what's aura finance?
Aura Finance is a DeFi yield optimization protocol built on top of Balancer, controlling 66% of all veBAL. It provides enhanced yields for Balancer LPs through its auraBAL wrapper (~30% APY) and vlAURA voting incentives (~36% APR). The platform recently integrated new stablecoin pools with projected 23% APRs and has expanded its offerings to include Miles rewards. The protocol focuses on maximizing yields and providing governance opportunities through its token system.
7M+ vlAURA delegated recently; rewards distribution scheduled for Jan 22.
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x.com/AuraFinance7M+ vlAURA delegated within a few days of delegation launch.
vlAURA delegation rewards distribution scheduled for 2026-01-22
vlAURA market went live on Votemarket on December 30, 2025, allowing protocols to deposit vote incentives for vlAURA votes and enabling vlAURA holders to vote and collect rewards distributed weekly on Thursdays.
Receives $REZ tokens from Renzo Protocol's investor distribution contract in recent days, appearing alongside SevenXVentures and Wintermute as distribution recipients.
AURA token experiences massive 247x price surge over 3-day period.
Historical price divergence creates arbitrage opportunity between auraBAL and sdBAL tokens, with sdBAL offering additional voting power benefits.
Market cap reaches $600M with early holders taking profits at this level
Major breakout occurring with market cap expanding from $4M to exceed $200M