Update blst to v0.3.3 (#8574 )

Co-authored-by: prylabs-bulldozer[bot] <58059840+prylabs-bulldozer[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Implement SubmitAttestations in the beacon API (#8563 )
2026-01-10 05:47:59 -05:00 · 2021-03-08 15:40:10 +00:00 · 2021-03-08 15:42:05 +01:00 · 2021-03-06 14:53:28 +00:00 · 2021-03-05 18:33:39 +00:00 · 2021-03-05 16:10:48 +00:00
1029 changed files with 42258 additions and 18808 deletions
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ test --host_force_python=PY2
 run --host_force_python=PY2

 # Networking is blocked for tests by default, add "requires-network" tag to your test if networking
-# is required within the sandbox. This flag is no longer experimental after 0.29.0.
-# Network sandboxing only works on linux.
--experimental_sandbox_default_allow_network=false
+# is required within the sandbox. Network sandboxing only works on linux.
+build --sandbox_default_allow_network=false
+
+# Stamp binaries with git information
+build --workspace_status_command=./scripts/workspace_status.sh
+build --stamp

 # Use mainnet protobufs at runtime
 run --define ssz=mainnet
@@ -48,8 +51,6 @@ 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
-build:release --stamp
 build:release --compilation_mode=opt
 build:release --config=llvm

@@ -237,3 +238,6 @@ build:remote --remote_timeout=3600
 build:remote --experimental_remote_download_outputs=toplevel --experimental_inmemory_jdeps_files --experimental_inmemory_dotd_files

 build:remote --remote_local_fallback
+
+# Ignore GoStdLib with remote caching
+build --modify_execution_info='GoStdlib.*=+no-remote-cache'
--- a/.deepsource.toml
+++ b/.deepsource.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 version = 1

+exclude_patterns = ["tools/analyzers/**"]
+
 [[analyzers]]
 name = "go"
 enabled = true

-  [analyzers.meta]
-  import_paths = ["github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm"]
+[analyzers.meta]
+import_paths = ["github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm"]

 [[analyzers]]
 name = "test-coverage"
@@ -14,3 +16,7 @@ enabled = true
 [[analyzers]]
 name = "shell"
 enabled = true
+
+[[analyzers]]
+name = "secrets"
+enabled = true
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,3 +33,6 @@ dist
 # libfuzzer
 oom-*
 crash-*
+
+# deepsource cli
+bin
--- a/.well-known/security.pub
+++ b/.well-known/security.pub
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
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--- a/.well-known/security.txt
+++ 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/DEPENDENCIES.md
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES.md
@@ -67,3 +67,14 @@ bazel run //:gazelle -- update-repos -from_file=go.mod -to_macro=deps.bzl%prysm_
 The deps.bzl file should have been updated with the dependency and any transitive dependencies. 

 Do NOT add new `go_repository` to the WORKSPACE file. All dependencies should live in deps.bzl.
+
+## Running tests
+
+To enable conditional compilation and custom configuration for tests (where compiled code has more 
+debug info, while not being completely optimized), we rely on Go's build tags/constraints mechanism 
+(see official docs on [build constraints](https://golang.org/pkg/go/build/#hdr-Build_Constraints)). 
+Therefore, whenever using `go test`, do not forget to pass in extra build tag, eg:
+
+```bash
+go test ./beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync -tags develop 
+```
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 [![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 specification, 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](https://ethereum.org/en/eth2/) specification, developed by [Prysmatic Labs](https://prysmaticlabs.com). See the [Changelog](https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/releases) for details of the latest releases and upcoming breaking changes.

 ### Getting Started

@@ -13,10 +13,17 @@ A detailed set of installation and usage instructions as well as breakdowns of e

 ### 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).
+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 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
+### Branches
+Prysm maintains two permanent branches:

+* [master](https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/tree/master): This points to the latest stable release. It is ideal for most users.
+* [develop](https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/tree/develop): This is used for development, it contains the latest PRs. Developers should base their PRs on this branch.
+
+### Guide
 Want to get involved? Check out our [Contribution Guide](https://docs.prylabs.network/docs/contribute/contribution-guidelines/) to learn more!

 ## License
--- a/1
+++ b/1
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.2.0
--- a/47
+++ b/47
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ bazel_skylib_workspace()

 http_archive(
    name = "bazel_gazelle",
-    sha256 = "1f4fc1d91826ec436ae04833430626f4cc02c20bb0a813c0c2f3c4c421307b1d",
-    strip_prefix = "bazel-gazelle-e368a11b76e92932122d824970dc0ce5feb9c349",
+    sha256 = "222e49f034ca7a1d1231422cdb67066b885819885c356673cb1f72f748a3c9d4",
    urls = [
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/archive/e368a11b76e92932122d824970dc0ce5feb9c349.tar.gz",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.22.3/bazel-gazelle-v0.22.3.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.22.3/bazel-gazelle-v0.22.3.tar.gz",
    ],
 )

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

 http_archive(
    name = "io_bazel_rules_docker",
-    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"],
+    sha256 = "1286175a94c0b1335efe1d75d22ea06e89742557d3fac2a0366f242a6eac6f5a",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_docker-ba4310833230294fa69b7d6ea1787ac684631a7d",
+    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_docker/archive/ba4310833230294fa69b7d6ea1787ac684631a7d.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 = "207fad3e6689135c5d8713e5a17ba9d1290238f47b9ba545b63d9303406209c6",
+    sha256 = "52d0a57ea12139d727883c2fef03597970b89f2cc2a05722c42d1d7d41ec065b",
    urls = [
-        "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",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.24.13/rules_go-v0.24.13.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.24.13/rules_go-v0.24.13.tar.gz",
    ],
 )

@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ http_archive(
 # https://github.com/gogo/protobuf/pull/582 is merged.
 git_repository(
    name = "com_github_gogo_protobuf",
-    commit = "5628607bb4c51c3157aacc3a50f0ab707582b805",
+    commit = "b03c65ea87cdc3521ede29f62fe3ce239267c1bc",
    patch_args = ["-p1"],
    patches = [
        "@io_bazel_rules_go//third_party:com_github_gogo_protobuf-gazelle.patch",
        "//third_party:com_github_gogo_protobuf-equal.patch",
    ],
    remote = "https://github.com/gogo/protobuf",
-    shallow_since = "1571033717 +0200",
+    shallow_since = "1610265707 +0000",
    # gazelle args: -go_prefix github.com/gogo/protobuf -proto legacy
 )

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:deps.bzl", "go_register_toolchains", "go_rules_depe
 go_rules_dependencies()

 go_register_toolchains(
-    go_version = "1.15.5",
+    go_version = "1.16",
    nogo = "@//:nogo",
 )

@@ -210,6 +210,21 @@ http_archive(
    url = "https://github.com/kubernetes/repo-infra/archive/6537f2101fb432b679f3d103ee729dd8ac5d30a0.tar.gz",
 )

+http_archive(
+    name = "eip3076_spec_tests",
+    build_file_content = """
+filegroup(
+    name = "test_data",
+    srcs = glob([
+        "**/*.json",
+    ]),
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+    """,
+    sha256 = "91434d5fd5e1c6eb7b0174fed2afe25e09bddf00e1e4c431db931b2cee4e7773",
+    url = "https://github.com/eth2-clients/slashing-protection-interchange-tests/archive/b8413ca42dc92308019d0d4db52c87e9e125c4e9.tar.gz",
+)
+
 http_archive(
    name = "eth2_spec_tests_general",
    build_file_content = """
@@ -352,9 +367,9 @@ filegroup(
    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 """,
-    sha256 = "09a8377bd3abf76d3bd14570f001cc7f00ef0e11fe314cee626d3a3ccbae506e",
+    sha256 = "edb80f3a695d84f6000f0e05abf7a4bbf207c03abb91219780ec97e7d6ad21c8",
    urls = [
-        "https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm-web-ui/releases/download/v1.0.0-beta.0/prysm-web-ui.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm-web-ui/releases/download/v1.0.0-beta.3/prysm-web-ui.tar.gz",
    ],
 )

@@ -363,10 +378,6 @@ load("//:deps.bzl", "prysm_deps")
 # gazelle:repository_macro deps.bzl%prysm_deps
 prysm_deps()

-load("@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_ssz//:deps.bzl", "go_ssz_dependencies")
-
-go_ssz_dependencies()
-
 load("@prysm//third_party/herumi:herumi.bzl", "bls_dependencies")

 bls_dependencies()
--- a/beacon-chain/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,135 +1,19 @@
-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", "container_image")
-load("//tools:go_image.bzl", "go_image_alpine", "go_image_debug")
-load("@io_bazel_rules_docker//contrib:push-all.bzl", "docker_push")
+load("//tools:target_migration.bzl", "moved_targets")

-go_library(
-    name = "go_default_library",
-    srcs = [
-        "main.go",
-        "usage.go",
-    ],
-    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain",
-    visibility = ["//beacon-chain:__subpackages__"],
-    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/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_x_cray_logrus_prefixed_formatter//:go_default_library",
-    ],
-)
-
-go_image(
-    name = "image",
-    base = select({
-        "//tools:base_image_alpine": "//tools:alpine_cc_image",
-        "//tools:base_image_cc": "//tools:cc_image",
-        "//conditions:default": "//tools:cc_image",
-    }),
-    binary = ":beacon-chain",
-    tags = ["manual"],
-    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
-)
-
-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_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"],
-)
-
-go_image_debug(
-    name = "image_debug",
-    image = ":image",
-    tags = ["manual"],
-)
-
-container_bundle(
-    name = "image_bundle_debug",
-    images = {
-        "gcr.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain:latest-debug": ":image_debug",
-        "gcr.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain:{DOCKER_TAG}-debug": ":image_debug",
-        "index.docker.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm-beacon-chain:latest-debug": ":image_debug",
-        "index.docker.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm-beacon-chain:{DOCKER_TAG}-debug": ":image_debug",
-    },
-    tags = ["manual"],
-)
-
-go_image_alpine(
-    name = "image_alpine",
-    image = ":image",
-    tags = ["manual"],
-)
-
-container_bundle(
-    name = "image_bundle_alpine",
-    images = {
-        "gcr.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain:latest-alpine": ":image_alpine",
-        "gcr.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain:{DOCKER_TAG}-alpine": ":image_alpine",
-        "index.docker.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm-beacon-chain:latest-alpine": ":image_alpine",
-        "index.docker.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm-beacon-chain:{DOCKER_TAG}-alpine": ":image_alpine",
-    },
-    tags = ["manual"],
-)
-
-docker_push(
-    name = "push_images",
-    bundle = ":image_bundle",
-    tags = ["manual"],
-)
-
-docker_push(
-    name = "push_images_debug",
-    bundle = ":image_bundle_debug",
-    tags = ["manual"],
-)
-
-docker_push(
-    name = "push_images_alpine",
-    bundle = ":image_bundle_alpine",
-    tags = ["manual"],
-)
-
-go_binary(
-    name = "beacon-chain",
-    embed = [":go_default_library"],
-    visibility = [
-        "//beacon-chain:__subpackages__",
-        "//endtoend:__pkg__",
-    ],
-)
-
-go_test(
-    name = "go_default_test",
-    size = "small",
-    srcs = ["usage_test.go"],
-    embed = [":go_default_library"],
-    deps = [
-        "//shared/featureconfig:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_urfave_cli_v2//:go_default_library",
+moved_targets(
+    [
+        ":push_images_debug",
+        ":push_images_alpine",
+        ":push_images",
+        ":image_bundle_debug",
+        ":image_debug",
+        ":image_bundle_alpine",
+        ":image_bundle",
+        ":image_with_creation_time",
+        ":image_alpine",
+        ":image",
+        ":go_default_test",
+        ":beacon-chain",
    ],
+    "//cmd/beacon-chain",
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/core/state:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/db/filters:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/flags:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/forkchoice:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/operations/attestations:go_default_library",
@@ -44,7 +43,9 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/p2p:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/powchain:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/state/interface:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state/stategen:go_default_library",
+        "//cmd/beacon-chain/flags:go_default_library",
        "//proto/beacon/p2p/v1:go_default_library",
        "//shared/attestationutil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/bls:go_default_library",
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ go_library(
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus/promauto:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
        "@io_opencensus_go//trace:go_default_library",
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ go_test(
    srcs = [
        "blockchain_test.go",
        "chain_info_test.go",
+        "checktags_test.go",
        "head_test.go",
        "info_test.go",
        "metrics_test.go",
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ go_test(
        "weak_subjectivity_checks_test.go",
    ],
    embed = [":go_default_library"],
+    gotags = ["develop"],
    deps = [
        "//beacon-chain/blockchain/testing:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/cache/depositcache:go_default_library",
@@ -114,7 +118,6 @@ go_test(
        "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//core/types:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_ssz//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//hooks/test:go_default_library",
        "@in_gopkg_d4l3k_messagediff_v1//:go_default_library",
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@ go_test(
    name = "go_raceon_test",
    srcs = [
        "chain_info_norace_test.go",
+        "checktags_test.go",
        "receive_block_test.go",
        "service_norace_test.go",
    ],
@@ -137,6 +141,7 @@ go_test(
        # See: https://github.com/etcd-io/bbolt/issues/187.
        "-d=checkptr=0",
    ],
+    gotags = ["develop"],
    race = "on",
    tags = ["race_on"],
    deps = [
@@ -161,7 +166,6 @@ go_test(
        "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//core/types:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_ssz//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//hooks/test:go_default_library",
        "@org_golang_x_net//context:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/blockchain_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/blockchain_test.go
@@ -2,18 +2,14 @@ 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)
+	logrus.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
+	logrus.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)

-		return m.Run()
-	}
-	os.Exit(run())
+	m.Run()
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
-	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
-
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"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"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
+	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

 // ChainInfoFetcher defines a common interface for methods in blockchain service which
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type ChainInfoFetcher interface {
 // TimeFetcher retrieves the Eth2 data that's related to time.
 type TimeFetcher interface {
 	GenesisTime() time.Time
-	CurrentSlot() uint64
+	CurrentSlot() types.Slot
 }

 // GenesisFetcher retrieves the eth2 data related to its genesis.
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ type GenesisFetcher interface {
 // HeadFetcher defines a common interface for methods in blockchain service which
 // directly retrieves head related data.
 type HeadFetcher interface {
-	HeadSlot() uint64
+	HeadSlot() types.Slot
 	HeadRoot(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error)
 	HeadBlock(ctx context.Context) (*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, error)
 	HeadState(ctx context.Context) (*state.BeaconState, error)
-	HeadValidatorsIndices(ctx context.Context, epoch uint64) ([]uint64, error)
-	HeadSeed(ctx context.Context, epoch uint64) ([32]byte, error)
+	HeadValidatorsIndices(ctx context.Context, epoch types.Epoch) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error)
+	HeadSeed(ctx context.Context, epoch types.Epoch) ([32]byte, error)
 	HeadGenesisValidatorRoot() [32]byte
 	HeadETH1Data() *ethpb.Eth1Data
 	ProtoArrayStore() *protoarray.Store
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (s *Service) PreviousJustifiedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint {
 }

 // HeadSlot returns the slot of the head of the chain.
-func (s *Service) HeadSlot() uint64 {
+func (s *Service) HeadSlot() types.Slot {
 	s.headLock.RLock()
 	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()

@@ -167,18 +167,18 @@ func (s *Service) HeadState(ctx context.Context) (*state.BeaconState, error) {
 }

 // 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) {
+func (s *Service) HeadValidatorsIndices(ctx context.Context, epoch types.Epoch) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
 	s.headLock.RLock()
 	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()

 	if !s.hasHeadState() {
-		return []uint64{}, nil
+		return []types.ValidatorIndex{}, nil
 	}
 	return helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(s.headState(ctx), epoch)
 }

 // HeadSeed returns the seed from the head view of a given epoch.
-func (s *Service) HeadSeed(ctx context.Context, epoch uint64) ([32]byte, error) {
+func (s *Service) HeadSeed(ctx context.Context, epoch types.Epoch) ([32]byte, error) {
 	s.headLock.RLock()
 	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()

--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_norace_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_norace_test.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 )

 func TestHeadSlot_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
-		beaconDB: db,
+		beaconDB: beaconDB,
 	}
 	go func() {
 		require.NoError(t, s.saveHead(context.Background(), [32]byte{}))
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ func TestHeadSlot_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestHeadRoot_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
-		beaconDB: db,
+		beaconDB: beaconDB,
 		head:     &head{root: [32]byte{'A'}},
-		stateGen: stategen.New(db, sc),
+		stateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
 	go func() {
 		require.NoError(t, s.saveHead(context.Background(), [32]byte{}))
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ func TestHeadRoot_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestHeadBlock_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
-		beaconDB: db,
+		beaconDB: beaconDB,
 		head:     &head{block: &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock{}},
-		stateGen: stategen.New(db, sc),
+		stateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
 	go func() {
 		require.NoError(t, s.saveHead(context.Background(), [32]byte{}))
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ func TestHeadBlock_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestHeadState_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
-		beaconDB: db,
-		stateGen: stategen.New(db, sc),
+		beaconDB: beaconDB,
+		stateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
 	go func() {
 		require.NoError(t, s.saveHead(context.Background(), [32]byte{}))
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
@@ -25,44 +26,44 @@ var _ TimeFetcher = (*Service)(nil)
 var _ ForkFetcher = (*Service)(nil)

 func TestFinalizedCheckpt_Nil(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	c := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:], c.FinalizedCheckpt().Root, "Incorrect pre chain start value")
 }

 func TestHeadRoot_Nil(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	c := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
 	headRoot, err := c.HeadRoot(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:], headRoot, "Incorrect pre chain start value")
 }

 func TestFinalizedCheckpt_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

 	cp := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 5, Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("foo"), 32)}
-	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	c := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
 	c.finalizedCheckpt = cp

 	assert.Equal(t, cp.Epoch, c.FinalizedCheckpt().Epoch, "Unexpected finalized epoch")
 }

 func TestFinalizedCheckpt_GenesisRootOk(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

 	genesisRoot := [32]byte{'A'}
 	cp := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: genesisRoot[:]}
-	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	c := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
 	c.finalizedCheckpt = cp
 	c.genesisRoot = genesisRoot
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, c.genesisRoot[:], c.FinalizedCheckpt().Root)
 }

 func TestCurrentJustifiedCheckpt_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	c := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
 	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
@@ -70,9 +71,9 @@ func TestCurrentJustifiedCheckpt_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
 }

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

-	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	c := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
 	genesisRoot := [32]byte{'B'}
 	cp := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: genesisRoot[:]}
 	c.justifiedCheckpt = cp
@@ -81,21 +82,21 @@ func TestJustifiedCheckpt_GenesisRootOk(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestPreviousJustifiedCheckpt_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

 	cp := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 7, Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("foo"), 32)}
-	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	c := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
 	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")
 }

 func TestPrevJustifiedCheckpt_GenesisRootOk(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

 	genesisRoot := [32]byte{'C'}
 	cp := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: genesisRoot[:]}
-	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	c := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
 	c.prevJustifiedCheckpt = cp
 	c.genesisRoot = genesisRoot
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, c.genesisRoot[:], c.PreviousJustifiedCheckpt().Root)
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ 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, types.Slot(100), c.HeadSlot())
 }

 func TestHeadRoot_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
@@ -118,15 +119,15 @@ func TestHeadRoot_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestHeadRoot_UseDB(t *testing.T) {
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	c := &Service{beaconDB: db}
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	c := &Service{beaconDB: beaconDB}
 	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))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(context.Background(), b))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveStateSummary(context.Background(), &pb.StateSummary{Root: br[:]}))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveHeadBlockRoot(context.Background(), br))
 	r, err := c.HeadRoot(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, br, bytesutil.ToBytes32(r))
@@ -195,8 +196,8 @@ func TestGenesisValidatorRoot_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestHeadETH1Data_Nil(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	c := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, &ethpb.Eth1Data{}, c.HeadETH1Data(), "Incorrect pre chain start value")
 }

@@ -213,15 +214,15 @@ func TestHeadETH1Data_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {

 func TestIsCanonical_Ok(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	c := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	c := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)

 	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))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, blk))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, root))
 	can, err := c.IsCanonical(ctx, root)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, true, can)
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/checktags_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/checktags_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// +build !develop
+
+package blockchain
+
+func init() {
+	log.Fatal("Tests in this package require extra build tag: re-run with `-tags develop`")
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"fmt"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	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"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
+	iface "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/interface"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ import (

 // This defines the current chain service's view of head.
 type head struct {
-	slot  uint64                   // current head slot.
+	slot  types.Slot               // current head slot.
 	root  [32]byte                 // current head root.
 	block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock // current head block.
 	state *stateTrie.BeaconState   // current head state.
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, headRoot [32]byte) error {

 	// If the head state is not available, just return nil.
 	// There's nothing to cache
-	if !s.stateGen.StateSummaryExists(ctx, headRoot) {
+	if !s.beaconDB.HasStateSummary(ctx, headRoot) {
 		return nil
 	}

@@ -148,6 +150,9 @@ func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, headRoot [32]byte) error {
 // 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 *stateTrie.BeaconState) error {
+	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(b); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	cachedHeadRoot, err := s.HeadRoot(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get head root from cache")
@@ -156,10 +161,6 @@ func (s *Service) saveHeadNoDB(ctx context.Context, b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 		return nil
 	}

-	if b == nil || b.Block == nil {
-		return errors.New("cannot save nil head block")
-	}
-
 	s.setHeadInitialSync(r, stateTrie.CopySignedBeaconBlock(b), hs)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ 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 {
+func (s *Service) headSlot() types.Slot {
 	return s.head.slot
 }

@@ -234,14 +235,6 @@ func (s *Service) headGenesisValidatorRoot() [32]byte {
 	return bytesutil.ToBytes32(s.head.state.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 }

-// HasHeadState returns true if head state exists.
-func (s *Service) HasHeadState() bool {
-	s.headLock.RLock()
-	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
-
-	return s.hasHeadState()
-}
-
 // Returns true if head state exists.
 // This is the lock free version.
 func (s *Service) hasHeadState() bool {
@@ -276,7 +269,7 @@ 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 iface.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"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	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"
@@ -15,21 +16,21 @@ import (
 )

 func TestSaveHead_Same(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	service := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	service := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)

 	r := [32]byte{'A'}
 	service.head = &head{slot: 0, root: r}

 	require.NoError(t, service.saveHead(context.Background(), r))
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), service.headSlot(), "Head did not stay the same")
+	assert.Equal(t, types.Slot(0), service.headSlot(), "Head did not stay the same")
 	assert.Equal(t, r, service.headRoot(), "Head did not stay the same")
 }

 func TestSaveHead_Different(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	service := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	service := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)

 	oldRoot := [32]byte{'A'}
 	service.head = &head{slot: 0, root: oldRoot}
@@ -41,28 +42,27 @@ func TestSaveHead_Different(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveBlock(context.Background(), newHeadSignedBlock))
 	newRoot, err := newHeadBlock.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	headState := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	headState, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, headState.SetSlot(1))
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveStateSummary(context.Background(), &pb.StateSummary{Slot: 1, Root: newRoot[:]}))
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(context.Background(), headState, newRoot))
 	require.NoError(t, service.saveHead(context.Background(), newRoot))

-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), service.HeadSlot(), "Head did not change")
+	assert.Equal(t, types.Slot(1), service.HeadSlot(), "Head did not change")

 	cachedRoot, err := service.HeadRoot(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	if !bytes.Equal(cachedRoot, newRoot[:]) {
-		t.Error("Head did not change")
-	}
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, cachedRoot, newRoot[:], "Head did not change")
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, newHeadSignedBlock, service.headBlock(), "Head did not change")
-	assert.DeepEqual(t, headState.CloneInnerState(), service.headState(ctx).CloneInnerState(), "Head did not change")
+	assert.DeepSSZEqual(t, headState.CloneInnerState(), service.headState(ctx).CloneInnerState(), "Head did not change")
 }

 func TestSaveHead_Different_Reorg(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	service := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	service := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)

 	oldRoot := [32]byte{'A'}
 	service.head = &head{slot: 0, root: oldRoot}
@@ -76,13 +76,14 @@ func TestSaveHead_Different_Reorg(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveBlock(context.Background(), newHeadSignedBlock))
 	newRoot, err := newHeadBlock.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	headState := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	headState, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, headState.SetSlot(1))
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveStateSummary(context.Background(), &pb.StateSummary{Slot: 1, Root: newRoot[:]}))
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(context.Background(), headState, newRoot))
 	require.NoError(t, service.saveHead(context.Background(), newRoot))

-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), service.HeadSlot(), "Head did not change")
+	assert.Equal(t, types.Slot(1), service.HeadSlot(), "Head did not change")

 	cachedRoot, err := service.HeadRoot(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -90,13 +91,13 @@ func TestSaveHead_Different_Reorg(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Head did not change")
 	}
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, newHeadSignedBlock, service.headBlock(), "Head did not change")
-	assert.DeepEqual(t, headState.CloneInnerState(), service.headState(ctx).CloneInnerState(), "Head did not change")
+	assert.DeepSSZEqual(t, headState.CloneInnerState(), service.headState(ctx).CloneInnerState(), "Head did not change")
 	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Chain reorg occurred")
 }

 func TestCacheJustifiedStateBalances_CanCache(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	service := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	service := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)

 	state, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
 	r := [32]byte{'a'}
@@ -107,8 +108,8 @@ func TestCacheJustifiedStateBalances_CanCache(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestUpdateHead_MissingJustifiedRoot(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	service := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	service := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)

 	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveBlock(context.Background(), b))
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/info_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/info_test.go
@@ -20,17 +20,18 @@ func TestService_TreeHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, sCache := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	headState := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	headState, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, headState.SetBalances([]uint64{params.BeaconConfig().GweiPerEth}))
 	cfg := &Config{
-		BeaconDB: db,
+		BeaconDB: beaconDB,
 		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(
 			0, // justifiedEpoch
 			0, // finalizedEpoch
 			[32]byte{'a'},
 		),
-		StateGen: stategen.New(db, sCache),
+		StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
 	s, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ package blockchain
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"

 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/timeutils"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )

@@ -14,16 +16,30 @@ var log = logrus.WithField("prefix", "blockchain")

 // logs state transition related data every slot.
 func logStateTransitionData(b *ethpb.BeaconBlock) {
-	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"attestations":      len(b.Body.Attestations),
-		"deposits":          len(b.Body.Deposits),
-		"attesterSlashings": len(b.Body.AttesterSlashings),
-		"proposerSlashings": len(b.Body.ProposerSlashings),
-		"voluntaryExits":    len(b.Body.VoluntaryExits),
-	}).Info("Finished applying state transition")
+	log := log.WithField("slot", b.Slot)
+	if len(b.Body.Attestations) > 0 {
+		log = log.WithField("attestations", len(b.Body.Attestations))
+	}
+	if len(b.Body.Deposits) > 0 {
+		log = log.WithField("deposits", len(b.Body.Deposits))
+	}
+	if len(b.Body.AttesterSlashings) > 0 {
+		log = log.WithField("attesterSlashings", len(b.Body.AttesterSlashings))
+	}
+	if len(b.Body.ProposerSlashings) > 0 {
+		log = log.WithField("proposerSlashings", len(b.Body.ProposerSlashings))
+	}
+	if len(b.Body.VoluntaryExits) > 0 {
+		log = log.WithField("voluntaryExits", len(b.Body.VoluntaryExits))
+	}
+	log.Info("Finished applying state transition")
 }

-func logBlockSyncStatus(block *ethpb.BeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte, finalized *ethpb.Checkpoint) {
+func logBlockSyncStatus(block *ethpb.BeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte, finalized *ethpb.Checkpoint, receivedTime time.Time, genesisTime uint64) error {
+	startTime, err := helpers.SlotToTime(genesisTime, block.Slot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 		"slot":           block.Slot,
 		"slotInEpoch":    block.Slot % params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch,
@@ -32,4 +48,10 @@ func logBlockSyncStatus(block *ethpb.BeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte, finalized
 		"finalizedEpoch": finalized.Epoch,
 		"finalizedRoot":  fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(finalized.Root)[:8]),
 	}).Info("Synced new block")
+	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+		"slot":                      block.Slot,
+		"sinceSlotStartTime":        timeutils.Now().Sub(startTime),
+		"chainServiceProcessedTime": timeutils.Now().Sub(receivedTime),
+	}).Debug("Sync new block times")
+	return nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/log_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/log_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package blockchain
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
+	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
+)
+
+func Test_logStateTransitionData(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		b    *ethpb.BeaconBlock
+		want string
+	}{
+		{name: "empty block body",
+			b:    &ethpb.BeaconBlock{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{}},
+			want: "\"Finished applying state transition\" prefix=blockchain slot=0",
+		},
+		{name: "has attestation",
+			b:    &ethpb.BeaconBlock{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{Attestations: []*ethpb.Attestation{{}}}},
+			want: "\"Finished applying state transition\" attestations=1 prefix=blockchain slot=0",
+		},
+		{name: "has deposit",
+			b: &ethpb.BeaconBlock{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{
+				Attestations: []*ethpb.Attestation{{}},
+				Deposits:     []*ethpb.Deposit{{}}}},
+			want: "\"Finished applying state transition\" attestations=1 deposits=1 prefix=blockchain slot=0",
+		},
+		{name: "has attester slashing",
+			b: &ethpb.BeaconBlock{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{
+				AttesterSlashings: []*ethpb.AttesterSlashing{{}}}},
+			want: "\"Finished applying state transition\" attesterSlashings=1 prefix=blockchain slot=0",
+		},
+		{name: "has proposer slashing",
+			b: &ethpb.BeaconBlock{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{
+				ProposerSlashings: []*ethpb.ProposerSlashing{{}}}},
+			want: "\"Finished applying state transition\" prefix=blockchain proposerSlashings=1 slot=0",
+		},
+		{name: "has exit",
+			b: &ethpb.BeaconBlock{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{
+				VoluntaryExits: []*ethpb.SignedVoluntaryExit{{}}}},
+			want: "\"Finished applying state transition\" prefix=blockchain slot=0 voluntaryExits=1",
+		},
+		{name: "has everything",
+			b: &ethpb.BeaconBlock{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{
+				Attestations:      []*ethpb.Attestation{{}},
+				Deposits:          []*ethpb.Deposit{{}},
+				AttesterSlashings: []*ethpb.AttesterSlashing{{}},
+				ProposerSlashings: []*ethpb.ProposerSlashing{{}},
+				VoluntaryExits:    []*ethpb.SignedVoluntaryExit{{}}}},
+			want: "\"Finished applying state transition\" attestations=1 attesterSlashings=1 deposits=1 prefix=blockchain proposerSlashings=1 slot=0 voluntaryExits=1",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			logStateTransitionData(tt.b)
+			require.LogsContain(t, hook, tt.want)
+		})
+	}
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ var (
 )

 // reportSlotMetrics reports slot related metrics.
-func reportSlotMetrics(stateSlot, headSlot, clockSlot uint64, finalizedCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint) {
+func reportSlotMetrics(stateSlot, headSlot, clockSlot types.Slot, finalizedCheckpoint *ethpb.Checkpoint) {
 	clockTimeSlot.Set(float64(clockSlot))
 	beaconSlot.Set(float64(stateSlot))
 	beaconHeadSlot.Set(float64(headSlot))
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ func reportSlotMetrics(stateSlot, headSlot, clockSlot uint64, finalizedCheckpoin

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

 	// Validator instances
 	pendingInstances := 0
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ func reportEpochMetrics(ctx context.Context, postState, headState *stateTrie.Bea
 	slashingEffectiveBalance := uint64(0)

 	for i, validator := range postState.Validators() {
-		bal, err := postState.BalanceAtIndex(uint64(i))
+		bal, err := postState.BalanceAtIndex(types.ValidatorIndex(i))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("Could not load validator balance: %v", err)
 			continue
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics_test.go
@@ -4,23 +4,39 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

+	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	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()
+	s, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	h, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, h.SetValidators(nil))
-	err := reportEpochMetrics(context.Background(), s, h)
+	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()
+	s, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	h, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, h.SetCurrentEpochAttestations([]*pb.PendingAttestation{{InclusionDelay: 0}}))
-	err := reportEpochMetrics(context.Background(), s, h)
+	err = reportEpochMetrics(context.Background(), s, h)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "attestation with inclusion delay of 0", err)
 }
+
+func TestReportEpochMetrics_SlashedValidatorOutOfBound(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)
+	v, err := h.ValidatorAtIndex(0)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	v.Slashed = true
+	require.NoError(t, h.UpdateValidatorAtIndex(0, v))
+	require.NoError(t, h.SetCurrentEpochAttestations([]*pb.PendingAttestation{{InclusionDelay: 1, Data: testutil.HydrateAttestationData(&eth.AttestationData{})}}))
+	err = reportEpochMetrics(context.Background(), h, h)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "slot 0 out of bounds", err)
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation.go
@@ -2,25 +2,21 @@ package blockchain

 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	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/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/timeutils"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

-// ErrTargetRootNotInDB returns when the target block root of an attestation cannot be found in the
-// beacon database.
-var ErrTargetRootNotInDB = errors.New("target root does not exist in db")
-
 // onAttestation is called whenever an attestation is received, verifies the attestation is valid and saves
 // it to the DB. As a stateless function, this does not hold nor delay attestation based on the spec descriptions.
-// The delay is handled by the caller in `processAttestation`.
+// The delay is handled by the caller in `processAttestations`.
 //
 // Spec pseudocode definition:
 //   def on_attestation(store: Store, attestation: Attestation) -> None:
@@ -40,73 +36,68 @@ var ErrTargetRootNotInDB = errors.New("target root does not exist in db")
 //
 //    # Update latest messages for attesting indices
 //    update_latest_messages(store, indexed_attestation.attesting_indices, attestation)
-// TODO(#6072): This code path is highly untested. Requires comprehensive tests and simpler refactoring.
-func (s *Service) onAttestation(ctx context.Context, a *ethpb.Attestation) ([]uint64, error) {
+func (s *Service) onAttestation(ctx context.Context, a *ethpb.Attestation) error {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.onAttestation")
 	defer span.End()

-	if a == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("nil attestation")
+	if err := helpers.ValidateNilAttestation(a); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	if a.Data == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("nil attestation.Data field")
+	if err := helpers.ValidateSlotTargetEpoch(a.Data); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	if a.Data.Target == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("nil attestation.Data.Target field")
-	}
-
 	tgt := stateTrie.CopyCheckpoint(a.Data.Target)

-	if helpers.SlotToEpoch(a.Data.Slot) != a.Data.Target.Epoch {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("data slot is not in the same epoch as target %d != %d", helpers.SlotToEpoch(a.Data.Slot), a.Data.Target.Epoch)
-	}
-
-	// Verify beacon node has seen the target block before.
-	if !s.hasBlock(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(tgt.Root)) {
-		return nil, ErrTargetRootNotInDB
-	}
+	// Note that target root check is ignored here because it was performed in sync's validation pipeline:
+	// validate_aggregate_proof.go and validate_beacon_attestation.go
+	// If missing target root were to fail in this method, it would have just failed in `getAttPreState`.

 	// 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)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return err
 	}

 	genesisTime := baseState.GenesisTime()

 	// Verify attestation target is from current epoch or previous epoch.
 	if err := s.verifyAttTargetEpoch(ctx, genesisTime, uint64(timeutils.Now().Unix()), tgt); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return err
 	}

 	// Verify attestation beacon block is known and not from the future.
 	if err := s.verifyBeaconBlock(ctx, a.Data); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify attestation beacon block")
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify attestation beacon block")
 	}

-	// Verify LMG GHOST and FFG votes are consistent with each other.
-	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")
-	}
+	// Note that LMG GHOST and FFG consistency check is ignored because it was performed in sync's validation pipeline:
+	// validate_aggregate_proof.go and validate_beacon_attestation.go

 	// Verify attestations can only affect the fork choice of subsequent slots.
 	if err := helpers.VerifySlotTime(genesisTime, a.Data.Slot+1, params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return err
 	}

-	// Use the target state to validate attestation and calculate the committees.
-	indexedAtt, err := s.verifyAttestation(ctx, baseState, a)
+	// Use the target state to verify attesting indices are valid.
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(baseState, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return err
+	}
+	indexedAtt, err := attestationutil.ConvertToIndexed(ctx, a, committee)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := attestationutil.IsValidAttestationIndices(ctx, indexedAtt); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}

-	if indexedAtt.AttestingIndices == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("nil attesting indices")
-	}
+	// Note that signature verification is ignored here because it was performed in sync's validation pipeline:
+	// validate_aggregate_proof.go and validate_beacon_attestation.go
+	// We assume trusted attestation in this function has verified signature.

 	// Update forkchoice store with the new attestation for updating weight.
 	s.forkChoiceStore.ProcessAttestation(ctx, indexedAtt.AttestingIndices, bytesutil.ToBytes32(a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot), a.Data.Target.Epoch)

-	return indexedAtt.AttestingIndices, nil
+	return nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_helpers.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_helpers.go
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 package blockchain

 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/state"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/attestationutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/featureconfig"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/mputil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 )
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 func (s *Service) getAttPreState(ctx context.Context, c *ethpb.Checkpoint) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
 	// 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 */)
+	epochKey := strconv.FormatUint(uint64(c.Epoch), 10 /* base 10 */)
 	lock := mputil.NewMultilock(string(c.Root) + epochKey)
 	lock.Lock()
 	defer lock.Unlock()
@@ -44,10 +43,16 @@ func (s *Service) getAttPreState(ctx context.Context, c *ethpb.Checkpoint) (*sta
 		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)
+		if featureconfig.Get().EnableNextSlotStateCache {
+			baseState, err = state.ProcessSlotsUsingNextSlotCache(ctx, baseState, c.Root, epochStartSlot)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not process slots up to epoch %d", c.Epoch)
+			}
+		} else {
+			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)
+			}
 		}
 		if err := s.checkpointStateCache.AddCheckpointState(c, baseState); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not saved checkpoint state to cache")
@@ -72,9 +77,9 @@ func (s *Service) getAttPreState(ctx context.Context, c *ethpb.Checkpoint) (*sta

 // verifyAttTargetEpoch validates attestation is from the current or previous epoch.
 func (s *Service) verifyAttTargetEpoch(_ context.Context, genesisTime, nowTime uint64, c *ethpb.Checkpoint) error {
-	currentSlot := (nowTime - genesisTime) / params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
+	currentSlot := types.Slot((nowTime - genesisTime) / params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)
 	currentEpoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(currentSlot)
-	var prevEpoch uint64
+	var prevEpoch types.Epoch
 	// Prevents previous epoch under flow
 	if currentEpoch > 1 {
 		prevEpoch = currentEpoch - 1
@@ -97,41 +102,11 @@ func (s *Service) verifyBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, data *ethpb.Attestation
 	if b == nil && s.hasInitSyncBlock(r) {
 		b = s.getInitSyncBlock(r)
 	}
-	if b == nil || b.Block == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("beacon block %#x does not exist", bytesutil.Trunc(data.BeaconBlockRoot))
+	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(b); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 	if b.Block.Slot > data.Slot {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not process attestation for future block, block.Slot=%d > attestation.Data.Slot=%d", b.Block.Slot, data.Slot)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-// verifyLMDFFGConsistent verifies LMD GHOST and FFG votes are consistent with each other.
-func (s *Service) verifyLMDFFGConsistent(ctx context.Context, ffgEpoch uint64, ffgRoot, lmdRoot []byte) error {
-	ffgSlot, err := helpers.StartSlot(ffgEpoch)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	r, err := s.ancestor(ctx, lmdRoot, ffgSlot)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if !bytes.Equal(ffgRoot, r) {
-		return errors.New("FFG and LMD votes are not consistent")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// verifyAttestation validates input attestation is valid.
-func (s *Service) verifyAttestation(ctx context.Context, baseState *stateTrie.BeaconState, a *ethpb.Attestation) (*ethpb.IndexedAttestation, error) {
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(baseState, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	indexedAtt := attestationutil.ConvertToIndexed(ctx, a, committee)
-	if err := blocks.VerifyIndexedAttestation(ctx, baseState, indexedAtt); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify indexed attestation")
-	}
-	return indexedAtt, nil
-}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

-	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/state"
@@ -17,46 +17,49 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/timeutils"
 )

-func TestStore_OnAttestation(t *testing.T) {
+func TestStore_OnAttestation_ErrorConditions(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

 	cfg := &Config{
-		BeaconDB:        db,
+		BeaconDB:        beaconDB,
 		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
-		StateGen:        stategen.New(db, sc),
+		StateGen:        stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	_, err = blockTree1(db, []byte{'g'})
+	_, err = blockTree1(t, beaconDB, []byte{'g'})
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	BlkWithOutState := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	BlkWithOutState.Block.Slot = 0
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, BlkWithOutState))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.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))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, BlkWithStateBadAtt))
 	BlkWithStateBadAttRoot, err := BlkWithStateBadAtt.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	s := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	s, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	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))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, BlkWithValidState))

 	BlkWithValidStateRoot, err := BlkWithValidState.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	s = testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	s, err = testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	err = s.SetFork(&pb.Fork{
 		Epoch:           0,
 		CurrentVersion:  params.BeaconConfig().GenesisForkVersion,
@@ -72,34 +75,29 @@ func TestStore_OnAttestation(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			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)}}},
-			wantedErr: "target root does not exist in db",
+			a:         testutil.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Slot: params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}}}),
+			wantedErr: "slot 32 does not match target epoch 0",
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "no pre state for attestations's target block",
-			a:         &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: BlkWithOutStateRoot[:]}}},
+			a:         testutil.HydrateAttestation(&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[:]}}},
+			a: testutil.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Slot: 100 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 100,
+				Root: BlkWithStateBadAttRoot[:]}}}),
 			wantedErr: "target epoch 100 does not match current epoch",
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "process nil attestation",
 			a:         nil,
-			wantedErr: "nil attestation",
+			wantedErr: "attestation can't be nil",
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "process nil field (a.Data) in attestation",
 			a:         &ethpb.Attestation{},
-			wantedErr: "nil attestation.Data field",
+			wantedErr: "attestation's data can't be nil",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "process nil field (a.Target) in attestation",
@@ -112,13 +110,13 @@ func TestStore_OnAttestation(t *testing.T) {
 				AggregationBits: make([]byte, 1),
 				Signature:       make([]byte, 96),
 			},
-			wantedErr: "nil attestation.Data.Target field",
+			wantedErr: "attestation's target can't be nil",
 		},
 	}

 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := service.onAttestation(ctx, tt.a)
+			err := service.onAttestation(ctx, tt.a)
 			if tt.wantedErr != "" {
 				assert.ErrorContains(t, tt.wantedErr, err)
 			} else {
@@ -128,18 +126,44 @@ func TestStore_OnAttestation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-func TestStore_SaveCheckpointState(t *testing.T) {
+func TestStore_OnAttestation_Ok(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

 	cfg := &Config{
-		BeaconDB: db,
-		StateGen: stategen.New(db, sc),
+		BeaconDB:        beaconDB,
+		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
+		StateGen:        stategen.New(beaconDB),
+	}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	genesisState, pks := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 64)
+	require.NoError(t, genesisState.SetGenesisTime(uint64(timeutils.Now().Unix())-params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot))
+	require.NoError(t, service.saveGenesisData(ctx, genesisState))
+	att, err := testutil.GenerateAttestations(genesisState, pks, 1, 0, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	tRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(att[0].Data.Target.Root)
+	copied := genesisState.Copy()
+	copied, err = state.ProcessSlots(ctx, copied, 1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, copied, tRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, service.forkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(ctx, 0, tRoot, tRoot, tRoot, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, service.onAttestation(ctx, att[0]))
+}
+
+func TestStore_SaveCheckpointState(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+
+	cfg := &Config{
+		BeaconDB: beaconDB,
+		StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	s := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	s, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	err = s.SetFinalizedCheckpoint(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'A'}, 32)})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	val := &ethpb.Validator{
@@ -201,28 +225,28 @@ func TestStore_SaveCheckpointState(t *testing.T) {

 func TestStore_UpdateCheckpointState(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

 	cfg := &Config{
-		BeaconDB: db,
-		StateGen: stategen.New(db, sc),
+		BeaconDB: beaconDB,
+		StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	epoch := uint64(1)
+	epoch := types.Epoch(1)
 	baseState, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)
 	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(), checkpoint.Epoch*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, "Incorrectly returned base state")
+	assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(uint64(checkpoint.Epoch)), returned.Slot(), "Incorrectly returned base state")

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

-	epoch = uint64(2)
+	epoch = 2
 	newCheckpoint := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: epoch, Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("bye"), 32)}
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, baseState, bytesutil.ToBytes32(newCheckpoint.Root)))
 	returned, err = service.getAttPreState(ctx, newCheckpoint)
@@ -235,69 +259,63 @@ func TestStore_UpdateCheckpointState(t *testing.T) {

 	cached, err = service.checkpointStateCache.StateByCheckpoint(newCheckpoint)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	if !proto.Equal(returned.InnerStateUnsafe(), cached.InnerStateUnsafe()) {
-		t.Error("Incorrectly cached base state")
-	}
+	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, returned.InnerStateUnsafe(), cached.InnerStateUnsafe())
 }

 func TestAttEpoch_MatchPrevEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	nowTime := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch * params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
+	nowTime := uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) * params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
 	require.NoError(t, service.verifyAttTargetEpoch(ctx, 0, nowTime, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}))
 }

 func TestAttEpoch_MatchCurrentEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	nowTime := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch * params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
+	nowTime := uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) * params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
 	require.NoError(t, service.verifyAttTargetEpoch(ctx, 0, nowTime, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1}))
 }

 func TestAttEpoch_NotMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	nowTime := 2 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch * params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
+	nowTime := 2 * uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) * params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
 	err = service.verifyAttTargetEpoch(ctx, 0, nowTime, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)})
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, "target epoch 0 does not match current epoch 2 or prev epoch 1", err)
 }

 func TestVerifyBeaconBlock_NoBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	d := &ethpb.AttestationData{
-		BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-		Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-		Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-	}
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, "beacon block 0x000000000000 does not exist", service.verifyBeaconBlock(ctx, d))
+	d := testutil.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{})
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, "signed beacon block can't be nil", service.verifyBeaconBlock(ctx, d))
 }

 func TestVerifyBeaconBlock_futureBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

@@ -313,9 +331,9 @@ func TestVerifyBeaconBlock_futureBlock(t *testing.T) {

 func TestVerifyBeaconBlock_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

@@ -329,59 +347,11 @@ func TestVerifyBeaconBlock_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, service.verifyBeaconBlock(ctx, d), "Did not receive the wanted error")
 }

-func TestVerifyLMDFFGConsistent_NotOK(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)
-	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)
-
-	wanted := "FFG and LMD votes are not consistent"
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, wanted, service.verifyLMDFFGConsistent(context.Background(), 1, []byte{'a'}, r33[:]))
-}
-
-func TestVerifyLMDFFGConsistent_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)
-	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.verifyLMDFFGConsistent(context.Background(), 1, r32[:], r33[:])
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "Could not verify LMD and FFG votes to be consistent")
-}
-
 func TestVerifyFinalizedConsistency_InconsistentRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

@@ -406,9 +376,9 @@ func TestVerifyFinalizedConsistency_InconsistentRoot(t *testing.T) {

 func TestVerifyFinalizedConsistency_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

@@ -433,9 +403,9 @@ func TestVerifyFinalizedConsistency_OK(t *testing.T) {

 func TestVerifyFinalizedConsistency_IsCanonical(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@ package blockchain
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	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"
 	"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/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
@@ -17,8 +21,14 @@ import (
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

+// A custom slot deadline for processing state slots in our cache.
+const slotDeadline = 5 * time.Second
+
+// A custom deadline for deposit trie insertion.
+const depositDeadline = 20 * time.Second
+
 // This defines size of the upper bound for initial sync block cache.
-var initialSyncBlockCacheSize = 2 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+var initialSyncBlockCacheSize = uint64(2 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)

 // onBlock is called when a gossip block is received. It runs regular state transition on the block.
 // The block's signing root should be computed before calling this method to avoid redundant
@@ -100,6 +110,20 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 		return err
 	}

+	// Updating next slot state cache can happen in the background. It shouldn't block rest of the process.
+	if featureconfig.Get().EnableNextSlotStateCache {
+		go func() {
+			// Use a custom deadline here, since this method runs asynchronously.
+			// We ignore the parent method's context and instead create a new one
+			// with a custom deadline, therefore using the background context instead.
+			slotCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), slotDeadline)
+			defer cancel()
+			if err := state.UpdateNextSlotCache(slotCtx, blockRoot[:], postState); err != nil {
+				log.WithError(err).Debug("could not update next slot state cache")
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
 	// Update justified check point.
 	if postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch > s.justifiedCheckpt.Epoch {
 		if err := s.updateJustified(ctx, postState); err != nil {
@@ -107,42 +131,56 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 		}
 	}

-	// Update finalized check point.
-	if postState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch() > s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch {
-		if err := s.beaconDB.SaveBlocks(ctx, s.getInitSyncBlocks()); err != nil {
-			return err
+	newFinalized := postState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch() > s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch
+	if featureconfig.Get().UpdateHeadTimely {
+		if newFinalized {
+			if err := s.finalizedImpliesNewJustified(ctx, postState); err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "could not save new justified")
+			}
+			s.prevFinalizedCheckpt = s.finalizedCheckpt
+			s.finalizedCheckpt = postState.FinalizedCheckpoint()
 		}
-		s.clearInitSyncBlocks()

+		if err := s.updateHead(ctx, s.getJustifiedBalances()); err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Warn("Could not update head")
+		}
+
+		// Send notification of the processed block to the state feed.
+		s.stateNotifier.StateFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
+			Type: statefeed.BlockProcessed,
+			Data: &statefeed.BlockProcessedData{
+				Slot:        signed.Block.Slot,
+				BlockRoot:   blockRoot,
+				SignedBlock: signed,
+				Verified:    true,
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Update finalized check point.
+	if newFinalized {
 		if err := s.updateFinalized(ctx, postState.FinalizedCheckpoint()); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
 		fRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(postState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Root)
 		if err := s.forkChoiceStore.Prune(ctx, fRoot); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not prune proto array fork choice nodes")
 		}
-
-		if err := s.finalizedImpliesNewJustified(ctx, postState); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not save new justified")
-		}
-
-		// Update deposit cache.
-		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")
+		if !featureconfig.Get().UpdateHeadTimely {
+			if err := s.finalizedImpliesNewJustified(ctx, postState); err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "could not save new justified")
 			}
 		}
+		go func() {
+			// Use a custom deadline here, since this method runs asynchronously.
+			// We ignore the parent method's context and instead create a new one
+			// with a custom deadline, therefore using the background context instead.
+			depCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), depositDeadline)
+			defer cancel()
+			if err := s.insertFinalizedDeposits(depCtx, fRoot); err != nil {
+				log.WithError(err).Error("Could not insert finalized deposits.")
+			}
+		}()
 	}

 	defer reportAttestationInclusion(b)
@@ -150,75 +188,6 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 	return s.handleEpochBoundary(ctx, postState)
 }

-// onBlockInitialSyncStateTransition is called when an initial sync block is received.
-// It runs state transition on the block and without fork choice and post operation pool processes.
-// The block's signing root should be computed before calling this method to avoid redundant
-// computation in this method and methods it calls into.
-func (s *Service) onBlockInitialSyncStateTransition(ctx context.Context, signed *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.onBlockInitialSyncStateTransition")
-	defer span.End()
-
-	if signed == nil || signed.Block == nil {
-		return errors.New("nil block")
-	}
-
-	b := signed.Block
-
-	// Retrieve incoming block's pre state.
-	if err := s.verifyBlkPreState(ctx, b); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	preState, err := s.stateGen.StateByRootInitialSync(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(signed.Block.ParentRoot))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if preState == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("nil pre state for slot %d", b.Slot)
-	}
-
-	// Exit early if the pre state slot is higher than incoming block's slot.
-	if preState.Slot() >= signed.Block.Slot {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	postState, err := state.ExecuteStateTransition(ctx, preState, signed)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not execute state transition")
-	}
-
-	if err := s.savePostStateInfo(ctx, blockRoot, signed, postState, true /* init sync */); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// Save the latest block as head in cache.
-	if err := s.saveHeadNoDB(ctx, signed, blockRoot, postState); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Rate limit how many blocks (2 epochs worth of blocks) a node keeps in the memory.
-	if uint64(len(s.getInitSyncBlocks())) > initialSyncBlockCacheSize {
-		if err := s.beaconDB.SaveBlocks(ctx, s.getInitSyncBlocks()); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		s.clearInitSyncBlocks()
-	}
-
-	if postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch > s.justifiedCheckpt.Epoch {
-		if err := s.updateJustifiedInitSync(ctx, postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Update finalized check point. Prune the block cache and helper caches on every new finalized epoch.
-	if postState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch() > s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch {
-		if err := s.updateFinalized(ctx, postState.FinalizedCheckpoint()); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return s.handleEpochBoundary(ctx, postState)
-}
-
 func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 	blockRoots [][32]byte) ([]*ethpb.Checkpoint, []*ethpb.Checkpoint, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.onBlockBatch")
@@ -303,7 +272,12 @@ func (s *Service) handleBlockAfterBatchVerify(ctx context.Context, signed *ethpb
 	if err := s.insertBlockToForkChoiceStore(ctx, b, blockRoot, fCheckpoint, jCheckpoint); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	s.stateGen.SaveStateSummary(ctx, signed, blockRoot)
+	if err := s.beaconDB.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &pb.StateSummary{
+		Slot: signed.Block.Slot,
+		Root: blockRoot[:],
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}

 	// Rate limit how many blocks (2 epochs worth of blocks) a node keeps in the memory.
 	if uint64(len(s.getInitSyncBlocks())) > initialSyncBlockCacheSize {
@@ -330,7 +304,20 @@ func (s *Service) handleBlockAfterBatchVerify(ctx context.Context, signed *ethpb

 // Epoch boundary bookkeeping such as logging epoch summaries.
 func (s *Service) handleEpochBoundary(ctx context.Context, postState *stateTrie.BeaconState) error {
-	if postState.Slot() >= s.nextEpochBoundarySlot {
+	if postState.Slot()+1 == s.nextEpochBoundarySlot {
+		// Update caches for the next epoch at epoch boundary slot - 1.
+		if err := helpers.UpdateCommitteeCache(postState, helpers.NextEpoch(postState)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		copied := postState.Copy()
+		copied, err := state.ProcessSlots(ctx, copied, copied.Slot()+1)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(copied); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else if postState.Slot() >= s.nextEpochBoundarySlot {
 		if err := reportEpochMetrics(ctx, postState, s.head.state); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -339,33 +326,39 @@ func (s *Service) handleEpochBoundary(ctx context.Context, postState *stateTrie.
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		// Update committees cache at epoch boundary slot.
+
+		// Update caches at epoch boundary slot.
+		// The following updates have short cut to return nil cheaply if fulfilled during boundary slot - 1.
 		if err := helpers.UpdateCommitteeCache(postState, helpers.CurrentEpoch(postState)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(postState, helpers.CurrentEpoch(postState)); err != nil {
+		if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(postState); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }

 // This feeds in the block and block's attestations to fork choice store. It's allows fork choice store
 // to gain information on the most current chain.
 func (s *Service) insertBlockAndAttestationsToForkChoiceStore(ctx context.Context, blk *ethpb.BeaconBlock, root [32]byte,
-	state *stateTrie.BeaconState) error {
-	fCheckpoint := state.FinalizedCheckpoint()
-	jCheckpoint := state.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()
+	st *stateTrie.BeaconState) error {
+	fCheckpoint := st.FinalizedCheckpoint()
+	jCheckpoint := st.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()
 	if err := s.insertBlockToForkChoiceStore(ctx, blk, root, fCheckpoint, jCheckpoint); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Feed in block's attestations to fork choice store.
 	for _, a := range blk.Body.Attestations {
-		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		indices, err := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(a.AggregationBits, committee)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		indices := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(a.AggregationBits, committee)
 		s.forkChoiceStore.ProcessAttestation(ctx, indices, bytesutil.ToBytes32(a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot), a.Data.Target.Epoch)
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -388,7 +381,7 @@ func (s *Service) insertBlockToForkChoiceStore(ctx context.Context, blk *ethpb.B

 // This saves post state info to DB or cache. This also saves post state info to fork choice store.
 // Post state info consists of processed block and state. Do not call this method unless the block and state are verified.
-func (s *Service) savePostStateInfo(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte, b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, state *stateTrie.BeaconState, initSync bool) error {
+func (s *Service) savePostStateInfo(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte, b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, st *stateTrie.BeaconState, initSync bool) error {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.savePostStateInfo")
 	defer span.End()
 	if initSync {
@@ -396,10 +389,10 @@ func (s *Service) savePostStateInfo(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte, b *ethpb.Si
 	} else if err := s.beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, b); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not save block from slot %d", b.Block.Slot)
 	}
-	if err := s.stateGen.SaveState(ctx, r, state); err != nil {
+	if err := s.stateGen.SaveState(ctx, r, st); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not save state")
 	}
-	if err := s.insertBlockAndAttestationsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, b.Block, r, state); err != nil {
+	if err := s.insertBlockAndAttestationsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, b.Block, r, st); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not insert block %d to fork choice store", b.Block.Slot)
 	}
 	return nil
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_helpers.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_helpers.go
@@ -6,18 +6,20 @@ import (
 	"fmt"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	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/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/featureconfig"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/traceutil"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

 // CurrentSlot returns the current slot based on time.
-func (s *Service) CurrentSlot() uint64 {
+func (s *Service) CurrentSlot() types.Slot {
 	return helpers.CurrentSlot(uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()))
 }

@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ func (s *Service) verifyBlkPreState(ctx context.Context, b *ethpb.BeaconBlock) e
 	// Loosen the check to HasBlock because state summary gets saved in batches
 	// during initial syncing. There's no risk given a state summary object is just a
 	// a subset of the block object.
-	if !s.stateGen.StateSummaryExists(ctx, parentRoot) && !s.beaconDB.HasBlock(ctx, parentRoot) {
+	if !s.beaconDB.HasStateSummary(ctx, parentRoot) && !s.beaconDB.HasBlock(ctx, parentRoot) {
 		return errors.New("could not reconstruct parent state")
 	}

@@ -230,9 +232,10 @@ func (s *Service) updateFinalized(ctx context.Context, cp *ethpb.Checkpoint) err
 	if err := s.beaconDB.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, cp); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	s.prevFinalizedCheckpt = s.finalizedCheckpt
-	s.finalizedCheckpt = cp
+	if !featureconfig.Get().UpdateHeadTimely {
+		s.prevFinalizedCheckpt = s.finalizedCheckpt
+		s.finalizedCheckpt = cp
+	}

 	fRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(cp.Root)
 	if err := s.stateGen.MigrateToCold(ctx, fRoot); err != nil {
@@ -254,7 +257,7 @@ func (s *Service) updateFinalized(ctx context.Context, cp *ethpb.Checkpoint) err
 //    else:
 //        # 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) {
+func (s *Service) ancestor(ctx context.Context, root []byte, slot types.Slot) ([]byte, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.ancestor")
 	defer span.End()

@@ -275,7 +278,7 @@ func (s *Service) ancestor(ctx context.Context, root []byte, slot uint64) ([]byt
 }

 // 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) {
+func (s *Service) ancestorByForkChoiceStore(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte, slot types.Slot) ([]byte, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.ancestorByForkChoiceStore")
 	defer span.End()

@@ -286,7 +289,7 @@ func (s *Service) ancestorByForkChoiceStore(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte, slo
 }

 // 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) {
+func (s *Service) ancestorByDB(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte, slot types.Slot) ([]byte, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.ancestorByDB")
 	defer span.End()

@@ -404,6 +407,28 @@ func (s *Service) fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(ctx context.Context, blk *ethpb.
 	return nil
 }

+// inserts finalized deposits into our finalized deposit trie.
+func (s *Service) insertFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, fRoot [32]byte) error {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.insertFinalizedDeposits")
+	defer span.End()
+
+	// Update deposit cache.
+	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)
+	// 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")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // The deletes input attestations from the attestation pool, so proposers don't include them in a block for the future.
 func (s *Service) deletePoolAtts(atts []*ethpb.Attestation) error {
 	for _, att := range atts {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ package blockchain
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 	"time"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db"
@@ -28,28 +31,29 @@ import (

 func TestStore_OnBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

 	cfg := &Config{
-		BeaconDB:        db,
-		StateGen:        stategen.New(db, sc),
+		BeaconDB:        beaconDB,
+		StateGen:        stategen.New(beaconDB),
 		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	genesisStateRoot := [32]byte{}
 	genesis := blocks.NewGenesisBlock(genesisStateRoot[:])
-	assert.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
+	assert.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
 	validGenesisRoot, err := genesis.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	st := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	st, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, st.Copy(), validGenesisRoot))
-	roots, err := blockTree1(db, validGenesisRoot[:])
+	roots, err := blockTree1(t, beaconDB, validGenesisRoot[:])
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	random := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	random.Block.Slot = 1
 	random.Block.ParentRoot = validGenesisRoot[:]
-	assert.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, random))
+	assert.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, random))
 	randomParentRoot, err := random.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &pb.StateSummary{Slot: st.Slot(), Root: randomParentRoot[:]}))
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ func TestStore_OnBlock(t *testing.T) {
 			blk: func() *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock {
 				b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 				b.Block.ParentRoot = randomParentRoot2
-				b.Block.Slot = params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch
+				b.Block.Slot = params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureSlot
 				return b
 			}(),
 			s:             st.Copy(),
@@ -123,18 +127,18 @@ func TestStore_OnBlock(t *testing.T) {

 func TestStore_OnBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

 	cfg := &Config{
-		BeaconDB: db,
-		StateGen: stategen.New(db, sc),
+		BeaconDB: beaconDB,
+		StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	genesisStateRoot := [32]byte{}
 	genesis := blocks.NewGenesisBlock(genesisStateRoot[:])
-	assert.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
+	assert.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
 	gRoot, err := genesis.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ func TestStore_OnBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	var blkRoots [][32]byte
 	var firstState *stateTrie.BeaconState
 	for i := 1; i < 10; i++ {
-		b, err := testutil.GenerateFullBlock(bState, keys, testutil.DefaultBlockGenConfig(), uint64(i))
+		b, err := testutil.GenerateFullBlock(bState, keys, testutil.DefaultBlockGenConfig(), types.Slot(i))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		bState, err = state.ExecuteStateTransition(ctx, bState, b)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -166,7 +170,7 @@ func TestStore_OnBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	}

 	blks[0].Block.ParentRoot = gRoot[:]
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(context.Background(), blks[0]))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(context.Background(), blks[0]))
 	require.NoError(t, service.stateGen.SaveState(ctx, blkRoots[0], firstState))
 	_, _, err = service.onBlockBatch(ctx, blks[1:], blkRoots[1:])
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -174,11 +178,11 @@ func TestStore_OnBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {

 func TestRemoveStateSinceLastFinalized_EmptyStartSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	params.UseMinimalConfig()
 	defer params.UseMainnetConfig()

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	service.genesisTime = time.Now()
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ func TestRemoveStateSinceLastFinalized_EmptyStartSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, newJustifiedBlk))
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, lastJustifiedBlk))

-	diff := (params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch - 1) * params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
+	diff := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Sub(1).Mul(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)
 	service.genesisTime = time.Unix(time.Now().Unix()-int64(diff), 0)
 	service.justifiedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: lastJustifiedRoot[:]}
 	update, err = service.shouldUpdateCurrentJustified(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: newJustifiedRoot[:]})
@@ -208,11 +212,11 @@ func TestRemoveStateSinceLastFinalized_EmptyStartSlot(t *testing.T) {

 func TestShouldUpdateJustified_ReturnFalse(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	params.UseMinimalConfig()
 	defer params.UseMainnetConfig()

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	lastJustifiedBlk := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
@@ -226,7 +230,7 @@ func TestShouldUpdateJustified_ReturnFalse(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, newJustifiedBlk))
 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, lastJustifiedBlk))

-	diff := (params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch - 1) * params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
+	diff := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Sub(1).Mul(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)
 	service.genesisTime = time.Unix(time.Now().Unix()-int64(diff), 0)
 	service.justifiedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: lastJustifiedRoot[:]}

@@ -237,11 +241,11 @@ func TestShouldUpdateJustified_ReturnFalse(t *testing.T) {

 func TestCachedPreState_CanGetFromStateSummary(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

 	cfg := &Config{
-		BeaconDB: db,
-		StateGen: stategen.New(db, sc),
+		BeaconDB: beaconDB,
+		StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -251,7 +255,7 @@ func TestCachedPreState_CanGetFromStateSummary(t *testing.T) {

 	genesisStateRoot := [32]byte{}
 	genesis := blocks.NewGenesisBlock(genesisStateRoot[:])
-	assert.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
+	assert.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
 	gRoot, err := genesis.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{
@@ -270,18 +274,18 @@ func TestCachedPreState_CanGetFromStateSummary(t *testing.T) {

 func TestCachedPreState_CanGetFromDB(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

 	cfg := &Config{
-		BeaconDB: db,
-		StateGen: stategen.New(db, sc),
+		BeaconDB: beaconDB,
+		StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	genesisStateRoot := [32]byte{}
 	genesis := blocks.NewGenesisBlock(genesisStateRoot[:])
-	assert.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
+	assert.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
 	gRoot, err := genesis.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{
@@ -307,23 +311,25 @@ func TestCachedPreState_CanGetFromDB(t *testing.T) {

 func TestUpdateJustified_CouldUpdateBest(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db, StateGen: stategen.New(db, cache.NewStateSummaryCache())}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	signedBlock := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, signedBlock))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, signedBlock))
 	r, err := signedBlock.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	service.justifiedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: []byte{'A'}}
 	service.bestJustifiedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: []byte{'A'}}
-	st := testutil.NewBeaconState()
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, st.Copy(), r))
+	st, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, st.Copy(), r))

 	// Could update
-	s := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	s, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, s.SetCurrentJustifiedCheckpoint(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: r[:]}))
 	require.NoError(t, service.updateJustified(context.Background(), s))

@@ -333,14 +339,14 @@ func TestUpdateJustified_CouldUpdateBest(t *testing.T) {
 	service.bestJustifiedCheckpt.Epoch = 2
 	require.NoError(t, service.updateJustified(context.Background(), s))

-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(2), service.bestJustifiedCheckpt.Epoch, "Incorrect justified epoch in service")
+	assert.Equal(t, types.Epoch(2), service.bestJustifiedCheckpt.Epoch, "Incorrect justified epoch in service")
 }

 func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_CanSave(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	service.forkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'A'})
@@ -348,13 +354,14 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_CanSave(t *testing.T) {

 	genesisStateRoot := [32]byte{}
 	genesis := blocks.NewGenesisBlock(genesisStateRoot[:])
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
 	validGenesisRoot, err := genesis.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	st := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	st, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)

 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, st.Copy(), validGenesisRoot))
-	roots, err := blockTree1(db, validGenesisRoot[:])
+	roots, err := blockTree1(t, beaconDB, validGenesisRoot[:])
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	beaconState, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 32)
@@ -375,9 +382,9 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_CanSave(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_RootsMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	service.forkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'A'})
@@ -385,13 +392,14 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_RootsMatch(t *testing.T) {

 	genesisStateRoot := [32]byte{}
 	genesis := blocks.NewGenesisBlock(genesisStateRoot[:])
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
 	validGenesisRoot, err := genesis.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	st := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	st, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)

 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, st.Copy(), validGenesisRoot))
-	roots, err := blockTree1(db, validGenesisRoot[:])
+	roots, err := blockTree1(t, beaconDB, validGenesisRoot[:])
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	beaconState, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 32)
@@ -415,9 +423,9 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_RootsMatch(t *testing.T) {

 func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_FilterFinalized(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	service.forkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'A'})
@@ -426,10 +434,11 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_FilterFinalized(t *testing.T) {

 	genesisStateRoot := [32]byte{}
 	genesis := blocks.NewGenesisBlock(genesisStateRoot[:])
-	assert.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
+	assert.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
 	validGenesisRoot, err := genesis.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	st := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	st, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)

 	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, st.Copy(), validGenesisRoot))

@@ -467,7 +476,7 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_FilterFinalized(t *testing.T) {
 // B0           /- B5 - B7
 //    \- B3 - B4 - B6 - B8
 // (B1, and B3 are all from the same slots)
-func blockTree1(db db.Database, genesisRoot []byte) ([][]byte, error) {
+func blockTree1(t *testing.T, beaconDB db.Database, genesisRoot []byte) ([][]byte, error) {
 	genesisRoot = bytesutil.PadTo(genesisRoot, 32)
 	b0 := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b0.Block.Slot = 0
@@ -525,26 +534,27 @@ func blockTree1(db db.Database, genesisRoot []byte) ([][]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	st := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	st, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)

 	for _, b := range []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock{b0, b1, b3, b4, b5, b6, b7, b8} {
 		beaconBlock := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 		beaconBlock.Block.Slot = b.Block.Slot
 		beaconBlock.Block.ParentRoot = bytesutil.PadTo(b.Block.ParentRoot, 32)
-		if err := db.SaveBlock(context.Background(), beaconBlock); err != nil {
+		if err := beaconDB.SaveBlock(context.Background(), beaconBlock); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		if err := db.SaveState(context.Background(), st.Copy(), bytesutil.ToBytes32(beaconBlock.Block.ParentRoot)); err != nil {
+		if err := beaconDB.SaveState(context.Background(), st.Copy(), bytesutil.ToBytes32(beaconBlock.Block.ParentRoot)); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not save state")
 		}
 	}
-	if err := db.SaveState(context.Background(), st.Copy(), r1); err != nil {
+	if err := beaconDB.SaveState(context.Background(), st.Copy(), r1); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := db.SaveState(context.Background(), st.Copy(), r7); err != nil {
+	if err := beaconDB.SaveState(context.Background(), st.Copy(), r7); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := db.SaveState(context.Background(), st.Copy(), r8); err != nil {
+	if err := beaconDB.SaveState(context.Background(), st.Copy(), r8); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return [][]byte{r0[:], r1[:], nil, r3[:], r4[:], r5[:], r6[:], r7[:], r8[:]}, nil
@@ -554,7 +564,7 @@ func TestCurrentSlot_HandlesOverflow(t *testing.T) {
 	svc := Service{genesisTime: timeutils.Now().Add(1 * time.Hour)}

 	slot := svc.CurrentSlot()
-	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), slot, "Unexpected slot")
+	require.Equal(t, types.Slot(0), slot, "Unexpected slot")
 }
 func TestAncestorByDB_CtxErr(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -568,9 +578,9 @@ func TestAncestorByDB_CtxErr(t *testing.T) {

 func TestAncestor_HandleSkipSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

@@ -593,7 +603,7 @@ func TestAncestor_HandleSkipSlot(t *testing.T) {
 		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))
+		require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(context.Background(), beaconBlock))
 	}

 	// Slots 100 to 200 are skip slots. Requesting root at 150 will yield root at 100. The last physical block.
@@ -650,9 +660,9 @@ func TestAncestor_CanUseForkchoice(t *testing.T) {

 func TestAncestor_CanUseDB(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

@@ -675,7 +685,7 @@ func TestAncestor_CanUseDB(t *testing.T) {
 		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, beaconDB.SaveBlock(context.Background(), beaconBlock)) // Saves blocks to DB.
 	}

 	require.NoError(t, service.forkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(context.Background(), 200, r200, r200, [32]byte{}, 0, 0))
@@ -702,7 +712,7 @@ func TestEnsureRootNotZeroHashes(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestFinalizedImpliesNewJustified(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	type args struct {
 		cachedCheckPoint        *ethpb.Checkpoint
@@ -741,13 +751,15 @@ func TestFinalizedImpliesNewJustified(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		beaconState := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+		beaconState, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetCurrentJustifiedCheckpoint(test.args.stateCheckPoint))
-		service, err := NewService(ctx, &Config{BeaconDB: db, StateGen: stategen.New(db, sc), ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})})
+		service, err := NewService(ctx, &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB), ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		service.justifiedCheckpt = test.args.cachedCheckPoint
 		require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &pb.StateSummary{Root: bytesutil.PadTo(test.want.Root, 32)}))
-		genesisState := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+		genesisState, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, genesisState, bytesutil.ToBytes32(test.want.Root)))

 		if test.args.diffFinalizedCheckPoint {
@@ -777,26 +789,25 @@ func TestFinalizedImpliesNewJustified(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestVerifyBlkDescendant(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()

 	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b.Block.Slot = 1
 	r, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, b))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, b))

 	b1 := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b1.Block.Slot = 1
 	b1.Block.Body.Graffiti = bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'a'}, 32)
 	r1, err := b1.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, b1))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, b1))

 	type args struct {
 		parentRoot    [32]byte
 		finalizedRoot [32]byte
-		finalizedSlot uint64
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
 		name      string
@@ -835,7 +846,7 @@ func TestVerifyBlkDescendant(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
-		service, err := NewService(ctx, &Config{BeaconDB: db, StateGen: stategen.New(db, sc), ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})})
+		service, err := NewService(ctx, &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB), ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{
 			Root: tt.args.finalizedRoot[:],
@@ -850,9 +861,9 @@ func TestVerifyBlkDescendant(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestUpdateJustifiedInitSync(t *testing.T) {
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: db}
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

@@ -871,11 +882,11 @@ func TestUpdateJustifiedInitSync(t *testing.T) {

 	require.NoError(t, service.updateJustifiedInitSync(ctx, newCp))

-	assert.DeepEqual(t, currentCp, service.prevJustifiedCheckpt, "Incorrect previous justified checkpoint")
-	assert.DeepEqual(t, newCp, service.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt(), "Incorrect current justified checkpoint in cache")
+	assert.DeepSSZEqual(t, currentCp, service.prevJustifiedCheckpt, "Incorrect previous justified checkpoint")
+	assert.DeepSSZEqual(t, newCp, service.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt(), "Incorrect current justified checkpoint in cache")
 	cp, err := service.beaconDB.JustifiedCheckpoint(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.DeepEqual(t, newCp, cp, "Incorrect current justified checkpoint in db")
+	assert.DeepSSZEqual(t, newCp, cp, "Incorrect current justified checkpoint in db")
 }

 func TestHandleEpochBoundary_BadMetrics(t *testing.T) {
@@ -884,8 +895,101 @@ func TestHandleEpochBoundary_BadMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	s := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	s, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, s.SetSlot(1))
 	service.head = &head{}
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "failed to initialize precompute: nil inner state", service.handleEpochBoundary(ctx, s))
 }
+
+func TestHandleEpochBoundary_UpdateFirstSlot(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	cfg := &Config{}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	s, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1024)
+	service.head = &head{state: s}
+	require.NoError(t, s.SetSlot(2*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch))
+	require.NoError(t, service.handleEpochBoundary(ctx, s))
+	require.Equal(t, 3*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, service.nextEpochBoundarySlot)
+}
+
+func TestOnBlock_CanFinalize(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	depositCache, err := depositcache.New()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	cfg := &Config{
+		BeaconDB:        beaconDB,
+		StateGen:        stategen.New(beaconDB),
+		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
+		DepositCache:    depositCache,
+	}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	gs, keys := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 32)
+	require.NoError(t, service.saveGenesisData(ctx, gs))
+	gBlk, err := service.beaconDB.GenesisBlock(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	gRoot, err := gBlk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: gRoot[:]}
+
+	testState := gs.Copy()
+	for i := types.Slot(1); i <= 4*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch; i++ {
+		blk, err := testutil.GenerateFullBlock(testState, keys, testutil.DefaultBlockGenConfig(), i)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		r, err := blk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, blk, r))
+		testState, err = service.stateGen.StateByRoot(ctx, r)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(3), service.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt().Epoch)
+	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(2), service.FinalizedCheckpt().Epoch)
+}
+
+func TestInsertFinalizedDeposits(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	depositCache, err := depositcache.New()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	cfg := &Config{
+		BeaconDB:        beaconDB,
+		StateGen:        stategen.New(beaconDB),
+		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
+		DepositCache:    depositCache,
+	}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	gs, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 32)
+	require.NoError(t, service.saveGenesisData(ctx, gs))
+	gBlk, err := service.beaconDB.GenesisBlock(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	gRoot, err := gBlk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: gRoot[:]}
+	gs = gs.Copy()
+	assert.NoError(t, gs.SetEth1Data(&ethpb.Eth1Data{DepositCount: 10}))
+	assert.NoError(t, service.stateGen.SaveState(ctx, [32]byte{'m', 'o', 'c', 'k'}, gs))
+	zeroSig := [96]byte{}
+	for i := uint64(0); i < uint64(4*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch); i++ {
+		root := []byte(strconv.Itoa(int(i)))
+		depositCache.InsertDeposit(ctx, &ethpb.Deposit{Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{
+			PublicKey:             bytesutil.FromBytes48([48]byte{}),
+			WithdrawalCredentials: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:],
+			Amount:                0,
+			Signature:             zeroSig[:],
+		}, Proof: [][]byte{root}}, 100+i, int64(i), bytesutil.ToBytes32(root))
+	}
+	assert.NoError(t, service.insertFinalizedDeposits(ctx, [32]byte{'m', 'o', 'c', 'k'}))
+	fDeposits := depositCache.FinalizedDeposits(ctx)
+	assert.Equal(t, 9, int(fDeposits.MerkleTrieIndex), "Finalized deposits not inserted correctly")
+	deps := depositCache.AllDeposits(ctx, big.NewInt(109))
+	for _, d := range deps {
+		assert.DeepEqual(t, [][]byte(nil), d.Proof, "Proofs are not empty")
+	}
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
@@ -34,16 +35,10 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Att
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "beacon-chain.blockchain.ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub")
 	defer span.End()

-	_, err := s.onAttestation(ctx, att)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := s.onAttestation(ctx, att); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not process attestation")
 	}

-	if err := s.updateHead(ctx, s.getJustifiedBalances()); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("Resolving fork due to new attestation: %v", err)
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }

@@ -61,7 +56,18 @@ func (s *Service) AttestationPreState(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestatio

 // 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)
+	targetSlot, err := helpers.StartSlot(a.Data.Target.Epoch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	r, err := s.ancestor(ctx, a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot, targetSlot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(a.Data.Target.Root, r) {
+		return errors.New("FFG and LMD votes are not consistent")
+	}
+	return nil
 }

 // VerifyFinalizedConsistency verifies input root is consistent with finalized store.
@@ -90,8 +96,8 @@ func (s *Service) VerifyFinalizedConsistency(ctx context.Context, root []byte) e
 	return nil
 }

-// This processes attestations from the attestation pool to account for validator votes and fork choice.
-func (s *Service) processAttestation(subscribedToStateEvents chan struct{}) {
+// This routine processes fork choice attestations from the pool to account for validator votes and fork choice.
+func (s *Service) processAttestationsRoutine(subscribedToStateEvents chan<- struct{}) {
 	// Wait for state to be initialized.
 	stateChannel := make(chan *feed.Event, 1)
 	stateSub := s.stateNotifier.StateFeed().Subscribe(stateChannel)
@@ -99,47 +105,67 @@ func (s *Service) processAttestation(subscribedToStateEvents chan struct{}) {
 	<-stateChannel
 	stateSub.Unsubscribe()

-	st := slotutil.GetSlotTicker(s.genesisTime, params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)
+	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.NewSlotTicker(s.genesisTime, params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-s.ctx.Done():
 			return
 		case <-st.C():
-			ctx := s.ctx
-			atts := s.attPool.ForkchoiceAttestations()
-			for _, a := range atts {
-				// Based on the spec, don't process the attestation until the subsequent slot.
-				// This delays consideration in the fork choice until their slot is in the past.
-				// https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/dev/specs/phase0/fork-choice.md#validate_on_attestation
-				nextSlot := a.Data.Slot + 1
-				if err := helpers.VerifySlotTime(uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()), nextSlot, params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity); err != nil {
-					continue
-				}
-
-				hasState := s.stateGen.StateSummaryExists(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot))
-				hasBlock := s.hasBlock(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot))
-				if !(hasState && hasBlock) {
-					continue
-				}
-
-				if err := s.attPool.DeleteForkchoiceAttestation(a); err != nil {
-					log.WithError(err).Error("Could not delete fork choice attestation in pool")
-				}
-
-				if !helpers.VerifyCheckpointEpoch(a.Data.Target, s.genesisTime) {
-					continue
-				}
-
-				if err := s.ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(ctx, a); err != nil {
-					log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-						"slot":             a.Data.Slot,
-						"committeeIndex":   a.Data.CommitteeIndex,
-						"beaconBlockRoot":  fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bytesutil.Trunc(a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot)),
-						"targetRoot":       fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bytesutil.Trunc(a.Data.Target.Root)),
-						"aggregationCount": a.AggregationBits.Count(),
-					}).WithError(err).Warn("Could not receive attestation in chain service")
-				}
+			// Continue when there's no fork choice attestation, there's nothing to process and update head.
+			// This covers the condition when the node is still initial syncing to the head of the chain.
+			if s.attPool.ForkchoiceAttestationCount() == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			s.processAttestations(s.ctx)
+			if err := s.updateHead(s.ctx, s.getJustifiedBalances()); err != nil {
+				log.Warnf("Resolving fork due to new attestation: %v", err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// This processes fork choice attestations from the pool to account for validator votes and fork choice.
+func (s *Service) processAttestations(ctx context.Context) {
+	atts := s.attPool.ForkchoiceAttestations()
+	for _, a := range atts {
+		// Based on the spec, don't process the attestation until the subsequent slot.
+		// This delays consideration in the fork choice until their slot is in the past.
+		// https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/dev/specs/phase0/fork-choice.md#validate_on_attestation
+		nextSlot := a.Data.Slot + 1
+		if err := helpers.VerifySlotTime(uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()), nextSlot, params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity); err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		hasState := s.beaconDB.HasStateSummary(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot))
+		hasBlock := s.hasBlock(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot))
+		if !(hasState && hasBlock) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err := s.attPool.DeleteForkchoiceAttestation(a); err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not delete fork choice attestation in pool")
+		}
+
+		if !helpers.VerifyCheckpointEpoch(a.Data.Target, s.genesisTime) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err := s.ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(ctx, a); err != nil {
+			log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+				"slot":             a.Data.Slot,
+				"committeeIndex":   a.Data.CommitteeIndex,
+				"beaconBlockRoot":  fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bytesutil.Trunc(a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot)),
+				"targetRoot":       fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bytesutil.Trunc(a.Data.Target.Root)),
+				"aggregationCount": a.AggregationBits.Count(),
+			}).WithError(err).Warn("Could not process attestation for fork choice")
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation_test.go
@@ -5,21 +5,117 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"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"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/operations/attestations"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/stategen"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/timeutils"
+	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 )

 func TestAttestationCheckPtState_FarFutureSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	helpers.ClearCache()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	chainService := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	chainService := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
 	chainService.genesisTime = time.Now()

-	e := helpers.MaxSlotBuffer/params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch + 1
+	e := types.Epoch(helpers.MaxSlotBuffer/uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) + 1)
 	_, err := chainService.AttestationPreState(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 TestVerifyLMDFFGConsistent_NotOK(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, 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)
+	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)
+
+	wanted := "FFG and LMD votes are not consistent"
+	a := testutil.NewAttestation()
+	a.Data.Target.Epoch = 1
+	a.Data.Target.Root = []byte{'a'}
+	a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot = r33[:]
+	require.ErrorContains(t, wanted, service.VerifyLmdFfgConsistency(context.Background(), a))
+}
+
+func TestVerifyLMDFFGConsistent_OK(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+
+	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, 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)
+	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)
+
+	a := testutil.NewAttestation()
+	a.Data.Target.Epoch = 1
+	a.Data.Target.Root = r32[:]
+	a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot = r33[:]
+	err = service.VerifyLmdFfgConsistency(context.Background(), a)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not verify LMD and FFG votes to be consistent")
+}
+
+func TestProcessAttestations_Ok(t *testing.T) {
+	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+
+	cfg := &Config{
+		BeaconDB:        beaconDB,
+		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
+		StateGen:        stategen.New(beaconDB),
+		AttPool:         attestations.NewPool(),
+	}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	service.genesisTime = timeutils.Now().Add(-1 * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	genesisState, pks := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 64)
+	require.NoError(t, genesisState.SetGenesisTime(uint64(timeutils.Now().Unix())-params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot))
+	require.NoError(t, service.saveGenesisData(ctx, genesisState))
+	atts, err := testutil.GenerateAttestations(genesisState, pks, 1, 0, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	tRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(atts[0].Data.Target.Root)
+	copied := genesisState.Copy()
+	copied, err = state.ProcessSlots(ctx, copied, 1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, copied, tRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, service.forkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(ctx, 0, tRoot, tRoot, tRoot, 1, 1))
+	require.NoError(t, service.attPool.SaveForkchoiceAttestations(atts))
+	service.processAttestations(ctx)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(service.attPool.ForkchoiceAttestations()))
+	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, "Could not process attestation for fork choice")
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
@@ -4,23 +4,24 @@ import (
 	"context"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	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/featureconfig"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/timeutils"
 	"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
+var epochsSinceFinalitySaveHotStateDB = types.Epoch(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
-	ReceiveBlockInitialSync(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) error
 	ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, blkRoots [][32]byte) error
 	HasInitSyncBlock(root [32]byte) bool
 }
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ type BlockReceiver interface {
 func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) error {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.ReceiveBlock")
 	defer span.End()
+	receivedTime := timeutils.Now()
 	blockCopy := stateTrie.CopySignedBeaconBlock(block)

 	// Apply state transition on the new block.
@@ -43,20 +45,22 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlo
 	}

 	// Update and save head block after fork choice.
-	if err := s.updateHead(ctx, s.getJustifiedBalances()); err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Warn("Could not update head")
+	if !featureconfig.Get().UpdateHeadTimely {
+		if err := s.updateHead(ctx, s.getJustifiedBalances()); err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Warn("Could not update head")
+		}
+		// Send notification of the processed block to the state feed.
+		s.stateNotifier.StateFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
+			Type: statefeed.BlockProcessed,
+			Data: &statefeed.BlockProcessedData{
+				Slot:        blockCopy.Block.Slot,
+				BlockRoot:   blockRoot,
+				SignedBlock: blockCopy,
+				Verified:    true,
+			},
+		})
 	}

-	// Send notification of the processed block to the state feed.
-	s.stateNotifier.StateFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
-		Type: statefeed.BlockProcessed,
-		Data: &statefeed.BlockProcessedData{
-			Slot:      blockCopy.Block.Slot,
-			BlockRoot: blockRoot,
-			Verified:  true,
-		},
-	})
-
 	// Handle post block operations such as attestations and exits.
 	if err := s.handlePostBlockOperations(blockCopy.Block); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -71,47 +75,11 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlo
 	reportSlotMetrics(blockCopy.Block.Slot, s.HeadSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), s.finalizedCheckpt)

 	// Log block sync status.
-	logBlockSyncStatus(blockCopy.Block, blockRoot, s.finalizedCheckpt)
-
-	// Log state transition data.
-	logStateTransitionData(blockCopy.Block)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// ReceiveBlockInitialSync processes the input block for the purpose of initial syncing.
-// This method should only be used on blocks during initial syncing phase.
-func (s *Service) ReceiveBlockInitialSync(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.ReceiveBlockNoVerify")
-	defer span.End()
-	blockCopy := stateTrie.CopySignedBeaconBlock(block)
-
-	// Apply state transition on the new block.
-	if err := s.onBlockInitialSyncStateTransition(ctx, blockCopy, blockRoot); err != nil {
-		err := errors.Wrap(err, "could not process block")
-		traceutil.AnnotateError(span, err)
+	if err := logBlockSyncStatus(blockCopy.Block, blockRoot, s.finalizedCheckpt, receivedTime, uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix())); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	// Send notification of the processed block to the state feed.
-	s.stateNotifier.StateFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
-		Type: statefeed.BlockProcessed,
-		Data: &statefeed.BlockProcessedData{
-			Slot:      blockCopy.Block.Slot,
-			BlockRoot: blockRoot,
-			Verified:  true,
-		},
-	})
-
-	// Reports on blockCopy and fork choice metrics.
-	reportSlotMetrics(blockCopy.Block.Slot, s.HeadSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), s.finalizedCheckpt)
-
 	// Log state transition data.
-	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"slot":         blockCopy.Block.Slot,
-		"attestations": len(blockCopy.Block.Body.Attestations),
-		"deposits":     len(blockCopy.Block.Body.Deposits),
-	}).Debug("Finished applying state transition")
+	logStateTransitionData(blockCopy.Block)

 	return nil
 }
@@ -141,9 +109,10 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []*ethpb.SignedB
 		s.stateNotifier.StateFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
 			Type: statefeed.BlockProcessed,
 			Data: &statefeed.BlockProcessedData{
-				Slot:      blockCopy.Block.Slot,
-				BlockRoot: blkRoots[i],
-				Verified:  true,
+				Slot:        blockCopy.Block.Slot,
+				BlockRoot:   blkRoots[i],
+				SignedBlock: blockCopy,
+				Verified:    true,
 			},
 		})

@@ -194,12 +163,12 @@ func (s *Service) handlePostBlockOperations(b *ethpb.BeaconBlock) error {
 func (s *Service) checkSaveHotStateDB(ctx context.Context) error {
 	currentEpoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(s.CurrentSlot())
 	// Prevent `sinceFinality` going underflow.
-	var sinceFinality uint64
+	var sinceFinality types.Epoch
 	if currentEpoch > s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch {
 		sinceFinality = currentEpoch - s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch
 	}

-	if sinceFinality >= uint64(epochsSinceFinalitySaveHotStateDB) {
+	if sinceFinality >= epochsSinceFinalitySaveHotStateDB {
 		s.stateGen.EnableSaveHotStateToDB(ctx)
 		return nil
 	}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	blockchainTesting "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()

 	genesis, keys := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 64)
-	genFullBlock := func(t *testing.T, conf *testutil.BlockGenConfig, slot uint64) *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock {
+	genFullBlock := func(t *testing.T, conf *testutil.BlockGenConfig, slot types.Slot) *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock {
 		blk, err := testutil.GenerateFullBlock(genesis, keys, conf, slot)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		return blk
@@ -117,12 +118,12 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlock(t *testing.T) {

 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			db, stateSummaryCache := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+			beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 			genesisBlockRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(nil)
-			require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, genesis, genesisBlockRoot))
+			require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, genesis, genesisBlockRoot))

 			cfg := &Config{
-				BeaconDB: db,
+				BeaconDB: beaconDB,
 				ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(
 					0, // justifiedEpoch
 					0, // finalizedEpoch
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlock(t *testing.T) {
 				AttPool:       attestations.NewPool(),
 				ExitPool:      voluntaryexits.NewPool(),
 				StateNotifier: &blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{RecordEvents: true},
-				StateGen:      stategen.New(db, stateSummaryCache),
+				StateGen:      stategen.New(beaconDB),
 			}
 			s, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -159,11 +160,11 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockUpdateHead(t *testing.T) {
 	genesis, keys := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 64)
 	b, err := testutil.GenerateFullBlock(genesis, keys, testutil.DefaultBlockGenConfig(), 1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	db, stateSummaryCache := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	genesisBlockRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(nil)
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, genesis, genesisBlockRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, genesis, genesisBlockRoot))
 	cfg := &Config{
-		BeaconDB: db,
+		BeaconDB: beaconDB,
 		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(
 			0, // justifiedEpoch
 			0, // finalizedEpoch
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockUpdateHead(t *testing.T) {
 		AttPool:       attestations.NewPool(),
 		ExitPool:      voluntaryexits.NewPool(),
 		StateNotifier: &blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{RecordEvents: true},
-		StateGen:      stategen.New(db, stateSummaryCache),
+		StateGen:      stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
 	s, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -198,92 +199,11 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockUpdateHead(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(s.forkChoiceStore.Nodes()))
 }

-func TestService_ReceiveBlockInitialSync(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	genesis, keys := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 64)
-	genFullBlock := func(t *testing.T, conf *testutil.BlockGenConfig, slot uint64) *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock {
-		blk, err := testutil.GenerateFullBlock(genesis, keys, conf, slot)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		return blk
-	}
-
-	type args struct {
-		block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock
-	}
-	tests := []struct {
-		name      string
-		args      args
-		wantedErr string
-		check     func(*testing.T, *Service)
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "applies block with state transition",
-			args: args{
-				block: genFullBlock(t, testutil.DefaultBlockGenConfig(), 2 /*slot*/),
-			},
-			check: func(t *testing.T, s *Service) {
-				assert.Equal(t, uint64(2), s.head.state.Slot(), "Incorrect head state slot")
-				assert.Equal(t, uint64(2), s.head.block.Block.Slot, "Incorrect head block slot")
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "notifies block processed on state feed",
-			args: args{
-				block: genFullBlock(t, testutil.DefaultBlockGenConfig(), 1 /*slot*/),
-			},
-			check: func(t *testing.T, s *Service) {
-				if recvd := len(s.stateNotifier.(*blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier).ReceivedEvents()); recvd < 1 {
-					t.Errorf("Received %d state notifications, expected at least 1", recvd)
-				}
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			db, stateSummaryCache := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-			genesisBlockRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(nil)
-
-			cfg := &Config{
-				BeaconDB: db,
-				ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(
-					0, // justifiedEpoch
-					0, // finalizedEpoch
-					genesisBlockRoot,
-				),
-				StateNotifier: &blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{RecordEvents: true},
-				StateGen:      stategen.New(db, stateSummaryCache),
-			}
-			s, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			err = s.saveGenesisData(ctx, genesis)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			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)
-
-			err = s.ReceiveBlockInitialSync(ctx, tt.args.block, root)
-			if tt.wantedErr != "" {
-				assert.ErrorContains(t, tt.wantedErr, err)
-			} else {
-				assert.NoError(t, err)
-				tt.check(t, s)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestService_ReceiveBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()

 	genesis, keys := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 64)
-	genFullBlock := func(t *testing.T, conf *testutil.BlockGenConfig, slot uint64) *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock {
+	genFullBlock := func(t *testing.T, conf *testutil.BlockGenConfig, slot types.Slot) *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock {
 		blk, err := testutil.GenerateFullBlock(genesis, keys, conf, slot)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		return blk
@@ -304,8 +224,8 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 				block: genFullBlock(t, testutil.DefaultBlockGenConfig(), 2 /*slot*/),
 			},
 			check: func(t *testing.T, s *Service) {
-				assert.Equal(t, uint64(2), s.head.state.Slot(), "Incorrect head state slot")
-				assert.Equal(t, uint64(2), s.head.block.Block.Slot, "Incorrect head block slot")
+				assert.Equal(t, types.Slot(2), s.head.state.Slot(), "Incorrect head state slot")
+				assert.Equal(t, types.Slot(2), s.head.block.Block.Slot, "Incorrect head block slot")
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -323,18 +243,18 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {

 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			db, stateSummaryCache := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+			beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 			genesisBlockRoot, err := genesis.HashTreeRoot(ctx)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			cfg := &Config{
-				BeaconDB: db,
+				BeaconDB: beaconDB,
 				ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(
 					0, // justifiedEpoch
 					0, // finalizedEpoch
 					genesisBlockRoot,
 				),
 				StateNotifier: &blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{RecordEvents: true},
-				StateGen:      stategen.New(db, stateSummaryCache),
+				StateGen:      stategen.New(beaconDB),
 			}
 			s, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -375,11 +295,11 @@ func TestService_HasInitSyncBlock(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestCheckSaveHotStateDB_Enabling(t *testing.T) {
-	db, stateSummaryCache := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
-	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{StateGen: stategen.New(db, stateSummaryCache)})
+	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	st := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch * uint64(epochsSinceFinalitySaveHotStateDB)
+	st := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(uint64(epochsSinceFinalitySaveHotStateDB))
 	s.genesisTime = time.Now().Add(time.Duration(-1*int64(st)*int64(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)) * time.Second)
 	s.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{}

@@ -388,9 +308,9 @@ func TestCheckSaveHotStateDB_Enabling(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestCheckSaveHotStateDB_Disabling(t *testing.T) {
-	db, stateSummaryCache := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
-	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{StateGen: stategen.New(db, stateSummaryCache)})
+	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	s.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{}
 	require.NoError(t, s.checkSaveHotStateDB(context.Background()))
@@ -401,9 +321,9 @@ func TestCheckSaveHotStateDB_Disabling(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestCheckSaveHotStateDB_Overflow(t *testing.T) {
-	db, stateSummaryCache := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
-	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{StateGen: stategen.New(db, stateSummaryCache)})
+	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	s.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 10000000}
 	s.genesisTime = time.Now()
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache"
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/flags"
 	f "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/operations/attestations"
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/powchain"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/stategen"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/cmd/beacon-chain/flags"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ type Service struct {
 	depositCache          *depositcache.DepositCache
 	chainStartFetcher     powchain.ChainStartFetcher
 	attPool               attestations.Pool
-	slashingPool          *slashings.Pool
-	exitPool              *voluntaryexits.Pool
+	slashingPool          slashings.PoolManager
+	exitPool              voluntaryexits.PoolManager
 	genesisTime           time.Time
 	p2p                   p2p.Broadcaster
 	maxRoutines           int
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	bestJustifiedCheckpt  *ethpb.Checkpoint
 	finalizedCheckpt      *ethpb.Checkpoint
 	prevFinalizedCheckpt  *ethpb.Checkpoint
-	nextEpochBoundarySlot uint64
+	nextEpochBoundarySlot types.Slot
 	boundaryRoots         [][32]byte
 	checkpointStateCache  *cache.CheckpointStateCache
 	stateGen              *stategen.State
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	initSyncBlocksLock    sync.RWMutex
 	justifiedBalances     []uint64
 	justifiedBalancesLock sync.RWMutex
-	wsEpoch               uint64
+	wsEpoch               types.Epoch
 	wsRoot                []byte
 	wsVerified            bool
 }
@@ -87,8 +88,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	BeaconDB          db.HeadAccessDatabase
 	DepositCache      *depositcache.DepositCache
 	AttPool           attestations.Pool
-	ExitPool          *voluntaryexits.Pool
-	SlashingPool      *slashings.Pool
+	ExitPool          voluntaryexits.PoolManager
+	SlashingPool      slashings.PoolManager
 	P2p               p2p.Broadcaster
 	MaxRoutines       int
 	StateNotifier     statefeed.Notifier
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	OpsService        *attestations.Service
 	StateGen          *stategen.State
 	WspBlockRoot      []byte
-	WspEpoch          uint64
+	WspEpoch          types.Epoch
 }

 // NewService instantiates a new block service instance that will
@@ -175,7 +176,11 @@ func (s *Service) Start() {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Could not retrieve genesis state: %v", err)
 		}
-		go slotutil.CountdownToGenesis(s.ctx, s.genesisTime, uint64(gState.NumValidators()))
+		gRoot, err := gState.HashTreeRoot(s.ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Could not hash tree root genesis state: %v", err)
+		}
+		go slotutil.CountdownToGenesis(s.ctx, s.genesisTime, uint64(gState.NumValidators()), gRoot)

 		justifiedCheckpoint, err := s.beaconDB.JustifiedCheckpoint(s.ctx)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -202,12 +207,14 @@ func (s *Service) Start() {
 			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 h.Slot > ss {
+			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 {
@@ -257,7 +264,7 @@ func (s *Service) Start() {
 		}()
 	}

-	go s.processAttestation(attestationProcessorSubscribed)
+	go s.processAttestationsRoutine(attestationProcessorSubscribed)
 }

 // processChainStartTime initializes a series of deposits from the ChainStart deposits in the eth1
@@ -269,7 +276,11 @@ func (s *Service) processChainStartTime(ctx context.Context, genesisTime time.Ti
 		log.Fatalf("Could not initialize beacon chain: %v", err)
 	}
 	// We start a counter to genesis, if needed.
-	go slotutil.CountdownToGenesis(ctx, genesisTime, uint64(initializedState.NumValidators()))
+	gRoot, err := initializedState.HashTreeRoot(s.ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not hash tree root genesis state: %v", err)
+	}
+	go slotutil.CountdownToGenesis(ctx, genesisTime, uint64(initializedState.NumValidators()), gRoot)

 	// We send out a state initialized event to the rest of the services
 	// running in the beacon node.
@@ -313,7 +324,7 @@ func (s *Service) initializeBeaconChain(
 	if err := helpers.UpdateCommitteeCache(genesisState, 0 /* genesis epoch */); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(genesisState, 0 /* genesis epoch */); err != nil {
+	if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(genesisState); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

@@ -448,7 +459,7 @@ func (s *Service) initializeChainInfo(ctx context.Context) error {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not retrieve head block")
 		}
 		headEpoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(headBlock.Block.Slot)
-		var epochsSinceFinality uint64
+		var epochsSinceFinality types.Epoch
 		if headEpoch > finalized.Epoch {
 			epochsSinceFinality = headEpoch - finalized.Epoch
 		}
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_norace_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_norace_test.go
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ func init() {
 }

 func TestChainService_SaveHead_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
-		beaconDB: db,
+		beaconDB: beaconDB,
 	}
 	go func() {
 		require.NoError(t, s.saveHead(context.Background(), [32]byte{}))
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go
@@ -10,20 +10,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"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/cache/depositcache"
 	b "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
+	"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"
 	"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"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/powchain"
 	beaconstate "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/stategen"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/cmd/beacon-chain/flags"
 	protodb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/db"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func (mb *mockBroadcaster) BroadcastAttestation(_ context.Context, _ uint64, _ *

 var _ p2p.Broadcaster = (*mockBroadcaster)(nil)

-func setupBeaconChain(t *testing.T, beaconDB db.Database, sc *cache.StateSummaryCache) *Service {
+func setupBeaconChain(t *testing.T, beaconDB db.Database) *Service {
 	endpoint := "http://127.0.0.1"
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	var web3Service *powchain.Service
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ func setupBeaconChain(t *testing.T, beaconDB db.Database, sc *cache.StateSummary
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	web3Service, err = powchain.NewService(ctx, &powchain.Web3ServiceConfig{
 		BeaconDB:        beaconDB,
-		HTTPEndPoint:    endpoint,
+		HTTPEndpoints:   []string{endpoint},
 		DepositContract: common.Address{},
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Unable to set up web3 service")
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ func setupBeaconChain(t *testing.T, beaconDB db.Database, sc *cache.StateSummary
 		P2p:               &mockBroadcaster{},
 		StateNotifier:     &mockBeaconNode{},
 		AttPool:           attestations.NewPool(),
-		StateGen:          stategen.New(beaconDB, sc),
+		StateGen:          stategen.New(beaconDB),
 		ForkChoiceStore:   protoarray.New(0, 0, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash),
 		OpsService:        opsService,
 	}
@@ -124,21 +125,22 @@ func setupBeaconChain(t *testing.T, beaconDB db.Database, sc *cache.StateSummary
 func TestChainStartStop_Initialized(t *testing.T) {
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	chainService := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	chainService := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)

 	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, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, genesisBlk))
+	s, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, s.SetSlot(1))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, s, blkRoot))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveHeadBlockRoot(ctx, blkRoot))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, blkRoot))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveJustifiedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: blkRoot[:]}))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: blkRoot[:]}))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, s, blkRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveHeadBlockRoot(ctx, blkRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, blkRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveJustifiedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: blkRoot[:]}))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: blkRoot[:]}))

 	// Test the start function.
 	chainService.Start()
@@ -153,18 +155,19 @@ func TestChainStartStop_Initialized(t *testing.T) {
 func TestChainStartStop_GenesisZeroHashes(t *testing.T) {
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	chainService := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	chainService := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)

 	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[:]}))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, genesisBlk))
+	s, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, s, blkRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, blkRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveJustifiedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]}))

 	// Test the start function.
 	chainService.Start()
@@ -178,10 +181,10 @@ func TestChainStartStop_GenesisZeroHashes(t *testing.T) {

 func TestChainService_InitializeBeaconChain(t *testing.T) {
 	helpers.ClearCache()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()

-	bc := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	bc := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
 	var err error

 	// Set up 10 deposits pre chain start for validators to register
@@ -221,20 +224,21 @@ func TestChainService_InitializeBeaconChain(t *testing.T) {

 func TestChainService_CorrectGenesisRoots(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

-	chainService := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
+	chainService := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)

 	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, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, genesisBlk))
+	s, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, s.SetSlot(0))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, s, blkRoot))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveHeadBlockRoot(ctx, blkRoot))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, blkRoot))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: blkRoot[:]}))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, s, blkRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveHeadBlockRoot(ctx, blkRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, blkRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: blkRoot[:]}))

 	// Test the start function.
 	chainService.Start()
@@ -247,36 +251,37 @@ func TestChainService_CorrectGenesisRoots(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestChainService_InitializeChainInfo(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()

 	genesis := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	genesisRoot, err := genesis.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, genesisRoot))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, genesisRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))

 	finalizedSlot := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch*2 + 1
 	headBlock := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	headBlock.Block.Slot = finalizedSlot
 	headBlock.Block.ParentRoot = bytesutil.PadTo(genesisRoot[:], 32)
-	headState := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	headState, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, headState.SetSlot(finalizedSlot))
 	require.NoError(t, headState.SetGenesisValidatorRoot(params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]))
 	headRoot, err := headBlock.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, headState, headRoot))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, headState, genesisRoot))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, headBlock))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: helpers.SlotToEpoch(finalizedSlot), Root: headRoot[:]}))
-	c := &Service{beaconDB: db, stateGen: stategen.New(db, sc)}
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, headState, headRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, headState, genesisRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, headBlock))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: helpers.SlotToEpoch(finalizedSlot), Root: headRoot[:]}))
+	c := &Service{beaconDB: beaconDB, stateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)}
 	require.NoError(t, c.initializeChainInfo(ctx))
 	headBlk, err := c.HeadBlock(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, headBlock, headBlk, "Head block incorrect")
 	s, err := c.HeadState(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.DeepEqual(t, headState.InnerStateUnsafe(), s.InnerStateUnsafe(), "Head state incorrect")
+	assert.DeepSSZEqual(t, headState.InnerStateUnsafe(), s.InnerStateUnsafe(), "Head state incorrect")
 	assert.Equal(t, c.HeadSlot(), headBlock.Block.Slot, "Head slot incorrect")
 	r, err := c.HeadRoot(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -287,32 +292,33 @@ func TestChainService_InitializeChainInfo(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestChainService_InitializeChainInfo_SetHeadAtGenesis(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()

 	genesis := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	genesisRoot, err := genesis.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, genesisRoot))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, genesisRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, genesis))

 	finalizedSlot := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch*2 + 1
 	headBlock := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	headBlock.Block.Slot = finalizedSlot
 	headBlock.Block.ParentRoot = bytesutil.PadTo(genesisRoot[:], 32)
-	headState := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	headState, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, headState.SetSlot(finalizedSlot))
 	require.NoError(t, headState.SetGenesisValidatorRoot(params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]))
 	headRoot, err := headBlock.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, headState, headRoot))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, headState, genesisRoot))
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, headBlock))
-	c := &Service{beaconDB: db, stateGen: stategen.New(db, sc)}
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, headState, headRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, headState, genesisRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, headBlock))
+	c := &Service{beaconDB: beaconDB, stateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)}
 	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.DeepSSZEqual(t, headState.InnerStateUnsafe(), s.InnerStateUnsafe(), "Head state incorrect")
 	assert.Equal(t, genesisRoot, c.genesisRoot, "Genesis block root incorrect")
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, genesis, c.head.block)
 }
@@ -328,21 +334,21 @@ func TestChainService_InitializeChainInfo_HeadSync(t *testing.T) {

 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
 	finalizedSlot := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch*2 + 1
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := 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))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, genesisRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.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))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, finalizedBlock))

 	// Set head slot close to the finalization point, no head sync is triggered.
 	headBlock := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
@@ -350,26 +356,27 @@ func TestChainService_InitializeChainInfo_HeadSync(t *testing.T) {
 	headBlock.Block.ParentRoot = finalizedRoot[:]
 	headRoot, err := headBlock.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, headBlock))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, headBlock))

-	headState := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	headState, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	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{
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, headState, genesisRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, headState, finalizedRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, headState, headRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveHeadBlockRoot(ctx, headRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{
 		Epoch: helpers.SlotToEpoch(finalizedBlock.Block.Slot),
 		Root:  finalizedRoot[:],
 	}))

-	c := &Service{beaconDB: db, stateGen: stategen.New(db, sc)}
+	c := &Service{beaconDB: beaconDB, stateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)}

 	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.DeepSSZEqual(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)
@@ -382,15 +389,15 @@ func TestChainService_InitializeChainInfo_HeadSync(t *testing.T) {
 	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))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, headBlock))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, headState, headRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.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.DeepSSZEqual(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)
@@ -399,40 +406,42 @@ func TestChainService_InitializeChainInfo_HeadSync(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestChainService_SaveHeadNoDB(t *testing.T) {
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	s := &Service{
-		beaconDB: db,
-		stateGen: stategen.New(db, sc),
+		beaconDB: beaconDB,
+		stateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
-	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
-	b.Block.Slot = 1
-	r, err := b.HashTreeRoot()
+	blk := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
+	blk.Block.Slot = 1
+	r, err := blk.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	newState, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	newState := testutil.NewBeaconState()
 	require.NoError(t, s.stateGen.SaveState(ctx, r, newState))
-	require.NoError(t, s.saveHeadNoDB(ctx, b, r, newState))
+	require.NoError(t, s.saveHeadNoDB(ctx, blk, r, newState))

 	newB, err := s.beaconDB.HeadBlock(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	if reflect.DeepEqual(newB, b) {
+	if reflect.DeepEqual(newB, blk) {
 		t.Error("head block should not be equal")
 	}
 }

 func TestHasBlock_ForkChoiceAndDB(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
 		forkChoiceStore:  protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
 		finalizedCheckpt: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-		beaconDB:         db,
+		beaconDB:         beaconDB,
 	}
 	block := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	r, err := block.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	state := testutil.NewBeaconState()
-	require.NoError(t, s.insertBlockAndAttestationsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, block.Block, r, state))
+	beaconState, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, s.insertBlockAndAttestationsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, block.Block, r, beaconState))

 	assert.Equal(t, false, s.hasBlock(ctx, [32]byte{}), "Should not have block")
 	assert.Equal(t, true, s.hasBlock(ctx, r), "Should have block")
@@ -440,12 +449,13 @@ func TestHasBlock_ForkChoiceAndDB(t *testing.T) {

 func TestServiceStop_SaveCachedBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
 		ctx:            ctx,
 		cancel:         cancel,
-		beaconDB:       db,
+		beaconDB:       beaconDB,
 		initSyncBlocks: make(map[[32]byte]*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock),
+		stateGen:       stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
 	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	r, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
@@ -455,11 +465,25 @@ func TestServiceStop_SaveCachedBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, true, s.beaconDB.HasBlock(ctx, r))
 }

+func TestProcessChainStartTime_ReceivedFeed(t *testing.T) {
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	service := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
+	stateChannel := make(chan *feed.Event, 1)
+	stateSub := service.stateNotifier.StateFeed().Subscribe(stateChannel)
+	defer stateSub.Unsubscribe()
+	service.processChainStartTime(context.Background(), time.Now())
+
+	stateEvent := <-stateChannel
+	require.Equal(t, int(stateEvent.Type), statefeed.Initialized)
+	_, ok := stateEvent.Data.(*statefeed.InitializedData)
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+}
+
 func BenchmarkHasBlockDB(b *testing.B) {
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(b)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(b)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	s := &Service{
-		beaconDB: db,
+		beaconDB: beaconDB,
 	}
 	block := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	require.NoError(b, s.beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, block))
@@ -474,19 +498,19 @@ func BenchmarkHasBlockDB(b *testing.B) {

 func BenchmarkHasBlockForkChoiceStore(b *testing.B) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(b)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(b)
 	s := &Service{
 		forkChoiceStore:  protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
 		finalizedCheckpt: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-		beaconDB:         db,
+		beaconDB:         beaconDB,
 	}
 	block := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock{Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlock{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{}}}
 	r, err := block.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(b, err)
 	bs := &pb.BeaconState{FinalizedCheckpoint: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}, CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}}
-	state, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProto(bs)
+	beaconState, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProto(bs)
 	require.NoError(b, err)
-	require.NoError(b, s.insertBlockAndAttestationsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, block.Block, r, state))
+	require.NoError(b, s.insertBlockAndAttestationsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, block.Block, r, beaconState))

 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/BUILD.bazel
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ go_library(
        "//shared/event:go_default_library",
        "//shared/params:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
    ],
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed"
@@ -47,22 +48,23 @@ type ChainService struct {
 	ValidAttestation            bool
 	ForkChoiceStore             *protoarray.Store
 	VerifyBlkDescendantErr      error
+	Slot                        *types.Slot // Pointer because 0 is a useful value, so checking against it can be incorrect.
 }

 // StateNotifier mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) StateNotifier() statefeed.Notifier {
-	if ms.stateNotifier == nil {
-		ms.stateNotifier = &MockStateNotifier{}
+func (s *ChainService) StateNotifier() statefeed.Notifier {
+	if s.stateNotifier == nil {
+		s.stateNotifier = &MockStateNotifier{}
 	}
-	return ms.stateNotifier
+	return s.stateNotifier
 }

 // BlockNotifier mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) BlockNotifier() blockfeed.Notifier {
-	if ms.blockNotifier == nil {
-		ms.blockNotifier = &MockBlockNotifier{}
+func (s *ChainService) BlockNotifier() blockfeed.Notifier {
+	if s.blockNotifier == nil {
+		s.blockNotifier = &MockBlockNotifier{}
 	}
-	return ms.blockNotifier
+	return s.blockNotifier
 }

 // MockBlockNotifier mocks the block notifier.
@@ -71,11 +73,11 @@ type MockBlockNotifier struct {
 }

 // BlockFeed returns a block feed.
-func (msn *MockBlockNotifier) BlockFeed() *event.Feed {
-	if msn.feed == nil {
-		msn.feed = new(event.Feed)
+func (mbn *MockBlockNotifier) BlockFeed() *event.Feed {
+	if mbn.feed == nil {
+		mbn.feed = new(event.Feed)
 	}
-	return msn.feed
+	return mbn.feed
 }

 // MockStateNotifier mocks the state notifier.
@@ -124,11 +126,11 @@ func (msn *MockStateNotifier) StateFeed() *event.Feed {
 }

 // OperationNotifier mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) OperationNotifier() opfeed.Notifier {
-	if ms.opNotifier == nil {
-		ms.opNotifier = &MockOperationNotifier{}
+func (s *ChainService) OperationNotifier() opfeed.Notifier {
+	if s.opNotifier == nil {
+		s.opNotifier = &MockOperationNotifier{}
 	}
-	return ms.opNotifier
+	return s.opNotifier
 }

 // MockOperationNotifier mocks the operation notifier.
@@ -145,224 +147,227 @@ func (mon *MockOperationNotifier) OperationFeed() *event.Feed {
 }

 // ReceiveBlockInitialSync mocks ReceiveBlockInitialSync method in chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) ReceiveBlockInitialSync(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, _ [32]byte) error {
-	if ms.State == nil {
-		ms.State = &stateTrie.BeaconState{}
+func (s *ChainService) ReceiveBlockInitialSync(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, _ [32]byte) error {
+	if s.State == nil {
+		s.State = &stateTrie.BeaconState{}
 	}
-	if !bytes.Equal(ms.Root, block.Block.ParentRoot) {
-		return errors.Errorf("wanted %#x but got %#x", ms.Root, block.Block.ParentRoot)
+	if !bytes.Equal(s.Root, block.Block.ParentRoot) {
+		return errors.Errorf("wanted %#x but got %#x", s.Root, block.Block.ParentRoot)
 	}
-	if err := ms.State.SetSlot(block.Block.Slot); err != nil {
+	if err := s.State.SetSlot(block.Block.Slot); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	ms.BlocksReceived = append(ms.BlocksReceived, block)
+	s.BlocksReceived = append(s.BlocksReceived, block)
 	signingRoot, err := block.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if ms.DB != nil {
-		if err := ms.DB.SaveBlock(ctx, block); err != nil {
+	if s.DB != nil {
+		if err := s.DB.SaveBlock(ctx, block); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		logrus.Infof("Saved block with root: %#x at slot %d", signingRoot, block.Block.Slot)
 	}
-	ms.Root = signingRoot[:]
-	ms.Block = block
+	s.Root = signingRoot[:]
+	s.Block = block
 	return nil
 }

 // ReceiveBlockBatch processes blocks in batches from initial-sync.
-func (ms *ChainService) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, _ [][32]byte) error {
-	if ms.State == nil {
-		ms.State = &stateTrie.BeaconState{}
+func (s *ChainService) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, _ [][32]byte) error {
+	if s.State == nil {
+		s.State = &stateTrie.BeaconState{}
 	}
 	for _, block := range blks {
-		if !bytes.Equal(ms.Root, block.Block.ParentRoot) {
-			return errors.Errorf("wanted %#x but got %#x", ms.Root, block.Block.ParentRoot)
+		if !bytes.Equal(s.Root, block.Block.ParentRoot) {
+			return errors.Errorf("wanted %#x but got %#x", s.Root, block.Block.ParentRoot)
 		}
-		if err := ms.State.SetSlot(block.Block.Slot); err != nil {
+		if err := s.State.SetSlot(block.Block.Slot); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		ms.BlocksReceived = append(ms.BlocksReceived, block)
+		s.BlocksReceived = append(s.BlocksReceived, block)
 		signingRoot, err := block.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if ms.DB != nil {
-			if err := ms.DB.SaveBlock(ctx, block); err != nil {
+		if s.DB != nil {
+			if err := s.DB.SaveBlock(ctx, block); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			logrus.Infof("Saved block with root: %#x at slot %d", signingRoot, block.Block.Slot)
 		}
-		ms.Root = signingRoot[:]
-		ms.Block = block
+		s.Root = signingRoot[:]
+		s.Block = block
 	}
 	return nil
 }

 // ReceiveBlock mocks ReceiveBlock method in chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, _ [32]byte) error {
-	if ms.State == nil {
-		ms.State = &stateTrie.BeaconState{}
+func (s *ChainService) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, _ [32]byte) error {
+	if s.State == nil {
+		s.State = &stateTrie.BeaconState{}
 	}
-	if !bytes.Equal(ms.Root, block.Block.ParentRoot) {
-		return errors.Errorf("wanted %#x but got %#x", ms.Root, block.Block.ParentRoot)
+	if !bytes.Equal(s.Root, block.Block.ParentRoot) {
+		return errors.Errorf("wanted %#x but got %#x", s.Root, block.Block.ParentRoot)
 	}
-	if err := ms.State.SetSlot(block.Block.Slot); err != nil {
+	if err := s.State.SetSlot(block.Block.Slot); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	ms.BlocksReceived = append(ms.BlocksReceived, block)
+	s.BlocksReceived = append(s.BlocksReceived, block)
 	signingRoot, err := block.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if ms.DB != nil {
-		if err := ms.DB.SaveBlock(ctx, block); err != nil {
+	if s.DB != nil {
+		if err := s.DB.SaveBlock(ctx, block); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		logrus.Infof("Saved block with root: %#x at slot %d", signingRoot, block.Block.Slot)
 	}
-	ms.Root = signingRoot[:]
-	ms.Block = block
+	s.Root = signingRoot[:]
+	s.Block = block
 	return nil
 }

 // HeadSlot mocks HeadSlot method in chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) HeadSlot() uint64 {
-	if ms.State == nil {
+func (s *ChainService) HeadSlot() types.Slot {
+	if s.State == nil {
 		return 0
 	}
-	return ms.State.Slot()
+	return s.State.Slot()
 }

 // HeadRoot mocks HeadRoot method in chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) HeadRoot(_ context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
-	if len(ms.Root) > 0 {
-		return ms.Root, nil
+func (s *ChainService) HeadRoot(_ context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
+	if len(s.Root) > 0 {
+		return s.Root, nil
 	}
 	return make([]byte, 32), nil
 }

 // HeadBlock mocks HeadBlock method in chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) HeadBlock(context.Context) (*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, error) {
-	return ms.Block, nil
+func (s *ChainService) HeadBlock(context.Context) (*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, error) {
+	return s.Block, nil
 }

 // HeadState mocks HeadState method in chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) HeadState(context.Context) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
-	return ms.State, nil
+func (s *ChainService) HeadState(context.Context) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
+	return s.State, nil
 }

 // CurrentFork mocks HeadState method in chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) CurrentFork() *pb.Fork {
-	return ms.Fork
+func (s *ChainService) CurrentFork() *pb.Fork {
+	return s.Fork
 }

 // FinalizedCheckpt mocks FinalizedCheckpt method in chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) FinalizedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint {
-	return ms.FinalizedCheckPoint
+func (s *ChainService) FinalizedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint {
+	return s.FinalizedCheckPoint
 }

 // CurrentJustifiedCheckpt mocks CurrentJustifiedCheckpt method in chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) CurrentJustifiedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint {
-	return ms.CurrentJustifiedCheckPoint
+func (s *ChainService) CurrentJustifiedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint {
+	return s.CurrentJustifiedCheckPoint
 }

 // PreviousJustifiedCheckpt mocks PreviousJustifiedCheckpt method in chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) PreviousJustifiedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint {
-	return ms.PreviousJustifiedCheckPoint
+func (s *ChainService) PreviousJustifiedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint {
+	return s.PreviousJustifiedCheckPoint
 }

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

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

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

 // HeadValidatorsIndices mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) HeadValidatorsIndices(_ context.Context, epoch uint64) ([]uint64, error) {
-	if ms.State == nil {
-		return []uint64{}, nil
+func (s *ChainService) HeadValidatorsIndices(_ context.Context, epoch types.Epoch) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
+	if s.State == nil {
+		return []types.ValidatorIndex{}, nil
 	}
-	return helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(ms.State, epoch)
+	return helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(s.State, epoch)
 }

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

 // HeadETH1Data provides the current ETH1Data of the head state.
-func (ms *ChainService) HeadETH1Data() *ethpb.Eth1Data {
-	return ms.ETH1Data
+func (s *ChainService) HeadETH1Data() *ethpb.Eth1Data {
+	return s.ETH1Data
 }

 // ProtoArrayStore mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) ProtoArrayStore() *protoarray.Store {
-	return ms.ForkChoiceStore
+func (s *ChainService) ProtoArrayStore() *protoarray.Store {
+	return s.ForkChoiceStore
 }

 // GenesisTime mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) GenesisTime() time.Time {
-	return ms.Genesis
+func (s *ChainService) GenesisTime() time.Time {
+	return s.Genesis
 }

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

 // CurrentSlot mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) CurrentSlot() uint64 {
-	return uint64(time.Now().Unix()-ms.Genesis.Unix()) / params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
+func (s *ChainService) CurrentSlot() types.Slot {
+	if s.Slot != nil {
+		return *s.Slot
+	}
+	return types.Slot(uint64(time.Now().Unix()-s.Genesis.Unix()) / params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)
 }

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

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

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

 // HasInitSyncBlock mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (ms *ChainService) HasInitSyncBlock(_ [32]byte) bool {
+func (s *ChainService) HasInitSyncBlock(_ [32]byte) bool {
 	return false
 }

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

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

 // VerifyLmdFfgConsistency mocks VerifyLmdFfgConsistency and always returns nil.
-func (ms *ChainService) VerifyLmdFfgConsistency(_ context.Context, a *ethpb.Attestation) error {
+func (s *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")
 	}
@@ -370,8 +375,8 @@ func (ms *ChainService) VerifyLmdFfgConsistency(_ context.Context, a *ethpb.Atte
 }

 // VerifyFinalizedConsistency mocks VerifyFinalizedConsistency and always returns nil.
-func (ms *ChainService) VerifyFinalizedConsistency(_ context.Context, r []byte) error {
-	if !bytes.Equal(r, ms.FinalizedCheckPoint.Root) {
+func (s *ChainService) VerifyFinalizedConsistency(_ context.Context, r []byte) error {
+	if !bytes.Equal(r, s.FinalizedCheckPoint.Root) {
 		return errors.New("Root and finalized store are not consistent")
 	}
 	return nil
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/weak_subjectivity_checks_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/weak_subjectivity_checks_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil"
@@ -11,19 +12,19 @@ import (
 )

 func TestService_VerifyWeakSubjectivityRoot(t *testing.T) {
-	db, _ := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)

 	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b.Block.Slot = 32
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(context.Background(), b))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(context.Background(), b))
 	r, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	tests := []struct {
 		wsVerified     bool
 		wantErr        bool
 		wsRoot         [32]byte
-		wsEpoch        uint64
-		finalizedEpoch uint64
+		wsEpoch        types.Epoch
+		finalizedEpoch types.Epoch
 		errString      string
 		name           string
 	}{
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ func TestService_VerifyWeakSubjectivityRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			s := &Service{
-				beaconDB:         db,
+				beaconDB:         beaconDB,
 				wsRoot:           tt.wsRoot[:],
 				wsEpoch:          tt.wsEpoch,
 				wsVerified:       tt.wsVerified,
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/BUILD.bazel
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ go_library(
        "committees.go",
        "common.go",
        "doc.go",
-        "hot_state_cache.go",
        "skip_slot_cache.go",
-        "state_summary.go",
        "subnet_ids.go",
        "proposer_indices_type.go",
    ] + select({
@@ -43,6 +41,7 @@ go_library(
        "@com_github_patrickmn_go_cache//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus/promauto:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "@io_k8s_client_go//tools/cache:go_default_library",
        "@io_opencensus_go//trace:go_default_library",
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ go_test(
        "committee_fuzz_test.go",
        "committee_test.go",
        "cache_test.go",
-        "hot_state_cache_test.go",
        "skip_slot_cache_test.go",
        "subnet_ids_test.go",
        "proposer_indices_test.go"
@@ -74,6 +72,7 @@ go_test(
        "//shared/testutil/require:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_google_gofuzz//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
    ],
 )
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
 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())
+	m.Run()
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/checkpoint_state_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/checkpoint_state_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
@@ -60,8 +61,8 @@ func TestCheckpointStateCache_MaxSize(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	for i := uint64(0); i < uint64(maxCheckpointStateSize+100); i++ {
-		require.NoError(t, st.SetSlot(i))
-		require.NoError(t, c.AddCheckpointState(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: i, Root: make([]byte, 32)}, st))
+		require.NoError(t, st.SetSlot(types.Slot(i)))
+		require.NoError(t, c.AddCheckpointState(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: types.Epoch(i), Root: make([]byte, 32)}, st))
 	}

 	assert.Equal(t, maxCheckpointStateSize, len(c.cache.Keys()))
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/committee.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/committee.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/sliceutil"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func NewCommitteesCache() *CommitteeCache {

 // Committee fetches the shuffled indices by slot and committee index. Every list of indices
 // represent one committee. Returns true if the list exists with slot and committee index. Otherwise returns false, nil.
-func (c *CommitteeCache) Committee(slot uint64, seed [32]byte, index uint64) ([]uint64, error) {
+func (c *CommitteeCache) Committee(slot types.Slot, seed [32]byte, index types.CommitteeIndex) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
 	c.lock.RLock()
 	defer c.lock.RUnlock()

@@ -77,11 +78,11 @@ func (c *CommitteeCache) Committee(slot uint64, seed [32]byte, index uint64) ([]
 	}

 	committeeCountPerSlot := uint64(1)
-	if item.CommitteeCount/params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch > 1 {
-		committeeCountPerSlot = item.CommitteeCount / params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+	if item.CommitteeCount/uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) > 1 {
+		committeeCountPerSlot = item.CommitteeCount / uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
 	}

-	indexOffSet := index + (slot%params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)*committeeCountPerSlot
+	indexOffSet := uint64(index) + uint64(slot.ModSlot(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch).Mul(committeeCountPerSlot))
 	start, end := startEndIndices(item, indexOffSet)

 	if end > uint64(len(item.ShuffledIndices)) || end < start {
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func (c *CommitteeCache) AddCommitteeShuffledList(committees *Committees) error
 }

 // ActiveIndices returns the active indices of a given seed stored in cache.
-func (c *CommitteeCache) ActiveIndices(seed [32]byte) ([]uint64, error) {
+func (c *CommitteeCache) ActiveIndices(seed [32]byte) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
 	c.lock.RLock()
 	defer c.lock.RUnlock()
 	obj, exists, err := c.CommitteeCache.GetByKey(key(seed))
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/committee_disabled.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/committee_disabled.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 // This file is used in fuzzer builds to bypass global committee caches.
 package cache

+import types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+
 // FakeCommitteeCache is a struct with 1 queue for looking up shuffled indices list by seed.
 type FakeCommitteeCache struct {
 }
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ func NewCommitteesCache() *FakeCommitteeCache {

 // Committee fetches the shuffled indices by slot and committee index. Every list of indices
 // represent one committee. Returns true if the list exists with slot and committee index. Otherwise returns false, nil.
-func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) Committee(slot uint64, seed [32]byte, index uint64) ([]uint64, error) {
+func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) Committee(slot types.Slot, seed [32]byte, index types.CommitteeIndex) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }

@@ -25,12 +27,12 @@ func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) AddCommitteeShuffledList(committees *Committees) er
 }

 // AddProposerIndicesList updates the committee shuffled list with proposer indices.
-func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) AddProposerIndicesList(seed [32]byte, indices []uint64) error {
+func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) AddProposerIndicesList(seed [32]byte, indices []types.ValidatorIndex) error {
 	return nil
 }

 // ActiveIndices returns the active indices of a given seed stored in cache.
-func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) ActiveIndices(seed [32]byte) ([]uint64, error) {
+func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) ActiveIndices(seed [32]byte) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }

@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) ActiveIndicesCount(seed [32]byte) (int, error) {
 }

 // ProposerIndices returns the proposer indices of a given seed.
-func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) ProposerIndices(seed [32]byte) ([]uint64, error) {
+func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) ProposerIndices(seed [32]byte) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }

--- a/beacon-chain/cache/committee_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/committee_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/assert"
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ func TestCommitteeKeyFn_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	item := &Committees{
 		CommitteeCount:  1,
 		Seed:            [32]byte{'A'},
-		ShuffledIndices: []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4, 5},
+		ShuffledIndices: []types.ValidatorIndex{1, 2, 3, 4, 5},
 	}

 	k, err := committeeKeyFn(item)
@@ -33,13 +34,13 @@ func TestCommitteeCache_CommitteesByEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	cache := NewCommitteesCache()

 	item := &Committees{
-		ShuffledIndices: []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6},
+		ShuffledIndices: []types.ValidatorIndex{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6},
 		Seed:            [32]byte{'A'},
 		CommitteeCount:  3,
 	}

 	slot := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
-	committeeIndex := uint64(1)
+	committeeIndex := types.CommitteeIndex(1)
 	indices, err := cache.Committee(slot, item.Seed, committeeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	if indices != nil {
@@ -47,18 +48,18 @@ func TestCommitteeCache_CommitteesByEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	require.NoError(t, cache.AddCommitteeShuffledList(item))

-	wantedIndex := uint64(0)
+	wantedIndex := types.CommitteeIndex(0)
 	indices, err = cache.Committee(slot, item.Seed, wantedIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	start, end := startEndIndices(item, wantedIndex)
+	start, end := startEndIndices(item, uint64(wantedIndex))
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, item.ShuffledIndices[start:end], indices)
 }

 func TestCommitteeCache_ActiveIndices(t *testing.T) {
 	cache := NewCommitteesCache()

-	item := &Committees{Seed: [32]byte{'A'}, SortedIndices: []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}}
+	item := &Committees{Seed: [32]byte{'A'}, SortedIndices: []types.ValidatorIndex{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}}
 	indices, err := cache.ActiveIndices(item.Seed)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	if indices != nil {
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ func TestCommitteeCache_ActiveIndices(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCommitteeCache_ActiveCount(t *testing.T) {
 	cache := NewCommitteesCache()

-	item := &Committees{Seed: [32]byte{'A'}, SortedIndices: []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}}
+	item := &Committees{Seed: [32]byte{'A'}, SortedIndices: []types.ValidatorIndex{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}}
 	count, err := cache.ActiveIndicesCount(item.Seed)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, count, "Expected active count not to exist in empty cache")
@@ -119,8 +120,8 @@ func TestCommitteeCacheOutOfRange(t *testing.T) {
 	err := cache.CommitteeCache.Add(&Committees{
 		CommitteeCount:  1,
 		Seed:            seed,
-		ShuffledIndices: []uint64{0},
-		SortedIndices:   []uint64{},
+		ShuffledIndices: []types.ValidatorIndex{0},
+		SortedIndices:   []types.ValidatorIndex{},
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)

--- a/beacon-chain/cache/committees.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/committees.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package cache

-import "errors"
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+)

 // ErrNotCommittee will be returned when a cache object is not a pointer to
 // a Committee struct.
@@ -10,6 +14,6 @@ var ErrNotCommittee = errors.New("object is not a committee struct")
 type Committees struct {
 	CommitteeCount  uint64
 	Seed            [32]byte
-	ShuffledIndices []uint64
-	SortedIndices   []uint64
+	ShuffledIndices []types.ValidatorIndex
+	SortedIndices   []types.ValidatorIndex
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/common.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/common.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	// maxCacheSize is 4x of the epoch length for additional cache padding.
 	// Requests should be only accessing committees within defined epoch length.
-	maxCacheSize = 4 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+	maxCacheSize = uint64(4 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
 )

 // trim the FIFO queue to the maxSize.
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/BUILD.bazel
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go_library(
    name = "go_default_library",
    srcs = [
        "deposits_cache.go",
+        "log.go",
        "pending_deposits.go",
    ],
    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache",
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/trieutil"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) InsertDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit, blo
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertDeposit")
 	defer span.End()
 	if d == nil {
-		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 			"block":        blockNum,
 			"deposit":      d,
 			"index":        index,
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache_test.go
@@ -611,8 +611,8 @@ func TestPruneProofs_Ok(t *testing.T) {

 	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.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)
 }
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ func TestPruneProofs_SomeAlreadyPruned(t *testing.T) {

 	require.NoError(t, dc.PruneProofs(context.Background(), 2))

-	assert.DeepEqual(t, ([][]byte)(nil), dc.deposits[2].Deposit.Proof)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, [][]byte(nil), dc.deposits[2].Deposit.Proof)
 }

 func TestPruneProofs_PruneAllWhenDepositIndexTooBig(t *testing.T) {
@@ -694,10 +694,10 @@ func TestPruneProofs_PruneAllWhenDepositIndexTooBig(t *testing.T) {

 	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)
+	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) {
@@ -737,10 +737,10 @@ func TestPruneProofs_CorrectlyHandleLastIndex(t *testing.T) {

 	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)
+	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 {
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/log.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package depositcache
+
+import "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+var log = logrus.WithField("prefix", "depositcache")
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/pending_deposits.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/pending_deposits.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	dbpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/db"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/hashutil"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) InsertPendingDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Depos
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertPendingDeposit")
 	defer span.End()
 	if d == nil {
-		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 			"block":   blockNum,
 			"deposit": d,
 		}).Debug("Ignoring nil deposit insertion")
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (

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

@@ -63,8 +64,19 @@ func (c *ProposerIndicesCache) AddProposerIndices(p *ProposerIndices) error {
 	return nil
 }

+// HasProposerIndices returns the proposer indices of a block root seed.
+func (c *ProposerIndicesCache) HasProposerIndices(r [32]byte) (bool, error) {
+	c.lock.RLock()
+	defer c.lock.RUnlock()
+	_, exists, err := c.ProposerIndicesCache.GetByKey(key(r))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return exists, nil
+}
+
 // ProposerIndices returns the proposer indices of a block root seed.
-func (c *ProposerIndicesCache) ProposerIndices(r [32]byte) ([]uint64, error) {
+func (c *ProposerIndicesCache) ProposerIndices(r [32]byte) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
 	c.lock.RLock()
 	defer c.lock.RUnlock()
 	obj, exists, err := c.ProposerIndicesCache.GetByKey(key(r))
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_disabled.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_disabled.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 // This file is used in fuzzer builds to bypass proposer indices caches.
 package cache

+import types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+
 // FakeProposerIndicesCache is a struct with 1 queue for looking up proposer indices by root.
 type FakeProposerIndicesCache struct {
 }
@@ -19,6 +21,11 @@ func (c *FakeProposerIndicesCache) AddProposerIndices(p *ProposerIndices) error
 }

 // ProposerIndices returns the proposer indices of a block root seed.
-func (c *FakeProposerIndicesCache) ProposerIndices(r [32]byte) ([]uint64, error) {
+func (c *FakeProposerIndicesCache) ProposerIndices(r [32]byte) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
+
+// HasProposerIndices returns the proposer indices of a block root seed.
+func (c *FakeProposerIndicesCache) HasProposerIndices(r [32]byte) (bool, error) {
+	return false, nil
+}
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 func TestProposerKeyFn_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	item := &ProposerIndices{
 		BlockRoot:       [32]byte{'A'},
-		ProposerIndices: []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4, 5},
+		ProposerIndices: []types.ValidatorIndex{1, 2, 3, 4, 5},
 	}

 	k, err := proposerIndicesKeyFn(item)
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ func TestProposerCache_AddProposerIndicesList(t *testing.T) {
 	if indices != nil {
 		t.Error("Expected committee count not to exist in empty cache")
 	}
+	has, err := cache.HasProposerIndices(bRoot)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, false, has)
 	require.NoError(t, cache.AddProposerIndices(&ProposerIndices{
 		ProposerIndices: indices,
 		BlockRoot:       bRoot,
@@ -41,13 +45,20 @@ func TestProposerCache_AddProposerIndicesList(t *testing.T) {
 	received, err := cache.ProposerIndices(bRoot)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, received, indices)
+	has, err = cache.HasProposerIndices(bRoot)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, has)

-	item := &ProposerIndices{BlockRoot: [32]byte{'B'}, ProposerIndices: []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}}
+	item := &ProposerIndices{BlockRoot: [32]byte{'B'}, ProposerIndices: []types.ValidatorIndex{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}}
 	require.NoError(t, cache.AddProposerIndices(item))

 	received, err = cache.ProposerIndices(item.BlockRoot)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, item.ProposerIndices, received)
+	has, err = cache.HasProposerIndices(bRoot)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, has)
+
 }

 func TestProposerCache_CanRotate(t *testing.T) {
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_type.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/proposer_indices_type.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package cache

-import "errors"
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+)

 // ErrNotProposerIndices will be returned when a cache object is not a pointer to
 // a ProposerIndices struct.
@@ -9,5 +13,5 @@ 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
+	ProposerIndices []types.ValidatorIndex
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/state_summary.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/state_summary.go
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-package cache
-
-import (
-	"sync"
-
-	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
-)
-
-// StateSummaryCache caches state summary object.
-type StateSummaryCache struct {
-	initSyncStateSummaries     map[[32]byte]*pb.StateSummary
-	initSyncStateSummariesLock sync.RWMutex
-}
-
-// NewStateSummaryCache creates a new state summary cache.
-func NewStateSummaryCache() *StateSummaryCache {
-	return &StateSummaryCache{
-		initSyncStateSummaries: make(map[[32]byte]*pb.StateSummary),
-	}
-}
-
-// Put saves a state summary to the initial sync state summaries cache.
-func (s *StateSummaryCache) Put(r [32]byte, b *pb.StateSummary) {
-	s.initSyncStateSummariesLock.Lock()
-	defer s.initSyncStateSummariesLock.Unlock()
-	s.initSyncStateSummaries[r] = b
-}
-
-// Has checks if a state summary exists in the initial sync state summaries cache using the root
-// of the block.
-func (s *StateSummaryCache) Has(r [32]byte) bool {
-	s.initSyncStateSummariesLock.RLock()
-	defer s.initSyncStateSummariesLock.RUnlock()
-	_, ok := s.initSyncStateSummaries[r]
-	return ok
-}
-
-// Get retrieves a state summary from the initial sync state summaries cache using the root of
-// the block.
-func (s *StateSummaryCache) Get(r [32]byte) *pb.StateSummary {
-	s.initSyncStateSummariesLock.RLock()
-	defer s.initSyncStateSummariesLock.RUnlock()
-	b := s.initSyncStateSummaries[r]
-	return b
-}
-
-// GetAll retrieves all the beacon state summaries from the initial sync state summaries cache, the returned
-// state summaries are unordered.
-func (s *StateSummaryCache) GetAll() []*pb.StateSummary {
-	s.initSyncStateSummariesLock.RLock()
-	defer s.initSyncStateSummariesLock.RUnlock()
-
-	summaries := make([]*pb.StateSummary, 0, len(s.initSyncStateSummaries))
-	for _, b := range s.initSyncStateSummaries {
-		summaries = append(summaries, b)
-	}
-	return summaries
-}
-
-// Clear clears out the initial sync state summaries cache.
-func (s *StateSummaryCache) Clear() {
-	s.initSyncStateSummariesLock.Lock()
-	defer s.initSyncStateSummariesLock.Unlock()
-	s.initSyncStateSummaries = make(map[[32]byte]*pb.StateSummary)
-}
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (

 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
 	"github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/sliceutil"
 )
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ 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 := int(params.BeaconConfig().MaxCommitteesPerSlot * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch * 2)
+	cacheSize := int(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(params.BeaconConfig().MaxCommitteesPerSlot * 2))
 	attesterCache, err := lru.New(cacheSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -34,31 +35,31 @@ func newSubnetIDs() *subnetIDs {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	epochDuration := time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch * params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)
-	subLength := epochDuration * time.Duration(params.BeaconNetworkConfig().EpochsPerRandomSubnetSubscription)
+	epochDuration := time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot))
+	subLength := epochDuration * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerRandomSubnetSubscription)
 	persistentCache := cache.New(subLength*time.Second, epochDuration*time.Second)
 	return &subnetIDs{attester: attesterCache, aggregator: aggregatorCache, persistentSubnets: persistentCache}
 }

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

 	ids := []uint64{subnetID}
-	val, exists := c.attester.Get(slot)
+	val, exists := s.attester.Get(slot)
 	if exists {
 		ids = sliceutil.UnionUint64(append(val.([]uint64), ids...))
 	}
-	c.attester.Add(slot, ids)
+	s.attester.Add(slot, ids)
 }

 // GetAttesterSubnetIDs gets the subnet IDs for subscribed subnets for attesters of the slot.
-func (c *subnetIDs) GetAttesterSubnetIDs(slot uint64) []uint64 {
-	c.attesterLock.RLock()
-	defer c.attesterLock.RUnlock()
+func (s *subnetIDs) GetAttesterSubnetIDs(slot types.Slot) []uint64 {
+	s.attesterLock.RLock()
+	defer s.attesterLock.RUnlock()

-	val, exists := c.attester.Get(slot)
+	val, exists := s.attester.Get(slot)
 	if !exists {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -69,24 +70,24 @@ 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, subnetID uint64) {
-	c.aggregatorLock.Lock()
-	defer c.aggregatorLock.Unlock()
+func (s *subnetIDs) AddAggregatorSubnetID(slot types.Slot, subnetID uint64) {
+	s.aggregatorLock.Lock()
+	defer s.aggregatorLock.Unlock()

 	ids := []uint64{subnetID}
-	val, exists := c.aggregator.Get(slot)
+	val, exists := s.aggregator.Get(slot)
 	if exists {
 		ids = sliceutil.UnionUint64(append(val.([]uint64), ids...))
 	}
-	c.aggregator.Add(slot, ids)
+	s.aggregator.Add(slot, ids)
 }

 // GetAggregatorSubnetIDs gets the subnet IDs for subscribing subnet for aggregator of the slot.
-func (c *subnetIDs) GetAggregatorSubnetIDs(slot uint64) []uint64 {
-	c.aggregatorLock.RLock()
-	defer c.aggregatorLock.RUnlock()
+func (s *subnetIDs) GetAggregatorSubnetIDs(slot types.Slot) []uint64 {
+	s.aggregatorLock.RLock()
+	defer s.aggregatorLock.RUnlock()

-	val, exists := c.aggregator.Get(slot)
+	val, exists := s.aggregator.Get(slot)
 	if !exists {
 		return []uint64{}
 	}
@@ -95,11 +96,11 @@ func (c *subnetIDs) GetAggregatorSubnetIDs(slot uint64) []uint64 {

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

-	id, duration, ok := c.persistentSubnets.GetWithExpiration(string(pubkey))
+	id, duration, ok := s.persistentSubnets.GetWithExpiration(string(pubkey))
 	if !ok {
 		return []uint64{}, ok, time.Time{}
 	}
@@ -108,11 +109,11 @@ func (c *subnetIDs) GetPersistentSubnets(pubkey []byte) ([]uint64, bool, time.Ti

 // GetAllSubnets retrieves all the non-expired subscribed subnets of all the validators
 // in the cache.
-func (c *subnetIDs) GetAllSubnets() []uint64 {
-	c.subnetsLock.RLock()
-	defer c.subnetsLock.RUnlock()
+func (s *subnetIDs) GetAllSubnets() []uint64 {
+	s.subnetsLock.RLock()
+	defer s.subnetsLock.RUnlock()

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

 	for _, v := range itemsMap {
@@ -126,9 +127,28 @@ func (c *subnetIDs) GetAllSubnets() []uint64 {

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

-	c.persistentSubnets.Set(string(pubkey), comIndex, duration)
+	s.persistentSubnets.Set(string(pubkey), comIndex, duration)
+}
+
+// EmptyAllCaches empties out all the related caches and flushes any stored
+// entries on them. This should only ever be used for testing, in normal
+// production, handling of the relevant subnets for each role is done
+// separately.
+func (s *subnetIDs) EmptyAllCaches() {
+	// Clear the caches.
+	s.attesterLock.Lock()
+	s.attester.Purge()
+	s.attesterLock.Unlock()
+
+	s.aggregatorLock.Lock()
+	s.aggregator.Purge()
+	s.aggregatorLock.Unlock()
+
+	s.subnetsLock.Lock()
+	s.persistentSubnets.Flush()
+	s.subnetsLock.Unlock()
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/subnet_ids_test.go
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ package cache
 import (
 	"testing"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
 )

 func TestSubnetIDsCache_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	c := newSubnetIDs()
-	slot := uint64(100)
+	slot := types.Slot(100)
 	committeeIDs := c.GetAggregatorSubnetIDs(slot)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(committeeIDs), "Empty cache returned an object")

--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/BUILD.bazel
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ go_library(
        "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/core/validators:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/state/interface:go_default_library",
        "//proto/beacon/p2p/v1:go_default_library",
        "//shared/attestationutil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/bls:go_default_library",
@@ -35,12 +36,13 @@ go_library(
        "//shared/hashutil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/mathutil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/params:go_default_library",
+        "//shared/slashutil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/sliceutil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/trieutil:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_ssz//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
        "@io_opencensus_go//trace:go_default_library",
    ],
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ go_test(
    shard_count = 2,
    deps = [
        "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/p2p/types:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
        "//proto/beacon/p2p/v1:go_default_library",
        "//shared/aggregation:go_default_library",
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ go_test(
        "//shared/trieutil:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_google_gofuzz//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_bitfield//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation.go
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 package blocks

 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	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/bls"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
@@ -24,8 +23,8 @@ func ProcessAttestations(
 	beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
-	if b.Block == nil || b.Block.Body == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("block and block body can't be nil")
+	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(b); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}

 	var err error
@@ -86,8 +85,8 @@ func ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(
 	beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
-	if b.Block == nil || b.Block.Body == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("block and block body can't be nil")
+	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(b); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	body := b.Block.Body
 	var err error
@@ -100,27 +99,21 @@ func ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(
 	return beaconState, nil
 }

-// ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature processes the attestation without verifying the attestation signature. This
-// method is used to validate attestations whose signatures have already been verified.
-func ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(
+// VerifyAttestationNoVerifySignature verifies the attestation without verifying the attestation signature. This is
+// used before processing attestation with the beacon state.
+func VerifyAttestationNoVerifySignature(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	att *ethpb.Attestation,
 ) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "core.ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature")
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "core.VerifyAttestationNoVerifySignature")
 	defer span.End()

-	if att == nil || att.Data == nil || att.Data.Target == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("nil attestation data target")
-	}
-
-	currEpoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
-	var prevEpoch uint64
-	if currEpoch == 0 {
-		prevEpoch = 0
-	} else {
-		prevEpoch = currEpoch - 1
+	if err := helpers.ValidateNilAttestation(att); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+	currEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+	prevEpoch := helpers.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
 	data := att.Data
 	if data.Target.Epoch != prevEpoch && data.Target.Epoch != currEpoch {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
@@ -130,8 +123,8 @@ func ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(
 			currEpoch,
 		)
 	}
-	if helpers.SlotToEpoch(data.Slot) != data.Target.Epoch {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("data slot is not in the same epoch as target %d != %d", helpers.SlotToEpoch(data.Slot), data.Target.Epoch)
+	if err := helpers.ValidateSlotTargetEpoch(att.Data); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}

 	s := att.Data.Slot
@@ -158,7 +151,7 @@ func ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	c := helpers.SlotCommitteeCount(activeValidatorCount)
-	if att.Data.CommitteeIndex >= c {
+	if uint64(att.Data.CommitteeIndex) >= c {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("committee index %d >= committee count %d", att.Data.CommitteeIndex, c)
 	}

@@ -166,6 +159,36 @@ func ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify attestation bitfields")
 	}

+	// Verify attesting indices are correct.
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	indexedAtt, err := attestationutil.ConvertToIndexed(ctx, att, committee)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return nil, attestationutil.IsValidAttestationIndices(ctx, indexedAtt)
+}
+
+// ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature processes the attestation without verifying the attestation signature. This
+// method is used to validate attestations whose signatures have already been verified.
+func ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
+	att *ethpb.Attestation,
+) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "core.ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature")
+	defer span.End()
+
+	if _, err := VerifyAttestationNoVerifySignature(ctx, beaconState, att); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	currEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+	data := att.Data
+	s := att.Data.Slot
 	proposerIndex, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(beaconState)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -177,112 +200,39 @@ func ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(
 		ProposerIndex:   proposerIndex,
 	}

-	var ffgSourceEpoch uint64
-	var ffgSourceRoot []byte
-	var ffgTargetEpoch uint64
 	if data.Target.Epoch == currEpoch {
-		ffgSourceEpoch = beaconState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch
-		ffgSourceRoot = beaconState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Root
-		ffgTargetEpoch = currEpoch
+		if !beaconState.MatchCurrentJustifiedCheckpoint(data.Source) {
+			return nil, errors.New("source check point not equal to current justified checkpoint")
+		}
 		if err := beaconState.AppendCurrentEpochAttestations(pendingAtt); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	} else {
-		ffgSourceEpoch = beaconState.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch
-		ffgSourceRoot = beaconState.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint().Root
-		ffgTargetEpoch = prevEpoch
+		if !beaconState.MatchPreviousJustifiedCheckpoint(data.Source) {
+			return nil, errors.New("source check point not equal to previous justified checkpoint")
+		}
 		if err := beaconState.AppendPreviousEpochAttestations(pendingAtt); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	if data.Source.Epoch != ffgSourceEpoch {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected source epoch %d, received %d", ffgSourceEpoch, data.Source.Epoch)
-	}
-	if !bytes.Equal(data.Source.Root, ffgSourceRoot) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected source root %#x, received %#x", ffgSourceRoot, data.Source.Root)
-	}
-	if data.Target.Epoch != ffgTargetEpoch {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected target epoch %d, received %d", ffgTargetEpoch, data.Target.Epoch)
-	}
-
-	// Verify attesting indices are correct.
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	indexedAtt := attestationutil.ConvertToIndexed(ctx, att, committee)
-	if err := attestationutil.IsValidAttestationIndices(ctx, indexedAtt); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}

 	return beaconState, nil
 }

-// VerifyAttestationsSignatures will verify the signatures of the provided attestations. This method performs
-// a single BLS verification call to verify the signatures of all of the provided attestations. All
-// of the provided attestations must have valid signatures or this method will return an error.
-// This method does not determine which attestation signature is invalid, only that one or more
-// attestation signatures were not valid.
-func VerifyAttestationsSignatures(ctx context.Context, beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState, b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "core.VerifyAttestationsSignatures")
-	defer span.End()
-	atts := b.Block.Body.Attestations
-	span.AddAttributes(trace.Int64Attribute("attestations", int64(len(atts))))
-
-	if len(atts) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	fork := beaconState.Fork()
-	gvr := beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot()
-	dt := params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester
-
-	// Split attestations by fork. Note: the signature domain will differ based on the fork.
-	var preForkAtts []*ethpb.Attestation
-	var postForkAtts []*ethpb.Attestation
-	for _, a := range atts {
-		if helpers.SlotToEpoch(a.Data.Slot) < fork.Epoch {
-			preForkAtts = append(preForkAtts, a)
-		} else {
-			postForkAtts = append(postForkAtts, a)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Check attestations from before the fork.
-	if fork.Epoch > 0 { // Check to prevent underflow.
-		prevDomain, err := helpers.Domain(fork, fork.Epoch-1, dt, gvr)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if err := verifyAttestationsSigWithDomain(ctx, beaconState, preForkAtts, prevDomain); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else if len(preForkAtts) > 0 {
-		// This is a sanity check that preForkAtts were not ignored when fork.Epoch == 0. This
-		// condition is not possible, but it doesn't hurt to check anyway.
-		return errors.New("some attestations were not verified from previous fork before genesis")
-	}
-
-	// Then check attestations from after the fork.
-	currDomain, err := helpers.Domain(fork, fork.Epoch, dt, gvr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return verifyAttestationsSigWithDomain(ctx, beaconState, postForkAtts, currDomain)
-}
-
 // VerifyAttestationSignature converts and attestation into an indexed attestation and verifies
 // the signature in that attestation.
 func VerifyAttestationSignature(ctx context.Context, beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState, att *ethpb.Attestation) error {
-	if att == nil || att.Data == nil || att.AggregationBits.Count() == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("nil or missing attestation data: %v", att)
+	if err := helpers.ValidateNilAttestation(att); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	indexedAtt := attestationutil.ConvertToIndexed(ctx, att, committee)
+	indexedAtt, err := attestationutil.ConvertToIndexed(ctx, att, committee)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return VerifyIndexedAttestation(ctx, beaconState, indexedAtt)
 }

@@ -316,7 +266,7 @@ func VerifyIndexedAttestation(ctx context.Context, beaconState *stateTrie.Beacon
 	indices := indexedAtt.AttestingIndices
 	var pubkeys []bls.PublicKey
 	for i := 0; i < len(indices); i++ {
-		pubkeyAtIdx := beaconState.PubkeyAtIndex(indices[i])
+		pubkeyAtIdx := beaconState.PubkeyAtIndex(types.ValidatorIndex(indices[i]))
 		pk, err := bls.PublicKeyFromBytes(pubkeyAtIdx[:])
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not deserialize validator public key")
@@ -325,55 +275,3 @@ func VerifyIndexedAttestation(ctx context.Context, beaconState *stateTrie.Beacon
 	}
 	return attestationutil.VerifyIndexedAttestationSig(ctx, indexedAtt, pubkeys, domain)
 }
-
-// Inner method to verify attestations. This abstraction allows for the domain to be provided as an
-// argument.
-func verifyAttestationsSigWithDomain(ctx context.Context, beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState, atts []*ethpb.Attestation, domain []byte) error {
-	if len(atts) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	set, err := createAttestationSignatureSet(ctx, beaconState, atts, domain)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	verify, err := set.Verify()
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Errorf("got error in multiple verification: %v", err)
-	}
-	if !verify {
-		return errors.New("one or more attestation signatures did not verify")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// VerifyAttSigUseCheckPt uses the checkpoint info object to verify attestation signature.
-func VerifyAttSigUseCheckPt(ctx context.Context, c *pb.CheckPtInfo, att *ethpb.Attestation) error {
-	if att == nil || att.Data == nil || att.AggregationBits.Count() == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("nil or missing attestation data: %v", att)
-	}
-	seed := bytesutil.ToBytes32(c.Seed)
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(c.ActiveIndices, seed, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	indexedAtt := attestationutil.ConvertToIndexed(ctx, att, committee)
-	if err := attestationutil.IsValidAttestationIndices(ctx, indexedAtt); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(c.Fork, indexedAtt.Data.Target.Epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, c.GenesisRoot)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	indices := indexedAtt.AttestingIndices
-	var pubkeys []bls.PublicKey
-	for i := 0; i < len(indices); i++ {
-		pubkeyAtIdx := c.PubKeys[indices[i]]
-		pk, err := bls.PublicKeyFromBytes(pubkeyAtIdx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not deserialize validator public key")
-		}
-		pubkeys = append(pubkeys, pk)
-	}
-
-	return attestationutil.VerifyIndexedAttestationSig(ctx, indexedAtt, pubkeys, domain)
-}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
@@ -24,12 +25,12 @@ import (

 func TestProcessAttestations_InclusionDelayFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	attestations := []*ethpb.Attestation{
-		{
+		testutil.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 			Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
 				Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 				Slot:   5,
 			},
-		},
+		}),
 	}
 	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b.Block = &ethpb.BeaconBlock{
@@ -50,10 +51,10 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_InclusionDelayFailure(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestProcessAttestations_NeitherCurrentNorPrevEpoch(t *testing.T) {
-	att := &ethpb.Attestation{
+	att := testutil.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
 			Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: []byte("hello-world")},
-			Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0}}}
+			Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0}}})

 	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b.Block = &ethpb.BeaconBlock{
@@ -80,14 +81,13 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_NeitherCurrentNorPrevEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestProcessAttestations_CurrentEpochFFGDataMismatches(t *testing.T) {
-	aggBits := bitfield.NewBitlist(3)
 	attestations := []*ethpb.Attestation{
 		{
 			Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
 				Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 				Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 			},
-			AggregationBits: aggBits,
+			AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0x09},
 		},
 	}
 	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
@@ -103,22 +103,11 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_CurrentEpochFFGDataMismatches(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetCurrentJustifiedCheckpoint(cfc))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetCurrentEpochAttestations([]*pb.PendingAttestation{}))

-	want := fmt.Sprintf(
-		"expected source epoch %d, received %d",
-		helpers.CurrentEpoch(beaconState),
-		attestations[0].Data.Source.Epoch,
-	)
+	want := "source check point not equal to current justified checkpoint"
 	_, err := blocks.ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), beaconState, b)
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
-
 	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Source.Epoch = helpers.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
 	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Source.Root = []byte{}
-
-	want = fmt.Sprintf(
-		"expected source root %#x, received %#x",
-		beaconState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Root,
-		attestations[0].Data.Source.Root,
-	)
 	_, err = blocks.ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), beaconState, b)
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
 }
@@ -145,30 +134,19 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_PrevEpochFFGDataMismatches(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}

-	err := beaconState.SetSlot(beaconState.Slot() + params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch + params.BeaconConfig().MinAttestationInclusionDelay)
+	err := beaconState.SetSlot(beaconState.Slot() + 2*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	pfc := beaconState.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint()
 	pfc.Root = []byte("hello-world")
 	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetPreviousJustifiedCheckpoint(pfc))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetPreviousEpochAttestations([]*pb.PendingAttestation{}))

-	want := fmt.Sprintf(
-		"expected source epoch %d, received %d",
-		helpers.PrevEpoch(beaconState),
-		attestations[0].Data.Source.Epoch,
-	)
+	want := "source check point not equal to previous justified checkpoint"
 	_, err = blocks.ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), beaconState, b)
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
-
 	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Source.Epoch = helpers.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
-	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Target.Epoch = helpers.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Target.Epoch = helpers.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
 	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Source.Root = []byte{}
-
-	want = fmt.Sprintf(
-		"expected source root %#x, received %#x",
-		beaconState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Root,
-		attestations[0].Data.Source.Root,
-	)
 	_, err = blocks.ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), beaconState, b)
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
 }
@@ -211,15 +189,13 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	aggBits.SetBitAt(0, true)
 	var mockRoot [32]byte
 	copy(mockRoot[:], "hello-world")
-	att := &ethpb.Attestation{
+	att := testutil.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-			Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: mockRoot[:]},
-			Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: mockRoot[:]},
-			BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
+			Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: mockRoot[:]},
+			Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: mockRoot[:]},
 		},
 		AggregationBits: aggBits,
-		Signature:       make([]byte, 96),
-	}
+	})

 	cfc := beaconState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()
 	cfc.Root = mockRoot[:]
@@ -228,7 +204,7 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_OK(t *testing.T) {

 	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	attestingIndices := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att.AggregationBits, committee)
+	attestingIndices, err := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att.AggregationBits, committee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs := make([]bls.Signature, len(attestingIndices))
 	for i, indice := range attestingIndices {
@@ -251,15 +227,13 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_OK(t *testing.T) {

 func TestProcessAggregatedAttestation_OverlappingBits(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState, privKeys := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
-	data := &ethpb.AttestationData{
-		Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("hello-world"), 32)},
-		Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("hello-world"), 32)},
-		BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-	}
-	aggBits1 := bitfield.NewBitlist(4)
+	data := testutil.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{
+		Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("hello-world"), 32)},
+		Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("hello-world"), 32)},
+	})
+	aggBits1 := bitfield.NewBitlist(3)
 	aggBits1.SetBitAt(0, true)
 	aggBits1.SetBitAt(1, true)
-	aggBits1.SetBitAt(2, true)
 	att1 := &ethpb.Attestation{
 		Data:            data,
 		AggregationBits: aggBits1,
@@ -272,7 +246,7 @@ func TestProcessAggregatedAttestation_OverlappingBits(t *testing.T) {

 	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	attestingIndices1 := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att1.AggregationBits, committee)
+	attestingIndices1, err := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att1.AggregationBits, committee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs := make([]bls.Signature, len(attestingIndices1))
 	for i, indice := range attestingIndices1 {
@@ -284,10 +258,9 @@ func TestProcessAggregatedAttestation_OverlappingBits(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	att1.Signature = bls.AggregateSignatures(sigs).Marshal()

-	aggBits2 := bitfield.NewBitlist(4)
+	aggBits2 := bitfield.NewBitlist(3)
 	aggBits2.SetBitAt(1, true)
 	aggBits2.SetBitAt(2, true)
-	aggBits2.SetBitAt(3, true)
 	att2 := &ethpb.Attestation{
 		Data:            data,
 		AggregationBits: aggBits2,
@@ -295,7 +268,7 @@ func TestProcessAggregatedAttestation_OverlappingBits(t *testing.T) {

 	committee, err = helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att2.Data.Slot, att2.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	attestingIndices2 := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att2.AggregationBits, committee)
+	attestingIndices2, err := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att2.AggregationBits, committee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs = make([]bls.Signature, len(attestingIndices2))
 	for i, indice := range attestingIndices2 {
@@ -316,11 +289,10 @@ func TestProcessAggregatedAttestation_NoOverlappingBits(t *testing.T) {

 	var mockRoot [32]byte
 	copy(mockRoot[:], "hello-world")
-	data := &ethpb.AttestationData{
-		Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: mockRoot[:]},
-		Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: mockRoot[:]},
-		BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-	}
+	data := testutil.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{
+		Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: mockRoot[:]},
+		Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: mockRoot[:]},
+	})
 	aggBits1 := bitfield.NewBitlist(9)
 	aggBits1.SetBitAt(0, true)
 	aggBits1.SetBitAt(1, true)
@@ -337,7 +309,7 @@ func TestProcessAggregatedAttestation_NoOverlappingBits(t *testing.T) {

 	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	attestingIndices1 := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att1.AggregationBits, committee)
+	attestingIndices1, err := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att1.AggregationBits, committee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs := make([]bls.Signature, len(attestingIndices1))
 	for i, indice := range attestingIndices1 {
@@ -360,7 +332,7 @@ func TestProcessAggregatedAttestation_NoOverlappingBits(t *testing.T) {

 	committee, err = helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att2.Data.Slot, att2.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	attestingIndices2 := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att2.AggregationBits, committee)
+	attestingIndices2, err := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att2.AggregationBits, committee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs = make([]bls.Signature, len(attestingIndices2))
 	for i, indice := range attestingIndices2 {
@@ -384,17 +356,17 @@ func TestProcessAggregatedAttestation_NoOverlappingBits(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }

-func TestProcessAttestationsNoVerify_IncorrectSlotTargetEpoch(t *testing.T) {
+func TestVerifyAttestationNoVerifySignature_IncorrectSlotTargetEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)

-	att := &ethpb.Attestation{
+	att := testutil.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
 			Slot:   params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch,
 			Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 		},
-	}
-	wanted := fmt.Sprintf("data slot is not in the same epoch as target %d != %d", helpers.SlotToEpoch(att.Data.Slot), att.Data.Target.Epoch)
-	_, err := blocks.ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(context.TODO(), beaconState, att)
+	})
+	wanted := "slot 32 does not match target epoch 0"
+	_, err := blocks.VerifyAttestationNoVerifySignature(context.TODO(), beaconState, att)
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, wanted, err)
 }

@@ -429,7 +401,38 @@ func TestProcessAttestationsNoVerify_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }

-func TestProcessAttestationsNoVerify_BadAttIdx(t *testing.T) {
+func TestVerifyAttestationNoVerifySignature_OK(t *testing.T) {
+	// Attestation with an empty signature
+
+	beaconState, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
+
+	aggBits := bitfield.NewBitlist(3)
+	aggBits.SetBitAt(1, true)
+	var mockRoot [32]byte
+	copy(mockRoot[:], "hello-world")
+	att := &ethpb.Attestation{
+		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
+			Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: mockRoot[:]},
+			Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
+		},
+		AggregationBits: aggBits,
+	}
+
+	zeroSig := [96]byte{}
+	att.Signature = zeroSig[:]
+
+	err := beaconState.SetSlot(beaconState.Slot() + params.BeaconConfig().MinAttestationInclusionDelay)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	ckp := beaconState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()
+	copy(ckp.Root, "hello-world")
+	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetCurrentJustifiedCheckpoint(ckp))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetCurrentEpochAttestations([]*pb.PendingAttestation{}))
+
+	_, err = blocks.VerifyAttestationNoVerifySignature(context.TODO(), beaconState, att)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestVerifyAttestationNoVerifySignature_BadAttIdx(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
 	aggBits := bitfield.NewBitlist(3)
 	aggBits.SetBitAt(1, true)
@@ -450,7 +453,7 @@ func TestProcessAttestationsNoVerify_BadAttIdx(t *testing.T) {
 	copy(ckp.Root, "hello-world")
 	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetCurrentJustifiedCheckpoint(ckp))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetCurrentEpochAttestations([]*pb.PendingAttestation{}))
-	_, err := blocks.ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(context.TODO(), beaconState, att)
+	_, err := blocks.VerifyAttestationNoVerifySignature(context.TODO(), beaconState, att)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "committee index 100 >= committee count 1", err)
 }

@@ -478,24 +481,20 @@ func TestConvertToIndexed_OK(t *testing.T) {
 			wantedAttestingIndices: []uint64{43, 47},
 		},
 		{
-			aggregationBitfield:    bitfield.Bitlist{0x03},
+			aggregationBitfield:    bitfield.Bitlist{0x05},
 			wantedAttestingIndices: []uint64{47},
 		},
 		{
-			aggregationBitfield:    bitfield.Bitlist{0x01},
+			aggregationBitfield:    bitfield.Bitlist{0x04},
 			wantedAttestingIndices: []uint64{},
 		},
 	}

 	var sig [96]byte
 	copy(sig[:], "signed")
-	attestation := &ethpb.Attestation{
+	attestation := testutil.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 		Signature: sig[:],
-		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-			Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-			Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-		},
-	}
+	})
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		attestation.AggregationBits = tt.aggregationBitfield
 		wanted := &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
@@ -506,13 +505,14 @@ func TestConvertToIndexed_OK(t *testing.T) {

 		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, attestation.Data.Slot, attestation.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		ia := attestationutil.ConvertToIndexed(context.Background(), attestation, committee)
+		ia, err := attestationutil.ConvertToIndexed(context.Background(), attestation, committee)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.DeepEqual(t, wanted, ia, "Convert attestation to indexed attestation didn't result as wanted")
 	}
 }

 func TestVerifyIndexedAttestation_OK(t *testing.T) {
-	numOfValidators := 4 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+	numOfValidators := uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(4))
 	validators := make([]*ethpb.Validator, numOfValidators)
 	_, keys, err := testutil.DeterministicDepositsAndKeys(numOfValidators)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -539,58 +539,39 @@ func TestVerifyIndexedAttestation_OK(t *testing.T) {
 		attestation *ethpb.IndexedAttestation
 	}{
 		{attestation: &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
-			Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
+			Data: testutil.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{
 				Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{
 					Epoch: 2,
-					Root:  make([]byte, 32),
 				},
-				Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{
-					Root: make([]byte, 32),
-				},
-				BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-			},
+				Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{},
+			}),
 			AttestingIndices: []uint64{1},
 			Signature:        make([]byte, 96),
 		}},
 		{attestation: &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
-			Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
+			Data: testutil.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{
 				Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{
 					Epoch: 1,
-					Root:  make([]byte, 32),
 				},
-				Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{
-					Root: make([]byte, 32),
-				},
-				BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-			},
+			}),
 			AttestingIndices: []uint64{47, 99, 101},
 			Signature:        make([]byte, 96),
 		}},
 		{attestation: &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
-			Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
+			Data: testutil.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{
 				Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{
 					Epoch: 4,
-					Root:  make([]byte, 32),
 				},
-				Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{
-					Root: make([]byte, 32),
-				},
-				BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-			},
+			}),
 			AttestingIndices: []uint64{21, 72},
 			Signature:        make([]byte, 96),
 		}},
 		{attestation: &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
-			Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
+			Data: testutil.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{
 				Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{
 					Epoch: 7,
-					Root:  make([]byte, 32),
 				},
-				Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{
-					Root: make([]byte, 32),
-				},
-				BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-			},
+			}),
 			AttestingIndices: []uint64{100, 121, 122},
 			Signature:        make([]byte, 96),
 		}},
@@ -624,7 +605,7 @@ func TestValidateIndexedAttestation_AboveMaxLength(t *testing.T) {
 		indexedAtt1.AttestingIndices[i] = i
 		indexedAtt1.Data = &ethpb.AttestationData{
 			Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{
-				Epoch: i,
+				Epoch: types.Epoch(i),
 			},
 		}
 	}
@@ -635,10 +616,10 @@ func TestValidateIndexedAttestation_AboveMaxLength(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestValidateIndexedAttestation_BadAttestationsSignatureSet(t *testing.T) {
-	beaconState, keys := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1000)
+	beaconState, keys := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 128)

 	sig := keys[0].Sign([]byte{'t', 'e', 's', 't'})
-	list := bitfield.Bitlist{0b11111111}
+	list := bitfield.Bitlist{0b11111}
 	var atts []*ethpb.Attestation
 	for i := uint64(0); i < 1000; i++ {
 		atts = append(atts, &ethpb.Attestation{
@@ -656,7 +637,7 @@ func TestValidateIndexedAttestation_BadAttestationsSignatureSet(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, want, err)

 	atts = []*ethpb.Attestation{}
-	list = bitfield.Bitlist{0b00000000}
+	list = bitfield.Bitlist{0b10000}
 	for i := uint64(0); i < 1000; i++ {
 		atts = append(atts, &ethpb.Attestation{
 			Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
@@ -676,79 +657,9 @@ func TestValidateIndexedAttestation_BadAttestationsSignatureSet(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
 }

-func TestVerifyAttestations_VerifiesMultipleAttestations(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	numOfValidators := 4 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
-	validators := make([]*ethpb.Validator, numOfValidators)
-	_, keys, err := testutil.DeterministicDepositsAndKeys(numOfValidators)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	for i := 0; i < len(validators); i++ {
-		validators[i] = &ethpb.Validator{
-			ExitEpoch:             params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch,
-			PublicKey:             keys[i].PublicKey().Marshal(),
-			WithdrawalCredentials: make([]byte, 32),
-		}
-	}
-
-	st := testutil.NewBeaconState()
-	require.NoError(t, st.SetSlot(5))
-	require.NoError(t, st.SetValidators(validators))
-
-	comm1, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, 1 /*slot*/, 0 /*committeeIndex*/)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	att1 := &ethpb.Attestation{
-		AggregationBits: bitfield.NewBitlist(uint64(len(comm1))),
-		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-			Slot:            1,
-			CommitteeIndex:  0,
-			BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-			Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-			Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-		},
-		Signature: make([]byte, 96),
-	}
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(st.Fork(), st.Fork().Epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, st.GenesisValidatorRoot())
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	root, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, domain)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	var sigs []bls.Signature
-	for i, u := range comm1 {
-		att1.AggregationBits.SetBitAt(uint64(i), true)
-		sigs = append(sigs, keys[u].Sign(root[:]))
-	}
-	att1.Signature = bls.AggregateSignatures(sigs).Marshal()
-
-	comm2, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, 1 /*slot*/, 1 /*committeeIndex*/)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	att2 := &ethpb.Attestation{
-		AggregationBits: bitfield.NewBitlist(uint64(len(comm2))),
-		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-			Slot:            1,
-			CommitteeIndex:  1,
-			BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-			Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-			Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-		},
-		Signature: make([]byte, 96),
-	}
-	root, err = helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, domain)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	sigs = nil
-	for i, u := range comm2 {
-		att2.AggregationBits.SetBitAt(uint64(i), true)
-		sigs = append(sigs, keys[u].Sign(root[:]))
-	}
-	att2.Signature = bls.AggregateSignatures(sigs).Marshal()
-
-	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
-	b.Block.Body.Attestations = []*ethpb.Attestation{att1, att2}
-	require.NoError(t, blocks.VerifyAttestationsSignatures(ctx, st, b))
-}
-
 func TestVerifyAttestations_HandlesPlannedFork(t *testing.T) {
 	// In this test, att1 is from the prior fork and att2 is from the new fork.
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	numOfValidators := 4 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+	numOfValidators := uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(4))
 	validators := make([]*ethpb.Validator, numOfValidators)
 	_, keys, err := testutil.DeterministicDepositsAndKeys(numOfValidators)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -760,7 +671,8 @@ func TestVerifyAttestations_HandlesPlannedFork(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}

-	st := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	st, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, st.SetSlot(35))
 	require.NoError(t, st.SetValidators(validators))
 	require.NoError(t, st.SetFork(&pb.Fork{
@@ -771,17 +683,12 @@ func TestVerifyAttestations_HandlesPlannedFork(t *testing.T) {

 	comm1, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, 1 /*slot*/, 0 /*committeeIndex*/)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	att1 := &ethpb.Attestation{
+	att1 := testutil.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 		AggregationBits: bitfield.NewBitlist(uint64(len(comm1))),
 		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-			Slot:            1,
-			CommitteeIndex:  0,
-			BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-			Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-			Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
+			Slot: 1,
 		},
-		Signature: make([]byte, 96),
-	}
+	})
 	prevDomain, err := helpers.Domain(st.Fork(), st.Fork().Epoch-1, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, st.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, prevDomain)
@@ -795,17 +702,13 @@ func TestVerifyAttestations_HandlesPlannedFork(t *testing.T) {

 	comm2, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, 1*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch+1 /*slot*/, 1 /*committeeIndex*/)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	att2 := &ethpb.Attestation{
+	att2 := testutil.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 		AggregationBits: bitfield.NewBitlist(uint64(len(comm2))),
 		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-			Slot:            1*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch + 1,
-			CommitteeIndex:  1,
-			BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-			Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-			Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
+			Slot:           1*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch + 1,
+			CommitteeIndex: 1,
 		},
-		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)
@@ -816,15 +719,11 @@ func TestVerifyAttestations_HandlesPlannedFork(t *testing.T) {
 		sigs = append(sigs, keys[u].Sign(root[:]))
 	}
 	att2.Signature = bls.AggregateSignatures(sigs).Marshal()
-
-	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
-	b.Block.Body.Attestations = []*ethpb.Attestation{att1, att2}
-	require.NoError(t, blocks.VerifyAttestationsSignatures(ctx, st, b))
 }

 func TestRetrieveAttestationSignatureSet_VerifiesMultipleAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	numOfValidators := 4 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+	numOfValidators := uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(4))
 	validators := make([]*ethpb.Validator, numOfValidators)
 	_, keys, err := testutil.DeterministicDepositsAndKeys(numOfValidators)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -836,23 +735,19 @@ func TestRetrieveAttestationSignatureSet_VerifiesMultipleAttestations(t *testing
 		}
 	}

-	st := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	st, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, st.SetSlot(5))
 	require.NoError(t, st.SetValidators(validators))

 	comm1, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, 1 /*slot*/, 0 /*committeeIndex*/)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	att1 := &ethpb.Attestation{
+	att1 := testutil.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 		AggregationBits: bitfield.NewBitlist(uint64(len(comm1))),
 		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-			Slot:            1,
-			CommitteeIndex:  0,
-			BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-			Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-			Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
+			Slot: 1,
 		},
-		Signature: make([]byte, 96),
-	}
+	})
 	domain, err := helpers.Domain(st.Fork(), st.Fork().Epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, st.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, domain)
@@ -866,17 +761,13 @@ func TestRetrieveAttestationSignatureSet_VerifiesMultipleAttestations(t *testing

 	comm2, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, 1 /*slot*/, 1 /*committeeIndex*/)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	att2 := &ethpb.Attestation{
+	att2 := testutil.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 		AggregationBits: bitfield.NewBitlist(uint64(len(comm2))),
 		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-			Slot:            1,
-			CommitteeIndex:  1,
-			BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-			Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-			Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
+			Slot:           1,
+			CommitteeIndex: 1,
 		},
-		Signature: make([]byte, 96),
-	}
+	})
 	root, err = helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, domain)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs = nil
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attester_slashing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attester_slashing.go
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ import (
 	"sort"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	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"
+	iface "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/interface"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/attestationutil"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/slashutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/sliceutil"
 )

@@ -37,8 +40,8 @@ func ProcessAttesterSlashings(
 	beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
-	if b.Block == nil || b.Block.Body == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("block and block body can't be nil")
+	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(b); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}

 	body := b.Block.Body
@@ -53,14 +56,14 @@ func ProcessAttesterSlashings(
 		currentEpoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
 		var err error
 		var slashedAny bool
-		var val stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator
+		var val iface.ReadOnlyValidator
 		for _, validatorIndex := range slashableIndices {
-			val, err = beaconState.ValidatorAtIndexReadOnly(validatorIndex)
+			val, err = beaconState.ValidatorAtIndexReadOnly(types.ValidatorIndex(validatorIndex))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			if helpers.IsSlashableValidator(val.ActivationEpoch(), val.WithdrawableEpoch(), val.Slashed(), currentEpoch) {
-				beaconState, err = v.SlashValidator(beaconState, validatorIndex)
+				beaconState, err = v.SlashValidator(beaconState, types.ValidatorIndex(validatorIndex))
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not slash validator index %d",
 						validatorIndex)
@@ -120,7 +123,10 @@ func IsSlashableAttestationData(data1, data2 *ethpb.AttestationData) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	isDoubleVote := !attestationutil.AttDataIsEqual(data1, data2) && data1.Target.Epoch == data2.Target.Epoch
-	isSurroundVote := data1.Source.Epoch < data2.Source.Epoch && data2.Target.Epoch < data1.Target.Epoch
+	att1 := &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{Data: data1}
+	att2 := &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{Data: data2}
+	// Check if att1 is surrounding att2.
+	isSurroundVote := slashutil.IsSurround(att1, att2)
 	return isDoubleVote || isSurroundVote
 }

--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attester_slashing_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/attester_slashing_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
@@ -18,16 +19,14 @@ import (
 )

 func TestSlashableAttestationData_CanSlash(t *testing.T) {
-	att1 := &ethpb.AttestationData{
-		Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-		Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'A'}, 32)},
-		BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-	}
-	att2 := &ethpb.AttestationData{
-		Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-		Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'B'}, 32)},
-		BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-	}
+	att1 := testutil.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{
+		Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
+		Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'A'}, 32)},
+	})
+	att2 := testutil.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{
+		Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
+		Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'B'}, 32)},
+	})
 	assert.Equal(t, true, blocks.IsSlashableAttestationData(att1, att2), "Atts should have been slashable")
 	att1.Target.Epoch = 4
 	att1.Source.Epoch = 2
@@ -36,28 +35,16 @@ func TestSlashableAttestationData_CanSlash(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_DataNotSlashable(t *testing.T) {
-	slashings := []*ethpb.AttesterSlashing{
-		{
-			Attestation_1: &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
-				Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-					Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-					Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-					BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-				},
-				Signature: make([]byte, 96),
-			},
-			Attestation_2: &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
-				Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-					Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-					Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-					BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-				},
-				Signature: make([]byte, 96),
-			},
-		},
-	}
+	slashings := []*ethpb.AttesterSlashing{{
+		Attestation_1: testutil.HydrateIndexedAttestation(&ethpb.IndexedAttestation{}),
+		Attestation_2: testutil.HydrateIndexedAttestation(&ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
+			Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
+				Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1},
+				Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1}},
+		})}}
+
 	var registry []*ethpb.Validator
-	currentSlot := uint64(0)
+	currentSlot := types.Slot(0)

 	beaconState, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProto(&pb.BeaconState{
 		Validators: registry,
@@ -76,7 +63,7 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_DataNotSlashable(t *testing.T) {

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

 	beaconState, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProto(&pb.BeaconState{
 		Validators: registry,
@@ -86,24 +73,15 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_IndexedAttestationFailedToVerify(t *testing.T)

 	slashings := []*ethpb.AttesterSlashing{
 		{
-			Attestation_1: &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
+			Attestation_1: testutil.HydrateIndexedAttestation(&ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
 				Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-					Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-					Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-					BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
+					Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1},
 				},
 				AttestingIndices: make([]uint64, params.BeaconConfig().MaxValidatorsPerCommittee+1),
-				Signature:        make([]byte, 96),
-			},
-			Attestation_2: &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
-				Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-					Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-					Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-					BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-				},
+			}),
+			Attestation_2: testutil.HydrateIndexedAttestation(&ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
 				AttestingIndices: make([]uint64, params.BeaconConfig().MaxValidatorsPerCommittee+1),
-				Signature:        make([]byte, 96),
-			},
+			}),
 		},
 	}

@@ -121,17 +99,15 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_IndexedAttestationFailedToVerify(t *testing.T)
 func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_AppliesCorrectStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState, privKeys := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
 	for _, vv := range beaconState.Validators() {
-		vv.WithdrawableEpoch = 1 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+		vv.WithdrawableEpoch = types.Epoch(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
 	}

-	att1 := &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
+	att1 := testutil.HydrateIndexedAttestation(&ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
 		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-			Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-			Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-			BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
+			Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1},
 		},
 		AttestingIndices: []uint64{0, 1},
-	}
+	})
 	domain, err := helpers.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	signingRoot, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, domain)
@@ -141,14 +117,9 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_AppliesCorrectStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	aggregateSig := bls.AggregateSignatures([]bls.Signature{sig0, sig1})
 	att1.Signature = aggregateSig.Marshal()

-	att2 := &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
-		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-			Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-			Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-			BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-		},
+	att2 := testutil.HydrateIndexedAttestation(&ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
 		AttestingIndices: []uint64{0, 1},
-	}
+	})
 	signingRoot, err = helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, domain)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Could not get signing root of beacon block header")
 	sig0 = privKeys[0].Sign(signingRoot[:])
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations_fuzz_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations_fuzz_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	fuzz "github.com/google/gofuzz"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
@@ -431,7 +432,7 @@ func TestFuzzVerifyExit_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	ve := &eth.SignedVoluntaryExit{}
 	val := stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator{}
 	fork := &pb.Fork{}
-	var slot uint64
+	var slot types.Slot

 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(ve)
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_regression_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_regression_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_RegressionSlashableIndices(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.ResetCache()
 	beaconState, privKeys := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 5500)
 	for _, vv := range beaconState.Validators() {
-		vv.WithdrawableEpoch = 1 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+		vv.WithdrawableEpoch = types.Epoch(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
 	}
 	// This set of indices is very similar to the one from our sapphire testnet
 	// when close to 100 validators were incorrectly slashed. The set is from 0 -5500,
@@ -38,11 +39,7 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_RegressionSlashableIndices(t *testing.T) {

 	root1 := [32]byte{'d', 'o', 'u', 'b', 'l', 'e', '1'}
 	att1 := &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
-		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-			Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-			Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: root1[:]},
-			BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-		},
+		Data:             testutil.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: root1[:]}}),
 		AttestingIndices: setA,
 		Signature:        make([]byte, 96),
 	}
@@ -60,11 +57,9 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_RegressionSlashableIndices(t *testing.T) {

 	root2 := [32]byte{'d', 'o', 'u', 'b', 'l', 'e', '2'}
 	att2 := &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
-		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
-			Source:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-			Target:          &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: root2[:]},
-			BeaconBlockRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-		},
+		Data: testutil.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{
+			Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: root2[:]},
+		}),
 		AttestingIndices: setB,
 		Signature:        make([]byte, 96),
 	}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/deposit.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/deposit.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-ssz"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
@@ -71,8 +70,8 @@ func ProcessDeposits(
 	beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
-	if b.Block == nil || b.Block.Body == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("block and block body can't be nil")
+	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(b); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}

 	deposits := b.Block.Body.Deposits
@@ -223,7 +222,6 @@ func verifyDeposit(beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState, deposit *ethpb.Deposit) e
 	return nil
 }

-// Deprecated: This method uses deprecated ssz.SigningRoot.
 func verifyDepositDataSigningRoot(obj *ethpb.Deposit_Data, domain []byte) error {
 	return depositutil.VerifyDepositSignature(obj, domain)
 }
@@ -248,19 +246,16 @@ func verifyDepositDataWithDomain(ctx context.Context, deps []*ethpb.Deposit, dom
 		}
 		pks[i] = dpk
 		sigs[i] = dep.Data.Signature
-		root, err := ssz.SigningRoot(dep.Data)
+		depositMessage := &pb.DepositMessage{
+			PublicKey:             dep.Data.PublicKey,
+			WithdrawalCredentials: dep.Data.WithdrawalCredentials,
+			Amount:                dep.Data.Amount,
+		}
+		sr, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(depositMessage, domain)
 		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get signing root")
+			return err
 		}
-		signingData := &pb.SigningData{
-			ObjectRoot: root[:],
-			Domain:     domain,
-		}
-		ctrRoot, err := signingData.HashTreeRoot()
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get container root")
-		}
-		msgs[i] = ctrRoot
+		msgs[i] = sr
 	}
 	verify, err := bls.VerifyMultipleSignatures(sigs, msgs, pks)
 	if err != nil {
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/deposit_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/deposit_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ func TestProcessDeposits_RepeatedDeposit_IncreasesValidatorBalance(t *testing.T)
 }

 func TestProcessDeposit_AddsNewValidatorDeposit(t *testing.T) {
-	//Similar to TestProcessDeposits_AddsNewValidatorDeposit except that this test directly calls ProcessDeposit
+	// Similar to TestProcessDeposits_AddsNewValidatorDeposit except that this test directly calls ProcessDeposit
 	dep, _, err := testutil.DeterministicDepositsAndKeys(1)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	eth1Data, err := testutil.DeterministicEth1Data(len(dep))
@@ -277,9 +278,7 @@ func TestPreGenesisDeposits_SkipInvalidDeposit(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.ResetCache()
 	dep, _, err := testutil.DeterministicDepositsAndKeys(100)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		testutil.ResetCache()
-	}()
+	defer testutil.ResetCache()
 	dep[0].Data.Signature = make([]byte, 96)
 	trie, _, err := testutil.DepositTrieFromDeposits(dep)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -318,11 +317,11 @@ func TestPreGenesisDeposits_SkipInvalidDeposit(t *testing.T) {
 	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))
+		val, err := newState.ValidatorAtIndex(types.ValidatorIndex(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)
+		require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), val.ActivationEpoch)
+		require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), val.ActivationEligibilityEpoch)
 	}
 	if newState.Eth1DepositIndex() != 100 {
 		t.Errorf(
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/eth1_data.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/eth1_data.go
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ func Eth1DataHasEnoughSupport(beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState, data *ethpb.Et

 	// If 50+% majority converged on the same eth1data, then it has enough support to update the
 	// state.
-	support := params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerEth1VotingPeriod * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
-	return voteCount*2 > support, nil
+	support := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(uint64(params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerEth1VotingPeriod))
+	return voteCount*2 > uint64(support), nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/eth1_data_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/eth1_data_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	beaconstate "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
@@ -33,10 +34,10 @@ func TestEth1DataHasEnoughSupport(t *testing.T) {
 		stateVotes         []*ethpb.Eth1Data
 		data               *ethpb.Eth1Data
 		hasSupport         bool
-		votingPeriodLength uint64
+		votingPeriodLength types.Epoch
 	}{
 		{
-			stateVotes: FakeDeposits(4 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch),
+			stateVotes: FakeDeposits(uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(4))),
 			data: &ethpb.Eth1Data{
 				DepositCount: 1,
 				DepositRoot:  bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("root"), 32),
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func TestEth1DataHasEnoughSupport(t *testing.T) {
 			hasSupport:         true,
 			votingPeriodLength: 7,
 		}, {
-			stateVotes: FakeDeposits(4 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch),
+			stateVotes: FakeDeposits(uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(4))),
 			data: &ethpb.Eth1Data{
 				DepositCount: 1,
 				DepositRoot:  bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("root"), 32),
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func TestEth1DataHasEnoughSupport(t *testing.T) {
 			hasSupport:         false,
 			votingPeriodLength: 8,
 		}, {
-			stateVotes: FakeDeposits(4 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch),
+			stateVotes: FakeDeposits(uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(4))),
 			data: &ethpb.Eth1Data{
 				DepositCount: 1,
 				DepositRoot:  bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("root"), 32),
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ func TestProcessEth1Data_SetsCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}

-	period := params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerEth1VotingPeriod * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+	period := uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(uint64(params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerEth1VotingPeriod)))
 	for i := uint64(0); i < period; i++ {
 		beaconState, err = blocks.ProcessEth1DataInBlock(context.Background(), beaconState, b)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit.go
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	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"
+	iface "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/interface"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 )
@@ -48,8 +50,8 @@ func ProcessVoluntaryExits(
 	beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
-	if b.Block == nil || b.Block.Body == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("block and block body can't be nil")
+	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(b); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}

 	body := b.Block.Body
@@ -73,39 +75,6 @@ func ProcessVoluntaryExits(
 	return beaconState, nil
 }

-// ProcessVoluntaryExitsNoVerifySignature processes all the voluntary exits in
-// a block body, without verifying their BLS signatures.
-// This function is here to satisfy fuzz tests.
-func ProcessVoluntaryExitsNoVerifySignature(
-	beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
-	body *ethpb.BeaconBlockBody,
-) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
-	exits := body.VoluntaryExits
-
-	for idx, exit := range exits {
-		if exit == nil || exit.Exit == nil {
-			return nil, errors.New("nil exit")
-		}
-		val, err := beaconState.ValidatorAtIndexReadOnly(exit.Exit.ValidatorIndex)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if err := verifyExitConditions(val, beaconState.Slot(), exit.Exit); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		// Validate that fork and genesis root are valid.
-		_, err = helpers.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), exit.Exit.Epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainVoluntaryExit, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		beaconState, err = v.InitiateValidatorExit(beaconState, exit.Exit.ValidatorIndex)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to process voluntary exit at index %d", idx)
-		}
-	}
-	return beaconState, nil
-}
-
 // VerifyExitAndSignature implements the spec defined validation for voluntary exits.
 //
 // Spec pseudocode definition:
@@ -125,7 +94,7 @@ 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 iface.ReadOnlyValidator, currentSlot types.Slot, fork *pb.Fork, signed *ethpb.SignedVoluntaryExit, genesisRoot []byte) error {
 	if signed == nil || signed.Exit == nil {
 		return errors.New("nil exit")
 	}
@@ -161,7 +130,7 @@ func VerifyExitAndSignature(validator stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator, currentSlot u
 //    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 iface.ReadOnlyValidator, currentSlot types.Slot, exit *ethpb.VoluntaryExit) error {
 	currentEpoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(currentSlot)
 	// Verify the validator is active.
 	if !helpers.IsActiveValidatorUsingTrie(validator, currentEpoch) {
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
@@ -16,73 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
 )

-func TestProcessVoluntaryExits_ValidatorNotActive(t *testing.T) {
-	exits := []*ethpb.SignedVoluntaryExit{
-		{
-			Exit: &ethpb.VoluntaryExit{
-				ValidatorIndex: 0,
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	registry := []*ethpb.Validator{
-		{
-			ExitEpoch: 0,
-		},
-	}
-	state, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProto(&pb.BeaconState{
-		Validators: registry,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
-	b.Block = &ethpb.BeaconBlock{
-		Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{
-			VoluntaryExits: exits,
-		},
-	}
-
-	want := "non-active validator cannot exit"
-	_, err = blocks.ProcessVoluntaryExits(context.Background(), state, b)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
-
-	// Check conformance of no verify method.
-	_, err = blocks.ProcessVoluntaryExitsNoVerifySignature(state, b.Block.Body)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
-}
-
-func TestProcessVoluntaryExits_InvalidExitEpoch(t *testing.T) {
-	exits := []*ethpb.SignedVoluntaryExit{
-		{
-			Exit: &ethpb.VoluntaryExit{
-				Epoch: 10,
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	registry := []*ethpb.Validator{
-		{
-			ExitEpoch: params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch,
-		},
-	}
-	state, err := stateTrie.InitializeFromProto(&pb.BeaconState{
-		Validators: registry,
-		Slot:       0,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	b := testutil.NewBeaconBlock()
-	b.Block = &ethpb.BeaconBlock{
-		Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{
-			VoluntaryExits: exits,
-		},
-	}
-
-	want := "expected current epoch >= exit epoch"
-	_, err = blocks.ProcessVoluntaryExits(context.Background(), state, b)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
-
-	// Check conformance of no verify method.
-	_, err = blocks.ProcessVoluntaryExitsNoVerifySignature(state, b.Block.Body)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
-}
-
 func TestProcessVoluntaryExits_NotActiveLongEnoughToExit(t *testing.T) {
 	exits := []*ethpb.SignedVoluntaryExit{
 		{
@@ -168,7 +102,7 @@ func TestProcessVoluntaryExits_AppliesCorrectStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		Slot: params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch * 5,
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = state.SetSlot(state.Slot() + (params.BeaconConfig().ShardCommitteePeriod * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch))
+	err = state.SetSlot(state.Slot() + params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(uint64(params.BeaconConfig().ShardCommitteePeriod)))
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
@@ -188,21 +122,11 @@ func TestProcessVoluntaryExits_AppliesCorrectStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}

-	stateCopy := state.Copy()
 	newState, err := blocks.ProcessVoluntaryExits(context.Background(), state, b)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not process exits")
 	newRegistry := newState.Validators()
-	if newRegistry[0].ExitEpoch != helpers.ActivationExitEpoch(state.Slot()/params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) {
+	if newRegistry[0].ExitEpoch != helpers.ActivationExitEpoch(types.Epoch(state.Slot()/params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected validator exit epoch to be %d, got %d",
-			helpers.ActivationExitEpoch(state.Slot()/params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch), newRegistry[0].ExitEpoch)
-	}
-
-	// Check conformance with NoVerify Exit Method.
-	newState, err = blocks.ProcessVoluntaryExitsNoVerifySignature(stateCopy, b.Block.Body)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not process exits")
-	newRegistry = newState.Validators()
-	if newRegistry[0].ExitEpoch != helpers.ActivationExitEpoch(stateCopy.Slot()/params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) {
-		t.Errorf("Expected validator exit epoch to be %d, got %d",
-			helpers.ActivationExitEpoch(stateCopy.Slot()/params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch), newRegistry[0].ExitEpoch)
+			helpers.ActivationExitEpoch(types.Epoch(state.Slot()/params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)), newRegistry[0].ExitEpoch)
 	}
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/header_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/header_test.go
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ import (

 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	p2ptypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/p2p/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )

 func init() {
@@ -34,15 +34,13 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_ImproperBlockSlot(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}

-	state := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	state, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetSlot(10))
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetValidators(validators))
-	require.NoError(t, state.SetLatestBlockHeader(&ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
-		Slot:       10, // Must be less than block.Slot
-		ParentRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-		StateRoot:  make([]byte, 32),
-		BodyRoot:   make([]byte, 32),
-	}))
+	require.NoError(t, state.SetLatestBlockHeader(testutil.HydrateBeaconHeader(&ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
+		Slot: 10, // Must be less than block.Slot
+	})))

 	latestBlockSignedRoot, err := state.LatestBlockHeader().HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -74,12 +72,9 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_ImproperBlockSlot(t *testing.T) {
 func TestProcessBlockHeader_WrongProposerSig(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.ResetCache()
 	beaconState, privKeys := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
-	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetLatestBlockHeader(&ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
-		Slot:       9,
-		ParentRoot: make([]byte, 32),
-		StateRoot:  make([]byte, 32),
-		BodyRoot:   make([]byte, 32),
-	}))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetLatestBlockHeader(testutil.HydrateBeaconHeader(&ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
+		Slot: 9,
+	})))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetSlot(10))

 	lbhdr, err := beaconState.LatestBlockHeader().HashTreeRoot()
@@ -112,16 +107,13 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_DifferentSlots(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}

-	state := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	state, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetValidators(validators))
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetSlot(10))
-	require.NoError(t, state.SetLatestBlockHeader(&ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
-		Slot:          9,
-		ProposerIndex: 0,
-		ParentRoot:    make([]byte, 32),
-		StateRoot:     make([]byte, 32),
-		BodyRoot:      make([]byte, 32),
-	}))
+	require.NoError(t, state.SetLatestBlockHeader(testutil.HydrateBeaconHeader(&ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
+		Slot: 9,
+	})))

 	lbhsr, err := state.LatestBlockHeader().HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -129,7 +121,8 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_DifferentSlots(t *testing.T) {

 	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	blockSig, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, []byte("hello"), params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
+	sszBytes := p2ptypes.SSZBytes("hello")
+	blockSig, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, &sszBytes, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	validators[5896].PublicKey = priv.PublicKey().Marshal()
 	block := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock{
@@ -159,7 +152,8 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_PreviousBlockRootNotSignedRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}

-	state := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	state, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetValidators(validators))
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetSlot(10))
 	bh := state.LatestBlockHeader()
@@ -168,7 +162,8 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_PreviousBlockRootNotSignedRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	currentEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	blockSig, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, []byte("hello"), params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
+	sszBytes := p2ptypes.SSZBytes("hello")
+	blockSig, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, &sszBytes, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	validators[5896].PublicKey = priv.PublicKey().Marshal()
 	pID, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(state)
@@ -196,7 +191,8 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_SlashedProposer(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}

-	state := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	state, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetValidators(validators))
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetSlot(10))
 	bh := state.LatestBlockHeader()
@@ -207,7 +203,8 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_SlashedProposer(t *testing.T) {
 	currentEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	blockSig, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, []byte("hello"), params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
+	sszBytes := p2ptypes.SSZBytes("hello")
+	blockSig, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, &sszBytes, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	validators[12683].PublicKey = priv.PublicKey().Marshal()
@@ -236,16 +233,13 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_OK(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}

-	state := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	state, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetValidators(validators))
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetSlot(10))
-	require.NoError(t, state.SetLatestBlockHeader(&ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
-		Slot:          9,
-		ProposerIndex: 0,
-		ParentRoot:    make([]byte, 32),
-		StateRoot:     make([]byte, 32),
-		BodyRoot:      make([]byte, 32),
-	}))
+	require.NoError(t, state.SetLatestBlockHeader(testutil.HydrateBeaconHeader(&ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
+		Slot: 9,
+	})))

 	latestBlockSignedRoot, err := state.LatestBlockHeader().HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -297,16 +291,14 @@ func TestBlockSignatureSet_OK(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}

-	state := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	state, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetValidators(validators))
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetSlot(10))
-	require.NoError(t, state.SetLatestBlockHeader(&ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
+	require.NoError(t, state.SetLatestBlockHeader(testutil.HydrateBeaconHeader(&ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
 		Slot:          9,
 		ProposerIndex: 0,
-		ParentRoot:    make([]byte, 32),
-		StateRoot:     make([]byte, 32),
-		BodyRoot:      make([]byte, 32),
-	}))
+	})))

 	latestBlockSignedRoot, err := state.LatestBlockHeader().HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing.go
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ func ProcessProposerSlashings(
 	beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
-	if b.Block == nil || b.Block.Body == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("block and block body can't be nil")
+	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(b); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}

 	body := b.Block.Body
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 func TestProcessProposerSlashings_UnmatchedHeaderSlots(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.ResetCache()
 	beaconState, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 20)
-	currentSlot := uint64(0)
+	currentSlot := types.Slot(0)
 	slashings := []*ethpb.ProposerSlashing{
 		{
 			Header_1: &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ func TestProcessProposerSlashings_UnmatchedHeaderSlots(t *testing.T) {
 func TestProcessProposerSlashings_SameHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.ResetCache()
 	beaconState, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 2)
-	currentSlot := uint64(0)
+	currentSlot := types.Slot(0)
 	slashings := []*ethpb.ProposerSlashing{
 		{
 			Header_1: &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func TestProcessProposerSlashings_ValidatorNotSlashable(t *testing.T) {
 			WithdrawableEpoch: 0,
 		},
 	}
-	currentSlot := uint64(0)
+	currentSlot := types.Slot(0)
 	slashings := []*ethpb.ProposerSlashing{
 		{
 			Header_1: &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
@@ -138,30 +139,24 @@ func TestProcessProposerSlashings_AppliesCorrectStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	// We test the case when data is correct and verify the validator
 	// registry has been updated.
 	beaconState, privKeys := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
-	proposerIdx := uint64(1)
+	proposerIdx := types.ValidatorIndex(1)

 	header1 := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
-		Header: &ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
+		Header: testutil.HydrateBeaconHeader(&ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
 			ProposerIndex: proposerIdx,
-			Slot:          0,
-			ParentRoot:    make([]byte, 32),
-			BodyRoot:      make([]byte, 32),
 			StateRoot:     bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("A"), 32),
-		},
+		}),
 	}
 	var err error
 	header1.Signature, err = helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, header1.Header, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, privKeys[proposerIdx])
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	header2 := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+	header2 := testutil.HydrateSignedBeaconHeader(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
 		Header: &ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
 			ProposerIndex: proposerIdx,
-			Slot:          0,
-			ParentRoot:    make([]byte, 32),
-			BodyRoot:      make([]byte, 32),
 			StateRoot:     bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("B"), 32),
 		},
-	}
+	})
 	header2.Signature, err = helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, header2.Header, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, privKeys[proposerIdx])
 	require.NoError(t, err)

@@ -192,7 +187,7 @@ func TestVerifyProposerSlashing(t *testing.T) {
 	}

 	beaconState, sks := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 2)
-	currentSlot := uint64(0)
+	currentSlot := types.Slot(0)
 	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetSlot(currentSlot))
 	rand1, err := bls.RandKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -211,24 +206,18 @@ func TestVerifyProposerSlashing(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "same header, same slot as state",
 			args: args{
 				slashing: &ethpb.ProposerSlashing{
-					Header_1: &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+					Header_1: testutil.HydrateSignedBeaconHeader(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
 						Header: &ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
 							ProposerIndex: 1,
 							Slot:          currentSlot,
-							StateRoot:     bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
-							BodyRoot:      bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
-							ParentRoot:    bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
 						},
-					},
-					Header_2: &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+					}),
+					Header_2: testutil.HydrateSignedBeaconHeader(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
 						Header: &ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
 							ProposerIndex: 1,
 							Slot:          currentSlot,
-							StateRoot:     bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
-							BodyRoot:      bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
-							ParentRoot:    bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
 						},
-					},
+					}),
 				},
 				beaconState: beaconState,
 			},
@@ -238,26 +227,18 @@ func TestVerifyProposerSlashing(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "same header, different signatures",
 			args: args{
 				slashing: &ethpb.ProposerSlashing{
-					Header_1: &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+					Header_1: testutil.HydrateSignedBeaconHeader(&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: sig1,
-					},
-					Header_2: &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+					}),
+					Header_2: testutil.HydrateSignedBeaconHeader(&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: sig2,
-					},
+					}),
 				},
 				beaconState: beaconState,
 			},
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/randao.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/randao.go
@@ -30,10 +30,9 @@ func ProcessRandao(
 	beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	b *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, error) {
-	if b.Block == nil || b.Block.Body == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("block and block body can't be nil")
+	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(b); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	body := b.Block.Body
 	buf, proposerPub, domain, err := randaoSigningData(beaconState)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ func ProcessRandaoNoVerify(
 	// If block randao passed verification, we XOR the state's latest randao mix with the block's
 	// randao and update the state's corresponding latest randao mix value.
 	latestMixesLength := params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerHistoricalVector
-	latestMixSlice, err := beaconState.RandaoMixAtIndex(currentEpoch % latestMixesLength)
+	latestMixSlice, err := beaconState.RandaoMixAtIndex(uint64(currentEpoch % latestMixesLength))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ func ProcessRandaoNoVerify(
 	for i, x := range blockRandaoReveal {
 		latestMixSlice[i] ^= x
 	}
-	if err := beaconState.UpdateRandaoMixesAtIndex(currentEpoch%latestMixesLength, latestMixSlice); err != nil {
+	if err := beaconState.UpdateRandaoMixesAtIndex(uint64(currentEpoch%latestMixesLength), latestMixSlice); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return beaconState, nil
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/randao_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/randao_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package blocks_test

 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"testing"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ func TestProcessRandao_IncorrectProposerFailsVerification(t *testing.T) {
 	// We fetch the proposer's index as that is whom the RANDAO will be verified against.
 	proposerIdx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	epoch := uint64(0)
+	epoch := types.Epoch(0)
 	buf := make([]byte, 32)
-	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(buf, epoch)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(buf, uint64(epoch))
 	domain, err := helpers.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainRandao, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err := (&pb.SigningData{ObjectRoot: buf, Domain: domain}).HashTreeRoot()
@@ -64,13 +64,7 @@ func TestProcessRandao_SignatureVerifiesAndUpdatesLatestStateMixes(t *testing.T)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Unexpected error processing block randao")
 	currentEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
 	mix := newState.RandaoMixes()[currentEpoch%params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerHistoricalVector]
-
-	if bytes.Equal(mix, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]) {
-		t.Errorf(
-			"Expected empty signature to be overwritten by randao reveal, received %v",
-			params.BeaconConfig().EmptySignature,
-		)
-	}
+	assert.DeepNotEqual(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:], mix, "Expected empty signature to be overwritten by randao reveal")
 }

 func TestRandaoSignatureSet_OK(t *testing.T) {
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/signature.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/signature.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )

 // retrieves the signature set from the raw data, public key,signature and domain provided.
-func retrieveSignatureSet(signedData, pub, signature, domain []byte) (*bls.SignatureSet, error) {
+func signatureSet(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")
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func retrieveSignatureSet(signedData, pub, signature, domain []byte) (*bls.Signa

 // verifies the signature from the raw data, public key and domain provided.
 func verifySignature(signedData, pub, signature, domain []byte) error {
-	set, err := retrieveSignatureSet(signedData, pub, signature, domain)
+	set, err := signatureSet(signedData, pub, signature, domain)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ func BlockSignatureSet(beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState, block *ethpb.SignedBe
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	proposerPubKey := proposer.PublicKey
-	return helpers.RetrieveBlockSignatureSet(block.Block, proposerPubKey, block.Signature, domain)
+	return helpers.BlockSignatureSet(block.Block, proposerPubKey, block.Signature, domain)
 }

 // RandaoSignatureSet retrieves the relevant randao specific signature set object
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ func RandaoSignatureSet(beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	set, err := retrieveSignatureSet(buf, proposerPub, body.RandaoReveal, domain)
+	set, err := signatureSet(buf, proposerPub, body.RandaoReveal, domain)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ func randaoSigningData(beaconState *stateTrie.BeaconState) ([]byte, []byte, []by

 	currentEpoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
 	buf := make([]byte, 32)
-	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(buf, currentEpoch)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(buf, uint64(currentEpoch))

 	domain, err := helpers.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), currentEpoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainRandao, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -138,14 +139,17 @@ func createAttestationSignatureSet(ctx context.Context, beaconState *stateTrie.B
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		ia := attestationutil.ConvertToIndexed(ctx, a, c)
+		ia, err := attestationutil.ConvertToIndexed(ctx, a, c)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		if err := attestationutil.IsValidAttestationIndices(ctx, ia); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		indices := ia.AttestingIndices
 		pubkeys := make([][]byte, len(indices))
 		for i := 0; i < len(indices); i++ {
-			pubkeyAtIdx := beaconState.PubkeyAtIndex(indices[i])
+			pubkeyAtIdx := beaconState.PubkeyAtIndex(types.ValidatorIndex(indices[i]))
 			pubkeys[i] = pubkeyAtIdx[:]
 		}
 		aggP, err := bls.AggregatePublicKeys(pubkeys)
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/spectest/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/spectest/BUILD.bazel
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ go_test(
        "//shared/testutil/require:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_ssz//:go_default_library",
        "@in_gopkg_d4l3k_messagediff_v1//:go_default_library",
        "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/tools/bazel:go_default_library",
    ],
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ go_test(
        "//shared/testutil/require:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_ssz//:go_default_library",
        "@in_gopkg_d4l3k_messagediff_v1//:go_default_library",
        "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/tools/bazel:go_default_library",
    ],
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ go_library(
        "//shared/mathutil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/params:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
    ],
 )
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ go_test(
        "//shared/testutil/require:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_google_gofuzz//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_bitfield//:go_default_library",
    ],
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/validators"
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 // sortableIndices implements the Sort interface to sort newly activated validator indices
 // by activation epoch and by index number.
 type sortableIndices struct {
-	indices    []uint64
+	indices    []types.ValidatorIndex
 	validators []*ethpb.Validator
 }

@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ func ProcessRegistryUpdates(state *stateTrie.BeaconState) (*stateTrie.BeaconStat
 		// Process the validators for activation eligibility.
 		if helpers.IsEligibleForActivationQueue(validator) {
 			validator.ActivationEligibilityEpoch = activationEligibilityEpoch
-			if err := state.UpdateValidatorAtIndex(uint64(idx), validator); err != nil {
+			if err := state.UpdateValidatorAtIndex(types.ValidatorIndex(idx), validator); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ func ProcessRegistryUpdates(state *stateTrie.BeaconState) (*stateTrie.BeaconStat
 		isActive := helpers.IsActiveValidator(validator, currentEpoch)
 		belowEjectionBalance := validator.EffectiveBalance <= ejectionBal
 		if isActive && belowEjectionBalance {
-			state, err = validators.InitiateValidatorExit(state, uint64(idx))
+			state, err = validators.InitiateValidatorExit(state, types.ValidatorIndex(idx))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not initiate exit for validator %d", idx)
 			}
@@ -102,10 +103,10 @@ func ProcessRegistryUpdates(state *stateTrie.BeaconState) (*stateTrie.BeaconStat
 	}

 	// Queue validators eligible for activation and not yet dequeued for activation.
-	var activationQ []uint64
+	var activationQ []types.ValidatorIndex
 	for idx, validator := range vals {
 		if helpers.IsEligibleForActivation(state, validator) {
-			activationQ = append(activationQ, uint64(idx))
+			activationQ = append(activationQ, types.ValidatorIndex(idx))
 		}
 	}

@@ -175,17 +176,17 @@ func ProcessSlashings(state *stateTrie.BeaconState) (*stateTrie.BeaconState, err
 	// below equally.
 	increment := params.BeaconConfig().EffectiveBalanceIncrement
 	minSlashing := mathutil.Min(totalSlashing*params.BeaconConfig().ProportionalSlashingMultiplier, totalBalance)
-	err = state.ApplyToEveryValidator(func(idx int, val *ethpb.Validator) (bool, error) {
+	err = state.ApplyToEveryValidator(func(idx int, val *ethpb.Validator) (bool, *ethpb.Validator, error) {
 		correctEpoch := (currentEpoch + exitLength/2) == val.WithdrawableEpoch
 		if val.Slashed && correctEpoch {
 			penaltyNumerator := val.EffectiveBalance / increment * minSlashing
 			penalty := penaltyNumerator / totalBalance * increment
-			if err := helpers.DecreaseBalance(state, uint64(idx), penalty); err != nil {
-				return false, err
+			if err := helpers.DecreaseBalance(state, types.ValidatorIndex(idx), penalty); err != nil {
+				return false, val, err
 			}
-			return true, nil
+			return true, val, nil
 		}
-		return false, nil
+		return false, val, nil
 	})
 	return state, err
 }
@@ -249,23 +250,24 @@ func ProcessFinalUpdates(state *stateTrie.BeaconState) (*stateTrie.BeaconState,

 	bals := state.Balances()
 	// Update effective balances with hysteresis.
-	validatorFunc := func(idx int, val *ethpb.Validator) (bool, error) {
+	validatorFunc := func(idx int, val *ethpb.Validator) (bool, *ethpb.Validator, error) {
 		if val == nil {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("validator %d is nil in state", idx)
+			return false, nil, fmt.Errorf("validator %d is nil in state", idx)
 		}
 		if idx >= len(bals) {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("validator index exceeds validator length in state %d >= %d", idx, len(state.Balances()))
+			return false, nil, fmt.Errorf("validator index exceeds validator length in state %d >= %d", idx, len(state.Balances()))
 		}
 		balance := bals[idx]

 		if balance+downwardThreshold < val.EffectiveBalance || val.EffectiveBalance+upwardThreshold < balance {
-			val.EffectiveBalance = maxEffBalance
-			if val.EffectiveBalance > balance-balance%effBalanceInc {
-				val.EffectiveBalance = balance - balance%effBalanceInc
+			newVal := stateTrie.CopyValidator(val)
+			newVal.EffectiveBalance = maxEffBalance
+			if newVal.EffectiveBalance > balance-balance%effBalanceInc {
+				newVal.EffectiveBalance = balance - balance%effBalanceInc
 			}
-			return true, nil
+			return true, newVal, nil
 		}
-		return false, nil
+		return false, val, nil
 	}

 	if err := state.ApplyToEveryValidator(validatorFunc); err != nil {
@@ -276,20 +278,20 @@ func ProcessFinalUpdates(state *stateTrie.BeaconState) (*stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	slashedExitLength := params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerSlashingsVector
 	slashedEpoch := nextEpoch % slashedExitLength
 	slashings := state.Slashings()
-	if uint64(len(slashings)) != slashedExitLength {
+	if uint64(len(slashings)) != uint64(slashedExitLength) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
 			"state slashing length %d different than EpochsPerHistoricalVector %d",
 			len(slashings),
 			slashedExitLength,
 		)
 	}
-	if err := state.UpdateSlashingsAtIndex(slashedEpoch /* index */, 0 /* value */); err != nil {
+	if err := state.UpdateSlashingsAtIndex(uint64(slashedEpoch) /* index */, 0 /* value */); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

 	// Set RANDAO mix.
 	randaoMixLength := params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerHistoricalVector
-	if uint64(state.RandaoMixesLength()) != randaoMixLength {
+	if uint64(state.RandaoMixesLength()) != uint64(randaoMixLength) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
 			"state randao length %d different than EpochsPerHistoricalVector %d",
 			state.RandaoMixesLength(),
@@ -300,13 +302,13 @@ func ProcessFinalUpdates(state *stateTrie.BeaconState) (*stateTrie.BeaconState,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := state.UpdateRandaoMixesAtIndex(nextEpoch%randaoMixLength, mix); err != nil {
+	if err := state.UpdateRandaoMixesAtIndex(uint64(nextEpoch%randaoMixLength), mix); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

 	// Set historical root accumulator.
-	epochsPerHistoricalRoot := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerHistoricalRoot / params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
-	if nextEpoch%epochsPerHistoricalRoot == 0 {
+	epochsPerHistoricalRoot := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerHistoricalRoot.DivSlot(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
+	if nextEpoch.Mod(uint64(epochsPerHistoricalRoot)) == 0 {
 		historicalBatch := &pb.HistoricalBatch{
 			BlockRoots: state.BlockRoots(),
 			StateRoots: state.StateRoots(),
@@ -340,8 +342,8 @@ func ProcessFinalUpdates(state *stateTrie.BeaconState) (*stateTrie.BeaconState,
 //    for a in attestations:
 //        output = output.union(get_attesting_indices(state, a.data, a.aggregation_bits))
 //    return set(filter(lambda index: not state.validators[index].slashed, output))
-func UnslashedAttestingIndices(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, atts []*pb.PendingAttestation) ([]uint64, error) {
-	var setIndices []uint64
+func UnslashedAttestingIndices(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, atts []*pb.PendingAttestation) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
+	var setIndices []types.ValidatorIndex
 	seen := make(map[uint64]bool)

 	for _, att := range atts {
@@ -349,11 +351,14 @@ func UnslashedAttestingIndices(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, atts []*pb.PendingA
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		attestingIndices := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att.AggregationBits, committee)
+		attestingIndices, err := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att.AggregationBits, committee)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		// Create a set for attesting indices
 		for _, index := range attestingIndices {
 			if !seen[index] {
-				setIndices = append(setIndices, index)
+				setIndices = append(setIndices, types.ValidatorIndex(index))
 			}
 			seen[index] = true
 		}
@@ -385,7 +390,7 @@ func UnslashedAttestingIndices(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, atts []*pb.PendingA
 //      total_balance = get_total_active_balance(state)
 //	    effective_balance = state.validator_registry[index].effective_balance
 //	    return effective_balance * BASE_REWARD_FACTOR // integer_squareroot(total_balance) // BASE_REWARDS_PER_EPOCH
-func BaseReward(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, index uint64) (uint64, error) {
+func BaseReward(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, index types.ValidatorIndex) (uint64, error) {
 	totalBalance, err := helpers.TotalActiveBalance(state)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "could not calculate active balance")
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package epoch_test

 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch"
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ func TestUnslashedAttestingIndices_CanSortAndFilter(t *testing.T) {
 			Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 				Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 			},
-			AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF},
+			AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0x00, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF},
 		}
 	}

@@ -40,10 +42,10 @@ func TestUnslashedAttestingIndices_CanSortAndFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		Validators:  validators,
 		RandaoMixes: make([][]byte, params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerHistoricalVector),
 	}
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	indices, err := epoch.UnslashedAttestingIndices(state, atts)
+	indices, err := epoch.UnslashedAttestingIndices(beaconState, atts)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for i := 0; i < len(indices)-1; i++ {
 		if indices[i] >= indices[i+1] {
@@ -53,10 +55,10 @@ func TestUnslashedAttestingIndices_CanSortAndFilter(t *testing.T) {

 	// Verify the slashed validator is filtered.
 	slashedValidator := indices[0]
-	validators = state.Validators()
+	validators = beaconState.Validators()
 	validators[slashedValidator].Slashed = true
-	require.NoError(t, state.SetValidators(validators))
-	indices, err = epoch.UnslashedAttestingIndices(state, atts)
+	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetValidators(validators))
+	indices, err = epoch.UnslashedAttestingIndices(beaconState, atts)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for i := 0; i < len(indices); i++ {
 		assert.NotEqual(t, slashedValidator, indices[i], "Slashed validator %d is not filtered", slashedValidator)
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ func TestUnslashedAttestingIndices_DuplicatedAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 		atts[i] = &pb.PendingAttestation{
 			Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 				Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0}},
-			AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF},
+			AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0x00, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF},
 		}
 	}

@@ -86,10 +88,10 @@ func TestUnslashedAttestingIndices_DuplicatedAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 		Validators:  validators,
 		RandaoMixes: make([][]byte, params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerHistoricalVector),
 	}
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	indices, err := epoch.UnslashedAttestingIndices(state, atts)
+	indices, err := epoch.UnslashedAttestingIndices(beaconState, atts)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	for i := 0; i < len(indices)-1; i++ {
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ func TestAttestingBalance_CorrectBalance(t *testing.T) {
 			Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
 				Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 				Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
-				Slot:   uint64(i),
+				Slot:   types.Slot(i),
 			},
 			AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF,
 				0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x01},
@@ -132,10 +134,10 @@ func TestAttestingBalance_CorrectBalance(t *testing.T) {
 		Validators: validators,
 		Balances:   balances,
 	}
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	balance, err := epoch.AttestingBalance(state, atts)
+	balance, err := epoch.AttestingBalance(beaconState, atts)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	wanted := 256 * params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance
 	assert.Equal(t, wanted, balance)
@@ -158,9 +160,9 @@ func TestBaseReward_AccurateRewards(t *testing.T) {
 				{ExitEpoch: params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch, EffectiveBalance: tt.b}},
 			Balances: []uint64{tt.a},
 		}
-		state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+		beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		c, err := epoch.BaseReward(state, 0)
+		c, err := epoch.BaseReward(beaconState, 0)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, tt.c, c, "epoch.BaseReward(%d)", tt.a)
 	}
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ func TestProcessSlashings_SlashedLess(t *testing.T) {
 	}

 	for i, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(string(i), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprint(i), func(t *testing.T) {
 			original := proto.Clone(tt.state)
 			s, err := state.InitializeFromProto(tt.state)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -261,7 +263,7 @@ func TestProcessSlashings_SlashedLess(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestProcessFinalUpdates_CanProcess(t *testing.T) {
-	s := buildState(t, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerHistoricalRoot-1, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
+	s := buildState(t, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerHistoricalRoot-1, uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch))
 	ce := helpers.CurrentEpoch(s)
 	ne := ce + 1
 	require.NoError(t, s.SetEth1DataVotes([]*ethpb.Eth1Data{}))
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ func TestProcessFinalUpdates_CanProcess(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, newS.Slashings()[ce], newS.Slashings()[ne], "Unexpected slashed balance")

 	// Verify randao is correctly updated in the right position.
-	mix, err := newS.RandaoMixAtIndex(ne)
+	mix, err := newS.RandaoMixAtIndex(uint64(ne))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.DeepNotEqual(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:], mix, "latest RANDAO still zero hashes")

@@ -309,9 +311,9 @@ func TestProcessRegistryUpdates_NoRotation(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		FinalizedCheckpoint: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 	}
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(state)
+	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for i, validator := range newState.Validators() {
 		assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxSeedLookahead, validator.ExitEpoch, "Could not update registry %d", i)
@@ -332,10 +334,10 @@ func TestProcessRegistryUpdates_EligibleToActivate(t *testing.T) {
 			ActivationEpoch:            params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch,
 		})
 	}
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	currentEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(state)
-	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(state)
+	currentEpoch := helpers.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for i, validator := range newState.Validators() {
 		assert.Equal(t, currentEpoch+1, validator.ActivationEligibilityEpoch, "Could not update registry %d, unexpected activation eligibility epoch", i)
@@ -361,9 +363,9 @@ func TestProcessRegistryUpdates_ActivationCompletes(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		FinalizedCheckpoint: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 	}
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(state)
+	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for i, validator := range newState.Validators() {
 		assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxSeedLookahead, validator.ExitEpoch, "Could not update registry %d, unexpected exit slot", i)
@@ -385,9 +387,9 @@ func TestProcessRegistryUpdates_ValidatorsEjected(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		FinalizedCheckpoint: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 	}
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(state)
+	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for i, validator := range newState.Validators() {
 		assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxSeedLookahead+1, validator.ExitEpoch, "Could not update registry %d, unexpected exit slot", i)
@@ -395,11 +397,11 @@ func TestProcessRegistryUpdates_ValidatorsEjected(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestProcessRegistryUpdates_CanExits(t *testing.T) {
-	e := uint64(5)
+	e := types.Epoch(5)
 	exitEpoch := helpers.ActivationExitEpoch(e)
 	minWithdrawalDelay := params.BeaconConfig().MinValidatorWithdrawabilityDelay
 	base := &pb.BeaconState{
-		Slot: e * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch,
+		Slot: params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(uint64(e)),
 		Validators: []*ethpb.Validator{
 			{
 				ExitEpoch:         exitEpoch,
@@ -410,16 +412,16 @@ func TestProcessRegistryUpdates_CanExits(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		FinalizedCheckpoint: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 	}
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(state)
+	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for i, validator := range newState.Validators() {
 		assert.Equal(t, exitEpoch, validator.ExitEpoch, "Could not update registry %d, unexpected exit slot", i)
 	}
 }

-func buildState(t testing.TB, slot, validatorCount uint64) *state.BeaconState {
+func buildState(t testing.TB, slot types.Slot, validatorCount uint64) *state.BeaconState {
 	validators := make([]*ethpb.Validator, validatorCount)
 	for i := 0; i < len(validators); i++ {
 		validators[i] = &ethpb.Validator{
@@ -445,7 +447,8 @@ func buildState(t testing.TB, slot, validatorCount uint64) *state.BeaconState {
 	for i := 0; i < len(latestRandaoMixes); i++ {
 		latestRandaoMixes[i] = params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]
 	}
-	s := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	s, err := testutil.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	if err := s.SetSlot(slot); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ go_library(
    deps = [
        "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/state/interface:go_default_library",
        "//proto/beacon/p2p/v1:go_default_library",
        "//shared/attestationutil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/mathutil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/params:go_default_library",
        "//shared/traceutil:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "@io_opencensus_go//trace:go_default_library",
    ],
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ go_test(
        "//shared/testutil/assert:go_default_library",
        "//shared/testutil/require:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_bitfield//:go_default_library",
    ],
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
@@ -47,7 +48,10 @@ func ProcessAttestations(
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
-		indices := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(a.AggregationBits, committee)
+		indices, err := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(a.AggregationBits, committee)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
 		vp = UpdateValidator(vp, v, indices, a, a.Data.Slot)
 	}

@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ func AttestedPrevEpoch(s *stateTrie.BeaconState, a *pb.PendingAttestation) (bool
 }

 // SameTarget returns true if attestation `a` attested to the same target block in state.
-func SameTarget(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, a *pb.PendingAttestation, e uint64) (bool, error) {
+func SameTarget(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, a *pb.PendingAttestation, e types.Epoch) (bool, error) {
 	r, err := helpers.BlockRoot(state, e)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@@ -127,7 +131,7 @@ func SameHead(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, a *pb.PendingAttestation) (bool, err
 }

 // UpdateValidator updates pre computed validator store.
-func UpdateValidator(vp []*Validator, record *Validator, indices []uint64, a *pb.PendingAttestation, aSlot uint64) []*Validator {
+func UpdateValidator(vp []*Validator, record *Validator, indices []uint64, a *pb.PendingAttestation, aSlot types.Slot) []*Validator {
 	inclusionSlot := aSlot + a.InclusionDelay

 	for _, i := range indices {
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 )

 func TestUpdateValidator_Works(t *testing.T) {
-	e := params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch
+	e := params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureSlot
 	vp := []*precompute.Validator{{}, {InclusionSlot: e}, {}, {InclusionSlot: e}, {}, {InclusionSlot: e}}
 	record := &precompute.Validator{IsCurrentEpochAttester: true, IsCurrentEpochTargetAttester: true,
 		IsPrevEpochAttester: true, IsPrevEpochTargetAttester: true, IsPrevEpochHeadAttester: true}
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func TestUpdateValidator_Works(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestUpdateValidator_InclusionOnlyCountsPrevEpoch(t *testing.T) {
-	e := params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch
+	e := params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureSlot
 	vp := []*precompute.Validator{{InclusionSlot: e}}
 	record := &precompute.Validator{IsCurrentEpochAttester: true, IsCurrentEpochTargetAttester: true}
 	a := &pb.PendingAttestation{InclusionDelay: 1, ProposerIndex: 2}
@@ -149,11 +150,11 @@ func TestProcessAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 	params.UseMinimalConfig()
 	defer params.UseMainnetConfig()

-	validators := uint64(64)
+	validators := uint64(128)
 	beaconState, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, validators)
 	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetSlot(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch))
-
-	bf := []byte{0xff}
+	c := helpers.SlotCommitteeCount(validators)
+	bf := bitfield.NewBitlist(c)
 	att1 := &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
 		Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0}},
 		AggregationBits: bf}
@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@ func TestProcessAttestations(t *testing.T) {

 	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	indices := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att1.AggregationBits, committee)
+	indices, err := attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att1.AggregationBits, committee)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for _, i := range indices {
 		if !pVals[i].IsPrevEpochAttester {
 			t.Error("Not a prev epoch attester")
@@ -191,7 +193,8 @@ func TestProcessAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	committee, err = helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att2.Data.Slot, att2.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	indices = attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att2.AggregationBits, committee)
+	indices, err = attestationutil.AttestingIndices(att2.AggregationBits, committee)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for _, i := range indices {
 		assert.Equal(t, true, pVals[i].IsPrevEpochAttester, "Not a prev epoch attester")
 		assert.Equal(t, true, pVals[i].IsPrevEpochTargetAttester, "Not a prev epoch target attester")
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/justification_finalization_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/justification_finalization_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package precompute_test
 import (
 	"testing"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute"
@@ -38,16 +39,16 @@ func TestProcessJustificationAndFinalizationPreCompute_ConsecutiveEpochs(t *test
 	}
 	state, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	attestedBalance := 4 * e * 3 / 2
+	attestedBalance := 4 * uint64(e) * 3 / 2
 	b := &precompute.Balance{PrevEpochTargetAttested: attestedBalance}
 	newState, err := precompute.ProcessJustificationAndFinalizationPreCompute(state, b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	rt := [32]byte{byte(64)}
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, rt[:], newState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Root, "Unexpected justified root")
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(2), newState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch, "Unexpected justified epoch")
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), newState.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch, "Unexpected previous justified epoch")
+	assert.Equal(t, types.Epoch(2), newState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch, "Unexpected justified epoch")
+	assert.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), newState.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch, "Unexpected previous justified epoch")
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:], newState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Root, "Unexpected finalized root")
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), newState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch(), "Unexpected finalized epoch")
+	assert.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), newState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch(), "Unexpected finalized epoch")
 }

 func TestProcessJustificationAndFinalizationPreCompute_JustifyCurrentEpoch(t *testing.T) {
@@ -75,16 +76,16 @@ func TestProcessJustificationAndFinalizationPreCompute_JustifyCurrentEpoch(t *te
 	}
 	state, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	attestedBalance := 4 * e * 3 / 2
+	attestedBalance := 4 * uint64(e) * 3 / 2
 	b := &precompute.Balance{PrevEpochTargetAttested: attestedBalance}
 	newState, err := precompute.ProcessJustificationAndFinalizationPreCompute(state, b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	rt := [32]byte{byte(64)}
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, rt[:], newState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Root, "Unexpected current justified root")
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(2), newState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch, "Unexpected justified epoch")
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), newState.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch, "Unexpected previous justified epoch")
+	assert.Equal(t, types.Epoch(2), newState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch, "Unexpected justified epoch")
+	assert.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), newState.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch, "Unexpected previous justified epoch")
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:], newState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Root)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), newState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch(), "Unexpected finalized epoch")
+	assert.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), newState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch(), "Unexpected finalized epoch")
 }

 func TestProcessJustificationAndFinalizationPreCompute_JustifyPrevEpoch(t *testing.T) {
@@ -111,14 +112,14 @@ func TestProcessJustificationAndFinalizationPreCompute_JustifyPrevEpoch(t *testi
 	}
 	state, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	attestedBalance := 4 * e * 3 / 2
+	attestedBalance := 4 * uint64(e) * 3 / 2
 	b := &precompute.Balance{PrevEpochTargetAttested: attestedBalance}
 	newState, err := precompute.ProcessJustificationAndFinalizationPreCompute(state, b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	rt := [32]byte{byte(64)}
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, rt[:], newState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Root, "Unexpected current justified root")
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), newState.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch, "Unexpected previous justified epoch")
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(2), newState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch, "Unexpected justified epoch")
+	assert.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), newState.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch, "Unexpected previous justified epoch")
+	assert.Equal(t, types.Epoch(2), newState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch, "Unexpected justified epoch")
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:], newState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Root)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), newState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch(), "Unexpected finalized epoch")
+	assert.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), newState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch(), "Unexpected finalized epoch")
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/new.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/new.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
+	iface "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/interface"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ 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 iface.ReadOnlyValidator) error {
 		// Was validator withdrawable or slashed
 		withdrawable := prevEpoch+1 >= val.WithdrawableEpoch()
 		pVal := &Validator{
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, state *stateTrie.BeaconState) ([]*Validator, *Bala
 		}
 		// Set inclusion slot and inclusion distance to be max, they will be compared and replaced
 		// with the lower values
-		pVal.InclusionSlot = params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch
-		pVal.InclusionDistance = params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch
+		pVal.InclusionSlot = params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureSlot
+		pVal.InclusionDistance = params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureSlot

 		pValidators[idx] = pVal
 		return nil
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/new_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/new_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	e := params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch
+	e := params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureSlot
 	v, b, err := precompute.New(context.Background(), s)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, &precompute.Validator{
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/reward_penalty.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/reward_penalty.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package precompute

 import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/mathutil"
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func AttestationsDelta(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, pBal *Balance, vp []*Valida
 	return rewards, penalties, nil
 }

-func attestationDelta(pBal *Balance, v *Validator, prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch uint64) (uint64, uint64) {
+func attestationDelta(pBal *Balance, v *Validator, prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch types.Epoch) (uint64, uint64) {
 	eligible := v.IsActivePrevEpoch || (v.IsSlashed && !v.IsWithdrawableCurrentEpoch)
 	if !eligible || pBal.ActiveCurrentEpoch == 0 {
 		return 0, 0
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ func attestationDelta(pBal *Balance, v *Validator, prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch uin
 	if v.IsPrevEpochAttester && !v.IsSlashed {
 		proposerReward := br / params.BeaconConfig().ProposerRewardQuotient
 		maxAttesterReward := br - proposerReward
-		r += maxAttesterReward / v.InclusionDistance
+		r += maxAttesterReward / uint64(v.InclusionDistance)

 		if isInInactivityLeak(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch) {
 			// Since full base reward will be canceled out by inactivity penalty deltas,
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ func attestationDelta(pBal *Balance, v *Validator, prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch uin
 		// Equivalent to the following condition from the spec:
 		// `index not in get_unslashed_attesting_indices(state, matching_target_attestations)`
 		if !v.IsPrevEpochTargetAttester || v.IsSlashed {
-			p += vb * finalityDelay / params.BeaconConfig().InactivityPenaltyQuotient
+			p += vb * uint64(finalityDelay) / params.BeaconConfig().InactivityPenaltyQuotient
 		}
 	}
 	return r, p
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ func ProposersDelta(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, pBal *Balance, vp []*Validator
 	baseRewardsPerEpoch := params.BeaconConfig().BaseRewardsPerEpoch
 	proposerRewardQuotient := params.BeaconConfig().ProposerRewardQuotient
 	for _, v := range vp {
-		if v.ProposerIndex >= uint64(len(rewards)) {
+		if uint64(v.ProposerIndex) >= uint64(len(rewards)) {
 			// This should never happen with a valid state / validator.
 			return nil, errors.New("proposer index out of range")
 		}
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ 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, finalizedEpoch uint64) bool {
+func isInInactivityLeak(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch types.Epoch) bool {
 	return finalityDelay(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch) > params.BeaconConfig().MinEpochsToInactivityPenalty
 }

@@ -191,6 +192,6 @@ func isInInactivityLeak(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch uint64) bool {
 // Spec code:
 // def get_finality_delay(state: BeaconState) -> uint64:
 //    return get_previous_epoch(state) - state.finalized_checkpoint.epoch
-func finalityDelay(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch uint64) uint64 {
+func finalityDelay(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch types.Epoch) types.Epoch {
 	return prevEpoch - finalizedEpoch
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/reward_penalty_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/reward_penalty_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch"
@@ -27,30 +28,30 @@ func TestProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute(t *testing.T) {
 				Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 				Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 			},
-			AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0x01},
+			AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0x01},
 			InclusionDelay:  1,
 		}
 	}
 	base.PreviousEpochAttestations = atts

-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	vp, bp, err := New(context.Background(), state)
+	vp, bp, err := New(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	vp, bp, err = ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), state, vp, bp)
+	vp, bp, err = ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), beaconState, vp, bp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	state, err = ProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute(state, bp, vp)
+	beaconState, err = ProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute(beaconState, bp, vp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	// Indices that voted everything except for head, lost a bit money
 	wanted := uint64(31999810265)
-	assert.Equal(t, wanted, state.Balances()[4], "Unexpected balance")
+	assert.Equal(t, wanted, beaconState.Balances()[4], "Unexpected balance")

 	// Indices that did not vote, lost more money
 	wanted = uint64(31999873505)
-	assert.Equal(t, wanted, state.Balances()[0], "Unexpected balance")
+	assert.Equal(t, wanted, beaconState.Balances()[0], "Unexpected balance")
 }

 func TestAttestationDeltaPrecompute(t *testing.T) {
@@ -70,39 +71,39 @@ func TestAttestationDeltaPrecompute(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				BeaconBlockRoot: emptyRoot[:],
 			},
-			AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0x01},
+			AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01},
 			InclusionDelay:  1,
 		}
 	}
 	base.PreviousEpochAttestations = atts
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	slashedAttestedIndices := []uint64{1413}
+	slashedAttestedIndices := []types.ValidatorIndex{1413}
 	for _, i := range slashedAttestedIndices {
-		vs := state.Validators()
+		vs := beaconState.Validators()
 		vs[i].Slashed = true
-		require.Equal(t, nil, state.SetValidators(vs))
+		require.Equal(t, nil, beaconState.SetValidators(vs))
 	}

-	vp, bp, err := New(context.Background(), state)
+	vp, bp, err := New(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	vp, bp, err = ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), state, vp, bp)
+	vp, bp, err = ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), beaconState, vp, bp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	// Add some variances to target and head balances.
 	// See: https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/issues/5593
-	bp.PrevEpochTargetAttested = bp.PrevEpochTargetAttested / 2
+	bp.PrevEpochTargetAttested /= 2
 	bp.PrevEpochHeadAttested = bp.PrevEpochHeadAttested * 2 / 3
-	rewards, penalties, err := AttestationsDelta(state, bp, vp)
+	rewards, penalties, err := AttestationsDelta(beaconState, bp, vp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	attestedBalance, err := epoch.AttestingBalance(state, atts)
+	attestedBalance, err := epoch.AttestingBalance(beaconState, atts)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	totalBalance, err := helpers.TotalActiveBalance(state)
+	totalBalance, err := helpers.TotalActiveBalance(beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	attestedIndices := []uint64{55, 1339, 1746, 1811, 1569}
+	attestedIndices := []types.ValidatorIndex{55, 1339, 1746, 1811, 1569}
 	for _, i := range attestedIndices {
-		base, err := epoch.BaseReward(state, i)
+		base, err := epoch.BaseReward(beaconState, i)
 		require.NoError(t, err, "Could not get base reward")

 		// Base rewards for getting source right
@@ -112,22 +113,22 @@ func TestAttestationDeltaPrecompute(t *testing.T) {
 		// Base rewards for proposer and attesters working together getting attestation
 		// on chain in the fatest manner
 		proposerReward := base / params.BeaconConfig().ProposerRewardQuotient
-		wanted += (base-proposerReward)*params.BeaconConfig().MinAttestationInclusionDelay - 1
+		wanted += (base-proposerReward)*uint64(params.BeaconConfig().MinAttestationInclusionDelay) - 1
 		assert.Equal(t, wanted, rewards[i], "Unexpected reward balance for validator with index %d", i)
 		// Since all these validators attested, they shouldn't get penalized.
 		assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), penalties[i], "Unexpected penalty balance")
 	}

 	for _, i := range slashedAttestedIndices {
-		base, err := epoch.BaseReward(state, i)
+		base, err := epoch.BaseReward(beaconState, 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, 3*base, penalties[i], "Unexpected slashed indices penalty balance")
 	}

-	nonAttestedIndices := []uint64{434, 677, 872, 791}
+	nonAttestedIndices := []types.ValidatorIndex{434, 677, 872, 791}
 	for _, i := range nonAttestedIndices {
-		base, err := epoch.BaseReward(state, i)
+		base, err := epoch.BaseReward(beaconState, i)
 		assert.NoError(t, err, "Could not get base reward")
 		wanted := 3 * base
 		// Since all these validators did not attest, they shouldn't get rewarded.
@@ -154,22 +155,22 @@ func TestAttestationDeltas_ZeroEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				BeaconBlockRoot: emptyRoot[:],
 			},
-			AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0x01},
+			AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0x01},
 			InclusionDelay:  1,
 		}
 	}
 	base.PreviousEpochAttestations = atts
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	pVals, pBal, err := New(context.Background(), state)
+	pVals, pBal, err := New(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	pVals, pBal, err = ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), state, pVals, pBal)
+	pVals, pBal, err = ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), beaconState, pVals, pBal)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	pBal.ActiveCurrentEpoch = 0 // Could cause a divide by zero panic.

-	_, _, err = AttestationsDelta(state, pBal, pVals)
+	_, _, err = AttestationsDelta(beaconState, pBal, pVals)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }

@@ -197,12 +198,12 @@ func TestAttestationDeltas_ZeroInclusionDelay(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 	base.PreviousEpochAttestations = atts
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

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

@@ -217,44 +218,44 @@ func TestProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute_SlashedInactivePenalty(t *testing.
 				Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 				Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 			},
-			AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0x01},
+			AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0x01},
 			InclusionDelay:  1,
 		}
 	}
 	base.PreviousEpochAttestations = atts

-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, state.SetSlot(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch*10))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetSlot(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch*10))

-	slashedAttestedIndices := []uint64{14, 37, 68, 77, 139}
+	slashedAttestedIndices := []types.ValidatorIndex{14, 37, 68, 77, 139}
 	for _, i := range slashedAttestedIndices {
-		vs := state.Validators()
+		vs := beaconState.Validators()
 		vs[i].Slashed = true
-		require.NoError(t, state.SetValidators(vs))
+		require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetValidators(vs))
 	}

-	vp, bp, err := New(context.Background(), state)
+	vp, bp, err := New(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	vp, bp, err = ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), state, vp, bp)
+	vp, bp, err = ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), beaconState, vp, bp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	rewards, penalties, err := AttestationsDelta(state, bp, vp)
+	rewards, penalties, err := AttestationsDelta(beaconState, bp, vp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	finalityDelay := helpers.PrevEpoch(state) - state.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
+	finalityDelay := helpers.PrevEpoch(beaconState) - beaconState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
 	for _, i := range slashedAttestedIndices {
-		base, err := epoch.BaseReward(state, i)
+		base, err := epoch.BaseReward(beaconState, i)
 		require.NoError(t, err, "Could not get base reward")
 		penalty := 3 * base
 		proposerReward := base / params.BeaconConfig().ProposerRewardQuotient
 		penalty += params.BeaconConfig().BaseRewardsPerEpoch*base - proposerReward
-		penalty += vp[i].CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance * finalityDelay / params.BeaconConfig().InactivityPenaltyQuotient
+		penalty += vp[i].CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance * uint64(finalityDelay) / params.BeaconConfig().InactivityPenaltyQuotient
 		assert.Equal(t, penalty, penalties[i], "Unexpected slashed indices penalty balance")
 		assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), rewards[i], "Unexpected slashed indices reward balance")
 	}
 }

-func buildState(slot, validatorCount uint64) *pb.BeaconState {
+func buildState(slot types.Slot, validatorCount uint64) *pb.BeaconState {
 	validators := make([]*ethpb.Validator, validatorCount)
 	for i := 0; i < len(validators); i++ {
 		validators[i] = &ethpb.Validator{
@@ -297,15 +298,15 @@ func TestProposerDeltaPrecompute_HappyCase(t *testing.T) {
 	e := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
 	validatorCount := uint64(10)
 	base := buildState(e, validatorCount)
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	proposerIndex := uint64(1)
+	proposerIndex := types.ValidatorIndex(1)
 	b := &Balance{ActiveCurrentEpoch: 1000}
 	v := []*Validator{
 		{IsPrevEpochAttester: true, CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance: 32, ProposerIndex: proposerIndex},
 	}
-	r, err := ProposersDelta(state, b, v)
+	r, err := ProposersDelta(beaconState, b, v)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	baseReward := v[0].CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance * params.BeaconConfig().BaseRewardFactor /
@@ -319,15 +320,15 @@ func TestProposerDeltaPrecompute_ValidatorIndexOutOfRange(t *testing.T) {
 	e := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
 	validatorCount := uint64(10)
 	base := buildState(e, validatorCount)
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	proposerIndex := validatorCount
+	proposerIndex := types.ValidatorIndex(validatorCount)
 	b := &Balance{ActiveCurrentEpoch: 1000}
 	v := []*Validator{
 		{IsPrevEpochAttester: true, CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance: 32, ProposerIndex: proposerIndex},
 	}
-	_, err = ProposersDelta(state, b, v)
+	_, err = ProposersDelta(beaconState, b, v)
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, "proposer index out of range", err)
 }

@@ -335,15 +336,15 @@ func TestProposerDeltaPrecompute_SlashedCase(t *testing.T) {
 	e := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
 	validatorCount := uint64(10)
 	base := buildState(e, validatorCount)
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	proposerIndex := uint64(1)
+	proposerIndex := types.ValidatorIndex(1)
 	b := &Balance{ActiveCurrentEpoch: 1000}
 	v := []*Validator{
 		{IsPrevEpochAttester: true, CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance: 32, ProposerIndex: proposerIndex, IsSlashed: true},
 	}
-	r, err := ProposersDelta(state, b, v)
+	r, err := ProposersDelta(beaconState, b, v)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), r[proposerIndex], "Unexpected proposer reward for slashed")
 }
@@ -351,51 +352,51 @@ func TestProposerDeltaPrecompute_SlashedCase(t *testing.T) {
 func TestFinalityDelay(t *testing.T) {
 	base := buildState(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch*10, 1)
 	base.FinalizedCheckpoint = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 3}
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	prevEpoch := uint64(0)
-	finalizedEpoch := uint64(0)
+	prevEpoch := types.Epoch(0)
+	finalizedEpoch := types.Epoch(0)
 	// Set values for each test case
 	setVal := func() {
-		prevEpoch = helpers.PrevEpoch(state)
-		finalizedEpoch = state.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
+		prevEpoch = helpers.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
+		finalizedEpoch = beaconState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
 	}
 	setVal()
 	d := finalityDelay(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch)
-	w := helpers.PrevEpoch(state) - state.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
+	w := helpers.PrevEpoch(beaconState) - beaconState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
 	assert.Equal(t, w, d, "Did not get wanted finality delay")

-	require.NoError(t, state.SetFinalizedCheckpoint(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 4}))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetFinalizedCheckpoint(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 4}))
 	setVal()
 	d = finalityDelay(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch)
-	w = helpers.PrevEpoch(state) - state.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
+	w = helpers.PrevEpoch(beaconState) - beaconState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
 	assert.Equal(t, w, d, "Did not get wanted finality delay")

-	require.NoError(t, state.SetFinalizedCheckpoint(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 5}))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetFinalizedCheckpoint(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 5}))
 	setVal()
 	d = finalityDelay(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch)
-	w = helpers.PrevEpoch(state) - state.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
+	w = helpers.PrevEpoch(beaconState) - beaconState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
 	assert.Equal(t, w, d, "Did not get wanted finality delay")
 }

 func TestIsInInactivityLeak(t *testing.T) {
 	base := buildState(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch*10, 1)
 	base.FinalizedCheckpoint = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 3}
-	state, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	beaconState, err := state.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	prevEpoch := uint64(0)
-	finalizedEpoch := uint64(0)
+	prevEpoch := types.Epoch(0)
+	finalizedEpoch := types.Epoch(0)
 	// Set values for each test case
 	setVal := func() {
-		prevEpoch = helpers.PrevEpoch(state)
-		finalizedEpoch = state.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
+		prevEpoch = helpers.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
+		finalizedEpoch = beaconState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
 	}
 	setVal()
 	assert.Equal(t, true, isInInactivityLeak(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch), "Wanted inactivity leak true")
-	require.NoError(t, state.SetFinalizedCheckpoint(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 4}))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetFinalizedCheckpoint(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 4}))
 	setVal()
 	assert.Equal(t, true, isInInactivityLeak(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch), "Wanted inactivity leak true")
-	require.NoError(t, state.SetFinalizedCheckpoint(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 5}))
+	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetFinalizedCheckpoint(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 5}))
 	setVal()
 	assert.Equal(t, false, isInInactivityLeak(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch), "Wanted inactivity leak false")
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/slashing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/slashing.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package precompute

 import (
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	stateTrie "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
+	iface "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/interface"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/mathutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 )
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ func ProcessSlashingsPrecompute(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, pBal *Balance) err

 	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 {
+	err := state.ReadFromEveryValidator(func(idx int, val iface.ReadOnlyValidator) error {
 		correctEpoch := epochToWithdraw == val.WithdrawableEpoch()
 		if val.Slashed() && correctEpoch {
 			hasSlashing = true
@@ -42,17 +44,17 @@ func ProcessSlashingsPrecompute(state *stateTrie.BeaconState, pBal *Balance) err
 	}

 	increment := params.BeaconConfig().EffectiveBalanceIncrement
-	validatorFunc := func(idx int, val *ethpb.Validator) (bool, error) {
+	validatorFunc := func(idx int, val *ethpb.Validator) (bool, *ethpb.Validator, error) {
 		correctEpoch := epochToWithdraw == val.WithdrawableEpoch
 		if val.Slashed && correctEpoch {
 			penaltyNumerator := val.EffectiveBalance / increment * minSlashing
 			penalty := penaltyNumerator / pBal.ActiveCurrentEpoch * increment
-			if err := helpers.DecreaseBalance(state, uint64(idx), penalty); err != nil {
-				return false, err
+			if err := helpers.DecreaseBalance(state, types.ValidatorIndex(idx), penalty); err != nil {
+				return false, val, err
 			}
-			return true, nil
+			return true, val, nil
 		}
-		return false, nil
+		return false, val, nil
 	}

 	return state.ApplyToEveryValidator(validatorFunc)
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/slashing_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/slashing_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package precompute_test

 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ func TestProcessSlashingsPrecompute_SlashedLess(t *testing.T) {
 	}

 	for i, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(string(i), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprint(i), func(t *testing.T) {
 			ab := uint64(0)
 			for i, b := range tt.state.Balances {
 				// Skip validator 0 since it's slashed
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/spectest/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/spectest/BUILD.bazel
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ go_test(
        "//shared/testutil/require:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_ghodss_yaml//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_ssz//:go_default_library",
        "@in_gopkg_d4l3k_messagediff_v1//:go_default_library",
        "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/tools/bazel:go_default_library",
    ],
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ go_test(
        "//shared/testutil/require:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_ghodss_yaml//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_ssz//:go_default_library",
        "@in_gopkg_d4l3k_messagediff_v1//:go_default_library",
        "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/tools/bazel:go_default_library",
    ],
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/spectest/rewards_penalties_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/spectest/rewards_penalties_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-ssz"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	beaconstate "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ func runPrecomputeRewardsAndPenaltiesTest(t *testing.T, testFolderPath string) {
 	preBeaconStateFile, err := testutil.BazelFileBytes(path.Join(testFolderPath, "pre.ssz"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	preBeaconStateBase := &pb.BeaconState{}
-	require.NoError(t, ssz.Unmarshal(preBeaconStateFile, preBeaconStateBase), "Failed to unmarshal")
+	require.NoError(t, preBeaconStateBase.UnmarshalSSZ(preBeaconStateFile), "Failed to unmarshal")
 	preBeaconState, err := beaconstate.InitializeFromProto(preBeaconStateBase)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/type.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/type.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package precompute

+import types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+
 // Validator stores the pre computation of individual validator's attesting records these records
 // consist of attestation votes, block inclusion record. Pre computing and storing such record
 // is essential for process epoch optimizations.
@@ -26,11 +28,11 @@ type Validator struct {
 	// CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance is how much effective balance this validator validator has current epoch.
 	CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance uint64
 	// InclusionSlot is the slot of when the attestation gets included in the chain.
-	InclusionSlot uint64
+	InclusionSlot types.Slot
 	// InclusionDistance is the distance between the assigned slot and this validator's attestation was included in block.
-	InclusionDistance uint64
+	InclusionDistance types.Slot
 	// ProposerIndex is the index of proposer at slot where this validator's attestation was included.
-	ProposerIndex uint64
+	ProposerIndex types.ValidatorIndex
 	// BeforeEpochTransitionBalance is the validator balance prior to epoch transition.
 	BeforeEpochTransitionBalance uint64
 	// AfterEpochTransitionBalance is the validator balance after epoch transition.
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/spectest/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/spectest/BUILD.bazel
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ go_test(
        "//shared/testutil:go_default_library",
        "//shared/testutil/require:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_ssz//:go_default_library",
        "@in_gopkg_d4l3k_messagediff_v1//:go_default_library",
        "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/tools/bazel:go_default_library",
    ],
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/spectest/justification_and_finalization_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/spectest/justification_and_finalization_test.go
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ func runJustificationAndFinalizationTests(t *testing.T, config string) {
 	}
 }

-func processJustificationAndFinalizationPrecomputeWrapper(t *testing.T, state *state.BeaconState) (*state.BeaconState, error) {
+func processJustificationAndFinalizationPrecomputeWrapper(t *testing.T, st *state.BeaconState) (*state.BeaconState, error) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	vp, bp, err := precompute.New(ctx, state)
+	vp, bp, err := precompute.New(ctx, st)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, bp, err = precompute.ProcessAttestations(ctx, state, vp, bp)
+	_, bp, err = precompute.ProcessAttestations(ctx, st, vp, bp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	state, err = precompute.ProcessJustificationAndFinalizationPreCompute(state, bp)
+	st, err = precompute.ProcessJustificationAndFinalizationPreCompute(st, bp)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not process justification")

-	return state, nil
+	return st, nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/spectest/rewards_and_penalties_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/spectest/rewards_and_penalties_test.go
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ func runRewardsAndPenaltiesTests(t *testing.T, config string) {
 	}
 }

-func processRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecomputeWrapper(t *testing.T, state *state.BeaconState) (*state.BeaconState, error) {
+func processRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecomputeWrapper(t *testing.T, st *state.BeaconState) (*state.BeaconState, error) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	vp, bp, err := precompute.New(ctx, state)
+	vp, bp, err := precompute.New(ctx, st)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	vp, bp, err = precompute.ProcessAttestations(ctx, state, vp, bp)
+	vp, bp, err = precompute.ProcessAttestations(ctx, st, vp, bp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

-	state, err = precompute.ProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute(state, bp, vp)
+	st, err = precompute.ProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute(st, bp, vp)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not process reward")

-	return state, nil
+	return st, nil
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/spectest/spectest_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/spectest/spectest_test.go
@@ -1,21 +1,17 @@
 package spectest

 import (
-	"os"
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 )

 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
-	run := func() int {
-		prevConfig := params.BeaconConfig().Copy()
-		defer params.OverrideBeaconConfig(prevConfig)
-		c := params.BeaconConfig()
-		c.MinGenesisActiveValidatorCount = 16384
-		params.OverrideBeaconConfig(c)
+	prevConfig := params.BeaconConfig().Copy()
+	defer params.OverrideBeaconConfig(prevConfig)
+	c := params.BeaconConfig()
+	c.MinGenesisActiveValidatorCount = 16384
+	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(c)

-		return m.Run()
-	}
-	os.Exit(run())
+	m.Run()
 }
--- a/beacon-chain/core/feed/state/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/feed/state/BUILD.bazel
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@ go_library(
    ],
    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state",
    visibility = ["//beacon-chain:__subpackages__"],
-    deps = ["//shared/event:go_default_library"],
+    deps = [
+        "//shared/event:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
+    ],
 )
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More