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name: Feature Request
about: suggesting new or altered functionality
title: ''
labels: ''
assignees: ''

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### Description
As an [Actor], I want [feature] so that [why].

### Acceptance Criteria
* [Criteria 1]
* [Criteria 2]
* [Criteria 3...]

### Logs (if a change in behavior)
Please post relevant logs from Besu (and the consensus client, if running proof of stake) illustrating behavior to be altered

### Versions (Add all that apply)
* Software version: [`besu --version`]
* Java version: [`java -version`]
* OS Name & Version: [`cat /etc/*release`]
* Kernel Version: [`uname -a`]
* Virtual Machine software & version: [`vmware -v`]
* Docker Version: [`docker version`]
* Cloud VM, type, size: [Amazon Web Services I3-large]
* Consensus Client & Version if using Proof of Stake: [e.g. Teku, Lighthouse, Prysm, Nimbus, Lodestar]

### Smart contract information (If you're reporting an issue arising from deploying or calling a smart contract, please supply related information)
* Solidity version [`solc --version`]
* Repo with minimal set of deployable/reproducible contract code - please provide a link
* Please include specifics on how you are deploying/calling the contract
* Have you reproduced the issue on other eth clients

### Additional Information (Add any of the following or anything else that may be relevant)
* Besu setup info - genesis file, config options
* System info - memory, CPU
