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Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 -- The Beacon Chain

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

Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 -- The Beacon Chain

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 and proof-of-stake votes for a beacon block. A sufficient number of attestations for the same shard block create a "crosslink", confirming the shard segment up to that shard block into the beacon chain. Crosslinks also serve as infrastructure for asynchronous cross-shard communication.

Notation

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

Terminology

Validator—a registered participant in the beacon chain. You can become one by sending ether into the Ethereum 1.0 deposit contract.
Active validator—an active participant in the Ethereum 2.0 consensus invited to, among other things, propose and attest to blocks and vote for crosslinks.
Committee—a (pseudo-) randomly sampled subset of active validators. When a committee is referred to collectively, as in "this committee attests to X", this is assumed to mean "some subset of that committee that contains enough validators that the protocol recognizes it as representing the committee".
Proposer—the validator that creates a beacon chain block.
Attester—a validator that is part of a committee that needs to sign off on a beacon chain block while simultaneously creating a link (crosslink) to a recent shard block on a particular shard chain.
Beacon chain—the central PoS chain that is the base of the sharding system.
Shard chain—one of the chains on which user transactions take place and account data is stored.
Block root—a 32-byte Merkle root of a beacon chain block or shard chain block. Previously called "block hash".
Crosslink—a set of signatures from a committee attesting to a block in a shard chain that can be included into the beacon chain. Crosslinks are the main means by which the beacon chain "learns about" the updated state of shard chains.
Slot—a period during which one proposer has the ability to create a beacon chain block and some attesters have the ability to make attestations.
Epoch—an aligned span of slots during which all validators get exactly one chance to make an attestation.
Finalized, justified—see the Casper FFG paper.
Withdrawal period—the number of slots between a validator exit and the validator balance being withdrawable.
Genesis time—the Unix time of the genesis beacon chain block at slot 0.

Constants

Note: The default mainnet values for the constants 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/ directory. These configurations are updated for releases, but may be out of sync during dev changes.

Misc

Name	Value
`SHARD_COUNT`	`2**10` (= 1,024)
`TARGET_COMMITTEE_SIZE`	`2**7` (= 128)
`MAX_INDICES_PER_ATTESTATION`	`2**12` (= 4,096)
`MIN_PER_EPOCH_CHURN_LIMIT`	`2**2` (= 4)
`CHURN_LIMIT_QUOTIENT`	`2**16` (= 65,536)
`BASE_REWARDS_PER_EPOCH`	`5`
`SHUFFLE_ROUND_COUNT`	`90`

For the safety of crosslinks TARGET_COMMITTEE_SIZE exceeds the recommended minimum committee size of 111; 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.)

Deposit contract

Name	Value
`DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_TREE_DEPTH`	`2**5` (= 32)

Gwei values

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

Initial values

Name	Value
`GENESIS_SLOT`	`0`
`GENESIS_EPOCH`	`0`
`FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH`	`2**64 - 1`
`ZERO_HASH`	`b'\x00' * 32`
`BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX`	`0`

Time parameters

Name	Value	Unit	Duration
`MIN_ATTESTATION_INCLUSION_DELAY`	`2**2` (= 4)	slots	24 seconds
`SLOTS_PER_EPOCH`	`2**6` (= 64)	slots	6.4 minutes
`MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD`	`2**0` (= 1)	epochs	6.4 minutes
`ACTIVATION_EXIT_DELAY`	`2**2` (= 4)	epochs	25.6 minutes
`SLOTS_PER_ETH1_VOTING_PERIOD`	`2**10` (= 1,024)	slots	~1.7 hours
`SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT`	`2**13` (= 8,192)	slots	~13 hours
`MIN_VALIDATOR_WITHDRAWABILITY_DELAY`	`2**8` (= 256)	epochs	~27 hours
`PERSISTENT_COMMITTEE_PERIOD`	`2**11` (= 2,048)	epochs	9 days
`MAX_EPOCHS_PER_CROSSLINK`	`2**6` (= 64)	epochs	~7 hours
`MIN_EPOCHS_TO_INACTIVITY_PENALTY`	`2**2` (= 4)	epochs	25.6 minutes

MAX_EPOCHS_PER_CROSSLINK should be a small constant times SHARD_COUNT // SLOTS_PER_EPOCH

State list lengths

Name	Value	Unit	Duration
`LATEST_RANDAO_MIXES_LENGTH`	`2**13` (= 8,192)	epochs	~36 days
`LATEST_ACTIVE_INDEX_ROOTS_LENGTH`	`2**13` (= 8,192)	epochs	~36 days
`LATEST_SLASHED_EXIT_LENGTH`	`2**13` (= 8,192)	epochs	~36 days

Rewards and penalties

Name	Value
`BASE_REWARD_FACTOR`	`2**5` (= 32)
`WHISTLEBLOWING_REWARD_QUOTIENT`	`2**9` (= 512)
`PROPOSER_REWARD_QUOTIENT`	`2**3` (= 8)
`INACTIVITY_PENALTY_QUOTIENT`	`2**25` (= 33,554,432)
`MIN_SLASHING_PENALTY_QUOTIENT`	`2**5` (= 32)

The BASE_REWARD_FACTOR is NOT final. Once all other protocol details are finalized, it will be adjusted to target a theoretical maximum total issuance of 2**21 ETH per year if 2**27 ETH is validating (and therefore 2**20 per year if 2**25 ETH is validating, etc.)
The INACTIVITY_PENALTY_QUOTIENT equals INVERSE_SQRT_E_DROP_TIME**2 where INVERSE_SQRT_E_DROP_TIME := 2**12 epochs (~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**0` (= 1)
`MAX_ATTESTATIONS`	`2**7` (= 128)
`MAX_DEPOSITS`	`2**4` (= 16)
`MAX_VOLUNTARY_EXITS`	`2**4` (= 16)
`MAX_TRANSFERS`	`0`

Signature domains

Name	Value
`DOMAIN_BEACON_PROPOSER`	`0`
`DOMAIN_RANDAO`	`1`
`DOMAIN_ATTESTATION`	`2`
`DOMAIN_DEPOSIT`	`3`
`DOMAIN_VOLUNTARY_EXIT`	`4`
`DOMAIN_TRANSFER`	`5`

Data structures

The following data structures are defined as SimpleSerialize (SSZ) objects.

The types are defined topologically to aid in facilitating an executable version of the spec.

Misc dependencies

`Fork`

class Fork(Container):
    # Previous fork version
    previous_version: Bytes4
    # Current fork version
    current_version: Bytes4
    # Fork epoch number
    epoch: uint64

`Validator`

class Validator(Container):
    # BLS public key
    pubkey: Bytes48
    # Withdrawal credentials
    withdrawal_credentials: Bytes32
    # Epoch when became eligible for activation
    activation_eligibility_epoch: uint64
    # Epoch when validator activated
    activation_epoch: uint64
    # Epoch when validator exited
    exit_epoch: uint64
    # Epoch when validator is eligible to withdraw
    withdrawable_epoch: uint64
    # Was the validator slashed
    slashed: bool
    # Effective balance
    effective_balance: uint64

`Crosslink`

class Crosslink(Container):
    # Shard number
    shard: uint64
    # Crosslinking data from epochs [start....end-1]
    start_epoch: uint64
    end_epoch: uint64
    # Root of the previous crosslink
    parent_root: Bytes32
    # Root of the crosslinked shard data since the previous crosslink
    data_root: Bytes32

`AttestationData`

class AttestationData(Container):
    # LMD GHOST vote
    beacon_block_root: Bytes32

    # FFG vote
    source_epoch: uint64
    source_root: Bytes32
    target_epoch: uint64
    target_root: Bytes32

    # Crosslink vote
    crosslink: Crosslink

`AttestationDataAndCustodyBit`

class AttestationDataAndCustodyBit(Container):
    # Attestation data
    data: AttestationData
    # Custody bit
    custody_bit: bool

`IndexedAttestation`

class IndexedAttestation(Container):
    # Validator indices
    custody_bit_0_indices: List[uint64]
    custody_bit_1_indices: List[uint64]
    # Attestation data
    data: AttestationData
    # Aggregate signature
    signature: Bytes96

`PendingAttestation`

class PendingAttestation(Container):
    # Attester aggregation bitfield
    aggregation_bitfield: bytes
    # Attestation data
    data: AttestationData
    # Inclusion delay
    inclusion_delay: uint64
    # Proposer index
    proposer_index: uint64

`Eth1Data`

class Eth1Data(Container):
    # Block hash
    block_hash: Bytes32
    # Root of the deposit tree
    deposit_root: Bytes32
    # Total number of deposits
    deposit_count: uint64

`HistoricalBatch`

class HistoricalBatch(Container):
    # Block roots
    block_roots: Vector[Bytes32, SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT]
    # State roots
    state_roots: Vector[Bytes32, SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT]

`DepositData`

class DepositData(Container):
    # BLS pubkey
    pubkey: Bytes48
    # Withdrawal credentials
    withdrawal_credentials: Bytes32
    # Amount in Gwei
    amount: uint64
    # Container self-signature
    signature: Bytes96

`BeaconBlockHeader`

class BeaconBlockHeader(Container):
    slot: uint64
    parent_root: Bytes32
    state_root: Bytes32
    body_root: Bytes32
    signature: Bytes96

Beacon operations

`ProposerSlashing`

class ProposerSlashing(Container):
    # Proposer index
    proposer_index: uint64
    # First block header
    header_1: BeaconBlockHeader
    # Second block header
    header_2: BeaconBlockHeader

`AttesterSlashing`

class AttesterSlashing(Container):
    # First attestation
    attestation_1: IndexedAttestation
    # Second attestation
    attestation_2: IndexedAttestation

`Attestation`

class Attestation(Container):
    # Attester aggregation bitfield
    aggregation_bitfield: bytes
    # Attestation data
    data: AttestationData
    # Custody bitfield
    custody_bitfield: bytes
    # BLS aggregate signature
    signature: Bytes96

`Deposit`

class Deposit(Container):
    # Branch in the deposit tree
    proof: Vector[Bytes32, DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_TREE_DEPTH]
    # Data
    data: DepositData

`VoluntaryExit`

class VoluntaryExit(Container):
    # Minimum epoch for processing exit
    epoch: uint64
    # Index of the exiting validator
    validator_index: uint64
    # Validator signature
    signature: Bytes96

`Transfer`

class Transfer(Container):
    # Sender index
    sender: uint64
    # Recipient index
    recipient: uint64
    # Amount in Gwei
    amount: uint64
    # Fee in Gwei for block proposer
    fee: uint64
    # Inclusion slot
    slot: uint64
    # Sender withdrawal pubkey
    pubkey: Bytes48
    # Sender signature
    signature: Bytes96

Beacon blocks

`BeaconBlockBody`

class BeaconBlockBody(Container):
    randao_reveal: Bytes96
    eth1_data: Eth1Data
    graffiti: Bytes32
    proposer_slashings: List[ProposerSlashing]
    attester_slashings: List[AttesterSlashing]
    attestations: List[Attestation]
    deposits: List[Deposit]
    voluntary_exits: List[VoluntaryExit]
    transfers: List[Transfer]

`BeaconBlock`

class BeaconBlock(Container):
    # Header
    slot: uint64
    parent_root: Bytes32
    state_root: Bytes32
    body: BeaconBlockBody
    signature: Bytes96

Beacon state

`BeaconState`

class BeaconState(Container):
    # Misc
    slot: uint64
    genesis_time: uint64
    fork: Fork  # For versioning hard forks
    # Validator registry
    validator_registry: List[Validator]
    balances: List[uint64]
    # Randomness and committees
    latest_randao_mixes: Vector[Bytes32, LATEST_RANDAO_MIXES_LENGTH]
    latest_start_shard: uint64
    # Finality
    previous_epoch_attestations: List[PendingAttestation]
    current_epoch_attestations: List[PendingAttestation]
    previous_justified_epoch: uint64
    current_justified_epoch: uint64
    previous_justified_root: Bytes32
    current_justified_root: Bytes32
    justification_bitfield: uint64
    finalized_epoch: uint64
    finalized_root: Bytes32
    # Recent state
    current_crosslinks: Vector[Crosslink, SHARD_COUNT]
    previous_crosslinks: Vector[Crosslink, SHARD_COUNT]
    latest_block_roots: Vector[Bytes32, SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT]
    latest_state_roots: Vector[Bytes32, SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT]
    latest_active_index_roots: Vector[Bytes32, LATEST_ACTIVE_INDEX_ROOTS_LENGTH]
    latest_slashed_balances: Vector[uint64, LATEST_SLASHED_EXIT_LENGTH]
    latest_block_header: BeaconBlockHeader
    historical_roots: List[Bytes32]
    # Ethereum 1.0 chain data
    latest_eth1_data: Eth1Data
    eth1_data_votes: List[Eth1Data]
    deposit_index: uint64

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
`Shard`	`uint64`	a shard number
`ValidatorIndex`	`uint64`	a validator registry index
`Gwei`	`uint64`	an amount in Gwei
`BLSPubkey`	`Bytes48`	a BLS12-381 public key
`BLSSignature`	`Bytes96`	a BLS12-381 signature

Helper functions

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

`xor`

def xor(bytes1: Bytes32, bytes2: Bytes32) -> Bytes32:
    return Bytes32(a ^ b for a, b in zip(bytes1, bytes2))

`hash`

The hash function is SHA256.

Note: We aim to migrate to a S[T/N]ARK-friendly hash function in a future Ethereum 2.0 deployment phase.

`hash_tree_root`

def hash_tree_root(object: SSZSerializable) -> Bytes32 is a function for hashing objects into a single root utilizing a hash tree structure. hash_tree_root is defined in the SimpleSerialize spec.

`signing_root`

def signing_root(object: Container) -> Bytes32 is a function defined in the SimpleSerialize spec to compute signing messages.

`bls_domain`

def bls_domain(domain_type: int, fork_version: bytes=b'\x00\x00\x00\x00') -> int:
    """
    Return the bls domain given by the ``domain_type`` and optional 4 byte ``fork_version`` (defaults to zero).
    """
    return bytes_to_int(int_to_bytes(domain_type, length=4) + fork_version)

`slot_to_epoch`

def slot_to_epoch(slot: Slot) -> Epoch:
    """
    Return the epoch number of the given ``slot``.
    """
    return slot // SLOTS_PER_EPOCH

`get_previous_epoch`

def get_previous_epoch(state: BeaconState) -> Epoch:
    """`
    Return the previous epoch of the given ``state``.
    Return the current epoch if it's genesis epoch.
    """
    current_epoch = get_current_epoch(state)
    return GENESIS_EPOCH if current_epoch == GENESIS_EPOCH else current_epoch - 1

`get_current_epoch`

def get_current_epoch(state: BeaconState) -> Epoch:
    """
    Return the current epoch of the given ``state``.
    """
    return slot_to_epoch(state.slot)

`get_epoch_start_slot`

def get_epoch_start_slot(epoch: Epoch) -> Slot:
    """
    Return the starting slot of the given ``epoch``.
    """
    return epoch * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH

`is_active_validator`

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

`is_slashable_validator`

def is_slashable_validator(validator: Validator, epoch: Epoch) -> bool:
    """
    Check if ``validator`` is slashable.
    """
    return validator.slashed is False and (validator.activation_epoch <= epoch < validator.withdrawable_epoch)

`get_active_validator_indices`

def get_active_validator_indices(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch) -> List[ValidatorIndex]:
    """
    Get active validator indices at ``epoch``.
    """
    return [i for i, v in enumerate(state.validator_registry) if is_active_validator(v, epoch)]

`increase_balance`

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

`decrease_balance`

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

`get_epoch_committee_count`

def get_epoch_committee_count(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch) -> int:
    """
    Return the number of committees at ``epoch``.
    """
    active_validator_indices = get_active_validator_indices(state, epoch)
    return max(
        1,
        min(
            SHARD_COUNT // SLOTS_PER_EPOCH,
            len(active_validator_indices) // SLOTS_PER_EPOCH // TARGET_COMMITTEE_SIZE,
        )
    ) * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH

`get_shard_delta`

def get_shard_delta(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch) -> int:
    """
    Return the number of shards to increment ``state.latest_start_shard`` during ``epoch``.
    """
    return min(get_epoch_committee_count(state, epoch), SHARD_COUNT - SHARD_COUNT // SLOTS_PER_EPOCH)

`get_epoch_start_shard`

def get_epoch_start_shard(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch) -> Shard:
    assert epoch <= get_current_epoch(state) + 1
    check_epoch = get_current_epoch(state) + 1
    shard = (state.latest_start_shard + get_shard_delta(state, get_current_epoch(state))) % SHARD_COUNT
    while check_epoch > epoch:
        check_epoch -= 1
        shard = (shard + SHARD_COUNT - get_shard_delta(state, check_epoch)) % SHARD_COUNT
    return shard

`get_attestation_data_slot`

def get_attestation_data_slot(state: BeaconState, data: AttestationData) -> Slot:
    committee_count = get_epoch_committee_count(state, data.target_epoch)
    offset = (data.crosslink.shard + SHARD_COUNT - get_epoch_start_shard(state, data.target_epoch)) % SHARD_COUNT
    return get_epoch_start_slot(data.target_epoch) + offset // (committee_count // SLOTS_PER_EPOCH)

`get_block_root_at_slot`

def get_block_root_at_slot(state: BeaconState,
                           slot: Slot) -> Bytes32:
    """
    Return the block root at a recent ``slot``.
    """
    assert slot < state.slot <= slot + SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT
    return state.latest_block_roots[slot % SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT]

`get_block_root`

def get_block_root(state: BeaconState,
                   epoch: Epoch) -> Bytes32:
    """
    Return the block root at a recent ``epoch``.
    """
    return get_block_root_at_slot(state, get_epoch_start_slot(epoch))

`get_randao_mix`

def get_randao_mix(state: BeaconState,
                   epoch: Epoch) -> Bytes32:
    """
    Return the randao mix at a recent ``epoch``.
    ``epoch`` expected to be between (current_epoch - LATEST_RANDAO_MIXES_LENGTH, current_epoch].
    """
    return state.latest_randao_mixes[epoch % LATEST_RANDAO_MIXES_LENGTH]

`get_active_index_root`

def get_active_index_root(state: BeaconState,
                          epoch: Epoch) -> Bytes32:
    """
    Return the index root at a recent ``epoch``.
    ``epoch`` expected to be between
    (current_epoch - LATEST_ACTIVE_INDEX_ROOTS_LENGTH + ACTIVATION_EXIT_DELAY, current_epoch + ACTIVATION_EXIT_DELAY].
    """
    return state.latest_active_index_roots[epoch % LATEST_ACTIVE_INDEX_ROOTS_LENGTH]

`generate_seed`

def generate_seed(state: BeaconState,
                  epoch: Epoch) -> Bytes32:
    """
    Generate a seed for the given ``epoch``.
    """
    return hash(
        get_randao_mix(state, epoch + LATEST_RANDAO_MIXES_LENGTH - MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD) +
        get_active_index_root(state, epoch) +
        int_to_bytes(epoch, length=32)
    )

`get_beacon_proposer_index`

def get_beacon_proposer_index(state: BeaconState) -> ValidatorIndex:
    """
    Return the current beacon proposer index.
    """
    epoch = get_current_epoch(state)
    committees_per_slot = get_epoch_committee_count(state, epoch) // SLOTS_PER_EPOCH
    offset = committees_per_slot * (state.slot % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH)
    shard = (get_epoch_start_shard(state, epoch) + offset) % SHARD_COUNT
    first_committee = get_crosslink_committee(state, epoch, shard)
    MAX_RANDOM_BYTE = 2**8 - 1
    seed = generate_seed(state, epoch)
    i = 0
    while True:
        candidate_index = first_committee[(epoch + i) % len(first_committee)]
        random_byte = hash(seed + int_to_bytes(i // 32, length=8))[i % 32]
        effective_balance = state.validator_registry[candidate_index].effective_balance
        if effective_balance * MAX_RANDOM_BYTE >= MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE * random_byte:
            return candidate_index
        i += 1

`verify_merkle_branch`

def verify_merkle_branch(leaf: Bytes32, proof: List[Bytes32], depth: int, index: int, root: Bytes32) -> bool:
    """
    Verify that the given ``leaf`` is on the merkle branch ``proof``
    starting with the given ``root``.
    """
    value = leaf
    for i in range(depth):
        if index // (2**i) % 2:
            value = hash(proof[i] + value)
        else:
            value = hash(value + proof[i])
    return value == root

`get_shuffled_index`

def get_shuffled_index(index: ValidatorIndex, index_count: int, seed: Bytes32) -> ValidatorIndex:
    """
    Return the shuffled validator index corresponding to ``seed`` (and ``index_count``).
    """
    assert index < index_count
    assert index_count <= 2**40

    # 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 round in range(SHUFFLE_ROUND_COUNT):
        pivot = bytes_to_int(hash(seed + int_to_bytes(round, length=1))[0:8]) % index_count
        flip = (pivot + index_count - index) % index_count
        position = max(index, flip)
        source = hash(seed + int_to_bytes(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_committee`

def compute_committee(indices: List[ValidatorIndex], seed: Bytes32, index: int, count: int) -> List[ValidatorIndex]:
    start = (len(indices) * index) // count
    end = (len(indices) * (index + 1)) // count
    return [indices[get_shuffled_index(i, len(indices), seed)] for i in range(start, end)]

`get_crosslink_committee`

def get_crosslink_committee(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch, shard: Shard) -> List[ValidatorIndex]:
    return compute_committee(
        indices=get_active_validator_indices(state, epoch),
        seed=generate_seed(state, epoch),
        index=(shard + SHARD_COUNT - get_epoch_start_shard(state, epoch)) % SHARD_COUNT,
        count=get_epoch_committee_count(state, epoch),
    )

`get_attesting_indices`

def get_attesting_indices(state: BeaconState,
                          attestation_data: AttestationData,
                          bitfield: bytes) -> List[ValidatorIndex]:
    """
    Return the sorted attesting indices corresponding to ``attestation_data`` and ``bitfield``.
    """
    committee = get_crosslink_committee(state, attestation_data.target_epoch, attestation_data.crosslink.shard)
    assert verify_bitfield(bitfield, len(committee))
    return sorted([index for i, index in enumerate(committee) if get_bitfield_bit(bitfield, i) == 0b1])

`int_to_bytes`

def int_to_bytes(integer: int, length: int) -> bytes:
    return integer.to_bytes(length, 'little')

`bytes_to_int`

def bytes_to_int(data: bytes) -> int:
    return int.from_bytes(data, 'little')

`get_total_balance`

def get_total_balance(state: BeaconState, indices: List[ValidatorIndex]) -> Gwei:
    """
    Return the combined effective balance of the ``indices``. (1 Gwei minimum to avoid divisions by zero.)
    """
    return max(sum([state.validator_registry[index].effective_balance for index in indices]), 1)

`get_domain`

def get_domain(state: BeaconState,
               domain_type: int,
               message_epoch: int=None) -> int:
    """
    Return the signature domain (fork version concatenated with domain type) of a message.
    """
    epoch = get_current_epoch(state) if message_epoch is None else message_epoch
    fork_version = state.fork.previous_version if epoch < state.fork.epoch else state.fork.current_version
    return bls_domain(domain_type, fork_version)

`get_bitfield_bit`

def get_bitfield_bit(bitfield: bytes, i: int) -> int:
    """
    Extract the bit in ``bitfield`` at position ``i``.
    """
    return (bitfield[i // 8] >> (i % 8)) % 2

`verify_bitfield`

def verify_bitfield(bitfield: bytes, committee_size: int) -> bool:
    """
    Verify ``bitfield`` against the ``committee_size``.
    """
    if len(bitfield) != (committee_size + 7) // 8:
        return False

    # Check `bitfield` is padded with zero bits only
    for i in range(committee_size, len(bitfield) * 8):
        if get_bitfield_bit(bitfield, i) == 0b1:
            return False

    return True

`convert_to_indexed`

def convert_to_indexed(state: BeaconState, attestation: Attestation) -> IndexedAttestation:
    """
    Convert ``attestation`` to (almost) indexed-verifiable form.
    """
    attesting_indices = get_attesting_indices(state, attestation.data, attestation.aggregation_bitfield)
    custody_bit_1_indices = get_attesting_indices(state, attestation.data, attestation.custody_bitfield)
    custody_bit_0_indices = [index for index in attesting_indices if index not in custody_bit_1_indices]

    return IndexedAttestation(
        custody_bit_0_indices=custody_bit_0_indices,
        custody_bit_1_indices=custody_bit_1_indices,
        data=attestation.data,
        signature=attestation.signature,
    )

`validate_indexed_attestation`

def validate_indexed_attestation(state: BeaconState, indexed_attestation: IndexedAttestation) -> None:
    """
    Verify validity of ``indexed_attestation``.
    """
    bit_0_indices = indexed_attestation.custody_bit_0_indices
    bit_1_indices = indexed_attestation.custody_bit_1_indices

    # Verify no index has custody bit equal to 1 [to be removed in phase 1]
    assert len(bit_1_indices) == 0
    # Verify max number of indices
    assert len(bit_0_indices) + len(bit_1_indices) <= MAX_INDICES_PER_ATTESTATION
    # Verify index sets are disjoint
    assert len(set(bit_0_indices).intersection(bit_1_indices)) == 0
    # Verify indices are sorted
    assert bit_0_indices == sorted(bit_0_indices) and bit_1_indices == sorted(bit_1_indices)
    # Verify aggregate signature
    assert bls_verify_multiple(
        pubkeys=[
            bls_aggregate_pubkeys([state.validator_registry[i].pubkey for i in bit_0_indices]),
            bls_aggregate_pubkeys([state.validator_registry[i].pubkey for i in bit_1_indices]),
        ],
        message_hashes=[
            hash_tree_root(AttestationDataAndCustodyBit(data=indexed_attestation.data, custody_bit=0b0)),
            hash_tree_root(AttestationDataAndCustodyBit(data=indexed_attestation.data, custody_bit=0b1)),
        ],
        signature=indexed_attestation.signature,
        domain=get_domain(state, DOMAIN_ATTESTATION, indexed_attestation.data.target_epoch),
    )

`is_slashable_attestation_data`

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)
    )

`integer_squareroot`

def integer_squareroot(n: int) -> int:
    """
    The largest integer ``x`` such that ``x**2`` is less than or equal to ``n``.
    """
    assert n >= 0
    x = n
    y = (x + 1) // 2
    while y < x:
        x = y
        y = (x + n // x) // 2
    return x

`get_delayed_activation_exit_epoch`

def get_delayed_activation_exit_epoch(epoch: Epoch) -> Epoch:
    """
    Return the epoch at which an activation or exit triggered in ``epoch`` takes effect.
    """
    return epoch + 1 + ACTIVATION_EXIT_DELAY

`get_churn_limit`

def get_churn_limit(state: BeaconState) -> int:
    """
    Return the churn limit based on the active validator count.
    """
    return max(
        MIN_PER_EPOCH_CHURN_LIMIT,
        len(get_active_validator_indices(state, get_current_epoch(state))) // CHURN_LIMIT_QUOTIENT
    )

`bls_verify`

bls_verify is a function for verifying a BLS signature, defined in the BLS Signature spec.

`bls_verify_multiple`

bls_verify_multiple is a function for verifying a BLS signature constructed from multiple messages, defined in the BLS Signature spec.

`bls_aggregate_pubkeys`

bls_aggregate_pubkeys is a function for aggregating multiple BLS public keys into a single aggregate key, defined in the BLS Signature spec.

Routines for updating validator status

Note: All functions in this section mutate state.

`initiate_validator_exit`

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

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

    # Set validator exit epoch and withdrawable epoch
    validator.exit_epoch = exit_queue_epoch
    validator.withdrawable_epoch = validator.exit_epoch + MIN_VALIDATOR_WITHDRAWABILITY_DELAY

`slash_validator`

def slash_validator(state: BeaconState,
                    slashed_index: ValidatorIndex,
                    whistleblower_index: ValidatorIndex=None) -> None:
    """
    Slash the validator with index ``slashed_index``.
    """
    current_epoch = get_current_epoch(state)
    initiate_validator_exit(state, slashed_index)
    state.validator_registry[slashed_index].slashed = True
    state.validator_registry[slashed_index].withdrawable_epoch = current_epoch + LATEST_SLASHED_EXIT_LENGTH
    slashed_balance = state.validator_registry[slashed_index].effective_balance
    state.latest_slashed_balances[current_epoch % LATEST_SLASHED_EXIT_LENGTH] += slashed_balance

    proposer_index = get_beacon_proposer_index(state)
    if whistleblower_index is None:
        whistleblower_index = proposer_index
    whistleblowing_reward = slashed_balance // WHISTLEBLOWING_REWARD_QUOTIENT
    proposer_reward = whistleblowing_reward // PROPOSER_REWARD_QUOTIENT
    increase_balance(state, proposer_index, proposer_reward)
    increase_balance(state, whistleblower_index, whistleblowing_reward - proposer_reward)
    decrease_balance(state, slashed_index, whistleblowing_reward)

Genesis

Genesis trigger

Whenever the deposit contract emits a Deposit log call the function is_genesis_trigger(deposits: List[Deposit], timestamp: uint64) -> bool where:

deposits is the list of all deposits, ordered chronologically, up to and including the deposit triggering the latest Deposit log
timestamp is the Unix timestamp in the Ethereum 1.0 block that emitted the latest Deposit log

When is_genesis_trigger(deposits, timestamp) is True for the first time let:

genesis_deposits = deposits
genesis_time = timestamp % SECONDS_PER_DAY + 2 * SECONDS_PER_DAY where SECONDS_PER_DAY = 86400
genesis_eth1_data be the object of type Eth1Data where:
- genesis_eth1_data.block_hash is the block hash for the last deposit in deposits
- genesis_eth1_data.deposit_root is the deposit root for the last deposit in deposits
- genesis_eth1_data.deposit_count = len(genesis_deposits)

Note: The function is_genesis_trigger has yet to be agreed by the community, and can be updated as necessary. We define the following testing placeholder:

def is_genesis_trigger(deposits: List[Deposit], timestamp: uint64) -> bool:
    # Process deposits
    state = BeaconState()
    for deposit in deposits:
        process_deposit(state, deposit)

    # Count active validators at genesis
    active_validator_count = 0
    for validator in state.validator_registry:
        if validator.effective_balance == MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE:
            active_validator_count += 1

    # Check effective balance to trigger genesis
    GENESIS_ACTIVE_VALIDATOR_COUNT = 2**16
    return active_validator_count == GENESIS_ACTIVE_VALIDATOR_COUNT

Genesis state

Let genesis_state = get_genesis_beacon_state(genesis_deposits, genesis_time, genesis_eth1_data).

def get_genesis_beacon_state(deposits: List[Deposit], genesis_time: int, genesis_eth1_data: Eth1Data) -> BeaconState:
    state = BeaconState(
        genesis_time=genesis_time,
        latest_eth1_data=genesis_eth1_data,
        latest_block_header=BeaconBlockHeader(body_root=hash_tree_root(BeaconBlockBody())),
    )

    # Process genesis deposits
    for deposit in deposits:
        process_deposit(state, deposit)

    # Process genesis activations
    for validator in state.validator_registry:
        if validator.effective_balance >= MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE:
            validator.activation_eligibility_epoch = GENESIS_EPOCH
            validator.activation_epoch = GENESIS_EPOCH

    # Populate latest_active_index_roots
    genesis_active_index_root = hash_tree_root(get_active_validator_indices(state, GENESIS_EPOCH))
    for index in range(LATEST_ACTIVE_INDEX_ROOTS_LENGTH):
        state.latest_active_index_roots[index] = genesis_active_index_root

    return state

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 block block is defined as state_transition(state, block). State transitions that trigger an unhandled excpetion (e.g. a failed assert or an out-of-range list access) are considered invalid.

def state_transition(state: BeaconState, block: BeaconBlock, validate_state_root: bool=False) -> BeaconState:
    # Process slots (including those with no blocks) since block
    process_slots(state, block.slot)
    # Process block
    process_block(state, block)
    # Validate state root (`validate_state_root == True` in production)
    if validate_state_root:
        assert block.state_root == hash_tree_root(state)
    # Return post-state
    return state

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

def process_slot(state: BeaconState) -> None:
    # Cache state root
    previous_state_root = hash_tree_root(state)
    state.latest_state_roots[state.slot % SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT] = previous_state_root

    # Cache latest block header state root
    if state.latest_block_header.state_root == ZERO_HASH:
        state.latest_block_header.state_root = previous_state_root

    # Cache block root
    previous_block_root = signing_root(state.latest_block_header)
    state.latest_block_roots[state.slot % SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT] = previous_block_root

Epoch processing

Note: the # @LabelHere lines below are placeholders to show that code will be inserted here in a future phase.

def process_epoch(state: BeaconState) -> None:
    process_justification_and_finalization(state)
    process_crosslinks(state)
    process_rewards_and_penalties(state)
    process_registry_updates(state)
    # @process_reveal_deadlines
    # @process_challenge_deadlines
    process_slashings(state)
    process_final_updates(state)
    # @after_process_final_updates

Helper functions

def get_total_active_balance(state: BeaconState) -> Gwei:
    return get_total_balance(state, get_active_validator_indices(state, get_current_epoch(state)))

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

def get_matching_target_attestations(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch) -> List[PendingAttestation]:
    return [
        a for a in get_matching_source_attestations(state, epoch)
        if a.data.target_root == get_block_root(state, epoch)
    ]

def get_matching_head_attestations(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch) -> List[PendingAttestation]:
    return [
        a for a in get_matching_source_attestations(state, epoch)
        if a.data.beacon_block_root == get_block_root_at_slot(state, get_attestation_data_slot(state, a.data))
    ]

def get_unslashed_attesting_indices(state: BeaconState,
                                    attestations: List[PendingAttestation]) -> List[ValidatorIndex]:
    output = set()
    for a in attestations:
        output = output.union(get_attesting_indices(state, a.data, a.aggregation_bitfield))
    return sorted(filter(lambda index: not state.validator_registry[index].slashed, list(output)))

def get_attesting_balance(state: BeaconState, attestations: List[PendingAttestation]) -> Gwei:
    return get_total_balance(state, get_unslashed_attesting_indices(state, attestations))

def get_winning_crosslink_and_attesting_indices(state: BeaconState,
                                                epoch: Epoch,
                                                shard: Shard) -> Tuple[Crosslink, List[ValidatorIndex]]:
    attestations = [a for a in get_matching_source_attestations(state, epoch) if a.data.crosslink.shard == shard]
    crosslinks = list(filter(
        lambda c: hash_tree_root(state.current_crosslinks[shard]) in (c.parent_root, hash_tree_root(c)),
        [a.data.crosslink for a in attestations]
    ))
    # Winning crosslink has the crosslink data root with the most balance voting for it (ties broken lexicographically)
    winning_crosslink = max(crosslinks, key=lambda c: (
        get_attesting_balance(state, [a for a in attestations if a.data.crosslink == c]), c.data_root
    ), default=Crosslink())
    winning_attestations = [a for a in attestations if a.data.crosslink == winning_crosslink]
    return winning_crosslink, get_unslashed_attesting_indices(state, winning_attestations)

Justification and finalization

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_epoch = state.previous_justified_epoch
    old_current_justified_epoch = state.current_justified_epoch

    # Process justifications
    state.previous_justified_epoch = state.current_justified_epoch
    state.previous_justified_root = state.current_justified_root
    state.justification_bitfield = (state.justification_bitfield << 1) % 2**64
    previous_epoch_matching_target_balance = get_attesting_balance(
        state, get_matching_target_attestations(state, previous_epoch)
    )
    if previous_epoch_matching_target_balance * 3 >= get_total_active_balance(state) * 2:
        state.current_justified_epoch = previous_epoch
        state.current_justified_root = get_block_root(state, state.current_justified_epoch)
        state.justification_bitfield |= (1 << 1)
    current_epoch_matching_target_balance = get_attesting_balance(
        state, get_matching_target_attestations(state, current_epoch)
    )
    if current_epoch_matching_target_balance * 3 >= get_total_active_balance(state) * 2:
        state.current_justified_epoch = current_epoch
        state.current_justified_root = get_block_root(state, state.current_justified_epoch)
        state.justification_bitfield |= (1 << 0)

    # Process finalizations
    bitfield = state.justification_bitfield
    # The 2nd/3rd/4th most recent epochs are justified, the 2nd using the 4th as source
    if (bitfield >> 1) % 8 == 0b111 and old_previous_justified_epoch + 3 == current_epoch:
        state.finalized_epoch = old_previous_justified_epoch
        state.finalized_root = get_block_root(state, state.finalized_epoch)
    # The 2nd/3rd most recent epochs are justified, the 2nd using the 3rd as source
    if (bitfield >> 1) % 4 == 0b11 and old_previous_justified_epoch + 2 == current_epoch:
        state.finalized_epoch = old_previous_justified_epoch
        state.finalized_root = get_block_root(state, state.finalized_epoch)
    # The 1st/2nd/3rd most recent epochs are justified, the 1st using the 3rd as source
    if (bitfield >> 0) % 8 == 0b111 and old_current_justified_epoch + 2 == current_epoch:
        state.finalized_epoch = old_current_justified_epoch
        state.finalized_root = get_block_root(state, state.finalized_epoch)
    # The 1st/2nd most recent epochs are justified, the 1st using the 2nd as source
    if (bitfield >> 0) % 4 == 0b11 and old_current_justified_epoch + 1 == current_epoch:
        state.finalized_epoch = old_current_justified_epoch
        state.finalized_root = get_block_root(state, state.finalized_epoch)

Crosslinks

def process_crosslinks(state: BeaconState) -> None:
    state.previous_crosslinks = [c for c in state.current_crosslinks]
    for epoch in (get_previous_epoch(state), get_current_epoch(state)):
        for offset in range(get_epoch_committee_count(state, epoch)):
            shard = (get_epoch_start_shard(state, epoch) + offset) % SHARD_COUNT
            crosslink_committee = get_crosslink_committee(state, epoch, shard)
            winning_crosslink, attesting_indices = get_winning_crosslink_and_attesting_indices(state, epoch, shard)
            if 3 * get_total_balance(state, attesting_indices) >= 2 * get_total_balance(state, crosslink_committee):
                state.current_crosslinks[shard] = winning_crosslink

Rewards and penalties

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

def get_attestation_deltas(state: BeaconState) -> Tuple[List[Gwei], List[Gwei]]:
    previous_epoch = get_previous_epoch(state)
    total_balance = get_total_active_balance(state)
    rewards = [0 for _ in range(len(state.validator_registry))]
    penalties = [0 for _ in range(len(state.validator_registry))]
    eligible_validator_indices = [
        index for index, v in enumerate(state.validator_registry)
        if is_active_validator(v, previous_epoch) or (v.slashed and previous_epoch + 1 < v.withdrawable_epoch)
    ]

    # Micro-incentives for matching FFG source, FFG target, and head
    matching_source_attestations = get_matching_source_attestations(state, previous_epoch)
    matching_target_attestations = get_matching_target_attestations(state, previous_epoch)
    matching_head_attestations = get_matching_head_attestations(state, previous_epoch)
    for attestations in (matching_source_attestations, matching_target_attestations, matching_head_attestations):
        unslashed_attesting_indices = get_unslashed_attesting_indices(state, attestations)
        attesting_balance = get_total_balance(state, unslashed_attesting_indices)
        for index in eligible_validator_indices:
            if index in unslashed_attesting_indices:
                rewards[index] += get_base_reward(state, index) * attesting_balance // total_balance
            else:
                penalties[index] += get_base_reward(state, index)

    # Proposer and inclusion delay micro-rewards
    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_bitfield)
        ], key=lambda a: a.inclusion_delay)
        rewards[attestation.proposer_index] += get_base_reward(state, index) // PROPOSER_REWARD_QUOTIENT
        rewards[index] += get_base_reward(state, index) * MIN_ATTESTATION_INCLUSION_DELAY // attestation.inclusion_delay

    # Inactivity penalty
    finality_delay = previous_epoch - state.finalized_epoch
    if finality_delay > MIN_EPOCHS_TO_INACTIVITY_PENALTY:
        matching_target_attesting_indices = get_unslashed_attesting_indices(state, matching_target_attestations)
        for index in eligible_validator_indices:
            penalties[index] += BASE_REWARDS_PER_EPOCH * get_base_reward(state, index)
            if index not in matching_target_attesting_indices:
                penalties[index] += (
                    state.validator_registry[index].effective_balance * finality_delay // INACTIVITY_PENALTY_QUOTIENT
                )

    return rewards, penalties

def get_crosslink_deltas(state: BeaconState) -> Tuple[List[Gwei], List[Gwei]]:
    rewards = [0 for index in range(len(state.validator_registry))]
    penalties = [0 for index in range(len(state.validator_registry))]
    epoch = get_previous_epoch(state)
    for offset in range(get_epoch_committee_count(state, epoch)):
        shard = (get_epoch_start_shard(state, epoch) + offset) % SHARD_COUNT
        crosslink_committee = get_crosslink_committee(state, epoch, shard)
        winning_crosslink, attesting_indices = get_winning_crosslink_and_attesting_indices(state, epoch, shard)
        attesting_balance = get_total_balance(state, attesting_indices)
        committee_balance = get_total_balance(state, crosslink_committee)
        for index in crosslink_committee:
            base_reward = get_base_reward(state, index)
            if index in attesting_indices:
                rewards[index] += base_reward * attesting_balance // committee_balance
            else:
                penalties[index] += base_reward
    return rewards, penalties

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

    rewards1, penalties1 = get_attestation_deltas(state)
    rewards2, penalties2 = get_crosslink_deltas(state)
    for i in range(len(state.validator_registry)):
        increase_balance(state, i, rewards1[i] + rewards2[i])
        decrease_balance(state, i, penalties1[i] + penalties2[i])

Registry updates

def process_registry_updates(state: BeaconState) -> None:
    # Process activation eligibility and ejections
    for index, validator in enumerate(state.validator_registry):
        if (
            validator.activation_eligibility_epoch == FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH and
            validator.effective_balance >= MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE
        ):
            validator.activation_eligibility_epoch = get_current_epoch(state)

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

    # Queue validators eligible for activation and not dequeued for activation prior to finalized epoch
    activation_queue = sorted([
        index for index, validator in enumerate(state.validator_registry) if
        validator.activation_eligibility_epoch != FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH and
        validator.activation_epoch >= get_delayed_activation_exit_epoch(state.finalized_epoch)
    ], key=lambda index: state.validator_registry[index].activation_eligibility_epoch)
    # Dequeued validators for activation up to churn limit (without resetting activation epoch)
    for index in activation_queue[:get_churn_limit(state)]:
        validator = state.validator_registry[index]
        if validator.activation_epoch == FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH:
            validator.activation_epoch = get_delayed_activation_exit_epoch(get_current_epoch(state))

Slashings

def process_slashings(state: BeaconState) -> None:
    current_epoch = get_current_epoch(state)
    total_balance = get_total_active_balance(state)

    # Compute slashed balances in the current epoch
    total_at_start = state.latest_slashed_balances[(current_epoch + 1) % LATEST_SLASHED_EXIT_LENGTH]
    total_at_end = state.latest_slashed_balances[current_epoch % LATEST_SLASHED_EXIT_LENGTH]
    total_penalties = total_at_end - total_at_start

    for index, validator in enumerate(state.validator_registry):
        if validator.slashed and current_epoch == validator.withdrawable_epoch - LATEST_SLASHED_EXIT_LENGTH // 2:
            penalty = max(
                validator.effective_balance * min(total_penalties * 3, total_balance) // total_balance,
                validator.effective_balance // MIN_SLASHING_PENALTY_QUOTIENT
            )
            decrease_balance(state, index, penalty)

Final updates

def process_final_updates(state: BeaconState) -> None:
    current_epoch = get_current_epoch(state)
    next_epoch = current_epoch + 1
    # Reset eth1 data votes
    if (state.slot + 1) % SLOTS_PER_ETH1_VOTING_PERIOD == 0:
        state.eth1_data_votes = []
    # Update effective balances with hysteresis
    for index, validator in enumerate(state.validator_registry):
        balance = state.balances[index]
        HALF_INCREMENT = EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT // 2
        if balance < validator.effective_balance or validator.effective_balance + 3 * HALF_INCREMENT < balance:
            validator.effective_balance = min(balance - balance % EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT, MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE)
    # Update start shard
    state.latest_start_shard = (state.latest_start_shard + get_shard_delta(state, current_epoch)) % SHARD_COUNT
    # Set active index root
    index_root_position = (next_epoch + ACTIVATION_EXIT_DELAY) % LATEST_ACTIVE_INDEX_ROOTS_LENGTH
    state.latest_active_index_roots[index_root_position] = hash_tree_root(
        get_active_validator_indices(state, next_epoch + ACTIVATION_EXIT_DELAY)
    )
    # Set total slashed balances
    state.latest_slashed_balances[next_epoch % LATEST_SLASHED_EXIT_LENGTH] = (
        state.latest_slashed_balances[current_epoch % LATEST_SLASHED_EXIT_LENGTH]
    )
    # Set randao mix
    state.latest_randao_mixes[next_epoch % LATEST_RANDAO_MIXES_LENGTH] = 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.latest_block_roots,
            state_roots=state.latest_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

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

def process_block_header(state: BeaconState, block: BeaconBlock) -> None:
    # Verify that the slots match
    assert block.slot == state.slot
    # Verify that the parent matches
    assert block.parent_root == signing_root(state.latest_block_header)
    # Save current block as the new latest block
    state.latest_block_header = BeaconBlockHeader(
        slot=block.slot,
        parent_root=block.parent_root,
        body_root=hash_tree_root(block.body),
    )
    # Verify proposer is not slashed
    proposer = state.validator_registry[get_beacon_proposer_index(state)]
    assert not proposer.slashed
    # Verify proposer signature
    assert bls_verify(proposer.pubkey, signing_root(block), block.signature, get_domain(state, DOMAIN_BEACON_PROPOSER))

RANDAO

def process_randao(state: BeaconState, body: BeaconBlockBody) -> None:
    proposer = state.validator_registry[get_beacon_proposer_index(state)]
    # Verify that the provided randao value is valid
    assert bls_verify(
        proposer.pubkey,
        hash_tree_root(get_current_epoch(state)),
        body.randao_reveal,
        get_domain(state, DOMAIN_RANDAO),
    )
    # Mix it in
    state.latest_randao_mixes[get_current_epoch(state) % LATEST_RANDAO_MIXES_LENGTH] = (
        xor(get_randao_mix(state, get_current_epoch(state)),
            hash(body.randao_reveal))
    )

Eth1 data

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 > SLOTS_PER_ETH1_VOTING_PERIOD:
        state.latest_eth1_data = body.eth1_data

Operations

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.latest_eth1_data.deposit_count - state.deposit_index)
    # Verify that there are no duplicate transfers
    assert len(body.transfers) == len(set(body.transfers))

    for operations, max_operations, function in (
        (body.proposer_slashings, MAX_PROPOSER_SLASHINGS, process_proposer_slashing),
        (body.attester_slashings, MAX_ATTESTER_SLASHINGS, process_attester_slashing),
        (body.attestations, MAX_ATTESTATIONS, process_attestation),
        (body.deposits, MAX_DEPOSITS, process_deposit),
        (body.voluntary_exits, MAX_VOLUNTARY_EXITS, process_voluntary_exit),
        (body.transfers, MAX_TRANSFERS, process_transfer),
    ):
        assert len(operations) <= max_operations
        for operation in operations:
            function(state, operation)

Proposer slashings

def process_proposer_slashing(state: BeaconState, proposer_slashing: ProposerSlashing) -> None:
    """
    Process ``ProposerSlashing`` operation.
    """
    proposer = state.validator_registry[proposer_slashing.proposer_index]
    # Verify that the epoch is the same
    assert slot_to_epoch(proposer_slashing.header_1.slot) == slot_to_epoch(proposer_slashing.header_2.slot)
    # But the headers are different
    assert proposer_slashing.header_1 != proposer_slashing.header_2
    # Check proposer is slashable
    assert is_slashable_validator(proposer, get_current_epoch(state))
    # Signatures are valid
    for header in (proposer_slashing.header_1, proposer_slashing.header_2):
        domain = get_domain(state, DOMAIN_BEACON_PROPOSER, slot_to_epoch(header.slot))
        assert bls_verify(proposer.pubkey, signing_root(header), header.signature, domain)

    slash_validator(state, proposer_slashing.proposer_index)

Attester slashings

def process_attester_slashing(state: BeaconState, attester_slashing: AttesterSlashing) -> None:
    """
    Process ``AttesterSlashing`` operation.
    """
    attestation_1 = attester_slashing.attestation_1
    attestation_2 = attester_slashing.attestation_2
    assert is_slashable_attestation_data(attestation_1.data, attestation_2.data)
    validate_indexed_attestation(state, attestation_1)
    validate_indexed_attestation(state, attestation_2)

    slashed_any = False
    attesting_indices_1 = attestation_1.custody_bit_0_indices + attestation_1.custody_bit_1_indices
    attesting_indices_2 = attestation_2.custody_bit_0_indices + attestation_2.custody_bit_1_indices
    for index in sorted(set(attesting_indices_1).intersection(attesting_indices_2)):
        if is_slashable_validator(state.validator_registry[index], get_current_epoch(state)):
            slash_validator(state, index)
            slashed_any = True
    assert slashed_any

Attestations

def process_attestation(state: BeaconState, attestation: Attestation) -> None:
    """
    Process ``Attestation`` operation.
    """
    data = attestation.data
    attestation_slot = get_attestation_data_slot(state, data)
    assert attestation_slot + MIN_ATTESTATION_INCLUSION_DELAY <= state.slot <= attestation_slot + SLOTS_PER_EPOCH

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

    assert data.target_epoch in (get_previous_epoch(state), get_current_epoch(state))
    if data.target_epoch == get_current_epoch(state):
        ffg_data = (state.current_justified_epoch, state.current_justified_root, get_current_epoch(state))
        parent_crosslink = state.current_crosslinks[data.crosslink.shard]
        state.current_epoch_attestations.append(pending_attestation)
    else:
        ffg_data = (state.previous_justified_epoch, state.previous_justified_root, get_previous_epoch(state))
        parent_crosslink = state.previous_crosslinks[data.crosslink.shard]
        state.previous_epoch_attestations.append(pending_attestation)

    # Check FFG data, crosslink data, and signature
    assert ffg_data == (data.source_epoch, data.source_root, data.target_epoch)
    assert data.crosslink.start_epoch == parent_crosslink.end_epoch
    assert data.crosslink.end_epoch == min(data.target_epoch, parent_crosslink.end_epoch + MAX_EPOCHS_PER_CROSSLINK)
    assert data.crosslink.parent_root == hash_tree_root(parent_crosslink)
    assert data.crosslink.data_root == ZERO_HASH  # [to be removed in phase 1]
    validate_indexed_attestation(state, convert_to_indexed(state, attestation))

Deposits

def process_deposit(state: BeaconState, deposit: Deposit) -> None:
    """
    Process an Eth1 deposit, registering a validator or increasing its balance.
    """
    # Verify the Merkle branch
    assert verify_merkle_branch(
        leaf=hash_tree_root(deposit.data),
        proof=deposit.proof,
        depth=DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_TREE_DEPTH,
        index=state.deposit_index,
        root=state.latest_eth1_data.deposit_root,
    )

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

    pubkey = deposit.data.pubkey
    amount = deposit.data.amount
    validator_pubkeys = [v.pubkey for v in state.validator_registry]
    if pubkey not in validator_pubkeys:
        # Verify the deposit signature (proof of possession).
        # Invalid signatures are allowed by the deposit contract,
        # and hence included on-chain, but must not be processed.
        # Note: deposits are valid across forks, hence the deposit domain is retrieved directly from `bls_domain`
        if not bls_verify(
            pubkey, signing_root(deposit.data), deposit.data.signature, bls_domain(DOMAIN_DEPOSIT)
        ):
            return

        # Add validator and balance entries
        state.validator_registry.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 = validator_pubkeys.index(pubkey)
        increase_balance(state, index, amount)

Voluntary exits

def process_voluntary_exit(state: BeaconState, exit: VoluntaryExit) -> None:
    """
    Process ``VoluntaryExit`` operation.
    """
    validator = state.validator_registry[exit.validator_index]
    # Verify the validator is active
    assert is_active_validator(validator, get_current_epoch(state))
    # Verify the validator has not yet exited
    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) >= exit.epoch
    # Verify the validator has been active long enough
    assert get_current_epoch(state) >= validator.activation_epoch + PERSISTENT_COMMITTEE_PERIOD
    # Verify signature
    domain = get_domain(state, DOMAIN_VOLUNTARY_EXIT, exit.epoch)
    assert bls_verify(validator.pubkey, signing_root(exit), exit.signature, domain)
    # Initiate exit
    initiate_validator_exit(state, exit.validator_index)

Transfers

def process_transfer(state: BeaconState, transfer: Transfer) -> None:
    """
    Process ``Transfer`` operation.
    """
    # Verify the amount and fee are not individually too big (for anti-overflow purposes)
    assert state.balances[transfer.sender] >= max(transfer.amount, transfer.fee)
    # A transfer is valid in only one slot
    assert state.slot == transfer.slot
    # Sender must be not yet eligible for activation, withdrawn, or transfer balance over MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE
    assert (
        state.validator_registry[transfer.sender].activation_eligibility_epoch == FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH or
        get_current_epoch(state) >= state.validator_registry[transfer.sender].withdrawable_epoch or
        transfer.amount + transfer.fee + MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE <= state.balances[transfer.sender]
    )
    # Verify that the pubkey is valid
    assert (
        state.validator_registry[transfer.sender].withdrawal_credentials ==
        int_to_bytes(BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX, length=1) + hash(transfer.pubkey)[1:]
    )
    # Verify that the signature is valid
    assert bls_verify(transfer.pubkey, signing_root(transfer), transfer.signature, get_domain(state, DOMAIN_TRANSFER))
    # Process the transfer
    decrease_balance(state, transfer.sender, transfer.amount + transfer.fee)
    increase_balance(state, transfer.recipient, transfer.amount)
    increase_balance(state, get_beacon_proposer_index(state), transfer.fee)
    # Verify balances are not dust
    assert not (0 < state.balances[transfer.sender] < MIN_DEPOSIT_AMOUNT)
    assert not (0 < state.balances[transfer.recipient] < MIN_DEPOSIT_AMOUNT)

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Table of contents

Introduction

Notation

Terminology

Constants

Misc

Deposit contract

Gwei values

Initial values

Time parameters

State list lengths

Rewards and penalties

Max operations per block

Signature domains

Data structures

Misc dependencies

Fork

Validator

Crosslink

AttestationData

AttestationDataAndCustodyBit

IndexedAttestation

PendingAttestation

Eth1Data

HistoricalBatch

DepositData

BeaconBlockHeader

Beacon operations

ProposerSlashing

AttesterSlashing

Attestation

Deposit

VoluntaryExit

Transfer

Beacon blocks

BeaconBlockBody

BeaconBlock

Beacon state

BeaconState

Custom types

Helper functions

xor

hash

hash_tree_root

signing_root

bls_domain

slot_to_epoch

get_previous_epoch

get_current_epoch

get_epoch_start_slot

is_active_validator

is_slashable_validator

get_active_validator_indices

increase_balance

decrease_balance

get_epoch_committee_count

get_shard_delta

get_epoch_start_shard

get_attestation_data_slot

get_block_root_at_slot

get_block_root

get_randao_mix

get_active_index_root

generate_seed

get_beacon_proposer_index

verify_merkle_branch

get_shuffled_index

compute_committee

get_crosslink_committee

get_attesting_indices

int_to_bytes

bytes_to_int

get_total_balance

get_domain

get_bitfield_bit

verify_bitfield

convert_to_indexed

validate_indexed_attestation

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`Fork`

`Validator`

`Crosslink`

`AttestationData`

`AttestationDataAndCustodyBit`

`IndexedAttestation`

`PendingAttestation`

`Eth1Data`

`HistoricalBatch`

`DepositData`

`BeaconBlockHeader`

`ProposerSlashing`

`AttesterSlashing`

`Attestation`

`Deposit`

`VoluntaryExit`

`Transfer`

`BeaconBlockBody`

`BeaconBlock`

`BeaconState`

`xor`

`hash`

`hash_tree_root`

`signing_root`

`bls_domain`

`slot_to_epoch`

`get_previous_epoch`

`get_current_epoch`

`get_epoch_start_slot`

`is_active_validator`

`is_slashable_validator`

`get_active_validator_indices`

`increase_balance`

`decrease_balance`

`get_epoch_committee_count`

`get_shard_delta`

`get_epoch_start_shard`

`get_attestation_data_slot`

`get_block_root_at_slot`

`get_block_root`

`get_randao_mix`

`get_active_index_root`

`generate_seed`

`get_beacon_proposer_index`

`verify_merkle_branch`

`get_shuffled_index`

`compute_committee`

`get_crosslink_committee`

`get_attesting_indices`

`int_to_bytes`

`bytes_to_int`

`get_total_balance`

`get_domain`

`get_bitfield_bit`

`verify_bitfield`

`convert_to_indexed`

`validate_indexed_attestation`

`is_slashable_attestation_data`

`integer_squareroot`

`get_delayed_activation_exit_epoch`

`get_churn_limit`

`bls_verify`

`bls_verify_multiple`

`bls_aggregate_pubkeys`

`initiate_validator_exit`

`slash_validator`