Recover state summary for sync validation (#7994 )

* Recover state summary * Add test * Fix tests Co-authored-by: Raul Jordan <raul@prysmaticlabs.com>
more robust processing of invalid head slot (#7990 )
2026-01-10 05:47:59 -05:00 · 2020-11-29 20:42:45 -06:00 · 2020-11-29 15:03:25 -06:00 · 2020-11-27 20:30:12 +00:00 · 2020-11-27 20:03:44 +00:00 · 2020-11-27 18:28:45 +00:00
991 changed files with 49967 additions and 27814 deletions
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ test --test_verbose_timeout_warnings
 test --build_tests_only
 test --test_output=errors

+# E2E run with debug gotag
+test:e2e --define gotags=debug
+
 # Clearly indicate that coverage is enabled to disable certain nogo checks.
 coverage --define=coverage_enabled=1

@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ build:kafka_enabled --define kafka_enabled=true
 build:kafka_enabled --define gotags=kafka_enabled

 build:blst_enabled --define blst_enabled=true
+build:blst_enabled --define gotags=blst_enabled

 # Release flags
 build:release --workspace_status_command=./scripts/workspace_status.sh
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.2.0
+3.7.0
--- a/.buildkite-bazelrc
+++ b/.buildkite-bazelrc
@@ -34,19 +34,5 @@ build --flaky_test_attempts=5
 # Disabled race detection due to unstable test results under constrained environment build kite
 # build --features=race

-# Enable kafka for CI tests only.
-test --config=kafka_enabled
-
-# Disable blst for CI tests.
-test --define blst_enabled=true
-
-build --bes_backend=grpcs://builds.prylabs.net:1985
-build --bes_results_url=https://builds.prylabs.net/invocation/
-
 # Disable flaky test detection for fuzzing.
 test:fuzz --flaky_test_attempts=1
-
-# Expose test environment variables in CI
-test:fuzzit --test_env=GITHUB_REF
-test:fuzzit --test_env=GITHUB_SHA
-test:fuzzit --test_env=DOCKER_HOST
--- a/.deepsource.toml
+++ b/.deepsource.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+version = 1
+
+[[analyzers]]
+name = "go"
+enabled = true
+
+  [analyzers.meta]
+  import_paths = ["github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm"]
+
+[[analyzers]]
+name = "test-coverage"
+enabled = true
+
+[[analyzers]]
+name = "shell"
+enabled = true
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
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--- a/.policy.yml
+++ b/.policy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+policy:
+  approval:
+    - or:
+        - only test files are changed
+        - only proto files are changed
+        - touches consensus critical code
+        - touches sync/blockchain/p2p code
+        - large line count
+        - is critical priority
+approval_rules:
+  - name: only test files are changed
+    if:
+      only_changed_files:
+        paths:
+          - "*_test.go"
+          - "*.bazel"
+    options:
+      ignore_commits_by:
+        users: ["bulldozer[bot]"]
+    requires:
+      count: 1
+      teams:
+        - "prysmaticlabs/core-team"
+  - name: only proto files are changed
+    if:
+      only_changed_files:
+        paths:
+          - "*pb.go"
+          - "*pb.gw.go"
+          - "*.bazel"
+    options:
+      ignore_commits_by:
+        users: ["bulldozer[bot]"]
+    requires:
+      count: 1
+      teams:
+        - "prysmaticlabs/core-team"
+  - name: touches consensus critical code
+    if:
+      only_changed_files:
+        paths:
+          - "beacon-chain/core/*"
+          - "beacon-chain/state/*"
+    options:
+      ignore_commits_by:
+        users: ["bulldozer[bot]"]
+    requires:
+      count: 2
+      teams:
+        - "prysmaticlabs/core-team"
+  - name: touches sync/blockchain/p2p code
+    if:
+      only_changed_files:
+        paths:
+          - "beacon-chain/blockchain/*"
+          - "beacon-chain/sync/*"
+          - "beacon-chain/p2p/*"
+    options:
+      ignore_commits_by:
+        users: ["bulldozer[bot]"]
+    requires:
+      count: 2
+      teams:
+        - "prysmaticlabs/core-team"
+  - name: large line count
+    if:
+      modified_lines:
+        total: "> 1000"
+      changed_files:
+        ignore:
+          - "*pb.go"
+          - "*pb.gw.go"
+          - "*.bazel"
+    options:
+      ignore_commits_by:
+        users: ["bulldozer[bot]"]
+    requires:
+      count: 2
+      teams:
+        - "prysmaticlabs/core-team"
+  - name: is critical priority
+    if:
+      has_labels:
+        - "Priority: Critical"
+    options:
+      ignore_commits_by:
+        users: ["bulldozer[bot]"]
+    requires:
+      count: 3
+      teams:
+        - "prysmaticlabs/core-team"
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+++ b/.well-known/security.txt
@@ -3,24 +3,23 @@ Hash: SHA512

 Contact: mailto:security@prysmaticlabs.com
 Encryption: openpgp4fpr:0AE0051D647BA3C1A917AF4072E33E4DF1A5036E
-Encryption: openpgp4fpr:341396BAFACC28C5082327F889725027FC8EC0D4
-Encryption: openpgp4fpr:FEE44615A19049DF0CA0C2735E2B7E5734DFADCB
+Encryption: openpgp4fpr:CD08DE68C60B82D3EE2A3F7D95452A701810FEDB
+Encryption: openpgp4fpr:317D6E91058F8F3C2303BA7756313E44581297A6
 Preferred-Languages: en
 Canonical: https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/tree/master/.well-known/security.txt
-
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--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ nogo(
        "//tools/analyzers/shadowpredecl:go_tool_library",
        "//tools/analyzers/nop:go_tool_library",
        "//tools/analyzers/slicedirect:go_tool_library",
+        "//tools/analyzers/ineffassign:go_tool_library",
+        "//tools/analyzers/properpermissions:go_tool_library",
    ] + select({
        # nogo checks that fail with coverage enabled.
        ":coverage_enabled": [],
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Note: The latest and most up to date documenation can be found on our [docs port

 Excited by our work and want to get involved in building out our sharding releases? Or maybe you haven't learned as much about the Ethereum protocol but are a savvy developer? 

-You can explore our [Open Issues](https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/issues) in-the works for our different releases. Feel free to fork our repo and start creating PR’s after assigning yourself to an issue of interest. We are always chatting on [Discord](https://discord.gg/che9auJ) or [Gitter](https://gitter.im/prysmaticlabs/geth-sharding) drop us a line there if you want to get more involved or have any questions on our implementation!
+You can explore our [Open Issues](https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/issues) in-the works for our different releases. Feel free to fork our repo and start creating PR’s after assigning yourself to an issue of interest. We are always chatting on [Discord](https://discord.gg/CTYGPUJ) drop us a line there if you want to get more involved or have any questions on our implementation!

 ## Contribution Steps

@@ -62,12 +62,6 @@ Changes that only affect a single file can be tested with
 $ go test <file_you_are_working_on>
 ```

-Changes that affect multiple files can be tested with ...
-
-```
-$ golangci-lint run && bazel test //...
-```
-
 **10. Stage the file or files that you want to commit.**

 ```
@@ -181,7 +175,7 @@ We consider two types of contributions to our repo and categorize them as follow

 ### Part-Time Contributors

-Anyone can become a part-time contributor and help out on implementing sharding. The responsibilities of a part-time contributor include:
+Anyone can become a part-time contributor and help out on implementing eth2. The responsibilities of a part-time contributor include:

 -   Engaging in Gitter conversations, asking the questions on how to begin contributing to the project
 -   Opening up github issues to express interest in code to implement
@@ -192,8 +186,6 @@ Anyone can become a part-time contributor and help out on implementing sharding.
 -   Follow up on open PRs
    -   Have an estimated timeframe to completion and let the core contributors know if a PR will take longer than expected

-We do not expect all part-time contributors to be experts on all the latest sharding documentation, but all contributors should at least be familiarized with our sharding [README.md](https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/blob/master/validator/README.md) and have gone through the required Ethereum readings as posted on our [READINGS.md](https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/blob/master/docs/READINGS.md) document.
-
 ### Core Contributors

 Core contributors are remote contractors of Prysmatic Labs, LLC. and are considered critical team members of our organization. Core devs have all of the responsibilities of part-time contributors plus the majority of the following:
--- a/DEPENDENCIES.md
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Example:

 ```bash
 go get github.com/prysmaticlabs/example@v1.2.3
-bazel run //:gazelle -- update-repos -from_file=go.mod -to_macro=deps.bzl%prysm_deps
+bazel run //:gazelle -- update-repos -from_file=go.mod -to_macro=deps.bzl%prysm_deps -prune=true
 ```

 The deps.bzl file should have been updated with the dependency and any transitive dependencies. 
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
-# Prysm: An Ethereum 2.0 Client Written in Go
+# Prysm: An Ethereum 2.0 Implementation Written in Go

 [![Build status](https://badge.buildkite.com/b555891daf3614bae4284dcf365b2340cefc0089839526f096.svg?branch=master)](https://buildkite.com/prysmatic-labs/prysm)
-[![ETH2.0_Spec_Version 0.12.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/ETH2.0%20Spec%20Version-v0.12.2-blue.svg)](https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/tree/v0.12.2)
-[![Discord](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7288322/34471967-1df7808a-efbb-11e7-9088-ed0b04151291.png)](https://discord.gg/KSA7rPr)
-[![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/prysmaticlabs/geth-sharding?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge)
+[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm)
+[![ETH2.0_Spec_Version 1.0.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/ETH2.0%20Spec%20Version-v1.0.0-blue.svg)](https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/tree/v1.0.0)
+[![Discord](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7288322/34471967-1df7808a-efbb-11e7-9088-ed0b04151291.png)](https://discord.gg/CTYGPUJ)

-This is the core repository for Prysm, a [Golang](https://golang.org/) implementation of the Ethereum 2.0 client specifications developed by [Prysmatic Labs](https://prysmaticlabs.com).
+This is the core repository for Prysm, a [Golang](https://golang.org/) implementation of the Ethereum 2.0 specification, developed by [Prysmatic Labs](https://prysmaticlabs.com).

 ### Getting Started
-A detailed set of installation and usage instructions as well as breakdowns of each individual component are available in the [official documentation portal](https://docs.prylabs.network). If you still have questions, feel free to stop by either our [Discord](https://discord.gg/KSA7rPr) or [Gitter](https://gitter.im/prysmaticlabs/geth-sharding?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge) and a member of the team or our community will be happy to assist you.

-### Come join the testnet!
-Participation is now open to the public for our Ethereum 2.0 phase 0 testnet release. Visit [prylabs.net](https://prylabs.net) for more information on the project or to sign up as a validator on the network. You can visualize the nodes in the network on [eth2stats.io](https://eth2stats.io), explore validator rewards/penalties via Bitfly's block explorer: [beaconcha.in](https://beaconcha.in), and follow the latest blocks added to the chain on [Etherscan](https://beacon.etherscan.io).
+A detailed set of installation and usage instructions as well as breakdowns of each individual component are available in the [official documentation portal](https://docs.prylabs.network). If you still have questions, feel free to stop by our [Discord](https://discord.gg/CTYGPUJ).
+
+### Staking on Mainnet
+
+To participate in staking, you can join the [official eth2 launchpad](https://launchpad.ethereum.org). The launchpad is the only recommended way to become a validator on mainnet. You can visualize the nodes in the network on [eth2stats.io](https://eth2stats.io), explore validator rewards/penalties via Bitfly's block explorer: [beaconcha.in](https://beaconcha.in), and follow the latest blocks added to the chain on [beaconscan](https://beaconscan.com).

 ## Contributing
+
 Want to get involved? Check out our [Contribution Guide](https://docs.prylabs.network/docs/contribute/contribution-guidelines/) to learn more!

 ## License
+
 [GNU General Public License v3.0](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html)
+
+## Legal Disclaimer
+
+[Terms of Use](/TERMS_OF_SERVICE.md)
--- a/TERMS_OF_SERVICE.md
+++ b/TERMS_OF_SERVICE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+## Terms of Use
+
+Effective as of Oct 14, 2020
+
+By downloading, accessing or using the Prysm implementation (“Prysm”), you (referenced herein as “you” or the “user”) certify that you have read and agreed to the terms and conditions below (the “Terms”) which form a binding contract between you and Prysmatic Labs (referenced herein as “we” or “us”). If you do not agree to the Terms, do not download or use Prysm.
+
+### About Prysm
+Prysm is a client implementation for Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 protocol for a proof-of-stake blockchain. To participate in the network, a user must send ETH from the Eth1.0 chain into a validator deposit contract, which will queue in the user as a validator in the system. Validators participate in proposing and voting on blocks in the protocol, and the network applies rewards/penalties based on their behavior. A detailed set of installation and usage instructions as well as breakdowns of each individual component are available in the official documentation portal, however, we do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this documentation. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk.
+
+### Licensing Terms
+Prysm is a fully open-source software program licensed pursuant to the GNU General Public License v3.0.
+
+The Prysmatic Labs name, the term “Prysm” and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are trademarks of Prysmatic Labs or its affiliates and/or licensors. You must not use such marks without our prior written permission.
+
+### Risks of Operating Prysm
+The use of Prysm and acting as a validator on the Ethereum 2.0 network can lead to loss of money. Ethereum is still an experimental system and ETH remains a risky investment. You alone are responsible for your actions on Prysm including the security of your ETH and meeting any applicable minimum system requirements.
+
+Use of Prysm and the ability to receive rewards or penalties may be affected at any time by mistakes made by the user or other users, software problems such as bugs, errors, incorrectly constructed transactions, unsafe cryptographic libraries or malware affecting the network, technical failures in the hardware of a user, security problems experienced by a user and/or actions or inactions of third parties and/or events experienced by third parties, among other risks. We cannot and do not guarantee that any user of Prysm will make money, that the Prysm network will operate in accordance with the documentation or that transactions will be effective or secure.
+
+We make no claims that Prysm is appropriate or permitted for use in any specific jurisdiction. Access to Prysm may not be legal by certain persons or in certain jurisdictions or countries. If you access Prysm, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
+
+Some Internet plans will charge an additional amount for any excess upload bandwidth used that isn’t included in the plan and may terminate your connection without warning because of overuse. We advise that you check whether your Internet connection is subjected to such limitations and monitor your bandwidth use so that you can stop Prysm before you reach your upload limit.
+
+### Warranty Disclaimer
+PRYSM IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS AND MAY INCLUDE ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES. PRYSMATIC LABS AND ITS CONTRIBUTORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT PRYSM FOR ANY PURPOSE, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY OTHER IMPLIED WARRANTY UNDER THE UNIFORM COMPUTER INFORMATION TRANSACTIONS ACT AS ENACTED BY ANY STATE. WE ALSO MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT PRYSM WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, OR IN A MANNER THAT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS AND/OR NEEDS. THEREFORE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK REGARDING THE QUALITY AND/OR PERFORMANCE OF PRYSM AND ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THEREON.
+
+### Limitation of Liability
+In no event will Prysmatic Labs or any of its contributors be liable, whether in contract, warranty, tort (including negligence, whether active, passive or imputed), product liability, strict liability or other theory, breach of statutory duty or otherwise arising out of, or in connection with, your use of Prysm, for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages (including any loss of profits or data, business interruption or other pecuniary loss, or damage, loss or other compromise of data, in each case whether direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential) arising out of use Prysm, even if we or other users have been advised of the possibility of such damages. The foregoing limitations and disclaimers shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, even if any remedy fails of its essential purpose. You acknowledge and agree that the limitations of liability afforded us hereunder constitute a material and actual inducement and condition to entering into these Terms, and are reasonable, fair and equitable in scope to protect our legitimate interests in light of the fact that we are not receiving consideration from you for providing Prysm.
+
+### Indemnification
+To the maximum extent permitted by law, you will defend, indemnify and hold Prysmatic Labs and its contributors harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, suits, investigations, or proceedings by any third party (including any party or purported party to or beneficiary or purported beneficiary of any transaction on Prysm), as well as any and all losses, liabilities,
+damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of, accruing from, or in any way related to (i) your breach of the terms of this Agreement, (ii) any transaction, or the failure to occur of any transaction on Prysm, and (iii) your negligence, fraud, or willful misconduct.
+
+### Compliance with Laws and Tax Obligations
+Your use of Prysm is subject to all applicable laws of any governmental authority, including, without limitation, federal, state and foreign securities laws, tax laws, tariff and trade laws, ordinances, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs and orders or like actions of any governmental authority and rules, regulations, orders, interpretations, licenses, and permits of any federal,
+regional, state, county, municipal or other governmental authority and you agree to comply with all such laws in your use of Prysm. The users of Prysm are solely responsible to determinate what, if any, taxes apply to their ETH transactions. The owners of, or contributors to, Prysm are not responsible for determining the taxes that apply to ETH transactions.
+
+### Miscellaneous
+These Terms will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of Illinois as applied to agreements entered into and completely performed in Illinois. You agree to the personal jurisdiction by and venue in Illinois and waive any objection to such jurisdiction or venue.
+
+We reserve the right to revise these Terms, and your rights and obligations are at all times subject to the then-current Terms provided on Prysm. Your continued use of Prysm constitutes acceptance of such revised Terms.
+
+These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Prysmatic Labs regarding use of Prysm and will supersede all prior agreements whether, written or oral. No usage of trade or other regular practice or method of dealing between the parties will be used to modify, interpret, supplement, or alter the terms of these Terms.
+
+If any portion of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or enforceability will not affect the other provisions of these Terms, which will remain in full force and effect, and the invalid or unenforceable portion will be given effect to the greatest extent possible. The failure of a party to require performance of any provision will not affect that party’s right to require performance at any time thereafter, nor will a waiver of any breach or default of these Terms or any provision of these Terms constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or a waiver of the provision itself.
--- a/TESTNET.md
+++ b/TESTNET.md
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-# Testnet 
-
-The Prysmatic Labs test network is available for anyone to join. The easiest way to participate is by joining through the website, https://prylabs.net.
-
-## Interop
-
-For developers looking to connect a client other than Prysm to the test network, here is the relevant information for compatability. 
-
-
-**Spec version** - [v0.8.3](https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/tree/v0.8.3)
-
-**ETH 1 Deposit Contract Address** - See https://prylabs.net/contract. This contract is deployed on the [goerli](https://goerli.net/) network. 
-
-**Genesis time** - The ETH1 block time in which the 64th deposit to start ETH2 was included. This is NOT midnight of the next day as required by spec.
-
-### ETH 2 Configuration
-
-Use the [minimal config](https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.8.3/configs/minimal.yaml) with the following changes.
-
-| field | value |
-|-------|-------|
-| MIN_DEPOSIT_AMOUNT | 100 |
-| MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE | 3.2 * 1e9 |
-| EJECTION_BALANCE | 1.6 * 1e9 |
-| EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT | 0.1 * 1e9 |
-| ETH1_FOLLOW_DISTANCE | 16 | 
-| GENESIS_FORK_VERSION | See [latest code](https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/blob/master/shared/params/config.go#L236) |
-
-These parameters reduce the minimal config to 1/10 of the required ETH.
-
-We have a genesis.ssz file available for download [here](https://prysmaticlabs.com/uploads/genesis.ssz)
-
-### Connecting to the network
-
-We have a libp2p bootstrap node available at `/dns4/prylabs.net/tcp/30001/p2p/16Uiu2HAm7Qwe19vz9WzD2Mxn7fXd1vgHHp4iccuyq7TxwRXoAGfc`.
-
-Some of the Prysmatic Labs hosted nodes are behind a libp2p relay, so your libp2p implementation protocol should understand this functionality.
-
-### Other
-
-Undoubtably, you will have bugs. Reach out to us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/KSA7rPr) and be sure to capture issues on Github at https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/issues. 
-
-If you have instructions for you client, we would love to attempt this on your behalf. Kindly send over the instructions via github issue, PR, email to team@prysmaticlabs.com, or discord.
--- a/1
+++ b/1
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.2.0
--- a/84
+++ b/84
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:git.bzl", "git_repository")

 http_archive(
    name = "bazel_toolchains",
-    sha256 = "db48eed61552e25d36fe051a65d2a329cc0fb08442627e8f13960c5ab087a44e",
-    strip_prefix = "bazel-toolchains-3.2.0",
+    sha256 = "8e0633dfb59f704594f19ae996a35650747adc621ada5e8b9fb588f808c89cb0",
+    strip_prefix = "bazel-toolchains-3.7.0",
    urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-toolchains/releases/download/3.2.0/bazel-toolchains-3.2.0.tar.gz",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-toolchains/releases/download/3.2.0/bazel-toolchains-3.2.0.tar.gz",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-toolchains/releases/download/3.7.0/bazel-toolchains-3.7.0.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-toolchains/releases/download/3.7.0/bazel-toolchains-3.7.0.tar.gz",
    ],
 )

 http_archive(
    name = "com_grail_bazel_toolchain",
-    sha256 = "0bec89e35d8a141c87f28cfc506d6d344785c8eb2ff3a453140a1fe972ada79d",
-    strip_prefix = "bazel-toolchain-77a87103145f86f03f90475d19c2c8854398a444",
-    urls = ["https://github.com/grailbio/bazel-toolchain/archive/77a87103145f86f03f90475d19c2c8854398a444.tar.gz"],
+    sha256 = "b924b102adc0c3368d38a19bd971cb4fa75362a27bc363d0084b90ca6877d3f0",
+    strip_prefix = "bazel-toolchain-0.5.7",
+    urls = ["https://github.com/grailbio/bazel-toolchain/archive/0.5.7.tar.gz"],
 )

 load("@com_grail_bazel_toolchain//toolchain:deps.bzl", "bazel_toolchain_dependencies")
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ load("@com_grail_bazel_toolchain//toolchain:rules.bzl", "llvm_toolchain")

 llvm_toolchain(
    name = "llvm_toolchain",
-    llvm_version = "9.0.0",
+    llvm_version = "10.0.0",
 )

 load("@llvm_toolchain//:toolchains.bzl", "llvm_register_toolchains")
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")

 http_archive(
    name = "bazel_skylib",
-    sha256 = "97e70364e9249702246c0e9444bccdc4b847bed1eb03c5a3ece4f83dfe6abc44",
+    sha256 = "1c531376ac7e5a180e0237938a2536de0c54d93f5c278634818e0efc952dd56c",
    urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.0.2/bazel-skylib-1.0.2.tar.gz",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.0.2/bazel-skylib-1.0.2.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.0.3/bazel-skylib-1.0.3.tar.gz",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.0.3/bazel-skylib-1.0.3.tar.gz",
    ],
 )

@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ bazel_skylib_workspace()

 http_archive(
    name = "bazel_gazelle",
-    sha256 = "d8c45ee70ec39a57e7a05e5027c32b1576cc7f16d9dd37135b0eddde45cf1b10",
+    sha256 = "1f4fc1d91826ec436ae04833430626f4cc02c20bb0a813c0c2f3c4c421307b1d",
+    strip_prefix = "bazel-gazelle-e368a11b76e92932122d824970dc0ce5feb9c349",
    urls = [
-        "https://storage.googleapis.com/bazel-mirror/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.20.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.20.0.tar.gz",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.20.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.20.0.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/archive/e368a11b76e92932122d824970dc0ce5feb9c349.tar.gz",
    ],
 )

@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ http_archive(

 http_archive(
    name = "io_bazel_rules_docker",
-    sha256 = "dc97fccceacd4c6be14e800b2a00693d5e8d07f69ee187babfd04a80a9f8e250",
-    strip_prefix = "rules_docker-0.14.1",
-    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_docker/archive/v0.14.1.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "1698624e878b0607052ae6131aa216d45ebb63871ec497f26c67455b34119c80",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_docker-0.15.0",
+    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_docker/releases/download/v0.15.0/rules_docker-v0.15.0.tar.gz"],
 )

 http_archive(
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ http_archive(
        # nogo check fails for certain third_party dependencies.
        "//third_party:io_bazel_rules_go.patch",
    ],
-    sha256 = "7b9bbe3ea1fccb46dcfa6c3f3e29ba7ec740d8733370e21cdc8937467b4a4349",
+    sha256 = "207fad3e6689135c5d8713e5a17ba9d1290238f47b9ba545b63d9303406209c6",
    urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.22.4/rules_go-v0.22.4.tar.gz",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.22.4/rules_go-v0.22.4.tar.gz",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.24.7/rules_go-v0.24.7.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.24.7/rules_go-v0.24.7.tar.gz",
    ],
 )

@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ load(

 container_pull(
    name = "alpine_cc_linux_amd64",
-    digest = "sha256:3f7f4dfcb6dceac3a902f36609cc232262e49f5656a6dc4bb3da89e35fecc8a5",
+    digest = "sha256:752aa0c9a88461ffc50c5267bb7497ef03a303e38b2c8f7f2ded9bebe5f1f00e",
    registry = "index.docker.io",
-    repository = "fasibio/alpine-libgcc",
+    repository = "pinglamb/alpine-glibc",
 )

 container_pull(
@@ -155,12 +155,19 @@ load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:deps.bzl", "go_register_toolchains", "go_rules_depe

 go_rules_dependencies()

-go_register_toolchains(nogo = "@//:nogo")
+go_register_toolchains(
+    go_version = "1.15.5",
+    nogo = "@//:nogo",
+)

 load("@bazel_gazelle//:deps.bzl", "gazelle_dependencies")

 gazelle_dependencies()

+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//extras:embed_data_deps.bzl", "go_embed_data_dependencies")
+
+go_embed_data_dependencies()
+
 load("@com_github_atlassian_bazel_tools//gometalinter:deps.bzl", "gometalinter_dependencies")

 gometalinter_dependencies()
@@ -215,8 +222,8 @@ filegroup(
    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
    """,
-    sha256 = "7e5f838e0f9110471ef8be9401ea687a8ed4d499664dc0eac34ecfdfd03c2ac3",
-    url = "https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-spec-tests/releases/download/v0.12.3/general.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "ef5396e4b13995da9776eeb5ae346a2de90970c28da3c4f0dcaa4ab9f0ad1f93",
+    url = "https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-spec-tests/releases/download/v1.0.0/general.tar.gz",
 )

 http_archive(
@@ -231,8 +238,8 @@ filegroup(
    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
    """,
-    sha256 = "72c2f561db879ddcdf729fef93d10e0f9162b4cf3a697c513ef8935b93f6165a",
-    url = "https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-spec-tests/releases/download/v0.12.3/minimal.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "170551b441e7d54b73248372ad9ce8cb6c148810b5f1364637117a63f4f1c085",
+    url = "https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-spec-tests/releases/download/v1.0.0/minimal.tar.gz",
 )

 http_archive(
@@ -247,8 +254,8 @@ filegroup(
    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
    """,
-    sha256 = "63eca02503692a0b6a2d7b70118e0dd62dff094153a3a542af6dbea721841b0d",
-    url = "https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-spec-tests/releases/download/v0.12.3/mainnet.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "b541a9979b4703fa5ee5d2182b0b5313c38efc54ae7eaec2eef793230a52ec83",
+    url = "https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-spec-tests/releases/download/v1.0.0/mainnet.tar.gz",
 )

 http_archive(
@@ -264,9 +271,9 @@ buildifier_dependencies()

 git_repository(
    name = "com_google_protobuf",
-    commit = "4059c61f27eb1b06c4ee979546a238be792df0a4",
+    commit = "fde7cf7358ec7cd69e8db9be4f1fa6a5c431386a",  # v3.13.0
    remote = "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf",
-    shallow_since = "1558721209 -0700",
+    shallow_since = "1597443653 -0700",
 )

 load("@com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl", "protobuf_deps")
@@ -336,6 +343,21 @@ go_binary(
    urls = ["https://github.com/ferranbt/fastssz/archive/06015a5d84f9e4eefe2c21377ca678fa8f1a1b09.tar.gz"],
 )

+http_archive(
+    name = "prysm_web_ui",
+    build_file_content = """
+filegroup(
+    name = "site",
+    srcs = glob(["**/*"]),
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+""",
+    sha256 = "117f5366af9cf009354ed1abe02f906168158473461d69c8056984b9b0292619",
+    urls = [
+        "https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm-web-ui/releases/download/v1.0.0-beta.2/prysm-web-ui.tar.gz",
+    ],
+)
+
 load("//:deps.bzl", "prysm_deps")

 # gazelle:repository_macro deps.bzl%prysm_deps
--- a/beacon-chain/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 load("@prysm//tools/go:def.bzl", "go_library")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_binary", "go_test")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_docker//go:image.bzl", "go_image")
-load("@io_bazel_rules_docker//container:container.bzl", "container_bundle")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_docker//container:container.bzl", "container_bundle", "container_image")
 load("//tools:go_image.bzl", "go_image_alpine", "go_image_debug")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_docker//contrib:push-all.bzl", "docker_push")

@@ -19,63 +19,45 @@ go_library(
        "//shared/cmd:go_default_library",
        "//shared/debug:go_default_library",
        "//shared/featureconfig:go_default_library",
+        "//shared/journald:go_default_library",
        "//shared/logutil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/maxprocs:go_default_library",
+        "//shared/tos:go_default_library",
        "//shared/version:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//log:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_ipfs_go_log_v2//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_joonix_log//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_urfave_cli_v2//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_urfave_cli_v2//altsrc:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_x_cray_logrus_prefixed_formatter//:go_default_library",
    ],
 )

 go_image(
    name = "image",
-    srcs = [
-        "main.go",
-        "usage.go",
-    ],
    base = select({
        "//tools:base_image_alpine": "//tools:alpine_cc_image",
        "//tools:base_image_cc": "//tools:cc_image",
        "//conditions:default": "//tools:cc_image",
    }),
-    goarch = "amd64",
-    goos = "linux",
-    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain",
-    race = "off",
-    static = "off",  # Static enabled binary seems to cause issues with DNS lookup with cgo.
+    binary = ":beacon-chain",
    tags = ["manual"],
    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
-    deps = [
-        "//beacon-chain/flags:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/node:go_default_library",
-        "//shared/cmd:go_default_library",
-        "//shared/debug:go_default_library",
-        "//shared/featureconfig:go_default_library",
-        "//shared/logutil:go_default_library",
-        "//shared/version:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//log:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_ipfs_go_log_v2//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_joonix_log//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_urfave_cli_v2//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_urfave_cli_v2//altsrc:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_x_cray_logrus_prefixed_formatter//:go_default_library",
-        "//shared/maxprocs:go_default_library",
-    ],
+)
+
+container_image(
+    name = "image_with_creation_time",
+    base = "image",
+    stamp = True,
 )

 container_bundle(
    name = "image_bundle",
    images = {
-        "gcr.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain:latest": ":image",
-        "gcr.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain:{DOCKER_TAG}": ":image",
-        "index.docker.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm-beacon-chain:latest": ":image",
-        "index.docker.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm-beacon-chain:{DOCKER_TAG}": ":image",
+        "gcr.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain:latest": ":image_with_creation_time",
+        "gcr.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain:{DOCKER_TAG}": ":image_with_creation_time",
+        "index.docker.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm-beacon-chain:latest": ":image_with_creation_time",
+        "index.docker.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm-beacon-chain:{DOCKER_TAG}": ":image_with_creation_time",
    },
    tags = ["manual"],
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/README.md
+++ b/beacon-chain/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 # Prysmatic Labs Beacon Chain Implementation

-This is the main project folder for the beacon chain implementation of Ethereum Serenity in Golang by [Prysmatic Labs](https://prysmaticlabs.com). Before you begin, check out our [Contribution Guidelines](https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) and join our active chat room on Discord or Gitter below:
+This is the main project folder for the beacon chain implementation of eth2 written in Go by [Prysmatic Labs](https://prysmaticlabs.com).

-[![Discord](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7288322/34471967-1df7808a-efbb-11e7-9088-ed0b04151291.png)](https://discord.gg/KSA7rPr)
-[![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/prysmaticlabs/prysm?badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge)
+You can also read our main [README](https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/blob/master/README.md) and join our active chat room on Discord.

-Also, read the latest beacon chain [design spec](https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/dev/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md), this design spec serves as a source of truth for the beacon chain implementation we follow at prysmatic labs.
-Check out the [FAQs](https://notes.ethereum.org/9MMuzWeFTTSg-3Tz_YeiBA?view). Refer this page on [why](http://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlj9GOhCAMRb9G3jRQQPGBh5mM8xsbhKrsDGIAM9m_X9xN2qZtbpt7rCm4xvSjj5gLOTOmL-809CMbKXFaOKakIl4DZYr2AGyQIGjHOnWH22OiYnoIxmDijaBhhS6fcy7GvjobA9m0mSXOcnZq5GBqLkilXBZhBsus5ZK89VbKkRt-a-BZI6DzZ7iur1lQ953KJ9bemnxgahuQU9XJu6pFPdu8meT8vragzEjpMCwMGLlgLo6h5z1JumQTu4IJd4v15xqMf_8ZLP_Y1bSLdbnrD-LL71i2Kj7DLxaWWF4)
-we are combining sharding and casper together.
+[![Discord](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7288322/34471967-1df7808a-efbb-11e7-9088-ed0b04151291.png)](https://discord.gg/CTYGPUJ)
+
+Also, read the official beacon chain [specification](https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/master/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md), this design spec serves as a source of truth for the beacon chain implementation we follow at Prysmatic Labs.
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ go_library(
    name = "go_default_library",
    srcs = [
        "chain_info.go",
-        "checkpoint_info_cache.go",
        "head.go",
        "info.go",
        "init_sync_process_block.go",
@@ -51,13 +50,12 @@ go_library(
        "//shared/bls:go_default_library",
        "//shared/bytesutil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/featureconfig:go_default_library",
-        "//shared/hashutil:go_default_library",
+        "//shared/mputil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/params:go_default_library",
        "//shared/slotutil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/timeutils:go_default_library",
        "//shared/traceutil:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_emicklei_dot//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_hashicorp_golang_lru//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus/promauto:go_default_library",
@@ -79,10 +77,11 @@ go_test(
    name = "go_raceoff_test",
    size = "medium",
    srcs = [
+        "blockchain_test.go",
        "chain_info_test.go",
-        "checkpoint_info_cache_test.go",
        "head_test.go",
        "info_test.go",
+        "metrics_test.go",
        "process_attestation_test.go",
        "process_block_test.go",
        "receive_attestation_test.go",
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/blockchain_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/blockchain_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package blockchain
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	run := func() int {
+		logrus.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
+		logrus.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
+
+		return m.Run()
+	}
+	os.Exit(run())
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ func (s *Service) PreviousJustifiedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint {

 // HeadSlot returns the slot of the head of the chain.
 func (s *Service) HeadSlot() uint64 {
+	s.headLock.RLock()
+	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
+
 	if !s.hasHeadState() {
 		return 0
 	}
@@ -106,6 +109,9 @@ func (s *Service) HeadSlot() uint64 {

 // HeadRoot returns the root of the head of the chain.
 func (s *Service) HeadRoot(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
+	s.headLock.RLock()
+	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
+
 	if s.headRoot() != params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash {
 		r := s.headRoot()
 		return r[:], nil
@@ -131,6 +137,9 @@ func (s *Service) HeadRoot(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
 // If the head is nil from service struct,
 // it will attempt to get the head block from DB.
 func (s *Service) HeadBlock(ctx context.Context) (*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, error) {
+	s.headLock.RLock()
+	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
+
 	if s.hasHeadState() {
 		return s.headBlock(), nil
 	}
@@ -144,6 +153,8 @@ func (s *Service) HeadBlock(ctx context.Context) (*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, erro
 func (s *Service) HeadState(ctx context.Context) (*state.BeaconState, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.HeadState")
 	defer span.End()
+	s.headLock.RLock()
+	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()

 	ok := s.hasHeadState()
 	span.AddAttributes(trace.BoolAttribute("cache_hit", ok))
@@ -152,11 +163,14 @@ func (s *Service) HeadState(ctx context.Context) (*state.BeaconState, error) {
 		return s.headState(ctx), nil
 	}

-	return s.beaconDB.HeadState(ctx)
+	return s.stateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, s.headRoot())
 }

 // HeadValidatorsIndices returns a list of active validator indices from the head view of a given epoch.
 func (s *Service) HeadValidatorsIndices(ctx context.Context, epoch uint64) ([]uint64, error) {
+	s.headLock.RLock()
+	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
+
 	if !s.hasHeadState() {
 		return []uint64{}, nil
 	}
@@ -165,6 +179,9 @@ func (s *Service) HeadValidatorsIndices(ctx context.Context, epoch uint64) ([]ui

 // HeadSeed returns the seed from the head view of a given epoch.
 func (s *Service) HeadSeed(ctx context.Context, epoch uint64) ([32]byte, error) {
+	s.headLock.RLock()
+	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
+
 	if !s.hasHeadState() {
 		return [32]byte{}, nil
 	}
@@ -174,6 +191,9 @@ func (s *Service) HeadSeed(ctx context.Context, epoch uint64) ([32]byte, error)

 // HeadGenesisValidatorRoot returns genesis validator root of the head state.
 func (s *Service) HeadGenesisValidatorRoot() [32]byte {
+	s.headLock.RLock()
+	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
+
 	if !s.hasHeadState() {
 		return [32]byte{}
 	}
@@ -183,6 +203,9 @@ func (s *Service) HeadGenesisValidatorRoot() [32]byte {

 // HeadETH1Data returns the eth1data of the current head state.
 func (s *Service) HeadETH1Data() *ethpb.Eth1Data {
+	s.headLock.RLock()
+	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
+
 	if !s.hasHeadState() {
 		return &ethpb.Eth1Data{}
 	}
@@ -202,6 +225,9 @@ func (s *Service) GenesisTime() time.Time {
 // GenesisValidatorRoot returns the genesis validator
 // root of the chain.
 func (s *Service) GenesisValidatorRoot() [32]byte {
+	s.headLock.RLock()
+	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
+
 	if !s.hasHeadState() {
 		return [32]byte{}
 	}
@@ -210,6 +236,9 @@ func (s *Service) GenesisValidatorRoot() [32]byte {

 // CurrentFork retrieves the latest fork information of the beacon chain.
 func (s *Service) CurrentFork() *pb.Fork {
+	s.headLock.RLock()
+	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
+
 	if !s.hasHeadState() {
 		return &pb.Fork{
 			PreviousVersion: params.BeaconConfig().GenesisForkVersion,
@@ -226,9 +255,6 @@ func (s *Service) IsCanonical(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) (bool, er
 		return true, nil
 	}

-	// If the block has not been finalized, the block must be recent. Check recent canonical roots
-	// mapping which uses proto array fork choice.
-	s.recentCanonicalBlocksLock.RLock()
-	defer s.recentCanonicalBlocksLock.RUnlock()
-	return s.recentCanonicalBlocks[blockRoot], nil
+	// If the block has not been finalized, check fork choice store to see if the block is canonical
+	return s.forkChoiceStore.IsCanonical(blockRoot), nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import (

 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
@@ -18,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 )

 // Ensure Service implements chain info interface.
-var _ = ChainInfoFetcher(&Service{})
-var _ = TimeFetcher(&Service{})
-var _ = ForkFetcher(&Service{})
+var _ ChainInfoFetcher = (*Service)(nil)
+var _ TimeFetcher = (*Service)(nil)
+var _ ForkFetcher = (*Service)(nil)

 func TestFinalizedCheckpt_Nil(t *testing.T) {
 	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
@@ -60,19 +62,19 @@ func TestFinalizedCheckpt_GenesisRootOk(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCurrentJustifiedCheckpt_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
 	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cp := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 6, Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("foo"), 32)}
 	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, bytesutil.ToBytes32(c.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt().Root), "Unexpected justified epoch")
+	cp := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 6, Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("foo"), 32)}
 	c.justifiedCheckpt = cp
-
 	assert.Equal(t, cp.Epoch, c.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt().Epoch, "Unexpected justified epoch")
 }

 func TestJustifiedCheckpt_GenesisRootOk(t *testing.T) {
 	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)

+	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
 	genesisRoot := [32]byte{'B'}
 	cp := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: genesisRoot[:]}
-	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
 	c.justifiedCheckpt = cp
 	c.genesisRoot = genesisRoot
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, c.genesisRoot[:], c.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt().Root)
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ func TestPreviousJustifiedCheckpt_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {

 	cp := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 7, Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("foo"), 32)}
 	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, bytesutil.ToBytes32(c.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt().Root), "Unexpected justified epoch")
 	c.prevJustifiedCheckpt = cp
 	assert.Equal(t, cp.Epoch, c.PreviousJustifiedCheckpt().Epoch, "Unexpected previous justified epoch")
 }
@@ -103,13 +106,30 @@ func TestHeadSlot_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
 	s, err := state.InitializeFromProto(&pb.BeaconState{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	c.head = &head{slot: 100, state: s}
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(100), c.headSlot())
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(100), c.HeadSlot())
 }

 func TestHeadRoot_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
 	c := &Service{}
 	c.head = &head{root: [32]byte{'A'}}
-	assert.Equal(t, [32]byte{'A'}, c.headRoot())
+	r, err := c.HeadRoot(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, [32]byte{'A'}, bytesutil.ToBytes32(r))
+}
+
+func TestHeadRoot_UseDB(t *testing.T) {
+	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	c := &Service{beaconDB: db}
+	c.head = &head{root: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash}
+	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	br, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(context.Background(), b))
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveStateSummary(context.Background(), &pb.StateSummary{Root: br[:]}))
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveHeadBlockRoot(context.Background(), br))
+	r, err := c.HeadRoot(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, br, bytesutil.ToBytes32(r))
 }

 func TestHeadBlock_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
@@ -152,6 +172,17 @@ func TestCurrentFork_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

+func TestCurrentFork_NilHeadSTate(t *testing.T) {
+	f := &pb.Fork{
+		PreviousVersion: params.BeaconConfig().GenesisForkVersion,
+		CurrentVersion:  params.BeaconConfig().GenesisForkVersion,
+	}
+	c := &Service{}
+	if !proto.Equal(c.CurrentFork(), f) {
+		t.Error("Received incorrect fork version")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGenesisValidatorRoot_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
 	// Should not panic if head state is nil.
 	c := &Service{}
@@ -179,3 +210,74 @@ func TestHeadETH1Data_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Received incorrect eth1 data")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIsCanonical_Ok(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+
+	blk := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	blk.Block.Slot = 0
+	root, err := blk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, blk))
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, root))
+	can, err := c.IsCanonical(ctx, root)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, can)
+
+	can, err = c.IsCanonical(ctx, [32]byte{'a'})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, false, can)
+}
+
+func TestService_HeadValidatorsIndices(t *testing.T) {
+	s, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 10)
+	c := &Service{}
+
+	c.head = &head{}
+	indices, err := c.HeadValidatorsIndices(context.Background(), 0)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(indices))
+
+	c.head = &head{state: s}
+	indices, err = c.HeadValidatorsIndices(context.Background(), 0)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, 10, len(indices))
+}
+
+func TestService_HeadSeed(t *testing.T) {
+	s, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)
+	c := &Service{}
+	seed, err := helpers.Seed(s, 0, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	c.head = &head{}
+	root, err := c.HeadSeed(context.Background(), 0)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{}, root)
+
+	c.head = &head{state: s}
+	root, err = c.HeadSeed(context.Background(), 0)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.DeepEqual(t, seed, root)
+}
+
+func TestService_HeadGenesisValidatorRoot(t *testing.T) {
+	s, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)
+	c := &Service{}
+
+	c.head = &head{}
+	root := c.HeadGenesisValidatorRoot()
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{}, root)
+
+	c.head = &head{state: s}
+	root = c.HeadGenesisValidatorRoot()
+	require.DeepEqual(t, root[:], s.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+}
+
+func TestService_ProtoArrayStore(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Service{forkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	p := c.ProtoArrayStore()
+	require.Equal(t, 0, int(p.FinalizedEpoch()))
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/checkpoint_info_cache.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/checkpoint_info_cache.go
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-package blockchain
-
-import (
-	"sync"
-
-	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
-	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
-	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/hashutil"
-)
-
-var (
-	// This defines the max number of checkpoint info this cache can store.
-	// Each cache is calculated at 3MB(30K validators), the total cache size is around 100MB.
-	// Due to reorgs and long finality, it's good to keep the old cache around for quickly switch over.
-	maxInfoSize = 32
-
-	// This tracks the number of check point info requests that aren't present in the cache.
-	infoMiss = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "check_point_info_cache_miss",
-		Help: "The number of check point info requests that aren't present in the cache.",
-	})
-	// This tracks the number of check point info requests that are in the cache.
-	infoHit = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "check_point_info_cache_hit",
-		Help: "The number of check point info requests that are present in the cache.",
-	})
-)
-
-// checkPtInfoCache is a struct with 1 LRU cache for looking up check point info by checkpoint.
-type checkPtInfoCache struct {
-	cache *lru.Cache
-	lock  sync.RWMutex
-}
-
-// newCheckPointInfoCache creates a new checkpoint info cache for storing/accessing processed check point info object.
-func newCheckPointInfoCache() *checkPtInfoCache {
-	cache, err := lru.New(maxInfoSize)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	return &checkPtInfoCache{
-		cache: cache,
-	}
-}
-
-// get fetches check point info by check point. Returns the reference of the CheckPtInfo, nil if doesn't exist.
-func (c *checkPtInfoCache) get(cp *ethpb.Checkpoint) (*pb.CheckPtInfo, error) {
-	c.lock.RLock()
-	defer c.lock.RUnlock()
-	h, err := hashutil.HashProto(cp)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	item, exists := c.cache.Get(h)
-
-	if exists && item != nil {
-		infoHit.Inc()
-		// Copy here is unnecessary since the returned check point info object
-		// will only be used to verify attestation signature.
-		return item.(*pb.CheckPtInfo), nil
-	}
-
-	infoMiss.Inc()
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
-// put adds CheckPtInfo object to the cache. This method also trims the least
-// recently added CheckPtInfo object if the cache size has ready the max cache size limit.
-func (c *checkPtInfoCache) put(cp *ethpb.Checkpoint, info *pb.CheckPtInfo) error {
-	c.lock.Lock()
-	defer c.lock.Unlock()
-	h, err := hashutil.HashProto(cp)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	c.cache.Add(h, info)
-	return nil
-}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/checkpoint_info_cache_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/checkpoint_info_cache_test.go
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-package blockchain
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
-	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
-)
-
-func TestHotStateCache_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
-	c := newCheckPointInfoCache()
-	cp := &ethpb.Checkpoint{
-		Epoch: 1,
-		Root:  bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'a'}, 32),
-	}
-	info, err := c.get(cp)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, (*pb.CheckPtInfo)(nil), info)
-
-	i := &pb.CheckPtInfo{
-		Seed:          bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'c'}, 32),
-		GenesisRoot:   bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'d'}, 32),
-		ActiveIndices: []uint64{0, 1, 2, 3},
-	}
-
-	require.NoError(t, c.put(cp, i))
-	info, err = c.get(cp)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.DeepEqual(t, info, i)
-}
-
-func TestHotStateCache_CanPrune(t *testing.T) {
-	c := newCheckPointInfoCache()
-	for i := 0; i < maxInfoSize+1; i++ {
-		cp := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: uint64(i), Root: make([]byte, 32)}
-		require.NoError(t, c.put(cp, &pb.CheckPtInfo{}))
-	}
-	require.Equal(t, len(c.cache.Keys()), maxInfoSize)
-}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ type head struct {
 	slot  uint64                   // current head slot.
 	root  [32]byte                 // current head root.
 	block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock // current head block.
-	state *state.BeaconState       // current head state.
+	state *stateTrie.BeaconState   // current head state.
 }

 // Determined the head from the fork choice service and saves its new data
@@ -52,12 +51,24 @@ func (s *Service) updateHead(ctx context.Context, balances []uint64) error {
 	if headStartRoot == params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash {
 		headStartRoot = s.genesisRoot
 	}
-	headRoot, err := s.forkChoiceStore.Head(ctx, j.Epoch, headStartRoot, balances, f.Epoch)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+
+	// In order to process head, fork choice store requires justified info.
+	// If the fork choice store is missing justified block info, a node should
+	// re-initiate fork choice store using the latest justified info.
+	// This recovers a fatal condition and should not happen in run time.
+	if !s.forkChoiceStore.HasNode(headStartRoot) {
+		jb, err := s.beaconDB.Block(ctx, headStartRoot)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		s.forkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(j.Epoch, f.Epoch, bytesutil.ToBytes32(f.Root))
+		if err := s.insertBlockToForkChoiceStore(ctx, jb.Block, headStartRoot, f, j); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}

-	if err := s.updateRecentCanonicalBlocks(ctx, headRoot); err != nil {
+	headRoot, err := s.forkChoiceStore.Head(ctx, j.Epoch, headStartRoot, balances, f.Epoch)
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

@@ -72,7 +83,11 @@ func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, headRoot [32]byte) error {
 	defer span.End()

 	// Do nothing if head hasn't changed.
-	if headRoot == s.headRoot() {
+	r, err := s.HeadRoot(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if headRoot == bytesutil.ToBytes32(r) {
 		return nil
 	}

@@ -101,16 +116,17 @@ func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, headRoot [32]byte) error {
 	}

 	// A chain re-org occurred, so we fire an event notifying the rest of the services.
-	if bytesutil.ToBytes32(newHeadBlock.Block.ParentRoot) != s.headRoot() {
+	headSlot := s.HeadSlot()
+	if bytesutil.ToBytes32(newHeadBlock.Block.ParentRoot) != bytesutil.ToBytes32(r) {
 		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 			"newSlot": fmt.Sprintf("%d", newHeadBlock.Block.Slot),
-			"oldSlot": fmt.Sprintf("%d", s.headSlot()),
+			"oldSlot": fmt.Sprintf("%d", headSlot),
 		}).Debug("Chain reorg occurred")
 		s.stateNotifier.StateFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
 			Type: statefeed.Reorg,
 			Data: &statefeed.ReorgData{
 				NewSlot: newHeadBlock.Block.Slot,
-				OldSlot: s.headSlot(),
+				OldSlot: headSlot,
 			},
 		})

@@ -131,7 +147,7 @@ func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, headRoot [32]byte) error {
 // This gets called to update canonical root mapping. It does not save head block
 // root in DB. With the inception of initial-sync-cache-state flag, it uses finalized
 // check point as anchors to resume sync therefore head is no longer needed to be saved on per slot basis.
-func (s *Service) saveHeadNoDB(ctx context.Context, b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, r [32]byte, hs *state.BeaconState) error {
+func (s *Service) saveHeadNoDB(ctx context.Context, b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, r [32]byte, hs *stateTrie.BeaconState) error {
 	cachedHeadRoot, err := s.HeadRoot(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get head root from cache")
@@ -149,7 +165,7 @@ func (s *Service) saveHeadNoDB(ctx context.Context, b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 }

 // This sets head view object which is used to track the head slot, root, block and state.
-func (s *Service) setHead(root [32]byte, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, state *state.BeaconState) {
+func (s *Service) setHead(root [32]byte, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, state *stateTrie.BeaconState) {
 	s.headLock.Lock()
 	defer s.headLock.Unlock()

@@ -165,7 +181,7 @@ func (s *Service) setHead(root [32]byte, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, state *
 // This sets head view object which is used to track the head slot, root, block and state. The method
 // assumes that state being passed into the method will not be modified by any other alternate
 // caller which holds the state's reference.
-func (s *Service) setHeadInitialSync(root [32]byte, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, state *state.BeaconState) {
+func (s *Service) setHeadInitialSync(root [32]byte, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, state *stateTrie.BeaconState) {
 	s.headLock.Lock()
 	defer s.headLock.Unlock()

@@ -179,89 +195,57 @@ func (s *Service) setHeadInitialSync(root [32]byte, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlo
 }

 // This returns the head slot.
+// This is a lock free version.
 func (s *Service) headSlot() uint64 {
-	s.headLock.RLock()
-	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
-
 	return s.head.slot
 }

 // This returns the head root.
 // It does a full copy on head root for immutability.
+// This is a lock free version.
 func (s *Service) headRoot() [32]byte {
 	if s.head == nil {
 		return params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash
 	}

-	s.headLock.RLock()
-	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
-
 	return s.head.root
 }

 // This returns the head block.
 // It does a full copy on head block for immutability.
+// This is a lock free version.
 func (s *Service) headBlock() *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock {
-	s.headLock.RLock()
-	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
-
 	return stateTrie.CopySignedBeaconBlock(s.head.block)
 }

 // This returns the head state.
 // It does a full copy on head state for immutability.
+// This is a lock free version.
 func (s *Service) headState(ctx context.Context) *stateTrie.BeaconState {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.headState")
 	defer span.End()

-	s.headLock.RLock()
-	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
-
 	return s.head.state.Copy()
 }

 // This returns the genesis validator root of the head state.
+// This is a lock free version.
 func (s *Service) headGenesisValidatorRoot() [32]byte {
-	s.headLock.RLock()
-	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
-
 	return bytesutil.ToBytes32(s.head.state.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 }

-// Returns true if head state exists.
-func (s *Service) hasHeadState() bool {
+// HasHeadState returns true if head state exists.
+func (s *Service) HasHeadState() bool {
 	s.headLock.RLock()
 	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()

-	return s.head != nil && s.head.state != nil
+	return s.hasHeadState()
 }

-// This updates recent canonical block mapping. It uses input head root and retrieves
-// all the canonical block roots that are ancestor of the input head block root.
-func (s *Service) updateRecentCanonicalBlocks(ctx context.Context, headRoot [32]byte) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.updateRecentCanonicalBlocks")
-	defer span.End()
-
-	s.recentCanonicalBlocksLock.Lock()
-	defer s.recentCanonicalBlocksLock.Unlock()
-
-	s.recentCanonicalBlocks = make(map[[32]byte]bool)
-	s.recentCanonicalBlocks[headRoot] = true
-	nodes := s.forkChoiceStore.Nodes()
-	node := s.forkChoiceStore.Node(headRoot)
-	if node == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	for node.Parent() != protoarray.NonExistentNode {
-		if ctx.Err() != nil {
-			return ctx.Err()
-		}
-		node = nodes[node.Parent()]
-		s.recentCanonicalBlocks[node.Root()] = true
-	}
-
-	return nil
+// Returns true if head state exists.
+// This is the lock free version.
+func (s *Service) hasHeadState() bool {
+	return s.head != nil && s.head.state != nil
 }

 // This caches justified state balances to be used for fork choice.
@@ -292,7 +276,7 @@ func (s *Service) cacheJustifiedStateBalances(ctx context.Context, justifiedRoot
 	epoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(justifiedState)

 	justifiedBalances := make([]uint64, justifiedState.NumValidators())
-	if err := justifiedState.ReadFromEveryValidator(func(idx int, val *stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator) error {
+	if err := justifiedState.ReadFromEveryValidator(func(idx int, val stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator) error {
 		if helpers.IsActiveValidatorUsingTrie(val, epoch) {
 			justifiedBalances[idx] = val.EffectiveBalance()
 		} else {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil"
@@ -93,39 +94,6 @@ func TestSaveHead_Different_Reorg(t *testing.T) {
 	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Chain reorg occurred")
 }

-func TestUpdateRecentCanonicalBlocks_CanUpdateWithoutParent(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	service := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
-
-	r := [32]byte{'a'}
-	require.NoError(t, service.updateRecentCanonicalBlocks(context.Background(), r))
-	canonical, err := service.IsCanonical(context.Background(), r)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, true, canonical, "Block should be canonical")
-}
-
-func TestUpdateRecentCanonicalBlocks_CanUpdateWithParent(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	service := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
-	oldHead := [32]byte{'a'}
-	require.NoError(t, service.forkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(context.Background(), 1, oldHead, [32]byte{'g'}, [32]byte{}, 0, 0))
-	currentHead := [32]byte{'b'}
-	require.NoError(t, service.forkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(context.Background(), 3, currentHead, oldHead, [32]byte{}, 0, 0))
-	forkedRoot := [32]byte{'c'}
-	require.NoError(t, service.forkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(context.Background(), 2, forkedRoot, oldHead, [32]byte{}, 0, 0))
-
-	require.NoError(t, service.updateRecentCanonicalBlocks(context.Background(), currentHead))
-	canonical, err := service.IsCanonical(context.Background(), currentHead)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, true, canonical, "Block should be canonical")
-	canonical, err = service.IsCanonical(context.Background(), oldHead)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, true, canonical, "Block should be canonical")
-	canonical, err = service.IsCanonical(context.Background(), forkedRoot)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, false, canonical, "Block should not be canonical")
-}
-
 func TestCacheJustifiedStateBalances_CanCache(t *testing.T) {
 	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	service := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
@@ -137,3 +105,19 @@ func TestCacheJustifiedStateBalances_CanCache(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, service.cacheJustifiedStateBalances(context.Background(), r))
 	require.DeepEqual(t, service.getJustifiedBalances(), state.Balances(), "Incorrect justified balances")
 }
+
+func TestUpdateHead_MissingJustifiedRoot(t *testing.T) {
+	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	service := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+
+	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveBlock(context.Background(), b))
+	r, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	service.justifiedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: r[:]}
+	service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{}
+	service.bestJustifiedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{}
+
+	require.NoError(t, service.updateHead(context.Background(), []uint64{}))
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/info.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/info.go
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ const template = `<html>

 // TreeHandler is a handler to serve /tree page in metrics.
 func (s *Service) TreeHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if s.headState(r.Context()) == nil {
+	headState, err := s.HeadState(r.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get head state")
+		return
+	}
+	if headState == nil {
 		if _, err := w.Write([]byte("Unavailable during initial syncing")); err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to render p2p info page")
 		}
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@ func (s *Service) TreeHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	graph.Attr("labeljust", "l")

 	dotNodes := make([]*dot.Node, len(nodes))
-	avgBalance := uint64(averageBalance(s.headState(r.Context()).Balances()))
+	avgBalance := uint64(averageBalance(headState.Balances()))

 	for i := len(nodes) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		// Construct label for each node.
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ func (s *Service) TreeHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			dotN = graph.Node(index).Box().Attr("label", label)
 		}

-		if nodes[i].Slot() == s.headSlot() &&
+		if nodes[i].Slot() == s.HeadSlot() &&
 			nodes[i].BestDescendant() == ^uint64(0) &&
 			nodes[i].Parent() != ^uint64(0) {
 			dotN = dotN.Attr("color", "green")
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/info_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/info_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func TestService_TreeHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		StateGen: stategen.New(db, sCache),
 	}
 	s, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, s.forkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(ctx, 0, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'g'}, [32]byte{'c'}, 0, 0))
 	require.NoError(t, s.forkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(ctx, 1, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'c'}, 0, 0))
 	s.setHead([32]byte{'a'}, testutil.NewBeaconBlock(), headState)
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics.go
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 package blockchain

 import (
-	"time"
+	"context"

 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/timeutils"
 )

 var (
@@ -100,13 +98,6 @@ var (
 		Name: "beacon_reorg_total",
 		Help: "Count the number of times beacon chain has a reorg",
 	})
-	sentBlockPropagationHistogram = promauto.NewHistogram(
-		prometheus.HistogramOpts{
-			Name:    "block_sent_latency_milliseconds",
-			Help:    "Captures blocks broadcast time. Blocks sent in milliseconds distribution",
-			Buckets: []float64{1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000},
-		},
-	)
 	attestationInclusionDelay = promauto.NewHistogram(
 		prometheus.HistogramOpts{
 			Name:    "attestation_inclusion_delay_slots",
@@ -114,19 +105,10 @@ var (
 			Buckets: []float64{1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 32, 64},
 		},
 	)
-	// TODO(7141): Remove deprecated metrics below.
-	totalEligibleBalances = promauto.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "total_eligible_balances",
-		Help: "The total amount of ether, in gwei, that is eligible for voting of previous epoch",
-	})
-	totalVotedTargetBalances = promauto.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "total_voted_target_balances",
-		Help: "The total amount of ether, in gwei, that has been used in voting attestation target of previous epoch",
-	})
 )

 // reportSlotMetrics reports slot related metrics.
-func reportSlotMetrics(stateSlot uint64, headSlot uint64, clockSlot uint64, finalizedCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint) {
+func reportSlotMetrics(stateSlot, headSlot, clockSlot uint64, finalizedCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint) {
 	clockTimeSlot.Set(float64(clockSlot))
 	beaconSlot.Set(float64(stateSlot))
 	beaconHeadSlot.Set(float64(headSlot))
@@ -137,8 +119,8 @@ func reportSlotMetrics(stateSlot uint64, headSlot uint64, clockSlot uint64, fina
 }

 // reportEpochMetrics reports epoch related metrics.
-func reportEpochMetrics(state *stateTrie.BeaconState) {
-	currentEpoch := state.Slot() / params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+func reportEpochMetrics(ctx context.Context, postState, headState *stateTrie.BeaconState) error {
+	currentEpoch := postState.Slot() / params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch

 	// Validator instances
 	pendingInstances := 0
@@ -156,8 +138,8 @@ func reportEpochMetrics(state *stateTrie.BeaconState) {
 	slashingBalance := uint64(0)
 	slashingEffectiveBalance := uint64(0)

-	for i, validator := range state.Validators() {
-		bal, err := state.BalanceAtIndex(uint64(i))
+	for i, validator := range postState.Validators() {
+		bal, err := postState.BalanceAtIndex(uint64(i))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("Could not load validator balance: %v", err)
 			continue
@@ -191,6 +173,10 @@ func reportEpochMetrics(state *stateTrie.BeaconState) {
 		activeBalance += bal
 		activeEffectiveBalance += validator.EffectiveBalance
 	}
+	activeInstances += exitingInstances + slashingInstances
+	activeBalance += exitingBalance + slashingBalance
+	activeEffectiveBalance += exitingEffectiveBalance + slashingEffectiveBalance
+
 	validatorsCount.WithLabelValues("Pending").Set(float64(pendingInstances))
 	validatorsCount.WithLabelValues("Active").Set(float64(activeInstances))
 	validatorsCount.WithLabelValues("Exiting").Set(float64(exitingInstances))
@@ -206,41 +192,36 @@ func reportEpochMetrics(state *stateTrie.BeaconState) {
 	validatorsEffectiveBalance.WithLabelValues("Slashing").Set(float64(slashingEffectiveBalance))

 	// Last justified slot
-	beaconCurrentJustifiedEpoch.Set(float64(state.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch))
-	beaconCurrentJustifiedRoot.Set(float64(bytesutil.ToLowInt64(state.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Root)))
+	beaconCurrentJustifiedEpoch.Set(float64(postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch))
+	beaconCurrentJustifiedRoot.Set(float64(bytesutil.ToLowInt64(postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Root)))

 	// Last previous justified slot
-	beaconPrevJustifiedEpoch.Set(float64(state.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch))
-	beaconPrevJustifiedRoot.Set(float64(bytesutil.ToLowInt64(state.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint().Root)))
+	beaconPrevJustifiedEpoch.Set(float64(postState.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch))
+	beaconPrevJustifiedRoot.Set(float64(bytesutil.ToLowInt64(postState.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint().Root)))

 	// Last finalized slot
-	beaconFinalizedEpoch.Set(float64(state.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()))
-	beaconFinalizedRoot.Set(float64(bytesutil.ToLowInt64(state.FinalizedCheckpoint().Root)))
+	beaconFinalizedEpoch.Set(float64(postState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()))
+	beaconFinalizedRoot.Set(float64(bytesutil.ToLowInt64(postState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Root)))
+	currentEth1DataDepositCount.Set(float64(postState.Eth1Data().DepositCount))

-	currentEth1DataDepositCount.Set(float64(state.Eth1Data().DepositCount))
-
-	if precompute.Balances != nil {
-		totalEligibleBalances.Set(float64(precompute.Balances.ActivePrevEpoch))
-		totalVotedTargetBalances.Set(float64(precompute.Balances.PrevEpochTargetAttested))
-		prevEpochActiveBalances.Set(float64(precompute.Balances.ActivePrevEpoch))
-		prevEpochSourceBalances.Set(float64(precompute.Balances.PrevEpochAttested))
-		prevEpochTargetBalances.Set(float64(precompute.Balances.PrevEpochTargetAttested))
-		prevEpochHeadBalances.Set(float64(precompute.Balances.PrevEpochHeadAttested))
-	}
-	refMap := state.FieldReferencesCount()
-	for name, val := range refMap {
-		stateTrieReferences.WithLabelValues(name).Set(float64(val))
-	}
-}
-
-// This captures metrics for block sent time by subtracts slot start time.
-func captureSentTimeMetric(genesisTime uint64, currentSlot uint64) error {
-	startTime, err := helpers.SlotToTime(genesisTime, currentSlot)
+	// Validator participation should be viewed on the canonical chain.
+	v, b, err := precompute.New(ctx, headState)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	diffMs := timeutils.Now().Sub(startTime) / time.Millisecond
-	sentBlockPropagationHistogram.Observe(float64(diffMs))
+	_, b, err = precompute.ProcessAttestations(ctx, headState, v, b)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	prevEpochActiveBalances.Set(float64(b.ActivePrevEpoch))
+	prevEpochSourceBalances.Set(float64(b.PrevEpochAttested))
+	prevEpochTargetBalances.Set(float64(b.PrevEpochTargetAttested))
+	prevEpochHeadBalances.Set(float64(b.PrevEpochHeadAttested))
+
+	refMap := postState.FieldReferencesCount()
+	for name, val := range refMap {
+		stateTrieReferences.WithLabelValues(name).Set(float64(val))
+	}

 	return nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package blockchain
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
+)
+
+func TestReportEpochMetrics_BadHeadState(t *testing.T) {
+	s := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	h := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, h.SetValidators(nil))
+	err := reportEpochMetrics(context.Background(), s, h)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "failed to initialize precompute: nil validators in state", err)
+}
+
+func TestReportEpochMetrics_BadAttestation(t *testing.T) {
+	s := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	h := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, h.SetCurrentEpochAttestations([]*pb.PendingAttestation{{InclusionDelay: 0}}))
+	err := reportEpochMetrics(context.Background(), s, h)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "attestation with inclusion delay of 0", err)
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation.go
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ import (
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/attestationutil"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/featureconfig"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/timeutils"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
@@ -69,53 +66,6 @@ func (s *Service) onAttestation(ctx context.Context, a *ethpb.Attestation) ([]ui
 		return nil, ErrTargetRootNotInDB
 	}

-	if featureconfig.Get().UseCheckPointInfoCache {
-		c, err := s.AttestationCheckPtInfo(ctx, a)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if err := s.verifyAttTargetEpoch(ctx, uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()), uint64(timeutils.Now().Unix()), tgt); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if err := s.verifyBeaconBlock(ctx, a.Data); err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify attestation beacon block")
-		}
-		if err := s.verifyLMDFFGConsistent(ctx, a.Data.Target.Epoch, a.Data.Target.Root, a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot); err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify attestation beacon block")
-		}
-		if err := helpers.VerifySlotTime(uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()), a.Data.Slot+1, params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(c.ActiveIndices, bytesutil.ToBytes32(c.Seed), a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		indexedAtt := attestationutil.ConvertToIndexed(ctx, a, committee)
-		if err := attestationutil.IsValidAttestationIndices(ctx, indexedAtt); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		domain, err := helpers.Domain(c.Fork, indexedAtt.Data.Target.Epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, c.GenesisRoot)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		indices := indexedAtt.AttestingIndices
-		pubkeys := []bls.PublicKey{}
-		for i := 0; i < len(indices); i++ {
-			pubkeyAtIdx := c.PubKeys[indices[i]]
-			pk, err := bls.PublicKeyFromBytes(pubkeyAtIdx)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			pubkeys = append(pubkeys, pk)
-		}
-		if err := attestationutil.VerifyIndexedAttestationSig(ctx, indexedAtt, pubkeys, domain); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		s.forkChoiceStore.ProcessAttestation(ctx, indexedAtt.AttestingIndices, bytesutil.ToBytes32(a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot), a.Data.Target.Epoch)
-
-		return indexedAtt.AttestingIndices, nil
-	}
-
 	// Retrieve attestation's data beacon block pre state. Advance pre state to latest epoch if necessary and
 	// save it to the cache.
 	baseState, err := s.getAttPreState(ctx, tgt)
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_helpers.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_helpers.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
@@ -11,18 +12,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/state"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
-	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/attestationutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/mputil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 )

 // getAttPreState retrieves the att pre state by either from the cache or the DB.
 func (s *Service) getAttPreState(ctx context.Context, c *ethpb.Checkpoint) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
-	s.checkpointStateLock.Lock()
-	defer s.checkpointStateLock.Unlock()
-
-	cachedState, err := s.checkpointState.StateByCheckpoint(c)
+	// Use a multilock to allow scoped holding of a mutex by a checkpoint root + epoch
+	// allowing us to behave smarter in terms of how this function is used concurrently.
+	epochKey := strconv.FormatUint(c.Epoch, 10 /* base 10 */)
+	lock := mputil.NewMultilock(string(c.Root) + epochKey)
+	lock.Lock()
+	defer lock.Unlock()
+	cachedState, err := s.checkpointStateCache.StateByCheckpoint(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get cached checkpoint state")
 	}
@@ -45,18 +49,20 @@ func (s *Service) getAttPreState(ctx context.Context, c *ethpb.Checkpoint) (*sta
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not process slots up to epoch %d", c.Epoch)
 		}
-		if err := s.checkpointState.AddCheckpointState(c, baseState); err != nil {
+		if err := s.checkpointStateCache.AddCheckpointState(c, baseState); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not saved checkpoint state to cache")
 		}
 		return baseState, nil
 	}

-	has, err := s.stateGen.HasState(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(c.Root))
+	// To avoid sharing the same state across checkpoint state cache and hot state cache,
+	// we don't add the state to check point cache.
+	has, err := s.stateGen.HasStateInCache(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(c.Root))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if !has {
-		if err := s.checkpointState.AddCheckpointState(c, baseState); err != nil {
+		if err := s.checkpointStateCache.AddCheckpointState(c, baseState); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not saved checkpoint state to cache")
 		}
 	}
@@ -64,69 +70,8 @@ func (s *Service) getAttPreState(ctx context.Context, c *ethpb.Checkpoint) (*sta

 }

-// getAttCheckPtInfo retrieves the check point info given a check point. Check point info enables the node
-// to efficiently verify attestation signature without using beacon state. This function utilizes
-// the checkpoint info cache and will update the check point info cache on miss.
-func (s *Service) getAttCheckPtInfo(ctx context.Context, c *ethpb.Checkpoint, e uint64) (*pb.CheckPtInfo, error) {
-	// Return checkpoint info if exists in cache.
-	info, err := s.checkPtInfoCache.get(c)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get cached checkpoint state")
-	}
-	if info != nil {
-		return info, nil
-	}
-
-	// Retrieve checkpoint state to compute checkpoint info.
-	baseState, err := s.stateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(c.Root))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get pre state for epoch %d", c.Epoch)
-	}
-	epochStartSlot, err := helpers.StartSlot(c.Epoch)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if epochStartSlot > baseState.Slot() {
-		baseState = baseState.Copy()
-		baseState, err = state.ProcessSlots(ctx, baseState, epochStartSlot)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not process slots up to epoch %d", c.Epoch)
-		}
-	}
-	f := baseState.Fork()
-	g := bytesutil.ToBytes32(baseState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
-	seed, err := helpers.Seed(baseState, e, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	indices, err := helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(baseState, e)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	validators := baseState.ValidatorsReadOnly()
-	pks := make([][]byte, len(validators))
-	for i := 0; i < len(pks); i++ {
-		pk := validators[i].PublicKey()
-		pks[i] = pk[:]
-	}
-
-	// Cache and return the checkpoint info.
-	info = &pb.CheckPtInfo{
-		Fork:          f,
-		GenesisRoot:   g[:],
-		Seed:          seed[:],
-		ActiveIndices: indices,
-		PubKeys:       pks,
-	}
-	if err := s.checkPtInfoCache.put(c, info); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return info, nil
-}
-
 // verifyAttTargetEpoch validates attestation is from the current or previous epoch.
-func (s *Service) verifyAttTargetEpoch(ctx context.Context, genesisTime uint64, nowTime uint64, c *ethpb.Checkpoint) error {
+func (s *Service) verifyAttTargetEpoch(_ context.Context, genesisTime, nowTime uint64, c *ethpb.Checkpoint) error {
 	currentSlot := (nowTime - genesisTime) / params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
 	currentEpoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(currentSlot)
 	var prevEpoch uint64
@@ -162,7 +107,7 @@ func (s *Service) verifyBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, data *ethpb.Attestation
 }

 // verifyLMDFFGConsistent verifies LMD GHOST and FFG votes are consistent with each other.
-func (s *Service) verifyLMDFFGConsistent(ctx context.Context, ffgEpoch uint64, ffgRoot []byte, lmdRoot []byte) error {
+func (s *Service) verifyLMDFFGConsistent(ctx context.Context, ffgEpoch uint64, ffgRoot, lmdRoot []byte) error {
 	ffgSlot, err := helpers.StartSlot(ffgEpoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ package blockchain

 import (
 	"context"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/state"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
@@ -15,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/stategen"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/featureconfig"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/assert"
@@ -69,47 +66,40 @@ func TestStore_OnAttestation(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, s, BlkWithValidStateRoot))

 	tests := []struct {
-		name          string
-		a             *ethpb.Attestation
-		wantErr       bool
-		wantErrString string
+		name      string
+		a         *ethpb.Attestation
+		wantedErr string
 	}{
 		{
-			name:          "attestation's data slot not aligned with target vote",
-			a:             &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Slot: params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}}},
-			wantErr:       true,
-			wantErrString: "data slot is not in the same epoch as target 1 != 0",
+			name:      "attestation's data slot not aligned with target vote",
+			a:         &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Slot: params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}}},
+			wantedErr: "data slot is not in the same epoch as target 1 != 0",
 		},
 		{
-			name:          "attestation's target root not in db",
-			a:             &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'A'}, 32)}}},
-			wantErr:       true,
-			wantErrString: "target root does not exist in db",
+			name:      "attestation's target root not in db",
+			a:         &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'A'}, 32)}}},
+			wantedErr: "target root does not exist in db",
 		},
 		{
-			name:          "no pre state for attestations's target block",
-			a:             &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: BlkWithOutStateRoot[:]}}},
-			wantErr:       true,
-			wantErrString: "could not get pre state for epoch 0",
+			name:      "no pre state for attestations's target block",
+			a:         &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: BlkWithOutStateRoot[:]}}},
+			wantedErr: "could not get pre state for epoch 0",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "process attestation doesn't match current epoch",
 			a: &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Slot: 100 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 100,
 				Root: BlkWithStateBadAttRoot[:]}}},
-			wantErr:       true,
-			wantErrString: "target epoch 100 does not match current epoch",
+			wantedErr: "target epoch 100 does not match current epoch",
 		},
 		{
-			name:          "process nil attestation",
-			a:             nil,
-			wantErr:       true,
-			wantErrString: "nil attestation",
+			name:      "process nil attestation",
+			a:         nil,
+			wantedErr: "nil attestation",
 		},
 		{
-			name:          "process nil field (a.Data) in attestation",
-			a:             &ethpb.Attestation{},
-			wantErr:       true,
-			wantErrString: "nil attestation.Data field",
+			name:      "process nil field (a.Data) in attestation",
+			a:         &ethpb.Attestation{},
+			wantedErr: "nil attestation.Data field",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "process nil field (a.Target) in attestation",
@@ -122,142 +112,17 @@ func TestStore_OnAttestation(t *testing.T) {
 				AggregationBits: make([]byte, 1),
 				Signature:       make([]byte, 96),
 			},
-			wantErr:       true,
-			wantErrString: "nil attestation.Data.Target field",
+			wantedErr: "nil attestation.Data.Target field",
 		},
 	}

 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			_, err := service.onAttestation(ctx, tt.a)
-			if tt.wantErr {
-				if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErrString) {
-					t.Errorf("Store.onAttestation() error = %v, wantErr = %v", err, tt.wantErrString)
-				}
+			if tt.wantedErr != "" {
+				assert.ErrorContains(t, tt.wantedErr, err)
 			} else {
-				t.Error(err)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestStore_OnAttestationUsingCheckptCache(t *testing.T) {
-	resetCfg := featureconfig.InitWithReset(&featureconfig.Flags{UseCheckPointInfoCache: true})
-	defer resetCfg()
-
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-
-	cfg := &Config{
-		BeaconDB:        db,
-		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
-		StateGen:        stategen.New(db, sc),
-	}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	_, err = blockTree1(db, []byte{'g'})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	BlkWithOutState := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
-	BlkWithOutState.Block.Slot = 0
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, BlkWithOutState))
-	BlkWithOutStateRoot, err := BlkWithOutState.Block.HashTreeRoot()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	BlkWithStateBadAtt := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
-	BlkWithStateBadAtt.Block.Slot = 1
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, BlkWithStateBadAtt))
-	BlkWithStateBadAttRoot, err := BlkWithStateBadAtt.Block.HashTreeRoot()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	s := testutil.NewBeaconState()
-	require.NoError(t, s.SetSlot(100*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch))
-	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, s, BlkWithStateBadAttRoot))
-
-	BlkWithValidState := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
-	BlkWithValidState.Block.Slot = 2
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, BlkWithValidState))
-
-	BlkWithValidStateRoot, err := BlkWithValidState.Block.HashTreeRoot()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	s = testutil.NewBeaconState()
-	err = s.SetFork(&pb.Fork{
-		Epoch:           0,
-		CurrentVersion:  params.BeaconConfig().GenesisForkVersion,
-		PreviousVersion: params.BeaconConfig().GenesisForkVersion,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, s, BlkWithValidStateRoot))
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		name          string
-		a             *ethpb.Attestation
-		wantErr       bool
-		wantErrString string
-	}{
-		{
-			name:          "attestation's data slot not aligned with target vote",
-			a:             &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Slot: params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}}},
-			wantErr:       true,
-			wantErrString: "data slot is not in the same epoch as target 1 != 0",
-		},
-		{
-			name:          "attestation's target root not in db",
-			a:             &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'A'}, 32)}}},
-			wantErr:       true,
-			wantErrString: "target root does not exist in db",
-		},
-		{
-			name:          "no pre state for attestations's target block",
-			a:             &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: BlkWithOutStateRoot[:]}}},
-			wantErr:       true,
-			wantErrString: "could not get pre state for epoch 0",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "process attestation doesn't match current epoch",
-			a: &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Slot: 100 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 100,
-				Root: BlkWithStateBadAttRoot[:]}}},
-			wantErr:       true,
-			wantErrString: "target epoch 100 does not match current epoch",
-		},
-		{
-			name:          "process nil attestation",
-			a:             nil,
-			wantErr:       true,
-			wantErrString: "nil attestation",
-		},
-		{
-			name:          "process nil field (a.Data) in attestation",
-			a:             &ethpb.Attestation{},
-			wantErr:       true,
-			wantErrString: "nil attestation.Data field",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "process nil field (a.Target) in attestation",
-			a: &ethpb.Attestation{
-				Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-					BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-					Target:          nil,
-					Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-				},
-				AggregationBits: make([]byte, 1),
-				Signature:       make([]byte, 96),
-			},
-			wantErr:       true,
-			wantErrString: "nil attestation.Data.Target field",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := service.onAttestation(ctx, tt.a)
-			if tt.wantErr {
-				if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErrString) {
-					t.Errorf("Store.onAttestation() error = %v, wantErr = %v", err, tt.wantErrString)
-				}
-			} else {
-				t.Error(err)
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -313,11 +178,11 @@ func TestStore_SaveCheckpointState(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, s1.Slot(), "Unexpected state slot")

-	s1, err = service.checkpointState.StateByCheckpoint(cp1)
+	s1, err = service.checkpointStateCache.StateByCheckpoint(cp1)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, s1.Slot(), "Unexpected state slot")

-	s2, err = service.checkpointState.StateByCheckpoint(cp2)
+	s2, err = service.checkpointStateCache.StateByCheckpoint(cp2)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 2*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, s2.Slot(), "Unexpected state slot")

@@ -347,16 +212,15 @@ func TestStore_UpdateCheckpointState(t *testing.T) {

 	epoch := uint64(1)
 	baseState, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)
-	require.NoError(t, baseState.SetSlot(epoch*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch))
 	checkpoint := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: epoch, Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("hi"), 32)}
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, baseState, bytesutil.ToBytes32(checkpoint.Root)))
 	returned, err := service.getAttPreState(ctx, checkpoint)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, returned.Slot(), baseState.Slot(), "Incorrectly returned base state")
+	assert.Equal(t, returned.Slot(), checkpoint.Epoch*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, "Incorrectly returned base state")

-	cached, err := service.checkpointState.StateByCheckpoint(checkpoint)
+	cached, err := service.checkpointStateCache.StateByCheckpoint(checkpoint)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.NotNil(t, cached, "State should have been cached")
+	assert.Equal(t, returned.Slot(), cached.Slot(), "State should have been cached")

 	epoch = uint64(2)
 	newCheckpoint := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: epoch, Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("bye"), 32)}
@@ -369,7 +233,7 @@ func TestStore_UpdateCheckpointState(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, returned.Slot(), baseState.Slot(), "Incorrectly returned base state")

-	cached, err = service.checkpointState.StateByCheckpoint(newCheckpoint)
+	cached, err = service.checkpointStateCache.StateByCheckpoint(newCheckpoint)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	if !proto.Equal(returned.InnerStateUnsafe(), cached.InnerStateUnsafe()) {
 		t.Error("Incorrectly cached base state")
@@ -513,46 +377,86 @@ func TestVerifyLMDFFGConsistent_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Could not verify LMD and FFG votes to be consistent")
 }

-func TestGetAttCheckptInfo(t *testing.T) {
+func TestVerifyFinalizedConsistency_InconsistentRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db, StateGen: stategen.New(db, cache.NewStateSummaryCache())}
+
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	baseState, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 128)
-	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
-	r, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, baseState, r))
-	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, b))
-	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, r))
-	checkpoint := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: r[:]}
-
-	returned, err := service.getAttCheckPtInfo(ctx, checkpoint, 0)
+	b32 := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b32.Block.Slot = 32
+	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, b32))
+	r32, err := b32.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	seed, err := helpers.Seed(baseState, 0, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	indices, err := helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(baseState, 0)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	validators := baseState.ValidatorsReadOnly()
-	pks := make([][]byte, len(validators))
-	for i := 0; i < len(pks); i++ {
-		pk := validators[i].PublicKey()
-		pks[i] = pk[:]
-	}
+	service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1}

-	wanted := &pb.CheckPtInfo{
-		Fork:          baseState.Fork(),
-		GenesisRoot:   baseState.GenesisValidatorRoot(),
-		Seed:          seed[:],
-		ActiveIndices: indices,
-		PubKeys:       pks,
-	}
-	require.DeepEqual(t, wanted, returned)
-
-	cached, err := service.checkPtInfoCache.get(checkpoint)
+	b33 := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b33.Block.Slot = 33
+	b33.Block.ParentRoot = r32[:]
+	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, b33))
+	r33, err := b33.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = service.VerifyFinalizedConsistency(context.Background(), r33[:])
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "Root and finalized store are not consistent", err)
+}
+
+func TestVerifyFinalizedConsistency_OK(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	b32 := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b32.Block.Slot = 32
+	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, b32))
+	r32, err := b32.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: r32[:]}
+
+	b33 := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b33.Block.Slot = 33
+	b33.Block.ParentRoot = r32[:]
+	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, b33))
+	r33, err := b33.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = service.VerifyFinalizedConsistency(context.Background(), r33[:])
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestVerifyFinalizedConsistency_IsCanonical(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	b32 := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b32.Block.Slot = 32
+	r32, err := b32.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: r32[:]}
+
+	b33 := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b33.Block.Slot = 33
+	b33.Block.ParentRoot = r32[:]
+	r33, err := b33.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.NoError(t, service.forkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(ctx, b32.Block.Slot, r32, [32]byte{}, [32]byte{}, 0, 0))
+	require.NoError(t, service.forkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(ctx, b33.Block.Slot, r33, r32, [32]byte{}, 0, 0))
+
+	_, err = service.forkChoiceStore.Head(ctx, 0, r32, []uint64{}, 0)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = service.VerifyFinalizedConsistency(context.Background(), r33[:])
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.DeepEqual(t, wanted, cached)
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
@@ -84,10 +84,17 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 		return err
 	}

-	postState, err := state.ExecuteStateTransition(ctx, preState, signed)
+	set, postState, err := state.ExecuteStateTransitionNoVerifyAnySig(ctx, preState, signed)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not execute state transition")
 	}
+	valid, err := set.Verify()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not batch verify signature")
+	}
+	if !valid {
+		return errors.New("signature in block failed to verify")
+	}

 	if err := s.savePostStateInfo(ctx, blockRoot, signed, postState, false /* reg sync */); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -121,12 +128,26 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 		}

 		// Update deposit cache.
-		s.depositCache.InsertFinalizedDeposits(ctx, int64(postState.Eth1DepositIndex()))
+		finalizedState, err := s.stateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, fRoot)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not fetch finalized state")
+		}
+		// We update the cache up to the last deposit index in the finalized block's state.
+		// We can be confident that these deposits will be included in some block
+		// because the Eth1 follow distance makes such long-range reorgs extremely unlikely.
+		eth1DepositIndex := int64(finalizedState.Eth1Data().DepositCount - 1)
+		s.depositCache.InsertFinalizedDeposits(ctx, eth1DepositIndex)
+		if featureconfig.Get().EnablePruningDepositProofs {
+			// Deposit proofs are only used during state transition and can be safely removed to save space.
+			if err = s.depositCache.PruneProofs(ctx, eth1DepositIndex); err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "could not prune deposit proofs")
+			}
+		}
 	}

 	defer reportAttestationInclusion(b)

-	return s.handleEpochBoundary(postState)
+	return s.handleEpochBoundary(ctx, postState)
 }

 // onBlockInitialSyncStateTransition is called when an initial sync block is received.
@@ -161,12 +182,7 @@ func (s *Service) onBlockInitialSyncStateTransition(ctx context.Context, signed
 		return nil
 	}

-	var postState *stateTrie.BeaconState
-	if featureconfig.Get().InitSyncNoVerify {
-		postState, err = state.ExecuteStateTransitionNoVerifyAttSigs(ctx, preState, signed)
-	} else {
-		postState, err = state.ExecuteStateTransition(ctx, preState, signed)
-	}
+	postState, err := state.ExecuteStateTransition(ctx, preState, signed)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not execute state transition")
 	}
@@ -200,7 +216,7 @@ func (s *Service) onBlockInitialSyncStateTransition(ctx context.Context, signed
 		}
 	}

-	return s.handleEpochBoundary(postState)
+	return s.handleEpochBoundary(ctx, postState)
 }

 func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
@@ -235,7 +251,7 @@ func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBl
 		PublicKeys: []bls.PublicKey{},
 		Messages:   [][32]byte{},
 	}
-	set := new(bls.SignatureSet)
+	var set *bls.SignatureSet
 	boundaries := make(map[[32]byte]*stateTrie.BeaconState)
 	for i, b := range blks {
 		set, preState, err = state.ExecuteStateTransitionNoVerifyAnySig(ctx, preState, b)
@@ -245,8 +261,8 @@ func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBl
 		// Save potential boundary states.
 		if helpers.IsEpochStart(preState.Slot()) {
 			boundaries[blockRoots[i]] = preState.Copy()
-			if err := s.handleEpochBoundary(preState); err != nil {
-				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not handle epoch boundary state")
+			if err := s.handleEpochBoundary(ctx, preState); err != nil {
+				return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not handle epoch boundary state")
 			}
 		}
 		jCheckpoints[i] = preState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()
@@ -280,7 +296,7 @@ func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBl
 // handles a block after the block's batch has been verified, where we can save blocks
 // their state summaries and split them off to relative hot/cold storage.
 func (s *Service) handleBlockAfterBatchVerify(ctx context.Context, signed *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
-	blockRoot [32]byte, fCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint, jCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint) error {
+	blockRoot [32]byte, fCheckpoint, jCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint) error {
 	b := signed.Block

 	s.saveInitSyncBlock(blockRoot, signed)
@@ -313,9 +329,11 @@ func (s *Service) handleBlockAfterBatchVerify(ctx context.Context, signed *ethpb
 }

 // Epoch boundary bookkeeping such as logging epoch summaries.
-func (s *Service) handleEpochBoundary(postState *stateTrie.BeaconState) error {
+func (s *Service) handleEpochBoundary(ctx context.Context, postState *stateTrie.BeaconState) error {
 	if postState.Slot() >= s.nextEpochBoundarySlot {
-		reportEpochMetrics(postState)
+		if err := reportEpochMetrics(ctx, postState, s.head.state); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		var err error
 		s.nextEpochBoundarySlot, err = helpers.StartSlot(helpers.NextEpoch(postState))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -354,7 +372,7 @@ func (s *Service) insertBlockAndAttestationsToForkChoiceStore(ctx context.Contex
 }

 func (s *Service) insertBlockToForkChoiceStore(ctx context.Context, blk *ethpb.BeaconBlock,
-	root [32]byte, fCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint, jCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint) error {
+	root [32]byte, fCheckpoint, jCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint) error {
 	if err := s.fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(ctx, blk, fCheckpoint, jCheckpoint); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_helpers.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_helpers.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (s *Service) CurrentSlot() uint64 {
 // to retrieve the state in DB. It verifies the pre state's validity and the incoming block
 // is in the correct time window.
 func (s *Service) getBlockPreState(ctx context.Context, b *ethpb.BeaconBlock) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "forkChoice.getBlockPreState")
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.getBlockPreState")
 	defer span.End()

 	// Verify incoming block has a valid pre state.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (s *Service) getBlockPreState(ctx context.Context, b *ethpb.BeaconBlock) (*

 // verifyBlkPreState validates input block has a valid pre-state.
 func (s *Service) verifyBlkPreState(ctx context.Context, b *ethpb.BeaconBlock) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "chainService.verifyBlkPreState")
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.verifyBlkPreState")
 	defer span.End()

 	parentRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(b.ParentRoot)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (s *Service) verifyBlkPreState(ctx context.Context, b *ethpb.BeaconBlock) e
 // VerifyBlkDescendant validates input block root is a descendant of the
 // current finalized block root.
 func (s *Service) VerifyBlkDescendant(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "forkChoice.VerifyBlkDescendant")
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.VerifyBlkDescendant")
 	defer span.End()
 	fRoot := s.ensureRootNotZeros(bytesutil.ToBytes32(s.finalizedCheckpt.Root))
 	finalizedBlkSigned, err := s.beaconDB.Block(ctx, fRoot)
@@ -255,7 +255,39 @@ func (s *Service) updateFinalized(ctx context.Context, cp *ethpb.Checkpoint) err
 //        # root is older than queried slot, thus a skip slot. Return most recent root prior to slot
 //        return root
 func (s *Service) ancestor(ctx context.Context, root []byte, slot uint64) ([]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "forkChoice.ancestor")
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.ancestor")
+	defer span.End()
+
+	r := bytesutil.ToBytes32(root)
+	// Get ancestor root from fork choice store instead of recursively looking up blocks in DB.
+	// This is most optimal outcome.
+	ar, err := s.ancestorByForkChoiceStore(ctx, r, slot)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Try getting ancestor root from DB when failed to retrieve from fork choice store.
+		// This is the second line of defense for retrieving ancestor root.
+		ar, err = s.ancestorByDB(ctx, r, slot)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ar, nil
+}
+
+// This retrieves an ancestor root using fork choice store. The look up is looping through the a flat array structure.
+func (s *Service) ancestorByForkChoiceStore(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte, slot uint64) ([]byte, error) {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.ancestorByForkChoiceStore")
+	defer span.End()
+
+	if !s.forkChoiceStore.HasParent(r) {
+		return nil, errors.New("could not find root in fork choice store")
+	}
+	return s.forkChoiceStore.AncestorRoot(ctx, r, slot)
+}
+
+// This retrieves an ancestor root using DB. The look up is recursively looking up DB. Slower than `ancestorByForkChoiceStore`.
+func (s *Service) ancestorByDB(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte, slot uint64) ([]byte, error) {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.ancestorByDB")
 	defer span.End()

 	// Stop recursive ancestry lookup if context is cancelled.
@@ -263,13 +295,6 @@ func (s *Service) ancestor(ctx context.Context, root []byte, slot uint64) ([]byt
 		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	}

-	r := bytesutil.ToBytes32(root)
-	// Get ancestor root from fork choice store instead of recursively looking up blocks in DB.
-	// This is most optimal outcome.
-	if s.forkChoiceStore.HasParent(r) {
-		return s.forkChoiceStore.AncestorRoot(ctx, r, slot)
-	}
-
 	signed, err := s.beaconDB.Block(ctx, r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get ancestor block")
@@ -284,10 +309,10 @@ func (s *Service) ancestor(ctx context.Context, root []byte, slot uint64) ([]byt
 	}
 	b := signed.Block
 	if b.Slot == slot || b.Slot < slot {
-		return root, nil
+		return r[:], nil
 	}

-	return s.ancestor(ctx, b.ParentRoot, slot)
+	return s.ancestorByDB(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(b.ParentRoot), slot)
 }

 // This updates justified check point in store, if the new justified is later than stored justified or
@@ -310,10 +335,7 @@ func (s *Service) finalizedImpliesNewJustified(ctx context.Context, state *state
 	if !attestationutil.CheckPointIsEqual(s.justifiedCheckpt, state.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()) {
 		if state.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch > s.justifiedCheckpt.Epoch {
 			s.justifiedCheckpt = state.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()
-			if err := s.cacheJustifiedStateBalances(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(s.justifiedCheckpt.Root)); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			return nil
+			return s.cacheJustifiedStateBalances(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(s.justifiedCheckpt.Root))
 		}

 		// Update justified if store justified is not in chain with finalized check point.
@@ -339,8 +361,9 @@ func (s *Service) finalizedImpliesNewJustified(ctx context.Context, state *state
 // This retrieves missing blocks from DB (ie. the blocks that couldn't be received over sync) and inserts them to fork choice store.
 // This is useful for block tree visualizer and additional vote accounting.
 func (s *Service) fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(ctx context.Context, blk *ethpb.BeaconBlock,
-	fCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint, jCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint) error {
+	fCheckpoint, jCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint) error {
 	pendingNodes := make([]*ethpb.BeaconBlock, 0)
+	pendingRoots := make([][32]byte, 0)

 	parentRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(blk.ParentRoot)
 	slot := blk.Slot
@@ -358,6 +381,8 @@ func (s *Service) fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(ctx context.Context, blk *ethpb.
 		}

 		pendingNodes = append(pendingNodes, b.Block)
+		copiedRoot := parentRoot
+		pendingRoots = append(pendingRoots, copiedRoot)
 		parentRoot = bytesutil.ToBytes32(b.Block.ParentRoot)
 		slot = b.Block.Slot
 		higherThanFinalized = slot > fSlot
@@ -367,11 +392,7 @@ func (s *Service) fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(ctx context.Context, blk *ethpb.
 	// Lower slots should be at the end of the list.
 	for i := len(pendingNodes) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		b := pendingNodes[i]
-		r, err := b.HashTreeRoot()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
+		r := pendingRoots[i]
 		if err := s.forkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(ctx,
 			b.Slot, r, bytesutil.ToBytes32(b.ParentRoot), bytesutil.ToBytes32(b.Body.Graffiti),
 			jCheckpoint.Epoch,
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package blockchain

 import (
 	"context"
-	"strings"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"

@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ func TestStore_OnBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {

 	bState := st.Copy()

-	blks := []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock{}
-	blkRoots := [][32]byte{}
+	var blks []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock
+	var blkRoots [][32]byte
 	var firstState *stateTrie.BeaconState
 	for i := 1; i < 10; i++ {
 		b, err := testutil.GenerateFullBlock(bState, keys, testutil.DefaultBlockGenConfig(), uint64(i))
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ func TestUpdateJustified_CouldUpdateBest(t *testing.T) {
 	service.justifiedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: []byte{'A'}}
 	service.bestJustifiedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: []byte{'A'}}
 	st := testutil.NewBeaconState()
-	service.initSyncState[r] = st.Copy()
 	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, st.Copy(), r))

 	// Could update
@@ -374,6 +373,46 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_CanSave(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, true, service.forkChoiceStore.HasNode(bytesutil.ToBytes32(roots[8])), "Didn't save node")
 }

+func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_RootsMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.forkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'A'})
+	service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}
+
+	genesisStateRoot := [32]byte{}
+	genesis := blocks.NewGenesisBlock(genesisStateRoot[:])
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
+	validGenesisRoot, err := genesis.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	st := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+
+	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, st.Copy(), validGenesisRoot))
+	roots, err := blockTree1(db, validGenesisRoot[:])
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	beaconState, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 32)
+	block := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	block.Block.Slot = 9
+	block.Block.ParentRoot = roots[8]
+
+	err = service.fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(
+		context.Background(), block.Block, beaconState.FinalizedCheckpoint(), beaconState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// 5 nodes from the block tree 1. B0 - B3 - B4 - B6 - B8
+	assert.Equal(t, 5, len(service.forkChoiceStore.Nodes()), "Miss match nodes")
+	// Ensure all roots and their respective blocks exist.
+	wantedRoots := [][]byte{roots[0], roots[3], roots[4], roots[6], roots[8]}
+	for i, rt := range wantedRoots {
+		assert.Equal(t, true, service.forkChoiceStore.HasNode(bytesutil.ToBytes32(rt)), fmt.Sprintf("Didn't save node: %d", i))
+		assert.Equal(t, true, service.beaconDB.HasBlock(context.Background(), bytesutil.ToBytes32(rt)))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_FilterFinalized(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
@@ -517,6 +556,15 @@ func TestCurrentSlot_HandlesOverflow(t *testing.T) {
 	slot := svc.CurrentSlot()
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), slot, "Unexpected slot")
 }
+func TestAncestorByDB_CtxErr(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	service, err := NewService(ctx, &Config{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	cancel()
+	_, err = service.ancestorByDB(ctx, [32]byte{}, 0)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "context canceled", err)
+}

 func TestAncestor_HandleSkipSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
@@ -563,6 +611,82 @@ func TestAncestor_HandleSkipSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

+func TestAncestor_CanUseForkchoice(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	cfg := &Config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	b1 := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b1.Block.Slot = 1
+	b1.Block.ParentRoot = bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'a'}, 32)
+	r1, err := b1.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	b100 := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b100.Block.Slot = 100
+	b100.Block.ParentRoot = r1[:]
+	r100, err := b100.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	b200 := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b200.Block.Slot = 200
+	b200.Block.ParentRoot = r100[:]
+	r200, err := b200.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	for _, b := range []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock{b1, b100, b200} {
+		beaconBlock := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+		beaconBlock.Block.Slot = b.Block.Slot
+		beaconBlock.Block.ParentRoot = bytesutil.PadTo(b.Block.ParentRoot, 32)
+		r, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.forkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(context.Background(), b.Block.Slot, r, bytesutil.ToBytes32(b.Block.ParentRoot), [32]byte{}, 0, 0)) // Saves blocks to fork choice store.
+	}
+
+	r, err := service.ancestor(context.Background(), r200[:], 150)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if bytesutil.ToBytes32(r) != r100 {
+		t.Error("Did not get correct root")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAncestor_CanUseDB(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	b1 := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b1.Block.Slot = 1
+	b1.Block.ParentRoot = bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'a'}, 32)
+	r1, err := b1.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	b100 := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b100.Block.Slot = 100
+	b100.Block.ParentRoot = r1[:]
+	r100, err := b100.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	b200 := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	b200.Block.Slot = 200
+	b200.Block.ParentRoot = r100[:]
+	r200, err := b200.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	for _, b := range []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock{b1, b100, b200} {
+		beaconBlock := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+		beaconBlock.Block.Slot = b.Block.Slot
+		beaconBlock.Block.ParentRoot = bytesutil.PadTo(b.Block.ParentRoot, 32)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(context.Background(), beaconBlock)) // Saves blocks to DB.
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, service.forkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(context.Background(), 200, r200, r200, [32]byte{}, 0, 0))
+
+	r, err := service.ancestor(context.Background(), r200[:], 150)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if bytesutil.ToBytes32(r) != r100 {
+		t.Error("Did not get correct root")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEnsureRootNotZeroHashes(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	cfg := &Config{}
@@ -675,18 +799,16 @@ func TestVerifyBlkDescendant(t *testing.T) {
 		finalizedSlot uint64
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
-		name        string
-		args        args
-		shouldError bool
-		err         string
+		name      string
+		args      args
+		wantedErr string
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "could not get finalized block in block service cache",
 			args: args{
 				finalizedRoot: [32]byte{'a'},
 			},
-			shouldError: true,
-			err:         "nil finalized block",
+			wantedErr: "nil finalized block",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "could not get finalized block root in DB",
@@ -694,8 +816,7 @@ func TestVerifyBlkDescendant(t *testing.T) {
 				finalizedRoot: r,
 				parentRoot:    [32]byte{'a'},
 			},
-			shouldError: true,
-			err:         "could not get finalized block root",
+			wantedErr: "could not get finalized block root",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "is not descendant",
@@ -703,8 +824,7 @@ func TestVerifyBlkDescendant(t *testing.T) {
 				finalizedRoot: r1,
 				parentRoot:    r,
 			},
-			shouldError: true,
-			err:         "is not a descendent of the current finalized block slot",
+			wantedErr: "is not a descendent of the current finalized block slot",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "is descendant",
@@ -712,22 +832,19 @@ func TestVerifyBlkDescendant(t *testing.T) {
 				finalizedRoot: r,
 				parentRoot:    r,
 			},
-			shouldError: false,
 		},
 	}
-	for _, test := range tests {
+	for _, tt := range tests {
 		service, err := NewService(ctx, &Config{BeaconDB: db, StateGen: stategen.New(db, sc), ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{
-			Root: test.args.finalizedRoot[:],
+			Root: tt.args.finalizedRoot[:],
 		}
-		err = service.VerifyBlkDescendant(ctx, test.args.parentRoot)
-		if test.shouldError {
-			if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), test.err) {
-				t.Error("Did not get wanted error")
-			}
+		err = service.VerifyBlkDescendant(ctx, tt.args.parentRoot)
+		if tt.wantedErr != "" {
+			assert.ErrorContains(t, tt.wantedErr, err)
 		} else if err != nil {
-			t.Error(err)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -760,3 +877,15 @@ func TestUpdateJustifiedInitSync(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, newCp, cp, "Incorrect current justified checkpoint in db")
 }
+
+func TestHandleEpochBoundary_BadMetrics(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	cfg := &Config{}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	s := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, s.SetSlot(1))
+	service.head = &head{}
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "failed to initialize precompute: nil inner state", service.handleEpochBoundary(ctx, s))
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 package blockchain

 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
-	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/featureconfig"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/slotutil"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/timeutils"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
@@ -23,10 +21,9 @@ import (
 // AttestationReceiver interface defines the methods of chain service receive and processing new attestations.
 type AttestationReceiver interface {
 	ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) error
-	IsValidAttestation(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) bool
 	AttestationPreState(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) (*state.BeaconState, error)
-	AttestationCheckPtInfo(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) (*pb.CheckPtInfo, error)
 	VerifyLmdFfgConsistency(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) error
+	VerifyFinalizedConsistency(ctx context.Context, root []byte) error
 }

 // ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub is a function that defines the operations that are performed on
@@ -43,35 +40,14 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Att
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not process attestation")
 	}

-	if !featureconfig.Get().DisableUpdateHeadPerAttestation {
-		// This updates fork choice head, if a new head could not be updated due to
-		// long range or intermediate forking. It simply logs a warning and returns nil
-		// as that's more appropriate than returning errors.
-		if err := s.updateHead(ctx, s.getJustifiedBalances()); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("Resolving fork due to new attestation: %v", err)
-			return nil
-		}
+	if err := s.updateHead(ctx, s.getJustifiedBalances()); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("Resolving fork due to new attestation: %v", err)
+		return nil
 	}

 	return nil
 }

-// IsValidAttestation returns true if the attestation can be verified against its pre-state.
-func (s *Service) IsValidAttestation(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) bool {
-	baseState, err := s.AttestationPreState(ctx, att)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to get attestation pre state")
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if err := blocks.VerifyAttestationSignature(ctx, baseState, att); err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to validate attestation")
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return true
-}
-
 // AttestationPreState returns the pre state of attestation.
 func (s *Service) AttestationPreState(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) (*state.BeaconState, error) {
 	ss, err := helpers.StartSlot(att.Data.Target.Epoch)
@@ -84,24 +60,37 @@ func (s *Service) AttestationPreState(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestatio
 	return s.getAttPreState(ctx, att.Data.Target)
 }

-// AttestationCheckPtInfo returns the check point info of attestation that can be used to verify the attestation
-// contents and signatures.
-func (s *Service) AttestationCheckPtInfo(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) (*pb.CheckPtInfo, error) {
-	ss, err := helpers.StartSlot(att.Data.Target.Epoch)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if err := helpers.ValidateSlotClock(ss, uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix())); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return s.getAttCheckPtInfo(ctx, att.Data.Target, helpers.SlotToEpoch(att.Data.Slot))
-}
-
 // VerifyLmdFfgConsistency verifies that attestation's LMD and FFG votes are consistency to each other.
 func (s *Service) VerifyLmdFfgConsistency(ctx context.Context, a *ethpb.Attestation) error {
 	return s.verifyLMDFFGConsistent(ctx, a.Data.Target.Epoch, a.Data.Target.Root, a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot)
 }

+// VerifyFinalizedConsistency verifies input root is consistent with finalized store.
+// When the input root is not be consistent with finalized store then we know it is not
+// on the finalized check point that leads to current canonical chain and should be rejected accordingly.
+func (s *Service) VerifyFinalizedConsistency(ctx context.Context, root []byte) error {
+	// A canonical root implies the root to has an ancestor that aligns with finalized check point.
+	// In this case, we could exit early to save on additional computation.
+	if s.forkChoiceStore.IsCanonical(bytesutil.ToBytes32(root)) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	f := s.FinalizedCheckpt()
+	ss, err := helpers.StartSlot(f.Epoch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	r, err := s.ancestor(ctx, root, ss)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(f.Root, r) {
+		return errors.New("Root and finalized store are not consistent")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // This processes attestations from the attestation pool to account for validator votes and fork choice.
 func (s *Service) processAttestation(subscribedToStateEvents chan struct{}) {
 	// Wait for state to be initialized.
@@ -111,6 +100,14 @@ func (s *Service) processAttestation(subscribedToStateEvents chan struct{}) {
 	<-stateChannel
 	stateSub.Unsubscribe()

+	if s.genesisTime.IsZero() {
+		log.Warn("ProcessAttestations routine waiting for genesis time")
+		for s.genesisTime.IsZero() {
+			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+		}
+		log.Warn("Genesis time received, now available to process attestations")
+	}
+
 	st := slotutil.GetSlotTicker(s.genesisTime, params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -138,7 +135,7 @@ func (s *Service) processAttestation(subscribedToStateEvents chan struct{}) {
 					log.WithError(err).Error("Could not delete fork choice attestation in pool")
 				}

-				if !s.verifyCheckpointEpoch(a.Data.Target) {
+				if !helpers.VerifyCheckpointEpoch(a.Data.Target, s.genesisTime) {
 					continue
 				}

@@ -155,23 +152,3 @@ func (s *Service) processAttestation(subscribedToStateEvents chan struct{}) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-// This verifies the epoch of input checkpoint is within current epoch and previous epoch
-// with respect to current time. Returns true if it's within, false if it's not.
-func (s *Service) verifyCheckpointEpoch(c *ethpb.Checkpoint) bool {
-	now := uint64(timeutils.Now().Unix())
-	genesisTime := uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix())
-	currentSlot := (now - genesisTime) / params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
-	currentEpoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(currentSlot)
-
-	var prevEpoch uint64
-	if currentEpoch > 1 {
-		prevEpoch = currentEpoch - 1
-	}
-
-	if c.Epoch != prevEpoch && c.Epoch != currentEpoch {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return true
-}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation_test.go
@@ -9,34 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
 )

-func TestVerifyCheckpointEpoch_Ok(t *testing.T) {
-	helpers.ClearCache()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-
-	chainService := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
-	chainService.genesisTime = time.Now()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, true, chainService.verifyCheckpointEpoch(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}))
-	assert.Equal(t, false, chainService.verifyCheckpointEpoch(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1}))
-}
-
-func TestAttestationPreState_FarFutureSlot(t *testing.T) {
-	helpers.ClearCache()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-
-	chainService := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
-	chainService.genesisTime = time.Now()
-
-	e := helpers.MaxSlotBuffer/params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch + 1
-	_, err := chainService.AttestationCheckPtInfo(context.Background(), &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: e}}})
-	require.ErrorContains(t, "exceeds max allowed value relative to the local clock", err)
-}
-
-func TestAttestationCheckPtInfo_FarFutureSlot(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAttestationCheckPtState_FarFutureSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	helpers.ClearCache()
 	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)

--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ import (
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/traceutil"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

+// This defines how many epochs since finality the run time will begin to save hot state on to the DB.
+var epochsSinceFinalitySaveHotStateDB = 100
+
 // BlockReceiver interface defines the methods of chain service receive and processing new blocks.
 type BlockReceiver interface {
 	ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) error
@@ -58,8 +62,13 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlo
 		return err
 	}

+	// Have we been finalizing? Should we start saving hot states to db?
+	if err := s.checkSaveHotStateDB(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Reports on block and fork choice metrics.
-	reportSlotMetrics(blockCopy.Block.Slot, s.headSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), s.finalizedCheckpt)
+	reportSlotMetrics(blockCopy.Block.Slot, s.HeadSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), s.finalizedCheckpt)

 	// Log block sync status.
 	logBlockSyncStatus(blockCopy.Block, blockRoot, s.finalizedCheckpt)
@@ -95,7 +104,7 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlockInitialSync(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.Sign
 	})

 	// Reports on blockCopy and fork choice metrics.
-	reportSlotMetrics(blockCopy.Block.Slot, s.headSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), s.finalizedCheckpt)
+	reportSlotMetrics(blockCopy.Block.Slot, s.HeadSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), s.finalizedCheckpt)

 	// Log state transition data.
 	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
@@ -139,10 +148,12 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []*ethpb.SignedB
 		})

 		// Reports on blockCopy and fork choice metrics.
-		reportSlotMetrics(blockCopy.Block.Slot, s.headSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), s.finalizedCheckpt)
+		reportSlotMetrics(blockCopy.Block.Slot, s.HeadSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), s.finalizedCheckpt)
 	}

 	if err := s.VerifyWeakSubjectivityRoot(s.ctx); err != nil {
+		// log.Fatalf will prevent defer from being called
+		span.End()
 		// Exit run time if the node failed to verify weak subjectivity checkpoint.
 		log.Fatalf("Could not verify weak subjectivity checkpoint: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -177,3 +188,21 @@ func (s *Service) handlePostBlockOperations(b *ethpb.BeaconBlock) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// This checks whether it's time to start saving hot state to DB.
+// It's time when there's `epochsSinceFinalitySaveHotStateDB` epochs of non-finality.
+func (s *Service) checkSaveHotStateDB(ctx context.Context) error {
+	currentEpoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(s.CurrentSlot())
+	// Prevent `sinceFinality` going underflow.
+	var sinceFinality uint64
+	if currentEpoch > s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch {
+		sinceFinality = currentEpoch - s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch
+	}
+
+	if sinceFinality >= uint64(epochsSinceFinalitySaveHotStateDB) {
+		s.stateGen.EnableSaveHotStateToDB(ctx)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return s.stateGen.DisableSaveHotStateToDB(ctx)
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"

 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	blockchainTesting "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
+	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 )

 func TestService_ReceiveBlock(t *testing.T) {
@@ -76,7 +78,6 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlock(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			},
 		},
-
 		{
 			name: "updates exit pool",
 			args: args{
@@ -91,14 +92,13 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlock(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			check: func(t *testing.T, s *Service) {
-				var n int
-				for i := uint64(0); int(i) < genesis.NumValidators(); i++ {
-					if s.exitPool.HasBeenIncluded(i) {
-						n++
-					}
-				}
-				if n != 3 {
-					t.Errorf("Did not mark the correct number of exits. Got %d but wanted %d", n, 3)
+				pending := s.exitPool.PendingExits(genesis, 1, true /* no limit */)
+				if len(pending) != 0 {
+					t.Errorf(
+						"Did not mark the correct number of exits. Got %d pending but wanted %d",
+						len(pending),
+						0,
+					)
 				}
 			},
 		},
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlock(t *testing.T) {
 			gBlk, err := s.beaconDB.GenesisBlock(ctx)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			gRoot, err := gBlk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 			s.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: gRoot[:]}
 			root, err := tt.args.block.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockUpdateHead(t *testing.T) {
 	gBlk, err := s.beaconDB.GenesisBlock(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	gRoot, err := gBlk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	s.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: gRoot[:]}
 	root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -261,6 +263,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockInitialSync(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)

 			gRoot, err := gBlk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 			s.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: gRoot[:]}
 			root, err := tt.args.block.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -341,6 +344,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)

 			gRoot, err := gBlk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 			s.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: gRoot[:]}
 			root, err := tt.args.block.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -358,7 +362,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestService_HasInitSyncBlock(t *testing.T) {
-	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{})
+	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{StateNotifier: &blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{}})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	r := [32]byte{'a'}
 	if s.HasInitSyncBlock(r) {
@@ -369,3 +373,41 @@ func TestService_HasInitSyncBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Should have block")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCheckSaveHotStateDB_Enabling(t *testing.T) {
+	db, stateSummaryCache := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
+	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{StateGen: stategen.New(db, stateSummaryCache)})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	st := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch * uint64(epochsSinceFinalitySaveHotStateDB)
+	s.genesisTime = time.Now().Add(time.Duration(-1*int64(st)*int64(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)) * time.Second)
+	s.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{}
+
+	require.NoError(t, s.checkSaveHotStateDB(context.Background()))
+	assert.LogsContain(t, hook, "Entering mode to save hot states in DB")
+}
+
+func TestCheckSaveHotStateDB_Disabling(t *testing.T) {
+	db, stateSummaryCache := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
+	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{StateGen: stategen.New(db, stateSummaryCache)})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	s.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{}
+	require.NoError(t, s.checkSaveHotStateDB(context.Background()))
+	s.genesisTime = time.Now()
+
+	require.NoError(t, s.checkSaveHotStateDB(context.Background()))
+	assert.LogsContain(t, hook, "Exiting mode to save hot states in DB")
+}
+
+func TestCheckSaveHotStateDB_Overflow(t *testing.T) {
+	db, stateSummaryCache := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
+	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{StateGen: stategen.New(db, stateSummaryCache)})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	s.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 10000000}
+	s.genesisTime = time.Now()
+
+	require.NoError(t, s.checkSaveHotStateDB(context.Background()))
+	assert.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, "Entering mode to save hot states in DB")
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
@@ -34,50 +34,50 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/slotutil"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

+// headSyncMinEpochsAfterCheckpoint defines how many epochs should elapse after known finalization
+// checkpoint for head sync to be triggered.
+const headSyncMinEpochsAfterCheckpoint = 128
+
 // Service represents a service that handles the internal
 // logic of managing the full PoS beacon chain.
 type Service struct {
-	ctx                       context.Context
-	cancel                    context.CancelFunc
-	beaconDB                  db.HeadAccessDatabase
-	depositCache              *depositcache.DepositCache
-	chainStartFetcher         powchain.ChainStartFetcher
-	attPool                   attestations.Pool
-	slashingPool              *slashings.Pool
-	exitPool                  *voluntaryexits.Pool
-	genesisTime               time.Time
-	p2p                       p2p.Broadcaster
-	maxRoutines               int
-	head                      *head
-	headLock                  sync.RWMutex
-	stateNotifier             statefeed.Notifier
-	genesisRoot               [32]byte
-	forkChoiceStore           f.ForkChoicer
-	justifiedCheckpt          *ethpb.Checkpoint
-	prevJustifiedCheckpt      *ethpb.Checkpoint
-	bestJustifiedCheckpt      *ethpb.Checkpoint
-	finalizedCheckpt          *ethpb.Checkpoint
-	prevFinalizedCheckpt      *ethpb.Checkpoint
-	nextEpochBoundarySlot     uint64
-	initSyncState             map[[32]byte]*stateTrie.BeaconState
-	boundaryRoots             [][32]byte
-	checkpointState           *cache.CheckpointStateCache
-	checkpointStateLock       sync.Mutex
-	stateGen                  *stategen.State
-	opsService                *attestations.Service
-	initSyncBlocks            map[[32]byte]*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock
-	initSyncBlocksLock        sync.RWMutex
-	recentCanonicalBlocks     map[[32]byte]bool
-	recentCanonicalBlocksLock sync.RWMutex
-	justifiedBalances         []uint64
-	justifiedBalancesLock     sync.RWMutex
-	checkPtInfoCache          *checkPtInfoCache
-	wsEpoch                   uint64
-	wsRoot                    []byte
-	wsVerified                bool
+	ctx                   context.Context
+	cancel                context.CancelFunc
+	beaconDB              db.HeadAccessDatabase
+	depositCache          *depositcache.DepositCache
+	chainStartFetcher     powchain.ChainStartFetcher
+	attPool               attestations.Pool
+	slashingPool          *slashings.Pool
+	exitPool              *voluntaryexits.Pool
+	genesisTime           time.Time
+	p2p                   p2p.Broadcaster
+	maxRoutines           int
+	head                  *head
+	headLock              sync.RWMutex
+	stateNotifier         statefeed.Notifier
+	genesisRoot           [32]byte
+	forkChoiceStore       f.ForkChoicer
+	justifiedCheckpt      *ethpb.Checkpoint
+	prevJustifiedCheckpt  *ethpb.Checkpoint
+	bestJustifiedCheckpt  *ethpb.Checkpoint
+	finalizedCheckpt      *ethpb.Checkpoint
+	prevFinalizedCheckpt  *ethpb.Checkpoint
+	nextEpochBoundarySlot uint64
+	boundaryRoots         [][32]byte
+	checkpointStateCache  *cache.CheckpointStateCache
+	stateGen              *stategen.State
+	opsService            *attestations.Service
+	initSyncBlocks        map[[32]byte]*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock
+	initSyncBlocksLock    sync.RWMutex
+	justifiedBalances     []uint64
+	justifiedBalancesLock sync.RWMutex
+	wsEpoch               uint64
+	wsRoot                []byte
+	wsVerified            bool
 }

 // Config options for the service.
@@ -104,39 +104,31 @@ type Config struct {
 func NewService(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) (*Service, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	return &Service{
-		ctx:                   ctx,
-		cancel:                cancel,
-		beaconDB:              cfg.BeaconDB,
-		depositCache:          cfg.DepositCache,
-		chainStartFetcher:     cfg.ChainStartFetcher,
-		attPool:               cfg.AttPool,
-		exitPool:              cfg.ExitPool,
-		slashingPool:          cfg.SlashingPool,
-		p2p:                   cfg.P2p,
-		maxRoutines:           cfg.MaxRoutines,
-		stateNotifier:         cfg.StateNotifier,
-		forkChoiceStore:       cfg.ForkChoiceStore,
-		initSyncState:         make(map[[32]byte]*stateTrie.BeaconState),
-		boundaryRoots:         [][32]byte{},
-		checkpointState:       cache.NewCheckpointStateCache(),
-		opsService:            cfg.OpsService,
-		stateGen:              cfg.StateGen,
-		initSyncBlocks:        make(map[[32]byte]*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock),
-		recentCanonicalBlocks: make(map[[32]byte]bool),
-		justifiedBalances:     make([]uint64, 0),
-		checkPtInfoCache:      newCheckPointInfoCache(),
-		wsEpoch:               cfg.WspEpoch,
-		wsRoot:                cfg.WspBlockRoot,
+		ctx:                  ctx,
+		cancel:               cancel,
+		beaconDB:             cfg.BeaconDB,
+		depositCache:         cfg.DepositCache,
+		chainStartFetcher:    cfg.ChainStartFetcher,
+		attPool:              cfg.AttPool,
+		exitPool:             cfg.ExitPool,
+		slashingPool:         cfg.SlashingPool,
+		p2p:                  cfg.P2p,
+		maxRoutines:          cfg.MaxRoutines,
+		stateNotifier:        cfg.StateNotifier,
+		forkChoiceStore:      cfg.ForkChoiceStore,
+		boundaryRoots:        [][32]byte{},
+		checkpointStateCache: cache.NewCheckpointStateCache(),
+		opsService:           cfg.OpsService,
+		stateGen:             cfg.StateGen,
+		initSyncBlocks:       make(map[[32]byte]*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock),
+		justifiedBalances:    make([]uint64, 0),
+		wsEpoch:              cfg.WspEpoch,
+		wsRoot:               cfg.WspBlockRoot,
 	}, nil
 }

 // Start a blockchain service's main event loop.
 func (s *Service) Start() {
-	beaconState, err := s.beaconDB.HeadState(s.ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Could not fetch beacon state: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	// For running initial sync with state cache, in an event of restart, we use
 	// last finalized check point as start point to sync instead of head
 	// state. This is because we no longer save state every slot during sync.
@@ -145,11 +137,25 @@ func (s *Service) Start() {
 		log.Fatalf("Could not fetch finalized cp: %v", err)
 	}

-	if beaconState == nil {
-		beaconState, err = s.stateGen.StateByRoot(s.ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(cp.Root))
+	r := bytesutil.ToBytes32(cp.Root)
+	// Before the first finalized epoch, in the current epoch,
+	// the finalized root is defined as zero hashes instead of genesis root hash.
+	// We want to use genesis root to retrieve for state.
+	if r == params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash {
+		genesisBlock, err := s.beaconDB.GenesisBlock(s.ctx)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Could not fetch beacon state by root: %v", err)
+			log.Fatalf("Could not fetch finalized cp: %v", err)
 		}
+		if genesisBlock != nil {
+			r, err = genesisBlock.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Could not tree hash genesis block: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	beaconState, err := s.stateGen.StateByRoot(s.ctx, r)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not fetch beacon state by root: %v", err)
 	}

 	// Make sure that attestation processor is subscribed and ready for state initializing event.
@@ -191,6 +197,19 @@ func (s *Service) Start() {
 		s.prevFinalizedCheckpt = stateTrie.CopyCheckpoint(finalizedCheckpoint)
 		s.resumeForkChoice(justifiedCheckpoint, finalizedCheckpoint)

+		ss, err := helpers.StartSlot(s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Could not get start slot of finalized epoch: %v", err)
+		}
+		h := s.headBlock().Block
+		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+			"startSlot": ss,
+			"endSlot":   h.Slot,
+		}).Info("Loading blocks to fork choice store, this may take a while.")
+		if err := s.fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(s.ctx, h, s.finalizedCheckpt, s.justifiedCheckpt); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Could not fill in fork choice store missing blocks: %v", err)
+		}
+
 		if err := s.VerifyWeakSubjectivityRoot(s.ctx); err != nil {
 			// Exit run time if the node failed to verify weak subjectivity checkpoint.
 			log.Fatalf("Could not verify weak subjectivity checkpoint: %v", err)
@@ -314,28 +333,21 @@ func (s *Service) Stop() error {
 	}

 	// Save initial sync cached blocks to the DB before stop.
-	if err := s.beaconDB.SaveBlocks(s.ctx, s.getInitSyncBlocks()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return s.beaconDB.SaveBlocks(s.ctx, s.getInitSyncBlocks())
 }

 // Status always returns nil unless there is an error condition that causes
 // this service to be unhealthy.
 func (s *Service) Status() error {
+	if s.genesisRoot == params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash {
+		return errors.New("genesis state has not been created")
+	}
 	if runtime.NumGoroutine() > s.maxRoutines {
 		return fmt.Errorf("too many goroutines %d", runtime.NumGoroutine())
 	}
 	return nil
 }

-// ClearCachedStates removes all stored caches states. This is done after the node
-// is synced.
-func (s *Service) ClearCachedStates() {
-	s.initSyncState = map[[32]byte]*stateTrie.BeaconState{}
-}
-
 // This gets called when beacon chain is first initialized to save genesis data (state, block, and more) in db.
 func (s *Service) saveGenesisData(ctx context.Context, genesisState *stateTrie.BeaconState) error {
 	stateRoot, err := genesisState.HashTreeRoot(ctx)
@@ -413,23 +425,6 @@ func (s *Service) initializeChainInfo(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	s.genesisRoot = genesisBlkRoot

-	if flags.Get().UnsafeSync {
-		headBlock, err := s.beaconDB.HeadBlock(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not retrieve head block")
-		}
-		headRoot, err := headBlock.Block.HashTreeRoot()
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not hash head block")
-		}
-		headState, err := s.beaconDB.HeadState(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not retrieve head state")
-		}
-		s.setHead(headRoot, headBlock, headState)
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	finalized, err := s.beaconDB.FinalizedCheckpoint(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get finalized checkpoint from db")
@@ -447,6 +442,42 @@ func (s *Service) initializeChainInfo(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get finalized state from db")
 	}

+	if flags.Get().HeadSync {
+		headBlock, err := s.beaconDB.HeadBlock(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not retrieve head block")
+		}
+		headEpoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(headBlock.Block.Slot)
+		var epochsSinceFinality uint64
+		if headEpoch > finalized.Epoch {
+			epochsSinceFinality = headEpoch - finalized.Epoch
+		}
+		// Head sync when node is far enough beyond known finalized epoch,
+		// this becomes really useful during long period of non-finality.
+		if epochsSinceFinality >= headSyncMinEpochsAfterCheckpoint {
+			headRoot, err := headBlock.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "could not hash head block")
+			}
+			finalizedState, err := s.stateGen.Resume(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get finalized state from db")
+			}
+			log.Infof("Regenerating state from the last checkpoint at slot %d to current head slot of %d."+
+				"This process may take a while, please wait.", finalizedState.Slot(), headBlock.Block.Slot)
+			headState, err := s.stateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, headRoot)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "could not retrieve head state")
+			}
+			s.setHead(headRoot, headBlock, headState)
+			return nil
+		} else {
+			log.Warnf("Finalized checkpoint at slot %d is too close to the current head slot, "+
+				"resetting head from the checkpoint ('--%s' flag is ignored).",
+				finalizedState.Slot(), flags.HeadSync.Name)
+		}
+	}
+
 	finalizedBlock, err := s.beaconDB.Block(ctx, finalizedRoot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get finalized block from db")
@@ -462,7 +493,7 @@ func (s *Service) initializeChainInfo(ctx context.Context) error {

 // This is called when a client starts from non-genesis slot. This passes last justified and finalized
 // information to fork choice service to initializes fork choice store.
-func (s *Service) resumeForkChoice(justifiedCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint, finalizedCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint) {
+func (s *Service) resumeForkChoice(justifiedCheckpoint, finalizedCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint) {
 	store := protoarray.New(justifiedCheckpoint.Epoch, finalizedCheckpoint.Epoch, bytesutil.ToBytes32(finalizedCheckpoint.Root))
 	s.forkChoiceStore = store
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package blockchain
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/flags"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/operations/attestations"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/p2p"
@@ -32,15 +32,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 )

-func init() {
-	logrus.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
-	logrus.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
-}
-
 type mockBeaconNode struct {
 	stateFeed *event.Feed
 }
@@ -67,7 +61,7 @@ func (mb *mockBroadcaster) BroadcastAttestation(_ context.Context, _ uint64, _ *
 	return nil
 }

-var _ = p2p.Broadcaster(&mockBroadcaster{})
+var _ p2p.Broadcaster = (*mockBroadcaster)(nil)

 func setupBeaconChain(t *testing.T, beaconDB db.Database, sc *cache.StateSummaryCache) *Service {
 	endpoint := "http://127.0.0.1"
@@ -156,6 +150,32 @@ func TestChainStartStop_Initialized(t *testing.T) {
 	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "data already exists")
 }

+func TestChainStartStop_GenesisZeroHashes(t *testing.T) {
+	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+
+	chainService := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+
+	genesisBlk := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	blkRoot, err := genesisBlk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, genesisBlk))
+	s := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, s, blkRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, blkRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveJustifiedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]}))
+
+	// Test the start function.
+	chainService.Start()
+
+	require.NoError(t, chainService.Stop(), "Unable to stop chain service")
+
+	// The context should have been canceled.
+	assert.Equal(t, context.Canceled, chainService.ctx.Err(), "Context was not canceled")
+	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "data already exists")
+}
+
 func TestChainService_InitializeBeaconChain(t *testing.T) {
 	helpers.ClearCache()
 	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
@@ -178,6 +198,7 @@ func TestChainService_InitializeBeaconChain(t *testing.T) {
 		DepositCount: uint64(len(deposits)),
 		BlockHash:    make([]byte, 32),
 	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	genState, err = b.ProcessPreGenesisDeposits(ctx, genState, deposits)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

@@ -191,7 +212,9 @@ func TestChainService_InitializeBeaconChain(t *testing.T) {
 	if headBlk == nil {
 		t.Error("Head state can't be nil after initialize beacon chain")
 	}
-	if bc.headRoot() == params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash {
+	r, err := bc.HeadRoot(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if bytesutil.ToBytes32(r) == params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash {
 		t.Error("Canonical root for slot 0 can't be zeros after initialize beacon chain")
 	}
 }
@@ -294,6 +317,87 @@ func TestChainService_InitializeChainInfo_SetHeadAtGenesis(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, genesis, c.head.block)
 }

+func TestChainService_InitializeChainInfo_HeadSync(t *testing.T) {
+	resetFlags := flags.Get()
+	flags.Init(&flags.GlobalFlags{
+		HeadSync: true,
+	})
+	defer func() {
+		flags.Init(resetFlags)
+	}()
+
+	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
+	finalizedSlot := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch*2 + 1
+	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	genesisBlock := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	genesisRoot, err := genesisBlock.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, genesisRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, genesisBlock))
+
+	finalizedBlock := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	finalizedBlock.Block.Slot = finalizedSlot
+	finalizedBlock.Block.ParentRoot = genesisRoot[:]
+	finalizedRoot, err := finalizedBlock.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, finalizedBlock))
+
+	// Set head slot close to the finalization point, no head sync is triggered.
+	headBlock := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	headBlock.Block.Slot = finalizedSlot + params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch*5
+	headBlock.Block.ParentRoot = finalizedRoot[:]
+	headRoot, err := headBlock.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, headBlock))
+
+	headState := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, headState.SetSlot(headBlock.Block.Slot))
+	require.NoError(t, headState.SetGenesisValidatorRoot(params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]))
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, headState, genesisRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, headState, finalizedRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, headState, headRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveHeadBlockRoot(ctx, headRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{
+		Epoch: helpers.SlotToEpoch(finalizedBlock.Block.Slot),
+		Root:  finalizedRoot[:],
+	}))
+
+	c := &Service{beaconDB: db, stateGen: stategen.New(db, sc)}
+
+	require.NoError(t, c.initializeChainInfo(ctx))
+	s, err := c.HeadState(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, headState.InnerStateUnsafe(), s.InnerStateUnsafe(), "Head state incorrect")
+	assert.Equal(t, genesisRoot, c.genesisRoot, "Genesis block root incorrect")
+	// Since head sync is not triggered, chain is initialized to the last finalization checkpoint.
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, finalizedBlock, c.head.block)
+	assert.LogsContain(t, hook, "resetting head from the checkpoint ('--head-sync' flag is ignored)")
+	assert.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, "Regenerating state from the last checkpoint at slot")
+
+	// Set head slot far beyond the finalization point, head sync should be triggered.
+	headBlock = testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	headBlock.Block.Slot = finalizedSlot + params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch*headSyncMinEpochsAfterCheckpoint
+	headBlock.Block.ParentRoot = finalizedRoot[:]
+	headRoot, err = headBlock.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, headBlock))
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, headState, headRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveHeadBlockRoot(ctx, headRoot))
+
+	hook.Reset()
+	require.NoError(t, c.initializeChainInfo(ctx))
+	s, err = c.HeadState(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, headState.InnerStateUnsafe(), s.InnerStateUnsafe(), "Head state incorrect")
+	assert.Equal(t, genesisRoot, c.genesisRoot, "Genesis block root incorrect")
+	// Head slot is far beyond the latest finalized checkpoint, head sync is triggered.
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, headBlock, c.head.block)
+	assert.LogsContain(t, hook, "Regenerating state from the last checkpoint at slot 225")
+	assert.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, "resetting head from the checkpoint ('--head-sync' flag is ignored)")
+}
+
 func TestChainService_SaveHeadNoDB(t *testing.T) {
 	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/BUILD.bazel
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//proto/beacon/p2p/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//shared/bytesutil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/event:go_default_library",
        "//shared/params:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/event"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ type ChainService struct {
 	Balance                     *precompute.Balance
 	Genesis                     time.Time
 	ValidatorsRoot              [32]byte
+	CanonicalRoots              map[[32]byte]bool
 	Fork                        *pb.Fork
 	ETH1Data                    *ethpb.Eth1Data
 	DB                          db.Database
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ func (msn *MockBlockNotifier) BlockFeed() *event.Feed {

 // MockStateNotifier mocks the state notifier.
 type MockStateNotifier struct {
-	feed *event.Feed
+	feed     *event.Feed
+	feedLock sync.Mutex

 	recv     []*feed.Event
 	recvLock sync.Mutex
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@ func (msn *MockStateNotifier) ReceivedEvents() []*feed.Event {

 // StateFeed returns a state feed.
 func (msn *MockStateNotifier) StateFeed() *event.Feed {
+	msn.feedLock.Lock()
+	defer msn.feedLock.Unlock()
+
 	if msn.feed == nil && msn.recvCh == nil {
 		msn.feed = new(event.Feed)
 		if msn.RecordEvents {
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ func (mon *MockOperationNotifier) OperationFeed() *event.Feed {
 }

 // ReceiveBlockInitialSync mocks ReceiveBlockInitialSync method in chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) ReceiveBlockInitialSync(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) error {
+func (ms *ChainService) ReceiveBlockInitialSync(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, _ [32]byte) error {
 	if ms.State == nil {
 		ms.State = &stateTrie.BeaconState{}
 	}
@@ -168,7 +172,7 @@ func (ms *ChainService) ReceiveBlockInitialSync(ctx context.Context, block *ethp
 }

 // ReceiveBlockBatch processes blocks in batches from initial-sync.
-func (ms *ChainService) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, roots [][32]byte) error {
+func (ms *ChainService) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, _ [][32]byte) error {
 	if ms.State == nil {
 		ms.State = &stateTrie.BeaconState{}
 	}
@@ -197,7 +201,7 @@ func (ms *ChainService) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []*ethpb.Sig
 }

 // ReceiveBlock mocks ReceiveBlock method in chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) error {
+func (ms *ChainService) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, _ [32]byte) error {
 	if ms.State == nil {
 		ms.State = &stateTrie.BeaconState{}
 	}
@@ -232,7 +236,7 @@ func (ms *ChainService) HeadSlot() uint64 {
 }

 // HeadRoot mocks HeadRoot method in chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) HeadRoot(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
+func (ms *ChainService) HeadRoot(_ context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
 	if len(ms.Root) > 0 {
 		return ms.Root, nil
 	}
@@ -270,7 +274,7 @@ func (ms *ChainService) PreviousJustifiedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint {
 }

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

@@ -280,12 +284,12 @@ func (ms *ChainService) ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(context.Context, *ethpb.Attes
 }

 // AttestationPreState mocks AttestationPreState method in chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) AttestationPreState(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
+func (ms *ChainService) AttestationPreState(_ context.Context, _ *ethpb.Attestation) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
 	return ms.State, nil
 }

 // HeadValidatorsIndices mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) HeadValidatorsIndices(ctx context.Context, epoch uint64) ([]uint64, error) {
+func (ms *ChainService) HeadValidatorsIndices(_ context.Context, epoch uint64) ([]uint64, error) {
 	if ms.State == nil {
 		return []uint64{}, nil
 	}
@@ -293,7 +297,7 @@ func (ms *ChainService) HeadValidatorsIndices(ctx context.Context, epoch uint64)
 }

 // HeadSeed mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) HeadSeed(ctx context.Context, epoch uint64) ([32]byte, error) {
+func (ms *ChainService) HeadSeed(_ context.Context, epoch uint64) ([32]byte, error) {
 	return helpers.Seed(ms.State, epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
 }

@@ -323,26 +327,27 @@ func (ms *ChainService) CurrentSlot() uint64 {
 }

 // Participation mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) Participation(epoch uint64) *precompute.Balance {
+func (ms *ChainService) Participation(_ uint64) *precompute.Balance {
 	return ms.Balance
 }

 // IsValidAttestation always returns true.
-func (ms *ChainService) IsValidAttestation(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) bool {
+func (ms *ChainService) IsValidAttestation(_ context.Context, _ *ethpb.Attestation) bool {
 	return ms.ValidAttestation
 }

 // IsCanonical returns and determines whether a block with the provided root is part of
 // the canonical chain.
-func (ms *ChainService) IsCanonical(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) (bool, error) {
+func (ms *ChainService) IsCanonical(_ context.Context, r [32]byte) (bool, error) {
+	if ms.CanonicalRoots != nil {
+		_, ok := ms.CanonicalRoots[r]
+		return ok, nil
+	}
 	return true, nil
 }

-// ClearCachedStates does nothing.
-func (ms *ChainService) ClearCachedStates() {}
-
 // HasInitSyncBlock mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) HasInitSyncBlock(root [32]byte) bool {
+func (ms *ChainService) HasInitSyncBlock(_ [32]byte) bool {
 	return false
 }

@@ -352,41 +357,22 @@ func (ms *ChainService) HeadGenesisValidatorRoot() [32]byte {
 }

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

 // VerifyLmdFfgConsistency mocks VerifyLmdFfgConsistency and always returns nil.
-func (ms *ChainService) VerifyLmdFfgConsistency(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) error {
+func (ms *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")
+	}
 	return nil
 }

-// AttestationCheckPtInfo mocks AttestationCheckPtInfo and always returns nil.
-func (ms *ChainService) AttestationCheckPtInfo(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) (*pb.CheckPtInfo, error) {
-	f := ms.State.Fork()
-	g := bytesutil.ToBytes32(ms.State.GenesisValidatorRoot())
-	seed, err := helpers.Seed(ms.State, helpers.SlotToEpoch(att.Data.Slot), params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+// VerifyFinalizedConsistency mocks VerifyFinalizedConsistency and always returns nil.
+func (ms *ChainService) VerifyFinalizedConsistency(_ context.Context, r []byte) error {
+	if !bytes.Equal(r, ms.FinalizedCheckPoint.Root) {
+		return errors.New("Root and finalized store are not consistent")
 	}
-	indices, err := helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(ms.State, helpers.SlotToEpoch(att.Data.Slot))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	validators := ms.State.ValidatorsReadOnly()
-	pks := make([][]byte, len(validators))
-	for i := 0; i < len(pks); i++ {
-		pk := validators[i].PublicKey()
-		pks[i] = pk[:]
-	}
-
-	info := &pb.CheckPtInfo{
-		Fork:          f,
-		GenesisRoot:   g[:],
-		Seed:          seed[:],
-		ActiveIndices: indices,
-		PubKeys:       pks,
-	}
-
-	return info, nil
+	return nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ load("@prysm//tools/go:def.bzl", "go_library")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_test")

 # gazelle:ignore committee_disabled.go
+# gazelle:ignore proposer_indices_disabled.go
 go_library(
    name = "go_default_library",
    srcs = [
@@ -14,12 +15,15 @@ go_library(
        "skip_slot_cache.go",
        "state_summary.go",
        "subnet_ids.go",
+        "proposer_indices_type.go",
    ] + select({
        "//fuzz:fuzzing_enabled": [
            "committee_disabled.go",
+            "proposer_indices_disabled.go"
        ],
        "//conditions:default": [
            "committee.go",
+            "proposer_indices.go",
        ],
    }),
    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache",
@@ -53,10 +57,11 @@ go_test(
        "checkpoint_state_test.go",
        "committee_fuzz_test.go",
        "committee_test.go",
-        "feature_flag_test.go",
+        "cache_test.go",
        "hot_state_cache_test.go",
        "skip_slot_cache_test.go",
        "subnet_ids_test.go",
+        "proposer_indices_test.go"
    ],
    embed = [":go_default_library"],
    deps = [
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/attestation_data.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/attestation_data.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/featureconfig"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 )

@@ -99,10 +98,7 @@ func (c *AttestationCache) Get(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.AttestationDataRe

 	if exists && item != nil && item.(*attestationReqResWrapper).res != nil {
 		attestationCacheHit.Inc()
-		if featureconfig.Get().ReduceAttesterStateCopy {
-			return state.CopyAttestationData(item.(*attestationReqResWrapper).res), nil
-		}
-		return item.(*attestationReqResWrapper).res, nil
+		return state.CopyAttestationData(item.(*attestationReqResWrapper).res), nil
 	}
 	attestationCacheMiss.Inc()
 	return nil, nil
@@ -138,7 +134,7 @@ func (c *AttestationCache) MarkNotInProgress(req *ethpb.AttestationDataRequest)
 }

 // Put the response in the cache.
-func (c *AttestationCache) Put(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.AttestationDataRequest, res *ethpb.AttestationData) error {
+func (c *AttestationCache) Put(_ context.Context, req *ethpb.AttestationDataRequest, res *ethpb.AttestationData) error {
 	data := &attestationReqResWrapper{
 		req,
 		res,
@@ -167,10 +163,7 @@ func wrapperToKey(i interface{}) (string, error) {
 }

 func reqToKey(req *ethpb.AttestationDataRequest) (string, error) {
-	if featureconfig.Get().ReduceAttesterStateCopy {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", req.Slot), nil
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%d-%d", req.CommitteeIndex, req.Slot), nil
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d", req.Slot), nil
 }

 type attestationReqResWrapper struct {
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package cache
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/featureconfig"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	run := func() int {
+		resetCfg := featureconfig.InitWithReset(&featureconfig.Flags{EnableEth1DataVoteCache: true})
+		defer resetCfg()
+		return m.Run()
+	}
+	os.Exit(run())
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/checkpoint_state.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/checkpoint_state.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cache

 import (
-	"errors"
 	"sync"

 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
@@ -13,10 +12,6 @@ import (
 )

 var (
-	// ErrNotCheckpointState will be returned when a cache object is not a pointer to
-	// a CheckpointState struct.
-	ErrNotCheckpointState = errors.New("object is not a state by check point struct")
-
 	// maxCheckpointStateSize defines the max number of entries check point to state cache can contain.
 	// Choosing 10 to account for multiple forks, this allows 5 forks per epoch boundary with 2 epochs
 	// window to accept attestation based on latest spec.
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/committee.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/committee.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// -build libfuzzer
+// +build !libfuzzer

 package cache

@@ -104,35 +104,6 @@ func (c *CommitteeCache) AddCommitteeShuffledList(committees *Committees) error
 	return nil
 }

-// AddProposerIndicesList updates the committee shuffled list with proposer indices.
-func (c *CommitteeCache) AddProposerIndicesList(seed [32]byte, indices []uint64) error {
-	c.lock.Lock()
-	defer c.lock.Unlock()
-
-	obj, exists, err := c.CommitteeCache.GetByKey(key(seed))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if !exists {
-		committees := &Committees{ProposerIndices: indices}
-		if err := c.CommitteeCache.Add(committees); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		committees, ok := obj.(*Committees)
-		if !ok {
-			return ErrNotCommittee
-		}
-		committees.ProposerIndices = indices
-		if err := c.CommitteeCache.Add(committees); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	trim(c.CommitteeCache, maxCommitteesCacheSize)
-	return nil
-}
-
 // ActiveIndices returns the active indices of a given seed stored in cache.
 func (c *CommitteeCache) ActiveIndices(seed [32]byte) ([]uint64, error) {
 	c.lock.RLock()
@@ -181,30 +152,6 @@ func (c *CommitteeCache) ActiveIndicesCount(seed [32]byte) (int, error) {
 	return len(item.SortedIndices), nil
 }

-// ProposerIndices returns the proposer indices of a given seed.
-func (c *CommitteeCache) ProposerIndices(seed [32]byte) ([]uint64, error) {
-	c.lock.RLock()
-	defer c.lock.RUnlock()
-	obj, exists, err := c.CommitteeCache.GetByKey(key(seed))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if exists {
-		CommitteeCacheHit.Inc()
-	} else {
-		CommitteeCacheMiss.Inc()
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	item, ok := obj.(*Committees)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, ErrNotCommittee
-	}
-
-	return item.ProposerIndices, nil
-}
-
 // HasEntry returns true if the committee cache has a value.
 func (c *CommitteeCache) HasEntry(seed string) bool {
 	_, ok, err := c.CommitteeCache.GetByKey(seed)
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/committee_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/committee_test.go
@@ -87,37 +87,6 @@ func TestCommitteeCache_ActiveCount(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, len(item.SortedIndices), count)
 }

-func TestCommitteeCache_AddProposerIndicesList(t *testing.T) {
-	cache := NewCommitteesCache()
-
-	seed := [32]byte{'A'}
-	indices := []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
-	indices, err := cache.ProposerIndices(seed)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	if indices != nil {
-		t.Error("Expected committee count not to exist in empty cache")
-	}
-	require.NoError(t, cache.AddProposerIndicesList(seed, indices))
-
-	received, err := cache.ProposerIndices(seed)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.DeepEqual(t, received, indices)
-
-	item := &Committees{Seed: [32]byte{'B'}, SortedIndices: []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}}
-	require.NoError(t, cache.AddCommitteeShuffledList(item))
-
-	indices, err = cache.ProposerIndices(item.Seed)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	if indices != nil {
-		t.Error("Expected committee count not to exist in empty cache")
-	}
-	require.NoError(t, cache.AddProposerIndicesList(item.Seed, indices))
-
-	received, err = cache.ProposerIndices(item.Seed)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.DeepEqual(t, received, indices)
-}
-
 func TestCommitteeCache_CanRotate(t *testing.T) {
 	cache := NewCommitteesCache()

@@ -152,7 +121,6 @@ func TestCommitteeCacheOutOfRange(t *testing.T) {
 		Seed:            seed,
 		ShuffledIndices: []uint64{0},
 		SortedIndices:   []uint64{},
-		ProposerIndices: []uint64{},
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)

--- a/beacon-chain/cache/committees.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/committees.go
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@ type Committees struct {
 	Seed            [32]byte
 	ShuffledIndices []uint64
 	SortedIndices   []uint64
-	ProposerIndices []uint64
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/common.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/common.go
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ func trim(queue *cache.FIFO, maxSize uint64) {
 }

 // popProcessNoopFunc is a no-op function that never returns an error.
-func popProcessNoopFunc(obj interface{}) error {
+func popProcessNoopFunc(_ interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache.go
@@ -50,17 +50,15 @@ type FinalizedDeposits struct {
 // stores all the deposit related data that is required by the beacon-node.
 type DepositCache struct {
 	// Beacon chain deposits in memory.
-	pendingDeposits    []*dbpb.DepositContainer
-	deposits           []*dbpb.DepositContainer
-	finalizedDeposits  *FinalizedDeposits
-	depositsLock       sync.RWMutex
-	chainStartDeposits []*ethpb.Deposit
-	chainStartPubkeys  map[string]bool
+	pendingDeposits   []*dbpb.DepositContainer
+	deposits          []*dbpb.DepositContainer
+	finalizedDeposits *FinalizedDeposits
+	depositsLock      sync.RWMutex
 }

 // New instantiates a new deposit cache
 func New() (*DepositCache, error) {
-	finalizedDepositsTrie, err := trieutil.NewTrie(int(params.BeaconConfig().DepositContractTreeDepth))
+	finalizedDepositsTrie, err := trieutil.NewTrie(params.BeaconConfig().DepositContractTreeDepth)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -68,11 +66,9 @@ func New() (*DepositCache, error) {
 	// finalizedDeposits.MerkleTrieIndex is initialized to -1 because it represents the index of the last trie item.
 	// Inserting the first item into the trie will set the value of the index to 0.
 	return &DepositCache{
-		pendingDeposits:    []*dbpb.DepositContainer{},
-		deposits:           []*dbpb.DepositContainer{},
-		finalizedDeposits:  &FinalizedDeposits{Deposits: finalizedDepositsTrie, MerkleTrieIndex: -1},
-		chainStartPubkeys:  make(map[string]bool),
-		chainStartDeposits: make([]*ethpb.Deposit, 0),
+		pendingDeposits:   []*dbpb.DepositContainer{},
+		deposits:          []*dbpb.DepositContainer{},
+		finalizedDeposits: &FinalizedDeposits{Deposits: finalizedDepositsTrie, MerkleTrieIndex: -1},
 	}, nil
 }

@@ -119,7 +115,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) InsertFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, eth1Deposit
 	defer dc.depositsLock.Unlock()

 	depositTrie := dc.finalizedDeposits.Deposits
-	insertIndex := dc.finalizedDeposits.MerkleTrieIndex + 1
+	insertIndex := int(dc.finalizedDeposits.MerkleTrieIndex + 1)
 	for _, d := range dc.deposits {
 		if d.Index <= dc.finalizedDeposits.MerkleTrieIndex {
 			continue
@@ -132,7 +128,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) InsertFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, eth1Deposit
 			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not hash deposit data. Finalized deposit cache not updated.")
 			return
 		}
-		depositTrie.Insert(depHash[:], int(insertIndex))
+		depositTrie.Insert(depHash[:], insertIndex)
 		insertIndex++
 	}

@@ -152,24 +148,6 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) AllDepositContainers(ctx context.Context) []*dbpb.Deposi
 	return dc.deposits
 }

-// MarkPubkeyForChainstart sets the pubkey deposit status to true.
-func (dc *DepositCache) MarkPubkeyForChainstart(ctx context.Context, pubkey string) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.MarkPubkeyForChainstart")
-	defer span.End()
-	dc.chainStartPubkeys[pubkey] = true
-}
-
-// PubkeyInChainstart returns bool for whether the pubkey passed in has deposited.
-func (dc *DepositCache) PubkeyInChainstart(ctx context.Context, pubkey string) bool {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.PubkeyInChainstart")
-	defer span.End()
-	if dc.chainStartPubkeys != nil {
-		return dc.chainStartPubkeys[pubkey]
-	}
-	dc.chainStartPubkeys = make(map[string]bool)
-	return false
-}
-
 // AllDeposits returns a list of historical deposits until the given block number
 // (inclusive). If no block is specified then this method returns all historical deposits.
 func (dc *DepositCache) AllDeposits(ctx context.Context, untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb.Deposit {
@@ -258,3 +236,28 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) NonFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, untilBlk *big.

 	return deposits
 }
+
+// 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")
+	defer span.End()
+	dc.depositsLock.Lock()
+	defer dc.depositsLock.Unlock()
+
+	if untilDepositIndex >= int64(len(dc.deposits)) {
+		untilDepositIndex = int64(len(dc.deposits) - 1)
+	}
+
+	for i := untilDepositIndex; i >= 0; i-- {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return ctx.Err()
+		}
+		// Finding a nil proof means that all proofs up to this deposit have been already pruned.
+		if dc.deposits[i].Deposit.Proof == nil {
+			break
+		}
+		dc.deposits[i].Deposit.Proof = nil
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (

 const nilDepositErr = "Ignoring nil deposit insertion"

-var _ = DepositFetcher(&DepositCache{})
+var _ DepositFetcher = (*DepositCache)(nil)

 func TestInsertDeposit_LogsOnNilDepositInsertion(t *testing.T) {
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func TestFinalizedDeposits_DepositsCachedCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err, "Could not hash deposit data")
 		deps = append(deps, hash[:])
 	}
-	trie, err := trieutil.GenerateTrieFromItems(deps, int(params.BeaconConfig().DepositContractTreeDepth))
+	trie, err := trieutil.GenerateTrieFromItems(deps, params.BeaconConfig().DepositContractTreeDepth)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not generate deposit trie")
 	assert.Equal(t, trie.HashTreeRoot(), cachedDeposits.Deposits.HashTreeRoot())
 }
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ func TestFinalizedDeposits_UtilizesPreviouslyCachedDeposits(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err, "Could not hash deposit data")
 		deps = append(deps, hash[:])
 	}
-	trie, err := trieutil.GenerateTrieFromItems(deps, int(params.BeaconConfig().DepositContractTreeDepth))
+	trie, err := trieutil.GenerateTrieFromItems(deps, params.BeaconConfig().DepositContractTreeDepth)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not generate deposit trie")
 	assert.Equal(t, trie.HashTreeRoot(), cachedDeposits.Deposits.HashTreeRoot())
 }
@@ -573,3 +573,180 @@ func TestNonFinalizedDeposits_ReturnsNonFinalizedDepositsUpToBlockNumber(t *test
 	deps := dc.NonFinalizedDeposits(context.Background(), big.NewInt(10))
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(deps))
 }
+
+func TestPruneProofs_Ok(t *testing.T) {
+	dc, err := New()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	deposits := []struct {
+		blkNum  uint64
+		deposit *ethpb.Deposit
+		index   int64
+	}{
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			index:   0,
+		},
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			index:   1,
+		},
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			index:   2,
+		},
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			index:   3,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, ins := range deposits {
+		dc.InsertDeposit(context.Background(), ins.deposit, ins.blkNum, ins.index, [32]byte{})
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, dc.PruneProofs(context.Background(), 1))
+
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, ([][]byte)(nil), dc.deposits[0].Deposit.Proof)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, ([][]byte)(nil), dc.deposits[1].Deposit.Proof)
+	assert.NotNil(t, dc.deposits[2].Deposit.Proof)
+	assert.NotNil(t, dc.deposits[3].Deposit.Proof)
+}
+
+func TestPruneProofs_SomeAlreadyPruned(t *testing.T) {
+	dc, err := New()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	deposits := []struct {
+		blkNum  uint64
+		deposit *ethpb.Deposit
+		index   int64
+	}{
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: nil},
+			index:   0,
+		},
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: nil},
+			index:   1,
+		},
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			index:   2,
+		},
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			index:   3,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, ins := range deposits {
+		dc.InsertDeposit(context.Background(), ins.deposit, ins.blkNum, ins.index, [32]byte{})
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, dc.PruneProofs(context.Background(), 2))
+
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, ([][]byte)(nil), dc.deposits[2].Deposit.Proof)
+}
+
+func TestPruneProofs_PruneAllWhenDepositIndexTooBig(t *testing.T) {
+	dc, err := New()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	deposits := []struct {
+		blkNum  uint64
+		deposit *ethpb.Deposit
+		index   int64
+	}{
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			index:   0,
+		},
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			index:   1,
+		},
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			index:   2,
+		},
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			index:   3,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, ins := range deposits {
+		dc.InsertDeposit(context.Background(), ins.deposit, ins.blkNum, ins.index, [32]byte{})
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, dc.PruneProofs(context.Background(), 99))
+
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, ([][]byte)(nil), dc.deposits[0].Deposit.Proof)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, ([][]byte)(nil), dc.deposits[1].Deposit.Proof)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, ([][]byte)(nil), dc.deposits[2].Deposit.Proof)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, ([][]byte)(nil), dc.deposits[3].Deposit.Proof)
+}
+
+func TestPruneProofs_CorrectlyHandleLastIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	dc, err := New()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	deposits := []struct {
+		blkNum  uint64
+		deposit *ethpb.Deposit
+		index   int64
+	}{
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			index:   0,
+		},
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			index:   1,
+		},
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			index:   2,
+		},
+		{
+			blkNum:  0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			index:   3,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, ins := range deposits {
+		dc.InsertDeposit(context.Background(), ins.deposit, ins.blkNum, ins.index, [32]byte{})
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, dc.PruneProofs(context.Background(), 4))
+
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, ([][]byte)(nil), dc.deposits[0].Deposit.Proof)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, ([][]byte)(nil), dc.deposits[1].Deposit.Proof)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, ([][]byte)(nil), dc.deposits[2].Deposit.Proof)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, ([][]byte)(nil), dc.deposits[3].Deposit.Proof)
+}
+
+func makeDepositProof() [][]byte {
+	proof := make([][]byte, int(params.BeaconConfig().DepositContractTreeDepth)+1)
+	for i := range proof {
+		proof[i] = make([]byte, 32)
+	}
+	return proof
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/pending_deposits_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/pending_deposits_test.go
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ import (
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	dbpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/db"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/assert"
 )

-var _ = PendingDepositsFetcher(&DepositCache{})
+var _ PendingDepositsFetcher = (*DepositCache)(nil)

 func TestInsertPendingDeposit_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	dc := DepositCache{}
@@ -29,14 +28,6 @@ func TestInsertPendingDeposit_ignoresNilDeposit(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(dc.pendingDeposits))
 }

-func makeDepositProof() [][]byte {
-	proof := make([][]byte, int(params.BeaconConfig().DepositContractTreeDepth)+1)
-	for i := range proof {
-		proof[i] = make([]byte, 32)
-	}
-	return proof
-}
-
 func TestRemovePendingDeposit_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	db := DepositCache{}
 	proof1 := makeDepositProof()
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/feature_flag_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/feature_flag_test.go
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-package cache
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/featureconfig"
-)
-
-func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
-	resetCfg := featureconfig.InitWithReset(&featureconfig.Flags{EnableEth1DataVoteCache: true})
-	defer resetCfg()
-	os.Exit(m.Run())
-}
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// +build !libfuzzer
+
+package cache
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
+	"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",
+		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.",
+	})
+)
+
+// ProposerIndicesCache is a struct with 1 queue for looking up proposer indices by root.
+type ProposerIndicesCache struct {
+	ProposerIndicesCache *cache.FIFO
+	lock                 sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+// 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.
+func NewProposerIndicesCache() *ProposerIndicesCache {
+	return &ProposerIndicesCache{
+		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
+	}
+	trim(c.ProposerIndicesCache, maxProposerIndicesCacheSize)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ProposerIndices returns the proposer indices of a block root seed.
+func (c *ProposerIndicesCache) ProposerIndices(r [32]byte) ([]uint64, error) {
+	c.lock.RLock()
+	defer c.lock.RUnlock()
+	obj, exists, err := c.ProposerIndicesCache.GetByKey(key(r))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if exists {
+		ProposerIndicesCacheHit.Inc()
+	} else {
+		ProposerIndicesCacheMiss.Inc()
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	item, ok := obj.(*ProposerIndices)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, ErrNotProposerIndices
+	}
+
+	return item.ProposerIndices, nil
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_disabled.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_disabled.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// +build libfuzzer
+
+// This file is used in fuzzer builds to bypass proposer indices caches.
+package cache
+
+// FakeProposerIndicesCache is a struct with 1 queue for looking up proposer indices by root.
+type FakeProposerIndicesCache struct {
+}
+
+// NewProposerIndicesCache creates a new proposer indices cache for storing/accessing proposer index assignments of an epoch.
+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 returns the proposer indices of a block root seed.
+func (c *FakeProposerIndicesCache) ProposerIndices(r [32]byte) ([]uint64, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package cache
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/assert"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
+)
+
+func TestProposerKeyFn_OK(t *testing.T) {
+	item := &ProposerIndices{
+		BlockRoot:       [32]byte{'A'},
+		ProposerIndices: []uint64{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) {
+	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")
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, cache.AddProposerIndices(&ProposerIndices{
+		ProposerIndices: indices,
+		BlockRoot:       bRoot,
+	}))
+
+	received, err := cache.ProposerIndices(bRoot)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, received, indices)
+
+	item := &ProposerIndices{BlockRoot: [32]byte{'B'}, ProposerIndices: []uint64{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)
+}
+
+func TestProposerCache_CanRotate(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))
+	}
+
+	k := cache.ProposerIndicesCache.ListKeys()
+	assert.Equal(t, maxProposerIndicesCacheSize, uint64(len(k)))
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_type.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_type.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package cache
+
+import "errors"
+
+// ErrNotProposerIndices will be returned when a cache object is not a pointer to
+// a ProposerIndices struct.
+var ErrNotProposerIndices = errors.New("object is not a proposer indices struct")
+
+// ProposerIndices defines the cached struct for proposer indices.
+type ProposerIndices struct {
+	BlockRoot       [32]byte
+	ProposerIndices []uint64
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/skip_slot_cache.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/skip_slot_cache.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type SkipSlotCache struct {
 	cache      *lru.Cache
 	lock       sync.RWMutex
 	disabled   bool // Allow for programmatic toggling of the cache, useful during initial sync.
-	inProgress map[uint64]bool
+	inProgress map[[32]byte]bool
 }

 // NewSkipSlotCache initializes the map and underlying cache.
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func NewSkipSlotCache() *SkipSlotCache {
 	}
 	return &SkipSlotCache{
 		cache:      cache,
-		inProgress: make(map[uint64]bool),
+		inProgress: make(map[[32]byte]bool),
 	}
 }

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (c *SkipSlotCache) Disable() {

 // Get waits for any in progress calculation to complete before returning a
 // cached response, if any.
-func (c *SkipSlotCache) Get(ctx context.Context, slot uint64) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
+func (c *SkipSlotCache) Get(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "skipSlotCache.Get")
 	defer span.End()
 	if c.disabled {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (c *SkipSlotCache) Get(ctx context.Context, slot uint64) (*stateTrie.Beacon
 		}

 		c.lock.RLock()
-		if !c.inProgress[slot] {
+		if !c.inProgress[r] {
 			c.lock.RUnlock()
 			break
 		}
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (c *SkipSlotCache) Get(ctx context.Context, slot uint64) (*stateTrie.Beacon
 	}
 	span.AddAttributes(trace.BoolAttribute("inProgress", inProgress))

-	item, exists := c.cache.Get(slot)
+	item, exists := c.cache.Get(r)

 	if exists && item != nil {
 		skipSlotCacheHit.Inc()
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (c *SkipSlotCache) Get(ctx context.Context, slot uint64) (*stateTrie.Beacon

 // MarkInProgress a request so that any other similar requests will block on
 // Get until MarkNotInProgress is called.
-func (c *SkipSlotCache) MarkInProgress(slot uint64) error {
+func (c *SkipSlotCache) MarkInProgress(r [32]byte) error {
 	if c.disabled {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -114,16 +114,16 @@ func (c *SkipSlotCache) MarkInProgress(slot uint64) error {
 	c.lock.Lock()
 	defer c.lock.Unlock()

-	if c.inProgress[slot] {
+	if c.inProgress[r] {
 		return ErrAlreadyInProgress
 	}
-	c.inProgress[slot] = true
+	c.inProgress[r] = true
 	return nil
 }

 // MarkNotInProgress will release the lock on a given request. This should be
 // called after put.
-func (c *SkipSlotCache) MarkNotInProgress(slot uint64) error {
+func (c *SkipSlotCache) MarkNotInProgress(r [32]byte) error {
 	if c.disabled {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -131,18 +131,18 @@ func (c *SkipSlotCache) MarkNotInProgress(slot uint64) error {
 	c.lock.Lock()
 	defer c.lock.Unlock()

-	delete(c.inProgress, slot)
+	delete(c.inProgress, r)
 	return nil
 }

 // Put the response in the cache.
-func (c *SkipSlotCache) Put(ctx context.Context, slot uint64, state *stateTrie.BeaconState) error {
+func (c *SkipSlotCache) Put(_ context.Context, r [32]byte, state *stateTrie.BeaconState) error {
 	if c.disabled {
 		return nil
 	}

 	// Copy state so cached value is not mutated.
-	c.cache.Add(slot, state.Copy())
+	c.cache.Add(r, state.Copy())

 	return nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/skip_slot_cache_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/skip_slot_cache_test.go
@@ -15,21 +15,22 @@ func TestSkipSlotCache_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	c := cache.NewSkipSlotCache()

-	state, err := c.Get(ctx, 5)
+	r := [32]byte{'a'}
+	state, err := c.Get(ctx, r)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, (*stateTrie.BeaconState)(nil), state, "Empty cache returned an object")

-	require.NoError(t, c.MarkInProgress(5))
+	require.NoError(t, c.MarkInProgress(r))

 	state, err = stateTrie.InitializeFromProto(&pb.BeaconState{
 		Slot: 10,
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	require.NoError(t, c.Put(ctx, 5, state))
-	require.NoError(t, c.MarkNotInProgress(5))
+	require.NoError(t, c.Put(ctx, r, state))
+	require.NoError(t, c.MarkNotInProgress(r))

-	res, err := c.Get(ctx, 5)
+	res, err := c.Get(ctx, r)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, res.CloneInnerState(), state.CloneInnerState(), "Expected equal protos to return from cache")
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/state_summary.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/state_summary.go
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ func (s *StateSummaryCache) GetAll() []*pb.StateSummary {
 	s.initSyncStateSummariesLock.RLock()
 	defer s.initSyncStateSummariesLock.RUnlock()

-	blks := make([]*pb.StateSummary, 0, len(s.initSyncStateSummaries))
+	summaries := make([]*pb.StateSummary, 0, len(s.initSyncStateSummaries))
 	for _, b := range s.initSyncStateSummaries {
-		blks = append(blks, b)
+		summaries = append(summaries, b)
 	}
-	return blks
+	return summaries
 }

 // Clear clears out the initial sync state summaries cache.
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids.go
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ var SubnetIDs = newSubnetIDs()
 func newSubnetIDs() *subnetIDs {
 	// Given a node can calculate committee assignments of current epoch and next epoch.
 	// Max size is set to 2 epoch length.
-	cacheSize := params.BeaconConfig().MaxCommitteesPerSlot * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch * 2
-	attesterCache, err := lru.New(int(cacheSize))
+	cacheSize := int(params.BeaconConfig().MaxCommitteesPerSlot * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch * 2)
+	attesterCache, err := lru.New(cacheSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	aggregatorCache, err := lru.New(int(cacheSize))
+	aggregatorCache, err := lru.New(cacheSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func newSubnetIDs() *subnetIDs {
 }

 // AddAttesterSubnetID adds the subnet index for subscribing subnet for the attester of a given slot.
-func (c *subnetIDs) AddAttesterSubnetID(slot uint64, subnetID uint64) {
+func (c *subnetIDs) AddAttesterSubnetID(slot, subnetID uint64) {
 	c.attesterLock.Lock()
 	defer c.attesterLock.Unlock()

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (c *subnetIDs) GetAttesterSubnetIDs(slot uint64) []uint64 {
 }

 // AddAggregatorSubnetID adds the subnet ID for subscribing subnet for the aggregator of a given slot.
-func (c *subnetIDs) AddAggregatorSubnetID(slot uint64, subnetID uint64) {
+func (c *subnetIDs) AddAggregatorSubnetID(slot, subnetID uint64) {
 	c.aggregatorLock.Lock()
 	defer c.aggregatorLock.Unlock()

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (c *subnetIDs) GetAllSubnets() []uint64 {
 	defer c.subnetsLock.RUnlock()

 	itemsMap := c.persistentSubnets.Items()
-	committees := []uint64{}
+	var committees []uint64

 	for _, v := range itemsMap {
 		if v.Expired() {
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids_test.go
@@ -42,12 +42,10 @@ func TestSubnetIDsCache_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestSubnetIDsCache_PersistentCommitteeRoundtrip(t *testing.T) {
-	pubkeySet := [][48]byte{}
 	c := newSubnetIDs()

 	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
 		pubkey := [48]byte{byte(i)}
-		pubkeySet = append(pubkeySet, pubkey)
 		c.AddPersistentCommittee(pubkey[:], []uint64{uint64(i)}, 0)
 	}

--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/BUILD.bazel
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain:__subpackages__",
        "//fuzz:__pkg__",
        "//shared/testutil:__pkg__",
+        "//validator/accounts:__pkg__",
    ],
    deps = [
        "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ go_test(
    name = "go_default_test",
    size = "medium",
    srcs = [
+        "attestation_regression_test.go",
        "attestation_test.go",
        "attester_slashing_test.go",
        "block_operations_fuzz_test.go",
@@ -58,9 +60,11 @@ go_test(
        "exit_test.go",
        "genesis_test.go",
        "header_test.go",
+        "proposer_slashing_regression_test.go",
        "proposer_slashing_test.go",
        "randao_test.go",
    ],
+    data = glob(["testdata/**"]),
    embed = [":go_default_library"],
    shard_count = 2,
    deps = [
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	c := helpers.SlotCommitteeCount(activeValidatorCount)
-	if att.Data.CommitteeIndex > c {
+	if att.Data.CommitteeIndex >= c {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("committee index %d >= committee count %d", att.Data.CommitteeIndex, c)
 	}

@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func VerifyIndexedAttestation(ctx context.Context, beaconState *stateTrie.Beacon
 		return err
 	}
 	indices := indexedAtt.AttestingIndices
-	pubkeys := []bls.PublicKey{}
+	var pubkeys []bls.PublicKey
 	for i := 0; i < len(indices); i++ {
 		pubkeyAtIdx := beaconState.PubkeyAtIndex(indices[i])
 		pk, err := bls.PublicKeyFromBytes(pubkeyAtIdx[:])
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ func VerifyAttSigUseCheckPt(ctx context.Context, c *pb.CheckPtInfo, att *ethpb.A
 		return err
 	}
 	indices := indexedAtt.AttestingIndices
-	pubkeys := []bls.PublicKey{}
+	var pubkeys []bls.PublicKey
 	for i := 0; i < len(indices); i++ {
 		pubkeyAtIdx := c.PubKeys[indices[i]]
 		pk, err := bls.PublicKeyFromBytes(pubkeyAtIdx)
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation_regression_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation_regression_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package blocks_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"testing"
+
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
+	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
+)
+
+// Beaconfuzz discovered an off by one issue where an attestation could be produced which would pass
+// validation when att.Data.CommitteeIndex is 1 and the committee count per slot is also 1. The only
+// valid att.Data.Committee index would be 0, so this is an off by one error.
+// See: https://github.com/sigp/beacon-fuzz/issues/78
+func TestProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature_BeaconFuzzIssue78(t *testing.T) {
+	attData, err := ioutil.ReadFile("testdata/beaconfuzz_78_attestation.ssz")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	att := &ethpb.Attestation{}
+	if err := att.UnmarshalSSZ(attData); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	stateData, err := ioutil.ReadFile("testdata/beaconfuzz_78_beacon.ssz")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	spb := &pb.BeaconState{}
+	if err := spb.UnmarshalSSZ(stateData); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	st, err := state.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(spb)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	_, err = blocks.ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(ctx, st, att)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "committee index 1 >= committee count 1", err)
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation_test.go
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ func TestValidateIndexedAttestation_BadAttestationsSignatureSet(t *testing.T) {

 	sig := keys[0].Sign([]byte{'t', 'e', 's', 't'})
 	list := bitfield.Bitlist{0b11111111}
-	atts := []*ethpb.Attestation{}
+	var atts []*ethpb.Attestation
 	for i := uint64(0); i < 1000; i++ {
 		atts = append(atts, &ethpb.Attestation{
 			Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
@@ -807,6 +807,7 @@ func TestVerifyAttestations_HandlesPlannedFork(t *testing.T) {
 		Signature: make([]byte, 96),
 	}
 	currDomain, err := helpers.Domain(st.Fork(), st.Fork().Epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, st.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err = helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, currDomain)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs = nil
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attester_slashing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attester_slashing.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func ProcessAttesterSlashings(
 		currentEpoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
 		var err error
 		var slashedAny bool
-		var val *stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator
+		var val stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator
 		for _, validatorIndex := range slashableIndices {
 			val, err = beaconState.ValidatorAtIndexReadOnly(validatorIndex)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func VerifyAttesterSlashing(ctx context.Context, beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconSt
 //        # Surround vote
 //        (data_1.source.epoch < data_2.source.epoch and data_2.target.epoch < data_1.target.epoch)
 //    )
-func IsSlashableAttestationData(data1 *ethpb.AttestationData, data2 *ethpb.AttestationData) bool {
+func IsSlashableAttestationData(data1, data2 *ethpb.AttestationData) bool {
 	if data1 == nil || data2 == nil || data1.Target == nil || data2.Target == nil || data1.Source == nil || data2.Source == nil {
 		return false
 	}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attester_slashing_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attester_slashing_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package blocks_test

 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"testing"

 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_DataNotSlashable(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	registry := []*ethpb.Validator{}
+	var registry []*ethpb.Validator
 	currentSlot := uint64(0)

 	beaconState, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProto(&pb.BeaconState{
@@ -71,13 +70,12 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_DataNotSlashable(t *testing.T) {
 			AttesterSlashings: slashings,
 		},
 	}
-	want := fmt.Sprint("attestations are not slashable")
 	_, err = blocks.ProcessAttesterSlashings(context.Background(), beaconState, b)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, "attestations are not slashable", err)
 }

 func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_IndexedAttestationFailedToVerify(t *testing.T) {
-	registry := []*ethpb.Validator{}
+	var registry []*ethpb.Validator
 	currentSlot := uint64(0)

 	beaconState, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProto(&pb.BeaconState{
@@ -116,9 +114,8 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_IndexedAttestationFailedToVerify(t *testing.T)
 		},
 	}

-	want := fmt.Sprint("validator indices count exceeds MAX_VALIDATORS_PER_COMMITTEE")
 	_, err = blocks.ProcessAttesterSlashings(context.Background(), beaconState, b)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, "validator indices count exceeds MAX_VALIDATORS_PER_COMMITTEE", err)
 }

 func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_AppliesCorrectStatus(t *testing.T) {
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations_fuzz_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations_fuzz_test.go
@@ -9,22 +9,20 @@ import (
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
-
-	//"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
-	beaconstate "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
-	ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
 )

 func TestFuzzProcessAttestationNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	att := &eth.Attestation{}

 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(att)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		_, err = ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(ctx, s, att)
 		_ = err
 	}
@@ -32,14 +30,15 @@ func TestFuzzProcessAttestationNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzProcessBlockHeader_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	block := &eth.SignedBeaconBlock{}

 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(block)

-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		_, err = ProcessBlockHeader(context.Background(), s, block)
 		_ = err
 	}
@@ -47,13 +46,13 @@ func TestFuzzProcessBlockHeader_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzverifyDepositDataSigningRoot_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	ba := []byte{}
+	var ba []byte
 	pubkey := [48]byte{}
 	sig := [96]byte{}
 	domain := [4]byte{}
-	p := []byte{}
-	s := []byte{}
-	d := []byte{}
+	var p []byte
+	var s []byte
+	var d []byte
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(&ba)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(&pubkey)
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ func TestFuzzverifyDepositDataSigningRoot_10000(t *testing.T) {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(&s)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(&d)
 		err := verifySignature(ba, pubkey[:], sig[:], domain[:])
+		_ = err
 		err = verifySignature(ba, p, s, d)
 		_ = err
 	}
@@ -98,13 +98,14 @@ func TestFuzzareEth1DataEqual_10000(t *testing.T) {
 func TestFuzzEth1DataHasEnoughSupport_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
 	eth1data := &eth.Eth1Data{}
-	stateVotes := []*eth.Eth1Data{}
+	var stateVotes []*eth.Eth1Data
 	for i := 0; i < 100000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(eth1data)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(&stateVotes)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProto(&ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProto(&pb.BeaconState{
 			Eth1DataVotes: stateVotes,
 		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		_, err = Eth1DataHasEnoughSupport(s, eth1data)
 		_ = err
 	}
@@ -113,13 +114,14 @@ func TestFuzzEth1DataHasEnoughSupport_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzProcessBlockHeaderNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	block := &eth.BeaconBlock{}

 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(block)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		_, err = ProcessBlockHeaderNoVerify(s, block)
 		_ = err
 	}
@@ -127,13 +129,14 @@ func TestFuzzProcessBlockHeaderNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzProcessRandao_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	b := &eth.SignedBeaconBlock{}

 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(b)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		r, err := ProcessRandao(context.Background(), s, b)
 		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)
@@ -143,13 +146,14 @@ func TestFuzzProcessRandao_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzProcessRandaoNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	blockBody := &eth.BeaconBlockBody{}

 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(blockBody)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		r, err := ProcessRandaoNoVerify(s, blockBody)
 		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, blockBody)
@@ -159,13 +163,14 @@ func TestFuzzProcessRandaoNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzProcessProposerSlashings_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	b := &eth.SignedBeaconBlock{}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(b)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		r, err := ProcessProposerSlashings(ctx, s, b)
 		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)
@@ -175,12 +180,13 @@ func TestFuzzProcessProposerSlashings_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzVerifyProposerSlashing_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	proposerSlashing := &eth.ProposerSlashing{}
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(proposerSlashing)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		err = VerifyProposerSlashing(s, proposerSlashing)
 		_ = err
 	}
@@ -188,13 +194,14 @@ func TestFuzzVerifyProposerSlashing_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzProcessAttesterSlashings_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	b := &eth.SignedBeaconBlock{}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(b)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		r, err := ProcessAttesterSlashings(ctx, s, b)
 		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)
@@ -204,13 +211,14 @@ func TestFuzzProcessAttesterSlashings_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzVerifyAttesterSlashing_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	attesterSlashing := &eth.AttesterSlashing{}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(attesterSlashing)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		err = VerifyAttesterSlashing(ctx, s, attesterSlashing)
 		_ = err
 	}
@@ -240,13 +248,14 @@ func TestFuzzslashableAttesterIndices_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzProcessAttestations_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	b := &eth.SignedBeaconBlock{}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(b)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		r, err := ProcessAttestations(ctx, s, b)
 		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)
@@ -256,13 +265,14 @@ func TestFuzzProcessAttestations_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzProcessAttestationsNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	b := &eth.SignedBeaconBlock{}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(b)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		r, err := ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(ctx, s, b)
 		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)
@@ -272,13 +282,14 @@ func TestFuzzProcessAttestationsNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzProcessAttestation_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	attestation := &eth.Attestation{}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(attestation)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		r, err := ProcessAttestation(ctx, s, attestation)
 		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, attestation)
@@ -288,13 +299,14 @@ func TestFuzzProcessAttestation_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzVerifyIndexedAttestationn_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	idxAttestation := &eth.IndexedAttestation{}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(idxAttestation)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		err = VerifyIndexedAttestation(ctx, s, idxAttestation)
 		_ = err
 	}
@@ -302,13 +314,14 @@ func TestFuzzVerifyIndexedAttestationn_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzVerifyAttestation_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	attestation := &eth.Attestation{}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(attestation)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		err = VerifyAttestationSignature(ctx, s, attestation)
 		_ = err
 	}
@@ -316,13 +329,14 @@ func TestFuzzVerifyAttestation_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzProcessDeposits_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	b := &eth.SignedBeaconBlock{}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(b)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		r, err := ProcessDeposits(ctx, s, b)
 		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)
@@ -332,14 +346,15 @@ func TestFuzzProcessDeposits_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzProcessPreGenesisDeposit_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	deposit := &eth.Deposit{}
 	ctx := context.Background()

 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(deposit)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		r, err := ProcessPreGenesisDeposits(ctx, s, []*eth.Deposit{deposit})
 		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, deposit)
@@ -349,13 +364,14 @@ func TestFuzzProcessPreGenesisDeposit_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzProcessDeposit_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	deposit := &eth.Deposit{}

 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(deposit)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		r, err := ProcessDeposit(s, deposit, true)
 		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, deposit)
@@ -365,12 +381,13 @@ func TestFuzzProcessDeposit_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzverifyDeposit_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	deposit := &eth.Deposit{}
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(deposit)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		err = verifyDeposit(s, deposit)
 		_ = err
 	}
@@ -378,13 +395,14 @@ func TestFuzzverifyDeposit_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzProcessVoluntaryExits_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	b := &eth.SignedBeaconBlock{}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(b)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		r, err := ProcessVoluntaryExits(ctx, s, b)
 		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)
@@ -394,12 +412,13 @@ func TestFuzzProcessVoluntaryExits_10000(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFuzzProcessVoluntaryExitsNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
-	state := &ethereum_beacon_p2p_v1.BeaconState{}
+	state := &pb.BeaconState{}
 	b := &eth.SignedBeaconBlock{}
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(b)
-		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		s, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		r, err := ProcessVoluntaryExits(context.Background(), s, b)
 		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)
@@ -410,13 +429,13 @@ func TestFuzzProcessVoluntaryExitsNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {
 func TestFuzzVerifyExit_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
 	ve := &eth.SignedVoluntaryExit{}
-	val := &beaconstate.ReadOnlyValidator{}
+	val := stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator{}
 	fork := &pb.Fork{}
 	var slot uint64

 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(ve)
-		fuzzer.Fuzz(val)
+		fuzzer.Fuzz(&val)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(fork)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(&slot)
 		err := VerifyExitAndSignature(val, slot, fork, ve, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:])
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_regression_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_regression_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_RegressionSlashableIndices(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	signingRoot, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, domain)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not get signing root of beacon block header")
-	aggSigs := []bls.Signature{}
+	var aggSigs []bls.Signature
 	for _, index := range setA {
 		sig := privKeys[index].Sign(signingRoot[:])
 		aggSigs = append(aggSigs, sig)
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/deposit.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/deposit.go
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ func ProcessPreGenesisDeposits(
 	for _, deposit := range deposits {
 		pubkey := deposit.Data.PublicKey
 		index, ok := beaconState.ValidatorIndexByPubkey(bytesutil.ToBytes48(pubkey))
+		// In the event of the pubkey not existing, we continue processing the other
+		// deposits.
 		if !ok {
-			return beaconState, nil
+			continue
 		}
 		balance, err := beaconState.BalanceAtIndex(index)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -158,8 +160,7 @@ func ProcessDeposit(beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState, deposit *ethpb.Deposit,
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			depositSig := deposit.Data.Signature
-			if err := verifyDepositDataSigningRoot(deposit.Data, pubKey, depositSig, domain); err != nil {
+			if err := verifyDepositDataSigningRoot(deposit.Data, domain); err != nil {
 				// Ignore this error as in the spec pseudo code.
 				log.Debugf("Skipping deposit: could not verify deposit data signature: %v", err)
 				return beaconState, nil
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ func verifyDeposit(beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState, deposit *ethpb.Deposit) e
 }

 // Deprecated: This method uses deprecated ssz.SigningRoot.
-func verifyDepositDataSigningRoot(obj *ethpb.Deposit_Data, pub []byte, signature []byte, domain []byte) error {
+func verifyDepositDataSigningRoot(obj *ethpb.Deposit_Data, domain []byte) error {
 	return depositutil.VerifyDepositSignature(obj, domain)
 }

--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/deposit_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/deposit_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestProcessDeposits_MerkleBranchFailsVerification(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	// We then create a merkle branch for the test.
-	depositTrie, err := trieutil.GenerateTrieFromItems([][]byte{leaf[:]}, int(params.BeaconConfig().DepositContractTreeDepth))
+	depositTrie, err := trieutil.GenerateTrieFromItems([][]byte{leaf[:]}, params.BeaconConfig().DepositContractTreeDepth)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not generate trie")
 	proof, err := depositTrie.MerkleProof(0)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not generate proof")
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ func TestProcessDeposits_AddsNewValidatorDeposit(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestProcessDeposits_RepeatedDeposit_IncreasesValidatorBalance(t *testing.T) {
-	sk := bls.RandKey()
+	sk, err := bls.RandKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	deposit := &ethpb.Deposit{
 		Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{
 			PublicKey:             sk.PublicKey().Marshal(),
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ func TestProcessDeposits_RepeatedDeposit_IncreasesValidatorBalance(t *testing.T)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	// We then create a merkle branch for the test.
-	depositTrie, err := trieutil.GenerateTrieFromItems([][]byte{leaf[:]}, int(params.BeaconConfig().DepositContractTreeDepth))
+	depositTrie, err := trieutil.GenerateTrieFromItems([][]byte{leaf[:]}, params.BeaconConfig().DepositContractTreeDepth)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not generate trie")
 	proof, err := depositTrie.MerkleProof(0)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not generate proof")
@@ -271,3 +272,71 @@ func TestProcessDeposit_SkipsInvalidDeposit(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected validator balance at index 0 to stay 0, received: %v", newState.Balances()[0])
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPreGenesisDeposits_SkipInvalidDeposit(t *testing.T) {
+	testutil.ResetCache()
+	dep, _, err := testutil.DeterministicDepositsAndKeys(100)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() {
+		testutil.ResetCache()
+	}()
+	dep[0].Data.Signature = make([]byte, 96)
+	trie, _, err := testutil.DepositTrieFromDeposits(dep)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	for i := range dep {
+		proof, err := trie.MerkleProof(i)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		dep[i].Proof = proof
+	}
+	root := trie.Root()
+	eth1Data := &ethpb.Eth1Data{
+		DepositRoot:  root[:],
+		DepositCount: 1,
+	}
+	registry := []*ethpb.Validator{
+		{
+			PublicKey:             []byte{1},
+			WithdrawalCredentials: []byte{1, 2, 3},
+		},
+	}
+	balances := []uint64{0}
+	beaconState, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProto(&pb.BeaconState{
+		Validators: registry,
+		Balances:   balances,
+		Eth1Data:   eth1Data,
+		Fork: &pb.Fork{
+			PreviousVersion: params.BeaconConfig().GenesisForkVersion,
+			CurrentVersion:  params.BeaconConfig().GenesisForkVersion,
+		},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	newState, err := blocks.ProcessPreGenesisDeposits(context.Background(), beaconState, dep)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Expected invalid block deposit to be ignored without error")
+
+	_, ok := newState.ValidatorIndexByPubkey(bytesutil.ToBytes48(dep[0].Data.PublicKey))
+	require.Equal(t, false, ok, "bad pubkey should not exist in state")
+
+	for i := 1; i < newState.NumValidators(); i++ {
+		val, err := newState.ValidatorAtIndex(uint64(i))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance, val.EffectiveBalance, "unequal effective balance")
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(0), val.ActivationEpoch)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(0), val.ActivationEligibilityEpoch)
+	}
+	if newState.Eth1DepositIndex() != 100 {
+		t.Errorf(
+			"Expected Eth1DepositIndex to be increased by 99 after processing an invalid deposit, received change: %v",
+			newState.Eth1DepositIndex(),
+		)
+	}
+	if len(newState.Validators()) != 100 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected validator list to have length 100, received: %v", len(newState.Validators()))
+	}
+	if len(newState.Balances()) != 100 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected validator balances list to have length 100, received: %v", len(newState.Balances()))
+	}
+	if newState.Balances()[0] != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected validator balance at index 0 to stay 0, received: %v", newState.Balances()[0])
+	}
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/eth1_data.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/eth1_data.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 //    state.eth1_data_votes.append(body.eth1_data)
 //    if state.eth1_data_votes.count(body.eth1_data) * 2 > EPOCHS_PER_ETH1_VOTING_PERIOD * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH:
 //        state.latest_eth1_data = body.eth1_data
-func ProcessEth1DataInBlock(ctx context.Context, beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState, b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
+func ProcessEth1DataInBlock(_ context.Context, beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState, b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
 	block := b.Block
 	if beaconState == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("nil state")
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit.go
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 )

+// ValidatorAlreadyExitedMsg defines a message saying that a validator has already exited.
+var ValidatorAlreadyExitedMsg = "has already submitted an exit, which will take place at epoch"
+
+// ValidatorCannotExitYetMsg defines a message saying that a validator cannot exit
+// because it has not been active long enough.
+var ValidatorCannotExitYetMsg = "validator has not been active long enough to exit"
+
 // ProcessVoluntaryExits is one of the operations performed
 // on each processed beacon block to determine which validators
 // should exit the state's validator registry.
@@ -37,7 +44,7 @@ import (
 //    # Initiate exit
 //    initiate_validator_exit(state, exit.validator_index)
 func ProcessVoluntaryExits(
-	ctx context.Context,
+	_ context.Context,
 	beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@ func ProcessVoluntaryExitsNoVerifySignature(
 //    # Verify signature
 //    domain = get_domain(state, DOMAIN_VOLUNTARY_EXIT, exit.epoch)
 //    assert bls_verify(validator.pubkey, signing_root(exit), exit.signature, domain)
-func VerifyExitAndSignature(validator *stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator, currentSlot uint64, fork *pb.Fork, signed *ethpb.SignedVoluntaryExit, genesisRoot []byte) error {
+func VerifyExitAndSignature(validator stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator, currentSlot uint64, fork *pb.Fork, signed *ethpb.SignedVoluntaryExit, genesisRoot []byte) error {
 	if signed == nil || signed.Exit == nil {
 		return errors.New("nil exit")
 	}
@@ -154,7 +161,7 @@ func VerifyExitAndSignature(validator *stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator, currentSlot
 //    assert get_current_epoch(state) >= exit.epoch
 //    # Verify the validator has been active long enough
 //    assert get_current_epoch(state) >= validator.activation_epoch + SHARD_COMMITTEE_PERIOD
-func verifyExitConditions(validator *stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator, currentSlot uint64, exit *ethpb.VoluntaryExit) error {
+func verifyExitConditions(validator stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator, currentSlot uint64, exit *ethpb.VoluntaryExit) error {
 	currentEpoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(currentSlot)
 	// Verify the validator is active.
 	if !helpers.IsActiveValidatorUsingTrie(validator, currentEpoch) {
@@ -162,9 +169,7 @@ func verifyExitConditions(validator *stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator, currentSlot ui
 	}
 	// Verify the validator has not yet submitted an exit.
 	if validator.ExitEpoch() != params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch {
-		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"validator has already submitted an exit, which will take place at epoch: %v",
-			validator.ExitEpoch())
+		return fmt.Errorf("validator with index %d %s: %v", exit.ValidatorIndex, ValidatorAlreadyExitedMsg, validator.ExitEpoch())
 	}
 	// Exits must specify an epoch when they become valid; they are not valid before then.
 	if currentEpoch < exit.Epoch {
@@ -173,7 +178,8 @@ func verifyExitConditions(validator *stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator, currentSlot ui
 	// Verify the validator has been active long enough.
 	if currentEpoch < validator.ActivationEpoch()+params.BeaconConfig().ShardCommitteePeriod {
 		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"validator has not been active long enough to exit: %d epochs vs required %d epochs",
+			"%s: %d epochs vs required %d epochs",
+			ValidatorCannotExitYetMsg,
 			currentEpoch,
 			validator.ActivationEpoch()+params.BeaconConfig().ShardCommitteePeriod,
 		)
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit_test.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestProcessVoluntaryExits_ExitAlreadySubmitted(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}

-	want := "validator has already submitted an exit, which will take place at epoch: 10"
+	want := "validator with index 0 has already submitted an exit, which will take place at epoch: 10"
 	_, err = blocks.ProcessVoluntaryExits(context.Background(), state, b)
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
 }
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ func TestProcessVoluntaryExits_AppliesCorrectStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	err = state.SetSlot(state.Slot() + (params.BeaconConfig().ShardCommitteePeriod * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch))
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	priv := bls.RandKey()
+	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 	val, err := state.ValidatorAtIndex(0)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	val.PublicKey = priv.PublicKey().Marshal()
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/header.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/header.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 //    # Verify proposer signature
 //    assert bls_verify(proposer.pubkey, signing_root(block), block.signature, get_domain(state, DOMAIN_BEACON_PROPOSER))
 func ProcessBlockHeader(
-	ctx context.Context,
+	_ context.Context,
 	beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/header_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/header_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_ImproperBlockSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	currentEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(state)
-	priv := bls.RandKey()
+	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	pID, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(state)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	block := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_DifferentSlots(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	currentEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(state)

-	priv := bls.RandKey()
+	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	blockSig, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, []byte("hello"), params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	validators[5896].PublicKey = priv.PublicKey().Marshal()
@@ -164,7 +166,8 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_PreviousBlockRootNotSignedRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	bh.Slot = 9
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetLatestBlockHeader(bh))
 	currentEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(state)
-	priv := bls.RandKey()
+	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	blockSig, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, []byte("hello"), params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	validators[5896].PublicKey = priv.PublicKey().Marshal()
@@ -202,7 +205,8 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_SlashedProposer(t *testing.T) {
 	parentRoot, err := state.LatestBlockHeader().HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	currentEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(state)
-	priv := bls.RandKey()
+	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	blockSig, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, []byte("hello"), params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

@@ -247,7 +251,8 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	currentEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(state)
-	priv := bls.RandKey()
+	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	pID, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(state)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	block := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
@@ -307,7 +312,8 @@ func TestBlockSignatureSet_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	currentEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(state)
-	priv := bls.RandKey()
+	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	pID, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(state)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	block := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing.go
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"

+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
+
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	v "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/validators"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 )

 // ProcessProposerSlashings is one of the operations performed
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 //
 //    slash_validator(state, proposer_slashing.proposer_index)
 func ProcessProposerSlashings(
-	ctx context.Context,
+	_ context.Context,
 	beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func VerifyProposerSlashing(
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if !helpers.IsSlashableValidatorUsingTrie(proposer, helpers.SlotToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())) {
+	if !helpers.IsSlashableValidatorUsingTrie(proposer, helpers.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("validator with key %#x is not slashable", proposer.PublicKey())
 	}
 	headers := []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{slashing.Header_1, slashing.Header_2}
@@ -96,6 +97,5 @@ func VerifyProposerSlashing(
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify beacon block header")
 		}
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing_regression_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing_regression_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package blocks_test
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
+
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
+	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
+	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
+)
+
+// Beaconfuzz discovered an issue where a proposer slashing could be produced which would pass
+// validation where we use the slashing's slot instead of the current epoch of our state for validation.
+// This would lead to us accepting an invalid slashing by marking the respective validator as 'slashable'
+// when it was not in actuality.
+// See: https://github.com/sigp/beacon-fuzz/issues/91
+func TestVerifyProposerSlashing_BeaconFuzzIssue91(t *testing.T) {
+	file, err := ioutil.ReadFile("testdata/beaconfuzz_91_beacon.ssz")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	rawState := &pb.BeaconState{}
+	err = rawState.UnmarshalSSZ(file)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	st, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(rawState)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	file, err = ioutil.ReadFile("testdata/beaconfuzz_91_proposer_slashing.ssz")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	slashing := &ethpb.ProposerSlashing{}
+	err = slashing.UnmarshalSSZ(file)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = blocks.VerifyProposerSlashing(st, slashing)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "validator with key 0x97f1d3a73197d7942695638c4fa9ac0fc3688c4f9774b905a14e3a3f171bac586c55e83ff97a1aeffb3af00adb22c6bb is not slashable", err)
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing_test.go
@@ -191,9 +191,16 @@ func TestVerifyProposerSlashing(t *testing.T) {
 		slashing    *ethpb.ProposerSlashing
 	}

-	beaconState, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 2)
+	beaconState, sks := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 2)
 	currentSlot := uint64(0)
 	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetSlot(currentSlot))
+	rand1, err := bls.RandKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	sig1 := rand1.Sign([]byte("foo")).Marshal()
+
+	rand2, err := bls.RandKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	sig2 := rand2.Sign([]byte("bar")).Marshal()

 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
@@ -201,19 +208,25 @@ func TestVerifyProposerSlashing(t *testing.T) {
 		wantErr string
 	}{
 		{
-			name: "same header, no signatures",
+			name: "same header, same slot as state",
 			args: args{
 				slashing: &ethpb.ProposerSlashing{
 					Header_1: &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
 						Header: &ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
 							ProposerIndex: 1,
-							Slot:          0,
+							Slot:          currentSlot,
+							StateRoot:     bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+							BodyRoot:      bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+							ParentRoot:    bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
 						},
 					},
 					Header_2: &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
 						Header: &ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
 							ProposerIndex: 1,
-							Slot:          0,
+							Slot:          currentSlot,
+							StateRoot:     bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+							BodyRoot:      bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+							ParentRoot:    bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -229,25 +242,71 @@ func TestVerifyProposerSlashing(t *testing.T) {
 						Header: &ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
 							ProposerIndex: 1,
 							Slot:          0,
+							StateRoot:     bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+							BodyRoot:      bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+							ParentRoot:    bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
 						},
-						Signature: bls.RandKey().Sign([]byte("foo")).Marshal(),
+						Signature: sig1,
 					},
 					Header_2: &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
 						Header: &ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
 							ProposerIndex: 1,
 							Slot:          0,
+							StateRoot:     bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+							BodyRoot:      bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+							ParentRoot:    bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
 						},
-						Signature: bls.RandKey().Sign([]byte("bar")).Marshal(),
+						Signature: sig2,
 					},
 				},
 				beaconState: beaconState,
 			},
 			wantErr: "expected slashing headers to differ",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "slashing in future epoch",
+			args: args{
+				slashing: &ethpb.ProposerSlashing{
+					Header_1: &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+						Header: &ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
+							ProposerIndex: 1,
+							Slot:          65,
+							StateRoot:     bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+							BodyRoot:      bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+							ParentRoot:    bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("foo"), 32),
+						},
+					},
+					Header_2: &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+						Header: &ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
+							ProposerIndex: 1,
+							Slot:          65,
+							StateRoot:     bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+							BodyRoot:      bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+							ParentRoot:    bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("bar"), 32),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				beaconState: beaconState,
+			},
+			wantErr: "",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			testutil.ResetCache()
+			sk := sks[tt.args.slashing.Header_1.Header.ProposerIndex]
+			d, err := helpers.Domain(tt.args.beaconState.Fork(), helpers.SlotToEpoch(tt.args.slashing.Header_1.Header.Slot), params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, tt.args.beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			if tt.args.slashing.Header_1.Signature == nil {
+				sr, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(tt.args.slashing.Header_1.Header, d)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				tt.args.slashing.Header_1.Signature = sk.Sign(sr[:]).Marshal()
+			}
+			if tt.args.slashing.Header_2.Signature == nil {
+				sr, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(tt.args.slashing.Header_2.Header, d)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				tt.args.slashing.Header_2.Signature = sk.Sign(sr[:]).Marshal()
+			}
 			if err := blocks.VerifyProposerSlashing(tt.args.beaconState, tt.args.slashing); (err != nil || tt.wantErr != "") && err.Error() != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("VerifyProposerSlashing() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 			}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/randao.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/randao.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 //    mix = xor(get_randao_mix(state, epoch), hash(body.randao_reveal))
 //    state.randao_mixes[epoch % EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR] = mix
 func ProcessRandao(
-	ctx context.Context,
+	_ context.Context,
 	beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/randao_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/randao_test.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestRandaoSignatureSet_OK(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}

-	set, _, err := blocks.RandaoSignatureSet(beaconState, block.Body)
+	set, err := blocks.RandaoSignatureSet(beaconState, block.Body)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	verified, err := set.Verify()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/signature.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/signature.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )

 // retrieves the signature set from the raw data, public key,signature and domain provided.
-func retrieveSignatureSet(signedData []byte, pub []byte, signature []byte, domain []byte) (*bls.SignatureSet, error) {
+func retrieveSignatureSet(signedData, pub, signature, domain []byte) (*bls.SignatureSet, error) {
 	publicKey, err := bls.PublicKeyFromBytes(pub)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not convert bytes to public key")
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func retrieveSignatureSet(signedData []byte, pub []byte, signature []byte, domai
 }

 // verifies the signature from the raw data, public key and domain provided.
-func verifySignature(signedData []byte, pub []byte, signature []byte, domain []byte) error {
+func verifySignature(signedData, pub, signature, domain []byte) error {
 	set, err := retrieveSignatureSet(signedData, pub, signature, domain)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -92,16 +92,16 @@ func BlockSignatureSet(beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState, block *ethpb.SignedBe
 // from a block and its corresponding state.
 func RandaoSignatureSet(beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	body *ethpb.BeaconBlockBody,
-) (*bls.SignatureSet, *stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
+) (*bls.SignatureSet, error) {
 	buf, proposerPub, domain, err := randaoSigningData(beaconState)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	set, err := retrieveSignatureSet(buf, proposerPub, body.RandaoReveal, domain)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return set, beaconState, nil
+	return set, nil
 }

 // retrieves the randao related signing data from the state.
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/spectest/deposit_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/spectest/deposit_test.go
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 package spectest

 import (
-	"context"
 	"path"
 	"testing"

 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params/spectest"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
@@ -26,9 +24,7 @@ func runDepositTest(t *testing.T, config string) {
 			require.NoError(t, deposit.UnmarshalSSZ(depositFile), "Failed to unmarshal")

 			body := &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{Deposits: []*ethpb.Deposit{deposit}}
-			testutil.RunBlockOperationTest(t, folderPath, body, func(ctx context.Context, state *state.BeaconState, b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock) (*state.BeaconState, error) {
-				return blocks.ProcessDeposits(ctx, state, b)
-			})
+			testutil.RunBlockOperationTest(t, folderPath, body, blocks.ProcessDeposits)
 		})
 	}
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/testdata/beaconfuzz_78_attestation.ssz
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/testdata/beaconfuzz_78_attestation.ssz
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/testdata/beaconfuzz_78_beacon.ssz
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/testdata/beaconfuzz_78_beacon.ssz
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/testdata/beaconfuzz_91_beacon.ssz
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/testdata/beaconfuzz_91_beacon.ssz
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/testdata/beaconfuzz_91_proposer_slashing.ssz
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/testdata/beaconfuzz_91_proposer_slashing.ssz
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func UnslashedAttestingIndices(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, atts []*pb.PendingA
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to look up validator")
 		}
-		if v != nil && v.Slashed() {
+		if !v.IsNil() && v.Slashed() {
 			setIndices = append(setIndices[:i], setIndices[i+1:]...)
 		}
 	}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing_fuzz_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing_fuzz_test.go
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ func TestFuzzFinalUpdates_10000(t *testing.T) {
 		s, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(base)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		_, err = ProcessFinalUpdates(s)
+		_ = err
 	}
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing_test.go
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ func TestProcessSlashings_SlashedLess(t *testing.T) {
 				Balances:  []uint64{params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance, params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance},
 				Slashings: []uint64{0, 1e9},
 			},
-			// penalty    = validator balance / increment * (3*total_penalties) / total_balance * increment
-			// 3000000000 = (32 * 1e9)        / (1 * 1e9) * (3*1e9)             / (32*1e9)      * (1 * 1e9)
-			want: uint64(29000000000), // 32 * 1e9 - 3000000000
+			// penalty    = validator balance / increment * (2*total_penalties) / total_balance * increment
+			// 1000000000 = (32 * 1e9)        / (1 * 1e9) * (1*1e9)             / (32*1e9)      * (1 * 1e9)
+			want: uint64(31000000000), // 32 * 1e9 - 1000000000
 		},
 		{
 			state: &pb.BeaconState{
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ func TestProcessSlashings_SlashedLess(t *testing.T) {
 				Balances:  []uint64{params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance, params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance},
 				Slashings: []uint64{0, 1e9},
 			},
-			// penalty    = validator balance / increment * (3*total_penalties) / total_balance * increment
-			// 1000000000 = (32 * 1e9)        / (1 * 1e9) * (3*1e9)             / (64*1e9)      * (1 * 1e9)
-			want: uint64(31000000000), // 32 * 1e9 - 1000000000
+			// penalty    = validator balance / increment * (2*total_penalties) / total_balance * increment
+			// 500000000 = (32 * 1e9)        / (1 * 1e9) * (1*1e9)             / (32*1e9)      * (1 * 1e9)
+			want: uint64(32000000000), // 32 * 1e9 - 500000000
 		},
 		{
 			state: &pb.BeaconState{
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ func TestProcessSlashings_SlashedLess(t *testing.T) {
 				Slashings: []uint64{0, 2 * 1e9},
 			},
 			// penalty    = validator balance / increment * (3*total_penalties) / total_balance * increment
-			// 3000000000 = (32 * 1e9)        / (1 * 1e9) * (3*2e9)             / (64*1e9)      * (1 * 1e9)
-			want: uint64(29000000000), // 32 * 1e9 - 3000000000
+			// 1000000000 = (32 * 1e9)        / (1 * 1e9) * (1*2e9)             / (64*1e9)      * (1 * 1e9)
+			want: uint64(31000000000), // 32 * 1e9 - 1000000000
 		},
 		{
 			state: &pb.BeaconState{
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ func TestProcessSlashings_SlashedLess(t *testing.T) {
 				Slashings: []uint64{0, 1e9},
 			},
 			// penalty    = validator balance           / increment * (3*total_penalties) / total_balance        * increment
-			// 3000000000 = (32  * 1e9 - 1*1e9)         / (1 * 1e9) * (3*1e9)             / (31*1e9)             * (1 * 1e9)
-			want: uint64(28000000000), // 31 * 1e9 - 3000000000
+			// 2000000000 = (32  * 1e9 - 1*1e9)         / (1 * 1e9) * (2*1e9)             / (31*1e9)             * (1 * 1e9)
+			want: uint64(30000000000), // 32 * 1e9 - 2000000000
 		},
 	}

@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ func TestProcessRegistryUpdates_EligibleToActivate(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	currentEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(state)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -418,7 +419,7 @@ func TestProcessRegistryUpdates_CanExits(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-func buildState(t testing.TB, slot uint64, validatorCount uint64) *state.BeaconState {
+func buildState(t testing.TB, slot, validatorCount uint64) *state.BeaconState {
 	validators := make([]*ethpb.Validator, validatorCount)
 	for i := 0; i < len(validators); i++ {
 		validators[i] = &ethpb.Validator{
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation.go
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

-// Balances stores balances such as prev/current total validator balances, attested balances and more.
-// It's used for metrics reporting.
-var Balances *Balance
-
 // ProcessAttestations process the attestations in state and update individual validator's pre computes,
 // it also tracks and updates epoch attesting balances.
 func ProcessAttestations(
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@ func ProcessAttestations(
 	}

 	pBal = UpdateBalance(vp, pBal)
-	Balances = pBal

 	return vp, pBal, nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation_test.go
@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@ func TestProcessAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < len(pVals); i++ {
 		pVals[i] = &precompute.Validator{CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance: 100}
 	}
-	pBal := &precompute.Balance{}
-	pVals, pBal, err = precompute.ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), beaconState, pVals, pBal)
+	pVals, _, err = precompute.ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), beaconState, pVals, &precompute.Balance{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/new.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/new.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, state *stateTrie.BeaconState) ([]*Validator, *Bala
 	currentEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	prevEpoch := helpers.PrevEpoch(state)

-	if err := state.ReadFromEveryValidator(func(idx int, val *stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator) error {
+	if err := state.ReadFromEveryValidator(func(idx int, val stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator) error {
 		// Was validator withdrawable or slashed
 		withdrawable := prevEpoch+1 >= val.WithdrawableEpoch()
 		pVal := &Validator{
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/reward_penalty.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/reward_penalty.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func AttestationsDelta(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, pBal *Balance, vp []*Valida
 	return rewards, penalties, nil
 }

-func attestationDelta(pBal *Balance, v *Validator, prevEpoch uint64, finalizedEpoch uint64) (uint64, uint64) {
+func attestationDelta(pBal *Balance, v *Validator, prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch uint64) (uint64, uint64) {
 	eligible := v.IsActivePrevEpoch || (v.IsSlashed && !v.IsWithdrawableCurrentEpoch)
 	if !eligible || pBal.ActiveCurrentEpoch == 0 {
 		return 0, 0
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func ProposersDelta(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, pBal *Balance, vp []*Validator
 // Spec code:
 // def is_in_inactivity_leak(state: BeaconState) -> bool:
 //    return get_finality_delay(state) > MIN_EPOCHS_TO_INACTIVITY_PENALTY
-func isInInactivityLeak(prevEpoch uint64, finalizedEpoch uint64) bool {
+func isInInactivityLeak(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch uint64) bool {
 	return finalityDelay(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch) > params.BeaconConfig().MinEpochsToInactivityPenalty
 }

@@ -191,6 +191,6 @@ func isInInactivityLeak(prevEpoch uint64, finalizedEpoch uint64) bool {
 // Spec code:
 // def get_finality_delay(state: BeaconState) -> uint64:
 //    return get_previous_epoch(state) - state.finalized_checkpoint.epoch
-func finalityDelay(prevEpoch uint64, finalizedEpoch uint64) uint64 {
+func finalityDelay(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch uint64) uint64 {
 	return prevEpoch - finalizedEpoch
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/reward_penalty_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/reward_penalty_test.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func TestAttestationDeltaPrecompute(t *testing.T) {
 		base, err := epoch.BaseReward(state, i)
 		assert.NoError(t, err, "Could not get base reward")
 		assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), rewards[i], "Unexpected slashed indices reward balance")
-		assert.Equal(t, uint64(3*base), penalties[i], "Unexpected slashed indices penalty balance")
+		assert.Equal(t, 3*base, penalties[i], "Unexpected slashed indices penalty balance")
 	}

 	nonAttestedIndices := []uint64{434, 677, 872, 791}
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func TestAttestationDeltas_ZeroInclusionDelay(t *testing.T) {

 	pVals, pBal, err := New(context.Background(), state)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	pVals, pBal, err = ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), state, pVals, pBal)
+	_, _, err = ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), state, pVals, pBal)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "attestation with inclusion delay of 0", err)
 }

@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func TestProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute_SlashedInactivePenalty(t *testing.
 	}
 }

-func buildState(slot uint64, validatorCount uint64) *pb.BeaconState {
+func buildState(slot, validatorCount uint64) *pb.BeaconState {
 	validators := make([]*ethpb.Validator, validatorCount)
 	for i := 0; i < len(validators); i++ {
 		validators[i] = &ethpb.Validator{
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/slashing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/slashing.go
@@ -21,8 +21,26 @@ func ProcessSlashingsPrecompute(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, pBal *Balance) err
 		totalSlashing += slashing
 	}

-	minSlashing := mathutil.Min(totalSlashing*3, pBal.ActiveCurrentEpoch)
+	minSlashing := mathutil.Min(totalSlashing*params.BeaconConfig().ProportionalSlashingMultiplier, pBal.ActiveCurrentEpoch)
 	epochToWithdraw := currentEpoch + exitLength/2
+
+	var hasSlashing bool
+	// Iterate through validator list in state, stop until a validator satisfies slashing condition of current epoch.
+	err := state.ReadFromEveryValidator(func(idx int, val stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator) error {
+		correctEpoch := epochToWithdraw == val.WithdrawableEpoch()
+		if val.Slashed() && correctEpoch {
+			hasSlashing = true
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Exit early if there's no meaningful slashing to process.
+	if !hasSlashing {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	increment := params.BeaconConfig().EffectiveBalanceIncrement
 	validatorFunc := func(idx int, val *ethpb.Validator) (bool, error) {
 		correctEpoch := epochToWithdraw == val.WithdrawableEpoch
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More
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