Season 1 launched today. The window that was speculative for the last three months just became real. Pre-deposits are open, referral codes are live, and 1 million AURA is being distributed every single week until mainnet goes live.
This post covers exactly what to do right now — in priority order — and explains why the next few Saturdays matter more than anything that came before.
What Changed on June 1
Everything before today was inference and community speculation. What's now confirmed directly from BULK:
- Season 1 is live — pre-deposits open at early.bulk.trade/deposit
- 1 million AURA per week distributed to pre-depositors, referrers, and BulkSOL holders
- Formula: USDC deposited × time held — allocated every Saturday starting June 6
- 500k AURA retroactively distributed today (snapshot was May 31)
- 30% of total BULK supply confirmed for community distribution
The AURA-to-BULK conversion rate at TGE is still unpublished, but the allocation structure mirrors the Hyperliquid playbook almost exactly — Hyperliquid distributed 31% community allocation, and early users captured proportionally more than anyone who arrived after the HYPE announcement. BULK has confirmed 30%.
The full breakdown is at builtonbulk.xyz/bulk-airdrop if you want the complete picture before committing capital.
The Farming Stack: Priority Order
Tier 1 — Do This Today
1. Pre-deposit USDC
Go to early.bulk.trade/deposit. Connect Phantom, Backpack, or Solflare. Deposit USDC — minimum $10, maximum $5M per account.
AURA is allocated every Saturday based on USDC held × time held. Your first eligible Saturday is June 6. Every Saturday after that, the clock runs on your balance. Fully withdrawable at any time.
2. Hold continuously — do not withdraw and re-deposit
The formula rewards uninterrupted holding. Withdrawing resets your time-held signal on those funds. Deposit once, hold. If you need liquidity, withdraw what you need — but the remaining balance keeps accumulating duration.
3. Get your referral code and use it
After depositing, your referral code is in the Pre-Deposit Dashboard. When a referred account deposits and holds $100 or more through the weekly snapshot, you earn AURA. No cap on referrals. Snapshot timing is intentionally undisclosed to prevent last-minute gaming.
Refer people who will actually hold — one person depositing $500 and holding earns you more referral AURA than ten people who deposit $50 and leave.
The complete Season 1 checklist at builtonbulk.xyz ranks every action by expected value.
Tier 2 — Capital Required, High Conviction
4. Hold BulkSOL
BulkSOL holders earn AURA every week alongside pre-depositors. Swap SOL → BulkSOL on Titan via the pre-deposit interface or directly at Titan Exchange.
BulkSOL also earns: - Base Solana staking rewards (~7% APY) - MEV tips from block production - 12.5% of all BULK Exchange trading fees post-mainnet
The fee revenue stream is what separates BulkSOL from every other Solana LST. As BULK trading volume scales after mainnet, that yield grows. The BulkSOL yield guide covers all four streams.
5. Deposit BulkSOL on Exponent Finance
Depositing BulkSOL on Exponent stacks Exponent points on top of your BULK AURA. Two protocol reward streams from one position. The May 31 retroactive snapshot confirmed Exponent BulkSOL positions were eligible. Hold the thesis.
The yield stack strategy is documented at builtonbulk.xyz/bulksol-ecosystem-strategy.
Tier 3 — Zero Cost, Still Worth Doing
6. Connect your Twitter/X account at early.bulk.trade — BULK explicitly built this into the onboarding flow.
7. Join the BULK Discord at discord.gg/bulk — OG and Contributor role holders were included in the June 1 retroactive drop. Discord is also where official announcements land first.
Why June 6 Is the Hard Deadline That Matters
The first Saturday AURA allocation is June 6. Deposit before then and you're in from week one. Deposit after and those early Saturdays are gone — the allocations cannot be recovered retroactively.
This is the same dynamic that made early Hyperliquid users earn more than late arrivals. The formula is public now. Act before the weeks stack up without you.
The One-Action Minimum
If you do nothing else: go to early.bulk.trade/deposit, deposit $10 of USDC, and hold it through June 6. You're in the Season 1 distribution. Everything else is upside.
The BULK Season 1 airdrop guide at builtonbulk.xyz has everything updated for confirmed Season 1 mechanics.
Not financial advice. AURA-to-BULK conversion rate at TGE has not been published. Pre-deposits are fully withdrawable. Smart contract risk exists for all on-chain protocols. Do not use capital you cannot afford to lose.