build(deps): bump github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum from 1.10.19 to 1.17.7

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Bumps github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum from 1.10.19 to 1.17.7.

Release notes

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Intact Neuro-Coil (v1.17.7)

This is a quick release, cut mainly because publishing v1.17.6 to the Ubuntu PPA failed. It also carries a few fixes merged since then. Both v1.17.6 and v1.17.7 are ready for the Amsterdam fork on Sepolia (Oct 6, 2026), so Sepolia validators can run either version.

Users can now also choose their own history pruning point with --history.chain <block number>:<block hash>. It works both for pruning an existing node with geth prune-history and for snap sync, which then skips downloading the chain history before that block.

Changes

• Add postosaka and custom <block number>:<block hash> history pruning points (#35792)
• Account for both the execution and state gas (EIP-8037) when selecting transactions in the miner (#35773)
• Fix a memory leak by waiting for the block prefetcher when stopping the chain (#35821)
• Release the pathdb clean caches when the database is disabled (#35789)
• Encode and hash the block-level access list once, in a dedicated pipeline (#35772)
• Keep the snap sync v2 pivot moving by applying block-level access lists after the state sync (#35749)
• Only fetch block-level access lists close to the chain head (#35780)
• Skip peers whose announced block range doesn't cover the request (#35723)
• Restore the txpool empty-state fallback during snap sync, fixing the regression introduced in v1.17.3 (#35582)
• Allow restarting an interrupted snap sync when a history cutoff is configured (#35837, #35844)
• Update execution-spec-tests fixtures to v21 (#35835)
• Add five new multi-cloud bootnodes operated by NodeOps alongside the existing bootnodes (#35682)

For a full rundown of the changes please consult the Geth 1.17.7 release milestone.

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As with all our previous releases, you can find the:

• Pre-built binaries for all platforms on our downloads page
• Docker images published under ethereum/client-go (use "stable" tag)
• Ubuntu packages in our Launchpad PPA repository
• macOS packages in our Homebrew Tap repository

Inorganic Lubricant (v1.17.6)

This is a maintenance release with a number of performance improvements to block processing and initial sync, and is recommended for all users.

A few things worth highlighting:

• The Amsterdam hardfork is scheduled on the Sepolia testnet at timestamp 1791294816 (Oct 6, 2026, 13:53:36 UTC). Sepolia node operators must upgrade before that time.
• The Holesky testnet has been removed, as the network reached end-of-life.
• Go 1.24 is no longer supported. Release binaries and Docker images are now built with Go 1.27.

Fork Implementation

• Schedule the Amsterdam fork on Sepolia (#35734)
• Remove the EIP-7610 implementation (#35581)
• Update EIP-2780 and EIP-8038 gas parameters (#35454, #35497)
• Update EIP-7997 deterministic factory contract (#35458)

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Commits

• 3d858f8 version: release 1.17.7 (#35847)
• e6a82f8 core: handle the sync restarting after unclean shutdown (#35844)
• fa8fe67 cmd/devp2p: make blobCount in makeBlobTxs per transaction (#35818)
• 3793989 triedb/pathdb: fix flaky TestHistoricalStateReader (#35839)
• 5dcdd05 params: replace EF bootnodes with NodeOps fleet (#35682)
• bbedffe tests: update test fixture to v21 (#35835)
• f8f9bc5 core/txpool: restore empty state fallback during snap sync (#35582)
• 5d8fd6b core: allow restarting a snap sync before the history cutoff (#35837)
• 1a916a8 .github: group dependabot security updates (#35807)
• 81dbc8b core/filtermaps: fix intermittent hang in TestIndexerRandomRange (#35823)
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