diff --git a/node-core/components/reporting_service.go b/node-core/components/reporting_service.go
index 36c516c1ef..41dc31a1a9 100644
--- a/node-core/components/reporting_service.go
+++ b/node-core/components/reporting_service.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package components
 
 import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/depinject"
+	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/chain"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/execution/client"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/log/phuslu"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/node-core/components/metrics"
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ type ReportingServiceInput struct {
 	Logger        *phuslu.Logger
 	TelemetrySink *metrics.TelemetrySink
 	EngineClient  *client.EngineClient
+	ChainSpec     chain.Spec
 }
 
 func ProvideReportingService(in ReportingServiceInput) *version.ReportingService {
@@ -42,5 +44,6 @@ func ProvideReportingService(in ReportingServiceInput) *version.ReportingService
 		in.TelemetrySink,
 		sdkversion.Version,
 		in.EngineClient,
+		in.ChainSpec,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/node-core/services/version/interfaces.go b/node-core/services/version/interfaces.go
index fa7f767024..61babe8cee 100644
--- a/node-core/services/version/interfaces.go
+++ b/node-core/services/version/interfaces.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 package version
 
+import "github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/chain"
+
 // TelemetrySink is an interface for sending telemetry data.
 type TelemetrySink interface {
 	// IncrementCounter increments a counter metric identified by the provided
@@ -29,3 +31,7 @@ type TelemetrySink interface {
 	// provided keys.
 	SetGauge(key string, value int64, args ...string)
 }
+
+type ForkSpec interface {
+	chain.ForkSpec
+}
diff --git a/node-core/services/version/version.go b/node-core/services/version/version.go
index e018ca9c70..f5328942a4 100644
--- a/node-core/services/version/version.go
+++ b/node-core/services/version/version.go
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ type ReportingService struct {
 	// sink is the telemetry sink used to report metrics.
 	sink TelemetrySink
 	// client to query the execution layer
-	client *client.EngineClient
+	client   *client.EngineClient
+	forkSpec ForkSpec
 }
 
 // NewReportingService creates a new VersionReporterService.
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ func NewReportingService(
 	telemetrySink TelemetrySink,
 	version string,
 	engineClient *client.EngineClient,
+	forkSpec ForkSpec,
 ) *ReportingService {
 	return &ReportingService{
 		logger:            logger,
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ func NewReportingService(
 		reportingInterval: defaultReportingInterval,
 		sink:              telemetrySink,
 		client:            engineClient,
+		forkSpec:          forkSpec,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -147,6 +150,8 @@ func (rs *ReportingService) printToConsole(
 	+ 🧩 Your node is running version: %-40s+
 	+ ♦ Eth client: %-59s+
 	+ 💾 Your system: %-57s+
+	+ 🍴 Deneb1 Fork Time: %-52d+
+	+ 🍴 Electra Fork Time: %-51d+
 	+ 🦺 Please report issues @ https://github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/issues +
 	+==========================================================================+
 
@@ -155,6 +160,8 @@ func (rs *ReportingService) printToConsole(
 		rs.version,
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s (version: %s)", ethClient.Name, ethClient.Version),
 		runtime.GOOS+"/"+runtime.GOARCH,
+		rs.forkSpec.Deneb1ForkTime(),
+		rs.forkSpec.ElectraForkTime(),
 	))
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/build/testing.mk b/scripts/build/testing.mk
index 95b84aedf3..ccf3555d06 100644
--- a/scripts/build/testing.mk
+++ b/scripts/build/testing.mk
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ start-reth:
 	--authrpc.addr "0.0.0.0" \
 	--authrpc.jwtsecret $(JWT_PATH) \
 	--datadir ${ETH_DATA_DIR} \
-	--ipcpath ${IPC_PATH}
+	--ipcpath ${IPC_PATH} \
+	--engine.persistence-threshold 0 \
+	--engine.memory-block-buffer-target 0
 
 ## Start a local ephemeral `reth` node on host machine
 start-reth-host: 
@@ -93,7 +95,9 @@ start-reth-host:
 	--authrpc.addr "0.0.0.0" \
 	--authrpc.jwtsecret $(JWT_PATH) \
 	--datadir ${ETH_DATA_DIR} \
-	--ipcpath ${IPC_PATH}
+	--ipcpath ${IPC_PATH} \
+	--engine.persistence-threshold 0 \
+	--engine.memory-block-buffer-target 0
 
 ## Start an ephemeral `geth` node with docker
 start-geth: 
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ start-geth:
 	--ipcpath ${IPC_PATH}
 
 ## Start a local ephemeral `geth` node on host machine
-start-geth-host: 
+start-geth-host:
 	$(call ask_reset_dir_func, $(ETH_DATA_DIR))
 	geth init --datadir ${ETH_DATA_DIR} ${ETH_GENESIS_PATH}
 	geth \
diff --git a/state-transition/core/state_processor_payload.go b/state-transition/core/state_processor_payload.go
index 5a99bcd466..48bae06ca4 100644
--- a/state-transition/core/state_processor_payload.go
+++ b/state-transition/core/state_processor_payload.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	ctypes "github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/consensus-types/types"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/errors"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/primitives/math"
+	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/primitives/version"
 	statedb "github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/state-transition/core/state"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
@@ -58,6 +59,19 @@ func (sp *StateProcessor) processExecutionPayload(
 		"verify payload", txCtx.VerifyPayload(),
 	)
 
+	if version.EqualsOrIsAfter(blk.GetForkVersion(), version.Electra()) {
+		requests, getErr := blk.GetBody().GetExecutionRequests()
+		if getErr != nil {
+			return getErr
+		}
+		sp.logger.Info(
+			"Processing execution requests",
+			"deposits", len(requests.Deposits),
+			"withdrawals", len(requests.Withdrawals),
+			"consolidations", len(requests.Consolidations),
+		)
+	}
+
 	// Perform payload verification only if the context is configured as such.
 	if txCtx.VerifyPayload() {
 		g.Go(func() error {