diff --git a/common/constants.go b/common/constants.go
index e3e2d8c04d..c21e9ed420 100644
--- a/common/constants.go
+++ b/common/constants.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ var TIPXDCXCancellationFeeTestnet = big.NewInt(38383838)
 var TIPXDCXMinerDisable = big.NewInt(80370000)    // Target 2nd Oct 2024
 var TIPXDCXReceiverDisable = big.NewInt(80370900) // Target 2nd Oct 2024, safer to release after disable miner
 var Eip1559Block = big.NewInt(9999999999)
+var CancunBlock = big.NewInt(9999999999)
 var BerlinBlock = big.NewInt(76321000)   // Target 19th June 2024
 var LondonBlock = big.NewInt(76321000)   // Target 19th June 2024
 var MergeBlock = big.NewInt(76321000)    // Target 19th June 2024
diff --git a/common/constants/constants.go.devnet b/common/constants/constants.go.devnet
index a71257ae6f..d4619de09a 100644
--- a/common/constants/constants.go.devnet
+++ b/common/constants/constants.go.devnet
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ var LondonBlock = big.NewInt(0)
 var MergeBlock = big.NewInt(0)
 var ShanghaiBlock = big.NewInt(0)
 var Eip1559Block = big.NewInt(0)
+var CancunBlock = big.NewInt(9999999999)
 
 var TIPXDCXTestnet = big.NewInt(0)
 var IsTestnet bool = false
diff --git a/common/constants/constants.go.local b/common/constants/constants.go.local
index 6c51143137..8c9da8ea26 100644
--- a/common/constants/constants.go.local
+++ b/common/constants/constants.go.local
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ var LondonBlock = big.NewInt(0)
 var MergeBlock = big.NewInt(0)
 var ShanghaiBlock = big.NewInt(0)
 var Eip1559Block = big.NewInt(9999999999)
+var CancunBlock = big.NewInt(9999999999)
 
 var TIPXDCXTestnet = big.NewInt(0)
 var IsTestnet bool = false
diff --git a/common/constants/constants.go.testnet b/common/constants/constants.go.testnet
index a7e9fb64ba..7567bc6daa 100644
--- a/common/constants/constants.go.testnet
+++ b/common/constants/constants.go.testnet
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ var LondonBlock = big.NewInt(61290000)
 var MergeBlock = big.NewInt(61290000)
 var ShanghaiBlock = big.NewInt(61290000) // Target 31st March 2024
 var Eip1559Block = big.NewInt(9999999999)
+var CancunBlock = big.NewInt(9999999999)
 
 var TIPXDCXTestnet = big.NewInt(23779191)
 var IsTestnet bool = true
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index dcfbf8c137..16bbabd4ae 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
@@ -128,7 +129,11 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *ethconfig.Config, XDCXServ *XDCx.XDCX
 		return nil, genesisErr
 	}
 
-	log.Info("Initialised chain configuration", "config", chainConfig)
+	log.Info(strings.Repeat("-", 153))
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(chainConfig.Description(), "\n") {
+		log.Info(line)
+	}
+	log.Info(strings.Repeat("-", 153))
 
 	eth := &Ethereum{
 		config:         config,
diff --git a/les/backend.go b/les/backend.go
index 80ec371c8c..fabfb6d5ef 100644
--- a/les/backend.go
+++ b/les/backend.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package les
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -90,7 +91,11 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *ethconfig.Config) (*LightEthereum, er
 	if _, isCompat := genesisErr.(*params.ConfigCompatError); genesisErr != nil && !isCompat {
 		return nil, genesisErr
 	}
-	log.Info("Initialised chain configuration", "config", chainConfig)
+	log.Info(strings.Repeat("-", 153))
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(chainConfig.Description(), "\n") {
+		log.Info(line)
+	}
+	log.Info(strings.Repeat("-", 153))
 
 	peers := newPeerSet()
 	quitSync := make(chan struct{})
diff --git a/params/config.go b/params/config.go
index 01904c794b..b7919b946f 100644
--- a/params/config.go
+++ b/params/config.go
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ type ChainConfig struct {
 	MergeBlock      *big.Int `json:"mergeBlock,omitempty"`
 	ShanghaiBlock   *big.Int `json:"shanghaiBlock,omitempty"`
 	Eip1559Block    *big.Int `json:"eip1559Block,omitempty"`
+	CancunBlock     *big.Int `json:"cancunBlock,omitempty"`
 
 	// Various consensus engines
 	Ethash *EthashConfig `json:"ethash,omitempty"`
@@ -535,8 +536,8 @@ func (v *V2) ConfigIndex() []uint64 {
 	return v.configIndex
 }
 
-// String implements the fmt.Stringer interface.
-func (c *ChainConfig) String() string {
+// Description returns a human-readable description of ChainConfig.
+func (c *ChainConfig) Description() string {
 	var engine interface{}
 	switch {
 	case c.Ethash != nil:
@@ -566,24 +567,30 @@ func (c *ChainConfig) String() string {
 	if c.Eip1559Block != nil {
 		eip1559Block = c.Eip1559Block
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("{ChainID: %v Homestead: %v DAO: %v DAOSupport: %v EIP150: %v EIP155: %v EIP158: %v Byzantium: %v Constantinople: %v Istanbul: %v  BerlinBlock: %v LondonBlock: %v MergeBlock: %v ShanghaiBlock: %v Eip1559Block: %v Engine: %v}",
-		c.ChainId,
-		c.HomesteadBlock,
-		c.DAOForkBlock,
-		c.DAOForkSupport,
-		c.EIP150Block,
-		c.EIP155Block,
-		c.EIP158Block,
-		c.ByzantiumBlock,
-		c.ConstantinopleBlock,
-		common.TIPXDCXCancellationFee,
-		berlinBlock,
-		londonBlock,
-		mergeBlock,
-		shanghaiBlock,
-		eip1559Block,
-		engine,
-	)
+	cancunBlock := common.CancunBlock
+	if c.CancunBlock != nil {
+		cancunBlock = c.CancunBlock
+	}
+
+	var banner = "Chain configuration:\n"
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - ChainID:                     %-8v\n", c.ChainId)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - Homestead:                   %-8v\n", c.HomesteadBlock)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - DAO Fork:                    %-8v\n", c.DAOForkBlock)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - DAO Support:                 %-8v\n", c.DAOForkSupport)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - Tangerine Whistle (EIP 150): %-8v\n", c.EIP150Block)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - Spurious Dragon (EIP 155):   %-8v\n", c.EIP155Block)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - Byzantium:                   %-8v\n", c.ByzantiumBlock)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - Constantinople:              %-8v\n", c.ConstantinopleBlock)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - Petersburg:                  %-8v\n", c.PetersburgBlock)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - Istanbul:                    %-8v\n", c.IstanbulBlock)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - Berlin:                      %-8v\n", berlinBlock)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - London:                      %-8v\n", londonBlock)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - Merge:                       %-8v\n", mergeBlock)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - Shanghai:                    %-8v\n", shanghaiBlock)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - Eip1559:                     %-8v\n", eip1559Block)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - Cancun:                      %-8v\n", cancunBlock)
+	banner += fmt.Sprintf("  - Engine:                      %v", engine)
+	return banner
 }
 
 // IsHomestead returns whether num is either equal to the homestead block or greater.
@@ -653,6 +660,10 @@ func (c *ChainConfig) IsEIP1559(num *big.Int) bool {
 	return isForked(common.Eip1559Block, num) || isForked(c.Eip1559Block, num)
 }
 
+func (c *ChainConfig) IsCancun(num *big.Int) bool {
+	return isForked(common.CancunBlock, num) || isForked(c.CancunBlock, num)
+}
+
 func (c *ChainConfig) IsTIP2019(num *big.Int) bool {
 	return isForked(common.TIP2019Block, num)
 }
@@ -761,6 +772,28 @@ func (c *ChainConfig) checkCompatible(newcfg *ChainConfig, head *big.Int) *Confi
 	if isForkIncompatible(c.ConstantinopleBlock, newcfg.ConstantinopleBlock, head) {
 		return newCompatError("Constantinople fork block", c.ConstantinopleBlock, newcfg.ConstantinopleBlock)
 	}
+	if isForkIncompatible(c.PetersburgBlock, newcfg.PetersburgBlock, head) {
+		// the only case where we allow Petersburg to be set in the past is if it is equal to Constantinople
+		// mainly to satisfy fork ordering requirements which state that Petersburg fork be set if Constantinople fork is set
+		if isForkIncompatible(c.ConstantinopleBlock, newcfg.PetersburgBlock, head) {
+			return newCompatError("Petersburg fork block", c.PetersburgBlock, newcfg.PetersburgBlock)
+		}
+	}
+	if isForkIncompatible(c.IstanbulBlock, newcfg.IstanbulBlock, head) {
+		return newCompatError("Istanbul fork block", c.IstanbulBlock, newcfg.IstanbulBlock)
+	}
+	if isForkIncompatible(c.BerlinBlock, newcfg.BerlinBlock, head) {
+		return newCompatError("Berlin fork block", c.BerlinBlock, newcfg.BerlinBlock)
+	}
+	if isForkIncompatible(c.LondonBlock, newcfg.LondonBlock, head) {
+		return newCompatError("London fork block", c.LondonBlock, newcfg.LondonBlock)
+	}
+	if isForkIncompatible(c.ShanghaiBlock, newcfg.ShanghaiBlock, head) {
+		return newCompatError("Shanghai fork timestamp", c.ShanghaiBlock, newcfg.ShanghaiBlock)
+	}
+	if isForkIncompatible(c.CancunBlock, newcfg.CancunBlock, head) {
+		return newCompatError("Cancun fork block", c.CancunBlock, newcfg.CancunBlock)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -832,6 +865,7 @@ type Rules struct {
 	IsMerge, IsShanghai                                     bool
 	IsXDCxDisable                                           bool
 	IsEIP1559                                               bool
+	IsCancun                                                bool
 }
 
 func (c *ChainConfig) Rules(num *big.Int) Rules {
@@ -855,5 +889,6 @@ func (c *ChainConfig) Rules(num *big.Int) Rules {
 		IsShanghai:       c.IsShanghai(num),
 		IsXDCxDisable:    c.IsXDCxDisable(num),
 		IsEIP1559:        c.IsEIP1559(num),
+		IsCancun:         c.IsCancun(num),
 	}
 }