Unlock Schedule
Aurora (AURORA) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
As of November 11, 2026, 750.36 million of the 1 billion AURORA (75.04%) have been released. The remaining 75.7 million AURORA, all estimated, are worth about $3.01 million at today's price (10.14% of the market cap). Of these, 50.79 million AURORA release over the next 12 months, from Aurora DAO Council treasury — 35.2% in the June 2023 allocation and AURORA-funded staking rewards. Today's release is an estimated 149,796 AURORA from AURORA-funded staking rewards and Aurora DAO Council treasury — 35.2% in the June 2023 allocation. AURORA is fully unlocked in May 2028; after that date the schedule has no further dated releases.
The chart shows gross modeled releases of every allocation: vesting unlocks, new issuance and reserve distributions, each allocation counted once. These have different meanings; a scheduled release is not evidence that tokens entered circulation or were sold. Review the coverage, sources and assumptions below.
Each color segment in the chart corresponds to a specific allocation group described in the Allocations section below. Underlying assumptions and data models used to reconstruct this schedule are explained in detail under Assumptions, while broader utility insights and token use cases are covered in Tokenomics & Utility.
Tokenomics & Utility
Supply and distribution
AURORA has a fixed supply of 1,000,000,000 tokens created at genesis (October 7, 2021) and deployed on Ethereum before being bridged to NEAR and Aurora. The DAO-approved allocation includes, among other buckets, the Community Treasury (20%), the AuroraDAO Council treasury (35.2%), long‑term incentives for Aurora Labs (16%), private round investors (9%), validator delegator incentives (3%), early contributors (2%), advisors (1%), ecosystem bootstrap (1%), a growth round (3%), ongoing grants (3.1%), bug bounties (0.8%), and staking rewards (5.9%). Unlocks occur over a long horizon, with the plan extending to roughly 132 months after the November 18, 2021 TGE. (doc.aurora.dev)
What the token does
- Governance: AURORA holders participate in protocol governance through the AuroraDAO, which oversees upgrades, treasury programs, and strategic initiatives. The DAO page lists council participants and related entities involved in stewardship. (aurora.dev)
- Staking: Community programs enable staking of AURORA through audited smart contracts, distributing rewards from designated allocation buckets and DAO programs. (github.com)
- Indirect fee value: Because Aurora runs on NEAR, the NEAR token is consumed at the base layer. Under NEAR’s economics, 30% of NEAR spent on a contract call is paid to the invoked contract. Over time, Aurora contracts (Engine, Bridge, and Aurora Cloud instances) accrue NEAR, and the DAO has established a mechanism to buy back AURORA with those NEAR proceeds and burn the purchased tokens. (doc.aurora.dev)
What the token is not
Aurora’s native gas token is ETH (not AURORA), so users pay transaction fees in ETH when using apps on Aurora. This separation helps developers maintain an Ethereum‑like user experience while the AURORA token focuses on governance, incentives, and community funding. (doc.aurora.dev)
Upcoming AURORA Releases
| Period | Allocation | Type | Amount | Value | % of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 – 30, 2026 | Aurora DAO Council treasury — 35.2% in the June 2023 allocation | Vesting, estimated | 2.7M | $108.9K | 0.27% |
| AURORA-funded staking rewards | Distribution, estimated | 259.2K | $10.3K | 0.03% | |
| Dec 2026 | Aurora DAO Council treasury — 35.2% in the June 2023 allocation | Vesting, estimated | 4.2M | $168.8K | 0.42% |
| AURORA-funded staking rewards | Distribution, estimated | 401.7K | $16K | 0.04% | |
| Jan 2027 | Aurora DAO Council treasury — 35.2% in the June 2023 allocation | Vesting, estimated | 4.2M | $168.8K | 0.42% |
| AURORA-funded staking rewards | Distribution, estimated | 401.7K | $16K | 0.04% | |
| Total, next 12 months | 50.8M | $2M | 5.08% | ||
Values at $0.040 per AURORA (November 11, 2026), today's price, not a forecast. Releases continue after October 2027. Estimated amounts are modeled from the schedule's rules rather than dated by a source; see the Assumptions below. Releases without dates are listed under Allocations.
Assumptions
Aurora minted its fixed one-billion-token supply in October 2021; later vesting and incentive programs distribute existing tokens rather than create new ones. Published dates support the private-investor unlocks, the team vesting schedule and an estimated five-year DAO treasury unlock, while staking-reward figures support only a partly estimated curve. Validator farms, grants, airdrops and treasury spending have documented budgets but many recipient-payment dates remain unknown. The chart should keep genesis issuance separate from later unlocks and distributions, and must not add named subgrants or refunded tokens to their parent budgets.
- Community treasury — 20% of original supply: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Aurora DAO Council treasury — 35.2% in the June 2023 allocation: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- AURORA-funded staking rewards: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- AURORA-funded staking rewards: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- AURORA farms for NEAR validator delegators: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- Early AURORA contributors — 2% of original supply: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Aurora Labs advisor incentives — 1% of original supply: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Ecosystem bootstrapping and IDO — 1% of original supply: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Aurora Labs growth-round allocation — 3% of original supply: The original schedule was changed and the new timing is not yet published.
- Ongoing grant programs — June 2023 allocation: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Proximity Labs partnership grant: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Fast Grants first-year budget: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Reallocated unused Proximity tokens for ecosystem support: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Ongoing bug-bounty program: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Aurora Labs 2024 development grant: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Aurora Labs 2025 development grant: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Aurora Labs 2026 development grant: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- DAO airdrop budget reported in the service-arm accounts: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- 1. https://aurora.dev/tokenomics
- 2. https://aurora.dev/blog/aurora-token-distribution-update
- 3. https://etherscan.io/token/0xaaaaaa20d9e0e2461697782ef11675f668207961
- 4. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/approved-update-of-the-unlocking-schedule-for-the-private-round-investors/234
- 5. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/aurora-token-economy-2-0/2166
- 6. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/setting-up-the-aurora-staking/254
- 7. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/approved-aurora-validator-2023-2024-setup/1912
- 8. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/approved-aurora-validator-on-near-2024/2595
- 9. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/approved-aurora-validator-on-near-2025/2754
- 10. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/approved-aurora-validator-on-near-2026/2898
- 11. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/approved-partnership-with-proximity-labs/222
- 12. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/approved-approval-for-aurora-dao-bvi-to-retain-and-use-refunded-proximity-grant-tokens-for-aurora-ecosystem-support/2900
- 13. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/approved-approval-of-aurora-fast-grants-program/237
- 14. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/approved-enhance-the-security-of-aurora/171
- 15. https://aurora.dev/blog/frequently-asked-questions-about-aurora-ido
- 16. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/approved-aurora-labs-funding-2024/2594
- 17. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/approved-aurora-labs-grant-allocation-for-2025/2755
- 18. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/approved-aurora-labs-grant-allocation-for-2026/2899
- 19. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/approved-consolidated-report-of-service-arm-entities-and-other-activities/2756
- 20. https://forum.aurora.dev/t/aurora-token-economy-3-0/2795
Tokenomics Overview
Market Data
Tile coloring: Green indicates positive changes, red indicates negative changes, and neutral indicates no significant trend or unavailable data.
 MEXC (CEX) | 54K | 600/330 |
 Coinbase (CEX) | 45K | 7.1K/5.3K |
 KuCoin (CEX) | 43K | 1.9K/1.1K |
 Bybit (CEX) | 28K | 1.3K/1.2K |
 Gate.io (CEX) | 12K | 2.6K/2.4K |
 Uniswap V2 (Ethereum) | 10K | 6.5K/6.5K |
Allocations
Parts of this allocation with their own release dates are charted as their own allocations; the chart shows the rest here.
Not yet scheduled: 173,941,375.421 tokens of its parts have no release date yet. The chart shows them as TBD from today, not as unlocked.
Tokenomics Overview
Market Data
Tile coloring: Green indicates positive changes, red indicates negative changes, and neutral indicates no significant trend or unavailable data.
MEXC (CEX) | 54K | 600/330 |
Coinbase (CEX) | 45K | 7.1K/5.3K |
KuCoin (CEX) | 43K | 1.9K/1.1K |
Bybit (CEX) | 28K | 1.3K/1.2K |
Gate.io (CEX) | 12K | 2.6K/2.4K |
Uniswap V2 (Ethereum) | 10K | 6.5K/6.5K |