What is the #1 action to earn AURA in Season 1?

Pre-deposit USDC at early.bulk.trade/deposit and hold it. AURA is allocated every Saturday based on USDC deposited × time held. Minimum $10, withdrawable anytime. The earlier you deposit, the more Saturdays you collect.

How does the referral program work?

Get your referral code from the Pre-Deposit Dashboard. When a referred account deposits and holds $100 or more continuously for 72 hours, you earn AURA (week 2 rule). There is no cap on referrals. Accounts that withdraw before the 72-hour clock expires don't count that week.

What is the highest-value BULK airdrop action?

Pre-depositing USDC and holding it continuously. The formula (USDC × time held) rewards both deposit size and holding duration. A larger deposit held for more weeks earns more AURA than a small deposit or a deposit that gets withdrawn and re-deposited.

BULK Airdrop Checklist: Every Action, Ranked by Expected Value (Season 1 Updated)

TL;DR

Pre-depositing USDC at early.bulk.trade and holding continuously is the highest-value action in BULK Season 1 — formula is USDC × time held, distributed every Saturday. After depositing, get your referral code from the Pre-Deposit Dashboard. Holding BulkSOL adds a second weekly AURA source. Priority order: deposit first, hold through every Saturday 13:00 UTC snapshot, refer anyone you can, acquire BulkSOL with remaining capital.

Season 1 launched June 1, 2026. The checklist has changed. Pre-deposits are the primary action now. 1 million AURA is distributed every week — formula is USDC held × time held, allocated every Saturday starting June 6.

This is the updated action list. No speculation — only confirmed Season 1 mechanics and the legacy actions that still matter.

Season 1 AURA Priority Checklist

Season 1 is live — pre-deposits open at early.bulk.trade/deposit
1M AURA per week — distributed every Saturday starting June 6, 2026
Formula: USDC deposited × time held — continuous holding maximizes AURA
$10 minimum, $5M maximum — withdrawable at any time, converts to margin at mainnet
Referral codes live — earn AURA when referrals hold $100+ continuously for 72 hours (week 2 rule)
Live now: $39.5M total deposited (up from $32.4M at week 2)
500k AURA retroactively distributed + 1M AURA at Snapshot 1 (June 6) — check your balance at early.bulk.trade/deposit
Week 2 referral rule: referred accounts must hold continuously for 72 hours to qualify
30% of BULK token supply confirmed for community distribution via AURA

Work through this top to bottom. Every item you skip is AURA left on the table every Saturday.

The Checklist

Tier 1 — Do This Now. Highest Impact. (Season 1)

☑ 1. Pre-deposit USDC

Go to early.bulk.trade/deposit. Connect your Solana wallet (Phantom, Backpack, or Solflare). Deposit USDC — minimum $10, maximum $5M per account.

Your deposit earns AURA every Saturday based on the formula: USDC × time held. It is fully withdrawable at any time. When BULK mainnet launches, it becomes your trading margin automatically.

The first Saturday allocation is June 6, 2026. Every Saturday after that, the clock runs on your held balance.

Cost: USDC (your choice of size) | Time: 5 minutes | Conviction: Confirmed — this IS the Season 1 program

☑ 2. Hold continuously through every Saturday

Do not withdraw and re-deposit. Withdrawing resets your time-held signal on those funds. The optimal strategy is one deposit, held continuously.

If you need liquidity, withdraw what you need — but the remaining balance continues earning based on its uninterrupted duration.

Cost: None beyond the deposit | Time: None — just hold | Conviction: Confirmed formula

☑ 3. Get your referral code and start referring

After depositing, open the Pre-Deposit Dashboard at early.bulk.trade/deposit. Your unique referral code is there.

Share it. When a referred account deposits and holds $100 or more continuously for 72 hours, you earn AURA for that referral. No cap on referrals.

Refer people who will actually hold. Week 2 rule change: referred accounts must now hold continuously for 72 hours to qualify — not just through the Saturday snapshot. Someone who deposits $500 and holds earns you more than ten people who dip in and withdraw within a day.

Cost: $0 | Time: 5 minutes to get code | Conviction: Confirmed — referral program is live, week 2 minimum hold is 72 hours

Tier 2 — High Conviction, Capital Required

☑ 4. Hold BulkSOL

BulkSOL holders receive AURA every week in Season 1 alongside pre-depositors. Swap SOL → BulkSOL on Titan Exchange via early.bulk.trade.

BulkSOL also earns:

Base Solana staking yield (~7% APY)
MEV tips from block production
12.5% of all BULK Exchange trading fees (post-mainnet)

Holding BulkSOL gives you AURA exposure AND the yield stack. Do not sell before TGE.

Cost: SOL (your choice of size) | Time: 5 minutes | Conviction: Confirmed — BulkSOL holders earn Season 1 AURA

☑ 5. Deposit BulkSOL on Exponent Finance

Depositing BulkSOL on Exponent earns Exponent points alongside BULK AURA. Two protocol rewards from one position.

Cost: Gas (~$0.01) | Time: 10 minutes | Conviction: High — BulkSOL on Exponent was eligible for the May 31 retroactive snapshot

Tier 3 — Zero Cost, Still Worth Doing

☑ 6. Connect your Solana wallet to early.bulk.trade

If you haven’t already: connect your wallet at early.bulk.trade. This links your on-chain identity to your BULK account. Required for the pre-deposit flow.

Cost: $0 | Time: 2 minutes | Conviction: Required for all actions above

☑ 7. Connect your X (Twitter) account

Connect your Twitter/X account when prompted at early.bulk.trade. BULK explicitly requests this during onboarding — connected accounts are tracked.

Cost: $0 | Time: 1 minute | Conviction: High — explicitly designed into the platform

☑ 8. Join BULK Discord & get roles

Go to discord.gg/bulk. OG and Contributor role holders were eligible for the June 1 retroactive AURA drop. Discord remains an official announcement channel — you need to be there.

Cost: $0 | Time: 5 minutes | Conviction: Confirmed — Discord roles were explicitly in retroactive criteria

Tier 4 — Advanced Yield (Capital + Risk Required)

☑ 9. Execute the Loopscale BulkSOL loop

For yield maximizers: borrow SOL on Loopscale against BulkSOL collateral → swap to BulkSOL → deposit on Exponent → repeat. Amplifies all BulkSOL yield streams. Introduces liquidation risk.

Read the full loop strategy guide before attempting.

Cost: SOL + borrow rate risk | Time: 30 minutes + monitoring | Conviction: Medium

What to Do If You’re Starting Today

Pre-deposit USDC at early.bulk.trade/deposit — even $10 gets you in before June 6
Get your referral code from the dashboard
Get BulkSOL if you have SOL available
Connect Twitter account
Join Discord

Five actions, 15 minutes. The first Saturday allocation is June 6 — deposit before then.

What Doesn’t Work

Withdrawing and re-depositing: The AURA formula rewards continuous holding. Withdrawing resets your time-held clock on those funds. Stay in.

Depositing below $100 for referrals: Referred accounts must hold $100 or more to count toward your referral AURA. Your own deposit earns AURA at any amount above $10, but referrals have a higher eligibility bar.

Sybil farming: Multiple wallets. BULK has on-chain identity signals. A single wallet with genuine activity beats split exposure across wallets with minimal per-wallet balances.

Risk Disclosure

Pre-deposits are in Solana USDC and withdrawable at any time. Smart contract risk exists for any on-chain program. AURA mechanics are confirmed for Season 1, but the AURA-to-BULK conversion rate at TGE has not been published. 30% community allocation is confirmed; distribution timeline and vesting schedule are not fully documented. BulkSOL involves LST de-peg risk and pre-mainnet protocol risk. The loop strategy adds liquidation risk.

Not financial advice. Do not use capital you cannot afford to lose.

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