Berachain Fork Ends BGT Emissions, Shifts Rewards to WBERA

The Berachain blockchain network executed a major upgrade on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, fundamentally altering its economic model by halting emissions of its nontransferable governance token, BGT, and shifting all block rewards to its primary token. The hard fork, which activated at 4 p.m. UTC, marks the completion of a transition to a single-token incentive system centered on Wrapped BERA (WBERA).

According to the Berachain Foundation, the upgrade replaces the network's previous dual-token structure, which separated functions between the transferable BERA token and the governance-focused BGT. Under the new model, the network will distribute fixed amounts of WBERA as block rewards instead of BGT. The foundation described the new design, which emphasizes staked WBERA (sWBERA), as a simpler and more sustainable framework for the network's long-term development.

The technical transition occurred in two stages. WBERA emissions began on Tuesday, July 7, setting the stage for Wednesday's hard fork, which formally ended all BGT emissions. In the days following the fork, reward pools and liquid staking incentives linked to BGT will be phased out. The foundation stated that the change...