BNB Chain Announces Veld Hardfork with Major Enhancements

The
BNB
Greenfield
network
is
set
to
undergo
the
Veld
hardfork,
introducing
substantial
updates
and
enhancements
to
the
platform,
according
to
the

BNB
Chain
Blog.

Key
Dates
and
Actions:

• The
  
  Testnet
  Veld
  hardfork
  is
  scheduled
  for
  block
  height
  9,581,218,
  expected
  to
  occur
  on
  
  June
  25th
  at
  07:00
  AM
  UTC.
• The
  
  Mainnet
  Veld
  hardfork
  is
  set
  for
  block
  height
  9,269,910,
  estimated
  to
  take
  place
  on
  
  July
  8th
  at
  07:00
  AM
  UTC.

Validators
and
Storage
Providers
(SPs)
are
advised
to
upgrade
to
the
latest
version
before
the
hardfork
to
ensure
smooth
operations.
It
is
important
to
note
that
the
hardfork
will
not
affect
account
balances
or
access
to
stored
buckets
and
objects
on
Greenfield.

What’s
New
for
Greenfield?

The
developer
community
is
introducing
several
new
features
and
bug
fixes
to
enhance
user
experience:

• Addition
  of
  bucket
  status
  to
  migration-related
  events
  (PR
  
  #621).
• Support
  for
  migration
  of
  discontinued
  buckets
  (PR
  
  #625).
• Support
  for
  principle
  value
  to
  be
  group
  name
  (PR
  
  #626).

What’s
New
for
Storage
Providers
(SPs)?

• Addition
  of
  bucket
  status
  field
  for
  migrate
  event
  (PR
  
  #1405).
• Addition
  of
  detailed
  logs
  for
  specially
  customized
  logs
  (PR
  
  #1408).

Further
details
on
bug
fixes
and
refactoring
can
be
found
in
the

changelog
within
the

Greenfield
Blockchain
and

Greenfield
SP
repositories.

MindPress
Data
Marketplace
Integration

The

MindPress
Data
Marketplace
aims
to
simplify
and
enhance
the
user
experience
on
decentralized
trading
platforms.
Leveraging
the
latest
features
of
Greenfield
V1.6
and
V1.7,
MindPress
offers:

• Seamless
  Network
  Operations:
  Users
  can
  complete
  tasks
  on
  the
  BSC
  network
  without
  switching
  to
  Greenfield,
  ensuring
  an
  uninterrupted
  experience.
• Flexible
  Payment
  Options:
  Projects
  can
  cover
  storage
  and
  download
  fees,
  allowing
  users
  free
  access
  to
  the
  platform,
  lowering
  entry
  barriers.
• Effortless
  Uploads:
  The
  delegate
  upload
  feature
  enables
  users
  to
  upload
  multiple
  large
  objects
  simultaneously
  without
  requiring
  a
  signature
  or
  incurring
  fees.
• Quick
  Listing
  Process:
  Users
  can
  list
  items
  for
  sale
  with
  just
  two
  transactions,
  making
  it
  easy
  to
  start
  selling
  on
  the
  platform.

Codebase
and
Resources

The
Veld
Hardfork
aims
to
improve
user
and
developer
experiences
by
introducing
these
features
and
optimizations.
The
goal
is
to
streamline
app
development
for
Greenfield
developers
and
ensure
all
users
can
easily
access
its
decentralized
storage
services.

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