diff --git a/cmd/keeper/go.mod b/cmd/keeper/go.mod
index c193f4fc2d..388b2e0610 100644
--- a/cmd/keeper/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/keeper/go.mod
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/ethereum/c-kzg-4844/v2 v2.1.5 // indirect
 	github.com/ethereum/go-bigmodexpfix v0.0.0-20250911101455-f9e208c548ab // indirect
 	github.com/ferranbt/fastssz v0.1.4 // indirect
+	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 // indirect
+	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gofrs/flock v0.12.1 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/snappy v1.0.0 // indirect
@@ -32,6 +34,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/supranational/blst v0.3.16-0.20250831170142-f48500c1fdbe // indirect
 	github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.12 // indirect
 	github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.39.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.39.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.39.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.44.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.18.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.39.0 // indirect
diff --git a/cmd/keeper/go.sum b/cmd/keeper/go.sum
index e9c081e605..2c24542c3b 100644
--- a/cmd/keeper/go.sum
+++ b/cmd/keeper/go.sum
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ github.com/ferranbt/fastssz v0.1.4 h1:OCDB+dYDEQDvAgtAGnTSidK1Pe2tW3nFV40XyMkTeD
 github.com/ferranbt/fastssz v0.1.4/go.mod h1:Ea3+oeoRGGLGm5shYAeDgu6PGUlcvQhE2fILyD9+tGg=
 github.com/getsentry/sentry-go v0.27.0 h1:Pv98CIbtB3LkMWmXi4Joa5OOcwbmnX88sF5qbK3r3Ps=
 github.com/getsentry/sentry-go v0.27.0/go.mod h1:lc76E2QywIyW8WuBnwl8Lc4bkmQH4+w1gwTf25trprY=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:jdQByPbusPIv2/zmleS9BjJVeZ6kBagPoEUsqbVz/1A=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 h1:CjnDlHq8ikf6E492q6eKboGOC0T8CDaOvkHCIg8idEI=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
+github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 h1:hSWxHoqTgW2S2qGc0LTAI563KZ5YKYRhT3MFKZMbjag=
+github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:mMo/vtBO5dYbehREoey6XUKy/eSumjCCveDpRre4VKE=
 github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.5/go.mod h1:pprOEPIfldk/42T2oK7lQ4v4JSDwmV0As9GaiUsvbm0=
 github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.3.0 h1:Dt6ye7+vXGIKZ7Xtk4s6/xVdGDQynvom7xCFEdWr6uE=
 github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.3.0/go.mod h1:5LS6F96DhAwUc7C+1HLexzMXY1xGRSryjyPPKW6zv78=
@@ -59,6 +64,10 @@ github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 h1:i7eJL8qZTpSEXOPTxNKhASYpMn+8e5Q6AdndVa1dWek
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4/go.mod h1:lnTiLA8Wa4RWRcIUkrtSVa5nRhsEGBg48fD6rSs7xps=
 github.com/golang/snappy v1.0.0 h1:Oy607GVXHs7RtbggtPBnr2RmDArIsAefDwvrdWvRhGs=
 github.com/golang/snappy v1.0.0/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 h1:wk8382ETsv4JYUZwIsn6YpYiWiBsYLSJiTsyBybVuN8=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0/go.mod h1:pXiqmnSA92OHEEa9HXL2W4E7lf9JzCmGVUdgjX3N/iU=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/holiman/bloomfilter/v2 v2.0.3 h1:73e0e/V0tCydx14a0SCYS/EWCxgwLZ18CZcZKVu0fao=
 github.com/holiman/bloomfilter/v2 v2.0.3/go.mod h1:zpoh+gs7qcpqrHr3dB55AMiJwo0iURXE7ZOP9L9hSkA=
 github.com/holiman/uint256 v1.3.2 h1:a9EgMPSC1AAaj1SZL5zIQD3WbwTuHrMGOerLjGmM/TA=
@@ -108,6 +117,16 @@ github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.12 h1:0QaGUFOdQaIVdPgfITYzaTegZvdCjmYO52cSFA
 github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.12/go.mod h1:Ho14jnntGE1fpdOqQEEaiKRpvIavV0hSfmBq8nJbHYI=
 github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1 h1:ng9scYS7az0Bk4OZLvrNXNSAO2Pxr1XXRAPyjhIx+Fk=
 github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1/go.mod h1:1XfjsgE2zo8GVw7POkMbHENHzVg3GzmoZ9fESEdAacY=
+go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 h1:jXsnJ4Lmnqd11kwkBV2LgLoFMZKizbCi5fNZ/ipaZ64=
+go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1/go.mod h1:KRTj+aOaElaLi+wW1kO/DZRXwkF4C5xPbEe3ZiIhN7Y=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.39.0 h1:8yPrr/S0ND9QEfTfdP9V+SiwT4E0G7Y5MO7p85nis48=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.39.0/go.mod h1:kLlFTywNWrFyEdH0oj2xK0bFYZtHRYUdv1NklR/tgc8=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.39.0 h1:d1UzonvEZriVfpNKEVmHXbdf909uGTOQjA0HF0Ls5Q0=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.39.0/go.mod h1:jrZSWL33sD7bBxg1xjrqyDjnuzTUB0x1nBERXd7Ftcs=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.39.0 h1:nMLYcjVsvdui1B/4FRkwjzoRVsMK8uL/cj0OyhKzt18=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.39.0/go.mod h1:vDojkC4/jsTJsE+kh+LXYQlbL8CgrEcwmt1ENZszdJE=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.39.0 h1:2d2vfpEDmCJ5zVYz7ijaJdOF59xLomrvj7bjt6/qCJI=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.39.0/go.mod h1:88w4/PnZSazkGzz/w84VHpQafiU4EtqqlVdxWy+rNOA=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.44.0 h1:A97SsFvM3AIwEEmTBiaxPPTYpDC47w720rdiiUvgoAU=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.44.0/go.mod h1:013i+Nw79BMiQiMsOPcVCB5ZIJbYkerPrGnOa00tvmc=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230626212559-97b1e661b5df h1:UA2aFVmmsIlefxMk29Dp2juaUSth8Pyn3Tq5Y5mJGME=
diff --git a/cmd/keeper/main.go b/cmd/keeper/main.go
index 9b459f6f36..df6881acbf 100644
--- a/cmd/keeper/main.go
+++ b/cmd/keeper/main.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"runtime/debug"
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	vmConfig := vm.Config{}
 
-	crossStateRoot, crossReceiptRoot, err := core.ExecuteStateless(chainConfig, vmConfig, payload.Block, payload.Witness)
+	crossStateRoot, crossReceiptRoot, err := core.ExecuteStateless(context.Background(), chainConfig, vmConfig, payload.Block, payload.Witness)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "stateless self-validation failed: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(10)
diff --git a/core/block_validator_test.go b/core/block_validator_test.go
index fcc99effd0..0280862e3c 100644
--- a/core/block_validator_test.go
+++ b/core/block_validator_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"math/big"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ func testHeaderVerificationForMerging(t *testing.T, isClique bool) {
 			t.Fatalf("post-block %d: unexpected result returned: %v", i, result)
 		case <-time.After(25 * time.Millisecond):
 		}
-		chain.InsertBlockWithoutSetHead(postBlocks[i], false)
+		chain.InsertBlockWithoutSetHead(context.Background(), postBlocks[i], false)
 	}
 
 	// Verify the blocks with pre-merge blocks and post-merge blocks
diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 6f1db96463..d41f301243 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/syncx"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/telemetry"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/version"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
@@ -1818,7 +1820,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) InsertChain(chain types.Blocks) (int, error) {
 	}
 	defer bc.chainmu.Unlock()
 
-	_, n, err := bc.insertChain(chain, true, false) // No witness collection for mass inserts (would get super large)
+	_, n, err := bc.insertChain(context.Background(), chain, true, false) // No witness collection for mass inserts (would get super large)
 	return n, err
 }
 
@@ -1830,7 +1832,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) InsertChain(chain types.Blocks) (int, error) {
 // racey behaviour. If a sidechain import is in progress, and the historic state
 // is imported, but then new canon-head is added before the actual sidechain
 // completes, then the historic state could be pruned again
-func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool, makeWitness bool) (*stateless.Witness, int, error) {
+func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(ctx context.Context, chain types.Blocks, setHead bool, makeWitness bool) (*stateless.Witness, int, error) {
 	// If the chain is terminating, don't even bother starting up.
 	if bc.insertStopped() {
 		return nil, 0, nil
@@ -1912,11 +1914,11 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool, makeWitness
 		if setHead {
 			// First block is pruned, insert as sidechain and reorg only if TD grows enough
 			log.Debug("Pruned ancestor, inserting as sidechain", "number", block.Number(), "hash", block.Hash())
-			return bc.insertSideChain(block, it, makeWitness)
+			return bc.insertSideChain(ctx, block, it, makeWitness)
 		} else {
 			// We're post-merge and the parent is pruned, try to recover the parent state
 			log.Debug("Pruned ancestor", "number", block.Number(), "hash", block.Hash())
-			_, err := bc.recoverAncestors(block, makeWitness)
+			_, err := bc.recoverAncestors(ctx, block, makeWitness)
 			return nil, it.index, err
 		}
 	// Some other error(except ErrKnownBlock) occurred, abort.
@@ -1988,7 +1990,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool, makeWitness
 		}
 		// The traced section of block import.
 		start := time.Now()
-		res, err := bc.ProcessBlock(parent.Root, block, setHead, makeWitness && len(chain) == 1)
+		res, err := bc.ProcessBlock(ctx, parent.Root, block, setHead, makeWitness && len(chain) == 1)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, it.index, err
 		}
@@ -2073,7 +2075,7 @@ func (bpr *blockProcessingResult) Stats() *ExecuteStats {
 
 // ProcessBlock executes and validates the given block. If there was no error
 // it writes the block and associated state to database.
-func (bc *BlockChain) ProcessBlock(parentRoot common.Hash, block *types.Block, setHead bool, makeWitness bool) (result *blockProcessingResult, blockEndErr error) {
+func (bc *BlockChain) ProcessBlock(ctx context.Context, parentRoot common.Hash, block *types.Block, setHead bool, makeWitness bool) (result *blockProcessingResult, blockEndErr error) {
 	var (
 		err       error
 		startTime = time.Now()
@@ -2164,7 +2166,9 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) ProcessBlock(parentRoot common.Hash, block *types.Block, s
 
 	// Process block using the parent state as reference point
 	pstart := time.Now()
-	res, err := bc.processor.Process(block, statedb, bc.cfg.VmConfig)
+	pctx, _, spanEnd := telemetry.StartSpan(ctx, "bc.processor.Process")
+	res, err := bc.processor.Process(pctx, block, statedb, bc.cfg.VmConfig)
+	spanEnd(&err)
 	if err != nil {
 		bc.reportBadBlock(block, res, err)
 		return nil, err
@@ -2172,7 +2176,10 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) ProcessBlock(parentRoot common.Hash, block *types.Block, s
 	ptime := time.Since(pstart)
 
 	vstart := time.Now()
-	if err := bc.validator.ValidateState(block, statedb, res, false); err != nil {
+	_, _, spanEnd = telemetry.StartSpan(ctx, "bc.validator.ValidateState")
+	err = bc.validator.ValidateState(block, statedb, res, false)
+	spanEnd(&err)
+	if err != nil {
 		bc.reportBadBlock(block, res, err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -2195,7 +2202,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) ProcessBlock(parentRoot common.Hash, block *types.Block, s
 		task := types.NewBlockWithHeader(context).WithBody(*block.Body())
 
 		// Run the stateless self-cross-validation
-		crossStateRoot, crossReceiptRoot, err := ExecuteStateless(bc.chainConfig, bc.cfg.VmConfig, task, witness)
+		crossStateRoot, crossReceiptRoot, err := ExecuteStateless(ctx, bc.chainConfig, bc.cfg.VmConfig, task, witness)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("stateless self-validation failed: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -2282,7 +2289,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) ProcessBlock(parentRoot common.Hash, block *types.Block, s
 // The method writes all (header-and-body-valid) blocks to disk, then tries to
 // switch over to the new chain if the TD exceeded the current chain.
 // insertSideChain is only used pre-merge.
-func (bc *BlockChain) insertSideChain(block *types.Block, it *insertIterator, makeWitness bool) (*stateless.Witness, int, error) {
+func (bc *BlockChain) insertSideChain(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block, it *insertIterator, makeWitness bool) (*stateless.Witness, int, error) {
 	var current = bc.CurrentBlock()
 
 	// The first sidechain block error is already verified to be ErrPrunedAncestor.
@@ -2363,7 +2370,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertSideChain(block *types.Block, it *insertIterator, ma
 		// memory here.
 		if len(blocks) >= 2048 || memory > 64*1024*1024 {
 			log.Info("Importing heavy sidechain segment", "blocks", len(blocks), "start", blocks[0].NumberU64(), "end", block.NumberU64())
-			if _, _, err := bc.insertChain(blocks, true, false); err != nil {
+			if _, _, err := bc.insertChain(ctx, blocks, true, false); err != nil {
 				return nil, 0, err
 			}
 			blocks, memory = blocks[:0], 0
@@ -2377,7 +2384,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertSideChain(block *types.Block, it *insertIterator, ma
 	}
 	if len(blocks) > 0 {
 		log.Info("Importing sidechain segment", "start", blocks[0].NumberU64(), "end", blocks[len(blocks)-1].NumberU64())
-		return bc.insertChain(blocks, true, makeWitness)
+		return bc.insertChain(ctx, blocks, true, makeWitness)
 	}
 	return nil, 0, nil
 }
@@ -2386,7 +2393,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertSideChain(block *types.Block, it *insertIterator, ma
 // all the ancestor blocks since that.
 // recoverAncestors is only used post-merge.
 // We return the hash of the latest block that we could correctly validate.
-func (bc *BlockChain) recoverAncestors(block *types.Block, makeWitness bool) (common.Hash, error) {
+func (bc *BlockChain) recoverAncestors(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block, makeWitness bool) (common.Hash, error) {
 	// Gather all the sidechain hashes (full blocks may be memory heavy)
 	var (
 		hashes  []common.Hash
@@ -2426,7 +2433,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) recoverAncestors(block *types.Block, makeWitness bool) (co
 		} else {
 			b = bc.GetBlock(hashes[i], numbers[i])
 		}
-		if _, _, err := bc.insertChain(types.Blocks{b}, false, makeWitness && i == 0); err != nil {
+		if _, _, err := bc.insertChain(ctx, types.Blocks{b}, false, makeWitness && i == 0); err != nil {
 			return b.ParentHash(), err
 		}
 	}
@@ -2653,14 +2660,16 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) reorg(oldHead *types.Header, newHead *types.Header) error
 // The key difference between the InsertChain is it won't do the canonical chain
 // updating. It relies on the additional SetCanonical call to finalize the entire
 // procedure.
-func (bc *BlockChain) InsertBlockWithoutSetHead(block *types.Block, makeWitness bool) (*stateless.Witness, error) {
+func (bc *BlockChain) InsertBlockWithoutSetHead(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block, makeWitness bool) (witness *stateless.Witness, err error) {
+	_, _, spanEnd := telemetry.StartSpan(ctx, "core.blockchain.InsertBlockWithoutSetHead")
+	defer spanEnd(&err)
 	if !bc.chainmu.TryLock() {
 		return nil, errChainStopped
 	}
 	defer bc.chainmu.Unlock()
 
-	witness, _, err := bc.insertChain(types.Blocks{block}, false, makeWitness)
-	return witness, err
+	witness, _, err = bc.insertChain(ctx, types.Blocks{block}, false, makeWitness)
+	return
 }
 
 // SetCanonical rewinds the chain to set the new head block as the specified
@@ -2674,7 +2683,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) SetCanonical(head *types.Block) (common.Hash, error) {
 
 	// Re-execute the reorged chain in case the head state is missing.
 	if !bc.HasState(head.Root()) {
-		if latestValidHash, err := bc.recoverAncestors(head, false); err != nil {
+		if latestValidHash, err := bc.recoverAncestors(context.Background(), head, false); err != nil {
 			return latestValidHash, err
 		}
 		log.Info("Recovered head state", "number", head.Number(), "hash", head.Hash())
diff --git a/core/blockchain_test.go b/core/blockchain_test.go
index 73ffce93fb..13ce690518 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_test.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	gomath "math"
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ func testBlockChainImport(chain types.Blocks, blockchain *BlockChain) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		res, err := blockchain.processor.Process(block, statedb, vm.Config{})
+		res, err := blockchain.processor.Process(context.Background(), block, statedb, vm.Config{})
 		if err != nil {
 			blockchain.reportBadBlock(block, res, err)
 			return err
@@ -3456,7 +3457,7 @@ func testSetCanonical(t *testing.T, scheme string) {
 		gen.AddTx(tx)
 	})
 	for _, block := range side {
-		_, err := chain.InsertBlockWithoutSetHead(block, false)
+		_, err := chain.InsertBlockWithoutSetHead(context.Background(), block, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to insert into chain: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index b4b22e4318..6eea74bdd8 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/telemetry"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) chainConfig() *params.ChainConfig {
 // Process returns the receipts and logs accumulated during the process and
 // returns the amount of gas that was used in the process. If any of the
 // transactions failed to execute due to insufficient gas it will return an error.
-func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg vm.Config) (*ProcessResult, error) {
+func (p *StateProcessor) Process(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg vm.Config) (*ProcessResult, error) {
 	var (
 		config      = p.chainConfig()
 		receipts    types.Receipts
@@ -101,30 +103,21 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not apply tx %d [%v]: %w", i, tx.Hash().Hex(), err)
 		}
 		statedb.SetTxContext(tx.Hash(), i)
-
+		_, _, spanEnd := telemetry.StartSpan(ctx, "core.ApplyTransactionWithEVM",
+			telemetry.StringAttribute("tx.hash", tx.Hash().Hex()),
+			telemetry.Int64Attribute("tx.index", int64(i)),
+		)
 		receipt, err := ApplyTransactionWithEVM(msg, gp, statedb, blockNumber, blockHash, context.Time, tx, usedGas, evm)
+		spanEnd(&err)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not apply tx %d [%v]: %w", i, tx.Hash().Hex(), err)
 		}
 		receipts = append(receipts, receipt)
 		allLogs = append(allLogs, receipt.Logs...)
 	}
-	// Read requests if Prague is enabled.
-	var requests [][]byte
-	if config.IsPrague(block.Number(), block.Time()) {
-		requests = [][]byte{}
-		// EIP-6110
-		if err := ParseDepositLogs(&requests, allLogs, config); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse deposit logs: %w", err)
-		}
-		// EIP-7002
-		if err := ProcessWithdrawalQueue(&requests, evm); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to process withdrawal queue: %w", err)
-		}
-		// EIP-7251
-		if err := ProcessConsolidationQueue(&requests, evm); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to process consolidation queue: %w", err)
-		}
+	requests, err := postExecution(ctx, config, block, allLogs, evm)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Finalize the block, applying any consensus engine specific extras (e.g. block rewards)
@@ -138,6 +131,31 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// postExecution processes the post-execution system calls if Prague is enabled.
+func postExecution(ctx context.Context, config *params.ChainConfig, block *types.Block, allLogs []*types.Log, evm *vm.EVM) (requests [][]byte, err error) {
+	_, _, spanEnd := telemetry.StartSpan(ctx, "core.postExecution")
+	defer spanEnd(&err)
+
+	// Read requests if Prague is enabled.
+	if config.IsPrague(block.Number(), block.Time()) {
+		requests = [][]byte{}
+		// EIP-6110
+		if err := ParseDepositLogs(&requests, allLogs, config); err != nil {
+			return requests, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse deposit logs: %w", err)
+		}
+		// EIP-7002
+		if err := ProcessWithdrawalQueue(&requests, evm); err != nil {
+			return requests, fmt.Errorf("failed to process withdrawal queue: %w", err)
+		}
+		// EIP-7251
+		if err := ProcessConsolidationQueue(&requests, evm); err != nil {
+			return requests, fmt.Errorf("failed to process consolidation queue: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return requests, nil
+}
+
 // ApplyTransactionWithEVM attempts to apply a transaction to the given state database
 // and uses the input parameters for its environment similar to ApplyTransaction. However,
 // this method takes an already created EVM instance as input.
diff --git a/core/stateless.go b/core/stateless.go
index b20c909da6..88d8ed8138 100644
--- a/core/stateless.go
+++ b/core/stateless.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/lru"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/beacon"
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ import (
 //   - It cannot be placed outside of core, because it needs to construct a dud headerchain
 //
 // TODO(karalabe): Would be nice to resolve both issues above somehow and move it.
-func ExecuteStateless(config *params.ChainConfig, vmconfig vm.Config, block *types.Block, witness *stateless.Witness) (common.Hash, common.Hash, error) {
+func ExecuteStateless(ctx context.Context, config *params.ChainConfig, vmconfig vm.Config, block *types.Block, witness *stateless.Witness) (common.Hash, common.Hash, error) {
 	// Sanity check if the supplied block accidentally contains a set root or
 	// receipt hash. If so, be very loud, but still continue.
 	if block.Root() != (common.Hash{}) {
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ func ExecuteStateless(config *params.ChainConfig, vmconfig vm.Config, block *typ
 	validator := NewBlockValidator(config, nil) // No chain, we only validate the state, not the block
 
 	// Run the stateless blocks processing and self-validate certain fields
-	res, err := processor.Process(block, db, vmconfig)
+	res, err := processor.Process(ctx, block, db, vmconfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return common.Hash{}, common.Hash{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/core/types.go b/core/types.go
index bed20802ab..87bbfcff58 100644
--- a/core/types.go
+++ b/core/types.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ type Processor interface {
 	// Process processes the state changes according to the Ethereum rules by running
 	// the transaction messages using the statedb and applying any rewards to both
 	// the processor (coinbase) and any included uncles.
-	Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg vm.Config) (*ProcessResult, error)
+	Process(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg vm.Config) (*ProcessResult, error)
 }
 
 // ProcessResult contains the values computed by Process.
diff --git a/eth/api_debug.go b/eth/api_debug.go
index db1b842e90..d4ef4cc87d 100644
--- a/eth/api_debug.go
+++ b/eth/api_debug.go
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ func (api *DebugAPI) ExecutionWitness(bn rpc.BlockNumber) (*stateless.ExtWitness
 	if parent == nil {
 		return &stateless.ExtWitness{}, fmt.Errorf("block number %v found, but parent missing", bn)
 	}
-	result, err := bc.ProcessBlock(parent.Root, block, false, true)
+	result, err := bc.ProcessBlock(context.Background(), parent.Root, block, false, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ func (api *DebugAPI) ExecutionWitnessByHash(hash common.Hash) (*stateless.ExtWit
 	if parent == nil {
 		return &stateless.ExtWitness{}, fmt.Errorf("block number %x found, but parent missing", hash)
 	}
-	result, err := bc.ProcessBlock(parent.Root, block, false, true)
+	result, err := bc.ProcessBlock(context.Background(), parent.Root, block, false, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api.go b/eth/catalyst/api.go
index e6ecf4ff6a..1850e4ce40 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package catalyst
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/telemetry"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/version"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/miner"
@@ -625,15 +627,15 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) getBlobs(hashes []common.Hash, v2 bool) ([]*engine.Blob
 var invalidStatus = engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}
 
 // NewPayloadV1 creates an Eth1 block, inserts it in the chain, and returns the status of the chain.
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV1(params engine.ExecutableData) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV1(ctx context.Context, params engine.ExecutableData) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
 	if params.Withdrawals != nil {
 		return invalidStatus, paramsErr("withdrawals not supported in V1")
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, nil, nil, nil, false)
+	return api.newPayload(ctx, params, nil, nil, nil, false)
 }
 
 // NewPayloadV2 creates an Eth1 block, inserts it in the chain, and returns the status of the chain.
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV2(params engine.ExecutableData) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV2(ctx context.Context, params engine.ExecutableData) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
 	var (
 		cancun   = api.config().IsCancun(api.config().LondonBlock, params.Timestamp)
 		shanghai = api.config().IsShanghai(api.config().LondonBlock, params.Timestamp)
@@ -650,11 +652,11 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV2(params engine.ExecutableData) (engine.Payl
 	case params.BlobGasUsed != nil:
 		return invalidStatus, paramsErr("non-nil blobGasUsed pre-cancun")
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, nil, nil, nil, false)
+	return api.newPayload(ctx, params, nil, nil, nil, false)
 }
 
 // NewPayloadV3 creates an Eth1 block, inserts it in the chain, and returns the status of the chain.
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV3(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV3(ctx context.Context, params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
 	switch {
 	case params.Withdrawals == nil:
 		return invalidStatus, paramsErr("nil withdrawals post-shanghai")
@@ -669,11 +671,11 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV3(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHas
 	case !api.checkFork(params.Timestamp, forks.Cancun):
 		return invalidStatus, unsupportedForkErr("newPayloadV3 must only be called for cancun payloads")
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, nil, false)
+	return api.newPayload(ctx, params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, nil, false)
 }
 
 // NewPayloadV4 creates an Eth1 block, inserts it in the chain, and returns the status of the chain.
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV4(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, executionRequests []hexutil.Bytes) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV4(ctx context.Context, params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, executionRequests []hexutil.Bytes) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
 	switch {
 	case params.Withdrawals == nil:
 		return invalidStatus, paramsErr("nil withdrawals post-shanghai")
@@ -694,10 +696,10 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV4(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHas
 	if err := validateRequests(requests); err != nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(err)
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, requests, false)
+	return api.newPayload(ctx, params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, requests, false)
 }
 
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) newPayload(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, requests [][]byte, witness bool) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) newPayload(ctx context.Context, params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, requests [][]byte, witness bool) (result engine.PayloadStatusV1, err error) {
 	// The locking here is, strictly, not required. Without these locks, this can happen:
 	//
 	// 1. NewPayload( execdata-N ) is invoked from the CL. It goes all the way down to
@@ -711,6 +713,13 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) newPayload(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashe
 	//    sequentially.
 	// Hence, we use a lock here, to be sure that the previous call has finished before we
 	// check whether we already have the block locally.
+	var attrs = []telemetry.Attribute{
+		telemetry.Int64Attribute("block.number", int64(params.Number)),
+		telemetry.StringAttribute("block.hash", params.BlockHash.Hex()),
+		telemetry.Int64Attribute("tx.count", int64(len(params.Transactions))),
+	}
+	ctx, _, spanEnd := telemetry.StartSpan(ctx, "engine.newPayload", attrs...)
+	defer spanEnd(&err)
 	api.newPayloadLock.Lock()
 	defer api.newPayloadLock.Unlock()
 
@@ -789,7 +798,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) newPayload(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashe
 	}
 	log.Trace("Inserting block without sethead", "hash", block.Hash(), "number", block.Number())
 	start := time.Now()
-	proofs, err := api.eth.BlockChain().InsertBlockWithoutSetHead(block, witness)
+	proofs, err := api.eth.BlockChain().InsertBlockWithoutSetHead(ctx, block, witness)
 	processingTime := time.Since(start)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn("NewPayload: inserting block failed", "error", err)
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api_test.go b/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
index 4d7246d4ed..7eb26065dc 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func TestEth2NewBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to convert executable data to block %v", err)
 		}
-		newResp, err := api.NewPayloadV1(*execData)
+		newResp, err := api.NewPayloadV1(context.Background(), *execData)
 		switch {
 		case err != nil:
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to insert block: %v", err)
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func TestEth2NewBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to convert executable data to block %v", err)
 		}
-		newResp, err := api.NewPayloadV1(*execData)
+		newResp, err := api.NewPayloadV1(context.Background(), *execData)
 		if err != nil || newResp.Status != "VALID" {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to insert block: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ func setupBlocks(t *testing.T, ethservice *eth.Ethereum, n int, parent *types.He
 		}
 
 		envelope := getNewEnvelope(t, api, parent, w, h)
-		execResp, err := api.newPayload(*envelope.ExecutionPayload, []common.Hash{}, h, envelope.Requests, false)
+		execResp, err := api.newPayload(context.Background(), *envelope.ExecutionPayload, []common.Hash{}, h, envelope.Requests, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("can't execute payload: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ func TestNewPayloadOnInvalidChain(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("payload should not be empty")
 			}
 		}
-		execResp, err := api.NewPayloadV1(*payload.ExecutionPayload)
+		execResp, err := api.NewPayloadV1(context.Background(), *payload.ExecutionPayload)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("can't execute payload: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ func TestEmptyBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 	// (1) check LatestValidHash by sending a normal payload (P1'')
 	payload := getNewPayload(t, api, commonAncestor, nil, nil)
 
-	status, err := api.NewPayloadV1(*payload)
+	status, err := api.NewPayloadV1(context.Background(), *payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ func TestEmptyBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 	payload.GasUsed += 1
 	payload = setBlockhash(payload)
 	// Now latestValidHash should be the common ancestor
-	status, err = api.NewPayloadV1(*payload)
+	status, err = api.NewPayloadV1(context.Background(), *payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ func TestEmptyBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 	payload.ParentHash = common.Hash{1}
 	payload = setBlockhash(payload)
 	// Now latestValidHash should be the common ancestor
-	status, err = api.NewPayloadV1(*payload)
+	status, err = api.NewPayloadV1(context.Background(), *payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ func TestTrickRemoteBlockCache(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// feed the payloads to node B
 	for _, payload := range invalidChain {
-		status, err := apiB.NewPayloadV1(*payload)
+		status, err := apiB.NewPayloadV1(context.Background(), *payload)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ func TestInvalidBloom(t *testing.T) {
 	// (1) check LatestValidHash by sending a normal payload (P1'')
 	payload := getNewPayload(t, api, commonAncestor, nil, nil)
 	payload.LogsBloom = append(payload.LogsBloom, byte(1))
-	status, err := api.NewPayloadV1(*payload)
+	status, err := api.NewPayloadV1(context.Background(), *payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ func TestSimultaneousNewBlock(t *testing.T) {
 			for ii := 0; ii < 10; ii++ {
 				go func() {
 					defer wg.Done()
-					if newResp, err := api.NewPayloadV1(*execData); err != nil {
+					if newResp, err := api.NewPayloadV1(context.Background(), *execData); err != nil {
 						errMu.Lock()
 						testErr = fmt.Errorf("failed to insert block: %w", err)
 						errMu.Unlock()
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ func TestWithdrawals(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// 10: verify locally built block
-	if status, err := api.NewPayloadV2(*execData.ExecutionPayload); err != nil {
+	if status, err := api.NewPayloadV2(context.Background(), *execData.ExecutionPayload); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error validating payload: %v", err)
 	} else if status.Status != engine.VALID {
 		t.Fatalf("invalid payload")
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ func TestWithdrawals(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error getting payload, err=%v", err)
 	}
-	if status, err := api.NewPayloadV2(*execData.ExecutionPayload); err != nil {
+	if status, err := api.NewPayloadV2(context.Background(), *execData.ExecutionPayload); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error validating payload: %v", err)
 	} else if status.Status != engine.VALID {
 		t.Fatalf("invalid payload")
@@ -1225,9 +1225,9 @@ func TestNilWithdrawals(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		var status engine.PayloadStatusV1
 		if !shanghai {
-			status, err = api.NewPayloadV1(*execData.ExecutionPayload)
+			status, err = api.NewPayloadV1(context.Background(), *execData.ExecutionPayload)
 		} else {
-			status, err = api.NewPayloadV2(*execData.ExecutionPayload)
+			status, err = api.NewPayloadV2(context.Background(), *execData.ExecutionPayload)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("error validating payload: %v", err.(*engine.EngineAPIError).ErrorData())
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ func TestParentBeaconBlockRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// 11: verify locally built block
-	if status, err := api.NewPayloadV3(*execData.ExecutionPayload, []common.Hash{}, &common.Hash{42}); err != nil {
+	if status, err := api.NewPayloadV3(context.Background(), *execData.ExecutionPayload, []common.Hash{}, &common.Hash{42}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error validating payload: %v", err)
 	} else if status.Status != engine.VALID {
 		t.Fatalf("invalid payload")
@@ -1705,7 +1705,7 @@ func TestWitnessCreationAndConsumption(t *testing.T) {
 	envelope.ExecutionPayload.StateRoot = wantStateRoot
 	envelope.ExecutionPayload.ReceiptsRoot = wantReceiptRoot
 
-	res2, err := api.NewPayloadWithWitnessV3(*envelope.ExecutionPayload, []common.Hash{}, &common.Hash{42})
+	res2, err := api.NewPayloadWithWitnessV3(context.Background(), *envelope.ExecutionPayload, []common.Hash{}, &common.Hash{42})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error executing stateless payload witness: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon.go b/eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon.go
index 92f9798e71..25d8b7df78 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package catalyst
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"errors"
@@ -32,11 +33,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/kzg4844"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/telemetry"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params/forks"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 )
 
 const devEpochLength = 32
@@ -191,6 +194,7 @@ func (c *SimulatedBeacon) sealBlock(withdrawals []*types.Withdrawal, timestamp u
 	}
 
 	version := payloadVersion(c.eth.BlockChain().Config(), timestamp)
+	tracer := otel.Tracer("")
 
 	var random [32]byte
 	rand.Read(random[:])
@@ -255,8 +259,16 @@ func (c *SimulatedBeacon) sealBlock(withdrawals []*types.Withdrawal, timestamp u
 		requests = envelope.Requests
 	}
 
+	// Create a server span for newPayload, simulating the consensus client
+	// sending the execution payload for validation.
+	npCtx, npSpanEnd := telemetry.StartServerSpan(context.Background(), tracer, telemetry.RPCInfo{
+		System:  "jsonrpc",
+		Service: "engine",
+		Method:  "newPayloadV" + fmt.Sprintf("%d", version),
+	})
 	// Mark the payload as canon
-	_, err = c.engineAPI.newPayload(*payload, blobHashes, beaconRoot, requests, false)
+	_, err = c.engineAPI.newPayload(npCtx, *payload, blobHashes, beaconRoot, requests, false)
+	npSpanEnd(&err)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/witness.go b/eth/catalyst/witness.go
index 0df612a695..14ca29e079 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/witness.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/witness.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package catalyst
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -86,16 +87,16 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) ForkchoiceUpdatedWithWitnessV3(update engine.Forkchoice
 
 // NewPayloadWithWitnessV1 is analogous to NewPayloadV1, only it also generates
 // and returns a stateless witness after running the payload.
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV1(params engine.ExecutableData) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV1(ctx context.Context, params engine.ExecutableData) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
 	if params.Withdrawals != nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("withdrawals not supported in V1"))
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, nil, nil, nil, true)
+	return api.newPayload(ctx, params, nil, nil, nil, true)
 }
 
 // NewPayloadWithWitnessV2 is analogous to NewPayloadV2, only it also generates
 // and returns a stateless witness after running the payload.
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV2(params engine.ExecutableData) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV2(ctx context.Context, params engine.ExecutableData) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
 	var (
 		cancun   = api.config().IsCancun(api.config().LondonBlock, params.Timestamp)
 		shanghai = api.config().IsShanghai(api.config().LondonBlock, params.Timestamp)
@@ -112,12 +113,12 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV2(params engine.ExecutableData) (
 	case params.BlobGasUsed != nil:
 		return invalidStatus, paramsErr("non-nil blobGasUsed pre-cancun")
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, nil, nil, nil, true)
+	return api.newPayload(ctx, params, nil, nil, nil, true)
 }
 
 // NewPayloadWithWitnessV3 is analogous to NewPayloadV3, only it also generates
 // and returns a stateless witness after running the payload.
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV3(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV3(ctx context.Context, params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
 	switch {
 	case params.Withdrawals == nil:
 		return invalidStatus, paramsErr("nil withdrawals post-shanghai")
@@ -132,12 +133,12 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV3(params engine.ExecutableData, v
 	case !api.checkFork(params.Timestamp, forks.Cancun):
 		return invalidStatus, unsupportedForkErr("newPayloadV3 must only be called for cancun payloads")
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, nil, true)
+	return api.newPayload(ctx, params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, nil, true)
 }
 
 // NewPayloadWithWitnessV4 is analogous to NewPayloadV4, only it also generates
 // and returns a stateless witness after running the payload.
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV4(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, executionRequests []hexutil.Bytes) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV4(ctx context.Context, params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, executionRequests []hexutil.Bytes) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
 	switch {
 	case params.Withdrawals == nil:
 		return invalidStatus, paramsErr("nil withdrawals post-shanghai")
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV4(params engine.ExecutableData, v
 	if err := validateRequests(requests); err != nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(err)
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, requests, true)
+	return api.newPayload(ctx, params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, requests, true)
 }
 
 // ExecuteStatelessPayloadV1 is analogous to NewPayloadV1, only it operates in
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) executeStatelessPayload(params engine.ExecutableData, v
 	api.lastNewPayloadUpdate.Store(time.Now().Unix())
 
 	log.Trace("Executing block statelessly", "number", block.Number(), "hash", params.BlockHash)
-	stateRoot, receiptRoot, err := core.ExecuteStateless(api.config(), vm.Config{}, block, witness)
+	stateRoot, receiptRoot, err := core.ExecuteStateless(context.Background(), api.config(), vm.Config{}, block, witness)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn("ExecuteStatelessPayload: execution failed", "err", err)
 		errorMsg := err.Error()
diff --git a/eth/state_accessor.go b/eth/state_accessor.go
index 79c91043a3..1261320b58 100644
--- a/eth/state_accessor.go
+++ b/eth/state_accessor.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func (eth *Ethereum) hashState(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block, reexec u
 		if current = eth.blockchain.GetBlockByNumber(next); current == nil {
 			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("block #%d not found", next)
 		}
-		_, err := eth.blockchain.Processor().Process(current, statedb, vm.Config{})
+		_, err := eth.blockchain.Processor().Process(ctx, current, statedb, vm.Config{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("processing block %d failed: %v", current.NumberU64(), err)
 		}