Remove remaining node16 references

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In addition to #4779 , this PR changes some text to instruct that users should always use latest LTS of nodeJS. Some badges also updated from node-16 to node-18.

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Performance Report

✔️ no performance regression detected

Full benchmark results

Benchmark suite	Current: 3fe42bd	Previous: 95ef1d6	Ratio
getPubkeys - index2pubkey - req 1000 vs - 250000 vc	1.2795 ms/op	1.2681 ms/op	1.01
getPubkeys - validatorsArr - req 1000 vs - 250000 vc	74.175 us/op	75.683 us/op	0.98
BLS verify - blst-native	2.1169 ms/op	2.1282 ms/op	0.99
BLS verifyMultipleSignatures 3 - blst-native	4.5048 ms/op	4.1579 ms/op	1.08
BLS verifyMultipleSignatures 8 - blst-native	9.5869 ms/op	9.5108 ms/op	1.01
BLS verifyMultipleSignatures 32 - blst-native	33.661 ms/op	33.578 ms/op	1.00
BLS aggregatePubkeys 32 - blst-native	42.880 us/op	44.789 us/op	0.96
BLS aggregatePubkeys 128 - blst-native	174.34 us/op	172.76 us/op	1.01
getAttestationsForBlock	97.588 ms/op	97.986 ms/op	1.00
isKnown best case - 1 super set check	470.00 ns/op	481.00 ns/op	0.98
isKnown normal case - 2 super set checks	466.00 ns/op	497.00 ns/op	0.94
isKnown worse case - 16 super set checks	470.00 ns/op	492.00 ns/op	0.96
CheckpointStateCache - add get delete	9.3140 us/op	9.5650 us/op	0.97
validate gossip signedAggregateAndProof - struct	5.0190 ms/op	4.8340 ms/op	1.04
validate gossip attestation - struct	2.2565 ms/op	2.2945 ms/op	0.98
pickEth1Vote - no votes	2.3779 ms/op	2.2545 ms/op	1.05
pickEth1Vote - max votes	17.654 ms/op	18.202 ms/op	0.97
pickEth1Vote - Eth1Data hashTreeRoot value x2048	13.081 ms/op	12.310 ms/op	1.06
pickEth1Vote - Eth1Data hashTreeRoot tree x2048	22.171 ms/op	23.053 ms/op	0.96
pickEth1Vote - Eth1Data fastSerialize value x2048	1.3004 ms/op	1.2944 ms/op	1.00
pickEth1Vote - Eth1Data fastSerialize tree x2048	9.9853 ms/op	10.270 ms/op	0.97
bytes32 toHexString	1.1000 us/op	1.0950 us/op	1.00
bytes32 Buffer.toString(hex)	619.00 ns/op	595.00 ns/op	1.04
bytes32 Buffer.toString(hex) from Uint8Array	1.0080 us/op	978.00 ns/op	1.03
bytes32 Buffer.toString(hex) + 0x	598.00 ns/op	590.00 ns/op	1.01
Object access 1 prop	0.30500 ns/op	0.30000 ns/op	1.02
Map access 1 prop	0.29000 ns/op	0.29600 ns/op	0.98
Object get x1000	18.838 ns/op	20.129 ns/op	0.94
Map get x1000	1.1410 ns/op	1.1610 ns/op	0.98
Object set x1000	117.08 ns/op	117.01 ns/op	1.00
Map set x1000	71.958 ns/op	72.533 ns/op	0.99
Return object 10000 times	0.42310 ns/op	0.41470 ns/op	1.02
Throw Error 10000 times	7.6462 us/op	7.5104 us/op	1.02
fastMsgIdFn sha256 / 200 bytes	4.7570 us/op	4.7610 us/op	1.00
fastMsgIdFn h32 xxhash / 200 bytes	507.00 ns/op	519.00 ns/op	0.98
fastMsgIdFn h64 xxhash / 200 bytes	653.00 ns/op	682.00 ns/op	0.96
fastMsgIdFn sha256 / 1000 bytes	15.000 us/op	15.137 us/op	0.99
fastMsgIdFn h32 xxhash / 1000 bytes	647.00 ns/op	678.00 ns/op	0.95
fastMsgIdFn h64 xxhash / 1000 bytes	784.00 ns/op	738.00 ns/op	1.06
fastMsgIdFn sha256 / 10000 bytes	132.63 us/op	129.10 us/op	1.03
fastMsgIdFn h32 xxhash / 10000 bytes	2.5700 us/op	2.6550 us/op	0.97
fastMsgIdFn h64 xxhash / 10000 bytes	1.8330 us/op	1.9050 us/op	0.96
enrSubnets - fastDeserialize 64 bits	2.5140 us/op	2.5780 us/op	0.98
enrSubnets - ssz BitVector 64 bits	873.00 ns/op	902.00 ns/op	0.97
enrSubnets - fastDeserialize 4 bits	319.00 ns/op	348.00 ns/op	0.92
enrSubnets - ssz BitVector 4 bits	889.00 ns/op	911.00 ns/op	0.98
prioritizePeers score -10:0 att 32-0.1 sync 2-0	108.47 us/op	112.10 us/op	0.97
prioritizePeers score 0:0 att 32-0.25 sync 2-0.25	158.64 us/op	154.46 us/op	1.03
prioritizePeers score 0:0 att 32-0.5 sync 2-0.5	278.21 us/op	298.32 us/op	0.93
prioritizePeers score 0:0 att 64-0.75 sync 4-0.75	461.88 us/op	472.41 us/op	0.98
prioritizePeers score 0:0 att 64-1 sync 4-1	603.72 us/op	590.41 us/op	1.02
array of 16000 items push then shift	3.1168 us/op	3.2877 us/op	0.95
LinkedList of 16000 items push then shift	19.343 ns/op	19.553 ns/op	0.99
array of 16000 items push then pop	237.81 ns/op	244.18 ns/op	0.97
LinkedList of 16000 items push then pop	18.811 ns/op	18.493 ns/op	1.02
array of 24000 items push then shift	4.5581 us/op	4.3825 us/op	1.04
LinkedList of 24000 items push then shift	20.999 ns/op	23.689 ns/op	0.89
array of 24000 items push then pop	229.28 ns/op	232.85 ns/op	0.98
LinkedList of 24000 items push then pop	19.516 ns/op	20.660 ns/op	0.94
intersect bitArray bitLen 8	33.404 ns/op	33.429 ns/op	1.00
intersect array and set length 8	170.79 ns/op	177.33 ns/op	0.96
intersect bitArray bitLen 128	119.46 ns/op	122.73 ns/op	0.97
intersect array and set length 128	2.4543 us/op	2.5018 us/op	0.98
Buffer.concat 32 items	5.7970 us/op	5.9610 us/op	0.97
Uint8Array.set 32 items	4.2990 us/op	4.5710 us/op	0.94
pass gossip attestations to forkchoice per slot	4.9165 ms/op	4.6805 ms/op	1.05
computeDeltas	7.4945 ms/op	7.2841 ms/op	1.03
computeProposerBoostScoreFromBalances	3.0340 ms/op	3.0283 ms/op	1.00
altair processAttestation - 250000 vs - 7PWei normalcase	4.0371 ms/op	4.0744 ms/op	0.99
altair processAttestation - 250000 vs - 7PWei worstcase	6.4179 ms/op	6.9334 ms/op	0.93
altair processAttestation - setStatus - 1/6 committees join	234.29 us/op	318.43 us/op	0.74
altair processAttestation - setStatus - 1/3 committees join	453.19 us/op	613.51 us/op	0.74
altair processAttestation - setStatus - 1/2 committees join	658.43 us/op	822.89 us/op	0.80
altair processAttestation - setStatus - 2/3 committees join	837.69 us/op	1.0676 ms/op	0.78
altair processAttestation - setStatus - 4/5 committees join	1.1718 ms/op	1.4471 ms/op	0.81
altair processAttestation - setStatus - 100% committees join	1.3470 ms/op	1.7071 ms/op	0.79
altair processBlock - 250000 vs - 7PWei normalcase	28.951 ms/op	29.456 ms/op	0.98
altair processBlock - 250000 vs - 7PWei normalcase hashState	39.986 ms/op	41.880 ms/op	0.95
altair processBlock - 250000 vs - 7PWei worstcase	84.489 ms/op	84.959 ms/op	0.99
altair processBlock - 250000 vs - 7PWei worstcase hashState	105.83 ms/op	109.04 ms/op	0.97
phase0 processBlock - 250000 vs - 7PWei normalcase	3.7794 ms/op	3.7440 ms/op	1.01
phase0 processBlock - 250000 vs - 7PWei worstcase	49.901 ms/op	52.609 ms/op	0.95
altair processEth1Data - 250000 vs - 7PWei normalcase	840.65 us/op	872.08 us/op	0.96
vc - 250000 eb 1 eth1 1 we 0 wn 0 - smpl 15	15.014 us/op	14.353 us/op	1.05
vc - 250000 eb 0.95 eth1 0.1 we 0.05 wn 0 - smpl 219	46.557 us/op	51.997 us/op	0.90
vc - 250000 eb 0.95 eth1 0.3 we 0.05 wn 0 - smpl 42	22.054 us/op	26.119 us/op	0.84
vc - 250000 eb 0.95 eth1 0.7 we 0.05 wn 0 - smpl 18	19.788 us/op	20.667 us/op	0.96
vc - 250000 eb 0.1 eth1 0.1 we 0 wn 0 - smpl 1020	177.09 us/op	136.32 us/op	1.30
vc - 250000 eb 0.03 eth1 0.03 we 0 wn 0 - smpl 11777	1.2568 ms/op	1.3079 ms/op	0.96
vc - 250000 eb 0.01 eth1 0.01 we 0 wn 0 - smpl 141069	14.857 ms/op	14.781 ms/op	1.01
vc - 250000 eb 0 eth1 0 we 0 wn 0 - smpl 250000	25.630 ms/op	25.790 ms/op	0.99
vc - 250000 eb 0 eth1 0 we 0 wn 0 nocache - smpl 250000	84.587 ms/op	85.513 ms/op	0.99
vc - 250000 eb 0 eth1 1 we 0 wn 0 - smpl 250000	48.826 ms/op	54.325 ms/op	0.90
vc - 250000 eb 0 eth1 1 we 0 wn 0 nocache - smpl 250000	133.25 ms/op	137.13 ms/op	0.97
Tree 40 250000 create	724.19 ms/op	772.73 ms/op	0.94
Tree 40 250000 get(125000)	327.55 ns/op	328.84 ns/op	1.00
Tree 40 250000 set(125000)	2.1848 us/op	2.1792 us/op	1.00
Tree 40 250000 toArray()	33.428 ms/op	34.409 ms/op	0.97
Tree 40 250000 iterate all - toArray() + loop	34.454 ms/op	34.908 ms/op	0.99
Tree 40 250000 iterate all - get(i)	119.18 ms/op	121.57 ms/op	0.98
MutableVector 250000 create	16.225 ms/op	18.417 ms/op	0.88
MutableVector 250000 get(125000)	15.113 ns/op	15.063 ns/op	1.00
MutableVector 250000 set(125000)	619.33 ns/op	690.27 ns/op	0.90
MutableVector 250000 toArray()	7.2678 ms/op	6.9949 ms/op	1.04
MutableVector 250000 iterate all - toArray() + loop	7.3938 ms/op	7.3970 ms/op	1.00
MutableVector 250000 iterate all - get(i)	3.9245 ms/op	3.8716 ms/op	1.01
Array 250000 create	6.7044 ms/op	6.3317 ms/op	1.06
Array 250000 clone - spread	3.0417 ms/op	2.9796 ms/op	1.02
Array 250000 get(125000)	1.2940 ns/op	1.3480 ns/op	0.96
Array 250000 set(125000)	1.2630 ns/op	1.2810 ns/op	0.99
Array 250000 iterate all - loop	188.29 us/op	187.00 us/op	1.01
effectiveBalanceIncrements clone Uint8Array 300000	75.359 us/op	80.257 us/op	0.94
effectiveBalanceIncrements clone MutableVector 300000	933.00 ns/op	972.00 ns/op	0.96
effectiveBalanceIncrements rw all Uint8Array 300000	285.18 us/op	287.48 us/op	0.99
effectiveBalanceIncrements rw all MutableVector 300000	254.24 ms/op	215.49 ms/op	1.18
phase0 afterProcessEpoch - 250000 vs - 7PWei	214.88 ms/op	218.05 ms/op	0.99
phase0 beforeProcessEpoch - 250000 vs - 7PWei	79.073 ms/op	80.911 ms/op	0.98
altair processEpoch - mainnet_e81889	641.01 ms/op	660.52 ms/op	0.97
mainnet_e81889 - altair beforeProcessEpoch	169.80 ms/op	197.90 ms/op	0.86
mainnet_e81889 - altair processJustificationAndFinalization	30.507 us/op	36.658 us/op	0.83
mainnet_e81889 - altair processInactivityUpdates	12.176 ms/op	12.442 ms/op	0.98
mainnet_e81889 - altair processRewardsAndPenalties	101.43 ms/op	104.05 ms/op	0.97
mainnet_e81889 - altair processRegistryUpdates	10.293 us/op	8.4690 us/op	1.22
mainnet_e81889 - altair processSlashings	2.0850 us/op	2.3850 us/op	0.87
mainnet_e81889 - altair processEth1DataReset	1.9150 us/op	2.1040 us/op	0.91
mainnet_e81889 - altair processEffectiveBalanceUpdates	2.7794 ms/op	2.8507 ms/op	0.97
mainnet_e81889 - altair processSlashingsReset	13.749 us/op	15.460 us/op	0.89
mainnet_e81889 - altair processRandaoMixesReset	15.000 us/op	12.548 us/op	1.20
mainnet_e81889 - altair processHistoricalRootsUpdate	2.3280 us/op	2.5480 us/op	0.91
mainnet_e81889 - altair processParticipationFlagUpdates	9.3730 us/op	9.3140 us/op	1.01
mainnet_e81889 - altair processSyncCommitteeUpdates	1.9440 us/op	1.7600 us/op	1.10
mainnet_e81889 - altair afterProcessEpoch	219.43 ms/op	226.17 ms/op	0.97
phase0 processEpoch - mainnet_e58758	578.03 ms/op	598.27 ms/op	0.97
mainnet_e58758 - phase0 beforeProcessEpoch	241.64 ms/op	256.48 ms/op	0.94
mainnet_e58758 - phase0 processJustificationAndFinalization	39.106 us/op	33.915 us/op	1.15
mainnet_e58758 - phase0 processRewardsAndPenalties	126.23 ms/op	153.85 ms/op	0.82
mainnet_e58758 - phase0 processRegistryUpdates	25.082 us/op	24.463 us/op	1.03
mainnet_e58758 - phase0 processSlashings	1.9710 us/op	1.8180 us/op	1.08
mainnet_e58758 - phase0 processEth1DataReset	2.0490 us/op	1.8470 us/op	1.11
mainnet_e58758 - phase0 processEffectiveBalanceUpdates	2.3126 ms/op	2.4164 ms/op	0.96
mainnet_e58758 - phase0 processSlashingsReset	9.1720 us/op	10.462 us/op	0.88
mainnet_e58758 - phase0 processRandaoMixesReset	13.346 us/op	14.503 us/op	0.92
mainnet_e58758 - phase0 processHistoricalRootsUpdate	1.9850 us/op	2.0410 us/op	0.97
mainnet_e58758 - phase0 processParticipationRecordUpdates	12.385 us/op	12.090 us/op	1.02
mainnet_e58758 - phase0 afterProcessEpoch	184.79 ms/op	185.22 ms/op	1.00
phase0 processEffectiveBalanceUpdates - 250000 normalcase	3.3194 ms/op	3.3301 ms/op	1.00
phase0 processEffectiveBalanceUpdates - 250000 worstcase 0.5	3.4756 ms/op	3.7637 ms/op	0.92
altair processInactivityUpdates - 250000 normalcase	41.794 ms/op	44.976 ms/op	0.93
altair processInactivityUpdates - 250000 worstcase	50.700 ms/op	43.936 ms/op	1.15
phase0 processRegistryUpdates - 250000 normalcase	18.245 us/op	23.285 us/op	0.78
phase0 processRegistryUpdates - 250000 badcase_full_deposits	610.26 us/op	646.69 us/op	0.94
phase0 processRegistryUpdates - 250000 worstcase 0.5	231.97 ms/op	243.18 ms/op	0.95
altair processRewardsAndPenalties - 250000 normalcase	93.556 ms/op	97.432 ms/op	0.96
altair processRewardsAndPenalties - 250000 worstcase	141.95 ms/op	148.79 ms/op	0.95
phase0 getAttestationDeltas - 250000 normalcase	13.935 ms/op	13.744 ms/op	1.01
phase0 getAttestationDeltas - 250000 worstcase	14.057 ms/op	14.132 ms/op	0.99
phase0 processSlashings - 250000 worstcase	6.7921 ms/op	6.5586 ms/op	1.04
altair processSyncCommitteeUpdates - 250000	298.78 ms/op	299.34 ms/op	1.00
BeaconState.hashTreeRoot - No change	468.00 ns/op	529.00 ns/op	0.88
BeaconState.hashTreeRoot - 1 full validator	69.121 us/op	68.487 us/op	1.01
BeaconState.hashTreeRoot - 32 full validator	717.83 us/op	689.69 us/op	1.04
BeaconState.hashTreeRoot - 512 full validator	7.6197 ms/op	7.6674 ms/op	0.99
BeaconState.hashTreeRoot - 1 validator.effectiveBalance	89.064 us/op	88.171 us/op	1.01
BeaconState.hashTreeRoot - 32 validator.effectiveBalance	1.3498 ms/op	1.3856 ms/op	0.97
BeaconState.hashTreeRoot - 512 validator.effectiveBalance	17.961 ms/op	18.037 ms/op	1.00
BeaconState.hashTreeRoot - 1 balances	79.009 us/op	68.934 us/op	1.15
BeaconState.hashTreeRoot - 32 balances	620.36 us/op	1.7537 ms/op	0.35
BeaconState.hashTreeRoot - 512 balances	6.4132 ms/op	5.8756 ms/op	1.09
BeaconState.hashTreeRoot - 250000 balances	98.011 ms/op	98.638 ms/op	0.99
aggregationBits - 2048 els - zipIndexesInBitList	30.792 us/op	29.490 us/op	1.04
regular array get 100000 times	74.508 us/op	78.280 us/op	0.95
wrappedArray get 100000 times	76.766 us/op	74.089 us/op	1.04
arrayWithProxy get 100000 times	31.482 ms/op	32.046 ms/op	0.98
ssz.Root.equals	1.2010 us/op	1.2140 us/op	0.99
byteArrayEquals	1.2000 us/op	1.2530 us/op	0.96
shuffle list - 16384 els	12.978 ms/op	12.494 ms/op	1.04
shuffle list - 250000 els	186.89 ms/op	186.62 ms/op	1.00
processSlot - 1 slots	13.549 us/op	13.783 us/op	0.98
processSlot - 32 slots	1.9084 ms/op	1.9108 ms/op	1.00
getEffectiveBalanceIncrementsZeroInactive - 250000 vs - 7PWei	379.89 us/op	381.78 us/op	1.00
getCommitteeAssignments - req 1 vs - 250000 vc	7.1263 ms/op	6.2658 ms/op	1.14
getCommitteeAssignments - req 100 vs - 250000 vc	8.7860 ms/op	8.4299 ms/op	1.04
getCommitteeAssignments - req 1000 vs - 250000 vc	9.3296 ms/op	9.0505 ms/op	1.03
RootCache.getBlockRootAtSlot - 250000 vs - 7PWei	11.130 ns/op	11.020 ns/op	1.01
state getBlockRootAtSlot - 250000 vs - 7PWei	1.2773 us/op	1.2842 us/op	0.99
computeProposers - vc 250000	17.730 ms/op	18.137 ms/op	0.98
computeEpochShuffling - vc 250000	193.83 ms/op	199.33 ms/op	0.97
getNextSyncCommittee - vc 250000	300.74 ms/op	302.56 ms/op	0.99

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