Berachain Tokenomics
Overview
| Property | Details |
|---|---|
| Token Name | BERA |
| Total Supply at Genesis | 500,000,000 BERA |
| Inflation Schedule | ~10% annually (via BGT emissions), subject to governance |
| Decimals | 18 |
$BERA serves as the native gas and staking token of Berachain, the first blockchain powered by Proof-of-Liquidity, while $BGT facilitates governance and economic incentives.
Learn more about BERA's role in the network.
Distribution and Allocation
The total genesis supply of 500 million $BERA is allocated across five categories:
Initial Core Contributors - 84,000,000 (16.8%)
Tokens are distributed to advisors and members of Big Bera Labs, the core contributors to the Berachain blockchain.
Investors - 171,500,000 (34.3%)
Tokens are distributed to Berachain's Seed, Series A, and Series B investors.
Community Allocations
Berachain's growth to date has been largely driven by an unparalleled community and a massive developer ecosystem leveraging Proof of Liquidity to power the next generation of applications. The community allocation (244,500,000 $BERA total, or 48.9% of supply) is broken down across three key areas:
Airdrop - 79,000,000 (15.8%)
15.8% of Berachain's token supply will be distributed through airdrops, recognizing various parties within the Berachain ecosystem, including testnet users, Berachain NFT holders, ecosystem NFT holders, social supporters, ecosystem dApps, community builders, and more. For more information on the airdrop breakdown, please visit the Blog.
Future Community Initiatives - 65,500,000 (13.1%)
13.1% of Berachain's token supply will be dedicated to applications, developers, and users through incentive programs, grants, and more, with input from the community itself via Snapshots, RFPs, etc.
Ecosystem & R&D - 100,000,000 (20%)
20% of Berachain's token supply will be used to support ecosystem development, R&D, growth initiatives, and the operations of the Berachain Foundation. This will largely focus on programs for developers and builders (see Boyco), node operator delegations, and evolutions of Proof-of-Liquidity and BeaconKit.
At launch, 9.5% of $BERA supply is unlocked from this bucket for ecosystem growth, developer tooling/infrastructure, liquidity provisioning, and more.
Token Release Schedule
All parties follow an identical vesting schedule:
- Initial Unlock: After a one-year cliff, 1/6th of allocated tokens are unlocked
- Linear Vesting: The remaining 5/6ths of tokens vest linearly over the subsequent 24 months
