- Interrupt pending transaction processing on block creation timeout [#7673](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7673)
- Align gas cap calculation for transaction simulation to Geth approach [#7703](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7703)
- Expose chainId in the `BlockchainService` [7702](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7702)
- Use head block instead of safe block for snap sync [7536](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/7536)
- Add `--Xsnapsync-to-head-enabled` feature to use head block instead of safe block for snap sync [7536](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/7536)
- Add support for `chainId` in `CallParameters` [#7720](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7720)
- Add `--ephemery` network support for Ephemery Testnet [#7563](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7563) thanks to [@gconnect](https://github.com/gconnect)
- Add configuration of Consolidation Request Contract Address via genesis configuration [#7647](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7647)