# $AURA Tokenomics
### Overview
| Property | Details |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Ticker | $AURA |
| Total Supply at Genesis | 1,000,000,000 $AURA |
| Inflation Schedule | 0% per year, subject to governance |
| Decimals | 18 |
| Token Standard | Base Network |
The $AURA token is the native governance token that powers the Aura protocol and designed for long-term alignment.
$AURA holders are responsible for governing the protocol DAO, which oversees treasury management, protocol upgrades, competition structures, incentive programs, and AI model listing criteria. This gives token holders direct influence over the direction and evolution of Aura.
$AURA tokens may also be used in staking mechanisms for competition entry, access rights, or performance guarantees in the future — further integrating governance with platform utility.
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### Distribution and Allocation
The total supply at genesis of 1,000,000,000 $AURA is allocated across these categories
**Community (30%)**
The Community allocation is the largest, reflecting Aura’s commitment to decentralization and grassroots adoption. This pool includes airdrops to early users, testers, contributors, and supporters of the protocol, as well as ongoing incentive programs for model developers, validators, curators, and competition participants.
* Node Sale
* Aura will execute a Node Sale — mechanism designed to decentralize Aura's AI infrastructure for Mainnet. Participants in the Node Sale will be responsible for running validation infrastructure and contributing to model verification. This ensures direct alignment between infrastructure operators and protocol success.
* Airdrop
* Airdrops are allocated to early adopters, testers, and community members who supported Aura during its formative stages. Participants from Aura v1.0 and the v2.0 campaign — who helped validate the protocol’s vision and stress-test its infrastructure — will be rewarded for their contributions ahead of Mainnet launch.
**Liquidity (30%)**
This allocation is reserved for ensuring deep and stable liquidity across both decentralized and centralized exchanges.
**Ecosystem Treasury (20%)**
The DAO Foundation allocation will be held in the protocol treasury and governed by $AURA holders. These tokens are earmarked for long-term ecosystem development, R\&D, strategic partnerships, protocol upgrades, auditing, governance operations, and funding future public goods. This pool ensures Aura has the capital and coordination structure required to sustain growth well into the future.
**Team (10%)**
This allocation is dedicated to the core contributors responsible for building Aura from the ground up — including engineers, researchers, product designers, and operational leads.
**Investors (10%)**
Tokens are distributed to Aura's Seed Financing investors, and subject to long-term vesting.
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### Token Release Schedule
All parties follow an identical vesting schedule:
* Initial Unlock: After a 6-month cliff, 1/6th of allocated tokens are unlocked
* Linear Vesting: The remaining 5/6ths of tokens vest linearly over the subsequent 24 months
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