diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cff48e98d..d4042a52b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "origintrail_node",
-    "version": "8.0.0-sigma.5",
+    "version": "8.0.0-sigma.6",
     "lockfileVersion": 2,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "origintrail_node",
-            "version": "8.0.0-sigma.5",
+            "version": "8.0.0-sigma.6",
             "license": "ISC",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@comunica/query-sparql": "^2.4.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3cdc3933..ad8c77408 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "origintrail_node",
-    "version": "8.0.0-sigma.5",
+    "version": "8.0.0-sigma.6",
     "description": "OTNode V8",
     "main": "index.js",
     "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/commands/common/validate-asset-command.js b/src/commands/common/validate-asset-command.js
index 8b801ebd6..d18179797 100644
--- a/src/commands/common/validate-asset-command.js
+++ b/src/commands/common/validate-asset-command.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
     ERROR_TYPE,
     OPERATION_ID_STATUS,
     LOCAL_STORE_TYPES,
-    ZERO_BYTES32,
     PARANET_ACCESS_POLICY,
 } from '../../constants/constants.js';
 
@@ -39,15 +38,6 @@ class ValidateAssetCommand extends Command {
             OPERATION_ID_STATUS.VALIDATE_ASSET_START,
         );
 
-        const blockchainAssertionId =
-            await this.blockchainModuleManager.getKnowledgeCollectionLatestMerkleRoot(
-                blockchain,
-                contract,
-                tokenId,
-            );
-        if (!blockchainAssertionId || blockchainAssertionId === ZERO_BYTES32) {
-            return Command.retry();
-        }
         // TODO: Validate number of triplets and other stuff we did before so it matches like we did it in v6
         const cachedData = await this.operationIdService.getCachedOperationIdData(operationId);
         const ual = this.ualService.deriveUAL(blockchain, contract, tokenId);
@@ -55,19 +45,6 @@ class ValidateAssetCommand extends Command {
         // backwards compatibility
         const cachedAssertion = cachedData.datasetRoot || cachedData.public.assertionId;
         const cachedDataset = cachedData.dataset || cachedData.public.assertion;
-        this.logger.info(
-            `Validating asset's public assertion with id: ${cachedAssertion} ual: ${ual}`,
-        );
-        if (blockchainAssertionId !== cachedAssertion) {
-            await this.handleError(
-                operationId,
-                blockchain,
-                `Invalid assertion id for asset ${ual}. Received value from blockchain: ${blockchainAssertionId}, received value from request: ${cachedData.public.assertionId}`,
-                this.errorType,
-                true,
-            );
-            return Command.empty();
-        }
 
         // V0 backwards compatibility
         if (cachedData.private?.assertionId && cachedData.private?.assertion) {
diff --git a/src/commands/protocols/get/sender/get-validate-asset-command.js b/src/commands/protocols/get/sender/get-validate-asset-command.js
index 2da61a3de..0ec742cec 100644
--- a/src/commands/protocols/get/sender/get-validate-asset-command.js
+++ b/src/commands/protocols/get/sender/get-validate-asset-command.js
@@ -50,11 +50,7 @@ class GetValidateAssetCommand extends ValidateAssetCommand {
         );
         // TODO: Update to validate knowledge asset index
         const isValidUal = isOperationV0
-            ? await this.validationService.validateUalV6(
-                  blockchain,
-                  contract,
-                  knowledgeCollectionId,
-              )
+            ? true
             : await this.validationService.validateUal(blockchain, contract, knowledgeCollectionId);
         this.operationIdService.emitChangeEvent(
             OPERATION_ID_STATUS.GET.GET_VALIDATE_UAL_END,
diff --git a/src/constants/constants.js b/src/constants/constants.js
index b1b021d04..6c9bd2198 100644
--- a/src/constants/constants.js
+++ b/src/constants/constants.js
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ export const ABIs = {
     ShardingTableStorage: require('dkg-evm-module/abi/ShardingTableStorage.json'),
     ParanetsRegistry: require('dkg-evm-module/abi/ParanetsRegistry.json'),
     ParanetKnowledgeAssetsRegistry: require('dkg-evm-module/abi/ParanetKnowledgeAssetsRegistry.json'),
+    Ask: require('dkg-evm-module/abi/Ask.json'),
 };
 
 export const CONTRACT_FUNCTION_PRIORITY = {};
diff --git a/src/controllers/http-api/v0/bid-suggestion-http-api-controller-v0.js b/src/controllers/http-api/v0/bid-suggestion-http-api-controller-v0.js
index 3dbb8145b..9326b62fe 100644
--- a/src/controllers/http-api/v0/bid-suggestion-http-api-controller-v0.js
+++ b/src/controllers/http-api/v0/bid-suggestion-http-api-controller-v0.js
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ class BidSuggestionController extends BaseController {
 
     async handleRequest(req, res) {
         try {
-            const { blockchain, epochsNumber, assertionSize } = req.body;
-            const bidSuggestion =
-                (await this.blockchainModuleManager.getStakeWeightedAverageAsk(blockchain)) *
-                epochsNumber *
-                assertionSize;
-            this.returnResponse(res, 200, { bidSuggestion });
+            const { blockchain, epochsNumber, assertionSize } = req.query;
+            const bidSuggestion = (
+                await this.blockchainModuleManager.getStakeWeightedAverageAsk(blockchain)
+            )
+                .mul(epochsNumber)
+                .mul(assertionSize);
+            const bidSuggestionString = bidSuggestion.toString();
+            this.returnResponse(res, 200, { bidSuggestion: bidSuggestionString });
         } catch (error) {
             this.logger.error(`Unable to get bid suggestion. Error: ${error}`);
             this.returnResponse(res, 500, {