The BULK Season 1 AURA formula rewarded size × time until pre-deposit closed at mainnet launch on September 5, 2026. Here is the historical math on how deposit size and referrals scaled AURA — and what replaced it for institutional accounts now trading on mainnet.
Most DAOs hold idle USDC earning 4–6% in Aave or Compound. BULK Exchange mainnet accepts USDC as non-custodial trading margin, withdrawable anytime, and margin held while trading earns AURA — a claim on the 30% community token allocation at TGE. A non-custodial alternative with asymmetric upside.
Institutions that moved early on Hyperliquid turned idle capital into HYPE worth millions. BULK Exchange is live on mainnet (Sept 5, 2026) running the same structural playbook — Genesis zero maker fees through ~October 5, portfolio margin, protocol fee revenue share — with a formal referral program that turns institutional networks into compounding AURA.
BULK's referral program rewards institutions for the counterparties they bring. During Season 1 pre-deposit (closed September 5, 2026) it paid 1 AURA per $100 held weekly, uncapped. Post-mainnet, referrals earn from a dedicated AURA pool as referred accounts trade. Here's the institutional math and the three-tier playbook.
BULK institutional accounts can stack three independent AURA/yield streams simultaneously post-mainnet: trading volume AURA, BulkSOL staking yield (including 12.5% of all exchange fees), and referral AURA. None of these require the same capital — they can all run in parallel.
BULK's Genesis Phase waives maker fees entirely for the first 30 days of mainnet. Every day you trade after this window closes, you're paying a fee you could be paying zero on right now.
Mainnet is invite-only · Free code + referral link, no deposit required to look