#83 | Nibiru Block Party Season 2: Real Yield, Vaults, and the Launch of Sai

Block Party Season 2 expands the ecosystem with onchain Bitcoin, structured vaults, new lending strategies, and the launch of Sai, Nibiru’s native perps exchange.

Season 1 of the Nibiru Block Party demonstrated what a coordinated ecosystem campaign can deliver. Thousands of users participated, liquidity expanded across Nibiru’s ecosystem, and Aura gave a clear pathway to track onchain contributions.

Season 2 takes it up multiple notches, with more markets, more apps, and more ways for users to earn real yield. At its core are four pillars: onchain Bitcoin, structured vault products, lending and liquidity strategies, and Sai, Nibiru’s native perpetuals exchange. These opportunities create a more complete DeFi environment on Nibiru, where users can trade, provide liquidity, borrow, lend, or explore new apps with clear rewards and long-term multipliers.

Campaign Timeline

• Launch Date: September 30th, 2025
• Duration: Runs for at least 60 days, with new applications and missions introduced throughout Season 2.

How Aura Works

Participants earn Aura through:

• Aura Quest & Dashboard: Lists all quests that qualify for Aura and shows how much Aura you’ve earned from your Merkl tasks. Your total updates once per day.
• Merkl: Tracks liquidity and vault strategies, rewarding consistent providers with multipliers
• Galxe: Hosts onchain and community missions, including trading competitions and app-specific challenges. Galxe missions, continue to be monitored and displayed directly within their interface.

Check out Nibiru’s YouTube channel for tutorials on Block Party apps, including how to buy and liquid stake NIBI.

What’s in Play for Season 2

What to Expect in Season 2

Traders get a broad selection of markets with fast, dependable execution and clear pricing. Liquidity providers can deposit a single asset into SLP vaults and earn fees sourced from real trading activity. Aura rewards this season will incentivize Sai usage (trading, volume) and SLP participation, making Sai the primary hub of activity.

(Worth noting: Sai V2 is already in development and aims to extend market coverage into tokenized real estate, equities, and other real-world assets. SLP providers may even be invited to help curate and seed liquidity for these new markets as they roll out during Season 2 👀.)

With Sai setting the pace, Season 2 brings the rest of Nibiru’s ecosystem into focus. Bitcoin is central to this chapter. Assets like cbBTC, uBTC, and stNIBI can be used as core collateral across vaults, lending markets, and structured yield products. This turns Bitcoin from a passive store of value into productive capital on Nibiru.

Liquidity-focused missions power the Block Party. Real yield comes from deep, consistent liquidity, so vaults and pools across platforms like Sai, Steer Protocol, Gamma Strategies, and ICHI. If you provide liquidity or participate in these vault strategies, you’ll earn not just fees but also Aura points – and time-weighted multipliers will reward those who keep their positions active over longer periods. Moreover, Elyx Finance offers automated strategies that help users capture upside in bull markets while adding protection when things turn volatile, making it easier for both new and experienced users to manage risk and reward.

Season 2 also widens into a broader application set that rounds out the experience. Friendly Markets and Abracadabra give users flexible lending options to borrow and lend against multiple assets, with Friendly offering native pools that connect liquidity across chains. MIMSwap provides efficient stablecoin swaps for day to day portfolio moves. Element opens the door to NFTs. BRKT lets users place bets on culture, politics, and future events. PRDT, on the other hand, focuses on fast-paced interval predictions, letting users bet on whether crypto and forex prices will rise or fall within a set time frame. Core infrastructure returns with Stargate for bridging and Oku as an advanced Uniswap V3 interface for trading and liquidity management.

All together, these applications create a complete DeFi environment on Nibiru. Whether you’re here to trade, lend, provide liquidity, mint NFTs, or dabble in predictions, Season 2 has something for you. It’s a one-stop onchain party that greatly expands what was possible in Season 1.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is Aura? Aura is a points system that tracks participation in the Block Party. It reflects user activity such as trading, providing liquidity, lending, or completing missions. Aura is not a token and has no financial value.
2. How do I earn Aura? By completing missions through Merkl (liquidity and vaults) and Galxe (trading, onchain, and community challenges). To check which quests earn Aura and their multipliers, visit the Aura Quest & Dashboard.
3. How long does Season 2 last? It begins on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. New apps and missions will be added as the season progresses.
4. How do I track my progress? The Aura Quest & Dashboard displays all eligible quests, your Aura balance, multipliers, and mission history.
5. How is Season 2 different from Season 1? Season 1 was the foundation. Season 2 expands with more applications, stronger liquidity strategies, and the launch of Sai as a flagship product.