diff --git a/beacon_chain/spec/beaconstate.nim b/beacon_chain/spec/beaconstate.nim
index 54e01573c..77a90c92d 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/spec/beaconstate.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/spec/beaconstate.nim
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func process_deposit*(
     hash_tree_root(deposit.data),
      deposit.proof,
      DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_TREE_DEPTH,
-     deposit.index,
+     state.deposit_index,
     state.latest_eth1_data.deposit_root,
   ):
     ## TODO: a notice-like mechanism which works in a func
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ func process_deposit*(
     discard
 
   # Deposits must be processed in order
-  if not (deposit.index == state.deposit_index):
-    ## TODO see above, re errors
-    ## it becomes even more important, as one might might sometimes want
-    ## to flag such things as higher/lower priority. chronicles?
-    return false
-
   state.deposit_index += 1
 
   let
@@ -183,9 +177,9 @@ func get_temporary_block_header(blck: BeaconBlock): BeaconBlockHeader =
   ## to ``ZERO_HASH``.
   BeaconBlockHeader(
     slot: blck.slot,
-    previous_block_root: blck.parent_root,
+    parent_root: blck.parent_root,
     state_root: ZERO_HASH,
-    block_body_root: hash_tree_root(blck.body),
+    body_root: hash_tree_root(blck.body),
     # signing_root(block) is used for block id purposes so signature is a stub
     signature: ValidatorSig(),
   )
@@ -317,10 +311,13 @@ func get_block_root*(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch): Eth2Digest =
   # Return the block root at a recent ``epoch``.
   get_block_root_at_slot(state, get_epoch_start_slot(epoch))
 
-# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.6.3/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#get_total_balance
+# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.7.0/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#get_total_balance
 func get_total_balance*(state: BeaconState, validators: auto): Gwei =
-  # Return the combined effective balance of an array of ``validators``.
-  foldl(validators, a + state.validator_registry[b].effective_balance, 0'u64)
+  ## Return the combined effective balance of the ``indices``. (1 Gwei minimum
+  ## to avoid divisions by zero.)
+  max(1'u64,
+    foldl(validators, a + state.validator_registry[b].effective_balance, 0'u64)
+  )
 
 # https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.7.0/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#registry-updates
 func process_registry_updates*(state: var BeaconState) =
diff --git a/beacon_chain/spec/datatypes.nim b/beacon_chain/spec/datatypes.nim
index 205f4db82..e41fa9df1 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/spec/datatypes.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/spec/datatypes.nim
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ else:
   {.fatal: "Preset \"" & const_preset ".nim\" is not supported.".}
 
 const
-  SPEC_VERSION* = "0.6.3" ## \
+  SPEC_VERSION* = "0.7.0" ## \
   ## Spec version we're aiming to be compatible with, right now
   ## TODO: improve this scheme once we can negotiate versions in protocol
 
-  # TODO remove erstwhile blob/v0.6.3
+  # TODO remove erstwhile blob/v0.7.0
   FORK_CHOICE_BALANCE_INCREMENT* = 2'u64^0 * 10'u64^9
 
   # Initial values
@@ -139,14 +139,11 @@ type
     data*: AttestationData
     custody_bit*: bool
 
-  # https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.6.3/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#deposit
+  # https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.7.0/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#deposit
   Deposit* = object
     proof*: array[DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_TREE_DEPTH, Eth2Digest] ##\
     ## Branch in the deposit tree
 
-    index*: uint64 ##\
-    ## Index in the deposit tree
-
     data*: DepositData ##\
     ## Data
 
@@ -219,12 +216,12 @@ type
     signature*: ValidatorSig ##\
     ## Proposer signature
 
-  # https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.6.3/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#beaconblockheader
+  # https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.7.0/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#beaconblockheader
   BeaconBlockHeader* = object
     slot*: Slot
-    previous_block_root*: Eth2Digest
+    parent_root*: Eth2Digest
     state_root*: Eth2Digest
-    block_body_root*: Eth2Digest
+    body_root*: Eth2Digest
     signature*: ValidatorSig
 
   # https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.7.0/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#beaconblockbody
diff --git a/beacon_chain/spec/helpers.nim b/beacon_chain/spec/helpers.nim
index 32a085f6c..bb0d180c7 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/spec/helpers.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/spec/helpers.nim
@@ -151,21 +151,26 @@ func int_to_bytes4*(x: uint64): array[4, byte] =
   result[2] = ((x shr 16) and 0xff).byte
   result[3] = ((x shr 24) and 0xff).byte
 
-# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.6.3/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#get_domain
+# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.6.3/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#bls_domain
+func bls_domain(domain_type: SignatureDomain, fork_version: array[4, byte]):
+    uint64 =
+  var buf: array[8, byte]
+  buf[0..3] = fork_version
+  buf[4..7] = int_to_bytes4(domain_type.uint64)
+  bytes_to_int(buf)
+
+# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.7.0/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#get_domain
 func get_domain*(
     state: BeaconState, domain_type: SignatureDomain, message_epoch: Epoch): uint64 =
   ## Return the signature domain (fork version concatenated with domain type)
   ## of a message.
-  var buf: array[8, byte]
   let
     epoch = message_epoch
     fork_version = if epoch < state.fork.epoch:
         state.fork.previous_version
       else:
         state.fork.current_version
-  buf[0..3] = fork_version
-  buf[4..7] = int_to_bytes4(domain_type.uint64)
-  bytes_to_int(buf)
+  bls_domain(domain_type, fork_version)
 
 func get_domain*(state: BeaconState, domain_type: SignatureDomain): uint64 =
   get_domain(state, domain_type, get_current_epoch(state))
diff --git a/beacon_chain/spec/presets/mainnet.nim b/beacon_chain/spec/presets/mainnet.nim
index 2e6eab56a..8968ea7eb 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/spec/presets/mainnet.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/spec/presets/mainnet.nim
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type
 
 {.experimental: "codeReordering".} # SLOTS_PER_EPOCH is use before being defined in spec
 
-# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.6.3/configs/constant_presets/mainnet.yaml
+# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.7.0/configs/constant_presets/mainnet.yaml
 const
   # Misc
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ const
 
   # Initial values
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------
-  # https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.6.3/configs/constant_presets/mainnet.yaml#L44
+  # https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.7.0/configs/constant_presets/mainnet.yaml#L44
 
   GENESIS_FORK_VERSION* = [0'u8, 0'u8, 0'u8, 0'u8]
   GENESIS_SLOT* = 0.Slot
   FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH* = (not 0'u64).Epoch # 2^64 - 1 in spec
-  BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX_BYTE* = 0'u8
+  BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX* = 0'u8
 
   # Time parameters
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/beacon_chain/spec/presets/minimal.nim b/beacon_chain/spec/presets/minimal.nim
index c97b3720f..880b0a894 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/spec/presets/minimal.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/spec/presets/minimal.nim
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type
 
 {.experimental: "codeReordering".} # SLOTS_PER_EPOCH is use before being defined in spec
 
-# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.6.3/configs/constant_presets/minimal.yaml
+# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.7.0/configs/constant_presets/minimal.yaml
 const
   # Misc
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const
   GENESIS_FORK_VERSION* = [0'u8, 0'u8, 0'u8, 0'u8]
   GENESIS_SLOT* = 0.Slot
   FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH* = (not 0'u64).Epoch # 2^64 - 1 in spec
-  BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX_BYTE* = 0'u8
+  BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX* = 0'u8
 
   # Time parameters
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/beacon_chain/state_transition.nim b/beacon_chain/state_transition.nim
index 161e71efe..1bb393e55 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/state_transition.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/state_transition.nim
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import
   ./extras, ./ssz, ./beacon_node_types,
   ./spec/[beaconstate, bitfield, crypto, datatypes, digest, helpers, validator]
 
-# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.6.3/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#block-header
+# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.7.0/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#block-header
 proc processBlockHeader(
     state: var BeaconState, blck: BeaconBlock, flags: UpdateFlags): bool =
   # Verify that the slots match
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ proc processBlockHeader(
   # Save current block as the new latest block
   state.latest_block_header = BeaconBlockHeader(
     slot: blck.slot,
-    previous_block_root: blck.parent_root,
-    block_body_root: hash_tree_root(blck.body),
+    parent_root: blck.parent_root,
+    body_root: hash_tree_root(blck.body),
   )
 
   # Verify proposer is not slashed
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ proc processTransfers(state: var BeaconState, blck: BeaconBlock,
     # Verify that the pubkey is valid
     let wc = state.validator_registry[transfer.sender.int].
       withdrawal_credentials
-    if not (wc.data[0] == BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX_BYTE and
+    if not (wc.data[0] == BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX and
             wc.data[1..^1] == eth2hash(transfer.pubkey.getBytes).data[1..^1]):
       notice "Transfer: incorrect withdrawal credentials"
       return false
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ func get_winning_crosslink_and_attesting_indices(
    get_unslashed_attesting_indices(state,
      get_attestations_for(winning_crosslink)))
 
-# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.6.3/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#justification-and-finalization
+# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.7.0/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#justification-and-finalization
 func process_justification_and_finalization(state: var BeaconState) =
   if get_current_epoch(state) <= GENESIS_EPOCH + 1:
     return
@@ -653,29 +653,29 @@ func process_justification_and_finalization(state: var BeaconState) =
 
   ## The 2nd/3rd/4th most recent epochs are justified, the 2nd using the 4th
   ## as source
-  if (bitfield shr 1) mod 8 == 0b111 and old_previous_justified_epoch ==
-      current_epoch - 3:
+  if (bitfield shr 1) mod 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 shr 1) mod 4 == 0b11 and old_previous_justified_epoch ==
-      current_epoch - 2:
+  if (bitfield shr 1) mod 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 shr 0) mod 8 == 0b111 and old_current_justified_epoch ==
-      current_epoch - 2:
+  if (bitfield shr 0) mod 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 shr 0) mod 4 == 0b11 and old_current_justified_epoch ==
-      current_epoch - 1:
+  if (bitfield shr 0) mod 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)
 
@@ -706,14 +706,13 @@ func process_crosslinks(state: var BeaconState, per_epoch_cache: var StateCache)
           2'u64 * get_total_balance(state, crosslink_committee):
         state.current_crosslinks[shard] = winning_crosslink
 
-# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.6.3/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#rewards-and-penalties
+# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.7.0/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#rewards-and-penalties-1
 func get_base_reward(state: BeaconState, index: ValidatorIndex): Gwei =
-  let adjusted_quotient =
-    integer_squareroot(get_total_active_balance(state)) div BASE_REWARD_FACTOR
-  if adjusted_quotient == 0:
-    return 0
-  state.validator_registry[index].effective_balance div adjusted_quotient div
-    BASE_REWARDS_PER_EPOCH
+  let
+    total_balance = get_total_active_balance(state)
+    effective_balance = state.validator_registry[index].effective_balance
+  effective_balance * BASE_REWARD_FACTOR div
+    integer_squareroot(total_balance) div BASE_REWARDS_PER_EPOCH
 
 # https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.6.3/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#rewards-and-penalties
 func get_attestation_deltas(state: BeaconState):
@@ -813,9 +812,12 @@ func get_crosslink_deltas(state: BeaconState, cache: var StateCache):
 
   (rewards, penalties)
 
-# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.6.3/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#rewards-and-penalties
+# https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.7.0/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md#rewards-and-penalties-1
 func process_rewards_and_penalties(
     state: var BeaconState, cache: var StateCache) =
+  if get_current_epoch(state) == GENESIS_EPOCH:
+    return
+
   let
     (rewards1, penalties1) = get_attestation_deltas(state)
     (rewards2, penalties2) = get_crosslink_deltas(state, cache)
diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync_protocol.nim b/beacon_chain/sync_protocol.nim
index 400801df2..1beea1da7 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync_protocol.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync_protocol.nim
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ const
 func toHeader(b: BeaconBlock): BeaconBlockHeader =
   BeaconBlockHeader(
     slot: b.slot,
-    previous_block_root: b.parent_root,
+    parent_root: b.parent_root,
     state_root: b.state_root,
-    block_body_root: hash_tree_root(b.body),
+    body_root: hash_tree_root(b.body),
     signature: b.signature
   )
 
 proc fromHeaderAndBody(b: var BeaconBlock, h: BeaconBlockHeader, body: BeaconBlockBody) =
-  doAssert(hash_tree_root(body) == h.block_body_root)
+  doAssert(hash_tree_root(body) == h.body_root)
   b.slot = h.slot
-  b.parent_root = h.previous_block_root
+  b.parent_root = h.parent_root
   b.state_root = h.state_root
   b.body = body
   b.signature = h.signature
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ proc mergeBlockHeadersAndBodies(headers: openarray[BeaconBlockHeader], bodies: o
 
   var res: seq[BeaconBlock]
   for i in 0 ..< headers.len:
-    if hash_tree_root(bodies[i]) != headers[i].block_body_root:
+    if hash_tree_root(bodies[i]) != headers[i].body_root:
       info "Block body is wrong for header"
       return
 
diff --git a/beacon_chain/validator_keygen.nim b/beacon_chain/validator_keygen.nim
index 5e33ca8fd..f5ee131db 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/validator_keygen.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/validator_keygen.nim
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ cli do (totalValidators: int = 125000,
         data: DepositData(
           amount: MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE,
           pubkey: pubKey,
-          withdrawal_credentials: withdrawalCredentials),
-        index: i.uint64)
+          withdrawal_credentials: withdrawalCredentials))
 
     deposit.data.signature =
       bls_sign(privkey, signing_root(deposit.data).data,
diff --git a/tests/official/fixtures_utils.nim b/tests/official/fixtures_utils.nim
index ae7091bf2..5f2f242af 100644
--- a/tests/official/fixtures_utils.nim
+++ b/tests/official/fixtures_utils.nim
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type
     GENESIS_SLOT*: Slot
     GENESIS_EPOCH*: Epoch
     GENESIS_START_SHARD*: uint64
-    BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX_BYTE*: array[1, byte]
+    BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX*: array[1, byte]
     SECONDS_PER_SLOT*: uint64
     MIN_ATTESTATION_INCLUSION_DELAY*: uint64
     SLOTS_PER_EPOCH*: int
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ proc default*(T: typedesc): T = discard
 
 proc readValue*[N: static int](r: var JsonReader, a: var array[N, byte]) {.inline.} =
   # Needed for;
-  #   - BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX_BYTE
+  #   - BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX
   #   - Fork datatypes
   # TODO: are all bytes and bytearray serialized as hex?
   #       if so export that to nim-eth
diff --git a/tests/testutil.nim b/tests/testutil.nim
index 465008fce..2afe75640 100644
--- a/tests/testutil.nim
+++ b/tests/testutil.nim
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ func makeDeposit(i: int, flags: UpdateFlags): Deposit =
     domain = 3'u64
 
   result = Deposit(
-    index: i.uint64,
     data: DepositData(
       pubkey: pubkey,
       withdrawal_credentials: withdrawal_credentials,