diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 03af3dfb23e..2155f92c626 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
         if (tip_info) {
             tip_info->block_height = chain_active_height;
             tip_info->block_time = best_block_time;
-            tip_info->verification_progress = GuessVerificationProgress(chainman.GetParams().TxData(), &tip);
+            tip_info->verification_progress = chainman.GuessVerificationProgress(&tip);
         }
         if (tip_info && chainman.m_best_header) {
             tip_info->header_height = chainman.m_best_header->nHeight;
diff --git a/src/node/interfaces.cpp b/src/node/interfaces.cpp
index 68fc17aa701..20562568534 100644
--- a/src/node/interfaces.cpp
+++ b/src/node/interfaces.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class NodeImpl : public Node
     }
     double getVerificationProgress() override
     {
-        return GuessVerificationProgress(chainman().GetParams().TxData(), WITH_LOCK(::cs_main, return chainman().ActiveChain().Tip()));
+        return chainman().GuessVerificationProgress(WITH_LOCK(chainman().GetMutex(), return chainman().ActiveChain().Tip()));
     }
     bool isInitialBlockDownload() override
     {
@@ -406,9 +406,9 @@ class NodeImpl : public Node
     }
     std::unique_ptr<Handler> handleNotifyBlockTip(NotifyBlockTipFn fn) override
     {
-        return MakeSignalHandler(::uiInterface.NotifyBlockTip_connect([fn](SynchronizationState sync_state, const CBlockIndex* block) {
+        return MakeSignalHandler(::uiInterface.NotifyBlockTip_connect([fn, this](SynchronizationState sync_state, const CBlockIndex* block) {
             fn(sync_state, BlockTip{block->nHeight, block->GetBlockTime(), block->GetBlockHash()},
-                GuessVerificationProgress(Params().TxData(), block));
+               chainman().GuessVerificationProgress(block));
         }));
     }
     std::unique_ptr<Handler> handleNotifyHeaderTip(NotifyHeaderTipFn fn) override
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ class ChainImpl : public Chain
     void findCoins(std::map<COutPoint, Coin>& coins) override { return FindCoins(m_node, coins); }
     double guessVerificationProgress(const uint256& block_hash) override
     {
-        LOCK(::cs_main);
-        return GuessVerificationProgress(chainman().GetParams().TxData(), chainman().m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(block_hash));
+        LOCK(chainman().GetMutex());
+        return chainman().GuessVerificationProgress(chainman().m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(block_hash));
     }
     bool hasBlocks(const uint256& block_hash, int min_height, std::optional<int> max_height) override
     {
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index 41673ee21d3..89e01bbf7fe 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ RPCHelpMan getblockchaininfo()
     obj.pushKV("difficulty", GetDifficulty(tip));
     obj.pushKV("time", tip.GetBlockTime());
     obj.pushKV("mediantime", tip.GetMedianTimePast());
-    obj.pushKV("verificationprogress", GuessVerificationProgress(chainman.GetParams().TxData(), &tip));
+    obj.pushKV("verificationprogress", chainman.GuessVerificationProgress(&tip));
     obj.pushKV("initialblockdownload", chainman.IsInitialBlockDownload());
     obj.pushKV("chainwork", tip.nChainWork.GetHex());
     obj.pushKV("size_on_disk", chainman.m_blockman.CalculateCurrentUsage());
@@ -3338,7 +3338,7 @@ return RPCHelpMan{
         data.pushKV("blocks",                (int)chain.Height());
         data.pushKV("bestblockhash",         tip->GetBlockHash().GetHex());
         data.pushKV("difficulty", GetDifficulty(*tip));
-        data.pushKV("verificationprogress",  GuessVerificationProgress(Params().TxData(), tip));
+        data.pushKV("verificationprogress", chainman.GuessVerificationProgress(tip));
         data.pushKV("coins_db_cache_bytes",  cs.m_coinsdb_cache_size_bytes);
         data.pushKV("coins_tip_cache_bytes", cs.m_coinstip_cache_size_bytes);
         if (cs.m_from_snapshot_blockhash) {
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index aff8fe7024d..3f774fd0a1e 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -2983,9 +2983,9 @@ void Chainstate::PruneAndFlush()
 }
 
 static void UpdateTipLog(
+    const ChainstateManager& chainman,
     const CCoinsViewCache& coins_tip,
     const CBlockIndex* tip,
-    const CChainParams& params,
     const std::string& func_name,
     const std::string& prefix,
     const std::string& warning_messages) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main)
@@ -2997,7 +2997,7 @@ static void UpdateTipLog(
         tip->GetBlockHash().ToString(), tip->nHeight, tip->nVersion,
         log(tip->nChainWork.getdouble()) / log(2.0), tip->m_chain_tx_count,
         FormatISO8601DateTime(tip->GetBlockTime()),
-        GuessVerificationProgress(params.TxData(), tip),
+        chainman.GuessVerificationProgress(tip),
         coins_tip.DynamicMemoryUsage() * (1.0 / (1 << 20)),
         coins_tip.GetCacheSize(),
         !warning_messages.empty() ? strprintf(" warning='%s'", warning_messages) : "");
@@ -3008,15 +3008,13 @@ void Chainstate::UpdateTip(const CBlockIndex* pindexNew)
     AssertLockHeld(::cs_main);
     const auto& coins_tip = this->CoinsTip();
 
-    const CChainParams& params{m_chainman.GetParams()};
-
     // The remainder of the function isn't relevant if we are not acting on
     // the active chainstate, so return if need be.
     if (this != &m_chainman.ActiveChainstate()) {
         // Only log every so often so that we don't bury log messages at the tip.
         constexpr int BACKGROUND_LOG_INTERVAL = 2000;
         if (pindexNew->nHeight % BACKGROUND_LOG_INTERVAL == 0) {
-            UpdateTipLog(coins_tip, pindexNew, params, __func__, "[background validation] ", "");
+            UpdateTipLog(m_chainman, coins_tip, pindexNew, __func__, "[background validation] ", "");
         }
         return;
     }
@@ -3031,7 +3029,7 @@ void Chainstate::UpdateTip(const CBlockIndex* pindexNew)
         const CBlockIndex* pindex = pindexNew;
         for (int bit = 0; bit < VERSIONBITS_NUM_BITS; bit++) {
             WarningBitsConditionChecker checker(m_chainman, bit);
-            ThresholdState state = checker.GetStateFor(pindex, params.GetConsensus(), m_chainman.m_warningcache.at(bit));
+            ThresholdState state = checker.GetStateFor(pindex, m_chainman.GetConsensus(), m_chainman.m_warningcache.at(bit));
             if (state == ThresholdState::ACTIVE || state == ThresholdState::LOCKED_IN) {
                 const bilingual_str warning = strprintf(_("Unknown new rules activated (versionbit %i)"), bit);
                 if (state == ThresholdState::ACTIVE) {
@@ -3042,7 +3040,7 @@ void Chainstate::UpdateTip(const CBlockIndex* pindexNew)
             }
         }
     }
-    UpdateTipLog(coins_tip, pindexNew, params, __func__, "",
+    UpdateTipLog(m_chainman, coins_tip, pindexNew, __func__, "",
                  util::Join(warning_messages, Untranslated(", ")).original);
 }
 
@@ -4720,7 +4718,7 @@ bool Chainstate::LoadChainTip()
               tip->GetBlockHash().ToString(),
               m_chain.Height(),
               FormatISO8601DateTime(tip->GetBlockTime()),
-              GuessVerificationProgress(m_chainman.GetParams().TxData(), tip));
+              m_chainman.GuessVerificationProgress(tip));
 
     // Ensure KernelNotifications m_tip_block is set even if no new block arrives.
     if (this->GetRole() != ChainstateRole::BACKGROUND) {
@@ -5611,9 +5609,12 @@ bool Chainstate::ResizeCoinsCaches(size_t coinstip_size, size_t coinsdb_size)
 
 //! Guess how far we are in the verification process at the given block index
 //! require cs_main if pindex has not been validated yet (because m_chain_tx_count might be unset)
-double GuessVerificationProgress(const ChainTxData& data, const CBlockIndex *pindex) {
-    if (pindex == nullptr)
+double ChainstateManager::GuessVerificationProgress(const CBlockIndex* pindex) const
+{
+    const ChainTxData& data{GetParams().TxData()};
+    if (pindex == nullptr) {
         return 0.0;
+    }
 
     if (!Assume(pindex->m_chain_tx_count > 0)) {
         LogWarning("Internal bug detected: block %d has unset m_chain_tx_count (%s %s). Please report this issue here: %s\n",
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index aea7a4621bb..e2ff5925c58 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ CAmount GetBlockSubsidy(int nHeight, const Consensus::Params& consensusParams);
 
 bool FatalError(kernel::Notifications& notifications, BlockValidationState& state, const bilingual_str& message);
 
-/** Guess verification progress (as a fraction between 0.0=genesis and 1.0=current tip). */
-double GuessVerificationProgress(const ChainTxData& data, const CBlockIndex* pindex);
-
 /** Prune block files up to a given height */
 void PruneBlockFilesManual(Chainstate& active_chainstate, int nManualPruneHeight);
 
@@ -1151,6 +1148,9 @@ class ChainstateManager
     /** Check whether we are doing an initial block download (synchronizing from disk or network) */
     bool IsInitialBlockDownload() const;
 
+    /** Guess verification progress (as a fraction between 0.0=genesis and 1.0=current tip). */
+    double GuessVerificationProgress(const CBlockIndex* pindex) const;
+
     /**
      * Import blocks from an external file
      *