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Integrating with Infrared
This guide walks through why you might deploy an Infrared Proof of Liquidity (PoL) vault, how it works, getting whitelisted for BGT emissions, and strategies for bootstrapping growth.
ELI5: Proof of Liquidity (PoL)
In PoL, liquidity is king. Users who contribute liquidity receive BGT (Berachain Governance Token), which they can use to influence where future BGT rewards are directed. Validators manage these emissions by allocating rewards to specific liquidity pools or protocols, amplifying yield opportunities in areas that matter most to Berachain. This creates a feedback loop where rewards are directed where they’re needed most.
How Infrared maximizes Berachain’s economic utility
At Infrared, we build infrastructure around Proof of Liquidity (PoL) to simplify how users and developers interact with it. As a new mechanism, PoL includes several components that stakeholders need to understand to maximize their rewards and influence in the network. Our goal is to make this process as easy as possible.
Why we’re betting on Proof of Liquidity
At Infrared, we’re heads down building infrastructure to unlock the full potential of Proof of Liquidity (PoL). Our products, including iBGT and iBERA, seek to further simplify participation in PoL, enabling users to stake, earn, and manage liquidity more efficiently. But why is PoL so important, and what makes us so confident in its future? Let’s discuss.
iBGT is everywhere
Berachain’s design is the first of its kind in how it aligns incentives between users, protocols, and validators — which are essential to the success of the network. Proof of Liquidity (PoL) uses native dapps and tokens to achieve this alignment.
Understanding iBGT and Its Rewards
At the heart of Berachain’s Proof of Liquidity (PoL) mechanism is the Berachain Governance Token (BGT). Unlike typical governance tokens, BGT is non-transferable and illiquid, earned through engagement with native Berachain dapps like the BEX, Berps, etc. Once users earn BGT, they can delegate it to validators, participate in governance, start earning incentives from protocols, or burn it for BERA at a 1:1 rate.
Using iBGT on BeraBorrow, Timeswap, and Kodiak | Infrared testnet guide pt. 2
Over the past month our Berachain testnet deployment of iBGT has gained significant traction — making Infrared the largest BGT delegate.
Understanding the BGT and iBGT vote incentives markets
A key part of the Proof of Liquidity (PoL) flywheel is the vote incentives market for the Berachain Governance Token (BGT). This market lets protocols on Berachain encourage validators to vote in ways that direct future BGT emissions to their project’s pools. By doing so, protocols can deepen their liquidity and give their community more control over where to delegate voting power, increasing their chances of controlling more emissions in the future.
Infrared testnet Guide | Earn & stake iBGT
We recently deployed iBGT onto Berachain’s bArtio testnet to allow users to experiment with the system before mainnet. In this guide, we’ll walk users through providing liquidity on the BEX and staking the LP tokens in one of our Proof of Liquidity (PoL) vaults.
Infrared is live on Berachain testnet
Infrared is live on Berachain V2 testnet! Users and partners can now experiment with iBGT and Infrared’s smart contracts to try things out before mainnet.
Introducing iBERA: A liquid staking solution for BERA
We are excited to introduce iBERA, our new liquid staking solution for BERA, made possible by the recent introduction of BERA staking in Berachain V2. iBERA complements our existing product suite and furthers our mission to build robust infrastructure for users on top of Berachain’s Proof of Liquidity (PoL) mechanism.
Berachain V2: What’s New?
Back in January, Berachain’s Artio Testnet went live, and since then, the ecosystem has trended up only. Developers, users, and validator operators have all taken part, helping to stress test the network and guide design decisions for Berachain. The V1 testnet validated core concepts like Proof of Liquidity, but also revealed there was room for improvement. That’s where V2 comes in.
BGT Yield: Where Does it Come From?
In this blog post, we’ll cover BGT’s yield, where it comes from, and how Infrared will make accessing this yield as easy as possible.
Understanding the Berachain Governance Token (BGT)
Central to the design of Berachain, Proof of Liquidity, and Infrared, is the Berachain Governance Token (BGT). BGT works differently than many other governance tokens in the crypto space, so it is critical to understand its role on Berachain.
Infrared flywheels explained (ft. Kodiak, Gummi, BeraBorrow)
Decentralized finance (DeFi), thrives on flywheels. Flywheels kick off when projects work together to boost each other’s liquidity, yields, treasuries, etc. We’re building Infrared, iBGT, and our governance token IRED with this dynamic in mind, and plan to enable many infinite sum partnerships on Berachain 🐻⛓. This post will explain how Infrared and iBGT function, our strategy to foster flywheels within the ecosystem, and the benefits for both users and protocols.
Proof of Liquidity series pt. 3 | iBGT and iRED
In parts one and two of this series we’ve walked through how the value flows enabled by Proof of Liquidity (PoL) benefit everyone on Berachain. Users earn rewards and participate in governance through BGT; protocols can grow their liquidity; validators secure the network and receive rewards for their role. Throughout this final post of the series, we’ll explain how Infrared, iBGT, and our governance token IRED tie everything together.
Proof of Liquidity series pt. 2 | Value flow
In part one of this series we covered the basics of Proof of Liquidity (PoL) — including how PoL works and the role that the Berachain Governance Token (BGT) plays in the system. We then closed out part one by describing how PoL is not only designed to create value for users, but also to create value for the protocols building on the network. In this blog post we’ll explore that value flow in more detail.
Proof of Liquidity series pt. 1 | The basics
At the center of the Berachain network is a mechanism called Proof of Liquidity (PoL). With the goal of moving beyond Proof of Stake (PoS), PoL rewards users for providing liquidity, decentralizes token distribution, better aligns network participants, and creates more value flow on chain.
iBGT: The future of liquid staking on Berachain
Berachain is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain that features a unique Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL) sybil resistance mechanism. Designed to boost capital efficiency and liquidity, PoL aligns the interests of infrastructure providers with application developers, driving value to the ecosystem at large.