Update EIP-4788: Mention genesis block with no existing beacon block …

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ethereum · Aug 1, 2023 · 3ca51a1 · 3ca51a1
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@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ Validity of the parent beacon block root is guaranteed from the consensus layer,
 
 When verifying a block, execution clients **MUST** ensure the root value in the block header matches the one provided by the consensus client.
 
+For a genesis block with no existing parent beacon block root the 32 zero bytes are used as a root placeholder.
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 ### EVM changes
 
 #### Block processing