$BERA

The $BERA token serves two main purposes on the Berachain network:

1. Paying for transactions on the blockchain ($BERA also referred to as the "gas token")

2. Staking for activating validator nodes

   Validators have to stake $BERA to operate a validator. Within the active set, the more $BERA a validator has staked, the more frequently they are chosen to propose blocks. The economic value of all $BERA tokens staked forms the economic security of the chain, with $BGT dynamics controlling its inflation.

To learn more about how $BERA staking affects block production and emissions, see Block Production.