Berachain Taps Ethereum’s Pectra Playbook With ‘Bectra’ Upgrade

Berachain is gearing up to be the first non-Ethereum Layer-1 blockchain to fully activate Pectra’s new execution-layer features.Its Bectra hard fork goes live Wednesday, giving more than 100 apps on the chain access to tools that could enhance how users and developers interact with the platform.This a step forward for Berachain, an EVM-identical chain that uses a unique Proof-of-Liquidity consensus model.Because Berachain’s consensus model is different from Ethereum’s, it doesn’t include Pectra’s consensus changes source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/06/04/berachain-taps-ethereums-pectra-playbook-with-bectra-upgrade