Base to activate Beryl hard fork on testnet on June 18

Coinbase's Base network has announced it will activate the Beryl hard fork on the Base Sepolia testnet at 6:00 p.m. UTC on June 18. The upgrade will introduce B20, a native token standard for stablecoins, real-world assets (RWA), and long-tail token issuers. It will also enhance capital efficiency by shortening the single proof withdrawal confirmation period from seven to five days. Additionally, the hard fork will implement Reth V2 to reduce disk usage by up to 50% and rewrite the state root pipeline to increase throughput by 33%.