release v1.8.0-alpha

Merge pull request #3786 from bnb-chain/1.7.8_change

doc: release v1.7.8 changelog

Merge pull request #3767 from bnb-chain/v1.7.7

chore: release v1.7.7 changelog

Merge pull request #3749 from bnb-chain/develop

chore: merge develop into master for release v1.7.6

Merge pull request #3746 from allformless/limit-check-coinbase

core/vm: only check coinbase when using parlia engine

Merge pull request #3744 from allformless/geth-v1.7.4

release: update Changelog for v1.7.4

Merge pull request #3656 from bnb-chain/develop

merge: develop to master for v1.7.3

workflows: use GITHUB_TOKEN instead of PACKAGE_TOKEN (#3619) (#3620)

Merge pull request #3535 from bnb-chain/develop

merge: develop to master for v1.7.1

release: prepare for release v1.6.7