In November 2024, Obyte went through a major network update to include several new interesting features, bringing improvements to decentralization, governance, and security. This update enhances spam protection, refines transaction fees, and introduces a more distributed way for the community to select Order Providers (OPs) directly with their GBYTE balance. By giving users more control over the network, Obyte ensures a transparent and decentralized system without central influence.

Additionally, the update strengthens the platform’s infrastructure, making it more efficient for sidechains and data verification. As part of this upgrade, the Obyte wallet also needed to be updated, and with it came new features! Before, besides compatible tokens, it was already possible to send raw data, texts, attestations, private profiles, oracles, polls, other types of votes, and definitions of Autonomous Agents (AA) to the DAG .

Now, users have two more sending options: temporary data and votes for the newly introduced system variables.

Temporary Data ( OIP #7 ) in Obyte allows users to post data on the DAG for short-term storage. Unlike regular transactions, which remain on the network permanently, temporary data stays available for just one day (by default). After that, nodes can delete the data itself, but a hash of it remains on the DAG forever. This ensures that the original data can still be verified off-chain without burdening the network with unnecessary storage. It also comes with a lower cost—half the usual fee—making it a more affordable option for applications that need to timestamp or verify data without storing it indefinitely.