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[ReDKeV @redkev]

henlo berachain enthusiasts, have a seat let’s chat for a minute

first off, i get it. price is down, it’s down in many parts of crypto

why have we let this affect the vibes?

coming primarily from $BITCOIN and sprotos we learned a long time ago, keep vibes high regardless of price action

this is the time to unite, the time to work together for a brighter path forward

we do not have time to be arguing and fighting with each other, have seen it on a few occasions and can tell you it does not help anything

protocols and builders are still shipping, new protocols about to launch

so many amazing people are still around day in and day out

this is the time to keep the vibes high and be welcoming

no one wants to go somewhere with a bunch of division or bad vibes, they want to go where the fun is and berachain has always been incredibly fun for me

i don’t have all the answers, i don’t know when macro improves and alts really catch have their rally

i do know the chain has the potential to be a top ecosystem in crypto, but we all need to work together we need to be a family

let’s bring the good bera vibes back

questions, comments, concerns?

[LΞΞ🐻⛓️ @Leethereumm]

@babyberafinance @miberamaker333 😭

[LΞΞ🐻⛓️ @Leethereumm]

@babyberafinance Dw im tossing it into a lake

[LΞΞ🐻⛓️ @Leethereumm]

@babyberafinance me w my babybera dry sack on the water this summer confirmed

[Smokey The Bera 🐻⛓ @SmokeyTheBera]

What a day (or two) to be a Bera.

Honestly, as I sit down to write this post, I'm still at a bit of a loss for words. The chain wasn't real for so long that, at this point, it almost feels weirder that it is.

I'm a little torn because I could certainly write exactly about how I feel, and feed an army of trolls, or I could bullpost into the void and seem like a delusional goof (which I occasionally am).

The simple fact is that it's gametime, and the whole team and I are ready to play ball.

Over the last couple of years, we've built out an absolutely unmatched community at the apex intersection of the left and the right curve.

In the last couple of days, the community has been given the tools they need to succeed.

They've got a performant, EVM-identical chain, allowing them to port over existing infrastructure or deployments from other chains, with sub 2s blocktimes and single slot finality for those satisfying transactions.

They've got infinite access to most of the blue chip dev tooling that they'd find on Ethereum, for everything from oracles to multisigs and everything in between.

They've got the infrastructure and network support of known blue chips like Pendle, Magic Eden, Yearn, Opensea, Euler, Chainlink, and more.

They've got resources for their own treasuries, as well as millions of BERA through RFB allocations to incentivize users in the months to come.

They've got distribution, whether it's through massive communities built around DeFi products like @InfraredFinance and @KodiakFi, NFT ecosystems spawning around @TheBullas_ and @steadyteddys, or social layers emerging around @berabaddies (who streamed for 24 hours with 60k viewers in the middle of this blood?), @eatsleepyeet, @BlockChain_lol and a number of other unannounced hits. Bonus points for the distribution through the army of folks raging on CT this week. Hyperliquid.

And the team continues to be in the trenches every day, answering questions on and off X, supporting builders, spreading the word, and doing everything we can to ensure that the Next Big Thing is built on Berachain.

I think in the next couple of weeks, as the full Proof of Liquidity feature set rolls out, user incentives from their favorite applications, and exciting novel dApps + rewards vaults going live on Berachain, we'll get to see whether the Emperor really has clothes.

I am endlessly thankful to the entire community and our ecosystem of dapp builders, shitposters, gigabrains, autists, beras and everything in between. We would be nowhere without you and I hope that we've been able to make you proud in some way. I know we've got room to improve and have made mistakes along the way, and we're going to do our absolute best to make that happen.

For the non-Bera natives, we welcome you with open arms, and hope that you can find a home amongst the beras, or at least appreciate the endless variety of cool experiments & products to be found in the eco. My DM's are always open for folks looking to learn more.

For my team - thank you so much for putting up with me and my stupidity on a daily basis. You guys teach me something new every day, and I'm privileged to work with a group of brilliant devs and indomitable BD beras while building this chain.

The market's not pretty. I'm not gonna pretend I'm happy about it, but I'd rather see fairweather friends depart now than worry about them down the road.

Berachain has been and continues to be the ride of a life time, from joking about 100 NFTs of bears during COVID, to a multibillion dollar blockchain supporting hundreds of projects and $Bs of TVL. I'm incredibly thankful to be able to spend my time on it.

The chain has $3b+ of TVL on it.
The chain has dozens of world class applications on it.
And most importantly, the chain has the Beras on it.

Berachain.

[Berachain Foundation 🐻⛓ @berachain]

Berachain is finally real.

[Smokey The Bera 🐻⛓ @SmokeyTheBera]

Airdrops are the farthest thing from a tool for user acquisition - their cost per real user is ridiculous.

This is a false narrative spread by Big Airdrop.

Airdrops are a actually a tool for rewarding and retaining your ride or die supporters.

Everything will be clear soon.

[LΞΞ🐻⛓️ @Leethereumm]

Buy me on Clout App (@cloutdotme)

[Donquix @Doflam656]

Scam 🚨🚨

Don’t waste your time minting this shiit

[AZ @itsaz00]

I'm sorry to hear that some folks are losing hope in securing FCFS spots. Verified Berachain projects launching on Kingdomly are always carefully curated by our team, and we remain in close contact with them throughout the process.

From managing mint groups to WL distribution, and even connecting projects with other collections for additional support, a lot of work happens behind the scenes. If you see a project featured on the Kingdomly homepage, rest assured it has been curated and supported by our team.

Now, regarding concerns about FCFS being heavily botted, let’s address this from two perspectives:

- Anti-Bot Measures:
Kingdomly tried implementing an anti-bot solution weeks ago because we value community feedback. Unfortunately, the experience wasn’t ideal, as it didn’t fully resolve the CAPTCHA bypass issue. As a result, we decided to discontinue CAPTCHA for now and focus on developing a stronger solution that may be introduced later.

- Distribution Challenges:
@iBullBera has been actively working with the Berachain ecosystem to distribute spots fairly. Ideally, if FCFS spots were allocated more effectively, we wouldn’t see bots minting from pre-selected wallets. FCFS events shouldn’t be overallocated or poorly distributed, as this leads to issues.

The Kingdomly team is committed to guiding projects in the right direction, but we don’t have full control over the distribution process.
I hope this provides some clarity for everyone using Kingdomly. We are doing our best, and we’re also working on a new way to engage with whitelists that will be released soon.

I truly believe that current WL mechanics are risky and difficult to manage. That’s why we’re developing a solution to overhaul the WL distribution process entirely. Stay tuned for updates!

[LΞΞ🐻⛓️ @Leethereumm]

@JachimikeO I love kingdomly and what they've done for the bera eco but I gave up minting on there many many months ago. Even if I have WL I already know I have no chance. The experience has been completely demoralizing

[Ameen Soleimani @ameensol]

So long as security is a function of market cap (which it is in all PoS systems) anyone designing these systems needs to think about *and optimize for* price of the staking token.

[Kingdomite @kingdomiteXBT]

MINT WATCHLIST ON BERACHAIN 🐻‍❄️⛓️

- @BaberaNFT
Supply: 1111
Price: free
Date: 17 Dec

- @Moniswap_
Supply: 2222
price: free
Date: 23 Dec

- @The_HoneyCast
Supply: 2222
Price: free
Date: Dec 20

-@ZooFinanceIO
Supply: 3333
Price: free
Date: Dec 21

- @CIAN_protocol
Supply: 2333
Price: free
Date: 19 Dec

- @ivx_fi
Supply: 4200
Price: 0.025
Date: 23 Dec

- @terp_layer
Supply: 1111
Price: Free ⁠
Date: Dec 21

You already know this ⬇️
@steadyteddys
@TheBullas_
@miberamaker333

I will be giving out few spots Thoon

Be there

Like ❤️/ RT for other

GL

[LΞΞ🐻⛓️ @Leethereumm]

@TheBullas_ Rugged at hit lv5 bull ish dont rug me again

[LΞΞ🐻⛓️ @Leethereumm]

@chamadarka @steadyteddys unless its another bs over allocated wl thats impossible to mint

[LΞΞ🐻⛓️ @Leethereumm]

@chamadarka @steadyteddys WL going to the wrong beras if they selling for that