This release merges upstream through ethereum/go-ethereum@v1.12.2.

What's Changed

• Merge ethereum/go-ethereum release v1.12.1
• Merge ethereum/go-ethereum release v1.12.2

Highlights

The list below is an abstract of noteworthy changes. For reference please consult the ethereum/go-ethereum release notes at their original source. Notable divergences or changes we make to these upgrades will be noted here, below. There are none in this release, which contains all origin patches.

• Support for EIP-4844 Blobpool type transactions
• EVM opcodes for upcoming EIPs and their supporting logic, including CKZG and BLS encyrption.
  Note that these additions and changes are implemented conditionally, and are not necessarily activated or even planned for Ethereum Classic.
  • EIP-3855's PUSH0 instruction
  • EIP-3860's rules for limiting and metering initcode.
  • EIP-4844's DATAHASH instruction
  • EIP-1153's TSTORE, TLOAD instructions
  • EIP-5656's MCOPY instruction
  • EIP-6780's SELFDESTRUCT rule that it can only happen in the same transaction
• Developer mode uses simulated Beacon block sealing rules by default, ethash still an option
• Partial implementation of the new path-based storage scheme
• Partial implementation of Verkle tree logic
• Fixes a serious memory leak in snap sync
• Fixes --nodiscover to actually prevent discovery

Comparison with last release: v1.12.13..v1.12.14
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