Question 1

What is AURA?

Accepted Answer

AURA is the native currency of the Aura Network mainnet. It is both the asset used to pay on-chain transaction fees and an asset that can be used for staking and governance; its role is therefore not limited to being a single “trading token,” but connects network use, validator participation, and governance rights. Official tracking materials identify mainnet AURA as a native coin with the ticker AURA, 6 decimal places, and a maximum supply of 1 billion tokens. When using or verifying the asset, first confirm the network where it exists, because historical same-name token forms and mainnet-native AURA are not asset records at the same layer.

Question 2

What is the difference between mainnet AURA and the earlier BEP-20 AURA?

Accepted Answer

Mainnet AURA is the native coin on Aura Network's own ledger; the earlier BEP-20 AURA was an IOU form deployed on BNB Smart Chain for the period before the mainnet launch. After mainnet launch, the official guidance requires trackers to track mainnet-native AURA and states that the native coin does not have an ERC-20- or BEP-20-style contract address. This distinction directly affects asset identification: seeing the name “AURA” is not enough to determine whether it is a mainnet asset, and the network should also be checked. Native AURA can be used as the fee asset on Aura Network; treating a same-name token address on another network as the mainnet native coin address cannot confirm its network functionality or asset correspondence.

Question 3

What can AURA be used for?

Accepted Answer

AURA's direct uses include paying transaction fees on Aura Network, participating in staking, and participating in governance. When initiating a transfer or interacting with an on-chain application, the transaction fee must be paid in AURA; therefore, even accounts holding other on-chain assets generally need to retain AURA sufficient to pay fees. Staking and governance convert holdings into network participation rights: holders can delegate AURA to validators, and staked amounts can be used to vote on network proposals. The three uses correspond respectively to using the network, participating in its security mechanism, and expressing governance choices.

Question 4

How does AURA staking work, and what should be considered when exiting?

Accepted Answer

AURA staking is generally completed by delegating tokens to a validator: the delegator assigns staking weight to the selected validator to participate in the network's validator system, rather than permanently transferring the assets to that validator. While supply has not reached its cap, the network's mint module can mint AURA for block rewards, and staking participation is part of the security structure served by this type of network reward mechanism. Exit is not immediate. After undelegation, AURA must go through an unbonding waiting period and cannot be treated as freely transferable balance before that period ends; this waiting stage prevents validation and accountability relationships from disappearing immediately after an undelegation action. Delegators should also recognize that validator misconduct may trigger penalties, and delegation does not eliminate risks arising from validator behavior.

Question 5

How can I participate in AURA governance?

Accepted Answer

Participating in Aura governance requires holding staked AURA: this staked balance can vote on proposals affecting the network's evolution, and voting power changes with the staked amount. In other words, an unstaked balance and the weight available for this governance voting are not the same concept. Delegators may vote themselves; if a delegator does not vote, its voting power inherits the choice of the delegated validator. Therefore, choosing a validator concerns not only the staking operation, but may also affect how that governance weight is used when the delegator does not express a choice independently.

Question 6

How are AURA's supply and new issuance formed?

Accepted Answer

AURA has a maximum supply of 1 billion tokens. As long as total supply is below this cap, the network's mint module can mint new tokens for block rewards; this describes the condition under which new supply is created and does not mean that all tokens are circulating, tradable, or immediately usable at any given time. New issuance does not continue at a fixed single rate. Official documentation explains that the mint module adjusts inflation around a target staking ratio: the staking participation ratio is the adjustment input, and block-reward minting is the supply-side result. Therefore, supply should be understood by distinguishing the maximum supply cap, new minting while the cap has not been reached, and circulating or available balances at a given time.

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