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BULK Airdrop Checklist: Every Action, Ranked by Expected Value (Season 1 Updated)
Season 1 is live. Pre-deposit USDC at early.bulk.trade/deposit. 1M AURA distributed every Saturday starting June 6. Updated checklist: what to do right now, in priority order.
Season 1 launched June 1, 2026. The checklist has changed. Pre-deposits are the primary action now. 1 million AURA is distributed every week — formula is USDC held × time held, allocated every Saturday starting June 6.
This is the updated action list. No speculation — only confirmed Season 1 mechanics and the legacy actions that still matter.
At a Glance
- Season 1 is live — pre-deposits open at early.bulk.trade/deposit
- 1M AURA per week — distributed every Saturday starting June 6, 2026
- Formula: USDC deposited × time held — continuous holding maximizes AURA
- $10 minimum, $5M maximum — withdrawable at any time, converts to margin at mainnet
- Referral codes live — earn AURA when referrals hold $100+ through weekly snapshot
- 500k AURA already distributed — check your balance at early.bulk.trade/deposit
- 30% of BULK token supply confirmed for community distribution via AURA
Work through this top to bottom. Every item you skip is AURA left on the table every Saturday.
The Checklist
Tier 1 — Do This Now. Highest Impact. (Season 1)
☑ 1. Pre-deposit USDC
Go to early.bulk.trade/deposit. Connect your Solana wallet (Phantom, Backpack, or Solflare). Deposit USDC — minimum $10, maximum $5M per account.
Your deposit earns AURA every Saturday based on the formula: USDC × time held. It is fully withdrawable at any time. When BULK mainnet launches, it becomes your trading margin automatically.
The first Saturday allocation is June 6, 2026. Every Saturday after that, the clock runs on your held balance.
Cost: USDC (your choice of size) | Time: 5 minutes | Conviction: Confirmed — this IS the Season 1 program
☑ 2. Hold continuously through every Saturday
Do not withdraw and re-deposit. Withdrawing resets your time-held signal on those funds. The optimal strategy is one deposit, held continuously.
If you need liquidity, withdraw what you need — but the remaining balance continues earning based on its uninterrupted duration.
Cost: None beyond the deposit | Time: None — just hold | Conviction: Confirmed formula
☑ 3. Get your referral code and start referring
After depositing, open the Pre-Deposit Dashboard at early.bulk.trade/deposit. Your unique referral code is there.
Share it. When a referred account deposits and holds $100 or more through the weekly snapshot, you earn AURA for that referral. The snapshot time is 13:00 UTC every Saturday. No cap on referrals.
Refer people who will actually hold — someone who deposits $500 and holds earns you more than ten people who deposit $50 and immediately withdraw.
Cost: $0 | Time: 5 minutes to get code | Conviction: Confirmed — referral program is live
Tier 2 — High Conviction, Capital Required
☑ 4. Hold BulkSOL
BulkSOL holders receive AURA every week in Season 1 alongside pre-depositors. Swap SOL → BulkSOL on Titan Exchange via early.bulk.trade.
BulkSOL also earns:
- Base Solana staking yield (~7% APY)
- MEV tips from block production
- 12.5% of all BULK Exchange trading fees (post-mainnet)
Holding BulkSOL gives you AURA exposure AND the yield stack. Do not sell before TGE.
Cost: SOL (your choice of size) | Time: 5 minutes | Conviction: Confirmed — BulkSOL holders earn Season 1 AURA
☑ 5. Deposit BulkSOL on Exponent Finance
Depositing BulkSOL on Exponent earns Exponent points alongside BULK AURA. Two protocol rewards from one position.
Cost: Gas (~$0.01) | Time: 10 minutes | Conviction: High — BulkSOL on Exponent was eligible for the May 31 retroactive snapshot
Tier 3 — Zero Cost, Still Worth Doing
☑ 6. Connect your Solana wallet to early.bulk.trade
If you haven’t already: connect your wallet at early.bulk.trade. This links your on-chain identity to your BULK account. Required for the pre-deposit flow.
Cost: $0 | Time: 2 minutes | Conviction: Required for all actions above
☑ 7. Connect your X (Twitter) account
Connect your Twitter/X account when prompted at early.bulk.trade. BULK explicitly requests this during onboarding — connected accounts are tracked.
Cost: $0 | Time: 1 minute | Conviction: High — explicitly designed into the platform
☑ 8. Join BULK Discord & get roles
Go to discord.gg/bulk. OG and Contributor role holders were eligible for the June 1 retroactive AURA drop. Discord remains an official announcement channel — you need to be there.
Cost: $0 | Time: 5 minutes | Conviction: Confirmed — Discord roles were explicitly in retroactive criteria
Tier 4 — Advanced Yield (Capital + Risk Required)
☑ 9. Execute the Loopscale BulkSOL loop
For yield maximizers: borrow SOL on Loopscale against BulkSOL collateral → swap to BulkSOL → deposit on Exponent → repeat. Amplifies all BulkSOL yield streams. Introduces liquidation risk.
Read the full loop strategy guide before attempting.
Cost: SOL + borrow rate risk | Time: 30 minutes + monitoring | Conviction: Medium
What to Do If You’re Starting Today
- Pre-deposit USDC at early.bulk.trade/deposit — even $10 gets you in before June 6
- Get your referral code from the dashboard
- Get BulkSOL if you have SOL available
- Connect Twitter account
- Join Discord
Five actions, 15 minutes. The first Saturday allocation is June 6 — deposit before then.
What Doesn’t Work
Withdrawing and re-depositing: The AURA formula rewards continuous holding. Withdrawing resets your time-held clock on those funds. Stay in.
Depositing below $100 for referrals: Referred accounts must hold $100 or more to count toward your referral AURA. Your own deposit earns AURA at any amount above $10, but referrals have a higher eligibility bar.
Sybil farming: Multiple wallets. BULK has on-chain identity signals. A single wallet with genuine activity beats split exposure across wallets with minimal per-wallet balances.
Risk Disclosure
Pre-deposits are in Solana USDC and withdrawable at any time. Smart contract risk exists for any on-chain program. AURA mechanics are confirmed for Season 1, but the AURA-to-BULK conversion rate at TGE has not been published. 30% community allocation is confirmed; distribution timeline and vesting schedule are not fully documented. BulkSOL involves LST de-peg risk and pre-mainnet protocol risk. The loop strategy adds liquidation risk.
Not financial advice. Do not use capital you cannot afford to lose.
Back to cluster hub: BULK Token Airdrop Guide
Also in this cluster:
- BULK Season 1 Pre-Deposit Guide — full Season 1 breakdown
- BULK Aura Points Explained
- BULK Referral Program
Related: What is BulkSOL? · BulkSOL Ecosystem Strategy · Glossary
GitHub Resources
The community maintains a checklist repo and a full developer documentation repo on GitHub:
- Airdrop guide repo: github.com/andrewhayter/bulk-airdrop-guide — this checklist as a standalone markdown file, easy to share
- Airdrop checklist gist: gist.github.com/andrewhayter/8d89c2ad6190452247ecfd2f32e33366 — quick-share version
- Developer docs repo: github.com/andrewhayter/bulk-exchange-docs — TypeScript SDK, trading bots, protocol docs
Pre-deposit now → early.bulk.trade/deposit
Last updated: June 1, 2026
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