[Berachain Foundation: Majority of Retail Marketing Team Laid Off, Chief Developer Alberto to Depart] In its year-end 2025 update, the Berachain Foundation disclosed that it has laid off most of its retail-focused marketing team. Following October 10 of that year and throughout 2024/2025, strategies targeting retail investors have underperformed across the crypto sector. The foundation is reallocating resources to focus on fundamentals. Additionally, one of its chief developers, Alberto, will be leaving the team to co-found a Web2 company with former banking colleagues. Looking ahead, Berachain plans to concentrate the efforts of its active team on 3-5 high-confidence applications, prioritizing companies that are less reliant on the crypto market for their foundation and revenue potential, and that have minimal overlap with the existing project ecosystem on Berachain. These companies will receive dedicated PoL emissions support and hands-on assistance from the Berachain team.