The Berachain liquid staking protocol Infrared will conduct its TGE on December 17

According to the official announcement, the Berachain liquidity staking protocol Infrared has released details of the IR token airdrop. This airdrop aims to reward early community members who have continuously used Infrared during the points program, participants of the Boyco pre-deposit event, and users who actively engage in community activities (such as Discord interactions, user surveys, community events, testnet participation, etc.).

The IR token has three main functions: staking to earn sIR for governance voting rights; participating in profit sharing through buybacks; and token issuance to optimize protocol efficiency and revenue. Users can pre-claim the airdrop through the CEX pre-deposit process, with the three centralized exchanges for pre-deposit being: Bitget, Gate, and KuCoin.

Important dates are as follows: the centralized exchange pre-deposit window opens on December 16 at 1:00 (UTC+8), the centralized exchange pre-deposit window closes on December 17 at 16:00 (UTC+8), and the IR token officially launches. All claims will permanently close on January 12, 2026, at 08:00 (UTC+8).