diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7f23aca0f..1296a8922 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2363,7 +2363,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-addresses"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "criterion",
@@ -2380,7 +2380,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-addressmanager"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "igd-next",
@@ -2403,14 +2403,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-alloc"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "mimalloc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-bip32"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "bs58",
@@ -2437,7 +2437,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-cli"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "borsh",
@@ -2484,7 +2484,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-connectionmanager"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "duration-string",
  "futures-util",
@@ -2501,7 +2501,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-consensus"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
@@ -2544,7 +2544,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-consensus-client"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
@@ -2572,7 +2572,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-consensus-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bincode",
@@ -2610,7 +2610,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-consensus-notify"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
@@ -2629,7 +2629,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-consensus-wasm"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "faster-hex",
@@ -2653,7 +2653,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-consensusmanager"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "duration-string",
  "futures",
@@ -2671,7 +2671,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "ctrlc",
@@ -2689,7 +2689,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-daemon"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "borsh",
@@ -2711,7 +2711,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-database"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "enum-primitive-derive",
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-grpc-client"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-stream",
@@ -2765,7 +2765,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-grpc-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-stream",
@@ -2794,7 +2794,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-grpc-server"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-stream",
@@ -2830,7 +2830,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-hashes"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2b_simd",
  "borsh",
@@ -2851,7 +2851,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-index-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2870,7 +2870,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-index-processor"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2898,7 +2898,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-math"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "criterion",
@@ -2919,14 +2919,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-merkle"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "kaspa-hashes",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-metrics-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "borsh",
@@ -2942,7 +2942,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-mining"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "futures-util",
@@ -2969,7 +2969,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-mining-errors"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "kaspa-consensus-core",
  "thiserror",
@@ -2977,7 +2977,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-muhash"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "kaspa-hashes",
@@ -2990,7 +2990,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-notify"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3026,7 +3026,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-p2p-flows"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "chrono",
@@ -3057,7 +3057,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-p2p-lib"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "ctrlc",
@@ -3088,7 +3088,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-perf-monitor"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "kaspa-core",
  "log",
@@ -3100,7 +3100,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-pow"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "js-sys",
@@ -3116,7 +3116,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-rpc-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3158,7 +3158,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-rpc-macros"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "convert_case 0.6.0",
  "proc-macro-error",
@@ -3170,7 +3170,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-rpc-service"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "kaspa-addresses",
@@ -3199,7 +3199,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-testing-integration"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3259,7 +3259,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-txscript"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2b_simd",
  "borsh",
@@ -3291,7 +3291,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-txscript-errors"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "secp256k1",
  "thiserror",
@@ -3299,7 +3299,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-utils"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
@@ -3335,7 +3335,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-utils-tower"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "futures",
@@ -3349,7 +3349,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-utxoindex"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "kaspa-consensus",
@@ -3370,7 +3370,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wallet"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3382,7 +3382,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wallet-cli-wasm"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "js-sys",
@@ -3396,7 +3396,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wallet-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "aes",
  "ahash",
@@ -3477,7 +3477,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wallet-keys"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "borsh",
@@ -3510,7 +3510,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wallet-macros"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "convert_case 0.5.0",
  "proc-macro-error",
@@ -3523,7 +3523,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wallet-pskt"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "derive_builder",
@@ -3550,7 +3550,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wasm"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "js-sys",
@@ -3578,7 +3578,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wasm-core"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "faster-hex",
  "hexplay",
@@ -3589,7 +3589,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wrpc-client"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3625,7 +3625,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wrpc-example-subscriber"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "ctrlc",
  "futures",
@@ -3640,7 +3640,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wrpc-proxy"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "clap 4.5.16",
@@ -3659,7 +3659,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wrpc-server"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "borsh",
@@ -3687,7 +3687,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wrpc-simple-client-example"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "kaspa-rpc-core",
@@ -3697,7 +3697,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-wrpc-wasm"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "async-std",
@@ -3727,7 +3727,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspad"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
@@ -5151,7 +5151,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rothschild"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "clap 4.5.16",
@@ -5603,7 +5603,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "simpa"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index eaf07936e..37acfb172 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ members = [
 
 [workspace.package]
 rust-version = "1.81.0"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2"
 authors = ["Kaspa developers"]
 license = "ISC"
 repository = "https://github.com/kaspanet/rusty-kaspa"
@@ -80,61 +80,61 @@ include = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-# kaspa-testing-integration = { version = "0.15.1", path = "testing/integration" }
-kaspa-addresses = { version = "0.15.1", path = "crypto/addresses" }
-kaspa-addressmanager = { version = "0.15.1", path = "components/addressmanager" }
-kaspa-bip32 = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wallet/bip32" }
-kaspa-cli = { version = "0.15.1", path = "cli" }
-kaspa-connectionmanager = { version = "0.15.1", path = "components/connectionmanager" }
-kaspa-consensus = { version = "0.15.1", path = "consensus" }
-kaspa-consensus-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "consensus/core" }
-kaspa-consensus-client = { version = "0.15.1", path = "consensus/client" }
-kaspa-consensus-notify = { version = "0.15.1", path = "consensus/notify" }
-kaspa-consensus-wasm = { version = "0.15.1", path = "consensus/wasm" }
-kaspa-consensusmanager = { version = "0.15.1", path = "components/consensusmanager" }
-kaspa-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "core" }
-kaspa-daemon = { version = "0.15.1", path = "daemon" }
-kaspa-database = { version = "0.15.1", path = "database" }
-kaspa-grpc-client = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/grpc/client" }
-kaspa-grpc-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/grpc/core" }
-kaspa-grpc-server = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/grpc/server" }
-kaspa-hashes = { version = "0.15.1", path = "crypto/hashes" }
-kaspa-index-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "indexes/core" }
-kaspa-index-processor = { version = "0.15.1", path = "indexes/processor" }
-kaspa-math = { version = "0.15.1", path = "math" }
-kaspa-merkle = { version = "0.15.1", path = "crypto/merkle" }
-kaspa-metrics-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "metrics/core" }
-kaspa-mining = { version = "0.15.1", path = "mining" }
-kaspa-mining-errors = { version = "0.15.1", path = "mining/errors" }
-kaspa-muhash = { version = "0.15.1", path = "crypto/muhash" }
-kaspa-notify = { version = "0.15.1", path = "notify" }
-kaspa-p2p-flows = { version = "0.15.1", path = "protocol/flows" }
-kaspa-p2p-lib = { version = "0.15.1", path = "protocol/p2p" }
-kaspa-perf-monitor = { version = "0.15.1", path = "metrics/perf_monitor" }
-kaspa-pow = { version = "0.15.1", path = "consensus/pow" }
-kaspa-rpc-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/core" }
-kaspa-rpc-macros = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/macros" }
-kaspa-rpc-service = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/service" }
-kaspa-txscript = { version = "0.15.1", path = "crypto/txscript" }
-kaspa-txscript-errors = { version = "0.15.1", path = "crypto/txscript/errors" }
-kaspa-utils = { version = "0.15.1", path = "utils" }
-kaspa-utils-tower = { version = "0.15.1", path = "utils/tower" }
-kaspa-utxoindex = { version = "0.15.1", path = "indexes/utxoindex" }
-kaspa-wallet = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wallet/native" }
-kaspa-wallet-cli-wasm = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wallet/wasm" }
-kaspa-wallet-keys = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wallet/keys" }
-kaspa-wallet-pskt = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wallet/pskt" }
-kaspa-wallet-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wallet/core" }
-kaspa-wallet-macros = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wallet/macros" }
-kaspa-wasm = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wasm" }
-kaspa-wasm-core = { version = "0.15.1", path = "wasm/core" }
-kaspa-wrpc-client = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/wrpc/client" }
-kaspa-wrpc-proxy = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/wrpc/proxy" }
-kaspa-wrpc-server = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/wrpc/server" }
-kaspa-wrpc-wasm = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/wrpc/wasm" }
-kaspa-wrpc-example-subscriber = { version = "0.15.1", path = "rpc/wrpc/examples/subscriber" }
-kaspad = { version = "0.15.1", path = "kaspad" }
-kaspa-alloc = { version = "0.15.1", path = "utils/alloc" }
+# kaspa-testing-integration = { version = "0.15.2", path = "testing/integration" }
+kaspa-addresses = { version = "0.15.2", path = "crypto/addresses" }
+kaspa-addressmanager = { version = "0.15.2", path = "components/addressmanager" }
+kaspa-bip32 = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wallet/bip32" }
+kaspa-cli = { version = "0.15.2", path = "cli" }
+kaspa-connectionmanager = { version = "0.15.2", path = "components/connectionmanager" }
+kaspa-consensus = { version = "0.15.2", path = "consensus" }
+kaspa-consensus-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "consensus/core" }
+kaspa-consensus-client = { version = "0.15.2", path = "consensus/client" }
+kaspa-consensus-notify = { version = "0.15.2", path = "consensus/notify" }
+kaspa-consensus-wasm = { version = "0.15.2", path = "consensus/wasm" }
+kaspa-consensusmanager = { version = "0.15.2", path = "components/consensusmanager" }
+kaspa-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "core" }
+kaspa-daemon = { version = "0.15.2", path = "daemon" }
+kaspa-database = { version = "0.15.2", path = "database" }
+kaspa-grpc-client = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/grpc/client" }
+kaspa-grpc-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/grpc/core" }
+kaspa-grpc-server = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/grpc/server" }
+kaspa-hashes = { version = "0.15.2", path = "crypto/hashes" }
+kaspa-index-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "indexes/core" }
+kaspa-index-processor = { version = "0.15.2", path = "indexes/processor" }
+kaspa-math = { version = "0.15.2", path = "math" }
+kaspa-merkle = { version = "0.15.2", path = "crypto/merkle" }
+kaspa-metrics-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "metrics/core" }
+kaspa-mining = { version = "0.15.2", path = "mining" }
+kaspa-mining-errors = { version = "0.15.2", path = "mining/errors" }
+kaspa-muhash = { version = "0.15.2", path = "crypto/muhash" }
+kaspa-notify = { version = "0.15.2", path = "notify" }
+kaspa-p2p-flows = { version = "0.15.2", path = "protocol/flows" }
+kaspa-p2p-lib = { version = "0.15.2", path = "protocol/p2p" }
+kaspa-perf-monitor = { version = "0.15.2", path = "metrics/perf_monitor" }
+kaspa-pow = { version = "0.15.2", path = "consensus/pow" }
+kaspa-rpc-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/core" }
+kaspa-rpc-macros = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/macros" }
+kaspa-rpc-service = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/service" }
+kaspa-txscript = { version = "0.15.2", path = "crypto/txscript" }
+kaspa-txscript-errors = { version = "0.15.2", path = "crypto/txscript/errors" }
+kaspa-utils = { version = "0.15.2", path = "utils" }
+kaspa-utils-tower = { version = "0.15.2", path = "utils/tower" }
+kaspa-utxoindex = { version = "0.15.2", path = "indexes/utxoindex" }
+kaspa-wallet = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wallet/native" }
+kaspa-wallet-cli-wasm = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wallet/wasm" }
+kaspa-wallet-keys = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wallet/keys" }
+kaspa-wallet-pskt = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wallet/pskt" }
+kaspa-wallet-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wallet/core" }
+kaspa-wallet-macros = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wallet/macros" }
+kaspa-wasm = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wasm" }
+kaspa-wasm-core = { version = "0.15.2", path = "wasm/core" }
+kaspa-wrpc-client = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/wrpc/client" }
+kaspa-wrpc-proxy = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/wrpc/proxy" }
+kaspa-wrpc-server = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/wrpc/server" }
+kaspa-wrpc-wasm = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/wrpc/wasm" }
+kaspa-wrpc-example-subscriber = { version = "0.15.2", path = "rpc/wrpc/examples/subscriber" }
+kaspad = { version = "0.15.2", path = "kaspad" }
+kaspa-alloc = { version = "0.15.2", path = "utils/alloc" }
 
 # external
 aes = "0.8.3"
diff --git a/cli/src/modules/rpc.rs b/cli/src/modules/rpc.rs
index f32523c4a..f96cb5b61 100644
--- a/cli/src/modules/rpc.rs
+++ b/cli/src/modules/rpc.rs
@@ -121,10 +121,20 @@ impl Rpc {
             //     let result = rpc.get_subnetwork_call(GetSubnetworkRequest {  }).await?;
             //     self.println(&ctx, result);
             // }
-            // RpcApiOps::GetVirtualChainFromBlock => {
-            //     let result = rpc.get_virtual_chain_from_block_call(GetVirtualChainFromBlockRequest {  }).await?;
-            //     self.println(&ctx, result);
-            // }
+            RpcApiOps::GetVirtualChainFromBlock => {
+                if argv.is_empty() {
+                    return Err(Error::custom("Missing startHash argument"));
+                };
+                let start_hash = RpcHash::from_hex(argv.remove(0).as_str())?;
+                let include_accepted_transaction_ids = argv.remove(0).parse::<bool>().unwrap_or_default();
+                let result = rpc
+                    .get_virtual_chain_from_block_call(
+                        None,
+                        GetVirtualChainFromBlockRequest { start_hash, include_accepted_transaction_ids },
+                    )
+                    .await?;
+                self.println(&ctx, result);
+            }
             // RpcApiOps::GetBlocks => {
             //     let result = rpc.get_blocks_call(GetBlocksRequest {  }).await?;
             //     self.println(&ctx, result);
diff --git a/components/consensusmanager/src/session.rs b/components/consensusmanager/src/session.rs
index 81d589148..2643739ee 100644
--- a/components/consensusmanager/src/session.rs
+++ b/components/consensusmanager/src/session.rs
@@ -267,8 +267,12 @@ impl ConsensusSessionOwned {
         self.clone().spawn_blocking(|c| c.is_nearly_synced()).await
     }
 
-    pub async fn async_get_virtual_chain_from_block(&self, hash: Hash) -> ConsensusResult<ChainPath> {
-        self.clone().spawn_blocking(move |c| c.get_virtual_chain_from_block(hash)).await
+    pub async fn async_get_virtual_chain_from_block(
+        &self,
+        low: Hash,
+        chain_path_added_limit: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> ConsensusResult<ChainPath> {
+        self.clone().spawn_blocking(move |c| c.get_virtual_chain_from_block(low, chain_path_added_limit)).await
     }
 
     pub async fn async_get_virtual_utxos(
@@ -380,8 +384,12 @@ impl ConsensusSessionOwned {
     /// Returns acceptance data for a set of blocks belonging to the selected parent chain.
     ///
     /// See `self::get_virtual_chain`
-    pub async fn async_get_blocks_acceptance_data(&self, hashes: Vec<Hash>) -> ConsensusResult<Vec<Arc<AcceptanceData>>> {
-        self.clone().spawn_blocking(move |c| c.get_blocks_acceptance_data(&hashes)).await
+    pub async fn async_get_blocks_acceptance_data(
+        &self,
+        hashes: Vec<Hash>,
+        merged_blocks_limit: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> ConsensusResult<Vec<Arc<AcceptanceData>>> {
+        self.clone().spawn_blocking(move |c| c.get_blocks_acceptance_data(&hashes, merged_blocks_limit)).await
     }
 
     pub async fn async_is_chain_block(&self, hash: Hash) -> ConsensusResult<bool> {
diff --git a/consensus/core/src/api/mod.rs b/consensus/core/src/api/mod.rs
index 4833c7659..91165b73d 100644
--- a/consensus/core/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/consensus/core/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,12 @@ pub trait ConsensusApi: Send + Sync {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 
-    fn get_virtual_chain_from_block(&self, hash: Hash) -> ConsensusResult<ChainPath> {
+    /// Gets the virtual chain paths from `low` to the `sink` hash, or until `chain_path_added_limit` is reached
+    ///
+    /// Note:   
+    ///     1) `chain_path_added_limit` will populate removed fully, and then the added chain path, up to `chain_path_added_limit` amount of hashes.
+    ///     1.1) use `None to impose no limit with optimized backward chain iteration, for better performance in cases where batching is not required.
+    fn get_virtual_chain_from_block(&self, low: Hash, chain_path_added_limit: Option<usize>) -> ConsensusResult<ChainPath> {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 
@@ -297,7 +302,11 @@ pub trait ConsensusApi: Send + Sync {
     /// Returns acceptance data for a set of blocks belonging to the selected parent chain.
     ///
     /// See `self::get_virtual_chain`
-    fn get_blocks_acceptance_data(&self, hashes: &[Hash]) -> ConsensusResult<Vec<Arc<AcceptanceData>>> {
+    fn get_blocks_acceptance_data(
+        &self,
+        hashes: &[Hash],
+        merged_blocks_limit: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> ConsensusResult<Vec<Arc<AcceptanceData>>> {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 
diff --git a/consensus/src/consensus/mod.rs b/consensus/src/consensus/mod.rs
index 8474a6864..1731729a3 100644
--- a/consensus/src/consensus/mod.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/consensus/mod.rs
@@ -607,14 +607,26 @@ impl ConsensusApi for Consensus {
         self.config.is_nearly_synced(compact.timestamp, compact.daa_score)
     }
 
-    fn get_virtual_chain_from_block(&self, hash: Hash) -> ConsensusResult<ChainPath> {
-        // Calculate chain changes between the given hash and the
-        // sink. Note that we explicitly don't
+    fn get_virtual_chain_from_block(&self, low: Hash, chain_path_added_limit: Option<usize>) -> ConsensusResult<ChainPath> {
+        // Calculate chain changes between the given `low` and the current sink hash (up to `limit` amount of block hashes).
+        // Note:
+        // 1) that we explicitly don't
         // do the calculation against the virtual itself so that we
         // won't later need to remove it from the result.
+        // 2) supplying `None` as `chain_path_added_limit` will result in the full chain path, with optimized performance.
         let _guard = self.pruning_lock.blocking_read();
-        self.validate_block_exists(hash)?;
-        Ok(self.services.dag_traversal_manager.calculate_chain_path(hash, self.get_sink()))
+
+        // Verify that the block exists
+        self.validate_block_exists(low)?;
+
+        // Verify that source is on chain(block)
+        self.services
+            .reachability_service
+            .is_chain_ancestor_of(self.get_source(), low)
+            .then_some(())
+            .ok_or(ConsensusError::General("the queried hash does not have source on its chain"))?;
+
+        Ok(self.services.dag_traversal_manager.calculate_chain_path(low, self.get_sink(), chain_path_added_limit))
     }
 
     /// Returns a Vec of header samples since genesis
@@ -914,11 +926,35 @@ impl ConsensusApi for Consensus {
         self.acceptance_data_store.get(hash).unwrap_option().ok_or(ConsensusError::MissingData(hash))
     }
 
-    fn get_blocks_acceptance_data(&self, hashes: &[Hash]) -> ConsensusResult<Vec<Arc<AcceptanceData>>> {
+    fn get_blocks_acceptance_data(
+        &self,
+        hashes: &[Hash],
+        merged_blocks_limit: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> ConsensusResult<Vec<Arc<AcceptanceData>>> {
+        // Note: merged_blocks_limit will limit after the sum of merged blocks is breached along the supplied hash's acceptance data
+        // and not limit the acceptance data within a queried hash. i.e. It has mergeset_size_limit granularity, this is to guarantee full acceptance data coverage.
+        if merged_blocks_limit.is_none() {
+            return hashes
+                .iter()
+                .copied()
+                .map(|hash| self.acceptance_data_store.get(hash).unwrap_option().ok_or(ConsensusError::MissingData(hash)))
+                .collect::<ConsensusResult<Vec<_>>>();
+        }
+        let merged_blocks_limit = merged_blocks_limit.unwrap(); // we handle `is_none`, so may unwrap.
+        let mut num_of_merged_blocks = 0usize;
+
         hashes
             .iter()
             .copied()
-            .map(|hash| self.acceptance_data_store.get(hash).unwrap_option().ok_or(ConsensusError::MissingData(hash)))
+            .map_while(|hash| {
+                let entry = self.acceptance_data_store.get(hash).unwrap_option().ok_or(ConsensusError::MissingData(hash));
+                num_of_merged_blocks += entry.as_ref().map_or(0, |entry| entry.len());
+                if num_of_merged_blocks > merged_blocks_limit {
+                    None
+                } else {
+                    Some(entry)
+                }
+            })
             .collect::<ConsensusResult<Vec<_>>>()
     }
 
diff --git a/consensus/src/pipeline/virtual_processor/processor.rs b/consensus/src/pipeline/virtual_processor/processor.rs
index dfb7394b8..88fee97bf 100644
--- a/consensus/src/pipeline/virtual_processor/processor.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/pipeline/virtual_processor/processor.rs
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ impl VirtualStateProcessor {
         assert_eq!(virtual_ghostdag_data.selected_parent, new_sink);
 
         let sink_multiset = self.utxo_multisets_store.get(new_sink).unwrap();
-        let chain_path = self.dag_traversal_manager.calculate_chain_path(prev_sink, new_sink);
+        let chain_path = self.dag_traversal_manager.calculate_chain_path(prev_sink, new_sink, None);
         let new_virtual_state = self
             .calculate_and_commit_virtual_state(
                 virtual_read,
diff --git a/consensus/src/processes/sync/mod.rs b/consensus/src/processes/sync/mod.rs
index 847222968..3978913ba 100644
--- a/consensus/src/processes/sync/mod.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/processes/sync/mod.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ impl<
         (blocks, highest_reached)
     }
 
-    fn find_highest_common_chain_block(&self, low: Hash, high: Hash) -> Hash {
+    pub fn find_highest_common_chain_block(&self, low: Hash, high: Hash) -> Hash {
         self.reachability_service
             .default_backward_chain_iterator(low)
             .find(|candidate| self.reachability_service.is_chain_ancestor_of(*candidate, high))
diff --git a/consensus/src/processes/traversal_manager.rs b/consensus/src/processes/traversal_manager.rs
index 3ae0aef5d..23dc5c69f 100644
--- a/consensus/src/processes/traversal_manager.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/processes/traversal_manager.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl<T: GhostdagStoreReader, U: ReachabilityStoreReader, V: RelationsStoreReader
         Self { genesis_hash, ghostdag_store, relations_store, reachability_service }
     }
 
-    pub fn calculate_chain_path(&self, from: Hash, to: Hash) -> ChainPath {
+    pub fn calculate_chain_path(&self, from: Hash, to: Hash, chain_path_added_limit: Option<usize>) -> ChainPath {
         let mut removed = Vec::new();
         let mut common_ancestor = from;
         for current in self.reachability_service.default_backward_chain_iterator(from) {
@@ -42,9 +42,20 @@ impl<T: GhostdagStoreReader, U: ReachabilityStoreReader, V: RelationsStoreReader
                 break;
             }
         }
-        // It is more intuitive to use forward iterator here, but going downwards the selected chain is faster.
-        let mut added = self.reachability_service.backward_chain_iterator(to, common_ancestor, false).collect_vec();
-        added.reverse();
+        if chain_path_added_limit.is_none() {
+            // Use backward chain iterator
+            // It is more intuitive to use forward iterator here, but going downwards the selected chain is faster.
+            let mut added = self.reachability_service.backward_chain_iterator(to, common_ancestor, false).collect_vec();
+            added.reverse();
+            return ChainPath { added, removed };
+        }
+        // Use forward chain iterator, to ascertain a path from the common ancestor to the target.
+        let added = self
+            .reachability_service
+            .forward_chain_iterator(common_ancestor, to, true)
+            .skip(1)
+            .take(chain_path_added_limit.unwrap()) // we handle is_none so we may unwrap. 
+            .collect_vec();
         ChainPath { added, removed }
     }
 
diff --git a/mining/src/mempool/remove_transaction.rs b/mining/src/mempool/remove_transaction.rs
index 960ebc264..3aac8a20b 100644
--- a/mining/src/mempool/remove_transaction.rs
+++ b/mining/src/mempool/remove_transaction.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::mempool::{
     Mempool,
 };
 use kaspa_consensus_core::tx::TransactionId;
-use kaspa_core::{debug, warn};
+use kaspa_core::debug;
 use kaspa_utils::iter::IterExtensions;
 
 impl Mempool {
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ impl Mempool {
             TxRemovalReason::Muted => {}
             TxRemovalReason::DoubleSpend => match removed_transactions.len() {
                 0 => {}
-                1 => warn!("Removed transaction ({}) {}{}", reason, removed_transactions[0], extra_info),
-                n => warn!(
+                1 => debug!("Removed transaction ({}) {}{}", reason, removed_transactions[0], extra_info),
+                n => debug!(
                     "Removed {} transactions ({}): {}{}",
                     n,
                     reason,
diff --git a/rpc/grpc/core/proto/rpc.proto b/rpc/grpc/core/proto/rpc.proto
index 8c3e7b3b2..e218681b6 100644
--- a/rpc/grpc/core/proto/rpc.proto
+++ b/rpc/grpc/core/proto/rpc.proto
@@ -374,8 +374,13 @@ message GetSubnetworkResponseMessage{
   RPCError error = 1000;
 }
 
-// GetVirtualChainFromBlockRequestMessage requests the virtual selected
-// parent chain from some startHash to this kaspad's current virtual
+/// GetVirtualChainFromBlockRequestMessage requests the virtual selected
+/// parent chain from some startHash to this kaspad's current virtual
+/// Note:
+///     this call batches the response to:
+///         a. the network's `mergeset size limit * 10` amount of added chain blocks, if `includeAcceptedTransactionIds = false`
+///         b. or `mergeset size limit * 10` amount of merged blocks, if `includeAcceptedTransactionIds = true`
+///         c. it does not batch the removed chain blocks, only the added ones.
 message GetVirtualChainFromBlockRequestMessage{
   string startHash = 1;
   bool includeAcceptedTransactionIds = 2;
diff --git a/rpc/service/src/converter/consensus.rs b/rpc/service/src/converter/consensus.rs
index a5e5d3b51..c744300e5 100644
--- a/rpc/service/src/converter/consensus.rs
+++ b/rpc/service/src/converter/consensus.rs
@@ -162,8 +162,9 @@ impl ConsensusConverter {
         &self,
         consensus: &ConsensusProxy,
         chain_path: &ChainPath,
+        merged_blocks_limit: Option<usize>,
     ) -> RpcResult<Vec<RpcAcceptedTransactionIds>> {
-        let acceptance_data = consensus.async_get_blocks_acceptance_data(chain_path.added.clone()).await.unwrap();
+        let acceptance_data = consensus.async_get_blocks_acceptance_data(chain_path.added.clone(), merged_blocks_limit).await.unwrap();
         Ok(chain_path
             .added
             .iter()
diff --git a/rpc/service/src/service.rs b/rpc/service/src/service.rs
index 2c22fd6bb..bdc2a9541 100644
--- a/rpc/service/src/service.rs
+++ b/rpc/service/src/service.rs
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ NOTE: This error usually indicates an RPC conversion error between the node and
     ) -> RpcResult<SubmitTransactionResponse> {
         let allow_orphan = self.config.unsafe_rpc && request.allow_orphan;
         if !self.config.unsafe_rpc && request.allow_orphan {
-            warn!("SubmitTransaction RPC command called with AllowOrphan enabled while node in safe RPC mode -- switching to ForbidOrphan.");
+            debug!("SubmitTransaction RPC command called with AllowOrphan enabled while node in safe RPC mode -- switching to ForbidOrphan.");
         }
 
         let transaction: Transaction = request.transaction.try_into()?;
@@ -609,13 +609,26 @@ NOTE: This error usually indicates an RPC conversion error between the node and
         request: GetVirtualChainFromBlockRequest,
     ) -> RpcResult<GetVirtualChainFromBlockResponse> {
         let session = self.consensus_manager.consensus().session().await;
-        let virtual_chain = session.async_get_virtual_chain_from_block(request.start_hash).await?;
+
+        // batch_size is set to 10 times the mergeset_size_limit.
+        // this means batch_size is 2480 on 10 bps, and 1800 on mainnet.
+        // this bounds by number of merged blocks, if include_accepted_transactions = true
+        // else it returns the batch_size amount on pure chain blocks.
+        // Note: batch_size does not bound removed chain blocks, only added chain blocks.
+        let batch_size = (self.config.mergeset_size_limit * 10) as usize;
+        let mut virtual_chain_batch = session.async_get_virtual_chain_from_block(request.start_hash, Some(batch_size)).await?;
         let accepted_transaction_ids = if request.include_accepted_transaction_ids {
-            self.consensus_converter.get_virtual_chain_accepted_transaction_ids(&session, &virtual_chain).await?
+            let accepted_transaction_ids = self
+                .consensus_converter
+                .get_virtual_chain_accepted_transaction_ids(&session, &virtual_chain_batch, Some(batch_size))
+                .await?;
+            // bound added to the length of the accepted transaction ids, which is bounded by merged blocks
+            virtual_chain_batch.added = virtual_chain_batch.added[..accepted_transaction_ids.len()].to_vec();
+            accepted_transaction_ids
         } else {
             vec![]
         };
-        Ok(GetVirtualChainFromBlockResponse::new(virtual_chain.removed, virtual_chain.added, accepted_transaction_ids))
+        Ok(GetVirtualChainFromBlockResponse::new(virtual_chain_batch.removed, virtual_chain_batch.added, accepted_transaction_ids))
     }
 
     async fn get_block_count_call(
diff --git a/testing/integration/src/daemon_integration_tests.rs b/testing/integration/src/daemon_integration_tests.rs
index a92320294..460cf049c 100644
--- a/testing/integration/src/daemon_integration_tests.rs
+++ b/testing/integration/src/daemon_integration_tests.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,13 @@ async fn daemon_mining_test() {
     assert_eq!(dag_info.sink, last_block_hash.unwrap());
 
     // Check that acceptance data contains the expected coinbase tx ids
-    let vc = rpc_client2.get_virtual_chain_from_block(kaspa_consensus::params::SIMNET_GENESIS.hash, true).await.unwrap();
+    let vc = rpc_client2
+        .get_virtual_chain_from_block(
+            kaspa_consensus::params::SIMNET_GENESIS.hash, //
+            true,
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(vc.removed_chain_block_hashes.len(), 0);
     assert_eq!(vc.added_chain_block_hashes.len(), 10);
     assert_eq!(vc.accepted_transaction_ids.len(), 10);