- Move blockchain related variables in a dedicated storage, to pave the way to future optimizations [#5471](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/5471). The migration is performed automatically at startup,
and in case a rollback is needed, before installing a previous version, the migration can be reverted, using the subcommand `storage revert-variables` with the same configuration use to run Besu.
- Remove deprecated Rinkeby named network. [#5540](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/5540)
- Use BlobDB for blockchain storage to reduce initial sync time and write amplification (PR #5475). This PR reduces sync time by 14 hours on m6a.xlarge VM (1 day 8 hours 27 minutes instead of 1 day 22 hours 4 minutes).
### Additions and Improvements
- Allow Ethstats connection url to specify ws:// or wss:// scheme. [#5494](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/5494)
- Add support for Shanghai changes to the GraphQL service [#5496](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/5496)
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- Fix the unavailability of account code and storage on GraphQL/Bonsai [#5548](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/5548)