The Berachain Foundation has announced a major airdrop as a way to reward early supporters and community members with $BERA tokens. This guide gives you all the insight you need about this airdrop and ways you can prepare for claiming your tokens.
Key Takeaways
- A large portion of $BERA is being airdropped to various groups.
- Claiming procedures will differ depending on your eligibility category.
- Use the official Berachain airdrop checker to see if you qualify.
- Beware of scams! Only trust official Berachain sources.
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Understand Your Eligibility Category and Claiming Process
The Berachain airdrop includes several categories, each with its own likely claiming process.
Testnet Users
If you were an active participant in Berachain's Artio or bArtio testnets, you might be in luck! The airdrop rewards users based on their engagement with various dApps and activities within the testnet ecosystem. This includes things like minting $HONEY, claiming fees from providing liquidity, posting incentives for Reward Vaults, converting $BGT to $BERA, and delegating $BGT. Essentially, the more you explored and used the testnet, the better your chances. And if you happened to use the Binance Web3 Wallet during the testnet, you received a small bonus to your allocation.
Request for Brobosal (RFB) Recipients
If you participated in Berachain's Request for Brobosal (RFB) program – either as an individual community contributor (RFC) or as a dApp team (RFA) – and your application was successful, you were eligible for a $BERA airdrop allocation.
A key step for claiming the RFB airdrop is a verification of your airdrop using the airdrop checker, then associate a wallet address (a Safe for RFA teams) with X. The allocation will be claimable by Feb 10th.
Boyco Participants
If you were part of the Boyco launch program, you're in line for $BERA rewards! The amount of $BERA you receive depends on the specific "market" you chose when making your deposit.
This market was determined by a few factors: how long you locked up your assets (30 or 90 days), the type of asset you deposited (major cryptocurrencies or third-party tokens), and the kind of pool you participated in (single-sided, volatile, or stablepool). Keep an eye out for official announcements from Berachain – your $BERA rewards will be distributed either 30 or 90 days post launch, based on your chosen market.
Social Airdrop Recipients
If you were an active and constructive member of the Berachain community on X (Twitter) or Discord, you may be eligible. Berachain has indicated that claiming involved verifying eligibility using the airdrop checker and associating a wallet address with your X or Discord account. The allocation will be claimable by Feb 10th.
Ecosystem NFT Holders
Berachain values its early community, and that includes those who supported NFT projects within its ecosystem! If you held certain NFTs associated with the Berachain ecosystem, you might be eligible for a $BERA airdrop. The amount of airdrop depends from floor value and trading volume of each NFT collection, rewards being distributed across approximately 80 different NFT collections. Ecosystem NFTs were snapshotted on January 14, 2025 and distributed in the genesis file.
Binance HODLers
Berachain is showing some love to the Binance community! If you were holding BNB on Binance, you might be eligible for a $BERA airdrop. Details on the distribution will likely be handled by Binance as part of the listing process, so keep an eye on announcements from both Binance and Berachain. This is just the beginning of what Berachain hopes will be many future collaborations, starting with work on the Web3Wallet side and expanding from there.
Strategic Partners
Berachain is committed to providing the best possible user experience. That's why they've partnered with established industry leaders to build some of their core applications. Morpho brings its lending expertise, Balancer powers the BeraSwap exchange, and Clique helped manage the airdrop. The Berachain Foundation rewarded these partners with $BERA tokens for their contributions.
Bong Bears NFT Holders (and Rebases)
Holders of Bong Bears NFTs and their rebases (Bond Bears, Boo Bears, Baby Bears, Band Bears, Bit Bears, and a future 7th rebase) are eligible. Honorary Bong Bears (Zeus Bear, Beartull, Bearyphus, Bearmo, Icebeargy and DCF Bear) were excluded from the allocation.
You will need to bridge your NFT to Berachain using an official Bera NFT bridge, to be released in the near future.
The allocation is tied to the NFT itself, not a snapshot or an account, so if someone moves their Bear from one account to another, vesting rewards will follow the Bear, not its original account. In the same vein, if a Bera NFTs allocation at launch is unclaimed and the Bear is sold or transferred from one account to another, the allocation will ultimately be claimable by whoever owns the NFT. Each Bear may only have its launch allocation claimed once.
General Claiming Steps
These steps are based on standard practices for cryptocurrency airdrops and the information currently available about Berachain airdrop.
- Identify Your Eligibility Category: Determine how you qualified for the airdrop (Testnet user, RFB recipient, Boyco participant, NFT holder, etc.). The specific instructions for claiming may vary depending on your category. Refer to the eligibility breakdown in this article, and any instructions on the claim page.
- Follow Category-Specific Instructions: The claim page will likely guide you through a verification process. This might involve signing a transaction, connecting a social media account, or providing other information to prove your eligibility for your specific category.
- Connect the Correct Wallet: Connect a compatible crypto wallet to the official claim page. Crucially, use the same wallet address associated with your eligibility. For example, if you're claiming based on testnet activity, use the wallet you used on the testnet. If you're claiming as an NFT holder, use the wallet holding that NFT.
- Claim Your $BERA: After successful verification, you should be able to claim your $BERA tokens.
- Be Ready for Gas Fees: Claiming your airdrop will almost certainly involve a transaction on the Berachain network, which means you'll need to pay gas fees in $BERA. Have a small amount of $BERA ready in your connected wallet.
Extremely Important: Beware of Scams!
Airdrops are often targeted by scammers. Here's how to stay safe:
- ONLY use official links from Berachain.
- NEVER share your private keys or seed phrase.
- Berachain moderators will NEVER message you first.
- Double-check all URLs.
The Berachain airdrop is a significant event for the community. Stay informed by following Berachain's official channels, and always prioritize security to protect your assets.
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