Berachain ecosystem project Infrared Finance launches Points program, allowing users to earn native tokens

Berachain has quickly risen to 7th place in the total locked value (TVL) ranking of public chain DeFi, surpassing Base, Arbitrum and Sui, and occupies an important position in the DeFi ecosystem. Today we will introduce Infrared, the project ranked first in Berachain TVL.

According to DeFiLlama, the Infrared protocol was incubated by the Berachain Foundation's Build-a-Bera program and currently leads the Berachain ecosystem in terms of total locked value (TVL), with assets exceeding US$1.5 billion, accounting for nearly 60% of Berachain's overall DeFi TVL.

To date, Infrared has raised a total of $18.75 million through Simple Agreements for Future Tokens (SAFTs) and has received support from well-known investors such as YZi Labs, Framework Ventures, and NGC Ventures.

Here are the specific steps to participate:

Prerequisites

1. Prepare a cryptocurrency wallet:

• Use a wallet that supports the Berachain network (such as OKX wallet).

• Make sure the wallet is connected to the Berachain mainnet.

2. Hold relevant tokens (you can purchase and withdraw tokens from exchanges such as Binance or swap on the chain):

• You need $BERA (Berachain native token) or $BGT (Berachain governance token) to stake or provide liquidity.

• Prepare a small amount of $BERA to pay for transaction gas fees (berachain’s gas fees are very low).

3. Visit the Infrared Finance website:

• Open your browser and go to the Infrared Finance official website -> https://infrared.finance/

Step 1: Connect your wallet and view your points page

1. Visit the Infrared Finance official website, click the "Connect Wallet" button in the upper right corner, connect your wallet and switch to the Berachain chain, then navigate to the Points page to check if you have backdated points (if you participated in the designated pool before March 21, 2025, you may have automatically received points).

Step 2: Earn points by staking or providing liquidity According to the mechanism, points are automatically accumulated in the following ways. You can choose the operation method that suits you:

Option 1: Stake $iBGT or $BERA to get $iBERA

1. If you already have $iBGT, you can stake it to get $iBERA:

• On the iBGT page, find the $iBGT staking option.

• Enter the $iBGT amount and confirm the transaction.

2. If you hold $BERA, you can stake it to get $iBERA:

• On the iBERA page, find the $BERA staking option.

• Enter the $BERA amount and confirm the transaction.

• Once the staking is completed, you will receive $iBERA and points will be accumulated automatically.

Option 2: Providing liquidity through a vault (replacing the old pool)

The longer a user stakes or provides liquidity on the protocol, the more points they earn by providing liquidity to major trading pairs on decentralized exchanges such as Kodiak and BEX, as well as staking iBGT and iBERA (Infrared’s liquidity staking tokens). Users can deposit LP tokens or other eligible assets (such as HONEY-USDC LP from BEX) into it in exchange for relevant rewards.

1. On the Infrared main page, find the Vaults tab and click to enter.

2. Choose a PoL vault (Proof of Liquidity Vault) that supports points. It is recommended to choose a high point multiplier, for example:

• WBERA-iBGT Kodiak LP Vault (1.375x points multiplier)

• WBERA-iBERA Kodiak LP Vault (1.375x points multiplier)

• WBERA-iBERA BEX LP Vault (1.375x points