diff --git a/accounts/abi/type_test.go b/accounts/abi/type_test.go
index ae69872ad8..95922548c4 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/type_test.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/type_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 )
 
-// typeWithoutStringer is a alias for the Type type which simply doesn't implement
+// typeWithoutStringer is an alias for the Type type which simply doesn't implement
 // the stringer interface to allow printing type details in the tests below.
 type typeWithoutStringer Type
 
diff --git a/beacon/blsync/block_sync.go b/beacon/blsync/block_sync.go
index 3ab156354d..ff689a922f 100755
--- a/beacon/blsync/block_sync.go
+++ b/beacon/blsync/block_sync.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type beaconBlockSync struct {
 
 type headTracker interface {
 	PrefetchHead() types.HeadInfo
-	ValidatedHead() (types.SignedHeader, bool)
+	ValidatedOptimistic() (types.OptimisticUpdate, bool)
 	ValidatedFinality() (types.FinalityUpdate, bool)
 }
 
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func (s *beaconBlockSync) Process(requester request.Requester, events []request.
 		case request.EvResponse, request.EvFail, request.EvTimeout:
 			sid, req, resp := event.RequestInfo()
 			blockRoot := common.Hash(req.(sync.ReqBeaconBlock))
+			log.Debug("Beacon block event", "type", event.Type.Name, "hash", blockRoot)
 			if resp != nil {
 				s.recentBlocks.Add(blockRoot, resp.(*types.BeaconBlock))
 			}
@@ -80,8 +81,8 @@ func (s *beaconBlockSync) Process(requester request.Requester, events []request.
 	}
 	s.updateEventFeed()
 	// request validated head block if unavailable and not yet requested
-	if vh, ok := s.headTracker.ValidatedHead(); ok {
-		s.tryRequestBlock(requester, vh.Header.Hash(), false)
+	if vh, ok := s.headTracker.ValidatedOptimistic(); ok {
+		s.tryRequestBlock(requester, vh.Attested.Hash(), false)
 	}
 	// request prefetch head if the given server has announced it
 	if prefetchHead := s.headTracker.PrefetchHead().BlockRoot; prefetchHead != (common.Hash{}) {
@@ -114,12 +115,12 @@ func blockHeadInfo(block *types.BeaconBlock) types.HeadInfo {
 }
 
 func (s *beaconBlockSync) updateEventFeed() {
-	head, ok := s.headTracker.ValidatedHead()
+	optimistic, ok := s.headTracker.ValidatedOptimistic()
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
 
-	validatedHead := head.Header.Hash()
+	validatedHead := optimistic.Attested.Hash()
 	headBlock, ok := s.recentBlocks.Get(validatedHead)
 	if !ok {
 		return
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ func (s *beaconBlockSync) updateEventFeed() {
 
 	var finalizedHash common.Hash
 	if finality, ok := s.headTracker.ValidatedFinality(); ok {
-		he := head.Header.Epoch()
+		he := optimistic.Attested.Epoch()
 		fe := finality.Attested.Header.Epoch()
 		switch {
 		case he == fe:
@@ -135,10 +136,9 @@ func (s *beaconBlockSync) updateEventFeed() {
 		case he < fe:
 			return
 		case he == fe+1:
-			parent, ok := s.recentBlocks.Get(head.Header.ParentRoot)
+			parent, ok := s.recentBlocks.Get(optimistic.Attested.ParentRoot)
 			if !ok || parent.Slot()/params.EpochLength == fe {
 				return // head is at first slot of next epoch, wait for finality update
-				//TODO: try to fetch finality update directly if subscription does not deliver
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func (s *beaconBlockSync) updateEventFeed() {
 		return
 	}
 	s.chainHeadFeed.Send(types.ChainHeadEvent{
-		BeaconHead: head.Header,
+		BeaconHead: optimistic.Attested.Header,
 		Block:      execBlock,
 		Finalized:  finalizedHash,
 	})
diff --git a/beacon/blsync/block_sync_test.go b/beacon/blsync/block_sync_test.go
index 73ae89ae73..3d3b9e5e8d 100644
--- a/beacon/blsync/block_sync_test.go
+++ b/beacon/blsync/block_sync_test.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	testServer1 = "testServer1"
-	testServer2 = "testServer2"
+	testServer1 = testServer("testServer1")
+	testServer2 = testServer("testServer2")
 
 	testBlock1 = types.NewBeaconBlock(&deneb.BeaconBlock{
 		Slot: 123,
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ var (
 	})
 )
 
+type testServer string
+
+func (t testServer) Name() string {
+	return string(t)
+}
+
 func TestBlockSync(t *testing.T) {
 	ht := &testHeadTracker{}
 	blockSync := newBeaconBlockSync(ht)
@@ -134,8 +140,12 @@ func (h *testHeadTracker) PrefetchHead() types.HeadInfo {
 	return h.prefetch
 }
 
-func (h *testHeadTracker) ValidatedHead() (types.SignedHeader, bool) {
-	return h.validated, h.validated.Header != (types.Header{})
+func (h *testHeadTracker) ValidatedOptimistic() (types.OptimisticUpdate, bool) {
+	return types.OptimisticUpdate{
+		Attested:      types.HeaderWithExecProof{Header: h.validated.Header},
+		Signature:     h.validated.Signature,
+		SignatureSlot: h.validated.SignatureSlot,
+	}, h.validated.Header != (types.Header{})
 }
 
 // TODO add test case for finality
diff --git a/beacon/blsync/engineclient.go b/beacon/blsync/engineclient.go
index 5a2d292a7d..97ef6f5cb8 100644
--- a/beacon/blsync/engineclient.go
+++ b/beacon/blsync/engineclient.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ func (ec *engineClient) updateLoop(headCh <-chan types.ChainHeadEvent) {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ec.rootCtx.Done():
+			log.Debug("Stopping engine API update loop")
 			return
 
 		case event := <-headCh:
@@ -73,12 +74,14 @@ func (ec *engineClient) updateLoop(headCh <-chan types.ChainHeadEvent) {
 			fork := ec.config.ForkAtEpoch(event.BeaconHead.Epoch())
 			forkName := strings.ToLower(fork.Name)
 
+			log.Debug("Calling NewPayload", "number", event.Block.NumberU64(), "hash", event.Block.Hash())
 			if status, err := ec.callNewPayload(forkName, event); err == nil {
 				log.Info("Successful NewPayload", "number", event.Block.NumberU64(), "hash", event.Block.Hash(), "status", status)
 			} else {
 				log.Error("Failed NewPayload", "number", event.Block.NumberU64(), "hash", event.Block.Hash(), "error", err)
 			}
 
+			log.Debug("Calling ForkchoiceUpdated", "head", event.Block.Hash())
 			if status, err := ec.callForkchoiceUpdated(forkName, event); err == nil {
 				log.Info("Successful ForkchoiceUpdated", "head", event.Block.Hash(), "status", status)
 			} else {
diff --git a/beacon/light/api/api_server.go b/beacon/light/api/api_server.go
index da044f4b2d..2579854d82 100755
--- a/beacon/light/api/api_server.go
+++ b/beacon/light/api/api_server.go
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ func (s *ApiServer) Subscribe(eventCallback func(event request.Event)) {
 			log.Debug("New head received", "slot", slot, "blockRoot", blockRoot)
 			eventCallback(request.Event{Type: sync.EvNewHead, Data: types.HeadInfo{Slot: slot, BlockRoot: blockRoot}})
 		},
-		OnSignedHead: func(head types.SignedHeader) {
-			log.Debug("New signed head received", "slot", head.Header.Slot, "blockRoot", head.Header.Hash(), "signerCount", head.Signature.SignerCount())
-			eventCallback(request.Event{Type: sync.EvNewSignedHead, Data: head})
+		OnOptimistic: func(update types.OptimisticUpdate) {
+			log.Debug("New optimistic update received", "slot", update.Attested.Slot, "blockRoot", update.Attested.Hash(), "signerCount", update.Signature.SignerCount())
+			eventCallback(request.Event{Type: sync.EvNewOptimisticUpdate, Data: update})
 		},
-		OnFinality: func(head types.FinalityUpdate) {
-			log.Debug("New finality update received", "slot", head.Attested.Slot, "blockRoot", head.Attested.Hash(), "signerCount", head.Signature.SignerCount())
-			eventCallback(request.Event{Type: sync.EvNewFinalityUpdate, Data: head})
+		OnFinality: func(update types.FinalityUpdate) {
+			log.Debug("New finality update received", "slot", update.Attested.Slot, "blockRoot", update.Attested.Hash(), "signerCount", update.Signature.SignerCount())
+			eventCallback(request.Event{Type: sync.EvNewFinalityUpdate, Data: update})
 		},
 		OnError: func(err error) {
 			log.Warn("Head event stream error", "err", err)
@@ -73,14 +73,19 @@ func (s *ApiServer) SendRequest(id request.ID, req request.Request) {
 			r.Updates, r.Committees, err = s.api.GetBestUpdatesAndCommittees(data.FirstPeriod, data.Count)
 			resp = r
 		case sync.ReqHeader:
+			var r sync.RespHeader
 			log.Debug("Beacon API: requesting header", "reqid", id, "hash", common.Hash(data))
-			resp, err = s.api.GetHeader(common.Hash(data))
+			r.Header, r.Canonical, r.Finalized, err = s.api.GetHeader(common.Hash(data))
+			resp = r
 		case sync.ReqCheckpointData:
 			log.Debug("Beacon API: requesting checkpoint data", "reqid", id, "hash", common.Hash(data))
 			resp, err = s.api.GetCheckpointData(common.Hash(data))
 		case sync.ReqBeaconBlock:
 			log.Debug("Beacon API: requesting block", "reqid", id, "hash", common.Hash(data))
 			resp, err = s.api.GetBeaconBlock(common.Hash(data))
+		case sync.ReqFinality:
+			log.Debug("Beacon API: requesting finality update")
+			resp, err = s.api.GetFinalityUpdate()
 		default:
 		}
 
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ func (s *ApiServer) SendRequest(id request.ID, req request.Request) {
 			log.Warn("Beacon API request failed", "type", reflect.TypeOf(req), "reqid", id, "err", err)
 			s.eventCallback(request.Event{Type: request.EvFail, Data: request.RequestResponse{ID: id, Request: req}})
 		} else {
+			log.Debug("Beacon API request answered", "type", reflect.TypeOf(req), "reqid", id)
 			s.eventCallback(request.Event{Type: request.EvResponse, Data: request.RequestResponse{ID: id, Request: req, Response: resp}})
 		}
 	}()
@@ -101,3 +107,8 @@ func (s *ApiServer) Unsubscribe() {
 		s.unsubscribe = nil
 	}
 }
+
+// Name implements request.Server
+func (s *ApiServer) Name() string {
+	return s.api.url
+}
diff --git a/beacon/light/api/light_api.go b/beacon/light/api/light_api.go
index ceb4261c3c..903db57344 100755
--- a/beacon/light/api/light_api.go
+++ b/beacon/light/api/light_api.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/beacon/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -184,46 +185,56 @@ func (api *BeaconLightApi) GetBestUpdatesAndCommittees(firstPeriod, count uint64
 	return updates, committees, nil
 }
 
-// GetOptimisticHeadUpdate fetches a signed header based on the latest available
-// optimistic update. Note that the signature should be verified by the caller
-// as its validity depends on the update chain.
+// GetOptimisticUpdate fetches the latest available optimistic update.
+// Note that the signature should be verified by the caller as its validity
+// depends on the update chain.
 //
 // See data structure definition here:
 // https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/dev/specs/altair/light-client/sync-protocol.md#lightclientoptimisticupdate
-func (api *BeaconLightApi) GetOptimisticHeadUpdate() (types.SignedHeader, error) {
+func (api *BeaconLightApi) GetOptimisticUpdate() (types.OptimisticUpdate, error) {
 	resp, err := api.httpGet("/eth/v1/beacon/light_client/optimistic_update")
 	if err != nil {
-		return types.SignedHeader{}, err
+		return types.OptimisticUpdate{}, err
 	}
-	return decodeOptimisticHeadUpdate(resp)
+	return decodeOptimisticUpdate(resp)
 }
 
-func decodeOptimisticHeadUpdate(enc []byte) (types.SignedHeader, error) {
+func decodeOptimisticUpdate(enc []byte) (types.OptimisticUpdate, error) {
 	var data struct {
-		Data struct {
-			Header        jsonBeaconHeader    `json:"attested_header"`
-			Aggregate     types.SyncAggregate `json:"sync_aggregate"`
-			SignatureSlot common.Decimal      `json:"signature_slot"`
+		Version string
+		Data    struct {
+			Attested      jsonHeaderWithExecProof `json:"attested_header"`
+			Aggregate     types.SyncAggregate     `json:"sync_aggregate"`
+			SignatureSlot common.Decimal          `json:"signature_slot"`
 		} `json:"data"`
 	}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(enc, &data); err != nil {
-		return types.SignedHeader{}, err
+		return types.OptimisticUpdate{}, err
 	}
-	if data.Data.Header.Beacon.StateRoot == (common.Hash{}) {
+	// Decode the execution payload headers.
+	attestedExecHeader, err := types.ExecutionHeaderFromJSON(data.Version, data.Data.Attested.Execution)
+	if err != nil {
+		return types.OptimisticUpdate{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid attested header: %v", err)
+	}
+	if data.Data.Attested.Beacon.StateRoot == (common.Hash{}) {
 		// workaround for different event encoding format in Lodestar
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(enc, &data.Data); err != nil {
-			return types.SignedHeader{}, err
+			return types.OptimisticUpdate{}, err
 		}
 	}
 
 	if len(data.Data.Aggregate.Signers) != params.SyncCommitteeBitmaskSize {
-		return types.SignedHeader{}, errors.New("invalid sync_committee_bits length")
+		return types.OptimisticUpdate{}, errors.New("invalid sync_committee_bits length")
 	}
 	if len(data.Data.Aggregate.Signature) != params.BLSSignatureSize {
-		return types.SignedHeader{}, errors.New("invalid sync_committee_signature length")
+		return types.OptimisticUpdate{}, errors.New("invalid sync_committee_signature length")
 	}
-	return types.SignedHeader{
-		Header:        data.Data.Header.Beacon,
+	return types.OptimisticUpdate{
+		Attested: types.HeaderWithExecProof{
+			Header:        data.Data.Attested.Beacon,
+			PayloadHeader: attestedExecHeader,
+			PayloadBranch: data.Data.Attested.ExecutionBranch,
+		},
 		Signature:     data.Data.Aggregate,
 		SignatureSlot: uint64(data.Data.SignatureSlot),
 	}, nil
@@ -291,7 +302,9 @@ func decodeFinalityUpdate(enc []byte) (types.FinalityUpdate, error) {
 
 // GetHeader fetches and validates the beacon header with the given blockRoot.
 // If blockRoot is null hash then the latest head header is fetched.
-func (api *BeaconLightApi) GetHeader(blockRoot common.Hash) (types.Header, error) {
+// The values of the canonical and finalized flags are also returned. Note that
+// these flags are not validated.
+func (api *BeaconLightApi) GetHeader(blockRoot common.Hash) (types.Header, bool, bool, error) {
 	var blockId string
 	if blockRoot == (common.Hash{}) {
 		blockId = "head"
@@ -300,11 +313,12 @@ func (api *BeaconLightApi) GetHeader(blockRoot common.Hash) (types.Header, error
 	}
 	resp, err := api.httpGetf("/eth/v1/beacon/headers/%s", blockId)
 	if err != nil {
-		return types.Header{}, err
+		return types.Header{}, false, false, err
 	}
 
 	var data struct {
-		Data struct {
+		Finalized bool `json:"finalized"`
+		Data      struct {
 			Root      common.Hash `json:"root"`
 			Canonical bool        `json:"canonical"`
 			Header    struct {
@@ -314,16 +328,16 @@ func (api *BeaconLightApi) GetHeader(blockRoot common.Hash) (types.Header, error
 		} `json:"data"`
 	}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(resp, &data); err != nil {
-		return types.Header{}, err
+		return types.Header{}, false, false, err
 	}
 	header := data.Data.Header.Message
 	if blockRoot == (common.Hash{}) {
 		blockRoot = data.Data.Root
 	}
 	if header.Hash() != blockRoot {
-		return types.Header{}, errors.New("retrieved beacon header root does not match")
+		return types.Header{}, false, false, errors.New("retrieved beacon header root does not match")
 	}
-	return header, nil
+	return header, data.Data.Canonical, data.Finalized, nil
 }
 
 // GetCheckpointData fetches and validates bootstrap data belonging to the given checkpoint.
@@ -408,7 +422,7 @@ func decodeHeadEvent(enc []byte) (uint64, common.Hash, error) {
 
 type HeadEventListener struct {
 	OnNewHead    func(slot uint64, blockRoot common.Hash)
-	OnSignedHead func(head types.SignedHeader)
+	OnOptimistic func(head types.OptimisticUpdate)
 	OnFinality   func(head types.FinalityUpdate)
 	OnError      func(err error)
 }
@@ -446,21 +460,35 @@ func (api *BeaconLightApi) StartHeadListener(listener HeadEventListener) func()
 		defer wg.Done()
 
 		// Request initial data.
-		if head, err := api.GetHeader(common.Hash{}); err == nil {
+		log.Trace("Requesting initial head header")
+		if head, _, _, err := api.GetHeader(common.Hash{}); err == nil {
+			log.Trace("Retrieved initial head header", "slot", head.Slot, "hash", head.Hash())
 			listener.OnNewHead(head.Slot, head.Hash())
+		} else {
+			log.Debug("Failed to retrieve initial head header", "error", err)
 		}
-		if signedHead, err := api.GetOptimisticHeadUpdate(); err == nil {
-			listener.OnSignedHead(signedHead)
+		log.Trace("Requesting initial optimistic update")
+		if optimisticUpdate, err := api.GetOptimisticUpdate(); err == nil {
+			log.Trace("Retrieved initial optimistic update", "slot", optimisticUpdate.Attested.Slot, "hash", optimisticUpdate.Attested.Hash())
+			listener.OnOptimistic(optimisticUpdate)
+		} else {
+			log.Debug("Failed to retrieve initial optimistic update", "error", err)
 		}
+		log.Trace("Requesting initial finality update")
 		if finalityUpdate, err := api.GetFinalityUpdate(); err == nil {
+			log.Trace("Retrieved initial finality update", "slot", finalityUpdate.Finalized.Slot, "hash", finalityUpdate.Finalized.Hash())
 			listener.OnFinality(finalityUpdate)
+		} else {
+			log.Debug("Failed to retrieve initial finality update", "error", err)
 		}
 
+		log.Trace("Starting event stream processing loop")
 		// Receive the stream.
 		var stream *eventsource.Stream
 		select {
 		case stream = <-streamCh:
 		case <-ctx.Done():
+			log.Trace("Stopping event stream processing loop")
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -471,8 +499,10 @@ func (api *BeaconLightApi) StartHeadListener(listener HeadEventListener) func()
 
 			case event, ok := <-stream.Events:
 				if !ok {
+					log.Trace("Event stream closed")
 					return
 				}
+				log.Trace("New event received from event stream", "type", event.Event())
 				switch event.Event() {
 				case "head":
 					slot, blockRoot, err := decodeHeadEvent([]byte(event.Data()))
@@ -482,9 +512,9 @@ func (api *BeaconLightApi) StartHeadListener(listener HeadEventListener) func()
 						listener.OnError(fmt.Errorf("error decoding head event: %v", err))
 					}
 				case "light_client_optimistic_update":
-					signedHead, err := decodeOptimisticHeadUpdate([]byte(event.Data()))
+					optimisticUpdate, err := decodeOptimisticUpdate([]byte(event.Data()))
 					if err == nil {
-						listener.OnSignedHead(signedHead)
+						listener.OnOptimistic(optimisticUpdate)
 					} else {
 						listener.OnError(fmt.Errorf("error decoding optimistic update event: %v", err))
 					}
@@ -518,7 +548,8 @@ func (api *BeaconLightApi) StartHeadListener(listener HeadEventListener) func()
 // established. It can only return nil when the context is canceled.
 func (api *BeaconLightApi) startEventStream(ctx context.Context, listener *HeadEventListener) *eventsource.Stream {
 	for retry := true; retry; retry = ctxSleep(ctx, 5*time.Second) {
-		path := "/eth/v1/events?topics=head&topics=light_client_optimistic_update&topics=light_client_finality_update"
+		path := "/eth/v1/events?topics=head&topics=light_client_finality_update&topics=light_client_optimistic_update"
+		log.Trace("Sending event subscription request")
 		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", api.url+path, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			listener.OnError(fmt.Errorf("error creating event subscription request: %v", err))
@@ -532,6 +563,7 @@ func (api *BeaconLightApi) startEventStream(ctx context.Context, listener *HeadE
 			listener.OnError(fmt.Errorf("error creating event subscription: %v", err))
 			continue
 		}
+		log.Trace("Successfully created event stream")
 		return stream
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/beacon/light/head_tracker.go b/beacon/light/head_tracker.go
index 6036322f01..7ef93fecce 100644
--- a/beacon/light/head_tracker.go
+++ b/beacon/light/head_tracker.go
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ import (
 // which is the (not necessarily validated) head announced by the majority of
 // servers.
 type HeadTracker struct {
-	lock              sync.RWMutex
-	committeeChain    *CommitteeChain
-	minSignerCount    int
-	signedHead        types.SignedHeader
-	hasSignedHead     bool
-	finalityUpdate    types.FinalityUpdate
-	hasFinalityUpdate bool
-	prefetchHead      types.HeadInfo
-	changeCounter     uint64
+	lock                sync.RWMutex
+	committeeChain      *CommitteeChain
+	minSignerCount      int
+	optimisticUpdate    types.OptimisticUpdate
+	hasOptimisticUpdate bool
+	finalityUpdate      types.FinalityUpdate
+	hasFinalityUpdate   bool
+	prefetchHead        types.HeadInfo
+	changeCounter       uint64
 }
 
 // NewHeadTracker creates a new HeadTracker.
@@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ func NewHeadTracker(committeeChain *CommitteeChain, minSignerCount int) *HeadTra
 	}
 }
 
-// ValidatedHead returns the latest validated head.
-func (h *HeadTracker) ValidatedHead() (types.SignedHeader, bool) {
+// ValidatedOptimistic returns the latest validated optimistic update.
+func (h *HeadTracker) ValidatedOptimistic() (types.OptimisticUpdate, bool) {
 	h.lock.RLock()
 	defer h.lock.RUnlock()
 
-	return h.signedHead, h.hasSignedHead
+	return h.optimisticUpdate, h.hasOptimisticUpdate
 }
 
-// ValidatedFinality returns the latest validated finality.
+// ValidatedFinality returns the latest validated finality update.
 func (h *HeadTracker) ValidatedFinality() (types.FinalityUpdate, bool) {
 	h.lock.RLock()
 	defer h.lock.RUnlock()
@@ -64,26 +64,36 @@ func (h *HeadTracker) ValidatedFinality() (types.FinalityUpdate, bool) {
 	return h.finalityUpdate, h.hasFinalityUpdate
 }
 
-// ValidateHead validates the given signed head. If the head is successfully validated
-// and it is better than the old validated head (higher slot or same slot and more
-// signers) then ValidatedHead is updated. The boolean return flag signals if
-// ValidatedHead has been changed.
-func (h *HeadTracker) ValidateHead(head types.SignedHeader) (bool, error) {
+// ValidateOptimistic validates the given optimistic update. If the update is
+// successfully validated and it is better than the old validated update (higher
+// slot or same slot and more signers) then ValidatedOptimistic is updated.
+// The boolean return flag signals if ValidatedOptimistic has been changed.
+func (h *HeadTracker) ValidateOptimistic(update types.OptimisticUpdate) (bool, error) {
 	h.lock.Lock()
 	defer h.lock.Unlock()
 
-	replace, err := h.validate(head, h.signedHead)
+	if err := update.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	replace, err := h.validate(update.SignedHeader(), h.optimisticUpdate.SignedHeader())
 	if replace {
-		h.signedHead, h.hasSignedHead = head, true
+		h.optimisticUpdate, h.hasOptimisticUpdate = update, true
 		h.changeCounter++
 	}
 	return replace, err
 }
 
+// ValidateFinality validates the given finality update. If the update is
+// successfully validated and it is better than the old validated update (higher
+// slot or same slot and more signers) then ValidatedFinality is updated.
+// The boolean return flag signals if ValidatedFinality has been changed.
 func (h *HeadTracker) ValidateFinality(update types.FinalityUpdate) (bool, error) {
 	h.lock.Lock()
 	defer h.lock.Unlock()
 
+	if err := update.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
 	replace, err := h.validate(update.SignedHeader(), h.finalityUpdate.SignedHeader())
 	if replace {
 		h.finalityUpdate, h.hasFinalityUpdate = update, true
@@ -142,6 +152,7 @@ func (h *HeadTracker) SetPrefetchHead(head types.HeadInfo) {
 	h.changeCounter++
 }
 
+// ChangeCounter implements request.targetData
 func (h *HeadTracker) ChangeCounter() uint64 {
 	h.lock.RLock()
 	defer h.lock.RUnlock()
diff --git a/beacon/light/request/scheduler.go b/beacon/light/request/scheduler.go
index 4b8f6ce570..e80daf805e 100644
--- a/beacon/light/request/scheduler.go
+++ b/beacon/light/request/scheduler.go
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ type (
 	// the modules that do not interact with them directly.
 	// In order to make module testing easier, Server interface is used in
 	// events and modules.
-	Server      any
+	Server interface {
+		Name() string
+	}
 	Request     any
 	Response    any
 	ID          uint64
diff --git a/beacon/light/request/scheduler_test.go b/beacon/light/request/scheduler_test.go
index 7d5a567078..5cd4965644 100644
--- a/beacon/light/request/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/beacon/light/request/scheduler_test.go
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ type testServer struct {
 	canRequest int
 }
 
+func (s *testServer) Name() string {
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (s *testServer) subscribe(eventCb func(Event)) {
 	s.eventCb = eventCb
 }
diff --git a/beacon/light/request/server.go b/beacon/light/request/server.go
index bcb8744b38..9f3b09b81e 100644
--- a/beacon/light/request/server.go
+++ b/beacon/light/request/server.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const (
 // EvResponse or EvFail. Additionally, it may also send application-defined
 // events that the Modules can interpret.
 type requestServer interface {
+	Name() string
 	Subscribe(eventCallback func(Event))
 	SendRequest(ID, Request)
 	Unsubscribe()
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ type requestServer interface {
 // limit the number of parallel in-flight requests and temporarily disable
 // new requests based on timeouts and response failures.
 type server interface {
+	Server
 	subscribe(eventCallback func(Event))
 	canRequestNow() bool
 	sendRequest(Request) ID
@@ -138,6 +140,11 @@ type serverWithTimeout struct {
 	lastID       ID
 }
 
+// Name implements request.Server
+func (s *serverWithTimeout) Name() string {
+	return s.parent.Name()
+}
+
 // init initializes serverWithTimeout
 func (s *serverWithTimeout) init(clock mclock.Clock) {
 	s.clock = clock
diff --git a/beacon/light/request/server_test.go b/beacon/light/request/server_test.go
index b6b9edf9a0..38629cb8c4 100644
--- a/beacon/light/request/server_test.go
+++ b/beacon/light/request/server_test.go
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ type testRequestServer struct {
 	eventCb func(Event)
 }
 
+func (rs *testRequestServer) Name() string                  { return "" }
 func (rs *testRequestServer) Subscribe(eventCb func(Event)) { rs.eventCb = eventCb }
 func (rs *testRequestServer) SendRequest(ID, Request)       {}
 func (rs *testRequestServer) Unsubscribe()                  {}
diff --git a/beacon/light/sync/head_sync.go b/beacon/light/sync/head_sync.go
index 5ccc2e18a2..dd05d39588 100644
--- a/beacon/light/sync/head_sync.go
+++ b/beacon/light/sync/head_sync.go
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ package sync
 import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/beacon/light/request"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/beacon/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 )
 
 type headTracker interface {
-	ValidateHead(head types.SignedHeader) (bool, error)
+	ValidateOptimistic(update types.OptimisticUpdate) (bool, error)
 	ValidateFinality(head types.FinalityUpdate) (bool, error)
+	ValidatedFinality() (types.FinalityUpdate, bool)
 	SetPrefetchHead(head types.HeadInfo)
 }
 
@@ -33,16 +35,17 @@ type headTracker interface {
 // It can also postpone the validation of the latest announced signed head
 // until the committee chain is synced up to at least the required period.
 type HeadSync struct {
-	headTracker         headTracker
-	chain               committeeChain
-	nextSyncPeriod      uint64
-	chainInit           bool
-	unvalidatedHeads    map[request.Server]types.SignedHeader
-	unvalidatedFinality map[request.Server]types.FinalityUpdate
-	serverHeads         map[request.Server]types.HeadInfo
-	headServerCount     map[types.HeadInfo]headServerCount
-	headCounter         uint64
-	prefetchHead        types.HeadInfo
+	headTracker           headTracker
+	chain                 committeeChain
+	nextSyncPeriod        uint64
+	chainInit             bool
+	unvalidatedOptimistic map[request.Server]types.OptimisticUpdate
+	unvalidatedFinality   map[request.Server]types.FinalityUpdate
+	serverHeads           map[request.Server]types.HeadInfo
+	reqFinalityEpoch      map[request.Server]uint64 // next epoch to request finality update
+	headServerCount       map[types.HeadInfo]headServerCount
+	headCounter           uint64
+	prefetchHead          types.HeadInfo
 }
 
 // headServerCount is associated with most recently seen head infos; it counts
@@ -57,75 +60,98 @@ type headServerCount struct {
 // NewHeadSync creates a new HeadSync.
 func NewHeadSync(headTracker headTracker, chain committeeChain) *HeadSync {
 	s := &HeadSync{
-		headTracker:         headTracker,
-		chain:               chain,
-		unvalidatedHeads:    make(map[request.Server]types.SignedHeader),
-		unvalidatedFinality: make(map[request.Server]types.FinalityUpdate),
-		serverHeads:         make(map[request.Server]types.HeadInfo),
-		headServerCount:     make(map[types.HeadInfo]headServerCount),
+		headTracker:           headTracker,
+		chain:                 chain,
+		unvalidatedOptimistic: make(map[request.Server]types.OptimisticUpdate),
+		unvalidatedFinality:   make(map[request.Server]types.FinalityUpdate),
+		serverHeads:           make(map[request.Server]types.HeadInfo),
+		headServerCount:       make(map[types.HeadInfo]headServerCount),
+		reqFinalityEpoch:      make(map[request.Server]uint64),
 	}
 	return s
 }
 
 // Process implements request.Module.
 func (s *HeadSync) Process(requester request.Requester, events []request.Event) {
+	nextPeriod, chainInit := s.chain.NextSyncPeriod()
+	if nextPeriod != s.nextSyncPeriod || chainInit != s.chainInit {
+		s.nextSyncPeriod, s.chainInit = nextPeriod, chainInit
+		s.processUnvalidatedUpdates()
+	}
+
 	for _, event := range events {
 		switch event.Type {
 		case EvNewHead:
 			s.setServerHead(event.Server, event.Data.(types.HeadInfo))
-		case EvNewSignedHead:
-			s.newSignedHead(event.Server, event.Data.(types.SignedHeader))
+		case EvNewOptimisticUpdate:
+			update := event.Data.(types.OptimisticUpdate)
+			s.newOptimisticUpdate(event.Server, update)
+			epoch := update.Attested.Epoch()
+			if epoch < s.reqFinalityEpoch[event.Server] {
+				continue
+			}
+			if finality, ok := s.headTracker.ValidatedFinality(); ok && finality.Attested.Header.Epoch() >= epoch {
+				continue
+			}
+			requester.Send(event.Server, ReqFinality{})
+			s.reqFinalityEpoch[event.Server] = epoch + 1
 		case EvNewFinalityUpdate:
 			s.newFinalityUpdate(event.Server, event.Data.(types.FinalityUpdate))
+		case request.EvResponse:
+			_, _, resp := event.RequestInfo()
+			s.newFinalityUpdate(event.Server, resp.(types.FinalityUpdate))
 		case request.EvUnregistered:
 			s.setServerHead(event.Server, types.HeadInfo{})
 			delete(s.serverHeads, event.Server)
-			delete(s.unvalidatedHeads, event.Server)
+			delete(s.unvalidatedOptimistic, event.Server)
+			delete(s.unvalidatedFinality, event.Server)
 		}
 	}
-
-	nextPeriod, chainInit := s.chain.NextSyncPeriod()
-	if nextPeriod != s.nextSyncPeriod || chainInit != s.chainInit {
-		s.nextSyncPeriod, s.chainInit = nextPeriod, chainInit
-		s.processUnvalidated()
-	}
 }
 
-// newSignedHead handles received signed head; either validates it if the chain
-// is properly synced or stores it for further validation.
-func (s *HeadSync) newSignedHead(server request.Server, signedHead types.SignedHeader) {
-	if !s.chainInit || types.SyncPeriod(signedHead.SignatureSlot) > s.nextSyncPeriod {
-		s.unvalidatedHeads[server] = signedHead
+// newOptimisticUpdate handles received optimistic update; either validates it if
+// the chain is properly synced or stores it for further validation.
+func (s *HeadSync) newOptimisticUpdate(server request.Server, optimisticUpdate types.OptimisticUpdate) {
+	if !s.chainInit || types.SyncPeriod(optimisticUpdate.SignatureSlot) > s.nextSyncPeriod {
+		s.unvalidatedOptimistic[server] = optimisticUpdate
 		return
 	}
-	s.headTracker.ValidateHead(signedHead)
+	if _, err := s.headTracker.ValidateOptimistic(optimisticUpdate); err != nil {
+		log.Debug("Error validating optimistic update", "error", err)
+	}
 }
 
-// newFinalityUpdate handles received finality update; either validates it if the chain
-// is properly synced or stores it for further validation.
+// newFinalityUpdate handles received finality update; either validates it if
+// the chain is properly synced or stores it for further validation.
 func (s *HeadSync) newFinalityUpdate(server request.Server, finalityUpdate types.FinalityUpdate) {
 	if !s.chainInit || types.SyncPeriod(finalityUpdate.SignatureSlot) > s.nextSyncPeriod {
 		s.unvalidatedFinality[server] = finalityUpdate
 		return
 	}
-	s.headTracker.ValidateFinality(finalityUpdate)
+	if _, err := s.headTracker.ValidateFinality(finalityUpdate); err != nil {
+		log.Debug("Error validating finality update", "error", err)
+	}
 }
 
-// processUnvalidated iterates the list of unvalidated heads and validates
+// processUnvalidatedUpdates iterates the list of unvalidated updates and validates
 // those which can be validated.
-func (s *HeadSync) processUnvalidated() {
+func (s *HeadSync) processUnvalidatedUpdates() {
 	if !s.chainInit {
 		return
 	}
-	for server, signedHead := range s.unvalidatedHeads {
-		if types.SyncPeriod(signedHead.SignatureSlot) <= s.nextSyncPeriod {
-			s.headTracker.ValidateHead(signedHead)
-			delete(s.unvalidatedHeads, server)
+	for server, optimisticUpdate := range s.unvalidatedOptimistic {
+		if types.SyncPeriod(optimisticUpdate.SignatureSlot) <= s.nextSyncPeriod {
+			if _, err := s.headTracker.ValidateOptimistic(optimisticUpdate); err != nil {
+				log.Debug("Error validating deferred optimistic update", "error", err)
+			}
+			delete(s.unvalidatedOptimistic, server)
 		}
 	}
 	for server, finalityUpdate := range s.unvalidatedFinality {
 		if types.SyncPeriod(finalityUpdate.SignatureSlot) <= s.nextSyncPeriod {
-			s.headTracker.ValidateFinality(finalityUpdate)
+			if _, err := s.headTracker.ValidateFinality(finalityUpdate); err != nil {
+				log.Debug("Error validating deferred finality update", "error", err)
+			}
 			delete(s.unvalidatedFinality, server)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/beacon/light/sync/head_sync_test.go b/beacon/light/sync/head_sync_test.go
index 2f75487f16..cd7dacf7fe 100644
--- a/beacon/light/sync/head_sync_test.go
+++ b/beacon/light/sync/head_sync_test.go
@@ -19,15 +19,17 @@ package sync
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/beacon/light/request"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/beacon/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 )
 
 var (
-	testServer1 = "testServer1"
-	testServer2 = "testServer2"
-	testServer3 = "testServer3"
-	testServer4 = "testServer4"
+	testServer1 = testServer("testServer1")
+	testServer2 = testServer("testServer2")
+	testServer3 = testServer("testServer3")
+	testServer4 = testServer("testServer4")
+	testServer5 = testServer("testServer5")
 
 	testHead0 = types.HeadInfo{}
 	testHead1 = types.HeadInfo{Slot: 123, BlockRoot: common.Hash{1}}
@@ -35,13 +37,27 @@ var (
 	testHead3 = types.HeadInfo{Slot: 124, BlockRoot: common.Hash{3}}
 	testHead4 = types.HeadInfo{Slot: 125, BlockRoot: common.Hash{4}}
 
-	testSHead1 = types.SignedHeader{SignatureSlot: 0x0124, Header: types.Header{Slot: 0x0123, StateRoot: common.Hash{1}}}
-	testSHead2 = types.SignedHeader{SignatureSlot: 0x2010, Header: types.Header{Slot: 0x200e, StateRoot: common.Hash{2}}}
-	// testSHead3 is at the end of period 1 but signed in period 2
-	testSHead3 = types.SignedHeader{SignatureSlot: 0x4000, Header: types.Header{Slot: 0x3fff, StateRoot: common.Hash{3}}}
-	testSHead4 = types.SignedHeader{SignatureSlot: 0x6444, Header: types.Header{Slot: 0x6443, StateRoot: common.Hash{4}}}
+	testOptUpdate1 = types.OptimisticUpdate{SignatureSlot: 0x0124, Attested: types.HeaderWithExecProof{Header: types.Header{Slot: 0x0123, StateRoot: common.Hash{1}}}}
+	testOptUpdate2 = types.OptimisticUpdate{SignatureSlot: 0x2010, Attested: types.HeaderWithExecProof{Header: types.Header{Slot: 0x200e, StateRoot: common.Hash{2}}}}
+	// testOptUpdate3 is at the end of period 1 but signed in period 2
+	testOptUpdate3 = types.OptimisticUpdate{SignatureSlot: 0x4000, Attested: types.HeaderWithExecProof{Header: types.Header{Slot: 0x3fff, StateRoot: common.Hash{3}}}}
+	testOptUpdate4 = types.OptimisticUpdate{SignatureSlot: 0x6444, Attested: types.HeaderWithExecProof{Header: types.Header{Slot: 0x6443, StateRoot: common.Hash{4}}}}
 )
 
+func finality(opt types.OptimisticUpdate) types.FinalityUpdate {
+	return types.FinalityUpdate{
+		SignatureSlot: opt.SignatureSlot,
+		Attested:      opt.Attested,
+		Finalized:     types.HeaderWithExecProof{Header: types.Header{Slot: (opt.Attested.Header.Slot - 64) & uint64(0xffffffffffffffe0)}},
+	}
+}
+
+type testServer string
+
+func (t testServer) Name() string {
+	return string(t)
+}
+
 func TestValidatedHead(t *testing.T) {
 	chain := &TestCommitteeChain{}
 	ht := &TestHeadTracker{}
@@ -51,50 +67,66 @@ func TestValidatedHead(t *testing.T) {
 	ht.ExpValidated(t, 0, nil)
 
 	ts.AddServer(testServer1, 1)
-	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewSignedHead, testServer1, testSHead1)
-	ts.Run(1)
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewOptimisticUpdate, testServer1, testOptUpdate1)
+	ts.Run(1, testServer1, ReqFinality{})
 	// announced head should be queued because of uninitialized chain
 	ht.ExpValidated(t, 1, nil)
 
 	chain.SetNextSyncPeriod(0) // initialize chain
 	ts.Run(2)
 	// expect previously queued head to be validated
-	ht.ExpValidated(t, 2, []types.SignedHeader{testSHead1})
+	ht.ExpValidated(t, 2, []types.OptimisticUpdate{testOptUpdate1})
 
 	chain.SetNextSyncPeriod(1)
-	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewSignedHead, testServer1, testSHead2)
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewFinalityUpdate, testServer1, finality(testOptUpdate2))
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewOptimisticUpdate, testServer1, testOptUpdate2)
 	ts.AddServer(testServer2, 1)
-	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewSignedHead, testServer2, testSHead2)
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewOptimisticUpdate, testServer2, testOptUpdate2)
 	ts.Run(3)
 	// expect both head announcements to be validated instantly
-	ht.ExpValidated(t, 3, []types.SignedHeader{testSHead2, testSHead2})
+	ht.ExpValidated(t, 3, []types.OptimisticUpdate{testOptUpdate2, testOptUpdate2})
 
-	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewSignedHead, testServer1, testSHead3)
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewOptimisticUpdate, testServer1, testOptUpdate3)
 	ts.AddServer(testServer3, 1)
-	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewSignedHead, testServer3, testSHead4)
-	ts.Run(4)
-	// future period announced heads should be queued
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewOptimisticUpdate, testServer3, testOptUpdate4)
+	// finality should be requested from both servers
+	ts.Run(4, testServer1, ReqFinality{}, testServer3, ReqFinality{})
+	// future period annonced heads should be queued
 	ht.ExpValidated(t, 4, nil)
 
 	chain.SetNextSyncPeriod(2)
 	ts.Run(5)
-	// testSHead3 can be validated now but not testSHead4
-	ht.ExpValidated(t, 5, []types.SignedHeader{testSHead3})
+	// testOptUpdate3 can be validated now but not testOptUpdate4
+	ht.ExpValidated(t, 5, []types.OptimisticUpdate{testOptUpdate3})
+
+	ts.AddServer(testServer4, 1)
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewOptimisticUpdate, testServer4, testOptUpdate3)
+	// new server joined with recent optimistic update but still no finality; should be requested
+	ts.Run(6, testServer4, ReqFinality{})
+	ht.ExpValidated(t, 6, []types.OptimisticUpdate{testOptUpdate3})
+
+	ts.AddServer(testServer5, 1)
+	ts.RequestEvent(request.EvResponse, ts.Request(6, 1), finality(testOptUpdate3))
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewOptimisticUpdate, testServer5, testOptUpdate3)
+	// finality update request answered; new server should not be requested
+	ts.Run(7)
+	ht.ExpValidated(t, 7, []types.OptimisticUpdate{testOptUpdate3})
 
 	// server 3 disconnected without proving period 3, its announced head should be dropped
 	ts.RemoveServer(testServer3)
-	ts.Run(6)
-	ht.ExpValidated(t, 6, nil)
+	ts.Run(8)
+	ht.ExpValidated(t, 8, nil)
 
 	chain.SetNextSyncPeriod(3)
-	ts.Run(7)
-	// testSHead4 could be validated now but it's not queued by any registered server
-	ht.ExpValidated(t, 7, nil)
+	ts.Run(9)
+	// testOptUpdate4 could be validated now but it's not queued by any registered server
+	ht.ExpValidated(t, 9, nil)
 
-	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewSignedHead, testServer2, testSHead4)
-	ts.Run(8)
-	// now testSHead4 should be validated
-	ht.ExpValidated(t, 8, []types.SignedHeader{testSHead4})
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewFinalityUpdate, testServer2, finality(testOptUpdate4))
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewOptimisticUpdate, testServer2, testOptUpdate4)
+	ts.Run(10)
+	// now testOptUpdate4 should be validated
+	ht.ExpValidated(t, 10, []types.OptimisticUpdate{testOptUpdate4})
 }
 
 func TestPrefetchHead(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/beacon/light/sync/test_helpers.go b/beacon/light/sync/test_helpers.go
index a1ca2b5909..cfca8ad8a4 100644
--- a/beacon/light/sync/test_helpers.go
+++ b/beacon/light/sync/test_helpers.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (ts *TestScheduler) Run(testIndex int, exp ...any) {
 		if count == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		ts.t.Errorf("Missing %d Server.Fail(s) from server %s in test case #%d", count, server.(string), testIndex)
+		ts.t.Errorf("Missing %d Server.Fail(s) from server %s in test case #%d", count, server.Name(), testIndex)
 	}
 
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(ts.sent[testIndex], expReqs) {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (ts *TestScheduler) Send(server request.Server, req request.Request) reques
 
 func (ts *TestScheduler) Fail(server request.Server, desc string) {
 	if ts.expFail[server] == 0 {
-		ts.t.Errorf("Unexpected Fail from server %s in test case #%d: %s", server.(string), ts.testIndex, desc)
+		ts.t.Errorf("Unexpected Fail from server %s in test case #%d: %s", server.Name(), ts.testIndex, desc)
 		return
 	}
 	ts.expFail[server]--
@@ -212,32 +212,37 @@ func (tc *TestCommitteeChain) ExpNextSyncPeriod(t *testing.T, expNsp uint64) {
 
 type TestHeadTracker struct {
 	phead     types.HeadInfo
-	validated []types.SignedHeader
+	validated []types.OptimisticUpdate
+	finality  types.FinalityUpdate
 }
 
-func (ht *TestHeadTracker) ValidateHead(head types.SignedHeader) (bool, error) {
-	ht.validated = append(ht.validated, head)
+func (ht *TestHeadTracker) ValidateOptimistic(update types.OptimisticUpdate) (bool, error) {
+	ht.validated = append(ht.validated, update)
 	return true, nil
 }
 
-// TODO add test case for finality
-func (ht *TestHeadTracker) ValidateFinality(head types.FinalityUpdate) (bool, error) {
+func (ht *TestHeadTracker) ValidateFinality(update types.FinalityUpdate) (bool, error) {
+	ht.finality = update
 	return true, nil
 }
 
-func (ht *TestHeadTracker) ExpValidated(t *testing.T, tci int, expHeads []types.SignedHeader) {
+func (ht *TestHeadTracker) ValidatedFinality() (types.FinalityUpdate, bool) {
+	return ht.finality, ht.finality.Attested.Header != (types.Header{})
+}
+
+func (ht *TestHeadTracker) ExpValidated(t *testing.T, tci int, expHeads []types.OptimisticUpdate) {
 	for i, expHead := range expHeads {
 		if i >= len(ht.validated) {
-			t.Errorf("Missing validated head in test case #%d index #%d (expected {slot %d blockRoot %x}, got none)", tci, i, expHead.Header.Slot, expHead.Header.Hash())
+			t.Errorf("Missing validated head in test case #%d index #%d (expected {slot %d blockRoot %x}, got none)", tci, i, expHead.Attested.Header.Slot, expHead.Attested.Header.Hash())
 			continue
 		}
-		if ht.validated[i] != expHead {
-			vhead := ht.validated[i].Header
-			t.Errorf("Wrong validated head in test case #%d index #%d (expected {slot %d blockRoot %x}, got {slot %d blockRoot %x})", tci, i, expHead.Header.Slot, expHead.Header.Hash(), vhead.Slot, vhead.Hash())
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(ht.validated[i], expHead) {
+			vhead := ht.validated[i].Attested.Header
+			t.Errorf("Wrong validated head in test case #%d index #%d (expected {slot %d blockRoot %x}, got {slot %d blockRoot %x})", tci, i, expHead.Attested.Header.Slot, expHead.Attested.Header.Hash(), vhead.Slot, vhead.Hash())
 		}
 	}
 	for i := len(expHeads); i < len(ht.validated); i++ {
-		vhead := ht.validated[i].Header
+		vhead := ht.validated[i].Attested.Header
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected validated head in test case #%d index #%d (expected none, got {slot %d blockRoot %x})", tci, i, vhead.Slot, vhead.Hash())
 	}
 	ht.validated = nil
diff --git a/beacon/light/sync/types.go b/beacon/light/sync/types.go
index 6449ae842d..97a3fb2111 100644
--- a/beacon/light/sync/types.go
+++ b/beacon/light/sync/types.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	EvNewHead           = &request.EventType{Name: "newHead"}           // data: types.HeadInfo
-	EvNewSignedHead     = &request.EventType{Name: "newSignedHead"}     // data: types.SignedHeader
-	EvNewFinalityUpdate = &request.EventType{Name: "newFinalityUpdate"} // data: types.FinalityUpdate
+	EvNewHead             = &request.EventType{Name: "newHead"}             // data: types.HeadInfo
+	EvNewOptimisticUpdate = &request.EventType{Name: "newOptimisticUpdate"} // data: types.OptimisticUpdate
+	EvNewFinalityUpdate   = &request.EventType{Name: "newFinalityUpdate"}   // data: types.FinalityUpdate
 )
 
 type (
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ type (
 		Updates    []*types.LightClientUpdate
 		Committees []*types.SerializedSyncCommittee
 	}
-	ReqHeader         common.Hash
+	ReqHeader  common.Hash
+	RespHeader struct {
+		Header               types.Header
+		Canonical, Finalized bool
+	}
 	ReqCheckpointData common.Hash
 	ReqBeaconBlock    common.Hash
+	ReqFinality       struct{}
 )
diff --git a/beacon/light/sync/update_sync.go b/beacon/light/sync/update_sync.go
index 533e470fb0..9549ee5992 100644
--- a/beacon/light/sync/update_sync.go
+++ b/beacon/light/sync/update_sync.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/beacon/light"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/beacon/light/request"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/beacon/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/beacon/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
@@ -42,6 +43,31 @@ type CheckpointInit struct {
 	checkpointHash common.Hash
 	locked         request.ServerAndID
 	initialized    bool
+	// per-server state is used to track the state of requesting checkpoint header
+	// info. Part of this info (canonical and finalized state) is not validated
+	// and therefore it is requested from each server separately after it has
+	// reported a missing checkpoint (which is also not validated info).
+	serverState map[request.Server]serverState
+	// the following fields are used to determine whether the checkpoint is on
+	// epoch boundary. This information is validated and therefore stored globally.
+	parentHash                  common.Hash
+	hasEpochInfo, epochBoundary bool
+	cpSlot, parentSlot          uint64
+}
+
+const (
+	ssDefault         = iota // no action yet or checkpoint requested
+	ssNeedHeader             // checkpoint req failed, need cp header
+	ssHeaderRequested        // cp header requested
+	ssNeedParent             // cp header slot %32 != 0, need parent to check epoch boundary
+	ssParentRequested        // cp parent header requested
+	ssPrintStatus            // has all necessary info, print log message if init still not successful
+	ssDone                   // log message printed, no more action required
+)
+
+type serverState struct {
+	state                           int
+	hasHeader, canonical, finalized bool // stored per server because not validated
 }
 
 // NewCheckpointInit creates a new CheckpointInit.
@@ -49,40 +75,113 @@ func NewCheckpointInit(chain committeeChain, checkpointHash common.Hash) *Checkp
 	return &CheckpointInit{
 		chain:          chain,
 		checkpointHash: checkpointHash,
+		serverState:    make(map[request.Server]serverState),
 	}
 }
 
 // Process implements request.Module.
 func (s *CheckpointInit) Process(requester request.Requester, events []request.Event) {
+	if s.initialized {
+		return
+	}
+
 	for _, event := range events {
-		if !event.IsRequestEvent() {
-			continue
-		}
-		sid, req, resp := event.RequestInfo()
-		if s.locked == sid {
-			s.locked = request.ServerAndID{}
-		}
-		if resp != nil {
-			if checkpoint := resp.(*types.BootstrapData); checkpoint.Header.Hash() == common.Hash(req.(ReqCheckpointData)) {
-				s.chain.CheckpointInit(*checkpoint)
-				s.initialized = true
-				return
+		switch event.Type {
+		case request.EvResponse, request.EvFail, request.EvTimeout:
+			sid, req, resp := event.RequestInfo()
+			if s.locked == sid {
+				s.locked = request.ServerAndID{}
+			}
+			if event.Type == request.EvTimeout {
+				continue
+			}
+			switch s.serverState[sid.Server].state {
+			case ssDefault:
+				if resp != nil {
+					if checkpoint := resp.(*types.BootstrapData); checkpoint.Header.Hash() == common.Hash(req.(ReqCheckpointData)) {
+						s.chain.CheckpointInit(*checkpoint)
+						s.initialized = true
+						return
+					}
+					requester.Fail(event.Server, "invalid checkpoint data")
+				}
+				s.serverState[sid.Server] = serverState{state: ssNeedHeader}
+			case ssHeaderRequested:
+				if resp == nil {
+					s.serverState[sid.Server] = serverState{state: ssPrintStatus}
+					continue
+				}
+				newState := serverState{
+					hasHeader: true,
+					canonical: resp.(RespHeader).Canonical,
+					finalized: resp.(RespHeader).Finalized,
+				}
+				s.cpSlot, s.parentHash = resp.(RespHeader).Header.Slot, resp.(RespHeader).Header.ParentRoot
+				if s.cpSlot%params.EpochLength == 0 {
+					s.hasEpochInfo, s.epochBoundary = true, true
+				}
+				if s.hasEpochInfo {
+					newState.state = ssPrintStatus
+				} else {
+					newState.state = ssNeedParent
+				}
+				s.serverState[sid.Server] = newState
+			case ssParentRequested:
+				s.parentSlot = resp.(RespHeader).Header.Slot
+				s.hasEpochInfo, s.epochBoundary = true, s.cpSlot/params.EpochLength > s.parentSlot/params.EpochLength
+				newState := s.serverState[sid.Server]
+				newState.state = ssPrintStatus
+				s.serverState[sid.Server] = newState
 			}
 
-			requester.Fail(event.Server, "invalid checkpoint data")
+		case request.EvUnregistered:
+			delete(s.serverState, event.Server)
 		}
 	}
+
 	// start a request if possible
-	if s.initialized || s.locked != (request.ServerAndID{}) {
-		return
+	for _, server := range requester.CanSendTo() {
+		switch s.serverState[server].state {
+		case ssDefault:
+			if s.locked == (request.ServerAndID{}) {
+				id := requester.Send(server, ReqCheckpointData(s.checkpointHash))
+				s.locked = request.ServerAndID{Server: server, ID: id}
+			}
+		case ssNeedHeader:
+			requester.Send(server, ReqHeader(s.checkpointHash))
+			newState := s.serverState[server]
+			newState.state = ssHeaderRequested
+			s.serverState[server] = newState
+		case ssNeedParent:
+			requester.Send(server, ReqHeader(s.parentHash))
+			newState := s.serverState[server]
+			newState.state = ssParentRequested
+			s.serverState[server] = newState
+		}
 	}
-	cs := requester.CanSendTo()
-	if len(cs) == 0 {
-		return
+
+	// print log message if necessary
+	for server, state := range s.serverState {
+		if state.state != ssPrintStatus {
+			continue
+		}
+		switch {
+		case !state.hasHeader:
+			log.Error("blsync: checkpoint block is not available, reported as unknown", "server", server.Name())
+		case !state.canonical:
+			log.Error("blsync: checkpoint block is not available, reported as non-canonical", "server", server.Name())
+		case !s.hasEpochInfo:
+			// should be available if hasHeader is true and state is ssPrintStatus
+			panic("checkpoint epoch info not available when printing retrieval status")
+		case !s.epochBoundary:
+			log.Error("blsync: checkpoint block is not first of epoch", "slot", s.cpSlot, "parent", s.parentSlot, "server", server.Name())
+		case !state.finalized:
+			log.Error("blsync: checkpoint block is reported as non-finalized", "server", server.Name())
+		default:
+			log.Error("blsync: checkpoint not available, but reported as finalized; specified checkpoint hash might be too old", "server", server.Name())
+		}
+		s.serverState[server] = serverState{state: ssDone}
 	}
-	server := cs[0]
-	id := requester.Send(server, ReqCheckpointData(s.checkpointHash))
-	s.locked = request.ServerAndID{Server: server, ID: id}
 }
 
 // ForwardUpdateSync implements request.Module; it fetches updates between the
@@ -221,9 +320,9 @@ func (s *ForwardUpdateSync) Process(requester request.Requester, events []reques
 			if !queued {
 				s.unlockRange(sid, req)
 			}
-		case EvNewSignedHead:
-			signedHead := event.Data.(types.SignedHeader)
-			s.nextSyncPeriod[event.Server] = types.SyncPeriod(signedHead.SignatureSlot + 256)
+		case EvNewOptimisticUpdate:
+			update := event.Data.(types.OptimisticUpdate)
+			s.nextSyncPeriod[event.Server] = types.SyncPeriod(update.SignatureSlot + 256)
 		case request.EvUnregistered:
 			delete(s.nextSyncPeriod, event.Server)
 		}
diff --git a/beacon/light/sync/update_sync_test.go b/beacon/light/sync/update_sync_test.go
index 1c4b3d6d76..8329bf28c9 100644
--- a/beacon/light/sync/update_sync_test.go
+++ b/beacon/light/sync/update_sync_test.go
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ func TestUpdateSyncParallel(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := NewTestScheduler(t, updateSync)
 	// add 2 servers, head at period 100; allow 3-3 parallel requests for each
 	ts.AddServer(testServer1, 3)
-	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewSignedHead, testServer1, types.SignedHeader{SignatureSlot: 0x2000*100 + 0x1000})
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewOptimisticUpdate, testServer1, types.OptimisticUpdate{SignatureSlot: 0x2000*100 + 0x1000})
 	ts.AddServer(testServer2, 3)
-	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewSignedHead, testServer2, types.SignedHeader{SignatureSlot: 0x2000*100 + 0x1000})
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewOptimisticUpdate, testServer2, types.OptimisticUpdate{SignatureSlot: 0x2000*100 + 0x1000})
 
 	// expect 6 requests to be sent
 	ts.Run(1,
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ func TestUpdateSyncDifferentHeads(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := NewTestScheduler(t, updateSync)
 	// add 3 servers with different announced head periods
 	ts.AddServer(testServer1, 1)
-	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewSignedHead, testServer1, types.SignedHeader{SignatureSlot: 0x2000*15 + 0x1000})
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewOptimisticUpdate, testServer1, types.OptimisticUpdate{SignatureSlot: 0x2000*15 + 0x1000})
 	ts.AddServer(testServer2, 1)
-	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewSignedHead, testServer2, types.SignedHeader{SignatureSlot: 0x2000*16 + 0x1000})
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewOptimisticUpdate, testServer2, types.OptimisticUpdate{SignatureSlot: 0x2000*16 + 0x1000})
 	ts.AddServer(testServer3, 1)
-	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewSignedHead, testServer3, types.SignedHeader{SignatureSlot: 0x2000*17 + 0x1000})
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewOptimisticUpdate, testServer3, types.OptimisticUpdate{SignatureSlot: 0x2000*17 + 0x1000})
 
 	// expect request to the best announced head
 	ts.Run(1, testServer3, ReqUpdates{FirstPeriod: 10, Count: 7})
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func TestUpdateSyncDifferentHeads(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// a new server is registered with announced head period 17
 	ts.AddServer(testServer4, 1)
-	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewSignedHead, testServer4, types.SignedHeader{SignatureSlot: 0x2000*17 + 0x1000})
+	ts.ServerEvent(EvNewOptimisticUpdate, testServer4, types.OptimisticUpdate{SignatureSlot: 0x2000*17 + 0x1000})
 	// expect request to sync one more period
 	ts.Run(7, testServer4, ReqUpdates{FirstPeriod: 16, Count: 1})
 
diff --git a/beacon/types/exec_payload.go b/beacon/types/exec_payload.go
index 604de288d2..718f98f529 100644
--- a/beacon/types/exec_payload.go
+++ b/beacon/types/exec_payload.go
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ func convertPayload[T payloadType](payload T, parentRoot *zrntcommon.Root) (*typ
 	block := types.NewBlockWithHeader(&header)
 	block = block.WithBody(transactions, nil)
 	block = block.WithWithdrawals(withdrawals)
-	hash := block.Hash()
-	if hash != expectedHash {
-		return block, fmt.Errorf("Sanity check failed, payload hash does not match (expected %x, got %x)", expectedHash, hash)
+	if hash := block.Hash(); hash != expectedHash {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Sanity check failed, payload hash does not match (expected %x, got %x)", expectedHash, hash)
 	}
 	return block, nil
 }
diff --git a/beacon/types/light_sync.go b/beacon/types/light_sync.go
index 62becdb21c..3e9b13d0e2 100644
--- a/beacon/types/light_sync.go
+++ b/beacon/types/light_sync.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/beacon/merkle"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/beacon/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	ctypes "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 )
 
 // HeadInfo represents an unvalidated new head announcement.
@@ -142,17 +142,57 @@ func (u UpdateScore) BetterThan(w UpdateScore) bool {
 	return u.SignerCount > w.SignerCount
 }
 
+// HeaderWithExecProof contains a beacon header and proves the belonging execution
+// payload header with a Merkle proof.
 type HeaderWithExecProof struct {
 	Header
 	PayloadHeader *ExecutionHeader
 	PayloadBranch merkle.Values
 }
 
+// Validate verifies the Merkle proof of the execution payload header.
 func (h *HeaderWithExecProof) Validate() error {
-	payloadRoot := h.PayloadHeader.PayloadRoot()
-	return merkle.VerifyProof(h.BodyRoot, params.BodyIndexExecPayload, h.PayloadBranch, payloadRoot)
+	return merkle.VerifyProof(h.BodyRoot, params.BodyIndexExecPayload, h.PayloadBranch, h.PayloadHeader.PayloadRoot())
 }
 
+// OptimisticUpdate proves sync committee commitment on the attested beacon header.
+// It also proves the belonging execution payload header with a Merkle proof.
+//
+// See data structure definition here:
+// https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/dev/specs/altair/light-client/sync-protocol.md#lightclientoptimisticupdate
+type OptimisticUpdate struct {
+	Attested HeaderWithExecProof
+	// Sync committee BLS signature aggregate
+	Signature SyncAggregate
+	// Slot in which the signature has been created (newer than Header.Slot,
+	// determines the signing sync committee)
+	SignatureSlot uint64
+}
+
+// SignedHeader returns the signed attested header of the update.
+func (u *OptimisticUpdate) SignedHeader() SignedHeader {
+	return SignedHeader{
+		Header:        u.Attested.Header,
+		Signature:     u.Signature,
+		SignatureSlot: u.SignatureSlot,
+	}
+}
+
+// Validate verifies the Merkle proof proving the execution payload header.
+// Note that the sync committee signature of the attested header should be
+// verified separately by a synced committee chain.
+func (u *OptimisticUpdate) Validate() error {
+	return u.Attested.Validate()
+}
+
+// FinalityUpdate proves a finalized beacon header by a sync committee commitment
+// on an attested beacon header, referring to the latest finalized header with a
+// Merkle proof.
+// It also proves the execution payload header belonging to both the attested and
+// the finalized beacon header with Merkle proofs.
+//
+// See data structure definition here:
+// https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/dev/specs/altair/light-client/sync-protocol.md#lightclientfinalityupdate
 type FinalityUpdate struct {
 	Attested, Finalized HeaderWithExecProof
 	FinalityBranch      merkle.Values
@@ -163,6 +203,7 @@ type FinalityUpdate struct {
 	SignatureSlot uint64
 }
 
+// SignedHeader returns the signed attested header of the update.
 func (u *FinalityUpdate) SignedHeader() SignedHeader {
 	return SignedHeader{
 		Header:        u.Attested.Header,
@@ -171,6 +212,10 @@ func (u *FinalityUpdate) SignedHeader() SignedHeader {
 	}
 }
 
+// Validate verifies the Merkle proofs proving the finalized beacon header and
+// the execution payload headers belonging to the attested and finalized headers.
+// Note that the sync committee signature of the attested header should be
+// verified separately by a synced committee chain.
 func (u *FinalityUpdate) Validate() error {
 	if err := u.Attested.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -186,6 +231,6 @@ func (u *FinalityUpdate) Validate() error {
 // finalized execution block.
 type ChainHeadEvent struct {
 	BeaconHead Header
-	Block      *types.Block
+	Block      *ctypes.Block
 	Finalized  common.Hash
 }
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 05bf649d38..8ef9d9e7e8 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ func RegisterFilterAPI(stack *node.Node, backend ethapi.Backend, ethcfg *ethconf
 	})
 	stack.RegisterAPIs([]rpc.API{{
 		Namespace: "eth",
-		Service:   filters.NewFilterAPI(filterSystem, false),
+		Service:   filters.NewFilterAPI(filterSystem),
 	}})
 	return filterSystem
 }
diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 788804b72e..8c97740752 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -413,37 +413,18 @@ func NewBlockChain(db ethdb.Database, cacheConfig *CacheConfig, genesis *Genesis
 	// it in advance.
 	bc.engine.VerifyHeader(bc, bc.CurrentHeader())
 
-	// Check the current state of the block hashes and make sure that we do not have any of the bad blocks in our chain
-	for hash := range BadHashes {
-		if header := bc.GetHeaderByHash(hash); header != nil {
-			// get the canonical block corresponding to the offending header's number
-			headerByNumber := bc.GetHeaderByNumber(header.Number.Uint64())
-			// make sure the headerByNumber (if present) is in our current canonical chain
-			if headerByNumber != nil && headerByNumber.Hash() == header.Hash() {
-				log.Error("Found bad hash, rewinding chain", "number", header.Number, "hash", header.ParentHash)
-				if err := bc.SetHead(header.Number.Uint64() - 1); err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-				log.Error("Chain rewind was successful, resuming normal operation")
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	if bc.logger != nil && bc.logger.OnBlockchainInit != nil {
 		bc.logger.OnBlockchainInit(chainConfig)
 	}
-
 	if bc.logger != nil && bc.logger.OnGenesisBlock != nil {
 		if block := bc.CurrentBlock(); block.Number.Uint64() == 0 {
 			alloc, err := getGenesisState(bc.db, block.Hash())
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get genesis state: %w", err)
 			}
-
 			if alloc == nil {
 				return nil, errors.New("live blockchain tracer requires genesis alloc to be set")
 			}
-
 			bc.logger.OnGenesisBlock(bc.genesisBlock, alloc)
 		}
 	}
@@ -1762,11 +1743,6 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 			log.Debug("Abort during block processing")
 			break
 		}
-		// If the header is a banned one, straight out abort
-		if BadHashes[block.Hash()] {
-			bc.reportBlock(block, nil, ErrBannedHash)
-			return it.index, ErrBannedHash
-		}
 		// If the block is known (in the middle of the chain), it's a special case for
 		// Clique blocks where they can share state among each other, so importing an
 		// older block might complete the state of the subsequent one. In this case,
diff --git a/core/blockchain_insert.go b/core/blockchain_insert.go
index c7c4c4bfea..49e913aada 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_insert.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_insert.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (it *insertIterator) current() *types.Header {
 	return it.chain[it.index].Header()
 }
 
-// first returns the first block in the it.
+// first returns the first block in it.
 func (it *insertIterator) first() *types.Block {
 	return it.chain[0]
 }
diff --git a/core/blockchain_test.go b/core/blockchain_test.go
index f837397a1d..f20252da8c 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_test.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_test.go
@@ -658,107 +658,6 @@ func testReorg(t *testing.T, first, second []int64, td int64, full bool, scheme
 	}
 }
 
-// Tests that the insertion functions detect banned hashes.
-func TestBadHeaderHashes(t *testing.T) {
-	testBadHashes(t, false, rawdb.HashScheme)
-	testBadHashes(t, false, rawdb.PathScheme)
-}
-func TestBadBlockHashes(t *testing.T) {
-	testBadHashes(t, true, rawdb.HashScheme)
-	testBadHashes(t, true, rawdb.PathScheme)
-}
-
-func testBadHashes(t *testing.T, full bool, scheme string) {
-	// Create a pristine chain and database
-	genDb, _, blockchain, err := newCanonical(ethash.NewFaker(), 0, full, scheme)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create pristine chain: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer blockchain.Stop()
-
-	// Create a chain, ban a hash and try to import
-	if full {
-		blocks := makeBlockChain(blockchain.chainConfig, blockchain.GetBlockByHash(blockchain.CurrentBlock().Hash()), 3, ethash.NewFaker(), genDb, 10)
-
-		BadHashes[blocks[2].Header().Hash()] = true
-		defer func() { delete(BadHashes, blocks[2].Header().Hash()) }()
-
-		_, err = blockchain.InsertChain(blocks)
-	} else {
-		headers := makeHeaderChain(blockchain.chainConfig, blockchain.CurrentHeader(), 3, ethash.NewFaker(), genDb, 10)
-
-		BadHashes[headers[2].Hash()] = true
-		defer func() { delete(BadHashes, headers[2].Hash()) }()
-
-		_, err = blockchain.InsertHeaderChain(headers)
-	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrBannedHash) {
-		t.Errorf("error mismatch: have: %v, want: %v", err, ErrBannedHash)
-	}
-}
-
-// Tests that bad hashes are detected on boot, and the chain rolled back to a
-// good state prior to the bad hash.
-func TestReorgBadHeaderHashes(t *testing.T) {
-	testReorgBadHashes(t, false, rawdb.HashScheme)
-	testReorgBadHashes(t, false, rawdb.PathScheme)
-}
-func TestReorgBadBlockHashes(t *testing.T) {
-	testReorgBadHashes(t, true, rawdb.HashScheme)
-	testReorgBadHashes(t, true, rawdb.PathScheme)
-}
-
-func testReorgBadHashes(t *testing.T, full bool, scheme string) {
-	// Create a pristine chain and database
-	genDb, gspec, blockchain, err := newCanonical(ethash.NewFaker(), 0, full, scheme)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create pristine chain: %v", err)
-	}
-	// Create a chain, import and ban afterwards
-	headers := makeHeaderChain(blockchain.chainConfig, blockchain.CurrentHeader(), 4, ethash.NewFaker(), genDb, 10)
-	blocks := makeBlockChain(blockchain.chainConfig, blockchain.GetBlockByHash(blockchain.CurrentBlock().Hash()), 4, ethash.NewFaker(), genDb, 10)
-
-	if full {
-		if _, err = blockchain.InsertChain(blocks); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("failed to import blocks: %v", err)
-		}
-		if blockchain.CurrentBlock().Hash() != blocks[3].Hash() {
-			t.Errorf("last block hash mismatch: have: %x, want %x", blockchain.CurrentBlock().Hash(), blocks[3].Header().Hash())
-		}
-		BadHashes[blocks[3].Header().Hash()] = true
-		defer func() { delete(BadHashes, blocks[3].Header().Hash()) }()
-	} else {
-		if _, err = blockchain.InsertHeaderChain(headers); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("failed to import headers: %v", err)
-		}
-		if blockchain.CurrentHeader().Hash() != headers[3].Hash() {
-			t.Errorf("last header hash mismatch: have: %x, want %x", blockchain.CurrentHeader().Hash(), headers[3].Hash())
-		}
-		BadHashes[headers[3].Hash()] = true
-		defer func() { delete(BadHashes, headers[3].Hash()) }()
-	}
-	blockchain.Stop()
-
-	// Create a new BlockChain and check that it rolled back the state.
-	ncm, err := NewBlockChain(blockchain.db, DefaultCacheConfigWithScheme(scheme), gspec, nil, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create new chain manager: %v", err)
-	}
-	if full {
-		if ncm.CurrentBlock().Hash() != blocks[2].Header().Hash() {
-			t.Errorf("last block hash mismatch: have: %x, want %x", ncm.CurrentBlock().Hash(), blocks[2].Header().Hash())
-		}
-		if blocks[2].Header().GasLimit != ncm.GasLimit() {
-			t.Errorf("last  block gasLimit mismatch: have: %d, want %d", ncm.GasLimit(), blocks[2].Header().GasLimit)
-		}
-	} else {
-		if ncm.CurrentHeader().Hash() != headers[2].Hash() {
-			t.Errorf("last header hash mismatch: have: %x, want %x", ncm.CurrentHeader().Hash(), headers[2].Hash())
-		}
-	}
-	ncm.Stop()
-}
-
 // Tests chain insertions in the face of one entity containing an invalid nonce.
 func TestHeadersInsertNonceError(t *testing.T) {
 	testInsertNonceError(t, false, rawdb.HashScheme)
diff --git a/core/blocks.go b/core/blocks.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f20ba4aaf2..0000000000
--- a/core/blocks.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-package core
-
-import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-
-// BadHashes represent a set of manually tracked bad hashes (usually hard forks)
-var BadHashes = map[common.Hash]bool{
-	common.HexToHash("05bef30ef572270f654746da22639a7a0c97dd97a7050b9e252391996aaeb689"): true,
-	common.HexToHash("7d05d08cbc596a2e5e4f13b80a743e53e09221b5323c3a61946b20873e58583f"): true,
-}
diff --git a/core/error.go b/core/error.go
index 72cacf8c78..e6e6ba2f90 100644
--- a/core/error.go
+++ b/core/error.go
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ var (
 	// ErrKnownBlock is returned when a block to import is already known locally.
 	ErrKnownBlock = errors.New("block already known")
 
-	// ErrBannedHash is returned if a block to import is on the banned list.
-	ErrBannedHash = errors.New("banned hash")
-
 	// ErrNoGenesis is returned when there is no Genesis Block.
 	ErrNoGenesis = errors.New("genesis not found in chain")
 
diff --git a/core/headerchain.go b/core/headerchain.go
index dc28bed3c6..9ce8d11c40 100644
--- a/core/headerchain.go
+++ b/core/headerchain.go
@@ -305,14 +305,6 @@ func (hc *HeaderChain) ValidateHeaderChain(chain []*types.Header) (int, error) {
 			return 0, fmt.Errorf("non contiguous insert: item %d is #%d [%x..], item %d is #%d [%x..] (parent [%x..])", i-1, chain[i-1].Number,
 				parentHash.Bytes()[:4], i, chain[i].Number, hash.Bytes()[:4], chain[i].ParentHash[:4])
 		}
-		// If the header is a banned one, straight out abort
-		if BadHashes[chain[i].ParentHash] {
-			return i - 1, ErrBannedHash
-		}
-		// If it's the last header in the cunk, we need to check it too
-		if i == len(chain)-1 && BadHashes[chain[i].Hash()] {
-			return i, ErrBannedHash
-		}
 	}
 	// Start the parallel verifier
 	abort, results := hc.engine.VerifyHeaders(hc, chain)
diff --git a/core/state/iterator.go b/core/state/iterator.go
index dc84ce689b..83c552ca1a 100644
--- a/core/state/iterator.go
+++ b/core/state/iterator.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type nodeIterator struct {
 	Error error // Failure set in case of an internal error in the iterator
 }
 
-// newNodeIterator creates an post-order state node iterator.
+// newNodeIterator creates a post-order state node iterator.
 func newNodeIterator(state *StateDB) *nodeIterator {
 	return &nodeIterator{
 		state: state,
diff --git a/core/state/snapshot/context.go b/core/state/snapshot/context.go
index 67d7e41a03..8a19960501 100644
--- a/core/state/snapshot/context.go
+++ b/core/state/snapshot/context.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type generatorStats struct {
 	storage  common.StorageSize // Total account and storage slot size(generation or recovery)
 }
 
-// Log creates an contextual log with the given message and the context pulled
+// Log creates a contextual log with the given message and the context pulled
 // from the internally maintained statistics.
 func (gs *generatorStats) Log(msg string, root common.Hash, marker []byte) {
 	var ctx []interface{}
diff --git a/core/state/snapshot/iterator_binary.go b/core/state/snapshot/iterator_binary.go
index 22184b2545..edf471213f 100644
--- a/core/state/snapshot/iterator_binary.go
+++ b/core/state/snapshot/iterator_binary.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (dl *diffLayer) initBinaryStorageIterator(account common.Hash) Iterator {
 	parent, ok := dl.parent.(*diffLayer)
 	if !ok {
 		// If the storage in this layer is already destructed, discard all
-		// deeper layers but still return an valid single-branch iterator.
+		// deeper layers but still return a valid single-branch iterator.
 		a, destructed := dl.StorageIterator(account, common.Hash{})
 		if destructed {
 			l := &binaryIterator{
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (dl *diffLayer) initBinaryStorageIterator(account common.Hash) Iterator {
 		return l
 	}
 	// If the storage in this layer is already destructed, discard all
-	// deeper layers but still return an valid single-branch iterator.
+	// deeper layers but still return a valid single-branch iterator.
 	a, destructed := dl.StorageIterator(account, common.Hash{})
 	if destructed {
 		l := &binaryIterator{
diff --git a/core/state/snapshot/iterator_fast.go b/core/state/snapshot/iterator_fast.go
index 9b018bac56..fa0daea7ba 100644
--- a/core/state/snapshot/iterator_fast.go
+++ b/core/state/snapshot/iterator_fast.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 )
 
-// weightedIterator is a iterator with an assigned weight. It is used to prioritise
+// weightedIterator is an iterator with an assigned weight. It is used to prioritise
 // which account or storage slot is the correct one if multiple iterators find the
 // same one (modified in multiple consecutive blocks).
 type weightedIterator struct {
diff --git a/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go b/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
index 5c38cb7252..89a4c16c20 100644
--- a/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
+++ b/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ func (t *Tree) disklayer() *diskLayer {
 	}
 }
 
-// diskRoot is a internal helper function to return the disk layer root.
+// diskRoot is an internal helper function to return the disk layer root.
 // The lock of snapTree is assumed to be held already.
 func (t *Tree) diskRoot() common.Hash {
 	disklayer := t.disklayer()
diff --git a/core/state/state_object.go b/core/state/state_object.go
index 1aa7946fd0..db3c32f2f2 100644
--- a/core/state/state_object.go
+++ b/core/state/state_object.go
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func (s *stateObject) updateTrie() (Trie, error) {
 // new storage trie root.
 func (s *stateObject) updateRoot() {
 	// Flush cached storage mutations into trie, short circuit if any error
-	// is occurred or there is not change in the trie.
+	// is occurred or there is no change in the trie.
 	tr, err := s.updateTrie()
 	if err != nil || tr == nil {
 		return
diff --git a/core/vm/contracts.go b/core/vm/contracts.go
index 3d4819a74b..5f7de8007b 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts.go
@@ -114,6 +114,16 @@ var PrecompiledContractsCancun = map[common.Address]PrecompiledContract{
 // PrecompiledContractsPrague contains the set of pre-compiled Ethereum
 // contracts used in the Prague release.
 var PrecompiledContractsPrague = map[common.Address]PrecompiledContract{
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x01}): &ecrecover{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x02}): &sha256hash{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x03}): &ripemd160hash{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x04}): &dataCopy{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x05}): &bigModExp{eip2565: true},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x06}): &bn256AddIstanbul{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x07}): &bn256ScalarMulIstanbul{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x08}): &bn256PairingIstanbul{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x09}): &blake2F{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x0a}): &kzgPointEvaluation{},
 	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x0b}): &bls12381G1Add{},
 	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x0c}): &bls12381G1Mul{},
 	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x0d}): &bls12381G1MultiExp{},
diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index a97942599c..8a9898b956 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/misc/eip4844"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
@@ -361,10 +362,17 @@ func (b *EthAPIBackend) SuggestGasTipCap(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error)
 	return b.gpo.SuggestTipCap(ctx)
 }
 
-func (b *EthAPIBackend) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (firstBlock *big.Int, reward [][]*big.Int, baseFee []*big.Int, gasUsedRatio []float64, err error) {
+func (b *EthAPIBackend) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (firstBlock *big.Int, reward [][]*big.Int, baseFee []*big.Int, gasUsedRatio []float64, baseFeePerBlobGas []*big.Int, blobGasUsedRatio []float64, err error) {
 	return b.gpo.FeeHistory(ctx, blockCount, lastBlock, rewardPercentiles)
 }
 
+func (b *EthAPIBackend) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) *big.Int {
+	if excess := b.CurrentHeader().ExcessBlobGas; excess != nil {
+		return eip4844.CalcBlobFee(*excess)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) ChainDb() ethdb.Database {
 	return b.eth.ChainDb()
 }
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api_test.go b/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
index ab1d78f90e..b8645d6be4 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestEth2AssembleBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error signing transaction, err=%v", err)
 	}
-	ethservice.TxPool().Add([]*types.Transaction{tx}, true, false)
+	ethservice.TxPool().Add([]*types.Transaction{tx}, true, true)
 	blockParams := engine.PayloadAttributes{
 		Timestamp: blocks[9].Time() + 5,
 	}
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func TestEth2PrepareAndGetPayload(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Put the 10th block's tx in the pool and produce a new block
 	txs := blocks[9].Transactions()
-	ethservice.TxPool().Add(txs, true, false)
+	ethservice.TxPool().Add(txs, true, true)
 	blockParams := engine.PayloadAttributes{
 		Timestamp: blocks[8].Time() + 5,
 	}
@@ -310,13 +310,13 @@ func TestEth2NewBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		statedb, _ := ethservice.BlockChain().StateAt(parent.Root())
 		nonce := statedb.GetNonce(testAddr)
 		tx, _ := types.SignTx(types.NewContractCreation(nonce, new(big.Int), 1000000, big.NewInt(2*params.InitialBaseFee), logCode), types.LatestSigner(ethservice.BlockChain().Config()), testKey)
-		ethservice.TxPool().Add([]*types.Transaction{tx}, true, false)
+		ethservice.TxPool().Add([]*types.Transaction{tx}, true, true)
 
 		execData, err := assembleWithTransactions(api, parent.Hash(), &engine.PayloadAttributes{
 			Timestamp: parent.Time() + 5,
 		}, 1)
 		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed to create the executable data %v", err)
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to create the executable data, block %d: %v", i, err)
 		}
 		block, err := engine.ExecutableDataToBlock(*execData, nil, nil)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/eth/filters/api.go b/eth/filters/api.go
index 56a9de1b21..23fb1faca8 100644
--- a/eth/filters/api.go
+++ b/eth/filters/api.go
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	errInvalidTopic      = errors.New("invalid topic(s)")
-	errFilterNotFound    = errors.New("filter not found")
-	errInvalidBlockRange = errors.New("invalid block range params")
-	errExceedMaxTopics   = errors.New("exceed max topics")
+	errInvalidTopic           = errors.New("invalid topic(s)")
+	errFilterNotFound         = errors.New("filter not found")
+	errInvalidBlockRange      = errors.New("invalid block range params")
+	errPendingLogsUnsupported = errors.New("pending logs are not supported")
+	errExceedMaxTopics        = errors.New("exceed max topics")
 )
 
 // The maximum number of topic criteria allowed, vm.LOG4 - vm.LOG0
@@ -70,10 +71,10 @@ type FilterAPI struct {
 }
 
 // NewFilterAPI returns a new FilterAPI instance.
-func NewFilterAPI(system *FilterSystem, lightMode bool) *FilterAPI {
+func NewFilterAPI(system *FilterSystem) *FilterAPI {
 	api := &FilterAPI{
 		sys:     system,
-		events:  NewEventSystem(system, lightMode),
+		events:  NewEventSystem(system),
 		filters: make(map[rpc.ID]*filter),
 		timeout: system.cfg.Timeout,
 	}
@@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ func (api *FilterAPI) GetFilterChanges(id rpc.ID) (interface{}, error) {
 				f.txs = nil
 				return hashes, nil
 			}
-		case LogsSubscription, MinedAndPendingLogsSubscription:
+		case LogsSubscription:
 			logs := f.logs
 			f.logs = nil
 			return returnLogs(logs), nil
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter.go b/eth/filters/filter.go
index 2f59026b73..09ccb93907 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter.go
@@ -108,19 +108,9 @@ func (f *Filter) Logs(ctx context.Context) ([]*types.Log, error) {
 		return f.blockLogs(ctx, header)
 	}
 
-	var (
-		beginPending = f.begin == rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64()
-		endPending   = f.end == rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64()
-	)
-
-	// special case for pending logs
-	if beginPending && !endPending {
-		return nil, errInvalidBlockRange
-	}
-
-	// Short-cut if all we care about is pending logs
-	if beginPending && endPending {
-		return f.pendingLogs(), nil
+	// Disallow pending logs.
+	if f.begin == rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64() || f.end == rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64() {
+		return nil, errPendingLogsUnsupported
 	}
 
 	resolveSpecial := func(number int64) (int64, error) {
@@ -165,16 +155,7 @@ func (f *Filter) Logs(ctx context.Context) ([]*types.Log, error) {
 		case log := <-logChan:
 			logs = append(logs, log)
 		case err := <-errChan:
-			if err != nil {
-				// if an error occurs during extraction, we do return the extracted data
-				return logs, err
-			}
-			// Append the pending ones
-			if endPending {
-				pendingLogs := f.pendingLogs()
-				logs = append(logs, pendingLogs...)
-			}
-			return logs, nil
+			return logs, err
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -332,22 +313,6 @@ func (f *Filter) checkMatches(ctx context.Context, header *types.Header) ([]*typ
 	return logs, nil
 }
 
-// pendingLogs returns the logs matching the filter criteria within the pending block.
-func (f *Filter) pendingLogs() []*types.Log {
-	block, receipts, _ := f.sys.backend.Pending()
-	if block == nil || receipts == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if bloomFilter(block.Bloom(), f.addresses, f.topics) {
-		var unfiltered []*types.Log
-		for _, r := range receipts {
-			unfiltered = append(unfiltered, r.Logs...)
-		}
-		return filterLogs(unfiltered, nil, nil, f.addresses, f.topics)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // filterLogs creates a slice of logs matching the given criteria.
 func filterLogs(logs []*types.Log, fromBlock, toBlock *big.Int, addresses []common.Address, topics [][]common.Hash) []*types.Log {
 	var check = func(log *types.Log) bool {
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system.go b/eth/filters/filter_system.go
index d8b41a4259..a3a2787a41 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_system.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_system.go
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/lru"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ type Backend interface {
 	GetBody(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash, number rpc.BlockNumber) (*types.Body, error)
 	GetReceipts(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash) (types.Receipts, error)
 	GetLogs(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash, number uint64) ([][]*types.Log, error)
-	Pending() (*types.Block, types.Receipts, *state.StateDB)
 
 	CurrentHeader() *types.Header
 	ChainConfig() *params.ChainConfig
@@ -152,10 +149,6 @@ const (
 	UnknownSubscription Type = iota
 	// LogsSubscription queries for new or removed (chain reorg) logs
 	LogsSubscription
-	// PendingLogsSubscription queries for logs in pending blocks
-	PendingLogsSubscription
-	// MinedAndPendingLogsSubscription queries for logs in mined and pending blocks.
-	MinedAndPendingLogsSubscription
 	// PendingTransactionsSubscription queries for pending transactions entering
 	// the pending state
 	PendingTransactionsSubscription
@@ -192,10 +185,8 @@ type subscription struct {
 // EventSystem creates subscriptions, processes events and broadcasts them to the
 // subscription which match the subscription criteria.
 type EventSystem struct {
-	backend   Backend
-	sys       *FilterSystem
-	lightMode bool
-	lastHead  *types.Header
+	backend Backend
+	sys     *FilterSystem
 
 	// Subscriptions
 	txsSub    event.Subscription // Subscription for new transaction event
@@ -218,11 +209,10 @@ type EventSystem struct {
 //
 // The returned manager has a loop that needs to be stopped with the Stop function
 // or by stopping the given mux.
-func NewEventSystem(sys *FilterSystem, lightMode bool) *EventSystem {
+func NewEventSystem(sys *FilterSystem) *EventSystem {
 	m := &EventSystem{
 		sys:       sys,
 		backend:   sys.backend,
-		lightMode: lightMode,
 		install:   make(chan *subscription),
 		uninstall: make(chan *subscription),
 		txsCh:     make(chan core.NewTxsEvent, txChanSize),
@@ -310,10 +300,11 @@ func (es *EventSystem) SubscribeLogs(crit ethereum.FilterQuery, logs chan []*typ
 		to = rpc.BlockNumber(crit.ToBlock.Int64())
 	}
 
-	// only interested in pending logs
-	if from == rpc.PendingBlockNumber && to == rpc.PendingBlockNumber {
-		return es.subscribePendingLogs(crit, logs), nil
+	// Pending logs are not supported anymore.
+	if from == rpc.PendingBlockNumber || to == rpc.PendingBlockNumber {
+		return nil, errPendingLogsUnsupported
 	}
+
 	// only interested in new mined logs
 	if from == rpc.LatestBlockNumber && to == rpc.LatestBlockNumber {
 		return es.subscribeLogs(crit, logs), nil
@@ -322,10 +313,6 @@ func (es *EventSystem) SubscribeLogs(crit ethereum.FilterQuery, logs chan []*typ
 	if from >= 0 && to >= 0 && to >= from {
 		return es.subscribeLogs(crit, logs), nil
 	}
-	// interested in mined logs from a specific block number, new logs and pending logs
-	if from >= rpc.LatestBlockNumber && to == rpc.PendingBlockNumber {
-		return es.subscribeMinedPendingLogs(crit, logs), nil
-	}
 	// interested in logs from a specific block number to new mined blocks
 	if from >= 0 && to == rpc.LatestBlockNumber {
 		return es.subscribeLogs(crit, logs), nil
@@ -333,23 +320,6 @@ func (es *EventSystem) SubscribeLogs(crit ethereum.FilterQuery, logs chan []*typ
 	return nil, errInvalidBlockRange
 }
 
-// subscribeMinedPendingLogs creates a subscription that returned mined and
-// pending logs that match the given criteria.
-func (es *EventSystem) subscribeMinedPendingLogs(crit ethereum.FilterQuery, logs chan []*types.Log) *Subscription {
-	sub := &subscription{
-		id:        rpc.NewID(),
-		typ:       MinedAndPendingLogsSubscription,
-		logsCrit:  crit,
-		created:   time.Now(),
-		logs:      logs,
-		txs:       make(chan []*types.Transaction),
-		headers:   make(chan *types.Header),
-		installed: make(chan struct{}),
-		err:       make(chan error),
-	}
-	return es.subscribe(sub)
-}
-
 // subscribeLogs creates a subscription that will write all logs matching the
 // given criteria to the given logs channel.
 func (es *EventSystem) subscribeLogs(crit ethereum.FilterQuery, logs chan []*types.Log) *Subscription {
@@ -367,23 +337,6 @@ func (es *EventSystem) subscribeLogs(crit ethereum.FilterQuery, logs chan []*typ
 	return es.subscribe(sub)
 }
 
-// subscribePendingLogs creates a subscription that writes contract event logs for
-// transactions that enter the transaction pool.
-func (es *EventSystem) subscribePendingLogs(crit ethereum.FilterQuery, logs chan []*types.Log) *Subscription {
-	sub := &subscription{
-		id:        rpc.NewID(),
-		typ:       PendingLogsSubscription,
-		logsCrit:  crit,
-		created:   time.Now(),
-		logs:      logs,
-		txs:       make(chan []*types.Transaction),
-		headers:   make(chan *types.Header),
-		installed: make(chan struct{}),
-		err:       make(chan error),
-	}
-	return es.subscribe(sub)
-}
-
 // SubscribeNewHeads creates a subscription that writes the header of a block that is
 // imported in the chain.
 func (es *EventSystem) SubscribeNewHeads(headers chan *types.Header) *Subscription {
@@ -430,18 +383,6 @@ func (es *EventSystem) handleLogs(filters filterIndex, ev []*types.Log) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (es *EventSystem) handlePendingLogs(filters filterIndex, logs []*types.Log) {
-	if len(logs) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-	for _, f := range filters[PendingLogsSubscription] {
-		matchedLogs := filterLogs(logs, nil, f.logsCrit.ToBlock, f.logsCrit.Addresses, f.logsCrit.Topics)
-		if len(matchedLogs) > 0 {
-			f.logs <- matchedLogs
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func (es *EventSystem) handleTxsEvent(filters filterIndex, ev core.NewTxsEvent) {
 	for _, f := range filters[PendingTransactionsSubscription] {
 		f.txs <- ev.Txs
@@ -452,91 +393,6 @@ func (es *EventSystem) handleChainEvent(filters filterIndex, ev core.ChainEvent)
 	for _, f := range filters[BlocksSubscription] {
 		f.headers <- ev.Block.Header()
 	}
-	if es.lightMode && len(filters[LogsSubscription]) > 0 {
-		es.lightFilterNewHead(ev.Block.Header(), func(header *types.Header, remove bool) {
-			for _, f := range filters[LogsSubscription] {
-				if f.logsCrit.FromBlock != nil && header.Number.Cmp(f.logsCrit.FromBlock) < 0 {
-					continue
-				}
-				if f.logsCrit.ToBlock != nil && header.Number.Cmp(f.logsCrit.ToBlock) > 0 {
-					continue
-				}
-				if matchedLogs := es.lightFilterLogs(header, f.logsCrit.Addresses, f.logsCrit.Topics, remove); len(matchedLogs) > 0 {
-					f.logs <- matchedLogs
-				}
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func (es *EventSystem) lightFilterNewHead(newHeader *types.Header, callBack func(*types.Header, bool)) {
-	oldh := es.lastHead
-	es.lastHead = newHeader
-	if oldh == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	newh := newHeader
-	// find common ancestor, create list of rolled back and new block hashes
-	var oldHeaders, newHeaders []*types.Header
-	for oldh.Hash() != newh.Hash() {
-		if oldh.Number.Uint64() >= newh.Number.Uint64() {
-			oldHeaders = append(oldHeaders, oldh)
-			oldh = rawdb.ReadHeader(es.backend.ChainDb(), oldh.ParentHash, oldh.Number.Uint64()-1)
-		}
-		if oldh.Number.Uint64() < newh.Number.Uint64() {
-			newHeaders = append(newHeaders, newh)
-			newh = rawdb.ReadHeader(es.backend.ChainDb(), newh.ParentHash, newh.Number.Uint64()-1)
-			if newh == nil {
-				// happens when CHT syncing, nothing to do
-				newh = oldh
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	// roll back old blocks
-	for _, h := range oldHeaders {
-		callBack(h, true)
-	}
-	// check new blocks (array is in reverse order)
-	for i := len(newHeaders) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-		callBack(newHeaders[i], false)
-	}
-}
-
-// filter logs of a single header in light client mode
-func (es *EventSystem) lightFilterLogs(header *types.Header, addresses []common.Address, topics [][]common.Hash, remove bool) []*types.Log {
-	if !bloomFilter(header.Bloom, addresses, topics) {
-		return nil
-	}
-	// Get the logs of the block
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*5)
-	defer cancel()
-	cached, err := es.sys.cachedLogElem(ctx, header.Hash(), header.Number.Uint64())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	unfiltered := append([]*types.Log{}, cached.logs...)
-	for i, log := range unfiltered {
-		// Don't modify in-cache elements
-		logcopy := *log
-		logcopy.Removed = remove
-		// Swap copy in-place
-		unfiltered[i] = &logcopy
-	}
-	logs := filterLogs(unfiltered, nil, nil, addresses, topics)
-	// Txhash is already resolved
-	if len(logs) > 0 && logs[0].TxHash != (common.Hash{}) {
-		return logs
-	}
-	// Resolve txhash
-	body, err := es.sys.cachedGetBody(ctx, cached, header.Hash(), header.Number.Uint64())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	for _, log := range logs {
-		// logs are already copied, safe to modify
-		log.TxHash = body.Transactions[log.TxIndex].Hash()
-	}
-	return logs
 }
 
 // eventLoop (un)installs filters and processes mux events.
@@ -564,46 +420,13 @@ func (es *EventSystem) eventLoop() {
 			es.handleLogs(index, ev.Logs)
 		case ev := <-es.chainCh:
 			es.handleChainEvent(index, ev)
-			// If we have no pending log subscription,
-			// we don't need to collect any pending logs.
-			if len(index[PendingLogsSubscription]) == 0 {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// Pull the pending logs if there is a new chain head.
-			pendingBlock, pendingReceipts, _ := es.backend.Pending()
-			if pendingBlock == nil || pendingReceipts == nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			if pendingBlock.ParentHash() != ev.Block.Hash() {
-				continue
-			}
-			var logs []*types.Log
-			for _, receipt := range pendingReceipts {
-				if len(receipt.Logs) > 0 {
-					logs = append(logs, receipt.Logs...)
-				}
-			}
-			es.handlePendingLogs(index, logs)
 
 		case f := <-es.install:
-			if f.typ == MinedAndPendingLogsSubscription {
-				// the type are logs and pending logs subscriptions
-				index[LogsSubscription][f.id] = f
-				index[PendingLogsSubscription][f.id] = f
-			} else {
-				index[f.typ][f.id] = f
-			}
+			index[f.typ][f.id] = f
 			close(f.installed)
 
 		case f := <-es.uninstall:
-			if f.typ == MinedAndPendingLogsSubscription {
-				// the type are logs and pending logs subscriptions
-				delete(index[LogsSubscription], f.id)
-				delete(index[PendingLogsSubscription], f.id)
-			} else {
-				delete(index[f.typ], f.id)
-			}
+			delete(index[f.typ], f.id)
 			close(f.err)
 
 		// System stopped
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
index 4a0f40cce9..013b9f7bc2 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package filters
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"math/rand"
 	"reflect"
@@ -27,15 +26,12 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/ethapi"
@@ -125,10 +121,6 @@ func (b *testBackend) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash, number uint
 	return logs, nil
 }
 
-func (b *testBackend) Pending() (*types.Block, types.Receipts, *state.StateDB) {
-	return b.pendingBlock, b.pendingReceipts, nil
-}
-
 func (b *testBackend) SubscribeNewTxsEvent(ch chan<- core.NewTxsEvent) event.Subscription {
 	return b.txFeed.Subscribe(ch)
 }
@@ -181,15 +173,6 @@ func (b *testBackend) setPending(block *types.Block, receipts types.Receipts) {
 	b.pendingReceipts = receipts
 }
 
-func (b *testBackend) notifyPending(logs []*types.Log) {
-	genesis := &core.Genesis{
-		Config: params.TestChainConfig,
-	}
-	_, blocks, _ := core.GenerateChainWithGenesis(genesis, ethash.NewFaker(), 2, func(i int, b *core.BlockGen) {})
-	b.setPending(blocks[1], []*types.Receipt{{Logs: logs}})
-	b.chainFeed.Send(core.ChainEvent{Block: blocks[0]})
-}
-
 func newTestFilterSystem(t testing.TB, db ethdb.Database, cfg Config) (*testBackend, *FilterSystem) {
 	backend := &testBackend{db: db}
 	sys := NewFilterSystem(backend, cfg)
@@ -207,7 +190,7 @@ func TestBlockSubscription(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		db           = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 		backend, sys = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{})
-		api          = NewFilterAPI(sys, false)
+		api          = NewFilterAPI(sys)
 		genesis      = &core.Genesis{
 			Config:  params.TestChainConfig,
 			BaseFee: big.NewInt(params.InitialBaseFee),
@@ -262,7 +245,7 @@ func TestPendingTxFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		db           = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 		backend, sys = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{})
-		api          = NewFilterAPI(sys, false)
+		api          = NewFilterAPI(sys)
 
 		transactions = []*types.Transaction{
 			types.NewTransaction(0, common.HexToAddress("0xb794f5ea0ba39494ce83a213fffba74279579268"), new(big.Int), 0, new(big.Int), nil),
@@ -318,7 +301,7 @@ func TestPendingTxFilterFullTx(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		db           = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 		backend, sys = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{})
-		api          = NewFilterAPI(sys, false)
+		api          = NewFilterAPI(sys)
 
 		transactions = []*types.Transaction{
 			types.NewTransaction(0, common.HexToAddress("0xb794f5ea0ba39494ce83a213fffba74279579268"), new(big.Int), 0, new(big.Int), nil),
@@ -374,7 +357,7 @@ func TestLogFilterCreation(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		db     = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 		_, sys = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{})
-		api    = NewFilterAPI(sys, false)
+		api    = NewFilterAPI(sys)
 
 		testCases = []struct {
 			crit    FilterCriteria
@@ -386,8 +369,6 @@ func TestLogFilterCreation(t *testing.T) {
 			{FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(1), ToBlock: big.NewInt(2)}, true},
 			// "mined" block range to pending
 			{FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(1), ToBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())}, true},
-			// new mined and pending blocks
-			{FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64()), ToBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64())}, true},
 			// from block "higher" than to block
 			{FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(2), ToBlock: big.NewInt(1)}, false},
 			// from block "higher" than to block
@@ -423,7 +404,7 @@ func TestInvalidLogFilterCreation(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		db     = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 		_, sys = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{})
-		api    = NewFilterAPI(sys, false)
+		api    = NewFilterAPI(sys)
 	)
 
 	// different situations where log filter creation should fail.
@@ -449,7 +430,7 @@ func TestInvalidGetLogsRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		db        = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 		_, sys    = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{})
-		api       = NewFilterAPI(sys, false)
+		api       = NewFilterAPI(sys)
 		blockHash = common.HexToHash("0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111")
 	)
 
@@ -475,7 +456,7 @@ func TestInvalidGetRangeLogsRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		db     = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 		_, sys = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{})
-		api    = NewFilterAPI(sys, false)
+		api    = NewFilterAPI(sys)
 	)
 
 	if _, err := api.GetLogs(context.Background(), FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(2), ToBlock: big.NewInt(1)}); err != errInvalidBlockRange {
@@ -490,7 +471,7 @@ func TestLogFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		db           = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 		backend, sys = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{})
-		api          = NewFilterAPI(sys, false)
+		api          = NewFilterAPI(sys)
 
 		firstAddr      = common.HexToAddress("0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111")
 		secondAddr     = common.HexToAddress("0x2222222222222222222222222222222222222222")
@@ -509,9 +490,6 @@ func TestLogFilter(t *testing.T) {
 			{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{secondTopic}, BlockNumber: 3},
 		}
 
-		expectedCase7  = []*types.Log{allLogs[3], allLogs[4], allLogs[0], allLogs[1], allLogs[2], allLogs[3], allLogs[4]}
-		expectedCase11 = []*types.Log{allLogs[1], allLogs[2], allLogs[1], allLogs[2]}
-
 		testCases = []struct {
 			crit     FilterCriteria
 			expected []*types.Log
@@ -529,20 +507,14 @@ func TestLogFilter(t *testing.T) {
 			4: {FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{thirdAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{{firstTopic, secondTopic}}}, allLogs[3:5], ""},
 			// match logs based on multiple addresses and "or" topics
 			5: {FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{secondAddr, thirdAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{{firstTopic, secondTopic}}}, allLogs[2:5], ""},
-			// logs in the pending block
-			6: {FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{firstAddr}, FromBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64()), ToBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64())}, allLogs[:2], ""},
-			// mined logs with block num >= 2 or pending logs
-			7: {FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(2), ToBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64())}, expectedCase7, ""},
 			// all "mined" logs with block num >= 2
-			8: {FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(2), ToBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())}, allLogs[3:], ""},
+			6: {FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(2), ToBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())}, allLogs[3:], ""},
 			// all "mined" logs
-			9: {FilterCriteria{ToBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())}, allLogs, ""},
+			7: {FilterCriteria{ToBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())}, allLogs, ""},
 			// all "mined" logs with 1>= block num <=2 and topic secondTopic
-			10: {FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(1), ToBlock: big.NewInt(2), Topics: [][]common.Hash{{secondTopic}}}, allLogs[3:4], ""},
-			// all "mined" and pending logs with topic firstTopic
-			11: {FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64()), ToBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64()), Topics: [][]common.Hash{{firstTopic}}}, expectedCase11, ""},
+			8: {FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(1), ToBlock: big.NewInt(2), Topics: [][]common.Hash{{secondTopic}}}, allLogs[3:4], ""},
 			// match all logs due to wildcard topic
-			12: {FilterCriteria{Topics: [][]common.Hash{nil}}, allLogs[1:], ""},
+			9: {FilterCriteria{Topics: [][]common.Hash{nil}}, allLogs[1:], ""},
 		}
 	)
 
@@ -557,16 +529,13 @@ func TestLogFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Logs event not delivered")
 	}
 
-	// set pending logs
-	backend.notifyPending(allLogs)
-
 	for i, tt := range testCases {
 		var fetched []*types.Log
 		timeout := time.Now().Add(1 * time.Second)
 		for { // fetch all expected logs
 			results, err := api.GetFilterChanges(tt.id)
 			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("Unable to fetch logs: %v", err)
+				t.Fatalf("test %d: unable to fetch logs: %v", i, err)
 			}
 
 			fetched = append(fetched, results.([]*types.Log)...)
@@ -597,326 +566,6 @@ func TestLogFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestPendingLogsSubscription tests if a subscription receives the correct pending logs that are posted to the event feed.
-func TestPendingLogsSubscription(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	var (
-		db           = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
-		backend, sys = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{})
-		api          = NewFilterAPI(sys, false)
-
-		firstAddr      = common.HexToAddress("0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111")
-		secondAddr     = common.HexToAddress("0x2222222222222222222222222222222222222222")
-		thirdAddress   = common.HexToAddress("0x3333333333333333333333333333333333333333")
-		notUsedAddress = common.HexToAddress("0x9999999999999999999999999999999999999999")
-		firstTopic     = common.HexToHash("0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111")
-		secondTopic    = common.HexToHash("0x2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222")
-		thirdTopic     = common.HexToHash("0x3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333")
-		fourthTopic    = common.HexToHash("0x4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444")
-		notUsedTopic   = common.HexToHash("0x9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999")
-
-		allLogs = [][]*types.Log{
-			{{Address: firstAddr, Topics: []common.Hash{}, BlockNumber: 0}},
-			{{Address: firstAddr, Topics: []common.Hash{firstTopic}, BlockNumber: 1}},
-			{{Address: secondAddr, Topics: []common.Hash{firstTopic}, BlockNumber: 2}},
-			{{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{secondTopic}, BlockNumber: 3}},
-			{{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{secondTopic}, BlockNumber: 4}},
-			{
-				{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{firstTopic}, BlockNumber: 5},
-				{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{thirdTopic}, BlockNumber: 5},
-				{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{fourthTopic}, BlockNumber: 5},
-				{Address: firstAddr, Topics: []common.Hash{firstTopic}, BlockNumber: 5},
-			},
-		}
-
-		pendingBlockNumber = big.NewInt(rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64())
-
-		testCases = []struct {
-			crit     ethereum.FilterQuery
-			expected []*types.Log
-			c        chan []*types.Log
-			sub      *Subscription
-			err      chan error
-		}{
-			// match all
-			{
-				ethereum.FilterQuery{FromBlock: pendingBlockNumber, ToBlock: pendingBlockNumber},
-				flattenLogs(allLogs),
-				nil, nil, nil,
-			},
-			// match none due to no matching addresses
-			{
-				ethereum.FilterQuery{Addresses: []common.Address{{}, notUsedAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{nil}, FromBlock: pendingBlockNumber, ToBlock: pendingBlockNumber},
-				nil,
-				nil, nil, nil,
-			},
-			// match logs based on addresses, ignore topics
-			{
-				ethereum.FilterQuery{Addresses: []common.Address{firstAddr}, FromBlock: pendingBlockNumber, ToBlock: pendingBlockNumber},
-				append(flattenLogs(allLogs[:2]), allLogs[5][3]),
-				nil, nil, nil,
-			},
-			// match none due to no matching topics (match with address)
-			{
-				ethereum.FilterQuery{Addresses: []common.Address{secondAddr}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{{notUsedTopic}}, FromBlock: pendingBlockNumber, ToBlock: pendingBlockNumber},
-				nil,
-				nil, nil, nil,
-			},
-			// match logs based on addresses and topics
-			{
-				ethereum.FilterQuery{Addresses: []common.Address{thirdAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{{firstTopic, secondTopic}}, FromBlock: pendingBlockNumber, ToBlock: pendingBlockNumber},
-				append(flattenLogs(allLogs[3:5]), allLogs[5][0]),
-				nil, nil, nil,
-			},
-			// match logs based on multiple addresses and "or" topics
-			{
-				ethereum.FilterQuery{Addresses: []common.Address{secondAddr, thirdAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{{firstTopic, secondTopic}}, FromBlock: pendingBlockNumber, ToBlock: pendingBlockNumber},
-				append(flattenLogs(allLogs[2:5]), allLogs[5][0]),
-				nil, nil, nil,
-			},
-			// multiple pending logs, should match only 2 topics from the logs in block 5
-			{
-				ethereum.FilterQuery{Addresses: []common.Address{thirdAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{{firstTopic, fourthTopic}}, FromBlock: pendingBlockNumber, ToBlock: pendingBlockNumber},
-				[]*types.Log{allLogs[5][0], allLogs[5][2]},
-				nil, nil, nil,
-			},
-			// match none due to only matching new mined logs
-			{
-				ethereum.FilterQuery{},
-				nil,
-				nil, nil, nil,
-			},
-			// match none due to only matching mined logs within a specific block range
-			{
-				ethereum.FilterQuery{FromBlock: big.NewInt(1), ToBlock: big.NewInt(2)},
-				nil,
-				nil, nil, nil,
-			},
-			// match all due to matching mined and pending logs
-			{
-				ethereum.FilterQuery{FromBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64()), ToBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64())},
-				flattenLogs(allLogs),
-				nil, nil, nil,
-			},
-			// match none due to matching logs from a specific block number to new mined blocks
-			{
-				ethereum.FilterQuery{FromBlock: big.NewInt(1), ToBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())},
-				nil,
-				nil, nil, nil,
-			},
-		}
-	)
-
-	// create all subscriptions, this ensures all subscriptions are created before the events are posted.
-	// on slow machines this could otherwise lead to missing events when the subscription is created after
-	// (some) events are posted.
-	for i := range testCases {
-		testCases[i].c = make(chan []*types.Log)
-		testCases[i].err = make(chan error, 1)
-
-		var err error
-		testCases[i].sub, err = api.events.SubscribeLogs(testCases[i].crit, testCases[i].c)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("SubscribeLogs %d failed: %v\n", i, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	for n, test := range testCases {
-		i := n
-		tt := test
-		go func() {
-			defer tt.sub.Unsubscribe()
-
-			var fetched []*types.Log
-
-			timeout := time.After(1 * time.Second)
-		fetchLoop:
-			for {
-				select {
-				case logs := <-tt.c:
-					// Do not break early if we've fetched greater, or equal,
-					// to the number of logs expected. This ensures we do not
-					// deadlock the filter system because it will do a blocking
-					// send on this channel if another log arrives.
-					fetched = append(fetched, logs...)
-				case <-timeout:
-					break fetchLoop
-				}
-			}
-
-			if len(fetched) != len(tt.expected) {
-				tt.err <- fmt.Errorf("invalid number of logs for case %d, want %d log(s), got %d", i, len(tt.expected), len(fetched))
-				return
-			}
-
-			for l := range fetched {
-				if fetched[l].Removed {
-					tt.err <- fmt.Errorf("expected log not to be removed for log %d in case %d", l, i)
-					return
-				}
-				if !reflect.DeepEqual(fetched[l], tt.expected[l]) {
-					tt.err <- fmt.Errorf("invalid log on index %d for case %d\n", l, i)
-					return
-				}
-			}
-			tt.err <- nil
-		}()
-	}
-
-	// set pending logs
-	var flattenLogs []*types.Log
-	for _, logs := range allLogs {
-		flattenLogs = append(flattenLogs, logs...)
-	}
-	backend.notifyPending(flattenLogs)
-
-	for i := range testCases {
-		err := <-testCases[i].err
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("test %d failed: %v", i, err)
-		}
-		<-testCases[i].sub.Err()
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLightFilterLogs(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	var (
-		db           = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
-		backend, sys = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{})
-		api          = NewFilterAPI(sys, true)
-		signer       = types.HomesteadSigner{}
-
-		firstAddr      = common.HexToAddress("0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111")
-		secondAddr     = common.HexToAddress("0x2222222222222222222222222222222222222222")
-		thirdAddress   = common.HexToAddress("0x3333333333333333333333333333333333333333")
-		notUsedAddress = common.HexToAddress("0x9999999999999999999999999999999999999999")
-		firstTopic     = common.HexToHash("0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111")
-		secondTopic    = common.HexToHash("0x2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222")
-
-		// posted twice, once as regular logs and once as pending logs.
-		allLogs = []*types.Log{
-			// Block 1
-			{Address: firstAddr, Topics: []common.Hash{}, Data: []byte{}, BlockNumber: 2, Index: 0},
-			// Block 2
-			{Address: firstAddr, Topics: []common.Hash{firstTopic}, Data: []byte{}, BlockNumber: 3, Index: 0},
-			{Address: secondAddr, Topics: []common.Hash{firstTopic}, Data: []byte{}, BlockNumber: 3, Index: 1},
-			{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{secondTopic}, Data: []byte{}, BlockNumber: 3, Index: 2},
-			// Block 3
-			{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{secondTopic}, Data: []byte{}, BlockNumber: 4, Index: 0},
-		}
-
-		testCases = []struct {
-			crit     FilterCriteria
-			expected []*types.Log
-			id       rpc.ID
-		}{
-			// match all
-			0: {FilterCriteria{}, allLogs, ""},
-			// match none due to no matching addresses
-			1: {FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{{}, notUsedAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{nil}}, []*types.Log{}, ""},
-			// match logs based on addresses, ignore topics
-			2: {FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{firstAddr}}, allLogs[:2], ""},
-			// match logs based on addresses and topics
-			3: {FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{thirdAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{{firstTopic, secondTopic}}}, allLogs[3:5], ""},
-			// all logs with block num >= 3
-			4: {FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(3), ToBlock: big.NewInt(5)}, allLogs[1:], ""},
-			// all logs
-			5: {FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(0), ToBlock: big.NewInt(5)}, allLogs, ""},
-			// all logs with 1>= block num <=2 and topic secondTopic
-			6: {FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(2), ToBlock: big.NewInt(3), Topics: [][]common.Hash{{secondTopic}}}, allLogs[3:4], ""},
-		}
-
-		key, _  = crypto.GenerateKey()
-		addr    = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(key.PublicKey)
-		genesis = &core.Genesis{Config: params.TestChainConfig,
-			Alloc: types.GenesisAlloc{
-				addr: {Balance: big.NewInt(params.Ether)},
-			},
-		}
-		receipts = []*types.Receipt{{
-			Logs: []*types.Log{allLogs[0]},
-		}, {
-			Logs: []*types.Log{allLogs[1], allLogs[2], allLogs[3]},
-		}, {
-			Logs: []*types.Log{allLogs[4]},
-		}}
-	)
-
-	_, blocks, _ := core.GenerateChainWithGenesis(genesis, ethash.NewFaker(), 4, func(i int, b *core.BlockGen) {
-		if i == 0 {
-			return
-		}
-		receipts[i-1].Bloom = types.CreateBloom(types.Receipts{receipts[i-1]})
-		b.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipts[i-1])
-		tx, _ := types.SignTx(types.NewTx(&types.LegacyTx{Nonce: uint64(i - 1), To: &common.Address{}, Value: big.NewInt(1000), Gas: params.TxGas, GasPrice: b.BaseFee(), Data: nil}), signer, key)
-		b.AddTx(tx)
-	})
-	for i, block := range blocks {
-		rawdb.WriteBlock(db, block)
-		rawdb.WriteCanonicalHash(db, block.Hash(), block.NumberU64())
-		rawdb.WriteHeadBlockHash(db, block.Hash())
-		if i > 0 {
-			rawdb.WriteReceipts(db, block.Hash(), block.NumberU64(), []*types.Receipt{receipts[i-1]})
-		}
-	}
-	// create all filters
-	for i := range testCases {
-		id, err := api.NewFilter(testCases[i].crit)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		testCases[i].id = id
-	}
-
-	// raise events
-	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-	for _, block := range blocks {
-		backend.chainFeed.Send(core.ChainEvent{Block: block, Hash: common.Hash{}, Logs: allLogs})
-	}
-
-	for i, tt := range testCases {
-		var fetched []*types.Log
-		timeout := time.Now().Add(1 * time.Second)
-		for { // fetch all expected logs
-			results, err := api.GetFilterChanges(tt.id)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("Unable to fetch logs: %v", err)
-			}
-			fetched = append(fetched, results.([]*types.Log)...)
-			if len(fetched) >= len(tt.expected) {
-				break
-			}
-			// check timeout
-			if time.Now().After(timeout) {
-				break
-			}
-
-			time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
-		}
-
-		if len(fetched) != len(tt.expected) {
-			t.Errorf("invalid number of logs for case %d, want %d log(s), got %d", i, len(tt.expected), len(fetched))
-			return
-		}
-
-		for l := range fetched {
-			if fetched[l].Removed {
-				t.Errorf("expected log not to be removed for log %d in case %d", l, i)
-			}
-			expected := *tt.expected[l]
-			blockNum := expected.BlockNumber - 1
-			expected.BlockHash = blocks[blockNum].Hash()
-			expected.TxHash = blocks[blockNum].Transactions()[0].Hash()
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(fetched[l], &expected) {
-				t.Errorf("invalid log on index %d for case %d", l, i)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // TestPendingTxFilterDeadlock tests if the event loop hangs when pending
 // txes arrive at the same time that one of multiple filters is timing out.
 // Please refer to #22131 for more details.
@@ -927,7 +576,7 @@ func TestPendingTxFilterDeadlock(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		db           = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 		backend, sys = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{Timeout: timeout})
-		api          = NewFilterAPI(sys, false)
+		api          = NewFilterAPI(sys)
 		done         = make(chan struct{})
 	)
 
@@ -979,11 +628,3 @@ func TestPendingTxFilterDeadlock(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func flattenLogs(pl [][]*types.Log) []*types.Log {
-	var logs []*types.Log
-	for _, l := range pl {
-		logs = append(logs, l...)
-	}
-	return logs
-}
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_test.go b/eth/filters/filter_test.go
index 48aaa584db..2b3efb51b1 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_test.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_test.go
@@ -344,16 +344,16 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 			err: "safe header not found",
 		},
 		{
-			f:    sys.NewRangeFilter(int64(rpc.PendingBlockNumber), int64(rpc.PendingBlockNumber), nil, nil),
-			want: `[{"address":"0xfe00000000000000000000000000000000000000","topics":["0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000746f70696335"],"data":"0x","blockNumber":"0x3e9","transactionHash":"0x4110587c1b8d86edc85dce929a34127f1cb8809515a9f177c91c866de3eb0638","transactionIndex":"0x0","blockHash":"0xd5e8d4e4eb51a2a2a6ec20ef68a4c2801240743c8deb77a6a1d118ac3eefb725","logIndex":"0x0","removed":false}]`,
+			f:   sys.NewRangeFilter(int64(rpc.PendingBlockNumber), int64(rpc.PendingBlockNumber), nil, nil),
+			err: errPendingLogsUnsupported.Error(),
 		},
 		{
-			f:    sys.NewRangeFilter(int64(rpc.LatestBlockNumber), int64(rpc.PendingBlockNumber), nil, nil),
-			want: `[{"address":"0xfe00000000000000000000000000000000000000","topics":["0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000746f70696334"],"data":"0x","blockNumber":"0x3e8","transactionHash":"0x9a87842100a638dfa5da8842b4beda691d2fd77b0c84b57f24ecfa9fb208f747","transactionIndex":"0x0","blockHash":"0xb360bad5265261c075ece02d3bf0e39498a6a76310482cdfd90588748e6c5ee0","logIndex":"0x0","removed":false},{"address":"0xfe00000000000000000000000000000000000000","topics":["0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000746f70696335"],"data":"0x","blockNumber":"0x3e9","transactionHash":"0x4110587c1b8d86edc85dce929a34127f1cb8809515a9f177c91c866de3eb0638","transactionIndex":"0x0","blockHash":"0xd5e8d4e4eb51a2a2a6ec20ef68a4c2801240743c8deb77a6a1d118ac3eefb725","logIndex":"0x0","removed":false}]`,
+			f:   sys.NewRangeFilter(int64(rpc.LatestBlockNumber), int64(rpc.PendingBlockNumber), nil, nil),
+			err: errPendingLogsUnsupported.Error(),
 		},
 		{
 			f:   sys.NewRangeFilter(int64(rpc.PendingBlockNumber), int64(rpc.LatestBlockNumber), nil, nil),
-			err: errInvalidBlockRange.Error(),
+			err: errPendingLogsUnsupported.Error(),
 		},
 	} {
 		logs, err := tc.f.Logs(context.Background())
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Run("timeout", func(t *testing.T) {
-		f := sys.NewRangeFilter(0, -1, nil, nil)
+		f := sys.NewRangeFilter(0, rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64(), nil, nil)
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), time.Now().Add(-time.Hour))
 		defer cancel()
 		_, err := f.Logs(ctx)
diff --git a/eth/gasprice/feehistory.go b/eth/gasprice/feehistory.go
index 1c7f8ba42a..0410ae6b2d 100644
--- a/eth/gasprice/feehistory.go
+++ b/eth/gasprice/feehistory.go
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/misc/eip1559"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/misc/eip4844"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 )
 
@@ -63,9 +65,11 @@ type cacheKey struct {
 
 // processedFees contains the results of a processed block.
 type processedFees struct {
-	reward               []*big.Int
-	baseFee, nextBaseFee *big.Int
-	gasUsedRatio         float64
+	reward                       []*big.Int
+	baseFee, nextBaseFee         *big.Int
+	gasUsedRatio                 float64
+	blobGasUsedRatio             float64
+	blobBaseFee, nextBlobBaseFee *big.Int
 }
 
 // txGasAndReward is sorted in ascending order based on reward
@@ -78,16 +82,31 @@ type txGasAndReward struct {
 // the block field filled in, retrieves the block from the backend if not present yet and
 // fills in the rest of the fields.
 func (oracle *Oracle) processBlock(bf *blockFees, percentiles []float64) {
-	chainconfig := oracle.backend.ChainConfig()
+	config := oracle.backend.ChainConfig()
+
+	// Fill in base fee and next base fee.
 	if bf.results.baseFee = bf.header.BaseFee; bf.results.baseFee == nil {
 		bf.results.baseFee = new(big.Int)
 	}
-	if chainconfig.IsLondon(big.NewInt(int64(bf.blockNumber + 1))) {
-		bf.results.nextBaseFee = eip1559.CalcBaseFee(chainconfig, bf.header)
+	if config.IsLondon(big.NewInt(int64(bf.blockNumber + 1))) {
+		bf.results.nextBaseFee = eip1559.CalcBaseFee(config, bf.header)
 	} else {
 		bf.results.nextBaseFee = new(big.Int)
 	}
+	// Fill in blob base fee and next blob base fee.
+	if excessBlobGas := bf.header.ExcessBlobGas; excessBlobGas != nil {
+		bf.results.blobBaseFee = eip4844.CalcBlobFee(*excessBlobGas)
+		bf.results.nextBlobBaseFee = eip4844.CalcBlobFee(eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(*excessBlobGas, *bf.header.BlobGasUsed))
+	} else {
+		bf.results.blobBaseFee = new(big.Int)
+		bf.results.nextBlobBaseFee = new(big.Int)
+	}
+	// Compute gas used ratio for normal and blob gas.
 	bf.results.gasUsedRatio = float64(bf.header.GasUsed) / float64(bf.header.GasLimit)
+	if blobGasUsed := bf.header.BlobGasUsed; blobGasUsed != nil {
+		bf.results.blobGasUsedRatio = float64(*blobGasUsed) / params.MaxBlobGasPerBlock
+	}
+
 	if len(percentiles) == 0 {
 		// rewards were not requested, return null
 		return
@@ -203,17 +222,19 @@ func (oracle *Oracle) resolveBlockRange(ctx context.Context, reqEnd rpc.BlockNum
 // or blocks older than a certain age (specified in maxHistory). The first block of the
 // actually processed range is returned to avoid ambiguity when parts of the requested range
 // are not available or when the head has changed during processing this request.
-// Three arrays are returned based on the processed blocks:
+// Five arrays are returned based on the processed blocks:
 //   - reward: the requested percentiles of effective priority fees per gas of transactions in each
 //     block, sorted in ascending order and weighted by gas used.
 //   - baseFee: base fee per gas in the given block
 //   - gasUsedRatio: gasUsed/gasLimit in the given block
+//   - blobBaseFee: the blob base fee per gas in the given block
+//   - blobGasUsedRatio: blobGasUsed/blobGasLimit in the given block
 //
-// Note: baseFee includes the next block after the newest of the returned range, because this
-// value can be derived from the newest block.
-func (oracle *Oracle) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blocks uint64, unresolvedLastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, error) {
+// Note: baseFee and blobBaseFee both include the next block after the newest of the returned range,
+// because this value can be derived from the newest block.
+func (oracle *Oracle) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blocks uint64, unresolvedLastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, []*big.Int, []float64, error) {
 	if blocks < 1 {
-		return common.Big0, nil, nil, nil, nil // returning with no data and no error means there are no retrievable blocks
+		return common.Big0, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil // returning with no data and no error means there are no retrievable blocks
 	}
 	maxFeeHistory := oracle.maxHeaderHistory
 	if len(rewardPercentiles) != 0 {
@@ -225,10 +246,10 @@ func (oracle *Oracle) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blocks uint64, unresolvedL
 	}
 	for i, p := range rewardPercentiles {
 		if p < 0 || p > 100 {
-			return common.Big0, nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %f", errInvalidPercentile, p)
+			return common.Big0, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %f", errInvalidPercentile, p)
 		}
 		if i > 0 && p <= rewardPercentiles[i-1] {
-			return common.Big0, nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: #%d:%f >= #%d:%f", errInvalidPercentile, i-1, rewardPercentiles[i-1], i, p)
+			return common.Big0, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: #%d:%f >= #%d:%f", errInvalidPercentile, i-1, rewardPercentiles[i-1], i, p)
 		}
 	}
 	var (
@@ -238,7 +259,7 @@ func (oracle *Oracle) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blocks uint64, unresolvedL
 	)
 	pendingBlock, pendingReceipts, lastBlock, blocks, err := oracle.resolveBlockRange(ctx, unresolvedLastBlock, blocks)
 	if err != nil || blocks == 0 {
-		return common.Big0, nil, nil, nil, err
+		return common.Big0, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 	oldestBlock := lastBlock + 1 - blocks
 
@@ -295,19 +316,22 @@ func (oracle *Oracle) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blocks uint64, unresolvedL
 		}()
 	}
 	var (
-		reward       = make([][]*big.Int, blocks)
-		baseFee      = make([]*big.Int, blocks+1)
-		gasUsedRatio = make([]float64, blocks)
-		firstMissing = blocks
+		reward           = make([][]*big.Int, blocks)
+		baseFee          = make([]*big.Int, blocks+1)
+		gasUsedRatio     = make([]float64, blocks)
+		blobGasUsedRatio = make([]float64, blocks)
+		blobBaseFee      = make([]*big.Int, blocks+1)
+		firstMissing     = blocks
 	)
 	for ; blocks > 0; blocks-- {
 		fees := <-results
 		if fees.err != nil {
-			return common.Big0, nil, nil, nil, fees.err
+			return common.Big0, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, fees.err
 		}
 		i := fees.blockNumber - oldestBlock
 		if fees.results.baseFee != nil {
 			reward[i], baseFee[i], baseFee[i+1], gasUsedRatio[i] = fees.results.reward, fees.results.baseFee, fees.results.nextBaseFee, fees.results.gasUsedRatio
+			blobGasUsedRatio[i], blobBaseFee[i], blobBaseFee[i+1] = fees.results.blobGasUsedRatio, fees.results.blobBaseFee, fees.results.nextBlobBaseFee
 		} else {
 			// getting no block and no error means we are requesting into the future (might happen because of a reorg)
 			if i < firstMissing {
@@ -316,7 +340,7 @@ func (oracle *Oracle) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blocks uint64, unresolvedL
 		}
 	}
 	if firstMissing == 0 {
-		return common.Big0, nil, nil, nil, nil
+		return common.Big0, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil
 	}
 	if len(rewardPercentiles) != 0 {
 		reward = reward[:firstMissing]
@@ -324,5 +348,6 @@ func (oracle *Oracle) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blocks uint64, unresolvedL
 		reward = nil
 	}
 	baseFee, gasUsedRatio = baseFee[:firstMissing+1], gasUsedRatio[:firstMissing]
-	return new(big.Int).SetUint64(oldestBlock), reward, baseFee, gasUsedRatio, nil
+	blobBaseFee, blobGasUsedRatio = blobBaseFee[:firstMissing+1], blobGasUsedRatio[:firstMissing]
+	return new(big.Int).SetUint64(oldestBlock), reward, baseFee, gasUsedRatio, blobBaseFee, blobGasUsedRatio, nil
 }
diff --git a/eth/gasprice/feehistory_test.go b/eth/gasprice/feehistory_test.go
index 1bcfb287a5..3d426db46f 100644
--- a/eth/gasprice/feehistory_test.go
+++ b/eth/gasprice/feehistory_test.go
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ func TestFeeHistory(t *testing.T) {
 			MaxHeaderHistory: c.maxHeader,
 			MaxBlockHistory:  c.maxBlock,
 		}
-		backend := newTestBackend(t, big.NewInt(16), c.pending)
+		backend := newTestBackend(t, big.NewInt(16), big.NewInt(28), c.pending)
 		oracle := NewOracle(backend, config)
 
-		first, reward, baseFee, ratio, err := oracle.FeeHistory(context.Background(), c.count, c.last, c.percent)
+		first, reward, baseFee, ratio, blobBaseFee, blobRatio, err := oracle.FeeHistory(context.Background(), c.count, c.last, c.percent)
 		backend.teardown()
 		expReward := c.expCount
 		if len(c.percent) == 0 {
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ func TestFeeHistory(t *testing.T) {
 		if len(ratio) != c.expCount {
 			t.Fatalf("Test case %d: gasUsedRatio array length mismatch, want %d, got %d", i, c.expCount, len(ratio))
 		}
+		if len(blobRatio) != c.expCount {
+			t.Fatalf("Test case %d: blobGasUsedRatio array length mismatch, want %d, got %d", i, c.expCount, len(blobRatio))
+		}
+		if len(blobBaseFee) != len(baseFee) {
+			t.Fatalf("Test case %d: blobBaseFee array length mismatch, want %d, got %d", i, len(baseFee), len(blobBaseFee))
+		}
 		if err != c.expErr && !errors.Is(err, c.expErr) {
 			t.Fatalf("Test case %d: error mismatch, want %v, got %v", i, c.expErr, err)
 		}
diff --git a/eth/gasprice/gasprice_test.go b/eth/gasprice/gasprice_test.go
index 1d2e02cde6..b22e75666f 100644
--- a/eth/gasprice/gasprice_test.go
+++ b/eth/gasprice/gasprice_test.go
@@ -18,21 +18,26 @@ package gasprice
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/beacon"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"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/crypto/kzg4844"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
 )
 
 const testHead = 32
@@ -121,7 +126,10 @@ func (b *testBackend) teardown() {
 
 // newTestBackend creates a test backend. OBS: don't forget to invoke tearDown
 // after use, otherwise the blockchain instance will mem-leak via goroutines.
-func newTestBackend(t *testing.T, londonBlock *big.Int, pending bool) *testBackend {
+func newTestBackend(t *testing.T, londonBlock *big.Int, cancunBlock *big.Int, pending bool) *testBackend {
+	if londonBlock != nil && cancunBlock != nil && londonBlock.Cmp(cancunBlock) == 1 {
+		panic("cannot define test backend with cancun before london")
+	}
 	var (
 		key, _ = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
 		addr   = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(key.PublicKey)
@@ -131,15 +139,27 @@ func newTestBackend(t *testing.T, londonBlock *big.Int, pending bool) *testBacke
 			Alloc:  types.GenesisAlloc{addr: {Balance: big.NewInt(math.MaxInt64)}},
 		}
 		signer = types.LatestSigner(gspec.Config)
+
+		// Compute empty blob hash.
+		emptyBlob          = kzg4844.Blob{}
+		emptyBlobCommit, _ = kzg4844.BlobToCommitment(&emptyBlob)
+		emptyBlobVHash     = kzg4844.CalcBlobHashV1(sha256.New(), &emptyBlobCommit)
 	)
 	config.LondonBlock = londonBlock
 	config.ArrowGlacierBlock = londonBlock
 	config.GrayGlacierBlock = londonBlock
-	config.TerminalTotalDifficulty = common.Big0
-	engine := ethash.NewFaker()
+	var engine consensus.Engine = beacon.New(ethash.NewFaker())
+	td := params.GenesisDifficulty.Uint64()
+
+	if cancunBlock != nil {
+		ts := gspec.Timestamp + cancunBlock.Uint64()*10 // fixed 10 sec block time in blockgen
+		config.ShanghaiTime = &ts
+		config.CancunTime = &ts
+		signer = types.LatestSigner(gspec.Config)
+	}
 
 	// Generate testing blocks
-	_, blocks, _ := core.GenerateChainWithGenesis(gspec, engine, testHead+1, func(i int, b *core.BlockGen) {
+	db, blocks, _ := core.GenerateChainWithGenesis(gspec, engine, testHead+1, func(i int, b *core.BlockGen) {
 		b.SetCoinbase(common.Address{1})
 
 		var txdata types.TxData
@@ -164,15 +184,42 @@ func newTestBackend(t *testing.T, londonBlock *big.Int, pending bool) *testBacke
 			}
 		}
 		b.AddTx(types.MustSignNewTx(key, signer, txdata))
+
+		if cancunBlock != nil && b.Number().Cmp(cancunBlock) >= 0 {
+			b.SetPoS()
+
+			// put more blobs in each new block
+			for j := 0; j < i && j < 6; j++ {
+				blobTx := &types.BlobTx{
+					ChainID:    uint256.MustFromBig(gspec.Config.ChainID),
+					Nonce:      b.TxNonce(addr),
+					To:         common.Address{},
+					Gas:        30000,
+					GasFeeCap:  uint256.NewInt(100 * params.GWei),
+					GasTipCap:  uint256.NewInt(uint64(i+1) * params.GWei),
+					Data:       []byte{},
+					BlobFeeCap: uint256.NewInt(1),
+					BlobHashes: []common.Hash{emptyBlobVHash},
+					Value:      uint256.NewInt(100),
+					Sidecar:    nil,
+				}
+				b.AddTx(types.MustSignNewTx(key, signer, blobTx))
+			}
+		}
+		td += b.Difficulty().Uint64()
 	})
 	// Construct testing chain
-	chain, err := core.NewBlockChain(rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase(), &core.CacheConfig{TrieCleanNoPrefetch: true}, gspec, nil, engine, vm.Config{}, nil, nil)
+	gspec.Config.TerminalTotalDifficulty = new(big.Int).SetUint64(td)
+	chain, err := core.NewBlockChain(db, &core.CacheConfig{TrieCleanNoPrefetch: true}, gspec, nil, engine, vm.Config{}, nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create local chain, %v", err)
 	}
-	chain.InsertChain(blocks)
+	if i, err := chain.InsertChain(blocks); err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("error inserting block %d: %w", i, err))
+	}
 	chain.SetFinalized(chain.GetBlockByNumber(25).Header())
 	chain.SetSafe(chain.GetBlockByNumber(25).Header())
+
 	return &testBackend{chain: chain, pending: pending}
 }
 
@@ -201,7 +248,7 @@ func TestSuggestTipCap(t *testing.T) {
 		{big.NewInt(33), big.NewInt(params.GWei * int64(30))}, // Fork point in the future
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		backend := newTestBackend(t, c.fork, false)
+		backend := newTestBackend(t, c.fork, nil, false)
 		oracle := NewOracle(backend, config)
 
 		// The gas price sampled is: 32G, 31G, 30G, 29G, 28G, 27G
diff --git a/eth/protocols/snap/gentrie.go b/eth/protocols/snap/gentrie.go
index 8ef1a00753..81c2640b62 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/snap/gentrie.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/snap/gentrie.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (t *pathTrie) onTrieNode(path []byte, hash common.Hash, blob []byte) {
 	//
 	// The extension node is detected if its path is the prefix of last committed
 	// one and path gap is larger than one. If the path gap is only one byte,
-	// the current node could either be a full node, or a extension with single
+	// the current node could either be a full node, or an extension with single
 	// byte key. In either case, no gaps will be left in the path.
 	if t.last != nil && bytes.HasPrefix(t.last, path) && len(t.last)-len(path) > 1 {
 		for i := len(path) + 1; i < len(t.last); i++ {
diff --git a/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go b/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go
index 1cd9c5389b..59ad370146 100644
--- a/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go
+++ b/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func newTestBackend(t *testing.T) (*node.Node, []*types.Block) {
 	filterSystem := filters.NewFilterSystem(ethservice.APIBackend, filters.Config{})
 	n.RegisterAPIs([]rpc.API{{
 		Namespace: "eth",
-		Service:   filters.NewFilterAPI(filterSystem, false),
+		Service:   filters.NewFilterAPI(filterSystem),
 	}})
 
 	// Import the test chain.
diff --git a/ethclient/simulated/backend.go b/ethclient/simulated/backend.go
index d6fb886ad8..6e07aa68d0 100644
--- a/ethclient/simulated/backend.go
+++ b/ethclient/simulated/backend.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func newWithNode(stack *node.Node, conf *eth.Config, blockPeriod uint64) (*Backe
 	filterSystem := filters.NewFilterSystem(backend.APIBackend, filters.Config{})
 	stack.RegisterAPIs([]rpc.API{{
 		Namespace: "eth",
-		Service:   filters.NewFilterAPI(filterSystem, false),
+		Service:   filters.NewFilterAPI(filterSystem),
 	}})
 	// Start the node
 	if err := stack.Start(); err != nil {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bbf0137f4f..3cd0d82bdf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/tyler-smith/go-bip39 v1.1.0
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.25.7
 	go.uber.org/automaxprocs v1.5.2
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.5.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.22.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0
 	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0
-	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.15.0
+	golang.org/x/time v0.5.0
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.20.0
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.0.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20201216005158-039620a65673 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231110203233-9a3e6036ecaa // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.21.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.24.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	rsc.io/tmplfunc v0.0.3 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index df357535db..a7b4eb1c13 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPh
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200820211705-5c72a883971a/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201221181555-eec23a3978ad/go.mod h1:jdWPYTVW3xRLrWPugEBEK3UY2ZEsg3UU495nc5E+M+I=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0 h1:X31++rzVUdKhX5sWmSOFZxx8UW/ldWx55cbf08iNAMA=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0/go.mod h1:0BP7YvVV9gBbVKyeTG0Gyn+gZm94bibOW5BjDEYAOMs=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.22.0 h1:g1v0xeRhjcugydODzvb3mEM9SQ0HGp9s/nh3COQ/C30=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.22.0/go.mod h1:vr6Su+7cTlO45qkww3VDJlzDn0ctJvRgYbC2NvXHt+M=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190306152737-a1d7652674e8/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190510132918-efd6b22b2522/go.mod h1:ZjyILWgesfNpC6sMxTJOJm9Kp84zZh5NQWvqDGG3Qr8=
@@ -572,8 +572,8 @@ golang.org/x/mod v0.1.1-0.20191107180719-034126e5016b/go.mod h1:QqPTAvyqsEbceGzB
 golang.org/x/mod v0.2.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.3.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4/go.mod h1:jJ57K6gSWd91VN4djpZkiMVwK6gcyfeH4XE8wZrZaV4=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0 h1:dGoOF9QVLYng8IHTm7BAyWqCqSheQ5pYWGhzW00YJr0=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0 h1:zY54UmvipHiNd+pm+m0x9KhZ9hl1/7QNMyxXbc6ICqA=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180724234803-3673e40ba225/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180826012351-8a410e7b638d/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180906233101-161cd47e91fd/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
@@ -610,8 +610,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210119194325-5f4716e94777/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210226172049-e18ecbb05110/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210525063256-abc453219eb5/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220722155237-a158d28d115b/go.mod h1:XRhObCWvk6IyKnWLug+ECip1KBveYUHfp+8e9klMJ9c=
-golang.org/x/net v0.21.0 h1:AQyQV4dYCvJ7vGmJyKki9+PBdyvhkSd8EIx/qb0AYv4=
-golang.org/x/net v0.21.0/go.mod h1:bIjVDfnllIU7BJ2DNgfnXvpSvtn8VRwhlsaeUTyUS44=
+golang.org/x/net v0.24.0 h1:1PcaxkF854Fu3+lvBIx5SYn9wRlBzzcnHZSiaFFAb0w=
+golang.org/x/net v0.24.0/go.mod h1:2Q7sJY5mzlzWjKtYUEXSlBWCdyaioyXzRB2RtU8KVE8=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190226205417-e64efc72b421/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190604053449-0f29369cfe45/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
@@ -630,8 +630,8 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201207232520-09787c993a3a/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.5.0 h1:60k92dhOjHxJkrqnwsfl8KuaHbn/5dl0lUPUklKo3qE=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0 h1:YsImfSBoP9QPYL0xyKJPq0gcaJdG3rInoqxTWbfQu9M=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180830151530-49385e6e1522/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180905080454-ebe1bf3edb33/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180909124046-d0be0721c37e/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
@@ -693,8 +693,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0 h1:DBdB3niSjOA/O0blCZBqDefyWNYveAYMNF1Wum0DYQ4=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0 h1:q5f1RH2jigJ1MoAWp2KTp3gm5zAGFUTarQZ5U386+4o=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201117132131-f5c789dd3221/go.mod h1:Nr5EML6q2oocZ2LXRh80K7BxOlk5/8JxuGnuhpl+muw=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
@@ -714,8 +714,8 @@ golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20190308202827-9d24e82272b4/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxb
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20191024005414-555d28b269f0/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20201208040808-7e3f01d25324/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20210220033141-f8bda1e9f3ba/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
-golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 h1:rg5rLMjNzMS1RkNLzCG38eapWhnYLFYXDXj2gOlr8j4=
-golang.org/x/time v0.3.0/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
+golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 h1:o7cqy6amK/52YcAKIPlM3a+Fpj35zvRj2TP+e1xFSfk=
+golang.org/x/time v0.5.0/go.mod h1:3BpzKBy/shNhVucY/MWOyx10tF3SFh9QdLuxbVysPQM=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190114222345-bf090417da8b/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190226205152-f727befe758c/go.mod h1:9Yl7xja0Znq3iFh3HoIrodX9oNMXvdceNzlUR8zjMvY=
@@ -759,8 +759,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200804011535-6c149bb5ef0d/go.mod h1:njjCfa9FT2d7l9Bc
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200825202427-b303f430e36d/go.mod h1:njjCfa9FT2d7l9Bc6FUM5FLjQPp3cFF28FI3qnDFljA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20210106214847-113979e3529a/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12/go.mod h1:hNGJHUnrk76NpqgfD5Aqm5Crs+Hm0VOH/i9J2+nxYbc=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.15.0 h1:zdAyfUGbYmuVokhzVmghFl2ZJh5QhcfebBgmVPFYA+8=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.15.0/go.mod h1:hpksKq4dtpQWS1uQ61JkdqWM3LscIS6Slf+VVkm+wQk=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.20.0 h1:hz/CVckiOxybQvFw6h7b/q80NTr9IUQb4s1IIzW7KNY=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.20.0/go.mod h1:WvitBU7JJf6A4jOdg4S1tviW9bhUxkgeCui/0JHctQg=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index f965c91375..8b15d211d1 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
+	"github.com/tyler-smith/go-bip39"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/scwallet"
@@ -48,8 +51,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/trie"
-	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
-	"github.com/tyler-smith/go-bip39"
 )
 
 // estimateGasErrorRatio is the amount of overestimation eth_estimateGas is
@@ -90,15 +91,17 @@ func (s *EthereumAPI) MaxPriorityFeePerGas(ctx context.Context) (*hexutil.Big, e
 }
 
 type feeHistoryResult struct {
-	OldestBlock  *hexutil.Big     `json:"oldestBlock"`
-	Reward       [][]*hexutil.Big `json:"reward,omitempty"`
-	BaseFee      []*hexutil.Big   `json:"baseFeePerGas,omitempty"`
-	GasUsedRatio []float64        `json:"gasUsedRatio"`
+	OldestBlock      *hexutil.Big     `json:"oldestBlock"`
+	Reward           [][]*hexutil.Big `json:"reward,omitempty"`
+	BaseFee          []*hexutil.Big   `json:"baseFeePerGas,omitempty"`
+	GasUsedRatio     []float64        `json:"gasUsedRatio"`
+	BlobBaseFee      []*hexutil.Big   `json:"baseFeePerBlobGas,omitempty"`
+	BlobGasUsedRatio []float64        `json:"blobGasUsedRatio,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // FeeHistory returns the fee market history.
 func (s *EthereumAPI) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount math.HexOrDecimal64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*feeHistoryResult, error) {
-	oldest, reward, baseFee, gasUsed, err := s.b.FeeHistory(ctx, uint64(blockCount), lastBlock, rewardPercentiles)
+	oldest, reward, baseFee, gasUsed, blobBaseFee, blobGasUsed, err := s.b.FeeHistory(ctx, uint64(blockCount), lastBlock, rewardPercentiles)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -121,9 +124,23 @@ func (s *EthereumAPI) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount math.HexOrDecim
 			results.BaseFee[i] = (*hexutil.Big)(v)
 		}
 	}
+	if blobBaseFee != nil {
+		results.BlobBaseFee = make([]*hexutil.Big, len(blobBaseFee))
+		for i, v := range blobBaseFee {
+			results.BlobBaseFee[i] = (*hexutil.Big)(v)
+		}
+	}
+	if blobGasUsed != nil {
+		results.BlobGasUsedRatio = blobGasUsed
+	}
 	return results, nil
 }
 
+// BlobBaseFee returns the base fee for blob gas at the current head.
+func (s *EthereumAPI) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) *hexutil.Big {
+	return (*hexutil.Big)(s.b.BlobBaseFee(ctx))
+}
+
 // Syncing returns false in case the node is currently not syncing with the network. It can be up-to-date or has not
 // yet received the latest block headers from its pears. In case it is synchronizing:
 // - startingBlock: block number this node started to synchronize from
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
index 6aad4097fe..1f62d0c6bd 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
@@ -53,8 +56,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/blocktest"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
-	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func testTransactionMarshal(t *testing.T, tests []txData, config *params.ChainConfig) {
@@ -468,17 +469,18 @@ func (b testBackend) SyncProgress() ethereum.SyncProgress { return ethereum.Sync
 func (b testBackend) SuggestGasTipCap(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
 	return big.NewInt(0), nil
 }
-func (b testBackend) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, error) {
-	return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil
+func (b testBackend) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, []*big.Int, []float64, error) {
+	return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil
 }
-func (b testBackend) ChainDb() ethdb.Database           { return b.db }
-func (b testBackend) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager { return b.accman }
-func (b testBackend) ExtRPCEnabled() bool               { return false }
-func (b testBackend) RPCGasCap() uint64                 { return 10000000 }
-func (b testBackend) RPCEVMTimeout() time.Duration      { return time.Second }
-func (b testBackend) RPCTxFeeCap() float64              { return 0 }
-func (b testBackend) UnprotectedAllowed() bool          { return false }
-func (b testBackend) SetHead(number uint64)             {}
+func (b testBackend) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) *big.Int { return new(big.Int) }
+func (b testBackend) ChainDb() ethdb.Database                  { return b.db }
+func (b testBackend) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager        { return b.accman }
+func (b testBackend) ExtRPCEnabled() bool                      { return false }
+func (b testBackend) RPCGasCap() uint64                        { return 10000000 }
+func (b testBackend) RPCEVMTimeout() time.Duration             { return time.Second }
+func (b testBackend) RPCTxFeeCap() float64                     { return 0 }
+func (b testBackend) UnprotectedAllowed() bool                 { return false }
+func (b testBackend) SetHead(number uint64)                    {}
 func (b testBackend) HeaderByNumber(ctx context.Context, number rpc.BlockNumber) (*types.Header, error) {
 	if number == rpc.LatestBlockNumber {
 		return b.chain.CurrentBlock(), nil
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/backend.go b/internal/ethapi/backend.go
index fd2f5699ea..2a45ba0921 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/backend.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/backend.go
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ type Backend interface {
 	SyncProgress() ethereum.SyncProgress
 
 	SuggestGasTipCap(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error)
-	FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, error)
+	FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, []*big.Int, []float64, error)
+	BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) *big.Int
 	ChainDb() ethdb.Database
 	AccountManager() *accounts.Manager
 	ExtRPCEnabled() bool
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
index 24ecb1dee4..6750fc07a9 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
@@ -314,13 +314,15 @@ func (b *backendMock) setFork(fork string) error {
 func (b *backendMock) SuggestGasTipCap(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
 	return big.NewInt(42), nil
 }
+func (b *backendMock) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) *big.Int { return big.NewInt(42) }
+
 func (b *backendMock) CurrentHeader() *types.Header     { return b.current }
 func (b *backendMock) ChainConfig() *params.ChainConfig { return b.config }
 
 // Other methods needed to implement Backend interface.
 func (b *backendMock) SyncProgress() ethereum.SyncProgress { return ethereum.SyncProgress{} }
-func (b *backendMock) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, error) {
-	return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil
+func (b *backendMock) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, []*big.Int, []float64, error) {
+	return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil
 }
 func (b *backendMock) ChainDb() ethdb.Database           { return nil }
 func (b *backendMock) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager { return nil }
diff --git a/internal/jsre/deps/web3.js b/internal/jsre/deps/web3.js
index 4196cb8db0..b0fd8fcafc 100644
--- a/internal/jsre/deps/web3.js
+++ b/internal/jsre/deps/web3.js
@@ -5519,6 +5519,11 @@ var properties = function () {
             getter: 'eth_gasPrice',
             outputFormatter: formatters.outputBigNumberFormatter
         }),
+        new Property({
+            name: 'blobBaseFee',
+            getter: 'eth_blobBaseFee',
+            outputFormatter: formatters.outputBigNumberFormatter
+        }),
         new Property({
             name: 'accounts',
             getter: 'eth_accounts'
diff --git a/metrics/README.md b/metrics/README.md
index e2d7945008..85b119470a 100644
--- a/metrics/README.md
+++ b/metrics/README.md
@@ -100,24 +100,6 @@ go influxdb.InfluxDB(metrics.DefaultRegistry,
 )
 ```
 
-Periodically upload every metric to Librato using the [Librato client](https://github.com/mihasya/go-metrics-librato):
-
-**Note**: the client included with this repository under the `librato` package
-has been deprecated and moved to the repository linked above.
-
-```go
-import "github.com/mihasya/go-metrics-librato"
-
-go librato.Librato(metrics.DefaultRegistry,
-    10e9,                  // interval
-    "example@example.com", // account owner email address
-    "token",               // Librato API token
-    "hostname",            // source
-    []float64{0.95},       // percentiles to send
-    time.Millisecond,      // time unit
-)
-```
-
 Periodically emit every metric to StatHat:
 
 ```go
@@ -157,7 +139,6 @@ Publishing Metrics
 
 Clients are available for the following destinations:
 
-* Librato - https://github.com/mihasya/go-metrics-librato
 * Graphite - https://github.com/cyberdelia/go-metrics-graphite
 * InfluxDB - https://github.com/vrischmann/go-metrics-influxdb
 * Ganglia - https://github.com/appscode/metlia
diff --git a/metrics/librato/client.go b/metrics/librato/client.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f1b9e1e916..0000000000
--- a/metrics/librato/client.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-package librato
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
-)
-
-const Operations = "operations"
-const OperationsShort = "ops"
-
-type LibratoClient struct {
-	Email, Token string
-}
-
-// property strings
-const (
-	// display attributes
-	Color             = "color"
-	DisplayMax        = "display_max"
-	DisplayMin        = "display_min"
-	DisplayUnitsLong  = "display_units_long"
-	DisplayUnitsShort = "display_units_short"
-	DisplayStacked    = "display_stacked"
-	DisplayTransform  = "display_transform"
-	// special gauge display attributes
-	SummarizeFunction = "summarize_function"
-	Aggregate         = "aggregate"
-
-	// metric keys
-	Name        = "name"
-	Period      = "period"
-	Description = "description"
-	DisplayName = "display_name"
-	Attributes  = "attributes"
-
-	// measurement keys
-	MeasureTime = "measure_time"
-	Source      = "source"
-	Value       = "value"
-
-	// special gauge keys
-	Count      = "count"
-	Sum        = "sum"
-	Max        = "max"
-	Min        = "min"
-	SumSquares = "sum_squares"
-
-	// batch keys
-	Counters = "counters"
-	Gauges   = "gauges"
-
-	MetricsPostUrl = "https://metrics-api.librato.com/v1/metrics"
-)
-
-type Measurement map[string]interface{}
-type Metric map[string]interface{}
-
-type Batch struct {
-	Gauges      []Measurement `json:"gauges,omitempty"`
-	Counters    []Measurement `json:"counters,omitempty"`
-	MeasureTime int64         `json:"measure_time"`
-	Source      string        `json:"source"`
-}
-
-func (c *LibratoClient) PostMetrics(batch Batch) (err error) {
-	var (
-		js   []byte
-		req  *http.Request
-		resp *http.Response
-	)
-
-	if len(batch.Counters) == 0 && len(batch.Gauges) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if js, err = json.Marshal(batch); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if req, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, MetricsPostUrl, bytes.NewBuffer(js)); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	req.SetBasicAuth(c.Email, c.Token)
-
-	resp, err = http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		var body []byte
-		if body, err = io.ReadAll(resp.Body); err != nil {
-			body = []byte(fmt.Sprintf("(could not fetch response body for error: %s)", err))
-		}
-		err = fmt.Errorf("unable to post to Librato: %d %s %s", resp.StatusCode, resp.Status, string(body))
-	}
-	return
-}
diff --git a/metrics/librato/librato.go b/metrics/librato/librato.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a86f758637..0000000000
--- a/metrics/librato/librato.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,254 +0,0 @@
-package librato
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"log"
-	"math"
-	"regexp"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
-)
-
-// a regexp for extracting the unit from time.Duration.String
-var unitRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`[^\\d]+$`)
-
-// a helper that turns a time.Duration into librato display attributes for timer metrics
-func translateTimerAttributes(d time.Duration) (attrs map[string]interface{}) {
-	attrs = make(map[string]interface{})
-	attrs[DisplayTransform] = fmt.Sprintf("x/%d", int64(d))
-	attrs[DisplayUnitsShort] = string(unitRegexp.Find([]byte(d.String())))
-	return
-}
-
-type Reporter struct {
-	Email, Token    string
-	Namespace       string
-	Source          string
-	Interval        time.Duration
-	Registry        metrics.Registry
-	Percentiles     []float64              // percentiles to report on histogram metrics
-	TimerAttributes map[string]interface{} // units in which timers will be displayed
-	intervalSec     int64
-}
-
-func NewReporter(r metrics.Registry, d time.Duration, e string, t string, s string, p []float64, u time.Duration) *Reporter {
-	return &Reporter{e, t, "", s, d, r, p, translateTimerAttributes(u), int64(d / time.Second)}
-}
-
-func Librato(r metrics.Registry, d time.Duration, e string, t string, s string, p []float64, u time.Duration) {
-	NewReporter(r, d, e, t, s, p, u).Run()
-}
-
-func (rep *Reporter) Run() {
-	log.Printf("WARNING: This client has been DEPRECATED! It has been moved to https://github.com/mihasya/go-metrics-librato and will be removed from rcrowley/go-metrics on August 5th 2015")
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(rep.Interval)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
-	metricsApi := &LibratoClient{rep.Email, rep.Token}
-	for now := range ticker.C {
-		var metrics Batch
-		var err error
-		if metrics, err = rep.BuildRequest(now, rep.Registry); err != nil {
-			log.Printf("ERROR constructing librato request body %s", err)
-			continue
-		}
-		if err := metricsApi.PostMetrics(metrics); err != nil {
-			log.Printf("ERROR sending metrics to librato %s", err)
-			continue
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// calculate sum of squares from data provided by metrics.Histogram
-// see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation#Rapid_calculation_methods
-func sumSquares(icount int64, mean, stDev float64) float64 {
-	count := float64(icount)
-	sumSquared := math.Pow(count*mean, 2)
-	sumSquares := math.Pow(count*stDev, 2) + sumSquared/count
-	if math.IsNaN(sumSquares) {
-		return 0.0
-	}
-	return sumSquares
-}
-func sumSquaresTimer(t metrics.TimerSnapshot) float64 {
-	count := float64(t.Count())
-	sumSquared := math.Pow(count*t.Mean(), 2)
-	sumSquares := math.Pow(count*t.StdDev(), 2) + sumSquared/count
-	if math.IsNaN(sumSquares) {
-		return 0.0
-	}
-	return sumSquares
-}
-
-func (rep *Reporter) BuildRequest(now time.Time, r metrics.Registry) (snapshot Batch, err error) {
-	snapshot = Batch{
-		// coerce timestamps to a stepping fn so that they line up in Librato graphs
-		MeasureTime: (now.Unix() / rep.intervalSec) * rep.intervalSec,
-		Source:      rep.Source,
-	}
-	snapshot.Gauges = make([]Measurement, 0)
-	snapshot.Counters = make([]Measurement, 0)
-	histogramGaugeCount := 1 + len(rep.Percentiles)
-	r.Each(func(name string, metric interface{}) {
-		if rep.Namespace != "" {
-			name = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", rep.Namespace, name)
-		}
-		measurement := Measurement{}
-		measurement[Period] = rep.Interval.Seconds()
-		switch m := metric.(type) {
-		case metrics.Counter:
-			ms := m.Snapshot()
-			if ms.Count() > 0 {
-				measurement[Name] = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", name, "count")
-				measurement[Value] = float64(ms.Count())
-				measurement[Attributes] = map[string]interface{}{
-					DisplayUnitsLong:  Operations,
-					DisplayUnitsShort: OperationsShort,
-					DisplayMin:        "0",
-				}
-				snapshot.Counters = append(snapshot.Counters, measurement)
-			}
-		case metrics.CounterFloat64:
-			if count := m.Snapshot().Count(); count > 0 {
-				measurement[Name] = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", name, "count")
-				measurement[Value] = count
-				measurement[Attributes] = map[string]interface{}{
-					DisplayUnitsLong:  Operations,
-					DisplayUnitsShort: OperationsShort,
-					DisplayMin:        "0",
-				}
-				snapshot.Counters = append(snapshot.Counters, measurement)
-			}
-		case metrics.Gauge:
-			measurement[Name] = name
-			measurement[Value] = float64(m.Snapshot().Value())
-			snapshot.Gauges = append(snapshot.Gauges, measurement)
-		case metrics.GaugeFloat64:
-			measurement[Name] = name
-			measurement[Value] = m.Snapshot().Value()
-			snapshot.Gauges = append(snapshot.Gauges, measurement)
-		case metrics.GaugeInfo:
-			measurement[Name] = name
-			measurement[Value] = m.Snapshot().Value()
-			snapshot.Gauges = append(snapshot.Gauges, measurement)
-		case metrics.Histogram:
-			ms := m.Snapshot()
-			if ms.Count() > 0 {
-				gauges := make([]Measurement, histogramGaugeCount)
-				measurement[Name] = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", name, "hist")
-				measurement[Count] = uint64(ms.Count())
-				measurement[Max] = float64(ms.Max())
-				measurement[Min] = float64(ms.Min())
-				measurement[Sum] = float64(ms.Sum())
-				measurement[SumSquares] = sumSquares(ms.Count(), ms.Mean(), ms.StdDev())
-				gauges[0] = measurement
-				for i, p := range rep.Percentiles {
-					gauges[i+1] = Measurement{
-						Name:   fmt.Sprintf("%s.%.2f", measurement[Name], p),
-						Value:  ms.Percentile(p),
-						Period: measurement[Period],
-					}
-				}
-				snapshot.Gauges = append(snapshot.Gauges, gauges...)
-			}
-		case metrics.Meter:
-			ms := m.Snapshot()
-			measurement[Name] = name
-			measurement[Value] = float64(ms.Count())
-			snapshot.Counters = append(snapshot.Counters, measurement)
-			snapshot.Gauges = append(snapshot.Gauges,
-				Measurement{
-					Name:   fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", name, "1min"),
-					Value:  ms.Rate1(),
-					Period: int64(rep.Interval.Seconds()),
-					Attributes: map[string]interface{}{
-						DisplayUnitsLong:  Operations,
-						DisplayUnitsShort: OperationsShort,
-						DisplayMin:        "0",
-					},
-				},
-				Measurement{
-					Name:   fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", name, "5min"),
-					Value:  ms.Rate5(),
-					Period: int64(rep.Interval.Seconds()),
-					Attributes: map[string]interface{}{
-						DisplayUnitsLong:  Operations,
-						DisplayUnitsShort: OperationsShort,
-						DisplayMin:        "0",
-					},
-				},
-				Measurement{
-					Name:   fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", name, "15min"),
-					Value:  ms.Rate15(),
-					Period: int64(rep.Interval.Seconds()),
-					Attributes: map[string]interface{}{
-						DisplayUnitsLong:  Operations,
-						DisplayUnitsShort: OperationsShort,
-						DisplayMin:        "0",
-					},
-				},
-			)
-		case metrics.Timer:
-			ms := m.Snapshot()
-			measurement[Name] = name
-			measurement[Value] = float64(ms.Count())
-			snapshot.Counters = append(snapshot.Counters, measurement)
-			if ms.Count() > 0 {
-				libratoName := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", name, "timer.mean")
-				gauges := make([]Measurement, histogramGaugeCount)
-				gauges[0] = Measurement{
-					Name:       libratoName,
-					Count:      uint64(ms.Count()),
-					Sum:        ms.Mean() * float64(ms.Count()),
-					Max:        float64(ms.Max()),
-					Min:        float64(ms.Min()),
-					SumSquares: sumSquaresTimer(ms),
-					Period:     int64(rep.Interval.Seconds()),
-					Attributes: rep.TimerAttributes,
-				}
-				for i, p := range rep.Percentiles {
-					gauges[i+1] = Measurement{
-						Name:       fmt.Sprintf("%s.timer.%2.0f", name, p*100),
-						Value:      ms.Percentile(p),
-						Period:     int64(rep.Interval.Seconds()),
-						Attributes: rep.TimerAttributes,
-					}
-				}
-				snapshot.Gauges = append(snapshot.Gauges, gauges...)
-				snapshot.Gauges = append(snapshot.Gauges,
-					Measurement{
-						Name:   fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", name, "rate.1min"),
-						Value:  ms.Rate1(),
-						Period: int64(rep.Interval.Seconds()),
-						Attributes: map[string]interface{}{
-							DisplayUnitsLong:  Operations,
-							DisplayUnitsShort: OperationsShort,
-							DisplayMin:        "0",
-						},
-					},
-					Measurement{
-						Name:   fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", name, "rate.5min"),
-						Value:  ms.Rate5(),
-						Period: int64(rep.Interval.Seconds()),
-						Attributes: map[string]interface{}{
-							DisplayUnitsLong:  Operations,
-							DisplayUnitsShort: OperationsShort,
-							DisplayMin:        "0",
-						},
-					},
-					Measurement{
-						Name:   fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", name, "rate.15min"),
-						Value:  ms.Rate15(),
-						Period: int64(rep.Interval.Seconds()),
-						Attributes: map[string]interface{}{
-							DisplayUnitsLong:  Operations,
-							DisplayUnitsShort: OperationsShort,
-							DisplayMin:        "0",
-						},
-					},
-				)
-			}
-		}
-	})
-	return
-}
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 4924952478..5dc3e2056b 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func (miner *Miner) commitTransactions(env *environment, plainTxs, blobTxs *tran
 			continue
 		}
 		// Error may be ignored here. The error has already been checked
-		// during transaction acceptance is the transaction pool.
+		// during transaction acceptance in the transaction pool.
 		from, _ := types.Sender(env.signer, tx)
 
 		// Check whether the tx is replay protected. If we're not in the EIP155 hf
diff --git a/rlp/rlpgen/gen.go b/rlp/rlpgen/gen.go
index 0c65864826..ff39874737 100644
--- a/rlp/rlpgen/gen.go
+++ b/rlp/rlpgen/gen.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ type op interface {
 // basicOp handles basic types bool, uint*, string.
 type basicOp struct {
 	typ           types.Type
-	writeMethod   string     // calle write the value
+	writeMethod   string     // EncoderBuffer writer method name
 	writeArgType  types.Type // parameter type of writeMethod
 	decMethod     string
 	decResultType types.Type // return type of decMethod
diff --git a/rpc/subscription.go b/rpc/subscription.go
index d3dff32a27..d77c655bf9 100644
--- a/rpc/subscription.go
+++ b/rpc/subscription.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func NotifierFromContext(ctx context.Context) (*Notifier, bool) {
 	return n, ok
 }
 
-// Notifier is tied to a RPC connection that supports subscriptions.
+// Notifier is tied to an RPC connection that supports subscriptions.
 // Server callbacks use the notifier to send notifications.
 type Notifier struct {
 	h         *handler
diff --git a/rpc/types.go b/rpc/types.go
index d124081786..2e53174b87 100644
--- a/rpc/types.go
+++ b/rpc/types.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type API struct {
 }
 
 // ServerCodec implements reading, parsing and writing RPC messages for the server side of
-// a RPC session. Implementations must be go-routine safe since the codec can be called in
+// an RPC session. Implementations must be go-routine safe since the codec can be called in
 // multiple go-routines concurrently.
 type ServerCodec interface {
 	peerInfo() PeerInfo
diff --git a/trie/errors.go b/trie/errors.go
index 7be7041c7f..ce5cb13423 100644
--- a/trie/errors.go
+++ b/trie/errors.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 )
 
-// ErrCommitted is returned when a already committed trie is requested for usage.
+// ErrCommitted is returned when an already committed trie is requested for usage.
 // The potential usages can be `Get`, `Update`, `Delete`, `NodeIterator`, `Prove`
 // and so on.
 var ErrCommitted = errors.New("trie is already committed")
diff --git a/trie/proof.go b/trie/proof.go
index fd892fb4be..a39d6b4ea3 100644
--- a/trie/proof.go
+++ b/trie/proof.go
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func unset(parent node, child node, key []byte, pos int, removeLeft bool) error
 		return unset(cld, cld.Children[key[pos]], key, pos+1, removeLeft)
 	case *shortNode:
 		if len(key[pos:]) < len(cld.Key) || !bytes.Equal(cld.Key, key[pos:pos+len(cld.Key)]) {
-			// Find the fork point, it's an non-existent branch.
+			// Find the fork point, it's a non-existent branch.
 			if removeLeft {
 				if bytes.Compare(cld.Key, key[pos:]) < 0 {
 					// The key of fork shortnode is less than the path
diff --git a/triedb/pathdb/database.go b/triedb/pathdb/database.go
index 2e7c662804..18f2eeef00 100644
--- a/triedb/pathdb/database.go
+++ b/triedb/pathdb/database.go
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ func (db *Database) Enable(root common.Hash) error {
 	// Ensure the provided state root matches the stored one.
 	root = types.TrieRootHash(root)
 	_, stored := rawdb.ReadAccountTrieNode(db.diskdb, nil)
+	stored = types.TrieRootHash(stored)
 	if stored != root {
 		return fmt.Errorf("state root mismatch: stored %x, synced %x", stored, root)
 	}
diff --git a/triedb/pathdb/database_test.go b/triedb/pathdb/database_test.go
index 30edef2760..29de534589 100644
--- a/triedb/pathdb/database_test.go
+++ b/triedb/pathdb/database_test.go
@@ -476,13 +476,13 @@ func TestDisable(t *testing.T) {
 
 	_, stored := rawdb.ReadAccountTrieNode(tester.db.diskdb, nil)
 	if err := tester.db.Disable(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("Failed to deactivate database")
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to deactivate database: %v", err)
 	}
 	if err := tester.db.Enable(types.EmptyRootHash); err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Invalid activation should be rejected")
+		t.Fatal("Invalid activation should be rejected")
 	}
 	if err := tester.db.Enable(stored); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("Failed to activate database")
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to activate database: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// Ensure journal is deleted from disk