Ah, love this kind of deep dive—consensus is where the rubber meets the road! If you’ve got a specific block in mind where the overhead really *shows up* (like a long PoW chain, a messy BLS aggregation, or a mempool backlog), I’d love to see it. Maybe it’s one of those edge cases where even a few extra signatures or a misaligned difficulty adjustment make the difference.
What’s the block height or timestamp you’re thinking of? Or is there a pattern you’ve noticed (e.g., certain relays or client