diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache.hpp b/silkworm/core/common/block_cache.hpp
similarity index 69%
rename from silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache.hpp
rename to silkworm/core/common/block_cache.hpp
index 50a8b436e3..7910b16d86 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache.hpp
+++ b/silkworm/core/common/block_cache.hpp
@@ -17,19 +17,13 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <cstddef>
-#include <mutex>
-#include <optional>
+#include <memory>
 
 #include <evmc/evmc.hpp>
 
-#include <silkworm/core/chain/config.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/core/common/base.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/core/common/lru_cache.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/core/common/util.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/core/execution/address.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/core/types/receipt.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/core/types/transaction.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/node/db/util.hpp>
+#include <silkworm/core/types/block.hpp>
 
 namespace silkworm {
 
@@ -38,16 +32,16 @@ class BlockCache {
     explicit BlockCache(std::size_t capacity = 1024, bool shared_cache = true)
         : block_cache_(capacity, shared_cache) {}
 
-    std::optional<std::shared_ptr<silkworm::BlockWithHash>> get(const evmc::bytes32& key) {
+    std::optional<std::shared_ptr<BlockWithHash>> get(const evmc::bytes32& key) {
         return block_cache_.get_as_copy(key);
     }
 
-    void insert(const evmc::bytes32& key, const std::shared_ptr<silkworm::BlockWithHash> block) {
+    void insert(const evmc::bytes32& key, const std::shared_ptr<BlockWithHash>& block) {
         block_cache_.put(key, block);
     }
 
   private:
-    lru_cache<evmc::bytes32, std::shared_ptr<silkworm::BlockWithHash>> block_cache_;
+    lru_cache<evmc::bytes32, std::shared_ptr<BlockWithHash>> block_cache_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace silkworm
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache_test.cpp b/silkworm/core/common/block_cache_test.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache_test.cpp
rename to silkworm/core/common/block_cache_test.cpp
diff --git a/silkworm/core/types/block_test.cpp b/silkworm/core/types/block_test.cpp
index 674ed94266..2415949df4 100644
--- a/silkworm/core/types/block_test.cpp
+++ b/silkworm/core/types/block_test.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
    limitations under the License.
 */
+
 #include "block.hpp"
 
 #include <catch2/catch.hpp>
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/debug_api.hpp b/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/debug_api.hpp
index 84bd8039f9..1ba1de4829 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/debug_api.hpp
+++ b/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/debug_api.hpp
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 #include <boost/asio/thread_pool.hpp>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
+#include <silkworm/core/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/concurrency/private_service.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/concurrency/shared_service.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/core/rawdb/accessors.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethdb/database.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethdb/kv/state_cache.hpp>
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/erigon_api.hpp b/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/erigon_api.hpp
index 5f1786a689..93f1f3a56f 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/erigon_api.hpp
+++ b/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/erigon_api.hpp
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 #include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
+#include <silkworm/core/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/concurrency/private_service.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/concurrency/shared_service.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/core/rawdb/accessors.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethbackend/backend.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethdb/database.hpp>
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/eth_api.hpp b/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/eth_api.hpp
index 80e3853b86..ff158b7f4d 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/eth_api.hpp
+++ b/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/eth_api.hpp
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 #include <evmc/evmc.hpp>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
+#include <silkworm/core/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/core/types/receipt.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/concurrency/private_service.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/concurrency/shared_service.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/core/filter_storage.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/core/rawdb/accessors.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethbackend/backend.hpp>
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/ots_api.hpp b/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/ots_api.hpp
index 4fea3ffc02..3fd34abfd8 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/ots_api.hpp
+++ b/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/ots_api.hpp
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
 #include <silkworm/core/common/base.hpp>
+#include <silkworm/core/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/concurrency/private_service.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/concurrency/shared_service.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethbackend/backend.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethdb/database.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethdb/kv/state_cache.hpp>
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/parity_api.hpp b/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/parity_api.hpp
index bb83efd4ff..889142a545 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/parity_api.hpp
+++ b/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/parity_api.hpp
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 #include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
+#include <silkworm/core/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/concurrency/private_service.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/concurrency/shared_service.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/core/rawdb/accessors.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethdb/database.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/json/types.hpp>
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/trace_api.hpp b/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/trace_api.hpp
index 53f7a1c3a7..a8d1307645 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/trace_api.hpp
+++ b/silkworm/silkrpc/commands/trace_api.hpp
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 #include <boost/asio/thread_pool.hpp>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
+#include <silkworm/core/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/concurrency/private_service.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/concurrency/shared_service.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/core/rawdb/accessors.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethdb/database.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethdb/kv/state_cache.hpp>
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/core/cached_chain.hpp b/silkworm/silkrpc/core/cached_chain.hpp
index f07154b4a6..763f98e86c 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/core/cached_chain.hpp
+++ b/silkworm/silkrpc/core/cached_chain.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <boost/asio/awaitable.hpp>
 #include <evmc/evmc.hpp>
 
-#include <silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache.hpp>
+#include <silkworm/core/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/core/rawdb/accessors.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/types/block.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/types/transaction.hpp>
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/core/call_many.hpp b/silkworm/silkrpc/core/call_many.hpp
index e152cbdd55..77d64789d0 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/core/call_many.hpp
+++ b/silkworm/silkrpc/core/call_many.hpp
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
 #include <boost/asio/thread_pool.hpp>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
+#include <silkworm/core/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wattributes"
 #include <silkworm/core/execution/evm.hpp>
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #include <silkworm/core/state/intra_block_state.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/core/evm_executor.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/core/rawdb/accessors.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethdb/kv/state_cache.hpp>
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/core/evm_debug.hpp b/silkworm/silkrpc/core/evm_debug.hpp
index 12d6178066..f6ca51a503 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/core/evm_debug.hpp
+++ b/silkworm/silkrpc/core/evm_debug.hpp
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
 #include <gsl/narrow>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
+#include <silkworm/core/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wattributes"
 #include <silkworm/core/execution/evm.hpp>
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #include <silkworm/core/state/intra_block_state.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/core/rawdb/accessors.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethdb/transaction.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethdb/transaction_database.hpp>
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/core/evm_trace.hpp b/silkworm/silkrpc/core/evm_trace.hpp
index 122286d217..b2e8a4914a 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/core/evm_trace.hpp
+++ b/silkworm/silkrpc/core/evm_trace.hpp
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
 #include <gsl/narrow>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
+#include <silkworm/core/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wattributes"
 #include <silkworm/core/execution/evm.hpp>
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #include <silkworm/core/state/intra_block_state.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/core/evm_executor.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/core/rawdb/accessors.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethdb/transaction.hpp>
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/daemon.hpp b/silkworm/silkrpc/daemon.hpp
index 890693c31b..59c0e69b34 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/daemon.hpp
+++ b/silkworm/silkrpc/daemon.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <silkworm/infra/common/log.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/grpc/client/client_context_pool.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/grpc/common/version.hpp>
+#include <silkworm/node/db/mdbx.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/common/constants.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethdb/kv/state_changes_stream.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/http/server.hpp>
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/http/request_handler.cpp b/silkworm/silkrpc/http/request_handler.cpp
index 6845a469a7..17d39efe5e 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/http/request_handler.cpp
+++ b/silkworm/silkrpc/http/request_handler.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ boost::asio::awaitable<void> RequestHandler::handle(const http::Request& request
         reply.content = "";
         reply.status = http::StatusType::no_content;
     } else {
-        SILK_DEBUG << "handle_user_request content: " << request.content;
+        SILK_TRACE << "handle HTTP request content #size: " << request.content.size();
 
         const auto request_json = nlohmann::json::parse(request.content);
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ boost::asio::awaitable<void> RequestHandler::handle(const http::Request& request
 
     co_await do_write(reply);
 
-    SILK_INFO << "handle_user_request t=" << clock_time::since(start) << "ns";
+    SILK_TRACE << "handle HTTP request t=" << clock_time::since(start) << "ns";
 }
 
 boost::asio::awaitable<void> RequestHandler::handle_request_and_create_reply(const nlohmann::json& request_json, http::Reply& reply) {
@@ -119,16 +119,19 @@ boost::asio::awaitable<void> RequestHandler::handle_request_and_create_reply(con
     const auto json_glaze_handler = rpc_api_table_.find_json_glaze_handler(method);
     if (json_glaze_handler) {
         co_await handle_request(request_id, *json_glaze_handler, request_json, reply);
+        SILK_TRACE << "handle RPC request: " << method;
         co_return;
     }
     const auto json_handler = rpc_api_table_.find_json_handler(method);
     if (json_handler) {
         co_await handle_request(request_id, *json_handler, request_json, reply);
+        SILK_TRACE << "handle RPC request: " << method;
         co_return;
     }
     const auto stream_handler = rpc_api_table_.find_stream_handler(method);
     if (stream_handler) {
         co_await handle_request(*stream_handler, request_json);
+        SILK_TRACE << "handle RPC stream request: " << method;
         co_return;
     }
 
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/http/server.cpp b/silkworm/silkrpc/http/server.cpp
index 91306fa082..ae9dad142e 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/http/server.cpp
+++ b/silkworm/silkrpc/http/server.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 #include <silkworm/infra/common/log.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/common/constants.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/silkrpc/common/util.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/http/connection.hpp>
 
 namespace silkworm::rpc::http {
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ Server::Server(const std::string& end_point,
 }
 
 void Server::start() {
-    boost::asio::co_spawn(acceptor_.get_executor(), run(), [&](std::exception_ptr eptr) {
+    boost::asio::co_spawn(acceptor_.get_executor(), run(), [&](const std::exception_ptr& eptr) {
         if (eptr) std::rethrow_exception(eptr);
     });
 }
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ boost::asio::awaitable<void> Server::run() {
             SILK_TRACE << "Server::run starting connection for socket: " << &new_connection->socket();
             auto connection_loop = [=]() -> boost::asio::awaitable<void> { co_await new_connection->read_loop(); };
 
-            boost::asio::co_spawn(io_context_, connection_loop, [&](std::exception_ptr eptr) {
+            boost::asio::co_spawn(io_context_, connection_loop, [&](const std::exception_ptr& eptr) {
                 if (eptr) std::rethrow_exception(eptr);
             });
         }
diff --git a/silkworm/silkrpc/test/context_test_base.cpp b/silkworm/silkrpc/test/context_test_base.cpp
index 3504e349a5..150dc16667 100644
--- a/silkworm/silkrpc/test/context_test_base.cpp
+++ b/silkworm/silkrpc/test/context_test_base.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 #include "context_test_base.hpp"
 
+#include <silkworm/core/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/concurrency/private_service.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/infra/concurrency/shared_service.hpp>
-#include <silkworm/silkrpc/common/block_cache.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/core/filter_storage.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethbackend/remote_backend.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/silkrpc/ethdb/kv/remote_database.hpp>