
Governance Recap #1: Driving Long-Term Growth for Aura
The past week has seen a whirlwind of temperature checks and draft proposals from core contributors, representatives of DAOs, and community members focused on driving long-term sustainability and growth for Aura. These proposals remain in draft stage, though will be taken to vote in this next vlAURA voting cycle, starting Thursday July 21st. This is the first of (hopefully) many somewhat-regular governance recaps, summarizing what members of the Aura DAO are thinking and will be bringing to v...

Governance Recap #1: Driving Long-Term Growth for Aura
The past week has seen a whirlwind of temperature checks and draft proposals from core contributors, representatives of DAOs, and community members focused on driving long-term sustainability and growth for Aura. These proposals remain in draft stage, though will be taken to vote in this next vlAURA voting cycle, starting Thursday July 21st. This is the first of (hopefully) many somewhat-regular governance recaps, summarizing what members of the Aura DAO are thinking and will be bringing to v...

Against All Odds: AURA’s LBP Recap and Your Next Steps
Against all odds, Aura’s bootstrapping was accomplished successfully with the support of our strong community. 1,078 ETH was deposited into our LBP by over 220 participants despite the worst possible market conditions. Check this chart out—it’s of the dollar value of ETH during the past week:ETH over the past seven daysETH raised will be used to bootstrap protocol-owned AURA/ETH liquidity, security measures (audits, bounties, etc.) for the protocol, and to pay back loans made by the core cont...

Against All Odds: AURA’s LBP Recap and Your Next Steps
Against all odds, Aura’s bootstrapping was accomplished successfully with the support of our strong community. 1,078 ETH was deposited into our LBP by over 220 participants despite the worst possible market conditions. Check this chart out—it’s of the dollar value of ETH during the past week:ETH over the past seven daysETH raised will be used to bootstrap protocol-owned AURA/ETH liquidity, security measures (audits, bounties, etc.) for the protocol, and to pay back loans made by the core cont...

Stronger Together: The DeFi Legends Behind Aura's Multisig
Security is a core tenet our contributors has been building around since Aura was ideated. We have been participating in multiple audits and have created bug bounty programs, as outlined in this blog. More recently, we called upon key stakeholders in the DeFi community, including developers, investors, and founders, to support Aura via our protocol and treasury multi-sigs.The ParticipantsAura will have two multi-sigs, one for protocol function (”protocol multisig”) and another for the managem...

Stronger Together: The DeFi Legends Behind Aura's Multisig
Security is a core tenet our contributors has been building around since Aura was ideated. We have been participating in multiple audits and have created bug bounty programs, as outlined in this blog. More recently, we called upon key stakeholders in the DeFi community, including developers, investors, and founders, to support Aura via our protocol and treasury multi-sigs.The ParticipantsAura will have two multi-sigs, one for protocol function (”protocol multisig”) and another for the managem...
AURA’s Community-First Tokenomics
Aura’s inception is just days away. If you’re wondering how AURA will be distributed over time, look no further than this blog. Before diving into the nitty-gritty of how AURA will be distributed—largely to you, a member of the community—let’s cover what makes our tokenomics tick.Our TenetsPlanned, autonomous multi-year distribution: AURA will be distributed along a carefully thought out curve - its goal is to foster long-term TVL growth of Aura (and Balancer by extension) through the accumul...
AURA’s Community-First Tokenomics
Aura’s inception is just days away. If you’re wondering how AURA will be distributed over time, look no further than this blog. Before diving into the nitty-gritty of how AURA will be distributed—largely to you, a member of the community—let’s cover what makes our tokenomics tick.Our TenetsPlanned, autonomous multi-year distribution: AURA will be distributed along a carefully thought out curve - its goal is to foster long-term TVL growth of Aura (and Balancer by extension) through the accumul...

veBAL Flywheel: Aura Launch Timeline and Boosted Launch Pool
In case you missed it, Aura is an autonomous, non-custodial platform built to boost the yield and governance power of Balancer users and beyond. Our launch is right around the corner. Last week, you were apprised about our plans for an airdrop and LBP to align key DeFi community stakeholders. Today, we want to highlight our launch timeline and more about how we plan to kickstart the ve Balancer (veBAL) flywheel with a boosted launch pool, which in turn will make vlAURA a crucial medium throug...

veBAL Flywheel: Aura Launch Timeline and Boosted Launch Pool
In case you missed it, Aura is an autonomous, non-custodial platform built to boost the yield and governance power of Balancer users and beyond. Our launch is right around the corner. Last week, you were apprised about our plans for an airdrop and LBP to align key DeFi community stakeholders. Today, we want to highlight our launch timeline and more about how we plan to kickstart the ve Balancer (veBAL) flywheel with a boosted launch pool, which in turn will make vlAURA a crucial medium throug...