diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 8f46cb1fe..537eeef89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ jobs:
           cp target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/kaspad bin/
           cp target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/rothschild bin/
           cp target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/kaspa-wallet bin/
-          archive="bin/rusty-kaspa-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}-linux-musl-amd64.zip"
-          asset_name="rusty-kaspa-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}-linux-musl-amd64.zip"
+          archive="bin/rusty-kaspa-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}-linux-amd64.zip"
+          asset_name="rusty-kaspa-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}-linux-amd64.zip"
           zip -r "${archive}" ./bin/*
           echo "archive=${archive}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "asset_name=${asset_name}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -76,12 +76,10 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           cargo build --bin kaspad --release
-          cargo build --bin simpa --release
           cargo build --bin rothschild --release
           cargo build --bin kaspa-wallet --release
           mkdir bin || true
           cp target/release/kaspad.exe bin/
-          cp target/release/simpa.exe bin/
           cp target/release/rothschild.exe bin/
           cp target/release/kaspa-wallet.exe bin/
           archive="bin/rusty-kaspa-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}-win64.zip"
@@ -94,12 +92,10 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         run: |
           cargo build --bin kaspad --release
-          cargo build --bin simpa --release
           cargo build --bin rothschild --release
           cargo build --bin kaspa-wallet --release
           mkdir bin || true
           cp target/release/kaspad bin/
-          cp target/release/simpa bin/
           cp target/release/rothschild bin/
           cp target/release/kaspa-wallet bin/
           archive="bin/rusty-kaspa-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}-osx.zip"
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4564b31f2..3f1107530 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2376,7 +2376,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-addresses"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "criterion",
@@ -2393,7 +2393,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-addressmanager"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "igd-next",
@@ -2416,14 +2416,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-alloc"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "mimalloc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-bip32"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "bs58",
@@ -2450,7 +2450,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-cli"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "borsh",
@@ -2497,7 +2497,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-connectionmanager"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "duration-string",
  "futures-util",
@@ -2516,7 +2516,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-consensus"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
@@ -2559,7 +2559,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-consensus-client"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
@@ -2587,7 +2587,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-consensus-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bincode",
@@ -2625,7 +2625,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-consensus-notify"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
@@ -2644,7 +2644,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-consensus-wasm"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "faster-hex",
@@ -2668,7 +2668,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-consensusmanager"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "duration-string",
  "futures",
@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "ctrlc",
@@ -2704,7 +2704,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-daemon"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "borsh",
@@ -2726,7 +2726,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-database"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "enum-primitive-derive",
@@ -2748,7 +2748,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-grpc-client"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-stream",
@@ -2780,7 +2780,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-grpc-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-stream",
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-grpc-server"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-stream",
@@ -2845,7 +2845,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-hashes"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2b_simd",
  "borsh",
@@ -2866,7 +2866,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-index-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2885,7 +2885,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-index-processor"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2913,7 +2913,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-math"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "criterion",
@@ -2934,14 +2934,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-merkle"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "kaspa-hashes",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-metrics-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "borsh",
@@ -2957,7 +2957,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-mining"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "futures-util",
@@ -2984,7 +2984,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-mining-errors"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "kaspa-consensus-core",
  "thiserror",
@@ -2992,7 +2992,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-muhash"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "kaspa-hashes",
@@ -3005,7 +3005,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-notify"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3041,7 +3041,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-p2p-flows"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "chrono",
@@ -3072,7 +3072,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-p2p-lib"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "ctrlc",
@@ -3103,7 +3103,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-perf-monitor"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "kaspa-core",
  "log",
@@ -3115,7 +3115,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-pow"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "js-sys",
@@ -3131,7 +3131,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-rpc-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3173,7 +3173,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-rpc-macros"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "convert_case 0.6.0",
  "proc-macro-error",
@@ -3185,7 +3185,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-rpc-service"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "kaspa-addresses",
@@ -3214,7 +3214,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-testing-integration"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3274,7 +3274,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-txscript"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2b_simd",
  "borsh",
@@ -3306,7 +3306,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-txscript-errors"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "secp256k1",
  "thiserror",
@@ -3314,7 +3314,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-utils"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
@@ -3350,7 +3350,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-utils-tower"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "futures",
@@ -3364,7 +3364,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-utxoindex"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "kaspa-consensus",
@@ -3385,7 +3385,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wallet"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3397,7 +3397,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wallet-cli-wasm"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "js-sys",
@@ -3411,7 +3411,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wallet-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "aes",
  "ahash",
@@ -3492,7 +3492,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wallet-keys"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "borsh",
@@ -3525,7 +3525,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wallet-macros"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "convert_case 0.5.0",
  "proc-macro-error",
@@ -3538,7 +3538,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wallet-pskt"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "derive_builder",
@@ -3565,7 +3565,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wasm"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "js-sys",
@@ -3593,7 +3593,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wasm-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "faster-hex",
  "hexplay",
@@ -3604,7 +3604,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wrpc-client"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3640,7 +3640,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wrpc-example-subscriber"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "ctrlc",
  "futures",
@@ -3655,7 +3655,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wrpc-proxy"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "clap 4.5.16",
@@ -3674,7 +3674,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wrpc-server"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "borsh",
@@ -3702,7 +3702,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wrpc-simple-client-example"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "kaspa-rpc-core",
@@ -3712,7 +3712,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wrpc-wasm"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "async-std",
@@ -3742,7 +3742,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspad"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
@@ -5175,7 +5175,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rothschild"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "clap 4.5.16",
@@ -5643,7 +5643,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "simpa"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ed13853d7..9dd74f3ee 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ members = [
 
 [workspace.package]
 rust-version = "1.81.0"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 authors = ["Kaspa developers"]
 license = "ISC"
 repository = "https://github.com/kaspanet/rusty-kaspa"
@@ -80,61 +80,61 @@ include = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-# kaspa-testing-integration = { version = "0.15.1", path = "testing/integration" }
-kaspa-addresses = { version = "0.15.1", path = "crypto/addresses" }
-kaspa-addressmanager = { version = "0.15.1", path = "components/addressmanager" }
-kaspa-bip32 = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wallet/bip32" }
-kaspa-cli = { version = "0.15.1", path = "cli" }
-kaspa-connectionmanager = { version = "0.15.1", path = "components/connectionmanager" }
-kaspa-consensus = { version = "0.15.1", path = "consensus" }
-kaspa-consensus-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "consensus/core" }
-kaspa-consensus-client = { version = "0.15.1", path = "consensus/client" }
-kaspa-consensus-notify = { version = "0.15.1", path = "consensus/notify" }
-kaspa-consensus-wasm = { version = "0.15.1", path = "consensus/wasm" }
-kaspa-consensusmanager = { version = "0.15.1", path = "components/consensusmanager" }
-kaspa-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "core" }
-kaspa-daemon = { version = "0.15.1", path = "daemon" }
-kaspa-database = { version = "0.15.1", path = "database" }
-kaspa-grpc-client = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/grpc/client" }
-kaspa-grpc-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/grpc/core" }
-kaspa-grpc-server = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/grpc/server" }
-kaspa-hashes = { version = "0.15.1", path = "crypto/hashes" }
-kaspa-index-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "indexes/core" }
-kaspa-index-processor = { version = "0.15.1", path = "indexes/processor" }
-kaspa-math = { version = "0.15.1", path = "math" }
-kaspa-merkle = { version = "0.15.1", path = "crypto/merkle" }
-kaspa-metrics-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "metrics/core" }
-kaspa-mining = { version = "0.15.1", path = "mining" }
-kaspa-mining-errors = { version = "0.15.1", path = "mining/errors" }
-kaspa-muhash = { version = "0.15.1", path = "crypto/muhash" }
-kaspa-notify = { version = "0.15.1", path = "notify" }
-kaspa-p2p-flows = { version = "0.15.1", path = "protocol/flows" }
-kaspa-p2p-lib = { version = "0.15.1", path = "protocol/p2p" }
-kaspa-perf-monitor = { version = "0.15.1", path = "metrics/perf_monitor" }
-kaspa-pow = { version = "0.15.1", path = "consensus/pow" }
-kaspa-rpc-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/core" }
-kaspa-rpc-macros = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/macros" }
-kaspa-rpc-service = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/service" }
-kaspa-txscript = { version = "0.15.1", path = "crypto/txscript" }
-kaspa-txscript-errors = { version = "0.15.1", path = "crypto/txscript/errors" }
-kaspa-utils = { version = "0.15.1", path = "utils" }
-kaspa-utils-tower = { version = "0.15.1", path = "utils/tower" }
-kaspa-utxoindex = { version = "0.15.1", path = "indexes/utxoindex" }
-kaspa-wallet = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wallet/native" }
-kaspa-wallet-cli-wasm = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wallet/wasm" }
-kaspa-wallet-keys = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wallet/keys" }
-kaspa-wallet-pskt = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wallet/pskt" }
-kaspa-wallet-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wallet/core" }
-kaspa-wallet-macros = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wallet/macros" }
-kaspa-wasm = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wasm" }
-kaspa-wasm-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wasm/core" }
-kaspa-wrpc-client = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/wrpc/client" }
-kaspa-wrpc-proxy = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/wrpc/proxy" }
-kaspa-wrpc-server = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/wrpc/server" }
-kaspa-wrpc-wasm = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/wrpc/wasm" }
-kaspa-wrpc-example-subscriber = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/wrpc/examples/subscriber" }
-kaspad = { version = "0.15.1", path = "kaspad" }
-kaspa-alloc = { version = "0.15.1", path = "utils/alloc" }
+# kaspa-testing-integration = { version = "0.15.2", path = "testing/integration" }
+kaspa-addresses = { version = "0.15.2", path = "crypto/addresses" }
+kaspa-addressmanager = { version = "0.15.2", path = "components/addressmanager" }
+kaspa-bip32 = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wallet/bip32" }
+kaspa-cli = { version = "0.15.2", path = "cli" }
+kaspa-connectionmanager = { version = "0.15.2", path = "components/connectionmanager" }
+kaspa-consensus = { version = "0.15.2", path = "consensus" }
+kaspa-consensus-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "consensus/core" }
+kaspa-consensus-client = { version = "0.15.2", path = "consensus/client" }
+kaspa-consensus-notify = { version = "0.15.2", path = "consensus/notify" }
+kaspa-consensus-wasm = { version = "0.15.2", path = "consensus/wasm" }
+kaspa-consensusmanager = { version = "0.15.2", path = "components/consensusmanager" }
+kaspa-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "core" }
+kaspa-daemon = { version = "0.15.2", path = "daemon" }
+kaspa-database = { version = "0.15.2", path = "database" }
+kaspa-grpc-client = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/grpc/client" }
+kaspa-grpc-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/grpc/core" }
+kaspa-grpc-server = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/grpc/server" }
+kaspa-hashes = { version = "0.15.2", path = "crypto/hashes" }
+kaspa-index-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "indexes/core" }
+kaspa-index-processor = { version = "0.15.2", path = "indexes/processor" }
+kaspa-math = { version = "0.15.2", path = "math" }
+kaspa-merkle = { version = "0.15.2", path = "crypto/merkle" }
+kaspa-metrics-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "metrics/core" }
+kaspa-mining = { version = "0.15.2", path = "mining" }
+kaspa-mining-errors = { version = "0.15.2", path = "mining/errors" }
+kaspa-muhash = { version = "0.15.2", path = "crypto/muhash" }
+kaspa-notify = { version = "0.15.2", path = "notify" }
+kaspa-p2p-flows = { version = "0.15.2", path = "protocol/flows" }
+kaspa-p2p-lib = { version = "0.15.2", path = "protocol/p2p" }
+kaspa-perf-monitor = { version = "0.15.2", path = "metrics/perf_monitor" }
+kaspa-pow = { version = "0.15.2", path = "consensus/pow" }
+kaspa-rpc-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/core" }
+kaspa-rpc-macros = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/macros" }
+kaspa-rpc-service = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/service" }
+kaspa-txscript = { version = "0.15.2", path = "crypto/txscript" }
+kaspa-txscript-errors = { version = "0.15.2", path = "crypto/txscript/errors" }
+kaspa-utils = { version = "0.15.2", path = "utils" }
+kaspa-utils-tower = { version = "0.15.2", path = "utils/tower" }
+kaspa-utxoindex = { version = "0.15.2", path = "indexes/utxoindex" }
+kaspa-wallet = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wallet/native" }
+kaspa-wallet-cli-wasm = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wallet/wasm" }
+kaspa-wallet-keys = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wallet/keys" }
+kaspa-wallet-pskt = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wallet/pskt" }
+kaspa-wallet-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wallet/core" }
+kaspa-wallet-macros = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wallet/macros" }
+kaspa-wasm = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wasm" }
+kaspa-wasm-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wasm/core" }
+kaspa-wrpc-client = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/wrpc/client" }
+kaspa-wrpc-proxy = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/wrpc/proxy" }
+kaspa-wrpc-server = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/wrpc/server" }
+kaspa-wrpc-wasm = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/wrpc/wasm" }
+kaspa-wrpc-example-subscriber = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/wrpc/examples/subscriber" }
+kaspad = { version = "0.15.2", path = "kaspad" }
+kaspa-alloc = { version = "0.15.2", path = "utils/alloc" }
 
 # external
 aes = "0.8.3"
diff --git a/cli/src/modules/rpc.rs b/cli/src/modules/rpc.rs
index f32523c4a..cf6bc6bd2 100644
--- a/cli/src/modules/rpc.rs
+++ b/cli/src/modules/rpc.rs
@@ -114,17 +114,28 @@ impl Rpc {
                 }
                 let hash = argv.remove(0);
                 let hash = RpcHash::from_hex(hash.as_str())?;
-                let result = rpc.get_block_call(None, GetBlockRequest { hash, include_transactions: true }).await?;
+                let include_transactions = argv.first().and_then(|x| x.parse::<bool>().ok()).unwrap_or(true);
+                let result = rpc.get_block_call(None, GetBlockRequest { hash, include_transactions }).await?;
                 self.println(&ctx, result);
             }
             // RpcApiOps::GetSubnetwork => {
             //     let result = rpc.get_subnetwork_call(GetSubnetworkRequest {  }).await?;
             //     self.println(&ctx, result);
             // }
-            // RpcApiOps::GetVirtualChainFromBlock => {
-            //     let result = rpc.get_virtual_chain_from_block_call(GetVirtualChainFromBlockRequest {  }).await?;
-            //     self.println(&ctx, result);
-            // }
+            RpcApiOps::GetVirtualChainFromBlock => {
+                if argv.is_empty() {
+                    return Err(Error::custom("Missing startHash argument"));
+                };
+                let start_hash = RpcHash::from_hex(argv.remove(0).as_str())?;
+                let include_accepted_transaction_ids = argv.first().and_then(|x| x.parse::<bool>().ok()).unwrap_or_default();
+                let result = rpc
+                    .get_virtual_chain_from_block_call(
+                        None,
+                        GetVirtualChainFromBlockRequest { start_hash, include_accepted_transaction_ids },
+                    )
+                    .await?;
+                self.println(&ctx, result);
+            }
             // RpcApiOps::GetBlocks => {
             //     let result = rpc.get_blocks_call(GetBlocksRequest {  }).await?;
             //     self.println(&ctx, result);
diff --git a/components/consensusmanager/src/session.rs b/components/consensusmanager/src/session.rs
index 81d589148..2643739ee 100644
--- a/components/consensusmanager/src/session.rs
+++ b/components/consensusmanager/src/session.rs
@@ -267,8 +267,12 @@ impl ConsensusSessionOwned {
         self.clone().spawn_blocking(|c| c.is_nearly_synced()).await
     }
 
-    pub async fn async_get_virtual_chain_from_block(&self, hash: Hash) -> ConsensusResult<ChainPath> {
-        self.clone().spawn_blocking(move |c| c.get_virtual_chain_from_block(hash)).await
+    pub async fn async_get_virtual_chain_from_block(
+        &self,
+        low: Hash,
+        chain_path_added_limit: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> ConsensusResult<ChainPath> {
+        self.clone().spawn_blocking(move |c| c.get_virtual_chain_from_block(low, chain_path_added_limit)).await
     }
 
     pub async fn async_get_virtual_utxos(
@@ -380,8 +384,12 @@ impl ConsensusSessionOwned {
     /// Returns acceptance data for a set of blocks belonging to the selected parent chain.
     ///
     /// See `self::get_virtual_chain`
-    pub async fn async_get_blocks_acceptance_data(&self, hashes: Vec<Hash>) -> ConsensusResult<Vec<Arc<AcceptanceData>>> {
-        self.clone().spawn_blocking(move |c| c.get_blocks_acceptance_data(&hashes)).await
+    pub async fn async_get_blocks_acceptance_data(
+        &self,
+        hashes: Vec<Hash>,
+        merged_blocks_limit: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> ConsensusResult<Vec<Arc<AcceptanceData>>> {
+        self.clone().spawn_blocking(move |c| c.get_blocks_acceptance_data(&hashes, merged_blocks_limit)).await
     }
 
     pub async fn async_is_chain_block(&self, hash: Hash) -> ConsensusResult<bool> {
diff --git a/consensus/core/src/api/mod.rs b/consensus/core/src/api/mod.rs
index 4833c7659..91165b73d 100644
--- a/consensus/core/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/consensus/core/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,12 @@ pub trait ConsensusApi: Send + Sync {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 
-    fn get_virtual_chain_from_block(&self, hash: Hash) -> ConsensusResult<ChainPath> {
+    /// Gets the virtual chain paths from `low` to the `sink` hash, or until `chain_path_added_limit` is reached
+    ///
+    /// Note:   
+    ///     1) `chain_path_added_limit` will populate removed fully, and then the added chain path, up to `chain_path_added_limit` amount of hashes.
+    ///     1.1) use `None to impose no limit with optimized backward chain iteration, for better performance in cases where batching is not required.
+    fn get_virtual_chain_from_block(&self, low: Hash, chain_path_added_limit: Option<usize>) -> ConsensusResult<ChainPath> {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 
@@ -297,7 +302,11 @@ pub trait ConsensusApi: Send + Sync {
     /// Returns acceptance data for a set of blocks belonging to the selected parent chain.
     ///
     /// See `self::get_virtual_chain`
-    fn get_blocks_acceptance_data(&self, hashes: &[Hash]) -> ConsensusResult<Vec<Arc<AcceptanceData>>> {
+    fn get_blocks_acceptance_data(
+        &self,
+        hashes: &[Hash],
+        merged_blocks_limit: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> ConsensusResult<Vec<Arc<AcceptanceData>>> {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 
diff --git a/consensus/src/consensus/mod.rs b/consensus/src/consensus/mod.rs
index 8474a6864..1731729a3 100644
--- a/consensus/src/consensus/mod.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/consensus/mod.rs
@@ -607,14 +607,26 @@ impl ConsensusApi for Consensus {
         self.config.is_nearly_synced(compact.timestamp, compact.daa_score)
     }
 
-    fn get_virtual_chain_from_block(&self, hash: Hash) -> ConsensusResult<ChainPath> {
-        // Calculate chain changes between the given hash and the
-        // sink. Note that we explicitly don't
+    fn get_virtual_chain_from_block(&self, low: Hash, chain_path_added_limit: Option<usize>) -> ConsensusResult<ChainPath> {
+        // Calculate chain changes between the given `low` and the current sink hash (up to `limit` amount of block hashes).
+        // Note:
+        // 1) that we explicitly don't
         // do the calculation against the virtual itself so that we
         // won't later need to remove it from the result.
+        // 2) supplying `None` as `chain_path_added_limit` will result in the full chain path, with optimized performance.
         let _guard = self.pruning_lock.blocking_read();
-        self.validate_block_exists(hash)?;
-        Ok(self.services.dag_traversal_manager.calculate_chain_path(hash, self.get_sink()))
+
+        // Verify that the block exists
+        self.validate_block_exists(low)?;
+
+        // Verify that source is on chain(block)
+        self.services
+            .reachability_service
+            .is_chain_ancestor_of(self.get_source(), low)
+            .then_some(())
+            .ok_or(ConsensusError::General("the queried hash does not have source on its chain"))?;
+
+        Ok(self.services.dag_traversal_manager.calculate_chain_path(low, self.get_sink(), chain_path_added_limit))
     }
 
     /// Returns a Vec of header samples since genesis
@@ -914,11 +926,35 @@ impl ConsensusApi for Consensus {
         self.acceptance_data_store.get(hash).unwrap_option().ok_or(ConsensusError::MissingData(hash))
     }
 
-    fn get_blocks_acceptance_data(&self, hashes: &[Hash]) -> ConsensusResult<Vec<Arc<AcceptanceData>>> {
+    fn get_blocks_acceptance_data(
+        &self,
+        hashes: &[Hash],
+        merged_blocks_limit: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> ConsensusResult<Vec<Arc<AcceptanceData>>> {
+        // Note: merged_blocks_limit will limit after the sum of merged blocks is breached along the supplied hash's acceptance data
+        // and not limit the acceptance data within a queried hash. i.e. It has mergeset_size_limit granularity, this is to guarantee full acceptance data coverage.
+        if merged_blocks_limit.is_none() {
+            return hashes
+                .iter()
+                .copied()
+                .map(|hash| self.acceptance_data_store.get(hash).unwrap_option().ok_or(ConsensusError::MissingData(hash)))
+                .collect::<ConsensusResult<Vec<_>>>();
+        }
+        let merged_blocks_limit = merged_blocks_limit.unwrap(); // we handle `is_none`, so may unwrap.
+        let mut num_of_merged_blocks = 0usize;
+
         hashes
             .iter()
             .copied()
-            .map(|hash| self.acceptance_data_store.get(hash).unwrap_option().ok_or(ConsensusError::MissingData(hash)))
+            .map_while(|hash| {
+                let entry = self.acceptance_data_store.get(hash).unwrap_option().ok_or(ConsensusError::MissingData(hash));
+                num_of_merged_blocks += entry.as_ref().map_or(0, |entry| entry.len());
+                if num_of_merged_blocks > merged_blocks_limit {
+                    None
+                } else {
+                    Some(entry)
+                }
+            })
             .collect::<ConsensusResult<Vec<_>>>()
     }
 
diff --git a/consensus/src/pipeline/virtual_processor/processor.rs b/consensus/src/pipeline/virtual_processor/processor.rs
index dfb7394b8..88fee97bf 100644
--- a/consensus/src/pipeline/virtual_processor/processor.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/pipeline/virtual_processor/processor.rs
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ impl VirtualStateProcessor {
         assert_eq!(virtual_ghostdag_data.selected_parent, new_sink);
 
         let sink_multiset = self.utxo_multisets_store.get(new_sink).unwrap();
-        let chain_path = self.dag_traversal_manager.calculate_chain_path(prev_sink, new_sink);
+        let chain_path = self.dag_traversal_manager.calculate_chain_path(prev_sink, new_sink, None);
         let new_virtual_state = self
             .calculate_and_commit_virtual_state(
                 virtual_read,
diff --git a/consensus/src/processes/sync/mod.rs b/consensus/src/processes/sync/mod.rs
index 847222968..3978913ba 100644
--- a/consensus/src/processes/sync/mod.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/processes/sync/mod.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ impl<
         (blocks, highest_reached)
     }
 
-    fn find_highest_common_chain_block(&self, low: Hash, high: Hash) -> Hash {
+    pub fn find_highest_common_chain_block(&self, low: Hash, high: Hash) -> Hash {
         self.reachability_service
             .default_backward_chain_iterator(low)
             .find(|candidate| self.reachability_service.is_chain_ancestor_of(*candidate, high))
diff --git a/consensus/src/processes/traversal_manager.rs b/consensus/src/processes/traversal_manager.rs
index 3ae0aef5d..23dc5c69f 100644
--- a/consensus/src/processes/traversal_manager.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/processes/traversal_manager.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl<T: GhostdagStoreReader, U: ReachabilityStoreReader, V: RelationsStoreReader
         Self { genesis_hash, ghostdag_store, relations_store, reachability_service }
     }
 
-    pub fn calculate_chain_path(&self, from: Hash, to: Hash) -> ChainPath {
+    pub fn calculate_chain_path(&self, from: Hash, to: Hash, chain_path_added_limit: Option<usize>) -> ChainPath {
         let mut removed = Vec::new();
         let mut common_ancestor = from;
         for current in self.reachability_service.default_backward_chain_iterator(from) {
@@ -42,9 +42,20 @@ impl<T: GhostdagStoreReader, U: ReachabilityStoreReader, V: RelationsStoreReader
                 break;
             }
         }
-        // It is more intuitive to use forward iterator here, but going downwards the selected chain is faster.
-        let mut added = self.reachability_service.backward_chain_iterator(to, common_ancestor, false).collect_vec();
-        added.reverse();
+        if chain_path_added_limit.is_none() {
+            // Use backward chain iterator
+            // It is more intuitive to use forward iterator here, but going downwards the selected chain is faster.
+            let mut added = self.reachability_service.backward_chain_iterator(to, common_ancestor, false).collect_vec();
+            added.reverse();
+            return ChainPath { added, removed };
+        }
+        // Use forward chain iterator, to ascertain a path from the common ancestor to the target.
+        let added = self
+            .reachability_service
+            .forward_chain_iterator(common_ancestor, to, true)
+            .skip(1)
+            .take(chain_path_added_limit.unwrap()) // we handle is_none so we may unwrap. 
+            .collect_vec();
         ChainPath { added, removed }
     }
 
diff --git a/mining/src/mempool/remove_transaction.rs b/mining/src/mempool/remove_transaction.rs
index 960ebc264..3aac8a20b 100644
--- a/mining/src/mempool/remove_transaction.rs
+++ b/mining/src/mempool/remove_transaction.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::mempool::{
     Mempool,
 };
 use kaspa_consensus_core::tx::TransactionId;
-use kaspa_core::{debug, warn};
+use kaspa_core::debug;
 use kaspa_utils::iter::IterExtensions;
 
 impl Mempool {
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ impl Mempool {
             TxRemovalReason::Muted => {}
             TxRemovalReason::DoubleSpend => match removed_transactions.len() {
                 0 => {}
-                1 => warn!("Removed transaction ({}) {}{}", reason, removed_transactions[0], extra_info),
-                n => warn!(
+                1 => debug!("Removed transaction ({}) {}{}", reason, removed_transactions[0], extra_info),
+                n => debug!(
                     "Removed {} transactions ({}): {}{}",
                     n,
                     reason,
diff --git a/rothschild/src/main.rs b/rothschild/src/main.rs
index d303f1da0..35d08493b 100644
--- a/rothschild/src/main.rs
+++ b/rothschild/src/main.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ use kaspa_rpc_core::{api::rpc::RpcApi, notify::mode::NotificationMode, RpcUtxoEn
 use kaspa_txscript::pay_to_address_script;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use rayon::prelude::*;
-use secp256k1::{rand::thread_rng, Keypair};
+use secp256k1::{
+    rand::{thread_rng, Rng},
+    Keypair,
+};
 use tokio::time::{interval, MissedTickBehavior};
 
 const DEFAULT_SEND_AMOUNT: u64 = 10 * SOMPI_PER_KASPA;
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ pub struct Args {
     pub rpc_server: String,
     pub threads: u8,
     pub unleashed: bool,
+    pub addr: Option<String>,
+    pub priority_fee: u64,
+    pub randomize_fee: bool,
 }
 
 impl Args {
@@ -51,6 +57,9 @@ impl Args {
             rpc_server: m.get_one::<String>("rpcserver").cloned().unwrap_or("localhost:16210".to_owned()),
             threads: m.get_one::<u8>("threads").cloned().unwrap(),
             unleashed: m.get_one::<bool>("unleashed").cloned().unwrap_or(false),
+            addr: m.get_one::<String>("addr").cloned(),
+            priority_fee: m.get_one::<u64>("priority-fee").cloned().unwrap_or(0),
+            randomize_fee: m.get_one::<bool>("randomize-fee").cloned().unwrap_or(false),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -85,6 +94,25 @@ pub fn cli() -> Command {
                 .help("The number of threads to use for TX generation. Set to 0 to use 1 thread per core. Default is 2."),
         )
         .arg(Arg::new("unleashed").long("unleashed").action(ArgAction::SetTrue).hide(true).help("Allow higher TPS"))
+        .arg(Arg::new("addr").long("to-addr").short('a').value_name("addr").help("address to send to"))
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new("priority-fee")
+                .long("priority-fee")
+                .short('f')
+                .value_name("priority-fee")
+                .default_value("0")
+                .value_parser(clap::value_parser!(u64))
+                .help("Transaction priority fee"),
+        )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new("randomize-fee")
+                .long("randomize-fee")
+                .short('r')
+                .value_name("randomize-fee")
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue)
+                .default_value("false")
+                .help("Randomize transaction priority fee"),
+        )
 }
 
 async fn new_rpc_client(subscription_context: &SubscriptionContext, address: &str) -> GrpcClient {
@@ -111,6 +139,11 @@ struct ClientPoolArg {
     utxos_len: usize,
 }
 
+struct TxsFeeConfig {
+    priority_fee: u64,
+    randomize_fee: bool,
+}
+
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
     kaspa_core::log::init_logger(None, "");
@@ -150,9 +183,31 @@ async fn main() {
 
     let kaspa_addr = Address::new(ADDRESS_PREFIX, ADDRESS_VERSION, &schnorr_key.x_only_public_key().0.serialize());
 
+    let kaspa_to_addr = args.addr.as_ref().map_or_else(|| kaspa_addr.clone(), |addr_str| Address::try_from(addr_str.clone()).unwrap());
+
+    let fee_config = TxsFeeConfig { priority_fee: args.priority_fee, randomize_fee: args.randomize_fee };
+
     rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder::new().num_threads(args.threads as usize).build_global().unwrap();
 
-    info!("Using Rothschild with private key {} and address {}", schnorr_key.display_secret(), String::from(&kaspa_addr));
+    let mut log_message = format!(
+        "Using Rothschild with:\n\
+        \tprivate key: {}\n\
+        \tfrom address: {}",
+        schnorr_key.display_secret(),
+        String::from(&kaspa_addr)
+    );
+    if args.addr.is_some() {
+        log_message.push_str(&format!("\n\tto address: {}", String::from(&kaspa_to_addr)));
+    }
+    if args.priority_fee != 0 {
+        log_message.push_str(&format!(
+            "\n\tpriority fee: {} SOMPS {}",
+            fee_config.priority_fee,
+            if fee_config.randomize_fee { "[randomize]" } else { "" }
+        ));
+    }
+    info!("{}", log_message);
+
     let info = rpc_client.get_block_dag_info().await.unwrap();
     let coinbase_maturity = match info.network.suffix {
         Some(11) => TESTNET11_PARAMS.coinbase_maturity,
@@ -249,13 +304,14 @@ async fn main() {
         let has_funds = maybe_send_tx(
             txs_to_send,
             &tx_sender,
-            kaspa_addr.clone(),
+            kaspa_to_addr.clone(),
             &mut utxos,
             &mut pending,
             schnorr_key,
             stats.clone(),
             maximize_inputs,
             &mut next_available_utxo_index,
+            &fee_config,
         )
         .await;
         if !has_funds {
@@ -369,6 +425,7 @@ async fn maybe_send_tx(
     stats: Arc<Mutex<Stats>>,
     maximize_inputs: bool,
     next_available_utxo_index: &mut usize,
+    fee_config: &TxsFeeConfig,
 ) -> bool {
     let num_outs = if maximize_inputs { 1 } else { 2 };
 
@@ -377,7 +434,7 @@ async fn maybe_send_tx(
     let selected_utxos_groups = (0..txs_to_send)
         .map(|_| {
             let (selected_utxos, selected_amount) =
-                select_utxos(utxos, DEFAULT_SEND_AMOUNT, num_outs, maximize_inputs, next_available_utxo_index);
+                select_utxos(utxos, DEFAULT_SEND_AMOUNT, num_outs, maximize_inputs, next_available_utxo_index, fee_config);
             if selected_amount == 0 {
                 return None;
             }
@@ -473,10 +530,12 @@ fn select_utxos(
     num_outs: u64,
     maximize_utxos: bool,
     next_available_utxo_index: &mut usize,
+    fee_config: &TxsFeeConfig,
 ) -> (Vec<(TransactionOutpoint, UtxoEntry)>, u64) {
     const MAX_UTXOS: usize = 84;
     let mut selected_amount: u64 = 0;
     let mut selected = Vec::new();
+    let mut rng = thread_rng();
 
     while next_available_utxo_index < &mut utxos.len() {
         let (outpoint, entry) = utxos[*next_available_utxo_index].clone();
@@ -484,11 +543,16 @@ fn select_utxos(
         selected.push((outpoint, entry));
 
         let fee = required_fee(selected.len(), num_outs);
+        let priority_fee = if fee_config.randomize_fee && fee_config.priority_fee > 0 {
+            rng.gen_range(0..fee_config.priority_fee)
+        } else {
+            fee_config.priority_fee
+        };
 
         *next_available_utxo_index += 1;
 
-        if selected_amount >= min_amount + fee && (!maximize_utxos || selected.len() == MAX_UTXOS) {
-            return (selected, selected_amount - fee);
+        if selected_amount >= min_amount + fee + priority_fee && (!maximize_utxos || selected.len() == MAX_UTXOS) {
+            return (selected, selected_amount - fee - priority_fee);
         }
 
         if selected.len() > MAX_UTXOS {
diff --git a/rpc/core/src/model/tx.rs b/rpc/core/src/model/tx.rs
index c2b91f187..0c17e26f5 100644
--- a/rpc/core/src/model/tx.rs
+++ b/rpc/core/src/model/tx.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use kaspa_consensus_core::tx::{
     ScriptPublicKey, ScriptVec, TransactionId, TransactionIndexType, TransactionInput, TransactionOutpoint, TransactionOutput,
     UtxoEntry,
 };
-use kaspa_utils::serde_bytes_fixed_ref;
+use kaspa_utils::{hex::ToHex, serde_bytes_fixed_ref};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use workflow_serializer::prelude::*;
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ impl Deserializer for RpcTransactionOutpoint {
 }
 
 /// Represents a Kaspa transaction input
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct RpcTransactionInput {
     pub previous_outpoint: RpcTransactionOutpoint,
@@ -142,6 +142,18 @@ pub struct RpcTransactionInput {
     pub verbose_data: Option<RpcTransactionInputVerboseData>,
 }
 
+impl std::fmt::Debug for RpcTransactionInput {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("RpcTransactionInput")
+            .field("previous_outpoint", &self.previous_outpoint)
+            .field("signature_script", &self.signature_script.to_hex())
+            .field("sequence", &self.sequence)
+            .field("sig_op_count", &self.sig_op_count)
+            .field("verbose_data", &self.verbose_data)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<TransactionInput> for RpcTransactionInput {
     fn from(input: TransactionInput) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -277,7 +289,7 @@ impl Deserializer for RpcTransactionOutputVerboseData {
 }
 
 /// Represents a Kaspa transaction
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct RpcTransaction {
     pub version: u16,
@@ -292,6 +304,22 @@ pub struct RpcTransaction {
     pub verbose_data: Option<RpcTransactionVerboseData>,
 }
 
+impl std::fmt::Debug for RpcTransaction {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("RpcTransaction")
+            .field("version", &self.version)
+            .field("lock_time", &self.lock_time)
+            .field("subnetwork_id", &self.subnetwork_id)
+            .field("gas", &self.gas)
+            .field("payload", &self.payload.to_hex())
+            .field("mass", &self.mass)
+            .field("inputs", &self.inputs) // Inputs and outputs are placed purposely at the end for better debug visibility 
+            .field("outputs", &self.outputs)
+            .field("verbose_data", &self.verbose_data)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
 impl Serializer for RpcTransaction {
     fn serialize<W: std::io::Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> std::io::Result<()> {
         store!(u16, &1, writer)?;
diff --git a/rpc/grpc/core/proto/rpc.proto b/rpc/grpc/core/proto/rpc.proto
index 8c3e7b3b2..e218681b6 100644
--- a/rpc/grpc/core/proto/rpc.proto
+++ b/rpc/grpc/core/proto/rpc.proto
@@ -374,8 +374,13 @@ message GetSubnetworkResponseMessage{
   RPCError error = 1000;
 }
 
-// GetVirtualChainFromBlockRequestMessage requests the virtual selected
-// parent chain from some startHash to this kaspad's current virtual
+/// GetVirtualChainFromBlockRequestMessage requests the virtual selected
+/// parent chain from some startHash to this kaspad's current virtual
+/// Note:
+///     this call batches the response to:
+///         a. the network's `mergeset size limit * 10` amount of added chain blocks, if `includeAcceptedTransactionIds = false`
+///         b. or `mergeset size limit * 10` amount of merged blocks, if `includeAcceptedTransactionIds = true`
+///         c. it does not batch the removed chain blocks, only the added ones.
 message GetVirtualChainFromBlockRequestMessage{
   string startHash = 1;
   bool includeAcceptedTransactionIds = 2;
diff --git a/rpc/service/src/converter/consensus.rs b/rpc/service/src/converter/consensus.rs
index a5e5d3b51..c744300e5 100644
--- a/rpc/service/src/converter/consensus.rs
+++ b/rpc/service/src/converter/consensus.rs
@@ -162,8 +162,9 @@ impl ConsensusConverter {
         &self,
         consensus: &ConsensusProxy,
         chain_path: &ChainPath,
+        merged_blocks_limit: Option<usize>,
     ) -> RpcResult<Vec<RpcAcceptedTransactionIds>> {
-        let acceptance_data = consensus.async_get_blocks_acceptance_data(chain_path.added.clone()).await.unwrap();
+        let acceptance_data = consensus.async_get_blocks_acceptance_data(chain_path.added.clone(), merged_blocks_limit).await.unwrap();
         Ok(chain_path
             .added
             .iter()
diff --git a/rpc/service/src/service.rs b/rpc/service/src/service.rs
index 2c22fd6bb..d75ff770b 100644
--- a/rpc/service/src/service.rs
+++ b/rpc/service/src/service.rs
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ NOTE: This error usually indicates an RPC conversion error between the node and
     ) -> RpcResult<SubmitTransactionResponse> {
         let allow_orphan = self.config.unsafe_rpc && request.allow_orphan;
         if !self.config.unsafe_rpc && request.allow_orphan {
-            warn!("SubmitTransaction RPC command called with AllowOrphan enabled while node in safe RPC mode -- switching to ForbidOrphan.");
+            debug!("SubmitTransaction RPC command called with AllowOrphan enabled while node in safe RPC mode -- switching to ForbidOrphan.");
         }
 
         let transaction: Transaction = request.transaction.try_into()?;
@@ -609,13 +609,26 @@ NOTE: This error usually indicates an RPC conversion error between the node and
         request: GetVirtualChainFromBlockRequest,
     ) -> RpcResult<GetVirtualChainFromBlockResponse> {
         let session = self.consensus_manager.consensus().session().await;
-        let virtual_chain = session.async_get_virtual_chain_from_block(request.start_hash).await?;
+
+        // batch_size is set to 10 times the mergeset_size_limit.
+        // this means batch_size is 2480 on 10 bps, and 1800 on mainnet.
+        // this bounds by number of merged blocks, if include_accepted_transactions = true
+        // else it returns the batch_size amount on pure chain blocks.
+        // Note: batch_size does not bound removed chain blocks, only added chain blocks.
+        let batch_size = (self.config.mergeset_size_limit * 10) as usize;
+        let mut virtual_chain_batch = session.async_get_virtual_chain_from_block(request.start_hash, Some(batch_size)).await?;
         let accepted_transaction_ids = if request.include_accepted_transaction_ids {
-            self.consensus_converter.get_virtual_chain_accepted_transaction_ids(&session, &virtual_chain).await?
+            let accepted_transaction_ids = self
+                .consensus_converter
+                .get_virtual_chain_accepted_transaction_ids(&session, &virtual_chain_batch, Some(batch_size))
+                .await?;
+            // bound added to the length of the accepted transaction ids, which is bounded by merged blocks
+            virtual_chain_batch.added.truncate(accepted_transaction_ids.len());
+            accepted_transaction_ids
         } else {
             vec![]
         };
-        Ok(GetVirtualChainFromBlockResponse::new(virtual_chain.removed, virtual_chain.added, accepted_transaction_ids))
+        Ok(GetVirtualChainFromBlockResponse::new(virtual_chain_batch.removed, virtual_chain_batch.added, accepted_transaction_ids))
     }
 
     async fn get_block_count_call(
diff --git a/testing/integration/src/daemon_integration_tests.rs b/testing/integration/src/daemon_integration_tests.rs
index a92320294..460cf049c 100644
--- a/testing/integration/src/daemon_integration_tests.rs
+++ b/testing/integration/src/daemon_integration_tests.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,13 @@ async fn daemon_mining_test() {
     assert_eq!(dag_info.sink, last_block_hash.unwrap());
 
     // Check that acceptance data contains the expected coinbase tx ids
-    let vc = rpc_client2.get_virtual_chain_from_block(kaspa_consensus::params::SIMNET_GENESIS.hash, true).await.unwrap();
+    let vc = rpc_client2
+        .get_virtual_chain_from_block(
+            kaspa_consensus::params::SIMNET_GENESIS.hash, //
+            true,
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(vc.removed_chain_block_hashes.len(), 0);
     assert_eq!(vc.added_chain_block_hashes.len(), 10);
     assert_eq!(vc.accepted_transaction_ids.len(), 10);
diff --git a/wallet/pskt/src/utils.rs b/wallet/pskt/src/utils.rs
index 28b7959ed..cab211951 100644
--- a/wallet/pskt/src/utils.rs
+++ b/wallet/pskt/src/utils.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ where
     V: Eq + Clone,
     K: Ord + Clone,
 {
-    if lhs.len() > rhs.len() {
+    if lhs.len() >= rhs.len() {
         if let Some((field, rhs, lhs)) =
             rhs.iter().map(|(k, v)| (k, v, lhs.get(k))).find(|(_, v, rhs_v)| rhs_v.is_some_and(|rv| rv != *v))
         {