Infrared General

What is Infrared?

Infrared is focused on building infrastructure around the Proof of Liquidity (PoL) mechanism pioneered by Berachain. The protocol aims to maximize value capture by providing easy-to-use liquid staking solutions for BGT and BERA, node infrastructure, and PoL vaults. Through building solutions around PoL, Infrared is dedicated to enhancing the user experience and driving the growth of the Berachain ecosystem.

Why use Infrared?

Infrared simplifies participation in Berachain's Proof of Liquidity, helping users maximize their BGT and BERA rewards through easy-to-use products like iBGT and iBERA. Infrared’s products also enable new flywheels throughout the Berachain ecosystem that wouldn’t otherwise be possible by making BGT and staked BERA composable.

What is iBGT?

iBGT is a liquid wrapper for BGT tokens, backed 1:1 by BGT–a relationship enforced by Infrared’s smart contracts. Although BGT can not be staked for iBGT and iBGT cannot be converted back to BGT, it still allows holders to stake (via Infrared’s staking vault) and earn all associated BGT rewards.

What is iBERA?

iBERA is a product that aims to provide users with a liquid form of staked BERA, Berachain’s native token. iBERA is backed 1:1 by BERA, which is staked with Infrared’s validator set and can be used in various DeFi applications, such as lending, borrowing, and trading. With the high demand to stake BERA, iBERA levels the playing field for users who want to stake BERA but don’t have the the technical knowledge or resources to run a validator node but want to participate in the Berachain ecosystem.