diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
index a276885838..a0339a97b6 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/transition:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/db/filesystem:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db/filters:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db/kv:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/execution:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/error.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/error.go
index 9e3d251ca6..2058a97e31 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/error.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/error.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ var (
 	ErrNotCheckpoint = errors.New("not a checkpoint in forkchoice")
 )
 
+var errMaxBlobsExceeded = errors.New("Expected commitments in block exceeds MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK")
+
 // An invalid block is the block that fails state transition based on the core protocol rules.
 // The beacon node shall not be accepting nor building blocks that branch off from an invalid block.
 // Some examples of invalid blocks are:
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go
index 276d7822c9..8c693b08e9 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go
@@ -147,15 +147,3 @@ func logPayload(block interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock) error {
 	log.WithFields(fields).Debug("Synced new payload")
 	return nil
 }
-
-func logBlobSidecar(scs []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, startTime time.Time) {
-	if len(scs) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"count":          len(scs),
-		"slot":           scs[0].Slot,
-		"block":          hex.EncodeToString(scs[0].BlockRoot),
-		"validationTime": time.Since(startTime),
-	}).Debug("Synced new blob sidecars")
-}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/options.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/options.go
index f3ac7c8728..44aeb7f1ac 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/options.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/options.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/execution"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/operations/attestations"
@@ -164,6 +165,8 @@ func WithFinalizedStateAtStartUp(st state.BeaconState) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithClockSychronizer sets the ClockSetter/ClockWaiter values to be used by services that need to block until
+// the genesis timestamp is known (ClockWaiter) or which determine the genesis timestamp (ClockSetter).
 func WithClockSynchronizer(gs *startup.ClockSynchronizer) Option {
 	return func(s *Service) error {
 		s.clockSetter = gs
@@ -172,9 +175,18 @@ func WithClockSynchronizer(gs *startup.ClockSynchronizer) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithSyncComplete sets a channel that is used to notify blockchain service that the node has synced to head.
 func WithSyncComplete(c chan struct{}) Option {
 	return func(s *Service) error {
 		s.syncComplete = c
 		return nil
 	}
 }
+
+// WithBlobStorage sets the blob storage backend for the blockchain service.
+func WithBlobStorage(b *filesystem.BlobStorage) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.blobStorage = b
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
index 0ef06bc4d6..531f93c6a0 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain/kzg"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	coreTime "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/transition"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	forkchoicetypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/features"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 	consensusblocks "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
@@ -353,11 +353,15 @@ func (s *Service) databaseDACheck(ctx context.Context, b consensusblocks.ROBlock
 	if len(commitments) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	sidecars, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, b.Root())
+	missing, err := missingIndices(s.blobStorage, b.Root(), commitments)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get blob sidecars")
+		return err
 	}
-	return kzg.IsDataAvailable(commitments, sidecars)
+	if len(missing) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	// TODO: don't worry that this error isn't informative, it will be superceded by a detailed sidecar cache error.
+	return errors.New("not all kzg commitments are available")
 }
 
 func (s *Service) updateEpochBoundaryCaches(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState) error {
@@ -529,11 +533,43 @@ func (s *Service) runLateBlockTasks() {
 	}
 }
 
+// missingIndices uses the expected commitments from the block to determine
+// which BlobSidecar indices would need to be in the database for DA success.
+// It returns a map where each key represents a missing BlobSidecar index.
+// An empty map means we have all indices; a non-empty map can be used to compare incoming
+// BlobSidecars against the set of known missing sidecars.
+func missingIndices(bs *filesystem.BlobStorage, root [32]byte, expected [][]byte) (map[uint64]struct{}, error) {
+	if len(expected) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if len(expected) > fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock {
+		return nil, errMaxBlobsExceeded
+	}
+	indices, err := bs.Indices(root)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	missing := make(map[uint64]struct{}, len(expected))
+	for i := range expected {
+		ui := uint64(i)
+		if len(expected[i]) > 0 {
+			if !indices[i] {
+				missing[ui] = struct{}{}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return missing, nil
+}
+
+// isDataAvailable blocks until all BlobSidecars committed to in the block are available,
+// or an error or context cancellation occurs. A nil result means that the data availability check is successful.
+// The function will first check the database to see if all sidecars have been persisted. If any
+// sidecars are missing, it will then read from the blobNotifier channel for the given root until the channel is
+// closed, the context hits cancellation/timeout, or notifications have been received for all the missing sidecars.
 func (s *Service) isDataAvailable(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte, signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) error {
 	if signed.Version() < version.Deneb {
 		return nil
 	}
-	t := time.Now()
 
 	block := signed.Block()
 	if block == nil {
@@ -552,59 +588,35 @@ func (s *Service) isDataAvailable(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte, signed int
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get KZG commitments")
 	}
+	// expected is the number of kzg commitments observed in the block.
 	expected := len(kzgCommitments)
 	if expected == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-
-	// Read first from db in case we have the blobs
-	sidecars, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, root)
-	switch {
-	case err == nil:
-		if len(sidecars) >= expected {
-			s.blobNotifiers.delete(root)
-			if err := kzg.IsDataAvailable(kzgCommitments, sidecars); err != nil {
-				log.WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", root)).Warn("removing blob sidecars with invalid proofs")
-				if err2 := s.cfg.BeaconDB.DeleteBlobSidecars(ctx, root); err2 != nil {
-					log.WithError(err2).Error("could not delete sidecars")
-				}
-				return err
-			}
-			logBlobSidecar(sidecars, t)
-			return nil
-		}
-	case errors.Is(err, db.ErrNotFound):
-		// If the blob sidecars haven't arrived yet, the subsequent code will wait for them.
-		// Note: The system will not exit with an error in this scenario.
-	default:
-		log.WithError(err).Error("could not get blob sidecars from DB")
+	// get a map of BlobSidecar indices that are not currently available.
+	missing, err := missingIndices(s.blobStorage, root, kzgCommitments)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// If there are no missing indices, all BlobSidecars are available.
+	if len(missing) == 0 {
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	found := map[uint64]struct{}{}
-	for _, sc := range sidecars {
-		found[sc.Index] = struct{}{}
-	}
+	// The gossip handler for blobs writes the index of each verified blob referencing the given
+	// root to the channel returned by blobNotifiers.forRoot.
 	nc := s.blobNotifiers.forRoot(root)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case idx := <-nc:
-			found[idx] = struct{}{}
-			if len(found) != expected {
+			// Delete each index seen in the notification channel.
+			delete(missing, idx)
+			// Read from the channel until there are no more missing sidecars.
+			if len(missing) > 0 {
 				continue
 			}
+			// Once all sidecars have been observed, clean up the notification channel.
 			s.blobNotifiers.delete(root)
-			sidecars, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, root)
-			if err != nil {
-				return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get blob sidecars")
-			}
-			if err := kzg.IsDataAvailable(kzgCommitments, sidecars); err != nil {
-				log.WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", root)).Warn("removing blob sidecars with invalid proofs")
-				if err2 := s.cfg.BeaconDB.DeleteBlobSidecars(ctx, root); err2 != nil {
-					log.WithError(err2).Error("could not delete sidecars")
-				}
-				return err
-			}
-			logBlobSidecar(sidecars, t)
 			return nil
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return errors.Wrap(ctx.Err(), "context deadline waiting for blob sidecars")
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
index f64d7502a1..8d7e0bac1a 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/transition"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/execution"
 	mockExecution "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/execution/testing"
@@ -2115,3 +2116,99 @@ func Test_commitmentsToCheck(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestMissingIndices(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		expected [][]byte
+		present  []uint64
+		result   map[uint64]struct{}
+		root     [32]byte
+		err      error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "zero len",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "expected exceeds max",
+			expected: fakeCommitments(fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock + 1),
+			err:      errMaxBlobsExceeded,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "first missing",
+			expected: fakeCommitments(fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock),
+			present:  []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4, 5},
+			result:   fakeResult([]uint64{0}),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "all missing",
+			expected: fakeCommitments(fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock),
+			result:   fakeResult([]uint64{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "none missing",
+			expected: fakeCommitments(fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock),
+			present:  []uint64{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5},
+			result:   fakeResult([]uint64{}),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "one commitment, missing",
+			expected: fakeCommitments(1),
+			present:  []uint64{},
+			result:   fakeResult([]uint64{0}),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "3 commitments, 1 missing",
+			expected: fakeCommitments(3),
+			present:  []uint64{1},
+			result:   fakeResult([]uint64{0, 2}),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "3 commitments, none missing",
+			expected: fakeCommitments(3),
+			present:  []uint64{0, 1, 2},
+			result:   fakeResult([]uint64{}),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "3 commitments, all missing",
+			expected: fakeCommitments(3),
+			present:  []uint64{},
+			result:   fakeResult([]uint64{0, 1, 2}),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		bm, bs := filesystem.NewEphemeralBlobStorageWithMocker(t)
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			require.NoError(t, bm.CreateFakeIndices(c.root, c.present))
+			missing, err := missingIndices(bs, c.root, c.expected)
+			if c.err != nil {
+				require.ErrorIs(t, err, c.err)
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, len(c.result), len(missing))
+			for key := range c.result {
+				m, ok := missing[key]
+				require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+				require.Equal(t, c.result[key], m)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func fakeCommitments(n int) [][]byte {
+	f := make([][]byte, n)
+	for i := range f {
+		f[i] = make([]byte, 48)
+	}
+	return f
+}
+
+func fakeResult(missing []uint64) map[uint64]struct{} {
+	r := make(map[uint64]struct{}, len(missing))
+	for i := range missing {
+		r[missing[i]] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return r
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_blob.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_blob.go
index 5c3fad5c55..110c60260e 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_blob.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_blob.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package blockchain
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 )
 
 // SendNewBlobEvent sends a message to the BlobNotifier channel that the blob
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ func (s *Service) sendNewBlobEvent(root [32]byte, index uint64) {
 }
 
 // ReceiveBlob saves the blob to database and sends the new event
-func (s *Service) ReceiveBlob(ctx context.Context, b *ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) error {
-	if err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{b}); err != nil {
+func (s *Service) ReceiveBlob(ctx context.Context, b blocks.VerifiedROBlob) error {
+	if err := s.blobStorage.Save(b); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	s.sendNewBlobEvent([32]byte(b.BlockRoot), b.Index)
+	s.sendNewBlobEvent(b.BlockRoot(), b.Index)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
index 317e64123b..86871e6016 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type BlockReceiver interface {
 // BlobReceiver interface defines the methods of chain service for receiving new
 // blobs
 type BlobReceiver interface {
-	ReceiveBlob(context.Context, *ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) error
+	ReceiveBlob(context.Context, blocks.VerifiedROBlob) error
 }
 
 // SlashingReceiver interface defines the methods of chain service for receiving validated slashing over the wire.
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
index 9a9d81aab8..e3ee4dd540 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	coreTime "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/transition"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/execution"
 	f "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice"
 	forkchoicetypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/types"
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	syncComplete         chan struct{}
 	blobNotifiers        *blobNotifierMap
 	blockBeingSynced     *currentlySyncingBlock
+	blobStorage          *filesystem.BlobStorage
 }
 
 // config options for the service.
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
index f55f7e5cc9..683dc3673f 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ type ChainService struct {
 	OptimisticRoots             map[[32]byte]bool
 	BlockSlot                   primitives.Slot
 	SyncingRoot                 [32]byte
-	Blobs                       []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar
+	Blobs                       []blocks.VerifiedROBlob
 }
 
 func (s *ChainService) Ancestor(ctx context.Context, root []byte, slot primitives.Slot) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ func (c *ChainService) BlockBeingSynced(root [32]byte) bool {
 }
 
 // ReceiveBlob implements the same method in the chain service
-func (c *ChainService) ReceiveBlob(_ context.Context, b *ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) error {
+func (c *ChainService) ReceiveBlob(_ context.Context, b blocks.VerifiedROBlob) error {
 	c.Blobs = append(c.Blobs, b)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/errors.go b/beacon-chain/db/errors.go
index 1d6b430b9b..29a5cb8d84 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/errors.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/errors.go
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package db
 
-import "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/kv"
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/kv"
+)
 
 // ErrNotFound can be used to determine if an error from a method in the database package
 // represents a "not found" error. These often require different handling than a low-level
@@ -19,3 +24,9 @@ var ErrNotFoundBackfillBlockRoot = kv.ErrNotFoundBackfillBlockRoot
 
 // ErrNotFoundGenesisBlockRoot means no genesis block root was found, indicating the db was not initialized with genesis
 var ErrNotFoundGenesisBlockRoot = kv.ErrNotFoundGenesisBlockRoot
+
+// IsNotFound allows callers to treat errors from a flat-file database, where the file record is missing,
+// as equivalent to db.ErrNotFound.
+func IsNotFound(err error) bool {
+	return errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) || os.IsNotExist(err)
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/BUILD.bazel
index c1b5c4e679..908468b01b 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,27 +2,36 @@ load("@prysm//tools/go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
 
 go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
-    srcs = ["save_blob.go"],
+    srcs = [
+        "blob.go",
+        "ephemeral.go",
+    ],
     importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem",
-    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
+        "//beacon-chain/verification:go_default_library",
+        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/blocks:go_default_library",
         "//io/file:go_default_library",
-        "//proto/eth/v2:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
+        "//runtime/logging:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_fastssz//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_spf13_afero//:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
 go_test(
     name = "go_default_test",
-    srcs = ["save_blob_test.go"],
+    srcs = ["blob_test.go"],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
+        "//beacon-chain/verification:go_default_library",
         "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
-        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
-        "//io/file:go_default_library",
-        "//proto/eth/v2:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//testing/require:go_default_library",
+        "//testing/util:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_fastssz//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_spf13_afero//:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/blob.go b/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/blob.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae9fda052f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/blob.go
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+package filesystem
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/verification"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/io/file"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/logging"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/spf13/afero"
+)
+
+var (
+	errIndexOutOfBounds = errors.New("blob index in file name > MaxBlobsPerBlock")
+)
+
+const (
+	sszExt  = "ssz"
+	partExt = "part"
+
+	directoryPermissions = 0700
+)
+
+// NewBlobStorage creates a new instance of the BlobStorage object. Note that the implementation of BlobStorage may
+// attempt to hold a file lock to guarantee exclusive control of the blob storage directory, so this should only be
+// initialized once per beacon node.
+func NewBlobStorage(base string) (*BlobStorage, error) {
+	base = path.Clean(base)
+	if err := file.MkdirAll(base); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	fs := afero.NewBasePathFs(afero.NewOsFs(), base)
+	return &BlobStorage{fs: fs}, nil
+}
+
+// BlobStorage is the concrete implementation of the filesystem backend for saving and retrieving BlobSidecars.
+type BlobStorage struct {
+	fs afero.Fs
+}
+
+// Save saves blobs given a list of sidecars.
+func (bs *BlobStorage) Save(sidecar blocks.VerifiedROBlob) error {
+	fname := namerForSidecar(sidecar)
+	sszPath := fname.path()
+	exists, err := afero.Exists(bs.fs, sszPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if exists {
+		log.WithFields(logging.BlobFields(sidecar.ROBlob)).Debug("ignoring a duplicate blob sidecar Save attempt")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Serialize the ethpb.BlobSidecar to binary data using SSZ.
+	sidecarData, err := sidecar.MarshalSSZ()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to serialize sidecar data")
+	}
+	if err := bs.fs.MkdirAll(fname.dir(), directoryPermissions); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	partPath := fname.partPath()
+	// Create a partial file and write the serialized data to it.
+	partialFile, err := bs.fs.Create(partPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create partial file")
+	}
+
+	_, err = partialFile.Write(sidecarData)
+	if err != nil {
+		closeErr := partialFile.Close()
+		if closeErr != nil {
+			return closeErr
+		}
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to write to partial file")
+	}
+	err = partialFile.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Atomically rename the partial file to its final name.
+	err = bs.fs.Rename(partPath, sszPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to rename partial file to final name")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Get retrieves a single BlobSidecar by its root and index.
+// Since BlobStorage only writes blobs that have undergone full verification, the return
+// value is always a VerifiedROBlob.
+func (bs *BlobStorage) Get(root [32]byte, idx uint64) (blocks.VerifiedROBlob, error) {
+	expected := blobNamer{root: root, index: idx}
+	encoded, err := afero.ReadFile(bs.fs, expected.path())
+	var v blocks.VerifiedROBlob
+	if err != nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	s := &ethpb.BlobSidecar{}
+	if err := s.UnmarshalSSZ(encoded); err != nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	ro, err := blocks.NewROBlobWithRoot(s, root)
+	if err != nil {
+		return blocks.VerifiedROBlob{}, err
+	}
+	return verification.BlobSidecarNoop(ro)
+}
+
+// Indices generates a bitmap representing which BlobSidecar.Index values are present on disk for a given root.
+// This value can be compared to the commitments observed in a block to determine which indices need to be found
+// on the network to confirm data availability.
+func (bs *BlobStorage) Indices(root [32]byte) ([fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock]bool, error) {
+	var mask [fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock]bool
+	rootDir := blobNamer{root: root}.dir()
+	entries, err := afero.ReadDir(bs.fs, rootDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return mask, nil
+		}
+		return mask, err
+	}
+	for i := range entries {
+		if entries[i].IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+		name := entries[i].Name()
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(name, sszExt) {
+			continue
+		}
+		parts := strings.Split(name, ".")
+		if len(parts) != 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+		u, err := strconv.ParseUint(parts[0], 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return mask, errors.Wrapf(err, "unexpected directory entry breaks listing, %s", parts[0])
+		}
+		if u >= fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock {
+			return mask, errIndexOutOfBounds
+		}
+		mask[u] = true
+	}
+	return mask, nil
+}
+
+type blobNamer struct {
+	root  [32]byte
+	index uint64
+}
+
+func namerForSidecar(sc blocks.VerifiedROBlob) blobNamer {
+	return blobNamer{root: sc.BlockRoot(), index: sc.Index}
+}
+
+func (p blobNamer) dir() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%#x", p.root)
+}
+
+func (p blobNamer) fname(ext string) string {
+	return path.Join(p.dir(), fmt.Sprintf("%d.%s", p.index, ext))
+}
+
+func (p blobNamer) partPath() string {
+	return p.fname(partExt)
+}
+
+func (p blobNamer) path() string {
+	return p.fname(sszExt)
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/blob_test.go b/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/blob_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..350cbdde28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/blob_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package filesystem
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	ssz "github.com/prysmaticlabs/fastssz"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/verification"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/spf13/afero"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/util"
+)
+
+func TestBlobStorage_SaveBlobData(t *testing.T) {
+	_, sidecars := util.GenerateTestDenebBlockWithSidecar(t, [32]byte{}, 1, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+	testSidecars, err := verification.BlobSidecarSliceNoop(sidecars)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	t.Run("no error for duplicate", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fs, bs := NewEphemeralBlobStorageWithFs(t)
+		existingSidecar := testSidecars[0]
+
+		blobPath := namerForSidecar(existingSidecar).path()
+		// Serialize the existing BlobSidecar to binary data.
+		existingSidecarData, err := ssz.MarshalSSZ(existingSidecar)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		require.NoError(t, bs.Save(existingSidecar))
+		// No error when attempting to write twice.
+		require.NoError(t, bs.Save(existingSidecar))
+
+		content, err := afero.ReadFile(fs, blobPath)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, true, bytes.Equal(existingSidecarData, content))
+
+		// Deserialize the BlobSidecar from the saved file data.
+		savedSidecar := &ethpb.BlobSidecar{}
+		err = savedSidecar.UnmarshalSSZ(content)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Compare the original Sidecar and the saved Sidecar.
+		require.DeepSSZEqual(t, existingSidecar.BlobSidecar, savedSidecar)
+
+	})
+	t.Run("indices", func(t *testing.T) {
+		bs := NewEphemeralBlobStorage(t)
+		sc := testSidecars[2]
+		require.NoError(t, bs.Save(sc))
+		actualSc, err := bs.Get(sc.BlockRoot(), sc.Index)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		expectedIdx := [fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock]bool{false, false, true}
+		actualIdx, err := bs.Indices(actualSc.BlockRoot())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, expectedIdx, actualIdx)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("round trip write then read", func(t *testing.T) {
+		bs := NewEphemeralBlobStorage(t)
+		err := bs.Save(testSidecars[0])
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		expected := testSidecars[0]
+		actual, err := bs.Get(expected.BlockRoot(), expected.Index)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.DeepSSZEqual(t, expected, actual)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestBlobIndicesBounds(t *testing.T) {
+	fs, bs := NewEphemeralBlobStorageWithFs(t)
+	root := [32]byte{}
+
+	okIdx := uint64(fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock - 1)
+	writeFakeSSZ(t, fs, root, okIdx)
+	indices, err := bs.Indices(root)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	var expected [fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock]bool
+	expected[okIdx] = true
+	for i := range expected {
+		require.Equal(t, expected[i], indices[i])
+	}
+
+	oobIdx := uint64(fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+	writeFakeSSZ(t, fs, root, oobIdx)
+	_, err = bs.Indices(root)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, errIndexOutOfBounds)
+}
+
+func writeFakeSSZ(t *testing.T, fs afero.Fs, root [32]byte, idx uint64) {
+	namer := blobNamer{root: root, index: idx}
+	require.NoError(t, fs.MkdirAll(namer.dir(), 0700))
+	fh, err := fs.Create(namer.path())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = fh.Write([]byte("derp"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, fh.Close())
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/ephemeral.go b/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/ephemeral.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..170dc3619e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/ephemeral.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package filesystem
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/afero"
+)
+
+// NewEphemeralBlobStorage should only be used for tests.
+// The instance of BlobStorage returned is backed by an in-memory virtual filesystem,
+// improving test performance and simplifying cleanup.
+func NewEphemeralBlobStorage(_ testing.TB) *BlobStorage {
+	return &BlobStorage{fs: afero.NewMemMapFs()}
+}
+
+// NewEphemeralBlobStorageWithFs can be used by tests that want access to the virtual filesystem
+// in order to interact with it outside the parameters of the BlobStorage api.
+func NewEphemeralBlobStorageWithFs(_ testing.TB) (afero.Fs, *BlobStorage) {
+	fs := afero.NewMemMapFs()
+	return fs, &BlobStorage{fs: fs}
+}
+
+type BlobMocker struct {
+	fs afero.Fs
+	bs *BlobStorage
+}
+
+// CreateFakeIndices creates empty blob sidecar files at the expected path for the given
+// root and indices to influence the result of Indices().
+func (bm *BlobMocker) CreateFakeIndices(root [32]byte, indices []uint64) error {
+	for i := range indices {
+		n := blobNamer{root: root, index: indices[i]}
+		if err := bm.fs.MkdirAll(n.dir(), directoryPermissions); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		f, err := bm.fs.Create(n.path())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// NewEpehmeralBlobStorageWithMocker returns a *BlobMocker value in addition to the BlobStorage value.
+// BlockMocker encapsulates things blob path construction to avoid leaking implementation details.
+func NewEphemeralBlobStorageWithMocker(_ testing.TB) (*BlobMocker, *BlobStorage) {
+	fs := afero.NewMemMapFs()
+	bs := &BlobStorage{fs: fs}
+	return &BlobMocker{fs: fs, bs: bs}, bs
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/save_blob.go b/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/save_blob.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b974b9b2ff..0000000000
--- a/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/save_blob.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-package filesystem
-
-import (
-	"crypto/sha256"
-	"encoding/hex"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
-
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	ssz "github.com/prysmaticlabs/fastssz"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/io/file"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/eth/v2"
-)
-
-type BlobStorage struct {
-	baseDir string
-}
-
-// SaveBlobData saves blobs given a list of sidecars.
-func (bs *BlobStorage) SaveBlobData(sidecars []*eth.BlobSidecar) error {
-	if len(sidecars) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("no blob data to save")
-	}
-	for _, sidecar := range sidecars {
-		blobPath := bs.sidecarFileKey(sidecar)
-		exists := file.Exists(blobPath)
-		if exists {
-			if err := checkDataIntegrity(sidecar, blobPath); err != nil {
-				// This error should never happen, if it does then the
-				// file has most likely been tampered with.
-				return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to save blob sidecar, tried to overwrite blob (%s) with different content", blobPath)
-			}
-			continue // Blob already exists, move to the next one
-		}
-
-		// Serialize the ethpb.BlobSidecar to binary data using SSZ.
-		sidecarData, err := ssz.MarshalSSZ(sidecar)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to serialize sidecar data")
-		}
-
-		// Create a partial file and write the serialized data to it.
-		partialFilePath := blobPath + ".partial"
-		partialFile, err := os.Create(filepath.Clean(partialFilePath))
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create partial file")
-		}
-
-		_, err = partialFile.Write(sidecarData)
-		if err != nil {
-			closeErr := partialFile.Close()
-			if closeErr != nil {
-				return closeErr
-			}
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to write to partial file")
-		}
-		err = partialFile.Close()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// Atomically rename the partial file to its final name.
-		err = os.Rename(partialFilePath, blobPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to rename partial file to final name")
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (bs *BlobStorage) sidecarFileKey(sidecar *eth.BlobSidecar) string {
-	return path.Join(bs.baseDir, fmt.Sprintf(
-		"%d_%x_%d_%x.blob",
-		sidecar.Slot,
-		sidecar.BlockRoot,
-		sidecar.Index,
-		sidecar.KzgCommitment,
-	))
-}
-
-// checkDataIntegrity checks the data integrity by comparing the original ethpb.BlobSidecar.
-func checkDataIntegrity(sidecar *eth.BlobSidecar, filePath string) error {
-	sidecarData, err := ssz.MarshalSSZ(sidecar)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to serialize sidecar data")
-	}
-	originalChecksum := sha256.Sum256(sidecarData)
-	savedFileChecksum, err := file.HashFile(filePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to calculate saved file checksum")
-	}
-	if hex.EncodeToString(originalChecksum[:]) != hex.EncodeToString(savedFileChecksum) {
-		return errors.New("data integrity check failed")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/save_blob_test.go b/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/save_blob_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 6dc491d0cb..0000000000
--- a/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/save_blob_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,191 +0,0 @@
-package filesystem
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"crypto/rand"
-	"crypto/sha256"
-	"encoding/hex"
-	"os"
-	"path"
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-
-	ssz "github.com/prysmaticlabs/fastssz"
-	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/io/file"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/eth/v2"
-
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
-)
-
-func TestBlobStorage_SaveBlobData(t *testing.T) {
-	testSidecars := generateBlobSidecars(t, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
-	t.Run("NoBlobData", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tempDir := t.TempDir()
-		bs := &BlobStorage{baseDir: tempDir}
-		err := bs.SaveBlobData([]*eth.BlobSidecar{})
-		require.ErrorContains(t, "no blob data to save", err)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("BlobExists", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tempDir := t.TempDir()
-		bs := &BlobStorage{baseDir: tempDir}
-		existingSidecar := testSidecars[0]
-
-		blobPath := bs.sidecarFileKey(existingSidecar)
-		// Serialize the existing BlobSidecar to binary data.
-		existingSidecarData, err := ssz.MarshalSSZ(existingSidecar)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		err = os.MkdirAll(path.Dir(blobPath), os.ModePerm)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Write the serialized data to the blob file.
-		err = os.WriteFile(blobPath, existingSidecarData, os.ModePerm)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		err = bs.SaveBlobData([]*eth.BlobSidecar{existingSidecar})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		content, err := os.ReadFile(blobPath)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Deserialize the BlobSidecar from the saved file data.
-		var savedSidecar ssz.Unmarshaler
-		savedSidecar = &eth.BlobSidecar{}
-		err = savedSidecar.UnmarshalSSZ(content)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Compare the original Sidecar and the saved Sidecar.
-		require.DeepSSZEqual(t, existingSidecar, savedSidecar)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("SaveBlobDataNoErrors", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tempDir := t.TempDir()
-		bs := &BlobStorage{baseDir: tempDir}
-		err := bs.SaveBlobData(testSidecars)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Check the number of files in the directory.
-		files, err := os.ReadDir(tempDir)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, len(testSidecars), len(files))
-
-		for _, f := range files {
-			content, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(tempDir, f.Name()))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-
-			// Deserialize the BlobSidecar from the saved file data.
-			var savedSidecar ssz.Unmarshaler
-			savedSidecar = &eth.BlobSidecar{}
-			err = savedSidecar.UnmarshalSSZ(content)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-
-			// Find the corresponding test sidecar based on the file name.
-			sidecar := findTestSidecarsByFileName(t, testSidecars, f.Name())
-			require.NotNil(t, sidecar)
-			// Compare the original Sidecar and the saved Sidecar.
-			require.DeepSSZEqual(t, sidecar, savedSidecar)
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("OverwriteBlobWithDifferentContent", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tempDir := t.TempDir()
-		bs := &BlobStorage{baseDir: tempDir}
-		originalSidecar := []*eth.BlobSidecar{testSidecars[0]}
-		// Save the original sidecar
-		err := bs.SaveBlobData(originalSidecar)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Modify the blob data
-		modifiedSidecar := originalSidecar
-		modifiedSidecar[0].Blob = []byte("Modified Blob Data")
-
-		err = bs.SaveBlobData(modifiedSidecar)
-		require.ErrorContains(t, "failed to save blob sidecar, tried to overwrite blob", err)
-	})
-}
-
-func findTestSidecarsByFileName(t *testing.T, testSidecars []*eth.BlobSidecar, fileName string) *eth.BlobSidecar {
-	parts := strings.SplitN(fileName, ".", 2)
-	require.Equal(t, 2, len(parts))
-	// parts[0] contains the substring before the first period
-	components := strings.Split(parts[0], "_")
-	if len(components) == 4 {
-		blockRoot, err := hex.DecodeString(components[1])
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		kzgCommitment, err := hex.DecodeString(components[3])
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		for _, sidecar := range testSidecars {
-			if bytes.Equal(sidecar.BlockRoot, blockRoot) && bytes.Equal(sidecar.KzgCommitment, kzgCommitment) {
-				return sidecar
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func TestCheckDataIntegrity(t *testing.T) {
-	testSidecars := generateBlobSidecars(t, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
-	originalData, err := ssz.MarshalSSZ(testSidecars[0])
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	originalChecksum := sha256.Sum256(originalData)
-
-	tempDir := t.TempDir()
-	tempfile, err := os.CreateTemp(tempDir, "testfile")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = tempfile.Write(originalData)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	err = checkDataIntegrity(testSidecars[0], tempfile.Name())
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Modify the data in the file to simulate data corruption
-	corruptedData := []byte("corrupted data")
-	err = os.WriteFile(tempfile.Name(), corruptedData, os.ModePerm)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Test data integrity check with corrupted data
-	err = checkDataIntegrity(testSidecars[0], tempfile.Name())
-	require.ErrorContains(t, "data integrity check failed", err)
-
-	// Modify the calculated checksum to be incorrect
-	wrongChecksum := hex.EncodeToString(originalChecksum[:]) + "12345"
-	err = os.WriteFile(tempfile.Name(), []byte(wrongChecksum), os.ModePerm)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	checksum, err := file.HashFile(tempfile.Name())
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotEqual(t, wrongChecksum, hex.EncodeToString(checksum))
-}
-
-func generateBlobSidecars(t *testing.T, n uint64) []*eth.BlobSidecar {
-	blobSidecars := make([]*eth.BlobSidecar, n)
-	for i := uint64(0); i < n; i++ {
-		blobSidecars[i] = generateBlobSidecar(t, i)
-	}
-	return blobSidecars
-}
-
-func generateBlobSidecar(t *testing.T, index uint64) *eth.BlobSidecar {
-	blob := make([]byte, 131072)
-	_, err := rand.Read(blob)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	kzgCommitment := make([]byte, 48)
-	_, err = rand.Read(kzgCommitment)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	kzgProof := make([]byte, 48)
-	_, err = rand.Read(kzgProof)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	return &eth.BlobSidecar{
-		BlockRoot:       bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'a'}, 32),
-		Index:           index,
-		Slot:            100,
-		BlockParentRoot: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'b'}, 32),
-		ProposerIndex:   101,
-		Blob:            blob,
-		KzgCommitment:   kzgCommitment,
-		KzgProof:        kzgProof,
-	}
-}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/node/BUILD.bazel
index 6f5bee643a..c87144c60e 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/BUILD.bazel
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/cache/depositcache:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/cache/depositsnapshot:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/db/filesystem:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db/kv:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db/slasherkv:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/deterministic-genesis:go_default_library",
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ go_test(
         "//beacon-chain/blockchain:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/builder:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/feed/state:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/db/filesystem:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/execution:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/execution/testing:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/monitor:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/node.go b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
index fe2fc718ba..c962b86455 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/node.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache/depositsnapshot"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/kv"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv"
 	interopcoldstart "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/deterministic-genesis"
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ type BeaconNode struct {
 	forkChoicer             forkchoice.ForkChoicer
 	clockWaiter             startup.ClockWaiter
 	initialSyncComplete     chan struct{}
+	BlobStorage             *filesystem.BlobStorage
 }
 
 // New creates a new node instance, sets up configuration options, and registers
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ func New(cliCtx *cli.Context, opts ...Option) (*BeaconNode, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	log.Debugln("Starting DB")
 	if err := beacon.startDB(cliCtx, depositAddress); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -639,6 +642,7 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) registerBlockchainService(fc forkchoice.ForkChoicer, gs *st
 		blockchain.WithProposerIdsCache(b.proposerIdsCache),
 		blockchain.WithClockSynchronizer(gs),
 		blockchain.WithSyncComplete(syncComplete),
+		blockchain.WithBlobStorage(b.BlobStorage),
 	)
 
 	blockchainService, err := blockchain.NewService(b.ctx, opts...)
@@ -717,6 +721,7 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) registerSyncService(initialSyncComplete chan struct{}) erro
 		regularsync.WithClockWaiter(b.clockWaiter),
 		regularsync.WithInitialSyncComplete(initialSyncComplete),
 		regularsync.WithStateNotifier(b),
+		regularsync.WithBlobStorage(b.BlobStorage),
 	)
 	return b.services.RegisterService(rs)
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/node_test.go b/beacon-chain/node/node_test.go
index c3f6baa316..dbd819a09d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/node_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/node_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/builder"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/execution"
 	mockExecution "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/execution/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/monitor"
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ func TestNodeStart_Ok(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := cli.NewContext(&app, set, nil)
 	node, err := New(ctx, WithBlockchainFlagOptions([]blockchain.Option{}),
 		WithBuilderFlagOptions([]builder.Option{}),
-		WithExecutionChainOptions([]execution.Option{}))
+		WithExecutionChainOptions([]execution.Option{}),
+		WithBlobStorage(filesystem.NewEphemeralBlobStorage(t)))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	node.services = &runtime.ServiceRegistry{}
 	go func() {
@@ -148,11 +150,12 @@ func TestClearDB(t *testing.T) {
 	set.String("suggested-fee-recipient", "0x6e35733c5af9B61374A128e6F85f553aF09ff89A", "fee recipient")
 	require.NoError(t, set.Set("suggested-fee-recipient", "0x6e35733c5af9B61374A128e6F85f553aF09ff89A"))
 	context := cli.NewContext(&app, set, nil)
-	_, err = New(context, WithExecutionChainOptions([]execution.Option{
-		execution.WithHttpEndpoint(endpoint),
-	}))
+	options := []Option{
+		WithExecutionChainOptions([]execution.Option{execution.WithHttpEndpoint(endpoint)}),
+		WithBlobStorage(filesystem.NewEphemeralBlobStorage(t)),
+	}
+	_, err = New(context, options...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-
 	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Removing database")
 }
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/options.go b/beacon-chain/node/options.go
index 22e994afae..15566d9d22 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/options.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/options.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package node
 import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/builder"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/execution"
 )
 
@@ -32,3 +33,11 @@ func WithBuilderFlagOptions(opts []builder.Option) Option {
 		return nil
 	}
 }
+
+// WithBlobStorage sets the BlobStorage backend for the BeaconNode
+func WithBlobStorage(bs *filesystem.BlobStorage) Option {
+	return func(bn *BeaconNode) error {
+		bn.BlobStorage = bs
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/p2p/gossip_topic_mappings.go b/beacon-chain/p2p/gossip_topic_mappings.go
index da941f3df8..e37b998d50 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/p2p/gossip_topic_mappings.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/p2p/gossip_topic_mappings.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var gossipTopicMappings = map[string]proto.Message{
 	SyncContributionAndProofSubnetTopicFormat: &ethpb.SignedContributionAndProof{},
 	SyncCommitteeSubnetTopicFormat:            &ethpb.SyncCommitteeMessage{},
 	BlsToExecutionChangeSubnetTopicFormat:     &ethpb.SignedBLSToExecutionChange{},
-	BlobSubnetTopicFormat:                     &ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar{},
+	BlobSubnetTopicFormat:                     &ethpb.BlobSidecar{},
 }
 
 // GossipTopicMappings is a function to return the assigned data type
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/construct_generic_block_test.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/construct_generic_block_test.go
index 793b2be661..cdc085a51d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/construct_generic_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/construct_generic_block_test.go
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ func TestConstructGenericBeaconBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		r1, err := b.Block().HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		scs := []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{
-			util.GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(r1, eb, 0, []byte{}),
-			util.GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(r1, eb, 1, []byte{}),
-			util.GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(r1, eb, 2, []byte{}),
-			util.GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(r1, eb, 3, []byte{}),
-			util.GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(r1, eb, 4, []byte{}),
-			util.GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(r1, eb, 5, []byte{}),
+			util.GenerateTestDeprecatedBlobSidecar(r1, eb, 0, []byte{}),
+			util.GenerateTestDeprecatedBlobSidecar(r1, eb, 1, []byte{}),
+			util.GenerateTestDeprecatedBlobSidecar(r1, eb, 2, []byte{}),
+			util.GenerateTestDeprecatedBlobSidecar(r1, eb, 3, []byte{}),
+			util.GenerateTestDeprecatedBlobSidecar(r1, eb, 4, []byte{}),
+			util.GenerateTestDeprecatedBlobSidecar(r1, eb, 5, []byte{}),
 		}
 		result, err := vs.constructGenericBeaconBlock(b, nil, scs)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel
index 9773e03d1f..bfe8a44ed0 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/core/transition:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/transition/interop:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/db/filesystem:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db/filters:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/execution:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/operations/attestations:go_default_library",
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/stategen:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/sync/verify:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/verification:go_default_library",
         "//cache/lru:go_default_library",
         "//cmd/beacon-chain/flags:go_default_library",
         "//config/features:go_default_library",
@@ -196,6 +198,7 @@ go_test(
         "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/transition:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/db/filesystem:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db/kv:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db/testing:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/execution:go_default_library",
@@ -214,6 +217,7 @@ go_test(
         "//beacon-chain/state/state-native:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/stategen:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/testing:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/verification:go_default_library",
         "//cache/lru:go_default_library",
         "//cmd/beacon-chain/flags:go_default_library",
         "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/blobs_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/blobs_test.go
index 35c4bcc03f..707b1821d8 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/blobs_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/blobs_test.go
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/network"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/protocol"
 	mock "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	db "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p"
 	p2ptest "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/startup"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/verification"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	leakybucket "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/container/leaky-bucket"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
@@ -48,12 +52,12 @@ type blobsTestCase struct {
 }
 
 type testHandler func(s *Service) rpcHandler
-type expectedDefiner func(t *testing.T, scs []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, req interface{}) []*expectedBlobChunk
-type requestFromSidecars func([]*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) interface{}
+type expectedDefiner func(t *testing.T, scs []blocks.ROBlob, req interface{}) []*expectedBlobChunk
+type requestFromSidecars func([]blocks.ROBlob) interface{}
 type oldestSlotCallback func(t *testing.T) types.Slot
 type expectedRequirer func(*testing.T, *Service, []*expectedBlobChunk) func(network.Stream)
 
-func generateTestBlockWithSidecars(t *testing.T, parent [32]byte, slot types.Slot, nblobs int) (*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb, []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) {
+func generateTestBlockWithSidecars(t *testing.T, parent [32]byte, slot types.Slot, nblobs int) (*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb, []blocks.ROBlob) {
 	// Start service with 160 as allowed blocks capacity (and almost zero capacity recovery).
 	stateRoot := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("stateRoot"), fieldparams.RootLength)
 	receiptsRoot := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("receiptsRoot"), fieldparams.RootLength)
@@ -103,32 +107,45 @@ func generateTestBlockWithSidecars(t *testing.T, parent [32]byte, slot types.Slo
 	root, err := block.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	sidecars := make([]*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, len(commitments))
+	sbb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(block)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	sidecars := make([]blocks.ROBlob, len(commitments))
 	for i, c := range block.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments {
-		sidecars[i] = generateTestSidecar(root, block, i, c)
+		sidecars[i] = generateTestSidecar(t, root, sbb, i, c)
 	}
 	return block, sidecars
 }
 
-func generateTestSidecar(root [32]byte, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb, index int, commitment []byte) *ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar {
+func generateTestSidecar(t *testing.T, root [32]byte, block interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, index int, commitment []byte) blocks.ROBlob {
+	header, err := block.Header()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	blob := make([]byte, fieldparams.BlobSize)
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(blob, uint64(index))
-	sc := &ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{
-		BlockRoot:       root[:],
-		Index:           uint64(index),
-		Slot:            block.Block.Slot,
-		BlockParentRoot: block.Block.ParentRoot,
-		ProposerIndex:   block.Block.ProposerIndex,
-		Blob:            blob,
-		KzgCommitment:   commitment,
-		KzgProof:        commitment,
+	pb := &ethpb.BlobSidecar{
+		Index:             uint64(index),
+		Blob:              blob,
+		KzgCommitment:     commitment,
+		KzgProof:          commitment,
+		SignedBlockHeader: header,
 	}
+	pb.CommitmentInclusionProof = fakeEmptyProof(t, block, pb)
+
+	sc, err := blocks.NewROBlobWithRoot(pb, root)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	return sc
 }
 
+func fakeEmptyProof(_ *testing.T, _ interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, _ *ethpb.BlobSidecar) [][]byte {
+	r := make([][]byte, fieldparams.KzgCommitmentInclusionProofDepth)
+	for i := range r {
+		r[i] = make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength)
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
 type expectedBlobChunk struct {
 	code    uint8
-	sidecar *ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar
+	sidecar *blocks.ROBlob
 	message string
 }
 
@@ -146,17 +163,19 @@ func (r *expectedBlobChunk) requireExpected(t *testing.T, s *Service, stream net
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	valRoot := s.cfg.chain.GenesisValidatorsRoot()
-	ctxBytes, err := forks.ForkDigestFromEpoch(slots.ToEpoch(r.sidecar.GetSlot()), valRoot[:])
+	ctxBytes, err := forks.ForkDigestFromEpoch(slots.ToEpoch(r.sidecar.Slot()), valRoot[:])
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, ctxBytes, bytesutil.ToBytes4(c))
 
-	sc := &ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{}
+	sc := &ethpb.BlobSidecar{}
 	require.NoError(t, encoding.DecodeWithMaxLength(stream, sc))
-	require.Equal(t, bytesutil.ToBytes32(sc.BlockRoot), bytesutil.ToBytes32(r.sidecar.BlockRoot))
-	require.Equal(t, sc.Index, r.sidecar.Index)
+	rob, err := blocks.NewROBlob(sc)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, rob.BlockRoot(), r.sidecar.BlockRoot())
+	require.Equal(t, rob.Index, r.sidecar.Index)
 }
 
-func (c *blobsTestCase) setup(t *testing.T) (*Service, []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, func()) {
+func (c *blobsTestCase) setup(t *testing.T) (*Service, []blocks.ROBlob, func()) {
 	cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
 	repositionFutureEpochs(cfg)
 	undo, err := params.SetActiveWithUndo(cfg)
@@ -174,7 +193,7 @@ func (c *blobsTestCase) setup(t *testing.T) (*Service, []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSi
 	}
 	d := db.SetupDB(t)
 
-	sidecars := make([]*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, 0)
+	sidecars := make([]blocks.ROBlob, 0)
 	oldest := c.oldestSlot(t)
 	var parentRoot [32]byte
 	for i := 0; i < c.nblocks; i++ {
@@ -198,7 +217,7 @@ func (c *blobsTestCase) setup(t *testing.T) (*Service, []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSi
 
 	client := p2ptest.NewTestP2P(t)
 	s := &Service{
-		cfg:         &config{p2p: client, chain: c.chain, clock: clock, beaconDB: d},
+		cfg:         &config{p2p: client, chain: c.chain, clock: clock, beaconDB: d, blobStorage: filesystem.NewEphemeralBlobStorage(t)},
 		rateLimiter: newRateLimiter(client),
 	}
 
@@ -223,17 +242,22 @@ func (c *blobsTestCase) run(t *testing.T) {
 	defer cleanup()
 	req := c.requestFromSidecars(sidecars)
 	expect := c.defineExpected(t, sidecars, req)
-	m := map[types.Slot][]*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{}
-	for _, sc := range expect {
+	m := map[types.Slot][]blocks.ROBlob{}
+	for i := range expect {
+		sc := expect[i]
 		// If define expected omits a sidecar from an expected result, we don't need to save it.
 		// This can happen in particular when there are no expected results, because the nth part of the
 		// response is an error (or none at all when the whole request is invalid).
 		if sc.sidecar != nil {
-			m[sc.sidecar.Slot] = append(m[sc.sidecar.Slot], sc.sidecar)
+			m[sc.sidecar.Slot()] = append(m[sc.sidecar.Slot()], *sc.sidecar)
 		}
 	}
 	for _, blobSidecars := range m {
-		require.NoError(t, s.cfg.beaconDB.SaveBlobSidecar(context.Background(), blobSidecars))
+		v, err := verification.BlobSidecarSliceNoop(blobSidecars)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		for i := range v {
+			require.NoError(t, s.cfg.blobStorage.Save(v[i]))
+		}
 	}
 	if c.total != nil {
 		require.Equal(t, *c.total, len(expect))
@@ -293,7 +317,7 @@ func TestTestcaseSetup_BlocksAndBlobs(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, maxed, len(sidecars))
 	require.Equal(t, maxed, len(expect))
 	for _, sc := range sidecars {
-		blk, err := s.cfg.beaconDB.Block(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(sc.BlockRoot))
+		blk, err := s.cfg.beaconDB.Block(ctx, sc.BlockRoot())
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		var found *int
 		comms, err := blk.Block().Body().BlobKzgCommitments()
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/decode_pubsub.go b/beacon-chain/sync/decode_pubsub.go
index a6d18bb245..36d90d0aa8 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/decode_pubsub.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/decode_pubsub.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (s *Service) decodePubsubMessage(msg *pubsub.Message) (ssz.Unmarshaler, err
 	case strings.Contains(topic, p2p.GossipSyncCommitteeMessage) && !strings.Contains(topic, p2p.SyncContributionAndProofSubnetTopicFormat):
 		topic = p2p.GossipTypeMapping[reflect.TypeOf(&ethpb.SyncCommitteeMessage{})]
 	case strings.Contains(topic, p2p.GossipBlobSidecarMessage):
-		topic = p2p.GossipTypeMapping[reflect.TypeOf(&ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar{})]
+		topic = p2p.GossipTypeMapping[reflect.TypeOf(&ethpb.BlobSidecar{})]
 	}
 
 	base := p2p.GossipTopicMappings(topic, 0)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/BUILD.bazel
index ba31e9d6e5..d2078248a2 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/BUILD.bazel
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/core/feed/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/transition:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/db/filesystem:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/p2p:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/p2p/peers/scorers:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/p2p/types:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/startup:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/sync:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/sync/verify:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/verification:go_default_library",
         "//cmd/beacon-chain/flags:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types:go_default_library",
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ go_test(
         "//async/abool:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/blockchain/testing:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/db/filesystem:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db/testing:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/p2p:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/p2p/peers:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher.go
index f568c46457..397bac69ae 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/cmd/beacon-chain/flags"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 	consensus_types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	blocks2 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
@@ -382,12 +383,12 @@ func lowestSlotNeedsBlob(retentionStart primitives.Slot, bwb []blocks2.BlockWith
 	return nil
 }
 
-func sortBlobs(blobs []*p2ppb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) []*p2ppb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar {
+func sortBlobs(blobs []blocks.ROBlob) []blocks.ROBlob {
 	sort.Slice(blobs, func(i, j int) bool {
-		if blobs[i].Slot == blobs[j].Slot {
+		if blobs[i].Slot() == blobs[j].Slot() {
 			return blobs[i].Index < blobs[j].Index
 		}
-		return blobs[i].Slot < blobs[j].Slot
+		return blobs[i].Slot() < blobs[j].Slot()
 	})
 
 	return blobs
@@ -396,7 +397,7 @@ func sortBlobs(blobs []*p2ppb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) []*p2ppb.DeprecatedBlobSide
 var errBlobVerification = errors.New("peer unable to serve aligned BlobSidecarsByRange and BeaconBlockSidecarsByRange responses")
 var errMissingBlobsForBlockCommitments = errors.Wrap(errBlobVerification, "blobs unavailable for processing block with kzg commitments")
 
-func verifyAndPopulateBlobs(bwb []blocks2.BlockWithVerifiedBlobs, blobs []*p2ppb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, blobWindowStart primitives.Slot) ([]blocks2.BlockWithVerifiedBlobs, error) {
+func verifyAndPopulateBlobs(bwb []blocks2.BlockWithVerifiedBlobs, blobs []blocks.ROBlob, blobWindowStart primitives.Slot) ([]blocks2.BlockWithVerifiedBlobs, error) {
 	// Assumes bwb has already been sorted by sortedBlockWithVerifiedBlobSlice.
 	blobs = sortBlobs(blobs)
 	blobi := 0
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ func verifyAndPopulateBlobs(bwb []blocks2.BlockWithVerifiedBlobs, blobs []*p2ppb
 			}
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		bb.Blobs = make([]*p2ppb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, len(commits))
+		bb.Blobs = make([]blocks.ROBlob, len(commits))
 		for ci := range commits {
 			// There are more expected commitments in this block, but we've run out of blobs from the response
 			// (out-of-bound error guard).
@@ -502,7 +503,7 @@ func (f *blocksFetcher) requestBlocks(
 	return prysmsync.SendBeaconBlocksByRangeRequest(ctx, f.chain, f.p2p, pid, req, nil)
 }
 
-func (f *blocksFetcher) requestBlobs(ctx context.Context, req *p2ppb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest, pid peer.ID) ([]*p2ppb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, error) {
+func (f *blocksFetcher) requestBlobs(ctx context.Context, req *p2ppb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest, pid peer.ID) ([]blocks.ROBlob, error) {
 	if ctx.Err() != nil {
 		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_test.go
index 8a2a2d538c..c25efbaf41 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_test.go
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ func TestTimeToWait(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSortBlobs(t *testing.T) {
 	_, blobs := util.ExtendBlocksPlusBlobs(t, []blocks.ROBlock{}, 10)
-	shuffled := make([]*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, len(blobs))
+	shuffled := make([]blocks.ROBlob, len(blobs))
 	for i := range blobs {
 		shuffled[i] = blobs[i]
 	}
@@ -974,10 +974,10 @@ func TestSortBlobs(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := range blobs {
 		expect := blobs[i]
 		actual := sorted[i]
-		require.Equal(t, expect.Slot, actual.Slot)
+		require.Equal(t, expect.Slot(), actual.Slot())
 		require.Equal(t, expect.Index, actual.Index)
 		require.Equal(t, bytesutil.ToBytes48(expect.KzgCommitment), bytesutil.ToBytes48(actual.KzgCommitment))
-		require.Equal(t, bytesutil.ToBytes32(expect.BlockRoot), bytesutil.ToBytes32(actual.BlockRoot))
+		require.Equal(t, expect.BlockRoot(), actual.BlockRoot())
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ func TestBlobRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, len(allAfter), int(req.Count))
 }
 
-func testSequenceBlockWithBlob(t *testing.T, nblocks int) ([]blocks.BlockWithVerifiedBlobs, []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) {
+func testSequenceBlockWithBlob(t *testing.T, nblocks int) ([]blocks.BlockWithVerifiedBlobs, []blocks.ROBlob) {
 	blks, blobs := util.ExtendBlocksPlusBlobs(t, []blocks.ROBlock{}, nblocks)
 	sbbs := make([]interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, len(blks))
 	for i := range blks {
@@ -1073,19 +1073,20 @@ func TestVerifyAndPopulateBlobs(t *testing.T) {
 
 	bwb, blobs = testSequenceBlockWithBlob(t, 10)
 	// Misalign the slots of the blobs for the first block to simulate them being missing from the response.
-	offByOne := blobs[0].Slot
+	offByOne := blobs[0].Slot()
 	for i := range blobs {
-		if blobs[i].Slot == offByOne {
-			blobs[i].Slot = offByOne + 1
+		if blobs[i].Slot() == offByOne {
+			blobs[i].SignedBlockHeader.Header.Slot = offByOne + 1
 		}
 	}
 	_, err = verifyAndPopulateBlobs(bwb, blobs, firstBlockSlot)
-	require.ErrorContains(t, "BlockSlot in BlobSidecar does not match the expected slot", err)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, verify.ErrBlobBlockMisaligned)
 
 	bwb, blobs = testSequenceBlockWithBlob(t, 10)
-	blobs[lastBlobIdx].BlockRoot = blobs[0].BlockRoot
+	blobs[lastBlobIdx], err = blocks.NewROBlobWithRoot(blobs[lastBlobIdx].BlobSidecar, blobs[0].BlockRoot())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	_, err = verifyAndPopulateBlobs(bwb, blobs, firstBlockSlot)
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, verify.ErrMismatchedBlobBlockRoot)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, verify.ErrBlobBlockMisaligned)
 
 	bwb, blobs = testSequenceBlockWithBlob(t, 10)
 	blobs[lastBlobIdx].Index = 100
@@ -1093,18 +1094,24 @@ func TestVerifyAndPopulateBlobs(t *testing.T) {
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, verify.ErrIncorrectBlobIndex)
 
 	bwb, blobs = testSequenceBlockWithBlob(t, 10)
-	blobs[lastBlobIdx].ProposerIndex = 100
+	blobs[lastBlobIdx].SignedBlockHeader.Header.ProposerIndex = 100
+	blobs[lastBlobIdx], err = blocks.NewROBlob(blobs[lastBlobIdx].BlobSidecar)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	_, err = verifyAndPopulateBlobs(bwb, blobs, firstBlockSlot)
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, verify.ErrMismatchedProposerIndex)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, verify.ErrBlobBlockMisaligned)
 
 	bwb, blobs = testSequenceBlockWithBlob(t, 10)
-	blobs[lastBlobIdx].BlockParentRoot = blobs[0].BlockParentRoot
+	blobs[lastBlobIdx].SignedBlockHeader.Header.ParentRoot = blobs[0].SignedBlockHeader.Header.ParentRoot
+	blobs[lastBlobIdx], err = blocks.NewROBlob(blobs[lastBlobIdx].BlobSidecar)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	_, err = verifyAndPopulateBlobs(bwb, blobs, firstBlockSlot)
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, verify.ErrMismatchedBlobBlockRoot)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, verify.ErrBlobBlockMisaligned)
 
 	var emptyKzg [48]byte
 	bwb, blobs = testSequenceBlockWithBlob(t, 10)
 	blobs[lastBlobIdx].KzgCommitment = emptyKzg[:]
+	blobs[lastBlobIdx], err = blocks.NewROBlob(blobs[lastBlobIdx].BlobSidecar)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	_, err = verifyAndPopulateBlobs(bwb, blobs, firstBlockSlot)
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, verify.ErrMismatchedBlobCommitments)
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/round_robin.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/round_robin.go
index 81da1bc363..5f313eab48 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/round_robin.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/round_robin.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/transition"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/sync"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/verification"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
@@ -163,8 +164,15 @@ func (s *Service) processFetchedDataRegSync(
 	blksWithoutParentCount := 0
 	for _, b := range data.bwb {
 		if len(b.Blobs) > 0 {
-			if err := s.cfg.DB.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, b.Blobs); err != nil {
-				log.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to save blob sidecar")
+			verified, err := verification.BlobSidecarSliceNoop(b.Blobs)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.WithField("root", b.Block.Root()).WithError(err).Error("blobs failed verification")
+				continue
+			}
+			for i := range verified {
+				if err := s.cfg.BlobStorage.Save(verified[i]); err != nil {
+					log.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to save blob sidecar")
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -326,8 +334,14 @@ func (s *Service) processBatchedBlocks(ctx context.Context, genesis time.Time,
 		if len(bb.Blobs) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		if err := s.cfg.DB.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, bb.Blobs); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to save blobs for block %#x", bb.Block.Root())
+		verified, err := verification.BlobSidecarSliceNoop(bb.Blobs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "blobs for root %#x failed verification", bb.Block.Root())
+		}
+		for i := range verified {
+			if err := s.cfg.BlobStorage.Save(verified[i]); err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to save blobs for block %#x", bb.Block.Root())
+			}
 		}
 		blobCount += len(bb.Blobs)
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go
index e9d101ab3c..68c4a79684 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	blockfeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/block"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/startup"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/cmd/beacon-chain/flags"
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	BlockNotifier       blockfeed.Notifier
 	ClockWaiter         startup.ClockWaiter
 	InitialSyncComplete chan struct{}
+	BlobStorage         *filesystem.BlobStorage
 }
 
 // Service service.
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service_test.go
index a61a00b731..0a6f3eb38d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/paulbellamy/ratecounter"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/async/abool"
 	mock "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	dbtest "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	p2pt "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/startup"
@@ -382,6 +383,7 @@ func TestService_Resync(t *testing.T) {
 				P2P:           p,
 				Chain:         mc,
 				StateNotifier: mc.StateNotifier(),
+				BlobStorage:   filesystem.NewEphemeralBlobStorage(t),
 			})
 			assert.NotNil(t, s)
 			assert.Equal(t, primitives.Slot(0), s.cfg.Chain.HeadSlot())
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/options.go b/beacon-chain/sync/options.go
index 2a9447da12..095f5ef5ca 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/options.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/options.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/operation"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/execution"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/operations/attestations"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/operations/blstoexec"
@@ -152,3 +153,11 @@ func WithStateNotifier(n statefeed.Notifier) Option {
 		return nil
 	}
 }
+
+// WithBlobStorage gives the sync package direct access to BlobStorage.
+func WithBlobStorage(b *filesystem.BlobStorage) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.blobStorage = b
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_beacon_blocks_by_root.go b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_beacon_blocks_by_root.go
index a0ad1219e7..7050bc5737 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_beacon_blocks_by_root.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_beacon_blocks_by_root.go
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import (
 	libp2pcore "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/execution"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/sync/verify"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/verification"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
@@ -180,39 +181,37 @@ func (s *Service) sendAndSaveBlobSidecars(ctx context.Context, request types.Blo
 		log.WithFields(blobFields(sidecar)).Debug("Received blob sidecar RPC")
 	}
 
-	return s.cfg.beaconDB.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, sidecars)
+	vscs, err := verification.BlobSidecarSliceNoop(sidecars)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for i := range vscs {
+		if err := s.cfg.blobStorage.Save(vscs[i]); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // constructPendingBlobsRequest creates a request for BlobSidecars by root, considering blobs already in DB.
-func (s *Service) constructPendingBlobsRequest(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte, count int) (types.BlobSidecarsByRootReq, error) {
-	knownBlobs, err := s.cfg.beaconDB.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, blockRoot)
-	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, db.ErrNotFound) {
+func (s *Service) constructPendingBlobsRequest(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte, commitments int) (types.BlobSidecarsByRootReq, error) {
+	stored, err := s.cfg.blobStorage.Indices(root)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	knownIndices := indexSetFromBlobs(knownBlobs)
-	requestedIndices := filterUnknownIndices(knownIndices, count, blockRoot)
-
-	return requestedIndices, nil
+	return requestsForMissingIndices(stored, commitments, root), nil
 }
 
-// Helper function to create a set of known indices.
-func indexSetFromBlobs(blobs []*eth.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) map[uint64]struct{} {
-	indices := make(map[uint64]struct{})
-	for _, blob := range blobs {
-		indices[blob.Index] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	return indices
-}
-
-// Helper function to filter out known indices.
-func filterUnknownIndices(knownIndices map[uint64]struct{}, count int, blockRoot [32]byte) []*eth.BlobIdentifier {
+// requestsForMissingIndices constructs a slice of BlobIdentifiers that are missing from
+// local storage, based on a mapping that represents which indices are locally stored,
+// and the highest expected index.
+func requestsForMissingIndices(storedIndices [fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock]bool, commitments int, root [32]byte) []*eth.BlobIdentifier {
 	var ids []*eth.BlobIdentifier
-	for i := uint64(0); i < uint64(count); i++ {
-		if _, exists := knownIndices[i]; exists {
-			continue
+	for i := uint64(0); i < uint64(commitments); i++ {
+		if !storedIndices[i] {
+			ids = append(ids, &eth.BlobIdentifier{Index: i, BlockRoot: root[:]})
 		}
-		ids = append(ids, &eth.BlobIdentifier{Index: i, BlockRoot: blockRoot[:]})
 	}
 	return ids
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_beacon_blocks_by_root_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_beacon_blocks_by_root_test.go
index de0b408041..18d0cc8647 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_beacon_blocks_by_root_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_beacon_blocks_by_root_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	gcache "github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
 	mock "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/transition"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	db "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	mockExecution "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/execution/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p"
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	p2ptest "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p/testing"
 	p2pTypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/startup"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/verification"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
@@ -364,7 +366,7 @@ func TestRecentBeaconBlocksRPCHandler_HandleZeroBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRequestPendingBlobs(t *testing.T) {
-	s := &Service{}
+	s := &Service{cfg: &config{blobStorage: filesystem.NewEphemeralBlobStorage(t)}}
 	t.Run("old block should not fail", func(t *testing.T) {
 		b, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(util.NewBeaconBlock())
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -393,10 +395,11 @@ func TestRequestPendingBlobs(t *testing.T) {
 		p1.Peers().SetChainState(p2.PeerID(), &ethpb.Status{FinalizedEpoch: 1})
 		s := &Service{
 			cfg: &config{
-				p2p:      p1,
-				chain:    chain,
-				clock:    startup.NewClock(time.Unix(0, 0), [32]byte{}),
-				beaconDB: db.SetupDB(t),
+				p2p:         p1,
+				chain:       chain,
+				clock:       startup.NewClock(time.Unix(0, 0), [32]byte{}),
+				beaconDB:    db.SetupDB(t),
+				blobStorage: filesystem.NewEphemeralBlobStorage(t),
 			},
 		}
 		b := util.NewBeaconBlockDeneb()
@@ -409,7 +412,8 @@ func TestRequestPendingBlobs(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestConstructPendingBlobsRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	d := db.SetupDB(t)
-	s := &Service{cfg: &config{beaconDB: d}}
+	bs := filesystem.NewEphemeralBlobStorage(t)
+	s := &Service{cfg: &config{beaconDB: d, blobStorage: bs}}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	// No unknown indices.
@@ -424,11 +428,23 @@ func TestConstructPendingBlobsRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Has indices.
-	blobSidecars := []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{
-		{Index: 0, BlockRoot: root[:]},
-		{Index: 2, BlockRoot: root[:]},
+	header := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+		Header: &ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
+			ParentRoot: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+			StateRoot:  bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+			BodyRoot:   bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32),
+		},
+		Signature: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 96),
+	}
+	blobSidecars := []blocks.ROBlob{
+		util.GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(t, root, header, 0, bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 48)),
+		util.GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(t, root, header, 2, bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 48)),
+	}
+	vscs, err := verification.BlobSidecarSliceNoop(blobSidecars)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	for i := range vscs {
+		require.NoError(t, bs.Save(vscs[i]))
 	}
-	require.NoError(t, d.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, blobSidecars))
 
 	expected := []*eth.BlobIdentifier{
 		{Index: 1, BlockRoot: root[:]},
@@ -439,29 +455,8 @@ func TestConstructPendingBlobsRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	require.DeepEqual(t, expected[0].BlockRoot, actual[0].BlockRoot)
 }
 
-func TestIndexSetFromBlobs(t *testing.T) {
-	blobs := []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{
-		{Index: 0},
-		{Index: 1},
-		{Index: 2},
-	}
-
-	expected := map[uint64]struct{}{
-		0: {},
-		1: {},
-		2: {},
-	}
-
-	actual := indexSetFromBlobs(blobs)
-	require.DeepEqual(t, expected, actual)
-}
-
 func TestFilterUnknownIndices(t *testing.T) {
-	knownIndices := map[uint64]struct{}{
-		0: {},
-		1: {},
-		2: {},
-	}
+	haveIndices := [fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock]bool{true, true, true, false, false, false}
 
 	blockRoot := [32]byte{}
 	count := 5
@@ -471,7 +466,7 @@ func TestFilterUnknownIndices(t *testing.T) {
 		{Index: 4, BlockRoot: blockRoot[:]},
 	}
 
-	actual := filterUnknownIndices(knownIndices, count, blockRoot)
+	actual := requestsForMissingIndices(haveIndices, count, blockRoot)
 	require.Equal(t, len(expected), len(actual))
 	require.Equal(t, expected[0].Index, actual[0].Index)
 	require.DeepEqual(t, actual[0].BlockRoot, expected[0].BlockRoot)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_range.go b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_range.go
index 07c0b55339..abe1cee67a 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_range.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_range.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 	libp2pcore "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p"
 	p2ptypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/cmd/beacon-chain/flags"
@@ -29,15 +28,22 @@ func (s *Service) streamBlobBatch(ctx context.Context, batch blockBatch, wQuota
 	defer span.End()
 	for _, b := range batch.canonical() {
 		root := b.Root()
-		scs, err := s.cfg.beaconDB.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, b.Root())
-		if errors.Is(err, db.ErrNotFound) {
-			continue
-		}
+		idxs, err := s.cfg.blobStorage.Indices(b.Root())
 		if err != nil {
 			s.writeErrorResponseToStream(responseCodeServerError, p2ptypes.ErrGeneric.Error(), stream)
 			return wQuota, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not retrieve sidecars for block root %#x", root)
 		}
-		for _, sc := range scs {
+		for i, l := uint64(0), uint64(len(idxs)); i < l; i++ {
+			// index not available, skip
+			if !idxs[i] {
+				continue
+			}
+			// We won't check for file not found since the .Indices method should normally prevent that from happening.
+			sc, err := s.cfg.blobStorage.Get(b.Root(), i)
+			if err != nil {
+				s.writeErrorResponseToStream(responseCodeServerError, p2ptypes.ErrGeneric.Error(), stream)
+				return wQuota, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not retrieve sidecar: index %d, block root %#x", i, root)
+			}
 			SetStreamWriteDeadline(stream, defaultWriteDuration)
 			if chunkErr := WriteBlobSidecarChunk(stream, s.cfg.chain, s.cfg.p2p.Encoding(), sc); chunkErr != nil {
 				log.WithError(chunkErr).Debug("Could not send a chunked response")
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_range_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_range_test.go
index 9c922ebeca..b916a4e962 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_range_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_range_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
@@ -24,40 +24,41 @@ func (c *blobsTestCase) defaultOldestSlotByRange(t *testing.T) types.Slot {
 	return oldestSlot
 }
 
-func blobRangeRequestFromSidecars(scs []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) interface{} {
+func blobRangeRequestFromSidecars(scs []blocks.ROBlob) interface{} {
 	maxBlobs := fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock
 	count := uint64(len(scs) / maxBlobs)
 	return &ethpb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest{
-		StartSlot: scs[0].Slot,
+		StartSlot: scs[0].Slot(),
 		Count:     count,
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *blobsTestCase) filterExpectedByRange(t *testing.T, scs []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, req interface{}) []*expectedBlobChunk {
+func (c *blobsTestCase) filterExpectedByRange(t *testing.T, scs []blocks.ROBlob, req interface{}) []*expectedBlobChunk {
 	var expect []*expectedBlobChunk
 	blockOffset := 0
-	lastRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot)
+	lastRoot := scs[0].BlockRoot()
 	rreq, ok := req.(*ethpb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest)
 	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
 	var writes uint64
-	for _, sc := range scs {
-		root := bytesutil.ToBytes32(sc.BlockRoot)
+	for i := range scs {
+		sc := scs[i]
+		root := sc.BlockRoot()
 		if root != lastRoot {
 			blockOffset += 1
 		}
 		lastRoot = root
 
-		if sc.Slot < c.oldestSlot(t) {
+		if sc.Slot() < c.oldestSlot(t) {
 			continue
 		}
-		if sc.Slot < rreq.StartSlot || sc.Slot > rreq.StartSlot+types.Slot(rreq.Count)-1 {
+		if sc.Slot() < rreq.StartSlot || sc.Slot() > rreq.StartSlot+types.Slot(rreq.Count)-1 {
 			continue
 		}
 		if writes == params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaxRequestBlobSidecars {
 			continue
 		}
 		expect = append(expect, &expectedBlobChunk{
-			sidecar: sc,
+			sidecar: &sc,
 			code:    responseCodeSuccess,
 			message: "",
 		})
@@ -107,9 +108,9 @@ func TestBlobByRangeOK(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:    "10 slots before window, 10 slots after, count = 20",
 			nblocks: 10,
-			requestFromSidecars: func(scs []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) interface{} {
+			requestFromSidecars: func(scs []blocks.ROBlob) interface{} {
 				return &ethpb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest{
-					StartSlot: scs[0].Slot - 10,
+					StartSlot: scs[0].Slot() - 10,
 					Count:     20,
 				}
 			},
@@ -117,9 +118,9 @@ func TestBlobByRangeOK(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:    "request before window, empty response",
 			nblocks: 10,
-			requestFromSidecars: func(scs []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) interface{} {
+			requestFromSidecars: func(scs []blocks.ROBlob) interface{} {
 				return &ethpb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest{
-					StartSlot: scs[0].Slot - 10,
+					StartSlot: scs[0].Slot() - 10,
 					Count:     10,
 				}
 			},
@@ -128,9 +129,9 @@ func TestBlobByRangeOK(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:    "10 blocks * 4 blobs = 40",
 			nblocks: 10,
-			requestFromSidecars: func(scs []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) interface{} {
+			requestFromSidecars: func(scs []blocks.ROBlob) interface{} {
 				return &ethpb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest{
-					StartSlot: scs[0].Slot - 10,
+					StartSlot: scs[0].Slot() - 10,
 					Count:     20,
 				}
 			},
@@ -139,9 +140,9 @@ func TestBlobByRangeOK(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:    "when request count > MAX_REQUEST_BLOCKS_DENEB, MAX_REQUEST_BLOBS_SIDECARS sidecars in response",
 			nblocks: int(params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaxRequestBlocksDeneb) + 10,
-			requestFromSidecars: func(scs []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) interface{} {
+			requestFromSidecars: func(scs []blocks.ROBlob) interface{} {
 				return &ethpb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest{
-					StartSlot: scs[0].Slot,
+					StartSlot: scs[0].Slot(),
 					Count:     params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaxRequestBlocksDeneb + 1,
 				}
 			},
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_root.go b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_root.go
index e63fb4d375..c39a4a6028 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_root.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_root.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/monitoring/tracing"
-	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
@@ -66,10 +65,6 @@ func (s *Service) blobSidecarByRootRPCHandler(ctx context.Context, msg interface
 	}
 	minReqEpoch := blobMinReqEpoch(s.cfg.chain.FinalizedCheckpt().Epoch, slots.ToEpoch(s.cfg.clock.CurrentSlot()))
 
-	buff := struct {
-		root [32]byte
-		scs  []*eth.DeprecatedBlobSidecar
-	}{}
 	for i := range blobIdents {
 		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
 			closeStream(stream, log)
@@ -82,31 +77,20 @@ func (s *Service) blobSidecarByRootRPCHandler(ctx context.Context, msg interface
 		}
 		s.rateLimiter.add(stream, 1)
 		root, idx := bytesutil.ToBytes32(blobIdents[i].BlockRoot), blobIdents[i].Index
-		if root != buff.root {
-			scs, err := s.cfg.beaconDB.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, root)
-			buff.root, buff.scs = root, scs
-			if err != nil {
-				if errors.Is(err, db.ErrNotFound) {
-					// In case db error path gave us a non-nil value, make sure that other indices for the problem root
-					// are not processed when we reenter the outer loop.
-					buff.scs = nil
-					log.WithError(err).Debugf("BlobSidecar not found in db, root=%x, index=%d", root, idx)
-					continue
-				}
-				log.WithError(err).Errorf("unexpected db error retrieving BlobSidecar, root=%x, index=%d", root, idx)
-				s.writeErrorResponseToStream(responseCodeServerError, types.ErrGeneric.Error(), stream)
-				return err
+		sc, err := s.cfg.blobStorage.Get(root, idx)
+		if err != nil {
+			if db.IsNotFound(err) {
+				log.WithError(err).Debugf("BlobSidecar not found in db, root=%x, index=%d", root, idx)
+				continue
 			}
+			log.WithError(err).Errorf("unexpected db error retrieving BlobSidecar, root=%x, index=%d", root, idx)
+			s.writeErrorResponseToStream(responseCodeServerError, types.ErrGeneric.Error(), stream)
+			return err
 		}
 
-		if idx >= uint64(len(buff.scs)) {
-			continue
-		}
-		sc := buff.scs[idx]
-
 		// If any root in the request content references a block earlier than minimum_request_epoch,
 		// peers MAY respond with error code 3: ResourceUnavailable or not include the blob in the response.
-		if slots.ToEpoch(sc.Slot) < minReqEpoch {
+		if slots.ToEpoch(sc.Slot()) < minReqEpoch {
 			s.writeErrorResponseToStream(responseCodeResourceUnavailable, types.ErrBlobLTMinRequest.Error(), stream)
 			log.WithError(types.ErrBlobLTMinRequest).
 				Debugf("requested blob for block %#x before minimum_request_epoch", blobIdents[i].BlockRoot)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_root_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_root_test.go
index 8419d9f9c6..1899ebe515 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_root_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_root_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	p2pTypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p/types"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
@@ -23,15 +24,16 @@ func (c *blobsTestCase) defaultOldestSlotByRoot(t *testing.T) types.Slot {
 	return oldest
 }
 
-func blobRootRequestFromSidecars(scs []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) interface{} {
+func blobRootRequestFromSidecars(scs []blocks.ROBlob) interface{} {
 	req := make(p2pTypes.BlobSidecarsByRootReq, 0)
-	for _, sc := range scs {
-		req = append(req, &ethpb.BlobIdentifier{BlockRoot: sc.BlockRoot, Index: sc.Index})
+	for i := range scs {
+		sc := scs[i]
+		req = append(req, &ethpb.BlobIdentifier{BlockRoot: sc.BlockRootSlice(), Index: sc.Index})
 	}
 	return &req
 }
 
-func (c *blobsTestCase) filterExpectedByRoot(t *testing.T, scs []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, r interface{}) []*expectedBlobChunk {
+func (c *blobsTestCase) filterExpectedByRoot(t *testing.T, scs []blocks.ROBlob, r interface{}) []*expectedBlobChunk {
 	rp, ok := r.(*p2pTypes.BlobSidecarsByRootReq)
 	if !ok {
 		panic("unexpected request type in filterExpectedByRoot")
@@ -49,12 +51,13 @@ func (c *blobsTestCase) filterExpectedByRoot(t *testing.T, scs []*ethpb.Deprecat
 	if len(scs) == 0 {
 		return expect
 	}
-	lastRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot)
+	lastRoot := scs[0].BlockRoot()
 	rootToOffset := make(map[[32]byte]int)
 	rootToOffset[lastRoot] = 0
-	scMap := make(map[[32]byte]map[uint64]*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar)
-	for _, sc := range scs {
-		root := bytesutil.ToBytes32(sc.BlockRoot)
+	scMap := make(map[[32]byte]map[uint64]blocks.ROBlob)
+	for i := range scs {
+		sc := scs[i]
+		root := sc.BlockRoot()
 		if root != lastRoot {
 			blockOffset += 1
 			rootToOffset[root] = blockOffset
@@ -62,11 +65,12 @@ func (c *blobsTestCase) filterExpectedByRoot(t *testing.T, scs []*ethpb.Deprecat
 		lastRoot = root
 		_, ok := scMap[root]
 		if !ok {
-			scMap[root] = make(map[uint64]*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar)
+			scMap[root] = make(map[uint64]blocks.ROBlob)
 		}
 		scMap[root][sc.Index] = sc
 	}
-	for _, scid := range req {
+	for i := range req {
+		scid := req[i]
 		rootMap, ok := scMap[bytesutil.ToBytes32(scid.BlockRoot)]
 		if !ok {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("test setup failure, no fixture with root %#x", scid.BlockRoot))
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ func (c *blobsTestCase) filterExpectedByRoot(t *testing.T, scs []*ethpb.Deprecat
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("test setup failure, no fixture at index %d with root %#x", scid.Index, scid.BlockRoot))
 		}
 		// Skip sidecars that are supposed to be missing.
-		root := bytesutil.ToBytes32(sc.BlockRoot)
+		root := sc.BlockRoot()
 		if c.missing[rootToOffset[root]] {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -86,14 +90,14 @@ func (c *blobsTestCase) filterExpectedByRoot(t *testing.T, scs []*ethpb.Deprecat
 		// will set streamTerminated = true and skip everything else in the test case.
 		if c.expired[rootToOffset[root]] {
 			return append(expect, &expectedBlobChunk{
-				sidecar: sc,
+				sidecar: &sc,
 				code:    responseCodeResourceUnavailable,
 				message: p2pTypes.ErrBlobLTMinRequest.Error(),
 			})
 		}
 
 		expect = append(expect, &expectedBlobChunk{
-			sidecar: sc,
+			sidecar: &sc,
 			code:    responseCodeSuccess,
 			message: "",
 		})
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ func readChunkEncodedBlobsLowMax(t *testing.T, s *Service, expect []*expectedBlo
 	encoding := s.cfg.p2p.Encoding()
 	ctxMap, err := ContextByteVersionsForValRoot(s.cfg.clock.GenesisValidatorsRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	vf := func(sidecar *ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) error {
+	vf := func(sidecar blocks.ROBlob) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return func(stream network.Stream) {
@@ -161,7 +165,7 @@ func readChunkEncodedBlobsAsStreamReader(t *testing.T, s *Service, expect []*exp
 	encoding := s.cfg.p2p.Encoding()
 	ctxMap, err := ContextByteVersionsForValRoot(s.cfg.clock.GenesisValidatorsRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	vf := func(sidecar *ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) error {
+	vf := func(sidecar blocks.ROBlob) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return func(stream network.Stream) {
@@ -170,9 +174,9 @@ func readChunkEncodedBlobsAsStreamReader(t *testing.T, s *Service, expect []*exp
 		require.Equal(t, len(expect), len(scs))
 		for i, sc := range scs {
 			esc := expect[i].sidecar
-			require.Equal(t, esc.Slot, sc.Slot)
+			require.Equal(t, esc.Slot(), sc.Slot())
 			require.Equal(t, esc.Index, sc.Index)
-			require.Equal(t, bytesutil.ToBytes32(esc.BlockRoot), bytesutil.ToBytes32(sc.BlockRoot))
+			require.Equal(t, esc.BlockRoot(), sc.BlockRoot())
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_chunked_response.go b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_chunked_response.go
index c638df0cbf..985fe28316 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_chunked_response.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_chunked_response.go
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p/encoder"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/network/forks"
-	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/version"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
 )
@@ -159,12 +159,12 @@ func extractBlockDataType(digest []byte, tor blockchain.TemporalOracle) (interfa
 
 // WriteBlobSidecarChunk writes blob chunk object to stream.
 // response_chunk  ::= <result> | <context-bytes> | <encoding-dependent-header> | <encoded-payload>
-func WriteBlobSidecarChunk(stream libp2pcore.Stream, tor blockchain.TemporalOracle, encoding encoder.NetworkEncoding, sidecar *ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) error {
+func WriteBlobSidecarChunk(stream libp2pcore.Stream, tor blockchain.TemporalOracle, encoding encoder.NetworkEncoding, sidecar blocks.VerifiedROBlob) error {
 	if _, err := stream.Write([]byte{responseCodeSuccess}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	valRoot := tor.GenesisValidatorsRoot()
-	ctxBytes, err := forks.ForkDigestFromEpoch(slots.ToEpoch(sidecar.GetSlot()), valRoot[:])
+	ctxBytes, err := forks.ForkDigestFromEpoch(slots.ToEpoch(sidecar.Slot()), valRoot[:])
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_send_request.go b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_send_request.go
index 16cb28a31d..8d0064377e 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_send_request.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_send_request.go
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ import (
 	p2ptypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p/types"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/version"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ func SendBeaconBlocksByRootRequest(
 	return blocks, nil
 }
 
-func SendBlobsByRangeRequest(ctx context.Context, tor blockchain.TemporalOracle, p2pApi p2p.SenderEncoder, pid peer.ID, ctxMap ContextByteVersions, req *pb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest) ([]*pb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, error) {
+func SendBlobsByRangeRequest(ctx context.Context, tor blockchain.TemporalOracle, p2pApi p2p.SenderEncoder, pid peer.ID, ctxMap ContextByteVersions, req *pb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest) ([]blocks.ROBlob, error) {
 	topic, err := p2p.TopicFromMessage(p2p.BlobSidecarsByRangeName, slots.ToEpoch(tor.CurrentSlot()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ func SendBlobsByRangeRequest(ctx context.Context, tor blockchain.TemporalOracle,
 func SendBlobSidecarByRoot(
 	ctx context.Context, tor blockchain.TemporalOracle, p2pApi p2p.P2P, pid peer.ID,
 	ctxMap ContextByteVersions, req *p2ptypes.BlobSidecarsByRootReq,
-) ([]*pb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, error) {
+) ([]blocks.ROBlob, error) {
 	if uint64(len(*req)) > params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaxRequestBlobSidecars {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(p2ptypes.ErrMaxBlobReqExceeded, "length=%d", len(*req))
 	}
@@ -189,16 +191,16 @@ func SendBlobSidecarByRoot(
 	return readChunkEncodedBlobs(stream, p2pApi.Encoding(), ctxMap, blobValidatorFromRootReq(req), max)
 }
 
-type blobResponseValidation func(*pb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) error
+type blobResponseValidation func(blocks.ROBlob) error
 
 func blobValidatorFromRootReq(req *p2ptypes.BlobSidecarsByRootReq) blobResponseValidation {
 	roots := make(map[[32]byte]bool)
 	for _, sc := range *req {
 		roots[bytesutil.ToBytes32(sc.BlockRoot)] = true
 	}
-	return func(sc *pb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) error {
-		if requested := roots[bytesutil.ToBytes32(sc.BlockRoot)]; !requested {
-			return errors.Wrapf(errUnrequestedRoot, "root=%#x", sc.BlockRoot)
+	return func(sc blocks.ROBlob) error {
+		if requested := roots[sc.BlockRoot()]; !requested {
+			return errors.Wrapf(errUnrequestedRoot, "root=%#x", sc.BlockRoot())
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -206,16 +208,16 @@ func blobValidatorFromRootReq(req *p2ptypes.BlobSidecarsByRootReq) blobResponseV
 
 func blobValidatorFromRangeReq(req *pb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest) blobResponseValidation {
 	end := req.StartSlot + primitives.Slot(req.Count)
-	return func(sc *pb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) error {
-		if sc.Slot < req.StartSlot || sc.Slot >= end {
-			return errors.Wrapf(errBlobResponseOutOfBounds, "req start,end:%d,%d, resp:%d", req.StartSlot, end, sc.Slot)
+	return func(sc blocks.ROBlob) error {
+		if sc.Slot() < req.StartSlot || sc.Slot() >= end {
+			return errors.Wrapf(errBlobResponseOutOfBounds, "req start,end:%d,%d, resp:%d", req.StartSlot, end, sc.Slot())
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
 }
 
-func readChunkEncodedBlobs(stream network.Stream, encoding encoder.NetworkEncoding, ctxMap ContextByteVersions, vf blobResponseValidation, max uint64) ([]*pb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, error) {
-	sidecars := make([]*pb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, 0)
+func readChunkEncodedBlobs(stream network.Stream, encoding encoder.NetworkEncoding, ctxMap ContextByteVersions, vf blobResponseValidation, max uint64) ([]blocks.ROBlob, error) {
+	sidecars := make([]blocks.ROBlob, 0)
 	// Attempt an extra read beyond max to check if the peer is violating the spec by
 	// sending more than MAX_REQUEST_BLOB_SIDECARS, or more blobs than requested.
 	for i := uint64(0); i < max+1; i++ {
@@ -238,7 +240,9 @@ func readChunkEncodedBlobs(stream network.Stream, encoding encoder.NetworkEncodi
 	return sidecars, nil
 }
 
-func readChunkedBlobSidecar(stream network.Stream, encoding encoder.NetworkEncoding, ctxMap ContextByteVersions, vf blobResponseValidation) (*pb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, error) {
+func readChunkedBlobSidecar(stream network.Stream, encoding encoder.NetworkEncoding, ctxMap ContextByteVersions, vf blobResponseValidation) (blocks.ROBlob, error) {
+	var b blocks.ROBlob
+	pb := &ethpb.BlobSidecar{}
 	decode := encoding.DecodeWithMaxLength
 	var (
 		code uint8
@@ -246,31 +250,35 @@ func readChunkedBlobSidecar(stream network.Stream, encoding encoder.NetworkEncod
 	)
 	code, msg, err := ReadStatusCode(stream, encoding)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return b, err
 	}
 	if code != 0 {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(errBlobChunkedReadFailure, msg)
+		return b, errors.Wrap(errBlobChunkedReadFailure, msg)
 	}
 	ctxb, err := readContextFromStream(stream)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error reading chunk context bytes from stream")
+		return b, errors.Wrap(err, "error reading chunk context bytes from stream")
 	}
 
 	v, found := ctxMap[bytesutil.ToBytes4(ctxb)]
 	if !found {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(errBlobUnmarshal, fmt.Sprintf("unrecognized fork digest %#x", ctxb))
+		return b, errors.Wrapf(errBlobUnmarshal, fmt.Sprintf("unrecognized fork digest %#x", ctxb))
 	}
 	// Only deneb is supported at this time, because we lack a fork-spanning interface/union type for blobs.
 	if v != version.Deneb {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected context bytes for deneb BlobSidecar, ctx=%#x, v=%s", ctxb, version.String(v))
+		return b, fmt.Errorf("unexpected context bytes for deneb BlobSidecar, ctx=%#x, v=%s", ctxb, version.String(v))
 	}
-	sc := &pb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{}
-	if err := decode(stream, sc); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decode the protobuf-encoded BlobSidecar message from RPC chunk stream")
-	}
-	if err := vf(sc); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "validation failure decoding blob RPC response")
+	if err := decode(stream, pb); err != nil {
+		return b, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decode the protobuf-encoded BlobSidecar message from RPC chunk stream")
 	}
 
-	return sc, nil
+	rob, err := blocks.NewROBlob(pb)
+	if err != nil {
+		return b, errors.Wrap(err, "unexpected error initializing ROBlob")
+	}
+	if err := vf(rob); err != nil {
+		return b, errors.Wrap(err, "validation failure decoding blob RPC response")
+	}
+
+	return rob, nil
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_send_request_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_send_request_test.go
index d295ce4138..8d74a077ab 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_send_request_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_send_request_test.go
@@ -481,21 +481,24 @@ func TestSendRequest_SendBeaconBlocksByRootRequest(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBlobValidatorFromRootReq(t *testing.T) {
 	validRoot := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("valid"), 32)
 	invalidRoot := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("invalid"), 32)
+	header := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{}
+	validb := util.GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(t, bytesutil.ToBytes32(validRoot), header, 0, []byte{})
+	invalidb := util.GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(t, bytesutil.ToBytes32(invalidRoot), header, 0, []byte{})
 	cases := []struct {
 		name     string
 		ids      []*ethpb.BlobIdentifier
-		response []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar
+		response []blocks.ROBlob
 		err      error
 	}{
 		{
 			name:     "valid",
 			ids:      []*ethpb.BlobIdentifier{{BlockRoot: validRoot}},
-			response: []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{{BlockRoot: validRoot}},
+			response: []blocks.ROBlob{validb},
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "invalid",
 			ids:      []*ethpb.BlobIdentifier{{BlockRoot: validRoot}},
-			response: []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{{BlockRoot: invalidRoot}},
+			response: []blocks.ROBlob{invalidb},
 			err:      errUnrequestedRoot,
 		},
 	}
@@ -517,10 +520,10 @@ func TestBlobValidatorFromRootReq(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestBlobValidatorFromRangeReq(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
-		name     string
-		req      *ethpb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest
-		response []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar
-		err      error
+		name         string
+		req          *ethpb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest
+		responseSlot primitives.Slot
+		err          error
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "valid - count multi",
@@ -528,7 +531,7 @@ func TestBlobValidatorFromRangeReq(t *testing.T) {
 				StartSlot: 10,
 				Count:     10,
 			},
-			response: []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{{Slot: 14}},
+			responseSlot: 14,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "valid - count 1",
@@ -536,7 +539,7 @@ func TestBlobValidatorFromRangeReq(t *testing.T) {
 				StartSlot: 10,
 				Count:     1,
 			},
-			response: []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{{Slot: 10}},
+			responseSlot: 10,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid - before",
@@ -544,8 +547,8 @@ func TestBlobValidatorFromRangeReq(t *testing.T) {
 				StartSlot: 10,
 				Count:     1,
 			},
-			response: []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{{Slot: 9}},
-			err:      errBlobResponseOutOfBounds,
+			responseSlot: 9,
+			err:          errBlobResponseOutOfBounds,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid - after, count 1",
@@ -553,8 +556,8 @@ func TestBlobValidatorFromRangeReq(t *testing.T) {
 				StartSlot: 10,
 				Count:     1,
 			},
-			response: []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{{Slot: 11}},
-			err:      errBlobResponseOutOfBounds,
+			responseSlot: 11,
+			err:          errBlobResponseOutOfBounds,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid - after, multi",
@@ -562,8 +565,8 @@ func TestBlobValidatorFromRangeReq(t *testing.T) {
 				StartSlot: 10,
 				Count:     10,
 			},
-			response: []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{{Slot: 23}},
-			err:      errBlobResponseOutOfBounds,
+			responseSlot: 23,
+			err:          errBlobResponseOutOfBounds,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid - after, at boundary, multi",
@@ -571,21 +574,23 @@ func TestBlobValidatorFromRangeReq(t *testing.T) {
 				StartSlot: 10,
 				Count:     10,
 			},
-			response: []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{{Slot: 20}},
-			err:      errBlobResponseOutOfBounds,
+			responseSlot: 20,
+			err:          errBlobResponseOutOfBounds,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			vf := blobValidatorFromRangeReq(c.req)
-			for _, sc := range c.response {
-				err := vf(sc)
-				if c.err != nil {
-					require.ErrorIs(t, err, c.err)
-					return
-				}
-				require.NoError(t, err)
+			header := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+				Header: &ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{Slot: c.responseSlot},
 			}
+			sc := util.GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(t, [32]byte{}, header, 0, []byte{})
+			err := vf(sc)
+			if c.err != nil {
+				require.ErrorIs(t, err, c.err)
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/service.go b/beacon-chain/sync/service.go
index ea74db47cb..d9e6e2eb5c 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/service.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/operation"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/execution"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/operations/attestations"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/operations/blstoexec"
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ type config struct {
 	slasherBlockHeadersFeed       *event.Feed
 	clock                         *startup.Clock
 	stateNotifier                 statefeed.Notifier
+	blobStorage                   *filesystem.BlobStorage
 }
 
 // This defines the interface for interacting with block chain service
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_blob_sidecar.go b/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_blob_sidecar.go
index ac2ffca0e9..837967edc3 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_blob_sidecar.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_blob_sidecar.go
@@ -4,29 +4,30 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed"
-	opfeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/operation"
-	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
 func (s *Service) blobSubscriber(ctx context.Context, msg proto.Message) error {
-	b, ok := msg.(*eth.SignedBlobSidecar)
+	b, ok := msg.(blocks.VerifiedROBlob)
 	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("message was not type *eth.SignedBlobSidecar, type=%T", msg)
+		return fmt.Errorf("message was not type blocks.ROBlob, type=%T", msg)
 	}
 
-	s.setSeenBlobIndex(b.Message.Blob, b.Message.Index)
+	s.setSeenBlobIndex(b.BlockRootSlice(), b.Index)
 
-	if err := s.cfg.chain.ReceiveBlob(ctx, b.Message); err != nil {
+	if err := s.cfg.chain.ReceiveBlob(ctx, b); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	s.cfg.operationNotifier.OperationFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
-		Type: opfeed.BlobSidecarReceived,
-		Data: &opfeed.BlobSidecarReceivedData{
-			Blob: b,
-		},
-	})
+	// TODO: convert operations feed to use ROBlob.
+	/*
+		s.cfg.operationNotifier.OperationFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
+			Type: opfeed.BlobSidecarReceived,
+			Data: &opfeed.BlobSidecarReceivedData{
+				Blob: b,
+			},
+		})
+	*/
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/validate_blob.go b/beacon-chain/sync/validate_blob.go
index a76284c309..4ad63bd9f8 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/validate_blob.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/validate_blob.go
@@ -9,15 +9,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/transition"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/verification"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/crypto/bls"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/crypto/rand"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/network/forks"
 	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	prysmTime "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
@@ -55,12 +53,15 @@ func (s *Service) validateBlob(ctx context.Context, pid peer.ID, msg *pubsub.Mes
 		return pubsub.ValidationReject, err
 	}
 
-	sBlob, ok := m.(*eth.SignedBlobSidecar)
+	bpb, ok := m.(*eth.BlobSidecar)
 	if !ok {
-		log.WithField("message", m).Error("Message is not of type *eth.SignedBlobSidecar")
+		log.WithField("message", m).Error("Message is not of type *eth.BlobSidecar")
 		return pubsub.ValidationReject, errWrongMessage
 	}
-	blob := sBlob.Message
+	blob, err := blocks.NewROBlob(bpb)
+	if err != nil {
+		return pubsub.ValidationReject, errors.Wrap(err, "roblob conversion failure")
+	}
 
 	// [REJECT] The sidecar's index is consistent with `MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK` -- i.e. `sidecar.index < MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK`
 	if blob.Index >= fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock {
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func (s *Service) validateBlob(ctx context.Context, pid peer.ID, msg *pubsub.Mes
 	// [IGNORE] The sidecar is not from a future slot (with a MAXIMUM_GOSSIP_CLOCK_DISPARITY allowance) --
 	// i.e. validate that sidecar.slot <= current_slot (a client MAY queue future blocks for processing at the appropriate slot).
 	genesisTime := uint64(s.cfg.chain.GenesisTime().Unix())
-	if err := slots.VerifyTime(genesisTime, blob.Slot, earlyBlockProcessingTolerance); err != nil {
+	if err := slots.VerifyTime(genesisTime, blob.Slot(), earlyBlockProcessingTolerance); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).WithFields(blobFields(blob)).Debug("Ignored blob: too far into future")
 		return pubsub.ValidationIgnore, errors.Wrap(err, "blob too far into future")
 	}
@@ -89,14 +90,14 @@ func (s *Service) validateBlob(ctx context.Context, pid peer.ID, msg *pubsub.Mes
 	if err != nil {
 		return pubsub.ValidationIgnore, err
 	}
-	if startSlot >= blob.Slot {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("finalized slot %d greater or equal to blob slot %d", startSlot, blob.Slot)
+	if startSlot >= blob.Slot() {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("finalized slot %d greater or equal to blob slot %d", startSlot, blob.Slot())
 		log.WithFields(blobFields(blob)).Debug(err)
 		return pubsub.ValidationIgnore, err
 	}
 
 	// Handle the parent status (not seen or invalid cases)
-	parentRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(blob.BlockParentRoot)
+	parentRoot := blob.ParentRoot()
 	switch parentStatus := s.handleBlobParentStatus(ctx, parentRoot); parentStatus {
 	case pubsub.ValidationIgnore:
 		log.WithFields(blobFields(blob)).Debug("Parent block not found - saving blob to cache")
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ func (s *Service) validateBlob(ctx context.Context, pid peer.ID, msg *pubsub.Mes
 	default:
 	}
 
-	pubsubResult, err := s.validateBlobPostSeenParent(ctx, sBlob)
+	pubsubResult, err := s.validateBlobPostSeenParent(ctx, blob)
 	if err != nil {
 		return pubsubResult, err
 	}
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ func (s *Service) validateBlob(ctx context.Context, pid peer.ID, msg *pubsub.Mes
 		return pubsubResult, nil
 	}
 
-	startTime, err := slots.ToTime(genesisTime, blob.Slot)
+	startTime, err := slots.ToTime(genesisTime, blob.Slot())
 	if err != nil {
 		return pubsub.ValidationIgnore, err
 	}
@@ -133,22 +134,26 @@ func (s *Service) validateBlob(ctx context.Context, pid peer.ID, msg *pubsub.Mes
 
 	blobSidecarArrivalGossipSummary.Observe(float64(sinceSlotStartTime.Milliseconds()))
 
-	msg.ValidatorData = sBlob
+	vblob, err := verification.BlobSidecarNoop(blob)
+	if err != nil {
+		return pubsub.ValidationReject, errors.New("TODO: undefined verification error")
+	}
+	// use the VerifiedROBlob type from here on out
+	msg.ValidatorData = vblob
 
 	return pubsub.ValidationAccept, nil
 }
 
-func (s *Service) validateBlobPostSeenParent(ctx context.Context, sBlob *eth.SignedBlobSidecar) (pubsub.ValidationResult, error) {
-	blob := sBlob.Message
-	parentRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(blob.BlockParentRoot)
+func (s *Service) validateBlobPostSeenParent(ctx context.Context, blob blocks.ROBlob) (pubsub.ValidationResult, error) {
+	parentRoot := blob.ParentRoot()
 
 	// [REJECT] The sidecar is from a higher slot than the sidecar's block's parent (defined by sidecar.block_parent_root).
 	parentSlot, err := s.cfg.chain.RecentBlockSlot(parentRoot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return pubsub.ValidationIgnore, err
 	}
-	if parentSlot >= blob.Slot {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("parent block slot %d greater or equal to blob slot %d", parentSlot, blob.Slot)
+	if parentSlot >= blob.Slot() {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("parent block slot %d greater or equal to blob slot %d", parentSlot, blob.Slot())
 		log.WithFields(blobFields(blob)).Debug(err)
 		return pubsub.ValidationReject, err
 	}
@@ -159,18 +164,21 @@ func (s *Service) validateBlobPostSeenParent(ctx context.Context, sBlob *eth.Sig
 	if err != nil {
 		return pubsub.ValidationIgnore, err
 	}
-	if err := verifyBlobSignature(parentState, sBlob); err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).WithFields(blobFields(blob)).Debug("Failed to verify blob signature")
-		return pubsub.ValidationReject, err
-	}
+	// TODO: replace this with verification routine
+	/*
+		if err := verifyBlobSignature(parentState, blob); err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).WithFields(blobFields(blob)).Debug("Failed to verify blob signature")
+			return pubsub.ValidationReject, err
+		}
+	*/
 
 	// [IGNORE] The sidecar is the only sidecar with valid signature received for the tuple (sidecar.block_root, sidecar.index).
-	if s.hasSeenBlobIndex(blob.BlockRoot, blob.Index) {
+	if s.hasSeenBlobIndex(blob.BlockRootSlice(), blob.Index) {
 		return pubsub.ValidationIgnore, nil
 	}
 
 	// [REJECT] The sidecar is proposed by the expected proposer_index for the block's slot in the context of the current shuffling (defined by block_parent_root/slot)
-	parentState, err = transition.ProcessSlotsUsingNextSlotCache(ctx, parentState, parentRoot[:], blob.Slot)
+	parentState, err = transition.ProcessSlotsUsingNextSlotCache(ctx, parentState, parentRoot[:], blob.Slot())
 	if err != nil {
 		return pubsub.ValidationIgnore, err
 	}
@@ -178,16 +186,17 @@ func (s *Service) validateBlobPostSeenParent(ctx context.Context, sBlob *eth.Sig
 	if err != nil {
 		return pubsub.ValidationIgnore, err
 	}
-	if blob.ProposerIndex != idx {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("expected proposer index %d, got %d", idx, blob.ProposerIndex)
+	if blob.ProposerIndex() != idx {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("expected proposer index %d, got %d", idx, blob.ProposerIndex())
 		log.WithFields(blobFields(blob)).Debug(err)
 		return pubsub.ValidationReject, err
 	}
 	return pubsub.ValidationAccept, nil
 }
 
-func verifyBlobSignature(st state.BeaconState, blob *eth.SignedBlobSidecar) error {
-	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(blob.Message.Slot)
+/*
+func verifyBlobSignature(st state.BeaconState, blob blocks.ROBlob) error {
+	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(blob.Slot())
 	fork, err := forks.Fork(currentEpoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -196,7 +205,7 @@ func verifyBlobSignature(st state.BeaconState, blob *eth.SignedBlobSidecar) erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	proposer, err := st.ValidatorAtIndex(blob.Message.ProposerIndex)
+	proposer, err := st.ValidatorAtIndex(blob.ProposerIndex())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -204,7 +213,7 @@ func verifyBlobSignature(st state.BeaconState, blob *eth.SignedBlobSidecar) erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	sig, err := bls.SignatureFromBytes(blob.Signature)
+	sig, err := bls.SignatureFromBytes(blob.Signature())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -218,6 +227,7 @@ func verifyBlobSignature(st state.BeaconState, blob *eth.SignedBlobSidecar) erro
 
 	return nil
 }
+*/
 
 // Returns true if the blob with the same root and index has been seen before.
 func (s *Service) hasSeenBlobIndex(root []byte, index uint64) bool {
@@ -236,11 +246,11 @@ func (s *Service) setSeenBlobIndex(root []byte, index uint64) {
 	s.seenBlobCache.Add(string(b), true)
 }
 
-func blobFields(b *eth.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) logrus.Fields {
+func blobFields(b blocks.ROBlob) logrus.Fields {
 	return logrus.Fields{
-		"slot":          b.Slot,
-		"proposerIndex": b.ProposerIndex,
-		"blockRoot":     fmt.Sprintf("%#x", b.BlockRoot),
+		"slot":          b.Slot(),
+		"proposerIndex": b.ProposerIndex(),
+		"blockRoot":     fmt.Sprintf("%#x", b.BlockRoot()),
 		"kzgCommitment": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", b.KzgCommitment),
 		"index":         b.Index,
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/validate_blob_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/validate_blob_test.go
index 2ff82f7118..09445998b6 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/validate_blob_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/validate_blob_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	pubsub "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub"
 	pb "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub/pb"
 	mock "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	dbtest "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	doublylinkedtree "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p"
@@ -22,8 +21,6 @@ import (
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/crypto/bls"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/util"
@@ -88,8 +85,9 @@ func TestValidateBlob_InvalidIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	chainService := &mock.ChainService{Genesis: time.Unix(time.Now().Unix()-int64(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot), 0)}
 	s := &Service{cfg: &config{p2p: p, initialSync: &mockSync.Sync{}, clock: startup.NewClock(chainService.Genesis, chainService.ValidatorsRoot)}}
 
-	msg := util.NewBlobsidecar()
-	msg.Message.Index = fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock
+	_, scs := util.GenerateTestDenebBlockWithSidecar(t, [32]byte{}, chainService.CurrentSlot()+1, 1)
+	msg := scs[0].BlobSidecar
+	msg.Index = fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	_, err := p.Encoding().EncodeGossip(buf, msg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -113,7 +111,8 @@ func TestValidateBlob_InvalidTopicIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	chainService := &mock.ChainService{Genesis: time.Unix(time.Now().Unix()-int64(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot), 0)}
 	s := &Service{cfg: &config{p2p: p, initialSync: &mockSync.Sync{}, clock: startup.NewClock(chainService.Genesis, chainService.ValidatorsRoot)}}
 
-	msg := util.NewBlobsidecar()
+	_, scs := util.GenerateTestDenebBlockWithSidecar(t, [32]byte{}, chainService.CurrentSlot()+1, 1)
+	msg := scs[0].BlobSidecar
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	_, err := p.Encoding().EncodeGossip(buf, msg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -141,8 +140,8 @@ func TestValidateBlob_OlderThanFinalizedEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 		chain:       chainService,
 		clock:       startup.NewClock(chainService.Genesis, chainService.ValidatorsRoot)}}
 
-	b := util.NewBlobsidecar()
-	b.Message.Slot = chainService.CurrentSlot() + 1
+	_, scs := util.GenerateTestDenebBlockWithSidecar(t, [32]byte{}, chainService.CurrentSlot()+1, 1)
+	b := scs[0].BlobSidecar
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	_, err := p.Encoding().EncodeGossip(buf, b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -172,18 +171,17 @@ func TestValidateBlob_HigherThanParentSlot(t *testing.T) {
 			chain:       chainService,
 			clock:       startup.NewClock(chainService.Genesis, chainService.ValidatorsRoot)}}
 
-	b := util.NewBlobsidecar()
-	b.Message.Slot = chainService.CurrentSlot() + 1
 	chainService.BlockSlot = chainService.CurrentSlot() + 1
 	bb := util.NewBeaconBlock()
-	bb.Block.Slot = b.Message.Slot
+	bb.Block.Slot = chainService.CurrentSlot() + 1
 	signedBb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(bb)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, signedBb))
 	r, err := signedBb.Block().HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	b.Message.BlockParentRoot = r[:]
+	_, blobs := generateTestBlockWithSidecars(t, r, bb.Block.Slot, 1)
+	b := blobs[0].BlobSidecar
 
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	_, err = p.Encoding().EncodeGossip(buf, b)
@@ -202,52 +200,6 @@ func TestValidateBlob_HigherThanParentSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, result, pubsub.ValidationReject)
 }
 
-func TestValidateBlob_InvalidProposerSignature(t *testing.T) {
-	db := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	p := p2ptest.NewTestP2P(t)
-	chainService := &mock.ChainService{Genesis: time.Now(), FinalizedCheckPoint: &eth.Checkpoint{}, DB: db}
-	stateGen := stategen.New(db, doublylinkedtree.New())
-	s := &Service{
-		cfg: &config{
-			p2p:         p,
-			initialSync: &mockSync.Sync{},
-			chain:       chainService,
-			stateGen:    stateGen,
-			clock:       startup.NewClock(chainService.Genesis, chainService.ValidatorsRoot)}}
-
-	b := util.NewBlobsidecar()
-	b.Message.Slot = chainService.CurrentSlot() + 1
-	sk, err := bls.SecretKeyFromBytes(bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("sk"), 32))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	b.Signature = sk.Sign([]byte("data")).Marshal()
-
-	bb := util.NewBeaconBlock()
-	signedBb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(bb)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, signedBb))
-	r, err := signedBb.Block().HashTreeRoot()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	b.Message.BlockParentRoot = r[:]
-
-	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	_, err = p.Encoding().EncodeGossip(buf, b)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	topic := p2p.GossipTypeMapping[reflect.TypeOf(b)]
-	digest, err := s.currentForkDigest()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	topic = s.addDigestAndIndexToTopic(topic, digest, 0)
-	result, err := s.validateBlob(ctx, "", &pubsub.Message{
-		Message: &pb.Message{
-			Data:  buf.Bytes(),
-			Topic: &topic,
-		}})
-	require.ErrorIs(t, signing.ErrSigFailedToVerify, err)
-	require.Equal(t, result, pubsub.ValidationReject)
-}
-
 func TestValidateBlob_AlreadySeenInCache(t *testing.T) {
 	db := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
@@ -263,21 +215,32 @@ func TestValidateBlob_AlreadySeenInCache(t *testing.T) {
 			stateGen:    stateGen,
 			clock:       startup.NewClock(chainService.Genesis, chainService.ValidatorsRoot)}}
 
-	b := util.NewBlobsidecar()
-	b.Message.Slot = chainService.CurrentSlot() + 1
-	beaconState, privKeys := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
+	beaconState, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
+
+	parent := util.NewBeaconBlock()
+	parentBb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(parent)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	parentRoot, err := parentBb.Block().HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	bb := util.NewBeaconBlock()
+	bb.Block.Slot = 1
+	bb.Block.ParentRoot = parentRoot[:]
+	bb.Block.ProposerIndex = 19026
 	signedBb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(bb)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, parentBb))
 	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, signedBb))
 	r, err := signedBb.Block().HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, beaconState, r))
 
-	b.Message.BlockParentRoot = r[:]
-	b.Signature, err = signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, b.Message, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBlobSidecar, privKeys[0])
+	//_, scs := util.GenerateTestDenebBlockWithSidecar(t, r, chainService.CurrentSlot()+1, 1)
+	header, err := signedBb.Header()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	sc := util.GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(t, r, header, 0, make([]byte, 48))
+	b := sc.BlobSidecar
 
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	_, err = p.Encoding().EncodeGossip(buf, b)
@@ -288,7 +251,7 @@ func TestValidateBlob_AlreadySeenInCache(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	topic = s.addDigestAndIndexToTopic(topic, digest, 0)
 
-	s.setSeenBlobIndex(bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, 32), 0)
+	s.setSeenBlobIndex(sc.BlockRootSlice(), 0)
 	result, err := s.validateBlob(ctx, "", &pubsub.Message{
 		Message: &pb.Message{
 			Data:  buf.Bytes(),
@@ -313,9 +276,7 @@ func TestValidateBlob_IncorrectProposerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 			stateGen:    stateGen,
 			clock:       startup.NewClock(chainService.Genesis, chainService.ValidatorsRoot)}}
 
-	b := util.NewBlobsidecar()
-	b.Message.Slot = chainService.CurrentSlot() + 1
-	beaconState, privKeys := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
+	beaconState, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
 
 	bb := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	signedBb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(bb)
@@ -325,9 +286,8 @@ func TestValidateBlob_IncorrectProposerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, beaconState, r))
 
-	b.Message.BlockParentRoot = r[:]
-	b.Signature, err = signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, b.Message, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBlobSidecar, privKeys[0])
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, scs := generateTestBlockWithSidecars(t, r, chainService.CurrentSlot()+1, 1)
+	b := scs[0].BlobSidecar
 
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	_, err = p.Encoding().EncodeGossip(buf, b)
@@ -354,6 +314,7 @@ func TestValidateBlob_EverythingPasses(t *testing.T) {
 	chainService := &mock.ChainService{Genesis: time.Now(), FinalizedCheckPoint: &eth.Checkpoint{}, DB: db}
 	stateGen := stategen.New(db, doublylinkedtree.New())
 	s := &Service{
+		badBlockCache: lruwrpr.New(10),
 		seenBlobCache: lruwrpr.New(10),
 		cfg: &config{
 			p2p:         p,
@@ -362,22 +323,26 @@ func TestValidateBlob_EverythingPasses(t *testing.T) {
 			stateGen:    stateGen,
 			clock:       startup.NewClock(chainService.Genesis, chainService.ValidatorsRoot)}}
 
-	b := util.NewBlobsidecar()
-	b.Message.Slot = chainService.CurrentSlot() + 1
-	beaconState, privKeys := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
+	beaconState, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
 
-	bb := util.NewBeaconBlock()
-	signedBb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(bb)
+	parent := util.NewBeaconBlock()
+	parent.Block.Slot = 1
+	signedParent, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(parent)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, signedBb))
-	r, err := signedBb.Block().HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, signedParent))
+	parentRoot, err := signedParent.Block().HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, beaconState, r))
+	require.NoError(t, db.SaveState(ctx, beaconState, parentRoot))
 
-	b.Message.BlockParentRoot = r[:]
-	b.Message.ProposerIndex = 21
-	b.Signature, err = signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, b.Message, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBlobSidecar, privKeys[21])
+	child := util.NewBeaconBlock()
+	child.Block.Slot = 2
+	child.Block.ParentRoot = parentRoot[:]
+	child.Block.ProposerIndex = 96
+	signedChild, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(child)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	childRoot, err := signedChild.Block().HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	b := generateTestSidecar(t, childRoot, signedChild, 0, make([]byte, 48)).BlobSidecar
 
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	_, err = p.Encoding().EncodeGossip(buf, b)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/verify/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/sync/verify/BUILD.bazel
index 0dff2469f2..b54bbc34d5 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/verify/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/verify/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ go_library(
         "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/blocks:go_default_library",
         "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
-        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//runtime/version:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
     ],
@@ -20,10 +19,8 @@ go_test(
     srcs = ["blob_test.go"],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
-        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/blocks:go_default_library",
-        "//consensus-types/interfaces:go_default_library",
-        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
+        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
         "//testing/require:go_default_library",
         "//testing/util:go_default_library",
     ],
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/verify/blob.go b/beacon-chain/sync/verify/blob.go
index e05bc04477..3a64542b44 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/verify/blob.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/verify/blob.go
@@ -2,70 +2,42 @@ package verify
 
 import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	field_params "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
-	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/version"
 )
 
 var (
 	errBlobVerification          = errors.New("unable to verify blobs")
-	ErrMismatchedBlobBlockRoot   = errors.Wrap(errBlobVerification, "BlockRoot in BlobSidecar does not match the expected root")
-	ErrMismatchedBlobBlockSlot   = errors.Wrap(errBlobVerification, "BlockSlot in BlobSidecar does not match the expected slot")
+	ErrIncorrectBlobIndex        = errors.New("incorrect blob index")
+	ErrBlobBlockMisaligned       = errors.Wrap(errBlobVerification, "root of block header in blob sidecar does not match block root")
 	ErrMismatchedBlobCommitments = errors.Wrap(errBlobVerification, "commitments at given slot, root and index do not match")
-	ErrMismatchedProposerIndex   = errors.Wrap(errBlobVerification, "proposer index does not match")
-	ErrIncorrectBlobIndex        = errors.Wrap(errBlobVerification, "incorrect blob index")
 )
 
 // BlobAlignsWithBlock verifies if the blob aligns with the block.
-func BlobAlignsWithBlock(blob *ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, block blocks.ROBlock) error {
+func BlobAlignsWithBlock(blob blocks.ROBlob, block blocks.ROBlock) error {
 	if block.Version() < version.Deneb {
 		return nil
 	}
+	if blob.Index >= fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock {
+		return errors.Wrapf(ErrIncorrectBlobIndex, "index %d exceeds MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK %d", blob.Index, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+	}
 
+	if blob.BlockRoot() != block.Root() {
+		return ErrBlobBlockMisaligned
+	}
+
+	// Verify commitment byte values match
+	// TODO: verify commitment inclusion proof - actually replace this with a better rpc blob verification stack altogether.
 	commits, err := block.Block().Body().BlobKzgCommitments()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	if len(commits) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if blob.Index >= field_params.MaxBlobsPerBlock {
-		return errors.Wrapf(ErrIncorrectBlobIndex, "blob index %d >= max blobs per block %d", blob.Index, field_params.MaxBlobsPerBlock)
-	}
-
-	// Verify slot
-	blobSlot := blob.Slot
-	blockSlot := block.Block().Slot()
-	if blobSlot != blockSlot {
-		return errors.Wrapf(ErrMismatchedBlobBlockSlot, "slot %d != BlobSidecar.Slot %d", blockSlot, blobSlot)
-	}
-
-	// Verify block and parent roots
-	blockRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(blob.BlockRoot)
-	if blockRoot != block.Root() {
-		return errors.Wrapf(ErrMismatchedBlobBlockRoot, "block root %#x != BlobSidecar.BlockRoot %#x at slot %d", block.Root(), blockRoot, blobSlot)
-	}
-
-	blockParentRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(blob.BlockParentRoot)
-	if blockParentRoot != block.Block().ParentRoot() {
-		return errors.Wrapf(ErrMismatchedBlobBlockRoot, "block parent root %#x != BlobSidecar.BlockParentRoot %#x at slot %d", block.Block().ParentRoot(), blockParentRoot, blobSlot)
-	}
-
-	// Verify proposer index
-	if blob.ProposerIndex != block.Block().ProposerIndex() {
-		return errors.Wrapf(ErrMismatchedProposerIndex, "proposer index %d != BlobSidecar.ProposerIndex %d at slot %d", block.Block().ProposerIndex(), blob.ProposerIndex, blobSlot)
-	}
-
-	// Verify commitment
 	blockCommitment := bytesutil.ToBytes48(commits[blob.Index])
 	blobCommitment := bytesutil.ToBytes48(blob.KzgCommitment)
 	if blobCommitment != blockCommitment {
-		return errors.Wrapf(ErrMismatchedBlobCommitments, "commitment %#x != block commitment %#x, at index %d for block root %#x at slot %d ", blobCommitment, blockCommitment, blob.Index, blockRoot, blobSlot)
+		return errors.Wrapf(ErrMismatchedBlobCommitments, "commitment %#x != block commitment %#x, at index %d for block root %#x at slot %d ", blobCommitment, blockCommitment, blob.Index, block.Root(), blob.Slot())
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/verify/blob_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/verify/blob_test.go
index 1c26062059..aa41ec74e4 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/verify/blob_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/verify/blob_test.go
@@ -1,142 +1,75 @@
 package verify
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
-	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
-	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/util"
 )
 
 func TestBlobAlignsWithBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		name        string
-		block       interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock
-		blob        *ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar
-		expectedErr string
+		name         string
+		blockAndBlob func(t *testing.T) (blocks.ROBlock, []blocks.ROBlob)
+		err          error
 	}{
 		{
-			name: "Block version less than Deneb",
-			block: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
-				b := util.NewBeaconBlock()
-				sb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				return sb
-			}(),
-			blob: &ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{},
+			name: "happy path",
+			blockAndBlob: func(t *testing.T) (blocks.ROBlock, []blocks.ROBlob) {
+				return util.GenerateTestDenebBlockWithSidecar(t, [32]byte{}, 0, 1)
+			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "No commitments in block",
-			block: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
-				b := util.NewBeaconBlockDeneb()
-				sb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
+			name: "mismatched roots",
+			blockAndBlob: func(t *testing.T) (blocks.ROBlock, []blocks.ROBlob) {
+				blk, blobs := util.GenerateTestDenebBlockWithSidecar(t, [32]byte{}, 0, 1)
+				tweaked := blobs[0].BlobSidecar
+				tweaked.SignedBlockHeader.Header.Slot = tweaked.SignedBlockHeader.Header.Slot + 1
+				tampered, err := blocks.NewROBlob(tweaked)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
-				return sb
-			}(),
-			blob: &ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{},
+				return blk, []blocks.ROBlob{tampered}
+			},
+			err: ErrBlobBlockMisaligned,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Blob index exceeds max blobs per block",
-			block: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
-				b := util.NewBeaconBlockDeneb()
-				b.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments = make([][]byte, fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock+1)
-				sb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
+			name: "mismatched roots - fake",
+			blockAndBlob: func(t *testing.T) (blocks.ROBlock, []blocks.ROBlob) {
+				blk, blobs := util.GenerateTestDenebBlockWithSidecar(t, [32]byte{}, 0, 1)
+				copied := blobs[0].BlobSidecar
+				// exact same header, mess with the root
+				fake, err := blocks.NewROBlobWithRoot(copied, bytesutil.ToBytes32([]byte("derp")))
 				require.NoError(t, err)
-				return sb
-			}(),
-			blob:        &ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{Index: fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock},
-			expectedErr: "blob index 6 >= max blobs per block 6: incorrect blob index",
+				return blk, []blocks.ROBlob{fake}
+			},
+			err: ErrBlobBlockMisaligned,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Blob slot does not match block slot",
-			block: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
-				b := util.NewBeaconBlockDeneb()
-				b.Block.Slot = 2
-				b.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments = make([][]byte, 1)
-				sb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
+			name: "before deneb",
+			blockAndBlob: func(t *testing.T) (blocks.ROBlock, []blocks.ROBlob) {
+				cb := util.NewBeaconBlockCapella()
+				blk, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(cb)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
-				return sb
-			}(),
-			blob:        &ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{Slot: 1},
-			expectedErr: "slot 2 != BlobSidecar.Slot 1: BlockSlot in BlobSidecar does not match the expected slot",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Blob block root does not match block root",
-			block: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
-				b := util.NewBeaconBlockDeneb()
-				b.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments = make([][]byte, 1)
-				sb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
+				rob, err := blocks.NewROBlock(blk)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
-				return sb
-			}(),
-			blob: &ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{BlockRoot: []byte{1}},
-			expectedErr: "block root 0x0200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 != " +
-				"BlobSidecar.BlockRoot 0x0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 at slot 0",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Blob parent root does not match block parent root",
-			block: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
-				b := util.NewBeaconBlockDeneb()
-				b.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments = make([][]byte, 1)
-				sb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				return sb
-			}(),
-			blob: &ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{BlockRoot: []byte{2}, BlockParentRoot: []byte{1}},
-			expectedErr: "block parent root 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 != " +
-				"BlobSidecar.BlockParentRoot 0x0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 at slot 0",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Blob proposer index does not match block proposer index",
-			block: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
-				b := util.NewBeaconBlockDeneb()
-				b.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments = make([][]byte, 1)
-				sb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				return sb
-			}(),
-			blob:        &ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{BlockRoot: []byte{2}, ProposerIndex: 1},
-			expectedErr: "proposer index 0 != BlobSidecar.ProposerIndex 1 at slot ",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Blob commitment does not match block commitment",
-			block: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
-				b := util.NewBeaconBlockDeneb()
-				b.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments = make([][]byte, 1)
-				sb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				return sb
-			}(),
-			blob: &ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{BlockRoot: []byte{2}, KzgCommitment: []byte{1}},
-			expectedErr: "commitment 0x010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 != " +
-				"block commitment 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "All fields are correctly aligned",
-			block: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
-				b := util.NewBeaconBlockDeneb()
-				b.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments = make([][]byte, 1)
-				sb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				return sb
-			}(),
-			blob: &ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{BlockRoot: []byte{2}},
+				return rob, []blocks.ROBlob{blocks.ROBlob{}}
+			},
 		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			block, err := blocks.NewROBlockWithRoot(tt.block, [32]byte{2})
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			err = BlobAlignsWithBlock(tt.blob, block)
-			if tt.expectedErr == "" {
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-			} else {
-				require.StringContains(t, tt.expectedErr, err.Error())
-			}
-		})
+		block, blobs := tt.blockAndBlob(t)
+		for i := range blobs {
+			t.Run(tt.name+fmt.Sprintf(" blob %d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
+				err := BlobAlignsWithBlock(blobs[i], block)
+				if tt.err == nil {
+					require.NoError(t, err)
+				} else {
+					require.ErrorIs(t, err, tt.err)
+				}
+			})
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/verification/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/verification/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90fb979ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon-chain/verification/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+load("@prysm//tools/go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["fake.go"],
+    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/verification",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = ["//consensus-types/blocks:go_default_library"],
+)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/verification/fake.go b/beacon-chain/verification/fake.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..342b0fcfdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon-chain/verification/fake.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package verification
+
+import "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
+
+// BlobSidecarNoop is a FAKE verification function that simply launders a ROBlob->VerifiedROBlob.
+// TODO: find all code that uses this method and replace it with full verification.
+func BlobSidecarNoop(b blocks.ROBlob) (blocks.VerifiedROBlob, error) {
+	return blocks.NewVerifiedROBlob(b), nil
+}
+
+// BlobSidecarSliceNoop is a FAKE verification function that simply launders a ROBlob->VerifiedROBlob.
+// TODO: find all code that uses this method and replace it with full verification.
+func BlobSidecarSliceNoop(b []blocks.ROBlob) ([]blocks.VerifiedROBlob, error) {
+	vbs := make([]blocks.VerifiedROBlob, len(b))
+	for i := range b {
+		vbs[i] = blocks.NewVerifiedROBlob(b[i])
+	}
+	return vbs, nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/beacon-chain/BUILD.bazel b/cmd/beacon-chain/BUILD.bazel
index bb8d5e95d8..11c01f23aa 100644
--- a/cmd/beacon-chain/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/cmd/beacon-chain/BUILD.bazel
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ go_library(
         "//cmd/beacon-chain/execution:go_default_library",
         "//cmd/beacon-chain/flags:go_default_library",
         "//cmd/beacon-chain/jwt:go_default_library",
+        "//cmd/beacon-chain/storage:go_default_library",
         "//cmd/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint:go_default_library",
         "//cmd/beacon-chain/sync/genesis:go_default_library",
         "//config/features:go_default_library",
diff --git a/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go b/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go
index df7d8db20a..8c70cbd9cd 100644
--- a/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go
+++ b/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/cmd/beacon-chain/execution"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/cmd/beacon-chain/flags"
 	jwtcommands "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/cmd/beacon-chain/jwt"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/cmd/beacon-chain/storage"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/cmd/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/cmd/beacon-chain/sync/genesis"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/features"
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ func startNode(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	optFuncs := []func(*cli.Context) (node.Option, error){
 		genesis.BeaconNodeOptions,
 		checkpoint.BeaconNodeOptions,
+		storage.BeaconNodeOptions,
 	}
 	for _, of := range optFuncs {
 		ofo, err := of(ctx)
diff --git a/cmd/beacon-chain/storage/BUILD.bazel b/cmd/beacon-chain/storage/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..079c960540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/beacon-chain/storage/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+load("@prysm//tools/go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["options.go"],
+    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/cmd/beacon-chain/storage",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//beacon-chain/db/filesystem:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/node:go_default_library",
+        "//cmd:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_urfave_cli_v2//:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/cmd/beacon-chain/storage/options.go b/cmd/beacon-chain/storage/options.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c3879faeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/beacon-chain/storage/options.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package storage
+
+import (
+	"path"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/node"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/cmd"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+var (
+	// BlobStoragePath defines a flag to start the beacon chain from a give genesis state file.
+	BlobStoragePath = &cli.PathFlag{
+		Name:  "blob-path",
+		Usage: "Location for blob storage. Default location will be a 'blobs' directory next to the beacon db.",
+	}
+)
+
+// BeaconNodeOptions sets configuration values on the node.BeaconNode value at node startup.
+// Note: we can't get the right context from cli.Context, because the beacon node setup code uses this context to
+// create a cancellable context. If we switch to using App.RunContext, we can set up this cancellation in the cmd
+// package instead, and allow the functional options to tap into context cancellation.
+func BeaconNodeOptions(c *cli.Context) (node.Option, error) {
+	blobsPath := c.Path(BlobStoragePath.Name)
+	if blobsPath == "" {
+		// append a "blobs" subdir to the end of the data dir path
+		blobsPath = path.Join(path.Clean(c.String(c.Path(cmd.DataDirFlag.Name))), "blobs")
+	}
+
+	bs, err := filesystem.NewBlobStorage(blobsPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return node.WithBlobStorage(bs), nil
+}
diff --git a/config/fieldparams/mainnet.go b/config/fieldparams/mainnet.go
index 9b1172fbc7..7063343283 100644
--- a/config/fieldparams/mainnet.go
+++ b/config/fieldparams/mainnet.go
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ const (
 	LogMaxBlobCommitments                 = 12            // Log_2 of MaxBlobCommitmentsPerBlock
 	BlobLength                            = 131072        // BlobLength defines the byte length of a blob.
 	BlobSize                              = 131072        // defined to match blob.size in bazel ssz codegen
+	KzgCommitmentInclusionProofDepth      = 17            // Merkle proof depth for blob_kzg_commitments list item
 	NextSyncCommitteeBranchDepth          = 5             // NextSyncCommitteeBranchDepth defines the depth of the next sync committee branch.
 )
diff --git a/config/fieldparams/minimal.go b/config/fieldparams/minimal.go
index 412017c33c..96ec9e28f8 100644
--- a/config/fieldparams/minimal.go
+++ b/config/fieldparams/minimal.go
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ const (
 	LogMaxBlobCommitments                 = 4             // Log_2 of MaxBlobCommitmentsPerBlock
 	BlobLength                            = 131072        // BlobLength defines the byte length of a blob.
 	BlobSize                              = 131072        // defined to match blob.size in bazel ssz codegen
+	KzgCommitmentInclusionProofDepth      = 17            // Merkle proof depth for blob_kzg_commitments list item
 	NextSyncCommitteeBranchDepth          = 5             // NextSyncCommitteeBranchDepth defines the depth of the next sync committee branch.
 )
diff --git a/consensus-types/blocks/roblob.go b/consensus-types/blocks/roblob.go
index d7a6aa37ae..2a4f9be33e 100644
--- a/consensus-types/blocks/roblob.go
+++ b/consensus-types/blocks/roblob.go
@@ -62,3 +62,31 @@ func (b *ROBlob) BodyRoot() [32]byte {
 func (b *ROBlob) ProposerIndex() primitives.ValidatorIndex {
 	return b.SignedBlockHeader.Header.ProposerIndex
 }
+
+// BlockRootSlice returns the block root as a byte slice. This is often more conveninent/concise
+// than setting a tmp var to BlockRoot(), just so that it can be sliced.
+func (b *ROBlob) BlockRootSlice() []byte {
+	return b.root[:]
+}
+
+// ROBlobSlice is a custom type for a []ROBlob, allowing methods to be defined that act on a slice of ROBlob.
+type ROBlobSlice []ROBlob
+
+// Protos is a helper to make a more concise conversion from []ROBlob->[]*ethpb.BlobSidecar.
+func (s ROBlobSlice) Protos() []*ethpb.BlobSidecar {
+	pb := make([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, len(s))
+	for i := range s {
+		pb[i] = s[i].BlobSidecar
+	}
+	return pb
+}
+
+// VerifiedROBlob represents an ROBlob that has undergone full verification (eg block sig, inclusion proof, commitment check).
+type VerifiedROBlob struct {
+	ROBlob
+}
+
+// NewVerifiedROBlob "upgrades" an ROBlob to a VerifiedROBlob. This method should only be used by the verification package.
+func NewVerifiedROBlob(rob ROBlob) VerifiedROBlob {
+	return VerifiedROBlob{ROBlob: rob}
+}
diff --git a/consensus-types/blocks/roblock.go b/consensus-types/blocks/roblock.go
index 79d9568b74..9b7c210239 100644
--- a/consensus-types/blocks/roblock.go
+++ b/consensus-types/blocks/roblock.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
-	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 )
 
 // ROBlock is a value that embeds a ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock along with its block root ([32]byte).
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ func (s ROBlockSlice) Len() int {
 
 type BlockWithVerifiedBlobs struct {
 	Block ROBlock
-	Blobs []*eth.DeprecatedBlobSidecar
+	Blobs []ROBlob
 }
 
 type BlockWithVerifiedBlobsSlice []BlockWithVerifiedBlobs
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f47ebbc433..b967149bb1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/rs/cors v1.7.0
 	github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3 v3.3.4
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.0
+	github.com/spf13/afero v1.10.0
 	github.com/status-im/keycard-go v0.2.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	github.com/supranational/blst v0.3.11
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fb20327c2f..f463a456f8 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ cloud.google.com/go v0.38.0/go.mod h1:990N+gfupTy94rShfmMCWGDn0LpTmnzTp2qbd1dvSR
 cloud.google.com/go v0.43.0/go.mod h1:BOSR3VbTLkk6FDC/TcffxP4NF/FFBGA5ku+jvKOP7pg=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.44.1/go.mod h1:iSa0KzasP4Uvy3f1mN/7PiObzGgflwredwwASm/v6AU=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.44.2/go.mod h1:60680Gw3Yr4ikxnPRS/oxxkBccT6SA1yMk63TGekxKY=
+cloud.google.com/go v0.44.3/go.mod h1:60680Gw3Yr4ikxnPRS/oxxkBccT6SA1yMk63TGekxKY=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.45.1/go.mod h1:RpBamKRgapWJb87xiFSdk4g1CME7QZg3uwTez+TSTjc=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.46.3/go.mod h1:a6bKKbmY7er1mI7TEI4lsAkts/mkhTSZK8w33B4RAg0=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.50.0/go.mod h1:r9sluTvynVuxRIOHXQEHMFffphuXHOMZMycpNR5e6To=
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ cloud.google.com/go v0.62.0/go.mod h1:jmCYTdRCQuc1PHIIJ/maLInMho30T/Y0M4hTdTShOY
 cloud.google.com/go v0.65.0/go.mod h1:O5N8zS7uWy9vkA9vayVHs65eM1ubvY4h553ofrNHObY=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.72.0/go.mod h1:M+5Vjvlc2wnp6tjzE102Dw08nGShTscUx2nZMufOKPI=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.74.0/go.mod h1:VV1xSbzvo+9QJOxLDaJfTjx5e+MePCpCWwvftOeQmWk=
+cloud.google.com/go v0.75.0/go.mod h1:VGuuCn7PG0dwsd5XPVm2Mm3wlh3EL55/79EKB6hlPTY=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.78.0/go.mod h1:QjdrLG0uq+YwhjoVOLsS1t7TW8fs36kLs4XO5R5ECHg=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.79.0/go.mod h1:3bzgcEeQlzbuEAYu4mrWhKqWjmpprinYgKJLgKHnbb8=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.81.0/go.mod h1:mk/AM35KwGk/Nm2YSeZbxXdrNK3KZOYHmLkOqC2V6E0=
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.5.0/go.mod h1:tpKbwo567HUNpVclU5sGELwQWBDZ8gh0Zeo
 cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.6.0/go.mod h1:N7U0C8pVQ/+NIKOBQyamJIeKQKkZ+mxpohlUTyfDhBk=
 cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.8.0/go.mod h1:Wv1Oy7z6Yz3DshWRJFhqM/UCfaWIRTdp0RXyy7KQOVs=
 cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.10.0/go.mod h1:FLPqc6j+Ki4BU591ie1oL6qBQGu2Bl/tZ9ullr3+Kg0=
+cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.14.0/go.mod h1:GrKmX003DSIwi9o29oFT7YDnHYwZoctc3fOKtUw0Xmo=
 collectd.org v0.3.0/go.mod h1:A/8DzQBkF6abtvrT2j/AU/4tiBgJWYyh0y/oB/4MlWE=
 contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/jaeger v0.2.1 h1:yGBYzYMewVL0yO9qqJv3Z5+IRhPdU7e9o/2oKpX4YvI=
 contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/jaeger v0.2.1/go.mod h1:Y8IsLgdxqh1QxYxPC5IgXVmBaeLUeQFfBeBi9PbeZd0=
@@ -558,6 +561,7 @@ github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20200430221834-fc25d7d30c6d/go.mod h1:ZgVRPoUq/hf
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20200708004538-1a94d8640e99/go.mod h1:ZgVRPoUq/hfqzAqh7sHMqb3I9Rq5C59dIz2SbBwJ4eM=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20201023163331-3e6fc7fc9c4c/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20201203190320-1bf35d6f28c2/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
+github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20201218002935-b9804c9f04c2/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210122040257-d980be63207e/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210226084205-cbba55b83ad5/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210407192527-94a9f03dee38/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
@@ -577,6 +581,7 @@ github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.0.3/go.mod h1:LLvjysVCY1JZeum8Z6l8qUty8fiNwE0
 github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.0.4/go.mod h1:0Wqv26UfaUD9n4G6kQubkQ+KchISgw+vpHVxEJEs9eg=
 github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.0.5/go.mod h1:DWXyrwAJ9X0FpwwEdw+IPEYBICEFu5mhpdKc/us6bOk=
 github.com/googleapis/gnostic v0.4.1/go.mod h1:LRhVm6pbyptWbWbuZ38d1eyptfvIytN3ir6b65WBswg=
+github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go-testing v0.0.0-20200911160855-bcd43fbb19e8/go.mod h1:dvDLG8qkwmyD9a/MJJN3XJcT3xFxOKAvTZGvuZmac9g=
 github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v0.0.0-20181017120253-0766667cb4d1/go.mod h1:wJfORRmW1u3UXTncJ5qlYoELFm8eSnnEO6hX4iZ3EWY=
 github.com/gordonklaus/ineffassign v0.0.0-20200309095847-7953dde2c7bf/go.mod h1:cuNKsD1zp2v6XfE/orVX2QE1LC+i254ceGcVeDT3pTU=
 github.com/gorilla/context v1.1.1/go.mod h1:kBGZzfjB9CEq2AlWe17Uuf7NDRt0dE0s8S51q0aT7Yg=
@@ -764,6 +769,7 @@ github.com/koron/go-ssdp v0.0.0-20191105050749-2e1c40ed0b5d/go.mod h1:5Ky9EC2xfo
 github.com/koron/go-ssdp v0.0.4 h1:1IDwrghSKYM7yLf7XCzbByg2sJ/JcNOZRXS2jczTwz0=
 github.com/koron/go-ssdp v0.0.4/go.mod h1:oDXq+E5IL5q0U8uSBcoAXzTzInwy5lEgC91HoKtbmZk=
 github.com/korovkin/limiter v0.0.0-20221015170604-22eb1ceceddc/go.mod h1:mM0lzivCxB6c8msz/LOP9lJgZxy92GXwGcNG1A7UZEE=
+github.com/kr/fs v0.1.0/go.mod h1:FFnZGqtBN9Gxj7eW1uZ42v5BccTP0vu6NEaFoC2HwRg=
 github.com/kr/logfmt v0.0.0-20140226030751-b84e30acd515/go.mod h1:+0opPa2QZZtGFBFZlji/RkVcI2GknAs/DXo4wKdlNEc=
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 github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.0/go.mod h1:ipq/a2n7PKx3OHsz4KJII5eveXtPO4qwEXGdVfWzfnI=
@@ -1054,6 +1060,7 @@ github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
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 github.com/pkg/profile v1.5.0/go.mod h1:qBsxPvzyUincmltOk6iyRVxHYg4adc0OFOv72ZdLa18=
+github.com/pkg/sftp v1.13.1/go.mod h1:3HaPG6Dq1ILlpPZRO0HVMrsydcdLt6HRDccSgb87qRg=
 github.com/pkg/term v0.0.0-20180730021639-bffc007b7fd5/go.mod h1:eCbImbZ95eXtAUIbLAuAVnBnwf83mjf6QIVH8SHYwqQ=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
@@ -1212,6 +1219,8 @@ github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:JwIasOWyU6f++ZhiEuf87xNszmSA2myDM2
 github.com/spf13/afero v0.0.0-20170901052352-ee1bd8ee15a1/go.mod h1:j4pytiNVoe2o6bmDsKpLACNPDBIoEAkihy7loJ1B0CQ=
 github.com/spf13/afero v1.1.2/go.mod h1:j4pytiNVoe2o6bmDsKpLACNPDBIoEAkihy7loJ1B0CQ=
 github.com/spf13/afero v1.2.2/go.mod h1:9ZxEEn6pIJ8Rxe320qSDBk6AsU0r9pR7Q4OcevTdifk=
+github.com/spf13/afero v1.10.0 h1:EaGW2JJh15aKOejeuJ+wpFSHnbd7GE6Wvp3TsNhb6LY=
+github.com/spf13/afero v1.10.0/go.mod h1:UBogFpq8E9Hx+xc5CNTTEpTnuHVmXDwZcZcE1eb/UhQ=
 github.com/spf13/cast v1.1.0/go.mod h1:r2rcYCSwa1IExKTDiTfzaxqT2FNHs8hODu4LnUfgKEg=
 github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.0/go.mod h1:Qx5cxh0v+4UWYiBimWS+eyWzqEqokIECu5etghLkUJE=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.3/go.mod h1:1l0Ry5zgKvJasoi3XT1TypsSe7PqH0Sj9dhYf7v3XqQ=
@@ -1424,7 +1433,9 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200820211705-5c72a883971a/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPh
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201002170205-7f63de1d35b0/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201221181555-eec23a3978ad/go.mod h1:jdWPYTVW3xRLrWPugEBEK3UY2ZEsg3UU495nc5E+M+I=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210322153248-0c34fe9e7dc2/go.mod h1:T9bdIzuCu7OtxOm1hfPfRQxPLYneinmdGuTeoZ9dtd4=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210421170649-83a5a9bb288b/go.mod h1:T9bdIzuCu7OtxOm1hfPfRQxPLYneinmdGuTeoZ9dtd4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220722155217-630584e8d5aa/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.3.0/go.mod h1:hebNnKkNXi2UzZN1eVRvBB7co0a+JxK6XbPiWVs/3J4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.14.0 h1:wBqGXzWJW6m1XrIKlAH0Hs1JJ7+9KBwnIO8v66Q9cHc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.14.0/go.mod h1:MVFd36DqK4CsrnJYDkBA3VC4m2GkXAM0PvzMCn4JQf4=
@@ -1526,6 +1537,7 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwY
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201031054903-ff519b6c9102/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201110031124-69a78807bb2b/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
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+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201224014010-6772e930b67b/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
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@@ -1536,6 +1548,7 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210610132358-84b48f89b13b/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qx
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210805182204-aaa1db679c0d/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
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+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211112202133-69e39bad7dc2/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
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@@ -1651,6 +1664,7 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210112080510-489259a85091/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
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+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210225134936-a50acf3fe073/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
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 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210309074719-68d13333faf2/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
@@ -1662,6 +1676,7 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210330210617-4fbd30eecc44/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210403161142-5e06dd20ab57/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210420205809-ac73e9fd8988/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210423082822-04245dca01da/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210423185535-09eb48e85fd7/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210510120138-977fb7262007/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210615035016-665e8c7367d1/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210630005230-0f9fa26af87c/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
@@ -1787,6 +1802,7 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20201208233053-a543418bbed2/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4f
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20201224043029-2b0845dc783e/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20210105154028-b0ab187a4818/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20210106214847-113979e3529a/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20210108195828-e2f9c7f1fc8e/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.1.0/go.mod h1:xkSsbof2nBLbhDlRMhhhyNLN/zl3eTqcnHD5viDpcZ0=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.1.1-0.20210205202024-ef80cdb6ec6d/go.mod h1:9bzcO0MWcOuT0tm1iBGzDVPshzfwoVvREIui8C+MHqU=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.1.1/go.mod h1:o0xws9oXOQQZyjljx8fwUC0k7L1pTE6eaCbjGeHmOkk=
@@ -1892,8 +1908,10 @@ google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20201109203340-2640f1f9cdfb/go.mod h1:FWY/as6D
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20201201144952-b05cb90ed32e/go.mod h1:FWY/as6DDZQgahTzZj3fqbO1CbirC29ZNUFHwi0/+no=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20201210142538-e3217bee35cc/go.mod h1:FWY/as6DDZQgahTzZj3fqbO1CbirC29ZNUFHwi0/+no=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20201214200347-8c77b98c765d/go.mod h1:FWY/as6DDZQgahTzZj3fqbO1CbirC29ZNUFHwi0/+no=
+google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210108203827-ffc7fda8c3d7/go.mod h1:FWY/as6DDZQgahTzZj3fqbO1CbirC29ZNUFHwi0/+no=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210207032614-bba0dbe2a9ea/go.mod h1:FWY/as6DDZQgahTzZj3fqbO1CbirC29ZNUFHwi0/+no=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210222152913-aa3ee6e6a81c/go.mod h1:FWY/as6DDZQgahTzZj3fqbO1CbirC29ZNUFHwi0/+no=
+google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210226172003-ab064af71705/go.mod h1:FWY/as6DDZQgahTzZj3fqbO1CbirC29ZNUFHwi0/+no=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210303154014-9728d6b83eeb/go.mod h1:FWY/as6DDZQgahTzZj3fqbO1CbirC29ZNUFHwi0/+no=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210310155132-4ce2db91004e/go.mod h1:FWY/as6DDZQgahTzZj3fqbO1CbirC29ZNUFHwi0/+no=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210319143718-93e7006c17a6/go.mod h1:FWY/as6DDZQgahTzZj3fqbO1CbirC29ZNUFHwi0/+no=
diff --git a/runtime/logging/BUILD.bazel b/runtime/logging/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fe0028bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/logging/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+load("@prysm//tools/go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["blob.go"],
+    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/logging",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//consensus-types/blocks:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/runtime/logging/blob.go b/runtime/logging/blob.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a6f51d529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/logging/blob.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package logging
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// BlobFields extracts a standard set of fields from a BlobSidecar into a logrus.Fields struct
+// which can be passed to log.WithFields.
+func BlobFields(blob blocks.ROBlob) logrus.Fields {
+	return logrus.Fields{
+		"slot":          blob.Slot(),
+		"proposerIndex": blob.ProposerIndex(),
+		"blockRoot":     fmt.Sprintf("%#x", blob.BlockRoot()),
+		"kzgCommitment": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", blob.KzgCommitment),
+		"index":         blob.Index,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/testing/spectest/mainnet/deneb/forkchoice/forkchoice_test.go b/testing/spectest/mainnet/deneb/forkchoice/forkchoice_test.go
index 86383a4281..d9c71d32a5 100644
--- a/testing/spectest/mainnet/deneb/forkchoice/forkchoice_test.go
+++ b/testing/spectest/mainnet/deneb/forkchoice/forkchoice_test.go
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestMainnet_Deneb_Forkchoice(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("This will fail until we re-integrate proof verification")
 	forkchoice.Run(t, "mainnet", version.Deneb)
 }
diff --git a/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/BUILD.bazel b/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/BUILD.bazel
index 9c63fec478..221e8cd9c0 100644
--- a/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/BUILD.bazel
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/cache/depositcache:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/transition:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/db/filesystem:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db/testing:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/execution:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree:go_default_library",
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/state-native:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/stategen:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/verification:go_default_library",
         "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/blocks:go_default_library",
diff --git a/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/runner.go b/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/runner.go
index 486a51d1ac..c87ba49aeb 100644
--- a/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/runner.go
+++ b/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/runner.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/transition"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
 	state_native "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state/state-native"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/verification"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
@@ -295,7 +296,6 @@ func runBlobStep(t *testing.T,
 		block := beaconBlock.Block()
 		root, err := block.HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		parentRoot := block.ParentRoot()
 		kzgs, err := block.Body().BlobKzgCommitments()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ func runBlobStep(t *testing.T,
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		blobsSSZ, err := snappy.Decode(nil /* dst */, blobsFile)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
+		sh, err := beaconBlock.Header()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		for index := uint64(0); index*fieldparams.BlobLength < uint64(len(blobsSSZ)); index++ {
 			var proof []byte
 			if index < uint64(len(proofs)) {
@@ -316,19 +318,31 @@ func runBlobStep(t *testing.T,
 			if uint64(len(kzgs)) < index {
 				kzg = kzgs[index]
 			}
+			if len(kzg) == 0 {
+				kzg = make([]byte, 48)
+			}
 			blob := [fieldparams.BlobLength]byte{}
 			copy(blob[:], blobsSSZ[index*fieldparams.BlobLength:])
-			sidecar := &ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{
-				BlockRoot:       root[:],
-				Index:           index,
-				Slot:            block.Slot(),
-				BlockParentRoot: parentRoot[:],
-				ProposerIndex:   block.ProposerIndex(),
-				Blob:            blob[:],
-				KzgCommitment:   kzg,
-				KzgProof:        proof,
+			fakeProof := make([][]byte, fieldparams.KzgCommitmentInclusionProofDepth)
+			for i := range fakeProof {
+				fakeProof[i] = make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength)
 			}
-			require.NoError(t, builder.service.ReceiveBlob(context.Background(), sidecar))
+			if len(proof) == 0 {
+				proof = make([]byte, 48)
+			}
+			pb := &ethpb.BlobSidecar{
+				Index:                    index,
+				Blob:                     blob[:],
+				KzgCommitment:            kzg,
+				KzgProof:                 proof,
+				SignedBlockHeader:        sh,
+				CommitmentInclusionProof: fakeProof,
+			}
+			ro, err := blocks.NewROBlobWithRoot(pb, root)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			vsc, err := verification.BlobSidecarNoop(ro)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, builder.service.ReceiveBlob(context.Background(), vsc))
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/service.go b/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/service.go
index a681202ff0..1c788d227b 100644
--- a/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/service.go
+++ b/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/service.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache"
 	coreTime "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/time"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	doublylinkedtree "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/operations/attestations"
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ func startChainService(t testing.TB,
 		blockchain.WithDepositCache(depositCache),
 		blockchain.WithProposerIdsCache(cache.NewProposerPayloadIDsCache()),
 		blockchain.WithClockSynchronizer(startup.NewClockSynchronizer()),
+		blockchain.WithBlobStorage(filesystem.NewEphemeralBlobStorage(t)),
 	)
 	service, err := blockchain.NewService(context.Background(), opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/testing/util/deneb.go b/testing/util/deneb.go
index 60cea2fdd8..97b64eb1e2 100644
--- a/testing/util/deneb.go
+++ b/testing/util/deneb.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
 )
 
-func GenerateTestDenebBlockWithSidecar(t *testing.T, parent [32]byte, slot primitives.Slot, nblobs int) (blocks.ROBlock, []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) {
+func GenerateTestDenebBlockWithSidecar(t *testing.T, parent [32]byte, slot primitives.Slot, nblobs int) (blocks.ROBlock, []blocks.ROBlob) {
 	// Start service with 160 as allowed blocks capacity (and almost zero capacity recovery).
 	stateRoot := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("stateRoot"), fieldparams.RootLength)
 	receiptsRoot := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("receiptsRoot"), fieldparams.RootLength)
@@ -67,22 +67,48 @@ func GenerateTestDenebBlockWithSidecar(t *testing.T, parent [32]byte, slot primi
 	root, err := block.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	sidecars := make([]*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, len(commitments))
-	for i, c := range block.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments {
-		sidecars[i] = GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(root, block, i, c)
-	}
-
+	sidecars := make([]blocks.ROBlob, len(commitments))
 	sbb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(block)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	sh, err := sbb.Header()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	for i, c := range block.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments {
+		sidecars[i] = GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(t, root, sh, i, c)
+	}
+
 	rob, err := blocks.NewROBlock(sbb)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	return rob, sidecars
 }
 
-func GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(root [32]byte, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb, index int, commitment []byte) *ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar {
+func GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(t *testing.T, root [32]byte, header *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader, index int, commitment []byte) blocks.ROBlob {
 	blob := make([]byte, fieldparams.BlobSize)
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(blob, uint64(index))
-	sc := &ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{
+	pb := &ethpb.BlobSidecar{
+		SignedBlockHeader: header,
+		Index:             uint64(index),
+		Blob:              blob,
+		KzgCommitment:     commitment,
+		KzgProof:          commitment,
+	}
+	pb.CommitmentInclusionProof = fakeEmptyProof(t, pb)
+	r, err := blocks.NewROBlobWithRoot(pb, root)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return r
+}
+
+func fakeEmptyProof(_ *testing.T, _ *ethpb.BlobSidecar) [][]byte {
+	r := make([][]byte, fieldparams.KzgCommitmentInclusionProofDepth)
+	for i := range r {
+		r[i] = make([]byte, fieldparams.RootLength)
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func GenerateTestDeprecatedBlobSidecar(root [32]byte, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb, index int, commitment []byte) *ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar {
+	blob := make([]byte, fieldparams.BlobSize)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(blob, uint64(index))
+	pb := &ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar{
 		BlockRoot:       root[:],
 		Index:           uint64(index),
 		Slot:            block.Block.Slot,
@@ -92,11 +118,11 @@ func GenerateTestDenebBlobSidecar(root [32]byte, block *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockD
 		KzgCommitment:   commitment,
 		KzgProof:        commitment,
 	}
-	return sc
+	return pb
 }
 
-func ExtendBlocksPlusBlobs(t *testing.T, blks []blocks.ROBlock, size int) ([]blocks.ROBlock, []*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar) {
-	blobs := make([]*ethpb.DeprecatedBlobSidecar, 0)
+func ExtendBlocksPlusBlobs(t *testing.T, blks []blocks.ROBlock, size int) ([]blocks.ROBlock, []blocks.ROBlob) {
+	blobs := make([]blocks.ROBlob, 0)
 	if len(blks) == 0 {
 		blk, blb := GenerateTestDenebBlockWithSidecar(t, [32]byte{}, 0, 6)
 		blobs = append(blobs, blb...)