diff --git a/for_devs/local-net b/for_devs/local-net
index 8add8bec84..77dcc1a2f3 100755
--- a/for_devs/local-net
+++ b/for_devs/local-net
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def generate_faucet_wallet(binary):
     global faucet_public_address
 
     wallet_path = f'./{data_dir}/faucet-wallet.json'
-
+    
     if os.path.isfile(wallet_path):
         wallet = json.loads('{}')
         with open(wallet_path) as json_file:
diff --git a/for_devs/requirements.txt b/for_devs/requirements.txt
index 19d943a12c..43069dfeea 100644
--- a/for_devs/requirements.txt
+++ b/for_devs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,198 +1,39 @@
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-aiosignal==1.3.1
-anyio==4.0.0
-apt-xapian-index==0.49
-argcomplete==2.0.0
-arrow==1.3.0
-asn1crypto==1.5.1
+aiohttp==3.8.5
+async-timeout==4.0.3
 attrs==23.1.0
-Babel==2.10.3
-bcrypt==4.0.1
-binaryornot==0.4.4
-bitarray==2.9.0
-blinker==1.6.2
-boto3==1.28.68
-botocore==1.31.68
-bottle==0.12.25
-Brotli==1.0.9
-build==0.10.0
-CacheControl==0.13.1
-certifi==2022.9.24
-cffi==1.16.0
-chardet==5.1.0
-cleo==2.0.1
+base58==2.1.1
+bitarray==2.8.1
+certifi==2024.2.2
+chardet==5.2.0
 click==8.1.6
-click-configfile==0.2.3
-colorama==0.4.6
-command-not-found==0.3
-conan==1.59.0
-configparser==6.0.0
-cookiecutter==2.4.0
-crashtest==0.4.1
-cryptography==42.0.4
-cupshelpers==1.0
 cytoolz==0.12.2
-dbus-python==1.3.2
-defer==1.0.6
-distlib==0.3.7
-distro==1.8.0
-distro-info==1.5
-docker==5.0.3
-docker-compose==1.29.2
-dockerpty==0.4.1
-docopt==0.6.2
-dulwich==0.21.6
-eth-abi==5.0.1
-eth-account==0.10.0
+eth-abi==4.1.0
+eth-account==0.9.0
 eth-hash==0.5.2
-eth-keyfile==0.7.0
+eth-keyfile==0.6.1
 eth-keys==0.4.0
-eth-rlp==1.0.0
-eth-typing==3.5.2
-eth-utils==2.3.1
-fabric==2.7.1
-fasteners==0.19
-fastimport==0.9.14
-filelock==3.12.2
-frozenlist==1.4.1
-fuse-python==1.0.5
-ghp-import==2.1.0
-gpg==1.18.0
-gyp==0.1
-h11==0.14.0
-hamlet==10.0.1
+eth-rlp==0.3.0
+eth-typing==3.4.0
+eth-utils==2.2.0
 hexbytes==0.3.1
-html5lib==1.1
-httpcore==0.18.0
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-lazr.uri==1.0.6
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-lockfile==0.12.2
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+ipfshttpclient==0.7.0
+jsonschema==4.19.1
 lru-dict==1.2.0
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-Markdown==3.4.4
-markdown-it-py==3.0.0
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-mergedeep==1.3.4
-mkdocs==1.4.2
-more-itertools==10.1.0
-msgpack==1.0.3
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 multidict==6.0.4
-mutagen==1.46.0
-netifaces==0.11.0
-nltk==3.8.1
-node-semver==0.6.1
-numpy==1.24.2
-oauthlib==3.2.2
-olefile==0.46
-packaging==23.1
-paramiko==3.4.0
+netaddr==1.2.1
 parsimonious==0.9.0
-patch-ng==1.17.4
-pathlib2==2.3.7.post1
-pexpect==4.8.0
-Pillow==10.2.0
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-pyunormalize==15.1.0
-pyxattr==0.8.1
-PyYAML==6.0
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-regex==2022.10.31
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 requests==2.31.0
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 six==1.16.0
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-www-authenticate==0.9.2
-xkit==0.0.0
-yarl==1.9.4
-yt-dlp==2023.11.14
-zipp==1.0.0
+typing-extensions==4.8.0
+urllib3==2.0.5
+varint==1.0.2
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+websockets==11.0.3
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/cli/include/cli/config_jsons/default/default_genesis.json b/libraries/cli/include/cli/config_jsons/default/default_genesis.json
index 22929381c0..729f22ebfc 100644
--- a/libraries/cli/include/cli/config_jsons/default/default_genesis.json
+++ b/libraries/cli/include/cli/config_jsons/default/default_genesis.json
@@ -58,12 +58,13 @@
   },
   "initial_balances": {
     "2cd4da7d3b345e022ca7e997c2bb3276a4d3d2e9": "0x1027e72f1f12813088000000",
-    "7e4aa664f71de4e9d0b4a6473d796372639bdcde": "0x1027e72f1f12813088000000"
+    "7e4aa664f71de4e9d0b4a6473d796372639bdcde": "0x27e72f1f12813088000000",
+    "fF310642f352E0b6b5266CE492e91D6af1241F41": "0x27e72f1f12813088000000с"
   },
   "gas_price": {
     "blocks": 200,
     "percentile": 60,
-    "minimum_price" : 1
+    "minimum_price": 1
   },
   "pbft": {
     "committee_size": "0x3e8",
@@ -100,25 +101,26 @@
   "hardforks": {
     "fix_redelegate_block_num": 0,
     "rewards_distribution_frequency": {
-      "0" : 100
+      "0": 100
     },
-    "magnolia_hf" : {
-      "block_num" : 0,
+    "magnolia_hf": {
+      "block_num": 0,
       "jail_time": 163459
     },
     "phalaenopsis_hf_block_num": 0,
     "fix_claim_all_block_num": -1,
-    "aspen_hf" : {
-      "block_num_part_one" : 0,
-      "block_num_part_two" : 0,
+    "aspen_hf": {
+      "block_num_part_one": 0,
+      "block_num_part_two": 0,
       "max_supply": "0x26C62AD77DC602DAE0000000",
       "generated_rewards": "0x0"
     },
-    "ficus_hf" : {
-      "block_num" : 0,
-      "pillar_block_periods" : 100,
-      "pillar_chain_sync_periods" : 25,
-      "pbft_inclusion_delay": 6
+    "ficus_hf": {
+      "block_num": 1000,
+      "pillar_block_periods": 100,
+      "pillar_chain_sync_periods": 25,
+      "pbft_inclusion_delay": 6,
+      "bridge_contract_address": "0xd3c087C17C0E8EA2084FB12ac8B1494AA1E7B749"
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/config/include/config/hardfork.hpp b/libraries/config/include/config/hardfork.hpp
index af757fd39c..872d569684 100644
--- a/libraries/config/include/config/hardfork.hpp
+++ b/libraries/config/include/config/hardfork.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct FicusHardforkConfig {
                                            // previous pillar blocks and 2t+1 signatures for latest pillar block)
   uint64_t pbft_inclusion_delay{
       6};  // [periods] how many periods after the pillar block is created it is included in pbft block
+  taraxa::addr_t bridge_contract_address;  // [address] of the bridge contract
 
   bool isFicusHardfork(taraxa::PbftPeriod period) const;
   bool isPillarBlockPeriod(taraxa::PbftPeriod period, uint64_t from_n_th_block = 1) const;
diff --git a/libraries/config/src/hardfork.cpp b/libraries/config/src/hardfork.cpp
index 2febb85582..15e646d4d2 100644
--- a/libraries/config/src/hardfork.cpp
+++ b/libraries/config/src/hardfork.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ void FicusHardforkConfig::validate(uint32_t delegation_delay) const {
   if (pbft_inclusion_delay < 1 || pbft_inclusion_delay <= delegation_delay) {
     throw taraxa::ConfigException("ficus_hf.pbft_inclusion_delay must be >= 1 && > dpos.delegation_delay");
   }
+
+  if (bridge_contract_address == taraxa::addr_t()) {
+    throw taraxa::ConfigException("ficus_hf.bridge_contract_address must be set");
+  }
 }
 
 Json::Value enc_json(const FicusHardforkConfig& obj) {
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ Json::Value enc_json(const FicusHardforkConfig& obj) {
   json["pillar_block_periods"] = dev::toJS(obj.pillar_block_periods);
   json["pillar_chain_sync_periods"] = dev::toJS(obj.pillar_chain_sync_periods);
   json["pbft_inclusion_delay"] = dev::toJS(obj.pbft_inclusion_delay);
+  json["bridge_contract_address"] = dev::toJS(obj.bridge_contract_address);
   return json;
 }
 
@@ -103,8 +108,10 @@ void dec_json(const Json::Value& json, FicusHardforkConfig& obj) {
   obj.pillar_block_periods = dev::getUInt(json["pillar_block_periods"]);
   obj.pillar_chain_sync_periods = dev::getUInt(json["pillar_chain_sync_periods"]);
   obj.pbft_inclusion_delay = dev::getUInt(json["pbft_inclusion_delay"]);
+  obj.bridge_contract_address = taraxa::addr_t(json["bridge_contract_address"].asString());
 }
-RLP_FIELDS_DEFINE(FicusHardforkConfig, block_num, pillar_block_periods, pillar_chain_sync_periods, pbft_inclusion_delay)
+RLP_FIELDS_DEFINE(FicusHardforkConfig, block_num, pillar_block_periods, pillar_chain_sync_periods, pbft_inclusion_delay,
+                  bridge_contract_address)
 
 Json::Value enc_json(const HardforksConfig& obj) {
   Json::Value json(Json::objectValue);
@@ -158,4 +165,4 @@ void dec_json(const Json::Value& json, HardforksConfig& obj) {
 }
 
 RLP_FIELDS_DEFINE(HardforksConfig, fix_redelegate_block_num, redelegations, rewards_distribution_frequency, magnolia_hf,
-                  phalaenopsis_hf_block_num, fix_claim_all_block_num, aspen_hf)
+                  phalaenopsis_hf_block_num, fix_claim_all_block_num, aspen_hf, ficus_hf)
diff --git a/libraries/core_libs/consensus/include/final_chain/final_chain.hpp b/libraries/core_libs/consensus/include/final_chain/final_chain.hpp
index 15215c47eb..979d3cbc6a 100644
--- a/libraries/core_libs/consensus/include/final_chain/final_chain.hpp
+++ b/libraries/core_libs/consensus/include/final_chain/final_chain.hpp
@@ -248,6 +248,12 @@ class FinalChain {
    */
   virtual u256 dpos_total_supply(EthBlockNumber blk_num) const = 0;
 
+  /**
+   * @param blk_num
+   * @return bridge root
+   */
+  virtual h256 get_bridge_root(EthBlockNumber blk_num) const = 0;
+
   // TODO move out of here:
 
   std::pair<val_t, bool> getBalance(addr_t const& addr) const {
diff --git a/libraries/core_libs/consensus/include/final_chain/state_api.hpp b/libraries/core_libs/consensus/include/final_chain/state_api.hpp
index 2e39be8843..12b058254c 100644
--- a/libraries/core_libs/consensus/include/final_chain/state_api.hpp
+++ b/libraries/core_libs/consensus/include/final_chain/state_api.hpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class StateAPI {
   std::vector<ValidatorVoteCount> dpos_validators_vote_counts(EthBlockNumber blk_num) const;
   uint64_t dpos_yield(EthBlockNumber blk_num) const;
   u256 dpos_total_supply(EthBlockNumber blk_num) const;
+  h256 get_bridge_root(const addr_t& bridge_contract_address, EthBlockNumber blk_num) const;
 };
 /** @} */
 
diff --git a/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/final_chain/final_chain.cpp b/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/final_chain/final_chain.cpp
index d94076a558..f9a6b090ad 100644
--- a/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/final_chain/final_chain.cpp
+++ b/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/final_chain/final_chain.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class FinalChainImpl final : public FinalChain {
 
   std::atomic<EthBlockNumber> last_block_number_;
 
+  const HardforksConfig& hardforks_config_;
   LOG_OBJECTS_DEFINE
 
  public:
@@ -72,9 +73,10 @@ class FinalChainImpl final : public FinalChain {
         dpos_vote_count_cache_(
             config.final_chain_cache_in_blocks,
             [this](uint64_t blk, const addr_t& addr) { return state_api_.dpos_eligible_vote_count(blk, addr); }),
-        dpos_is_eligible_cache_(config.final_chain_cache_in_blocks, [this](uint64_t blk, const addr_t& addr) {
-          return state_api_.dpos_is_eligible(blk, addr);
-        }) {
+        dpos_is_eligible_cache_(
+            config.final_chain_cache_in_blocks,
+            [this](uint64_t blk, const addr_t& addr) { return state_api_.dpos_is_eligible(blk, addr); }),
+        hardforks_config_(config.genesis.state.hardforks) {
     LOG_OBJECTS_CREATE("EXECUTOR");
     num_executed_dag_blk_ = db_->getStatusField(taraxa::StatusDbField::ExecutedBlkCount);
     num_executed_trx_ = db_->getStatusField(taraxa::StatusDbField::ExecutedTrxCount);
@@ -468,6 +470,10 @@ class FinalChainImpl final : public FinalChain {
 
   u256 dpos_total_supply(EthBlockNumber blk_num) const override { return state_api_.dpos_total_supply(blk_num); }
 
+  h256 get_bridge_root(EthBlockNumber blk_num) const override {
+    return state_api_.get_bridge_root(hardforks_config_.ficus_hf.bridge_contract_address, blk_num);
+  }
+
  private:
   std::shared_ptr<TransactionHashes> get_transaction_hashes(std::optional<EthBlockNumber> n = {}) const {
     const auto& trxs = db_->getPeriodTransactions(last_if_absent(n));
diff --git a/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/final_chain/state_api.cpp b/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/final_chain/state_api.cpp
index 1a195342e4..85be8e6bba 100644
--- a/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/final_chain/state_api.cpp
+++ b/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/final_chain/state_api.cpp
@@ -284,4 +284,12 @@ u256 StateAPI::dpos_total_supply(EthBlockNumber blk_num) const {
   return ret;
 }
 
+h256 StateAPI::get_bridge_root(const addr_t& bridge_contract_address, EthBlockNumber blk_num) const {
+  h256 ret;
+  ErrorHandler err_h;
+  const auto bridge_root_position = h256("0x6");
+  return c_method_args_rlp<h256, to_h256, taraxa_evm_state_api_get_account_storage>(
+      this_c_, blk_num, bridge_contract_address, bridge_root_position);
+}
+
 }  // namespace taraxa::state_api
diff --git a/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/pillar_chain/pillar_chain_manager.cpp b/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/pillar_chain/pillar_chain_manager.cpp
index f466a48dd1..325336dd5a 100644
--- a/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/pillar_chain/pillar_chain_manager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/pillar_chain/pillar_chain_manager.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<PillarBlock> PillarChainManager::createPillarBlock(
   blk_hash_t previous_pillar_block_hash{};  // null block hash
   auto new_vote_counts = final_chain_->dpos_validators_vote_counts(block_num);
   std::vector<PillarBlock::ValidatorVoteCountChange> votes_count_changes;
+  h256 bridge_root = final_chain_->get_bridge_root(block_num);
 
   // First ever pillar block
   if (block_num == kFicusHfConfig.firstPillarBlockPeriod()) {
@@ -105,9 +106,9 @@ std::shared_ptr<PillarBlock> PillarChainManager::createPillarBlock(
     votes_count_changes = getOrderedValidatorsVoteCountsChanges(new_vote_counts, current_pillar_block_vote_counts_);
   }
 
-  // TODO: provide bridge root ???
-  const auto pillar_block = std::make_shared<PillarBlock>(block_num, block_data->final_chain_blk->state_root, h256{},
-                                                          std::move(votes_count_changes), previous_pillar_block_hash);
+  const auto pillar_block =
+      std::make_shared<PillarBlock>(block_num, block_data->final_chain_blk->state_root, bridge_root,
+                                    std::move(votes_count_changes), previous_pillar_block_hash);
 
   // Check if some pillar block was not skipped
   if (!isValidPillarBlock(pillar_block)) {