Context

This is the starting point of addressing #2196 (closed). It does rebase env5 and merkle-proofs commits to the scoru updated master

Manually testing the MR

TODO

Document the interface of any function added or modified (see the coding guidelines)
Document any change to the user interface, including configuration parameters (see node configuration)
Provide automatic testing (see the testing guide).
For new features and bug fixes, add an item in the appropriate changelog (docs/protocols/alpha.rst for the protocol and the environment, the Development Version section of CHANGES.md for everything else).
Select suitable reviewers using the Reviewers field below.
Select as Assignee the next person who should take action on that MR