Ethereum's Besu Protocol Issues Crucial Update Boosting Performance By Up To 86%

Ethereum's Besu protocol has released version 26.1.0, a recommended update for all users. Breaking changes include removal of experimental CLI flags and RPC modifications for enhanced compatibility with other ELs. ETC Classic support is deprecated, while bugs have been fixed in promotion to prioritized layer and call tracing. Optimizations improve performance by up to 86%.