Everyone has heard the big news:

"According to data from CoinMarketCap (source: Wu Blockchain News), over the past 90 days, only 17 tokens from the top 100 by market capitalization have outperformed Bitcoin (BTC). Among the leaders is BERA, with a phenomenal growth of +492%, while BTC has shown negative dynamics (-15%)."

At first glance, it sounds incredible—how did the young BERA manage to surpass the legendary Bitcoin? Let's dive in.

How Did This Happen?

To answer this question, we need to understand the popular consensus mechanisms (PoW, PoS, PoC, PoH, PoSA, PoL).

📌 Blockchain — In Simple Terms

Blockchain is like a special notebook where important notes are recorded. All pages are linked together in a chain (hence the name "blockchain"—a "chain of blocks").

  • A block is a page in the notebook that contains transactions (who sent cryptocurrency to whom).

  • A consensus mechanism is the set of rules that determine who records and verifies information in the notebook.

  • Imagine that everyone wants to make an entry in the notebook to receive a reward.

The Main Consensus Mechanisms (Explained as Notebook Entries)

📒 1. Proof-of-Work (PoW) (#bitcoin )

  • Everyone starts solving a puzzle as fast as possible.

  • Whoever solves it first gets the right to write a new page and receives a small reward for their efforts.

  • The faster your pencil (the more powerful your computer), the more often you make entries.

  • 🚀 Speed: ~7 TPS 💰 Average transaction fee: $2–10

📘 2. Proof-of-Stake (PoS) (ETH 2.0)

  • To gain the right to write new pages, participants lock their stickers (tokens) in a special safe.

  • The more stickers you lock, the higher the chance you’ll be chosen to write the next page.

  • Stickers remain in the safe and are not used until you are selected to write.

  • 🚀 Speed: ~30–100 TPS💰 Average transaction fee: $1–3

📗 3. Proof-of-Consensus (PoC) or Ripple Protocol Consensus Algorithm ($XRP )

  • Instead of one person making an entry (as in PoW or PoS), they vote!

  • For an entry to be accepted, 80% of participants must agree.

  • 🚀 Speed: ~1,500 TPS 💰 Average transaction fee: ~$0.0002

📗 4. Proof-of-History (PoH) ($SOL )

  • Entries in the notebook must be in the correct order.

  • Instead of wasting time figuring out who was first, each entry gets a timestamp that proves when it was made.

  • Now, no one argues about who was first—just check the timestamps!

  • Unlike PoW, where everyone competes to write a block, in PoH, the time is already set in advance.

  • This allows transactions to be verified instantly, making the blockchain extremely fast.

  • 🚀 Speed: up to 65,000 TPS💰 Average transaction fee: ~$0.0002

📙 5. Proof-of-Staked Authority (PoSA) (#Binance Smart Chain)

  • Only verified and trusted participants can write entries.

  • To become such a participant, you must lock stickers (tokens) in a safe and gain trust.

  • Entries are made only by a limited number of chosen participants, not everyone.

  • Like PoS, participants must deposit tokens to be part of the system.

  • Like PoA (Proof-of-Authority), only trusted entities can make entries.

  • This makes the process fast and efficient but reduces decentralization.

  • 🚀 Speed: ~100–300 TPS 💰 Average transaction fee: ~$0.15

📓 6. Avalanche Consensus Protocol (AVAX)

  • Instead of asking everyone at once, each participant randomly asks a few friends.

  • If the majority agrees with an entry, it is quickly accepted by the whole group.

  • No competition like in PoW, and no need to freeze tokens like in PoS.

  • Everyone quickly asks small groups, and if a consensus is reached, the entry is added.

  • 🚀 Speed: ~4,500 TPS 💰 Average transaction fee: $0.01

📔 Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL) ($BERA )

  • Everyone has the same notebook, but now, to get the right to make entries, it's not enough to just lock stickers in a safe.

  • You have to give your stickers to others so they can exchange (trade) them.

  • The more stickers you distribute, the more often you are chosen to write in the notebook.

  • Stickers are actively used—they are not just stored but put into circulation.

  • This makes the notebook (blockchain) more useful, as friends can easily trade stickers.

  • 🚀 Speed: Data is still unknown (under development) 💰 Average transaction fee: Not yet confirmed, but the project aims for low transaction costs.

Why Did Berachain (BERA) Outperform Bitcoin (BTC)?

Looking at the mechanisms, we see similarities between BERA’s Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL) and ETH’s Proof-of-Stake (PoS). Both encourage token holders to actively participate in the ecosystem, but PoL focuses on providing liquidity rather than just holding assets.

Berachain is a first-layer blockchain fully compatible with Ethereum. Its main goal is to simplify the development and launch of decentralized applications (dApps). Developers can easily migrate their projects from Ethereum with minimal changes to the code, making Berachain a potential alternative to ETH.

Berachain might be absorbing some of Ethereum’s liquidity, as it was designed to be a more efficient and economically viable platform for DeFi applications.

Additionally, hype around new technology and capital inflows into promising blockchains fuel interest in BERA.

💡 It’s worth waiting for confirmed transaction costs and speeds. However, considering the positive momentum, buying on a dip might be an option. 🚀

And $BTC? It’s just here for the headline—after all, who else would we compare to if not the "gold standard"?

#CryptoAdoption #MasterTheMarket #MarketPullback