diff --git a/core/serialization.go b/core/serialization.go
index 00ae61f3d4..c9e7f7a1be 100644
--- a/core/serialization.go
+++ b/core/serialization.go
@@ -493,8 +493,10 @@ func SerializeMerkleProof(proof *merkletree.Proof) []byte {
 	return proofBytes
 }
 
-func DeserializeMerkleProof(data []byte) (*merkletree.Proof, error) {
-	proof := &merkletree.Proof{}
+func DeserializeMerkleProof(data []byte, index uint64) (*merkletree.Proof, error) {
+	proof := &merkletree.Proof{
+		Index: index,
+	}
 	if len(data)%32 != 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid proof length")
 	}
diff --git a/core/v2/types.go b/core/v2/types.go
index df4f364cb9..aeb3c34fc5 100644
--- a/core/v2/types.go
+++ b/core/v2/types.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ type BlobHeader struct {
 	Signature []byte
 }
 
-func NewBlobHeader(proto *commonpb.BlobHeader) (*BlobHeader, error) {
+func BlobHeaderFromProtobuf(proto *commonpb.BlobHeader) (*BlobHeader, error) {
 	commitment, err := new(encoding.G1Commitment).Deserialize(proto.GetCommitment().GetCommitment())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -202,6 +202,27 @@ func (c *BlobCertificate) ToProtobuf() (*commonpb.BlobCertificate, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func BlobCertificateFromProtobuf(proto *commonpb.BlobCertificate) (*BlobCertificate, error) {
+	if proto.GetBlobHeader() == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("missing blob header in blob certificate")
+	}
+
+	blobHeader, err := BlobHeaderFromProtobuf(proto.GetBlobHeader())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create blob header: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	relayKeys := make([]RelayKey, len(proto.GetRelays()))
+	for i, r := range proto.GetRelays() {
+		relayKeys[i] = RelayKey(r)
+	}
+
+	return &BlobCertificate{
+		BlobHeader: blobHeader,
+		RelayKeys:  relayKeys,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 type BatchHeader struct {
 	// BatchRoot is the root of a Merkle tree whose leaves are the keys of the blobs in the batch
 	BatchRoot [32]byte
@@ -272,7 +293,7 @@ func BatchFromProtobuf(proto *commonpb.Batch) (*Batch, error) {
 
 	blobCerts := make([]*BlobCertificate, len(proto.GetBlobCertificates()))
 	for i, cert := range proto.GetBlobCertificates() {
-		blobHeader, err := NewBlobHeader(cert.GetBlobHeader())
+		blobHeader, err := BlobHeaderFromProtobuf(cert.GetBlobHeader())
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create blob header: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/core/v2/types_test.go b/core/v2/types_test.go
index 38425d73d6..89ea5256ad 100644
--- a/core/v2/types_test.go
+++ b/core/v2/types_test.go
@@ -65,3 +65,64 @@ func TestConvertBatchToFromProtobuf(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, batch, newBatch)
 }
+
+func TestConvertBlobHeaderToFromProtobuf(t *testing.T) {
+	data := codec.ConvertByPaddingEmptyByte(GETTYSBURG_ADDRESS_BYTES)
+	commitments, err := p.GetCommitments(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	bh := &v2.BlobHeader{
+		BlobVersion:     0,
+		BlobCommitments: commitments,
+		QuorumNumbers:   []core.QuorumID{0, 1},
+		PaymentMetadata: core.PaymentMetadata{
+			AccountID:         "0x123",
+			BinIndex:          5,
+			CumulativePayment: big.NewInt(100),
+		},
+		Signature: []byte{1, 2, 3},
+	}
+
+	pb, err := bh.ToProtobuf()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	newBH, err := v2.BlobHeaderFromProtobuf(pb)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, bh, newBH)
+}
+
+func TestConvertBlobCertToFromProtobuf(t *testing.T) {
+	data := codec.ConvertByPaddingEmptyByte(GETTYSBURG_ADDRESS_BYTES)
+	commitments, err := p.GetCommitments(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	bh := &v2.BlobHeader{
+		BlobVersion:     0,
+		BlobCommitments: commitments,
+		QuorumNumbers:   []core.QuorumID{0, 1},
+		PaymentMetadata: core.PaymentMetadata{
+			AccountID:         "0x123",
+			BinIndex:          5,
+			CumulativePayment: big.NewInt(100),
+		},
+		Signature: []byte{1, 2, 3},
+	}
+
+	blobCert := &v2.BlobCertificate{
+		BlobHeader: bh,
+		RelayKeys:  []v2.RelayKey{0, 1},
+	}
+
+	pb, err := blobCert.ToProtobuf()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	newBlobCert, err := v2.BlobCertificateFromProtobuf(pb)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, blobCert, newBlobCert)
+}
diff --git a/disperser/apiserver/disperse_blob_v2.go b/disperser/apiserver/disperse_blob_v2.go
index 72411164bf..d39d75f2cd 100644
--- a/disperser/apiserver/disperse_blob_v2.go
+++ b/disperser/apiserver/disperse_blob_v2.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (s *DispersalServerV2) DisperseBlob(ctx context.Context, req *pb.DisperseBl
 	}
 
 	data := req.GetData()
-	blobHeader, err := corev2.NewBlobHeader(req.GetBlobHeader())
+	blobHeader, err := corev2.BlobHeaderFromProtobuf(req.GetBlobHeader())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, api.NewErrorInternal(err.Error())
 	}
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (s *DispersalServerV2) validateDispersalRequest(req *pb.DisperseBlobRequest
 		return api.NewErrorInvalidArg(fmt.Sprintf("invalid blob version %d; valid blob versions are: %v", blobHeaderProto.GetVersion(), validVersions))
 	}
 
-	blobHeader, err := corev2.NewBlobHeader(blobHeaderProto)
+	blobHeader, err := corev2.BlobHeaderFromProtobuf(blobHeaderProto)
 	if err != nil {
 		return api.NewErrorInvalidArg(fmt.Sprintf("invalid blob header: %s", err.Error()))
 	}
diff --git a/disperser/apiserver/server_v2_test.go b/disperser/apiserver/server_v2_test.go
index d262f8812c..0c2697366f 100644
--- a/disperser/apiserver/server_v2_test.go
+++ b/disperser/apiserver/server_v2_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestV2DisperseBlob(t *testing.T) {
 			CumulativePayment: big.NewInt(100).Bytes(),
 		},
 	}
-	blobHeader, err := corev2.NewBlobHeader(blobHeaderProto)
+	blobHeader, err := corev2.BlobHeaderFromProtobuf(blobHeaderProto)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	signer := auth.NewLocalBlobRequestSigner(privateKeyHex)
 	sig, err := signer.SignBlobRequest(blobHeader)
diff --git a/disperser/cmd/apiserver/config.go b/disperser/cmd/apiserver/config.go
index b1259020dc..6e25b8af65 100644
--- a/disperser/cmd/apiserver/config.go
+++ b/disperser/cmd/apiserver/config.go
@@ -72,6 +72,25 @@ func NewConfig(ctx *cli.Context) (Config, error) {
 		return Config{}, err
 	}
 
+	encodingConfig := kzg.ReadCLIConfig(ctx)
+	if version == uint(V2) {
+		if encodingConfig.G1Path == "" {
+			return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("G1Path must be specified for disperser version 2")
+		}
+		if encodingConfig.G2Path == "" {
+			return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("G2Path must be specified for disperser version 2")
+		}
+		if encodingConfig.CacheDir == "" {
+			return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("CacheDir must be specified for disperser version 2")
+		}
+		if encodingConfig.SRSOrder <= 0 {
+			return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("SRSOrder must be specified for disperser version 2")
+		}
+		if encodingConfig.SRSNumberToLoad <= 0 {
+			return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("SRSNumberToLoad must be specified for disperser version 2")
+		}
+	}
+
 	config := Config{
 		DisperserVersion: DisperserVersion(version),
 		AwsClientConfig:  aws.ReadClientConfig(ctx, flags.FlagPrefix),
@@ -90,7 +109,7 @@ func NewConfig(ctx *cli.Context) (Config, error) {
 		},
 		RatelimiterConfig:           ratelimiterConfig,
 		RateConfig:                  rateConfig,
-		EncodingConfig:              kzg.ReadCLIConfig(ctx),
+		EncodingConfig:              encodingConfig,
 		EnableRatelimiter:           ctx.GlobalBool(flags.EnableRatelimiter.Name),
 		EnablePaymentMeterer:        ctx.GlobalBool(flags.EnablePaymentMeterer.Name),
 		ReservationsTableName:       ctx.GlobalString(flags.ReservationsTableName.Name),
diff --git a/disperser/controller/dispatcher.go b/disperser/controller/dispatcher.go
index 584e4a4390..8319b585b5 100644
--- a/disperser/controller/dispatcher.go
+++ b/disperser/controller/dispatcher.go
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ func (d *Dispatcher) NewBatch(ctx context.Context, referenceBlockNumber uint64)
 	}
 
 	keys := make([]corev2.BlobKey, len(blobMetadatas))
+	newLastUpdatedAt := d.lastUpdatedAt
 	for i, metadata := range blobMetadatas {
 		if metadata == nil || metadata.BlobHeader == nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid blob metadata")
@@ -252,8 +253,8 @@ func (d *Dispatcher) NewBatch(ctx context.Context, referenceBlockNumber uint64)
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get blob key: %w", err)
 		}
 		keys[i] = blobKey
-		if metadata.UpdatedAt > d.lastUpdatedAt {
-			d.lastUpdatedAt = metadata.UpdatedAt
+		if metadata.UpdatedAt > newLastUpdatedAt {
+			newLastUpdatedAt = metadata.UpdatedAt
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ func (d *Dispatcher) NewBatch(ctx context.Context, referenceBlockNumber uint64)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to put blob verification infos: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	d.lastUpdatedAt = newLastUpdatedAt
 	return &batchData{
 		Batch: &corev2.Batch{
 			BatchHeader:      batchHeader,
diff --git a/disperser/controller/dispatcher_test.go b/disperser/controller/dispatcher_test.go
index 718384fc6a..8630eda061 100644
--- a/disperser/controller/dispatcher_test.go
+++ b/disperser/controller/dispatcher_test.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func TestDispatcherNewBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, bh, vi0.BatchHeader)
 	certHash, err := cert.Hash()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	proof, err := core.DeserializeMerkleProof(vi0.InclusionProof)
+	proof, err := core.DeserializeMerkleProof(vi0.InclusionProof, uint64(vi0.BlobIndex))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	verified, err := merkletree.VerifyProofUsing(certHash[:], false, proof, [][]byte{vi0.BatchRoot[:]}, keccak256.New())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/disperser/controller/encoding_manager.go b/disperser/controller/encoding_manager.go
index 43a49531e1..49b6aca2b4 100644
--- a/disperser/controller/encoding_manager.go
+++ b/disperser/controller/encoding_manager.go
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ func (e *EncodingManager) HandleBatch(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, blob := range blobMetadatas {
+		blob := blob
 		blobKey, err := blob.BlobHeader.BlobKey()
 		if err != nil {
 			e.logger.Error("failed to get blob key", "err", err, "requestedAt", blob.RequestedAt, "paymentMetadata", blob.BlobHeader.PaymentMetadata)
diff --git a/disperser/encoder/server_v2.go b/disperser/encoder/server_v2.go
index 45890ac857..498955594c 100644
--- a/disperser/encoder/server_v2.go
+++ b/disperser/encoder/server_v2.go
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ func (s *EncoderServerV2) handleEncodingToChunkStore(ctx context.Context, req *p
 	encodingStart := time.Now()
 	frames, err := s.prover.GetFrames(data, encodingParams)
 	if err != nil {
+		s.logger.Error("failed to encode frames", "error", err)
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "encoding failed: %v", err)
 	}
 	s.logger.Info("encoding frames", "duration", time.Since(encodingStart))
@@ -204,6 +205,11 @@ func (s *EncoderServerV2) validateAndParseRequest(req *pb.EncodeBlobRequest) (co
 		NumChunks:   req.EncodingParams.NumChunks,
 	}
 
+	err = encoding.ValidateEncodingParams(params, s.prover.GetSRSOrder())
+	if err != nil {
+		return blobKey, params, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "invalid encoding parameters: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	return blobKey, params, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/encoding/encoding.go b/encoding/encoding.go
index b7c9263ef7..221e851ad8 100644
--- a/encoding/encoding.go
+++ b/encoding/encoding.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ type Prover interface {
 	GetFrames(data []byte, params EncodingParams) ([]*Frame, error)
 
 	GetMultiFrameProofs(data []byte, params EncodingParams) ([]Proof, error)
+
+	GetSRSOrder() uint64
 }
 
 type Verifier interface {
diff --git a/encoding/kzg/prover/prover.go b/encoding/kzg/prover/prover.go
index d81cec4360..d315c04b8d 100644
--- a/encoding/kzg/prover/prover.go
+++ b/encoding/kzg/prover/prover.go
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ func (g *Prover) GetKzgEncoder(params encoding.EncodingParams) (*ParametrizedPro
 	return enc, err
 }
 
+func (g *Prover) GetSRSOrder() uint64 {
+	return g.SRSOrder
+}
+
 // Detect the precomputed table from the specified directory
 // the file name follow the name convention of
 //
diff --git a/encoding/mock/encoder.go b/encoding/mock/encoder.go
index 0cae8bdde7..87ed90d026 100644
--- a/encoding/mock/encoder.go
+++ b/encoding/mock/encoder.go
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ func (e *MockEncoder) GetMultiFrameProofs(data []byte, params encoding.EncodingP
 	return args.Get(0).([]encoding.Proof), args.Error(1)
 }
 
+func (e *MockEncoder) GetSRSOrder() uint64 {
+	args := e.Called()
+	return args.Get(0).(uint64)
+}
+
 func (e *MockEncoder) VerifyFrames(chunks []*encoding.Frame, indices []encoding.ChunkNumber, commitments encoding.BlobCommitments, params encoding.EncodingParams) error {
 	args := e.Called(chunks, indices, commitments, params)
 	time.Sleep(e.Delay)
diff --git a/relay/relay_test_utils.go b/relay/relay_test_utils.go
index 3c6d297b9e..0f5fdf1cf9 100644
--- a/relay/relay_test_utils.go
+++ b/relay/relay_test_utils.go
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ package relay
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"math/big"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
 	pbcommon "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/api/grpc/common"
 	pbcommonv2 "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/api/grpc/common/v2"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common"
@@ -24,14 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/ory/dockertest/v3"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"log"
-	"math/big"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime"
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ func randomBlob(t *testing.T) (*v2.BlobHeader, []byte) {
 			CumulativePayment: big.NewInt(100).Bytes(),
 		},
 	}
-	blobHeader, err := v2.NewBlobHeader(blobHeaderProto)
+	blobHeader, err := v2.BlobHeaderFromProtobuf(blobHeaderProto)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	return blobHeader, data