$BERA is the native gas and staking token of Berachain. $BGT governs emissions and economic incentives. This page documents the fixed supply, allocation, and release schedule for $BERA.
Overview
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Token name | BERA |
| Total supply at genesis | 500,000,000 BERA |
| Inflation | ~10% annually via BGT emissions, subject to governance |
| Decimals | 18 |
$BERA in gas and staking, see BERA token.
Distribution and allocation
The genesis supply of 500,000,000$BERA is allocated as follows:
Initial core contributors — 84,000,000 (16.8%)
Allocated to advisors and members of Big Bera Labs, the core contributors to the Berachain blockchain.Investors — 171,500,000 (34.3%)
Allocated to Seed, Series A, and Series B investors.Community allocations — 244,500,000 (48.9%)
Airdrop — 79,000,000 (15.8%)Distributed to testnet users, Berachain and ecosystem NFT holders, social supporters, ecosystem dApps, and community builders. See the Blog airdrop overview for details. Future community initiatives — 65,500,000 (13.1%)
Reserved for incentive programs, grants, and other initiatives, with community input via Snapshots, RFPs, and similar mechanisms. Ecosystem & R&D — 100,000,000 (20%)
Used for ecosystem development, R&D, growth, and Berachain Foundation operations: developer programs (Boyco), node operator delegations, and Proof-of-Liquidity evolution. At launch, 9.5% of total
$BERA supply from this bucket is unlocked for ecosystem growth, developer tooling, liquidity provisioning, and related uses.
Token release schedule
All allocated parties share the same vesting terms:- Cliff: 1 year; no tokens unlock before the cliff.
- Initial unlock: After the cliff, 1/6 of the allocated amount unlocks.
- Linear vesting: The remaining 5/6 vests linearly over the following 24 months.
