diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8708b1d1..81f5be69 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
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+checksum = "2c99f64d1e06488f620f932677e24bc6e2897582980441ae90a671415bd7ec2f"
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+ "cfg-if",
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  "version_check",
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+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "43a3c133739dddd0d2990f9a4bdf8eb4b21ef50e4851ca85ab661199821d510e"
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- "hashbrown",
+ "hashbrown 0.12.3",
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 [[package]]
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  "libp2p-gossipsub",
  "libp2p-identify",
+ "libp2p-identity",
  "libp2p-kad",
  "libp2p-mdns",
  "libp2p-metrics",
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- "parking_lot 0.12.1",
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- "smallvec",
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-checksum = "b6a8fcd392ff67af6cc3f03b1426c41f7f26b6b9aff2dc632c1c56dd649e571f"
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- "bs58",
- "ed25519-dalek",
  "either",
  "fnv",
  "futures",
  "futures-timer",
  "instant",
+ "libp2p-identity",
  "log",
  "multiaddr",
  "multihash",
@@ -2187,26 +2190,21 @@ dependencies = [
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  "parking_lot 0.12.1",
  "pin-project",
- "prost",
- "prost-build",
+ "quick-protobuf",
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- "ring",
  "rw-stream-sink",
- "sec1",
  "serde",
- "sha2 0.10.6",
  "smallvec",
  "thiserror",
  "unsigned-varint",
  "void",
- "zeroize",
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 [[package]]
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+version = "0.39.0"
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-checksum = "8e42a271c1b49f789b92f7fc87749fa79ce5c7bdc88cbdfacb818a4bca47fec5"
+checksum = "146ff7034daae62077c415c2376b8057368042df6ab95f5432ad5e88568b1554"
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- "base64 0.13.1",
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  "bytes",
  "fnv",
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  "libp2p-core",
+ "libp2p-identity",
  "libp2p-swarm",
  "log",
  "prometheus-client",
- "prost",
- "prost-build",
- "prost-codec",
+ "quick-protobuf",
+ "quick-protobuf-codec",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "regex",
  "serde",
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 [[package]]
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+ "libp2p-identity",
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  "log",
  "lru",
- "prost",
- "prost-build",
- "prost-codec",
+ "quick-protobuf",
+ "quick-protobuf-codec",
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  "thiserror",
  "void",
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+ "bs58",
+ "ed25519-dalek",
+ "log",
+ "multiaddr",
+ "multihash",
+ "prost",
+ "prost-build",
+ "quick-protobuf",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
+ "ring",
+ "serde",
+ "thiserror",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
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  "instant",
  "libp2p-core",
+ "libp2p-identity",
  "libp2p-swarm",
  "log",
- "prost",
- "prost-build",
+ "quick-protobuf",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "serde",
  "sha2 0.10.6",
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 [[package]]
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+version = "0.43.0"
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-checksum = "04f378264aade9872d6ccd315c0accc18be3a35d15fc1b9c36e5b6f983b62b5b"
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-checksum = "5ad8a64f29da86005c86a4d2728b8a0719e9b192f4092b609fd8790acb9dec55"
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+version = "0.39.0"
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-checksum = "03805b44107aa013e7cbbfa5627b31c36cbedfdfb00603c0311998882bc4bace"
+checksum = "4d34780b514b159e6f3fd70ba3e72664ec89da28dca2d1e7856ee55e2c7031ba"
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-checksum = "a978cb57efe82e892ec6f348a536bfbd9fee677adbe5689d7a93ad3a9bffbf2e"
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 dependencies = [
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  "curve25519-dalek 3.2.0",
  "futures",
  "libp2p-core",
+ "libp2p-identity",
  "log",
  "once_cell",
- "prost",
- "prost-build",
+ "quick-protobuf",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "sha2 0.10.6",
  "snow",
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 [[package]]
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-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
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-checksum = "929fcace45a112536e22b3dcfd4db538723ef9c3cb79f672b98be2cc8e25f37f"
+checksum = "3e57759c19c28a73ef1eb3585ca410cefb72c1a709fcf6de1612a378e4219202"
 dependencies = [
+ "either",
  "futures",
  "futures-timer",
  "instant",
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 [[package]]
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+version = "0.7.0-alpha.3"
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-checksum = "01e7c867e95c8130667b24409d236d37598270e6da69b3baf54213ba31ffca59"
+checksum = "c6b26abd81cd2398382a1edfe739b539775be8a90fa6914f39b2ab49571ec735"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures",
  "futures-timer",
  "if-watch",
  "libp2p-core",
+ "libp2p-identity",
  "libp2p-tls",
  "log",
  "parking_lot 0.12.1",
@@ -2410,9 +2433,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.23.0"
+version = "0.24.0"
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-checksum = "3236168796727bfcf4927f766393415361e2c644b08bedb6a6b13d957c9a4884"
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 [[package]]
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+version = "0.42.0"
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-checksum = "b2a35472fe3276b3855c00f1c032ea8413615e030256429ad5349cdf67c6e1a0"
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@@ -2450,9 +2473,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-checksum = "9d527d5827582abd44a6d80c07ff8b50b4ee238a8979e05998474179e79dc400"
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  "quote",
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 [[package]]
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+version = "0.39.0"
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-checksum = "b4b257baf6df8f2df39678b86c578961d48cc8b68642a12f0f763f56c8e5858d"
+checksum = "33d33698596d7722d85d3ab0c86c2c322254fce1241e91208e3679b4eb3026cf"
 dependencies = [
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  "futures-timer",
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 [[package]]
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-version = "0.1.0-alpha"
+version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f7905ce0d040576634e8a3229a7587cc8beab83f79db6023800f1792895defa8"
+checksum = "ff08d13d0dc66e5e9ba6279c1de417b84fa0d0adc3b03e5732928c180ec02781"
 dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "futures-rustls",
  "libp2p-core",
+ "libp2p-identity",
  "rcgen 0.10.0",
  "ring",
  "rustls 0.20.8",
@@ -2495,9 +2519,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.4.0-alpha"
+version = "0.4.0-alpha.3"
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-checksum = "cdb6cd86dd68cba72308ea05de1cebf3ba0ae6e187c40548167955d4e3970f6a"
+checksum = "ffd0c3af5921e3bdd5fecdf3eef3be5a197def64c1d23cd3ea79abcadbd461f7"
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  "asynchronous-codec",
@@ -2507,12 +2531,12 @@ dependencies = [
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  "if-watch",
  "libp2p-core",
+ "libp2p-identity",
  "libp2p-noise",
  "log",
  "multihash",
- "prost",
- "prost-build",
- "prost-codec",
+ "quick-protobuf",
+ "quick-protobuf-codec",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "rcgen 0.9.3",
  "serde",
@@ -2526,9 +2550,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.42.0"
+version = "0.43.0"
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-checksum = "4f63594a0aa818642d9d4915c791945053877253f08a3626f13416b5cd928a29"
+checksum = "d048cd82f72c8800655aa1ee9b808ea8c9d523a649d3579b3ef0cfe23952d7fd"
 dependencies = [
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  "libp2p-core",
@@ -2571,11 +2595,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.9.0"
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-checksum = "b6e8aaa3f231bb4bd57b84b2d5dc3ae7f350265df8aa96492e0bc394a1571909"
+checksum = "71e7d46de488603ffdd5f30afbc64fbba2378214a2c3a2fb83abf3d33126df17"
 dependencies = [
- "hashbrown",
+ "hashbrown 0.13.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2658,9 +2682,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiaddr"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.17.0"
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-checksum = "a4aebdb21e90f81d13ed01dc84123320838e53963c2ca94b60b305d3fa64f31e"
+checksum = "3b53e0cc5907a5c216ba6584bf74be8ab47d6d6289f72793b2dddbf15dc3bf8c"
 dependencies = [
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  "byteorder",
@@ -2687,9 +2711,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.16.3"
+version = "0.17.0"
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-checksum = "1c346cf9999c631f002d8f977c4eaeaa0e6386f16007202308d0b3757522c2cc"
+checksum = "835d6ff01d610179fbce3de1694d007e500bf33a7f29689838941d6bf783ae40"
 dependencies = [
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  "digest 0.10.6",
@@ -3321,21 +3345,21 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "prometheus-client"
-version = "0.18.1"
+version = "0.19.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "83cd1b99916654a69008fd66b4f9397fbe08e6e51dfe23d4417acf5d3b8cb87c"
+checksum = "5d6fa99d535dd930d1249e6c79cb3c2915f9172a540fe2b02a4c8f9ca954721e"
 dependencies = [
  "dtoa",
  "itoa",
  "parking_lot 0.12.1",
- "prometheus-client-derive-text-encode",
+ "prometheus-client-derive-encode",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "prometheus-client-derive-text-encode"
-version = "0.3.0"
+name = "prometheus-client-derive-encode"
+version = "0.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "66a455fbcb954c1a7decf3c586e860fd7889cddf4b8e164be736dbac95a953cd"
+checksum = "72b6a5217beb0ad503ee7fa752d451c905113d70721b937126158f3106a48cc1"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -3374,19 +3398,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "which",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "prost-codec"
-version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0dc34979ff898b6e141106178981ce2596c387ea6e62533facfc61a37fc879c0"
-dependencies = [
- "asynchronous-codec",
- "bytes",
- "prost",
- "thiserror",
- "unsigned-varint",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "prost-derive"
 version = "0.11.6"
@@ -3416,6 +3427,28 @@ version = "1.2.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a1d01941d82fa2ab50be1e79e6714289dd7cde78eba4c074bc5a4374f650dfe0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "quick-protobuf"
+version = "0.8.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9d6da84cc204722a989e01ba2f6e1e276e190f22263d0cb6ce8526fcdb0d2e1f"
+dependencies = [
+ "byteorder",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "quick-protobuf-codec"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1693116345026436eb2f10b677806169c1a1260c1c60eaaffe3fb5a29ae23d8b"
+dependencies = [
+ "asynchronous-codec",
+ "bytes",
+ "quick-protobuf",
+ "thiserror",
+ "unsigned-varint",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quinn-proto"
 version = "0.9.2"
@@ -4303,22 +4336,22 @@ checksum = "95059e91184749cb66be6dc994f67f182b6d897cb3df74a5bf66b5e709295fd8"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.38"
+version = "1.0.40"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6a9cd18aa97d5c45c6603caea1da6628790b37f7a34b6ca89522331c5180fed0"
+checksum = "978c9a314bd8dc99be594bc3c175faaa9794be04a5a5e153caba6915336cebac"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.38"
+version = "1.0.40"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1fb327af4685e4d03fa8cbcf1716380da910eeb2bb8be417e7f9fd3fb164f36f"
+checksum = "f9456a42c5b0d803c8cd86e73dd7cc9edd429499f37a3550d286d5e86720569f"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 1.0.107",
+ "syn 2.0.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/ext/libp2p/Cargo.toml b/ext/libp2p/Cargo.toml
index ee968ba0..599cb0f8 100644
--- a/ext/libp2p/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ext/libp2p/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt", "macros", "sync", "time"] }
 tokio-util = "0.7.7"
 
 [dependencies.libp2p]
-version = "0.50.1"
+version = "0.51.1"
 features = [
     # "async-std",
     # "autonat",