diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/default_stages.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/default_stages.go
index 3bebe8a00..60e9f4962 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/default_stages.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/default_stages.go
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ func initFastSyncStagesOrder() {
 		SyncEpoch,
 		ShortRange,
 		BlockBodies,
-		States,
-		StateSync,
 		Receipts,
+		StateSync,
 		LastMile,
 		Finish,
 	}
@@ -73,9 +72,8 @@ func initFastSyncStagesOrder() {
 	StagesRevertOrder = RevertOrder{
 		Finish,
 		LastMile,
-		Receipts,
 		StateSync,
-		States,
+		Receipts,
 		BlockBodies,
 		ShortRange,
 		SyncEpoch,
@@ -85,9 +83,8 @@ func initFastSyncStagesOrder() {
 	StagesCleanUpOrder = CleanUpOrder{
 		Finish,
 		LastMile,
-		Receipts,
 		StateSync,
-		States,
+		Receipts,
 		BlockBodies,
 		ShortRange,
 		SyncEpoch,
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_bodies.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_bodies.go
index b5d92e3a1..401a8bc6c 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_bodies.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_bodies.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core/types"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/internal/utils"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ type StageBodiesCfg struct {
 	concurrency int
 	protocol    syncProtocol
 	isBeacon    bool
+	extractReceiptHashes bool
 	logProgress bool
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ func NewStageBodies(cfg StageBodiesCfg) *StageBodies {
 	}
 }
 
-func NewStageBodiesCfg(bc core.BlockChain, db kv.RwDB, blockDBs []kv.RwDB, concurrency int, protocol syncProtocol, isBeacon bool, logProgress bool) StageBodiesCfg {
+func NewStageBodiesCfg(bc core.BlockChain, db kv.RwDB, blockDBs []kv.RwDB, concurrency int, protocol syncProtocol, isBeacon bool, extractReceiptHashes bool, logProgress bool) StageBodiesCfg {
 	return StageBodiesCfg{
 		bc:          bc,
 		db:          db,
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ func NewStageBodiesCfg(bc core.BlockChain, db kv.RwDB, blockDBs []kv.RwDB, concu
 		concurrency: concurrency,
 		protocol:    protocol,
 		isBeacon:    isBeacon,
+		extractReceiptHashes: extractReceiptHashes,
 		logProgress: logProgress,
 	}
 }
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ func (b *StageBodies) Exec(ctx context.Context, firstCycle bool, invalidBlockRev
 
 	for i := 0; i != s.state.config.Concurrency; i++ {
 		wg.Add(1)
-		go b.runBlockWorkerLoop(ctx, s.state.gbm, &wg, i, startTime)
+		go b.runBlockWorkerLoop(ctx, s.state.gbm, &wg, i, s, startTime)
 	}
 
 	wg.Wait()
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ func (b *StageBodies) Exec(ctx context.Context, firstCycle bool, invalidBlockRev
 }
 
 // runBlockWorkerLoop creates a work loop for download blocks
-func (b *StageBodies) runBlockWorkerLoop(ctx context.Context, gbm *blockDownloadManager, wg *sync.WaitGroup, loopID int, startTime time.Time) {
+func (b *StageBodies) runBlockWorkerLoop(ctx context.Context, gbm *blockDownloadManager, wg *sync.WaitGroup, loopID int, s *StageState, startTime time.Time) {
 
 	currentBlock := int(b.configs.bc.CurrentBlock().NumberU64())
 
@@ -184,6 +187,12 @@ func (b *StageBodies) runBlockWorkerLoop(ctx context.Context, gbm *blockDownload
 			gbm.HandleRequestError(batch, err, stid)
 			b.configs.protocol.RemoveStream(stid)
 		} else {
+			if b.configs.extractReceiptHashes {
+				if err = b.verifyBlockAndExtractReceiptsData(blockBytes, sigBytes, s); err != nil {
+					gbm.HandleRequestError(batch, err, stid)
+					continue
+				}
+			}
 			if err = b.saveBlocks(ctx, gbm.tx, batch, blockBytes, sigBytes, loopID, stid); err != nil {
 				panic(ErrSaveBlocksToDbFailed)
 			}
@@ -204,6 +213,37 @@ func (b *StageBodies) runBlockWorkerLoop(ctx context.Context, gbm *blockDownload
 	}
 }
 
+func (b *StageBodies) verifyBlockAndExtractReceiptsData(batchBlockBytes [][]byte, batchSigBytes [][]byte, s *StageState) error {
+	var block *types.Block
+	for i := uint64(0); i < uint64(len(batchBlockBytes)); i++ {
+		blockBytes := batchBlockBytes[i]
+		sigBytes := batchSigBytes[i]
+		if blockBytes == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(blockBytes, &block); err != nil {
+			utils.Logger().Error().
+				Uint64("block number", i).
+				Msg("block size invalid")
+			return ErrInvalidBlockBytes
+		}
+		if sigBytes != nil {
+			block.SetCurrentCommitSig(sigBytes)
+		}
+
+		if block.NumberU64() != i {
+			return ErrInvalidBlockNumber
+		}
+
+		if err := verifyBlock(b.configs.bc, block); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// add receipt hash for next stage
+		s.state.currentCycle.ReceiptHashes[block.NumberU64()] = block.Header().ReceiptHash()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // redownloadBadBlock tries to redownload the bad block from other streams
 func (b *StageBodies) redownloadBadBlock(ctx context.Context, s *StageState) error {
 
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/syncing.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/syncing.go
index c741151cd..7abf00e7a 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/syncing.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/syncing.go
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ func CreateStagedSync(ctx context.Context,
 		return nil, errInitDB
 	}
 
-	fastSync := config.SyncMode == FastSync
+	blockExecution := config.SyncMode == FullSync
+	extractReceiptHashes := config.SyncMode == FastSync || config.SyncMode == SnapSync
 
 	stageHeadsCfg := NewStageHeadersCfg(bc, mainDB)
 	stageShortRangeCfg := NewStageShortRangeCfg(bc, mainDB)
 	stageSyncEpochCfg := NewStageEpochCfg(bc, mainDB)
-
-	stageBodiesCfg := NewStageBodiesCfg(bc, mainDB, dbs, config.Concurrency, protocol, isBeaconNode, config.LogProgress)
-	stageStatesCfg := NewStageStatesCfg(bc, mainDB, dbs, config.Concurrency, !fastSync, logger, config.LogProgress)
+	stageBodiesCfg := NewStageBodiesCfg(bc, mainDB, dbs, config.Concurrency, protocol, isBeaconNode, extractReceiptHashes, config.LogProgress)
+	stageStatesCfg := NewStageStatesCfg(bc, mainDB, dbs, config.Concurrency, blockExecution, logger, config.LogProgress)
 	stageStateSyncCfg := NewStageStateSyncCfg(bc, mainDB, config.Concurrency, protocol, logger, config.LogProgress)
 	stageReceiptsCfg := NewStageReceiptsCfg(bc, mainDB, dbs, config.Concurrency, protocol, isBeaconNode, config.LogProgress)
 	lastMileCfg := NewStageLastMileCfg(ctx, bc, mainDB)