Base delays Beryl upgrade to June 26 for B20 registry

The Ethereum layer-2 network Base has delayed its planned Beryl mainnet upgrade by one day, moving the hard fork to June 26 at 1800 UTC. The postponement was made to ensure the underlying B20 Activation Registry is fully operational before the network update proceeds.

Originally scheduled for June 25, the delay was attributed to a critical timing dependency. The B20 Activation Registry, which controls the availability of B20 feature flags across the network after the hard fork, must complete its initialization before developers can deploy native B20 tokens. This initialization process can take up to one hour. The network stated the extra time was necessary to verify the registry's preparation and prevent the premature activation of B20 features.

Beryl introduces B20, a protocol-level token standard designed for stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets. Unlike conventional ERC-20 smart contracts, B20 tokens operate through Rust precompiles embedded directly within Base's node software. The network has stated B20 remains compatible with the ERC-20 standard and supports ERC-2612 permit functionality, allowing existing wallets and exchanges to operate without modification. The...