("@com_github_atlassian_bazel_tools//gometalinter:deps.bzl", "gometalinter_dependencies")

 gometalinter_dependencies()
--- a/api/client/beacon/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/api/client/beacon/BUILD.bazel
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ go_library(
    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
    deps = [
        "//api/client:go_default_library",
+        "//api/server:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/rpc/eth/beacon:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/rpc/eth/config:go_default_library",
--- a/api/client/beacon/client.go
+++ b/api/client/beacon/client.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api/client"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api/server"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/beacon"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/config"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/shared"
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ func (c *Client) SubmitChangeBLStoExecution(ctx context.Context, request []*shar
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		decoder := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body)
 		decoder.DisallowUnknownFields()
-		errorJson := &shared.IndexedVerificationFailureError{}
+		errorJson := &server.IndexedVerificationFailureError{}
 		if err := decoder.Decode(errorJson); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to decode error JSON for %s", resp.Request.URL)
 		}
--- a/api/client/builder/client.go
+++ b/api/client/builder/client.go
@@ -268,11 +268,7 @@ func (c *Client) RegisterValidator(ctx context.Context, svr []*ethpb.SignedValid
 	}
 	vs := make([]*shared.SignedValidatorRegistration, len(svr))
 	for i := 0; i < len(svr); i++ {
-		svrJson, err := shared.SignedValidatorRegistrationFromConsensus(svr[i])
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("failed to encode to SignedValidatorRegistration at index %d", i))
-		}
-		vs[i] = svrJson
+		vs[i] = shared.SignedValidatorRegistrationFromConsensus(svr[i])
 	}
 	body, err := json.Marshal(vs)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -427,26 +423,26 @@ func non200Err(response *http.Response) error {
 	}
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf("code=%d, url=%s, body=%s", response.StatusCode, response.Request.URL, body)
 	switch response.StatusCode {
-	case 204:
+	case http.StatusNoContent:
 		log.WithError(ErrNoContent).Debug(msg)
 		return ErrNoContent
-	case 400:
-		if jsonErr := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &errMessage); jsonErr != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(jsonErr, "unable to read response body")
-		}
+	case http.StatusBadRequest:
 		log.WithError(ErrBadRequest).Debug(msg)
+		if jsonErr := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &errMessage); jsonErr != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(jsonErr, "unable to read response body")
+		}
 		return errors.Wrap(ErrBadRequest, errMessage.Message)
-	case 404:
-		if jsonErr := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &errMessage); jsonErr != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(jsonErr, "unable to read response body")
-		}
+	case http.StatusNotFound:
 		log.WithError(ErrNotFound).Debug(msg)
-		return errors.Wrap(ErrNotFound, errMessage.Message)
-	case 500:
 		if jsonErr := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &errMessage); jsonErr != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(jsonErr, "unable to read response body")
 		}
+		return errors.Wrap(ErrNotFound, errMessage.Message)
+	case http.StatusInternalServerError:
 		log.WithError(ErrNotOK).Debug(msg)
+		if jsonErr := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &errMessage); jsonErr != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(jsonErr, "unable to read response body")
+		}
 		return errors.Wrap(ErrNotOK, errMessage.Message)
 	default:
 		log.WithError(ErrNotOK).Debug(msg)
--- a/api/client/builder/client_test.go
+++ b/api/client/builder/client_test.go
@@ -275,7 +275,24 @@ func TestClient_GetHeader(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Equal(t, len(kcgCommitments[i]) == 48, true)
 		}
 	})
-
+	t.Run("deneb, too many kzg commitments", 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(testExampleHeaderResponseDenebTooManyBlobs)),
+					Request:    r.Clone(ctx),
+				}, nil
+			}),
+		}
+		c := &Client{
+			hc:      hc,
+			baseURL: &url.URL{Host: "localhost:3500", Scheme: "http"},
+		}
+		_, err := c.GetHeader(ctx, slot, bytesutil.ToBytes32(parentHash), bytesutil.ToBytes48(pubkey))
+		require.ErrorContains(t, "could not extract proto message from header: too many blob commitments: 7", err)
+	})
 	t.Run("unsupported version", func(t *testing.T) {
 		hc := &http.Client{
 			Transport: roundtrip(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
@@ -412,7 +429,7 @@ func TestSubmitBlindedBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		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{}}})
+		sbb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&eth.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{Block: &eth.BeaconBlockBellatrix{Body: &eth.BeaconBlockBodyBellatrix{ExecutionPayload: &v1.ExecutionPayload{}}}})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		_, _, err = (&Client{}).SubmitBlindedBlock(ctx, sbb)
 		require.ErrorIs(t, err, errNotBlinded)
@@ -705,7 +722,7 @@ func testSignedBlindedBeaconBlockCapella(t *testing.T) *eth.SignedBlindedBeaconB
 }

 func testSignedBlindedBeaconBlockDeneb(t *testing.T) *eth.SignedBlindedBeaconBlockDeneb {
-	basebytes, err := shared.Uint256ToSSZBytes("14074904626401341155369551180448584754667373453244490859944217516317499064576")
+	basebytes, err := bytesutil.Uint256ToSSZBytes("14074904626401341155369551180448584754667373453244490859944217516317499064576")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(err)
 	}
--- a/api/client/builder/types.go
+++ b/api/client/builder/types.go
@@ -357,6 +357,45 @@ func FromProtoCapella(payload *v1.ExecutionPayloadCapella) (ExecutionPayloadCape
 	}, nil
 }

+func FromProtoDeneb(payload *v1.ExecutionPayloadDeneb) (ExecutionPayloadDeneb, error) {
+	bFee, err := sszBytesToUint256(payload.BaseFeePerGas)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ExecutionPayloadDeneb{}, err
+	}
+	txs := make([]hexutil.Bytes, len(payload.Transactions))
+	for i := range payload.Transactions {
+		txs[i] = bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(payload.Transactions[i])
+	}
+	withdrawals := make([]Withdrawal, len(payload.Withdrawals))
+	for i, w := range payload.Withdrawals {
+		withdrawals[i] = Withdrawal{
+			Index:          Uint256{Int: big.NewInt(0).SetUint64(w.Index)},
+			ValidatorIndex: Uint256{Int: big.NewInt(0).SetUint64(uint64(w.ValidatorIndex))},
+			Address:        bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(w.Address),
+			Amount:         Uint256{Int: big.NewInt(0).SetUint64(w.Amount)},
+		}
+	}
+	return ExecutionPayloadDeneb{
+		ParentHash:    bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(payload.ParentHash),
+		FeeRecipient:  bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(payload.FeeRecipient),
+		StateRoot:     bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(payload.StateRoot),
+		ReceiptsRoot:  bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(payload.ReceiptsRoot),
+		LogsBloom:     bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(payload.LogsBloom),
+		PrevRandao:    bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(payload.PrevRandao),
+		BlockNumber:   Uint64String(payload.BlockNumber),
+		GasLimit:      Uint64String(payload.GasLimit),
+		GasUsed:       Uint64String(payload.GasUsed),
+		Timestamp:     Uint64String(payload.Timestamp),
+		ExtraData:     bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(payload.ExtraData),
+		BaseFeePerGas: bFee,
+		BlockHash:     bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(payload.BlockHash),
+		Transactions:  txs,
+		Withdrawals:   withdrawals,
+		BlobGasUsed:   Uint64String(payload.BlobGasUsed),
+		ExcessBlobGas: Uint64String(payload.ExcessBlobGas),
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // ExecHeaderResponseCapella is the response of builder API /eth/v1/builder/header/{slot}/{parent_hash}/{pubkey} for Capella.
 type ExecHeaderResponseCapella struct {
 	Data struct {
@@ -869,6 +908,9 @@ func (bb *BuilderBidDeneb) ToProto() (*eth.BuilderBidDeneb, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if len(bb.BlobKzgCommitments) > fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("too many blob commitments: %d", len(bb.BlobKzgCommitments))
+	}
 	kzgCommitments := make([][]byte, len(bb.BlobKzgCommitments))
 	for i, commit := range bb.BlobKzgCommitments {
 		if len(commit) != fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength {
@@ -1021,6 +1063,16 @@ type BlobsBundle struct {

 // ToProto returns a BlobsBundle Proto.
 func (b BlobsBundle) ToProto() (*v1.BlobsBundle, error) {
+	if len(b.Blobs) > fieldparams.MaxBlobCommitmentsPerBlock {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("blobs length %d is more than max %d", len(b.Blobs), fieldparams.MaxBlobCommitmentsPerBlock)
+	}
+	if len(b.Commitments) != len(b.Blobs) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("commitments length %d does not equal blobs length %d", len(b.Commitments), len(b.Blobs))
+	}
+	if len(b.Proofs) != len(b.Blobs) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("proofs length %d does not equal blobs length %d", len(b.Proofs), len(b.Blobs))
+	}
+
 	commitments := make([][]byte, len(b.Commitments))
 	for i := range b.Commitments {
 		if len(b.Commitments[i]) != fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength {
@@ -1035,9 +1087,6 @@ func (b BlobsBundle) ToProto() (*v1.BlobsBundle, error) {
 		}
 		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 {
@@ -1052,6 +1101,28 @@ func (b BlobsBundle) ToProto() (*v1.BlobsBundle, error) {
 	}, nil
 }

+// FromBundleProto converts the proto bundle type to the builder
+// type.
+func FromBundleProto(bundle *v1.BlobsBundle) *BlobsBundle {
+	commitments := make([]hexutil.Bytes, len(bundle.KzgCommitments))
+	for i := range bundle.KzgCommitments {
+		commitments[i] = bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(bundle.KzgCommitments[i])
+	}
+	proofs := make([]hexutil.Bytes, len(bundle.Proofs))
+	for i := range bundle.Proofs {
+		proofs[i] = bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(bundle.Proofs[i])
+	}
+	blobs := make([]hexutil.Bytes, len(bundle.Blobs))
+	for i := range bundle.Blobs {
+		blobs[i] = bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(bundle.Blobs[i])
+	}
+	return &BlobsBundle{
+		Commitments: commitments,
+		Proofs:      proofs,
+		Blobs:       blobs,
+	}
+}
+
 // ToProto returns ExecutionPayloadDeneb Proto and BlobsBundle Proto separately.
 func (r *ExecPayloadResponseDeneb) ToProto() (*v1.ExecutionPayloadDeneb, *v1.BlobsBundle, error) {
 	if r.Data == nil {
--- a/api/client/builder/types_test.go
+++ b/api/client/builder/types_test.go
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ func TestSignedValidatorRegistration_MarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		Signature: make([]byte, 96),
 	}
-	a, err := shared.SignedValidatorRegistrationFromConsensus(svr)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	a := shared.SignedValidatorRegistrationFromConsensus(svr)
 	je, err := json.Marshal(a)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// decode with a struct w/ plain strings so we can check the string encoding of the hex fields
@@ -210,6 +209,39 @@ var testExampleHeaderResponseUnknownVersion = `{
  }
 }`

+var testExampleHeaderResponseDenebTooManyBlobs = `{
+  "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",
+		"blob_gas_used": "1",	
+		"excess_blob_gas": "2"	
+      },
+      "blob_kzg_commitments": [
+          "","","","","","",""
+	  ],
+      "value": "652312848583266388373324160190187140051835877600158453279131187530910662656",
+      "pubkey": "0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a"
+    },
+    "signature": "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"
+  }
+}`
+
 func TestExecutionHeaderResponseUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	hr := &ExecHeaderResponse{}
 	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(testExampleHeaderResponse), hr))
@@ -629,6 +661,151 @@ var testExampleExecutionPayloadDeneb = fmt.Sprintf(`{
  }
 }`, hexutil.Encode(make([]byte, fieldparams.BlobLength)))

+var testExampleExecutionPayloadDenebTooManyBlobs = 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"
+		  }
+		],
+		"blob_gas_used": "2",
+ 		"excess_blob_gas": "3"
+	  },
+	"blobs_bundle": {
+      "commitments": [
+        "0x8dab030c51e16e84be9caab84ee3d0b8bbec1db4a0e4de76439da8424d9b957370a10a78851f97e4b54d2ce1ab0d686f"
+      ],
+      "proofs": [
+        "0xb4021b0de10f743893d4f71e1bf830c019e832958efd6795baf2f83b8699a9eccc5dc99015d8d4d8ec370d0cc333c06a"
+      ],
+      "blobs": %s
+    }
+  }
+}`, beyondMaxEmptyBlobs())
+
+func beyondMaxEmptyBlobs() string {
+	moreThanMax := fieldparams.MaxBlobCommitmentsPerBlock + 2
+	blobs := make([]string, moreThanMax)
+	b, err := json.Marshal(blobs)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return string(b)
+}
+
+var testExampleExecutionPayloadDenebDifferentCommitmentCount = 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"
+		  }
+		],
+		"blob_gas_used": "2",
+ 		"excess_blob_gas": "3"
+	  },
+	"blobs_bundle": {
+      "commitments": [
+        "0x8dab030c51e16e84be9caab84ee3d0b8bbec1db4a0e4de76439da8424d9b957370a10a78851f97e4b54d2ce1ab0d686f",
+        "0xc00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+      ],
+      "proofs": [
+        "0xb4021b0de10f743893d4f71e1bf830c019e832958efd6795baf2f83b8699a9eccc5dc99015d8d4d8ec370d0cc333c06a"
+      ],
+      "blobs": [
+        "%s"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}`, hexutil.Encode(make([]byte, fieldparams.BlobLength)))
+
+var testExampleExecutionPayloadDenebDifferentProofCount = 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"
+		  }
+		],
+		"blob_gas_used": "2",
+ 		"excess_blob_gas": "3"
+	  },
+	"blobs_bundle": {
+      "commitments": [
+        "0x8dab030c51e16e84be9caab84ee3d0b8bbec1db4a0e4de76439da8424d9b957370a10a78851f97e4b54d2ce1ab0d686f"
+      ],
+      "proofs": [
+        "0xb4021b0de10f743893d4f71e1bf830c019e832958efd6795baf2f83b8699a9eccc5dc99015d8d4d8ec370d0cc333c06a",
+        "0xc00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+      ],
+      "blobs": [
+        "%s"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}`, hexutil.Encode(make([]byte, fieldparams.BlobLength)))
+
 func TestExecutionPayloadResponseUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	epr := &ExecPayloadResponse{}
 	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(testExampleExecutionPayload), epr))
@@ -1005,7 +1182,6 @@ func TestExecutionPayloadResponseCapellaToProto(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	require.DeepEqual(t, expected, p)
-
 }

 func TestExecutionPayloadResponseDenebToProto(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1084,7 +1260,27 @@ func TestExecutionPayloadResponseDenebToProto(t *testing.T) {
 	}

 	require.DeepEqual(t, blobsBundle, expectedBlobs)
+}

+func TestExecutionPayloadResponseDenebToProtoInvalidBlobCount(t *testing.T) {
+	hr := &ExecPayloadResponseDeneb{}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(testExampleExecutionPayloadDenebTooManyBlobs), hr))
+	_, _, err := hr.ToProto()
+	require.ErrorContains(t, fmt.Sprintf("blobs length %d is more than max %d", fieldparams.MaxBlobCommitmentsPerBlock+2, fieldparams.MaxBlobCommitmentsPerBlock), err)
+}
+
+func TestExecutionPayloadResponseDenebToProtoDifferentCommitmentCount(t *testing.T) {
+	hr := &ExecPayloadResponseDeneb{}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(testExampleExecutionPayloadDenebDifferentCommitmentCount), hr))
+	_, _, err := hr.ToProto()
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "commitments length 2 does not equal blobs length 1", err)
+}
+
+func TestExecutionPayloadResponseDenebToProtoDifferentProofCount(t *testing.T) {
+	hr := &ExecPayloadResponseDeneb{}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(testExampleExecutionPayloadDenebDifferentProofCount), hr))
+	_, _, err := hr.ToProto()
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "proofs length 2 does not equal blobs length 1", err)
 }

 func pbEth1Data() *eth.Eth1Data {
--- a/api/client/errors.go
+++ b/api/client/errors.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func Non200Err(response *http.Response) error {
 	}
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf("code=%d, url=%s, body=%s", response.StatusCode, response.Request.URL, body)
 	switch response.StatusCode {
-	case 404:
+	case http.StatusNotFound:
 		return errors.Wrap(ErrNotFound, msg)
 	default:
 		return errors.Wrap(ErrNotOK, msg)
--- a/api/gateway/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/api/gateway/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ go_library(
        "//validator:__subpackages__",
    ],
    deps = [
+        "//api/server:go_default_library",
        "//runtime:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_gorilla_mux//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_grpc_ecosystem_grpc_gateway_v2//runtime:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_rs_cors//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
        "@org_golang_google_grpc//:go_default_library",
        "@org_golang_google_grpc//connectivity:go_default_library",
--- a/api/gateway/gateway.go
+++ b/api/gateway/gateway.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	gwruntime "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2/runtime"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api/server"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime"
-	"github.com/rs/cors"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/connectivity"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (g *Gateway) Start() {
 		}
 	}

-	corsMux := g.corsMiddleware(g.cfg.router)
+	corsMux := server.CorsHandler(g.cfg.allowedOrigins).Middleware(g.cfg.router)

 	if g.cfg.muxHandler != nil {
 		g.cfg.router.PathPrefix("/").HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -158,17 +158,6 @@ func (g *Gateway) Stop() error {
 	return nil
 }

-func (g *Gateway) corsMiddleware(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	c := cors.New(cors.Options{
-		AllowedOrigins:   g.cfg.allowedOrigins,
-		AllowedMethods:   []string{http.MethodPost, http.MethodGet, http.MethodDelete, http.MethodOptions},
-		AllowCredentials: true,
-		MaxAge:           600,
-		AllowedHeaders:   []string{"*"},
-	})
-	return c.Handler(h)
-}
-
 // dial the gRPC server.
 func (g *Gateway) dial(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 	switch network {
--- a/api/server/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/api/server/BUILD.bazel
@@ -3,16 +3,22 @@ load("@prysm//tools/go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
 go_library(
    name = "go_default_library",
    srcs = [
+        "error.go",
        "middleware.go",
        "util.go",
    ],
    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api/server",
    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "@com_github_gorilla_mux//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_rs_cors//:go_default_library",
+    ],
 )

 go_test(
    name = "go_default_test",
    srcs = [
+        "error_test.go",
        "middleware_test.go",
        "util_test.go",
    ],
--- a/api/server/error.go
+++ b/api/server/error.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// DecodeError represents an error resulting from trying to decode an HTTP request.
+// It tracks the full field name for which decoding failed.
+type DecodeError struct {
+	path []string
+	err  error
+}
+
+// NewDecodeError wraps an error (either the initial decoding error or another DecodeError).
+// The current field that failed decoding must be passed in.
+func NewDecodeError(err error, field string) *DecodeError {
+	de, ok := err.(*DecodeError)
+	if ok {
+		return &DecodeError{path: append([]string{field}, de.path...), err: de.err}
+	}
+	return &DecodeError{path: []string{field}, err: err}
+}
+
+// Error returns the formatted error message which contains the full field name and the actual decoding error.
+func (e *DecodeError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("could not decode %s: %s", strings.Join(e.path, "."), e.err.Error())
+}
+
+// IndexedVerificationFailureError wraps a collection of verification failures.
+type IndexedVerificationFailureError struct {
+	Message  string                        `json:"message"`
+	Code     int                           `json:"code"`
+	Failures []*IndexedVerificationFailure `json:"failures"`
+}
+
+func (e *IndexedVerificationFailureError) StatusCode() int {
+	return e.Code
+}
+
+// IndexedVerificationFailure represents an issue when verifying a single indexed object e.g. an item in an array.
+type IndexedVerificationFailure struct {
+	Index   int    `json:"index"`
+	Message string `json:"message"`
+}
--- a/api/server/error_test.go
+++ b/api/server/error_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/assert"
+)
+
+func TestDecodeError(t *testing.T) {
+	e := errors.New("not a number")
+	de := NewDecodeError(e, "Z")
+	de = NewDecodeError(de, "Y")
+	de = NewDecodeError(de, "X")
+	assert.Equal(t, "could not decode X.Y.Z: not a number", de.Error())
+}
--- a/api/server/middleware.go
+++ b/api/server/middleware.go
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ package server

 import (
 	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/rs/cors"
 )

+// NormalizeQueryValuesHandler normalizes an input query of "key=value1,value2,value3" to "key=value1&key=value2&key=value3"
 func NormalizeQueryValuesHandler(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		query := r.URL.Query()
@@ -13,3 +17,16 @@ func NormalizeQueryValuesHandler(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	})
 }
+
+// CorsHandler sets the cors settings on api endpoints
+func CorsHandler(allowOrigins []string) mux.MiddlewareFunc {
+	c := cors.New(cors.Options{
+		AllowedOrigins:   allowOrigins,
+		AllowedMethods:   []string{http.MethodPost, http.MethodGet, http.MethodDelete, http.MethodOptions},
+		AllowCredentials: true,
+		MaxAge:           600,
+		AllowedHeaders:   []string{"*"},
+	})
+
+	return c.Handler
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ go_library(
        "receive_blob.go",
        "receive_block.go",
        "service.go",
+        "tracked_proposer.go",
        "weak_subjectivity_checks.go",
    ],
    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain",
@@ -49,10 +50,10 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/core/signing:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/core/transition:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/das:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/db/filesystem:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/db/filters:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/db/kv:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/execution:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/forkchoice:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree:go_default_library",
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ go_test(
        "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/core/signing:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/core/transition:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/das:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/db/filesystem:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/db/testing:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ type HeadFetcher interface {
 	HeadPublicKeyToValidatorIndex(pubKey [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) (primitives.ValidatorIndex, bool)
 	HeadValidatorIndexToPublicKey(ctx context.Context, index primitives.ValidatorIndex) ([fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte, error)
 	ChainHeads() ([][32]byte, []primitives.Slot)
+	TargetRootForEpoch([32]byte, primitives.Epoch) ([32]byte, error)
 	HeadSyncCommitteeFetcher
 	HeadDomainFetcher
 }
@@ -339,6 +340,10 @@ func (s *Service) IsOptimistic(_ context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 	s.headLock.RLock()
+	if s.head == nil {
+		s.headLock.RUnlock()
+		return false, ErrNilHead
+	}
 	headRoot := s.head.root
 	headSlot := s.head.slot
 	headOptimistic := s.head.optimistic
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_forkchoice.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_forkchoice.go
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ func (s *Service) GetProposerHead() [32]byte {
 	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.GetProposerHead()
 }

+// ShouldOverrideFCU returns the corresponding value from forkchoice
+func (s *Service) ShouldOverrideFCU() bool {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.ShouldOverrideFCU()
+}
+
 // SetForkChoiceGenesisTime sets the genesis time in Forkchoice
 func (s *Service) SetForkChoiceGenesisTime(timestamp uint64) {
 	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Lock()
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go
@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ func TestService_IsOptimistic(t *testing.T) {
 	opt, err = c.IsOptimistic(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, true, opt)
+
+	// If head is nil, for some reason, an error should be returned rather than panic.
+	c = &Service{}
+	_, err = c.IsOptimistic(ctx)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNilHead)
 }

 func TestService_IsOptimisticBeforeBellatrix(t *testing.T) {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/error.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/error.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ var (
 	// ErrNotCheckpoint is returned when a given checkpoint is not a
 	// checkpoint in any chain known to forkchoice
 	ErrNotCheckpoint = errors.New("not a checkpoint in forkchoice")
+	// ErrNilHead is returned when no head is present in the blockchain service.
+	ErrNilHead = errors.New("nil head")
 )

 var errMaxBlobsExceeded = errors.New("Expected commitments in block exceeds MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK")
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import (

 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"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/kv"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/execution"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/features"
@@ -32,21 +32,18 @@ const blobCommitmentVersionKZG uint8 = 0x01

 var defaultLatestValidHash = bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{0xff}, 32)

-// notifyForkchoiceUpdateArg is the argument for the forkchoice update notification `notifyForkchoiceUpdate`.
-type notifyForkchoiceUpdateArg struct {
-	headState state.BeaconState
-	headRoot  [32]byte
-	headBlock interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock
-}
-
 // notifyForkchoiceUpdate signals execution engine the fork choice updates. Execution engine should:
 // 1. Re-organizes the execution payload chain and corresponding state to make head_block_hash the head.
 // 2. Applies finality to the execution state: it irreversibly persists the chain of all execution payloads and corresponding state, up to and including finalized_block_hash.
-func (s *Service) notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx context.Context, arg *notifyForkchoiceUpdateArg) (*enginev1.PayloadIDBytes, error) {
+func (s *Service) notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx context.Context, arg *fcuConfig) (*enginev1.PayloadIDBytes, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.notifyForkchoiceUpdate")
 	defer span.End()

-	headBlk := arg.headBlock
+	if arg.headBlock.IsNil() {
+		log.Error("Head block is nil")
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	headBlk := arg.headBlock.Block()
 	if headBlk == nil || headBlk.IsNil() || headBlk.Body().IsNil() {
 		log.Error("Head block is nil")
 		return nil, nil
@@ -72,11 +69,10 @@ func (s *Service) notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx context.Context, arg *notifyForkcho
 		SafeBlockHash:      justifiedHash[:],
 		FinalizedBlockHash: finalizedHash[:],
 	}
-
-	nextSlot := s.CurrentSlot() + 1 // Cache payload ID for next slot proposer.
-	hasAttr, attr, proposerId := s.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, arg.headState, nextSlot, arg.headRoot[:])
-
-	payloadID, lastValidHash, err := s.cfg.ExecutionEngineCaller.ForkchoiceUpdated(ctx, fcs, attr)
+	if arg.attributes == nil {
+		arg.attributes = payloadattribute.EmptyWithVersion(headBlk.Version())
+	}
+	payloadID, lastValidHash, err := s.cfg.ExecutionEngineCaller.ForkchoiceUpdated(ctx, fcs, arg.attributes)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err {
 		case execution.ErrAcceptedSyncingPayloadStatus:
@@ -122,10 +118,11 @@ func (s *Service) notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx context.Context, arg *notifyForkcho
 				log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get head state")
 				return nil, nil
 			}
-			pid, err := s.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx, &notifyForkchoiceUpdateArg{
-				headState: st,
-				headRoot:  r,
-				headBlock: b.Block(),
+			pid, err := s.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx, &fcuConfig{
+				headState:  st,
+				headRoot:   r,
+				headBlock:  b,
+				attributes: arg.attributes,
 			})
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err // Returning err because it's recursive here.
@@ -153,7 +150,9 @@ func (s *Service) notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx context.Context, arg *notifyForkcho
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not set head root to valid")
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	// If the forkchoice update call has an attribute, update the proposer payload ID cache.
+	// If the forkchoice update call has an attribute, update the payload ID cache.
+	hasAttr := arg.attributes != nil && !arg.attributes.IsEmpty()
+	nextSlot := s.CurrentSlot() + 1
 	if hasAttr && payloadID != nil {
 		var pId [8]byte
 		copy(pId[:], payloadID[:])
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ func (s *Service) notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx context.Context, arg *notifyForkcho
 			"headSlot":  headBlk.Slot(),
 			"payloadID": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bytesutil.Trunc(payloadID[:])),
 		}).Info("Forkchoice updated with payload attributes for proposal")
-		s.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(nextSlot, proposerId, pId, arg.headRoot)
+		s.cfg.PayloadIDCache.Set(nextSlot, arg.headRoot, pId)
 	} else if hasAttr && payloadID == nil && !features.Get().PrepareAllPayloads {
 		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 			"blockHash": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", headPayload.BlockHash()),
@@ -277,56 +276,50 @@ func (s *Service) pruneInvalidBlock(ctx context.Context, root, parentRoot, 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) {
+func (s *Service) getPayloadAttribute(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState, slot primitives.Slot, headRoot []byte) payloadattribute.Attributer {
 	emptyAttri := payloadattribute.EmptyWithVersion(st.Version())
-	// Root is `[32]byte{}` since we are retrieving proposer ID of a given slot. During insertion at assignment the root was not known.
-	proposerID, _, ok := s.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.GetProposerPayloadIDs(slot, [32]byte{} /* root */)
-	if !ok && !features.Get().PrepareAllPayloads { // There's no need to build attribute if there is no proposer for slot.
-		return false, emptyAttri, 0
-	}

-	// Get previous randao.
+	// If it is an epoch boundary then process slots to get the right
+	// shuffling before checking if the proposer is tracked. Otherwise
+	// perform this check before. This is cheap as the NSC has already been updated.
+	var val cache.TrackedValidator
+	var ok bool
+	e := slots.ToEpoch(slot)
+	stateEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(st.Slot())
+	if e == stateEpoch {
+		val, ok = s.trackedProposer(st, slot)
+		if !ok {
+			return emptyAttri
+		}
+	}
 	st = st.Copy()
 	if slot > st.Slot() {
 		var err error
 		st, err = transition.ProcessSlotsUsingNextSlotCache(ctx, st, headRoot, slot)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not process slots to get payload attribute")
-			return false, emptyAttri, 0
+			return emptyAttri
 		}
 	}
+	if e > stateEpoch {
+		emptyAttri := payloadattribute.EmptyWithVersion(st.Version())
+		val, ok = s.trackedProposer(st, slot)
+		if !ok {
+			return emptyAttri
+		}
+	}
+	// Get previous randao.
 	prevRando, err := helpers.RandaoMix(st, time.CurrentEpoch(st))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get randao mix to get payload attribute")
-		return false, emptyAttri, 0
-	}
-
-	// Get fee recipient.
-	feeRecipient := params.BeaconConfig().DefaultFeeRecipient
-	recipient, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.FeeRecipientByValidatorID(ctx, proposerID)
-	switch {
-	case errors.Is(err, kv.ErrNotFoundFeeRecipient):
-		if feeRecipient.String() == params.BeaconConfig().EthBurnAddressHex {
-			logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-				"validatorIndex": proposerID,
-				"burnAddress":    params.BeaconConfig().EthBurnAddressHex,
-			}).Warn("Fee recipient is currently using the burn address, " +
-				"you will not be rewarded transaction fees on this setting. " +
-				"Please set a different eth address as the fee recipient. " +
-				"Please refer to our documentation for instructions")
-		}
-	case err != nil:
-		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get fee recipient to get payload attribute")
-		return false, emptyAttri, 0
-	default:
-		feeRecipient = recipient
+		return emptyAttri
 	}

 	// Get timestamp.
 	t, err := slots.ToTime(uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()), slot)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get timestamp to get payload attribute")
-		return false, emptyAttri, 0
+		return emptyAttri
 	}

 	var attr payloadattribute.Attributer
@@ -335,51 +328,51 @@ func (s *Service) getPayloadAttribute(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState,
 		withdrawals, err := st.ExpectedWithdrawals()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get expected withdrawals to get payload attribute")
-			return false, emptyAttri, 0
+			return emptyAttri
 		}
 		attr, err = payloadattribute.New(&enginev1.PayloadAttributesV3{
 			Timestamp:             uint64(t.Unix()),
 			PrevRandao:            prevRando,
-			SuggestedFeeRecipient: feeRecipient.Bytes(),
+			SuggestedFeeRecipient: val.FeeRecipient[:],
 			Withdrawals:           withdrawals,
 			ParentBeaconBlockRoot: headRoot,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get payload attribute")
-			return false, emptyAttri, 0
+			return emptyAttri
 		}
 	case version.Capella:
 		withdrawals, err := st.ExpectedWithdrawals()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get expected withdrawals to get payload attribute")
-			return false, emptyAttri, 0
+			return emptyAttri
 		}
 		attr, err = payloadattribute.New(&enginev1.PayloadAttributesV2{
 			Timestamp:             uint64(t.Unix()),
 			PrevRandao:            prevRando,
-			SuggestedFeeRecipient: feeRecipient.Bytes(),
+			SuggestedFeeRecipient: val.FeeRecipient[:],
 			Withdrawals:           withdrawals,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get payload attribute")
-			return false, emptyAttri, 0
+			return emptyAttri
 		}
 	case version.Bellatrix:
 		attr, err = payloadattribute.New(&enginev1.PayloadAttributes{
 			Timestamp:             uint64(t.Unix()),
 			PrevRandao:            prevRando,
-			SuggestedFeeRecipient: feeRecipient.Bytes(),
+			SuggestedFeeRecipient: val.FeeRecipient[:],
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get payload attribute")
-			return false, emptyAttri, 0
+			return emptyAttri
 		}
 	default:
 		log.WithField("version", st.Version()).Error("Could not get payload attribute due to unknown state version")
-		return false, emptyAttri, 0
+		return emptyAttri
 	}

-	return true, attr, proposerID
+	return attr
 }

 // removeInvalidBlockAndState removes the invalid block, blob and its corresponding state from the cache and DB.
@@ -394,10 +387,7 @@ func (s *Service) removeInvalidBlockAndState(ctx context.Context, blkRoots [][32
 			// This is an irreparable condition, it would me a justified or finalized block has become invalid.
 			return err
 		}
-		// No op if the sidecar does not exist.
-		if err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.DeleteBlobSidecars(ctx, root); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		// TODO: Remove blob here
 	}
 	return nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/util"
-	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 )

 func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate_GetPayloadAttrErrorCanContinue(t *testing.T) {
-	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()))
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()))
 	ctx, beaconDB, fcs := tr.ctx, tr.db, tr.fcs

 	altairBlk := util.SaveBlock(t, ctx, beaconDB, util.NewBeaconBlockAltair())
@@ -57,11 +56,14 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate_GetPayloadAttrErrorCanContinue(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, fcs.InsertNode(ctx, state, blkRoot))

-	b, err := consensusblocks.NewBeaconBlock(&ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
-		Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBodyBellatrix{
-			ExecutionPayload: &v1.ExecutionPayload{},
+	sb := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{
+		Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
+			Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBodyBellatrix{
+				ExecutionPayload: &v1.ExecutionPayload{},
+			},
 		},
-	})
+	}
+	b, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(sb)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	pid := &v1.PayloadIDBytes{1}
@@ -73,20 +75,20 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate_GetPayloadAttrErrorCanContinue(t *testing.T) {
 	// Intentionally generate a bad state such that `hash_tree_root` fails during `process_slot`
 	s, err := state_native.InitializeFromProtoPhase0(&ethpb.BeaconState{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	arg := &notifyForkchoiceUpdateArg{
+	arg := &fcuConfig{
 		headState: s,
 		headRoot:  [32]byte{},
 		headBlock: b,
 	}

-	service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(1, 0, [8]byte{}, [32]byte{})
+	service.cfg.PayloadIDCache.Set(1, [32]byte{}, [8]byte{})
 	got, err := service.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx, arg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.DeepEqual(t, got, pid) // We still get a payload ID even though the state is bad. This means it returns until the end.
 }

 func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
-	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()))
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()))
 	ctx, beaconDB, fcs := tr.ctx, tr.db, tr.fcs

 	altairBlk := util.SaveBlock(t, ctx, beaconDB, util.NewBeaconBlockAltair())
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {

 	tests := []struct {
 		name             string
-		blk              interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock
+		blk              interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock
 		headRoot         [32]byte
 		finalizedRoot    [32]byte
 		justifiedRoot    [32]byte
@@ -123,24 +125,24 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "phase0 block",
-			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock {
-				b, err := consensusblocks.NewBeaconBlock(&ethpb.BeaconBlock{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{}})
+			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+				b, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock{Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlock{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{}}})
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				return b
 			}(),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "altair block",
-			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock {
-				b, err := consensusblocks.NewBeaconBlock(&ethpb.BeaconBlockAltair{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBodyAltair{}})
+			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+				b, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockAltair{Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockAltair{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBodyAltair{}}})
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				return b
 			}(),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "not execution block",
-			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock {
-				b, err := consensusblocks.NewBeaconBlock(&ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
+			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+				b, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
 					Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBodyBellatrix{
 						ExecutionPayload: &v1.ExecutionPayload{
 							ParentHash:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
@@ -149,23 +151,25 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 							ReceiptsRoot:  make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 							LogsBloom:     make([]byte, fieldparams.LogsBloomLength),
 							PrevRandao:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+							ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 							BaseFeePerGas: make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 							BlockHash:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+							Transactions:  make([][]byte, 0),
 						},
 					},
-				})
+				}})
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				return b
 			}(),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "happy case: finalized root is altair block",
-			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock {
-				b, err := consensusblocks.NewBeaconBlock(&ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
+			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+				b, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
 					Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBodyBellatrix{
 						ExecutionPayload: &v1.ExecutionPayload{},
 					},
-				})
+				}})
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				return b
 			}(),
@@ -174,12 +178,12 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "happy case: finalized root is bellatrix block",
-			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock {
-				b, err := consensusblocks.NewBeaconBlock(&ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
+			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+				b, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
 					Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBodyBellatrix{
 						ExecutionPayload: &v1.ExecutionPayload{},
 					},
-				})
+				}})
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				return b
 			}(),
@@ -188,12 +192,12 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "forkchoice updated with optimistic block",
-			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock {
-				b, err := consensusblocks.NewBeaconBlock(&ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
+			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+				b, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
 					Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBodyBellatrix{
 						ExecutionPayload: &v1.ExecutionPayload{},
 					},
-				})
+				}})
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				return b
 			}(),
@@ -203,12 +207,12 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "forkchoice updated with invalid block",
-			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock {
-				b, err := consensusblocks.NewBeaconBlock(&ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
+			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+				b, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBellatrix{
 					Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBodyBellatrix{
 						ExecutionPayload: &v1.ExecutionPayload{},
 					},
-				})
+				}})
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				return b
 			}(),
@@ -226,7 +230,7 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)
 			require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, st, tt.finalizedRoot))
 			require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, tt.finalizedRoot))
-			arg := &notifyForkchoiceUpdateArg{
+			arg := &fcuConfig{
 				headState: st,
 				headRoot:  tt.headRoot,
 				headBlock: tt.blk,
@@ -246,7 +250,7 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate_NIlLVH(t *testing.T) {
-	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()))
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()))
 	ctx, beaconDB, fcs := tr.ctx, tr.db, tr.fcs

 	// Prepare blocks
@@ -306,9 +310,9 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate_NIlLVH(t *testing.T) {

 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, st, bra))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, bra))
-	a := &notifyForkchoiceUpdateArg{
+	a := &fcuConfig{
 		headState: st,
-		headBlock: wbd.Block(),
+		headBlock: wbd,
 		headRoot:  brd,
 	}
 	_, err = service.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx, a)
@@ -334,7 +338,7 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdate_NIlLVH(t *testing.T) {
 // 3. the blockchain package calls fcu to obtain heads G -> F -> D.

 func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdateRecursive_DoublyLinkedTree(t *testing.T) {
-	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()))
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()))
 	ctx, beaconDB, fcs := tr.ctx, tr.db, tr.fcs

 	// Prepare blocks
@@ -443,9 +447,9 @@ func Test_NotifyForkchoiceUpdateRecursive_DoublyLinkedTree(t *testing.T) {

 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, st, bra))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, bra))
-	a := &notifyForkchoiceUpdateArg{
+	a := &fcuConfig{
 		headState: st,
-		headBlock: wbg.Block(),
+		headBlock: wbg,
 		headRoot:  brg,
 	}
 	_, err = service.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx, a)
@@ -467,7 +471,7 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
 	cfg.TerminalTotalDifficulty = "2"
 	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(cfg)
-	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()))
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()))
 	ctx, fcs := tr.ctx, tr.fcs

 	phase0State, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)
@@ -492,8 +496,10 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 					ReceiptsRoot:  make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 					LogsBloom:     make([]byte, fieldparams.LogsBloomLength),
 					PrevRandao:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+					ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 					BaseFeePerGas: make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 					BlockHash:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+					Transactions:  make([][]byte, 0),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -595,8 +601,10 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 								ReceiptsRoot:  make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 								LogsBloom:     make([]byte, fieldparams.LogsBloomLength),
 								PrevRandao:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+								ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 								BaseFeePerGas: make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 								BlockHash:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+								Transactions:  make([][]byte, 0),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -709,7 +717,7 @@ func Test_NotifyNewPayload_SetOptimisticToValid(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg.TerminalTotalDifficulty = "2"
 	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(cfg)

-	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()))
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()))
 	ctx := tr.ctx

 	bellatrixState, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateBellatrix(t, 2)
@@ -777,83 +785,70 @@ func Test_reportInvalidBlock(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func Test_GetPayloadAttribute(t *testing.T) {
-	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()))
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()))
 	ctx := tr.ctx

 	st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateBellatrix(t, 1)
-	hasPayload, _, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, 0, []byte{})
-	require.Equal(t, false, hasPayload)
-	require.Equal(t, primitives.ValidatorIndex(0), vId)
+	attr := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, 0, []byte{})
+	require.Equal(t, true, attr.IsEmpty())

+	service.cfg.TrackedValidatorsCache.Set(cache.TrackedValidator{Active: true, Index: 0})
 	// 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)
+	service.cfg.PayloadIDCache.Set(slot, [32]byte{}, [8]byte{})
+	attr = service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:])
+	require.Equal(t, false, attr.IsEmpty())
 	require.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().EthBurnAddressHex, common.BytesToAddress(attr.SuggestedFeeRecipient()).String())
-	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Fee recipient is currently using the burn address")

 	// 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)
+	service.cfg.TrackedValidatorsCache.Set(cache.TrackedValidator{Active: true, FeeRecipient: primitives.ExecutionAddress(suggestedAddr), Index: 0})
+	service.cfg.PayloadIDCache.Set(slot, [32]byte{}, [8]byte{})
+	attr = service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:])
+	require.Equal(t, false, attr.IsEmpty())
 	require.Equal(t, suggestedAddr, common.BytesToAddress(attr.SuggestedFeeRecipient()))
 }

 func Test_GetPayloadAttribute_PrepareAllPayloads(t *testing.T) {
-	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
 	resetCfg := features.InitWithReset(&features.Flags{
 		PrepareAllPayloads: true,
 	})
 	defer resetCfg()

-	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()))
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()))
 	ctx := tr.ctx

 	st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateBellatrix(t, 1)
-	hasPayload, attr, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, 0, []byte{})
-	require.Equal(t, true, hasPayload)
-	require.Equal(t, primitives.ValidatorIndex(0), vId)
+	attr := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, 0, []byte{})
+	require.Equal(t, false, attr.IsEmpty())
 	require.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().EthBurnAddressHex, common.BytesToAddress(attr.SuggestedFeeRecipient()).String())
-	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Fee recipient is currently using the burn address")
 }

 func Test_GetPayloadAttributeV2(t *testing.T) {
-	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()))
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()))
 	ctx := tr.ctx

 	st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateCapella(t, 1)
-	hasPayload, _, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, 0, []byte{})
-	require.Equal(t, false, hasPayload)
-	require.Equal(t, primitives.ValidatorIndex(0), vId)
+	attr := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, 0, []byte{})
+	require.Equal(t, true, attr.IsEmpty())

 	// Cache hit, advance state, no fee recipient
-	suggestedVid := primitives.ValidatorIndex(1)
+	service.cfg.TrackedValidatorsCache.Set(cache.TrackedValidator{Active: true, Index: 0})
 	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)
+	service.cfg.PayloadIDCache.Set(slot, [32]byte{}, [8]byte{})
+	attr = service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:])
+	require.Equal(t, false, attr.IsEmpty())
 	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)
+	service.cfg.TrackedValidatorsCache.Set(cache.TrackedValidator{Active: true, FeeRecipient: primitives.ExecutionAddress(suggestedAddr), Index: 0})
+	service.cfg.PayloadIDCache.Set(slot, [32]byte{}, [8]byte{})
+	attr = service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:])
+	require.Equal(t, false, attr.IsEmpty())
 	require.Equal(t, suggestedAddr, common.BytesToAddress(attr.SuggestedFeeRecipient()))
 	a, err = attr.Withdrawals()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -861,35 +856,30 @@ func Test_GetPayloadAttributeV2(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func Test_GetPayloadAttributeDeneb(t *testing.T) {
-	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()))
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()))
 	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)
+	attr := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, 0, []byte{})
+	require.Equal(t, true, attr.IsEmpty())

 	// 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)
+	service.cfg.TrackedValidatorsCache.Set(cache.TrackedValidator{Active: true, Index: 0})
+	service.cfg.PayloadIDCache.Set(slot, [32]byte{}, [8]byte{})
+	attr = service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:])
+	require.Equal(t, false, attr.IsEmpty())
 	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)
+	service.cfg.TrackedValidatorsCache.Set(cache.TrackedValidator{Active: true, FeeRecipient: primitives.ExecutionAddress(suggestedAddr), Index: 0})
+	service.cfg.PayloadIDCache.Set(slot, [32]byte{}, [8]byte{})
+	attr = service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:])
+	require.Equal(t, false, attr.IsEmpty())
 	require.Equal(t, suggestedAddr, common.BytesToAddress(attr.SuggestedFeeRecipient()))
 	a, err = attr.Withdrawals()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1112,3 +1102,35 @@ func TestKZGCommitmentToVersionedHashes(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, vhs[0].String(), vh0)
 	require.Equal(t, vhs[1].String(), vh1)
 }
+
+func TestComputePayloadAttribute(t *testing.T) {
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()))
+	ctx := tr.ctx
+
+	st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateBellatrix(t, 1)
+
+	service.cfg.TrackedValidatorsCache.Set(cache.TrackedValidator{Active: true, Index: 0})
+	// Cache hit, advance state, no fee recipient
+	slot := primitives.Slot(1)
+	service.cfg.PayloadIDCache.Set(slot, [32]byte{}, [8]byte{})
+	cfg := &postBlockProcessConfig{
+		ctx:       ctx,
+		blockRoot: [32]byte{'a'},
+	}
+	fcu := &fcuConfig{
+		headState:     st,
+		proposingSlot: slot,
+		headRoot:      [32]byte{},
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, service.computePayloadAttributes(cfg, fcu))
+	require.Equal(t, false, fcu.attributes.IsEmpty())
+	require.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().EthBurnAddressHex, common.BytesToAddress(fcu.attributes.SuggestedFeeRecipient()).String())
+
+	// Cache hit, advance state, has fee recipient
+	suggestedAddr := common.HexToAddress("123")
+	service.cfg.TrackedValidatorsCache.Set(cache.TrackedValidator{Active: true, FeeRecipient: primitives.ExecutionAddress(suggestedAddr), Index: 0})
+	service.cfg.PayloadIDCache.Set(slot, [32]byte{}, [8]byte{})
+	require.NoError(t, service.computePayloadAttributes(cfg, fcu))
+	require.Equal(t, false, fcu.attributes.IsEmpty())
+	require.Equal(t, suggestedAddr, common.BytesToAddress(fcu.attributes.SuggestedFeeRecipient()))
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice_update_execution.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice_update_execution.go
@@ -8,20 +8,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	doublylinkedtree "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/features"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
+	payloadattribute "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/payload-attribute"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

-func (s *Service) isNewProposer(slot primitives.Slot) bool {
-	_, _, ok := s.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.GetProposerPayloadIDs(slot, [32]byte{} /* root */)
-	return ok || features.Get().PrepareAllPayloads
-}
-
 func (s *Service) isNewHead(r [32]byte) bool {
 	s.headLock.RLock()
 	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
@@ -49,48 +44,69 @@ func (s *Service) getStateAndBlock(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte) (state.Beaco
 	return headState, newHeadBlock, nil
 }

+type fcuConfig struct {
+	headState     state.BeaconState
+	headBlock     interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock
+	headRoot      [32]byte
+	proposingSlot primitives.Slot
+	attributes    payloadattribute.Attributer
+}
+
+// sendFCU handles the logic to notify the engine of a forckhoice update
+// for the first time when processing an incoming block during regular sync. It
+// always updates the shuffling caches and handles epoch transitions when the
+// incoming block is late, preparing payload attributes in this case while it
+// only sends a message with empty attributes for early blocks.
+func (s *Service) sendFCU(cfg *postBlockProcessConfig, fcuArgs *fcuConfig) error {
+	if !s.isNewHead(cfg.headRoot) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if fcuArgs.attributes != nil && !fcuArgs.attributes.IsEmpty() && s.shouldOverrideFCU(cfg.headRoot, s.CurrentSlot()+1) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return s.forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(cfg.ctx, fcuArgs)
+}
+
+// sendFCUWithAttributes computes the payload attributes and sends an FCU message
+// to the engine if needed
+func (s *Service) sendFCUWithAttributes(cfg *postBlockProcessConfig, fcuArgs *fcuConfig) {
+	slotCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), slotDeadline)
+	defer cancel()
+	cfg.ctx = slotCtx
+	if err := s.computePayloadAttributes(cfg, fcuArgs); err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("could not compute payload attributes")
+		return
+	}
+	if fcuArgs.attributes.IsEmpty() {
+		return
+	}
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	if _, err := s.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(cfg.ctx, fcuArgs); err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("could not update forkchoice with payload attributes for proposal")
+	}
+}
+
 // fockchoiceUpdateWithExecution is a wrapper around notifyForkchoiceUpdate. It decides whether a new call to FCU should be made.
-// it returns true if the new head is updated
-func (s *Service) forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(ctx context.Context, newHeadRoot [32]byte, proposingSlot primitives.Slot) (bool, error) {
+func (s *Service) forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(ctx context.Context, args *fcuConfig) error {
 	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "beacon-chain.blockchain.forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution")
 	defer span.End()
 	// Note: Use the service context here to avoid the parent context being ended during a forkchoice update.
 	ctx = trace.NewContext(s.ctx, span)
-
-	isNewHead := s.isNewHead(newHeadRoot)
-	if !isNewHead {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-	isNewProposer := s.isNewProposer(proposingSlot)
-	if isNewProposer && !features.Get().DisableReorgLateBlocks {
-		if s.shouldOverrideFCU(newHeadRoot, proposingSlot) {
-			return false, nil
-		}
-	}
-	headState, headBlock, err := s.getStateAndBlock(ctx, newHeadRoot)
+	_, err := s.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx, args)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get forkchoice update argument")
-		return false, nil
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not notify forkchoice update")
 	}

-	_, err = s.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx, &notifyForkchoiceUpdateArg{
-		headState: headState,
-		headRoot:  newHeadRoot,
-		headBlock: headBlock.Block(),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "could not notify forkchoice update")
-	}
-
-	if err := s.saveHead(ctx, newHeadRoot, headBlock, headState); err != nil {
+	if err := s.saveHead(ctx, args.headRoot, args.headBlock, args.headState); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("could not save head")
 	}

 	// Only need to prune attestations from pool if the head has changed.
-	if err := s.pruneAttsFromPool(headBlock); err != nil {
+	if err := s.pruneAttsFromPool(args.headBlock); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("could not prune attestations from pool")
 	}
-	return true, nil
+	return nil
 }

 // shouldOverrideFCU checks whether the incoming block is still subject to being
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice_update_execution_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice_update_execution_test.go
@@ -17,15 +17,6 @@ import (
 	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 )

-func TestService_isNewProposer(t *testing.T) {
-	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	service := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
-	require.Equal(t, false, service.isNewProposer(service.CurrentSlot()+1))
-
-	service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(service.CurrentSlot()+1, 0, [8]byte{}, [32]byte{} /* root */)
-	require.Equal(t, true, service.isNewProposer(service.CurrentSlot()+1))
-}
-
 func TestService_isNewHead(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	service := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
@@ -67,33 +58,14 @@ func TestService_getHeadStateAndBlock(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestService_forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution_exceptionalCases(t *testing.T) {
-	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	opts := testServiceOptsWithDB(t)

 	service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache = cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()
-	_, err = service.forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(ctx, service.headRoot(), service.CurrentSlot()+1)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	hookErr := "could not notify forkchoice update"
-	invalidStateErr := "could not get state summary: could not find block in DB"
-	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, invalidStateErr)
-	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, hookErr)
-	gb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(util.NewBeaconBlock())
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, service.saveInitSyncBlock(ctx, [32]byte{'a'}, gb))
-	_, err = service.forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(ctx, [32]byte{'a'}, service.CurrentSlot()+1)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.LogsContain(t, hook, invalidStateErr)
+	service.cfg.PayloadIDCache = cache.NewPayloadIDCache()
+	service.cfg.TrackedValidatorsCache = cache.NewTrackedValidatorsCache()

-	hook.Reset()
-	service.head = &head{
-		root:  [32]byte{'a'},
-		block: nil, /* should not panic if notify head uses correct head */
-	}
-
-	// Block in Cache
 	b := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b.Block.Slot = 2
 	wsb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
@@ -107,13 +79,7 @@ func TestService_forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution_exceptionalCases(t *testing.T) {
 		block: wsb,
 		state: st,
 	}
-	service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(2, 1, [8]byte{1}, [32]byte{2})
-	_, err = service.forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(ctx, r1, service.CurrentSlot())
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, invalidStateErr)
-	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, hookErr)
-
-	// Block in DB
+	service.cfg.PayloadIDCache.Set(2, [32]byte{2}, [8]byte{1})
 	b = util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b.Block.Slot = 3
 	util.SaveBlock(t, ctx, service.cfg.BeaconDB, b)
@@ -125,25 +91,22 @@ func TestService_forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution_exceptionalCases(t *testing.T) {
 		block: wsb,
 		state: st,
 	}
-	service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(2, 1, [8]byte{1}, [32]byte{2})
-	_, err = service.forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(ctx, r1, service.CurrentSlot()+1)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, invalidStateErr)
-	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, hookErr)
-	vId, payloadID, has := service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.GetProposerPayloadIDs(2, [32]byte{2})
-	require.Equal(t, true, has)
-	require.Equal(t, primitives.ValidatorIndex(1), vId)
-	require.Equal(t, [8]byte{1}, payloadID)
+	service.cfg.PayloadIDCache.Set(2, [32]byte{2}, [8]byte{1})
+	args := &fcuConfig{
+		headState:     st,
+		headRoot:      r1,
+		headBlock:     wsb,
+		proposingSlot: service.CurrentSlot() + 1,
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, service.forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(ctx, args))

-	// Test zero headRoot returns immediately.
-	headRoot := service.headRoot()
-	_, err = service.forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(ctx, [32]byte{}, service.CurrentSlot()+1)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, service.headRoot(), headRoot)
+	payloadID, has := service.cfg.PayloadIDCache.PayloadID(2, [32]byte{2})
+	require.Equal(t, true, has)
+	require.Equal(t, primitives.PayloadID{1}, payloadID)
 }

 func TestService_forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution_SameHeadRootNewProposer(t *testing.T) {
-	service, tr := minimalTestService(t)
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()))
 	ctx, beaconDB, fcs := tr.ctx, tr.db, tr.fcs

 	altairBlk := util.SaveBlock(t, ctx, beaconDB, util.NewBeaconBlockAltair())
@@ -182,10 +145,14 @@ func TestService_forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution_SameHeadRootNewProposer(t *testin
 	service.head.root = r
 	service.head.block = sb
 	service.head.state = st
-	service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(service.CurrentSlot()+1, 0, [8]byte{}, [32]byte{} /* root */)
-	_, err = service.forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(ctx, r, service.CurrentSlot()+1)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
+	service.cfg.PayloadIDCache.Set(service.CurrentSlot()+1, [32]byte{} /* root */, [8]byte{})
+	args := &fcuConfig{
+		headState:     st,
+		headBlock:     sb,
+		headRoot:      r,
+		proposingSlot: service.CurrentSlot() + 1,
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, service.forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(ctx, args))
 }

 func TestShouldOverrideFCU(t *testing.T) {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (s *Service) headBlock() (interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, error) {
 // It does a full copy on head state for immutability.
 // This is a lock free version.
 func (s *Service) headState(ctx context.Context) state.BeaconState {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.headState")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.headState")
 	defer span.End()

 	return s.head.state.Copy()
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (s *Service) headState(ctx context.Context) state.BeaconState {
 // It does not perform a copy of the head state.
 // This is a lock free version.
 func (s *Service) headStateReadOnly(ctx context.Context) state.ReadOnlyBeaconState {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.headStateReadOnly")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.headStateReadOnly")
 	defer span.End()

 	return s.head.state
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/kzg/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/kzg/BUILD.bazel
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ go_library(
    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
    deps = [
        "//consensus-types/blocks:go_default_library",
-        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_crate_crypto_go_kzg_4844//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
    ],
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ go_test(
    ],
    embed = [":go_default_library"],
    deps = [
-        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/blocks:go_default_library",
        "//testing/require:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_consensys_gnark_crypto//ecc/bls12-381/fr:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_crate_crypto_go_kzg_4844//:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/kzg/validation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/kzg/validation.go
@@ -1,42 +1,32 @@
 package kzg

 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	GoKZG "github.com/crate-crypto/go-kzg-4844"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
-	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 )

-// IsDataAvailable checks that
-// - all blobs in the block are available
-// - Expected KZG commitments match the number of blobs in the block
-// - That the number of proofs match the number of blobs
-// - That the proofs are verified against the KZG commitments
-func IsDataAvailable(commitments [][]byte, sidecars []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) error {
-	if len(commitments) != len(sidecars) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not check data availability, expected %d commitments, obtained %d",
-			len(commitments), len(sidecars))
-	}
-	if len(commitments) == 0 {
+// Verify performs single or batch verification of commitments depending on the number of given BlobSidecars.
+func Verify(sidecars ...blocks.ROBlob) error {
+	if len(sidecars) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	blobs := make([]GoKZG.Blob, len(commitments))
-	proofs := make([]GoKZG.KZGProof, len(commitments))
-	cmts := make([]GoKZG.KZGCommitment, len(commitments))
+	if len(sidecars) == 1 {
+		return kzgContext.VerifyBlobKZGProof(
+			bytesToBlob(sidecars[0].Blob),
+			bytesToCommitment(sidecars[0].KzgCommitment),
+			bytesToKZGProof(sidecars[0].KzgProof))
+	}
+	blobs := make([]GoKZG.Blob, len(sidecars))
+	cmts := make([]GoKZG.KZGCommitment, len(sidecars))
+	proofs := make([]GoKZG.KZGProof, len(sidecars))
 	for i, sidecar := range sidecars {
 		blobs[i] = bytesToBlob(sidecar.Blob)
+		cmts[i] = bytesToCommitment(sidecar.KzgCommitment)
 		proofs[i] = bytesToKZGProof(sidecar.KzgProof)
-		cmts[i] = bytesToCommitment(commitments[i])
 	}
 	return kzgContext.VerifyBlobKZGProofBatch(blobs, cmts, proofs)
 }

-// VerifyROBlobCommitment is a helper that massages the fields of an ROBlob into the types needed to call VerifyBlobKZGProof.
-func VerifyROBlobCommitment(sc blocks.ROBlob) error {
-	return kzgContext.VerifyBlobKZGProof(bytesToBlob(sc.Blob), bytesToCommitment(sc.KzgCommitment), bytesToKZGProof(sc.KzgProof))
-}
-
 func bytesToBlob(blob []byte) (ret GoKZG.Blob) {
 	copy(ret[:], blob)
 	return
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/kzg/validation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/kzg/validation_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto/ecc/bls12-381/fr"
 	GoKZG "github.com/crate-crypto/go-kzg-4844"
-	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -58,10 +58,9 @@ func GenerateCommitmentAndProof(blob GoKZG.Blob) (GoKZG.KZGCommitment, GoKZG.KZG
 	return commitment, proof, err
 }

-func TestIsDataAvailable(t *testing.T) {
-	sidecars := make([]*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, 0)
-	commitments := make([][]byte, 0)
-	require.NoError(t, IsDataAvailable(commitments, sidecars))
+func TestVerify(t *testing.T) {
+	sidecars := make([]blocks.ROBlob, 0)
+	require.NoError(t, Verify(sidecars...))
 }

 func TestBytesToAny(t *testing.T) {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func logStateTransitionData(b interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock) error {
 	return nil
 }

-func logBlockSyncStatus(block interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte, justified, finalized *ethpb.Checkpoint, receivedTime time.Time, genesisTime uint64) error {
+func logBlockSyncStatus(block interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte, justified, finalized *ethpb.Checkpoint, receivedTime time.Time, genesisTime uint64, daWaitedTime time.Duration) error {
 	startTime, err := slots.ToTime(genesisTime, block.Slot())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func logBlockSyncStatus(block interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte
 			"parentRoot":                fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(parentRoot[:])[:8]),
 			"version":                   version.String(block.Version()),
 			"sinceSlotStartTime":        prysmTime.Now().Sub(startTime),
-			"chainServiceProcessedTime": prysmTime.Now().Sub(receivedTime),
+			"chainServiceProcessedTime": prysmTime.Now().Sub(receivedTime) - daWaitedTime,
 			"deposits":                  len(block.Body().Deposits()),
 		}
 		log.WithFields(lf).Debug("Synced new block")
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics.go
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ func reportEpochMetrics(ctx context.Context, postState, headState state.BeaconSt
 	for name, val := range refMap {
 		stateTrieReferences.WithLabelValues(name).Set(float64(val))
 	}
+	postState.RecordStateMetrics()

 	return nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/options.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/options.go
@@ -69,10 +69,18 @@ func WithDepositCache(c cache.DepositCache) Option {
 	}
 }

-// WithProposerIdsCache for proposer id cache.
-func WithProposerIdsCache(c *cache.ProposerPayloadIDsCache) Option {
+// WithPayloadIDCache for payload ID cache.
+func WithPayloadIDCache(c *cache.PayloadIDCache) Option {
 	return func(s *Service) error {
-		s.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache = c
+		s.cfg.PayloadIDCache = c
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithTrackedValidatorsCache for tracked validators cache.
+func WithTrackedValidatorsCache(c *cache.TrackedValidatorsCache) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.TrackedValidatorsCache = c
 		return nil
 	}
 }
@@ -165,7 +173,7 @@ func WithFinalizedStateAtStartUp(st state.BeaconState) Option {
 	}
 }

-// WithClockSychronizer sets the ClockSetter/ClockWaiter values to be used by services that need to block until
+// WithClockSynchronizer sets the ClockSetter/ClockWaiter values to be used by services that need to block until
 // the genesis timestamp is known (ClockWaiter) or which determine the genesis timestamp (ClockSetter).
 func WithClockSynchronizer(gs *startup.ClockSynchronizer) Option {
 	return func(s *Service) error {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go
@@ -235,14 +235,14 @@ func TestStore_SaveCheckpointState(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveState(ctx, s, bytesutil.ToBytes32([]byte{'B'})))
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &ethpb.StateSummary{Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'B'}, fieldparams.RootLength)}))

-	s2, err := service.getAttPreState(ctx, cp2)
+	_, err = service.getAttPreState(ctx, cp2)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "epoch 2 root 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000: not a checkpoint in forkchoice", err)

 	st, root, err = prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 33, [32]byte(cp2.Root), [32]byte(cp1.Root), [32]byte{'R'}, cp2, cp2)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, st, root))

-	s2, err = service.getAttPreState(ctx, cp2)
+	s2, err := service.getAttPreState(ctx, cp2)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	assert.Equal(t, 2*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, s2.Slot(), "Unexpected state slot")
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"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/das"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	forkchoicetypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/version"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

@@ -41,106 +41,67 @@ const depositDeadline = 20 * time.Second
 // This defines size of the upper bound for initial sync block cache.
 var initialSyncBlockCacheSize = uint64(2 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)

+// postBlockProcessConfig is a structure that contains the data needed to
+// process the beacon block after validating the state transition function
+type postBlockProcessConfig struct {
+	ctx            context.Context
+	signed         interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock
+	blockRoot      [32]byte
+	headRoot       [32]byte
+	postState      state.BeaconState
+	isValidPayload bool
+}
+
 // 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")
+func (s *Service) postBlockProcess(cfg *postBlockProcessConfig) error {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(cfg.ctx, "blockChain.onBlock")
 	defer span.End()
-	if err := consensusblocks.BeaconBlockIsNil(signed); err != nil {
+	cfg.ctx = ctx
+	if err := consensusblocks.BeaconBlockIsNil(cfg.signed); err != nil {
 		return invalidBlock{error: err}
 	}
 	startTime := time.Now()
-	b := signed.Block()
+	fcuArgs := &fcuConfig{}

-	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())
+	defer s.handleSecondFCUCall(cfg, fcuArgs)
+	defer s.sendStateFeedOnBlock(cfg)
+	defer reportProcessingTime(startTime)
+	defer reportAttestationInclusion(cfg.signed.Block())
+
+	err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, cfg.postState, cfg.blockRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not insert block %d to fork choice store", cfg.signed.Block().Slot())
 	}
-	if err := s.handleBlockAttestations(ctx, signed.Block(), postState); err != nil {
+	if err := s.handleBlockAttestations(ctx, cfg.signed.Block(), cfg.postState); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not handle block's attestations")
 	}

-	s.InsertSlashingsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, signed.Block().Body().AttesterSlashings())
-	if isValidPayload {
-		if err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.SetOptimisticToValid(ctx, blockRoot); err != nil {
+	s.InsertSlashingsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, cfg.signed.Block().Body().AttesterSlashings())
+	if cfg.isValidPayload {
+		if err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.SetOptimisticToValid(ctx, cfg.blockRoot); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not set optimistic block to valid")
 		}
 	}
-
 	start := time.Now()
-	headRoot, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Head(ctx)
+	cfg.headRoot, err = s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Head(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Warn("Could not update head")
 	}
-	if blockRoot != headRoot {
-		receivedWeight, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Weight(blockRoot)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", blockRoot)).Warn("could not determine node weight")
-		}
-		headWeight, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Weight(headRoot)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", headRoot)).Warn("could not determine node weight")
-		}
-		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-			"receivedRoot":   fmt.Sprintf("%#x", blockRoot),
-			"receivedWeight": receivedWeight,
-			"headRoot":       fmt.Sprintf("%#x", headRoot),
-			"headWeight":     headWeight,
-		}).Debug("Head block is not the received block")
-	}
 	newBlockHeadElapsedTime.Observe(float64(time.Since(start).Milliseconds()))
-
-	// verify conditions for FCU, notifies FCU, and saves the new head.
-	// This function also prunes attestations, other similar operations happen in prunePostBlockOperationPools.
-	if _, err := s.forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(ctx, headRoot, s.CurrentSlot()+1); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if cfg.headRoot != cfg.blockRoot {
+		s.logNonCanonicalBlockReceived(cfg.blockRoot, cfg.headRoot)
+		return nil
 	}
-
-	optimistic, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.IsOptimistic(blockRoot)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Debug("Could not check if block is optimistic")
-		optimistic = true
+	if err := s.getFCUArgs(cfg, fcuArgs); err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get forkchoice update argument")
+		return nil
 	}
-
-	// Send notification of the processed block to the state feed.
-	s.cfg.StateNotifier.StateFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
-		Type: statefeed.BlockProcessed,
-		Data: &statefeed.BlockProcessedData{
-			Slot:        signed.Block().Slot(),
-			BlockRoot:   blockRoot,
-			SignedBlock: signed,
-			Verified:    true,
-			Optimistic:  optimistic,
-		},
-	})
-
-	defer reportAttestationInclusion(b)
-	if headRoot == blockRoot {
-		// Updating next slot state cache can happen in the background
-		// except in the epoch boundary in which case we lock to handle
-		// the shuffling and proposer caches updates.
-		// We handle these caches only on canonical
-		// blocks, otherwise this will be handled by lateBlockTasks
-		slot := postState.Slot()
-		if slots.IsEpochEnd(slot) {
-			if err := transition.UpdateNextSlotCache(ctx, blockRoot[:], postState); err != nil {
-				return errors.Wrap(err, "could not update next slot state cache")
-			}
-			if err := s.handleEpochBoundary(ctx, slot, postState, blockRoot[:]); err != nil {
-				return errors.Wrap(err, "could not handle epoch boundary")
-			}
-		} else {
-			go func() {
-				slotCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), slotDeadline)
-				defer cancel()
-				if err := transition.UpdateNextSlotCache(slotCtx, blockRoot[:], postState); err != nil {
-					log.WithError(err).Error("could not update next slot state cache")
-				}
-			}()
-		}
+	if err := s.sendFCU(cfg, fcuArgs); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not send FCU to engine")
 	}
-	onBlockProcessingTime.Observe(float64(time.Since(startTime).Milliseconds()))
 	return nil
 }

@@ -162,7 +123,7 @@ func getStateVersionAndPayload(st state.BeaconState) (int, interfaces.ExecutionD
 	return preStateVersion, preStateHeader, nil
 }

-func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []consensusblocks.ROBlock) error {
+func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []consensusblocks.ROBlock, avs das.AvailabilityStore) error {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.onBlockBatch")
 	defer span.End()

@@ -265,8 +226,8 @@ func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []consensusblocks.ROBlo
 				return err
 			}
 		}
-		if err := s.databaseDACheck(ctx, b); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not validate blob data availability")
+		if err := avs.IsDataAvailable(ctx, s.CurrentSlot(), b); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not validate blob data availability at slot %d", b.Block().Slot())
 		}
 		args := &forkchoicetypes.BlockAndCheckpoints{Block: b.Block(),
 			JustifiedCheckpoint: jCheckpoints[i],
@@ -322,10 +283,10 @@ func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []consensusblocks.ROBlo
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not set optimistic block to valid")
 		}
 	}
-	arg := &notifyForkchoiceUpdateArg{
+	arg := &fcuConfig{
 		headState: preState,
 		headRoot:  lastBR,
-		headBlock: lastB.Block(),
+		headBlock: lastB,
 	}
 	if _, err := s.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx, arg); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -333,37 +294,6 @@ func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []consensusblocks.ROBlo
 	return s.saveHeadNoDB(ctx, lastB, lastBR, preState, !isValidPayload)
 }

-func commitmentsToCheck(b consensusblocks.ROBlock, current primitives.Slot) [][]byte {
-	if b.Version() < version.Deneb {
-		return nil
-	}
-	// We are only required to check within MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOB_SIDECARS_REQUESTS
-	if !params.WithinDAPeriod(slots.ToEpoch(b.Block().Slot()), slots.ToEpoch(current)) {
-		return nil
-	}
-	kzgCommitments, err := b.Block().Body().BlobKzgCommitments()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return kzgCommitments
-}
-
-func (s *Service) databaseDACheck(ctx context.Context, b consensusblocks.ROBlock) error {
-	commitments := commitmentsToCheck(b, s.CurrentSlot())
-	if len(commitments) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	missing, err := missingIndices(s.blobStorage, b.Root(), commitments)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if len(missing) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	// TODO: don't worry that this error isn't informative, it will be superceded by a detailed sidecar cache error.
-	return errors.New("not all kzg commitments are available")
-}
-
 func (s *Service) updateEpochBoundaryCaches(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState) error {
 	e := coreTime.CurrentEpoch(st)
 	if err := helpers.UpdateCommitteeCache(ctx, st, e); err != nil {
@@ -381,10 +311,24 @@ func (s *Service) updateEpochBoundaryCaches(ctx context.Context, st state.Beacon
 		if err := helpers.UpdateCommitteeCache(slotCtx, st, e+1); err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Warn("Could not update committee cache")
 		}
-		if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(slotCtx, st, e+1); err != nil {
-			log.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to cache next epoch proposers")
-		}
 	}()
+	// The latest block header is from the previous epoch
+	r, err := st.LatestBlockHeader().HashTreeRoot()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("could not update proposer index state-root map")
+		return nil
+	}
+	// The proposer indices cache takes the target root for the previous
+	// epoch as key
+	target, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.TargetRootForEpoch(r, e-1)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("could not update proposer index state-root map")
+		return nil
+	}
+	err = helpers.UpdateCachedCheckpointToStateRoot(st, &forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: e, Root: target})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("could not update proposer index state-root map")
+	}
 	return nil
 }

@@ -651,16 +595,18 @@ func (s *Service) lateBlockTasks(ctx context.Context) {
 	if err := transition.UpdateNextSlotCache(ctx, lastRoot, lastState); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Debug("could not update next slot state cache")
 	}
+	// handleEpochBoundary requires a forkchoice lock to obtain the target root.
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
 	if err := s.handleEpochBoundary(ctx, currentSlot, headState, headRoot[:]); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("lateBlockTasks: could not update epoch boundary caches")
 	}
-	// Head root should be empty when retrieving proposer index for the next slot.
-	_, id, has := s.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.GetProposerPayloadIDs(s.CurrentSlot()+1, [32]byte{} /* head root */)
-	// There exists proposer for next slot, but we haven't called fcu w/ payload attribute yet.
-	if (!has && !features.Get().PrepareAllPayloads) || id != [8]byte{} {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	// return early if we already started building a block for the current
+	// head root
+	_, has := s.cfg.PayloadIDCache.PayloadID(s.CurrentSlot()+1, headRoot)
+	if has {
 		return
 	}
-
 	s.headLock.RLock()
 	headBlock, err := s.headBlock()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -669,12 +615,19 @@ func (s *Service) lateBlockTasks(ctx context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 	s.headLock.RUnlock()
-	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
-	_, err = s.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx, &notifyForkchoiceUpdateArg{
+
+	fcuArgs := &fcuConfig{
 		headState: headState,
 		headRoot:  headRoot,
-		headBlock: headBlock.Block(),
-	})
+		headBlock: headBlock,
+	}
+	fcuArgs.attributes = s.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, headState, s.CurrentSlot()+1, headRoot[:])
+	// return early if we are not proposing next slot
+	if fcuArgs.attributes.IsEmpty() {
+		return
+	}
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	_, err = s.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx, fcuArgs)
 	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Debug("could not perform late block tasks: failed to update forkchoice with engine")
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_helpers.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_helpers.go
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ package blockchain
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"

 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"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/transition"
 	doublylinkedtree "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree"
 	forkchoicetypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
@@ -15,8 +19,8 @@ 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"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

@@ -25,6 +29,127 @@ func (s *Service) CurrentSlot() primitives.Slot {
 	return slots.CurrentSlot(uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()))
 }

+// getFCUArgs returns the arguments to call forkchoice update
+func (s *Service) getFCUArgs(cfg *postBlockProcessConfig, fcuArgs *fcuConfig) error {
+	if err := s.getFCUArgsEarlyBlock(cfg, fcuArgs); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	slot := cfg.signed.Block().Slot()
+	if slots.WithinVotingWindow(uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()), slot) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return s.computePayloadAttributes(cfg, fcuArgs)
+}
+
+func (s *Service) getFCUArgsEarlyBlock(cfg *postBlockProcessConfig, fcuArgs *fcuConfig) error {
+	if cfg.blockRoot == cfg.headRoot {
+		fcuArgs.headState = cfg.postState
+		fcuArgs.headBlock = cfg.signed
+		fcuArgs.headRoot = cfg.headRoot
+		fcuArgs.proposingSlot = s.CurrentSlot() + 1
+		return nil
+	}
+	return s.fcuArgsNonCanonicalBlock(cfg, fcuArgs)
+}
+
+// logNonCanonicalBlockReceived prints a message informing that the received
+// block is not the head of the chain. It requires the caller holds a lock on
+// Foprkchoice.
+func (s *Service) logNonCanonicalBlockReceived(blockRoot [32]byte, headRoot [32]byte) {
+	receivedWeight, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Weight(blockRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", blockRoot)).Warn("could not determine node weight")
+	}
+	headWeight, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Weight(headRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", headRoot)).Warn("could not determine node weight")
+	}
+	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+		"receivedRoot":   fmt.Sprintf("%#x", blockRoot),
+		"receivedWeight": receivedWeight,
+		"headRoot":       fmt.Sprintf("%#x", headRoot),
+		"headWeight":     headWeight,
+	}).Debug("Head block is not the received block")
+}
+
+// fcuArgsNonCanonicalBlock returns the arguments to the FCU call when the
+// incoming block is non-canonical, that is, based on the head root.
+func (s *Service) fcuArgsNonCanonicalBlock(cfg *postBlockProcessConfig, fcuArgs *fcuConfig) error {
+	headState, headBlock, err := s.getStateAndBlock(cfg.ctx, cfg.headRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fcuArgs.headState = headState
+	fcuArgs.headBlock = headBlock
+	fcuArgs.headRoot = cfg.headRoot
+	fcuArgs.proposingSlot = s.CurrentSlot() + 1
+	return nil
+}
+
+// sendStateFeedOnBlock sends an event that a new block has been synced
+func (s *Service) sendStateFeedOnBlock(cfg *postBlockProcessConfig) {
+	optimistic, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.IsOptimistic(cfg.blockRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Debug("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,
+		Data: &statefeed.BlockProcessedData{
+			Slot:        cfg.signed.Block().Slot(),
+			BlockRoot:   cfg.blockRoot,
+			SignedBlock: cfg.signed,
+			Verified:    true,
+			Optimistic:  optimistic,
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+// updateCachesPostBlockProcessing updates the next slot cache and handles the epoch
+// boundary in order to compute the right proposer indices after processing
+// state transition. This function is called on late blocks while still locked,
+// before sending FCU to the engine.
+func (s *Service) updateCachesPostBlockProcessing(cfg *postBlockProcessConfig) error {
+	slot := cfg.postState.Slot()
+	if err := transition.UpdateNextSlotCache(cfg.ctx, cfg.blockRoot[:], cfg.postState); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not update next slot state cache")
+	}
+	if !slots.IsEpochEnd(slot) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return s.handleEpochBoundary(cfg.ctx, slot, cfg.postState, cfg.blockRoot[:])
+}
+
+// handleSecondFCUCall handles a second call to FCU when syncing a new block.
+// This is useful when proposing in the next block and we want to defer the
+// computation of the next slot shuffling.
+func (s *Service) handleSecondFCUCall(cfg *postBlockProcessConfig, fcuArgs *fcuConfig) {
+	if (fcuArgs.attributes == nil || fcuArgs.attributes.IsEmpty()) && cfg.headRoot == cfg.blockRoot {
+		go s.sendFCUWithAttributes(cfg, fcuArgs)
+	}
+}
+
+// reportProcessingTime reports the metric of how long it took to process the
+// current block
+func reportProcessingTime(startTime time.Time) {
+	onBlockProcessingTime.Observe(float64(time.Since(startTime).Milliseconds()))
+}
+
+// computePayloadAttributes modifies the passed FCU arguments to
+// contain the right payload attributes with the tracked proposer. It gets
+// called on blocks that arrive after the attestation voting window, or in a
+// background routine after syncing early blocks.
+func (s *Service) computePayloadAttributes(cfg *postBlockProcessConfig, fcuArgs *fcuConfig) error {
+	if cfg.blockRoot == cfg.headRoot {
+		if err := s.updateCachesPostBlockProcessing(cfg); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	fcuArgs.attributes = s.getPayloadAttribute(cfg.ctx, fcuArgs.headState, fcuArgs.proposingSlot, cfg.headRoot[:])
+	return nil
+}
+
 // getBlockPreState returns the pre state of an incoming block. It uses the parent root of the block
 // to retrieve the state in DB. It verifies the pre state's validity and the incoming block
 // is in the correct time window.
@@ -46,7 +171,7 @@ func (s *Service) getBlockPreState(ctx context.Context, b interfaces.ReadOnlyBea
 	}

 	// Verify block slot time is not from the future.
-	if err := slots.VerifyTime(uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()), b.Slot(), params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity); err != nil {
+	if err := slots.VerifyTime(uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()), b.Slot(), params.BeaconConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparityDuration()); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package blockchain

 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/transition"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/das"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/testing"
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/util"
 	prysmTime "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
 	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 )

@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ func TestStore_OnBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		blks = append(blks, rwsb)
 	}
-	err := service.onBlockBatch(ctx, blks)
+	err := service.onBlockBatch(ctx, blks, &das.MockAvailabilityStore{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	jcp := service.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt()
 	jroot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(jcp.Root)
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ func TestStore_OnBlockBatch_NotifyNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, service.saveInitSyncBlock(ctx, rwsb.Root(), wsb))
 		blks = append(blks, rwsb)
 	}
-	require.NoError(t, service.onBlockBatch(ctx, blks))
+	require.NoError(t, service.onBlockBatch(ctx, blks, &das.MockAvailabilityStore{}))
 }

 func TestCachedPreState_CanGetFromStateSummary(t *testing.T) {
@@ -567,7 +566,7 @@ func TestOnBlock_CanFinalize_WithOnTick(t *testing.T) {
 		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.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, r, [32]byte{}, postState, true}))
 		require.NoError(t, service.updateJustificationOnBlock(ctx, preState, postState, currStoreJustifiedEpoch))
 		_, err = service.updateFinalizationOnBlock(ctx, preState, postState, currStoreFinalizedEpoch)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -615,7 +614,7 @@ func TestOnBlock_CanFinalize(t *testing.T) {
 		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.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, r, [32]byte{}, postState, true}))
 		require.NoError(t, service.updateJustificationOnBlock(ctx, preState, postState, currStoreJustifiedEpoch))
 		_, err = service.updateFinalizationOnBlock(ctx, preState, postState, currStoreFinalizedEpoch)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -641,7 +640,7 @@ func TestOnBlock_CanFinalize(t *testing.T) {

 func TestOnBlock_NilBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	service, tr := minimalTestService(t)
-	err := service.postBlockProcess(tr.ctx, nil, [32]byte{}, nil, true)
+	err := service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{tr.ctx, nil, [32]byte{}, [32]byte{}, nil, true})
 	require.Equal(t, true, IsInvalidBlock(err))
 }

@@ -689,7 +688,7 @@ func TestOnBlock_CallNewPayloadAndForkchoiceUpdated(t *testing.T) {
 		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))
+		require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, r, [32]byte{}, postState, false}))
 		testState, err = service.cfg.StateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, r)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
@@ -895,7 +894,7 @@ func Test_validateMergeTransitionBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg.TerminalBlockHash = params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash
 	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(cfg)

-	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()))
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t, WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()))
 	ctx := tr.ctx

 	aHash := common.BytesToHash([]byte("a"))
@@ -924,8 +923,10 @@ func Test_validateMergeTransitionBlock(t *testing.T) {
 				ReceiptsRoot:  make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 				LogsBloom:     make([]byte, fieldparams.LogsBloomLength),
 				PrevRandao:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 				BaseFeePerGas: make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 				BlockHash:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+				Transactions:  make([][]byte, 0),
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -969,6 +970,7 @@ func Test_validateMergeTransitionBlock(t *testing.T) {
 					ReceiptsRoot:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 					LogsBloom:        make([]byte, fieldparams.LogsBloomLength),
 					PrevRandao:       make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+					ExtraData:        make([]byte, 0),
 					BaseFeePerGas:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 					BlockHash:        make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 					TransactionsRoot: make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
@@ -1111,7 +1113,7 @@ func TestOnBlock_ProcessBlocksParallel(t *testing.T) {
 			postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb1)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			lock.Lock()
-			require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb1, r1, postState, true))
+			require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb1, r1, [32]byte{}, postState, true}))
 			lock.Unlock()
 			wg.Done()
 		}()
@@ -1121,7 +1123,7 @@ func TestOnBlock_ProcessBlocksParallel(t *testing.T) {
 			postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb2)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			lock.Lock()
-			require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb2, r2, postState, true))
+			require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb2, r2, [32]byte{}, postState, true}))
 			lock.Unlock()
 			wg.Done()
 		}()
@@ -1131,7 +1133,7 @@ func TestOnBlock_ProcessBlocksParallel(t *testing.T) {
 			postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb3)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			lock.Lock()
-			require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb3, r3, postState, true))
+			require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb3, r3, [32]byte{}, postState, true}))
 			lock.Unlock()
 			wg.Done()
 		}()
@@ -1141,7 +1143,7 @@ func TestOnBlock_ProcessBlocksParallel(t *testing.T) {
 			postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb4)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			lock.Lock()
-			require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(ctx, wsb4, r4, postState, true))
+			require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb4, r4, [32]byte{}, postState, true}))
 			lock.Unlock()
 			wg.Done()
 		}()
@@ -1216,7 +1218,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 		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.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, postState, false}))
 	}

 	for i := 6; i < 12; i++ {
@@ -1234,7 +1236,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 		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)
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, postState, false})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}

@@ -1253,7 +1255,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 		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)
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, postState, false})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 	// Check that we haven't justified the second epoch yet
@@ -1275,7 +1277,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 	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)
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, firstInvalidRoot, [32]byte{}, postState, false})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	jc = service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(2), jc.Epoch)
@@ -1303,7 +1305,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 	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)
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, 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
@@ -1332,7 +1334,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 	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)
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, 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
@@ -1394,7 +1396,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		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.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, postState, false}))
 	}

 	for i := 6; i < 12; i++ {
@@ -1412,7 +1414,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		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)
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, postState, false})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}

@@ -1432,7 +1434,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		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)
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, postState, false})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 	// Check that we haven't justified the second epoch yet
@@ -1454,7 +1456,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	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)
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, firstInvalidRoot, [32]byte{}, postState, false})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	jc = service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(2), jc.Epoch)
@@ -1510,7 +1512,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	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)
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, 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
@@ -1574,7 +1576,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 		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.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, postState, false}))
 	}

 	for i := 6; i < 12; i++ {
@@ -1593,7 +1595,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 		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)
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, postState, false})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}

@@ -1612,7 +1614,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 	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)
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, lastValidRoot, [32]byte{}, postState, false})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// save the post state and the payload Hash of this block since it will
 	// be the LVH
@@ -1639,7 +1641,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 		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)
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, invalidRoots[i-13], [32]byte{}, postState, false})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 	// Check that we have justified the second epoch
@@ -1704,7 +1706,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 	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))
+	require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, 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)
@@ -1727,7 +1729,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 		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)
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, postState, true})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		st, err = service.cfg.StateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, root)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1753,7 +1755,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 	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)
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, postState, true})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, root, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot())
 	sjc = service.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt()
@@ -1809,7 +1811,7 @@ func TestNoViableHead_Reboot(t *testing.T) {
 		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.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, postState, false}))
 	}

 	for i := 6; i < 12; i++ {
@@ -1827,7 +1829,7 @@ func TestNoViableHead_Reboot(t *testing.T) {
 		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)
+		err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, postState, false})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}

@@ -1846,7 +1848,7 @@ func TestNoViableHead_Reboot(t *testing.T) {
 	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)
+	err = service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, lastValidRoot, [32]byte{}, postState, false})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// save the post state and the payload Hash of this block since it will
 	// be the LVH
@@ -1875,7 +1877,7 @@ func TestNoViableHead_Reboot(t *testing.T) {
 		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.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, postState, false}))
 		require.NoError(t, service.updateJustificationOnBlock(ctx, preState, postState, currStoreJustifiedEpoch))
 		_, err = service.updateFinalizationOnBlock(ctx, preState, postState, currStoreFinalizedEpoch)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1946,7 +1948,7 @@ func TestNoViableHead_Reboot(t *testing.T) {
 	rwsb, err := consensusblocks.NewROBlock(wsb)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// We use onBlockBatch here because the valid chain is missing in forkchoice
-	require.NoError(t, service.onBlockBatch(ctx, []consensusblocks.ROBlock{rwsb}))
+	require.NoError(t, service.onBlockBatch(ctx, []consensusblocks.ROBlock{rwsb}, &das.MockAvailabilityStore{}))
 	// Check that the head is now VALID and the node is not optimistic
 	require.Equal(t, genesisRoot, service.ensureRootNotZeros(service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot()))
 	headRoot, err = service.HeadRoot(ctx)
@@ -1990,7 +1992,7 @@ func TestOnBlock_HandleBlockAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 	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.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, root, [32]byte{}, postState, false}))

 	st, err = service.HeadState(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -2045,78 +2047,10 @@ func TestFillMissingBlockPayloadId_PrepareAllPayloads(t *testing.T) {
 // Helper function to simulate the block being on time or delayed for proposer
 // boost. It alters the genesisTime tracked by the store.
 func driftGenesisTime(s *Service, slot, delay int64) {
-	offset := slot*int64(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) - delay
+	offset := slot*int64(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) + delay
 	s.SetGenesisTime(time.Unix(time.Now().Unix()-offset, 0))
 }

-func Test_commitmentsToCheck(t *testing.T) {
-	windowSlots, err := slots.EpochEnd(params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MinEpochsForBlobsSidecarsRequest)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	commits := [][]byte{
-		bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("a"), 48),
-		bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("b"), 48),
-		bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("c"), 48),
-		bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("d"), 48),
-	}
-	cases := []struct {
-		name    string
-		commits [][]byte
-		block   func(*testing.T) consensusblocks.ROBlock
-		slot    primitives.Slot
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "pre deneb",
-			block: func(t *testing.T) consensusblocks.ROBlock {
-				bb := util.NewBeaconBlockBellatrix()
-				sb, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(bb)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				rb, err := consensusblocks.NewROBlock(sb)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				return rb
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "commitments within da",
-			block: func(t *testing.T) consensusblocks.ROBlock {
-				d := util.NewBeaconBlockDeneb()
-				d.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments = commits
-				d.Block.Slot = 100
-				sb, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(d)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				rb, err := consensusblocks.NewROBlock(sb)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				return rb
-			},
-			commits: commits,
-			slot:    100,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "commitments outside da",
-			block: func(t *testing.T) consensusblocks.ROBlock {
-				d := util.NewBeaconBlockDeneb()
-				// block is from slot 0, "current slot" is window size +1 (so outside the window)
-				d.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments = commits
-				sb, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(d)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				rb, err := consensusblocks.NewROBlock(sb)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				return rb
-			},
-			slot: windowSlots + 1,
-		},
-	}
-	for _, c := range cases {
-		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			b := c.block(t)
-			co := commitmentsToCheck(b, c.slot)
-			require.Equal(t, len(c.commits), len(co))
-			for i := 0; i < len(c.commits); i++ {
-				require.Equal(t, true, bytes.Equal(c.commits[i], co[i]))
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestMissingIndices(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		name     string
@@ -2197,6 +2131,35 @@ func TestMissingIndices(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

+func Test_getFCUArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	s, tr := minimalTestService(t)
+	ctx := tr.ctx
+	st, keys := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 64)
+	b, err := util.GenerateFullBlock(st, keys, util.DefaultBlockGenConfig(), 1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	wsb, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	cfg := &postBlockProcessConfig{
+		ctx:            ctx,
+		signed:         wsb,
+		blockRoot:      [32]byte{'a'},
+		postState:      st,
+		isValidPayload: true,
+	}
+	// error branch
+	fcuArgs := &fcuConfig{}
+	err = s.getFCUArgs(cfg, fcuArgs)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "block does not exist", err)
+
+	// canonical branch
+	cfg.headRoot = cfg.blockRoot
+	fcuArgs = &fcuConfig{}
+	err = s.getFCUArgs(cfg, fcuArgs)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, cfg.blockRoot, fcuArgs.headRoot)
+}
+
 func fakeCommitments(n int) [][]byte {
 	f := make([][]byte, n)
 	for i := range f {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/features"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
@@ -121,36 +120,42 @@ func (s *Service) UpdateHead(ctx context.Context, proposingSlot primitives.Slot)
 	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Lock()
 	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Unlock()
 	// This function is only called at 10 seconds or 0 seconds into the slot
-	disparity := params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity
-	if !features.Get().DisableReorgLateBlocks {
-		disparity += reorgLateBlockCountAttestations
-	}
+	disparity := params.BeaconConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparityDuration()
+	disparity += reorgLateBlockCountAttestations
+
 	s.processAttestations(ctx, disparity)

 	processAttsElapsedTime.Observe(float64(time.Since(start).Milliseconds()))

 	start = time.Now()
+	// return early if we haven't changed head
 	newHeadRoot, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Head(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not compute head from new attestations")
-		// Fallback to our current head root in the event of a failure.
-		s.headLock.RLock()
-		newHeadRoot = s.headRoot()
-		s.headLock.RUnlock()
+		return
+	}
+	if !s.isNewHead(newHeadRoot) {
+		return
+	}
+	log.WithField("newHeadRoot", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", newHeadRoot)).Debug("Head changed due to attestations")
+	headState, headBlock, err := s.getStateAndBlock(ctx, newHeadRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("could not get head block")
+		return
 	}
 	newAttHeadElapsedTime.Observe(float64(time.Since(start).Milliseconds()))
-
-	changed, err := s.forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(s.ctx, newHeadRoot, proposingSlot)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("could not update forkchoice")
+	fcuArgs := &fcuConfig{
+		headState:     headState,
+		headRoot:      newHeadRoot,
+		headBlock:     headBlock,
+		proposingSlot: proposingSlot,
 	}
-	if changed {
-		s.headLock.RLock()
-		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-			"oldHeadRoot": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", s.headRoot()),
-			"newHeadRoot": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", newHeadRoot),
-		}).Debug("Head changed due to attestations")
-		s.headLock.RUnlock()
+	fcuArgs.attributes = s.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, headState, proposingSlot, newHeadRoot[:])
+	if fcuArgs.attributes != nil && s.shouldOverrideFCU(newHeadRoot, proposingSlot) {
+		return
+	}
+	if err := s.forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(s.ctx, fcuArgs); err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("could not update forkchoice")
 	}
 }

--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation_test.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestService_ProcessAttestationsAndUpdateHead(t *testing.T) {
 	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.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, tRoot, [32]byte{}, postState, false}))
 	copied, err = service.cfg.StateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, tRoot)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, 2, fcs.NodeCount())
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func TestService_UpdateHead_NoAtts(t *testing.T) {
 	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.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, wsb, tRoot, [32]byte{}, postState, false}))
 	require.Equal(t, 2, fcs.NodeCount())
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, wsb))
 	require.Equal(t, tRoot, service.head.root)
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_blob.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_blob.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )

 // SendNewBlobEvent sends a message to the BlobNotifier channel that the blob
-// for the blocroot `root` is ready in the database
+// for the block root `root` is ready in the database
 func (s *Service) sendNewBlobEvent(root [32]byte, index uint64) {
 	s.blobNotifiers.notifyIndex(root, index)
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"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/das"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/features"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ var epochsSinceFinalitySaveHotStateDB = primitives.Epoch(100)

 // BlockReceiver interface defines the methods of chain service for receiving and processing new blocks.
 type BlockReceiver interface {
-	ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) error
-	ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []blocks.ROBlock) error
+	ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte, avs das.AvailabilityStore) error
+	ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []blocks.ROBlock, avs das.AvailabilityStore) error
 	HasBlock(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) bool
 	RecentBlockSlot(root [32]byte) (primitives.Slot, error)
 	BlockBeingSynced([32]byte) bool
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ type SlashingReceiver interface {
 //  1. Validate block, apply state transition and update checkpoints
 //  2. Apply fork choice to the processed block
 //  3. Save latest head info
-func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) error {
+func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte, avs das.AvailabilityStore) error {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.ReceiveBlock")
 	defer span.End()
 	// Return early if the block has been synced
@@ -72,6 +73,10 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySig
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	rob, err := blocks.NewROBlockWithRoot(block, blockRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}

 	preState, err := s.getBlockPreState(ctx, blockCopy.Block())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -106,21 +111,37 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySig
 	if err := eg.Wait(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := s.isDataAvailable(ctx, blockRoot, blockCopy); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not validate blob data availability")
+	daStartTime := time.Now()
+	if avs != nil {
+		if err := avs.IsDataAvailable(ctx, s.CurrentSlot(), rob); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not validate blob data availability (AvailabilityStore.IsDataAvailable)")
+		}
+	} else {
+		if err := s.isDataAvailable(ctx, blockRoot, blockCopy); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not validate blob data availability")
+		}
 	}
+	daWaitedTime := time.Since(daStartTime)
+
 	// The rest of block processing takes a lock on forkchoice.
 	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Lock()
 	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Unlock()
 	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 {
+	args := &postBlockProcessConfig{
+		ctx:            ctx,
+		signed:         blockCopy,
+		blockRoot:      blockRoot,
+		postState:      postState,
+		isValidPayload: isValidPayload,
+	}
+	if err := s.postBlockProcess(args); err != nil {
 		err := errors.Wrap(err, "could not process block")
 		tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
 		return err
 	}
-	if coreTime.CurrentEpoch(postState) > currentEpoch {
+	if coreTime.CurrentEpoch(postState) > currentEpoch && s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.IsCanonical(blockRoot) {
 		headSt, err := s.HeadState(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get head state")
@@ -171,7 +192,7 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySig
 	// Log block sync status.
 	cp = s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	justified := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: cp.Epoch, Root: bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(cp.Root[:])}
-	if err := logBlockSyncStatus(blockCopy.Block(), blockRoot, justified, finalized, receivedTime, uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix())); err != nil {
+	if err := logBlockSyncStatus(blockCopy.Block(), blockRoot, justified, finalized, receivedTime, uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()), daWaitedTime); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Unable to log block sync status")
 	}
 	// Log payload data
@@ -183,7 +204,8 @@ 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()))
+	timeWithoutDaWait := time.Since(receivedTime) - daWaitedTime
+	chainServiceProcessingTime.Observe(float64(timeWithoutDaWait.Milliseconds()))

 	return nil
 }
@@ -191,7 +213,7 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySig
 // ReceiveBlockBatch processes the whole block batch at once, assuming the block batch is linear ,transitioning
 // the state, performing batch verification of all collected signatures and then performing the appropriate
 // actions for a block post-transition.
-func (s *Service) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []blocks.ROBlock) error {
+func (s *Service) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []blocks.ROBlock, avs das.AvailabilityStore) error {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.ReceiveBlockBatch")
 	defer span.End()

@@ -199,7 +221,7 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []blocks.ROBlock
 	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Unlock()

 	// Apply state transition on the incoming newly received block batches, one by one.
-	if err := s.onBlockBatch(ctx, blocks); err != nil {
+	if err := s.onBlockBatch(ctx, blocks, avs); err != nil {
 		err := errors.Wrap(err, "could not process block in batch")
 		tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
 		return err
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	blockchainTesting "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/das"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/operations/voluntaryexits"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
@@ -130,7 +132,9 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlock(t *testing.T) {
 			s, tr := minimalTestService(t,
 				WithFinalizedStateAtStartUp(genesis),
 				WithExitPool(voluntaryexits.NewPool()),
-				WithStateNotifier(&blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{RecordEvents: true}))
+				WithStateNotifier(&blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{RecordEvents: true}),
+				WithTrackedValidatorsCache(cache.NewTrackedValidatorsCache()),
+			)

 			beaconDB := tr.db
 			genesisBlockRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(nil)
@@ -143,7 +147,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlock(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			wsb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(tt.args.block)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
-			err = s.ReceiveBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
+			err = s.ReceiveBlock(ctx, wsb, root, nil)
 			if tt.wantedErr != "" {
 				assert.ErrorContains(t, tt.wantedErr, err)
 			} else {
@@ -176,7 +180,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockUpdateHead(t *testing.T) {
 	go func() {
 		wsb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, s.ReceiveBlock(ctx, wsb, root))
+		require.NoError(t, s.ReceiveBlock(ctx, wsb, root, nil))
 		wg.Done()
 	}()
 	wg.Wait()
@@ -240,7 +244,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			rwsb, err := blocks.NewROBlock(wsb)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
-			err = s.ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx, []blocks.ROBlock{rwsb})
+			err = s.ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx, []blocks.ROBlock{rwsb}, &das.MockAvailabilityStore{})
 			if tt.wantedErr != "" {
 				assert.ErrorContains(t, tt.wantedErr, err)
 			} else {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ type config struct {
 	ChainStartFetcher       execution.ChainStartFetcher
 	BeaconDB                db.HeadAccessDatabase
 	DepositCache            cache.DepositCache
-	ProposerSlotIndexCache  *cache.ProposerPayloadIDsCache
+	PayloadIDCache          *cache.PayloadIDCache
+	TrackedValidatorsCache  *cache.TrackedValidatorsCache
 	AttPool                 attestations.Pool
 	ExitPool                voluntaryexits.PoolManager
 	SlashingPool            slashings.PoolManager
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ func NewService(ctx context.Context, opts ...Option) (*Service, error) {
 		checkpointStateCache: cache.NewCheckpointStateCache(),
 		initSyncBlocks:       make(map[[32]byte]interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock),
 		blobNotifiers:        bn,
-		cfg:                  &config{ProposerSlotIndexCache: cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()},
+		cfg:                  &config{},
 		blockBeingSynced:     &currentlySyncingBlock{roots: make(map[[32]byte]struct{})},
 	}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func setupBeaconChain(t *testing.T, beaconDB db.Database) *Service {
 		WithForkChoiceStore(fc),
 		WithAttestationService(attService),
 		WithStateGen(stateGen),
-		WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()),
+		WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()),
 		WithClockSynchronizer(startup.NewClockSynchronizer()),
 	}

--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/setup_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/setup_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/async/event"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ func minimalTestService(t *testing.T, opts ...Option) (*Service, *testServiceReq
 		WithAttestationService(req.attSrv),
 		WithBLSToExecPool(req.blsPool),
 		WithDepositCache(dc),
+		WithTrackedValidatorsCache(cache.NewTrackedValidatorsCache()),
 	}
 	// append the variadic opts so they override the defaults by being processed afterwards
 	opts = append(defOpts, opts...)
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/BUILD.bazel
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/core/feed/operation:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/core/feed/state:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/das:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/forkchoice:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	opfeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/operation"
 	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/das"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ type ChainService struct {
 	BlockSlot                   primitives.Slot
 	SyncingRoot                 [32]byte
 	Blobs                       []blocks.VerifiedROBlob
+	TargetRoot                  [32]byte
 }

 func (s *ChainService) Ancestor(ctx context.Context, root []byte, slot primitives.Slot) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@ func (s *ChainService) ReceiveBlockInitialSync(ctx context.Context, block interf
 }

 // ReceiveBlockBatch processes blocks in batches from initial-sync.
-func (s *ChainService) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []blocks.ROBlock) error {
+func (s *ChainService) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []blocks.ROBlock, _ das.AvailabilityStore) error {
 	if s.State == nil {
 		return ErrNilState
 	}
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@ func (s *ChainService) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []blocks.ROBl
 }

 // ReceiveBlock mocks ReceiveBlock method in chain service.
-func (s *ChainService) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, _ [32]byte) error {
+func (s *ChainService) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, _ [32]byte, _ das.AvailabilityStore) error {
 	if s.ReceiveBlockMockErr != nil {
 		return s.ReceiveBlockMockErr
 	}
@@ -319,7 +321,7 @@ func (s *ChainService) PreviousJustifiedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint {
 }

 // ReceiveAttestation mocks ReceiveAttestation method in chain service.
-func (_ *ChainService) ReceiveAttestation(_ context.Context, _ *ethpb.Attestation) error {
+func (*ChainService) ReceiveAttestation(_ context.Context, _ *ethpb.Attestation) error {
 	return nil
 }

@@ -399,12 +401,12 @@ func (s *ChainService) RecentBlockSlot([32]byte) (primitives.Slot, error) {
 }

 // HeadGenesisValidatorsRoot mocks HeadGenesisValidatorsRoot method in chain service.
-func (_ *ChainService) HeadGenesisValidatorsRoot() [32]byte {
+func (*ChainService) HeadGenesisValidatorsRoot() [32]byte {
 	return [32]byte{}
 }

 // VerifyLmdFfgConsistency mocks VerifyLmdFfgConsistency and always returns nil.
-func (_ *ChainService) VerifyLmdFfgConsistency(_ context.Context, a *ethpb.Attestation) error {
+func (*ChainService) VerifyLmdFfgConsistency(_ context.Context, a *ethpb.Attestation) error {
 	if !bytes.Equal(a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot, a.Data.Target.Root) {
 		return errors.New("LMD and FFG miss matched")
 	}
@@ -412,7 +414,7 @@ func (_ *ChainService) VerifyLmdFfgConsistency(_ context.Context, a *ethpb.Attes
 }

 // ChainHeads mocks ChainHeads and always return nil.
-func (_ *ChainService) ChainHeads() ([][32]byte, []primitives.Slot) {
+func (*ChainService) ChainHeads() ([][32]byte, []primitives.Slot) {
 	return [][32]byte{
 			bytesutil.ToBytes32(bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("foo"), 32)),
 			bytesutil.ToBytes32(bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("bar"), 32)),
@@ -421,7 +423,7 @@ func (_ *ChainService) ChainHeads() ([][32]byte, []primitives.Slot) {
 }

 // HeadPublicKeyToValidatorIndex mocks HeadPublicKeyToValidatorIndex and always return 0 and true.
-func (_ *ChainService) HeadPublicKeyToValidatorIndex(_ [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) (primitives.ValidatorIndex, bool) {
+func (*ChainService) HeadPublicKeyToValidatorIndex(_ [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) (primitives.ValidatorIndex, bool) {
 	return 0, true
 }

@@ -485,7 +487,7 @@ func (s *ChainService) UpdateHead(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot) {
 }

 // ReceiveAttesterSlashing mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (s *ChainService) ReceiveAttesterSlashing(context.Context, *ethpb.AttesterSlashing) {}
+func (*ChainService) ReceiveAttesterSlashing(context.Context, *ethpb.AttesterSlashing) {}

 // IsFinalized mocks the same method in the chain service.
 func (s *ChainService) IsFinalized(_ context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) bool {
@@ -598,12 +600,12 @@ func (s *ChainService) ProposerBoost() [32]byte {
 }

 // FinalizedBlockHash mocks the same method in the chain service
-func (s *ChainService) FinalizedBlockHash() [32]byte {
+func (*ChainService) FinalizedBlockHash() [32]byte {
 	return [32]byte{}
 }

 // UnrealizedJustifiedPayloadBlockHash mocks the same method in the chain service
-func (s *ChainService) UnrealizedJustifiedPayloadBlockHash() [32]byte {
+func (*ChainService) UnrealizedJustifiedPayloadBlockHash() [32]byte {
 	return [32]byte{}
 }

@@ -617,3 +619,8 @@ func (c *ChainService) ReceiveBlob(_ context.Context, b blocks.VerifiedROBlob) e
 	c.Blobs = append(c.Blobs, b)
 	return nil
 }
+
+// TargetRootForEpoch mocks the same method in the chain service
+func (c *ChainService) TargetRootForEpoch(_ [32]byte, _ primitives.Epoch) ([32]byte, error) {
+	return c.TargetRoot, nil
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/tracked_proposer.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/tracked_proposer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package blockchain
+
+import (
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/features"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
+)
+
+// trackedProposer returns whether the beacon node was informed, via the
+// validators/prepare_proposer endpoint, of the proposer at the given slot.
+// It only returns true if the tracked proposer is present and active.
+func (s *Service) trackedProposer(st state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, slot primitives.Slot) (cache.TrackedValidator, bool) {
+	if features.Get().PrepareAllPayloads {
+		return cache.TrackedValidator{Active: true}, true
+	}
+	id, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndexAtSlot(s.ctx, st, slot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return cache.TrackedValidator{}, false
+	}
+	val, ok := s.cfg.TrackedValidatorsCache.Validator(id)
+	if !ok {
+		return cache.TrackedValidator{}, false
+	}
+	return val, val.Active
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/BUILD.bazel
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ go_library(
        "sync_committee_disabled.go",  # keep
        "sync_committee_head_state.go",
        "sync_subnet_ids.go",
+        "tracked_validators.go",
    ],
    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache",
    visibility = [
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ go_library(
        "//tools:__subpackages__",
    ],
    deps = [
+        "//beacon-chain/forkchoice/types:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//cache/lru:go_default_library",
        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ go_test(
    ],
    embed = [":go_default_library"],
    deps = [
+        "//beacon-chain/forkchoice/types:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state/state-native:go_default_library",
        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ go_test(
        "//testing/util:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//common/hexutil:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_google_gofuzz//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_stretchr_testify//require:go_default_library",
        "@org_golang_google_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
    ],
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/attestation_data.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/attestation_data.go
@@ -1,171 +1,41 @@
 package cache

 import (
-	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"math"
 	"sync"
-	"time"

-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
-	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+	forkchoicetypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/types"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 )

-var (
-	// Delay parameters
-	minDelay    = float64(10)        // 10 nanoseconds
-	maxDelay    = float64(100000000) // 0.1 second
-	delayFactor = 1.1
+type AttestationConsensusData struct {
+	Slot     primitives.Slot
+	HeadRoot []byte
+	Target   forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint
+	Source   forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint
+}

-	// Metrics
-	attestationCacheMiss = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "attestation_cache_miss",
-		Help: "The number of attestation data requests that aren't present in the cache.",
-	})
-	attestationCacheHit = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "attestation_cache_hit",
-		Help: "The number of attestation data requests that are present in the cache.",
-	})
-	attestationCacheSize = promauto.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "attestation_cache_size",
-		Help: "The number of attestation data in the attestations cache",
-	})
-)
-
-// ErrAlreadyInProgress appears when attempting to mark a cache as in progress while it is
-// already in progress. The client should handle this error and wait for the in progress
-// data to resolve via Get.
-var ErrAlreadyInProgress = errors.New("already in progress")
-
-// AttestationCache is used to store the cached results of an AttestationData request.
+// AttestationCache stores cached results of AttestationData requests.
 type AttestationCache struct {
-	cache      *cache.FIFO
-	lock       sync.RWMutex
-	inProgress map[string]bool
+	a *AttestationConsensusData
+	sync.RWMutex
 }

-// NewAttestationCache initializes the map and underlying cache.
+// NewAttestationCache creates a new instance of AttestationCache.
 func NewAttestationCache() *AttestationCache {
-	return &AttestationCache{
-		cache:      cache.NewFIFO(wrapperToKey),
-		inProgress: make(map[string]bool),
-	}
+	return &AttestationCache{}
 }

-// Get waits for any in progress calculation to complete before returning a
-// cached response, if any.
-func (c *AttestationCache) Get(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.AttestationDataRequest) (*ethpb.AttestationData, error) {
-	if req == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("nil attestation data request")
-	}
-
-	s, e := reqToKey(req)
-	if e != nil {
-		return nil, e
-	}
-
-	delay := minDelay
-
-	// Another identical request may be in progress already. Let's wait until
-	// any in progress request resolves or our timeout is exceeded.
-	for {
-		if ctx.Err() != nil {
-			return nil, ctx.Err()
-		}
-
-		c.lock.RLock()
-		if !c.inProgress[s] {
-			c.lock.RUnlock()
-			break
-		}
-		c.lock.RUnlock()
-
-		// This increasing backoff is to decrease the CPU cycles while waiting
-		// for the in progress boolean to flip to false.
-		time.Sleep(time.Duration(delay) * time.Nanosecond)
-		delay *= delayFactor
-		delay = math.Min(delay, maxDelay)
-	}
-
-	item, exists, err := c.cache.GetByKey(s)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if exists && item != nil && item.(*attestationReqResWrapper).res != nil {
-		attestationCacheHit.Inc()
-		return ethpb.CopyAttestationData(item.(*attestationReqResWrapper).res), nil
-	}
-	attestationCacheMiss.Inc()
-	return nil, nil
+// Get retrieves cached attestation data, recording a cache hit or miss. This method is lock free.
+func (c *AttestationCache) Get() *AttestationConsensusData {
+	return c.a
 }

-// MarkInProgress a request so that any other similar requests will block on
-// Get until MarkNotInProgress is called.
-func (c *AttestationCache) MarkInProgress(req *ethpb.AttestationDataRequest) error {
-	c.lock.Lock()
-	defer c.lock.Unlock()
-	s, e := reqToKey(req)
-	if e != nil {
-		return e
+// Put adds a response to the cache. This method is lock free.
+func (c *AttestationCache) Put(a *AttestationConsensusData) error {
+	if a == nil {
+		return errors.New("attestation cannot be nil")
 	}
-	if c.inProgress[s] {
-		return ErrAlreadyInProgress
-	}
-	c.inProgress[s] = true
+	c.a = a
 	return nil
 }
-
-// MarkNotInProgress will release the lock on a given request. This should be
-// called after put.
-func (c *AttestationCache) MarkNotInProgress(req *ethpb.AttestationDataRequest) error {
-	c.lock.Lock()
-	defer c.lock.Unlock()
-	s, e := reqToKey(req)
-	if e != nil {
-		return e
-	}
-	delete(c.inProgress, s)
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Put the response in the cache.
-func (c *AttestationCache) Put(_ context.Context, req *ethpb.AttestationDataRequest, res *ethpb.AttestationData) error {
-	data := &attestationReqResWrapper{
-		req,
-		res,
-	}
-	if err := c.cache.AddIfNotPresent(data); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	trim(c.cache, maxCacheSize)
-
-	attestationCacheSize.Set(float64(len(c.cache.List())))
-	return nil
-}
-
-func wrapperToKey(i interface{}) (string, error) {
-	w, ok := i.(*attestationReqResWrapper)
-	if !ok {
-		return "", errors.New("key is not of type *attestationReqResWrapper")
-	}
-	if w == nil {
-		return "", errors.New("nil wrapper")
-	}
-	if w.req == nil {
-		return "", errors.New("nil wrapper.request")
-	}
-	return reqToKey(w.req)
-}
-
-func reqToKey(req *ethpb.AttestationDataRequest) (string, error) {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%d", req.Slot), nil
-}
-
-type attestationReqResWrapper struct {
-	req *ethpb.AttestationDataRequest
-	res *ethpb.AttestationData
-}
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/attestation_data_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/attestation_data_test.go
@@ -1,41 +1,53 @@
 package cache_test

 import (
-	"context"
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache"
-	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/assert"
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+	forkchoicetypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/types"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )

 func TestAttestationCache_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
 	c := cache.NewAttestationCache()

-	req := &ethpb.AttestationDataRequest{
-		CommitteeIndex: 0,
-		Slot:           1,
+	a := c.Get()
+	require.Nil(t, a)
+
+	insert := &cache.AttestationConsensusData{
+		Slot:     1,
+		HeadRoot: []byte{1},
+		Target: forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{
+			Epoch: 2,
+			Root:  [32]byte{3},
+		},
+		Source: forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{
+			Epoch: 4,
+			Root:  [32]byte{5},
+		},
+	}
+	err := c.Put(insert)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	a = c.Get()
+	require.Equal(t, insert, a)
+
+	insert = &cache.AttestationConsensusData{
+		Slot:     6,
+		HeadRoot: []byte{7},
+		Target: forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{
+			Epoch: 8,
+			Root:  [32]byte{9},
+		},
+		Source: forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{
+			Epoch: 10,
+			Root:  [32]byte{11},
+		},
 	}

-	response, err := c.Get(ctx, req)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, (*ethpb.AttestationData)(nil), response)
+	err = c.Put(insert)
+	require.NoError(t, err)

-	assert.NoError(t, c.MarkInProgress(req))
-
-	res := &ethpb.AttestationData{
-		Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 5, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-	}
-
-	assert.NoError(t, c.Put(ctx, req, res))
-	assert.NoError(t, c.MarkNotInProgress(req))
-
-	response, err = c.Get(ctx, req)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	if !proto.Equal(response, res) {
-		t.Error("Expected equal protos to return from cache")
-	}
+	a = c.Get()
+	require.Equal(t, insert, a)
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/common.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/common.go
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 package cache

 import (
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 )

-var (
-	// maxCacheSize is 4x of the epoch length for additional cache padding.
-	// Requests should be only accessing committees within defined epoch length.
-	maxCacheSize = uint64(4 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
-)
-
 // trim the FIFO queue to the maxSize.
 func trim(queue *cache.FIFO, maxSize uint64) {
 	for s := uint64(len(queue.ListKeys())); s > maxSize; s-- {
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func New() (*DepositCache, error) {
 // InsertDeposit into the database. If deposit or block number are nil
 // then this method does nothing.
 func (dc *DepositCache) InsertDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit, blockNum uint64, index int64, depositRoot [32]byte) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertDeposit")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertDeposit")
 	defer span.End()
 	if d == nil {
 		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) InsertDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit, blo

 // InsertDepositContainers inserts a set of deposit containers into our deposit cache.
 func (dc *DepositCache) InsertDepositContainers(ctx context.Context, ctrs []*ethpb.DepositContainer) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertDepositContainers")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertDepositContainers")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.Lock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.Unlock()
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) InsertDepositContainers(ctx context.Context, ctrs []*eth
 // InsertFinalizedDeposits inserts deposits up to eth1DepositIndex (inclusive) into the finalized deposits cache.
 func (dc *DepositCache) InsertFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context,
 	eth1DepositIndex int64, _ common.Hash, _ uint64) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertFinalizedDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertFinalizedDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.Lock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.Unlock()
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) InsertFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context,

 // AllDepositContainers returns all historical deposit containers.
 func (dc *DepositCache) AllDepositContainers(ctx context.Context) []*ethpb.DepositContainer {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.AllDepositContainers")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.AllDepositContainers")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) allDeposits(untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb.Deposit {
 // DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight returns number of deposits made up to blockheight and the
 // root that corresponds to the latest deposit at that blockheight.
 func (dc *DepositCache) DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight(ctx context.Context, blockHeight *big.Int) (uint64, [32]byte) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight(ctx context.Context, block
 // DepositByPubkey looks through historical deposits and finds one which contains
 // a certain public key within its deposit data.
 func (dc *DepositCache) DepositByPubkey(ctx context.Context, pubKey []byte) (*ethpb.Deposit, *big.Int) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.DepositByPubkey")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.DepositByPubkey")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) DepositByPubkey(ctx context.Context, pubKey []byte) (*et

 // FinalizedDeposits returns the finalized deposits trie.
 func (dc *DepositCache) FinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context) (cache.FinalizedDeposits, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.FinalizedDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.FinalizedDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) FinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context) (cache.FinalizedD
 // NonFinalizedDeposits returns the list of non-finalized deposits until the given block number (inclusive).
 // If no block is specified then this method returns all non-finalized deposits.
 func (dc *DepositCache) NonFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, lastFinalizedIndex int64, untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb.Deposit {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.NonFinalizedDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.NonFinalizedDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) NonFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, lastFinalizedI

 // PruneProofs removes proofs from all deposits whose index is equal or less than untilDepositIndex.
 func (dc *DepositCache) PruneProofs(ctx context.Context, untilDepositIndex int64) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.PruneProofs")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.PruneProofs")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.Lock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.Unlock()
@@ -314,7 +314,10 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) PruneProofs(ctx context.Context, untilDepositIndex int64

 // Deposits returns the cached internal deposit tree.
 func (fd *FinalizedDeposits) Deposits() cache.MerkleTree {
-	return fd.deposits
+	if fd.deposits != nil {
+		return fd.deposits
+	}
+	return nil
 }

 // MerkleTrieIndex represents the last finalized index in
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/pending_deposits.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/pending_deposits.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type PendingDepositsFetcher interface {
 // InsertPendingDeposit into the database. If deposit or block number are nil
 // then this method does nothing.
 func (dc *DepositCache) InsertPendingDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit, blockNum uint64, index int64, depositRoot [32]byte) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertPendingDeposit")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertPendingDeposit")
 	defer span.End()
 	if d == nil {
 		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) PendingDeposits(ctx context.Context, untilBlk *big.Int)
 // PendingContainers returns a list of deposit containers until the given block number
 // (inclusive).
 func (dc *DepositCache) PendingContainers(ctx context.Context, untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb.DepositContainer {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.PendingDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.PendingDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) PendingContainers(ctx context.Context, untilBlk *big.Int
 // RemovePendingDeposit from the database. The deposit is indexed by the
 // Index. This method does nothing if deposit ptr is nil.
 func (dc *DepositCache) RemovePendingDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.RemovePendingDeposit")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.RemovePendingDeposit")
 	defer span.End()

 	if d == nil {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) RemovePendingDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Depos

 // PrunePendingDeposits removes any deposit which is older than the given deposit merkle tree index.
 func (dc *DepositCache) PrunePendingDeposits(ctx context.Context, merkleTreeIndex int64) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.PrunePendingDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.PrunePendingDeposits")
 	defer span.End()

 	if merkleTreeIndex == 0 {
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositsnapshot/deposit_fetcher.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositsnapshot/deposit_fetcher.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (c *Cache) allDeposits(untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb.Deposit {

 // AllDepositContainers returns all historical deposit containers.
 func (c *Cache) AllDepositContainers(ctx context.Context) []*ethpb.DepositContainer {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.AllDepositContainers")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.AllDepositContainers")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (c *Cache) AllDepositContainers(ctx context.Context) []*ethpb.DepositContai
 // DepositByPubkey looks through historical deposits and finds one which contains
 // a certain public key within its deposit data.
 func (c *Cache) DepositByPubkey(ctx context.Context, pubKey []byte) (*ethpb.Deposit, *big.Int) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.DepositByPubkey")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.DepositByPubkey")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (c *Cache) DepositByPubkey(ctx context.Context, pubKey []byte) (*ethpb.Depo
 // DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight returns number of deposits made up to blockheight and the
 // root that corresponds to the latest deposit at that blockheight.
 func (c *Cache) DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight(ctx context.Context, blockHeight *big.Int) (uint64, [32]byte) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (c *Cache) DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight(ctx context.Context, blockHeight *

 // FinalizedDeposits returns the finalized deposits trie.
 func (c *Cache) FinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context) (cache.FinalizedDeposits, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.FinalizedDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.FinalizedDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (c *Cache) FinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context) (cache.FinalizedDeposits,
 // NonFinalizedDeposits returns the list of non-finalized deposits until the given block number (inclusive).
 // If no block is specified then this method returns all non-finalized deposits.
 func (c *Cache) NonFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, lastFinalizedIndex int64, untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb.Deposit {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.NonFinalizedDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.NonFinalizedDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (c *Cache) NonFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, lastFinalizedIndex int

 // PruneProofs removes proofs from all deposits whose index is equal or less than untilDepositIndex.
 func (c *Cache) PruneProofs(ctx context.Context, untilDepositIndex int64) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.PruneProofs")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.PruneProofs")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.Lock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.Unlock()
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (c *Cache) PruneProofs(ctx context.Context, untilDepositIndex int64) error

 // PrunePendingDeposits removes any deposit which is older than the given deposit merkle tree index.
 func (c *Cache) PrunePendingDeposits(ctx context.Context, merkleTreeIndex int64) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.PrunePendingDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.PrunePendingDeposits")
 	defer span.End()

 	if merkleTreeIndex == 0 {
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (c *Cache) PrunePendingDeposits(ctx context.Context, merkleTreeIndex int64)
 // InsertPendingDeposit into the database. If deposit or block number are nil
 // then this method does nothing.
 func (c *Cache) InsertPendingDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit, blockNum uint64, index int64, depositRoot [32]byte) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.InsertPendingDeposit")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.InsertPendingDeposit")
 	defer span.End()
 	if d == nil {
 		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func (c *Cache) PendingDeposits(ctx context.Context, untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb
 // PendingContainers returns a list of deposit containers until the given block number
 // (inclusive).
 func (c *Cache) PendingContainers(ctx context.Context, untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb.DepositContainer {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.PendingContainers")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.PendingContainers")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.RUnlock()
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositsnapshot/deposit_inserter.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositsnapshot/deposit_inserter.go
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ var (
 func (c *Cache) InsertDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit, blockNum uint64, index int64, depositRoot [32]byte) error {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.InsertDeposit")
 	defer span.End()
+	if ctx.Err() != nil {
+		return ctx.Err()
+	}
 	if d == nil {
 		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 			"block":        blockNum,
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ func (c *Cache) InsertDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit, blockNum ui

 // InsertDepositContainers inserts a set of deposit containers into our deposit cache.
 func (c *Cache) InsertDepositContainers(ctx context.Context, ctrs []*ethpb.DepositContainer) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.InsertDepositContainers")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.InsertDepositContainers")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.Lock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.Unlock()
@@ -89,6 +92,10 @@ func (c *Cache) InsertFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, eth1DepositIndex in
 	c.depositsLock.Lock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.Unlock()

+	if ctx.Err() != nil {
+		return ctx.Err()
+	}
+
 	depositTrie := c.finalizedDeposits.depositTree
 	insertIndex := int(c.finalizedDeposits.MerkleTrieIndex() + 1)

--- a/beacon-chain/cache/error.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/error.go
@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@ var (
 	errNotSyncCommitteeIndexPosition = errors.New("not syncCommitteeIndexPosition struct")
 	// ErrNotFoundRegistration when validator registration does not exist in cache.
 	ErrNotFoundRegistration = errors.Wrap(ErrNotFound, "no validator registered")
+
+	// ErrAlreadyInProgress appears when attempting to mark a cache as in progress while it is
+	// already in progress. The client should handle this error and wait for the in progress
+	// data to resolve via Get.
+	ErrAlreadyInProgress = errors.New("already in progress")
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/payload_id.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/payload_id.go
@@ -1,94 +1,63 @@
 package cache

 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"sync"

-	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 )

-const keyLength = 40
-const vIdLength = 8
-const pIdLength = 8
-const vpIdsLength = vIdLength + pIdLength
+// RootToPayloadIDMap is a map with keys the head root and values the
+// corresponding PayloadID
+type RootToPayloadIDMap map[[32]byte]primitives.PayloadID

-// ProposerPayloadIDsCache is a cache of proposer payload IDs.
-// The key is the concatenation of the slot and the block root.
-// The value is the concatenation of the proposer and payload IDs, 8 bytes each.
-type ProposerPayloadIDsCache struct {
-	slotToProposerAndPayloadIDs map[[keyLength]byte][vpIdsLength]byte
-	sync.RWMutex
+// PayloadIDCache is a cache that keeps track of the prepared payload ID for the
+// given slot and with the given head root.
+type PayloadIDCache struct {
+	slotToPayloadID map[primitives.Slot]RootToPayloadIDMap
+	sync.Mutex
 }

-// NewProposerPayloadIDsCache creates a new proposer payload IDs cache.
-func NewProposerPayloadIDsCache() *ProposerPayloadIDsCache {
-	return &ProposerPayloadIDsCache{
-		slotToProposerAndPayloadIDs: make(map[[keyLength]byte][vpIdsLength]byte),
-	}
+// NewPayloadIDCache returns a new payload ID cache
+func NewPayloadIDCache() *PayloadIDCache {
+	return &PayloadIDCache{slotToPayloadID: make(map[primitives.Slot]RootToPayloadIDMap)}
 }

-// GetProposerPayloadIDs returns the proposer and payload IDs for the given slot and head root to build the block.
-func (f *ProposerPayloadIDsCache) GetProposerPayloadIDs(
-	slot primitives.Slot,
-	r [fieldparams.RootLength]byte,
-) (primitives.ValidatorIndex, [pIdLength]byte, bool) {
-	f.RLock()
-	defer f.RUnlock()
-	ids, ok := f.slotToProposerAndPayloadIDs[idKey(slot, r)]
+// PayloadID returns the payload ID for the given slot and parent block root
+func (p *PayloadIDCache) PayloadID(slot primitives.Slot, root [32]byte) (primitives.PayloadID, bool) {
+	p.Lock()
+	defer p.Unlock()
+	inner, ok := p.slotToPayloadID[slot]
 	if !ok {
-		return 0, [pIdLength]byte{}, false
+		return primitives.PayloadID{}, false
 	}
-	vId := ids[:vIdLength]
-
-	b := ids[vIdLength:]
-	var pId [pIdLength]byte
-	copy(pId[:], b)
-
-	return primitives.ValidatorIndex(bytesutil.BytesToUint64BigEndian(vId)), pId, true
+	pid, ok := inner[root]
+	if !ok {
+		return primitives.PayloadID{}, false
+	}
+	return pid, true
 }

-// SetProposerAndPayloadIDs sets the proposer and payload IDs for the given slot and head root to build block.
-func (f *ProposerPayloadIDsCache) SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(
-	slot primitives.Slot,
-	vId primitives.ValidatorIndex,
-	pId [pIdLength]byte,
-	r [fieldparams.RootLength]byte,
-) {
-	f.Lock()
-	defer f.Unlock()
-	var vIdBytes [vIdLength]byte
-	copy(vIdBytes[:], bytesutil.Uint64ToBytesBigEndian(uint64(vId)))
-
-	var bs [vpIdsLength]byte
-	copy(bs[:], append(vIdBytes[:], pId[:]...))
-
-	k := idKey(slot, r)
-	ids, ok := f.slotToProposerAndPayloadIDs[k]
-	// Ok to overwrite if the slot is already set but the cached payload ID is not set.
-	// This combats the re-org case where payload assignment could change at the start of the epoch.
-	var byte8 [vIdLength]byte
-	if !ok || (ok && bytes.Equal(ids[vIdLength:], byte8[:])) {
-		f.slotToProposerAndPayloadIDs[k] = bs
+// SetPayloadID updates the payload ID for the given slot and head root
+// it also prunes older entries in the cache
+func (p *PayloadIDCache) Set(slot primitives.Slot, root [32]byte, pid primitives.PayloadID) {
+	p.Lock()
+	defer p.Unlock()
+	if slot > 1 {
+		p.prune(slot - 2)
 	}
+	inner, ok := p.slotToPayloadID[slot]
+	if !ok {
+		inner = make(RootToPayloadIDMap)
+		p.slotToPayloadID[slot] = inner
+	}
+	inner[root] = pid
 }

-// PrunePayloadIDs removes the payload ID entries older than input slot.
-func (f *ProposerPayloadIDsCache) PrunePayloadIDs(slot primitives.Slot) {
-	f.Lock()
-	defer f.Unlock()
-
-	for k := range f.slotToProposerAndPayloadIDs {
-		s := primitives.Slot(bytesutil.BytesToUint64BigEndian(k[:8]))
-		if slot > s {
-			delete(f.slotToProposerAndPayloadIDs, k)
+// Prune prunes old payload IDs. Requires a Lock in the cache
+func (p *PayloadIDCache) prune(slot primitives.Slot) {
+	for key := range p.slotToPayloadID {
+		if key < slot {
+			delete(p.slotToPayloadID, key)
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func idKey(slot primitives.Slot, r [fieldparams.RootLength]byte) [keyLength]byte {
-	var k [keyLength]byte
-	copy(k[:], append(bytesutil.Uint64ToBytesBigEndian(uint64(slot)), r[:]...))
-	return k
-}
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/payload_id_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/payload_id_test.go
@@ -8,65 +8,54 @@ import (
 )

 func TestValidatorPayloadIDsCache_GetAndSaveValidatorPayloadIDs(t *testing.T) {
-	cache := NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()
+	cache := NewPayloadIDCache()
 	var r [32]byte
-	i, p, ok := cache.GetProposerPayloadIDs(0, r)
+	p, ok := cache.PayloadID(0, r)
 	require.Equal(t, false, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, primitives.ValidatorIndex(0), i)
-	require.Equal(t, [pIdLength]byte{}, p)
+	require.Equal(t, primitives.PayloadID{}, p)

 	slot := primitives.Slot(1234)
-	vid := primitives.ValidatorIndex(34234324)
-	pid := [8]byte{1, 2, 3, 3, 7, 8, 7, 8}
+	pid := primitives.PayloadID{1, 2, 3, 3, 7, 8, 7, 8}
 	r = [32]byte{1, 2, 3}
-	cache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(slot, vid, pid, r)
-	i, p, ok = cache.GetProposerPayloadIDs(slot, r)
+	cache.Set(slot, r, pid)
+	p, ok = cache.PayloadID(slot, r)
 	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, vid, i)
 	require.Equal(t, pid, p)

 	slot = primitives.Slot(9456456)
-	vid = primitives.ValidatorIndex(6786745)
 	r = [32]byte{4, 5, 6}
-	cache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(slot, vid, [pIdLength]byte{}, r)
-	i, p, ok = cache.GetProposerPayloadIDs(slot, r)
+	cache.Set(slot, r, primitives.PayloadID{})
+	p, ok = cache.PayloadID(slot, r)
 	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, vid, i)
-	require.Equal(t, [pIdLength]byte{}, p)
+	require.Equal(t, primitives.PayloadID{}, p)

 	// reset cache without pid
 	slot = primitives.Slot(9456456)
-	vid = primitives.ValidatorIndex(11111)
 	r = [32]byte{7, 8, 9}
 	pid = [8]byte{3, 2, 3, 33, 72, 8, 7, 8}
-	cache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(slot, vid, pid, r)
-	i, p, ok = cache.GetProposerPayloadIDs(slot, r)
+	cache.Set(slot, r, pid)
+	p, ok = cache.PayloadID(slot, r)
 	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, vid, i)
 	require.Equal(t, pid, p)

 	// Forked chain
 	r = [32]byte{1, 2, 3}
-	i, p, ok = cache.GetProposerPayloadIDs(slot, r)
+	p, ok = cache.PayloadID(slot, r)
 	require.Equal(t, false, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, primitives.ValidatorIndex(0), i)
-	require.Equal(t, [pIdLength]byte{}, p)
+	require.Equal(t, primitives.PayloadID{}, p)

-	// existing pid - no change in cache
+	// existing pid - change the cache
 	slot = primitives.Slot(9456456)
-	vid = primitives.ValidatorIndex(11111)
 	r = [32]byte{7, 8, 9}
-	newPid := [8]byte{1, 2, 3, 33, 72, 8, 7, 1}
-	cache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(slot, vid, newPid, r)
-	i, p, ok = cache.GetProposerPayloadIDs(slot, r)
+	newPid := primitives.PayloadID{1, 2, 3, 33, 72, 8, 7, 1}
+	cache.Set(slot, r, newPid)
+	p, ok = cache.PayloadID(slot, r)
 	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, vid, i)
-	require.Equal(t, pid, p)
+	require.Equal(t, newPid, p)

 	// remove cache entry
-	cache.PrunePayloadIDs(slot + 1)
-	i, p, ok = cache.GetProposerPayloadIDs(slot, r)
+	cache.prune(slot + 1)
+	p, ok = cache.PayloadID(slot, r)
 	require.Equal(t, false, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, primitives.ValidatorIndex(0), i)
-	require.Equal(t, [pIdLength]byte{}, p)
+	require.Equal(t, primitives.PayloadID{}, p)
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices.go
@@ -7,15 +7,12 @@ import (

 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
+	forkchoicetypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/types"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 )

 var (
-	// maxProposerIndicesCacheSize defines the max number of proposer indices on per block root basis can cache.
-	// Due to reorgs and long finality, it's good to keep the old cache around for quickly switch over.
-	maxProposerIndicesCacheSize = uint64(8)
-
 	// ProposerIndicesCacheMiss tracks the number of proposerIndices requests that aren't present in the cache.
 	ProposerIndicesCacheMiss = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Name: "proposer_indices_cache_miss",
@@ -28,85 +25,97 @@ var (
 	})
 )

-// ProposerIndicesCache is a struct with 1 queue for looking up proposer indices by root.
+// ProposerIndicesCache keeps track of the proposer indices in the next two
+// epochs. It is keyed by the state root of the last epoch before. That is, for
+// blocks during epoch 2, for example slot 65, it will be keyed by the state
+// root of slot 63 (last slot in epoch 1).
+// The cache keeps two sets of indices computed, the "safe" set is computed
+// right before the epoch transition into the current epoch. For example for
+// epoch 2 we will compute this list after importing block 63. The "unsafe"
+// version is computed an epoch in advance, for example for epoch 3, it will be
+// computed after importing block 63.
+//
+// The cache also keeps a map from checkpoints to state roots so that one is
+// able to access the proposer indices list from a checkpoint instead. The
+// checkpoint is the checkpoint for the epoch previous to the requested
+// proposer indices. That is, for a slot in epoch 2 (eg. 65), the checkpoint
+// root would be for slot 32 if present.
 type ProposerIndicesCache struct {
-	proposerIndicesCache *cache.FIFO
-	lock                 sync.RWMutex
+	sync.Mutex
+	indices map[primitives.Epoch]map[[32]byte][fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex
+	rootMap map[forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint][32]byte // A map from checkpoint root to state root
 }

-// proposerIndicesKeyFn takes the block root as the key to retrieve proposer indices in a given epoch.
-func proposerIndicesKeyFn(obj interface{}) (string, error) {
-	info, ok := obj.(*ProposerIndices)
-	if !ok {
-		return "", ErrNotProposerIndices
-	}
-
-	return key(info.BlockRoot), nil
-}
-
-// NewProposerIndicesCache creates a new proposer indices cache for storing/accessing proposer index assignments of an epoch.
+// NewProposerIndicesCache returns a newly created cache
 func NewProposerIndicesCache() *ProposerIndicesCache {
-	c := &ProposerIndicesCache{}
-	c.Clear()
-	return c
-}
-
-// Clear resets the ProposerIndicesCache to its initial state
-func (c *ProposerIndicesCache) Clear() {
-	c.lock.Lock()
-	defer c.lock.Unlock()
-	c.proposerIndicesCache = cache.NewFIFO(proposerIndicesKeyFn)
-}
-
-// AddProposerIndices adds ProposerIndices object to the cache.
-// This method also trims the least recently list if the cache size has ready the max cache size limit.
-func (c *ProposerIndicesCache) AddProposerIndices(p *ProposerIndices) error {
-	c.lock.Lock()
-	defer c.lock.Unlock()
-
-	if err := c.proposerIndicesCache.AddIfNotPresent(p); err != nil {
-		return err
+	return &ProposerIndicesCache{
+		indices: make(map[primitives.Epoch]map[[32]byte][fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex),
+		rootMap: make(map[forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint][32]byte),
 	}
-	trim(c.proposerIndicesCache, maxProposerIndicesCacheSize)
-	return nil
 }

-// HasProposerIndices returns the proposer indices of a block root seed.
-func (c *ProposerIndicesCache) HasProposerIndices(r [32]byte) (bool, error) {
-	c.lock.RLock()
-	defer c.lock.RUnlock()
-	_, exists, err := c.proposerIndicesCache.GetByKey(key(r))
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
+// ProposerIndices returns the proposer indices (safe) for the given root
+func (p *ProposerIndicesCache) ProposerIndices(epoch primitives.Epoch, root [32]byte) ([fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex, bool) {
+	p.Lock()
+	defer p.Unlock()
+	inner, ok := p.indices[epoch]
+	if !ok {
+		ProposerIndicesCacheMiss.Inc()
+		return [fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex{}, false
 	}
-	return exists, nil
-}
-
-// ProposerIndices returns the proposer indices of a block root seed.
-func (c *ProposerIndicesCache) ProposerIndices(r [32]byte) ([]primitives.ValidatorIndex, error) {
-	c.lock.RLock()
-	defer c.lock.RUnlock()
-	obj, exists, err := c.proposerIndicesCache.GetByKey(key(r))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
+	indices, exists := inner[root]
 	if exists {
 		ProposerIndicesCacheHit.Inc()
 	} else {
 		ProposerIndicesCacheMiss.Inc()
-		return nil, nil
 	}
+	return indices, exists
+}

-	item, ok := obj.(*ProposerIndices)
+// Prune resets the ProposerIndicesCache to its initial state
+func (p *ProposerIndicesCache) Prune(epoch primitives.Epoch) {
+	p.Lock()
+	defer p.Unlock()
+	for key := range p.indices {
+		if key < epoch {
+			delete(p.indices, key)
+		}
+	}
+	for key := range p.rootMap {
+		if key.Epoch+1 < epoch {
+			delete(p.rootMap, key)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Set sets the proposer indices for the given root as key
+func (p *ProposerIndicesCache) Set(epoch primitives.Epoch, root [32]byte, indices [fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex) {
+	p.Lock()
+	defer p.Unlock()
+
+	inner, ok := p.indices[epoch]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, ErrNotProposerIndices
+		inner = make(map[[32]byte][fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex)
+		p.indices[epoch] = inner
 	}
-
-	return item.ProposerIndices, nil
+	inner[root] = indices
 }

-// Len returns the number of keys in the underlying cache.
-func (c *ProposerIndicesCache) Len() int {
-	return len(c.proposerIndicesCache.ListKeys())
+// SetCheckpoint updates the map from checkpoints to state roots
+func (p *ProposerIndicesCache) SetCheckpoint(c forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint, root [32]byte) {
+	p.Lock()
+	defer p.Unlock()
+	p.rootMap[c] = root
+}
+
+// IndicesFromCheckpoint returns the proposer indices from a checkpoint rather than the state root
+func (p *ProposerIndicesCache) IndicesFromCheckpoint(c forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint) ([fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex, bool) {
+	p.Lock()
+	emptyIndices := [fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex{}
+	root, ok := p.rootMap[c]
+	p.Unlock()
+	if !ok {
+		return emptyIndices, ok
+	}
+	return p.ProposerIndices(c.Epoch+1, root)
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_disabled.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_disabled.go
@@ -3,7 +3,26 @@
 // This file is used in fuzzer builds to bypass proposer indices caches.
 package cache

-import "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
+import (
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
+	forkchoicetypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/types"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
+)
+
+var (
+	// ProposerIndicesCacheMiss tracks the number of proposerIndices requests that aren't present in the cache.
+	ProposerIndicesCacheMiss = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "proposer_indices_cache_miss",
+		Help: "The number of proposer indices requests that aren't present in the cache.",
+	})
+	// ProposerIndicesCacheHit tracks the number of proposerIndices requests that are in the cache.
+	ProposerIndicesCacheHit = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "proposer_indices_cache_hit",
+		Help: "The number of proposer indices requests that are present in the cache.",
+	})
+)

 // FakeProposerIndicesCache is a struct with 1 queue for looking up proposer indices by root.
 type FakeProposerIndicesCache struct {
@@ -14,26 +33,31 @@ func NewProposerIndicesCache() *FakeProposerIndicesCache {
 	return &FakeProposerIndicesCache{}
 }

-// AddProposerIndices adds ProposerIndices object to the cache.
-// This method also trims the least recently list if the cache size has ready the max cache size limit.
-func (c *FakeProposerIndicesCache) AddProposerIndices(p *ProposerIndices) error {
-	return nil
+// ProposerIndices is a stub.
+func (c *FakeProposerIndicesCache) ProposerIndices(_ primitives.Epoch, _ [32]byte) ([fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex, bool) {
+	return [fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex{}, false
 }

-// ProposerIndices returns the proposer indices of a block root seed.
-func (c *FakeProposerIndicesCache) ProposerIndices(r [32]byte) ([]primitives.ValidatorIndex, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+// UnsafeProposerIndices is a stub.
+func (c *FakeProposerIndicesCache) UnsafeProposerIndices(_ primitives.Epoch, _ [32]byte) ([fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex, bool) {
+	return [fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex{}, false
 }

-// HasProposerIndices returns the proposer indices of a block root seed.
-func (c *FakeProposerIndicesCache) HasProposerIndices(r [32]byte) (bool, error) {
-	return false, nil
+// Prune is a stub.
+func (p *FakeProposerIndicesCache) Prune(epoch primitives.Epoch) {}
+
+// Set is a stub.
+func (p *FakeProposerIndicesCache) Set(epoch primitives.Epoch, root [32]byte, indices [fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex) {
 }

-func (c *FakeProposerIndicesCache) Len() int {
-	return 0
+// SetUnsafe is a stub.
+func (p *FakeProposerIndicesCache) SetUnsafe(epoch primitives.Epoch, root [32]byte, indices [fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex) {
 }

-// Clear is a stub.
-func (c *FakeProposerIndicesCache) Clear() {
+// SetCheckpoint is a stub.
+func (p *FakeProposerIndicesCache) SetCheckpoint(c forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint, root [32]byte) {}
+
+// IndicesFromCheckpoint is a stub.
+func (p *FakeProposerIndicesCache) IndicesFromCheckpoint(_ forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint) ([fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex, bool) {
+	return [fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex{}, false
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_test.go
@@ -3,72 +3,104 @@
 package cache

 import (
-	"strconv"
 	"testing"

+	forkchoicetypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/types"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
 )

-func TestProposerKeyFn_OK(t *testing.T) {
-	item := &ProposerIndices{
-		BlockRoot:       [32]byte{'A'},
-		ProposerIndices: []primitives.ValidatorIndex{1, 2, 3, 4, 5},
-	}
-
-	k, err := proposerIndicesKeyFn(item)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, key(item.BlockRoot), k)
-}
-
-func TestProposerKeyFn_InvalidObj(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := proposerIndicesKeyFn("bad")
-	assert.Equal(t, ErrNotProposerIndices, err)
-}
-
-func TestProposerCache_AddProposerIndicesList(t *testing.T) {
+func TestProposerCache_Set(t *testing.T) {
 	cache := NewProposerIndicesCache()
 	bRoot := [32]byte{'A'}
-	indices, err := cache.ProposerIndices(bRoot)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	if indices != nil {
-		t.Error("Expected committee count not to exist in empty cache")
-	}
-	has, err := cache.HasProposerIndices(bRoot)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, false, has)
-	require.NoError(t, cache.AddProposerIndices(&ProposerIndices{
-		ProposerIndices: indices,
-		BlockRoot:       bRoot,
-	}))
+	indices, ok := cache.ProposerIndices(0, bRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, false, ok)
+	emptyIndices := [fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex{}
+	require.Equal(t, indices, emptyIndices, "Expected committee count not to exist in empty cache")
+	emptyIndices[0] = 1
+	cache.Set(0, bRoot, emptyIndices)

-	received, err := cache.ProposerIndices(bRoot)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.DeepEqual(t, received, indices)
-	has, err = cache.HasProposerIndices(bRoot)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, true, has)
+	received, ok := cache.ProposerIndices(0, bRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, received, emptyIndices)

-	item := &ProposerIndices{BlockRoot: [32]byte{'B'}, ProposerIndices: []primitives.ValidatorIndex{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}}
-	require.NoError(t, cache.AddProposerIndices(item))
-
-	received, err = cache.ProposerIndices(item.BlockRoot)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.DeepEqual(t, item.ProposerIndices, received)
-	has, err = cache.HasProposerIndices(bRoot)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, true, has)
+	newRoot := [32]byte{'B'}
+	copy(emptyIndices[3:], []primitives.ValidatorIndex{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6})
+	cache.Set(0, newRoot, emptyIndices)

+	received, ok = cache.ProposerIndices(0, newRoot)
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, emptyIndices, received)
 }

-func TestProposerCache_CanRotate(t *testing.T) {
+func TestProposerCache_CheckpointAndPrune(t *testing.T) {
 	cache := NewProposerIndicesCache()
-	for i := 0; i < int(maxProposerIndicesCacheSize)+1; i++ {
-		s := []byte(strconv.Itoa(i))
-		item := &ProposerIndices{BlockRoot: bytesutil.ToBytes32(s)}
-		require.NoError(t, cache.AddProposerIndices(item))
+	indices := [fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex{}
+	root := [32]byte{'a'}
+	cpRoot := [32]byte{'b'}
+	copy(indices[3:], []primitives.ValidatorIndex{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6})
+	for i := 1; i < 10; i++ {
+		cache.Set(primitives.Epoch(i), root, indices)
+		cache.SetCheckpoint(forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: primitives.Epoch(i - 1), Root: cpRoot}, root)
 	}
-	assert.Equal(t, int(maxProposerIndicesCacheSize), cache.Len())
+	received, ok := cache.ProposerIndices(1, root)
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, indices, received)
+
+	received, ok = cache.ProposerIndices(4, root)
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, indices, received)
+
+	received, ok = cache.ProposerIndices(9, root)
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, indices, received)
+
+	received, ok = cache.IndicesFromCheckpoint(forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: cpRoot})
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, indices, received)
+
+	received, ok = cache.IndicesFromCheckpoint(forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 3, Root: cpRoot})
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, indices, received)
+
+	received, ok = cache.IndicesFromCheckpoint(forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 4, Root: cpRoot})
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, indices, received)
+
+	received, ok = cache.IndicesFromCheckpoint(forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 8, Root: cpRoot})
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, indices, received)
+
+	cache.Prune(5)
+
+	emptyIndices := [fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex{}
+	received, ok = cache.ProposerIndices(1, root)
+	require.Equal(t, false, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, emptyIndices, received)
+
+	received, ok = cache.ProposerIndices(4, root)
+	require.Equal(t, false, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, emptyIndices, received)
+
+	received, ok = cache.ProposerIndices(9, root)
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, indices, received)
+
+	received, ok = cache.IndicesFromCheckpoint(forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: cpRoot})
+	require.Equal(t, false, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, emptyIndices, received)
+
+	received, ok = cache.IndicesFromCheckpoint(forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 3, Root: cpRoot})
+	require.Equal(t, false, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, emptyIndices, received)
+
+	received, ok = cache.IndicesFromCheckpoint(forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 4, Root: cpRoot})
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, indices, received)
+
+	received, ok = cache.IndicesFromCheckpoint(forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 8, Root: cpRoot})
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, indices, received)
+
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/skip_slot_cache.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/skip_slot_cache.go
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ import (
 )

 var (
+	// Delay parameters
+	minDelay    = float64(10)        // 10 nanoseconds
+	maxDelay    = float64(100000000) // 0.1 second
+	delayFactor = 1.1
+
 	// Metrics
 	skipSlotCacheHit = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Name: "skip_slot_cache_hit",
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ type subnetIDs struct {
 // SubnetIDs for attester and aggregator.
 var SubnetIDs = newSubnetIDs()

+var subnetKey = "persistent-subnets"
+
 func newSubnetIDs() *subnetIDs {
 	// Given a node can calculate committee assignments of current epoch and next epoch.
 	// Max size is set to 2 epoch length.
@@ -91,11 +93,11 @@ func (s *subnetIDs) GetAggregatorSubnetIDs(slot primitives.Slot) []uint64 {

 // GetPersistentSubnets retrieves the persistent subnet and expiration time of that validator's
 // subscription.
-func (s *subnetIDs) GetPersistentSubnets(pubkey []byte) ([]uint64, bool, time.Time) {
+func (s *subnetIDs) GetPersistentSubnets() ([]uint64, bool, time.Time) {
 	s.subnetsLock.RLock()
 	defer s.subnetsLock.RUnlock()

-	id, duration, ok := s.persistentSubnets.GetWithExpiration(string(pubkey))
+	id, duration, ok := s.persistentSubnets.GetWithExpiration(subnetKey)
 	if !ok {
 		return []uint64{}, ok, time.Time{}
 	}
@@ -122,11 +124,11 @@ func (s *subnetIDs) GetAllSubnets() []uint64 {

 // AddPersistentCommittee adds the relevant committee for that particular validator along with its
 // expiration period.
-func (s *subnetIDs) AddPersistentCommittee(pubkey []byte, comIndex []uint64, duration time.Duration) {
+func (s *subnetIDs) AddPersistentCommittee(comIndex []uint64, duration time.Duration) {
 	s.subnetsLock.Lock()
 	defer s.subnetsLock.Unlock()

-	s.persistentSubnets.Set(string(pubkey), comIndex, duration)
+	s.persistentSubnets.Set(subnetKey, comIndex, duration)
 }

 // EmptyAllCaches empties out all the related caches and flushes any stored
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids_test.go
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ package cache
 import (
 	"testing"

-	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/assert"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
 )

 func TestSubnetIDsCache_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
@@ -46,21 +44,8 @@ func TestSubnetIDsCache_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSubnetIDsCache_PersistentCommitteeRoundtrip(t *testing.T) {
 	c := newSubnetIDs()

-	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
-		pubkey := [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte{byte(i)}
-		c.AddPersistentCommittee(pubkey[:], []uint64{uint64(i)}, 0)
-	}
+	c.AddPersistentCommittee([]uint64{0, 1, 2, 7, 8}, 0)

-	for i := uint64(0); i < 20; i++ {
-		pubkey := [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte{byte(i)}
-
-		idxs, ok, _ := c.GetPersistentSubnets(pubkey[:])
-		if !ok {
-			t.Errorf("Couldn't find entry in cache for pubkey %#x", pubkey)
-			continue
-		}
-		require.Equal(t, i, idxs[0])
-	}
 	coms := c.GetAllSubnets()
-	assert.Equal(t, 20, len(coms))
+	assert.Equal(t, 5, len(coms))
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/tracked_validators.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/tracked_validators.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package cache
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
+)
+
+type TrackedValidator struct {
+	Active       bool
+	FeeRecipient primitives.ExecutionAddress
+	Index        primitives.ValidatorIndex
+}
+
+type TrackedValidatorsCache struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+	trackedValidators map[primitives.ValidatorIndex]TrackedValidator
+}
+
+func NewTrackedValidatorsCache() *TrackedValidatorsCache {
+	return &TrackedValidatorsCache{
+		trackedValidators: make(map[primitives.ValidatorIndex]TrackedValidator),
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *TrackedValidatorsCache) Validator(index primitives.ValidatorIndex) (TrackedValidator, bool) {
+	t.Lock()
+	defer t.Unlock()
+	val, ok := t.trackedValidators[index]
+	return val, ok
+}
+
+func (t *TrackedValidatorsCache) Set(val TrackedValidator) {
+	t.Lock()
+	defer t.Unlock()
+	t.trackedValidators[val.Index] = val
+}
+
+func (t *TrackedValidatorsCache) Prune() {
+	t.Lock()
+	defer t.Unlock()
+	t.trackedValidators = make(map[primitives.ValidatorIndex]TrackedValidator)
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/attestation.go
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ import (
 func ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
-	b interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock,
+	b interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	if err := consensusblocks.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if b == nil || b.IsNil() {
+		return nil, consensusblocks.ErrNilBeaconBlock
 	}
-	body := b.Block().Body()
+	body := b.Body()
 	totalBalance, err := helpers.TotalActiveBalance(beaconState)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/attestation_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_InclusionDelayFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 	wsb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb)
+	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb.Block())
 	require.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
 }

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_NeitherCurrentNorPrevEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 	wsb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb)
+	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb.Block())
 	require.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
 }

@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_CurrentEpochFFGDataMismatches(t *testing.T) {
 	want := "source check point not equal to current justified checkpoint"
 	wsb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb)
+	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb.Block())
 	require.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
 	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Source.Epoch = time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
 	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Source.Root = []byte{}
 	wsb, err = blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb)
+	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb.Block())
 	require.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
 }

@@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_PrevEpochFFGDataMismatches(t *testing.T) {
 	want := "source check point not equal to previous justified checkpoint"
 	wsb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb)
+	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb.Block())
 	require.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
 	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Source.Epoch = time.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
 	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Target.Epoch = time.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
 	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Source.Root = []byte{}
 	wsb, err = blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb)
+	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb.Block())
 	require.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
 }

@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_InvalidAggregationBitsLength(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := "failed to verify aggregation bitfield: wanted participants bitfield length 3, got: 4"
 	wsb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb)
+	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb.Block())
 	require.ErrorContains(t, expected, err)
 }

@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	wsb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(block)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb)
+	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb.Block())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }

@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func TestFuzzProcessAttestationsNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		wsb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		r, err := altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), s, wsb)
+		r, err := altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), s, wsb.Block())
 		if err != nil && r != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("return value should be nil on err. found: %v on error: %v for state: %v and block: %v", r, err, s, b)
 		}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_precompute.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_precompute.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type AttDelta struct {

 // 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")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.InitializePrecomputeValidators")
 	defer span.End()
 	vals := make([]*precompute.Validator, beaconState.NumValidators())
 	bal := &precompute.Balance{}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func ProcessInactivityScores(
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	vals []*precompute.Validator,
 ) (state.BeaconState, []*precompute.Validator, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.ProcessInactivityScores")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.ProcessInactivityScores")
 	defer span.End()

 	cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func ProcessEpochParticipation(
 	bal *precompute.Balance,
 	vals []*precompute.Validator,
 ) ([]*precompute.Validator, *precompute.Balance, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.ProcessEpochParticipation")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.ProcessEpochParticipation")
 	defer span.End()

 	cp, err := beaconState.CurrentEpochParticipation()
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/sync_committee_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/sync_committee_test.go
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func TestSyncSubCommitteePubkeys_CanGet(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func Test_ValidateSyncMessageTime(t *testing.T) {
-	if params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity < 200*time.Millisecond {
+	if params.BeaconConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparityDuration() < 200*time.Millisecond {
 		t.Fatal("This test expects the maximum clock disparity to be at least 200ms")
 	}

@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func Test_ValidateSyncMessageTime(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "sync_message.slot == current_slot+CLOCK_DISPARITY",
 			args: args{
 				syncMessageSlot: 100,
-				genesisTime:     prysmTime.Now().Add(-(100*time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)*time.Second - params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity)),
+				genesisTime:     prysmTime.Now().Add(-(100*time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)*time.Second - params.BeaconConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparityDuration())),
 			},
 			wantedErr: "",
 		},
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ func Test_ValidateSyncMessageTime(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "sync_message.slot == current_slot+CLOCK_DISPARITY-1000ms",
 			args: args{
 				syncMessageSlot: 100,
-				genesisTime:     prysmTime.Now().Add(-(100 * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second) + params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity + 1000*time.Millisecond),
+				genesisTime:     prysmTime.Now().Add(-(100 * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second) + params.BeaconConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparityDuration() + 1000*time.Millisecond),
 			},
 			wantedErr: "(message slot 100) not within allowable range of",
 		},
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func Test_ValidateSyncMessageTime(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "sync_message.slot == current_slot-CLOCK_DISPARITY",
 			args: args{
 				syncMessageSlot: 100,
-				genesisTime:     prysmTime.Now().Add(-(100*time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)*time.Second + params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity)),
+				genesisTime:     prysmTime.Now().Add(-(100*time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)*time.Second + params.BeaconConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparityDuration())),
 			},
 			wantedErr: "",
 		},
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func Test_ValidateSyncMessageTime(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "sync_message.slot > current_slot+CLOCK_DISPARITY",
 			args: args{
 				syncMessageSlot: 101,
-				genesisTime:     prysmTime.Now().Add(-(100*time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)*time.Second + params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity)),
+				genesisTime:     prysmTime.Now().Add(-(100*time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)*time.Second + params.BeaconConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparityDuration())),
 			},
 			wantedErr: "(message slot 101) not within allowable range of",
 		},
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func Test_ValidateSyncMessageTime(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			err := altair.ValidateSyncMessageTime(tt.args.syncMessageSlot, tt.args.genesisTime,
-				params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity)
+				params.BeaconConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparityDuration())
 			if tt.wantedErr != "" {
 				assert.ErrorContains(t, tt.wantedErr, err)
 			} else {
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation.go
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ import (
 func ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
-	b interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock,
+	b interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	if err := blocks.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if b == nil || b.IsNil() {
+		return nil, blocks.ErrNilBeaconBlock
 	}
-	body := b.Block().Body()
+	body := b.Body()
 	var err error
 	for idx, att := range body.Attestations() {
 		beaconState, err = ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(ctx, beaconState, att)
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations_fuzz_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations_fuzz_test.go
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func TestFuzzProcessAttestationsNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		wsb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		r, err := ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(ctx, s, wsb)
+		r, err := ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(ctx, s, wsb.Block())
 		if err != nil && r != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("return value should be nil on err. found: %v on error: %v for state: %v and block: %v", r, err, state, b)
 		}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func ProcessVoluntaryExits(
 			} else if exitEpoch == maxExitEpoch {
 				churn++
 			}
-		} else if !errors.Is(err, v.ValidatorAlreadyExitedErr) {
+		} else if !errors.Is(err, v.ErrValidatorAlreadyExited) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/genesis.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/genesis.go
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ func NewGenesisBlockForState(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState) (interfa
 						ReceiptsRoot:  make([]byte, 32),
 						LogsBloom:     make([]byte, 256),
 						PrevRandao:    make([]byte, 32),
+						ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 						BaseFeePerGas: make([]byte, 32),
 						BlockHash:     make([]byte, 32),
 						Transactions:  make([][]byte, 0),
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ func NewGenesisBlockForState(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState) (interfa
 						ReceiptsRoot:  make([]byte, 32),
 						LogsBloom:     make([]byte, 256),
 						PrevRandao:    make([]byte, 32),
+						ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 						BaseFeePerGas: make([]byte, 32),
 						BlockHash:     make([]byte, 32),
 						Transactions:  make([][]byte, 0),
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@ func NewGenesisBlockForState(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState) (interfa
 						ReceiptsRoot:  make([]byte, 32),
 						LogsBloom:     make([]byte, 256),
 						PrevRandao:    make([]byte, 32),
+						ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 						BaseFeePerGas: make([]byte, 32),
 						BlockHash:     make([]byte, 32),
 						Transactions:  make([][]byte, 0),
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/payload_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/payload_test.go
@@ -853,10 +853,10 @@ func emptyPayloadHeader() (interfaces.ExecutionData, error) {
 		ReceiptsRoot:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 		LogsBloom:        make([]byte, fieldparams.LogsBloomLength),
 		PrevRandao:       make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+		ExtraData:        make([]byte, 0),
 		BaseFeePerGas:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 		BlockHash:        make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 		TransactionsRoot: make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
-		ExtraData:        make([]byte, 0),
 	})
 }

@@ -868,11 +868,11 @@ func emptyPayloadHeaderCapella() (interfaces.ExecutionData, error) {
 		ReceiptsRoot:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 		LogsBloom:        make([]byte, fieldparams.LogsBloomLength),
 		PrevRandao:       make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+		ExtraData:        make([]byte, 0),
 		BaseFeePerGas:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 		BlockHash:        make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 		TransactionsRoot: make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 		WithdrawalsRoot:  make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
-		ExtraData:        make([]byte, 0),
 	}, 0)
 }

@@ -884,10 +884,10 @@ func emptyPayload() *enginev1.ExecutionPayload {
 		ReceiptsRoot:  make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 		LogsBloom:     make([]byte, fieldparams.LogsBloomLength),
 		PrevRandao:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+		ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 		BaseFeePerGas: make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 		BlockHash:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 		Transactions:  make([][]byte, 0),
-		ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 	}
 }

@@ -899,10 +899,10 @@ func emptyPayloadCapella() *enginev1.ExecutionPayloadCapella {
 		ReceiptsRoot:  make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 		LogsBloom:     make([]byte, fieldparams.LogsBloomLength),
 		PrevRandao:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+		ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 		BaseFeePerGas: make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 		BlockHash:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 		Transactions:  make([][]byte, 0),
 		Withdrawals:   make([]*enginev1.Withdrawal, 0),
-		ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 	}
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/withdrawals.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/withdrawals.go
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ const executionToBLSPadding = 12
 // signature set.
 func ProcessBLSToExecutionChanges(
 	st state.BeaconState,
-	signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	if signed.Version() < version.Capella {
+	b interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock) (state.BeaconState, error) {
+	if b.Version() < version.Capella {
 		return st, nil
 	}
-	changes, err := signed.Block().Body().BLSToExecutionChanges()
+	changes, err := b.Body().BLSToExecutionChanges()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get BLSToExecutionChanges")
 	}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/withdrawals_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/withdrawals_test.go
@@ -1134,12 +1134,9 @@ func TestProcessBLSToExecutionChanges(t *testing.T) {
 	bpb := &ethpb.BeaconBlockCapella{
 		Body: body,
 	}
-	sbpb := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockCapella{
-		Block: bpb,
-	}
-	signed, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(sbpb)
+	bb, err := consensusblocks.NewBeaconBlock(bpb)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	st, err = blocks.ProcessBLSToExecutionChanges(st, signed)
+	st, err = blocks.ProcessBLSToExecutionChanges(st, bb)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	vals := st.Validators()
 	for _, val := range vals {
--- a/beacon-chain/core/capella/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/capella/upgrade_test.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func TestUpgradeToCapella(t *testing.T) {
 		GasLimit:         prevHeader.GasLimit(),
 		GasUsed:          prevHeader.GasUsed(),
 		Timestamp:        prevHeader.Timestamp(),
+		ExtraData:        prevHeader.ExtraData(),
 		BaseFeePerGas:    prevHeader.BaseFeePerGas(),
 		BlockHash:        prevHeader.BlockHash(),
 		TransactionsRoot: txRoot,
--- a/beacon-chain/core/deneb/upgrade.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/deneb/upgrade.go
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ func UpgradeToDeneb(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 			ExtraData:        payloadHeader.ExtraData(),
 			BaseFeePerGas:    payloadHeader.BaseFeePerGas(),
 			BlockHash:        payloadHeader.BlockHash(),
-			ExcessBlobGas:    0,
-			BlobGasUsed:      0,
 			TransactionsRoot: txRoot,
 			WithdrawalsRoot:  wdRoot,
+			ExcessBlobGas:    0,
+			BlobGasUsed:      0,
 		},
 		NextWithdrawalIndex:          wi,
 		NextWithdrawalValidatorIndex: vi,
--- a/beacon-chain/core/deneb/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/deneb/upgrade_test.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ func TestUpgradeToDeneb(t *testing.T) {
 		GasLimit:         prevHeader.GasLimit(),
 		GasUsed:          prevHeader.GasUsed(),
 		Timestamp:        prevHeader.Timestamp(),
+		ExtraData:        prevHeader.ExtraData(),
 		BaseFeePerGas:    prevHeader.BaseFeePerGas(),
 		BlockHash:        prevHeader.BlockHash(),
 		TransactionsRoot: txRoot,
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func ProcessRegistryUpdates(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState) (state
 			// barely happen
 			maxExitEpoch, churn := validators.MaxExitEpochAndChurn(state)
 			state, _, err = validators.InitiateValidatorExit(ctx, state, primitives.ValidatorIndex(idx), maxExitEpoch, churn)
-			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, validators.ValidatorAlreadyExitedErr) {
+			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, validators.ErrValidatorAlreadyExited) {
 				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not initiate exit for validator %d", idx)
 			}
 		}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/new.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/new.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 // pre computed instances of validators attesting records and total
 // balances attested in an epoch.
 func New(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconState) ([]*Validator, *Balance, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "precomputeEpoch.New")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "precomputeEpoch.New")
 	defer span.End()

 	pValidators := make([]*Validator, s.NumValidators())
--- a/beacon-chain/core/execution/upgrade.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/execution/upgrade.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func UpgradeToBellatrix(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 			GasLimit:         0,
 			GasUsed:          0,
 			Timestamp:        0,
+			ExtraData:        make([]byte, 0),
 			BaseFeePerGas:    make([]byte, 32),
 			BlockHash:        make([]byte, 32),
 			TransactionsRoot: make([]byte, 32),
--- a/beacon-chain/core/execution/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/execution/upgrade_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func TestUpgradeToBellatrix(t *testing.T) {
 		GasLimit:         0,
 		GasUsed:          0,
 		Timestamp:        0,
+		ExtraData:        make([]byte, 0),
 		BaseFeePerGas:    make([]byte, 32),
 		BlockHash:        make([]byte, 32),
 		TransactionsRoot: make([]byte, 32),
--- a/beacon-chain/core/feed/operation/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/feed/operation/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ go_library(
    visibility = ["//beacon-chain:__subpackages__"],
    deps = [
        "//async/event:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/blocks:go_default_library",
        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
    ],
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/core/feed/operation/events.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/feed/operation/events.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package operation

 import (
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 )

@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ const (

 	// BlobSidecarReceived is sent after a blob sidecar is received from gossip or rpc.
 	BlobSidecarReceived = 6
+
+	// ProposerSlashingReceived is sent after a proposer slashing is received from gossip or rpc
+	ProposerSlashingReceived = 7
+
+	// AttesterSlashingReceived is sent after an attester slashing is received from gossip or rpc
+	AttesterSlashingReceived = 8
 )

 // UnAggregatedAttReceivedData is the data sent with UnaggregatedAttReceived events.
@@ -58,5 +65,15 @@ type BLSToExecutionChangeReceivedData struct {

 // BlobSidecarReceivedData is the data sent with BlobSidecarReceived events.
 type BlobSidecarReceivedData struct {
-	Blob *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar
+	Blob *blocks.VerifiedROBlob
+}
+
+// ProposerSlashingReceivedData is the data sent with ProposerSlashingReceived events.
+type ProposerSlashingReceivedData struct {
+	ProposerSlashing *ethpb.ProposerSlashing
+}
+
+// AttesterSlashingReceivedData is the data sent with AttesterSlashingReceived events.
+type AttesterSlashingReceivedData struct {
+	AttesterSlashing *ethpb.AttesterSlashing
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/BUILD.bazel
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ go_library(
    deps = [
        "//beacon-chain/cache:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/forkchoice/types:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
        "//config/params:go_default_library",
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ go_test(
    deps = [
        "//beacon-chain/cache:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/forkchoice/types:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state/state-native:go_default_library",
        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/attestation.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func ComputeSubnetFromCommitteeAndSlot(activeValCount uint64, comIdx primitives.
 	slotSinceStart := slots.SinceEpochStarts(attSlot)
 	comCount := SlotCommitteeCount(activeValCount)
 	commsSinceStart := uint64(slotSinceStart.Mul(comCount))
-	computedSubnet := (commsSinceStart + uint64(comIdx)) % params.BeaconNetworkConfig().AttestationSubnetCount
+	computedSubnet := (commsSinceStart + uint64(comIdx)) % params.BeaconConfig().AttestationSubnetCount
 	return computedSubnet
 }

@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ func ValidateAttestationTime(attSlot primitives.Slot, genesisTime time.Time, clo
 	// An attestation cannot be older than the current slot - attestation propagation slot range
 	// with a minor tolerance for peer clock disparity.
 	lowerBoundsSlot := primitives.Slot(0)
-	if currentSlot > params.BeaconNetworkConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange {
-		lowerBoundsSlot = currentSlot - params.BeaconNetworkConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange
+	if currentSlot > params.BeaconConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange {
+		lowerBoundsSlot = currentSlot - params.BeaconConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange
 	}
 	lowerTime, err := slots.ToTime(uint64(genesisTime.Unix()), lowerBoundsSlot)
 	if err != nil {
--- a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/attestation_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func Test_ValidateAttestationTime(t *testing.T) {
 	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(cfg)
 	params.SetupTestConfigCleanup(t)

-	if params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity < 200*time.Millisecond {
+	if params.BeaconConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparityDuration() < 200*time.Millisecond {
 		t.Fatal("This test expects the maximum clock disparity to be at least 200ms")
 	}

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func Test_ValidateAttestationTime(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "attestation.slot < current_slot-ATTESTATION_PROPAGATION_SLOT_RANGE",
 			args: args{
-				attSlot:     100 - params.BeaconNetworkConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange - 1,
+				attSlot:     100 - params.BeaconConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange - 1,
 				genesisTime: prysmTime.Now().Add(-100 * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second),
 			},
 			wantedErr: "not within attestation propagation range",
@@ -147,14 +147,14 @@ func Test_ValidateAttestationTime(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "attestation.slot = current_slot-ATTESTATION_PROPAGATION_SLOT_RANGE",
 			args: args{
-				attSlot:     100 - params.BeaconNetworkConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange,
+				attSlot:     100 - params.BeaconConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange,
 				genesisTime: prysmTime.Now().Add(-100 * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second),
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "attestation.slot = current_slot-ATTESTATION_PROPAGATION_SLOT_RANGE, received 200ms late",
 			args: args{
-				attSlot: 100 - params.BeaconNetworkConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange,
+				attSlot: 100 - params.BeaconConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange,
 				genesisTime: prysmTime.Now().Add(
 					-100 * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second,
 				).Add(200 * time.Millisecond),
@@ -163,21 +163,21 @@ func Test_ValidateAttestationTime(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "attestation.slot < current_slot-ATTESTATION_PROPAGATION_SLOT_RANGE in deneb",
 			args: args{
-				attSlot:     300 - params.BeaconNetworkConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange - 1,
+				attSlot:     300 - params.BeaconConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange - 1,
 				genesisTime: prysmTime.Now().Add(-300 * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second),
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "attestation.slot = current_slot-ATTESTATION_PROPAGATION_SLOT_RANGE in deneb",
 			args: args{
-				attSlot:     300 - params.BeaconNetworkConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange,
+				attSlot:     300 - params.BeaconConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange,
 				genesisTime: prysmTime.Now().Add(-300 * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second),
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "attestation.slot = current_slot-ATTESTATION_PROPAGATION_SLOT_RANGE, received 200ms late in deneb",
 			args: args{
-				attSlot: 300 - params.BeaconNetworkConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange,
+				attSlot: 300 - params.BeaconConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange,
 				genesisTime: prysmTime.Now().Add(
 					-300 * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second,
 				).Add(200 * time.Millisecond),
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func Test_ValidateAttestationTime(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "attestation.slot != current epoch or previous epoch in deneb",
 			args: args{
-				attSlot: 300 - params.BeaconNetworkConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange,
+				attSlot: 300 - params.BeaconConfig().AttestationPropagationSlotRange,
 				genesisTime: prysmTime.Now().Add(
 					-500 * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second,
 				).Add(200 * time.Millisecond),
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func Test_ValidateAttestationTime(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			err := helpers.ValidateAttestationTime(tt.args.attSlot, tt.args.genesisTime,
-				params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity)
+				params.BeaconConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparityDuration())
 			if tt.wantedErr != "" {
 				assert.ErrorContains(t, tt.wantedErr, err)
 			} else {
--- a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/beacon_committee.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/beacon_committee.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 package helpers

 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
@@ -12,7 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/time"
+	forkchoicetypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
+	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/container/slice"
@@ -333,36 +334,27 @@ func UpdateCommitteeCache(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState,

 // UpdateProposerIndicesInCache updates proposer indices entry of the committee cache.
 // Input state is used to retrieve active validator indices.
+// Input root is to use as key in the cache.
 // 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.
+	// The cache uses the state root at the end of (current epoch - 1) as key.
+	// (e.g. for epoch 2, the key is root at slot 63)
 	if epoch <= params.BeaconConfig().GenesisEpoch+params.BeaconConfig().MinSeedLookahead {
 		return nil
 	}
-
-	// Use state root from (current_epoch - 1))
-	s, err := slots.EpochEnd(epoch - 1)
+	slot, err := slots.EpochEnd(epoch - 1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	r, err := state.StateRootAtIndex(uint64(s % params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerHistoricalRoot))
+	root, err := StateRootAtSlot(state, slot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// Skip cache update if we have an invalid key
-	if r == nil || bytes.Equal(r, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]) {
-		return nil
-	}
 	// Skip cache update if the key already exists
-	exists, err := proposerIndicesCache.HasProposerIndices(bytesutil.ToBytes32(r))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if exists {
+	_, ok := proposerIndicesCache.ProposerIndices(epoch, [32]byte(root))
+	if ok {
 		return nil
 	}
-
 	indices, err := ActiveValidatorIndices(ctx, state, epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -371,16 +363,38 @@ func UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaco
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return proposerIndicesCache.AddProposerIndices(&cache.ProposerIndices{
-		BlockRoot:       bytesutil.ToBytes32(r),
-		ProposerIndices: proposerIndices,
-	})
+	if len(proposerIndices) != int(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) {
+		return errors.New("invalid proposer length returned from state")
+	}
+	// This is here to deal with tests only
+	var indicesArray [fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch]primitives.ValidatorIndex
+	copy(indicesArray[:], proposerIndices)
+	proposerIndicesCache.Prune(epoch - 2)
+	proposerIndicesCache.Set(epoch, [32]byte(root), indicesArray)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// UpdateCachedCheckpointToStateRoot updates the map from checkpoints to state root in the proposer indices cache
+func UpdateCachedCheckpointToStateRoot(state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, cp *forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint) error {
+	if cp.Epoch <= params.BeaconConfig().GenesisEpoch+params.BeaconConfig().MinSeedLookahead {
+		return nil
+	}
+	slot, err := slots.EpochEnd(cp.Epoch - 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	root, err := state.StateRootAtIndex(uint64(slot % params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerHistoricalRoot))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	proposerIndicesCache.SetCheckpoint(*cp, [32]byte(root))
+	return nil
 }

 // ClearCache clears the beacon committee cache and sync committee cache.
 func ClearCache() {
 	committeeCache.Clear()
-	proposerIndicesCache.Clear()
+	proposerIndicesCache.Prune(0)
 	syncCommitteeCache.Clear()
 	balanceCache.Clear()
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/validators.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/validators.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/time"
+	forkchoicetypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
@@ -20,10 +21,14 @@ import (
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

-var CommitteeCacheInProgressHit = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-	Name: "committee_cache_in_progress_hit",
-	Help: "The number of committee requests that are present in the cache.",
-})
+var (
+	CommitteeCacheInProgressHit = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "committee_cache_in_progress_hit",
+		Help: "The number of committee requests that are present in the cache.",
+	})
+
+	errProposerIndexMiss = errors.New("propoposer index not found in cache")
+)

 // IsActiveValidator returns the boolean value on whether the validator
 // is active or not.
@@ -259,12 +264,43 @@ func ValidatorActivationChurnLimitDeneb(activeValidatorCount uint64) uint64 {
 //	  indices = get_active_validator_indices(state, epoch)
 //	  return compute_proposer_index(state, indices, seed)
 func BeaconProposerIndex(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState) (primitives.ValidatorIndex, error) {
-	e := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
+	return BeaconProposerIndexAtSlot(ctx, state, state.Slot())
+}
+
+// cachedProposerIndexAtSlot returns the proposer index at the given slot from
+// the cache at the given root key.
+func cachedProposerIndexAtSlot(slot primitives.Slot, root [32]byte) (primitives.ValidatorIndex, error) {
+	proposerIndices, has := proposerIndicesCache.ProposerIndices(slots.ToEpoch(slot), root)
+	if !has {
+		return 0, errProposerIndexMiss
+	}
+	if len(proposerIndices) != int(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) {
+		return 0, errProposerIndexMiss
+	}
+	return proposerIndices[slot%params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch], nil
+}
+
+// ProposerIndexAtSlotFromCheckpoint returns the proposer index at the given
+// slot from the cache at the given checkpoint
+func ProposerIndexAtSlotFromCheckpoint(c *forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint, slot primitives.Slot) (primitives.ValidatorIndex, error) {
+	proposerIndices, has := proposerIndicesCache.IndicesFromCheckpoint(*c)
+	if !has {
+		return 0, errProposerIndexMiss
+	}
+	if len(proposerIndices) != int(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) {
+		return 0, errProposerIndexMiss
+	}
+	return proposerIndices[slot%params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch], nil
+}
+
+// BeaconProposerIndexAtSlot returns proposer index at the given slot from the
+// point of view of the given state as head state
+func BeaconProposerIndexAtSlot(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, slot primitives.Slot) (primitives.ValidatorIndex, error) {
+	e := slots.ToEpoch(slot)
 	// The cache uses the state root of the previous epoch - minimum_seed_lookahead last slot as key. (e.g. Starting epoch 1, slot 32, the key would be block root at slot 31)
 	// For simplicity, the node will skip caching of genesis epoch.
 	if e > params.BeaconConfig().GenesisEpoch+params.BeaconConfig().MinSeedLookahead {
-		wantedEpoch := time.PrevEpoch(state)
-		s, err := slots.EpochEnd(wantedEpoch)
+		s, err := slots.EpochEnd(e - 1)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, err
 		}
@@ -273,18 +309,16 @@ func BeaconProposerIndex(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState) (
 			return 0, err
 		}
 		if r != nil && !bytes.Equal(r, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]) {
-			proposerIndices, err := proposerIndicesCache.ProposerIndices(bytesutil.ToBytes32(r))
-			if err != nil {
-				return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "could not interface with committee cache")
+			pid, err := cachedProposerIndexAtSlot(slot, [32]byte(r))
+			if err == nil {
+				return pid, nil
 			}
-			if proposerIndices != nil {
-				if len(proposerIndices) != int(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) {
-					return 0, errors.Errorf("length of proposer indices is not equal %d to slots per epoch", len(proposerIndices))
-				}
-				return proposerIndices[state.Slot()%params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch], nil
+			if err := UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx, state, e); err != nil {
+				return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "could not update proposer index cache")
 			}
-			if err := UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx, state, time.CurrentEpoch(state)); err != nil {
-				return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "could not update committee cache")
+			pid, err = cachedProposerIndexAtSlot(slot, [32]byte(r))
+			if err == nil {
+				return pid, nil
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -294,7 +328,7 @@ func BeaconProposerIndex(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState) (
 		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "could not generate seed")
 	}

-	seedWithSlot := append(seed[:], bytesutil.Bytes8(uint64(state.Slot()))...)
+	seedWithSlot := append(seed[:], bytesutil.Bytes8(uint64(slot))...)
 	seedWithSlotHash := hash.Hash(seedWithSlot)

 	indices, err := ActiveValidatorIndices(ctx, state, e)
--- a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/validators_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/validators_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/time"
+	forkchoicetypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/types"
 	state_native "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state/state-native"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
@@ -264,7 +265,6 @@ func TestBeaconProposerIndex_BadState(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetSlot(100))
 	_, err = BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), state)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, proposerIndicesCache.Len())
 }

 func TestComputeProposerIndex_Compatibility(t *testing.T) {
@@ -803,3 +803,18 @@ func TestLastActivatedValidatorIndex_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, index, primitives.ValidatorIndex(3))
 }
+
+func TestProposerIndexFromCheckpoint(t *testing.T) {
+	e := primitives.Epoch(2)
+	r := [32]byte{'a'}
+	root := [32]byte{'b'}
+	ids := [32]primitives.ValidatorIndex{}
+	slot := primitives.Slot(69) // slot 5 in the Epoch
+	ids[5] = primitives.ValidatorIndex(19)
+	proposerIndicesCache.Set(e, r, ids)
+	c := &forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Root: root, Epoch: e - 1}
+	proposerIndicesCache.SetCheckpoint(*c, r)
+	id, err := ProposerIndexAtSlotFromCheckpoint(c, slot)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, ids[5], id)
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/transition/bellatrix_transition_no_verify_sig_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/transition/bellatrix_transition_no_verify_sig_test.go
@@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ func createFullBellatrixBlockWithOperations(t *testing.T) (state.BeaconState,
 					ReceiptsRoot:  make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 					LogsBloom:     make([]byte, fieldparams.LogsBloomLength),
 					PrevRandao:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+					ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 					BaseFeePerGas: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4}, fieldparams.RootLength),
 					BlockHash:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 					Transactions:  make([][]byte, 0),
-					ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -284,11 +284,11 @@ func createFullCapellaBlockWithOperations(t *testing.T) (state.BeaconState,
 					ReceiptsRoot:  make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 					LogsBloom:     make([]byte, fieldparams.LogsBloomLength),
 					PrevRandao:    make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
+					ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 					BaseFeePerGas: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4}, fieldparams.RootLength),
 					BlockHash:     make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength),
 					Transactions:  make([][]byte, 0),
 					Withdrawals:   make([]*enginev1.Withdrawal, 0),
-					ExtraData:     make([]byte, 0),
 				},
 			},
 		},
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More
@@ -1 +1 @@
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