eth2.0-specs/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md

# Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 -- The Beacon Chain

**Notice**: This document is a work-in-progress for researchers and implementers.

## Table of contents
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- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Notation](#notation)
- [Custom types](#custom-types)
- [Constants](#constants)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
  - [Misc](#misc)
  - [Gwei values](#gwei-values)
  - [Initial values](#initial-values)
  - [Time parameters](#time-parameters)
  - [State list lengths](#state-list-lengths)
  - [Rewards and penalties](#rewards-and-penalties)
  - [Max operations per block](#max-operations-per-block)
  - [Domain types](#domain-types)
- [Containers](#containers)
  - [Misc dependencies](#misc-dependencies)
    - [`Fork`](#fork)
    - [`ForkData`](#forkdata)
    - [`Checkpoint`](#checkpoint)
    - [`Validator`](#validator)
    - [`AttestationData`](#attestationdata)
    - [`IndexedAttestation`](#indexedattestation)
    - [`PendingAttestation`](#pendingattestation)
    - [`Eth1Data`](#eth1data)
    - [`HistoricalBatch`](#historicalbatch)
    - [`DepositMessage`](#depositmessage)
    - [`DepositData`](#depositdata)
    - [`BeaconBlockHeader`](#beaconblockheader)
    - [`SigningData`](#signingdata)
  - [Beacon operations](#beacon-operations)
    - [`ProposerSlashing`](#proposerslashing)
    - [`AttesterSlashing`](#attesterslashing)
    - [`Attestation`](#attestation)
    - [`Deposit`](#deposit)
    - [`VoluntaryExit`](#voluntaryexit)
  - [Beacon blocks](#beacon-blocks)
    - [`BeaconBlockBody`](#beaconblockbody)
    - [`BeaconBlock`](#beaconblock)
  - [Beacon state](#beacon-state)
    - [`BeaconState`](#beaconstate)
  - [Signed envelopes](#signed-envelopes)
    - [`SignedVoluntaryExit`](#signedvoluntaryexit)
    - [`SignedBeaconBlock`](#signedbeaconblock)
    - [`SignedBeaconBlockHeader`](#signedbeaconblockheader)
- [Helper functions](#helper-functions)
  - [Math](#math)
    - [`integer_squareroot`](#integer_squareroot)
    - [`xor`](#xor)
    - [`int_to_bytes`](#int_to_bytes)
    - [`bytes_to_int`](#bytes_to_int)
  - [Crypto](#crypto)
    - [`hash`](#hash)
    - [`hash_tree_root`](#hash_tree_root)
    - [BLS Signatures](#bls-signatures)
  - [Predicates](#predicates)
    - [`is_active_validator`](#is_active_validator)
    - [`is_eligible_for_activation_queue`](#is_eligible_for_activation_queue)
    - [`is_eligible_for_activation`](#is_eligible_for_activation)
    - [`is_slashable_validator`](#is_slashable_validator)
    - [`is_slashable_attestation_data`](#is_slashable_attestation_data)
    - [`is_valid_indexed_attestation`](#is_valid_indexed_attestation)
    - [`is_valid_merkle_branch`](#is_valid_merkle_branch)
  - [Misc](#misc-1)
    - [`compute_shuffled_index`](#compute_shuffled_index)
    - [`compute_proposer_index`](#compute_proposer_index)
    - [`compute_committee`](#compute_committee)
    - [`compute_epoch_at_slot`](#compute_epoch_at_slot)
    - [`compute_start_slot_at_epoch`](#compute_start_slot_at_epoch)
    - [`compute_activation_exit_epoch`](#compute_activation_exit_epoch)
    - [`compute_fork_data_root`](#compute_fork_data_root)
    - [`compute_fork_digest`](#compute_fork_digest)
    - [`compute_domain`](#compute_domain)
    - [`compute_signing_root`](#compute_signing_root)
  - [Beacon state accessors](#beacon-state-accessors)
    - [`get_current_epoch`](#get_current_epoch)
    - [`get_previous_epoch`](#get_previous_epoch)
    - [`get_block_root`](#get_block_root)
    - [`get_block_root_at_slot`](#get_block_root_at_slot)
    - [`get_randao_mix`](#get_randao_mix)
    - [`get_active_validator_indices`](#get_active_validator_indices)
    - [`get_validator_churn_limit`](#get_validator_churn_limit)
    - [`get_seed`](#get_seed)
    - [`get_committee_count_at_slot`](#get_committee_count_at_slot)
    - [`get_beacon_committee`](#get_beacon_committee)
    - [`get_beacon_proposer_index`](#get_beacon_proposer_index)
    - [`get_total_balance`](#get_total_balance)
    - [`get_total_active_balance`](#get_total_active_balance)
    - [`get_domain`](#get_domain)
    - [`get_indexed_attestation`](#get_indexed_attestation)
    - [`get_attesting_indices`](#get_attesting_indices)
  - [Beacon state mutators](#beacon-state-mutators)
    - [`increase_balance`](#increase_balance)
    - [`decrease_balance`](#decrease_balance)
    - [`initiate_validator_exit`](#initiate_validator_exit)
    - [`slash_validator`](#slash_validator)
- [Genesis](#genesis)
  - [Genesis state](#genesis-state)
  - [Genesis block](#genesis-block)
- [Beacon chain state transition function](#beacon-chain-state-transition-function)
  - [Epoch processing](#epoch-processing)
    - [Helper functions](#helper-functions-1)
    - [Justification and finalization](#justification-and-finalization)
    - [Rewards and penalties](#rewards-and-penalties-1)
      - [Helpers](#helpers)
      - [Components of attestation deltas](#components-of-attestation-deltas)
      - [`get_attestation_deltas`](#get_attestation_deltas)
      - [`process_rewards_and_penalties`](#process_rewards_and_penalties)
    - [Registry updates](#registry-updates)
    - [Slashings](#slashings)
    - [Final updates](#final-updates)
  - [Block processing](#block-processing)
    - [Block header](#block-header)
    - [RANDAO](#randao)
    - [Eth1 data](#eth1-data)
    - [Operations](#operations)
      - [Proposer slashings](#proposer-slashings)
      - [Attester slashings](#attester-slashings)
      - [Attestations](#attestations)
      - [Deposits](#deposits)
      - [Voluntary exits](#voluntary-exits)

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## Introduction

This document represents the specification for Phase 0 of Ethereum 2.0 -- The Beacon Chain.

At the core of Ethereum 2.0 is a system chain called the "beacon chain". The beacon chain stores and manages the registry of validators. In the initial deployment phases of Ethereum 2.0, the only mechanism to become a validator is to make a one-way ETH transaction to a deposit contract on Ethereum 1.0. Activation as a validator happens when Ethereum 1.0 deposit receipts are processed by the beacon chain, the activation balance is reached, and a queuing process is completed. Exit is either voluntary or done forcibly as a penalty for misbehavior.
The primary source of load on the beacon chain is "attestations". Attestations are simultaneously availability votes for a shard block (Phase 1) and proof-of-stake votes for a beacon block (Phase 0).

## Notation

Code snippets appearing in `this style` are to be interpreted as Python 3 code.

## Custom types

We define the following Python custom types for type hinting and readability:

| Name | SSZ equivalent | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `Slot` | `uint64` | a slot number |
| `Epoch` | `uint64` | an epoch number |
| `CommitteeIndex` | `uint64` | a committee index at a slot |
| `ValidatorIndex` | `uint64` | a validator registry index |
| `Gwei` | `uint64` | an amount in Gwei |
| `Root` | `Bytes32` | a Merkle root |
| `Version` | `Bytes4` | a fork version number |
| `DomainType` | `Bytes4` | a domain type |
| `ForkDigest` | `Bytes4` | a digest of the current fork data |
| `Domain` | `Bytes32` | a signature domain |
| `BLSPubkey` | `Bytes48` | a BLS12-381 public key |
| `BLSSignature` | `Bytes96` | a BLS12-381 signature |

## Constants

The following values are (non-configurable) constants used throughout the specification.

| Name | Value |
| - | - |
| `GENESIS_SLOT` | `Slot(0)` |
| `GENESIS_EPOCH` | `Epoch(0)` |
| `FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH` | `Epoch(2**64 - 1)` |
| `BASE_REWARDS_PER_EPOCH` | `4` |
| `DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_TREE_DEPTH` | `2**5` (= 32) |
| `JUSTIFICATION_BITS_LENGTH` | `4` |
| `ENDIANNESS` | `'little'` |

## Configuration

*Note*: The default mainnet configuration values are included here for spec-design purposes. The different configurations for mainnet, testnets, and YAML-based testing can be found in the [`configs/constant_presets`](../../configs) directory. These configurations are updated for releases and may be out of sync during `dev` changes.

### Misc

| Name | Value |
| - | - |
| `ETH1_FOLLOW_DISTANCE` | `2**10` (= 1,024) |
| `MAX_COMMITTEES_PER_SLOT` | `2**6` (= 64) |
| `TARGET_COMMITTEE_SIZE` | `2**7` (= 128) |
| `MAX_VALIDATORS_PER_COMMITTEE` | `2**11` (= 2,048) |
| `MIN_PER_EPOCH_CHURN_LIMIT` | `2**2` (= 4) |
| `CHURN_LIMIT_QUOTIENT` | `2**16` (= 65,536) |
| `SHUFFLE_ROUND_COUNT` | `90` |
| `MIN_GENESIS_ACTIVE_VALIDATOR_COUNT` | `2**14` (= 16,384) |
| `MIN_GENESIS_TIME` | `1578009600` (Jan 3, 2020) |
| `HYSTERESIS_QUOTIENT` | `4` |
| `HYSTERESIS_DOWNWARD_MULTIPLIER` | `1` |
| `HYSTERESIS_UPWARD_MULTIPLIER` | `5` |

- For the safety of committees, `TARGET_COMMITTEE_SIZE` exceeds [the recommended minimum committee size of 111](http://web.archive.org/web/20190504131341/https://vitalik.ca/files/Ithaca201807_Sharding.pdf); with sufficient active validators (at least `SLOTS_PER_EPOCH * TARGET_COMMITTEE_SIZE`), the shuffling algorithm ensures committee sizes of at least `TARGET_COMMITTEE_SIZE`. (Unbiasable randomness with a Verifiable Delay Function (VDF) will improve committee robustness and lower the safe minimum committee size.)

### Gwei values

| Name | Value |
| - | - |
| `MIN_DEPOSIT_AMOUNT` | `Gwei(2**0 * 10**9)` (= 1,000,000,000) |
| `MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE` | `Gwei(2**5 * 10**9)` (= 32,000,000,000) |
| `EJECTION_BALANCE` | `Gwei(2**4 * 10**9)` (= 16,000,000,000) |
| `EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT` | `Gwei(2**0 * 10**9)` (= 1,000,000,000) |

### Initial values

| Name | Value |
| - | - |
| `GENESIS_FORK_VERSION` | `Version('0x00000000')` |
| `BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX` | `Bytes1('0x00')` |

### Time parameters

| Name | Value | Unit | Duration |
| - | - | :-: | :-: |
| `MIN_GENESIS_DELAY` | `86400` | seconds | 1 day |
| `SECONDS_PER_SLOT` | `12` | seconds | 12 seconds |
| `SECONDS_PER_ETH1_BLOCK` | `14` | seconds | 14 seconds |
| `MIN_ATTESTATION_INCLUSION_DELAY` | `2**0` (= 1) | slots | 12 seconds |
| `SLOTS_PER_EPOCH` | `2**5` (= 32) | slots | 6.4 minutes |
| `MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD` | `2**0` (= 1) | epochs | 6.4 minutes |
| `MAX_SEED_LOOKAHEAD` | `2**2` (= 4) | epochs | 25.6 minutes |
| `MIN_EPOCHS_TO_INACTIVITY_PENALTY` | `2**2` (= 4) | epochs | 25.6 minutes |
| `EPOCHS_PER_ETH1_VOTING_PERIOD` | `2**5` (= 32) | epochs | ~3.4 hours |
| `SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT` | `2**13` (= 8,192) | slots | ~27 hours |
| `MIN_VALIDATOR_WITHDRAWABILITY_DELAY` | `2**8` (= 256) | epochs | ~27 hours |
| `SHARD_COMMITTEE_PERIOD` | `Epoch(2**8)` (= 256) | epochs | ~27 hours |

### State list lengths

| Name | Value | Unit | Duration |
| - | - | :-: | :-: |
| `EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR` | `2**16` (= 65,536) | epochs | ~0.8 years |
| `EPOCHS_PER_SLASHINGS_VECTOR` | `2**13` (= 8,192) | epochs | ~36 days |
| `HISTORICAL_ROOTS_LIMIT` | `2**24` (= 16,777,216) | historical roots | ~52,262 years |
| `VALIDATOR_REGISTRY_LIMIT` | `2**40` (= 1,099,511,627,776) | validators |

### Rewards and penalties

| Name | Value |
| - | - |
| `BASE_REWARD_FACTOR` | `2**6` (= 64) |
| `WHISTLEBLOWER_REWARD_QUOTIENT` | `2**9` (= 512) |
| `PROPOSER_REWARD_QUOTIENT` | `2**3` (= 8) |
| `INACTIVITY_PENALTY_QUOTIENT` | `2**24` (= 16,777,216) |
| `MIN_SLASHING_PENALTY_QUOTIENT` | `2**5` (= 32) |

- The `INACTIVITY_PENALTY_QUOTIENT` equals `INVERSE_SQRT_E_DROP_TIME**2` where `INVERSE_SQRT_E_DROP_TIME := 2**12` epochs (about 18 days) is the time it takes the inactivity penalty to reduce the balance of non-participating validators to about `1/sqrt(e) ~= 60.6%`. Indeed, the balance retained by offline validators after `n` epochs is about `(1 - 1/INACTIVITY_PENALTY_QUOTIENT)**(n**2/2)`; so after `INVERSE_SQRT_E_DROP_TIME` epochs, it is roughly `(1 - 1/INACTIVITY_PENALTY_QUOTIENT)**(INACTIVITY_PENALTY_QUOTIENT/2) ~= 1/sqrt(e)`.

### Max operations per block

| Name | Value |
| - | - |
| `MAX_PROPOSER_SLASHINGS` | `2**4` (= 16) |
| `MAX_ATTESTER_SLASHINGS` | `2**1` (= 2) |
| `MAX_ATTESTATIONS` | `2**7` (= 128) |
| `MAX_DEPOSITS` | `2**4` (= 16) |
| `MAX_VOLUNTARY_EXITS` | `2**4` (= 16) |

### Domain types

| Name | Value |
| - | - |
| `DOMAIN_BEACON_PROPOSER`     | `DomainType('0x00000000')` |
| `DOMAIN_BEACON_ATTESTER`     | `DomainType('0x01000000')` |
| `DOMAIN_RANDAO`              | `DomainType('0x02000000')` |
| `DOMAIN_DEPOSIT`             | `DomainType('0x03000000')` |
| `DOMAIN_VOLUNTARY_EXIT`      | `DomainType('0x04000000')` |
| `DOMAIN_SELECTION_PROOF`     | `DomainType('0x05000000')` |
| `DOMAIN_AGGREGATE_AND_PROOF` | `DomainType('0x06000000')` |

## Containers

The following types are [SimpleSerialize (SSZ)](../../ssz/simple-serialize.md) containers.

*Note*: The definitions are ordered topologically to facilitate execution of the spec.

*Note*: Fields missing in container instantiations default to their zero value.

### Misc dependencies

#### `Fork`

```python
class Fork(Container):
    previous_version: Version
    current_version: Version
    epoch: Epoch  # Epoch of latest fork
```

#### `ForkData`

```python
class ForkData(Container):
    current_version: Version
    genesis_validators_root: Root
```

#### `Checkpoint`

```python
class Checkpoint(Container):
    epoch: Epoch
    root: Root
```

#### `Validator`

```python
class Validator(Container):
    pubkey: BLSPubkey
    withdrawal_credentials: Bytes32  # Commitment to pubkey for withdrawals
    effective_balance: Gwei  # Balance at stake
    slashed: boolean
    # Status epochs
    activation_eligibility_epoch: Epoch  # When criteria for activation were met
    activation_epoch: Epoch
    exit_epoch: Epoch
    withdrawable_epoch: Epoch  # When validator can withdraw funds
```

#### `AttestationData`

```python
class AttestationData(Container):
    slot: Slot
    index: CommitteeIndex
    # LMD GHOST vote
    beacon_block_root: Root
    # FFG vote
    source: Checkpoint
    target: Checkpoint
```

#### `IndexedAttestation`

```python
class IndexedAttestation(Container):
    attesting_indices: List[ValidatorIndex, MAX_VALIDATORS_PER_COMMITTEE]
    data: AttestationData
    signature: BLSSignature
```

#### `PendingAttestation`

```python
class PendingAttestation(Container):
    aggregation_bits: Bitlist[MAX_VALIDATORS_PER_COMMITTEE]
    data: AttestationData
    inclusion_delay: Slot
    proposer_index: ValidatorIndex
```

#### `Eth1Data`

```python
class Eth1Data(Container):
    deposit_root: Root
    deposit_count: uint64
    block_hash: Bytes32
```

#### `HistoricalBatch`

```python
class HistoricalBatch(Container):
    block_roots: Vector[Root, SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT]
    state_roots: Vector[Root, SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT]
```

#### `DepositMessage`

```python
class DepositMessage(Container):
    pubkey: BLSPubkey
    withdrawal_credentials: Bytes32
    amount: Gwei
```

#### `DepositData`

```python
class DepositData(Container):
    pubkey: BLSPubkey
    withdrawal_credentials: Bytes32
    amount: Gwei
    signature: BLSSignature  # Signing over DepositMessage
```

#### `BeaconBlockHeader`

```python
class BeaconBlockHeader(Container):
    slot: Slot
    proposer_index: ValidatorIndex
    parent_root: Root
    state_root: Root
    body_root: Root
```

#### `SigningData`

```python
class SigningData(Container):
    object_root: Root
    domain: Domain
```

### Beacon operations

#### `ProposerSlashing`

```python
class ProposerSlashing(Container):
    signed_header_1: SignedBeaconBlockHeader
    signed_header_2: SignedBeaconBlockHeader
```

#### `AttesterSlashing`

```python
class AttesterSlashing(Container):
    attestation_1: IndexedAttestation
    attestation_2: IndexedAttestation
```

#### `Attestation`

```python
class Attestation(Container):
    aggregation_bits: Bitlist[MAX_VALIDATORS_PER_COMMITTEE]
    data: AttestationData
    signature: BLSSignature
```

#### `Deposit`

```python
class Deposit(Container):
    proof: Vector[Bytes32, DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_TREE_DEPTH + 1]  # Merkle path to deposit root
    data: DepositData
```

#### `VoluntaryExit`

```python
class VoluntaryExit(Container):
    epoch: Epoch  # Earliest epoch when voluntary exit can be processed
    validator_index: ValidatorIndex
```

### Beacon blocks

#### `BeaconBlockBody`

```python
class BeaconBlockBody(Container):
    randao_reveal: BLSSignature
    eth1_data: Eth1Data  # Eth1 data vote
    graffiti: Bytes32  # Arbitrary data
    # Operations
    proposer_slashings: List[ProposerSlashing, MAX_PROPOSER_SLASHINGS]
    attester_slashings: List[AttesterSlashing, MAX_ATTESTER_SLASHINGS]
    attestations: List[Attestation, MAX_ATTESTATIONS]
    deposits: List[Deposit, MAX_DEPOSITS]
    voluntary_exits: List[SignedVoluntaryExit, MAX_VOLUNTARY_EXITS]
```

#### `BeaconBlock`

```python
class BeaconBlock(Container):
    slot: Slot
    proposer_index: ValidatorIndex
    parent_root: Root
    state_root: Root
    body: BeaconBlockBody
```

### Beacon state

#### `BeaconState`

```python
class BeaconState(Container):
    # Versioning
    genesis_time: uint64
    genesis_validators_root: Root
    slot: Slot
    fork: Fork
    # History
    latest_block_header: BeaconBlockHeader
    block_roots: Vector[Root, SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT]
    state_roots: Vector[Root, SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT]
    historical_roots: List[Root, HISTORICAL_ROOTS_LIMIT]
    # Eth1
    eth1_data: Eth1Data
    eth1_data_votes: List[Eth1Data, EPOCHS_PER_ETH1_VOTING_PERIOD * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH]
    eth1_deposit_index: uint64
    # Registry
    validators: List[Validator, VALIDATOR_REGISTRY_LIMIT]
    balances: List[Gwei, VALIDATOR_REGISTRY_LIMIT]
    # Randomness
    randao_mixes: Vector[Bytes32, EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR]
    # Slashings
    slashings: Vector[Gwei, EPOCHS_PER_SLASHINGS_VECTOR]  # Per-epoch sums of slashed effective balances
    # Attestations
    previous_epoch_attestations: List[PendingAttestation, MAX_ATTESTATIONS * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH]
    current_epoch_attestations: List[PendingAttestation, MAX_ATTESTATIONS * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH]
    # Finality
    justification_bits: Bitvector[JUSTIFICATION_BITS_LENGTH]  # Bit set for every recent justified epoch
    previous_justified_checkpoint: Checkpoint  # Previous epoch snapshot
    current_justified_checkpoint: Checkpoint
    finalized_checkpoint: Checkpoint
```

### Signed envelopes

#### `SignedVoluntaryExit`

```python
class SignedVoluntaryExit(Container):
    message: VoluntaryExit
    signature: BLSSignature
```

#### `SignedBeaconBlock`

```python
class SignedBeaconBlock(Container):
    message: BeaconBlock
    signature: BLSSignature
```

#### `SignedBeaconBlockHeader`

```python
class SignedBeaconBlockHeader(Container):
    message: BeaconBlockHeader
    signature: BLSSignature
```

## Helper functions

*Note*: The definitions below are for specification purposes and are not necessarily optimal implementations.

### Math

#### `integer_squareroot`

```python
def integer_squareroot(n: uint64) -> uint64:
    """
    Return the largest integer ``x`` such that ``x**2 <= n``.
    """
    x = n
    y = (x + 1) // 2
    while y < x:
        x = y
        y = (x + n // x) // 2
    return x
```

#### `xor`

```python
def xor(bytes_1: Bytes32, bytes_2: Bytes32) -> Bytes32:
    """
    Return the exclusive-or of two 32-byte strings.
    """
    return Bytes32(a ^ b for a, b in zip(bytes_1, bytes_2))
```

#### `int_to_bytes`

```python
def int_to_bytes(n: uint64, length: uint64) -> bytes:
    """
    Return the ``length``-byte serialization of ``n`` in ``ENDIANNESS``-endian.
    """
    return n.to_bytes(length, ENDIANNESS)
```

#### `bytes_to_int`

```python
def bytes_to_int(data: bytes) -> uint64:
    """
    Return the integer deserialization of ``data`` interpreted as ``ENDIANNESS``-endian.
    """
    return int.from_bytes(data, ENDIANNESS)
```

### Crypto

#### `hash`

`def hash(data: bytes) -> Bytes32` is SHA256.

#### `hash_tree_root`

`def hash_tree_root(object: SSZSerializable) -> Root` is a function for hashing objects into a single root by utilizing a hash tree structure, as defined in the [SSZ spec](../../ssz/simple-serialize.md#merkleization).

#### BLS Signatures

Eth2 makes use of BLS signatures as specified in the [IETF draft BLS specification draft-irtf-cfrg-bls-signature-02](https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-irtf-cfrg-bls-signature-02) but uses [Hashing to Elliptic Curves - draft-irtf-cfrg-hash-to-curve-07](https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-irtf-cfrg-hash-to-curve-07) instead of draft-irtf-cfrg-hash-to-curve-06. Specifically, eth2 uses the `BLS_SIG_BLS12381G2_XMD:SHA-256_SSWU_RO_POP_` ciphersuite which implements the following interfaces:

- `def Sign(SK: int, message: Bytes) -> BLSSignature`
- `def Verify(PK: BLSPubkey, message: Bytes, signature: BLSSignature) -> bool`
- `def Aggregate(signatures: Sequence[BLSSignature]) -> BLSSignature`
- `def FastAggregateVerify(PKs: Sequence[BLSPubkey], message: Bytes, signature: BLSSignature) -> bool`
- `def AggregateVerify(PKs: Sequence[BLSPubkey], messages: Sequence[Bytes], signature: BLSSignature) -> bool`

Within these specifications, BLS signatures are treated as a module for notational clarity, thus to verify a signature `bls.Verify(...)` is used.

*Note*: The non-standard configuration of the BLS and hash to curve specs is temporary and will be resolved once IETF releases BLS spec draft 3.

### Predicates

#### `is_active_validator`

```python
def is_active_validator(validator: Validator, epoch: Epoch) -> bool:
    """
    Check if ``validator`` is active.
    """
    return validator.activation_epoch <= epoch < validator.exit_epoch
```

#### `is_eligible_for_activation_queue`

```python
def is_eligible_for_activation_queue(validator: Validator) -> bool:
    """
    Check if ``validator`` is eligible to be placed into the activation queue.
    """
    return (
        validator.activation_eligibility_epoch == FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH
        and validator.effective_balance == MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE
    )
```

#### `is_eligible_for_activation`

```python
def is_eligible_for_activation(state: BeaconState, validator: Validator) -> bool:
    """
    Check if ``validator`` is eligible for activation.
    """
    return (
        # Placement in queue is finalized
        validator.activation_eligibility_epoch <= state.finalized_checkpoint.epoch
        # Has not yet been activated
        and validator.activation_epoch == FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH
    )
```

#### `is_slashable_validator`

```python
def is_slashable_validator(validator: Validator, epoch: Epoch) -> bool:
    """
    Check if ``validator`` is slashable.
    """
    return (not validator.slashed) and (validator.activation_epoch <= epoch < validator.withdrawable_epoch)
```

#### `is_slashable_attestation_data`

```python
def is_slashable_attestation_data(data_1: AttestationData, data_2: AttestationData) -> bool:
    """
    Check if ``data_1`` and ``data_2`` are slashable according to Casper FFG rules.
    """
    return (
        # Double vote
        (data_1 != data_2 and data_1.target.epoch == data_2.target.epoch) or
        # Surround vote
        (data_1.source.epoch < data_2.source.epoch and data_2.target.epoch < data_1.target.epoch)
    )
```

#### `is_valid_indexed_attestation`

```python
def is_valid_indexed_attestation(state: BeaconState, indexed_attestation: IndexedAttestation) -> bool:
    """
    Check if ``indexed_attestation`` is not empty, has sorted and unique indices and has a valid aggregate signature.
    """
    # Verify indices are sorted and unique
    indices = indexed_attestation.attesting_indices
    if len(indices) == 0 or not indices == sorted(set(indices)):
        return False
    # Verify aggregate signature
    pubkeys = [state.validators[i].pubkey for i in indices]
    domain = get_domain(state, DOMAIN_BEACON_ATTESTER, indexed_attestation.data.target.epoch)
    signing_root = compute_signing_root(indexed_attestation.data, domain)
    return bls.FastAggregateVerify(pubkeys, signing_root, indexed_attestation.signature)
```

#### `is_valid_merkle_branch`

```python
def is_valid_merkle_branch(leaf: Bytes32, branch: Sequence[Bytes32], depth: uint64, index: uint64, root: Root) -> bool:
    """
    Check if ``leaf`` at ``index`` verifies against the Merkle ``root`` and ``branch``.
    """
    value = leaf
    for i in range(depth):
        if index // (2**i) % 2:
            value = hash(branch[i] + value)
        else:
            value = hash(value + branch[i])
    return value == root
```

### Misc

#### `compute_shuffled_index`

```python
def compute_shuffled_index(index: uint64, index_count: uint64, seed: Bytes32) -> uint64:
    """
    Return the shuffled index corresponding to ``seed`` (and ``index_count``).
    """
    assert index < index_count

    # Swap or not (https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-642-32009-5_1.pdf)
    # See the 'generalized domain' algorithm on page 3
    for current_round in range(SHUFFLE_ROUND_COUNT):
        pivot = bytes_to_int(hash(seed + int_to_bytes(current_round, length=1))[0:8]) % index_count
        flip = (pivot + index_count - index) % index_count
        position = max(index, flip)
        source = hash(seed + int_to_bytes(current_round, length=1) + int_to_bytes(position // 256, length=4))
        byte = source[(position % 256) // 8]
        bit = (byte >> (position % 8)) % 2
        index = flip if bit else index

    return index
```

#### `compute_proposer_index`

```python
def compute_proposer_index(state: BeaconState, indices: Sequence[ValidatorIndex], seed: Bytes32) -> ValidatorIndex:
    """
    Return from ``indices`` a random index sampled by effective balance.
    """
    assert len(indices) > 0
    MAX_RANDOM_BYTE = 2**8 - 1
    i = 0
    while True:
        candidate_index = indices[compute_shuffled_index(i % len(indices), len(indices), seed)]
        random_byte = hash(seed + int_to_bytes(i // 32, length=8))[i % 32]
        effective_balance = state.validators[candidate_index].effective_balance
        if effective_balance * MAX_RANDOM_BYTE >= MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE * random_byte:
            return candidate_index
        i += 1
```

#### `compute_committee`

```python
def compute_committee(indices: Sequence[ValidatorIndex],
                      seed: Bytes32,
                      index: uint64,
                      count: uint64) -> Sequence[ValidatorIndex]:
    """
    Return the committee corresponding to ``indices``, ``seed``, ``index``, and committee ``count``.
    """
    start = (len(indices) * index) // count
    end = (len(indices) * (index + 1)) // count
    return [indices[compute_shuffled_index(i, len(indices), seed)] for i in range(start, end)]
```

#### `compute_epoch_at_slot`

```python
def compute_epoch_at_slot(slot: Slot) -> Epoch:
    """
    Return the epoch number at ``slot``.
    """
    return Epoch(slot // SLOTS_PER_EPOCH)
```

#### `compute_start_slot_at_epoch`

```python
def compute_start_slot_at_epoch(epoch: Epoch) -> Slot:
    """
    Return the start slot of ``epoch``.
    """
    return Slot(epoch * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH)
```

#### `compute_activation_exit_epoch`

```python
def compute_activation_exit_epoch(epoch: Epoch) -> Epoch:
    """
    Return the epoch during which validator activations and exits initiated in ``epoch`` take effect.
    """
    return Epoch(epoch + 1 + MAX_SEED_LOOKAHEAD)
```

#### `compute_fork_data_root`

```python
def compute_fork_data_root(current_version: Version, genesis_validators_root: Root) -> Root:
    """
    Return the 32-byte fork data root for the ``current_version`` and ``genesis_validators_root``.
    This is used primarily in signature domains to avoid collisions across forks/chains.
    """
    return hash_tree_root(ForkData(
        current_version=current_version,
        genesis_validators_root=genesis_validators_root,
    ))
```

#### `compute_fork_digest`

```python
def compute_fork_digest(current_version: Version, genesis_validators_root: Root) -> ForkDigest:
    """
    Return the 4-byte fork digest for the ``current_version`` and ``genesis_validators_root``.
    This is a digest primarily used for domain separation on the p2p layer.
    4-bytes suffices for practical separation of forks/chains.
    """
    return ForkDigest(compute_fork_data_root(current_version, genesis_validators_root)[:4])
```

#### `compute_domain`

```python
def compute_domain(domain_type: DomainType, fork_version: Version=None, genesis_validators_root: Root=None) -> Domain:
    """
    Return the domain for the ``domain_type`` and ``fork_version``.
    """
    if fork_version is None:
        fork_version = GENESIS_FORK_VERSION
    if genesis_validators_root is None:
        genesis_validators_root = Root()  # all bytes zero by default
    fork_data_root = compute_fork_data_root(fork_version, genesis_validators_root)
    return Domain(domain_type + fork_data_root[:28])
```

#### `compute_signing_root`

```python
def compute_signing_root(ssz_object: SSZObject, domain: Domain) -> Root:
    """
    Return the signing root for the corresponding signing data.
    """
    return hash_tree_root(SigningData(
        object_root=hash_tree_root(ssz_object),
        domain=domain,
    ))
```

### Beacon state accessors

#### `get_current_epoch`

```python
def get_current_epoch(state: BeaconState) -> Epoch:
    """
    Return the current epoch.
    """
    return compute_epoch_at_slot(state.slot)
```

#### `get_previous_epoch`

```python
def get_previous_epoch(state: BeaconState) -> Epoch:
    """`
    Return the previous epoch (unless the current epoch is ``GENESIS_EPOCH``).
    """
    current_epoch = get_current_epoch(state)
    return GENESIS_EPOCH if current_epoch == GENESIS_EPOCH else Epoch(current_epoch - 1)
```

#### `get_block_root`

```python
def get_block_root(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch) -> Root:
    """
    Return the block root at the start of a recent ``epoch``.
    """
    return get_block_root_at_slot(state, compute_start_slot_at_epoch(epoch))
```

#### `get_block_root_at_slot`

```python
def get_block_root_at_slot(state: BeaconState, slot: Slot) -> Root:
    """
    Return the block root at a recent ``slot``.
    """
    assert slot < state.slot <= slot + SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT
    return state.block_roots[slot % SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT]
```

#### `get_randao_mix`

```python
def get_randao_mix(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch) -> Bytes32:
    """
    Return the randao mix at a recent ``epoch``.
    """
    return state.randao_mixes[epoch % EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR]
```

#### `get_active_validator_indices`

```python
def get_active_validator_indices(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch) -> Sequence[ValidatorIndex]:
    """
    Return the sequence of active validator indices at ``epoch``.
    """
    return [ValidatorIndex(i) for i, v in enumerate(state.validators) if is_active_validator(v, epoch)]
```

#### `get_validator_churn_limit`

```python
def get_validator_churn_limit(state: BeaconState) -> uint64:
    """
    Return the validator churn limit for the current epoch.
    """
    active_validator_indices = get_active_validator_indices(state, get_current_epoch(state))
    return max(MIN_PER_EPOCH_CHURN_LIMIT, len(active_validator_indices) // CHURN_LIMIT_QUOTIENT)
```

#### `get_seed`

```python
def get_seed(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch, domain_type: DomainType) -> Bytes32:
    """
    Return the seed at ``epoch``.
    """
    mix = get_randao_mix(state, Epoch(epoch + EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR - MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD - 1))  # Avoid underflow
    return hash(domain_type + int_to_bytes(epoch, length=8) + mix)
```

#### `get_committee_count_at_slot`

```python
def get_committee_count_at_slot(state: BeaconState, slot: Slot) -> uint64:
    """
    Return the number of committees at ``slot``.
    """
    epoch = compute_epoch_at_slot(slot)
    return max(1, min(
        MAX_COMMITTEES_PER_SLOT,
        len(get_active_validator_indices(state, epoch)) // SLOTS_PER_EPOCH // TARGET_COMMITTEE_SIZE,
    ))
```

#### `get_beacon_committee`

```python
def get_beacon_committee(state: BeaconState, slot: Slot, index: CommitteeIndex) -> Sequence[ValidatorIndex]:
    """
    Return the beacon committee at ``slot`` for ``index``.
    """
    epoch = compute_epoch_at_slot(slot)
    committees_per_slot = get_committee_count_at_slot(state, slot)
    return compute_committee(
        indices=get_active_validator_indices(state, epoch),
        seed=get_seed(state, epoch, DOMAIN_BEACON_ATTESTER),
        index=(slot % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH) * committees_per_slot + index,
        count=committees_per_slot * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH,
    )
```

#### `get_beacon_proposer_index`

```python
def get_beacon_proposer_index(state: BeaconState) -> ValidatorIndex:
    """
    Return the beacon proposer index at the current slot.
    """
    epoch = get_current_epoch(state)
    seed = hash(get_seed(state, epoch, DOMAIN_BEACON_PROPOSER) + int_to_bytes(state.slot, length=8))
    indices = get_active_validator_indices(state, epoch)
    return compute_proposer_index(state, indices, seed)
```

#### `get_total_balance`

```python
def get_total_balance(state: BeaconState, indices: Set[ValidatorIndex]) -> Gwei:
    """
    Return the combined effective balance of the ``indices``.
    ``EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT`` Gwei minimum to avoid divisions by zero.
    Math safe up to ~10B ETH, afterwhich this overflows uint64.
    """
    return Gwei(max(EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT, sum([state.validators[index].effective_balance for index in indices])))
```

#### `get_total_active_balance`

```python
def get_total_active_balance(state: BeaconState) -> Gwei:
    """
    Return the combined effective balance of the active validators.
    Note: ``get_total_balance`` returns ``EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT`` Gwei minimum to avoid divisions by zero.
    """
    return get_total_balance(state, set(get_active_validator_indices(state, get_current_epoch(state))))
```

#### `get_domain`

```python
def get_domain(state: BeaconState, domain_type: DomainType, epoch: Epoch=None) -> Domain:
    """
    Return the signature domain (fork version concatenated with domain type) of a message.
    """
    epoch = get_current_epoch(state) if epoch is None else epoch
    fork_version = state.fork.previous_version if epoch < state.fork.epoch else state.fork.current_version
    return compute_domain(domain_type, fork_version, state.genesis_validators_root)
```

#### `get_indexed_attestation`

```python
def get_indexed_attestation(state: BeaconState, attestation: Attestation) -> IndexedAttestation:
    """
    Return the indexed attestation corresponding to ``attestation``.
    """
    attesting_indices = get_attesting_indices(state, attestation.data, attestation.aggregation_bits)

    return IndexedAttestation(
        attesting_indices=sorted(attesting_indices),
        data=attestation.data,
        signature=attestation.signature,
    )
```

#### `get_attesting_indices`

```python
def get_attesting_indices(state: BeaconState,
                          data: AttestationData,
                          bits: Bitlist[MAX_VALIDATORS_PER_COMMITTEE]) -> Set[ValidatorIndex]:
    """
    Return the set of attesting indices corresponding to ``data`` and ``bits``.
    """
    committee = get_beacon_committee(state, data.slot, data.index)
    return set(index for i, index in enumerate(committee) if bits[i])
```

### Beacon state mutators

#### `increase_balance`

```python
def increase_balance(state: BeaconState, index: ValidatorIndex, delta: Gwei) -> None:
    """
    Increase the validator balance at index ``index`` by ``delta``.
    """
    state.balances[index] += delta
```

#### `decrease_balance`

```python
def decrease_balance(state: BeaconState, index: ValidatorIndex, delta: Gwei) -> None:
    """
    Decrease the validator balance at index ``index`` by ``delta``, with underflow protection.
    """
    state.balances[index] = 0 if delta > state.balances[index] else state.balances[index] - delta
```

#### `initiate_validator_exit`

```python
def initiate_validator_exit(state: BeaconState, index: ValidatorIndex) -> None:
    """
    Initiate the exit of the validator with index ``index``.
    """
    # Return if validator already initiated exit
    validator = state.validators[index]
    if validator.exit_epoch != FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH:
        return

    # Compute exit queue epoch
    exit_epochs = [v.exit_epoch for v in state.validators if v.exit_epoch != FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH]
    exit_queue_epoch = max(exit_epochs + [compute_activation_exit_epoch(get_current_epoch(state))])
    exit_queue_churn = len([v for v in state.validators if v.exit_epoch == exit_queue_epoch])
    if exit_queue_churn >= get_validator_churn_limit(state):
        exit_queue_epoch += Epoch(1)

    # Set validator exit epoch and withdrawable epoch
    validator.exit_epoch = exit_queue_epoch
    validator.withdrawable_epoch = Epoch(validator.exit_epoch + MIN_VALIDATOR_WITHDRAWABILITY_DELAY)
```

#### `slash_validator`

```python
def slash_validator(state: BeaconState,
                    slashed_index: ValidatorIndex,
                    whistleblower_index: ValidatorIndex=None) -> None:
    """
    Slash the validator with index ``slashed_index``.
    """
    epoch = get_current_epoch(state)
    initiate_validator_exit(state, slashed_index)
    validator = state.validators[slashed_index]
    validator.slashed = True
    validator.withdrawable_epoch = max(validator.withdrawable_epoch, Epoch(epoch + EPOCHS_PER_SLASHINGS_VECTOR))
    state.slashings[epoch % EPOCHS_PER_SLASHINGS_VECTOR] += validator.effective_balance
    decrease_balance(state, slashed_index, validator.effective_balance // MIN_SLASHING_PENALTY_QUOTIENT)

    # Apply proposer and whistleblower rewards
    proposer_index = get_beacon_proposer_index(state)
    if whistleblower_index is None:
        whistleblower_index = proposer_index
    whistleblower_reward = Gwei(validator.effective_balance // WHISTLEBLOWER_REWARD_QUOTIENT)
    proposer_reward = Gwei(whistleblower_reward // PROPOSER_REWARD_QUOTIENT)
    increase_balance(state, proposer_index, proposer_reward)
    increase_balance(state, whistleblower_index, Gwei(whistleblower_reward - proposer_reward))
```

## Genesis

Before the Ethereum 2.0 genesis has been triggered, and for every Ethereum 1.0 block, let `candidate_state = initialize_beacon_state_from_eth1(eth1_block_hash, eth1_timestamp, deposits)` where:

- `eth1_block_hash` is the hash of the Ethereum 1.0 block
- `eth1_timestamp` is the Unix timestamp corresponding to `eth1_block_hash`
- `deposits` is the sequence of all deposits, ordered chronologically, up to (and including) the block with hash `eth1_block_hash`

Eth1 blocks must only be considered once they are at least `SECONDS_PER_ETH1_BLOCK * ETH1_FOLLOW_DISTANCE` seconds old (i.e. `eth1_timestamp + SECONDS_PER_ETH1_BLOCK * ETH1_FOLLOW_DISTANCE <= current_unix_time`). Due to this constraint, if `MIN_GENESIS_DELAY < SECONDS_PER_ETH1_BLOCK * ETH1_FOLLOW_DISTANCE`, then the `genesis_time` can happen before the time/state is first known. Values should be configured to avoid this case.

```python
def initialize_beacon_state_from_eth1(eth1_block_hash: Bytes32,
                                      eth1_timestamp: uint64,
                                      deposits: Sequence[Deposit]) -> BeaconState:
    fork = Fork(
        previous_version=GENESIS_FORK_VERSION,
        current_version=GENESIS_FORK_VERSION,
        epoch=GENESIS_EPOCH,
    )
    state = BeaconState(
        genesis_time=eth1_timestamp - eth1_timestamp % MIN_GENESIS_DELAY + 2 * MIN_GENESIS_DELAY,
        fork=fork,
        eth1_data=Eth1Data(block_hash=eth1_block_hash, deposit_count=len(deposits)),
        latest_block_header=BeaconBlockHeader(body_root=hash_tree_root(BeaconBlockBody())),
        randao_mixes=[eth1_block_hash] * EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR,  # Seed RANDAO with Eth1 entropy
    )

    # Process deposits
    leaves = list(map(lambda deposit: deposit.data, deposits))
    for index, deposit in enumerate(deposits):
        deposit_data_list = List[DepositData, 2**DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_TREE_DEPTH](*leaves[:index + 1])
        state.eth1_data.deposit_root = hash_tree_root(deposit_data_list)
        process_deposit(state, deposit)

    # Process activations
    for index, validator in enumerate(state.validators):
        balance = state.balances[index]
        validator.effective_balance = min(balance - balance % EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT, MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE)
        if validator.effective_balance == MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE:
            validator.activation_eligibility_epoch = GENESIS_EPOCH
            validator.activation_epoch = GENESIS_EPOCH

    # Set genesis validators root for domain separation and chain versioning
    state.genesis_validators_root = hash_tree_root(state.validators)

    return state
```

*Note*: The ETH1 block with `eth1_timestamp` meeting the minimum genesis active validator count criteria can also occur before `MIN_GENESIS_TIME`.

### Genesis state

Let `genesis_state = candidate_state` whenever `is_valid_genesis_state(candidate_state) is True` for the first time.

```python
def is_valid_genesis_state(state: BeaconState) -> bool:
    if state.genesis_time < MIN_GENESIS_TIME:
        return False
    if len(get_active_validator_indices(state, GENESIS_EPOCH)) < MIN_GENESIS_ACTIVE_VALIDATOR_COUNT:
        return False
    return True
```

*Note*: The `is_valid_genesis_state` function (including `MIN_GENESIS_TIME` and `MIN_GENESIS_ACTIVE_VALIDATOR_COUNT`) is a placeholder for testing. It has yet to be finalized by the community, and can be updated as necessary.

### Genesis block

Let `genesis_block = BeaconBlock(state_root=hash_tree_root(genesis_state))`.

## Beacon chain state transition function

The post-state corresponding to a pre-state `state` and a signed block `signed_block` is defined as `state_transition(state, signed_block)`. State transitions that trigger an unhandled exception (e.g. a failed `assert` or an out-of-range list access) are considered invalid. State transitions that cause a `uint64` overflow or underflow are also considered invalid.

```python
def state_transition(state: BeaconState, signed_block: SignedBeaconBlock, validate_result: bool=True) -> BeaconState:
    block = signed_block.message
    # Process slots (including those with no blocks) since block
    process_slots(state, block.slot)
    # Verify signature
    if validate_result:
        assert verify_block_signature(state, signed_block)
    # Process block
    process_block(state, block)
    # Verify state root
    if validate_result:
        assert block.state_root == hash_tree_root(state)
    # Return post-state
    return state
```

```python
def verify_block_signature(state: BeaconState, signed_block: SignedBeaconBlock) -> bool:
    proposer = state.validators[signed_block.message.proposer_index]
    signing_root = compute_signing_root(signed_block.message, get_domain(state, DOMAIN_BEACON_PROPOSER))
    return bls.Verify(proposer.pubkey, signing_root, signed_block.signature)
```

```python
def process_slots(state: BeaconState, slot: Slot) -> None:
    assert state.slot < slot
    while state.slot < slot:
        process_slot(state)
        # Process epoch on the start slot of the next epoch
        if (state.slot + 1) % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH == 0:
            process_epoch(state)
        state.slot = Slot(state.slot + 1)
```

```python
def process_slot(state: BeaconState) -> None:
    # Cache state root
    previous_state_root = hash_tree_root(state)
    state.state_roots[state.slot % SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT] = previous_state_root
    # Cache latest block header state root
    if state.latest_block_header.state_root == Bytes32():
        state.latest_block_header.state_root = previous_state_root
    # Cache block root
    previous_block_root = hash_tree_root(state.latest_block_header)
    state.block_roots[state.slot % SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT] = previous_block_root
```

### Epoch processing

```python
def process_epoch(state: BeaconState) -> None:
    process_justification_and_finalization(state)
    process_rewards_and_penalties(state)
    process_registry_updates(state)
    process_slashings(state)
    process_final_updates(state)
```

#### Helper functions

```python
def get_matching_source_attestations(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch) -> Sequence[PendingAttestation]:
    assert epoch in (get_previous_epoch(state), get_current_epoch(state))
    return state.current_epoch_attestations if epoch == get_current_epoch(state) else state.previous_epoch_attestations
```

```python
def get_matching_target_attestations(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch) -> Sequence[PendingAttestation]:
    return [
        a for a in get_matching_source_attestations(state, epoch)
        if a.data.target.root == get_block_root(state, epoch)
    ]
```

```python
def get_matching_head_attestations(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch) -> Sequence[PendingAttestation]:
    return [
        a for a in get_matching_target_attestations(state, epoch)
        if a.data.beacon_block_root == get_block_root_at_slot(state, a.data.slot)
    ]
```

```python
def get_unslashed_attesting_indices(state: BeaconState,
                                    attestations: Sequence[PendingAttestation]) -> Set[ValidatorIndex]:
    output = set()  # type: Set[ValidatorIndex]
    for a in attestations:
        output = output.union(get_attesting_indices(state, a.data, a.aggregation_bits))
    return set(filter(lambda index: not state.validators[index].slashed, output))
```

```python
def get_attesting_balance(state: BeaconState, attestations: Sequence[PendingAttestation]) -> Gwei:
    """
    Return the combined effective balance of the set of unslashed validators participating in ``attestations``.
    Note: ``get_total_balance`` returns ``EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT`` Gwei minimum to avoid divisions by zero.
    """
    return get_total_balance(state, get_unslashed_attesting_indices(state, attestations))
```

#### Justification and finalization

```python
def process_justification_and_finalization(state: BeaconState) -> None:
    if get_current_epoch(state) <= GENESIS_EPOCH + 1:
        return

    previous_epoch = get_previous_epoch(state)
    current_epoch = get_current_epoch(state)
    old_previous_justified_checkpoint = state.previous_justified_checkpoint
    old_current_justified_checkpoint = state.current_justified_checkpoint

    # Process justifications
    state.previous_justified_checkpoint = state.current_justified_checkpoint
    state.justification_bits[1:] = state.justification_bits[:-1]
    state.justification_bits[0] = 0b0
    matching_target_attestations = get_matching_target_attestations(state, previous_epoch)  # Previous epoch
    if get_attesting_balance(state, matching_target_attestations) * 3 >= get_total_active_balance(state) * 2:
        state.current_justified_checkpoint = Checkpoint(epoch=previous_epoch,
                                                        root=get_block_root(state, previous_epoch))
        state.justification_bits[1] = 0b1
    matching_target_attestations = get_matching_target_attestations(state, current_epoch)  # Current epoch
    if get_attesting_balance(state, matching_target_attestations) * 3 >= get_total_active_balance(state) * 2:
        state.current_justified_checkpoint = Checkpoint(epoch=current_epoch,
                                                        root=get_block_root(state, current_epoch))
        state.justification_bits[0] = 0b1

    # Process finalizations
    bits = state.justification_bits
    # The 2nd/3rd/4th most recent epochs are justified, the 2nd using the 4th as source
    if all(bits[1:4]) and old_previous_justified_checkpoint.epoch + 3 == current_epoch:
        state.finalized_checkpoint = old_previous_justified_checkpoint
    # The 2nd/3rd most recent epochs are justified, the 2nd using the 3rd as source
    if all(bits[1:3]) and old_previous_justified_checkpoint.epoch + 2 == current_epoch:
        state.finalized_checkpoint = old_previous_justified_checkpoint
    # The 1st/2nd/3rd most recent epochs are justified, the 1st using the 3rd as source
    if all(bits[0:3]) and old_current_justified_checkpoint.epoch + 2 == current_epoch:
        state.finalized_checkpoint = old_current_justified_checkpoint
    # The 1st/2nd most recent epochs are justified, the 1st using the 2nd as source
    if all(bits[0:2]) and old_current_justified_checkpoint.epoch + 1 == current_epoch:
        state.finalized_checkpoint = old_current_justified_checkpoint
```

#### Rewards and penalties

##### Helpers

```python
def get_base_reward(state: BeaconState, index: ValidatorIndex) -> Gwei:
    total_balance = get_total_active_balance(state)
    effective_balance = state.validators[index].effective_balance
    return Gwei(effective_balance * BASE_REWARD_FACTOR // integer_squareroot(total_balance) // BASE_REWARDS_PER_EPOCH)
```


```python
def get_proposer_reward(state: BeaconState, attesting_index: ValidatorIndex) -> Gwei:
    return Gwei(get_base_reward(state, attesting_index) // PROPOSER_REWARD_QUOTIENT)
```


```python
def get_finality_delay(state: BeaconState) -> uint64:
    return get_previous_epoch(state) - state.finalized_checkpoint.epoch
```


```python
def is_in_inactivity_leak(state: BeaconState) -> bool:
    return get_finality_delay(state) > MIN_EPOCHS_TO_INACTIVITY_PENALTY
```


```python
def get_eligible_validator_indices(state: BeaconState) -> Sequence[ValidatorIndex]:
    previous_epoch = get_previous_epoch(state)
    return [
        ValidatorIndex(index) for index, v in enumerate(state.validators)
        if is_active_validator(v, previous_epoch) or (v.slashed and previous_epoch + 1 < v.withdrawable_epoch)
    ]
```

```python
def get_attestation_component_deltas(state: BeaconState,
                                     attestations: Sequence[PendingAttestation]
                                     ) -> Tuple[Sequence[Gwei], Sequence[Gwei]]:
    """
    Helper with shared logic for use by get source, target, and head deltas functions
    """
    rewards = [Gwei(0)] * len(state.validators)
    penalties = [Gwei(0)] * len(state.validators)
    total_balance = get_total_active_balance(state)
    unslashed_attesting_indices = get_unslashed_attesting_indices(state, attestations)
    attesting_balance = get_total_balance(state, unslashed_attesting_indices)
    for index in get_eligible_validator_indices(state):
        if index in unslashed_attesting_indices:
            increment = EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT  # Factored out from balance totals to avoid uint64 overflow
            if is_in_inactivity_leak(state):
                # Since full base reward will be canceled out by inactivity penalty deltas,
                # optimal participation receives full base reward compensation here.
                rewards[index] += get_base_reward(state, index)
            else:
                reward_numerator = get_base_reward(state, index) * (attesting_balance // increment)
                rewards[index] += reward_numerator // (total_balance // increment)
        else:
            penalties[index] += get_base_reward(state, index)
    return rewards, penalties
```

##### Components of attestation deltas

```python
def get_source_deltas(state: BeaconState) -> Tuple[Sequence[Gwei], Sequence[Gwei]]:
    """
    Return attester micro-rewards/penalties for source-vote for each validator.
    """
    matching_source_attestations = get_matching_source_attestations(state, get_previous_epoch(state))
    return get_attestation_component_deltas(state, matching_source_attestations)
```

```python
def get_target_deltas(state: BeaconState) -> Tuple[Sequence[Gwei], Sequence[Gwei]]:
    """
    Return attester micro-rewards/penalties for target-vote for each validator.
    """
    matching_target_attestations = get_matching_target_attestations(state, get_previous_epoch(state))
    return get_attestation_component_deltas(state, matching_target_attestations)
```

```python
def get_head_deltas(state: BeaconState) -> Tuple[Sequence[Gwei], Sequence[Gwei]]:
    """
    Return attester micro-rewards/penalties for head-vote for each validator.
    """
    matching_head_attestations = get_matching_head_attestations(state, get_previous_epoch(state))
    return get_attestation_component_deltas(state, matching_head_attestations)
```

```python
def get_inclusion_delay_deltas(state: BeaconState) -> Tuple[Sequence[Gwei], Sequence[Gwei]]:
    """
    Return proposer and inclusion delay micro-rewards/penalties for each validator.
    """
    rewards = [Gwei(0) for _ in range(len(state.validators))]
    matching_source_attestations = get_matching_source_attestations(state, get_previous_epoch(state))
    for index in get_unslashed_attesting_indices(state, matching_source_attestations):
        attestation = min([
            a for a in matching_source_attestations
            if index in get_attesting_indices(state, a.data, a.aggregation_bits)
        ], key=lambda a: a.inclusion_delay)
        rewards[attestation.proposer_index] += get_proposer_reward(state, index)
        max_attester_reward = get_base_reward(state, index) - get_proposer_reward(state, index)
        rewards[index] += Gwei(max_attester_reward // attestation.inclusion_delay)

    # No penalties associated with inclusion delay
    penalties = [Gwei(0) for _ in range(len(state.validators))]
    return rewards, penalties
```

```python
def get_inactivity_penalty_deltas(state: BeaconState) -> Tuple[Sequence[Gwei], Sequence[Gwei]]:
    """
    Return inactivity reward/penalty deltas for each validator.
    """
    penalties = [Gwei(0) for _ in range(len(state.validators))]
    if is_in_inactivity_leak(state):
        matching_target_attestations = get_matching_target_attestations(state, get_previous_epoch(state))
        matching_target_attesting_indices = get_unslashed_attesting_indices(state, matching_target_attestations)
        for index in get_eligible_validator_indices(state):
            # If validator is performing optimally this cancels all rewards for a neutral balance
            base_reward = get_base_reward(state, index)
            penalties[index] += Gwei(BASE_REWARDS_PER_EPOCH * base_reward - get_proposer_reward(state, index))
            if index not in matching_target_attesting_indices:
                effective_balance = state.validators[index].effective_balance
                penalties[index] += Gwei(effective_balance * get_finality_delay(state) // INACTIVITY_PENALTY_QUOTIENT)

    # No rewards associated with inactivity penalties
    rewards = [Gwei(0) for _ in range(len(state.validators))]
    return rewards, penalties
```

##### `get_attestation_deltas`

```python
def get_attestation_deltas(state: BeaconState) -> Tuple[Sequence[Gwei], Sequence[Gwei]]:
    """
    Return attestation reward/penalty deltas for each validator.
    """
    source_rewards, source_penalties = get_source_deltas(state)
    target_rewards, target_penalties = get_target_deltas(state)
    head_rewards, head_penalties = get_head_deltas(state)
    inclusion_delay_rewards, _ = get_inclusion_delay_deltas(state)
    _, inactivity_penalties = get_inactivity_penalty_deltas(state)

    rewards = [
        source_rewards[i] + target_rewards[i] + head_rewards[i] + inclusion_delay_rewards[i]
        for i in range(len(state.validators))
    ]

    penalties = [
        source_penalties[i] + target_penalties[i] + head_penalties[i] + inactivity_penalties[i]
        for i in range(len(state.validators))
    ]

    return rewards, penalties
```

##### `process_rewards_and_penalties`

```python
def process_rewards_and_penalties(state: BeaconState) -> None:
    if get_current_epoch(state) == GENESIS_EPOCH:
        return

    rewards, penalties = get_attestation_deltas(state)
    for index in range(len(state.validators)):
        increase_balance(state, ValidatorIndex(index), rewards[index])
        decrease_balance(state, ValidatorIndex(index), penalties[index])
```

#### Registry updates

```python
def process_registry_updates(state: BeaconState) -> None:
    # Process activation eligibility and ejections
    for index, validator in enumerate(state.validators):
        if is_eligible_for_activation_queue(validator):
            validator.activation_eligibility_epoch = get_current_epoch(state) + 1

        if is_active_validator(validator, get_current_epoch(state)) and validator.effective_balance <= EJECTION_BALANCE:
            initiate_validator_exit(state, ValidatorIndex(index))

    # Queue validators eligible for activation and not yet dequeued for activation
    activation_queue = sorted([
        index for index, validator in enumerate(state.validators)
        if is_eligible_for_activation(state, validator)
        # Order by the sequence of activation_eligibility_epoch setting and then index
    ], key=lambda index: (state.validators[index].activation_eligibility_epoch, index))
    # Dequeued validators for activation up to churn limit
    for index in activation_queue[:get_validator_churn_limit(state)]:
        validator = state.validators[index]
        validator.activation_epoch = compute_activation_exit_epoch(get_current_epoch(state))
```

#### Slashings

```python
def process_slashings(state: BeaconState) -> None:
    epoch = get_current_epoch(state)
    total_balance = get_total_active_balance(state)
    for index, validator in enumerate(state.validators):
        if validator.slashed and epoch + EPOCHS_PER_SLASHINGS_VECTOR // 2 == validator.withdrawable_epoch:
            increment = EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT  # Factored out from penalty numerator to avoid uint64 overflow
            penalty_numerator = validator.effective_balance // increment * min(sum(state.slashings) * 3, total_balance)
            penalty = penalty_numerator // total_balance * increment
            decrease_balance(state, ValidatorIndex(index), penalty)
```

#### Final updates

```python
def process_final_updates(state: BeaconState) -> None:
    current_epoch = get_current_epoch(state)
    next_epoch = Epoch(current_epoch + 1)
    # Reset eth1 data votes
    if next_epoch % EPOCHS_PER_ETH1_VOTING_PERIOD == 0:
        state.eth1_data_votes = []
    # Update effective balances with hysteresis
    for index, validator in enumerate(state.validators):
        balance = state.balances[index]
        HYSTERESIS_INCREMENT = EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT // HYSTERESIS_QUOTIENT
        DOWNWARD_THRESHOLD = HYSTERESIS_INCREMENT * HYSTERESIS_DOWNWARD_MULTIPLIER
        UPWARD_THRESHOLD = HYSTERESIS_INCREMENT * HYSTERESIS_UPWARD_MULTIPLIER
        if (
            balance + DOWNWARD_THRESHOLD < validator.effective_balance
            or validator.effective_balance + UPWARD_THRESHOLD < balance
        ):
            validator.effective_balance = min(balance - balance % EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT, MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE)
    # Reset slashings
    state.slashings[next_epoch % EPOCHS_PER_SLASHINGS_VECTOR] = Gwei(0)
    # Set randao mix
    state.randao_mixes[next_epoch % EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR] = get_randao_mix(state, current_epoch)
    # Set historical root accumulator
    if next_epoch % (SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT // SLOTS_PER_EPOCH) == 0:
        historical_batch = HistoricalBatch(block_roots=state.block_roots, state_roots=state.state_roots)
        state.historical_roots.append(hash_tree_root(historical_batch))
    # Rotate current/previous epoch attestations
    state.previous_epoch_attestations = state.current_epoch_attestations
    state.current_epoch_attestations = []
```

### Block processing

```python
def process_block(state: BeaconState, block: BeaconBlock) -> None:
    process_block_header(state, block)
    process_randao(state, block.body)
    process_eth1_data(state, block.body)
    process_operations(state, block.body)
```

#### Block header

```python
def process_block_header(state: BeaconState, block: BeaconBlock) -> None:
    # Verify that the slots match
    assert block.slot == state.slot
    # Verify that the block is newer than latest block header
    assert block.slot > state.latest_block_header.slot
    # Verify that proposer index is the correct index
    assert block.proposer_index == get_beacon_proposer_index(state)
    # Verify that the parent matches
    assert block.parent_root == hash_tree_root(state.latest_block_header)
    # Cache current block as the new latest block
    state.latest_block_header = BeaconBlockHeader(
        slot=block.slot,
        proposer_index=block.proposer_index,
        parent_root=block.parent_root,
        state_root=Bytes32(),  # Overwritten in the next process_slot call
        body_root=hash_tree_root(block.body),
    )

    # Verify proposer is not slashed
    proposer = state.validators[block.proposer_index]
    assert not proposer.slashed
```

#### RANDAO

```python
def process_randao(state: BeaconState, body: BeaconBlockBody) -> None:
    epoch = get_current_epoch(state)
    # Verify RANDAO reveal
    proposer = state.validators[get_beacon_proposer_index(state)]
    signing_root = compute_signing_root(epoch, get_domain(state, DOMAIN_RANDAO))
    assert bls.Verify(proposer.pubkey, signing_root, body.randao_reveal)
    # Mix in RANDAO reveal
    mix = xor(get_randao_mix(state, epoch), hash(body.randao_reveal))
    state.randao_mixes[epoch % EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR] = mix
```

#### Eth1 data

```python
def process_eth1_data(state: BeaconState, body: BeaconBlockBody) -> None:
    state.eth1_data_votes.append(body.eth1_data)
    if state.eth1_data_votes.count(body.eth1_data) * 2 > EPOCHS_PER_ETH1_VOTING_PERIOD * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH:
        state.eth1_data = body.eth1_data
```

#### Operations

```python
def process_operations(state: BeaconState, body: BeaconBlockBody) -> None:
    # Verify that outstanding deposits are processed up to the maximum number of deposits
    assert len(body.deposits) == min(MAX_DEPOSITS, state.eth1_data.deposit_count - state.eth1_deposit_index)

    def for_ops(operations: Sequence[Any], fn: Callable[[BeaconState, Any], None]) -> None:
        for operation in operations:
            fn(state, operation)

    for_ops(body.proposer_slashings, process_proposer_slashing)
    for_ops(body.attester_slashings, process_attester_slashing)
    for_ops(body.attestations, process_attestation)
    for_ops(body.deposits, process_deposit)
    for_ops(body.voluntary_exits, process_voluntary_exit)
```

##### Proposer slashings

```python
def process_proposer_slashing(state: BeaconState, proposer_slashing: ProposerSlashing) -> None:
    header_1 = proposer_slashing.signed_header_1.message
    header_2 = proposer_slashing.signed_header_2.message

    # Verify header slots match
    assert header_1.slot == header_2.slot
    # Verify header proposer indices match
    assert header_1.proposer_index == header_2.proposer_index
    # Verify the headers are different
    assert header_1 != header_2
    # Verify the proposer is slashable
    proposer = state.validators[header_1.proposer_index]
    assert is_slashable_validator(proposer, get_current_epoch(state))
    # Verify signatures
    for signed_header in (proposer_slashing.signed_header_1, proposer_slashing.signed_header_2):
        domain = get_domain(state, DOMAIN_BEACON_PROPOSER, compute_epoch_at_slot(signed_header.message.slot))
        signing_root = compute_signing_root(signed_header.message, domain)
        assert bls.Verify(proposer.pubkey, signing_root, signed_header.signature)

    slash_validator(state, header_1.proposer_index)
```

##### Attester slashings

```python
def process_attester_slashing(state: BeaconState, attester_slashing: AttesterSlashing) -> None:
    attestation_1 = attester_slashing.attestation_1
    attestation_2 = attester_slashing.attestation_2
    assert is_slashable_attestation_data(attestation_1.data, attestation_2.data)
    assert is_valid_indexed_attestation(state, attestation_1)
    assert is_valid_indexed_attestation(state, attestation_2)

    slashed_any = False
    indices = set(attestation_1.attesting_indices).intersection(attestation_2.attesting_indices)
    for index in sorted(indices):
        if is_slashable_validator(state.validators[index], get_current_epoch(state)):
            slash_validator(state, index)
            slashed_any = True
    assert slashed_any
```

##### Attestations

```python
def process_attestation(state: BeaconState, attestation: Attestation) -> None:
    data = attestation.data
    assert data.index < get_committee_count_at_slot(state, data.slot)
    assert data.target.epoch in (get_previous_epoch(state), get_current_epoch(state))
    assert data.target.epoch == compute_epoch_at_slot(data.slot)
    assert data.slot + MIN_ATTESTATION_INCLUSION_DELAY <= state.slot <= data.slot + SLOTS_PER_EPOCH

    committee = get_beacon_committee(state, data.slot, data.index)
    assert len(attestation.aggregation_bits) == len(committee)

    pending_attestation = PendingAttestation(
        data=data,
        aggregation_bits=attestation.aggregation_bits,
        inclusion_delay=state.slot - data.slot,
        proposer_index=get_beacon_proposer_index(state),
    )

    if data.target.epoch == get_current_epoch(state):
        assert data.source == state.current_justified_checkpoint
        state.current_epoch_attestations.append(pending_attestation)
    else:
        assert data.source == state.previous_justified_checkpoint
        state.previous_epoch_attestations.append(pending_attestation)

    # Verify signature
    assert is_valid_indexed_attestation(state, get_indexed_attestation(state, attestation))
```

##### Deposits

```python
def process_deposit(state: BeaconState, deposit: Deposit) -> None:
    # Verify the Merkle branch
    assert is_valid_merkle_branch(
        leaf=hash_tree_root(deposit.data),
        branch=deposit.proof,
        depth=DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_TREE_DEPTH + 1,  # Add 1 for the List length mix-in
        index=state.eth1_deposit_index,
        root=state.eth1_data.deposit_root,
    )

    # Deposits must be processed in order
    state.eth1_deposit_index += 1

    pubkey = deposit.data.pubkey
    amount = deposit.data.amount
    validator_pubkeys = [v.pubkey for v in state.validators]
    if pubkey not in validator_pubkeys:
        # Verify the deposit signature (proof of possession) which is not checked by the deposit contract
        deposit_message = DepositMessage(
            pubkey=deposit.data.pubkey,
            withdrawal_credentials=deposit.data.withdrawal_credentials,
            amount=deposit.data.amount,
        )
        domain = compute_domain(DOMAIN_DEPOSIT)  # Fork-agnostic domain since deposits are valid across forks
        signing_root = compute_signing_root(deposit_message, domain)
        if not bls.Verify(pubkey, signing_root, deposit.data.signature):
            return

        # Add validator and balance entries
        state.validators.append(Validator(
            pubkey=pubkey,
            withdrawal_credentials=deposit.data.withdrawal_credentials,
            activation_eligibility_epoch=FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH,
            activation_epoch=FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH,
            exit_epoch=FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH,
            withdrawable_epoch=FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH,
            effective_balance=min(amount - amount % EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT, MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE),
        ))
        state.balances.append(amount)
    else:
        # Increase balance by deposit amount
        index = ValidatorIndex(validator_pubkeys.index(pubkey))
        increase_balance(state, index, amount)
```

##### Voluntary exits

```python
def process_voluntary_exit(state: BeaconState, signed_voluntary_exit: SignedVoluntaryExit) -> None:
    voluntary_exit = signed_voluntary_exit.message
    validator = state.validators[voluntary_exit.validator_index]
    # Verify the validator is active
    assert is_active_validator(validator, get_current_epoch(state))
    # Verify exit has not been initiated
    assert validator.exit_epoch == FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH
    # Exits must specify an epoch when they become valid; they are not valid before then
    assert get_current_epoch(state) >= voluntary_exit.epoch
    # Verify the validator has been active long enough
    assert get_current_epoch(state) >= validator.activation_epoch + SHARD_COMMITTEE_PERIOD
    # Verify signature
    domain = get_domain(state, DOMAIN_VOLUNTARY_EXIT, voluntary_exit.epoch)
    signing_root = compute_signing_root(voluntary_exit, domain)
    assert bls.Verify(validator.pubkey, signing_root, signed_voluntary_exit.signature)
    # Initiate exit
    initiate_validator_exit(state, voluntary_exit.validator_index)
```