Spent some time with @Bedrock and poking at the veBR governance layer.

The seasonal reset mechanism is more interesting than it sounds in the docs.

The narrative is clean: lock $BR , get veBR, vote on gauges, shape where incentives flow. Community governed. Curve inspired. All true on paper.

But the reset mechanic voting power zeroed out each season isn't just a fairness feature. It's also a quiet forcing function. You're not accumulating permanent influence. You're relocking to requalify. The protocol keeps you active or it deprioritizes you.

What caught my attention: #Bedrock contract is now native and gauge voting is live there alongside BNB Chain and Base. With Berachain's PoL V2 recently redirecting 33% of protocol incentives to stakers, the gauges that capture veBR votes this season could matter a lot more than last. The TVL sitting at roughly $700M+ in BTC restaked isn't background noise anymore, it's the thing the gauge votes are actually pointing at.

the reset design supposedly protects newer entrants. But in practice, who re-locks consistently every season? Probably the same wallets with the time and capital to stay active. I haven't proven that on chain yet, and maybe the data tells a different story…

Does seasonal reset actually redistribute governance, or does it just redistribute the appearance of it?