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(BERA)

Berachain employs a unique tri-token system to distinctively manage gas, governance, and stability. BERA serves as the native gas token for transaction fees and network security through validator staking. BGT (Berachain Governance Token) is a non-transferable, soulbound token crucial for network governance and earning rewards, highly sought after for its role in directing network incentives. HONEY is the ecosystem’s native stablecoin, designed to facilitate exchange within decentralized applications on the chain. This separation enhances security, stability, and decentralized control.

BGT cannot be purchased on open exchanges; instead, it is earned through active participation in Berachain’s Proof of Liquidity (PoL) mechanism. Users can acquire BGT by providing liquidity to "whitelisted" pools on the Berachain DEX (BEX), borrowing HONEY through the Bend lending protocol, or contributing liquidity to other approved ecosystem dApps. Once obtained, BGT has vital utility: holders can delegate or "boost" it to validators to earn a share of their rewards, or irreversibly "burn" it at a 1:1 ratio into BERA.

Eligibility for the BERA airdrop primarily includes early community members and active participants. Key categories often mentioned are users who interacted with the Artio and bArtio testnets, holders of the "Bong Bears" NFT collection and its derivative "rebase" NFTs (Bond, Boo, Baby, Band, Bit Bears), and individuals who participated in the "Boyco" pre-launch liquidity program. Additionally, a specific allocation was reserved for users of major centralized exchanges. The Berachain Foundation released an official airdrop checker in early February 2025 for users to verify their eligibility.

Berachain's Proof of Liquidity (PoL) innovatively diverges from conventional Proof of Stake (PoS). In PoS, like Ethereum, tokens are locked to secure the network, often removing liquidity from the broader ecosystem. Conversely, PoL integrates network security directly with liquidity provision. Users provide liquidity to decentralized applications, such as a DEX, and the "receipt" for this liquidity actively secures the network while earning rewards. This design intentionally aligns the economic incentives of validators with the health and liquidity of decentralized applications, fostering a more vibrant and capital-efficient ecosystem.

At genesis, Berachain will have an initial supply of 500 million BERA tokens. The token allocation is broadly distributed, with roughly 49% designated for the community, which includes a 15.8% airdrop. Approximately 34% is allocated to investors, and 17% is reserved for the core team and advisors. The network is designed with an approximate annual inflation rate of 10%. This inflation primarily serves to reward the community and validators through BGT emissions, incentivizing ongoing participation and network security. Most investor and team allocations are subject to a 1-year cliff followed by a 24-month linear vesting schedule.

Running a Berachain validator node comes with significant requirements due to its competitive nature. A minimum stake of 250,000 BERA is necessary. Only the top 69 validators, determined by the total amount of BERA staked and delegated to them, are part of the active set capable of producing blocks and earning rewards. Validators primarily earn BERA from transaction gas fees and receive BGT emissions. These rewards are then distributed to their "boosters," which are users who delegate their BGT to the validator, creating a symbiotic relationship between stakers and network security providers.