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Guide: Adding & Bridging to Berachain and Minting NFTs

Freee.xyz has recently added support to Berachain. Here is a simple guide for Collectors on how to mint NFTs on Berachain.

Prerequisites

Before get started, let’s make sure you have the right “tools“ ready. In order to mint NFTs on Berachain, you will need:

  • An EVM compatible wallet with Berachain setup (We will be using MetaMask as example in this guide)

  • Bridge to Berachain and get your $BERA
    NOTE: $BERA is the official currency on Berachain. You will need to have balance of $BERA in your wallet for you to pay for gas fee + platform fee during mint.

1. Setup MetaMask with Berachain

Choose either way below to add Berachain network into your MetaMask wallet:

Method 1: Quick Instructions (Using provided link in berascan block explorer)

  1. On your browser, navigate to berascan.com

  2. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and click on the Add Berachain button locate on the bottom left corner in the footer.

  3. Approve adding Berachain mainnet network in the pop out MetaMask prompt.

Add Berachain button
Add Berachain button

Method 2: Manual Instructions (Add custom network in Metamask)

  1. Launch Metamask browser extension.

  2. Open the network selection dropdown menu by clicking the dropdown button at the top-left section of the extension.

  3. Click on Add network button.

  4. On new page opened, Click Add a network manually at the end of available network list.

  5. In the Add a network manually dialog that appears, enter the following information for Berachain.

    Network Name: Berachain Mainnet

    RPC Endpoint: https://rpc.berachain.com

    Chain ID: 80094

    Currency Symbol: BERA

    Block explorer URL: https://berascan.com/

  6. Tap the Save button to save.

  7. You MetaMask wallet should now be able to connect to the Berachain Mainnet by selecting it from the network list.

2. Bridge to Berachain and get your $BERA

Once your wallet supports the Berachain you’re ready for the next step, bridge assets to Berachain.

1. Go to official bridge page at https://bridge.berachain.com/bridge/token

Berachain official bridge page
Berachain official bridge page

2. After connect your wallet, select source and fill in amount you want to bridge over to Berachain.
3. IMPORTANT: Do note that, it will show convert to WETH in Berachain, to get $BERA, you will need to click on the Gas on destination Add button.

Add gas on destination button
Add gas on destination button

4. On the dialog pop-out, fill in the amount of $BERA you would like to receive. Maximum 3 $BERA each time. Close the dialog once done.

Fill in the amount of $BERA you wish to bridge
Fill in the amount of $BERA you wish to bridge

5. Click on the Bridge button to confirm.

6. Approve the transaction and after transaction successfully processed, you can check your $BERA balance directly in your wallet.

Free Mint an NFT on Freee.xyz

1. First, head to freee.xyz and find Freee Genesis on Berachain collection, an official collection by Freee which is on FREE mint. Optionally, follow this direct link.

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2. Select an amount and click on the Free Mint button.

3. Double check on the fee breakdown displayed, confirm by click on the Free Mint button once again and approve MetaMask prompt.

Click on Free Mint button to confirm
Click on Free Mint button to confirm

4. You got your Freee Genesis on Berachain minted to your wallet!
Note: You can view minted item by clicking on your profile gravatar at top-right corner of the page. On the drop down pop out, select Your Profile and minted item is reside in Collected section.

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