@aztec/p2p 0.0.1-commit.9badcec54 → 0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/p2p",
-  "version": "0.0.1-commit.9badcec54",
+  "version": "0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./dest/index.js",
@@ -67,17 +67,17 @@
     ]
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aztec/constants": "0.0.1-commit.9badcec54",
-    "@aztec/epoch-cache": "0.0.1-commit.9badcec54",
-    "@aztec/ethereum": "0.0.1-commit.9badcec54",
-    "@aztec/foundation": "0.0.1-commit.9badcec54",
-    "@aztec/kv-store": "0.0.1-commit.9badcec54",
-    "@aztec/noir-contracts.js": "0.0.1-commit.9badcec54",
-    "@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types": "0.0.1-commit.9badcec54",
-    "@aztec/protocol-contracts": "0.0.1-commit.9badcec54",
-    "@aztec/simulator": "0.0.1-commit.9badcec54",
-    "@aztec/stdlib": "0.0.1-commit.9badcec54",
-    "@aztec/telemetry-client": "0.0.1-commit.9badcec54",
+    "@aztec/constants": "0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8",
+    "@aztec/epoch-cache": "0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8",
+    "@aztec/ethereum": "0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8",
+    "@aztec/foundation": "0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8",
+    "@aztec/kv-store": "0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8",
+    "@aztec/noir-contracts.js": "0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8",
+    "@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types": "0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8",
+    "@aztec/protocol-contracts": "0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8",
+    "@aztec/simulator": "0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8",
+    "@aztec/stdlib": "0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8",
+    "@aztec/telemetry-client": "0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8",
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub": "13.0.0",
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "^15.0.0",
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux": "^6.0.2",
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@
     "xxhash-wasm": "^1.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@aztec/archiver": "0.0.1-commit.9badcec54",
-    "@aztec/world-state": "0.0.1-commit.9badcec54",
+    "@aztec/archiver": "0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8",
+    "@aztec/world-state": "0.0.1-commit.9ebd450e8",
     "@jest/globals": "^30.0.0",
     "@types/jest": "^30.0.0",
     "@types/node": "^22.15.17",

package/src/client/factory.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { AztecLMDBStoreV2, createStore } from '@aztec/kv-store/lmdb-v2';
 import type { L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import type { ChainConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/config';
 import type { ContractDataSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
+import type { BlockMinFeesProvider } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import type { AztecNode, ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier, WorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import type { DataStoreConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/kv-store';
 import { type TelemetryClient, getTelemetryClient } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export async function createP2PClient(
   proofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
   worldStateSynchronizer: WorldStateSynchronizer,
   epochCache: EpochCacheInterface,
+  blockMinFeesProvider: BlockMinFeesProvider,
   packageVersion: string,
   dateProvider: DateProvider = new DateProvider(),
   telemetry: TelemetryClient = getTelemetryClient(),
@@ -90,23 +92,6 @@ export async function createP2PClient(
     () => epochCache.getEpochAndSlotInNextL1Slot().ts,
   );
 
-  const createTxValidator = async () => {
-    // We accept transactions if they are not expired by the next slot and block number (checked based on the ExpirationTimestamp field)
-    const currentBlockNumber = await archiver.getBlockNumber();
-    const { ts: nextSlotTimestamp } = epochCache.getEpochAndSlotInNextL1Slot();
-    const l1Constants = await archiver.getL1Constants();
-    return createTxValidatorForTransactionsEnteringPendingTxPool(
-      worldStateSynchronizer,
-      nextSlotTimestamp,
-      BlockNumber(currentBlockNumber + 1),
-      {
-        rollupManaLimit: l1Constants.rollupManaLimit,
-        maxBlockL2Gas: config.validateMaxL2BlockGas,
-        maxBlockDAGas: config.validateMaxDABlockGas,
-      },
-    );
-  };
-
   const txPool =
     deps.txPool ??
     new AztecKVTxPoolV2(
@@ -116,7 +101,24 @@ export async function createP2PClient(
         l2BlockSource: archiver,
         worldStateSynchronizer,
         checkAllowedSetupCalls,
-        createTxValidator,
+        createTxValidator: async () => {
+          const currentBlockNumber = await archiver.getBlockNumber();
+          const { ts: nextSlotTimestamp } = epochCache.getEpochAndSlotInNextL1Slot();
+          const l1Constants = await archiver.getL1Constants();
+          const gasFees = await blockMinFeesProvider.getCurrentMinFees();
+          return createTxValidatorForTransactionsEnteringPendingTxPool(
+            worldStateSynchronizer,
+            nextSlotTimestamp,
+            BlockNumber(currentBlockNumber + 1),
+            {
+              rollupManaLimit: l1Constants.rollupManaLimit,
+              maxBlockL2Gas: config.validateMaxL2BlockGas,
+              maxBlockDAGas: config.validateMaxDABlockGas,
+            },
+            gasFees,
+          );
+        },
+        blockMinFeesProvider,
       },
       telemetry,
       {
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ export async function createP2PClient(
     proofVerifier,
     worldStateSynchronizer,
     epochCache,
+    blockMinFeesProvider,
     store,
     peerStore,
     mempools,
@@ -216,6 +219,7 @@ async function createP2PService(
   proofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
   worldStateSynchronizer: WorldStateSynchronizer,
   epochCache: EpochCacheInterface,
+  blockMinFeesProvider: BlockMinFeesProvider,
   store: AztecAsyncKVStore,
   peerStore: AztecLMDBStoreV2,
   mempools: MemPools,
@@ -243,6 +247,7 @@ async function createP2PService(
     proofVerifier,
     worldStateSynchronizer,
     peerStore,
+    blockMinFeesProvider,
     telemetry,
     logger: logger.createChild(`libp2p_service`),
   });

package/src/client/test/tx_proposal_collector/proposal_tx_collector_worker.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { DateProvider, Timer, executeTimeout } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import { openTmpStore } from '@aztec/kv-store/lmdb-v2';
 import type { L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import type { ContractDataSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
+import { GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import type { ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import type { DataStoreConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/kv-store';
 import { PeerErrorSeverity } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ async function startClient(config: P2PConfig, clientIndex: number) {
     proofVerifier as ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
     worldState,
     epochCache,
+    { getCurrentMinFees: () => Promise.resolve(GasFees.empty()) },
     'proposal-tx-collector-bench-worker',
     new DateProvider(),
     telemetry as TelemetryClient,

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/index.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export { FeePayerBalancePreAddRule } from './fee_payer_balance_pre_add_rule.js';
 export { LowPriorityPreAddRule } from './low_priority_pre_add_rule.js';
 
 // Post-event eviction rules
+export { InsufficientFeePerGasEvictionRule } from './insufficient_fee_per_gas_eviction_rule.js';
 export { InvalidTxsAfterMiningRule } from './invalid_txs_after_mining_rule.js';
 export { InvalidTxsAfterReorgRule } from './invalid_txs_after_reorg_rule.js';
 export { FeePayerBalanceEvictionRule } from './fee_payer_balance_eviction_rule.js';

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/insufficient_fee_per_gas_eviction_rule.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import type { BlockMinFeesProvider } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
+
+import type { EvictionContext, EvictionResult, EvictionRule, PoolOperations } from './interfaces.js';
+import { EvictionEvent } from './interfaces.js';
+
+/**
+ * Eviction rule that removes transactions whose maxFeesPerGas no longer meets
+ * the projected minimum gas fees after a new block is mined.
+ * Uses the BlockMinFeesProvider (forward-looking) to get the projected minimum fees.
+ * Only triggers on BLOCK_MINED events.
+ */
+export class InsufficientFeePerGasEvictionRule implements EvictionRule {
+  public readonly name = 'InsufficientFeePerGas';
+
+  private log = createLogger('p2p:tx_pool_v2:insufficient_fee_per_gas_eviction_rule');
+
+  constructor(private blockMinFeesProvider: BlockMinFeesProvider) {}
+
+  async evict(context: EvictionContext, pool: PoolOperations): Promise<EvictionResult> {
+    if (context.event !== EvictionEvent.BLOCK_MINED) {
+      return {
+        reason: 'insufficient_fee_per_gas',
+        success: true,
+        txsEvicted: [],
+      };
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const gasFees = await this.blockMinFeesProvider.getCurrentMinFees();
+      const txsToEvict: string[] = [];
+      const pendingTxs = pool.getPendingTxs();
+
+      for (const meta of pendingTxs) {
+        const maxFeesPerGas = meta.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings.maxFeesPerGas;
+        if (maxFeesPerGas.feePerDaGas < gasFees.feePerDaGas || maxFeesPerGas.feePerL2Gas < gasFees.feePerL2Gas) {
+          this.log.verbose(`Evicting tx ${meta.txHash} from pool due to insufficient fee per gas`, {
+            txMaxFeesPerGas: maxFeesPerGas.toInspect(),
+            blockGasFees: gasFees.toInspect(),
+          });
+          txsToEvict.push(meta.txHash);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (txsToEvict.length > 0) {
+        this.log.info(`Evicted ${txsToEvict.length} txs with insufficient fee per gas after block mined`);
+        await pool.deleteTxs(txsToEvict, this.name);
+      }
+
+      return {
+        reason: 'insufficient_fee_per_gas',
+        success: true,
+        txsEvicted: txsToEvict,
+      };
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.error('Failed to evict transactions with insufficient fee per gas', { err });
+      return {
+        reason: 'insufficient_fee_per_gas',
+        success: false,
+        txsEvicted: [],
+        error: new Error('Failed to evict txs with insufficient fee per gas', { cause: err }),
+      };
+    }
+  }
+}

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/interfaces.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import type { TypedEventEmitter } from '@aztec/foundation/types';
 import type { L2Block, L2BlockId, L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
+import type { BlockMinFeesProvider } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import type { WorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import type { BlockHeader, Tx, TxHash, TxValidator } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ export type TxPoolV2Dependencies = {
   createTxValidator: () => Promise<TxValidator<TxMetaData>>;
   /** Checks whether a tx's setup-phase calls are on the allow list. Precomputed at receipt time. */
   checkAllowedSetupCalls: (tx: Tx) => Promise<boolean>;
+  /** Provides projected minimum fees for the next block. Used by eviction rules instead of stale block header fees. */
+  blockMinFeesProvider: BlockMinFeesProvider;
 };
 
 /**

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/tx_metadata.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { BlockNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { ProtocolContractAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
 import { BlockHash, type L2BlockId } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
-import { Gas } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
+import { Gas, GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import { type Tx, TxHash } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
 import { getFeePayerBalanceDelta } from '../../msg_validators/tx_validator/fee_payer_balance.js';
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export type TxMetaValidationData = {
       };
     };
     txContext: {
-      gasSettings: { gasLimits: Gas };
+      gasSettings: { gasLimits: Gas; maxFeesPerGas: GasFees };
     };
   };
 };
@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ export async function buildTxMetaData(tx: Tx, allowedSetupCalls: boolean = true)
           globalVariables: { blockNumber: anchorBlockNumber },
         },
         txContext: {
-          gasSettings: { gasLimits: tx.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings.gasLimits },
+          gasSettings: {
+            gasLimits: tx.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings.gasLimits,
+            maxFeesPerGas: tx.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings.maxFeesPerGas,
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -285,7 +288,9 @@ export function checkNullifierConflict(
 }
 
 /** Creates a stub TxMetaValidationData for tests that don't exercise validators. */
-export function stubTxMetaValidationData(overrides: { expirationTimestamp?: bigint } = {}): TxMetaValidationData {
+export function stubTxMetaValidationData(
+  overrides: { expirationTimestamp?: bigint; maxFeesPerGas?: GasFees } = {},
+): TxMetaValidationData {
   return {
     getNonEmptyNullifiers: () => [],
     expirationTimestamp: overrides.expirationTimestamp ?? 0n,
@@ -295,7 +300,7 @@ export function stubTxMetaValidationData(overrides: { expirationTimestamp?: bigi
         globalVariables: { blockNumber: BlockNumber(0) },
       },
       txContext: {
-        gasSettings: { gasLimits: Gas.empty() },
+        gasSettings: { gasLimits: Gas.empty(), maxFeesPerGas: overrides.maxFeesPerGas ?? GasFees.empty() },
       },
     },
   };
@@ -313,6 +318,7 @@ export function stubTxMetaData(
     expirationTimestamp?: bigint;
     anchorBlockHeaderHash?: string;
     allowedSetupCalls?: boolean;
+    maxFeesPerGas?: GasFees;
   } = {},
 ): TxMetaData {
   const txHashBigInt = Fr.fromHexString(txHash).toBigInt();
@@ -332,7 +338,7 @@ export function stubTxMetaData(
     allowedSetupCalls: overrides.allowedSetupCalls ?? true,
     receivedAt: 0,
     estimatedSizeBytes: 0,
-    data: stubTxMetaValidationData({ expirationTimestamp }),
+    data: stubTxMetaValidationData({ expirationTimestamp, maxFeesPerGas: overrides.maxFeesPerGas }),
   };
 }
 

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/tx_pool_v2_impl.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   EvictionManager,
   FeePayerBalanceEvictionRule,
   FeePayerBalancePreAddRule,
+  InsufficientFeePerGasEvictionRule,
   InvalidTxsAfterMiningRule,
   InvalidTxsAfterReorgRule,
   LowPriorityEvictionRule,
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ export class TxPoolV2Impl {
 
     // Post-event eviction rules (run after events to check ALL pending txs)
     this.#evictionManager.registerRule(new InvalidTxsAfterMiningRule());
+    this.#evictionManager.registerRule(new InsufficientFeePerGasEvictionRule(deps.blockMinFeesProvider));
     this.#evictionManager.registerRule(new InvalidTxsAfterReorgRule(deps.worldStateSynchronizer));
     this.#evictionManager.registerRule(new FeePayerBalanceEvictionRule(deps.worldStateSynchronizer));
     // LowPriorityEvictionRule handles cases where txs become pending via prepareForSlot (unprotect)

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/README.md

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ This validator is invoked on **every** transaction potentially entering the pend
 - Startup hydration — revalidating persisted non-mined txs on node restart
 
 Runs:
-- DoubleSpend, BlockHeader, GasLimits, Timestamp, AllowedSetupCalls
+- DoubleSpend, BlockHeader, GasLimits, MaxFeePerGas, Timestamp, AllowedSetupCalls
 
 Operates on `TxMetaData` (pre-built by the pool) rather than full `Tx` objects.
 
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ The `AllowedSetupCallsMetaValidator` checks a precomputed boolean flag (`TxMetaD
 | `MetadataTxValidator` | Chain ID, rollup version, protocol contracts hash, VK tree root | 4.18 us |
 | `TimestampTxValidator` | Transaction has not expired (expiration timestamp vs next slot) | 1.56 us |
 | `DoubleSpendTxValidator` | Nullifiers do not already exist in the nullifier tree | 106.08 us |
-| `GasTxValidator` | Gas limits are within bounds (delegates to `GasLimitsValidator`), max fee per gas meets current block fees, and fee payer has sufficient FeeJuice balance | 1.02 ms |
+| `GasTxValidator` | Gas limits are within bounds (delegates to `GasLimitsValidator`), max fee per gas meets current block fees (delegates to `MaxFeePerGasValidator`), and fee payer has sufficient FeeJuice balance | 1.02 ms |
 | `GasLimitsValidator` | Gas limits are >= fixed minimums and <= AVM max processable L2 gas. Used standalone in pool migration; also called internally by `GasTxValidator` | 3–10 us |
+| `MaxFeePerGasValidator` | Max fee per gas >= current block gas fees on both dimensions (DA and L2). Used standalone in pool migration; also called internally by `GasTxValidator` | 3–10 us |
 | `PhasesTxValidator` | Public function calls in setup phase are on the allow list | 10.12–13.12 us |
 | `AllowedSetupCallsMetaValidator` | Checks the precomputed `allowedSetupCalls` flag on `TxMetaData`. Used in pool migration instead of the full `PhasesTxValidator` | — |
 | `BlockHeaderTxValidator` | Transaction's anchor block hash exists in the archive tree | 98.88 us |
@@ -110,10 +111,17 @@ The `AllowedSetupCallsMetaValidator` checks a precomputed boolean flag (`TxMetaD
 | DoubleSpend | Stage 1 | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
 | Gas (balance + limits) | Stage 1 | Optional* | — | Yes | — |
 | GasLimits (standalone) | — | — | — | — | Yes |
+| MaxFeePerGas (standalone) | — | — | — | — | Yes |
 | Phases | Stage 1 | Yes | — | Yes | — |
 | AllowedSetupCalls | — | — | — | — | Yes |
 | BlockHeader | Stage 1 | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
 | Proof | Stage 2 | Optional** | Yes | — | — |
 
-\* Gas balance check is skipped when `skipFeeEnforcement` is set (testing/dev). `GasTxValidator` internally delegates to `GasLimitsValidator` as its first step, so gas limits are checked wherever `GasTxValidator` runs. Pool migration uses `GasLimitsValidator` standalone because it doesn't need the balance or fee-per-gas checks.
+\* Gas balance check is skipped when `skipFeeEnforcement` is set (testing/dev). `GasTxValidator` internally delegates to `GasLimitsValidator` and `MaxFeePerGasValidator` as its first steps, so gas limits and fee-per-gas are checked wherever `GasTxValidator` runs. Pool migration uses `GasLimitsValidator` and `MaxFeePerGasValidator` standalone because it doesn't need the balance check.
 \** Proof verification is skipped for simulations (no verifier provided).
+
+## Fee-Per-Gas Rejection Strategy
+
+The `MaxFeePerGasValidator` and `InsufficientFeePerGasEvictionRule` reject and evict transactions whose `maxFeesPerGas` falls below the current block's gas fees. This is a simple strategy: if a tx can't pay the current fees, it gets rejected on entry and evicted after each new block.
+
+**Caveat**: This may evict transactions that would become valid again if block fees drop. A more nuanced approach would be to define a threshold (e.g., 50%) and only reject/evict when the tx's max fee falls below that fraction of the current fees. The current approach is simpler and ensures the pool doesn't accumulate transactions with low max fees that are unlikely to be mined soon.

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/factory.ts

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import { type ArchiveSource, BlockHeaderTxValidator } from './block_header_valid
 import { ContractInstanceTxValidator } from './contract_instance_validator.js';
 import { DataTxValidator } from './data_validator.js';
 import { DoubleSpendTxValidator, type NullifierSource } from './double_spend_validator.js';
-import { GasLimitsValidator, GasTxValidator } from './gas_validator.js';
+import { GasLimitsValidator, GasTxValidator, MaxFeePerGasValidator } from './gas_validator.js';
 import { MetadataTxValidator } from './metadata_validator.js';
 import { NullifierCache } from './nullifier_cache.js';
 import { AllowedSetupCallsMetaValidator, PhasesTxValidator } from './phases_validator.js';
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ export async function createTxValidatorForTransactionsEnteringPendingTxPool(
   timestamp: bigint,
   blockNumber: BlockNumber,
   gasLimitOpts: { rollupManaLimit?: number; maxBlockL2Gas?: number; maxBlockDAGas?: number },
+  gasFees: GasFees,
   bindings?: LoggerBindings,
 ): Promise<TxValidator<TxMetaData>> {
   await worldStateSynchronizer.syncImmediate();
@@ -440,6 +441,7 @@ export async function createTxValidatorForTransactionsEnteringPendingTxPool(
   };
   return new AggregateTxValidator<TxMetaData>(
     new GasLimitsValidator<TxMetaData>({ ...gasLimitOpts, bindings }),
+    new MaxFeePerGasValidator<TxMetaData>(gasFees, bindings),
     new TimestampTxValidator<TxMetaData>({ timestamp, blockNumber }, bindings),
     new DoubleSpendTxValidator<TxMetaData>(nullifierSource, bindings),
     new BlockHeaderTxValidator<TxMetaData>(archiveSource, bindings),

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/gas_validator.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ export interface HasGasLimitData {
   };
 }
 
+/** Structural interface for types that carry max fee per gas data, used by {@link MaxFeePerGasValidator}. */
+export interface HasMaxFeePerGasData {
+  txHash: { toString(): string };
+  data: {
+    constants: {
+      txContext: {
+        gasSettings: { maxFeesPerGas: GasFees };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Validates that a transaction's gas limits are within acceptable bounds.
  *
@@ -124,15 +136,60 @@ export class GasLimitsValidator<T extends HasGasLimitData> implements TxValidato
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Validates that a transaction's max fee per gas meets the current block's gas fees.
+ *
+ * Rejects transactions whose maxFeesPerGas is below the current block's gas fees
+ * on either dimension (DA or L2). This is a cheap, stateless check.
+ *
+ * Generic over T so it can validate both full {@link Tx} objects and {@link TxMetaData}
+ * (used during pending pool migration).
+ *
+ * Used by: pending pool migration (via factory), and indirectly by {@link GasTxValidator}.
+ */
+export class MaxFeePerGasValidator<T extends HasMaxFeePerGasData> implements TxValidator<T> {
+  #log: Logger;
+  #gasFees: GasFees;
+
+  constructor(gasFees: GasFees, bindings?: LoggerBindings) {
+    this.#log = createLogger('sequencer:tx_validator:tx_gas', bindings);
+    this.#gasFees = gasFees;
+  }
+
+  validateTx(tx: T): Promise<TxValidationResult> {
+    return Promise.resolve(this.validateMaxFeePerGas(tx));
+  }
+
+  /** Checks maxFeesPerGas >= current block gas fees on both dimensions. */
+  validateMaxFeePerGas(tx: T): TxValidationResult {
+    const maxFeesPerGas = tx.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings.maxFeesPerGas;
+    const notEnoughMaxFees =
+      maxFeesPerGas.feePerDaGas < this.#gasFees.feePerDaGas || maxFeesPerGas.feePerL2Gas < this.#gasFees.feePerL2Gas;
+
+    if (notEnoughMaxFees) {
+      this.#log.verbose(`Rejecting transaction ${tx.txHash.toString()} due to insufficient fee per gas`, {
+        txMaxFeesPerGas: maxFeesPerGas.toInspect(),
+        currentGasFees: this.#gasFees.toInspect(),
+      });
+      return {
+        result: 'invalid',
+        reason: [
+          `${TX_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_FEE_PER_GAS} (maxFee=da:${maxFeesPerGas.feePerDaGas},l2:${maxFeesPerGas.feePerL2Gas} required=da:${this.#gasFees.feePerDaGas},l2:${this.#gasFees.feePerL2Gas})`,
+        ],
+      };
+    }
+    return { result: 'valid' };
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Validates that a transaction can pay its gas fees.
  *
  * Runs three checks in order:
  * 1. **Gas limits** (delegates to {@link GasLimitsValidator}) — rejects if limits are
  *    out of bounds.
- * 2. **Max fee per gas** — skips (not rejects) the tx if its maxFeesPerGas is below
- *    the current block's gas fees. We skip rather than reject because the tx may
- *    become eligible in a later block with lower fees.
+ * 2. **Max fee per gas** — rejects the tx if its maxFeesPerGas is below
+ *    the current block's gas fees.
  * 3. **Fee payer balance** — reads the fee payer's FeeJuice balance from public state,
  *    adds any pending claim from a setup-phase `_increase_public_balance` call, and
  *    rejects if the total is less than the tx's fee limit (gasLimits * maxFeePerGas).
@@ -166,39 +223,15 @@ export class GasTxValidator implements TxValidator<Tx> {
       bindings: this.bindings,
     }).validateGasLimit(tx);
     if (gasLimitValidation.result === 'invalid') {
-      return Promise.resolve(gasLimitValidation);
+      return gasLimitValidation;
     }
-    const skipReason = this.#getSkipReason(tx);
-    if (skipReason) {
-      return Promise.resolve({ result: 'skipped', reason: [skipReason] });
+    const maxFeeValidation = new MaxFeePerGasValidator(this.#gasFees, this.bindings).validateMaxFeePerGas(tx);
+    if (maxFeeValidation.result === 'invalid') {
+      return maxFeeValidation;
     }
     return await this.validateTxFee(tx);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Check whether the tx's max fees are valid for the current block, and return a skip reason if not.
-   * We skip instead of invalidating since the tx may become eligible later.
-   * Note that circuits check max fees even if fee payer is unset, so we
-   * keep this validation even if the tx does not pay fees.
-   */
-  #getSkipReason(tx: Tx): string | undefined {
-    const gasSettings = tx.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings;
-
-    // Skip the tx if its max fees are not enough for the current block's gas fees.
-    const maxFeesPerGas = gasSettings.maxFeesPerGas;
-    const notEnoughMaxFees =
-      maxFeesPerGas.feePerDaGas < this.#gasFees.feePerDaGas || maxFeesPerGas.feePerL2Gas < this.#gasFees.feePerL2Gas;
-
-    if (notEnoughMaxFees) {
-      this.#log.verbose(`Skipping transaction ${tx.getTxHash().toString()} due to insufficient fee per gas`, {
-        txMaxFeesPerGas: maxFeesPerGas.toInspect(),
-        currentGasFees: this.#gasFees.toInspect(),
-      });
-      return `${TX_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_FEE_PER_GAS} (maxFee=da:${maxFeesPerGas.feePerDaGas},l2:${maxFeesPerGas.feePerL2Gas} required=da:${this.#gasFees.feePerDaGas},l2:${this.#gasFees.feePerL2Gas})`;
-    }
-    return undefined;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Checks the fee payer has enough FeeJuice balance to cover the tx's fee limit.
    * Accounts for any pending claim from a setup-phase `_increase_public_balance` call.

package/src/services/libp2p/libp2p_service.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type { AztecAsyncKVStore } from '@aztec/kv-store';
 import { protocolContractsHash } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
 import type { EthAddress, L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import type { ContractDataSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
-import { GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
+import { type BlockMinFeesProvider, GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import type { ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier, PeerInfo, WorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import {
   BlockProposal,
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ export class LibP2PService extends WithTracer implements P2PService {
   private protocolVersion = '';
   private topicStrings: Record<TopicType, string> = {} as Record<TopicType, string>;
 
-  private feesCache: { blockNumber: BlockNumber; gasFees: GasFees } | undefined;
-
   /** Callback invoked when a duplicate proposal is detected (triggers slashing). */
   private duplicateProposalCallback?: (info: {
     slot: SlotNumber;
@@ -197,6 +195,7 @@ export class LibP2PService extends WithTracer implements P2PService {
     private epochCache: EpochCacheInterface,
     private proofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
     private worldStateSynchronizer: WorldStateSynchronizer,
+    private blockMinFeesProvider: BlockMinFeesProvider,
     telemetry: TelemetryClient,
     logger: Logger = createLogger('p2p:libp2p_service'),
   ) {
@@ -285,6 +284,7 @@ export class LibP2PService extends WithTracer implements P2PService {
       proofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier;
       worldStateSynchronizer: WorldStateSynchronizer;
       peerStore: AztecAsyncKVStore;
+      blockMinFeesProvider: BlockMinFeesProvider;
       telemetry: TelemetryClient;
       logger: Logger;
       packageVersion: string;
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ export class LibP2PService extends WithTracer implements P2PService {
       mempools,
       proofVerifier,
       peerStore,
+      blockMinFeesProvider,
       telemetry,
       logger,
       packageVersion,
@@ -503,6 +504,7 @@ export class LibP2PService extends WithTracer implements P2PService {
       epochCache,
       proofVerifier,
       worldStateSynchronizer,
+      blockMinFeesProvider,
       telemetry,
       logger,
     );
@@ -1616,15 +1618,8 @@ export class LibP2PService extends WithTracer implements P2PService {
     });
   }
 
-  private async getGasFees(blockNumber: BlockNumber): Promise<GasFees> {
-    if (blockNumber === this.feesCache?.blockNumber) {
-      return this.feesCache.gasFees;
-    }
-
-    const header = await this.archiver.getBlockHeader(blockNumber);
-    const gasFees = header?.globalVariables.gasFees ?? GasFees.empty();
-    this.feesCache = { blockNumber, gasFees };
-    return gasFees;
+  private getGasFees(): Promise<GasFees> {
+    return this.blockMinFeesProvider.getCurrentMinFees();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1666,7 +1661,7 @@ export class LibP2PService extends WithTracer implements P2PService {
     currentBlockNumber: BlockNumber,
     nextSlotTimestamp: UInt64,
   ): Promise<Record<string, TransactionValidator>> {
-    const gasFees = await this.getGasFees(currentBlockNumber);
+    const gasFees = await this.getGasFees();
     const allowedInSetup = [
       ...(await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions()),
       ...(this.config.txPublicSetupAllowListExtend ?? []),

package/src/test-helpers/make-test-p2p-clients.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { type Logger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { retryUntil } from '@aztec/foundation/retry';
 import { sleep } from '@aztec/foundation/sleep';
 import { openTmpStore } from '@aztec/kv-store/lmdb-v2';
+import { GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import type { WorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import type { DataStoreConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/kv-store';
 
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ export async function makeTestP2PClient(
     proofVerifier,
     mockWorldState,
     mockEpochCache,
+    { getCurrentMinFees: () => Promise.resolve(GasFees.empty()) },
     'test-p2p-client',
     undefined,
     undefined,

package/src/test-helpers/mock-pubsub.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { sleep } from '@aztec/foundation/sleep';
 import type { AztecAsyncKVStore } from '@aztec/kv-store';
 import type { L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import type { ContractDataSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
+import type { BlockMinFeesProvider } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import type { ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier, WorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import type { TelemetryClient } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ export function getMockPubSubP2PServiceFactory(
       proofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier;
       worldStateSynchronizer: WorldStateSynchronizer;
       peerStore: AztecAsyncKVStore;
+      blockMinFeesProvider: BlockMinFeesProvider;
       telemetry: TelemetryClient;
       logger: Logger;
     },
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ export function getMockPubSubP2PServiceFactory(
       deps.epochCache,
       deps.proofVerifier,
       deps.worldStateSynchronizer,
+      deps.blockMinFeesProvider,
       deps.telemetry,
       deps.logger,
     );

package/src/test-helpers/reqresp-nodes.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { openTmpStore } from '@aztec/kv-store/lmdb-v2';
 import type { L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import { type ChainConfig, emptyChainConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/config';
 import type { ContractDataSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
+import { GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import type {
   ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
   IVCProofVerificationResult,
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ export async function createTestLibP2PService(
     epochCache,
     proofVerifier,
     worldStateSynchronizer,
+    { getCurrentMinFees: () => Promise.resolve(GasFees.empty()) },
     telemetry,
   );
 }