Berachain is 100% EVM-compatible, operating on a lightly modified Reth. We keep pace with Ethereum improvements, shipping Protocol Upgrades every 6 months. The execution layer consists of an EVM execution client. This client handles transactions, transaction gossiping, state management, and support for the Ethereum Virtual Machine — it is not responsible for block building. Recommended Beacon Kit and Bera-Reth versions depend on the network:Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.berachain.com/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
| Network | Beacon Kit | Bera-Reth |
|---|---|---|
| Mainnet | v1.3.9 | v1.3.3 |
| Bepolia | v1.4.0-rc3 | v1.4.0-rc2 |
--chain (bepolia|mainnet) instead of --chain <path>.You can continue to specify the genesis file path, but be sure to verify its hash:
| Genesis File | Updated | Download link & md5 hash |
|---|---|---|
| Mainnet | Nov 7, 2025 | 6b333924b81a1935e51ac70e7d9d7cb0 |
| Bepolia | May 13, 2026 | dfa4cb7a11217c9eab6cf4b405368870 |
z in a version number x.y.z — is generally safe.