According to TechFlow, on July 17, Infrared Finance officially announced the launch of iBERA, a liquid staking solution for BERA that aims to solve the problem of locked funds during BERA staking. Through iBERA, users can stake BERA at Infrared and obtain 1:1 backed liquid tokens iBERA, thereby flexibly earning income in the DeFi ecosystem. Infrared will also operate its own validator infrastructure to provide a reliable staking experience, and plans to introduce "Berachain Full Economic Nodes" in the future.

Infrared stated that with the launch of Berachain V2, BERA staking has become an important part of the network. BERA is not only used as a native gas token, but is also used by validators to protect the network, generate blocks, and earn rewards. The economic value of all staked BERA tokens increases the security of the chain. However, staking BERA requires "locking" a large number of tokens, which requires a lot of capital and requires stakers to give up the opportunities available in the DeFi ecosystem, limiting their income opportunities, which is why iBERA was established.