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’ Upgrade
Ethereum Foundation Lays Off Some Staff Amid R&D Restructuring
Elon Musk Announces 'Bitcoin-Style’ XChat, But Tech Experts Are Skeptical
Taiwanese Crypto Exchange BitoPro Likely Hacked for $11M in May, ZachXBT Says
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BERACHAIN’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. Its Bectra hard fork –– named for Ethereum’s recent 'Pectra’ upgrade — goes live today, giving more than 100 apps on the chain access to tools that could enhance how users and developers interact with the platform. Bec
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