BERA Maintains $8 Price Level Before Berachain’s 79M Token Airdrop and Mainnet Activation

Berachain’s BERA Set to Go Live With $632M Airdrop, Market Eyes $4B Valuation

Berachain, a highly anticipated Layer 1 blockchain focused on decentralized finance (DeFi), is set to distribute nearly 80 million BERA tokens as its mainnet launches on Thursday, according to an official announcement.

With a total initial supply of 500 million tokens, 48.9% has been allocated toward community-driven initiatives, including airdrops, ecosystem expansion, and research. The airdrop will reward early adopters, including testnet users, social media participants, and ecosystem contributors. Eligible users can now check their allocations on the Berachain airdrop checker and claim their tokens using wallets like Metamask and OKX Wallet.

“In recognition of our early community’s contributions, 15.75% of BERA’s supply will be distributed to liquidity providers, builders, and other key participants who played a role in shaping the network before launch,” Berachain stated in a post.

Pre-launch trading activity has priced BERA around $8 per token, putting the estimated value of the airdrop at $632 million and suggesting a speculative market capitalization of $4 billion. These figures, however, are likely to shift significantly once live trading begins.

Berachain stands out with its innovative proof-of-liquidity consensus mechanism, which incentivizes liquidity provision as part of network security. The project has built a strong, dedicated community over the past year, often fueled by the viral catchphrase questioning whether the chain was even real.

Ahead of its mainnet debut, Berachain’s liquidity pre-deposit platform saw over $3 billion in deposits in under a week, signaling massive investor interest in the network, as previously reported by CoinDesk.