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Berachain Airdrop


Testnet Interactions on Berachain

The Berachain testnet allows users to swap BERA, mint HONEY, provide liquidity on BEX liquidity pools, trade perpetuals, and lend HONEY. In addition, users can also complete tasks on Galxe to earn points, and mint an NFT as proof of early participation on the chain. 


 Key Takeaways

  • Berachain is an EVM-compatible blockchain that is built on the Proof-of-Liquidity consensus mechanism.

  • The project successfully raised $42 million in funding at $420 million valuation with notable investors such as Polychain, Hack VC, and Tribe Capital. 

  • Users can now interact with Berachain’s testnet to learn more about the three-token system (BERA, HONEY, BGT). 


Berachain Testnet Interactions

Berachain is an EVM-compatible blockchain built on top of the Cosmos-SDK, offering the same functionalities as well as a novel consensus mechanism called Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL). It is a Sybil resistance mechanism that calculates validator rewards based on the amount of provided liquidity to the trading infrastructure. 

Protocols that pass a Berachain governance vote will get BGT (Bera Governance Token) tokens to distribute to their liquidity providers. By introducing the PoL mechanism, Berachain aims to encourage network participants to provide liquidity to various DeFi applications and create an effective synergy between validators and the ecosystem of projects. 

The blockchain offers a three-token system comprising of BERA, the network token used for transactions and gas fees, HONEY, Berachain’s stablecoin that is pegged to the U.S dollar, and BGT, which is the blockchain’s approach on governance tokens that can only be earned by providing liquidity. Berachain’s design aims to emphasize interoperability, modularity, and ease of accessibility to foster a robust ecosystem. 

Berachain was launched by four pseudonymous founders, three of whom launched Bong Bears, a non-fungible token (NFT) collection in August 2021. Founders Smokey the Bera, Papa Bear, Homme Bera, and Dev Bear, are self-described crypto natives who successfully raised $42 million in funding at $420 million valuation. Notable investors include Polychain, Hack VC, Shima Capital, Tribe Capital, and more.

As an upcoming Layer 1 blockchain, Berachain has recently opened its testnet to the public as a debut for its PoL consensus mechanism. Users can interact with the various dApps on the testnet while earning points on Galxe

In the past, many projects have rewarded users who interacted with their testnets as a way of acknowledging their efforts. With the mainnet launch of Berachain planned after the completion of its testnet, now is an ideal time to check out the testnet and earn points on Galxe! 

Do note that the Berachain team has not confirmed an airdrop at the time of writing and proceeding with the steps below does not guarantee an airdrop allocation. 

Step 1: Log in to Galxe

Visit https://galxe.com/Berachain/campaign/GCjGGttCAG and log in with either your social account or wallet. In this example, we are using MetaMask.

Login to Galxe with MetaMask Berachain

Once your wallet is connected, set up a username to create your Galxe ID.

Create Galxe ID for Berachain

Click on the first task to be redirected to the Berachain Honey Dapp. This is part of ‘March of the Beras Daily’ which allows you to collect five points daily.

Collect 5 points daily by visiting Berachain's Honey Dapp

The second section, ‘March of the Beras Part One: Onboarding’ are tasks that reward you with higher points but can only be completed once to earn points. 

Complete list of March of the Beras Part One tasks to earn Berachain points

Step 2: Twitter Tasks

Click on ‘Follow @berachain on Twitter’ and you will be prompted to connect your account. You will need to tweet a verification message that is provided by Berachain. After publishing the tweet, copy the link and paste it to verify your account.

Twitter verification for Berachain

With your Twitter account connected, you can proceed to follow the project and retweet the tweet.

Follow and retweet Berachain on Twitter

Repost Berachain Tweet

Step 3: Visit the Main Website Page

You will need to provide your email before visiting the main page. Click ‘Send a code’ and retrieve it from the email to complete the verification process. 

Then you can click ‘Visit the Proof of Liquidity Main Website Page’ and be redirected to it. Just opening the website will earn you points but you can also take the opportunity to browse the page.

Visit Berachain Proof of Liquidity Main Website Page

Step 4: Berachain Discord

Log in to Discord before clicking on the Discord task. The Discord app will prompt you to authorize the GalxeBot’s request for access to your account. 

Authorize GalxeBot before connecting to Berachain Discord

Before joining the Berachain Discord server, you will need to complete the verification process. Click on ‘Verify,’ read and agree to the rules, and submit your verification.

Join and verify before joining Berachain Discord

Agree to Berachain Discord rules

You will then have access to the Berachain Discord server where you can interact with the community. 

Do note that to earn the Bera Cub role, you will need to be an active member. A message from co-founder, Smokey the Bera, in the faq channel warns users against asking for the role or being active just for the role. 

Earning the Bera cub role on Berachain Discord

Step 5: Berachain Docs

Click ‘Visit the Berachain Docs’ and be redirected to the official documentation of Berachain. Here you can learn more about Berachain, read the developer guides, and check out the FAQ. 

Review Berachain docs

You can then return to Galxe to take the quiz. There are a total of five questions that are crafted from information in the Berachain docs. 

The answers are: Proof of Liquidity, Providing Liquidity on DAO, BTC, Polaris EVM, and Faucet

Take Berachain Quiz on Galxe

Step 6: Drip Bera

Click on ‘Drip $BERA’ to be redirected to the Berachain Artio faucet. Provide your wallet address and drip tokens. 

Due to the nature of testnets, the tokens might take a while to appear in your wallet, or in some cases, fail to arrive. Refresh the page and your wallet every few minutes until the tokens arrive, or you can try it again once every eight hours.

Drip testnet BERA tokens

You can also visit https://faucet.quicknode.com/drip to receive more tokens. 

Select Berachain and the Artio network and paste your wallet address to continue. 

Collect more Berachain testnet tokens from QuickNode

If you have a QuickNode account, you can log in for a 4x bonus or you can share a generated tweet to get a 2x bonus. Otherwise, you can proceed with receiving 0.1 BERA.

Do note that the QuickNode faucet only allows you to claim tokens every 12 hours.

Claim more testnet BERA with QuickNode

Step 7: Swap BERA

Head to Berachain’s exchange, BEX, by clicking on the task. 

How to Add Berachain Testnet to MetaMask

Before connecting your wallet, you will need to add the Berachain network. In this example, we are using the MetaMask wallet. Open the list of networks in the top left corner and choose to add network.

Add Berachain testnet to MetaMask

Then, select ‘Add a network manually’ and input the following information. 

Add Berachain testnet to MetaMask manually

Network name: Berachain Artio

RPC URL: https://artio.rpc.berachain.com/

Chain ID: 80085

Currency symbol: BERA

Block explorer URLhttps://artio.beratrail.io/

​​After saving the network configuration, you should be connected to the Berachain Testnet.

Swap Tokens on BEX

Back on the BEX, connect your wallet and select ‘Swap Tokens.’ 

Swap tokens on BEX

Choose to swap from BERA to STGUSDC and input the wanted amount.

Swap BERA to STGUSDC

You will be given a preview of the swap before you confirm it in your wallet.

Preview swap on BEX

After the transaction successfully goes through, you will receive your points on Galxe.

Successful swap on BEX

Step 8: Mint HONEY

The next task is to mint and hold HONEY. 

Connect your wallet, select how much STGUSDC you would like to mint for HONEY and confirm the transaction in your wallet. 

Mint and hold HONEY

Optional Steps

The following steps are optional because they are not listed within the Galxe Berachain tasks. However, projects run testnets to see how users interact with the various dApps available and are inclined to recognise these transactions. 

Therefore, the following steps are recommended to increase your interactions with the Berachain testnet. 

Step 9: Provide Liquidity

Proceed to https://artio.bex.berachain.com/pool to see a list of available pools. In this example, we will provide liquidity to the 50STGUSDC-50HONEY pool.

Connect your wallet, select the pool, and input the amount of HONEY and STGUSDC you want to add.  

Contribute HONEY and STGUSDC to liquidity pool

In the preview, you will be given the option to ‘Approve STGUSDC’ or ‘Approve Infinite.’ 

Due to the occasionally unstable nature of testnets as well as the fact that the tokens hold no value, it is safe to approve infinite to save yourself the trouble of continuously approving transactions. 

However, with mainnet networks and your real tokens, it is highly encouraged never to approve infinite as this gives the protocols unending access to your assets. 

Confirm LP Additional Details

After approving infinite, add liquidity and approve the transaction in your wallet. 

Add liquidity to pool

By adding liquidity, you will be rewarded in BGT which you can claim from the pool page.

Claim BGT tokens

Step 10: Trade Perpetuals

Head to https://artio.berps.berachain.com/berpetuals to connect your wallet and start trading.

trade Perps on Berachain

You can choose from four markets trading with USDC. In this example, we are leveraging BTC with HONEY.

Leverage BTC with HONEY

Select the amount of HONEY to long, approve infinite, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.

Enter long settings on Berachain perps

Approve infinite on testnet

Step 11: Lend HONEY

Go to https://artio.bend.berachain.com/ to connect your wallet and click ‘Borrow Honey.’

Borrow and lend HONEY on Bend

On the dashboard page, you can choose to supply HONEY.

Supply HONEY on Bend

Input the desired amount and ‘Approve Infinite.’

Supply HONEY and approve infinite

Click on ‘Supply’ and confirm the transaction in your wallet.

Supply HONEY

Step 12: Mint NFT

The Honey Jar NFT project is an unofficial community initiative at the core of the Berachain ecosystem. The project includes elements inspired by the Bong Bear universe and other aspects related to Berachain

Minting the Ooga Booga Ticket NFT is another method to prove your early participation in the Berachain testnet. To mint it, go to https://faucet.0xhoneyjar.xyz/mint and connect your wallet.

Mint NFT to prove early participation

You can choose between BERA and HONEY but in this example we used HONEY. The amount is already predetermined and you will need to approve it in your wallet.

Use HONEY or BERA to mint NFT

Once approved, you can mint the NFT and confirm the transaction in your wallet. 

MInt NFT and confirm transaction in wallet

After the transaction is successful, the Ooga Booga Ticket NFT will appear in your inventory. 

You can also keep a lookout for any occasion-themed NFTs such as the ‘Balentine’s Card’ which was released in conjunction with Valentine’s Day. 

Berachain NFTs in inventory

Conclusion

Crypto testnets allow developers to test new features, games, or dApps without breaking anything important. With Berachain set to release their mainnet soon, many users can interact with the testnet and carry out different types of transactions. Given that the testnet tokens do not involve real money, it is a great opportunity to interact with the ecosystem and learn more about Berachain.

Note that following the above steps does not guarantee an airdrop of Berachain tokens. This article is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as investment advice. Always do your own research into protocols before connecting your wallet.

*Article Source from Coingecko.com

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