BERA staking is now available through Kiln and BitGo
We are excited to share that BERA staking is now available with Kiln Validators through BitGo.
Whether you hold liquid or unvested BERA, you can now in just a few clicks stake it from BitGo through your own white-labeled validator operated by Kiln.
Berachain’s Proof-of-Liquidity assets
Unlike typical Proof-of-Stake blockchains that use a single token to secure the network, Berachain innovates with its two-token Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL) model. Each token serves specific functions.
The first token, $BGT, manages governance and economic incentives—including emissions and block rewards. It is non-transferable and can only be acquired through productive activities within the Berachain ecosystem.
The second token, $BERA, serves as both the "gas token" for paying transaction fees and the staking token for activating validator nodes.
Berachain staking opportunity
Validators have to stake $BERA to operate a validator. The more $BERA a validator has staked, the more frequently they are chosen to propose blocks.
While the staked $BERA value ensures economic security, the staking rewards are paid in $BGT. These $BGT tokens can be burned for $BERA through a one-way conversion, thereby controlling its inflation.
When a validator is chosen to propose blocks, they receive two types of emissions: a base emission (a fixed $BGT amount that goes solely to the validator) and a reward emission (a variable amount based on delegated $BGT that is distributed to $BGT delegators through reward allocation vaults).
A validator can also receive additional rewards directly from reward vaults, which can distribute incentives (in any whitelisted token, e.g. HONEY) in exchange for validators distributing part of their $BGT rewards emission with them. At launch, validators will receive all these incentives, but in the future, they will be shared with $BGT holders.
Validator mechanics at network launch
Each validator has its own unique withdrawal credentials where the $BERA stake returns when withdrawn. At launch, voluntary withdrawals won't be available. However, if a validator is bumped out of the active set, they receive their $BERA back through their set withdrawal credentials.
The network will maintain an active set of validators (exact number to be determined) who are eligible to produce blocks. A validator's $BERA stake amount determines their place in the active set.
At launch, validators will have a minimum stake requirement of 250,000 $BERA and a maximum of 10M $BERA. Stakes can be increased in increments of 10,000 $BERA.
How it works
Kiln will set up the validator with your withdrawal credentials, and BitGo will configure your workspace to your Kiln validator.
After we handle the technical setup, simply log in to your BitGo account and start depositing your $BERA. You'll receive $BGT rewards directly in your designated BitGo wallet, and you can track these rewards from your BitGo Dashboard.
Get in touch with our team, who can guide you through this process!
If you don't have enough $BERA to fund your own validator, BitGo offers an alternative: stake your $BERA in Infrared's Bera liquid staking pool to receive iBERA directly from your BitGo account. View all iBERA details.
About BitGo
BitGo provides the most secure and scalable solutions for the digital asset economy, offering regulated custody, borrowing and lending, and core infrastructure to investors and builders alike.Founded in 2013 — the early days of crypto — BitGo pioneered the multi-signature wallet and later built TSS to improve upon other companies’ MPC offerings. Between multi-sig and TSS, BitGo offers the safest technology on the market and safeguards over 600 tokens across a wide variety of blockchains. Over the years, BitGo has expanded from offering wallets into providing a full-suite solution that lets clients hold assets safely and then put them to work. BitGo also processes approximately 20% of all global Bitcoin transactions by value.
Learn more: www.bitgo.com
About Kiln
Kiln is the leading digital asset rewards management platform, enabling businesses to earn rewards on their digital assets, or to whitelabel earning functionality into their products. Our platform is API-first and enables fully automated validators, rewards, and data and commission management. With over $13 billion crypto assets being programmatically staked, Kiln has a particularly strong track record on Ethereum as we run about 4.3% of the network; this includes 50,000+ active validators with 0 slashing events.
