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Discussion on: How to merge an Ethereum network right from the genesis block

 
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Nico Flaig

Genesis time should not be more than 32 slots behind current time. For example if your SECONDS_PER_SLOT value is 12, then genesis time must not be more than 384 seconds in the past when starting the network.

There is a known issue (github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/issu...) were Lodestar won't be able to sync due to a genesis time to far in the past and no peers to range sync historical data from.