diff --git a/test/contracts/new-blockchain-hooks/Makefile b/test/contracts/new-blockchain-hooks/Makefile
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+++ b/test/contracts/new-blockchain-hooks/Makefile
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+build:
+	rustc --target wasm32-unknown-unknown -O --crate-type=cdylib src/lib.rs -o output/new-blockchain-hooks.wasm
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diff --git a/test/contracts/new-blockchain-hooks/output/new-blockchain-hooks.wasm b/test/contracts/new-blockchain-hooks/output/new-blockchain-hooks.wasm
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diff --git a/test/contracts/new-blockchain-hooks/src/lib.rs b/test/contracts/new-blockchain-hooks/src/lib.rs
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+++ b/test/contracts/new-blockchain-hooks/src/lib.rs
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+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+
+#[panic_handler]
+fn panic(_info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
+    loop {}
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn test_round_time() {
+    unsafe {
+        let result = getRoundTime();
+        let result: [u8; 1] = [(result & 0xff) as u8];
+        finish(result.as_ref().as_ptr(), 1);
+    };
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn test_epoch_start_block_time_stamp() {
+    unsafe {
+        let result = epochStartBlockTimeStamp();
+        let result: [u8; 1] = [(result & 0xff) as u8];
+        finish(result.as_ref().as_ptr(), 1);
+    };
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn test_epoch_start_block_nonce() {
+    unsafe {
+        let result = epochStartBlockNonce();
+        let result: [u8; 1] = [(result & 0xff) as u8];
+        finish(result.as_ref().as_ptr(), 1);
+    };
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn test_epoch_start_block_round() {
+    unsafe {
+        let result = epochStartBlockRound();
+        let result: [u8; 1] = [(result & 0xff) as u8];
+        finish(result.as_ref().as_ptr(), 1);
+    };
+}
+
+extern {
+    fn finish(data: *const u8, len: i32);
+    fn getRoundTime() -> i64;
+    fn epochStartBlockTimeStamp() -> i64;
+    fn epochStartBlockNonce() -> i64;
+    fn epochStartBlockRound() -> i64;
+}
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diff --git a/vmhost/hosttest/newBloclchainHooks_test.go b/vmhost/hosttest/newBloclchainHooks_test.go
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index 000000000..aa3b21b67
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+++ b/vmhost/hosttest/newBloclchainHooks_test.go
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+package hostCoretest
+
+import (
+	"math/big"
+	"testing"
+
+	vmcommon "github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-vm-common-go"
+	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-vm-go/testcommon"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestNewBlockchainHooks_GetRoundTime(t *testing.T) {
+	code := testcommon.GetTestSCCode("new-blockchain-hooks", "../../")
+
+	blockchainHook := testcommon.BlockchainHookStubForCall(code, nil)
+	blockchainHook.RoundTimeCalled = func() uint64 {
+		return 32
+	}
+
+	host := testcommon.NewTestHostBuilder(t).
+		WithBlockchainHook(blockchainHook).
+		Build()
+	defer func() {
+		host.Reset()
+	}()
+
+	input := testcommon.DefaultTestContractCallInput()
+	input.GasProvided = 100000
+	input.Function = "test_round_time"
+	input.CallValue = big.NewInt(64)
+
+	vmOutput, err := host.RunSmartContractCall(input)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, vmcommon.Ok, vmOutput.ReturnCode)
+	require.Len(t, vmOutput.ReturnData, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, "", vmOutput.ReturnMessage)
+
+	require.Equal(t, []byte{32}, vmOutput.ReturnData[0])
+}
+
+func TestNewBlockchainHooks_EpochStartBlockTimeStamp(t *testing.T) {
+	code := testcommon.GetTestSCCode("new-blockchain-hooks", "../../")
+
+	blockchainHook := testcommon.BlockchainHookStubForCall(code, nil)
+	blockchainHook.EpochStartBlockTimeStampCalled = func() uint64 {
+		return 31
+	}
+
+	host := testcommon.NewTestHostBuilder(t).
+		WithBlockchainHook(blockchainHook).
+		Build()
+	defer func() {
+		host.Reset()
+	}()
+
+	input := testcommon.DefaultTestContractCallInput()
+	input.GasProvided = 100000
+	input.Function = "test_epoch_start_block_time_stamp"
+	input.CallValue = big.NewInt(64)
+
+	vmOutput, err := host.RunSmartContractCall(input)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, vmcommon.Ok, vmOutput.ReturnCode)
+	require.Len(t, vmOutput.ReturnData, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, "", vmOutput.ReturnMessage)
+
+	require.Equal(t, []byte{31}, vmOutput.ReturnData[0])
+}
+
+func TestNewBlockchainHooks_EpochStartBlockNonce(t *testing.T) {
+	code := testcommon.GetTestSCCode("new-blockchain-hooks", "../../")
+
+	blockchainHook := testcommon.BlockchainHookStubForCall(code, nil)
+	blockchainHook.EpochStartBlockNonceCalled = func() uint64 {
+		return 30
+	}
+
+	host := testcommon.NewTestHostBuilder(t).
+		WithBlockchainHook(blockchainHook).
+		Build()
+	defer func() {
+		host.Reset()
+	}()
+
+	input := testcommon.DefaultTestContractCallInput()
+	input.GasProvided = 100000
+	input.Function = "test_epoch_start_block_nonce"
+	input.CallValue = big.NewInt(64)
+
+	vmOutput, err := host.RunSmartContractCall(input)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, vmcommon.Ok, vmOutput.ReturnCode)
+	require.Len(t, vmOutput.ReturnData, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, "", vmOutput.ReturnMessage)
+
+	require.Equal(t, []byte{30}, vmOutput.ReturnData[0])
+}
+
+func TestNewBlockchainHooks_EpochStartBlockRound(t *testing.T) {
+	code := testcommon.GetTestSCCode("new-blockchain-hooks", "../../")
+
+	blockchainHook := testcommon.BlockchainHookStubForCall(code, nil)
+	blockchainHook.EpochStartBlockRoundCalled = func() uint64 {
+		return 29
+	}
+
+	host := testcommon.NewTestHostBuilder(t).
+		WithBlockchainHook(blockchainHook).
+		Build()
+	defer func() {
+		host.Reset()
+	}()
+
+	input := testcommon.DefaultTestContractCallInput()
+	input.GasProvided = 100000
+	input.Function = "test_epoch_start_block_round"
+	input.CallValue = big.NewInt(64)
+
+	vmOutput, err := host.RunSmartContractCall(input)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, vmcommon.Ok, vmOutput.ReturnCode)
+	require.Len(t, vmOutput.ReturnData, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, "", vmOutput.ReturnMessage)
+
+	require.Equal(t, []byte{29}, vmOutput.ReturnData[0])
+}