Aura Season 2: A Wrap-Up
Aura Season 2 is officially complete. Over 10 weeks, we shipped 60+ quests, distributed 1.4M+ Aura to the community, and ran coordinated campaigns across some of the best teams in web3.
Here's what happened, what we learned, and what's next.
The Numbers
60+ quests shipped: From token launches to governance participation, trading challenges to community creation - Season 2 covered the full range of coordination primitives on Common.
1,426,170 Aura distributed: Over 1.4 million Aura flowed to contributors who launched tokens, created communities, participated in governance, and engaged with partner ecosystems.
Cross-chain, cross-ecosystem: Quests spanned multiple chains and partner protocols, demonstrating that coordination infrastructure works best when it's interoperable.
Partner Ecosystems
Aura Season 2 wouldn't have been possible without our partners. We ran quests with:
- Binance Wallet - Onboarding and wallet integration
- Mocaverse - NFT and gaming ecosystem engagement
- Soneium - Early ecosystem participation and community building
- Gate Wallet - Cross-platform wallet adoption
- Quills Adventure - Gaming and quest-based coordination
- Base - Onchain activity and token launches
- Vana / V on Vana - Data ownership and contribution
- 0G / One Gravity - Decentralized storage and infrastructure
Each partnership brought unique use cases and demonstrated how Aura can reward meaningful action across different verticals.
What Worked
Not all quests performed equally. The most successful quests shared a few characteristics:
Rewarding meaningful action over participation Quests that required launching tokens, creating communities, or participating in governance saw higher quality contributions than simple "click here" tasks.
Stackable and repeatable Quests that allowed users to repeat actions (trade daily, create content weekly) maintained engagement over time. One-off tasks created spikes, but recurring quests built habits.
Clear value exchange The best quests made it obvious why the action mattered - not just "do this for Aura," but "do this to build your community, launch your token, or participate in governance."
Quality contributions compound. One-time farmers fade.
What We Learned
Running 60+ quests across 10 weeks taught us a lot about coordination at scale:
Aura works best when tied to protocol growth The quests that drove real protocol usage - token launches, community creation, trading volume - created a positive feedback loop. Users earned Aura while making the platform more valuable.
Cross-ecosystem coordination is possible Partnerships with Binance Wallet, Soneium, Base, and others proved that Aura can bridge ecosystems. Users didn't just participate in Common - they explored new chains, tried new wallets, and engaged with new protocols.
Automation helps, but curation matters Automated quest distribution kept things moving, but the highest-quality campaigns required manual curation, partner coordination, and thoughtful design.
Don't Let the Aura Fade
Season 2 is complete, but Aura isn't going anywhere.
Aura will continue to be a core part of the Common protocol and ecosystem. It's not a temporary incentive program - it's a foundational coordination primitive.
What's coming:
- More Aura Seasons with refined mechanics and expanded partner networks
- Ongoing quest opportunities outside of seasonal campaigns
- Deeper integration with protocol features as Common evolves
Aura rewards contribution. As long as there's work to coordinate, there will be Aura to earn.
What's Next
We're taking the lessons from Season 2 and applying them to what comes next:
Better quest design More focus on stackable, repeatable actions that drive protocol growth. Less emphasis on one-time participation.
Expanded partner network Season 2 proved cross-ecosystem coordination works. We're doubling down on partnerships that bring real value to both communities.
Deeper protocol integration As Common's coordination primitives evolve - Loops, Launchpad hooks, Futarchy markets - Aura will be integrated more deeply into these systems.
Thank You
To everyone who participated, launched, traded, governed, and built during Season 2: thank you.
To our partners who trusted us to run meaningful campaigns with their communities: thank you.
To the team who shipped 60+ quests across 10 weeks without breaking: thank you.
Season 2 is wrapped. Season 3 is coming.
Don't let the Aura fade.