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What is Berachain?

Berachain is a high-performance EVM-compatible blockchain built on Proof-of-Liquidity consensus. Proof-of-Liquidity is a novel consensus mechanism that aims to align network incentives, creating strong synergy between Berachain validators and the ecosystem of projects. Berachain's technology is built on Polaris, a high-performance blockchain framework for building EVM-compatible chains on-top of the CometBFT consensus engine.

Why should you get involved?

Berachain hasn't released their native token, BERA. Early testnet users might get rewarded with an airdrop.

It's a testnet airdrop, which means it's free! In addition, they have 42M in funding, with the mainnet anticipated for Q2.

How to farm

Step 1:
Visit https://www.berachain.com/
I enjoyed scrolling through their website. You can only go up, which is pretty cute imo.


Step 2:
Click on 'Try it now' to get involved in their testnet.

You can scroll up now and claim your testnet tokens by inputting your wallet address.


To add Berachain to your metamask, you can follow the steps on this page: https://docs.berachain.com/learn/how-to-connect-a-wallet-with-berachain
...or simply add this info to your MetaMask wallet

Make sure the info is correct here. I initially had issues with it because the RPC URL wasn't the right one for some reason.


Step 3:
From there, you can scroll back down and explore different apps.

You can also access these apps by clicking on 'dApps' at the bottom of the screen.

Berachain announced their testnet went live around 10 hours ago as of writing this post. The dApps were a bit buggy in my experience, but this is not unusual for a testnet. I would recommend checking out these apps later to interact with them.

Source is here.