Embark on the Aurora Adventures and Earn AURORA Tokens
Aurora, an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) built on top of NEAR layer-1 blockchain, has recently announced a 12-week campaign called Aurora Adventures. This initiative offers participants the chance to earn a share of $200,000 worth of AURORA tokens based on their performance and engagement.
The campaign will present a series of on-chain and off-chain tasks, carefully curated around specific themes, which will be unveiled every two weeks by various dApps. These tasks invite participants to explore the Aurora ecosystem.
By taking part in the Aurora Adventures on Galxe, participants will have a chance to win from a generous prize pool in AURORA tokens, an exclusive NFT collection, and Galxe Loyalty Points. The more tasks participants complete and the more points they accumulate, the greater their chances of winning. A real-time leaderboard will reflect participants' ranks, and the most loyal contributors at the top of the board will each receive an exclusive Aurora NFT and a share of the $200,000 in AURORA tokens.
Aurora stands as a comprehensive blockchain solution tailored for businesses, offering a wide array of tools within its ecosystem. Aurora provides an innovative solution that enables the execution of Ethereum contracts in a highly performant environment—the NEAR blockchain. NEAR is a modern layer-1 blockchain that boasts fast transaction finalization times of 2-3 seconds, scalability, and a commitment to carbon neutrality. Operating as an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) implemented as a smart contract on NEAR Protocol, Aurora seeks to help scale the Ethereum ecosystem, allowing developers to run their applications on an Ethereum-compatible, high-throughput, scalable, and future-safe platform, while ensuring low transaction costs for their users.
Additionally, Aurora supports all the tools available in the Ethereum ecosystem, including popular ones like MetaMask, Truffle, Hardhat, and Remix. Furthermore, NEAR's trustless bridge to Ethereum ensures that even the assets on Aurora are the same as those on Ethereum, with account balances in Aurora's EVM denominated in Ether (ETH).
While operating as an independent organization, Aurora was initially created by members of the NEAR team, including CEO Alex Shevchenko, who oversees various Ethereum-related projects at NEAR. In 2021, the Aurora team successfully raised $12 million in funding to expand their network. This funding round was led by Pantera Capital, with participation from over 100 investors, including prominent venture capitalists such as Electric Capital, Dragonfly Capital, and Alameda Research.
