@aztec/sequencer-client 4.0.0-devnet.2-patch.3 → 4.0.0-devnet.3-patch.0

package/src/config.ts

@@ -35,15 +35,13 @@ export type { SequencerConfig };
  * Default values for SequencerConfig.
  * Centralized location for all sequencer configuration defaults.
  */
-export const DefaultSequencerConfig: ResolvedSequencerConfig = {
+export const DefaultSequencerConfig = {
   sequencerPollingIntervalMS: 500,
-  maxTxsPerBlock: 32,
   minTxsPerBlock: 1,
   buildCheckpointIfEmpty: false,
   publishTxsWithProposals: false,
-  maxL2BlockGas: 10e9,
-  maxDABlockGas: 10e9,
-  maxBlockSizeInBytes: 1024 * 1024,
+  perBlockAllocationMultiplier: 1.2,
+  redistributeCheckpointBudget: true,
   enforceTimeTable: true,
   attestationPropagationTime: DEFAULT_P2P_PROPAGATION_TIME,
   secondsBeforeInvalidatingBlockAsCommitteeMember: 144, // 12 L1 blocks
@@ -52,11 +50,13 @@ export const DefaultSequencerConfig: ResolvedSequencerConfig = {
   skipInvalidateBlockAsProposer: false,
   broadcastInvalidBlockProposal: false,
   injectFakeAttestation: false,
+  injectHighSValueAttestation: false,
+  injectUnrecoverableSignatureAttestation: false,
   fishermanMode: false,
   shuffleAttestationOrdering: false,
   skipPushProposedBlocksToArchiver: false,
   skipPublishingCheckpointsPercent: 0,
-};
+} satisfies ResolvedSequencerConfig;
 
 /**
  * Configuration settings for the SequencerClient.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export type SequencerClientConfig = SequencerPublisherConfig &
   SequencerConfig &
   L1ReaderConfig &
   ChainConfig &
-  Pick<P2PConfig, 'txPublicSetupAllowList'> &
+  Pick<P2PConfig, 'txPublicSetupAllowListExtend'> &
   Pick<L1ContractsConfig, 'ethereumSlotDuration' | 'aztecSlotDuration' | 'aztecEpochDuration'>;
 
 export const sequencerConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<SequencerConfig> = {
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ export const sequencerConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<SequencerConfig> = {
     description: 'The number of ms to wait between polling for checking to build on the next slot.',
     ...numberConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.sequencerPollingIntervalMS),
   },
-  maxTxsPerBlock: {
-    env: 'SEQ_MAX_TX_PER_BLOCK',
-    description: 'The maximum number of txs to include in a block.',
-    ...numberConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.maxTxsPerBlock),
+  maxTxsPerCheckpoint: {
+    env: 'SEQ_MAX_TX_PER_CHECKPOINT',
+    description: 'The maximum number of txs across all blocks in a checkpoint.',
+    parseEnv: (val: string) => (val ? parseInt(val, 10) : undefined),
   },
   minTxsPerBlock: {
     env: 'SEQ_MIN_TX_PER_BLOCK',
@@ -99,12 +99,25 @@ export const sequencerConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<SequencerConfig> = {
   maxL2BlockGas: {
     env: 'SEQ_MAX_L2_BLOCK_GAS',
     description: 'The maximum L2 block gas.',
-    ...numberConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.maxL2BlockGas),
+    parseEnv: (val: string) => (val ? parseInt(val, 10) : undefined),
   },
   maxDABlockGas: {
     env: 'SEQ_MAX_DA_BLOCK_GAS',
     description: 'The maximum DA block gas.',
-    ...numberConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.maxDABlockGas),
+    parseEnv: (val: string) => (val ? parseInt(val, 10) : undefined),
+  },
+  perBlockAllocationMultiplier: {
+    env: 'SEQ_PER_BLOCK_ALLOCATION_MULTIPLIER',
+    description:
+      'Per-block gas budget multiplier for both L2 and DA gas. Budget per block is (checkpointLimit / maxBlocks) * multiplier.' +
+      ' Values greater than one allow early blocks to use more than their even share, relying on checkpoint-level capping for later blocks.',
+    ...numberConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.perBlockAllocationMultiplier),
+  },
+  redistributeCheckpointBudget: {
+    env: 'SEQ_REDISTRIBUTE_CHECKPOINT_BUDGET',
+    description:
+      'Redistribute remaining checkpoint budget evenly across remaining blocks instead of allowing a single block to consume the entire remaining budget.',
+    ...booleanConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.redistributeCheckpointBudget),
   },
   coinbase: {
     env: 'COINBASE',
@@ -124,11 +137,6 @@ export const sequencerConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<SequencerConfig> = {
     env: 'ACVM_BINARY_PATH',
     description: 'The path to the ACVM binary',
   },
-  maxBlockSizeInBytes: {
-    env: 'SEQ_MAX_BLOCK_SIZE_IN_BYTES',
-    description: 'Max block size',
-    ...numberConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.maxBlockSizeInBytes),
-  },
   enforceTimeTable: {
     env: 'SEQ_ENFORCE_TIME_TABLE',
     description: 'Whether to enforce the time table when building blocks',
@@ -186,6 +194,14 @@ export const sequencerConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<SequencerConfig> = {
     description: 'Inject a fake attestation (for testing only)',
     ...booleanConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.injectFakeAttestation),
   },
+  injectHighSValueAttestation: {
+    description: 'Inject a malleable attestation with a high-s value (for testing only)',
+    ...booleanConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.injectHighSValueAttestation),
+  },
+  injectUnrecoverableSignatureAttestation: {
+    description: 'Inject an attestation with an unrecoverable signature (for testing only)',
+    ...booleanConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.injectUnrecoverableSignatureAttestation),
+  },
   fishermanMode: {
     env: 'FISHERMAN_MODE',
     description:
@@ -214,7 +230,7 @@ export const sequencerConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<SequencerConfig> = {
     description: 'Percent probability (0 - 100) of sequencer skipping checkpoint publishing (testing only)',
     ...numberConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.skipPublishingCheckpointsPercent),
   },
-  ...pickConfigMappings(p2pConfigMappings, ['txPublicSetupAllowList']),
+  ...pickConfigMappings(p2pConfigMappings, ['txPublicSetupAllowListExtend']),
 };
 
 export const sequencerClientConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<SequencerClientConfig> = {

package/src/global_variable_builder/global_builder.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-import { createEthereumChain } from '@aztec/ethereum/chain';
-import type { L1ContractsConfig } from '@aztec/ethereum/config';
 import { RollupContract } from '@aztec/ethereum/contracts';
-import type { L1ReaderConfig } from '@aztec/ethereum/l1-reader';
+import type { L1ContractAddresses } from '@aztec/ethereum/l1-contract-addresses';
 import type { ViemPublicClient } from '@aztec/ethereum/types';
 import { BlockNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import type { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import type { DateProvider } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import type { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
-import { type L1RollupConstants, getTimestampForSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
+import { type L1RollupConstants, getNextL1SlotTimestamp, getTimestampForSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
 import { GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import type {
   CheckpointGlobalVariables,
@@ -16,7 +15,12 @@ import type {
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 import { GlobalVariables } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
-import { createPublicClient, fallback, http } from 'viem';
+/** Configuration for the GlobalVariableBuilder (excludes L1 client config). */
+export type GlobalVariableBuilderConfig = {
+  l1Contracts: Pick<L1ContractAddresses, 'rollupAddress'>;
+  ethereumSlotDuration: number;
+  rollupVersion: bigint;
+} & Pick<L1RollupConstants, 'slotDuration' | 'l1GenesisTime'>;
 
 /**
  * Simple global variables builder.
@@ -27,7 +31,6 @@ export class GlobalVariableBuilder implements GlobalVariableBuilderInterface {
   private currentL1BlockNumber: bigint | undefined = undefined;
 
   private readonly rollupContract: RollupContract;
-  private readonly publicClient: ViemPublicClient;
   private readonly ethereumSlotDuration: number;
   private readonly aztecSlotDuration: number;
   private readonly l1GenesisTime: bigint;
@@ -36,28 +39,18 @@ export class GlobalVariableBuilder implements GlobalVariableBuilderInterface {
   private version: Fr;
 
   constructor(
-    config: L1ReaderConfig &
-      Pick<L1ContractsConfig, 'ethereumSlotDuration'> &
-      Pick<L1RollupConstants, 'slotDuration' | 'l1GenesisTime'> & { rollupVersion: bigint },
+    private readonly dateProvider: DateProvider,
+    private readonly publicClient: ViemPublicClient,
+    config: GlobalVariableBuilderConfig,
   ) {
-    const { l1RpcUrls, l1ChainId: chainId, l1Contracts } = config;
-
-    const chain = createEthereumChain(l1RpcUrls, chainId);
-
     this.version = new Fr(config.rollupVersion);
-    this.chainId = new Fr(chainId);
+    this.chainId = new Fr(this.publicClient.chain!.id);
 
     this.ethereumSlotDuration = config.ethereumSlotDuration;
     this.aztecSlotDuration = config.slotDuration;
     this.l1GenesisTime = config.l1GenesisTime;
 
-    this.publicClient = createPublicClient({
-      chain: chain.chainInfo,
-      transport: fallback(chain.rpcUrls.map(url => http(url, { batch: false }))),
-      pollingInterval: config.viemPollingIntervalMS,
-    });
-
-    this.rollupContract = new RollupContract(this.publicClient, l1Contracts.rollupAddress);
+    this.rollupContract = new RollupContract(this.publicClient, config.l1Contracts.rollupAddress);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -73,7 +66,10 @@ export class GlobalVariableBuilder implements GlobalVariableBuilderInterface {
     const earliestTimestamp = await this.rollupContract.getTimestampForSlot(
       SlotNumber.fromBigInt(BigInt(lastCheckpoint.slotNumber) + 1n),
     );
-    const nextEthTimestamp = BigInt((await this.publicClient.getBlock()).timestamp + BigInt(this.ethereumSlotDuration));
+    const nextEthTimestamp = getNextL1SlotTimestamp(this.dateProvider.nowInSeconds(), {
+      l1GenesisTime: this.l1GenesisTime,
+      ethereumSlotDuration: this.ethereumSlotDuration,
+    });
     const timestamp = earliestTimestamp > nextEthTimestamp ? earliestTimestamp : nextEthTimestamp;
 
     return new GasFees(0, await this.rollupContract.getManaMinFeeAt(timestamp, true));
@@ -108,7 +104,10 @@ export class GlobalVariableBuilder implements GlobalVariableBuilderInterface {
     const slot: SlotNumber =
       maybeSlot ??
       (await this.rollupContract.getSlotAt(
-        BigInt((await this.publicClient.getBlock()).timestamp + BigInt(this.ethereumSlotDuration)),
+        getNextL1SlotTimestamp(this.dateProvider.nowInSeconds(), {
+          l1GenesisTime: this.l1GenesisTime,
+          ethereumSlotDuration: this.ethereumSlotDuration,
+        }),
       ));
 
     const checkpointGlobalVariables = await this.buildCheckpointGlobalVariables(coinbase, feeRecipient, slot);

package/src/global_variable_builder/index.ts

@@ -1 +1 @@
-export { GlobalVariableBuilder } from './global_builder.js';
+export { GlobalVariableBuilder, type GlobalVariableBuilderConfig } from './global_builder.js';

package/src/publisher/sequencer-publisher.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { FormattedViemError, formatViemError, mergeAbis, tryExtractEvent } from
 import { sumBigint } from '@aztec/foundation/bigint';
 import { toHex as toPaddedHex } from '@aztec/foundation/bigint-buffer';
 import { CheckpointNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { trimmedBytesLength } from '@aztec/foundation/buffer';
 import { pick } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
 import type { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ import { EmpireBaseAbi, ErrorsAbi, RollupAbi } from '@aztec/l1-artifacts';
 import { type ProposerSlashAction, encodeSlashConsensusVotes } from '@aztec/slasher';
 import { CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners, type ValidateCheckpointResult } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import type { Checkpoint } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
+import { getLastL1SlotTimestampForL2Slot, getNextL1SlotTimestamp } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
 import { SlashFactoryContract } from '@aztec/stdlib/l1-contracts';
 import type { CheckpointHeader } from '@aztec/stdlib/rollup';
 import type { L1PublishCheckpointStats } from '@aztec/stdlib/stats';
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
 
   protected log: Logger;
   protected ethereumSlotDuration: bigint;
+  protected aztecSlotDuration: bigint;
+  private dateProvider: DateProvider;
 
   private blobClient: BlobClientInterface;
 
@@ -150,7 +154,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
 
   constructor(
     private config: Pick<SequencerPublisherConfig, 'fishermanMode'> &
-      Pick<L1ContractsConfig, 'ethereumSlotDuration'> & { l1ChainId: number },
+      Pick<L1ContractsConfig, 'ethereumSlotDuration' | 'aztecSlotDuration'> & { l1ChainId: number },
     deps: {
       telemetry?: TelemetryClient;
       blobClient: BlobClientInterface;
@@ -168,6 +172,8 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
   ) {
     this.log = deps.log ?? createLogger('sequencer:publisher');
     this.ethereumSlotDuration = BigInt(config.ethereumSlotDuration);
+    this.aztecSlotDuration = BigInt(config.aztecSlotDuration);
+    this.dateProvider = deps.dateProvider;
     this.epochCache = deps.epochCache;
     this.lastActions = deps.lastActions;
 
@@ -356,8 +362,8 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     // @note - we can only have one blob config per bundle
     // find requests with gas and blob configs
     // See https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/11513
-    const gasConfigs = requestsToProcess.filter(request => request.gasConfig).map(request => request.gasConfig);
-    const blobConfigs = requestsToProcess.filter(request => request.blobConfig).map(request => request.blobConfig);
+    const gasConfigs = validRequests.filter(request => request.gasConfig).map(request => request.gasConfig);
+    const blobConfigs = validRequests.filter(request => request.blobConfig).map(request => request.blobConfig);
 
     if (blobConfigs.length > 1) {
       throw new Error('Multiple blob configs found');
@@ -425,7 +431,16 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       this.log.error(`Failed to publish bundled transactions (${actionsListStr})`, result);
       return { failedActions: requests.map(r => r.action) };
     } else {
-      this.log.verbose(`Published bundled transactions (${actionsListStr})`, { result, requests });
+      this.log.verbose(`Published bundled transactions (${actionsListStr})`, {
+        result,
+        requests: requests.map(r => ({
+          ...r,
+          // Avoid logging large blob data
+          blobConfig: r.blobConfig
+            ? { ...r.blobConfig, blobs: r.blobConfig.blobs.map(b => ({ size: trimmedBytesLength(b) })) }
+            : undefined,
+        })),
+      });
       const successfulActions: Action[] = [];
       const failedActions: Action[] = [];
       for (const request of requests) {
@@ -440,20 +455,24 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @notice  Will call `canProposeAtNextEthBlock` to make sure that it is possible to propose
+   * @notice  Will call `canProposeAt` to make sure that it is possible to propose
    * @param tipArchive - The archive to check
    * @returns The slot and block number if it is possible to propose, undefined otherwise
    */
-  public canProposeAtNextEthBlock(
+  public canProposeAt(
     tipArchive: Fr,
     msgSender: EthAddress,
-    opts: { forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber } = {},
+    opts: { forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber; pipelined?: boolean } = {},
   ) {
     // TODO: #14291 - should loop through multiple keys to check if any of them can propose
     const ignoredErrors = ['SlotAlreadyInChain', 'InvalidProposer', 'InvalidArchive'];
 
+    const pipelined = opts.pipelined ?? false;
+    const slotOffset = pipelined ? this.aztecSlotDuration : 0n;
+    const nextL1SlotTs = this.getNextL1SlotTimestamp() + slotOffset;
+
     return this.rollupContract
-      .canProposeAtNextEthBlock(tipArchive.toBuffer(), msgSender.toString(), Number(this.ethereumSlotDuration), {
+      .canProposeAt(tipArchive.toBuffer(), msgSender.toString(), nextL1SlotTs, {
         forcePendingCheckpointNumber: opts.forcePendingCheckpointNumber,
       })
       .catch(err => {
@@ -490,7 +509,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       flags,
     ] as const;
 
-    const ts = BigInt((await this.l1TxUtils.getBlock()).timestamp + this.ethereumSlotDuration);
+    const ts = this.getSimulationTimestamp(header.slotNumber);
     const stateOverrides = await this.rollupContract.makePendingCheckpointNumberOverride(
       opts?.forcePendingCheckpointNumber,
     );
@@ -513,7 +532,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
         data: encodeFunctionData({ abi: RollupAbi, functionName: 'validateHeaderWithAttestations', args }),
         from: MULTI_CALL_3_ADDRESS,
       },
-      { time: ts + 1n },
+      { time: ts },
       stateOverrides,
     );
     this.log.debug(`Simulated validateHeader`);
@@ -640,8 +659,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     attestationsAndSigners: CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners,
     attestationsAndSignersSignature: Signature,
     options: { forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber },
-  ): Promise<bigint> {
-    const ts = BigInt((await this.l1TxUtils.getBlock()).timestamp + this.ethereumSlotDuration);
+  ): Promise<void> {
     const blobFields = checkpoint.toBlobFields();
     const blobs = await getBlobsPerL1Block(blobFields);
     const blobInput = getPrefixedEthBlobCommitments(blobs);
@@ -660,13 +678,11 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       blobInput,
     ] as const;
 
-    await this.simulateProposeTx(args, ts, options);
-    return ts;
+    await this.simulateProposeTx(args, options);
   }
 
   private async enqueueCastSignalHelper(
     slotNumber: SlotNumber,
-    timestamp: bigint,
     signalType: GovernanceSignalAction,
     payload: EthAddress,
     base: IEmpireBase,
@@ -744,11 +760,16 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       lastValidL2Slot: slotNumber,
     });
 
+    const timestamp = this.getSimulationTimestamp(slotNumber);
+
     try {
       await this.l1TxUtils.simulate(request, { time: timestamp }, [], mergeAbis([request.abi ?? [], ErrorsAbi]));
       this.log.debug(`Simulation for ${action} at slot ${slotNumber} succeeded`, { request });
     } catch (err) {
-      this.log.error(`Failed simulation for ${action} at slot ${slotNumber} (enqueuing the action anyway)`, err);
+      const viemError = formatViemError(err);
+      this.log.error(`Failed simulation for ${action} at slot ${slotNumber} (enqueuing the action anyway)`, viemError, {
+        simulationTimestamp: timestamp,
+      });
       // Yes, we enqueue the request anyway, in case there was a bug with the simulation itself
     }
 
@@ -799,19 +820,16 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
   /**
    * Enqueues a governance castSignal transaction to cast a signal for a given slot number.
    * @param slotNumber - The slot number to cast a signal for.
-   * @param timestamp - The timestamp of the slot to cast a signal for.
    * @returns True if the signal was successfully enqueued, false otherwise.
    */
   public enqueueGovernanceCastSignal(
     governancePayload: EthAddress,
     slotNumber: SlotNumber,
-    timestamp: bigint,
     signerAddress: EthAddress,
     signer: (msg: TypedDataDefinition) => Promise<`0x${string}`>,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
     return this.enqueueCastSignalHelper(
       slotNumber,
-      timestamp,
       'governance-signal',
       governancePayload,
       this.govProposerContract,
@@ -824,7 +842,6 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
   public async enqueueSlashingActions(
     actions: ProposerSlashAction[],
     slotNumber: SlotNumber,
-    timestamp: bigint,
     signerAddress: EthAddress,
     signer: (msg: TypedDataDefinition) => Promise<`0x${string}`>,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
@@ -845,7 +862,6 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
           });
           await this.enqueueCastSignalHelper(
             slotNumber,
-            timestamp,
             'empire-slashing-signal',
             action.payload,
             this.slashingProposerContract,
@@ -864,7 +880,6 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
             (receipt: TransactionReceipt) =>
               !!this.slashFactoryContract.tryExtractSlashPayloadCreatedEvent(receipt.logs),
             slotNumber,
-            timestamp,
           );
           break;
         }
@@ -882,7 +897,6 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
             request,
             (receipt: TransactionReceipt) => !!empireSlashingProposer.tryExtractPayloadSubmittedEvent(receipt.logs),
             slotNumber,
-            timestamp,
           );
           break;
         }
@@ -906,7 +920,6 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
             request,
             (receipt: TransactionReceipt) => !!tallySlashingProposer.tryExtractVoteCastEvent(receipt.logs),
             slotNumber,
-            timestamp,
           );
           break;
         }
@@ -928,7 +941,6 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
             request,
             (receipt: TransactionReceipt) => !!tallySlashingProposer.tryExtractRoundExecutedEvent(receipt.logs),
             slotNumber,
-            timestamp,
           );
           break;
         }
@@ -964,15 +976,13 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       feeAssetPriceModifier: checkpoint.feeAssetPriceModifier,
     };
 
-    let ts: bigint;
-
     try {
       // @note  This will make sure that we are passing the checks for our header ASSUMING that the data is also made available
       //        This means that we can avoid the simulation issues in later checks.
       //        By simulation issue, I mean the fact that the block.timestamp is equal to the last block, not the next, which
       //        make time consistency checks break.
       // TODO(palla): Check whether we're validating twice, once here and once within addProposeTx, since we call simulateProposeTx in both places.
-      ts = await this.validateCheckpointForSubmission(
+      await this.validateCheckpointForSubmission(
         checkpoint,
         attestationsAndSigners,
         attestationsAndSignersSignature,
@@ -988,7 +998,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     }
 
     this.log.verbose(`Enqueuing checkpoint propose transaction`, { ...checkpoint.toCheckpointInfo(), ...opts });
-    await this.addProposeTx(checkpoint, proposeTxArgs, opts, ts);
+    await this.addProposeTx(checkpoint, proposeTxArgs, opts);
   }
 
   public enqueueInvalidateCheckpoint(
@@ -1031,8 +1041,8 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     request: L1TxRequest,
     checkSuccess: (receipt: TransactionReceipt) => boolean | undefined,
     slotNumber: SlotNumber,
-    timestamp: bigint,
   ) {
+    const timestamp = this.getSimulationTimestamp(slotNumber);
     const logData = { slotNumber, timestamp, gasLimit: undefined as bigint | undefined };
     if (this.lastActions[action] && this.lastActions[action] === slotNumber) {
       this.log.debug(`Skipping duplicate action ${action} for slot ${slotNumber}`);
@@ -1046,8 +1056,9 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
 
     let gasUsed: bigint;
     const simulateAbi = mergeAbis([request.abi ?? [], ErrorsAbi]);
+
     try {
-      ({ gasUsed } = await this.l1TxUtils.simulate(request, { time: timestamp }, [], simulateAbi)); // TODO(palla/slash): Check the timestamp logic
+      ({ gasUsed } = await this.l1TxUtils.simulate(request, { time: timestamp }, [], simulateAbi));
       this.log.verbose(`Simulation for ${action} succeeded`, { ...logData, request, gasUsed });
     } catch (err) {
       const viemError = formatViemError(err, simulateAbi);
@@ -1103,7 +1114,6 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
 
   private async prepareProposeTx(
     encodedData: L1ProcessArgs,
-    timestamp: bigint,
     options: { forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber },
   ) {
     const kzg = Blob.getViemKzgInstance();
@@ -1158,7 +1168,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       blobInput,
     ] as const;
 
-    const { rollupData, simulationResult } = await this.simulateProposeTx(args, timestamp, options);
+    const { rollupData, simulationResult } = await this.simulateProposeTx(args, options);
 
     return { args, blobEvaluationGas, rollupData, simulationResult };
   }
@@ -1166,7 +1176,6 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
   /**
    * Simulates the propose tx with eth_simulateV1
    * @param args - The propose tx args
-   * @param timestamp - The timestamp to simulate proposal at
    * @returns The simulation result
    */
   private async simulateProposeTx(
@@ -1183,7 +1192,6 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       ViemSignature,
       `0x${string}`,
     ],
-    timestamp: bigint,
     options: { forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber },
   ) {
     const rollupData = encodeFunctionData({
@@ -1217,6 +1225,8 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       });
     }
 
+    const simTs = this.getSimulationTimestamp(SlotNumber.fromBigInt(args[0].header.slotNumber));
+
     const simulationResult = await this.l1TxUtils
       .simulate(
         {
@@ -1226,8 +1236,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
           ...(this.proposerAddressForSimulation && { from: this.proposerAddressForSimulation.toString() }),
         },
         {
-          // @note we add 1n to the timestamp because geth implementation doesn't like simulation timestamp to be equal to the current block timestamp
-          time: timestamp + 1n,
+          time: simTs,
           // @note reth should have a 30m gas limit per block but throws errors that this tx is beyond limit so we increase here
           gasLimit: MAX_L1_TX_LIMIT * 2n,
         },
@@ -1249,7 +1258,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
             logs: [],
           };
         }
-        this.log.error(`Failed to simulate propose tx`, viemError);
+        this.log.error(`Failed to simulate propose tx`, viemError, { simulationTimestamp: simTs });
         throw err;
       });
 
@@ -1260,16 +1269,11 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     checkpoint: Checkpoint,
     encodedData: L1ProcessArgs,
     opts: { txTimeoutAt?: Date; forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber } = {},
-    timestamp: bigint,
   ): Promise<void> {
     const slot = checkpoint.header.slotNumber;
     const timer = new Timer();
     const kzg = Blob.getViemKzgInstance();
-    const { rollupData, simulationResult, blobEvaluationGas } = await this.prepareProposeTx(
-      encodedData,
-      timestamp,
-      opts,
-    );
+    const { rollupData, simulationResult, blobEvaluationGas } = await this.prepareProposeTx(encodedData, opts);
     const startBlock = await this.l1TxUtils.getBlockNumber();
     const gasLimit = this.l1TxUtils.bumpGasLimit(
       BigInt(Math.ceil((Number(simulationResult.gasUsed) * 64) / 63)) +
@@ -1345,4 +1349,17 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       },
     });
   }
+
+  /** Returns the timestamp of the last L1 slot within a given L2 slot. Used as the simulation timestamp
+   * for eth_simulateV1 calls, since it's guaranteed to be greater than any L1 block produced during the slot. */
+  private getSimulationTimestamp(slot: SlotNumber): bigint {
+    const l1Constants = this.epochCache.getL1Constants();
+    return getLastL1SlotTimestampForL2Slot(slot, l1Constants);
+  }
+
+  /** Returns the timestamp of the next L1 slot boundary after now. */
+  private getNextL1SlotTimestamp(): bigint {
+    const l1Constants = this.epochCache.getL1Constants();
+    return getNextL1SlotTimestamp(this.dateProvider.nowInSeconds(), l1Constants);
+  }
 }