diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index b63ab6378c..787bfa4cbe 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -1765,6 +1765,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) writeBlockAndSetHead(ctx context.Context, block *types.Blo
 			if block.ParentHash() != currentBlock.Hash() {
 				if err = bc.reorg(currentBlock, block); err != nil {
 					status = NonStatTy
+					log.Info("blockchain.writeBlockAndSetHead: reorg failed", "err", err)
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -1868,6 +1869,8 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) InsertChain(chain types.Blocks) (int, error) {
 
 	defer bc.blockProcFeed.Send(false)
 
+	log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.InsertChain", "len", len(chain), "first", chain[0].Number().Uint64(), "last", chain[len(chain)-1].Number().Uint64())
+
 	// Do a sanity check that the provided chain is actually ordered and linked.
 	for i := 1; i < len(chain); i++ {
 		block, prev := chain[i], chain[i-1]
@@ -1888,6 +1891,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) InsertChain(chain types.Blocks) (int, error) {
 	if !bc.chainmu.TryLock() {
 		return 0, errChainStopped
 	}
+	defer log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.InsertChain: exiting and unlocking chain mutex")
 	defer bc.chainmu.Unlock()
 	return bc.insertChain(chain, true)
 }
@@ -1906,6 +1910,8 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 		return 0, nil
 	}
 
+	log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain", "setHead", setHead)
+
 	// Start a parallel signature recovery (signer will fluke on fork transition, minimal perf loss)
 	SenderCacher.RecoverFromBlocks(types.MakeSigner(bc.chainConfig, chain[0].Number(), chain[0].Time()), chain)
 
@@ -1917,6 +1923,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 	defer func() {
 		if lastCanon != nil && bc.CurrentBlock().Hash() == lastCanon.Hash() {
 			bc.chainHeadFeed.Send(ChainHeadEvent{lastCanon})
+			log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain: fired ChainHeadEvent", "number", lastCanon.Number(), "hash", lastCanon.Hash())
 		}
 	}()
 	// Start the parallel header verifier
@@ -1931,6 +1938,8 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 	it := newInsertIterator(chain, results, bc.validator)
 	block, err := it.next()
 
+	log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain: verify header and created itetator", "err", err)
+
 	// Update the block import meter; it will just record chains we've received
 	// from other peers. (Note that the actual chain which gets imported would be
 	// quite low).
@@ -1938,6 +1947,11 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 
 	// Check the validity of incoming chain
 	isValid, err1 := bc.forker.ValidateReorg(bc.CurrentBlock(), headers)
+	if len(headers) == 0 {
+		log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain: validate reorg, empty headers", "current", bc.CurrentBlock().Number.Uint64(), "valid", isValid, "err", err1)
+	} else {
+		log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain: validate reorg", "current", bc.CurrentBlock().Number.Uint64(), "incoming first", headers[0].Number.Uint64(), "incoming last", headers[len(headers)-1].Number.Uint64(), "valid", isValid, "err", err1)
+	}
 	if err1 != nil {
 		return it.index, err1
 	}
@@ -1962,6 +1976,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 
 		for block != nil && bc.skipBlock(err, it) {
 			reorg, err = bc.forker.ReorgNeeded(current, block.Header())
+			log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain: reorg needed", "current", current.Number.Uint64(), "incoming", block.Header().Number.Uint64(), "reorg", reorg, "err", err)
 			if err != nil {
 				return it.index, err
 			}
@@ -1973,6 +1988,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 				// the external consensus engine), but in order to prevent the unnecessary
 				// reorgs when importing known blocks, the special case is handled here.
 				if block.NumberU64() > current.Number.Uint64() || bc.GetCanonicalHash(block.NumberU64()) != block.Hash() {
+					log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain: reorg needed, switch to import mode", "number", block.Number(), "hash", block.Hash(), "current", current.Number.Uint64())
 					break
 				}
 			}
@@ -2005,6 +2021,8 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 		// Falls through to the block import
 	}
 
+	log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain: left trimmed the chain", "err", err)
+
 	switch {
 	// First block is pruned
 	case errors.Is(err, consensus.ErrPrunedAncestor):
@@ -2041,6 +2059,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 	// ErrKnownBlock is allowed here since some known blocks
 	// still need re-execution to generate snapshots that are missing
 	case err != nil && !errors.Is(err, ErrKnownBlock):
+		log.Debug("Aborting block processing", "err", err)
 		bc.futureBlocks.Remove(block.Hash())
 
 		stats.ignored += len(it.chain)
@@ -2049,6 +2068,9 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 
 		return it.index, err
 	}
+
+	log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain: done acting upon error")
+
 	// No validation errors for the first block (or chain prefix skipped)
 	var activeState *state.StateDB
 	defer func() {
@@ -2080,6 +2102,8 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 	}
 
 	for ; block != nil && err == nil || errors.Is(err, ErrKnownBlock); block, err = it.next() {
+		log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain: processing block", "number", block.Number().Uint64(), "hash", block.Hash(), "err", err)
+
 		// If the chain is terminating, stop processing blocks
 		if bc.insertStopped() {
 			log.Debug("Abort during block processing")
@@ -2125,6 +2149,8 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 				return it.index, err
 			}
 
+			log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain: writing known block", "number", block.Number(), "hash", block.Hash())
+
 			stats.processed++
 
 			// We can assume that logs are empty here, since the only way for consecutive
@@ -2167,6 +2193,8 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 		receipts, logs, usedGas, statedb, err := bc.ProcessBlock(block, parent)
 		activeState = statedb
 
+		log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain: done processing block", "number", block.Number().Uint64(), "hash", block.Hash(), "err", err)
+
 		if err != nil {
 			bc.reportBlock(block, receipts, err)
 			followupInterrupt.Store(true)
@@ -2190,6 +2218,8 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 			return it.index, err
 		}
 
+		log.Info("[sync debug]blockchain.insertChain: done validating state", "number", block.Number().Uint64(), "hash", block.Hash(), "err", err)
+
 		vtime := time.Since(vstart)
 		proctime := time.Since(start) // processing + validation
 
@@ -2222,6 +2252,8 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 			status, err = bc.writeBlockAndSetHead(context.Background(), block, receipts, logs, statedb, false)
 		}
 
+		log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain: done writing block", "number", block.Number().Uint64(), "hash", block.Hash(), "status", status, "err", err)
+
 		followupInterrupt.Store(true)
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -2287,6 +2319,8 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 		}
 	}
 
+	log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain: done processing all blocks", "err", err)
+
 	// BOR
 	emitAccum()
 	// BOR
@@ -2310,6 +2344,8 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 
 	stats.ignored += it.remaining()
 
+	log.Info("[sync debug] blockchain.insertChain: exiting", "index", it.index, "err", err)
+
 	return it.index, err
 }
 
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 0e1dd83691..4c98aa8fa3 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ func (w *worker) newWorkLoop(ctx context.Context, recommit time.Duration) {
 			interrupt.Store(s)
 		}
 
+		log.Info("[sync debug] worker.newWorkLoop: about to commit", "len", len(w.newWorkCh))
 		interrupt = new(atomic.Int32)
 		select {
 		case w.newWorkCh <- &newWorkReq{interrupt: interrupt, timestamp: timestamp, ctx: ctx, noempty: noempty}:
@@ -505,6 +506,7 @@ func (w *worker) newWorkLoop(ctx context.Context, recommit time.Duration) {
 		}
 		timer.Reset(recommit)
 		w.newTxs.Store(0)
+		log.Info("[sync debug] worker.newWorkLoop: done commit")
 	}
 	// clearPending cleans the stale pending tasks.
 	clearPending := func(number uint64) {
@@ -529,10 +531,12 @@ func (w *worker) newWorkLoop(ctx context.Context, recommit time.Duration) {
 			commit(false, commitInterruptNewHead)
 
 		case head := <-w.chainHeadCh:
+			log.Info("[sync debug] worker.newWorkLoop: received new head in chain head channel", "head", head.Block.Number().Uint64(), "hash", head.Block.Hash())
 			clearPending(head.Block.NumberU64())
 
 			timestamp = time.Now().Unix()
 			commit(false, commitInterruptNewHead)
+			log.Info("[sync debug] worker.newWorkLoop: done committing", "head", head.Block.Number().Uint64(), "hash", head.Block.Hash())
 
 		case <-timer.C:
 			// If sealing is running resubmit a new work cycle periodically to pull in
@@ -561,6 +565,7 @@ func (w *worker) newWorkLoop(ctx context.Context, recommit time.Duration) {
 			}
 
 		case adjust := <-w.resubmitAdjustCh:
+			log.Info("[sync debug] worker.newWorkLoop: received resubmit adjustment", "len", len(w.resubmitAdjustCh))
 			// Adjust resubmit interval by feedback.
 			if adjust.inc {
 				before := recommit
@@ -600,6 +605,7 @@ func (w *worker) mainLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case req := <-w.newWorkCh:
+			log.Info("[sync debug] worker.mainLoop: received new work request", "len", len(w.newWorkCh))
 			if w.chainConfig.ChainID.Cmp(params.BorMainnetChainConfig.ChainID) == 0 || w.chainConfig.ChainID.Cmp(params.MumbaiChainConfig.ChainID) == 0 {
 				if w.eth.PeerCount() > 0 {
 					//nolint:contextcheck
@@ -609,6 +615,7 @@ func (w *worker) mainLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 				//nolint:contextcheck
 				w.commitWork(req.ctx, req.interrupt, req.noempty, req.timestamp)
 			}
+			log.Info("[sync debug] worker.mainLoop: done acting upon new work request")
 
 		case req := <-w.getWorkCh:
 			block, fees, err := w.generateWork(req.ctx, req.params)
@@ -1566,6 +1573,8 @@ func (w *worker) commitWork(ctx context.Context, interrupt *atomic.Int32, noempt
 		return
 	}
 
+	log.Info("[sync debug] worker.commitWork: done preparing work", "number", work.header.Number.Uint64())
+
 	// nolint:contextcheck
 	var interruptCtx = context.Background()
 
@@ -1597,10 +1606,13 @@ func (w *worker) commitWork(ctx context.Context, interrupt *atomic.Int32, noempt
 	// Fill pending transactions from the txpool into the block.
 	err = w.fillTransactions(ctx, interrupt, work, interruptCtx)
 
+	log.Info("[sync debug] worker.commitWork: fill transactions completed", "err", err)
+
 	switch {
 	case err == nil:
 		// The entire block is filled, decrease resubmit interval in case
 		// of current interval is larger than the user-specified one.
+		log.Info("[sync debug] worker.commitWork: sending to resubmitAdjustCh", "len", len(w.resubmitAdjustCh))
 		w.resubmitAdjustCh <- &intervalAdjust{inc: false}
 
 	case errors.Is(err, errBlockInterruptedByRecommit):
@@ -1634,6 +1646,8 @@ func (w *worker) commitWork(ctx context.Context, interrupt *atomic.Int32, noempt
 		w.current.discard()
 	}
 
+	log.Info("[sync debug] worker.commitWork: exiting from commitWork", "number", work.header.Number.Uint64())
+
 	w.current = work
 }