diff --git a/.github/workflows/bench.yml b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
index 65bd670bafb..3a59a844cc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bench.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ env:
 name: bench
 jobs:
   codspeed:
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/compact.yml b/.github/workflows/compact.yml
index 1ccf37106b2..b4fbadce2c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compact.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compact.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ env:
 name: compact-codec
 jobs:
   compact-codec:
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
         bin:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index b0ee51e3492..2cfed4a229d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   test:
     name: e2e-testsuite
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
     timeout-minutes: 90
@@ -43,4 +42,3 @@ jobs:
             --exclude 'op-reth' \
             --exclude 'reth' \
             -E 'binary(e2e_testsuite)'
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hive.yml b/.github/workflows/hive.yml
index d02ab561c6d..d729a8b3814 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hive.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hive.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ jobs:
   prepare-hive:
     if: github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth'
     timeout-minutes: 45
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Checkout hive tests
@@ -179,8 +178,7 @@ jobs:
       - prepare-reth
       - prepare-hive
     name: run ${{ matrix.scenario.sim }}${{ matrix.scenario.limit && format(' - {0}', matrix.scenario.limit) }}
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       issues: write
     steps:
@@ -247,8 +245,7 @@ jobs:
   notify-on-error:
     needs: test
     if: failure()
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Slack Webhook Action
         uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 027811dfb1e..3720fd573ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     name: test / ${{ matrix.network }}
     if: github.event_name != 'schedule'
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kurtosis-op.yml b/.github/workflows/kurtosis-op.yml
index 1c04e4c00c7..1ac8d687a1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kurtosis-op.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kurtosis-op.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
   push:
     tags:
-      - '*'
+      - "*"
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
     name: run kurtosis
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - prepare-reth
     steps:
@@ -83,12 +82,10 @@ jobs:
           kurtosis service logs -a op-devnet op-cl-2151908-2-op-node-op-reth-op-kurtosis
           exit 1
 
-
   notify-on-error:
     needs: test
     if: failure()
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Slack Webhook Action
         uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kurtosis.yml b/.github/workflows/kurtosis.yml
index 7b03d44c327..6eb85bdc20d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kurtosis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kurtosis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
   push:
     tags:
-      - '*'
+      - "*"
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
     name: run kurtosis
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - prepare-reth
     steps:
@@ -54,13 +53,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run kurtosis
         uses: ethpandaops/kurtosis-assertoor-github-action@v1
         with:
-          ethereum_package_args: '.github/assets/kurtosis_network_params.yaml'
+          ethereum_package_args: ".github/assets/kurtosis_network_params.yaml"
 
   notify-on-error:
     needs: test
     if: failure()
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Slack Webhook Action
         uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-reth.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-reth.yml
index 6c426f6cde8..136919cd903 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-reth.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-reth.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ jobs:
   prepare-reth:
     if: github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth'
     timeout-minutes: 45
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - run: mkdir artifacts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stage.yml b/.github/workflows/stage.yml
index 4825da8e793..76d7391a1df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stage.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     name: stage-run-test
     # Only run stage commands test in merge groups
     if: github.event_name == 'merge_group'
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       RUST_LOG: info,sync=error
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-era.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-era.yml
index ee4c3e92675..471a42371b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-era.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-era.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   sync:
     name: sync (${{ matrix.chain.bin }})
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       RUST_LOG: info,sync=error
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
@@ -64,4 +63,4 @@ jobs:
           ${{ matrix.chain.bin }} stage unwind num-blocks 100 --chain ${{ matrix.chain.chain }}
       - name: Run stage unwind to block hash
         run: |
-          ${{ matrix.chain.bin }} stage unwind to-block ${{ matrix.chain.unwind-target }} --chain ${{ matrix.chain.chain }} 
+          ${{ matrix.chain.bin }} stage unwind to-block ${{ matrix.chain.unwind-target }} --chain ${{ matrix.chain.chain }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync.yml b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
index 3e135ea4289..2891d6a5373 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   sync:
     name: sync (${{ matrix.chain.bin }})
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       RUST_LOG: info,sync=error
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
@@ -63,4 +62,4 @@ jobs:
           ${{ matrix.chain.bin }} stage unwind num-blocks 100 --chain ${{ matrix.chain.chain }}
       - name: Run stage unwind to block hash
         run: |
-          ${{ matrix.chain.bin }} stage unwind to-block ${{ matrix.chain.unwind-target }} --chain ${{ matrix.chain.chain }} 
+          ${{ matrix.chain.bin }} stage unwind to-block ${{ matrix.chain.unwind-target }} --chain ${{ matrix.chain.chain }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit.yml b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
index a5dcd09be49..cd07b3413bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   test:
     name: test / ${{ matrix.type }} (${{ matrix.partition }}/${{ matrix.total_partitions }})
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
     strategy:
@@ -65,8 +64,7 @@ jobs:
 
   state:
     name: Ethereum state tests
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       RUST_LOG: info,sync=error
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
@@ -100,8 +98,7 @@ jobs:
 
   doc:
     name: doc tests
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
     timeout-minutes: 30
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7460cfc0513..8427f237ffc 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ checksum = "683d7910e743518b0e34f1186f92494becacb047c7b6bf616c96772180fef923"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-chains"
-version = "0.2.20"
+version = "0.2.21"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4bc32535569185cbcb6ad5fa64d989a47bccb9a08e27284b1f2a3ccf16e6d010"
+checksum = "1b9ebac8ff9c2f07667e1803dc777304337e160ce5153335beb45e8ec0751808"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
  "alloy-rlp",
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-consensus"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8b6440213a22df93a87ed512d2f668e7dc1d62a05642d107f82d61edc9e12370"
+checksum = "2e318e25fb719e747a7e8db1654170fc185024f3ed5b10f86c08d448a912f6e2"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-eips",
  "alloy-primitives",
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-consensus-any"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "15d0bea09287942405c4f9d2a4f22d1e07611c2dbd9d5bf94b75366340f9e6e0"
+checksum = "364380a845193a317bcb7a5398fc86cdb66c47ebe010771dde05f6869bf9e64a"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-consensus",
  "alloy-eips",
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-contract"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d69af404f1d00ddb42f2419788fa87746a4cd13bab271916d7726fda6c792d94"
+checksum = "08d39c80ffc806f27a76ed42f3351a455f3dc4f81d6ff92c8aad2cf36b7d3a34"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-consensus",
  "alloy-dyn-abi",
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-eips"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4bd2c7ae05abcab4483ce821f12f285e01c0b33804e6883dd9ca1569a87ee2be"
+checksum = "a4c4d7c5839d9f3a467900c625416b24328450c65702eb3d8caff8813e4d1d33"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-eip2124",
  "alloy-eip2930",
@@ -288,9 +288,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-genesis"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fc47eaae86488b07ea8e20236184944072a78784a1f4993f8ec17b3aa5d08c21"
+checksum = "1ba4b1be0988c11f0095a2380aa596e35533276b8fa6c9e06961bbfe0aebcac5"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-eips",
  "alloy-primitives",
@@ -329,9 +329,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-json-rpc"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "003f46c54f22854a32b9cc7972660a476968008ad505427eabab49225309ec40"
+checksum = "f72cf87cda808e593381fb9f005ffa4d2475552b7a6c5ac33d087bf77d82abd0"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
  "alloy-sol-types",
@@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-network"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4f4029954d9406a40979f3a3b46950928a0fdcfe3ea8a9b0c17490d57e8aa0e3"
+checksum = "12aeb37b6f2e61b93b1c3d34d01ee720207c76fe447e2a2c217e433ac75b17f5"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-consensus",
  "alloy-consensus-any",
@@ -370,9 +370,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-network-primitives"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7805124ad69e57bbae7731c9c344571700b2a18d351bda9e0eba521c991d1bcb"
+checksum = "abd29ace62872083e30929cd9b282d82723196d196db589f3ceda67edcc05552"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-consensus",
  "alloy-eips",
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-op-hardforks"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "95ac97adaba4c26e17192d81f49186ac20c1e844e35a00e169c8d3d58bc84e6b"
+checksum = "f96fb2fce4024ada5b2c11d4076acf778a0d3e4f011c6dfd2ffce6d0fcf84ee9"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-chains",
  "alloy-hardforks",
@@ -444,9 +444,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-provider"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d369e12c92870d069e0c9dc5350377067af8a056e29e3badf8446099d7e00889"
+checksum = "9b710636d7126e08003b8217e24c09f0cca0b46d62f650a841736891b1ed1fc1"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-chains",
  "alloy-consensus",
@@ -489,9 +489,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-pubsub"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f77d20cdbb68a614c7a86b3ffef607b37d087bb47a03c58f4c3f8f99bc3ace3b"
+checksum = "cdd4c64eb250a18101d22ae622357c6b505e158e9165d4c7974d59082a600c5e"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-json-rpc",
  "alloy-primitives",
@@ -533,9 +533,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-rpc-client"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "31c89883fe6b7381744cbe80fef638ac488ead4f1956a4278956a1362c71cd2e"
+checksum = "d0882e72d2c1c0c79dcf4ab60a67472d3f009a949f774d4c17d0bdb669cfde05"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-json-rpc",
  "alloy-primitives",
@@ -559,9 +559,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-rpc-types"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "64e279e6d40ee40fe8f76753b678d8d5d260cb276dc6c8a8026099b16d2b43f4"
+checksum = "39cf1398cb33aacb139a960fa3d8cf8b1202079f320e77e952a0b95967bf7a9f"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
  "alloy-rpc-types-engine",
@@ -572,9 +572,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-rpc-types-admin"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2bcf50ccb65d29b8599f8f5e23dcac685f1d79459654c830cba381345760e901"
+checksum = "65a583d2029b171301f5dcf122aa2ef443a65a373778ec76540d999691ae867d"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-genesis",
  "alloy-primitives",
@@ -584,9 +584,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-rpc-types-anvil"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5e176c26fdd87893b6afeb5d92099d8f7e7a1fe11d6f4fe0883d6e33ac5f31ba"
+checksum = "c3ce4c24e416bd0f17fceeb2f26cd8668df08fe19e1dc02f9d41c3b8ed1e93e0"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
  "alloy-rpc-types-eth",
@@ -596,9 +596,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-rpc-types-any"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b43c1622aac2508d528743fd4cfdac1dea92d5a8fa894038488ff7edd0af0b32"
+checksum = "6a63fb40ed24e4c92505f488f9dd256e2afaed17faa1b7a221086ebba74f4122"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-consensus-any",
  "alloy-rpc-types-eth",
@@ -607,9 +607,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-rpc-types-beacon"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1786681640d4c60f22b6b8376b0f3fa200360bf1c3c2cb913e6c97f51928eb1b"
+checksum = "16633087e23d8d75161c3a59aa183203637b817a5a8d2f662f612ccb6d129af0"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-eips",
  "alloy-primitives",
@@ -627,9 +627,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-rpc-types-debug"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1b2ca3a434a6d49910a7e8e51797eb25db42ef8a5578c52d877fcb26d0afe7bc"
+checksum = "4936f579d9d10eae01772b2ab3497f9d568684f05f26f8175e12f9a1a2babc33"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
  "derive_more",
@@ -639,9 +639,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-rpc-types-engine"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d9c4c53a8b0905d931e7921774a1830609713bd3e8222347963172b03a3ecc68"
+checksum = "4c60bdce3be295924122732b7ecd0b2495ce4790bedc5370ca7019c08ad3f26e"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-consensus",
  "alloy-eips",
@@ -660,9 +660,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-rpc-types-eth"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ed5fafb741c19b3cca4cdd04fa215c89413491f9695a3e928dee2ae5657f607e"
+checksum = "9eae0c7c40da20684548cbc8577b6b7447f7bf4ddbac363df95e3da220e41e72"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-consensus",
  "alloy-consensus-any",
@@ -682,9 +682,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-rpc-types-mev"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "49a97bfc6d9b411c85bb08e1174ddd3e5d61b10d3bd13f529d6609f733cb2f6f"
+checksum = "81c0dd81c24944cfbf45b5df7cd149d9cd3e354db81ccf08aa47e0e05be8ab97"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-consensus",
  "alloy-eips",
@@ -697,9 +697,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-rpc-types-trace"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c55324323aa634b01bdecb2d47462a8dce05f5505b14a6e5db361eef16eda476"
+checksum = "ef206a4b8d436fbb7cf2e6a61c692d11df78f9382becc3c9a283bd58e64f0583"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
  "alloy-rpc-types-eth",
@@ -711,9 +711,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-rpc-types-txpool"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "96b1aa28effb6854be356ce92ed64cea3b323acd04c3f8bfb5126e2839698043"
+checksum = "ecb5a795264a02222f9534435b8f40dcbd88de8e9d586647884aae24f389ebf2"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
  "alloy-rpc-types-eth",
@@ -723,9 +723,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-serde"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a6f180c399ca7c1e2fe17ea58343910cad0090878a696ff5a50241aee12fc529"
+checksum = "c0df1987ed0ff2d0159d76b52e7ddfc4e4fbddacc54d2fbee765e0d14d7c01b5"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
  "arbitrary",
@@ -735,9 +735,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-signer"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ecc39ad2c0a3d2da8891f4081565780703a593f090f768f884049aa3aa929cbc"
+checksum = "6ff69deedee7232d7ce5330259025b868c5e6a52fa8dffda2c861fb3a5889b24"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
  "async-trait",
@@ -750,9 +750,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-signer-local"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "930e17cb1e46446a193a593a3bfff8d0ecee4e510b802575ebe300ae2e43ef75"
+checksum = "72cfe0be3ec5a8c1a46b2e5a7047ed41121d360d97f4405bb7c1c784880c86cb"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-consensus",
  "alloy-network",
@@ -839,9 +839,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-transport"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cae82426d98f8bc18f53c5223862907cac30ab8fc5e4cd2bb50808e6d3ab43d8"
+checksum = "be98b07210d24acf5b793c99b759e9a696e4a2e67593aec0487ae3b3e1a2478c"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-json-rpc",
  "auto_impl",
@@ -862,9 +862,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-transport-http"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "90aa6825760905898c106aba9c804b131816a15041523e80b6d4fe7af6380ada"
+checksum = "4198a1ee82e562cab85e7f3d5921aab725d9bd154b6ad5017f82df1695877c97"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-json-rpc",
  "alloy-transport",
@@ -877,9 +877,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-transport-ipc"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6ace83a4a6bb896e5894c3479042e6ba78aa5271dde599aa8c36a021d49cc8cc"
+checksum = "d8db249779ebc20dc265920c7e706ed0d31dbde8627818d1cbde60919b875bb0"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-json-rpc",
  "alloy-pubsub",
@@ -897,9 +897,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-transport-ws"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "86c9ab4c199e3a8f3520b60ba81aa67bb21fed9ed0d8304e0569094d0758a56f"
+checksum = "5ad2344a12398d7105e3722c9b7a7044ea837128e11d453604dec6e3731a86e2"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-pubsub",
  "alloy-transport",
@@ -935,9 +935,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-tx-macros"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ae109e33814b49fc0a62f2528993aa8a2dd346c26959b151f05441dc0b9da292"
+checksum = "333544408503f42d7d3792bfc0f7218b643d968a03d2c0ed383ae558fb4a76d0"
 dependencies = [
  "darling 0.21.3",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -1627,15 +1627,15 @@ checksum = "5e764a1d40d510daf35e07be9eb06e75770908c27d411ee6c92109c9840eaaf7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitcoin-io"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0b47c4ab7a93edb0c7198c5535ed9b52b63095f4e9b45279c6736cec4b856baf"
+checksum = "2dee39a0ee5b4095224a0cfc6bf4cc1baf0f9624b96b367e53b66d974e51d953"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitcoin_hashes"
-version = "0.14.0"
+version = "0.14.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bb18c03d0db0247e147a21a6faafd5a7eb851c743db062de72018b6b7e8e4d16"
+checksum = "26ec84b80c482df901772e931a9a681e26a1b9ee2302edeff23cb30328745c8b"
 dependencies = [
  "bitcoin-io",
  "hex-conservative",
@@ -2471,9 +2471,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "convert_case"
-version = "0.7.1"
+version = "0.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bb402b8d4c85569410425650ce3eddc7d698ed96d39a73f941b08fb63082f1e7"
+checksum = "633458d4ef8c78b72454de2d54fd6ab2e60f9e02be22f3c6104cdc8a4e0fceb9"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-segmentation",
 ]
@@ -2978,22 +2978,23 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "derive_more"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "093242cf7570c207c83073cf82f79706fe7b8317e98620a47d5be7c3d8497678"
+checksum = "10b768e943bed7bf2cab53df09f4bc34bfd217cdb57d971e769874c9a6710618"
 dependencies = [
  "derive_more-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "derive_more-impl"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bda628edc44c4bb645fbe0f758797143e4e07926f7ebf4e9bdfbd3d2ce621df3"
+checksum = "6d286bfdaf75e988b4a78e013ecd79c581e06399ab53fbacd2d916c2f904f30b"
 dependencies = [
  "convert_case",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
+ "rustc_version 0.4.1",
  "syn 2.0.111",
  "unicode-xid",
 ]
@@ -3981,9 +3982,9 @@ checksum = "1d674e81391d1e1ab681a28d99df07927c6d4aa5b027d7da16ba32d1d21ecd99"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "flate2"
-version = "1.1.5"
+version = "1.1.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bfe33edd8e85a12a67454e37f8c75e730830d83e313556ab9ebf9ee7fbeb3bfb"
+checksum = "a2152dbcb980c05735e2a651d96011320a949eb31a0c8b38b72645ce97dec676"
 dependencies = [
  "crc32fast",
  "miniz_oxide",
@@ -4277,9 +4278,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "git2"
-version = "0.20.2"
+version = "0.20.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2deb07a133b1520dc1a5690e9bd08950108873d7ed5de38dcc74d3b5ebffa110"
+checksum = "3e2b37e2f62729cdada11f0e6b3b6fe383c69c29fc619e391223e12856af308c"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
  "libc",
@@ -4704,9 +4705,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper-util"
-version = "0.1.18"
+version = "0.1.19"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "52e9a2a24dc5c6821e71a7030e1e14b7b632acac55c40e9d2e082c621261bb56"
+checksum = "727805d60e7938b76b826a6ef209eb70eaa1812794f9424d4a4e2d740662df5f"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "bytes",
@@ -5416,15 +5417,15 @@ checksum = "bbd2bcb4c963f2ddae06a2efc7e9f3591312473c50c6685e1f298068316e66fe"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.177"
+version = "0.2.178"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2874a2af47a2325c2001a6e6fad9b16a53b802102b528163885171cf92b15976"
+checksum = "37c93d8daa9d8a012fd8ab92f088405fb202ea0b6ab73ee2482ae66af4f42091"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libgit2-sys"
-version = "0.18.2+1.9.1"
+version = "0.18.3+1.9.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1c42fe03df2bd3c53a3a9c7317ad91d80c81cd1fb0caec8d7cc4cd2bfa10c222"
+checksum = "c9b3acc4b91781bb0b3386669d325163746af5f6e4f73e6d2d630e09a35f3487"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "libc",
@@ -5569,9 +5570,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "log"
-version = "0.4.28"
+version = "0.4.29"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "34080505efa8e45a4b816c349525ebe327ceaa8559756f0356cba97ef3bf7432"
+checksum = "5e5032e24019045c762d3c0f28f5b6b8bbf38563a65908389bf7978758920897"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "loom"
@@ -5839,9 +5840,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mio"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "69d83b0086dc8ecf3ce9ae2874b2d1290252e2a30720bea58a5c6639b0092873"
+checksum = "a69bcab0ad47271a0234d9422b131806bf3968021e5dc9328caf2d4cd58557fc"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "log",
@@ -6792,7 +6793,7 @@ version = "3.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "219cb19e96be00ab2e37d6e299658a0cfa83e52429179969b0f0121b4ac46983"
 dependencies = [
- "toml_edit 0.23.7",
+ "toml_edit 0.23.9",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -12787,9 +12788,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_edit"
-version = "0.23.7"
+version = "0.23.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6485ef6d0d9b5d0ec17244ff7eb05310113c3f316f2d14200d4de56b3cb98f8d"
+checksum = "5d7cbc3b4b49633d57a0509303158ca50de80ae32c265093b24c414705807832"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap 2.12.1",
  "toml_datetime 0.7.3",
@@ -13303,9 +13304,9 @@ checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uuid"
-version = "1.18.1"
+version = "1.19.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2f87b8aa10b915a06587d0dec516c282ff295b475d94abf425d62b57710070a2"
+checksum = "e2e054861b4bd027cd373e18e8d8d8e6548085000e41290d95ce0c373a654b4a"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.3.4",
  "js-sys",
@@ -14282,18 +14283,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy"
-version = "0.8.30"
+version = "0.8.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4ea879c944afe8a2b25fef16bb4ba234f47c694565e97383b36f3a878219065c"
+checksum = "fd74ec98b9250adb3ca554bdde269adf631549f51d8a8f8f0a10b50f1cb298c3"
 dependencies = [
  "zerocopy-derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy-derive"
-version = "0.8.30"
+version = "0.8.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cf955aa904d6040f70dc8e9384444cb1030aed272ba3cb09bbc4ab9e7c1f34f5"
+checksum = "d8a8d209fdf45cf5138cbb5a506f6b52522a25afccc534d1475dad8e31105c6a"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0294a059f8e..8533bbf7f37 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -495,33 +495,33 @@ alloy-trie = { version = "0.9.1", default-features = false }
 
 alloy-hardforks = "0.4.5"
 
-alloy-consensus = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-contract = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-eips = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-genesis = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-json-rpc = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-network = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-network-primitives = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-provider = { version = "1.1.2", features = ["reqwest", "debug-api"], default-features = false }
-alloy-pubsub = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-rpc-client = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-rpc-types = { version = "1.1.2", features = ["eth"], default-features = false }
-alloy-rpc-types-admin = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-rpc-types-anvil = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-rpc-types-beacon = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-rpc-types-debug = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-rpc-types-engine = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-rpc-types-eth = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-rpc-types-mev = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-rpc-types-trace = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-rpc-types-txpool = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-serde = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-signer = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-signer-local = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-transport = { version = "1.1.2" }
-alloy-transport-http = { version = "1.1.2", features = ["reqwest-rustls-tls"], default-features = false }
-alloy-transport-ipc = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
-alloy-transport-ws = { version = "1.1.2", default-features = false }
+alloy-consensus = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-contract = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-eips = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-genesis = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-json-rpc = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-network = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-network-primitives = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-provider = { version = "1.1.3", features = ["reqwest", "debug-api"], default-features = false }
+alloy-pubsub = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-rpc-client = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-rpc-types = { version = "1.1.3", features = ["eth"], default-features = false }
+alloy-rpc-types-admin = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-rpc-types-anvil = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-rpc-types-beacon = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-rpc-types-debug = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-rpc-types-engine = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-rpc-types-eth = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-rpc-types-mev = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-rpc-types-trace = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-rpc-types-txpool = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-serde = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-signer = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-signer-local = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-transport = { version = "1.1.3" }
+alloy-transport-http = { version = "1.1.3", features = ["reqwest-rustls-tls"], default-features = false }
+alloy-transport-ipc = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
+alloy-transport-ws = { version = "1.1.3", default-features = false }
 
 # op
 alloy-op-evm = { version = "0.24.1", default-features = false }
diff --git a/bin/reth-bench-compare/src/comparison.rs b/bin/reth-bench-compare/src/comparison.rs
index 544d17dd848..892456c8ca9 100644
--- a/bin/reth-bench-compare/src/comparison.rs
+++ b/bin/reth-bench-compare/src/comparison.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ pub(crate) struct TotalGasRow {
 /// - `mean_new_payload_latency_ms`: arithmetic mean latency across blocks.
 /// - `median_new_payload_latency_ms`: p50 latency across blocks.
 /// - `p90_new_payload_latency_ms` / `p99_new_payload_latency_ms`: tail latencies across blocks.
+/// - `std_dev_new_payload_latency_ms`: standard deviation of latency across blocks.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
 pub(crate) struct BenchmarkSummary {
     pub total_blocks: u64,
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ pub(crate) struct BenchmarkSummary {
     pub median_new_payload_latency_ms: f64,
     pub p90_new_payload_latency_ms: f64,
     pub p99_new_payload_latency_ms: f64,
+    pub std_dev_new_payload_latency_ms: f64,
     pub gas_per_second: f64,
     pub blocks_per_second: f64,
     pub min_block_number: u64,
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ pub(crate) struct RefInfo {
 /// Percent deltas are `(feature - baseline) / baseline * 100`:
 /// - `new_payload_latency_p50_change_percent` / p90 / p99: percent changes of the respective
 ///   per-block percentiles.
+/// - `std_dev_change_percent`: percent change in standard deviation of newPayload latency.
 /// - `per_block_latency_change_mean_percent` / `per_block_latency_change_median_percent` are the
 ///   mean and median of per-block percent deltas (feature vs baseline), capturing block-level
 ///   drift.
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ComparisonSummary {
     pub new_payload_latency_p50_change_percent: f64,
     pub new_payload_latency_p90_change_percent: f64,
     pub new_payload_latency_p99_change_percent: f64,
+    pub std_dev_change_percent: f64,
     pub gas_per_second_change_percent: f64,
     pub blocks_per_second_change_percent: f64,
 }
@@ -335,6 +339,9 @@ impl ComparisonGenerator {
         let mean_new_payload_latency_ms: f64 =
             latencies_ms.iter().sum::<f64>() / total_blocks as f64;
 
+        let std_dev_new_payload_latency_ms =
+            calculate_std_dev(&latencies_ms, mean_new_payload_latency_ms);
+
         let mut sorted_latencies_ms = latencies_ms;
         sorted_latencies_ms.sort_by(|a, b| a.partial_cmp(b).unwrap_or(Ordering::Equal));
         let median_new_payload_latency_ms = percentile(&sorted_latencies_ms, 0.5);
@@ -365,6 +372,7 @@ impl ComparisonGenerator {
             median_new_payload_latency_ms,
             p90_new_payload_latency_ms,
             p99_new_payload_latency_ms,
+            std_dev_new_payload_latency_ms,
             gas_per_second,
             blocks_per_second,
             min_block_number,
@@ -432,6 +440,10 @@ impl ComparisonGenerator {
                 baseline.p99_new_payload_latency_ms,
                 feature.p99_new_payload_latency_ms,
             ),
+            std_dev_change_percent: calc_percent_change(
+                baseline.std_dev_new_payload_latency_ms,
+                feature.std_dev_new_payload_latency_ms,
+            ),
             gas_per_second_change_percent: calc_percent_change(
                 baseline.gas_per_second,
                 feature.gas_per_second,
@@ -562,6 +574,7 @@ impl ComparisonGenerator {
             "  NewPayload Latency p99:           {:+.2}%",
             summary.new_payload_latency_p99_change_percent
         );
+        println!("  NewPayload Latency std dev:       {:+.2}%", summary.std_dev_change_percent);
         println!(
             "  Gas/Second:                      {:+.2}%",
             summary.gas_per_second_change_percent
@@ -584,11 +597,12 @@ impl ComparisonGenerator {
         );
         println!("  NewPayload latency (ms):");
         println!(
-            "    mean: {:.2}, p50: {:.2}, p90: {:.2}, p99: {:.2}",
+            "    mean: {:.2}, p50: {:.2}, p90: {:.2}, p99: {:.2}, std dev: {:.2}",
             baseline.mean_new_payload_latency_ms,
             baseline.median_new_payload_latency_ms,
             baseline.p90_new_payload_latency_ms,
-            baseline.p99_new_payload_latency_ms
+            baseline.p99_new_payload_latency_ms,
+            baseline.std_dev_new_payload_latency_ms
         );
         if let (Some(start), Some(end)) =
             (&report.baseline.start_timestamp, &report.baseline.end_timestamp)
@@ -613,11 +627,12 @@ impl ComparisonGenerator {
         );
         println!("  NewPayload latency (ms):");
         println!(
-            "    mean: {:.2}, p50: {:.2}, p90: {:.2}, p99: {:.2}",
+            "    mean: {:.2}, p50: {:.2}, p90: {:.2}, p99: {:.2}, std dev: {:.2}",
             feature.mean_new_payload_latency_ms,
             feature.median_new_payload_latency_ms,
             feature.p90_new_payload_latency_ms,
-            feature.p99_new_payload_latency_ms
+            feature.p99_new_payload_latency_ms,
+            feature.std_dev_new_payload_latency_ms
         );
         if let (Some(start), Some(end)) =
             (&report.feature.start_timestamp, &report.feature.end_timestamp)
diff --git a/crates/cli/commands/src/db/settings.rs b/crates/cli/commands/src/db/settings.rs
index b4d718d8030..072312cfb41 100644
--- a/crates/cli/commands/src/db/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/commands/src/db/settings.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ impl Command {
         let mut settings @ StorageSettings {
             receipts_in_static_files: _,
             transaction_senders_in_static_files: _,
+            storages_history_in_rocksdb: _,
         } = settings.unwrap_or_else(StorageSettings::legacy);
 
         // Update the setting based on the key
diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/benches/state_root_task.rs b/crates/engine/tree/benches/state_root_task.rs
index b6306678b5b..a99562923b8 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/benches/state_root_task.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/benches/state_root_task.rs
@@ -229,9 +229,15 @@ fn bench_state_root(c: &mut Criterion) {
                         black_box({
                             let mut handle = payload_processor.spawn(
                                 Default::default(),
-                                core::iter::empty::<
-                                    Result<Recovered<TransactionSigned>, core::convert::Infallible>,
-                                >(),
+                                (
+                                    core::iter::empty::<
+                                        Result<
+                                            Recovered<TransactionSigned>,
+                                            core::convert::Infallible,
+                                        >,
+                                    >(),
+                                    std::convert::identity,
+                                ),
                                 StateProviderBuilder::new(provider.clone(), genesis_hash, None),
                                 OverlayStateProviderFactory::new(provider),
                                 &TreeConfig::default(),
diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/cached_state.rs b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/cached_state.rs
index fd9999b9eba..b4b1f755ab3 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/cached_state.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/cached_state.rs
@@ -146,17 +146,26 @@ impl<S: StateProvider> StateProvider for CachedStateProvider<S> {
         storage_key: StorageKey,
     ) -> ProviderResult<Option<StorageValue>> {
         match self.caches.get_storage(&account, &storage_key) {
-            SlotStatus::NotCached => {
-                self.metrics.storage_cache_misses.increment(1);
+            (SlotStatus::NotCached, maybe_cache) => {
                 let final_res = self.state_provider.storage(account, storage_key)?;
-                self.caches.insert_storage(account, storage_key, final_res);
+                let account_cache = maybe_cache.unwrap_or_default();
+                account_cache.insert_storage(storage_key, final_res);
+                // we always need to insert the value to update the weights.
+                // Note: there exists a race when the storage cache did not exist yet and two
+                // consumers looking up the a storage value for this account for the first time,
+                // however we can assume that this will only happen for the very first (mostlikely
+                // the same) value, and don't expect that this will accidentally
+                // replace an account storage cache with additional values.
+                self.caches.insert_storage_cache(account, account_cache);
+
+                self.metrics.storage_cache_misses.increment(1);
                 Ok(final_res)
             }
-            SlotStatus::Empty => {
+            (SlotStatus::Empty, _) => {
                 self.metrics.storage_cache_hits.increment(1);
                 Ok(None)
             }
-            SlotStatus::Value(value) => {
+            (SlotStatus::Value(value), _) => {
                 self.metrics.storage_cache_hits.increment(1);
                 Ok(Some(value))
             }
@@ -311,18 +320,28 @@ pub(crate) struct ExecutionCache {
 impl ExecutionCache {
     /// Get storage value from hierarchical cache.
     ///
-    /// Returns a `SlotStatus` indicating whether:
-    /// - `NotCached`: The account's storage cache doesn't exist
-    /// - `Empty`: The slot exists in the account's cache but is empty
-    /// - `Value`: The slot exists and has a specific value
-    pub(crate) fn get_storage(&self, address: &Address, key: &StorageKey) -> SlotStatus {
+    /// Returns a tuple of:
+    /// - `SlotStatus` indicating whether:
+    ///   - `NotCached`: The account's storage cache doesn't exist
+    ///   - `Empty`: The slot exists in the account's cache but is empty
+    ///   - `Value`: The slot exists and has a specific value
+    /// - `Option<Arc<AccountStorageCache>>`: The account's storage cache if it exists
+    pub(crate) fn get_storage(
+        &self,
+        address: &Address,
+        key: &StorageKey,
+    ) -> (SlotStatus, Option<Arc<AccountStorageCache>>) {
         match self.storage_cache.get(address) {
-            None => SlotStatus::NotCached,
-            Some(account_cache) => account_cache.get_storage(key),
+            None => (SlotStatus::NotCached, None),
+            Some(account_cache) => {
+                let status = account_cache.get_storage(key);
+                (status, Some(account_cache))
+            }
         }
     }
 
     /// Insert storage value into hierarchical cache
+    #[cfg(test)]
     pub(crate) fn insert_storage(
         &self,
         address: Address,
@@ -351,6 +370,15 @@ impl ExecutionCache {
         self.storage_cache.insert(address, account_cache);
     }
 
+    /// Inserts the [`AccountStorageCache`].
+    pub(crate) fn insert_storage_cache(
+        &self,
+        address: Address,
+        storage_cache: Arc<AccountStorageCache>,
+    ) {
+        self.storage_cache.insert(address, storage_cache);
+    }
+
     /// Invalidate storage for specific account
     pub(crate) fn invalidate_account_storage(&self, address: &Address) {
         self.storage_cache.invalidate(address);
@@ -800,7 +828,7 @@ mod tests {
         caches.insert_storage(address, storage_key, Some(storage_value));
 
         // check that the storage returns the cached value
-        let slot_status = caches.get_storage(&address, &storage_key);
+        let (slot_status, _) = caches.get_storage(&address, &storage_key);
         assert_eq!(slot_status, SlotStatus::Value(storage_value));
     }
 
@@ -814,7 +842,7 @@ mod tests {
         let caches = ExecutionCacheBuilder::default().build_caches(1000);
 
         // check that the storage is not cached
-        let slot_status = caches.get_storage(&address, &storage_key);
+        let (slot_status, _) = caches.get_storage(&address, &storage_key);
         assert_eq!(slot_status, SlotStatus::NotCached);
     }
 
@@ -830,7 +858,7 @@ mod tests {
         caches.insert_storage(address, storage_key, None);
 
         // check that the storage is empty
-        let slot_status = caches.get_storage(&address, &storage_key);
+        let (slot_status, _) = caches.get_storage(&address, &storage_key);
         assert_eq!(slot_status, SlotStatus::Empty);
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs
index 2e39ecd919f..7bc9811495d 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs
@@ -1901,6 +1901,16 @@ where
         false
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if the given hash is part of the last received sync target fork choice update.
+    ///
+    /// See [`ForkchoiceStateTracker::sync_target_state`]
+    fn is_any_sync_target(&self, block_hash: B256) -> bool {
+        if let Some(target) = self.state.forkchoice_state_tracker.sync_target_state() {
+            return target.contains(block_hash)
+        }
+        false
+    }
+
     /// Checks if the given `check` hash points to an invalid header, inserting the given `head`
     /// block into the invalid header cache if the `check` hash has a known invalid ancestor.
     ///
@@ -2040,9 +2050,12 @@ where
             match self.insert_block(child) {
                 Ok(res) => {
                     debug!(target: "engine::tree", child =?child_num_hash, ?res, "connected buffered block");
-                    if self.is_sync_target_head(child_num_hash.hash) &&
+                    if self.is_any_sync_target(child_num_hash.hash) &&
                         matches!(res, InsertPayloadOk::Inserted(BlockStatus::Valid))
                     {
+                        debug!(target: "engine::tree", child =?child_num_hash, "connected sync target block");
+                        // we just inserted a block that we know is part of the canonical chain, so
+                        // we can make it canonical
                         self.make_canonical(child_num_hash.hash)?;
                     }
                 }
@@ -2348,11 +2361,15 @@ where
         // try to append the block
         match self.insert_block(block) {
             Ok(InsertPayloadOk::Inserted(BlockStatus::Valid)) => {
-                if self.is_sync_target_head(block_num_hash.hash) {
-                    trace!(target: "engine::tree", "appended downloaded sync target block");
+                // check if we just inserted a block that's part of sync targets,
+                // i.e. head, safe, or finalized
+                if let Some(sync_target) = self.state.forkchoice_state_tracker.sync_target_state() &&
+                    sync_target.contains(block_num_hash.hash)
+                {
+                    debug!(target: "engine::tree", ?sync_target, "appended downloaded sync target block");
 
-                    // we just inserted the current sync target block, we can try to make it
-                    // canonical
+                    // we just inserted a block that we know is part of the canonical chain, so we
+                    // can make it canonical
                     return Ok(Some(TreeEvent::TreeAction(TreeAction::MakeCanonical {
                         sync_target_head: block_num_hash.hash,
                     })))
diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/mod.rs b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/mod.rs
index ed951a81a54..98ba7e6f553 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/mod.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use executor::WorkloadExecutor;
 use multiproof::{SparseTrieUpdate, *};
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use prewarm::PrewarmMetrics;
+use rayon::iter::{ParallelBridge, ParallelIterator};
 use reth_engine_primitives::ExecutableTxIterator;
 use reth_evm::{
     execute::{ExecutableTxFor, WithTxEnv},
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ use reth_trie_sparse::{
 };
 use reth_trie_sparse_parallel::{ParallelSparseTrie, ParallelismThresholds};
 use std::{
+    collections::BTreeMap,
     sync::{
         atomic::AtomicBool,
         mpsc::{self, channel},
@@ -312,21 +314,50 @@ where
         mpsc::Receiver<Result<WithTxEnv<TxEnvFor<Evm>, I::Tx>, I::Error>>,
         usize,
     ) {
+        let (transactions, convert) = transactions.into();
+        let transactions = transactions.into_iter();
         // Get the transaction count for prewarming task
         // Use upper bound if available (more accurate), otherwise use lower bound
         let (lower, upper) = transactions.size_hint();
         let transaction_count_hint = upper.unwrap_or(lower);
 
+        // Spawn a task that iterates through all transactions in parallel and sends them to the
+        // main task.
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+        self.executor.spawn_blocking(move || {
+            transactions.enumerate().par_bridge().for_each_with(tx, |sender, (idx, tx)| {
+                let tx = convert(tx);
+                let tx = tx.map(|tx| WithTxEnv { tx_env: tx.to_tx_env(), tx: Arc::new(tx) });
+                let _ = sender.send((idx, tx));
+            });
+        });
+
+        // Spawn a task that processes out-of-order transactions from the task above and sends them
+        // to prewarming and execution tasks.
         let (prewarm_tx, prewarm_rx) = mpsc::channel();
         let (execute_tx, execute_rx) = mpsc::channel();
         self.executor.spawn_blocking(move || {
-            for tx in transactions {
-                let tx = tx.map(|tx| WithTxEnv { tx_env: tx.to_tx_env(), tx: Arc::new(tx) });
+            let mut next_for_execution = 0;
+            let mut queue = BTreeMap::new();
+            while let Ok((idx, tx)) = rx.recv() {
                 // only send Ok(_) variants to prewarming task
                 if let Ok(tx) = &tx {
                     let _ = prewarm_tx.send(tx.clone());
                 }
-                let _ = execute_tx.send(tx);
+
+                if next_for_execution == idx {
+                    let _ = execute_tx.send(tx);
+                    next_for_execution += 1;
+
+                    while let Some(entry) = queue.first_entry() &&
+                        *entry.key() == next_for_execution
+                    {
+                        let _ = execute_tx.send(entry.remove());
+                        next_for_execution += 1;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    queue.insert(idx, tx);
+                }
             }
         });
 
@@ -1017,13 +1048,19 @@ mod tests {
 
         let provider_factory = BlockchainProvider::new(factory).unwrap();
 
-        let mut handle = payload_processor.spawn(
-            Default::default(),
-            core::iter::empty::<Result<Recovered<TransactionSigned>, core::convert::Infallible>>(),
-            StateProviderBuilder::new(provider_factory.clone(), genesis_hash, None),
-            OverlayStateProviderFactory::new(provider_factory),
-            &TreeConfig::default(),
-        );
+        let mut handle =
+            payload_processor.spawn(
+                Default::default(),
+                (
+                    core::iter::empty::<
+                        Result<Recovered<TransactionSigned>, core::convert::Infallible>,
+                    >(),
+                    std::convert::identity,
+                ),
+                StateProviderBuilder::new(provider_factory.clone(), genesis_hash, None),
+                OverlayStateProviderFactory::new(provider_factory),
+                &TreeConfig::default(),
+            );
 
         let mut state_hook = handle.state_hook();
 
diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_validator.rs b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_validator.rs
index af368b47b2d..f5cd58dcb8c 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_validator.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_validator.rs
@@ -213,16 +213,31 @@ where
         Evm: ConfigureEngineEvm<T::ExecutionData, Primitives = N>,
     {
         match input {
-            BlockOrPayload::Payload(payload) => Ok(Either::Left(
-                self.evm_config
+            BlockOrPayload::Payload(payload) => {
+                let (iter, convert) = self
+                    .evm_config
                     .tx_iterator_for_payload(payload)
                     .map_err(NewPayloadError::other)?
-                    .map(|res| res.map(Either::Left).map_err(NewPayloadError::other)),
-            )),
+                    .into();
+
+                let iter = Either::Left(iter.into_iter().map(Either::Left));
+                let convert = move |tx| {
+                    let Either::Left(tx) = tx else { unreachable!() };
+                    convert(tx).map(Either::Left).map_err(Either::Left)
+                };
+
+                // Box the closure to satisfy the `Fn` bound both here and in the branch below
+                Ok((iter, Box::new(convert) as Box<dyn Fn(_) -> _ + Send + Sync + 'static>))
+            }
             BlockOrPayload::Block(block) => {
-                Ok(Either::Right(block.body().clone_transactions().into_iter().map(|tx| {
-                    Ok(Either::Right(tx.try_into_recovered().map_err(NewPayloadError::other)?))
-                })))
+                let iter =
+                    Either::Right(block.body().clone_transactions().into_iter().map(Either::Right));
+                let convert = move |tx: Either<_, N::SignedTx>| {
+                    let Either::Right(tx) = tx else { unreachable!() };
+                    tx.try_into_recovered().map(Either::Right).map_err(Either::Right)
+                };
+
+                Ok((iter, Box::new(convert)))
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/era/tests/it/era/dd.rs b/crates/era/tests/it/era/dd.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1537b912252..00000000000
--- a/crates/era/tests/it/era/dd.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,190 +0,0 @@
-//! Simple decoding and decompressing tests
-//! for mainnet era files
-
-use reth_era::{
-    common::file_ops::{StreamReader, StreamWriter},
-    era::file::{EraReader, EraWriter},
-};
-use std::io::Cursor;
-
-use crate::{EraTestDownloader, HOODI};
-
-// Helper function to test decompression and decoding for a specific era file
-async fn test_era_file_decompression_and_decoding(
-    downloader: &EraTestDownloader,
-    filename: &str,
-    network: &str,
-) -> eyre::Result<()> {
-    println!("\nTesting file: {filename}");
-    let file = downloader.open_era_file(filename, network).await?;
-
-    // Handle genesis era separately
-    if file.group.is_genesis() {
-        // Genesis has no blocks
-        assert_eq!(file.group.blocks.len(), 0, "Genesis should have no blocks");
-        assert!(file.group.slot_index.is_none(), "Genesis should not have block slot index");
-
-        // Test genesis state decompression
-        let state_data = file.group.era_state.decompress()?;
-        assert!(!state_data.is_empty(), "Genesis state should decompress to non-empty data");
-
-        // Verify state slot index
-        assert_eq!(
-            file.group.state_slot_index.slot_count(),
-            1,
-            "Genesis state index should have count of 1"
-        );
-
-        let mut buffer = Vec::new();
-        {
-            let mut writer = EraWriter::new(&mut buffer);
-            writer.write_file(&file)?;
-        }
-
-        let reader = EraReader::new(Cursor::new(&buffer));
-        let read_back_file = reader.read(file.id.network_name.clone())?;
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            file.group.era_state.decompress()?,
-            read_back_file.group.era_state.decompress()?,
-            "Genesis state data should be identical"
-        );
-
-        println!("Genesis era verified successfully");
-        return Ok(());
-    }
-
-    // Non-genesis era - test beacon blocks
-    println!(
-        "  Non-genesis era with {} beacon blocks, starting at slot {}",
-        file.group.blocks.len(),
-        file.group.starting_slot()
-    );
-
-    // Test beacon block decompression across different positions
-    let test_block_indices = [
-        0,                           // First block
-        file.group.blocks.len() / 2, // Middle block
-        file.group.blocks.len() - 1, // Last block
-    ];
-
-    for &block_idx in &test_block_indices {
-        let block = &file.group.blocks[block_idx];
-        let slot = file.group.starting_slot() + block_idx as u64;
-
-        println!(
-            "\n  Testing beacon block at slot {}, compressed size: {} bytes",
-            slot,
-            block.data.len()
-        );
-
-        // Test beacon block decompression
-        let block_data = block.decompress()?;
-        assert!(
-            !block_data.is_empty(),
-            "Beacon block at slot {slot} decompression should produce non-empty data"
-        );
-    }
-
-    // Test era state decompression
-    let state_data = file.group.era_state.decompress()?;
-    assert!(!state_data.is_empty(), "Era state decompression should produce non-empty data");
-    println!("    Era state decompressed: {} bytes", state_data.len());
-
-    // Verify slot indices
-    if let Some(ref block_slot_index) = file.group.slot_index {
-        println!(
-            "    Block slot index: starting_slot={}, count={}",
-            block_slot_index.starting_slot,
-            block_slot_index.slot_count()
-        );
-
-        // Check for empty slots
-        let empty_slots: Vec<usize> = (0..block_slot_index.slot_count())
-            .filter(|&i| !block_slot_index.has_data_at_slot(i))
-            .collect();
-
-        if !empty_slots.is_empty() {
-            println!(
-                "    Found {} empty slots (first few): {:?}",
-                empty_slots.len(),
-                &empty_slots[..empty_slots.len().min(5)]
-            );
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Test round-trip serialization
-    let mut buffer = Vec::new();
-    {
-        let mut writer = EraWriter::new(&mut buffer);
-        writer.write_file(&file)?;
-    }
-
-    // Read back from buffer
-    let reader = EraReader::new(Cursor::new(&buffer));
-    let read_back_file = reader.read(file.id.network_name.clone())?;
-
-    // Verify basic properties are preserved
-    assert_eq!(file.id.network_name, read_back_file.id.network_name);
-    assert_eq!(file.id.start_slot, read_back_file.id.start_slot);
-    assert_eq!(file.id.slot_count, read_back_file.id.slot_count);
-    assert_eq!(file.group.blocks.len(), read_back_file.group.blocks.len());
-
-    // Test data preservation for beacon blocks
-    for &idx in &test_block_indices {
-        let original_block = &file.group.blocks[idx];
-        let read_back_block = &read_back_file.group.blocks[idx];
-        let slot = file.group.starting_slot() + idx as u64;
-
-        // Test that decompressed data is identical
-        assert_eq!(
-            original_block.decompress()?,
-            read_back_block.decompress()?,
-            "Beacon block data should be identical for slot {slot}"
-        );
-    }
-
-    // Test state data preservation
-    assert_eq!(
-        file.group.era_state.decompress()?,
-        read_back_file.group.era_state.decompress()?,
-        "Era state data should be identical"
-    );
-
-    // Test slot indices preservation
-    if let (Some(original_index), Some(read_index)) =
-        (&file.group.slot_index, &read_back_file.group.slot_index)
-    {
-        assert_eq!(
-            original_index.starting_slot, read_index.starting_slot,
-            "Block slot index starting slot should match"
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            original_index.offsets, read_index.offsets,
-            "Block slot index offsets should match"
-        );
-    }
-
-    assert_eq!(
-        file.group.state_slot_index.starting_slot,
-        read_back_file.group.state_slot_index.starting_slot,
-        "State slot index starting slot should match"
-    );
-    assert_eq!(
-        file.group.state_slot_index.offsets, read_back_file.group.state_slot_index.offsets,
-        "State slot index offsets should match"
-    );
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-#[test_case::test_case("hoodi-00000-212f13fc.era"; "era_dd_hoodi_0")]
-#[test_case::test_case("hoodi-00021-857e418b.era"; "era_dd_hoodi_21")]
-#[test_case::test_case("hoodi-00175-202aaa6d.era"; "era_dd_hoodi_175")]
-#[test_case::test_case("hoodi-00201-0d521fc8.era"; "era_dd_hoodi_201")]
-#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
-#[ignore = "download intensive"]
-async fn test_hoodi_era1_file_decompression_and_decoding(filename: &str) -> eyre::Result<()> {
-    let downloader = EraTestDownloader::new().await?;
-    test_era_file_decompression_and_decoding(&downloader, filename, HOODI).await
-}
diff --git a/crates/era/tests/it/era/mod.rs b/crates/era/tests/it/era/mod.rs
index 66ae11afc49..a5bb431720a 100644
--- a/crates/era/tests/it/era/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/era/tests/it/era/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-mod dd;
 mod genesis;
+mod roundtrip;
diff --git a/crates/era/tests/it/era/roundtrip.rs b/crates/era/tests/it/era/roundtrip.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7234b43f714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/era/tests/it/era/roundtrip.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+//! Roundtrip tests for `.era` files.
+//!
+//! These tests verify the full lifecycle of era files by:
+//! - Reading files from their original source
+//! - Decompressing their contents
+//! - Re-compressing the data
+//! - Writing the data back to a new file
+//! - Confirming that all original data is preserved throughout the process
+//!
+//!
+//! Only a couple of era files are downloaded from `https://mainnet.era.nimbus.team/` for mainnet
+//! and `https://hoodi.era.nimbus.team/` for hoodi to keep the tests efficient.
+
+use reth_era::{
+    common::file_ops::{EraFileFormat, StreamReader, StreamWriter},
+    era::{
+        file::{EraFile, EraReader, EraWriter},
+        types::{
+            consensus::{CompressedBeaconState, CompressedSignedBeaconBlock},
+            group::{EraGroup, EraId},
+        },
+    },
+};
+use std::io::Cursor;
+
+use crate::{EraTestDownloader, HOODI, MAINNET};
+
+// Helper function to test roundtrip compression/encoding for a specific file
+async fn test_era_file_roundtrip(
+    downloader: &EraTestDownloader,
+    filename: &str,
+    network: &str,
+) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    println!("\nTesting roundtrip for file: {filename}");
+
+    let original_file = downloader.open_era_file(filename, network).await?;
+
+    if original_file.group.is_genesis() {
+        println!("Genesis era detected, using special handling");
+        assert_eq!(original_file.group.blocks.len(), 0, "Genesis should have no blocks");
+        assert!(
+            original_file.group.slot_index.is_none(),
+            "Genesis should not have block slot index"
+        );
+
+        let state_data = original_file.group.era_state.decompress()?;
+        println!("  Genesis state decompressed: {} bytes", state_data.len());
+
+        // File roundtrip test
+        let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+        {
+            let mut writer = EraWriter::new(&mut buffer);
+            writer.write_file(&original_file)?;
+        }
+
+        let reader = EraReader::new(Cursor::new(&buffer));
+        let roundtrip_file = reader.read(network.to_string())?;
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            original_file.group.era_state.decompress()?,
+            roundtrip_file.group.era_state.decompress()?,
+            "Genesis state data should be identical after roundtrip"
+        );
+
+        println!("Genesis era verified successfully");
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    // non genesis start
+    let original_state_data = original_file.group.era_state.decompress()?;
+
+    let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+    {
+        let mut writer = EraWriter::new(&mut buffer);
+        writer.write_file(&original_file)?;
+    }
+
+    // Read back from buffer
+    let reader = EraReader::new(Cursor::new(&buffer));
+    let roundtrip_file = reader.read(network.to_string())?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        original_file.id.network_name, roundtrip_file.id.network_name,
+        "Network name should match after roundtrip"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        original_file.id.start_slot, roundtrip_file.id.start_slot,
+        "Start slot should match after roundtrip"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        original_file.group.blocks.len(),
+        roundtrip_file.group.blocks.len(),
+        "Block count should match after roundtrip"
+    );
+
+    // Select a few blocks to test
+    let test_block_indices = [
+        0,                                    // First block
+        original_file.group.blocks.len() / 2, // Middle block
+        original_file.group.blocks.len() - 1, // Last block
+    ];
+
+    // Test individual beacon blocks
+    for &block_idx in &test_block_indices {
+        let original_block = &original_file.group.blocks[block_idx];
+        let roundtrip_block = &roundtrip_file.group.blocks[block_idx];
+
+        let original_block_data = original_block.decompress()?;
+        let roundtrip_block_data = roundtrip_block.decompress()?;
+
+        // Verify file roundtrip preserves data
+        assert_eq!(
+            original_block_data, roundtrip_block_data,
+            "Block {block_idx} data should be identical after file roundtrip"
+        );
+
+        // Verify compression roundtrip
+        let recompressed_block = CompressedSignedBeaconBlock::from_ssz(&original_block_data)?;
+        let recompressed_block_data = recompressed_block.decompress()?;
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            original_block_data, recompressed_block_data,
+            "Block {block_idx} should be identical after re-compression cycle"
+        );
+    }
+
+    let roundtrip_state_data = roundtrip_file.group.era_state.decompress()?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        original_state_data, roundtrip_state_data,
+        "Era state data should be identical after roundtrip"
+    );
+
+    let recompressed_state = CompressedBeaconState::from_ssz(&roundtrip_state_data)?;
+    let recompressed_state_data = recompressed_state.decompress()?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        original_state_data, recompressed_state_data,
+        "Era state data should be identical after re-compression cycle"
+    );
+
+    let recompressed_blocks: Vec<CompressedSignedBeaconBlock> = roundtrip_file
+        .group
+        .blocks
+        .iter()
+        .map(|block| {
+            let data = block.decompress()?;
+            CompressedSignedBeaconBlock::from_ssz(&data)
+        })
+        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+
+    let new_group = if let Some(ref block_index) = roundtrip_file.group.slot_index {
+        EraGroup::with_block_index(
+            recompressed_blocks,
+            recompressed_state,
+            block_index.clone(),
+            roundtrip_file.group.state_slot_index.clone(),
+        )
+    } else {
+        EraGroup::new(
+            recompressed_blocks,
+            recompressed_state,
+            roundtrip_file.group.state_slot_index,
+        )
+    };
+
+    let (start_slot, slot_count) = new_group.slot_range();
+    let new_file = EraFile::new(new_group, EraId::new(network, start_slot, slot_count));
+
+    let mut reconstructed_buffer = Vec::new();
+    {
+        let mut writer = EraWriter::new(&mut reconstructed_buffer);
+        writer.write_file(&new_file)?;
+    }
+
+    let reader = EraReader::new(Cursor::new(&reconstructed_buffer));
+    let reconstructed_file = reader.read(network.to_string())?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        original_file.group.blocks.len(),
+        reconstructed_file.group.blocks.len(),
+        "Block count should match after full reconstruction"
+    );
+
+    // Verify all reconstructed blocks match
+    for (idx, (orig, recon)) in
+        original_file.group.blocks.iter().zip(reconstructed_file.group.blocks.iter()).enumerate()
+    {
+        assert_eq!(
+            orig.decompress()?,
+            recon.decompress()?,
+            "Block {idx} should match after full reconstruction"
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Verify reconstructed state matches
+    assert_eq!(
+        original_state_data,
+        reconstructed_file.group.era_state.decompress()?,
+        "State should match after full reconstruction"
+    );
+
+    println!("File {filename} roundtrip successful");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-00000-4b363db9.era"; "era_roundtrip_mainnet_0")]
+#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-00178-0d0a5290.era"; "era_roundtrip_mainnet_178")]
+#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-01070-7616e3e2.era"; "era_roundtrip_mainnet_1070")]
+#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-01267-e3ddc749.era"; "era_roundtrip_mainnet_1267")]
+#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-01592-d4dc8b98.era"; "era_roundtrip_mainnet_1592")]
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+#[ignore = "download intensive"]
+async fn test_roundtrip_compression_encoding_mainnet(filename: &str) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let downloader = EraTestDownloader::new().await?;
+    test_era_file_roundtrip(&downloader, filename, MAINNET).await
+}
+
+#[test_case::test_case("hoodi-00000-212f13fc.era"; "era_roundtrip_hoodi_0")]
+#[test_case::test_case("hoodi-00021-857e418b.era"; "era_roundtrip_hoodi_21")]
+#[test_case::test_case("hoodi-00175-202aaa6d.era"; "era_roundtrip_hoodi_175")]
+#[test_case::test_case("hoodi-00201-0d521fc8.era"; "era_roundtrip_hoodi_201")]
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+#[ignore = "download intensive"]
+async fn test_roundtrip_compression_encoding_hoodi(filename: &str) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let downloader = EraTestDownloader::new().await?;
+    test_era_file_roundtrip(&downloader, filename, HOODI).await
+}
diff --git a/crates/era/tests/it/era1/dd.rs b/crates/era/tests/it/era1/dd.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b2d2bd42d1..00000000000
--- a/crates/era/tests/it/era1/dd.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,159 +0,0 @@
-//! Simple decoding and decompressing tests
-//! for mainnet era1 files
-
-use alloy_consensus::{BlockBody, Header};
-use alloy_primitives::U256;
-use reth_era::{
-    common::file_ops::{StreamReader, StreamWriter},
-    e2s::types::IndexEntry,
-    era1::{
-        file::{Era1Reader, Era1Writer},
-        types::execution::CompressedBody,
-    },
-};
-use reth_ethereum_primitives::TransactionSigned;
-use std::io::Cursor;
-
-use crate::{EraTestDownloader, MAINNET};
-
-// Helper function to test decompression and decoding for a specific era1 file
-async fn test_file_decompression(
-    downloader: &EraTestDownloader,
-    filename: &str,
-) -> eyre::Result<()> {
-    println!("\nTesting file: {filename}");
-    let file = downloader.open_era1_file(filename, MAINNET).await?;
-
-    // Test block decompression across different positions in the file
-    let test_block_indices = [
-        0,                           // First block
-        file.group.blocks.len() / 2, // Middle block
-        file.group.blocks.len() - 1, // Last block
-    ];
-
-    for &block_idx in &test_block_indices {
-        let block = &file.group.blocks[block_idx];
-        let block_number = file.group.block_index.starting_number() + block_idx as u64;
-
-        println!(
-            "\n  Testing block {}, compressed body size: {} bytes",
-            block_number,
-            block.body.data.len()
-        );
-
-        // Test header decompression and decoding
-        let header_data = block.header.decompress()?;
-        assert!(
-            !header_data.is_empty(),
-            "Block {block_number} header decompression should produce non-empty data"
-        );
-
-        let header = block.header.decode_header()?;
-        assert_eq!(header.number, block_number, "Decoded header should have correct block number");
-        println!("Header decompression and decoding successful");
-
-        // Test body decompression
-        let body_data = block.body.decompress()?;
-        assert!(
-            !body_data.is_empty(),
-            "Block {block_number} body decompression should produce non-empty data"
-        );
-        println!("Body decompression successful ({} bytes)", body_data.len());
-
-        let decoded_body: BlockBody<TransactionSigned> =
-            CompressedBody::decode_body_from_decompressed::<TransactionSigned, Header>(&body_data)
-                .expect("Failed to decode body");
-
-        println!(
-            "Body decoding successful: {} transactions, {} ommers, withdrawals: {}",
-            decoded_body.transactions.len(),
-            decoded_body.ommers.len(),
-            decoded_body.withdrawals.is_some()
-        );
-
-        // Test receipts decompression
-        let receipts_data = block.receipts.decompress()?;
-        assert!(
-            !receipts_data.is_empty(),
-            "Block {block_number} receipts decompression should produce non-empty data"
-        );
-        println!("Receipts decompression successful ({} bytes)", receipts_data.len());
-
-        assert!(
-            block.total_difficulty.value > U256::ZERO,
-            "Block {block_number} should have non-zero difficulty"
-        );
-        println!("Total difficulty verified: {}", block.total_difficulty.value);
-    }
-
-    // Test round-trip serialization
-    println!("\n  Testing data preservation roundtrip...");
-    let mut buffer = Vec::new();
-    {
-        let mut writer = Era1Writer::new(&mut buffer);
-        writer.write_file(&file)?;
-    }
-
-    // Read back from buffer
-    let reader = Era1Reader::new(Cursor::new(&buffer));
-    let read_back_file = reader.read(file.id.network_name.clone())?;
-
-    // Verify basic properties are preserved
-    assert_eq!(file.id.network_name, read_back_file.id.network_name);
-    assert_eq!(file.id.start_block, read_back_file.id.start_block);
-    assert_eq!(file.group.blocks.len(), read_back_file.group.blocks.len());
-    assert_eq!(file.group.accumulator.root, read_back_file.group.accumulator.root);
-
-    // Test data preservation for some blocks
-    for &idx in &test_block_indices {
-        let original_block = &file.group.blocks[idx];
-        let read_back_block = &read_back_file.group.blocks[idx];
-        let block_number = file.group.block_index.starting_number() + idx as u64;
-
-        println!("Block {block_number} details:");
-        println!("  Header size: {} bytes", original_block.header.data.len());
-        println!("  Body size: {} bytes", original_block.body.data.len());
-        println!("  Receipts size: {} bytes", original_block.receipts.data.len());
-
-        // Test that decompressed data is identical
-        assert_eq!(
-            original_block.header.decompress()?,
-            read_back_block.header.decompress()?,
-            "Header data should be identical for block {block_number}"
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            original_block.body.decompress()?,
-            read_back_block.body.decompress()?,
-            "Body data should be identical for block {block_number}"
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            original_block.receipts.decompress()?,
-            read_back_block.receipts.decompress()?,
-            "Receipts data should be identical for block {block_number}"
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            original_block.total_difficulty.value, read_back_block.total_difficulty.value,
-            "Total difficulty should be identical for block {block_number}"
-        );
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-00000-5ec1ffb8.era1"; "era_dd_mainnet_0")]
-#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-00003-d8b8a40b.era1"; "era_dd_mainnet_3")]
-#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-00151-e322efe1.era1"; "era_dd_mainnet_151")]
-#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-00293-0d6c5812.era1"; "era_dd_mainnet_293")]
-#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-00443-ea71b6f9.era1"; "era_dd_mainnet_443")]
-#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-01367-d7efc68f.era1"; "era_dd_mainnet_1367")]
-#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-01610-99fdde4b.era1"; "era_dd_mainnet_1610")]
-#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-01895-3f81607c.era1"; "era_dd_mainnet_1895")]
-#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
-#[ignore = "download intensive"]
-async fn test_mainnet_era1_file_decompression_and_decoding(filename: &str) -> eyre::Result<()> {
-    let downloader = EraTestDownloader::new().await?;
-    test_file_decompression(&downloader, filename).await
-}
diff --git a/crates/era/tests/it/era1/mod.rs b/crates/era/tests/it/era1/mod.rs
index fb1e16f4e0e..a5bb431720a 100644
--- a/crates/era/tests/it/era1/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/era/tests/it/era1/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-mod dd;
 mod genesis;
 mod roundtrip;
diff --git a/crates/era/tests/it/era1/roundtrip.rs b/crates/era/tests/it/era1/roundtrip.rs
index 84250c440e7..e86189e2083 100644
--- a/crates/era/tests/it/era1/roundtrip.rs
+++ b/crates/era/tests/it/era1/roundtrip.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 //! - Re-encoding and recompressing the data
 //! - Writing the data back to a new file
 //! - Confirming that all original data is preserved throughout the process
+//!
+//! Only a couple of era1 files are downloaded from <https://era.ithaca.xyz/era1/> for mainnet
+//! and <https://era.ithaca.xyz/sepolia-era1/> for sepolia to keep the tests efficient.
 
 use alloy_consensus::{BlockBody, BlockHeader, Header, ReceiptEnvelope};
 use reth_era::{
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ use std::io::Cursor;
 use crate::{EraTestDownloader, MAINNET, SEPOLIA};
 
 // Helper function to test roundtrip compression/encoding for a specific file
-async fn test_file_roundtrip(
+async fn test_era1_file_roundtrip(
     downloader: &EraTestDownloader,
     filename: &str,
     network: &str,
@@ -252,27 +255,27 @@ async fn test_file_roundtrip(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-00000-5ec1ffb8.era1"; "era_mainnet_0")]
-#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-00151-e322efe1.era1"; "era_mainnet_151")]
-#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-01367-d7efc68f.era1"; "era_mainnet_1367")]
-#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-01895-3f81607c.era1"; "era_mainnet_1895")]
+#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-00000-5ec1ffb8.era1"; "era1_roundtrip_mainnet_0")]
+#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-00151-e322efe1.era1"; "era1_roundtrip_mainnet_151")]
+#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-01367-d7efc68f.era1"; "era1_roundtrip_mainnet_1367")]
+#[test_case::test_case("mainnet-01895-3f81607c.era1"; "era1_roundtrip_mainnet_1895")]
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 #[ignore = "download intensive"]
 async fn test_roundtrip_compression_encoding_mainnet(filename: &str) -> eyre::Result<()> {
     let downloader = EraTestDownloader::new().await?;
-    test_file_roundtrip(&downloader, filename, MAINNET).await
+    test_era1_file_roundtrip(&downloader, filename, MAINNET).await
 }
 
-#[test_case::test_case("sepolia-00000-643a00f7.era1"; "era_sepolia_0")]
-#[test_case::test_case("sepolia-00074-0e81003c.era1"; "era_sepolia_74")]
-#[test_case::test_case("sepolia-00173-b6924da5.era1"; "era_sepolia_173")]
-#[test_case::test_case("sepolia-00182-a4f0a8a1.era1"; "era_sepolia_182")]
+#[test_case::test_case("sepolia-00000-643a00f7.era1"; "era1_roundtrip_sepolia_0")]
+#[test_case::test_case("sepolia-00074-0e81003c.era1"; "era1_roundtrip_sepolia_74")]
+#[test_case::test_case("sepolia-00173-b6924da5.era1"; "era1_roundtrip_sepolia_173")]
+#[test_case::test_case("sepolia-00182-a4f0a8a1.era1"; "era1_roundtrip_sepolia_182")]
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 #[ignore = "download intensive"]
 async fn test_roundtrip_compression_encoding_sepolia(filename: &str) -> eyre::Result<()> {
     let downloader = EraTestDownloader::new().await?;
 
-    test_file_roundtrip(&downloader, filename, SEPOLIA).await?;
+    test_era1_file_roundtrip(&downloader, filename, SEPOLIA).await?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/crates/era/tests/it/main.rs b/crates/era/tests/it/main.rs
index d9587e8fceb..3954ef860b7 100644
--- a/crates/era/tests/it/main.rs
+++ b/crates/era/tests/it/main.rs
@@ -91,16 +91,19 @@ const ERA_MAINNET_URL: &str = "https://mainnet.era.nimbus.team/";
 /// Succinct list of mainnet files we want to download
 /// from <https://mainnet.era.nimbus.team/> //TODO: to replace with internal era files hosting url
 /// for testing purposes
-const ERA_MAINNET_FILES_NAMES: [&str; 4] = [
+const ERA_MAINNET_FILES_NAMES: [&str; 8] = [
     "mainnet-00000-4b363db9.era",
+    "mainnet-00178-0d0a5290.era",
     "mainnet-00518-4e267a3a.era",
-    "mainnet-01140-f70d4869.era",
+    "mainnet-00780-bb546fec.era",
+    "mainnet-01070-7616e3e2.era",
+    "mainnet-01267-e3ddc749.era",
     "mainnet-01581-82073d28.era",
+    "mainnet-01592-d4dc8b98.era",
 ];
 
-/// Utility for downloading `.era1` files for tests
-/// in a temporary directory
-/// and caching them in memory
+/// Utility for downloading `.era` and `.era1` files for tests
+/// in a temporary directory and caching them in memory
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct EraTestDownloader {
     /// Temporary directory for storing downloaded files
@@ -180,7 +183,7 @@ impl EraTestDownloader {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Get network configuration, URL and supported files,  based on network and file type
+    /// Get network configuration, URL and supported files, based on network and file type
     fn get_network_config(
         &self,
         filename: &str,
@@ -202,14 +205,13 @@ impl EraTestDownloader {
         }
     }
 
-    /// open .era1 file, downloading it if necessary
+    /// Open `.era1` file, downloading it if necessary
     async fn open_era1_file(&self, filename: &str, network: &str) -> Result<Era1File> {
         let path = self.download_file(filename, network).await?;
         Era1Reader::open(&path, network).map_err(|e| eyre!("Failed to open Era1 file: {e}"))
     }
 
-    /// open .era file, downloading it if necessary
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    /// Open `.era` file, downloading it if necessary
     async fn open_era_file(&self, filename: &str, network: &str) -> Result<EraFile> {
         let path = self.download_file(filename, network).await?;
         EraReader::open(&path, network).map_err(|e| eyre!("Failed to open Era1 file: {e}"))
diff --git a/crates/ethereum/evm/src/lib.rs b/crates/ethereum/evm/src/lib.rs
index c0f8adc9c54..3a7473d776a 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum/evm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum/evm/src/lib.rs
@@ -289,12 +289,15 @@ where
         &self,
         payload: &ExecutionData,
     ) -> Result<impl ExecutableTxIterator<Self>, Self::Error> {
-        Ok(payload.payload.transactions().clone().into_iter().map(|tx| {
+        let txs = payload.payload.transactions().clone().into_iter();
+        let convert = |tx: Bytes| {
             let tx =
                 TxTy::<Self::Primitives>::decode_2718_exact(tx.as_ref()).map_err(AnyError::new)?;
             let signer = tx.try_recover().map_err(AnyError::new)?;
             Ok::<_, AnyError>(tx.with_signer(signer))
-        }))
+        };
+
+        Ok((txs, convert))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/evm/evm/src/engine.rs b/crates/evm/evm/src/engine.rs
index e8316426079..48fa55162bd 100644
--- a/crates/evm/evm/src/engine.rs
+++ b/crates/evm/evm/src/engine.rs
@@ -18,22 +18,51 @@ pub trait ConfigureEngineEvm<ExecutionData>: ConfigureEvm {
     ) -> Result<impl ExecutableTxIterator<Self>, Self::Error>;
 }
 
-/// Iterator over executable transactions.
-pub trait ExecutableTxIterator<Evm: ConfigureEvm>:
-    Iterator<Item = Result<Self::Tx, Self::Error>> + Send + 'static
-{
+/// A helper trait representing a pair of a "raw" transactions iterator and a closure that can be
+/// used to convert them to an executable transaction. This tuple is used in the engine to
+/// parallelize heavy work like decoding or recovery.
+pub trait ExecutableTxTuple: Into<(Self::Iter, Self::Convert)> + Send + 'static {
+    /// Raw transaction that can be converted to an [`ExecutableTxTuple::Tx`]
+    ///
+    /// This can be any type that can be converted to an [`ExecutableTxTuple::Tx`]. For example,
+    /// an unrecovered transaction or just the transaction bytes.
+    type RawTx: Send + Sync + 'static;
     /// The executable transaction type iterator yields.
-    type Tx: ExecutableTxFor<Evm> + Clone + Send + Sync + 'static;
+    type Tx: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static;
     /// Errors that may occur while recovering or decoding transactions.
     type Error: core::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static;
+
+    /// Iterator over [`ExecutableTxTuple::Tx`]
+    type Iter: Iterator<Item = Self::RawTx> + Send + 'static;
+    /// Closure that can be used to convert a [`ExecutableTxTuple::RawTx`] to a
+    /// [`ExecutableTxTuple::Tx`]. This might involve heavy work like decoding or recovery
+    /// and will be parallelized in the engine.
+    type Convert: Fn(Self::RawTx) -> Result<Self::Tx, Self::Error> + Send + Sync + 'static;
 }
 
-impl<Evm: ConfigureEvm, Tx, Err, T> ExecutableTxIterator<Evm> for T
+impl<RawTx, Tx, Err, I, F> ExecutableTxTuple for (I, F)
 where
-    Tx: ExecutableTxFor<Evm> + Clone + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    RawTx: Send + Sync + 'static,
+    Tx: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static,
     Err: core::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
-    T: Iterator<Item = Result<Tx, Err>> + Send + 'static,
+    I: Iterator<Item = RawTx> + Send + 'static,
+    F: Fn(RawTx) -> Result<Tx, Err> + Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
+    type RawTx = RawTx;
     type Tx = Tx;
     type Error = Err;
+
+    type Iter = I;
+    type Convert = F;
+}
+
+/// Iterator over executable transactions.
+pub trait ExecutableTxIterator<Evm: ConfigureEvm>:
+    ExecutableTxTuple<Tx: ExecutableTxFor<Evm>>
+{
+}
+
+impl<T, Evm: ConfigureEvm> ExecutableTxIterator<Evm> for T where
+    T: ExecutableTxTuple<Tx: ExecutableTxFor<Evm>>
+{
 }
diff --git a/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs b/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs
index e5df16ee2e7..7509edf1f81 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use alloy_consensus::{BlockHeader, Header};
 use alloy_eips::Decodable2718;
 use alloy_evm::{EvmFactory, FromRecoveredTx, FromTxWithEncoded};
 use alloy_op_evm::block::{receipt_builder::OpReceiptBuilder, OpTxEnv};
-use alloy_primitives::U256;
+use alloy_primitives::{Bytes, U256};
 use core::fmt::Debug;
 use op_alloy_consensus::EIP1559ParamError;
 use op_alloy_rpc_types_engine::OpExecutionData;
@@ -265,12 +265,15 @@ where
         &self,
         payload: &OpExecutionData,
     ) -> Result<impl ExecutableTxIterator<Self>, Self::Error> {
-        Ok(payload.payload.transactions().clone().into_iter().map(|encoded| {
+        let transactions = payload.payload.transactions().clone().into_iter();
+        let convert = |encoded: Bytes| {
             let tx = TxTy::<Self::Primitives>::decode_2718_exact(encoded.as_ref())
                 .map_err(AnyError::new)?;
             let signer = tx.try_recover().map_err(AnyError::new)?;
             Ok::<_, AnyError>(WithEncoded::new(encoded, tx.with_signer(signer)))
-        }))
+        };
+
+        Ok((transactions, convert))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/body.rs b/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/body.rs
index 4dc9a67e887..11007236730 100644
--- a/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/body.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/body.rs
@@ -198,6 +198,26 @@ pub trait BlockBody:
                 .collect()
         })
     }
+
+    /// Returns an iterator over `Recovered<&Transaction>` for all transactions in the block body.
+    ///
+    /// This method recovers signers and returns an iterator without cloning transactions,
+    /// making it more efficient than [`BlockBody::recover_transactions`] when owned values are not
+    /// required.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// Returns an error if any transaction's signature is invalid.
+    fn recover_transactions_ref(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<impl Iterator<Item = Recovered<&Self::Transaction>> + '_, RecoveryError> {
+        let signers = self.recover_signers()?;
+        Ok(self
+            .transactions()
+            .iter()
+            .zip(signers)
+            .map(|(tx, signer)| Recovered::new_unchecked(tx, signer)))
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T, H> BlockBody for alloy_consensus::BlockBody<T, H>
diff --git a/crates/prune/types/src/target.rs b/crates/prune/types/src/target.rs
index 404051a6fe5..df723479880 100644
--- a/crates/prune/types/src/target.rs
+++ b/crates/prune/types/src/target.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub enum HistoryType {
 
 /// Default number of blocks to retain for merkle changesets.
 /// This is used by both the `MerkleChangeSets` stage and the pruner segment.
-pub const MERKLE_CHANGESETS_RETENTION_BLOCKS: u64 = 64;
+pub const MERKLE_CHANGESETS_RETENTION_BLOCKS: u64 = 128;
 
 /// Default pruning mode for merkle changesets
 const fn default_merkle_changesets_mode() -> PruneMode {
@@ -95,13 +95,7 @@ pub struct PruneModes {
     pub bodies_history: Option<PruneMode>,
     /// Merkle Changesets pruning configuration for `AccountsTrieChangeSets` and
     /// `StoragesTrieChangeSets`.
-    #[cfg_attr(
-        any(test, feature = "serde"),
-        serde(
-            default = "default_merkle_changesets_mode",
-            deserialize_with = "deserialize_prune_mode_with_min_blocks::<MERKLE_CHANGESETS_RETENTION_BLOCKS, _>"
-        )
-    )]
+    #[cfg_attr(any(test, feature = "serde"), serde(default = "default_merkle_changesets_mode"))]
     pub merkle_changesets: PruneMode,
     /// Receipts pruning configuration by retaining only those receipts that contain logs emitted
     /// by the specified addresses, discarding others. This setting is overridden by `receipts`.
@@ -155,14 +149,15 @@ impl PruneModes {
     /// Returns `true` if any migration was performed.
     ///
     /// Currently migrates:
-    /// - `merkle_changesets`: `Distance(10064)` -> `Distance(64)`
-    pub fn migrate(&mut self) -> bool {
-        if self.merkle_changesets == PruneMode::Distance(MINIMUM_PRUNING_DISTANCE) {
+    /// - `merkle_changesets`: `Distance(n)` where `n < 128` or `n == 10064` -> `Distance(128)`
+    pub const fn migrate(&mut self) -> bool {
+        if let PruneMode::Distance(d) = self.merkle_changesets &&
+            (d < MERKLE_CHANGESETS_RETENTION_BLOCKS || d == MINIMUM_PRUNING_DISTANCE)
+        {
             self.merkle_changesets = PruneMode::Distance(MERKLE_CHANGESETS_RETENTION_BLOCKS);
-            true
-        } else {
-            false
+            return true;
         }
+        false
     }
 
     /// Returns an error if we can't unwind to the targeted block because the target block is
@@ -214,28 +209,6 @@ impl PruneModes {
     }
 }
 
-/// Deserializes [`PruneMode`] and validates that the value is not less than the const
-/// generic parameter `MIN_BLOCKS`. This parameter represents the number of blocks that needs to be
-/// left in database after the pruning.
-///
-/// 1. For [`PruneMode::Full`], it fails if `MIN_BLOCKS > 0`.
-/// 2. For [`PruneMode::Distance`], it fails if `distance < MIN_BLOCKS + 1`. `+ 1` is needed because
-///    `PruneMode::Distance(0)` means that we leave zero blocks from the latest, meaning we have one
-///    block in the database.
-#[cfg(any(test, feature = "serde"))]
-fn deserialize_prune_mode_with_min_blocks<
-    'de,
-    const MIN_BLOCKS: u64,
-    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
->(
-    deserializer: D,
-) -> Result<PruneMode, D::Error> {
-    use serde::Deserialize;
-    let prune_mode = PruneMode::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-    serde_deserialize_validate::<MIN_BLOCKS, D>(&prune_mode)?;
-    Ok(prune_mode)
-}
-
 /// Deserializes [`Option<PruneMode>`] and validates that the value is not less than the const
 /// generic parameter `MIN_BLOCKS`. This parameter represents the number of blocks that needs to be
 /// left in database after the pruning.
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/filter.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/filter.rs
index 56ea13e92ee..76b0a3c3097 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/filter.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/filter.rs
@@ -546,6 +546,13 @@ where
                     .transpose()?
                     .flatten();
 
+                // Return error if toBlock exceeds current head
+                if let Some(t) = to &&
+                    t > info.best_number
+                {
+                    return Err(EthFilterError::BlockRangeExceedsHead);
+                }
+
                 if let Some(f) = from &&
                     f > info.best_number
                 {
@@ -894,6 +901,9 @@ pub enum EthFilterError {
     /// Invalid block range.
     #[error("invalid block range params")]
     InvalidBlockRangeParams,
+    /// Block range extends beyond current head.
+    #[error("block range extends beyond current head block")]
+    BlockRangeExceedsHead,
     /// Query scope is too broad.
     #[error("query exceeds max block range {0}")]
     QueryExceedsMaxBlocks(u64),
@@ -928,7 +938,8 @@ impl From<EthFilterError> for jsonrpsee::types::error::ErrorObject<'static> {
             EthFilterError::EthAPIError(err) => err.into(),
             err @ (EthFilterError::InvalidBlockRangeParams |
             EthFilterError::QueryExceedsMaxBlocks(_) |
-            EthFilterError::QueryExceedsMaxResults { .. }) => {
+            EthFilterError::QueryExceedsMaxResults { .. } |
+            EthFilterError::BlockRangeExceedsHead) => {
                 rpc_error_with_code(jsonrpsee::types::error::INVALID_PARAMS_CODE, err.to_string())
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/trace.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/trace.rs
index 5eb9a0f73c7..9732ac4269b 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/trace.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/trace.rs
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ where
 
         let mut all_traces = Vec::new();
         let mut block_traces = Vec::with_capacity(self.inner.eth_config.max_tracing_requests);
-        for chunk_start in (start..end).step_by(self.inner.eth_config.max_tracing_requests) {
+        for chunk_start in (start..=end).step_by(self.inner.eth_config.max_tracing_requests) {
             let chunk_end =
                 std::cmp::min(chunk_start + self.inner.eth_config.max_tracing_requests as u64, end);
 
diff --git a/crates/storage/db-api/src/models/metadata.rs b/crates/storage/db-api/src/models/metadata.rs
index e562ede03b6..de68998ce6e 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db-api/src/models/metadata.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/db-api/src/models/metadata.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ pub struct StorageSettings {
     /// Whether this node always writes transaction senders to static files.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub transaction_senders_in_static_files: bool,
+    /// Whether `StoragesHistory` is stored in `RocksDB`.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub storages_history_in_rocksdb: bool,
 }
 
 impl StorageSettings {
@@ -28,7 +31,11 @@ impl StorageSettings {
     /// `false`, ensuring older nodes continue writing receipts and transaction senders to the
     /// database when receipt pruning is enabled.
     pub const fn legacy() -> Self {
-        Self { receipts_in_static_files: false, transaction_senders_in_static_files: false }
+        Self {
+            receipts_in_static_files: false,
+            transaction_senders_in_static_files: false,
+            storages_history_in_rocksdb: false,
+        }
     }
 
     /// Sets the `receipts_in_static_files` flag to the provided value.
@@ -42,4 +49,10 @@ impl StorageSettings {
         self.transaction_senders_in_static_files = value;
         self
     }
+
+    /// Sets the `storages_history_in_rocksdb` flag to the provided value.
+    pub const fn with_storages_history_in_rocksdb(mut self, value: bool) -> Self {
+        self.storages_history_in_rocksdb = value;
+        self
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs
index 42e6a968ad9..a6f9f9c8e39 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs
@@ -247,6 +247,20 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    /// Validates a single transaction with the provided state provider.
+    pub fn validate_one_with_state_provider(
+        &self,
+        origin: TransactionOrigin,
+        transaction: Tx,
+        state: impl AccountInfoReader,
+    ) -> TransactionValidationOutcome<Tx> {
+        let tx = match self.validate_one_no_state(origin, transaction) {
+            Ok(tx) => tx,
+            Err(invalid_outcome) => return invalid_outcome,
+        };
+        self.validate_one_against_state(origin, tx, state)
+    }
+
     /// Performs stateless validation on single transaction. Returns unaltered input transaction
     /// if all checks pass, so transaction can continue through to stateful validation as argument
     /// to [`validate_one_against_state`](Self::validate_one_against_state).
diff --git a/crates/trie/parallel/src/proof.rs b/crates/trie/parallel/src/proof.rs
index 433c13fb08f..12a4d3485c3 100644
--- a/crates/trie/parallel/src/proof.rs
+++ b/crates/trie/parallel/src/proof.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ impl ParallelProof {
             )))
         })?;
 
-        // Extract storage proof directly from the result
+        // Extract storage proof directly from the result.
+        // The proof is Arc-wrapped for efficient batch sharing, so we unwrap it here.
         let storage_proof = match proof_msg.result? {
             crate::proof_task::ProofResult::StorageProof { hashed_address: addr, proof } => {
                 debug_assert_eq!(
@@ -134,7 +135,8 @@ impl ParallelProof {
                     hashed_address,
                     "storage worker must return same address: expected {hashed_address}, got {addr}"
                 );
-                proof
+                // Efficiently unwrap Arc: returns inner value if sole owner, clones otherwise.
+                Arc::try_unwrap(proof).unwrap_or_else(|arc| (*arc).clone())
             }
             crate::proof_task::ProofResult::AccountMultiproof { .. } => {
                 unreachable!("storage worker only sends StorageProof variant")
@@ -223,8 +225,12 @@ impl ParallelProof {
             )
         })?;
 
+        // The proof is Arc-wrapped for efficient batch sharing, so we unwrap it here.
         let (multiproof, stats) = match proof_result_msg.result? {
-            crate::proof_task::ProofResult::AccountMultiproof { proof, stats } => (proof, stats),
+            crate::proof_task::ProofResult::AccountMultiproof { proof, stats } => {
+                // Efficiently unwrap Arc: returns inner value if sole owner, clones otherwise.
+                (Arc::try_unwrap(proof).unwrap_or_else(|arc| (*arc).clone()), stats)
+            }
             crate::proof_task::ProofResult::StorageProof { .. } => {
                 unreachable!("account worker only sends AccountMultiproof variant")
             }
diff --git a/crates/trie/parallel/src/proof_task.rs b/crates/trie/parallel/src/proof_task.rs
index 58dc99fc371..87feff9ad6e 100644
--- a/crates/trie/parallel/src/proof_task.rs
+++ b/crates/trie/parallel/src/proof_task.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ use alloy_primitives::{
 use alloy_rlp::{BufMut, Encodable};
 use crossbeam_channel::{unbounded, Receiver as CrossbeamReceiver, Sender as CrossbeamSender};
 use dashmap::DashMap;
+use metrics::Histogram;
 use reth_execution_errors::{SparseTrieError, SparseTrieErrorKind};
 use reth_provider::{DatabaseProviderROFactory, ProviderError, ProviderResult};
 use reth_storage_errors::db::DatabaseError;
@@ -79,6 +80,275 @@ use crate::proof_task_metrics::{
 type StorageProofResult = Result<DecodedStorageMultiProof, ParallelStateRootError>;
 type TrieNodeProviderResult = Result<Option<RevealedNode>, SparseTrieError>;
 
+/// Maximum number of storage proof jobs to batch together per account.
+const STORAGE_PROOF_BATCH_LIMIT: usize = 32;
+
+/// Maximum number of blinded node requests to defer during storage proof batching.
+/// When this limit is reached, batching stops early to process deferred nodes,
+/// preventing starvation of blinded node requests under high proof load.
+const MAX_DEFERRED_BLINDED_NODES: usize = 16;
+
+/// Holds batched storage proof jobs for the same account.
+///
+/// When multiple storage proof requests arrive for the same account, they can be merged
+/// into a single proof computation with combined prefix sets and target slots.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct BatchedStorageProof {
+    /// The merged prefix set from all batched jobs.
+    prefix_set: PrefixSetMut,
+    /// The merged target slots from all batched jobs.
+    target_slots: B256Set,
+    /// Whether any job requested branch node masks.
+    with_branch_node_masks: bool,
+    /// The `multi_added_removed_keys` from the first job (they should all share the same `Arc`).
+    multi_added_removed_keys: Option<Arc<MultiAddedRemovedKeys>>,
+    /// All senders that need to receive the result.
+    senders: Vec<ProofResultContext>,
+}
+
+impl BatchedStorageProof {
+    /// Creates a new batch from the first storage proof input.
+    fn new(input: StorageProofInput, sender: ProofResultContext) -> Self {
+        // Convert frozen PrefixSet to mutable PrefixSetMut by collecting its keys.
+        let prefix_set = PrefixSetMut::from(input.prefix_set.iter().copied());
+        Self {
+            prefix_set,
+            target_slots: input.target_slots,
+            with_branch_node_masks: input.with_branch_node_masks,
+            multi_added_removed_keys: input.multi_added_removed_keys,
+            senders: vec![sender],
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Merges another storage proof job into this batch.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    /// Panics if `input.multi_added_removed_keys` does not point to the same Arc as the batch's.
+    /// This is a critical invariant for proof correctness.
+    fn merge(&mut self, input: StorageProofInput, sender: ProofResultContext) {
+        // Validate that all batched jobs share the same multi_added_removed_keys Arc.
+        // This is a critical invariant: if jobs have different keys, the merged proof
+        // would be computed with only the first job's keys, producing incorrect results.
+        // Using assert! (not debug_assert!) because incorrect proofs could cause consensus
+        // failures.
+        assert!(
+            match (&self.multi_added_removed_keys, &input.multi_added_removed_keys) {
+                (Some(a), Some(b)) => Arc::ptr_eq(a, b),
+                (None, None) => true,
+                _ => false,
+            },
+            "All batched storage proof jobs must share the same multi_added_removed_keys Arc"
+        );
+
+        self.prefix_set.extend_keys(input.prefix_set.iter().copied());
+        self.target_slots.extend(input.target_slots);
+        self.with_branch_node_masks |= input.with_branch_node_masks;
+        self.senders.push(sender);
+    }
+
+    /// Converts this batch into a single `StorageProofInput` for computation.
+    fn into_input(self, hashed_address: B256) -> (StorageProofInput, Vec<ProofResultContext>) {
+        let input = StorageProofInput {
+            hashed_address,
+            prefix_set: self.prefix_set.freeze(),
+            target_slots: self.target_slots,
+            with_branch_node_masks: self.with_branch_node_masks,
+            multi_added_removed_keys: self.multi_added_removed_keys,
+        };
+        (input, self.senders)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Metrics for storage worker batching.
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+struct StorageWorkerBatchMetrics {
+    /// Histogram of batch sizes (number of jobs merged per computation).
+    #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+    batch_size_histogram: Option<Histogram>,
+}
+
+impl StorageWorkerBatchMetrics {
+    #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            batch_size_histogram: Some(metrics::histogram!(
+                "trie.proof_task.storage_worker_batch_size"
+            )),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "metrics"))]
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {}
+    }
+
+    fn record_batch_size(&self, _size: usize) {
+        #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+        if let Some(h) = &self.batch_size_histogram {
+            h.record(_size as f64);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Maximum number of account multiproof jobs to batch together.
+const ACCOUNT_PROOF_BATCH_LIMIT: usize = 32;
+
+/// Holds batched account multiproof jobs.
+///
+/// When multiple account multiproof requests arrive, they can be merged
+/// into a single proof computation with combined targets and prefix sets.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct BatchedAccountProof {
+    /// The merged targets from all batched jobs.
+    targets: MultiProofTargets,
+    /// The merged account prefix set from all batched jobs.
+    account_prefix_set: PrefixSetMut,
+    /// The merged storage prefix sets from all batched jobs.
+    storage_prefix_sets: B256Map<PrefixSetMut>,
+    /// The merged destroyed accounts from all batched jobs.
+    destroyed_accounts: B256Set,
+    /// Whether any job requested branch node masks.
+    collect_branch_node_masks: bool,
+    /// The `multi_added_removed_keys` from the first job (they should all share the same `Arc`).
+    multi_added_removed_keys: Option<Arc<MultiAddedRemovedKeys>>,
+    /// The shared `missed_leaves_storage_roots` cache from the first job.
+    missed_leaves_storage_roots: Arc<DashMap<B256, B256>>,
+    /// All senders that need to receive the result.
+    senders: Vec<ProofResultContext>,
+}
+
+impl BatchedAccountProof {
+    /// Creates a new batch from the first account multiproof input.
+    fn new(input: AccountMultiproofInput) -> Self {
+        // Convert frozen prefix sets to mutable versions.
+        let account_prefix_set =
+            PrefixSetMut::from(input.prefix_sets.account_prefix_set.iter().copied());
+        let storage_prefix_sets = input
+            .prefix_sets
+            .storage_prefix_sets
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(addr, ps)| (addr, PrefixSetMut::from(ps.iter().copied())))
+            .collect();
+        let destroyed_accounts = input.prefix_sets.destroyed_accounts;
+
+        Self {
+            targets: input.targets,
+            account_prefix_set,
+            storage_prefix_sets,
+            destroyed_accounts,
+            collect_branch_node_masks: input.collect_branch_node_masks,
+            multi_added_removed_keys: input.multi_added_removed_keys,
+            missed_leaves_storage_roots: input.missed_leaves_storage_roots,
+            senders: vec![input.proof_result_sender],
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Attempts to merge another account multiproof job into this batch.
+    ///
+    /// Returns the job back if caches are incompatible so the caller can process it separately.
+    fn try_merge(&mut self, input: AccountMultiproofInput) -> Result<(), AccountMultiproofInput> {
+        // Require all jobs to share the same caches; otherwise merging would produce
+        // incorrect proofs by reusing the wrong retained keys or missed-leaf storage roots.
+        let multi_added_removed_keys_mismatch =
+            !match (&self.multi_added_removed_keys, &input.multi_added_removed_keys) {
+                (Some(a), Some(b)) => Arc::ptr_eq(a, b),
+                (None, None) => true,
+                _ => false,
+            };
+
+        if multi_added_removed_keys_mismatch ||
+            !Arc::ptr_eq(&self.missed_leaves_storage_roots, &input.missed_leaves_storage_roots)
+        {
+            return Err(input);
+        }
+
+        // Merge targets.
+        self.targets.extend(input.targets);
+
+        // Merge account prefix set.
+        self.account_prefix_set.extend_keys(input.prefix_sets.account_prefix_set.iter().copied());
+
+        // Merge storage prefix sets.
+        for (addr, ps) in input.prefix_sets.storage_prefix_sets {
+            match self.storage_prefix_sets.entry(addr) {
+                alloy_primitives::map::Entry::Occupied(mut entry) => {
+                    entry.get_mut().extend_keys(ps.iter().copied());
+                }
+                alloy_primitives::map::Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
+                    entry.insert(PrefixSetMut::from(ps.iter().copied()));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Merge destroyed accounts.
+        self.destroyed_accounts.extend(input.prefix_sets.destroyed_accounts);
+
+        // OR the branch node masks flag.
+        self.collect_branch_node_masks |= input.collect_branch_node_masks;
+
+        // Collect the sender.
+        self.senders.push(input.proof_result_sender);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Converts this batch into a single `AccountMultiproofInput` for computation.
+    fn into_input(self) -> (AccountMultiproofInput, Vec<ProofResultContext>) {
+        // Freeze the mutable prefix sets.
+        let storage_prefix_sets: B256Map<PrefixSet> =
+            self.storage_prefix_sets.into_iter().map(|(addr, ps)| (addr, ps.freeze())).collect();
+
+        let prefix_sets = TriePrefixSets {
+            account_prefix_set: self.account_prefix_set.freeze(),
+            storage_prefix_sets,
+            destroyed_accounts: self.destroyed_accounts,
+        };
+
+        // Use a dummy sender for the input since we'll handle all senders separately.
+        let dummy_sender = self.senders.first().expect("batch always has at least one sender");
+        let input = AccountMultiproofInput {
+            targets: self.targets,
+            prefix_sets,
+            collect_branch_node_masks: self.collect_branch_node_masks,
+            multi_added_removed_keys: self.multi_added_removed_keys,
+            missed_leaves_storage_roots: self.missed_leaves_storage_roots,
+            proof_result_sender: dummy_sender.clone(),
+        };
+        (input, self.senders)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Metrics for account worker batching.
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+struct AccountWorkerBatchMetrics {
+    /// Histogram of batch sizes (number of jobs merged per computation).
+    #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+    batch_size_histogram: Option<Histogram>,
+}
+
+impl AccountWorkerBatchMetrics {
+    #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            batch_size_histogram: Some(metrics::histogram!(
+                "trie.proof_task.account_worker_batch_size"
+            )),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "metrics"))]
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {}
+    }
+
+    fn record_batch_size(&self, _size: usize) {
+        #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+        if let Some(h) = &self.batch_size_histogram {
+            h.record(_size as f64);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// A handle that provides type-safe access to proof worker pools.
 ///
 /// The handle stores direct senders to both storage and account worker pools,
@@ -552,12 +822,16 @@ impl TrieNodeProvider for ProofTaskTrieNodeProvider {
     }
 }
 /// Result of a proof calculation, which can be either an account multiproof or a storage proof.
-#[derive(Debug)]
+///
+/// The proof data is wrapped in `Arc` to enable efficient sharing when batching multiple
+/// proof requests. This avoids expensive cloning of the underlying proof structures
+/// when sending results to multiple receivers.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum ProofResult {
     /// Account multiproof with statistics
     AccountMultiproof {
-        /// The account multiproof
-        proof: DecodedMultiProof,
+        /// The account multiproof (Arc-wrapped for efficient sharing in batches)
+        proof: Arc<DecodedMultiProof>,
         /// Statistics collected during proof computation
         stats: ParallelTrieStats,
     },
@@ -565,8 +839,8 @@ pub enum ProofResult {
     StorageProof {
         /// The hashed address this storage proof belongs to
         hashed_address: B256,
-        /// The storage multiproof
-        proof: DecodedStorageMultiProof,
+        /// The storage multiproof (Arc-wrapped for efficient sharing in batches)
+        proof: Arc<DecodedStorageMultiProof>,
     },
 }
 
@@ -575,11 +849,17 @@ impl ProofResult {
     ///
     /// For account multiproofs, returns the multiproof directly (discarding stats).
     /// For storage proofs, wraps the storage proof into a minimal multiproof.
+    ///
+    /// Note: This method clones the inner proof data. If you need to avoid the clone
+    /// when you're the sole owner, consider using `Arc::try_unwrap` first.
     pub fn into_multiproof(self) -> DecodedMultiProof {
         match self {
-            Self::AccountMultiproof { proof, stats: _ } => proof,
+            Self::AccountMultiproof { proof, stats: _ } => {
+                Arc::try_unwrap(proof).unwrap_or_else(|arc| (*arc).clone())
+            }
             Self::StorageProof { hashed_address, proof } => {
-                DecodedMultiProof::from_storage_proof(hashed_address, proof)
+                let storage_proof = Arc::try_unwrap(proof).unwrap_or_else(|arc| (*arc).clone());
+                DecodedMultiProof::from_storage_proof(hashed_address, storage_proof)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -708,11 +988,18 @@ where
     /// 2. Advertises availability
     /// 3. Processes jobs in a loop:
     ///    - Receives job from channel
+    ///    - Drains additional same-account storage proof jobs (batching)
     ///    - Marks worker as busy
-    ///    - Processes the job
+    ///    - Processes the batched jobs as a single proof computation
     ///    - Marks worker as available
     /// 4. Shuts down when channel closes
     ///
+    /// # Batching Strategy
+    ///
+    /// When multiple storage proof requests arrive for the same account, they are merged
+    /// into a single proof computation. This reduces redundant trie traversals when state
+    /// updates arrive faster than proof computation can process them.
+    ///
     /// # Panic Safety
     ///
     /// If this function panics, the worker thread terminates but other workers
@@ -732,6 +1019,7 @@ where
         // Create provider from factory
         let provider = task_ctx.factory.database_provider_ro()?;
         let proof_tx = ProofTaskTx::new(provider, worker_id);
+        let batch_metrics = StorageWorkerBatchMetrics::new();
 
         trace!(
             target: "trie::proof_task",
@@ -746,20 +1034,104 @@ where
         // Initially mark this worker as available.
         available_workers.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
 
+        // Deferred blinded node jobs to process after batched storage proofs.
+        // Pre-allocate with capacity to avoid reallocations during batching.
+        let mut deferred_blinded_nodes: Vec<(B256, Nibbles, Sender<TrieNodeProviderResult>)> =
+            Vec::with_capacity(MAX_DEFERRED_BLINDED_NODES);
+
         while let Ok(job) = work_rx.recv() {
             // Mark worker as busy.
             available_workers.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
 
             match job {
                 StorageWorkerJob::StorageProof { input, proof_result_sender } => {
-                    Self::process_storage_proof(
-                        worker_id,
-                        &proof_tx,
-                        input,
-                        proof_result_sender,
-                        &mut storage_proofs_processed,
-                        &mut cursor_metrics_cache,
+                    // Start batching: group storage proofs by account.
+                    let mut batches: B256Map<BatchedStorageProof> = B256Map::default();
+                    batches.insert(
+                        input.hashed_address,
+                        BatchedStorageProof::new(input, proof_result_sender),
                     );
+                    let mut total_jobs = 1usize;
+
+                    // Drain additional jobs from the queue.
+                    while total_jobs < STORAGE_PROOF_BATCH_LIMIT {
+                        match work_rx.try_recv() {
+                            Ok(StorageWorkerJob::StorageProof {
+                                input: next_input,
+                                proof_result_sender: next_sender,
+                            }) => {
+                                total_jobs += 1;
+                                let addr = next_input.hashed_address;
+                                match batches.entry(addr) {
+                                    alloy_primitives::map::Entry::Occupied(mut entry) => {
+                                        entry.get_mut().merge(next_input, next_sender);
+                                    }
+                                    alloy_primitives::map::Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
+                                        entry.insert(BatchedStorageProof::new(
+                                            next_input,
+                                            next_sender,
+                                        ));
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                            Ok(StorageWorkerJob::BlindedStorageNode {
+                                account,
+                                path,
+                                result_sender,
+                            }) => {
+                                // Defer blinded node jobs to process after batched proofs.
+                                deferred_blinded_nodes.push((account, path, result_sender));
+                                // Stop batching if too many blinded nodes are deferred to prevent
+                                // starvation.
+                                if deferred_blinded_nodes.len() >= MAX_DEFERRED_BLINDED_NODES {
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            Err(_) => break,
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // Process all batched storage proofs.
+                    for (hashed_address, batch) in batches {
+                        let batch_size = batch.senders.len();
+                        batch_metrics.record_batch_size(batch_size);
+
+                        let (merged_input, senders) = batch.into_input(hashed_address);
+
+                        trace!(
+                            target: "trie::proof_task",
+                            worker_id,
+                            ?hashed_address,
+                            batch_size,
+                            prefix_set_len = merged_input.prefix_set.len(),
+                            target_slots_len = merged_input.target_slots.len(),
+                            "Processing batched storage proof"
+                        );
+
+                        Self::process_batched_storage_proof(
+                            worker_id,
+                            &proof_tx,
+                            hashed_address,
+                            merged_input,
+                            senders,
+                            &mut storage_proofs_processed,
+                            &mut cursor_metrics_cache,
+                        );
+                    }
+
+                    // Process any deferred blinded node jobs.
+                    for (account, path, result_sender) in
+                        std::mem::take(&mut deferred_blinded_nodes)
+                    {
+                        Self::process_blinded_node(
+                            worker_id,
+                            &proof_tx,
+                            account,
+                            path,
+                            result_sender,
+                            &mut storage_nodes_processed,
+                        );
+                    }
                 }
 
                 StorageWorkerJob::BlindedStorageNode { account, path, result_sender } => {
@@ -795,82 +1167,103 @@ where
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Processes a storage proof request.
-    fn process_storage_proof<Provider>(
+    /// Processes a batched storage proof request and sends results to all waiting receivers.
+    ///
+    /// This computes a single storage proof with merged targets and sends the same result
+    /// to all original requestors, reducing redundant trie traversals.
+    fn process_batched_storage_proof<Provider>(
         worker_id: usize,
         proof_tx: &ProofTaskTx<Provider>,
+        hashed_address: B256,
         input: StorageProofInput,
-        proof_result_sender: ProofResultContext,
+        senders: Vec<ProofResultContext>,
         storage_proofs_processed: &mut u64,
         cursor_metrics_cache: &mut ProofTaskCursorMetricsCache,
     ) where
         Provider: TrieCursorFactory + HashedCursorFactory,
     {
-        let hashed_address = input.hashed_address;
-        let ProofResultContext { sender, sequence_number: seq, state, start_time } =
-            proof_result_sender;
-
         let mut trie_cursor_metrics = TrieCursorMetricsCache::default();
         let mut hashed_cursor_metrics = HashedCursorMetricsCache::default();
 
-        trace!(
-            target: "trie::proof_task",
-            worker_id,
-            hashed_address = ?hashed_address,
-            prefix_set_len = input.prefix_set.len(),
-            target_slots_len = input.target_slots.len(),
-            "Processing storage proof"
-        );
-
         let proof_start = Instant::now();
         let result = proof_tx.compute_storage_proof(
             input,
             &mut trie_cursor_metrics,
             &mut hashed_cursor_metrics,
         );
-
         let proof_elapsed = proof_start.elapsed();
-        *storage_proofs_processed += 1;
 
-        let result_msg = result.map(|storage_proof| ProofResult::StorageProof {
-            hashed_address,
-            proof: storage_proof,
-        });
-
-        if sender
-            .send(ProofResultMessage {
-                sequence_number: seq,
-                result: result_msg,
-                elapsed: start_time.elapsed(),
-                state,
-            })
-            .is_err()
-        {
-            trace!(
-                target: "trie::proof_task",
-                worker_id,
-                hashed_address = ?hashed_address,
-                storage_proofs_processed,
-                "Proof result receiver dropped, discarding result"
-            );
+        // Send the result to all waiting receivers.
+        let num_senders = senders.len();
+        match result {
+            Ok(storage_proof) => {
+                // Success case: wrap proof in Arc for efficient sharing across all senders.
+                let proof_result =
+                    ProofResult::StorageProof { hashed_address, proof: Arc::new(storage_proof) };
+
+                for ProofResultContext { sender, sequence_number, state, start_time } in senders {
+                    *storage_proofs_processed += 1;
+
+                    if sender
+                        .send(ProofResultMessage {
+                            sequence_number,
+                            result: Ok(proof_result.clone()),
+                            elapsed: start_time.elapsed(),
+                            state,
+                        })
+                        .is_err()
+                    {
+                        trace!(
+                            target: "trie::proof_task",
+                            worker_id,
+                            ?hashed_address,
+                            sequence_number,
+                            "Proof result receiver dropped, discarding result"
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Err(error) => {
+                // Error case: convert to string for cloning, then send to all receivers.
+                let error_msg = error.to_string();
+
+                for ProofResultContext { sender, sequence_number, state, start_time } in senders {
+                    *storage_proofs_processed += 1;
+
+                    if sender
+                        .send(ProofResultMessage {
+                            sequence_number,
+                            result: Err(ParallelStateRootError::Other(error_msg.clone())),
+                            elapsed: start_time.elapsed(),
+                            state,
+                        })
+                        .is_err()
+                    {
+                        trace!(
+                            target: "trie::proof_task",
+                            worker_id,
+                            ?hashed_address,
+                            sequence_number,
+                            "Proof result receiver dropped, discarding result"
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         trace!(
             target: "trie::proof_task",
             worker_id,
-            hashed_address = ?hashed_address,
+            ?hashed_address,
             proof_time_us = proof_elapsed.as_micros(),
-            total_processed = storage_proofs_processed,
+            num_senders,
             trie_cursor_duration_us = trie_cursor_metrics.total_duration.as_micros(),
             hashed_cursor_duration_us = hashed_cursor_metrics.total_duration.as_micros(),
-            ?trie_cursor_metrics,
-            ?hashed_cursor_metrics,
-            "Storage proof completed"
+            "Batched storage proof completed"
         );
 
         #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
         {
-            // Accumulate per-proof metrics into the worker's cache
             let per_proof_cache = ProofTaskCursorMetricsCache {
                 account_trie_cursor: TrieCursorMetricsCache::default(),
                 account_hashed_cursor: HashedCursorMetricsCache::default(),
@@ -987,11 +1380,18 @@ where
     /// 2. Advertises availability
     /// 3. Processes jobs in a loop:
     ///    - Receives job from channel
+    ///    - Drains additional account multiproof jobs (batching)
     ///    - Marks worker as busy
-    ///    - Processes the job
+    ///    - Processes the batched jobs as a single proof computation
     ///    - Marks worker as available
     /// 4. Shuts down when channel closes
     ///
+    /// # Batching Strategy
+    ///
+    /// When multiple account multiproof requests arrive, they are merged into
+    /// a single proof computation. This reduces redundant trie traversals when
+    /// state updates arrive faster than proof computation can process them.
+    ///
     /// # Panic Safety
     ///
     /// If this function panics, the worker thread terminates but other workers
@@ -1012,6 +1412,7 @@ where
         // Create provider from factory
         let provider = task_ctx.factory.database_provider_ro()?;
         let proof_tx = ProofTaskTx::new(provider, worker_id);
+        let batch_metrics = AccountWorkerBatchMetrics::new();
 
         trace!(
             target: "trie::proof_task",
@@ -1026,20 +1427,98 @@ where
         // Count this worker as available only after successful initialization.
         available_workers.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
 
+        // Deferred blinded node jobs to process after batched account proofs.
+        // Pre-allocate with capacity to avoid reallocations during batching.
+        let mut deferred_blinded_nodes: Vec<(Nibbles, Sender<TrieNodeProviderResult>)> =
+            Vec::with_capacity(MAX_DEFERRED_BLINDED_NODES);
+
         while let Ok(job) = work_rx.recv() {
             // Mark worker as busy.
             available_workers.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
 
             match job {
                 AccountWorkerJob::AccountMultiproof { input } => {
-                    Self::process_account_multiproof(
-                        worker_id,
-                        &proof_tx,
-                        storage_work_tx.clone(),
-                        *input,
-                        &mut account_proofs_processed,
-                        &mut cursor_metrics_cache,
-                    );
+                    // Start batching: accumulate account multiproof jobs. If we encounter an
+                    // incompatible job (different caches), process it as a separate batch.
+                    let mut next_account_job: Option<Box<AccountMultiproofInput>> = Some(input);
+
+                    while let Some(account_job) = next_account_job.take() {
+                        let mut batch = BatchedAccountProof::new(*account_job);
+                        let mut pending_incompatible: Option<Box<AccountMultiproofInput>> = None;
+
+                        // Drain additional jobs from the queue.
+                        while batch.senders.len() < ACCOUNT_PROOF_BATCH_LIMIT {
+                            match work_rx.try_recv() {
+                                Ok(AccountWorkerJob::AccountMultiproof { input: next_input }) => {
+                                    match batch.try_merge(*next_input) {
+                                        Ok(()) => {}
+                                        Err(incompatible) => {
+                                            trace!(
+                                                target: "trie::proof_task",
+                                                worker_id,
+                                                "Account multiproof batch split due to incompatible caches"
+                                            );
+                                            pending_incompatible = Some(Box::new(incompatible));
+                                            break;
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                Ok(AccountWorkerJob::BlindedAccountNode {
+                                    path,
+                                    result_sender,
+                                }) => {
+                                    // Defer blinded node jobs to process after batched proofs.
+                                    deferred_blinded_nodes.push((path, result_sender));
+                                    // Stop batching if too many blinded nodes are deferred to
+                                    // prevent starvation.
+                                    if deferred_blinded_nodes.len() >= MAX_DEFERRED_BLINDED_NODES {
+                                        break;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                Err(_) => break,
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        let batch_size = batch.senders.len();
+                        batch_metrics.record_batch_size(batch_size);
+
+                        let (merged_input, senders) = batch.into_input();
+
+                        trace!(
+                            target: "trie::proof_task",
+                            worker_id,
+                            batch_size,
+                            targets_len = merged_input.targets.len(),
+                            "Processing batched account multiproof"
+                        );
+
+                        Self::process_batched_account_multiproof(
+                            worker_id,
+                            &proof_tx,
+                            &storage_work_tx,
+                            merged_input,
+                            senders,
+                            &mut account_proofs_processed,
+                            &mut cursor_metrics_cache,
+                        );
+
+                        // If we encountered an incompatible job, process it as its own batch
+                        // before handling any deferred blinded node requests.
+                        if let Some(incompatible_job) = pending_incompatible {
+                            next_account_job = Some(incompatible_job);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // Process any deferred blinded node jobs.
+                    for (path, result_sender) in std::mem::take(&mut deferred_blinded_nodes) {
+                        Self::process_blinded_node(
+                            worker_id,
+                            &proof_tx,
+                            path,
+                            result_sender,
+                            &mut account_nodes_processed,
+                        );
+                    }
                 }
 
                 AccountWorkerJob::BlindedAccountNode { path, result_sender } => {
@@ -1074,12 +1553,16 @@ where
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Processes an account multiproof request.
-    fn process_account_multiproof<Provider>(
+    /// Processes a batched account multiproof request and sends results to all waiting receivers.
+    ///
+    /// This computes a single account multiproof with merged targets and sends the same result
+    /// to all original requestors, reducing redundant trie traversals.
+    fn process_batched_account_multiproof<Provider>(
         worker_id: usize,
         proof_tx: &ProofTaskTx<Provider>,
-        storage_work_tx: CrossbeamSender<StorageWorkerJob>,
+        storage_work_tx: &CrossbeamSender<StorageWorkerJob>,
         input: AccountMultiproofInput,
+        senders: Vec<ProofResultContext>,
         account_proofs_processed: &mut u64,
         cursor_metrics_cache: &mut ProofTaskCursorMetricsCache,
     ) where
@@ -1091,21 +1574,21 @@ where
             collect_branch_node_masks,
             multi_added_removed_keys,
             missed_leaves_storage_roots,
-            proof_result_sender:
-                ProofResultContext { sender: result_tx, sequence_number: seq, state, start_time: start },
+            proof_result_sender: _, // We use the senders vec instead
         } = input;
 
         let span = debug_span!(
             target: "trie::proof_task",
-            "Account multiproof calculation",
+            "Batched account multiproof calculation",
             targets = targets.len(),
+            batch_size = senders.len(),
             worker_id,
         );
         let _span_guard = span.enter();
 
         trace!(
             target: "trie::proof_task",
-            "Processing account multiproof"
+            "Processing batched account multiproof"
         );
 
         let proof_start = Instant::now();
@@ -1120,7 +1603,7 @@ where
         tracker.set_precomputed_storage_roots(storage_root_targets_len as u64);
 
         let storage_proof_receivers = match dispatch_storage_proofs(
-            &storage_work_tx,
+            storage_work_tx,
             &targets,
             &mut storage_prefix_sets,
             collect_branch_node_masks,
@@ -1128,14 +1611,17 @@ where
         ) {
             Ok(receivers) => receivers,
             Err(error) => {
-                // Send error through result channel
-                error!(target: "trie::proof_task", "Failed to dispatch storage proofs: {error}");
-                let _ = result_tx.send(ProofResultMessage {
-                    sequence_number: seq,
-                    result: Err(error),
-                    elapsed: start.elapsed(),
-                    state,
-                });
+                // Send error to all receivers
+                let error_msg = error.to_string();
+                for ProofResultContext { sender, sequence_number, state, start_time } in senders {
+                    *account_proofs_processed += 1;
+                    let _ = sender.send(ProofResultMessage {
+                        sequence_number,
+                        result: Err(ParallelStateRootError::Other(error_msg.clone())),
+                        elapsed: start_time.elapsed(),
+                        state,
+                    });
+                }
                 return;
             }
         };
@@ -1156,46 +1642,75 @@ where
             build_account_multiproof_with_storage_roots(&proof_tx.provider, ctx, &mut tracker);
 
         let proof_elapsed = proof_start.elapsed();
-        let total_elapsed = start.elapsed();
         let proof_cursor_metrics = tracker.cursor_metrics;
         proof_cursor_metrics.record_spans();
 
         let stats = tracker.finish();
-        let result = result.map(|proof| ProofResult::AccountMultiproof { proof, stats });
-        *account_proofs_processed += 1;
-
-        // Send result to MultiProofTask
-        if result_tx
-            .send(ProofResultMessage {
-                sequence_number: seq,
-                result,
-                elapsed: total_elapsed,
-                state,
-            })
-            .is_err()
-        {
-            trace!(
-                target: "trie::proof_task",
-                worker_id,
-                account_proofs_processed,
-                "Account multiproof receiver dropped, discarding result"
-            );
+
+        // Send the result to all waiting receivers.
+        let num_senders = senders.len();
+        match result {
+            Ok(proof) => {
+                // Success case: wrap proof in Arc for efficient sharing across all senders.
+                let proof_result = ProofResult::AccountMultiproof { proof: Arc::new(proof), stats };
+
+                for ProofResultContext { sender, sequence_number, state, start_time } in senders {
+                    *account_proofs_processed += 1;
+
+                    if sender
+                        .send(ProofResultMessage {
+                            sequence_number,
+                            result: Ok(proof_result.clone()),
+                            elapsed: start_time.elapsed(),
+                            state,
+                        })
+                        .is_err()
+                    {
+                        trace!(
+                            target: "trie::proof_task",
+                            worker_id,
+                            sequence_number,
+                            "Account multiproof receiver dropped, discarding result"
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Err(error) => {
+                // Error case: convert to string for cloning, then send to all receivers.
+                let error_msg = error.to_string();
+
+                for ProofResultContext { sender, sequence_number, state, start_time } in senders {
+                    *account_proofs_processed += 1;
+
+                    if sender
+                        .send(ProofResultMessage {
+                            sequence_number,
+                            result: Err(ParallelStateRootError::Other(error_msg.clone())),
+                            elapsed: start_time.elapsed(),
+                            state,
+                        })
+                        .is_err()
+                    {
+                        trace!(
+                            target: "trie::proof_task",
+                            worker_id,
+                            sequence_number,
+                            "Account multiproof receiver dropped, discarding result"
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         trace!(
             target: "trie::proof_task",
             proof_time_us = proof_elapsed.as_micros(),
-            total_elapsed_us = total_elapsed.as_micros(),
-            total_processed = account_proofs_processed,
+            num_senders,
             account_trie_cursor_duration_us = proof_cursor_metrics.account_trie_cursor.total_duration.as_micros(),
             account_hashed_cursor_duration_us = proof_cursor_metrics.account_hashed_cursor.total_duration.as_micros(),
             storage_trie_cursor_duration_us = proof_cursor_metrics.storage_trie_cursor.total_duration.as_micros(),
             storage_hashed_cursor_duration_us = proof_cursor_metrics.storage_hashed_cursor.total_duration.as_micros(),
-            account_trie_cursor_metrics = ?proof_cursor_metrics.account_trie_cursor,
-            account_hashed_cursor_metrics = ?proof_cursor_metrics.account_hashed_cursor,
-            storage_trie_cursor_metrics = ?proof_cursor_metrics.storage_trie_cursor,
-            storage_hashed_cursor_metrics = ?proof_cursor_metrics.storage_hashed_cursor,
-            "Account multiproof completed"
+            "Batched account multiproof completed"
         );
 
         #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
@@ -1338,7 +1853,9 @@ where
 
                         drop(_guard);
 
-                        // Extract storage proof from the result
+                        // Extract storage proof from the result.
+                        // The proof is Arc-wrapped for efficient batch sharing, so we unwrap it
+                        // here.
                         let proof = match proof_msg.result? {
                             ProofResult::StorageProof { hashed_address: addr, proof } => {
                                 debug_assert_eq!(
@@ -1346,7 +1863,9 @@ where
                                     hashed_address,
                                     "storage worker must return same address: expected {hashed_address}, got {addr}"
                                 );
-                                proof
+                                // Efficiently unwrap Arc: returns inner value if sole owner, clones
+                                // otherwise.
+                                Arc::try_unwrap(proof).unwrap_or_else(|arc| (*arc).clone())
                             }
                             ProofResult::AccountMultiproof { .. } => {
                                 unreachable!("storage worker only sends StorageProof variant")
@@ -1409,8 +1928,11 @@ where
     // Consume remaining storage proof receivers for accounts not encountered during trie walk.
     for (hashed_address, receiver) in storage_proof_receivers {
         if let Ok(proof_msg) = receiver.recv() {
-            // Extract storage proof from the result
+            // Extract storage proof from the result.
+            // The proof is Arc-wrapped for efficient batch sharing, so we unwrap it here.
             if let Ok(ProofResult::StorageProof { proof, .. }) = proof_msg.result {
+                // Efficiently unwrap Arc: returns inner value if sole owner, clones otherwise.
+                let proof = Arc::try_unwrap(proof).unwrap_or_else(|arc| (*arc).clone());
                 collected_decoded_storages.insert(hashed_address, proof);
             }
         }
diff --git a/examples/custom-node/src/evm/config.rs b/examples/custom-node/src/evm/config.rs
index f2bd3326893..92810439a83 100644
--- a/examples/custom-node/src/evm/config.rs
+++ b/examples/custom-node/src/evm/config.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use reth_op::{
     primitives::SignedTransaction,
 };
 use reth_rpc_api::eth::helpers::pending_block::BuildPendingEnv;
+use revm_primitives::Bytes;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -126,13 +127,15 @@ impl ConfigureEngineEvm<CustomExecutionData> for CustomEvmConfig {
         &self,
         payload: &CustomExecutionData,
     ) -> Result<impl ExecutableTxIterator<Self>, Self::Error> {
-        Ok(payload.inner.payload.transactions().clone().into_iter().map(|encoded| {
+        let transactions = payload.inner.payload.transactions().clone().into_iter();
+        let convert = |encoded: Bytes| {
             let tx = CustomTransaction::decode_2718_exact(encoded.as_ref())
                 .map_err(Into::into)
                 .map_err(PayloadError::Decode)?;
             let signer = tx.try_recover().map_err(NewPayloadError::other)?;
             Ok::<_, NewPayloadError>(WithEncoded::new(encoded, tx.with_signer(signer)))
-        }))
+        };
+        Ok((transactions, convert))
     }
 }