what's aurora?
Aurora is an Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform deployed as a layer within the NEAR Protocol ecosystem. It enables developers to build and deploy decentralized applications using familiar Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) tools and standards while benefiting from NEAR's high throughput, low transaction costs, and sharded architecture. Aurora acts as a bridge between the Ethereum and NEAR networks, allowing seamless interaction and asset transfers via the Rainbow Bridge, which facilitates cross-chain communication without compromising security. The platform supports Ethereum-based smart contracts through its Aurora Engine, which compiles Solidity code to run efficiently on NEAR's infrastructure. This setup provides scalability by leveraging NEAR's dynamic sharding and proof-of-stake consensus, enabling faster finality and reduced fees compared to traditional Ethereum layers. Developers can fork or customize chains using Aurora's Virtual Chains feature, tailoring environments for specific use cases like gaming, DeFi, or enterprise solutions. Aurora emphasizes developer accessibility with tools for easy migration from Ethereum, including support for popular wallets like MetaMask and integration with NEAR's account model for user-friendly onboarding. Its governance is community-driven through a DAO, fostering ongoing improvements in interoperability and performance.
Aurora integrated Optima Finance retail portfolios, CEO at ETHDenver, $10M secured, EVM/zkVM tech presented.
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Integrated with Optima Finance's Active Portfolios, the first actively managed portfolio product for retail users running on Aurora and integrated with NEAR Protocol.
Alex Aurora speaking at ETHDenver 2026 Intents Day, covering NEAR Intents.
Presented Aurora EVM and zkVM technical details at Ethereum Ethproofs call #7, covering Rust implementation, NEAR Protocol deployment history, Wasm optimization, Ethereum fork compliance, and zkVM proof generation.
Secured approximately $10M on NEAR Protocol since 2021.
Aurora announces a change in leadership. (Tweet ID: 2000642116473807175)
HakoAgent page and waitlist go live, built on Aurora and powered by near_intents for cross-chain stablecoin liquidity reallocation without signatures or gas fees.
Burned 5460.75 $AURORA tokens in November 2025, continuing Token Economy 2.0 burn program.
Aurora sponsors BUIDL Europe conference in Lisbon in early 2026.
Near_intents launches cross-chain swapping powered by Aurora, connecting Ethereum, Solana, and Base users to TON meme tokens without bridges through TONMemeRepublic integration, live today.
3,758.49 $AURORA tokens burned for October 2025 as part of Token Economy 2.0 strategy.
AuditOne_DAO, a platform for crowdsourcing auditors and security services, goes live on Aurora Marketplace offering project audits, compliance checks, and AI model risk assessments with a 15% discount promotion.
Intellex becomes the first project to launch on Calyx, a new cross-chain launchpad built by Aurora and powered by NEAR Protocol, with more launches to follow.
J1 mint announced with 555 NFTs priced at 7777 $JAMBO each through hotdao partnership, requiring HOT wallet with minimum $100 balance and unlocking super driver power utility for J1 teams.
3,230 $AURORA tokens burned for the period of September 1-30, 2025 as part of Token Economy 2.0 strategy.
Fork That Chain Bootcamp Demo Day scheduled for October 7, 2025 at 3 PM UTC, featuring 5-7 Aurora builder projects pitching with live Q&A, streaming on X and YouTube.
SUPRA_Labs Pull Oracle goes live on both Aurora Testnet and Mainnet, providing builders access to 600+ data feeds covering crypto assets, forex, US equities, and commodities.
Developers building on the platform now have access to Intents functionality.
Aurora will participate in Pragma New Delhi on September 25, featuring booth presence and ETHGlobal Happy Hour sponsorship to discuss Virtual Chains technology.
Biomapper C2 goes live with enhanced user experience capabilities
New Shade Agents integration enables AI-powered automation for DeFi, trading, and DAO management across multiple chains.
New partnership with Human Protocol adds decentralized labor marketplace and payment infrastructure.
New Bitcoin integration infrastructure launches with Virtual Chains, chain signatures, and light client verification capabilities for cross-chain operations.
New Fork That Chain Bootcamp launches with $10K+ AURORA rewards, featuring Virtual Chain deployment on NEAR Protocol and VC demo day.
Humanode Biomapper C1 launches biometric verification system with 15-second facial recognition for dApp user authentication.
Coincreate launches no-code contract deployment platform on mainnet and testnet, enabling codeless creation of staking, vesting, NFT, and ERC20 contracts.
New 6-week developer bootcamp launches focusing on cross-chain deployment and development
Aurora Blocks launches first cohort of 5 protocols alongside 13 new infrastructure partnerships spanning AI, data, oracles, security, and tokenization services.
Token Economy 3.0 launches with DAO revenue generation from protocol fees and bridge activity, replacing burn mechanism with onchain treasury for builder funding.
Enzyme.Onyx integrates wallet tokenization layer for marketplace, enabling bespoke incentivized pools and enhanced TVL
ACC Marketplace launches as modular chain infrastructure hub with seven new partners including Billions Network, Cookie, Clusters, and Aleph.im
Cloud Console Marketplace launches with integration of multiple partners (API3, DIA, others), enabling instant chain deployment with 200 chains already live.
Four protocols from different verticals coordinate posts, suggesting imminent multi-protocol collaboration announcement.
New $3,000 bounty program launches for autonomous agents and Virtual Chain development with tiered rewards structure.
3,456.05 tokens burned in May 2025 as part of Token Economy 2.0 strategy
Two-week trading competition offering $5,000 in rewards for $AURORA token swaps starts May 20.
Node v2.5 launches with NEAR Protocol integration, offering operator rewards and 95% cost reduction in AI compute.
New intent integration feature launches on Cloud Console, eliminating need for liquidity management, bridges, and signatures.
New partnership with Openformat adds coordination, rewards and insights tools to Virtual Chains ecosystem.
New Bridge Widget enables instant cross-chain connectivity with Ethereum and NEAR, consolidating multi-chain liquidity access.
February developments include launch of instant chain deployment via Aurora Cloud, NEAR Intents features, and Virtual Chains initiatives.
Burned 4708.3 Aurora tokens between February 1-28, 2025 as part of Token Economy 2.0 vision.
Current market cap at 6.5M, mentioned as AI-related coin.
Mentioned as Solana momentum investment below $100M market cap.
AI project on Solana developed by gabrieldevopsai. Compared to ACT's performance.
Gained over 2x in 7 hours.
Burned 3,975.83 AURORA tokens in October 2024 as part of Token Economy 2.0.