Aditya Asgaonkar

(block, epoch)-fork choice

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This PR contains a security fix for the finality delay attack outlined in [this paper](https://econcs.pku.edu.cn/wine2020/wine2020/Workshop/GTiB20_paper_8.pdf). ## Finality Delay Attack The execution of the attack involves temporary block withholding by the...

Debugger capability in tests

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Currently we don't have a way to attach a Python debugger while running [tests](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/tree/dev/tests/core/pyspec). This removes the possibility to use IDE debuggers for easier/faster identification of bugs. Is it possible...

Replaced the EVM binary with py-evm State objects in evm_transition.py

Safe head tracking - confirmation rule

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**What type of PR is this?** Feature **What does this PR do? Why is it needed?** This PR implements a [confirmation rule](https://github.com/adiasg/eth2.0-specs/blob/3e3ef28ace725b7b883f1908189406c890a569c3/fork_choice/confirmation-rule.md) for better safe head tracking. It computes a...