diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Nimbus
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Licensed under either of
+#  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+#  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or
+#    http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+# at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
+# according to those terms.
+vendor/*
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/kurtosis.yml b/.github/workflows/kurtosis.yml
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/kurtosis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+# Nimbus
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Licensed under either of
+#  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+#  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or
+#    http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+# at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
+# according to those terms.
+
+name: Kurtosis Tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Nimbus eth1 - eth2 interop check
+    outputs:
+      test_result: ${{ steps.test_result.outputs.test_result }}
+      test_status: ${{ steps.test_result.outputs.test_status }}
+      failed_test_status: ${{ steps.test_result.outputs.failed_test_status }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+
+    - name: Cache Docker layers
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${{ github.sha }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-
+
+    - name: Build Docker image
+      shell: bash
+      run: docker build . -t localtestnet
+        
+
+    - name: Set up Kurtosis
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://apt.fury.io/kurtosis-tech/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kurtosis.list
+        sudo apt update
+        sudo apt install kurtosis-cli
+        kurtosis analytics disable
+
+    - name: Run Kurtosis
+      shell: bash
+      id: services
+      run: |
+        export github_sha=${{ github.sha }}
+        export github_repository=${{ github.repository }} 
+
+        cat kurtosis-network-params.yml | envsubst > assertoor.yaml
+        sed -i "s/el_image: .*/el_image: localtestnet/" assertoor.yaml
+
+        kurtosis run github.com/kurtosis-tech/ethereum-package --enclave assertoor-${{ github.run_id }} --args-file assertoor.yaml
+
+        enclave_dump=$(kurtosis enclave inspect assertoor-${{ github.run_id }})
+
+        assertoor_url=$(echo "$enclave_dump" | grep assertoor | grep http | sed 's/.*\(http:\/\/[0-9.:]\+\).*/\1/')
+        echo "assertoor_url: ${assertoor_url}"
+        echo "assertoor_url=${assertoor_url}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: Await test completion
+      shell: bash
+      id: test_result
+      run: |
+        assertoor_url="${{ steps.services.outputs.assertoor_url }}"
+
+        YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+        GRAY='\033[0;37m'
+        GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+        RED='\033[0;31m'
+        NC='\033[0m'
+
+        # print assertor logs
+        assertoor_container=$(docker container list | grep assertoor | sed 's/^\([^ ]\+\) .*$/\1/')
+        docker logs -f $assertoor_container &
+
+        # helper to fetch task status for specific test id
+        get_tasks_status() {
+          tasks=$(curl -s ${assertoor_url}/api/v1/test_run/$1 | jq -c ".data.tasks[] | {index, parent_index, name, title, status, result}")
+          declare -A task_graph_map
+          task_graph_map[0]=""
+
+          while read task; do
+            task_id=$(echo "$task" | jq -r ".index")
+            task_parent=$(echo "$task" | jq -r ".parent_index")
+            task_name=$(echo "$task" | jq -r ".name")
+            task_title=$(echo "$task" | jq -r ".title")
+            task_status=$(echo "$task" | jq -r ".status")
+            task_result=$(echo "$task" | jq -r ".result")
+
+            task_graph="${task_graph_map[$task_parent]}"
+            task_graph_map[$task_id]="$task_graph |"
+            if [ ! -z "$task_graph" ]; then
+              task_graph="${task_graph}- "
+            fi
+
+            if [ "$task_status" == "pending" ]; then
+              task_status="${GRAY}pending ${NC}"
+            elif [ "$task_status" == "running" ]; then
+              task_status="${YELLOW}running ${NC}"
+            elif [ "$task_status" == "complete" ]; then
+              task_status="${GREEN}complete${NC}"
+            fi
+
+            if [ "$task_result" == "none" ]; then
+              task_result="${GRAY}none   ${NC}"
+            elif [ "$task_result" == "success" ]; then
+              task_result="${GREEN}success${NC}"
+            elif [ "$task_result" == "failure" ]; then
+              task_result="${RED}failure${NC}"
+            fi
+            
+            printf " $(printf '%-4s' "$task_id")\t$task_status\t$task_result\t$(printf '%-50s' "$task_graph$task_name") \t$task_title \n"
+          done <<< $(echo "$tasks")
+        }
+
+        # poll & check test status
+        final_test_result=""
+        failed_test_id=""
+        while true
+        do
+          pending_tests=0
+          failed_tests=0
+          total_tests=0
+          running_test=""
+
+          status_lines=()
+          task_lines=""
+          status_lines+=("$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')  Test Status:")
+
+          tests=$(curl -s ${assertoor_url}/api/v1/test_runs | jq -c ".data[] | {run_id, test_id, name, status}")
+          while read test; do
+            if [ -z "$test" ]; then
+              continue
+            fi
+            run_id=$(echo "$test" | jq -r ".run_id")
+            test_id=$(echo "$test" | jq -r ".test_id")
+            test_name=$(echo "$test" | jq -r ".name")
+            test_status=$(echo "$test" | jq -r ".status")
+
+            if [ "$test_status" == "pending" ]; then
+              pending_tests=$(expr $pending_tests + 1)
+              status_name="${GRAY}pending${NC}"
+            elif [ "$test_status" == "running" ]; then
+              pending_tests=$(expr $pending_tests + 1)
+              running_test="$run_id"
+              status_name="${YELLOW}running${NC}"
+
+            elif [ "$test_status" == "success" ]; then
+              status_name="${GREEN}success${NC}"
+            elif [ "$test_status" == "failure" ]; then
+              failed_tests=$(expr $failed_tests + 1)
+              failed_test_id="$run_id"
+              status_name="${RED}failure${NC}"
+            else
+              status_name="$test_status"
+            fi
+            status_lines+=("  $(printf '%-3s' "$test_id") $status_name \t$test_name")
+            total_tests=$(expr $total_tests + 1)
+          done <<< $(echo "$tests")
+
+          for status_line in "${status_lines[@]}"
+          do
+            printf "$status_line \n"
+          done
+
+          if ! [ -z "$running_test" ]; then
+            task_lines=$(get_tasks_status "$running_test")
+            echo "Active Test Task Status:"
+            echo "$task_lines"
+          fi
+
+          if [ $failed_tests -gt 0 ]; then 
+            final_test_result="failure"
+            break
+          fi
+          if [ $total_tests -gt 0 ] && [ $pending_tests -le 0 ]; then
+            final_test_result="success"
+            break
+          fi
+
+          sleep 60
+        done
+
+        # save test results & status to github output
+        echo "test_result=$(echo "$final_test_result")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "test_status<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        for status_line in "${status_lines[@]}"
+        do
+          printf "$status_line \n" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        done
+        echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+        if ! [ -z "$failed_test_id" ]; then
+          echo "failed_test_status<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          get_tasks_status "$failed_test_id" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "failed_test_status=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+
+    - name: Generate dump and remove kurtosis enclave
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p ./temp/dump
+        cd ./temp/dump
+        cp ../../assertoor.yaml ./kurtosis-params.yaml
+
+        kurtosis enclave dump assertoor-${{ github.run_id }}
+        kurtosis enclave rm -f assertoor-${{ github.run_id }}
+
+    - name: Upload dump artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: "kurtosis-enclave-dump-${{ github.run_id }}"
+        path: ./temp/dump
+    
+    - name: Return test result
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        test_result="${{ steps.test_result.outputs.test_result }}"
+        test_status=$(
+        cat <<"EOF"
+        ${{ steps.test_result.outputs.test_status }}
+        EOF
+        )
+        failed_test_status=$(
+        cat <<"EOF"
+        ${{ steps.test_result.outputs.failed_test_status }}
+        EOF
+        )
+
+        echo "Test Result:  $test_result"
+        echo "$test_status"
+
+        if [ "$test_result" == "success" ]; then
+          echo ""
+          echo "Failed Test Task Status:"
+          echo "$failed_test_status"
+
+          echo ""
+          echo "See 'Await test completion' task for detailed logs about this failure!"
+          echo ""
+
+          exit 1 # fail action
+        fi
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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index 000000000..15a86b7de
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+# Nimbus
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Licensed under either of
+#  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+#  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or
+#    http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+# at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
+# according to those terms.
+
+FROM debian:testing-slim AS build
+
+SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+
+RUN apt-get clean && apt update \
+ && apt -y install curl build-essential git-lfs librocksdb-dev
+
+RUN ldd --version ldd
+
+ADD . /root/nimbus-eth1
+
+RUN cd /root/nimbus-eth1 \
+ && make -j$(nproc) update \
+ && make -j$(nproc) V=1 LOG_LEVEL=TRACE nimbus
+
+# --------------------------------- #
+# Starting new image to reduce size #
+# --------------------------------- #
+FROM debian:testing-slim as deploy
+
+SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+RUN apt-get clean && apt update \
+ && apt -y install build-essential librocksdb-dev
+RUN apt update && apt -y upgrade
+
+RUN ldd --version ldd
+
+RUN rm -f /home/user/nimbus-eth1/build/nimbus
+
+COPY --from=build /root/nimbus-eth1/build/nimbus /home/user/nimbus-eth1/build/nimbus
+
+ENV PATH="/home/user/nimbus-eth1/build:${PATH}"
+ENTRYPOINT ["nimbus"]
+WORKDIR /home/user/nimbus-eth1/build
+
+STOPSIGNAL SIGINT
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diff --git a/kurtosis-network-params.yml b/kurtosis-network-params.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2cb23a924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kurtosis-network-params.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Nimbus
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Licensed under either of
+#  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+#  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or
+#    http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+# at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
+# according to those terms.
+
+participants:
+  - el_type: nimbus
+    el_image: <docker-image-placeholder>
+    el_extra_params: ["--log-level=DEBUG"]
+    cl_type: nimbus
+    cl_image: statusim/nimbus-eth2:multiarch-latest
+    cl_extra_params: ["--log-level=DEBUG;INFO:gossip_eth2,attpool,libp2p,gossipsub,pubsubpeer,pubsub,switch,networking,sync,dialer,identify,syncman,connmanager,beacnde,lightcl,requman,gossip_lc,clearance,lpstream,mplexchannel,nodes-verification,tcptransport,chaindag,noise,eth,p2p,discv5,muxedupgrade,multistream,connection,secure,fee_recipient,mplex,syncpool,multiaddress,peer_proto;WARN:message_router"]
+    use_separate_vc: false
+additional_services:
+  - tx_spammer
+  - assertoor
+  - beacon_metrics_gazer
+tx_spammer_params:
+  tx_spammer_extra_args: ["--accounts=1", "--txcount=1"]
+mev_type: null
+assertoor_params:
+  image: "ethpandaops/assertoor:master"
+  run_stability_check: true
+  run_block_proposal_check: true
+  run_transaction_test: true
+  run_blob_transaction_test: false
+  run_opcodes_transaction_test: true
diff --git a/run-kurtosis-check.sh b/run-kurtosis-check.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b0bc7fe12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run-kurtosis-check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Nimbus
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Licensed under either of
+#  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+#  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or
+#    http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+# at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
+# according to those terms.
+
+# ------------------------------------------------
+#          Inputs on how to run checks
+# ------------------------------------------------
+echo
+printf "Do you want to run the checks in terminal or visit the assertoor URL? (terminal/url) "
+read reply
+
+echo
+printf "Build new changes (yes/no)? "
+read use_previous_image
+
+# ------------------------------------------------
+#             Installation Checks
+# ------------------------------------------------
+
+# Checking for docker installation
+echo "Checking docker installation"
+if command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "Docker installation found"
+else
+  echo "Docker installation not found. Please install docker."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Checking kurtosis installation"
+if command -v kurtosis &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "Kurtosis installation found"
+else
+  echo "Kurtosis installation not found. Installing kurtosis"
+  echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://apt.fury.io/kurtosis-tech/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kurtosis.list
+  sudo apt-get update
+  sudo apt-get install -y kurtosis
+fi
+
+# Install jq if not installed already
+if [ "$(which jq)" != "" ]; 
+then
+  echo "jq is already installed"
+else
+  echo "jq is not installed. Installing jq"
+  sudo apt-get install -y jq
+fi
+
+new_el_image="localtestnet"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------
+#            Build the Docker Image
+# ------------------------------------------------
+if [[ "$use_previous_image" == "no" ]]; then
+  echo "Using the previously built docker image"
+  echo
+  echo -n "Please enter the docker image name (default: localtestnet) "
+  read -r el_image
+  if [[ "$el_image" == "" ]]; then
+    new_el_image="localtestnet"
+  else
+    new_el_image=$el_image
+  fi
+else
+  echo "Starting the Docker Build!"
+  # Build the docker Image
+  sudo docker build . -t localtestnet
+  # The new el_image value
+  new_el_image="localtestnet"
+fi
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------
+#             Run the Kurtosis Tests
+# ------------------------------------------------
+
+# Use sed to replace the el_image value in the file
+cat kurtosis-network-params.yml | envsubst > assertoor.yaml
+sed -i "s/el_image: .*/el_image: $new_el_image/" assertoor.yaml
+
+sudo kurtosis run \
+  --enclave nimbus-localtestnet \
+  github.com/kurtosis-tech/ethereum-package \
+  --args-file assertoor.yaml
+
+enclave_dump=$(kurtosis enclave inspect nimbus-localtestnet)
+assertoor_url=$(echo "$enclave_dump" | grep assertoor | grep http | sed 's/.*\(http:\/\/[0-9.:]\+\).*/\1/')
+
+# ------------------------------------------------
+#               Remove Generated File
+# ------------------------------------------------
+rm assertoor.yaml
+
+# Check the user's input and respond accordingly
+if [[ "$reply" == "url" ]]; then
+  echo "You chose to visit the assertoor URL."
+  echo "Assertoor Checks Please Visit -> ${assertoor_url}"
+  echo "Please visit the URL to check the status of the tests"
+  echo "The kurtosis enclave needs to be cleared, after the tests are done. Please run the following command ----- sudo kurtosis enclave rm -f nimbus-localtestnet"
+else
+  echo "Running the checks over terminal"
+
+
+  # ------------------------------------------------
+  #              Check for Test Status
+  # ------------------------------------------------
+  YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+  GRAY='\033[0;37m'
+  GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+  RED='\033[0;31m'
+  NC='\033[0m'
+
+  # print assertor logs
+  assertoor_container=$(docker container list | grep assertoor | sed 's/^\([^ ]\+\) .*$/\1/')
+  docker logs -f "$assertoor_container" &
+
+  # helper to fetch task status for specific test id
+  get_tasks_status() {
+    tasks=$(curl -s "${assertoor_url}"/api/v1/test_run/"$1" | jq -c ".data.tasks[] | {index, parent_index, name, title, status, result}")
+    declare -A task_graph_map
+    task_graph_map[0]=""
+
+    while read task; do
+      task_id=$(echo "$task" | jq -r ".index")
+      task_parent=$(echo "$task" | jq -r ".parent_index")
+      task_name=$(echo "$task" | jq -r ".name")
+      task_title=$(echo "$task" | jq -r ".title")
+      task_status=$(echo "$task" | jq -r ".status")
+      task_result=$(echo "$task" | jq -r ".result")
+
+      task_graph="${task_graph_map[$task_parent]}"
+      task_graph_map[$task_id]="$task_graph |"
+      if [ ! -z "$task_graph" ]; then
+        task_graph="${task_graph}- "
+      fi
+
+      if [ "$task_status" == "pending" ]; then
+        task_status="${GRAY}pending ${NC}"
+      elif [ "$task_status" == "running" ]; then
+        task_status="${YELLOW}running ${NC}"
+      elif [ "$task_status" == "complete" ]; then
+        task_status="${GREEN}complete${NC}"
+      fi
+
+      if [ "$task_result" == "none" ]; then
+        task_result="${GRAY}none   ${NC}"
+      elif [ "$task_result" == "success" ]; then
+        task_result="${GREEN}success${NC}"
+      elif [ "$task_result" == "failure" ]; then
+        task_result="${RED}failure${NC}"
+      fi
+      
+      echo -e " $(printf '%-4s' "$task_id")\t$task_status\t$task_result\t$(printf '%-50s' "$task_graph$task_name") \t$task_title"
+    done <<< $(echo "$tasks")
+  }
+
+  # poll & check test status
+  final_test_result=""
+  failed_test_id=""
+  while true
+  do
+    pending_tests=0
+    failed_tests=0
+    total_tests=0
+    running_test=""
+
+    status_lines=()
+    task_lines=""
+    status_lines+=("$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')  Test Status:")
+
+    tests=$(curl -s "${assertoor_url}"/api/v1/test_runs | jq -c ".data[] | {run_id, test_id, name, status}")
+    while read test; do
+      if [ -z "$test" ]; then
+        continue
+      fi
+      run_id=$(echo "$test" | jq -r ".run_id")
+      test_id=$(echo "$test" | jq -r ".test_id")
+      test_name=$(echo "$test" | jq -r ".name")
+      test_status=$(echo "$test" | jq -r ".status")
+
+      if [ "$test_status" == "pending" ]; then
+        pending_tests=$(expr $pending_tests + 1)
+        status_name="${GRAY}pending${NC}"
+      elif [ "$test_status" == "running" ]; then
+        pending_tests=$(expr $pending_tests + 1)
+        running_test="$run_id"
+        status_name="${YELLOW}running${NC}"
+
+      elif [ "$test_status" == "success" ]; then
+        status_name="${GREEN}success${NC}"
+      elif [ "$test_status" == "failure" ]; then
+        failed_tests=$(expr $failed_tests + 1)
+        failed_test_id="$run_id"
+        status_name="${RED}failure${NC}"
+      else
+        status_name="$test_status"
+      fi
+      status_lines+=("  $(printf '%-3s' "$test_id") $status_name \t$test_name")
+      total_tests=$(expr $total_tests + 1)
+    done <<< $(echo "$tests")
+
+    for status_line in "${status_lines[@]}"
+    do
+      echo -e "$status_line"
+    done
+
+    if ! [ -z "$running_test" ]; then
+      task_lines=$(get_tasks_status "$running_test")
+      echo "Active Test Task Status:"
+      echo "$task_lines"
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$failed_tests" -gt 0 ]; then 
+      final_test_result="failure"
+      break
+    fi
+    if [ "$total_tests" -gt 0 ] && [ "$pending_tests" -le 0 ]; then
+      final_test_result="success"
+      break
+    fi
+
+    sleep 60
+  done
+
+  # save test results & status to github output
+  echo "test_result=$(echo "$final_test_result")"
+  echo "test_status"
+  for status_line in "${status_lines[@]}"
+  do
+    echo -e "$status_line"
+  done
+  echo
+
+  if ! [ -z "$failed_test_id" ]; then
+    echo "failed_test_status"
+    get_tasks_status "$failed_test_id"
+    echo ""
+  else
+    echo "failed_test_status="
+  fi
+
+  # ------------------------------------------------
+  #                   Cleanup
+  # ------------------------------------------------
+  sudo kurtosis enclave rm -f nimbus-localtestnet
+fi
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