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EIP-4844: consensus-layer specs of Shard Blob Transactions
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### Transitioning the gossip
See gossip transition details found in the [Altair document](../altair/p2p-interface.md#transitioning-the-gossip) for
details on how to handle transitioning gossip topics for Bellatrix.
details on how to handle transitioning gossip topics for EIP-4844.
## The Req/Resp domain

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# EIP-4844 -- The Beacon Chain
**Notice**: This document is a work-in-progress for researchers and implementers.
## Table of contents
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- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Custom types](#custom-types)
- [Constants](#constants)
- [Domain types](#domain-types)
- [Preset](#preset)
- [Trusted setup](#trusted-setup)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
- [Containers](#containers)
- [Extended containers](#extended-containers)
- [`BeaconBlockBody`](#beaconblockbody)
- [Helper functions](#helper-functions)
- [KZG core](#kzg-core)
- [`blob_to_kzg`](#blob_to_kzg)
- [`kzg_to_versioned_hash`](#kzg_to_versioned_hash)
- [Misc](#misc)
- [`tx_peek_blob_versioned_hashes`](#tx_peek_blob_versioned_hashes)
- [`verify_kzgs_against_transactions`](#verify_kzgs_against_transactions)
- [Beacon chain state transition function](#beacon-chain-state-transition-function)
- [Block processing](#block-processing)
- [Blob KZGs](#blob-kzgs)
- [Testing](#testing)
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## Introduction
This upgrade adds blobs to the beacon chain as part of EIP-4844.
## Custom types
| Name | SSZ equivalent | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `BLSFieldElement` | `uint256` | `x < BLS_MODULUS` |
| `Blob` | `Vector[BLSFieldElement, FIELD_ELEMENTS_PER_BLOB]` | |
| `VersionedHash` | `Bytes32` | |
| `KZGCommitment` | `Bytes48` | Same as BLS standard "is valid pubkey" check but also allows `0x00..00` for point-at-infinity |
## Constants
| Name | Value |
| - | - |
| `BLOB_TX_TYPE` | `uint8(0x05)` |
| `FIELD_ELEMENTS_PER_BLOB` | `4096` |
| `BLS_MODULUS` | `52435875175126190479447740508185965837690552500527637822603658699938581184513` |
### Domain types
| Name | Value |
| - | - |
| `DOMAIN_BLOBS_SIDECAR` | `DomainType('0x0a000000')` |
## Preset
### Trusted setup
The trusted setup is part of the preset: during testing a `minimal` insecure variant may be used,
but reusing the `mainnet` settings in public networks is a critical security requirement.
| Name | Value |
| - | - |
| `KZG_SETUP_G2` | `Vector[G2Point, FIELD_ELEMENTS_PER_BLOB]`, contents TBD |
| `KZG_SETUP_LAGRANGE` | `Vector[BLSCommitment, FIELD_ELEMENTS_PER_BLOB]`, contents TBD |
## Configuration
## Containers
### Extended containers
#### `BeaconBlockBody`
Note: `BeaconBlock` and `SignedBeaconBlock` types are updated indirectly.
```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]
sync_aggregate: SyncAggregate
# Execution
execution_payload: ExecutionPayload
blob_kzgs: List[KZGCommitment, MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK] # [New in EIP-4844]
```
## Helper functions
### KZG core
KZG core functions. These are also defined in EIP-4844 execution specs.
#### `blob_to_kzg`
```python
def blob_to_kzg(blob: Blob) -> KZGCommitment:
computed_kzg = bls.Z1
for value, point_kzg in zip(blob, KZG_SETUP_LAGRANGE):
assert value < BLS_MODULUS
computed_kzg = bls.add(
computed_kzg,
bls.multiply(point_kzg, value)
)
return computed_kzg
```
#### `kzg_to_versioned_hash`
```python
def kzg_to_versioned_hash(kzg: KZGCommitment) -> VersionedHash:
return BLOB_COMMITMENT_VERSION_KZG + hash(kzg)[1:]
```
### Misc
#### `tx_peek_blob_versioned_hashes`
This function retrieves the hashes from the `SignedBlobTransaction` as defined in EIP-4844, using SSZ offsets.
Offsets are little-endian `uint32` values, as defined in the [SSZ specification](../../ssz/simple-serialize.md).
```python
def tx_peek_blob_versioned_hashes(opaque_tx: Transaction) -> Sequence[VersionedHash]:
assert opaque_tx[0] == BLOB_TX_TYPE
message_offset = 1 + uint32.decode_bytes(opaque_tx[1:5])
# field offset: 32 + 8 + 32 + 32 + 8 + 4 + 32 + 4 + 4 = 156
blob_versioned_hashes_offset = uint32.decode_bytes(opaque_tx[message_offset+156:message_offset+160])
return [VersionedHash(opaque_tx[x:x+32]) for x in range(blob_versioned_hashes_offset, len(opaque_tx), 32)]
```
#### `verify_kzgs_against_transactions`
```python
def verify_kzgs_against_transactions(transactions: Sequence[Transaction], blob_kzgs: Sequence[KZGCommitment]) -> bool:
all_versioned_hashes = []
for tx in transactions:
if opaque_tx[0] == BLOB_TX_TYPE:
all_versioned_hashes.extend(tx_peek_blob_versioned_hashes(tx))
return all_versioned_hashes == [ksg_to_version_hash(kzg) for kzg in blob_kzgs]
```
## Beacon chain state transition function
### Block processing
```python
def process_block(state: BeaconState, block: BeaconBlock) -> None:
process_block_header(state, block)
if is_execution_enabled(state, block.body):
process_execution_payload(state, block.body.execution_payload, EXECUTION_ENGINE)
process_randao(state, block.body)
process_eth1_data(state, block.body)
process_operations(state, block.body)
process_sync_aggregate(state, block.body.sync_aggregate)
process_blob_kzgs(state, block.body) # [New in EIP-4844]
```
#### Blob KZGs
```python
def process_blob_kzgs(state: BeaconState, body: BeaconBlockBody):
assert verify_kzgs_against_transactions(body.execution_payload.transactions, body.blob_kzgs)
```
## Testing
*Note*: The function `initialize_beacon_state_from_eth1` is modified for pure EIP-4844 testing only.
The `BeaconState` initialization is unchanged, except for the use of the updated `eip4844.BeaconBlockBody` type
when initializing the first body-root:
```python
state.latest_block_header=BeaconBlockHeader(body_root=hash_tree_root(BeaconBlockBody())),
```

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# EIP-4844 -- Fork Logic
**Notice**: This document is a work-in-progress for researchers and implementers.
## Table of contents
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- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
- [Fork to EIP-4844](#fork-to-eip-4844)
- [Fork trigger](#fork-trigger)
- [Upgrading the state](#upgrading-the-state)
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## Introduction
This document describes the process of EIP-4844 upgrade.
## Configuration
Warning: this configuration is not definitive.
| Name | Value |
| - | - |
| `EIP4844_FORK_VERSION` | `Version('0x03000000')` |
| `EIP4844_FORK_EPOCH` | `Epoch(18446744073709551615)` **TBD** |
## Fork to EIP-4844
### Fork trigger
TBD. This fork is defined for testing purposes, the EIP may be combined with other consensus-layer upgrade.
For now we assume the condition will be triggered at epoch `EIP4844_FORK_EPOCH`.
Note that for the pure EIP-4844 networks, we don't apply `upgrade_to_eip4844` since it starts with EIP-4844 version logic.
### Upgrading the state
The `eip4844.BeaconState` format is equal to the `bellatrix.BeaconState` format, no upgrade has to be performed.

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# EIP-4844 -- Networking
This document contains the consensus-layer networking specification for EIP-4844.
The specification of these changes continues in the same format as the network specifications of previous upgrades, and assumes them as pre-requisite.
## Table of contents
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- [Preset](#preset)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
- [Containers](#containers)
- [`BlobsSidecar`](#blobssidecar)
- [`SignedBlobsSidecar`](#signedblobssidecar)
- [The gossip domain: gossipsub](#the-gossip-domain-gossipsub)
- [Topics and messages](#topics-and-messages)
- [Global topics](#global-topics)
- [`beacon_block`](#beacon_block)
- [`blobs_sidecar`](#blobs_sidecar)
- [Transitioning the gossip](#transitioning-the-gossip)
- [The Req/Resp domain](#the-reqresp-domain)
- [Messages](#messages)
- [BeaconBlocksByRange v2](#beaconblocksbyrange-v2)
- [BeaconBlocksByRoot v2](#beaconblocksbyroot-v2)
- [BlobsSidecarsByRange v1](#blobssidecarsbyrange-v1)
- [Design decision rationale](#design-decision-rationale)
- [Why are blobs relayed as a sidecar, separate from beacon blocks?](#why-are-blobs-relayed-as-a-sidecar-separate-from-beacon-blocks)
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## Preset
| Name | Value |
| - | - |
| `MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK` | `uint64(2**4)` (= 16) |
## Configuration
| Name | Value | Description |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `MAX_REQUEST_BLOBS_SIDECARS` | `2**7` (= 128) | Maximum number of blobs sidecars in a single request |
| `MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOBS_SIDECARS_REQUESTS` | `2**13` (= 8192, ~1.2 months) | The minimum epoch range over which a node must serve blobs sidecars |
## Containers
### `BlobsSidecar`
```python
class BlobsSidecar(Container):
beacon_block_root: Root
beacon_block_slot: Slot
blobs: List[Blob, MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK]
```
### `SignedBlobsSidecar`
```python
class SignedBlobsSidecar(Container):
message: BlobsSidecar
signature: BLSSignature
```
## The gossip domain: gossipsub
Some gossip meshes are upgraded in the fork of EIP4844 to support upgraded types.
### Topics and messages
Topics follow the same specification as in prior upgrades.
All topics remain stable except the beacon block topic which is updated with the modified type.
The specification around the creation, validation, and dissemination of messages has not changed from the Bellatrix document unless explicitly noted here.
The derivation of the `message-id` remains stable.
The new topics along with the type of the `data` field of a gossipsub message are given in this table:
| Name | Message Type |
| - | - |
| `beacon_block` | `SignedBeaconBlock` (modified) |
| `blobs_sidecar` | `SignedBlobsSidecar` (new) |
Note that the `ForkDigestValue` path segment of the topic separates the old and the new `beacon_block` topics.
#### Global topics
EIP4844 changes the type of the global beacon block topic and introduces a new global topic for blobs-sidecars.
##### `beacon_block`
The *type* of the payload of this topic changes to the (modified) `SignedBeaconBlock` found in EIP4844.
In addition to the gossip validations for this topic from prior specifications,
the following validations MUST pass before forwarding the `signed_beacon_block` on the network.
Alias `block = signed_beacon_block.message`, `execution_payload = block.body.execution_payload`.
- _[REJECT]_ The KZG commitments of the blobs are all correctly encoded compressed BLS G1 Points.
-- i.e. `all(bls.KeyValidate(commitment) for commitment in block.body.blob_kzgs)`
- _[REJECT]_ The KZG commitments correspond to the versioned hashes in the transactions list.
-- i.e. `verify_kzgs_against_transactions(block.body.execution_payload.transactions, block.body.blob_kzgs)`
##### `blobs_sidecar`
This topic is used to propagate data blobs included in any given beacon block.
The following validations MUST pass before forwarding the `signed_blobs_sidecar` on the network;
Alias `sidecar = signed_blobs_sidecar.message`.
- _[IGNORE]_ the `sidecar.beacon_block_slot` is for the current slot (with a `MAXIMUM_GOSSIP_CLOCK_DISPARITY` allowance) -- i.e. `blobs_sidecar.beacon_block_slot == current_slot`.
- _[REJECT]_ the `sidecar.blobs` are all well formatted, i.e. the `BLSFieldElement` in valid range (`x < BLS_MODULUS`).
- _[REJECT]_ the beacon proposer signature, `signed_blobs_sidecar.signature`, is valid -- i.e.
```python
domain = get_domain(state, DOMAIN_BLOBS_SIDECAR, blobs_sidecar.beacon_block_slot // SLOTS_PER_EPOCH)
signing_root = compute_signing_root(blobs_sidecar, domain)
assert bls.Verify(proposer_pubkey, signing_root, signed_blob_header.signature)
```
where `proposer_pubkey` is the pubkey of the beacon block proposer of `blobs_sidecar.beacon_block_slot`
- _[IGNORE]_ The sidecar is the first sidecar with valid signature received for the `(proposer_index, sidecar.beacon_block_slot)` combination,
where `proposer_index` is the validator index of the beacon block proposer of `blobs_sidecar.beacon_block_slot`
Note that a sidecar may be propagated before or after the corresponding beacon block.
Once both sidecar and beacon block are received, `verify_blobs_sidecar` can unlock the data-availability fork-choice dependency.
### Transitioning the gossip
See gossip transition details found in the [Altair document](../altair/p2p-interface.md#transitioning-the-gossip) for
details on how to handle transitioning gossip topics for this upgrade.
## The Req/Resp domain
### Messages
#### BeaconBlocksByRange v2
**Protocol ID:** `/eth2/beacon_chain/req/beacon_blocks_by_range/2/`
The EIP-4844 fork-digest is introduced to the `context` enum to specify EIP-4844 beacon block type.
Per `context = compute_fork_digest(fork_version, genesis_validators_root)`:
[0]: # (eth2spec: skip)
| `fork_version` | Chunk SSZ type |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
| `GENESIS_FORK_VERSION` | `phase0.SignedBeaconBlock` |
| `ALTAIR_FORK_VERSION` | `altair.SignedBeaconBlock` |
| `BELLATRIX_FORK_VERSION` | `bellatrix.SignedBeaconBlock` |
| `EIP4844_FORK_VERSION` | `eip4844.SignedBeaconBlock` |
#### BeaconBlocksByRoot v2
**Protocol ID:** `/eth2/beacon_chain/req/beacon_blocks_by_root/2/`
The EIP-4844 fork-digest is introduced to the `context` enum to specify EIP-4844 beacon block type.
Per `context = compute_fork_digest(fork_version, genesis_validators_root)`:
[1]: # (eth2spec: skip)
| `fork_version` | Chunk SSZ type |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------- |
| `GENESIS_FORK_VERSION` | `phase0.SignedBeaconBlock` |
| `ALTAIR_FORK_VERSION` | `altair.SignedBeaconBlock` |
| `BELLATRIX_FORK_VERSION` | `bellatrix.SignedBeaconBlock` |
| `EIP4844_FORK_VERSION` | `eip4844.SignedBeaconBlock` |
#### BlobsSidecarsByRange v1
**Protocol ID:** `/eth2/beacon_chain/req/blobs_sidecars_by_range/1/`
Request Content:
```
(
start_slot: Slot
count: uint64
)
```
Response Content:
```
(
List[BlobsSidecar, MAX_REQUEST_BLOBS_SIDECARS]
)
```
Requests blobs sidecars in the slot range `[start_slot, start_slot + count)`,
leading up to the current head block as selected by fork choice.
The response is unsigned, i.e. `BlobsSidecarsByRange`, as the signature of the beacon block proposer
may not be available beyond the initial distribution via gossip.
Before consuming the next response chunk, the response reader SHOULD verify the blobs sidecar is well-formatted and
correct w.r.t. the expected KZG commitments through `verify_blobs_sidecar`.
`BlobsSidecarsByRange` is primarily used to sync blobs that may have been missed on gossip.
The request MUST be encoded as an SSZ-container.
The response MUST consist of zero or more `response_chunk`.
Each _successful_ `response_chunk` MUST contain a single `SignedBlobsSidecar` payload.
Clients MUST keep a record of signed blobs sidecars seen on the epoch range
`[max(GENESIS_EPOCH, current_epoch - MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOBS_SIDECARS_REQUESTS), current_epoch]`
where `current_epoch` is defined by the current wall-clock time,
and clients MUST support serving requests of blocks on this range.
Peers that are unable to reply to block requests within the `MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOBS_SIDECARS_REQUESTS`
epoch range SHOULD respond with error code `3: ResourceUnavailable`.
Such peers that are unable to successfully reply to this range of requests MAY get descored
or disconnected at any time.
*Note*: The above requirement implies that nodes that start from a recent weak subjectivity checkpoint
MUST backfill the local blobs database to at least epoch `current_epoch - MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOBS_SIDECARS_REQUESTS`
to be fully compliant with `BlobsSidecarsByRange` requests. To safely perform such a
backfill of blocks to the recent state, the node MUST validate both (1) the
proposer signatures and (2) that the blocks form a valid chain up to the most
recent block referenced in the weak subjectivity state.
*Note*: Although clients that bootstrap from a weak subjectivity checkpoint can begin
participating in the networking immediately, other peers MAY
disconnect and/or temporarily ban such an un-synced or semi-synced client.
Clients MUST respond with at least the first blobs sidecar that exists in the range, if they have it,
and no more than `MAX_REQUEST_BLOBS_SIDECARS` sidecars.
The following blobs sidecars, where they exist, MUST be sent in consecutive order.
Clients MAY limit the number of blobs sidecars in the response.
The response MUST contain no more than `count` blobs sidecars.
Clients MUST respond with blobs sidecars from their view of the current fork choice
-- that is, blobs sidecars as included by blocks from the single chain defined by the current head.
Of note, blocks from slots before the finalization MUST lead to the finalized block reported in the `Status` handshake.
Clients MUST respond with blobs sidecars that are consistent from a single chain within the context of the request.
After the initial blobs sidecar, clients MAY stop in the process of responding
if their fork choice changes the view of the chain in the context of the request.
# Design decision rationale
## Why are blobs relayed as a sidecar, separate from beacon blocks?
This "sidecar" design provides forward compatibility for further data increases by black-boxing `is_data_available()`:
with full sharding `is_data_available()` can be replaced by data-availability-sampling (DAS)
thus avoiding all blobs being downloaded by all beacon nodes on the network.
Such sharding design may introduce an updated `BlobsSidecar` to identify the shard,
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# EIP-4844 -- Honest Validator
**Notice**: This document is a work-in-progress for researchers and implementers.
## Table of contents
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- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
- [Helpers](#helpers)
- [`is_data_available`](#is_data_available)
- [`verify_blobs_sidecar`](#verify_blobs_sidecar)
- [Beacon chain responsibilities](#beacon-chain-responsibilities)
- [Block proposal](#block-proposal)
- [Constructing the `BeaconBlockBody`](#constructing-the-beaconblockbody)
- [Blob commitments](#blob-commitments)
- [Beacon Block publishing time](#beacon-block-publishing-time)
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## Introduction
This document represents the changes to be made in the code of an "honest validator" to implement EIP-4844.
## Prerequisites
This document is an extension of the [Bellatrix -- Honest Validator](../bellatrix/validator.md) guide.
All behaviors and definitions defined in this document, and documents it extends, carry over unless explicitly noted or overridden.
All terminology, constants, functions, and protocol mechanics defined in the updated [Beacon Chain doc of EIP4844](./beacon-chain.md) are requisite for this document and used throughout.
Please see related Beacon Chain doc before continuing and use them as a reference throughout.
## Helpers
### `is_data_available`
The implementation of `is_data_available` is meant to change with later sharding upgrades.
Initially, it requires every verifying actor to retrieve the matching `BlobsSidecar`,
and verify the sidecar with `verify_blobs`.
Without the sidecar the block may be processed further optimistically,
but MUST NOT be considered valid until a valid `BlobsSidecar` has been downloaded.
```python
def is_data_available(slot: Slot, beacon_block_root: Root, kzgs: Sequence[KZGCommitment]):
sidecar = retrieve_blobs_sidecar(slot, beacon_block_root) # implementation dependent, raises an exception if not available
verify_blobs_sidecar(slot, beacon_block_root, kzgs, sidecar)
```
### `verify_blobs_sidecar`
```python
def verify_blobs_sidecar(slot: Slot, beacon_block_root: Root,
expected_kzgs: Sequence[KZGCommitment], blobs_sidecar: BlobsSidecar):
assert slot == blobs_sidecar.beacon_block_slot
assert beacon_block_root == blobs_sidecar.beacon_block_root
blobs = blobs_sidecar.blobs
assert len(kzgs) == len(blobs)
for kzg, blob in zip(expected_kzgs, blobs):
assert blob_to_kzg(blob) == kzg
```
## Beacon chain responsibilities
All validator responsibilities remain unchanged other than those noted below.
Namely, the blob handling and the addition of `BlobsSidecar`.
### Block proposal
#### Constructing the `BeaconBlockBody`
##### Blob commitments
After retrieving the execution payload from the execution engine as specified in Bellatrix,
the blobs are retrieved and processed:
```python
# execution_payload = execution_engine.get_payload(payload_id)
# block.body.execution_payload = execution_payload
# ...
kzgs, blobs = get_blobs(payload_id)
# Optionally sanity-check that the KZG commitments match the versioned hashes in the transactions
assert verify_kzgs_against_transactions(execution_payload.transactions, kzgs)
# Optionally sanity-check that the KZG commitments match the blobs (as produced by the execution engine)
assert len(kzgs) == len(blobs) and [blob_to_kzg(blob) == kzg for blob, kzg in zip(blobs, kzgs)]
# Update the block body
block.body.blob_kzgs = kzgs
```
The `blobs` should be held with the block in preparation of publishing.
Without the `blobs`, the published block will effectively be ignored by honest validators.
Note: This API is *unstable*. `get_blobs` and `get_payload` may be unified.
Implementers may also retrieve blobs individually per transaction.
### Beacon Block publishing time
Before publishing a prepared beacon block proposal, the corresponding blobs are packaged into a sidecar object for distribution to the network:
```python
blobs_sidecar = BlobsSidecar(
beacon_block_root=hash_tree_root(beacon_block)
beacon_block_slot=beacon_block.slot
shard=0,
blobs=blobs,
)
```
And then signed:
```python
domain = get_domain(state, DOMAIN_BLOBS_SIDECAR, blobs_sidecar.beacon_block_slot / SLOTS_PER_EPOCH)
signing_root = compute_signing_root(blobs_sidecar, domain)
signature = bls.Sign(privkey, signing_root)
signed_blobs_sidecar = SignedBlobsSidecar(message=blobs_sidecar, signature=signature)
```
This `signed_blobs_sidecar` is then published to the global `blobs_sidecar` topic as soon as the `beacon_block` is published.
After publishing the sidecar peers on the network may request the sidecar through sync-requests, or a local user may be interested.
The validator MUST hold on to blobs for `MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOBS_SIDECARS_REQUESTS` epochs and serve when capable,
to ensure the data-availability of these blobs throughout the network.
After `MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOBS_SIDECARS_REQUESTS` nodes MAY prune the blobs and/or stop serving them.