diff --git a/.github/actions/install_nim/action.yml b/.github/actions/install_nim/action.yml
index 1bb49fcb8..83de4f313 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install_nim/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install_nim/action.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Restore Nim DLLs dependencies (Windows) from cache
       if: inputs.os == 'Windows'
       id: windows-dlls-cache
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: external/dlls
         key: 'dlls'
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Restore Nim from cache
       id: nim-cache
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: '${{ github.workspace }}/nim'
         key: ${{ inputs.os }}-${{ inputs.cpu }}-nim-${{ inputs.nim_branch }}-cache-${{ env.cache_nonce }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3df33b443..fcc8ed1cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-name: CI
+name: Continuous Integration
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-      - unstable
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
@@ -12,60 +12,67 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  test:
     timeout-minutes: 90
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        target:
+        platform:
           - os: linux
             cpu: amd64
           - os: linux
             cpu: i386
+          - os: linux-gcc-14
+            cpu: amd64
           - os: macos
             cpu: amd64
           - os: windows
             cpu: amd64
-          #- os: windows
-            #cpu: i386
-        branch: [version-1-6]
+        nim: 
+          - branch: version-1-6
+            memory_management: refc
+          - branch: version-2-0
+            memory_management: refc
         include:
-          - target:
+          - platform:
               os: linux
-            builder: ubuntu-20.04
+            builder: ubuntu-22.04
             shell: bash
-          - target:
+          - platform:
+              os: linux-gcc-14
+            builder: ubuntu-24.04
+            shell: bash
+          - platform:
               os: macos
-            builder: macos-12
+            builder: macos-13
             shell: bash
-          - target:
+          - platform:
               os: windows
-            builder: windows-2019
+            builder: windows-2022
             shell: msys2 {0}
 
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: ${{ matrix.shell }}
 
-    name: '${{ matrix.target.os }}-${{ matrix.target.cpu }} (Nim ${{ matrix.branch }})'
+    name: '${{ matrix.platform.os }}-${{ matrix.platform.cpu }} (Nim ${{ matrix.nim.branch }})'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.builder }}
-    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.branch == 'devel' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
 
       - name: Setup Nim
         uses: "./.github/actions/install_nim"
         with:
-          os: ${{ matrix.target.os }}
-          cpu: ${{ matrix.target.cpu }}
+          os: ${{ matrix.platform.os }}
+          cpu: ${{ matrix.platform.cpu }}
           shell: ${{ matrix.shell }}
-          nim_branch: ${{ matrix.branch }}
+          nim_branch: ${{ matrix.nim.branch }}
 
       - name: Setup Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: '~1.15.5'
 
@@ -78,37 +85,28 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: nimbledeps
-          key: nimbledeps-${{ hashFiles('.pinned') }}
+          # Using nim.branch as a simple way to differentiate between nimble using the "pkgs" or "pkgs2" directories.
+          # The change happened on Nimble v0.14.0.
+          key: nimbledeps-${{ matrix.nim.branch }}-${{ hashFiles('.pinned') }} # hashFiles returns a different value on windows
 
       - name: Install deps
         if: ${{ steps.deps-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
         run: |
           nimble install_pinned
 
+      - name: Use gcc 14
+        if : ${{ matrix.platform.os == 'linux-gcc-14'}}
+        run: |
+          # Add GCC-14 to alternatives
+          sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-14 14
+
+          # Set GCC-14 as the default
+          sudo update-alternatives --set gcc /usr/bin/gcc-14
+
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
           nim --version
           nimble --version
+          gcc --version
+          NIMFLAGS="${NIMFLAGS} --mm:${{ matrix.nim.memory_management }}"
           nimble test
-
-  lint:
-    name: "Lint"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 2  # In PR, has extra merge commit: ^1 = PR, ^2 = base
-
-      - name: Check nph formatting
-        # Pin nph to a specific version to avoid sudden style differences.
-        # Updating nph version should be accompanied with running the new
-        # version on the fluffy directory.
-        run: |
-          VERSION="v0.5.1"
-          ARCHIVE="nph-linux_x64.tar.gz"
-          curl -L "https://github.com/arnetheduck/nph/releases/download/${VERSION}/${ARCHIVE}" -o ${ARCHIVE}
-          tar -xzf ${ARCHIVE}
-          shopt -s extglob  # Enable extended globbing
-          ./nph examples libp2p tests tools *.@(nim|nims|nimble)
-          git diff --exit-code
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
similarity index 78%
rename from .github/workflows/codecov.yml
rename to .github/workflows/coverage.yml
index de2d27231..062ed8fbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-name: nim-libp2p codecov builds
+name: Coverage
 
 on:
-  #On push to common branches, this computes the "bases stats" for PRs
+  # On push to common branches, this computes the coverage that PRs will use for diff
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-      - unstable
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
@@ -14,12 +13,13 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  Coverage:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+  codecov:
+    name: Run coverage and upload to codecov
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     env:
       CICOV: YES
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Restore deps from cache
         id: deps-cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: nimbledeps
           key: nimbledeps-${{ hashFiles('.pinned') }}
@@ -42,24 +42,28 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           nimble install_pinned
 
-      - name: Run
+      - name: Setup coverage
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y lcov build-essential git curl
           mkdir coverage
+
+      - name: Run test suite with coverage flags
+        run: |
           export NIMFLAGS="--lineDir:on --passC:-fprofile-arcs --passC:-ftest-coverage --passL:-fprofile-arcs --passL:-ftest-coverage"
           nimble testnative
           nimble testpubsub
           nimble testfilter
+
+      - name: Run coverage
+        run: |
           find nimcache -name *.c -delete
           lcov --capture --directory nimcache --output-file coverage/coverage.info
           shopt -s globstar
           ls `pwd`/libp2p/{*,**/*}.nim
           lcov --extract coverage/coverage.info  `pwd`/libp2p/{*,**/*}.nim --output-file coverage/coverage.f.info
           genhtml coverage/coverage.f.info --output-directory coverage/output
-          bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -f coverage/coverage.f.info || echo "Codecov did not collect coverage reports"
 
-          #- uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
-          #  with:
-          #    name: coverage
-          #    path: coverage
+      - name: Upload coverage to codecov
+        run: |
+          bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -f coverage/coverage.f.info || echo "Codecov did not collect coverage reports"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily.yml b/.github/workflows/daily.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 572b0e554..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/daily.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-name: Daily
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "30 6 * * *"
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  call-multi-nim-common:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/daily_common.yml
-    with:
-      nim-branch: "['version-1-6','version-2-0']"
-      cpu: "['amd64']"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily_amd64.yml b/.github/workflows/daily_amd64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1fc560bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily_amd64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: Daily amd64
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "30 6 * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  test_amd64:
+    name: Daily amd64
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/daily_common.yml
+    with:
+      nim: "[{'branch': 'version-1-6', 'memory_management': 'refc'}, {'branch': 'version-2-0', 'memory_management': 'refc'}]"
+      cpu: "['amd64']"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily_common.yml b/.github/workflows/daily_common.yml
index ba7ee6ce9..0b2e0d619 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily_common.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily_common.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-name: daily-common
+name: Daily Common
+# Serves as base workflow for daily tasks, it's not run by itself.
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      nim-branch:
-        description: 'Nim branch'
+      nim:
+        description: 'Nim Configuration'
         required: true
-        type: string
+        type: string # Following this format: [{"branch": ..., "memory_management": ...}, ...]
       cpu:
         description: 'CPU'
         required: true
@@ -17,29 +18,34 @@ on:
         type: string
         default: "[]"
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
-  delete-cache:
+  delete_cache:
+    name: Delete github action's branch cache
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: snnaplab/delete-branch-cache-action@v1
 
-  build:
-    needs: delete-cache
-    timeout-minutes: 120
+  test:
+    needs: delete_cache
+    timeout-minutes: 90
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         platform:
           - os: linux
-            builder: ubuntu-20
+            builder: ubuntu-22.04
             shell: bash
           - os: macos
-            builder: macos-12
+            builder: macos-13
             shell: bash
           - os: windows
-            builder: windows-2019
+            builder: windows-2022
             shell: msys2 {0}
-        branch: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.nim-branch) }}
+        nim: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.nim) }}
         cpu: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.cpu) }}
         exclude: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.exclude) }}
 
@@ -47,9 +53,9 @@ jobs:
       run:
         shell: ${{ matrix.platform.shell }}
 
-    name: '${{ matrix.platform.os }}-${{ matrix.cpu }} (Nim ${{ matrix.branch }})'
+    name: '${{ matrix.platform.os }}-${{ matrix.cpu }} (Nim ${{ matrix.nim.branch }})'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform.builder }}
-    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.branch == 'devel' || matrix.branch == 'version-2-0' }}
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.nim.branch == 'devel' || matrix.nim.branch == 'version-2-0' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -59,11 +65,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           os: ${{ matrix.platform.os }}
           shell: ${{ matrix.platform.shell }}
-          nim_branch: ${{ matrix.branch }}
+          nim_branch: ${{ matrix.nim.branch }}
           cpu: ${{ matrix.cpu }}
 
       - name: Setup Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: '~1.15.5'
           cache: false
@@ -71,14 +77,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install p2pd
         run: |
           V=1 bash scripts/build_p2pd.sh p2pdCache 124530a3
+        
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          nimble install -y --depsOnly
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
           nim --version
           nimble --version
-          nimble install -y --depsOnly
-          NIMFLAGS="${NIMFLAGS} --mm:refc" nimble test
-          if [[ "${{ matrix.branch }}" == "devel" ]]; then
-            echo -e "\nTesting with '--mm:orc':\n"
-            NIMFLAGS="${NIMFLAGS} --mm:orc" nimble test
-          fi
+          NIMFLAGS="${NIMFLAGS} --mm:${{ matrix.nim.memory_management }}" nimble test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily_nim_devel.yml b/.github/workflows/daily_devel.yml
similarity index 61%
rename from .github/workflows/daily_nim_devel.yml
rename to .github/workflows/daily_devel.yml
index d27ae5f1e..d2481f43b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily_nim_devel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily_devel.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 name: Daily Nim Devel
+
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "30 6 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  call-multi-nim-common:
+  test_nim_devel:
+    name: Daily Nim Devel
     uses: ./.github/workflows/daily_common.yml
     with:
-      nim-branch: "['devel']"
+      nim: "[{'branch': 'devel', 'memory_management': 'orc'}]"
       cpu: "['amd64']"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily_i386.yml b/.github/workflows/daily_i386.yml
index 23aa07597..cdbec7f95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily_i386.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily_i386.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 name: Daily i386
+
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "30 6 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  call-multi-nim-common:
+  test_i386:
+    name: Daily i386 (Linux)
     uses: ./.github/workflows/daily_common.yml
     with:
-      nim-branch: "['version-1-6','version-2-0', 'devel']"
+      nim: "[{'branch': 'version-1-6', 'memory_management': 'refc'}, {'branch': 'version-2-0', 'memory_management': 'refc'}, {'branch': 'devel', 'memory_management': 'orc'}]"
       cpu: "['i386']"
       exclude: "[{'platform': {'os':'macos'}}, {'platform': {'os':'windows'}}]"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bumper.yml b/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
similarity index 51%
rename from .github/workflows/bumper.yml
rename to .github/workflows/dependencies.yml
index 14d5026eb..00d97be9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bumper.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-name: Bumper
+name: Dependencies
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -6,34 +7,38 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  bumpProjects:
+  bumper:
+    # Pushes new refs to interested external repositories, so they can do early testing against libp2p's newer versions
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Bump libp2p's version for ${{ matrix.target.repository }}:${{ matrix.target.ref }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        target: [
-          { repo: status-im/nimbus-eth2, branch: unstable },
-          { repo: waku-org/nwaku, branch: master },
-          { repo: codex-storage/nim-codex, branch: master }
-        ]
+        target:
+          - repository: status-im/nimbus-eth2
+            ref: unstable
+          - repository: waku-org/nwaku
+            ref: master
+          - repository: codex-storage/nim-codex
+            ref: master
     steps:
-      - name: Clone repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Clone target repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          repository: ${{ matrix.target.repo }}
-          ref: ${{ matrix.target.branch }}
+          repository: ${{ matrix.target.repository }}
+          ref: ${{ matrix.target.ref}}
           path: nbc
           fetch-depth: 0
-          token:  ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Checkout this ref
+      - name: Checkout this ref in target repository
         run: |
           cd nbc
           git submodule update --init vendor/nim-libp2p
           cd vendor/nim-libp2p
           git checkout $GITHUB_SHA
 
-      - name: Commit this bump
+      - name: Push this ref to target repository
         run: |
           cd nbc
           git config --global user.email "${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com"
@@ -42,3 +47,4 @@ jobs:
           git branch -D nim-libp2p-auto-bump-${GITHUB_REF##*/} || true
           git switch -c nim-libp2p-auto-bump-${GITHUB_REF##*/}
           git push -f origin nim-libp2p-auto-bump-${GITHUB_REF##*/}
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
similarity index 92%
rename from .github/workflows/doc.yml
rename to .github/workflows/documentation.yml
index 4fdc60920..fd4525509 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-name: Docgen
+name: Documentation Generation And Publishing
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-
 jobs:
   build:
     timeout-minutes: 20
 
     name: 'Generate & upload documentation'
-    runs-on: 'ubuntu-20.04'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     continue-on-error: true
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           ls ${GITHUB_REF##*/}
 
       - name: Clone the gh-pages branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: vacp2p/nim-libp2p
           ref: gh-pages
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pip install mkdocs-material && nimble -y website
 
       - name: Clone the gh-pages branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: vacp2p/nim-libp2p
           ref: gh-pages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/interop.yml b/.github/workflows/interop.yml
index 0f521894b..57c5eb05f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interop.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-name: Interoperability Testing
+name: Interoperability Tests
+
 on:
   pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
-      - unstable
+      - master
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
@@ -15,6 +16,12 @@ jobs:
     name: Run transport interoperability tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
+      - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+        # For some reason the original job (libp2p/test-plans) has enough disk space, but this one doesn't.
+        uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@v1.3.1
+        with:
+          tool-cache: true
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
       - name: Build image
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yml b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e572d11cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Linters
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  nph:
+    name: NPH
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 2  # In PR, has extra merge commit: ^1 = PR, ^2 = base
+
+      - name: Setup NPH
+        # Pin nph to a specific version to avoid sudden style differences.
+        # Updating nph version should be accompanied with running the new version on the fluffy directory.
+        run: |
+          VERSION="v0.5.1"
+          ARCHIVE="nph-linux_x64.tar.gz"
+          curl -L "https://github.com/arnetheduck/nph/releases/download/${VERSION}/${ARCHIVE}" -o ${ARCHIVE}
+          tar -xzf ${ARCHIVE}
+
+      - name: Check style
+        run: |
+          shopt -s extglob  # Enable extended globbing
+          ./nph --check examples libp2p tests tools *.@(nim|nims|nimble)
diff --git a/.pinned b/.pinned
index 29358c870..1076e945e 100644
--- a/.pinned
+++ b/.pinned
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-bearssl;https://github.com/status-im/nim-bearssl@#e4157639db180e52727712a47deaefcbbac6ec86
+bearssl;https://github.com/status-im/nim-bearssl@#667b40440a53a58e9f922e29e20818720c62d9ac
 chronicles;https://github.com/status-im/nim-chronicles@#32ac8679680ea699f7dbc046e8e0131cac97d41a
-chronos;https://github.com/status-im/nim-chronos@#672db137b7cad9b384b8f4fb551fb6bbeaabfe1b
+chronos;https://github.com/status-im/nim-chronos@#dc3847e4d6733dfc3811454c2a9c384b87343e26
 dnsclient;https://github.com/ba0f3/dnsclient.nim@#23214235d4784d24aceed99bbfe153379ea557c8
 faststreams;https://github.com/status-im/nim-faststreams@#720fc5e5c8e428d9d0af618e1e27c44b42350309
 httputils;https://github.com/status-im/nim-http-utils@#3b491a40c60aad9e8d3407443f46f62511e63b18
diff --git a/libp2p.nimble b/libp2p.nimble
index fbdae698f..dc0c4237a 100644
--- a/libp2p.nimble
+++ b/libp2p.nimble
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 mode = ScriptMode.Verbose
 
 packageName = "libp2p"
-version = "1.3.0"
+version = "1.5.0"
 author = "Status Research & Development GmbH"
 description = "LibP2P implementation"
 license = "MIT"
 skipDirs = @["tests", "examples", "Nim", "tools", "scripts", "docs"]
 
 requires "nim >= 1.6.0",
-  "nimcrypto >= 0.6.0 & < 0.7.0" , "dnsclient >= 0.3.0 & < 0.4.0", "bearssl >= 0.1.4",
-  "chronicles >= 0.10.2", "chronos >= 4.0.0", "metrics", "secp256k1", "stew#head",
+  "nimcrypto >= 0.6.0 & < 0.7.0" , "dnsclient >= 0.3.0 & < 0.4.0", "bearssl >= 0.2.5",
+  "chronicles >= 0.10.2", "chronos >= 4.0.2", "metrics", "secp256k1", "stew#head",
   "websock", "unittest2", "https://github.com/status-im/nim-quic.git"
 
 let nimc = getEnv("NIMC", "nim") # Which nim compiler to use
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ task examples_build, "Build the samples":
   buildSample("tutorial_5_discovery", true)
   exec "nimble install -y nimpng@#HEAD"
     # this is to fix broken build on 1.7.3, remove it when nimpng version 0.3.2 or later is released
-  exec "nimble install -y nico"
+  exec "nimble install -y nico@#af99dd60bf2b395038ece815ea1012330a80d6e6"
   buildSample("tutorial_6_game", false, "--styleCheck:off")
 
 # pin system
diff --git a/libp2p/connmanager.nim b/libp2p/connmanager.nim
index f70ca35e7..596b87b18 100644
--- a/libp2p/connmanager.nim
+++ b/libp2p/connmanager.nim
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ proc triggerConnEvent*(c: ConnManager, peerId: PeerId, event: ConnEvent) {.async
   except CancelledError as exc:
     raise exc
   except CatchableError as exc:
-    warn "Exception in triggerConnEvents", msg = exc.msg, peer = peerId, event = $event
+    warn "Exception in triggerConnEvents",
+      description = exc.msg, peer = peerId, event = $event
 
 proc addPeerEventHandler*(
     c: ConnManager, handler: PeerEventHandler, kind: PeerEventKind
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ proc triggerPeerEvents*(c: ConnManager, peerId: PeerId, event: PeerEvent) {.asyn
   except CancelledError as exc:
     raise exc
   except CatchableError as exc: # handlers should not raise!
-    warn "Exception in triggerPeerEvents", exc = exc.msg, peer = peerId
+    warn "Exception in triggerPeerEvents", description = exc.msg, peer = peerId
 
 proc expectConnection*(
     c: ConnManager, p: PeerId, dir: Direction
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ proc closeMuxer(muxer: Muxer) {.async.} =
     try:
       await muxer.handler # TODO noraises?
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "Exception in close muxer handler", exc = exc.msg
+      trace "Exception in close muxer handler", description = exc.msg
   trace "Cleaned up muxer", m = muxer
 
 proc muxCleanup(c: ConnManager, mux: Muxer) {.async.} =
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ proc muxCleanup(c: ConnManager, mux: Muxer) {.async.} =
   except CatchableError as exc:
     # This is top-level procedure which will work as separate task, so it
     # do not need to propagate CancelledError and should handle other errors
-    warn "Unexpected exception peer cleanup handler", mux, msg = exc.msg
+    warn "Unexpected exception peer cleanup handler", mux, description = exc.msg
 
 proc onClose(c: ConnManager, mux: Muxer) {.async.} =
   ## connection close even handler
@@ -246,7 +247,8 @@ proc onClose(c: ConnManager, mux: Muxer) {.async.} =
     await mux.connection.join()
     trace "Connection closed, cleaning up", mux
   except CatchableError as exc:
-    debug "Unexpected exception in connection manager's cleanup", errMsg = exc.msg, mux
+    debug "Unexpected exception in connection manager's cleanup",
+      description = exc.msg, mux
   finally:
     await c.muxCleanup(mux)
 
@@ -358,7 +360,7 @@ proc trackConnection*(cs: ConnectionSlot, conn: Connection) =
     try:
       await conn.join()
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "Exception in semaphore monitor, ignoring", exc = exc.msg
+      trace "Exception in semaphore monitor, ignoring", description = exc.msg
 
     cs.release()
 
diff --git a/libp2p/crypto/curve25519.nim b/libp2p/crypto/curve25519.nim
index e9cb1954a..6995ac9b5 100644
--- a/libp2p/crypto/curve25519.nim
+++ b/libp2p/crypto/curve25519.nim
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ proc public*(private: Curve25519Key): Curve25519Key =
 proc random*(_: type[Curve25519Key], rng: var HmacDrbgContext): Curve25519Key =
   var res: Curve25519Key
   let defaultBrEc = ecGetDefault()
-  let len = ecKeygen(addr rng.vtable, defaultBrEc, nil, addr res[0], EC_curve25519)
+  let len = ecKeygen(
+    PrngClassPointerConst(addr rng.vtable), defaultBrEc, nil, addr res[0], EC_curve25519
+  )
   # Per bearssl documentation, the keygen only fails if the curve is
   # unrecognised -
   doAssert len == Curve25519KeySize, "Could not generate curve"
diff --git a/libp2p/crypto/ecnist.nim b/libp2p/crypto/ecnist.nim
index 70572678c..e05015f9d 100644
--- a/libp2p/crypto/ecnist.nim
+++ b/libp2p/crypto/ecnist.nim
@@ -234,7 +234,11 @@ proc random*(
   var ecimp = ecGetDefault()
   var res = new EcPrivateKey
   if ecKeygen(
-    addr rng.vtable, ecimp, addr res.key, addr res.buffer[0], safeConvert[cint](kind)
+    PrngClassPointerConst(addr rng.vtable),
+    ecimp,
+    addr res.key,
+    addr res.buffer[0],
+    safeConvert[cint](kind),
   ) == 0:
     err(EcKeyGenError)
   else:
diff --git a/libp2p/dialer.nim b/libp2p/dialer.nim
index 3a56643df..81a7c83fd 100644
--- a/libp2p/dialer.nim
+++ b/libp2p/dialer.nim
@@ -62,10 +62,12 @@ proc dialAndUpgrade(
           libp2p_total_dial_attempts.inc()
           await transport.dial(hostname, address, peerId)
         except CancelledError as exc:
-          debug "Dialing canceled", err = exc.msg, peerId = peerId.get(default(PeerId))
+          trace "Dialing canceled",
+            description = exc.msg, peerId = peerId.get(default(PeerId))
           raise exc
         except CatchableError as exc:
-          debug "Dialing failed", err = exc.msg, peerId = peerId.get(default(PeerId))
+          debug "Dialing failed",
+            description = exc.msg, peerId = peerId.get(default(PeerId))
           libp2p_failed_dials.inc()
           return nil # Try the next address
 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ proc dialAndUpgrade(
           # we won't succeeded through another - no use in trying again
           await dialed.close()
           debug "Connection upgrade failed",
-            err = exc.msg, peerId = peerId.get(default(PeerId))
+            description = exc.msg, peerId = peerId.get(default(PeerId))
           if dialed.dir == Direction.Out:
             libp2p_failed_upgrades_outgoing.inc()
           else:
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ proc internalConnect(
         PeerEvent(kind: PeerEventKind.Identified, initiator: true),
       )
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "Failed to finish outgoung upgrade", err = exc.msg
+      trace "Failed to finish outgoung upgrade", description = exc.msg
       await muxed.close()
       raise exc
 
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ method dial*(
     await cleanup()
     raise exc
   except CatchableError as exc:
-    debug "Error dialing", conn, err = exc.msg
+    debug "Error dialing", conn, description = exc.msg
     await cleanup()
     raise exc
 
diff --git a/libp2p/discovery/rendezvousinterface.nim b/libp2p/discovery/rendezvousinterface.nim
index d276a772e..f9831f048 100644
--- a/libp2p/discovery/rendezvousinterface.nim
+++ b/libp2p/discovery/rendezvousinterface.nim
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ method advertise*(self: RendezVousInterface) {.async.} =
       try:
         await self.rdv.advertise(toAdv, self.ttl)
       except CatchableError as error:
-        debug "RendezVous advertise error: ", msg = error.msg
+        debug "RendezVous advertise error: ", description = error.msg
 
     await sleepAsync(self.timeToAdvertise) or self.advertisementUpdated.wait()
 
diff --git a/libp2p/errors.nim b/libp2p/errors.nim
index 543856430..0bc4b949d 100644
--- a/libp2p/errors.nim
+++ b/libp2p/errors.nim
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ macro checkFutures*[F](futs: seq[F], exclude: untyped = []): untyped =
           # We still don't abort but warn
           debug "A future has failed, enable trace logging for details",
             error = exc.name
-          trace "Exception message", msg = exc.msg, stack = getStackTrace()
+          trace "Exception message", description = exc.msg, stack = getStackTrace()
   else:
     quote:
       for res in `futs`:
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ macro checkFutures*[F](futs: seq[F], exclude: untyped = []): untyped =
             let exc = res.readError()
             for i in 0 ..< `nexclude`:
               if exc of `exclude`[i]:
-                trace "A future has failed", error = exc.name, msg = exc.msg
+                trace "A future has failed", error = exc.name, description = exc.msg
                 break check
             # We still don't abort but warn
             debug "A future has failed, enable trace logging for details",
               error = exc.name
-            trace "Exception details", msg = exc.msg
+            trace "Exception details", description = exc.msg
diff --git a/libp2p/multistream.nim b/libp2p/multistream.nim
index 4e6bf8d81..3465404ce 100644
--- a/libp2p/multistream.nim
+++ b/libp2p/multistream.nim
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ proc handle*(
   except CancelledError as exc:
     raise exc
   except CatchableError as exc:
-    trace "Exception in multistream", conn, msg = exc.msg
+    trace "Exception in multistream", conn, description = exc.msg
   finally:
     await conn.close()
 
diff --git a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
index a6b5c51c6..6c7e946ac 100644
--- a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
+++ b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ proc reset*(s: LPChannel) {.async: (raises: []).} =
         trace "sending reset message", s, conn = s.conn
         await noCancel s.conn.writeMsg(s.id, s.resetCode) # write reset
       except LPStreamError as exc:
-        trace "Can't send reset message", s, conn = s.conn, msg = exc.msg
+        trace "Can't send reset message", s, conn = s.conn, description = exc.msg
         await s.conn.close()
 
     asyncSpawn resetMessage()
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ method close*(s: LPChannel) {.async: (raises: []).} =
       # It's harmless that close message cannot be sent - the connection is
       # likely down already
       await s.conn.close()
-      trace "Cannot send close message", s, id = s.id, msg = exc.msg
+      trace "Cannot send close message", s, id = s.id, description = exc.msg
 
   await s.closeUnderlying() # maybe already eofed
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ proc completeWrite(
   except LPStreamEOFError as exc:
     raise exc
   except LPStreamError as exc:
-    trace "exception in lpchannel write handler", s, msg = exc.msg
+    trace "exception in lpchannel write handler", s, description = exc.msg
     await s.reset()
     await s.conn.close()
     raise newLPStreamConnDownError(exc)
diff --git a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/mplex.nim b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/mplex.nim
index 42e8f4f5d..c53921b6b 100644
--- a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/mplex.nim
+++ b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/mplex.nim
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ proc cleanupChann(m: Mplex, chann: LPChannel) {.async: (raises: []), inline.} =
         labelValues = [$chann.initiator, $m.connection.peerId],
       )
   except CancelledError as exc:
-    warn "Error cleaning up mplex channel", m, chann, msg = exc.msg
+    warn "Error cleaning up mplex channel", m, chann, description = exc.msg
 
 proc newStreamInternal*(
     m: Mplex,
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ method handle*(m: Mplex) {.async: (raises: []).} =
         except LPStreamClosedError as exc:
           # Channel is being closed, but `cleanupChann` was not yet triggered.
           trace "pushing data to channel failed",
-            m, channel, len = data.len, msg = exc.msg
+            m, channel, len = data.len, description = exc.msg
           discard # Ignore message, same as if `cleanupChann` had completed.
       of MessageType.CloseIn, MessageType.CloseOut:
         await channel.pushEof()
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ method handle*(m: Mplex) {.async: (raises: []).} =
   except CancelledError:
     debug "Unexpected cancellation in mplex handler", m
   except LPStreamEOFError as exc:
-    trace "Stream EOF", m, msg = exc.msg
+    trace "Stream EOF", m, description = exc.msg
   except LPStreamError as exc:
-    debug "Unexpected stream exception in mplex read loop", m, msg = exc.msg
+    debug "Unexpected stream exception in mplex read loop", m, description = exc.msg
   except MuxerError as exc:
-    debug "Unexpected muxer exception in mplex read loop", m, msg = exc.msg
+    debug "Unexpected muxer exception in mplex read loop", m, description = exc.msg
   finally:
     await m.close()
   trace "Stopped mplex handler", m
diff --git a/libp2p/muxers/yamux/yamux.nim b/libp2p/muxers/yamux/yamux.nim
index 667f60fba..57965f998 100644
--- a/libp2p/muxers/yamux/yamux.nim
+++ b/libp2p/muxers/yamux/yamux.nim
@@ -279,10 +279,15 @@ method readOnce*(
     raise newLPStreamRemoteClosedError()
   if channel.recvQueue.len == 0:
     channel.receivedData.clear()
-    try: # https://github.com/status-im/nim-chronos/issues/516
-      discard await race(channel.closedRemotely.wait(), channel.receivedData.wait())
-    except ValueError:
-      raiseAssert("Futures list is not empty")
+    let
+      closedRemotelyFut = channel.closedRemotely.wait()
+      receivedDataFut = channel.receivedData.wait()
+    defer:
+      if not closedRemotelyFut.finished():
+        await closedRemotelyFut.cancelAndWait()
+      if not receivedDataFut.finished():
+        await receivedDataFut.cancelAndWait()
+    await closedRemotelyFut or receivedDataFut
     if channel.closedRemotely.isSet() and channel.recvQueue.len == 0:
       channel.isEof = true
       return
@@ -508,9 +513,9 @@ method close*(m: Yamux) {.async: (raises: []).} =
   try:
     await m.connection.write(YamuxHeader.goAway(NormalTermination))
   except CancelledError as exc:
-    trace "cancelled sending goAway", msg = exc.msg
+    trace "cancelled sending goAway", description = exc.msg
   except LPStreamError as exc:
-    trace "failed to send goAway", msg = exc.msg
+    trace "failed to send goAway", description = exc.msg
   await m.connection.close()
   trace "Closed yamux"
 
@@ -596,7 +601,7 @@ method handle*(m: Yamux) {.async: (raises: []).} =
           if header.length > 0:
             var buffer = newSeqUninitialized[byte](header.length)
             await m.connection.readExactly(addr buffer[0], int(header.length))
-            trace "Msg Rcv", msg = shortLog(buffer)
+            trace "Msg Rcv", description = shortLog(buffer)
             await channel.gotDataFromRemote(buffer)
 
         if MsgFlags.Fin in header.flags:
@@ -606,19 +611,19 @@ method handle*(m: Yamux) {.async: (raises: []).} =
           trace "remote reset channel"
           await channel.reset()
   except CancelledError as exc:
-    debug "Unexpected cancellation in yamux handler", msg = exc.msg
+    debug "Unexpected cancellation in yamux handler", description = exc.msg
   except LPStreamEOFError as exc:
-    trace "Stream EOF", msg = exc.msg
+    trace "Stream EOF", description = exc.msg
   except LPStreamError as exc:
-    debug "Unexpected stream exception in yamux read loop", msg = exc.msg
+    debug "Unexpected stream exception in yamux read loop", description = exc.msg
   except YamuxError as exc:
-    trace "Closing yamux connection", error = exc.msg
+    trace "Closing yamux connection", description = exc.msg
     try:
       await m.connection.write(YamuxHeader.goAway(ProtocolError))
     except CancelledError, LPStreamError:
       discard
   except MuxerError as exc:
-    debug "Unexpected muxer exception in yamux read loop", msg = exc.msg
+    debug "Unexpected muxer exception in yamux read loop", description = exc.msg
     try:
       await m.connection.write(YamuxHeader.goAway(ProtocolError))
     except CancelledError, LPStreamError:
diff --git a/libp2p/nameresolving/dnsresolver.nim b/libp2p/nameresolving/dnsresolver.nim
index 8ad905ed8..300ec1170 100644
--- a/libp2p/nameresolving/dnsresolver.nim
+++ b/libp2p/nameresolving/dnsresolver.nim
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ proc questionToBuf(address: string, kind: QKind): seq[byte] =
     discard requestStream.readData(addr buf[0], dataLen)
     return buf
   except CatchableError as exc:
-    info "Failed to created DNS buffer", msg = exc.msg
+    info "Failed to created DNS buffer", description = exc.msg
     return newSeq[byte](0)
 
 proc getDnsResponse(
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/autonat/server.nim b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/autonat/server.nim
index fdf3a1599..2b2b2408c 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/autonat/server.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/autonat/server.nim
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ proc tryDial(autonat: Autonat, conn: Connection, addrs: seq[MultiAddress]) {.asy
   except CancelledError as exc:
     raise exc
   except AllFuturesFailedError as exc:
-    debug "All dial attempts failed", addrs, exc = exc.msg
+    debug "All dial attempts failed", addrs, description = exc.msg
     await conn.sendResponseError(DialError, "All dial attempts failed")
   except AsyncTimeoutError as exc:
-    debug "Dial timeout", addrs, exc = exc.msg
+    debug "Dial timeout", addrs, description = exc.msg
     await conn.sendResponseError(DialError, "Dial timeout")
   except CatchableError as exc:
-    debug "Unexpected error", addrs, exc = exc.msg
+    debug "Unexpected error", addrs, description = exc.msg
     await conn.sendResponseError(DialError, "Unexpected error")
   finally:
     autonat.sem.release()
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ proc new*(
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      debug "exception in autonat handler", exc = exc.msg, conn
+      debug "exception in autonat handler", description = exc.msg, conn
     finally:
       trace "exiting autonat handler", conn
       await conn.close()
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/autonat/service.nim b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/autonat/service.nim
index 8fe352b7c..94698f749 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/autonat/service.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/autonat/service.nim
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ proc askPeer(
       debug "dialMe answer is reachable"
       Reachable
     except AutonatUnreachableError as error:
-      debug "dialMe answer is not reachable", msg = error.msg
+      debug "dialMe answer is not reachable", description = error.msg
       NotReachable
     except AsyncTimeoutError as error:
-      debug "dialMe timed out", msg = error.msg
+      debug "dialMe timed out", description = error.msg
       Unknown
     except CatchableError as error:
-      debug "dialMe unexpected error", msg = error.msg
+      debug "dialMe unexpected error", description = error.msg
       Unknown
   let hasReachabilityOrConfidenceChanged = await self.handleAnswer(ans)
   if hasReachabilityOrConfidenceChanged:
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ proc addressMapper(
         processedMA = peerStore.guessDialableAddr(listenAddr)
           # handle manual port forwarding
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      debug "Error while handling address mapper", msg = exc.msg
+      debug "Error while handling address mapper", description = exc.msg
     addrs.add(processedMA)
   return addrs
 
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/dcutr/client.nim b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/dcutr/client.nim
index 1c9fcb325..19e0df4de 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/dcutr/client.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/dcutr/client.nim
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ proc startSync*(
     raise err
   except AllFuturesFailedError as err:
     debug "Dcutr initiator could not connect to the remote peer, all connect attempts failed",
-      peerDialableAddrs, msg = err.msg
+      peerDialableAddrs, description = err.msg
     raise newException(
       DcutrError,
       "Dcutr initiator could not connect to the remote peer, all connect attempts failed",
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ proc startSync*(
     )
   except AsyncTimeoutError as err:
     debug "Dcutr initiator could not connect to the remote peer, all connect attempts timed out",
-      peerDialableAddrs, msg = err.msg
+      peerDialableAddrs, description = err.msg
     raise newException(
       DcutrError,
       "Dcutr initiator could not connect to the remote peer, all connect attempts timed out",
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ proc startSync*(
     )
   except CatchableError as err:
     debug "Unexpected error when Dcutr initiator tried to connect to the remote peer",
-      err = err.msg
+      description = err.msg
     raise newException(
       DcutrError,
       "Unexpected error when Dcutr initiator tried to connect to the remote peer", err,
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/dcutr/server.nim b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/dcutr/server.nim
index 1a44b2b06..00e8ddbc0 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/dcutr/server.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/dcutr/server.nim
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ proc new*(
       raise err
     except AllFuturesFailedError as err:
       debug "Dcutr receiver could not connect to the remote peer, " &
-        "all connect attempts failed", peerDialableAddrs, msg = err.msg
+        "all connect attempts failed", peerDialableAddrs, description = err.msg
     except AsyncTimeoutError as err:
       debug "Dcutr receiver could not connect to the remote peer, " &
-        "all connect attempts timed out", peerDialableAddrs, msg = err.msg
+        "all connect attempts timed out", peerDialableAddrs, description = err.msg
     except CatchableError as err:
       warn "Unexpected error when Dcutr receiver tried to connect " &
-        "to the remote peer", msg = err.msg
+        "to the remote peer", description = err.msg
 
   let self = T()
   self.handler = handleStream
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/relay/client.nim b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/relay/client.nim
index 15f033445..8018da5f7 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/relay/client.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/relay/client.nim
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ proc reserve*(
       except CancelledError as exc:
         raise exc
       except CatchableError as exc:
-        trace "error writing or reading reservation message", exc = exc.msg
+        trace "error writing or reading reservation message", description = exc.msg
         raise newException(ReservationError, exc.msg)
 
   if msg.msgType != HopMessageType.Status:
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ proc dialPeerV1*(
   except CancelledError as exc:
     raise exc
   except CatchableError as exc:
-    trace "error writing hop request", exc = exc.msg
+    trace "error writing hop request", description = exc.msg
     raise exc
 
   let msgRcvFromRelayOpt =
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ proc dialPeerV1*(
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "error reading stop response", exc = exc.msg
+      trace "error reading stop response", description = exc.msg
       await sendStatus(conn, StatusV1.HopCantOpenDstStream)
       raise exc
 
@@ -190,13 +190,13 @@ proc dialPeerV2*(
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "error reading stop response", exc = exc.msg
+      trace "error reading stop response", description = exc.msg
       raise newException(RelayV2DialError, exc.msg)
 
   if msgRcvFromRelay.msgType != HopMessageType.Status:
     raise newException(RelayV2DialError, "Unexpected stop response")
   if msgRcvFromRelay.status.get(UnexpectedMessage) != Ok:
-    trace "Relay stop failed", msg = msgRcvFromRelay.status
+    trace "Relay stop failed", description = msgRcvFromRelay.status
     raise newException(RelayV2DialError, "Relay stop failure")
   conn.limitDuration = msgRcvFromRelay.limit.duration
   conn.limitData = msgRcvFromRelay.limit.data
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ proc new*(
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "exception in client handler", exc = exc.msg, conn
+      trace "exception in client handler", description = exc.msg, conn
     finally:
       trace "exiting client handler", conn
       await conn.close()
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/relay/relay.nim b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/relay/relay.nim
index a6c76125a..c1ef0003f 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/relay/relay.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/relay/relay.nim
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ proc handleConnect(r: Relay, connSrc: Connection, msg: HopMessage) {.async.} =
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "error opening relay stream", dst, exc = exc.msg
+      trace "error opening relay stream", dst, description = exc.msg
       await sendHopStatus(connSrc, ConnectionFailed)
       return
   defer:
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ proc handleConnect(r: Relay, connSrc: Connection, msg: HopMessage) {.async.} =
   except CancelledError as exc:
     raise exc
   except CatchableError as exc:
-    trace "error sending stop message", msg = exc.msg
+    trace "error sending stop message", description = exc.msg
     await sendHopStatus(connSrc, ConnectionFailed)
     return
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ proc handleHopStreamV2*(r: Relay, conn: Connection) {.async.} =
   let msg = HopMessage.decode(await conn.readLp(r.msgSize)).valueOr:
     await sendHopStatus(conn, MalformedMessage)
     return
-  trace "relayv2 handle stream", msg = msg
+  trace "relayv2 handle stream", hopMsg = msg
   case msg.msgType
   of HopMessageType.Reserve:
     await r.handleReserve(conn)
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ proc handleHop*(r: Relay, connSrc: Connection, msg: RelayMessage) {.async.} =
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "error opening relay stream", dst, exc = exc.msg
+      trace "error opening relay stream", dst, description = exc.msg
       await sendStatus(connSrc, StatusV1.HopCantDialDst)
       return
   defer:
@@ -289,12 +289,13 @@ proc handleHop*(r: Relay, connSrc: Connection, msg: RelayMessage) {.async.} =
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "error writing stop handshake or reading stop response", exc = exc.msg
+      trace "error writing stop handshake or reading stop response",
+        description = exc.msg
       await sendStatus(connSrc, StatusV1.HopCantOpenDstStream)
       return
 
   let msgRcvFromDst = msgRcvFromDstOpt.valueOr:
-    trace "error reading stop response", msg = msgRcvFromDstOpt
+    trace "error reading stop response", response = msgRcvFromDstOpt
     await sendStatus(connSrc, StatusV1.HopCantOpenDstStream)
     return
 
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ proc new*(
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      debug "exception in relayv2 handler", exc = exc.msg, conn
+      debug "exception in relayv2 handler", description = exc.msg, conn
     finally:
       trace "exiting relayv2 handler", conn
       await conn.close()
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/relay/utils.nim b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/relay/utils.nim
index 1440f73b7..930eb1d25 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/relay/utils.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/relay/utils.nim
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ proc bridge*(
       trace "relay src closed connection", src = connSrc.peerId
     if connDst.closed() or connDst.atEof():
       trace "relay dst closed connection", dst = connDst.peerId
-    trace "relay error", exc = exc.msg
+    trace "relay error", description = exc.msg
   trace "end relaying", bytesSentFromSrcToDst, bytesSentFromDstToSrc
   await futSrc.cancelAndWait()
   await futDst.cancelAndWait()
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/identify.nim b/libp2p/protocols/identify.nim
index db7c4d38e..4f15831a5 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/identify.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/identify.nim
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ method init*(p: Identify) =
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "exception in identify handler", exc = exc.msg, conn
+      trace "exception in identify handler", description = exc.msg, conn
     finally:
       trace "exiting identify handler", conn
       await conn.closeWithEOF()
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ proc init*(p: IdentifyPush) =
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      info "exception in identify push handler", exc = exc.msg, conn
+      info "exception in identify push handler", description = exc.msg, conn
     finally:
       trace "exiting identify push handler", conn
       await conn.closeWithEOF()
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/perf/server.nim b/libp2p/protocols/perf/server.nim
index 24c6da27b..6d948036a 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/perf/server.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/perf/server.nim
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ proc new*(T: typedesc[Perf]): T {.public.} =
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "exception in perf handler", exc = exc.msg, conn
+      trace "exception in perf handler", description = exc.msg, conn
     await conn.close()
 
   p.handler = handle
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/ping.nim b/libp2p/protocols/ping.nim
index 52a3c3aa1..ff424129e 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/ping.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/ping.nim
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ method init*(p: Ping) =
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "exception in ping handler", exc = exc.msg, conn
+      trace "exception in ping handler", description = exc.msg, conn
 
   p.handler = handle
   p.codec = PingCodec
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
index 463ddacc6..b852538b9 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ method rpcHandler*(f: FloodSub, peer: PubSubPeer, data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
     debug "failed to decode msg from peer", peer, err = error
     raise newException(CatchableError, "Peer msg couldn't be decoded")
 
-  trace "decoded msg from peer", peer, msg = rpcMsg.shortLog
+  trace "decoded msg from peer", peer, payload = rpcMsg.shortLog
   # trigger hooks
   peer.recvObservers(rpcMsg)
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ method init*(f: FloodSub) =
       # do not need to propagate CancelledError.
       trace "Unexpected cancellation in floodsub handler", conn
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "FloodSub handler leaks an error", exc = exc.msg, conn
+      trace "FloodSub handler leaks an error", description = exc.msg, conn
 
   f.handler = handler
   f.codec = FloodSubCodec
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ method publish*(f: FloodSub, topic: string, data: seq[byte]): Future[int] {.asyn
       trace "Error generating message id, skipping publish", error = error
       return 0
 
-  trace "Created new message", msg = shortLog(msg), peers = peers.len, topic, msgId
+  trace "Created new message", payload = shortLog(msg), peers = peers.len, topic, msgId
 
   if f.addSeen(f.salt(msgId)):
     # custom msgid providers might cause this
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
index 30e616384..bed5636cb 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ method init*(g: GossipSub) =
       # do not need to propogate CancelledError.
       trace "Unexpected cancellation in gossipsub handler", conn
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "GossipSub handler leaks an error", exc = exc.msg, conn
+      trace "GossipSub handler leaks an error", description = exc.msg, conn
 
   g.handler = handler
   g.codecs &= GossipSubCodec_12
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ proc handleControl(g: GossipSub, peer: PubSubPeer, control: ControlMessage) =
         else:
           libp2p_pubsub_broadcast_prune.inc(labelValues = ["generic"])
 
-    trace "sending control message", msg = shortLog(respControl), peer
+    trace "sending control message", payload = shortLog(respControl), peer
     g.send(peer, RPCMsg(control: some(respControl)), isHighPriority = true)
 
   if messages.len > 0:
@@ -453,6 +453,9 @@ proc validateAndRelay(
 
     g.rewardDelivered(peer, topic, true)
 
+    # trigger hooks
+    peer.validatedObservers(msg, msgId)
+
     # The send list typically matches the idontwant list from above, but
     # might differ if validation takes time
     var toSendPeers = HashSet[PubSubPeer]()
@@ -488,7 +491,7 @@ proc validateAndRelay(
 
     await handleData(g, topic, msg.data)
   except CatchableError as exc:
-    info "validateAndRelay failed", msg = exc.msg
+    info "validateAndRelay failed", description = exc.msg
 
 proc dataAndTopicsIdSize(msgs: seq[Message]): int =
   msgs.mapIt(it.data.len + it.topic.len).foldl(a + b, 0)
@@ -537,7 +540,7 @@ method rpcHandler*(g: GossipSub, peer: PubSubPeer, data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
     for m in rpcMsg.messages:
       libp2p_pubsub_received_messages.inc(labelValues = [$peer.peerId, m.topic])
 
-  trace "decoded msg from peer", peer, msg = rpcMsg.shortLog
+  trace "decoded msg from peer", peer, payload = rpcMsg.shortLog
   await rateLimit(g, peer, g.messageOverhead(rpcMsg, msgSize))
 
   # trigger hooks - these may modify the message
@@ -768,7 +771,7 @@ method publish*(g: GossipSub, topic: string, data: seq[byte]): Future[int] {.asy
   logScope:
     msgId = shortLog(msgId)
 
-  trace "Created new message", msg = shortLog(msg), peers = peers.len
+  trace "Created new message", payload = shortLog(msg), peers = peers.len
 
   if g.addSeen(g.salt(msgId)):
     # If the message was received or published recently, don't re-publish it -
@@ -803,7 +806,7 @@ proc maintainDirectPeer(g: GossipSub, id: PeerId, addrs: seq[MultiAddress]) {.as
       trace "Direct peer dial canceled"
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      debug "Direct peer error dialing", msg = exc.msg
+      debug "Direct peer error dialing", description = exc.msg
 
 proc addDirectPeer*(g: GossipSub, id: PeerId, addrs: seq[MultiAddress]) {.async.} =
   g.parameters.directPeers[id] = addrs
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub/scoring.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub/scoring.nim
index 1233e2262..e489d3a01 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub/scoring.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub/scoring.nim
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ proc disconnectPeer*(g: GossipSub, peer: PubSubPeer) {.async.} =
   try:
     await g.switch.disconnect(peer.peerId)
   except CatchableError as exc: # Never cancelled
-    trace "Failed to close connection", peer, error = exc.name, msg = exc.msg
+    trace "Failed to close connection", peer, errName = exc.name, description = exc.msg
 
 proc disconnectIfBadScorePeer*(g: GossipSub, peer: PubSubPeer, score: float64) =
   if g.parameters.disconnectBadPeers and score < g.parameters.graylistThreshold and
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
index 0fba5956b..a0ad40085 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ proc send*(
   ## High priority messages are sent immediately, while low priority messages are queued and sent only after all high
   ## priority messages have been sent.
 
-  trace "sending pubsub message to peer", peer, msg = shortLog(msg)
+  trace "sending pubsub message to peer", peer, payload = shortLog(msg)
   peer.send(msg, p.anonymize, isHighPriority)
 
 proc broadcast*(
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ proc broadcast*(
       else:
         libp2p_pubsub_broadcast_prune.inc(npeers, labelValues = ["generic"])
 
-  trace "broadcasting messages to peers", peers = sendPeers.len, msg = shortLog(msg)
+  trace "broadcasting messages to peers", peers = sendPeers.len, payload = shortLog(msg)
 
   if anyIt(sendPeers, it.hasObservers):
     for peer in sendPeers:
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ proc handleData*(p: PubSub, topic: string, data: seq[byte]): Future[void] =
         for fut in futs:
           if fut.failed:
             let err = fut.readError()
-            warn "Error in topic handler", msg = err.msg
+            warn "Error in topic handler", description = err.msg
 
       return waiter()
 
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ method handleConn*(p: PubSub, conn: Connection, proto: string) {.base, async.} =
   except CancelledError as exc:
     raise exc
   except CatchableError as exc:
-    trace "exception ocurred in pubsub handle", exc = exc.msg, conn
+    trace "exception ocurred in pubsub handle", description = exc.msg, conn
   finally:
     await conn.closeWithEOF()
 
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
index 9dd00f66a..ca17a41b2 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ type
   PubSubObserver* = ref object
     onRecv*: proc(peer: PubSubPeer, msgs: var RPCMsg) {.gcsafe, raises: [].}
     onSend*: proc(peer: PubSubPeer, msgs: var RPCMsg) {.gcsafe, raises: [].}
+    onValidated*:
+      proc(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: Message, msgId: MessageId) {.gcsafe, raises: [].}
 
   PubSubPeerEventKind* {.pure.} = enum
     StreamOpened
@@ -170,14 +172,23 @@ proc recvObservers*(p: PubSubPeer, msg: var RPCMsg) =
   if not (isNil(p.observers)) and p.observers[].len > 0:
     for obs in p.observers[]:
       if not (isNil(obs)): # TODO: should never be nil, but...
-        obs.onRecv(p, msg)
+        if not (isNil(obs.onRecv)):
+          obs.onRecv(p, msg)
+
+proc validatedObservers*(p: PubSubPeer, msg: Message, msgId: MessageId) =
+  # trigger hooks
+  if not (isNil(p.observers)) and p.observers[].len > 0:
+    for obs in p.observers[]:
+      if not (isNil(obs.onValidated)):
+        obs.onValidated(p, msg, msgId)
 
 proc sendObservers(p: PubSubPeer, msg: var RPCMsg) =
   # trigger hooks
   if not (isNil(p.observers)) and p.observers[].len > 0:
     for obs in p.observers[]:
       if not (isNil(obs)): # TODO: should never be nil, but...
-        obs.onSend(p, msg)
+        if not (isNil(obs.onSend)):
+          obs.onSend(p, msg)
 
 proc handle*(p: PubSubPeer, conn: Connection) {.async.} =
   debug "starting pubsub read loop", conn, peer = p, closed = conn.closed
@@ -194,10 +205,10 @@ proc handle*(p: PubSubPeer, conn: Connection) {.async.} =
         data = newSeq[byte]() # Release memory
     except PeerRateLimitError as exc:
       debug "Peer rate limit exceeded, exiting read while",
-        conn, peer = p, error = exc.msg
+        conn, peer = p, description = exc.msg
     except CatchableError as exc:
       debug "Exception occurred in PubSubPeer.handle",
-        conn, peer = p, closed = conn.closed, exc = exc.msg
+        conn, peer = p, closed = conn.closed, description = exc.msg
     finally:
       await conn.close()
   except CancelledError:
@@ -206,7 +217,7 @@ proc handle*(p: PubSubPeer, conn: Connection) {.async.} =
     trace "Unexpected cancellation in PubSubPeer.handle"
   except CatchableError as exc:
     trace "Exception occurred in PubSubPeer.handle",
-      conn, peer = p, closed = conn.closed, exc = exc.msg
+      conn, peer = p, closed = conn.closed, description = exc.msg
   finally:
     debug "exiting pubsub read loop", conn, peer = p, closed = conn.closed
 
@@ -225,7 +236,7 @@ proc closeSendConn(p: PubSubPeer, event: PubSubPeerEventKind) {.async.} =
   except CancelledError as exc:
     raise exc
   except CatchableError as exc:
-    debug "Errors during diconnection events", error = exc.msg
+    debug "Errors during diconnection events", description = exc.msg
   # don't cleanup p.address else we leak some gossip stat table
 
 proc connectOnce(p: PubSubPeer): Future[void] {.async.} =
@@ -272,7 +283,7 @@ proc connectImpl(p: PubSubPeer) {.async.} =
         return
       await connectOnce(p)
   except CatchableError as exc: # never cancelled
-    debug "Could not establish send connection", msg = exc.msg
+    debug "Could not establish send connection", description = exc.msg
 
 proc connect*(p: PubSubPeer) =
   if p.connected:
@@ -314,7 +325,7 @@ proc sendMsgContinue(conn: Connection, msgFut: Future[void]) {.async.} =
   except CatchableError as exc: # never cancelled
     # Because we detach the send call from the currently executing task using
     # asyncSpawn, no exceptions may leak out of it
-    trace "Unable to send to remote", conn, msg = exc.msg
+    trace "Unable to send to remote", conn, description = exc.msg
     # Next time sendConn is used, it will be have its close flag set and thus
     # will be recycled
 
@@ -330,7 +341,7 @@ proc sendMsgSlow(p: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
 
   var conn = p.sendConn
   if conn == nil or conn.closed():
-    debug "No send connection", p, msg = shortLog(msg)
+    debug "No send connection", p, payload = shortLog(msg)
     return
 
   trace "sending encoded msg to peer", conn, encoded = shortLog(msg)
@@ -372,7 +383,7 @@ proc sendEncoded*(p: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[byte], isHighPriority: bool): Future[v
     ) == 0
 
   if msg.len <= 0:
-    debug "empty message, skipping", p, msg = shortLog(msg)
+    debug "empty message, skipping", p, payload = shortLog(msg)
     Future[void].completed()
   elif msg.len > p.maxMessageSize:
     info "trying to send a msg too big for pubsub",
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/rpc/protobuf.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/rpc/protobuf.nim
index d093a0c8f..ff9e672b7 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/rpc/protobuf.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/rpc/protobuf.nim
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ proc decodeMessages*(pb: ProtoBuffer): ProtoResult[seq[Message]] {.inline.} =
   ok(msgs)
 
 proc encodeRpcMsg*(msg: RPCMsg, anonymize: bool): seq[byte] =
-  trace "encodeRpcMsg: encoding message", msg = msg.shortLog()
+  trace "encodeRpcMsg: encoding message", payload = msg.shortLog()
   var pb = initProtoBuffer(maxSize = uint.high)
   for item in msg.subscriptions:
     pb.write(1, item)
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ proc encodeRpcMsg*(msg: RPCMsg, anonymize: bool): seq[byte] =
   pb.buffer
 
 proc decodeRpcMsg*(msg: seq[byte]): ProtoResult[RPCMsg] {.inline.} =
-  trace "decodeRpcMsg: decoding message", msg = msg.shortLog()
+  trace "decodeRpcMsg: decoding message", payload = msg.shortLog()
   var pb = initProtoBuffer(msg, maxSize = uint.high)
   var rpcMsg = RPCMsg()
   assign(rpcMsg.messages, ?pb.decodeMessages())
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/timedcache.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/timedcache.nim
index 4a55a33d4..9187069cd 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/timedcache.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/timedcache.nim
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type
     head, tail: TimedEntry[K] # nim linked list doesn't allow inserting at pos
     entries: HashSet[TimedEntry[K]]
     timeout: Duration
+    maxSize: int # Optional max size of the cache, 0 means unlimited
 
 func `==`*[E](a, b: TimedEntry[E]): bool =
   if isNil(a) == isNil(b):
@@ -78,7 +79,18 @@ func put*[K](t: var TimedCache[K], k: K, now = Moment.now()): bool =
   # Puts k in cache, returning true if the item was already present and false
   # otherwise. If the item was already present, its expiry timer will be
   # refreshed.
+  func ensureSizeBound(t: var TimedCache[K]) =
+    if t.maxSize > 0 and t.entries.len() >= t.maxSize and k notin t:
+      if t.head != nil:
+        t.entries.excl(t.head)
+        t.head = t.head.next
+        if t.head != nil:
+          t.head.prev = nil
+        else:
+          t.tail = nil
+
   t.expire(now)
+  t.ensureSizeBound()
 
   let
     previous = t.del(k) # Refresh existing item
@@ -128,5 +140,5 @@ func addedAt*[K](t: var TimedCache[K], k: K): Moment =
 
   default(Moment)
 
-func init*[K](T: type TimedCache[K], timeout: Duration = Timeout): T =
-  T(timeout: timeout)
+func init*[K](T: type TimedCache[K], timeout: Duration = Timeout, maxSize: int = 0): T =
+  T(timeout: timeout, maxSize: maxSize)
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/rendezvous.nim b/libp2p/protocols/rendezvous.nim
index 5733579fa..ad8dbfebd 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/rendezvous.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/rendezvous.nim
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ proc advertisePeer(rdv: RendezVous, peer: PeerId, msg: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
       else:
         trace "Successfully registered", peer, response = msgRecv.registerResponse
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "exception in the advertise", error = exc.msg
+      trace "exception in the advertise", description = exc.msg
     finally:
       rdv.sema.release()
 
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ proc request*(
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "exception catch in request", error = exc.msg
+      trace "exception catch in request", description = exc.msg
   return toSeq(s.values()).mapIt(it[0])
 
 proc unsubscribeLocally*(rdv: RendezVous, ns: string) =
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ proc unsubscribe*(rdv: RendezVous, ns: string) {.async.} =
         await conn.close()
       await conn.writeLp(msg.buffer)
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "exception while unsubscribing", error = exc.msg
+      trace "exception while unsubscribing", description = exc.msg
 
   for peer in rdv.peers:
     discard await rdv.unsubscribePeer(peer).withTimeout(5.seconds)
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ proc new*(T: typedesc[RendezVous], rng: ref HmacDrbgContext = newRng()): T =
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "exception in rendezvous handler", error = exc.msg
+      trace "exception in rendezvous handler", description = exc.msg
     finally:
       await conn.close()
 
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/secure/secure.nim b/libp2p/protocols/secure/secure.nim
index 61d8aac9a..5fc2e1b19 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/secure/secure.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/secure/secure.nim
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ method init*(s: Secure) =
       await conn.close()
       raise exc
     except LPStreamError as exc:
-      warn "securing connection failed", err = exc.msg, conn
+      warn "securing connection failed", description = exc.msg, conn
       await conn.close()
 
   s.handler = handle
diff --git a/libp2p/services/wildcardresolverservice.nim b/libp2p/services/wildcardresolverservice.nim
index 78e81b920..151abd2ae 100644
--- a/libp2p/services/wildcardresolverservice.nim
+++ b/libp2p/services/wildcardresolverservice.nim
@@ -97,52 +97,49 @@ proc getWildcardMultiAddresses(
 
 proc getWildcardAddress(
     maddress: MultiAddress,
-    multiCodec: MultiCodec,
-    anyAddr: openArray[uint8],
     addrFamily: AddressFamily,
     port: Port,
     networkInterfaceProvider: NetworkInterfaceProvider,
 ): seq[MultiAddress] =
-  var addresses: seq[MultiAddress]
-  maddress.getProtocolArgument(multiCodec).withValue(address):
-    if address == anyAddr:
-      let filteredInterfaceAddresses = networkInterfaceProvider(addrFamily)
-      addresses.add(
-        getWildcardMultiAddresses(filteredInterfaceAddresses, IPPROTO_TCP, port)
-      )
-    else:
-      addresses.add(maddress)
-  return addresses
+  let filteredInterfaceAddresses = networkInterfaceProvider(addrFamily)
+  getWildcardMultiAddresses(filteredInterfaceAddresses, IPPROTO_TCP, port)
 
 proc expandWildcardAddresses(
     networkInterfaceProvider: NetworkInterfaceProvider, listenAddrs: seq[MultiAddress]
 ): seq[MultiAddress] =
   var addresses: seq[MultiAddress]
+
   # In this loop we expand bound addresses like `0.0.0.0` and `::` to list of interface addresses.
   for listenAddr in listenAddrs:
     if TCP_IP.matchPartial(listenAddr):
       listenAddr.getProtocolArgument(multiCodec("tcp")).withValue(portArg):
         let port = Port(uint16.fromBytesBE(portArg))
         if IP4.matchPartial(listenAddr):
-          let wildcardAddresses = getWildcardAddress(
-            listenAddr,
-            multiCodec("ip4"),
-            AnyAddress.address_v4,
-            AddressFamily.IPv4,
-            port,
-            networkInterfaceProvider,
-          )
-          addresses.add(wildcardAddresses)
+          listenAddr.getProtocolArgument(multiCodec("ip4")).withValue(ip4):
+            if ip4 == AnyAddress.address_v4:
+              addresses.add(
+                getWildcardAddress(
+                  listenAddr, AddressFamily.IPv4, port, networkInterfaceProvider
+                )
+              )
+            else:
+              addresses.add(listenAddr)
         elif IP6.matchPartial(listenAddr):
-          let wildcardAddresses = getWildcardAddress(
-            listenAddr,
-            multiCodec("ip6"),
-            AnyAddress6.address_v6,
-            AddressFamily.IPv6,
-            port,
-            networkInterfaceProvider,
-          )
-          addresses.add(wildcardAddresses)
+          listenAddr.getProtocolArgument(multiCodec("ip6")).withValue(ip6):
+            if ip6 == AnyAddress6.address_v6:
+              addresses.add(
+                getWildcardAddress(
+                  listenAddr, AddressFamily.IPv6, port, networkInterfaceProvider
+                )
+              )
+              # IPv6 dual stack
+              addresses.add(
+                getWildcardAddress(
+                  listenAddr, AddressFamily.IPv4, port, networkInterfaceProvider
+                )
+              )
+            else:
+              addresses.add(listenAddr)
         else:
           addresses.add(listenAddr)
     else:
diff --git a/libp2p/stream/lpstream.nim b/libp2p/stream/lpstream.nim
index 12eedfe00..bfa842e41 100644
--- a/libp2p/stream/lpstream.nim
+++ b/libp2p/stream/lpstream.nim
@@ -326,4 +326,4 @@ proc closeWithEOF*(s: LPStream): Future[void] {.async: (raises: []), public.} =
   except LPStreamEOFError:
     trace "Expected EOF came", s
   except LPStreamError as exc:
-    debug "Unexpected error while waiting for EOF", s, msg = exc.msg
+    debug "Unexpected error while waiting for EOF", s, description = exc.msg
diff --git a/libp2p/switch.nim b/libp2p/switch.nim
index d6ea195cb..4ab9fedd6 100644
--- a/libp2p/switch.nim
+++ b/libp2p/switch.nim
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ proc upgradeMonitor(
       libp2p_failed_upgrades_incoming.inc()
     if not isNil(conn):
       await conn.close()
-    trace "Exception awaiting connection upgrade", exc = exc.msg, conn
+    trace "Exception awaiting connection upgrade", description = exc.msg, conn
   finally:
     upgrades.release()
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ proc accept(s: Switch, transport: Transport) {.async.} = # noraises
       upgrades.release() # always release the slot
       return
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      error "Exception in accept loop, exiting", exc = exc.msg
+      error "Exception in accept loop, exiting", description = exc.msg
       upgrades.release() # always release the slot
       if not isNil(conn):
         await conn.close()
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ proc stop*(s: Switch) {.async, public.} =
     # Stop accepting incoming connections
     await allFutures(s.acceptFuts.mapIt(it.cancelAndWait())).wait(1.seconds)
   except CatchableError as exc:
-    debug "Cannot cancel accepts", error = exc.msg
+    debug "Cannot cancel accepts", description = exc.msg
 
   for service in s.services:
     discard await service.stop(s)
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ proc stop*(s: Switch) {.async, public.} =
     except CancelledError as exc:
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      warn "error cleaning up transports", msg = exc.msg
+      warn "error cleaning up transports", description = exc.msg
 
   await s.ms.stop()
 
diff --git a/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim b/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim
index acdd70b4b..53b76701d 100644
--- a/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim
+++ b/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim
@@ -230,47 +230,50 @@ method accept*(self: TcpTransport): Future[Connection] =
       raise newTransportClosedError()
 
     if self.acceptFuts.len <= 0:
+      # Holds futures representing ongoing accept calls on multiple servers.
       self.acceptFuts = self.servers.mapIt(it.accept())
 
     let
       finished =
         try:
+          # Waits for any one of these futures to complete, indicating that a new connection has been accepted on one of the servers.
           await one(self.acceptFuts)
         except ValueError:
           raise (ref TcpTransportError)(msg: "No listeners configured")
-
       index = self.acceptFuts.find(finished)
-      transp =
-        try:
-          await finished
-        except TransportTooManyError as exc:
-          debug "Too many files opened", exc = exc.msg
-          return nil
-        except TransportAbortedError as exc:
-          debug "Connection aborted", exc = exc.msg
-          return nil
-        except TransportUseClosedError as exc:
-          raise newTransportClosedError(exc)
-        except TransportOsError as exc:
-          raise (ref TcpTransportError)(msg: exc.msg, parent: exc)
-        except common.TransportError as exc: # Needed for chronos 4.0.0 support
-          raise (ref TcpTransportError)(msg: exc.msg, parent: exc)
-        except CancelledError as exc:
-          raise exc
+
+    # A new connection has been accepted. The corresponding server should immediately start accepting another connection.
+    # Thus we replace the completed future with a new one by calling accept on the same server again.
+    self.acceptFuts[index] = self.servers[index].accept()
+    let transp =
+      try:
+        await finished
+      except TransportTooManyError as exc:
+        debug "Too many files opened", description = exc.msg
+        return nil
+      except TransportAbortedError as exc:
+        debug "Connection aborted", description = exc.msg
+        return nil
+      except TransportUseClosedError as exc:
+        raise newTransportClosedError(exc)
+      except TransportOsError as exc:
+        raise (ref TcpTransportError)(msg: exc.msg, parent: exc)
+      except common.TransportError as exc: # Needed for chronos 4.0.0 support
+        raise (ref TcpTransportError)(msg: exc.msg, parent: exc)
+      except CancelledError as exc:
+        raise exc
 
     if not self.running: # Stopped while waiting
       await transp.closeWait()
       raise newTransportClosedError()
 
-    self.acceptFuts[index] = self.servers[index].accept()
-
     let remote =
       try:
         transp.remoteAddress
       except TransportOsError as exc:
         # The connection had errors / was closed before `await` returned control
         await transp.closeWait()
-        debug "Cannot read remote address", exc = exc.msg
+        debug "Cannot read remote address", description = exc.msg
         return nil
 
     let observedAddr =
diff --git a/libp2p/transports/wstransport.nim b/libp2p/transports/wstransport.nim
index 893b1e4cd..e373688b9 100644
--- a/libp2p/transports/wstransport.nim
+++ b/libp2p/transports/wstransport.nim
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ method stop*(self: WsTransport) {.async.} =
     self.httpservers = @[]
     trace "Transport stopped"
   except CatchableError as exc:
-    trace "Error shutting down ws transport", exc = exc.msg
+    trace "Error shutting down ws transport", description = exc.msg
 
 proc connHandler(
     self: WsTransport, stream: WSSession, secure: bool, dir: Direction
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ proc connHandler(
 
       MultiAddress.init(remoteAddr).tryGet() & codec.tryGet()
     except CatchableError as exc:
-      trace "Failed to create observedAddr", exc = exc.msg
+      trace "Failed to create observedAddr", description = exc.msg
       if not (isNil(stream) and stream.stream.reader.closed):
         await stream.close()
       raise exc
@@ -271,26 +271,26 @@ method accept*(self: WsTransport): Future[Connection] {.async.} =
       await req.stream.closeWait()
       raise exc
   except WebSocketError as exc:
-    debug "Websocket Error", exc = exc.msg
+    debug "Websocket Error", description = exc.msg
   except HttpError as exc:
-    debug "Http Error", exc = exc.msg
+    debug "Http Error", description = exc.msg
   except AsyncStreamError as exc:
-    debug "AsyncStream Error", exc = exc.msg
+    debug "AsyncStream Error", description = exc.msg
   except TransportTooManyError as exc:
-    debug "Too many files opened", exc = exc.msg
+    debug "Too many files opened", description = exc.msg
   except TransportAbortedError as exc:
-    debug "Connection aborted", exc = exc.msg
+    debug "Connection aborted", description = exc.msg
   except AsyncTimeoutError as exc:
-    debug "Timed out", exc = exc.msg
+    debug "Timed out", description = exc.msg
   except TransportUseClosedError as exc:
-    debug "Server was closed", exc = exc.msg
+    debug "Server was closed", description = exc.msg
     raise newTransportClosedError(exc)
   except CancelledError as exc:
     raise exc
   except TransportOsError as exc:
-    debug "OS Error", exc = exc.msg
+    debug "OS Error", description = exc.msg
   except CatchableError as exc:
-    info "Unexpected error accepting connection", exc = exc.msg
+    info "Unexpected error accepting connection", description = exc.msg
     raise exc
 
 method dial*(
diff --git a/tests/commontransport.nim b/tests/commontransport.nim
index cd2a7a249..9c30f4d79 100644
--- a/tests/commontransport.nim
+++ b/tests/commontransport.nim
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ template commonTransportTest*(prov: TransportProvider, ma1: string, ma2: string
       let transport1 = transpProvider()
       await transport1.start(addrs)
 
-      proc acceptHandler() {.async.} =
+      proc acceptHandler() {.async, gensym.} =
         while true:
           let conn = await transport1.accept()
           await conn.write(newSeq[byte](0))
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ template commonTransportTest*(prov: TransportProvider, ma1: string, ma2: string
       let transport1 = transpProvider()
       await transport1.start(ma)
 
-      proc acceptHandler() {.async.} =
+      proc acceptHandler() {.async, gensym.} =
         let conn = await transport1.accept()
         await conn.close()
 
diff --git a/tests/config.nims b/tests/config.nims
index 34385ea62..25930fa27 100644
--- a/tests/config.nims
+++ b/tests/config.nims
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import strutils, os
 --d:
   unittestPrintTime
 --skipParentCfg
+--mm:
+  refc
+  # reconsider when there's a version-2-2 branch worth testing with as we might switch to orc
 
 # Only add chronicles param if the
 # user didn't specify any
diff --git a/tests/hole-punching-interop/hole_punching.nim b/tests/hole-punching-interop/hole_punching.nim
index 4e995dac3..9ee661403 100644
--- a/tests/hole-punching-interop/hole_punching.nim
+++ b/tests/hole-punching-interop/hole_punching.nim
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ proc main() {.async.} =
       echo &"""{{"rtt_to_holepunched_peer_millis":{delay.millis}}}"""
       quit(0)
   except CatchableError as e:
-    error "Unexpected error", msg = e.msg
+    error "Unexpected error", description = e.msg
 
 discard waitFor(main().withTimeout(4.minutes))
 quit(1)
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim b/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
index caf41482c..9f059b8f8 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
+++ b/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
@@ -220,6 +220,63 @@ suite "GossipSub":
 
     await allFuturesThrowing(nodesFut.concat())
 
+  asyncTest "GossipSub's observers should run after message is sent, received and validated":
+    var
+      recvCounter = 0
+      sendCounter = 0
+      validatedCounter = 0
+
+    proc handler(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
+      discard
+
+    proc onRecv(peer: PubSubPeer, msgs: var RPCMsg) =
+      inc recvCounter
+
+    proc onSend(peer: PubSubPeer, msgs: var RPCMsg) =
+      inc sendCounter
+
+    proc onValidated(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: Message, msgId: MessageId) =
+      inc validatedCounter
+
+    let obs0 = PubSubObserver(onSend: onSend)
+    let obs1 = PubSubObserver(onRecv: onRecv, onValidated: onValidated)
+
+    let nodes = generateNodes(2, gossip = true)
+    # start switches
+    discard await allFinished(nodes[0].switch.start(), nodes[1].switch.start())
+
+    await subscribeNodes(nodes)
+
+    nodes[0].addObserver(obs0)
+    nodes[1].addObserver(obs1)
+    nodes[1].subscribe("foo", handler)
+    nodes[1].subscribe("bar", handler)
+
+    proc validator(
+        topic: string, message: Message
+    ): Future[ValidationResult] {.async.} =
+      result = if topic == "foo": ValidationResult.Accept else: ValidationResult.Reject
+
+    nodes[1].addValidator("foo", "bar", validator)
+
+    # Send message that will be accepted by the receiver's validator
+    tryPublish await nodes[0].publish("foo", "Hello!".toBytes()), 1
+
+    check:
+      recvCounter == 1
+      validatedCounter == 1
+      sendCounter == 1
+
+    # Send message that will be rejected by the receiver's validator
+    tryPublish await nodes[0].publish("bar", "Hello!".toBytes()), 1
+
+    check:
+      recvCounter == 2
+      validatedCounter == 1
+      sendCounter == 2
+
+    await allFuturesThrowing(nodes[0].switch.stop(), nodes[1].switch.stop())
+
   asyncTest "GossipSub unsub - resub faster than backoff":
     var handlerFut = newFuture[bool]()
     proc handler(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/testtimedcache.nim b/tests/pubsub/testtimedcache.nim
index 0dcf07f31..66dec1b6f 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/testtimedcache.nim
+++ b/tests/pubsub/testtimedcache.nim
@@ -57,3 +57,93 @@ suite "TimedCache":
     for i in 101 .. 100000:
       check:
         i in cache
+
+  test "max size constraint":
+    var cache = TimedCache[int].init(5.seconds, 3) # maxSize = 3
+
+    let now = Moment.now()
+    check:
+      not cache.put(1, now)
+      not cache.put(2, now + 1.seconds)
+      not cache.put(3, now + 2.seconds)
+
+    check:
+      1 in cache
+      2 in cache
+      3 in cache
+
+    check:
+      not cache.put(4, now + 3.seconds) # exceeds maxSize, evicts 1
+
+    check:
+      1 notin cache
+      2 in cache
+      3 in cache
+      4 in cache
+
+    check:
+      not cache.put(5, now + 4.seconds) # exceeds maxSize, evicts 2
+
+    check:
+      1 notin cache
+      2 notin cache
+      3 in cache
+      4 in cache
+      5 in cache
+
+    check:
+      not cache.put(6, now + 5.seconds) # exceeds maxSize, evicts 3
+
+    check:
+      1 notin cache
+      2 notin cache
+      3 notin cache
+      4 in cache
+      5 in cache
+      6 in cache
+
+  test "max size with expiration":
+    var cache = TimedCache[int].init(3.seconds, 2) # maxSize = 2
+
+    let now = Moment.now()
+    check:
+      not cache.put(1, now)
+      not cache.put(2, now + 1.seconds)
+
+    check:
+      1 in cache
+      2 in cache
+
+    check:
+      not cache.put(3, now + 5.seconds) # expires 1 and 2, should only contain 3
+
+    check:
+      1 notin cache
+      2 notin cache
+      3 in cache
+
+  test "max size constraint with refresh":
+    var cache = TimedCache[int].init(5.seconds, 3) # maxSize = 3
+
+    let now = Moment.now()
+    check:
+      not cache.put(1, now)
+      not cache.put(2, now + 1.seconds)
+      not cache.put(3, now + 2.seconds)
+
+    check:
+      1 in cache
+      2 in cache
+      3 in cache
+
+    check:
+      cache.put(1, now + 3.seconds) # refreshes 1, now 2 is the oldest
+
+    check:
+      not cache.put(4, now + 3.seconds) # exceeds maxSize, evicts 2
+
+    check:
+      1 in cache
+      2 notin cache
+      3 in cache
+      4 in cache
diff --git a/tests/testnative.nim b/tests/testnative.nim
index f88f2ae0a..c7efcf15b 100644
--- a/tests/testnative.nim
+++ b/tests/testnative.nim
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ import
   testbufferstream, testidentify, testobservedaddrmanager, testconnmngr, testswitch,
   testnoise, testpeerinfo, testpeerstore, testping, testmplex, testrelayv1, testrelayv2,
   testrendezvous, testdiscovery, testyamux, testautonat, testautonatservice,
-  testautorelay, testdcutr, testhpservice, testutility, testhelpers
+  testautorelay, testdcutr, testhpservice, testutility, testhelpers,
+  testwildcardresolverservice
diff --git a/tests/testwildcardresolverservice.nim b/tests/testwildcardresolverservice.nim
index 268dc09a1..5a7c2f2a3 100644
--- a/tests/testwildcardresolverservice.nim
+++ b/tests/testwildcardresolverservice.nim
@@ -38,18 +38,11 @@ proc getAddressesMock(
     echo "Error: " & $e.msg
     fail()
 
-proc createSwitch(svc: Service): Switch =
+proc createSwitch(svc: Service, addrs: seq[MultiAddress]): Switch =
   SwitchBuilder
   .new()
   .withRng(newRng())
-  .withAddresses(
-    @[
-      MultiAddress.init("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/").tryGet(),
-      MultiAddress.init("/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0/").tryGet(),
-      MultiAddress.init("/ip6/::/tcp/0/").tryGet(),
-    ],
-    false,
-  )
+  .withAddresses(addrs, false)
   .withTcpTransport()
   .withMplex()
   .withNoise()
@@ -63,19 +56,19 @@ suite "WildcardAddressResolverService":
   asyncTest "WildcardAddressResolverService must resolve wildcard addresses and stop doing so when stopped":
     let svc: Service =
       WildcardAddressResolverService.new(networkInterfaceProvider = getAddressesMock)
-    let switch = createSwitch(svc)
+    let switch = createSwitch(
+      svc,
+      @[
+        MultiAddress.init("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/").tryGet(),
+        MultiAddress.init("/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0/").tryGet(),
+        MultiAddress.init("/ip6/::/tcp/0/").tryGet(),
+      ],
+    )
     await switch.start()
     let tcpIp4Locahost = switch.peerInfo.addrs[0][multiCodec("tcp")].get
     let tcpIp4Wildcard = switch.peerInfo.addrs[1][multiCodec("tcp")].get
-    let tcpIp6 = switch.peerInfo.addrs[2][multiCodec("tcp")].get # tcp port for ip6
+    let tcpIp6 = switch.peerInfo.addrs[3][multiCodec("tcp")].get # tcp port for ip6
 
-    check switch.peerInfo.addrs ==
-      @[
-        MultiAddress.init("/ip4/127.0.0.1" & $tcpIp4Locahost).get,
-        MultiAddress.init("/ip4/0.0.0.0" & $tcpIp4Wildcard).get,
-        MultiAddress.init("/ip6/::" & $tcpIp6).get,
-      ]
-    await svc.run(switch)
     check switch.peerInfo.addrs ==
       @[
         MultiAddress.init("/ip4/127.0.0.1" & $tcpIp4Locahost).get,
@@ -83,6 +76,9 @@ suite "WildcardAddressResolverService":
         MultiAddress.init("/ip4/192.168.1.22" & $tcpIp4Wildcard).get,
         MultiAddress.init("/ip6/::1" & $tcpIp6).get,
         MultiAddress.init("/ip6/fe80::1" & $tcpIp6).get,
+        # IPv6 dual stack
+        MultiAddress.init("/ip4/127.0.0.1" & $tcpIp6).get,
+        MultiAddress.init("/ip4/192.168.1.22" & $tcpIp6).get,
       ]
     await switch.stop()
     check switch.peerInfo.addrs ==