How to farm iBGT on Infrared

To earn iBGT, it must be farmed through Infrared vaults or protocols built on top of them. This guide will walk you through what iBGT is, how to farm it, and how to use your iBGT.

What is iBGT?

iBGT is the simplest way to maximize Proof of Liquidity rewards on Berachain. It’s a liquid wrapper for BGT tokens, backed 1:1 by BGT through Infrared’s smart contracts. You earn iBGT by staking assets—like BEX liquidity, Kodiak liquidity, or other BGT-earning opportunities—into Infrared vaults. The assets underlying Infrared vaults must be whitelisted for a BGT gauge and receive emissions for users to earn iBGT.

Since BGT is soulbound, it cannot be directly staked for iBGT, and iBGT cannot be converted back to BGT. However, iBGT holders can stake their tokens to earn all underlying BGT rewards.

iBGT maximizes yield for both DeFi users and simple stakers. Holders can keep iBGT liquid to pursue DeFi yield or stake it to earn BGT rewards. Because not all users stake, those who do benefit from increased HONEY and wBERA rewards.

Before starting

To stake in an Infrared vault, you’ll need the required asset(s). If you don’t have them, you’ll be guided by the UI to a third-party dapp to provide liquidity or deposit into the vault’s underlying protocol.

For example, to deposit into the BEX HONEY-WBERA vault on Infrared, first provide HONEY-WBERA liquidity on BEX, then deposit the receipt token into the Infrared vault.

Important: If using BEX liquidity, do not deposit your LP tokens into the pool’s BGT gauge. When prompted, close the modal (pictured) and return to Infrared to complete your deposit.

How to farm iBGT

Once you have the desired receipt token, visit Infrared’s vaults page to view available vaults.

At the top, you’ll find highlighted vaults like "most stakeable," "highest APR," and "trending." The "most stakeable" vault is based on your wallet’s assets—the rest are self explanatory.

Find your desired vault and click the Stake button. A modal will appear.

Enter the amount to stake, confirm, and follow the transaction flow to complete your deposit. Once you’ve finished the deposit flow, you’ll begin earning iBGT!

After staking, click the vault you deposited into on the vaults page to manage your stake, unstake, or claim iBGT rewards. iBGT rewards are accrued over time and will vary based on the underlying BGT gauge emissions. You’ll need to manually claim iBGT rewards as you earn them.

Staking iBGT

Once you’ve claimed some iBGT, you can visit the iBGT page to stake your tokens. There you’ll see the modal to stake your iBGT.

Note: Staked iBGT is not liquid and does not provide the user a receipt token. If you plan to use iBGT for DeFi, selling, or other activities, avoid staking.

Staking iBGT earns rewards from the BGT backing it. Rewards are paid in wBERA and HONEY, derived from fees generated by Berachain’s dapps (like BeraSwap, and eventually Bend and Berps) and vote incentives paid to validators. Remember to return regularly to claim your rewards.

Need help?

If you encounter any issues, join the Infrared Discord and open a support ticket!