status-im/nimbus-eth2 v26.6.0

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Notes

The Nimbus consensus client v26.6.0 is a medium-urgency release which improves performance and resilience.

Improvements

• Add column index to light client database to improve pruning performance:
  #8626

• Initiate execution client processing of block payloads while waiting for columns:
  #8561

• Avoid redundant KZG column verification:
  #8542

• Require at most 64 columns for block data availability during head update:
  #8417

• Trigger getting blobs via execution client mempool more aggressively:
  #8393

• Use separate beacon node and validator client API default ports:
  #8499

• Add fast confirmation rule beacon API SSE:
  #8479

• Show Block resolved logs at default logging level:
  #8539

• Allow more time to prepare for upcoming slots:
  #8621

• More efficiently compute RANDAO mix:
  #8608

• Validate keymanager API tokens in constant time:
  #8448

• Broadcast light client optimistic and finality updates simultaneously:
  #8624

Fixes

• Avoid crash when in limited column custody mode:
  #8491

• Fix WebSocket reconnection across execution client restarts:
  #8597

• Remove overzealous consistency check while backfilling alongside Era files:
  #8575

• Harden against malformed Era files:
  #8465

• Avoid debug log crash when receiving blocks older than backfill:
  #8463

Urgency guidelines

low-urgency: update at your own convenience, sometime within our normal monthly update cycle

medium-urgency: may contain an important stability fix, it is better to update sooner rather than later

high-urgency: update as soon as you can, this is a critical update required for Nimbus to function correctly

SHA512 checksums

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