Berachain, King of Liquidity Infrared Finance: Project Introduction and Points Plan Operation Tutorial

Berachain has jumped to 7th in the total locked value of DeFi (TVL) ranking of public chains, surpassing Base, Arbitrum and Sui, and occupying an important position in the DeFi ecosystem. Today, the first-ranked project of Berachain TVL is Infrared.

Infrared Finance is a liquid staking agreement in the Berachain ecosystem and launched the Infrared Points Points Program on April 23. Points will eventually be redeemed for Infrared's upcoming native tokens launched in Q3. The exact redemption rate will be announced as TGE approaches. According to DeFiLlama, the Infrared protocol was incubated by the Berachain Foundation's Build-a-Bera program and is currently ahead of the Berachain ecosystem in terms of total locked value (TVL), with assets of more than 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 the Future Token Simple Agreement (SAFT) 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 Berachain network (such as OKX wallet).

• Make sure the wallet is connected to the Berachain main network.

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

• You need $BERA (Berachain native token) or $BGT (Berachain governance token) to pledge 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 official website:

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

Step 1: Connect your wallet and view the points page

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

Step 2: Earn points by pledging or providing liquidity. According to the mechanism, points are automatically accumulated through the following methods, and 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 pledge it to get $iBERA:

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

• Enter the $iBGT quantity to confirm the transaction.

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

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

• Enter the $BERA quantity to confirm the transaction.

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

Option 2: Provide liquidity through the vault (replace old pools)

Through the vault, the liquidity is provided for major trading pairs of decentralized exchanges such as Kodiak and BEX, as well as pledging iBGT and iBERA (Infrared's liquid staked token), the longer users pledge or provide liquidity on the protocol, the more points they will earn. Users can deposit LP tokens or other qualified assets (such as HONEY-USDC LP from BEX) in exchange for related rewards.

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

2. Select a PoL vault that supports points (Proof of Liquidity Vault). It is recommended to choose a high point multiple, such as:

• WBERA-iBGT Kodiak LP Vault (1.375x integral multiple)

• WBERA-iBERA Kodiak LP Vault (1.375x integral multiple)

• WBERA-iBERA BEX LP Vault (1.375x integral multiple)

3. Select the target vault to stake, enter the number of WBERA-iBERA LP tokens you want to pledge, confirm the transaction, and pay the gas fee.

4. After the stake is completed, you will start earning rewards while automatically accumulating Infrared Points points (1.375x multiples).

5. You can view your investment portfolio in the portfolio.

Note: Providing liquidity directly to old pools (such as iBGT/WBERA on Kodiak) no longer earns points and must be operated through Infrared's vault. If you have provided liquidity to the following pools by March 21, 2025, you may have already had backtracking points:

• iBGT/WBERA on Kodiak

• iBERA/WBERA on Kodiak

• iBERA/BERA on BEX (StableSwap)

Step 3: Continuously monitor your points

1. Return to the Infrared main page and click the Points tab.

2. Check your points balance and accumulation speed.

3. Points will automatically grow according to the pledge time and vault multiple (such as 1.375x), without additional operations.

Things to note

• Prefer high-multiple vaults: such as WBERA-iBGT Kodiak LP Vault (1.375x) to maximize points gains.

• Gas Fee: Make sure there is enough $BERA in your wallet to pay for the transaction fee.

• Risk warning: There are market risks (such as impermanent losses) and smart contract risks when pledging and providing liquidity. Please make reasonable assessments before participating.

Summarize

By pledging $BGT/$BERA or providing liquidity proof LP to Infrared Points vault, you can easily participate in the Infrared Points program and automatically accumulate points. The points plan has just begun, and the project is expected to be around Q3, so you can continue to pay attention.