VeChain (@vechainofficial): VeChain Renaissance: Galactica Testnet Now Live - Experiment with Four New VIPs

VeChain Renaissance: Galactica Testnet Now Live - Experiment with Four New VIPs We're excited to announce that the Galactica Testnet is now live! As approved VeFam through the recent all-stakeholder vote, the Galactica upgrade unleashes four cornerstone VIPs that ignite the beginning of VeChain Renaissance. These improvements mark the first phase in our ambitious 2025 roadmap to reshape VeChainThor's capabilities from technicals to tokenomics. Builders can now explore the testnet environment, experiment with these new features, and prepare for the mainnet implementation in Q2 2025. This testing phase is crucial as Galactica establishes the foundation upon which Hayabusa and Interstellar will build, accelerating our journey toward a protocol ready for the age of mass adoption. This is where innovation meets implementation – your testing ground awaits… IMPORTANT NOTE: The Galactica testnet is a separate testnet that will be stopped and restarted periodically. Faucet: https://d2j01c6f35ybnl.cloudfront.net/ Public Node: https://galactica.green.dev.node.vechain.org/doc/stoplight-ui/#/ Docker Images: https://github.com/vechain/thor/pkgs/container/thor/versions Four New VIPs To Explore VeChain Renaissance marks the most ambitious series of upgrades since mainnet launch in 2018. With Galactica VIPs now live, the time has come to experience these innovations firsthand: Dynamic Fee Market (VIP-251) (https://github.com/vechain/VIPs/blob/master/vips/VIP-251.md) - Experience our new transaction fee model inspired by Ethereum's EIP-1559. This mechanism introduces per-block base fees that adjust with network demand and are burned alongside user-defined priority fees. Developers can now test how this model optimizes network performance while accelerating VTHO's path to deflation. Typed Transaction Support (VIP-252) (https://github.com/vechain/VIPs/blob/master/vips/VIP-252.md) - Experiment with our new standardized transaction envelope format. This flexible architecture allows VeChainThor to identify different transaction types and simplify contract interactions while maintaining backward compatibility, ensuring the blockchain can evolve without disruption. Shanghai EVM Upgrade (VIP-242) (https://github.com/vechain/VIPs/blob/master/vips/VIP-242.md) - Interact with our up-to-date Ethereum Virtual Machine implementation aligned with Ethereum's Shanghai release. This synchronization with industry standards creates a more seamless pathway for developers to bring their tools and applications to VeChainThor, introducing PUSH0 and optimizing gas costs. Extension Contract v2 > v3 (VIP-250) (https://github.com/vechain/VIPs/blob/master/vips/VIP-250.md) - Test the new functions for retrieving total clauses and current clause index in transactions. This community-contributed VIP (thanks to DataB4Dishonor!) saves developer time and simplifies contract execution. Renaissance Roadmap: What’s Next? The Galactica Testnet is a key milestone in our ambitious 2025 Renaissance journey, with clear next steps ahead: Q2 2025: Galactica mainnet implementation and introduction of new Economic Node tiers Q3 2025: Hayabusa VIPs submission and testnet launch, introducing new tokenomics and staking opportunities Q4 2025: Hayabusa mainnet launch with revamped reward model and upgraded Node system The Galactica Testnet phase represents just the beginning of VeChainThor's transformation. As we progress through each phase of Renaissance, we'll continue building on these foundations toward a more efficient, developer-friendly, and future-proof protocol that drives the next era of blockchain mass adoption. Calling All Builders & Developers With voting complete and these transformative VIPs now live on the Galactica Testnet, we invite all developers to explore each proposal on GitHub, experiment within the testnet environment, and share feedback on our developer Discord. Your participation today empowers the seamless adoption of VeChain tomorrow, as together, we forge the technical foundation for VeChain Renaissance and the future of mass blockchain adoption. Resources: Faucet: https://d2j01c6f35ybnl.cloudfront.net/ Public Node: https://galactica.green.dev.node.vechain.org/doc/stoplight-ui/#/ Docker Images: https://github.com/vechain/thor/pkgs/container/thor/versions _________________________________________________________________________ Catch up on VeChain Renaissance, and what it means for the future of the VeChainThor blockchain, here: https://x.com/compose/articles/edit/1891558251801595904