Berachain Official Trailer: PoL Next upgrade will officially launch on July 7, 2026. At that time, the existing BGT token will be deprecated, and the entire Proof of Liquidity incentive model will undergo a structural overhaul.
From my perspective, this upgrade looks more like a “rebalance of governance and liquidity weights.” Since BGT is the core credential for past incentive distribution, once it’s replaced, it means the scripts for everything—validator bribery into the market, DApp emissions competition, and the LP revenue pathway—will need to be rewritten. Users holding BGT should especially pay attention to the official follow-up disclosures: the migration plan, snapshot timing, and exchange ratios. Don’t wait until the dates are close and end up scrambling.
A few key points worth tracking in advance:
1. Will the distribution rules for the new token continue the emission logic, or will they shift to a veToken / dual-token model;
2. After the upgrade, will validators and DApp whitelists need to be reapplied for;
3. How will LSDs and stablecoin protocols in the ecosystem that rely on BGT for pricing transition—will there be a short-term liquidity vacuum;
4. Around July 7, is there an official, clearly defined pause window to prevent cross-upgrade operations from getting stuck.
There’s still a long time until the upgrade, but projects typically release a lot of details intensively in the first 1–2 months. It’s recommended to add the project’s official X (Twitter) and documentation to your regularly checked list—don’t focus only on secondary-market prices. $BGT
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