The Protocol: Berachain Follows Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade With ‘Bectra’

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, the Ethereum protocol reporter on CoinDesk’s Tech team.In this issue:Berachain Taps Ethereum’s Pectra Playbook With ‘Bectra’ UpgradeEthereum Foundation Lays Off Some Staff Amid R&D RestructuringElon Musk Announces 'Bitcoin-Style' XChat, But Tech Experts Are SkepticalTaiwanese Crypto Exchange BitoPro Likely Hacked for $11M in May, ZachXBT SaysUnknown block type "divider", specify a component for it in the `components.types` optionNetwork NewsBERACHAIN’S PLAY ON PECTRA; BECTRA: Berachain is gearing up to be the first non-Ethereum Layer-1 blockchain to fully activate Ethereum's new execution-layer features source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/06/04/the-protocol-berachain-follows-ethereum-s-pectra-upgrade-with-bectra