diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/blob_verification.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/blob_verification.rs
index 8b1378917..6d06cbcda 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/blob_verification.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/blob_verification.rs
@@ -1 +1,162 @@
+use derivative::Derivative;
+use slot_clock::SlotClock;
 
+use crate::beacon_chain::{BeaconChain, BeaconChainTypes, MAXIMUM_GOSSIP_CLOCK_DISPARITY};
+use crate::{block_verification::get_validator_pubkey_cache, BeaconChainError};
+use bls::PublicKey;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use types::{
+    consts::eip4844::BLS_MODULUS, BeaconStateError, BlobsSidecar, EthSpec, Hash256,
+    SignedBlobsSidecar, Slot,
+};
+
+pub enum BlobError {
+    /// The blob sidecar is from a slot that is later than the current slot (with respect to the
+    /// gossip clock disparity).
+    ///
+    /// ## Peer scoring
+    ///
+    /// Assuming the local clock is correct, the peer has sent an invalid message.
+    FutureSlot {
+        message_slot: Slot,
+        latest_permissible_slot: Slot,
+    },
+    /// The blob sidecar is from a slot that is prior to the earliest permissible slot (with
+    /// respect to the gossip clock disparity).
+    ///
+    /// ## Peer scoring
+    ///
+    /// Assuming the local clock is correct, the peer has sent an invalid message.
+    PastSlot {
+        message_slot: Slot,
+        earliest_permissible_slot: Slot,
+    },
+
+    /// The blob sidecar contains an incorrectly formatted `BLSFieldElement` > `BLS_MODULUS`.
+    ///
+    ///
+    /// ## Peer scoring
+    ///
+    /// The peer has sent an invalid message.
+    BlobOutOfRange { blob_index: usize },
+
+    /// The blob sidecar contains a KZGCommitment that is not a valid G1 point on
+    /// the bls curve.
+    ///
+    /// ## Peer scoring
+    ///
+    /// The peer has sent an invalid message.
+    InvalidKZGCommitment,
+    /// The proposal signature in invalid.
+    ///
+    /// ## Peer scoring
+    ///
+    /// The signature on the blob sidecar invalid and the peer is faulty.
+    ProposalSignatureInvalid,
+
+    /// A blob sidecar for this proposer and slot has already been observed.
+    ///
+    /// ## Peer scoring
+    ///
+    /// The `proposer` has already proposed a sidecar at this slot. The existing sidecar may or may not
+    /// be equal to the given sidecar.
+    RepeatSidecar { proposer: u64, slot: Slot },
+
+    /// There was an error whilst processing the sync contribution. It is not known if it is valid or invalid.
+    ///
+    /// ## Peer scoring
+    ///
+    /// We were unable to process this sync committee message due to an internal error. It's unclear if the
+    /// sync committee message is valid.
+    BeaconChainError(BeaconChainError),
+}
+
+impl From<BeaconChainError> for BlobError {
+    fn from(e: BeaconChainError) -> Self {
+        BlobError::BeaconChainError(e)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<BeaconStateError> for BlobError {
+    fn from(e: BeaconStateError) -> Self {
+        BlobError::BeaconChainError(BeaconChainError::BeaconStateError(e))
+    }
+}
+
+/// A wrapper around a `SignedBlobsSidecar` that indicates it has been approved for re-gossiping on
+/// the p2p network.
+#[derive(Derivative)]
+#[derivative(Debug(bound = "T: BeaconChainTypes"))]
+pub struct GossipVerifiedBlobsSidecar<T: BeaconChainTypes> {
+    pub blob_sidecar: Arc<SignedBlobsSidecar<T::EthSpec>>,
+}
+
+impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> GossipVerifiedBlobsSidecar<T> {
+    pub fn new(
+        blob_sidecar: Arc<SignedBlobsSidecar<T::EthSpec>>,
+        chain: &BeaconChain<T>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, BlobError> {
+        let blob_slot = blob_sidecar.message.beacon_block_slot;
+        // Do not gossip or process blobs from future or past slots.
+        let latest_permissible_slot = chain
+            .slot_clock
+            .now_with_future_tolerance(MAXIMUM_GOSSIP_CLOCK_DISPARITY)
+            .ok_or(BeaconChainError::UnableToReadSlot)?;
+        if blob_slot > latest_permissible_slot {
+            return Err(BlobError::FutureSlot {
+                message_slot: latest_permissible_slot,
+                latest_permissible_slot: blob_slot,
+            });
+        }
+
+        let earliest_permissible_slot = chain
+            .slot_clock
+            .now_with_past_tolerance(MAXIMUM_GOSSIP_CLOCK_DISPARITY)
+            .ok_or(BeaconChainError::UnableToReadSlot)?;
+        if blob_slot > earliest_permissible_slot {
+            return Err(BlobError::PastSlot {
+                message_slot: earliest_permissible_slot,
+                earliest_permissible_slot: blob_slot,
+            });
+        }
+
+        // Verify that blobs are properly formatted
+        //TODO: add the check while constructing a Blob type from bytes
+        for (i, blob) in blob_sidecar.message.blobs.iter().enumerate() {
+            if blob.iter().any(|b| *b >= *BLS_MODULUS) {
+                return Err(BlobError::BlobOutOfRange { blob_index: i });
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Verify that the KZG proof is a valid G1 point
+        if PublicKey::deserialize(&blob_sidecar.message.kzg_aggregate_proof.0).is_err() {
+            return Err(BlobError::InvalidKZGCommitment);
+        }
+
+        // TODO: Verify proposer signature
+
+        // // let state = /* Get a valid state */
+        // let proposer_index = state.get_beacon_proposer_index(blob_slot, &chain.spec)? as u64;
+        // let signature_is_valid = {
+        //     let pubkey_cache = get_validator_pubkey_cache(chain)?;
+        //     let pubkey = pubkey_cache
+        //         .get(proposer_index as usize)
+        //         .ok_or_else(|| BlobError::UnknownValidator(proposer_index)?;
+        //     blob.verify_signature(
+        //         Some(block_root),
+        //         pubkey,
+        //         &fork,
+        //         chain.genesis_validators_root,
+        //         &chain.spec,
+        //     )
+        // };
+
+        // if !signature_is_valid {
+        //     return Err(BlobError::ProposalSignatureInvalid);
+        // }
+
+        // TODO: Check that we have not already received a sidecar with a valid signature for this slot.
+
+        Ok(Self { blob_sidecar })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
index f83bc535d..fbc9acdb2 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ fn cheap_state_advance_to_obtain_committees<'a, E: EthSpec>(
 }
 
 /// Obtains a read-locked `ValidatorPubkeyCache` from the `chain`.
-fn get_validator_pubkey_cache<T: BeaconChainTypes>(
+pub fn get_validator_pubkey_cache<T: BeaconChainTypes>(
     chain: &BeaconChain<T>,
 ) -> Result<RwLockReadGuard<ValidatorPubkeyCache<T>>, BlockError<T::EthSpec>> {
     chain