Even in December, card deposits cost you less!

Promo: Reduced Fees for November!

Following the success of Moonvember, we’ve decided to end the year with a bang! But what makes the Christmas month even more special? The fees for card deposits on Young Platform remain discounted, making the last purchases of the year incredibly convenient!

Reduced fees for card deposits

Also in December, Young Platform provides its users with a chance to take advantage of decreased deposit fees, enhancing the accessibility of purchasing and trading crypto.

Previously, card deposit fees on Young Platform stood at 2.2% + €0.25 as a fixed cost.

However, with this exclusive promotion, fees have been reduced to 1.89% + €0.25, resulting in substantial savings with each deposit you make on the platform.

How to make the most of this promotion

Following the notable surges in Uptober and Moonvember, it’s crucial to reassess your strategy as we enter the prolonged winter of the bear market and contemplate necessary adjustments. The ever-present menace of FOMO is well-known, so how can it be mitigated?

One approach is to employ tools that help us “switch off” these emotional responses, enabling more reasoned decision-making. An effective strategy is recurring purchases, which prevents hasty purchases driven by the fear of missing out on the following price swing or overreacting to market fluctuations.

With recurring purchases, you can establish a regular plan to set aside a percentage of your income in cryptocurrencies, averaging the purchase price over time. This approach helps to reduce the impact of immediate price variations and get the most value from your purchases in the long run. In other words, dollar-cost averaging helps you remain rational and disciplined in a highly volatile market, leveraging a well-considered long-term strategy.

The special discount on card deposit fees further enhances the benefits of creating a BTC Moneybox using this deposit method. If you’re already a member of a Club on Young Platform, you can even enjoy additional discounts.

The Perfect Christmas Gift 

This year, place something different under the Christmas tree: Young Platform’s gift cards. Your friends will have the opportunity to experience the cryptocurrency market firsthand and see how their purchases evolve. Who knows, they might discover a new passion or even become experts! And they don’t need to be a finance guru to get started: gift cards are a simple and safe way to take the first step in this world.

Giving a gift card means sharing an adventure in innovation and, who knows, maybe your friends will thank you in a few years for introducing them to this exciting reality. So, what do you say, ready to give a gift that could change how your friends view the financial world? What better opportunity than to take advantage of the discounts on card deposits?

Buy a Gift Card

The Halving Countdown Has Begun

Have you ever contemplated purchasing Bitcoin multiple times but consistently postponed it? Perhaps due to the concern that it might be too late? Now might be the opportune moment to take action. As Cameron Winklevoss, one of the renowned Winklevoss twins, aptly reminds us, “The window for acquiring Bitcoin before its integration into conventional exchanges is closing.” Cryptocurrencies, which have aroused institutional interest, are evolving into an increasingly intricate asset class offered by major banks and financial institutions.

This is why, amidst price rallies, the approaching halving event, and institutions knocking at the door, we’ve created this November promotion, offering you the chance to navigate this market phase with greater confidence and success.

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Token YNG: 3rd Quarter 2023 Report

Token Young (YNG): updates and news Q1 2024

The third quarter YNG Token report, with an in-depth look at Clubs and the latest news coming soon!

What happened in the last quarter? How many tokens have been issued, bought and sold, what goals have we achieved and what are the next steps? You can find a complete overview in this report, compiled in October 2023.

The numbers of Young Platform Clubs

YNG is Young Platform’s utility token and grants access to Clubs: the subscription plans that offer exclusive benefits dedicated to our biggest supporters. 

The Clubs, at the moment, consist of 1400 people, divided into: 

  • 1031 for the Bronze Club;
  • 167 for the Silver Club;
  • 121 for the Gold Club; 
  • 81 for the Platinum Club.

To join a Club, a certain amount of YNG must be blocked on the Young Platform exchange. The number of registered members is therefore important for analysing the distribution of the token, especially since the more people join a Club, the lower the selling pressure on YNG will be. What is the main consequence? A greater stability of the price of YNG. Since the last report, Club members have decreased by 9% but Platinum members have increased by 11%.

Distribution of the YNG token

The number of YNG in circulation at the end of June was about 22.7 million. The circulating supply at the beginning of October was about 23.1 million, which means that there was a net increase of about 400,000 tokens, or 1.7%. 

These tokens were distributed via the Young Platform Step app in different ways: 

  • 76,049 through the completion of Quizzes, Quests and Up&Down (prior to the implementation of the levels);
  • 331,830 through the completion of the Levels.

The YNG token market is run through an algorithm that defines the exchange rate by means of two underlying liquidity pools in EUR and YNG respectively. Initially, these pools contained:

  • 1M Euro;
  • 4M YNG.

Considering the token sales and purchases handled in the past months, as of October 2023, the pools contain:

  • 771K Euro;
  • 5.43M YNG.

This configuration is the result of purchases and sales during the third quarter, summarised below together with the price trend:

Goals achieved and next steps

During Q3 2023, we achieved a large number of goals and released as many new features. First of all, we successfully launched and concluded buyback operations, which, together with a modest amount of purchase volume, breathed new life into the Young token (YNG). In addition, our dedicated business services and the tax advice section of the site with expert accountants arrived. 

The community section also saw big news! Two new channels were opened: Telegram and WhatsApp, and activity on the Discord server increased. Finally, Club members can be, in part, satisfied; thanks to new benefits in the form of vouchers issued. Here are all the goals achieved during this quarter and the challenges that lie ahead for the next one.

Buyback

The buy-back operations were successfully completed. We purchased a total of €62,000 of tokens through spot trades and then supported the price through limit orders. Young’s (YNG) price increased by 15% from the beginning of July and by 40% from the February lows.

Listing

We are still considering listing the Young token (YNG) on other exchanges. We are currently in negotiations with several centralised exchanges but are also considering opening up to the decentralised market (DEX).

Token tracking (CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko)

The weekly reminders sent to CoinMarketCap and Coingecko have, unfortunately, not produced any more results than those achieved in Q2 2022. We are currently listed as an exchange on CoinMarketCap, while the YNG token appears on CoinGecko, although, for the time being, no exchange volumes are available for both pages. The situation will probably unblock, at least as far as the token is concerned, when we list on another exchange.

Small balances

Spoilers! 

By popular demand, a new feature is coming soon, allowing you to convert small crypto balances into Young tokens. This way you can give new life to small amounts of cryptocurrency that you would not use.

Multi Network

This function, although it may seem secondary to some, is very important. Especially for those who intend to geek out with DeFi’s decentralised applications. It will soon be possible to deposit and withdraw Ethereum, USDT and USDC, also via the Arbitrum, Optimism and BSC networks. In this way you will be able to make the most of the opportunities offered by Web3 with very low deposit and withdrawal costs.

In the coming weeks, the Polygon zkEVM and Base networks, Layer 2, developed by Coinbase, will also arrive.

Telegram

We have launched a new Telegram channel! The main objective is to try to counteract the many attempts to defraud our users. In the current group, which is still open but will be permanently closed in a few weeks, malicious actors can view the phone numbers of members who have not specified within the app to be hidden and contact them privately. 

Join our Telegram channel!

Young Platform’s new Telegram channel solves this problem. It is to all intents and purposes a channel (and not a group where the admins are the only ones who can post) and therefore the username and phone number of all members is blacked out.

WhatsApp

We then also ventured into WhatsApp, which introduced Communities. These are larger and more customisable discussion groups than those used to communicate with friends or family. The Young Platform WhatsApp group will, for now, serve the same purpose as the Telegram channel. One more way to learn about all the news concerning our ecosystem and the crypto world.

Discord

Discord is the main place dedicated to our community, featuring a leaderboard where server members are ranked according to the XP (experience points) they possess. This will be used to reward the most active users of the server, those who are most committed to growing our ecosystem. During the quarter just ended, we prioritised other initiatives, but presumably some of the rewards in store for the community will come during this quarter. 

We have also created the channel reserved for our biggest supporters, the Platinum Club members, and we are working on creating those for other Club members as well.

Explore our Discord server

X

Twitter has changed its name, but still remains the main venue for promoting the YNG token. We have, to some extent, strengthened our collaboration with prominent members of the industry, who already support us, and we plan to enter into more. Unfortunately, it has not been possible so far to implement an automatic reward system (via the connection between X and Discord) due to the new policies of Elon Musk’s social network.

On our X profile we post daily content and memes, if you don’t follow us yet you should definitely do so!

Follow us on X

Fiscal Report

In May, we introduced for Italy and France one of the features we are most proud of. We are talking about the ‘Fiscal Report’, a document that simplifies filing crypto taxes, making it available for download in Pdf format. The Fiscal Report was developed in collaboration with Taxtris and is the first service of its kind offered by an Italian exchange. Please note that the Fiscal Report is discounted for Silver and Gold Club members, and free for Platinum Club members.

Vouchers and Benefits for Clubs

More amazing benefits for Clubs in the form of vouchers arrived in the third quarter of 2023, but this is no time to rest on our laurels. After We Road, a partnership with another famous brand is on the way this week. The theme of the collaboration is privacy, a concept very dear to us; but no more spoilers, at least for now!

Business services

Young Platform’s business services also opened up recently. In recent years, companies are beginning to understand how crypto is key to make their business competitive and scalable, while completing the long needed digital transition.

News on the way!

Finally, two more huge innovations await us in the coming weeks. The first is Young Platform Step, which will see the launch of a brand new education section that will allow users to get YNG in new ways. The second has to do with our exchange, where a feature never seen before in Italy is on the way.

A warm greeting from the Young Platform Team

Young Platform launches its B2B services

b2b services

Young Platform launches its B2B services, expanding access to cryptocurrencies for businesses

Italy’s leading cryptocurrency scaleup unveils new platform features created to improve conversion, account management and trading for companies and financial institutions

TURIN, 20 September 2023 – Young Platform, the Italian cryptocurrency scaleup, announces the launch of new platform services dedicated to the business market. The decision to open up for the first time to corporate customers represents an unprecedented and significant step in the mission of the crypto-company, already Italy’s leading exchange community with over 2 million members among the consumer public, which has always been committed to making blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies accessible to people and now also to businesses and institutions.

Over the past two years, an increasing number of businesses and institutions have begun to recognise crypto, specifically Bitcoin, not only as an investment asset, but also as a fundamental transaction tool for the digital age. It is also for this reason that Young Platform has designed three innovative services aimed at the specific needs of companies that want to get closer to this world and the crypto user audience, providing tailor-made solutions to improve operational efficiency and financial management. 

One of the main new services offered to the business world is Euro Only, for receiving cryptocurrencies without being exposed to the uncertainty of market volatility. This is made possible by the instant conversion into euros, which provides adequate protection from fluctuating cryptocurrency prices. Business management is also simplified by the Sub Account service, which offers companies the possibility of creating several accounts from one Master Account.

Young Platform also offers an OTC (Over The Counter) service, a secure and customised option for cryptocurrency trading. This functionality provides companies with access to instant liquidity and competitive pricing, enabling efficient and convenient trading.  

The integration of all these services is supported by ‘tailor-made’ professional training programmes designed to help companies develop in-house skills that are crucial for successfully implementing blockchain technology solutions in different business models.

According to a 2023 report by CoinDesk, the number of financial institutions investing in cryptocurrencies has doubled since 2021. Large companies such as Tesla, Square and MicroStrategy have led the way, investing billions of dollars in Bitcoin. Meanwhile, agencies such as JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs have introduced cryptocurrency services to meet the demand of their clients. Even in the retail sector, companies such as Starbucks and Amazon have begun accepting payments in cryptocurrencies, signalling a wide acceptance of the industry’s assets. 

Research conducted by Coinbase and The Block (The State of Crypto: corporate adoption, June 2023) revealed that more than half (52%) of the world’s largest and most successful US Fortune 100 companies have undertaken crypto, blockchain or web3 initiatives since early 2020. About 60 per cent of the Fortune 100 initiatives reported since the beginning of 2022 are in the pre-launch phase or already launched. Looking ahead, 83% of US Fortune 500 executives surveyed who are familiar with cryptocurrency or blockchain say their companies have initiatives underway or are planning on them. About two-thirds (64 per cent) say investing in these technologies is important to stay ahead of the competition. These companies innovate and invest in these technologies because they know that the financial system needs an upgrade and that blockchain can be a solution. 

Merchants and businesses accept Bitcoin as a form of payment and the infrastructure is increasingly user friendly, for the average user, thanks to the development of wallets, exchanges and marketplaces that have removed the technical barriers present in the early years of crypto. Private companies hold $11.1 billion worth of Bitcoin, about one-fifth of the $50 billion held in Etf, states and public and private companies, according to a VanEck report (The Investment Case for Bitcoin, September 2023).

Entering the world of cryptocurrencies offers companies the opportunity to access a new group of digital native consumers, improve payment efficiency and hedge against inflation. In addition, adopting cryptocurrencies allows companies to participate in the decentralised finance revolution, giving them the opportunity to leverage new business models and innovative technologies.

“We are proud to be able to extend the financial democracy of the crypto world to businesses and institutions. This represents a crucial step towards our vision of a future where cryptocurrencies are accessible to all, says Andrea Ferrero, CEO and co-founder of Young Platform.

“The world of cryptocurrencies can open many doors for businesses and institutions. Thanks to Young Platform, you can now explore these opportunities in a secure, transparent and compliant manner. We are committed to guiding our customers through an ever-evolving financial world by providing innovative tools and unparalleled support,” comments Mariano Carozzi, Chairman of Young Platform.

With its ever-expanding offering, Young Platform continues its commitment to adoption to an ever-widening audience.

Discover our B2B services

Token YNG: 2nd Quarter 2023 Report

Token Young (YNG): updates and news Q1 2024

The report for the second quarter of the YNG token, featuring an in-depth look at the Clubs and the latest news!

In June, the Young (YNG) token celebrated its first anniversary. What happened in the last quarter? How many tokens were issued, bought, and sold? What goals have we achieved, and what are the next steps? You can find a comprehensive overview in this report, prepared in early July 2023.

Numbers of Young Platform Clubs

YNG is Young Platform’s utility token, granting access to the Clubs: subscription plans offering exclusive benefits to our most dedicated supporters.

Currently, the Clubs include 1525 people overall, distributed as follows:

  • 1099 in the Bronze Club;
  • 220 in the Silver Club;
  • 133 in the Gold Club;
  • 73 in the Platinum Club.

To join a Club, it is necessary to lock a certain amount of YNG on the Young Platform exchange. For this reason, the number of members provides relevant data regarding the token distribution. In other words, the more people join a Club, the lower the selling pressure on YNG, as a greater quantity of tokens is locked. What is the main consequence? Greater price stability for YNG. Compared to the last report, Club membership has grown by 12%.

Distribution of the YNG Token

The number of YNG tokens in circulation at the end of March was approximately 22 million. The circulating supply at the beginning of July amounts to around 22.7 million, indicating a net increase of about 700,000 tokens, or 3.1%. 

These tokens have been distributed through the Young Platform Step app in various ways:

  • 15,840 through Quizzes won;
  • 400,157 through completed Quests;
  • 270,250 through Up&Downs won.

The YNG token market is managed through an algorithm that determines the exchange rate using two underlying liquidity pools, one in EUR and one in YNG. Initially, these pools contained:

  • 1 million Euros;
  • 4 million YNG.

Considering the token sales and purchases managed in previous months, the pools contained the following at the beginning of July 2023:

  • 695.3K Euros;
  • 6.01 million YNG.

This configuration is the result of purchases and sales made during the first quarter, summarized below along with the price trend:

Achieved Goals and Next Steps

We have accomplished numerous goals in this second quarter. We released the Fiscal Report in Italy, a tool that greatly simplifies the tax declaration of crypto assets. The new version of Step has arrived, and we have resumed listing other cryptocurrencies on our exchange. Additionally, we have completely revamped our Discord server and are about to release new benefits in the form of coupons. The spoilers end here; discover in detail all the goals we have achieved during this quarter and what lies ahead in the next.

Discord

Our Discord server was initially created primarily as an assistance channel, but given the tremendous potential of the platform, we have decided to completely restructure it. For a few weeks now, the Young Platform Discord server has been dedicated to our community. The keywords of the new version are simplicity, discussion, and gamification.

Users who are already on the server may have noticed the presence of a leaderboard, ranking server members based on their XP (experience points).

To earn experience points, for now, you can:

  • Participate in conversations;
  • Assist other users;
  • Post memes on the dedicated channel;
  • Guess the survey answers.

But we have many other ways in store to earn XP, including:

  • Winning meme contests or quizzes;
  • Interacting with our social media content;
  • Inviting friends to join the server.

Now, let’s get to the most interesting part and answer the main question: what is the purpose of this ranking? We will use the leaderboard to reward the most active users of the server, those who are most committed to growing our ecosystem.

Some of the rewards that may arrive during this quarter include:

  • YNG Airdrop;
  • One month of free Club membership;
  • Exclusive merchandise.

But the surprises don’t end there! We are creating an exclusive Discord role for Club Platinum members. In case you are unfamiliar with it, the role is like a pass that allows access to normally invisible sections. Thanks to this status, you can use the dedicated channel to communicate directly with our team and other major supporters of Young Platform.

Twitter

Twitter will become the primary social platform for promoting the YNG token. It will be the place where we strengthen collaboration with prominent industry members who already support us and establish new collaborations. Additionally, we are implementing an automatic reward system (connecting Twitter and Discord) to reward users who help us grow on the platform.

We post daily content and memes on our Twitter profile. Don’t forget to follow us!

Buyback

Buyback operations to incentivise the YNG token exchange will begin next week! Two different types of interventions will be executed. The first will be a “one-shot” repurchase operation aimed at balancing the amount of EUR allocated to the pool. The second is a mixed operation involving periodic token repurchases.

Through the first buyback, which will last four weeks, four weekly purchases of €15,500 will be made, totalling €62,000. Immediately after, we will place a limit order to use the remaining half. We have planned this type of buyback to support the price achieved through the first purchase and avoid the pump and dump phenomenon. If, at the end of the week, the limit order is not completed 100%, we will market buy the remaining token portion to complete the operation.

A portion of the tokens repurchased will be used to finance campaigns aimed primarily at rewarding the community and its most active members.

Fiscal Report 

In May, we introduced the “Fiscal Report” feature for Italy, which simplifies the declaration of capital gains and losses by providing the document for tax filing in PDF format. The Fiscal Report was developed in collaboration with Taxtris.

The New Version of Step

The release of the new version of Step, which we have been working on since last year, is closely tied to the future of our token. This update, through new token issuance methods, will gradually reduce the selling pressure on YNG, which is already much milder compared to the post-launch period.

Airdrops & Coupons

In the third quarter of 2023, other incredible benefits will be available to Club members in the form of coupons. The announcement of the first collaboration is imminent (presumably next week), so follow our blog and social channels.

Another goal we have is the redistribution of Young tokens repurchased through the Buyback. This will also be achieved through airdrops designed to reward members of our community.

Token tracking (CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko)

In this quarter, we have continued to prompt CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko every week. This activity has yielded some results, although to a lesser extent than expected. We are currently listed as an exchange on CoinMarketCap, while the YNG token appears on CoinGecko, although trade volumes are not available for both pages at the moment. We are in contact with the respective teams and believe it will be possible to complete this activity by the end of this quarter.

YNG Listing

Thanks to the initiatives that have allowed us to mitigate selling pressure, we are evaluating listing our token on other exchanges. As mentioned in the previous report, we have engaged with several centralized exchanges. However, we do not expect to conclude this activity before the end of the quarter because we are simultaneously considering entering the decentralised market (DEX).

Earning Wallet

The Product team is working on the new version of the “Earning Wallet” feature, as The Product team is working on the new version of the “Earning Wallet” feature, as previously mentioned in our last report. Our goal is to provide a decentralised solution so that we can manage the service without the help of intermediaries or external providers. The technology solution to be integrated has already been identified; however, the implementation timeline is dependent on the outcome of regulatory bodies, namely the AdE (Italian Revenue Agency), which evaluates the tax and regulatory aspects, and the CONSOB (Italian National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange), responsible for implementing the Fintech decree.

Warm regards from the Young Platform Team

Young Platform launches the ‘Fiscal Report’ in Italy – Now it is easier to declare crypto-assets

Turin, 9 May 2023 – Young Platform, the leading Italian cryptocurrency exchange platform, announces the introduction of the new ‘Fiscal Report’ feature, which simplifies the declaration of capital gains and losses by the user, by making the tax declaration document available for download in PDF format in the personal account area.

The report, designed by Young Platform in line with the new regulations, will indicate the value of the user’s wallet, any rewards obtained from staking, income tax, and can be accompanied by a .csv file with the complete list of movements. The Fiscal Report is available on the Young Platform Web version. From June, the new functionality will also be available in France, where Young Platform has been present since 2022.

The Fiscal Report is the first service of its kind offered by an Italian exchange and at the same time compliant with Italian and French tax regulations, allowing users to connect not only their own private wallets such as Metamask, but also other wallet providers, the latter from June 2023. It may also include royalties from NFT or Web3 domains and transaction tracking. The Fiscal Report may thus be a service not only for Young Platform users, but also for any type of professional, company or cryptocurrency investor who needs to declare their assets for tax purposes. 

“Finally, a service that allows both users and professionals to calculate taxes on crypto assets, enabling constant tax planning throughout the year, in a simple and straightforward manner,” comments Alberto Bertagnolio Licio, Chartered Accountant and Senior Partner at Studio Boursier.

Fiscal Report was created in collaboration with Taxtris, a leading provider of tax advisory services for the crypto market, specialising in tax solutions for the cryptocurrency sector. Taxtris has a team of experts in taxation and blockchain technology and thanks to this partnership, Young Platform is now able to offer its users a new, simple and comprehensive solution for accessing cryptocurrencies. 

“It is through simple, life-simplifying tools, such as the Fiscal Report, that such complex technology manages to permeate into the lives of us all. At Young Platform, we strive to equip all our users with the best tools to operate with ease.” – Lorenzo Palombi, Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs at Young Platform.

On the other hand, Italians remain keen on cryptocurrencies and tokens: more than 7 million have already bought them and just as many say they are interested in doing so in the future. The most used method to get hold of these instruments are exchanges (40%) (data ‘Blockchain & Web3: time to build’, report by the Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Observatory of the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano).

Globally, the crypto market has again surpassed $1 trillion in capitalisation, as of mid-January 2023 (CoinMarketCap data). Despite unfavourable factors influencing a broad industry downturn in 2022, following previous record highs in 2021, cryptocurrency holders equally increased by 39% during 2022, rising from 306 million to 425 million in total (Crypto.com data).

“It is essential to have tools that facilitate the correct tax management of cryptocurrencies in Italy, an increasingly relevant market in the crypto ecosystem on a global scale. In this sense, the solution proposed by Young Platform is an important step forward to simplify and make transparent the taxation of crypto-assets, which facilitates both users and professionals,” – comments Stefano Capaccioli, chartered accountant and founder of Studio Capaccioli and Coinlex.

“Young Platform’s main objective has always been to bring a wide audience closer to the world of cryptocurrencies, building a relationship of trust with its target community and in full compliance with current regulations,” explains Andrea Ferrero, CEO and co-founder of Young Platform. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to make the crypto purchase phase accessible, but also to simplify wallet management, on several levels. This includes functions that ensure full compliance with national and international tax regulations. Fiscal Report is the solution that once again demonstrates Young Platform’s commitment to the correct and transparent management of crypto-assets, a tool that is increasingly understood and appreciated by a growing number of Italians, and not only“.

Token YNG: First Quarter 2023 Report

Token Young (YNG): updates and news Q1 2024

A retrospective on the start of the year for the YNG token, with an in-depth look at Clubs and the latest news

Let’s take stock of the Young (YNG) token distribution, sales and use cases nine months after its market launch. In this report compiled at the beginning of April 2023, you can find an overview of the clubs, the token’s up-to-date distribution in the first months of the year, and the project’s future goals. 

Participation in Clubs

The YNG token is Young Platform’s utility token whose main use case is to grant access to Clubs: subscription plans that offer exclusive benefits within the exchange. 

Currently, 1343 people participate in the Clubs, divided into: 

  • 976 for the Bronze club;
  • 196 for the Silver club;
  • 112 for the Gold club;
  • 59 for the Platinum Club.

To join a Club it is necessary to lock a certain amount of YNG into it, which is why the number of registered members gives us a relevant figure on the distribution of the token: the more YNG are locked (for a minimum of 90 days) in the Clubs, the less it will be sold, and consequently its market price will be sustained. Compared to the last report, the recorded growth of Clubs is +10.6%.

Distribution of the YNG token

The number of tokens in circulation at the end of January was 20.5M. The number of tokens in circulation at the end of March was about 22M, which means that there was a net increase of 1.5M tokens, or 7.3%

These tokens were distributed via the Young Platform Step app in different ways: 

  • 13,910.9 through the completion of Quizzes by 28,239 users;
  • 1,299,439.24 through the winning of Challenges by 82,702 users;
  • 243,275.65 through the use of the Up&Down function by 72,840 users.

The YNG token market is run through an algorithm that defines the exchange rate by means of two underlying liquidity pools, in EUR and YNG respectively. Initially, these pools contained:

  • 1M Euro;
  • 4M YNG.

Considering the sales and purchases of tokens handled in recent months, the pools contained at the end of March 2023:

  • 677.3k Euro;
  • 6.17M YNG.

This configuration is the result of purchases and sales during the first quarter, summarised in the table below together with the price trend:

yng token trend

Future Objectives

During this first quarter we released some features anticipated in the previous report, such as free deposits for clubs and the market report.

Other projects, however, are in development: here are the updates. 

Airdrop & Voucher

We have officially launched the second coupon distribution campaign, as already anticipated in our last report. The promoter chosen for this initiative is Freename, a cutting-edge platform that allows you to create, buy and sell NFT and TLD domains. As with the previous campaign, we distributed coupons that can be used on the aforementioned platform to all Club members. We are confident that this partnership will help us offer our members the chance to discover new opportunities and make the most of blockchain technologies. 

The next quarter will be devoted to planning the next coupon distribution campaign, which we hope to announce soon. We continue to work hard to offer our members access to unique services and promotions to enrich the Club experience and keep their satisfaction levels high.

Token tracking (CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko)

Currently, we are still waiting for a response from CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko for our submission, which is still under evaluation. In the meantime, we are focusing our internal efforts on improving our token information tracking page.

Earning Wallet

The product team is working on the new version of the ‘Earning wallet’ functionality, as already mentioned in our last report. We are devoting special attention to the legal aspects, and if the assessments bring a positive outcome, we expect to release the functionality by the end of this quarter.

Buyback

During the first quarter of this year, we structured buyback operations to boost the exchange and volumes of the YNG token. Specifically, we identified two types of operations to be executed. The first is a “one-shot” buyback operation aimed at rebalancing the amount of EUR allocated to the pool compared to the amount present at the beginning of the year. The second is a mixed operation involving the periodic repurchase of tokens and/or the ‘Burn’ of it.

Specifically, the first model proposal confirmed by the company’s management takes the monthly buying and selling volumes and derives the delta. If the delta (Buying Volume – Selling Volume) is positive, it is proposed to buy through EUR a sum of YNG tokens. Conversely, if the delta is negative, it is proposed to ‘burn’ a sum of YNG tokens. In summary, the plan presented aims to stimulate the exchange and volumes of the YNG token in order to improve its overall performance. These operations will be presented and executed during this quarter and will be communicated on this Blog with the various details. 

Club Section of Discord

We are making progress in structuring our server to allow Club subscribers access to a confidential Q&A channel with our team. We are confident that we will be able to test a first version during this quarter

The fourth edition of the Reply Investment Challenge with Young Platform kicks off 

Reply Investment Challenge

Turin, 11 April 2023 – Young Platform announces its partnership with Reply to launch the fourth edition of the “Reply Investment Challenge”. Aimed at students and young professionals. The international online competition in 2022 reached record numbers with 13,750 participants from 95 countries, with a total volume of 36,000 transactions carried out.  

The online trading competition will focus this year on a very topical subject: cryptocurrencies. The objective of the Challenge, which will take place from Monday 8 May to Friday 19 May 2023, will in fact be to invest in cryptocurrencies and participants will be asked to implement profitable investment strategies, making tactical choices based on the fluctuations of the crypto market. 

In addition to deepening their trading knowledge, the competition will enable participants to broaden their skills on cryptocurrency market dynamics and blockchain technology through exclusive e-learning content which will be provided by Young Platform and MIP, and made available, in the month before the competition, on the Challenge platform. MIP, which will thus support Young Platform in providing high-level materials for the preparation of the competitors, is the Graduate School of Business of the Politecnico di Milano, active for more than 40 years in the provision of management training programmes for graduates, professionals, companies and institutions.

Participants will have a virtual capital of $1,000,000 to invest in real time in the cryptocurrency market. On 8 May, the participants’ wallets will be credited and the challenge can begin. Participants will be ranked and evaluated according to their investment choices, and only the top three, those who have maximised the most in terms of profit, will win the competition. This year players will also be able to choose between two different interfaces: a simpler and more intuitive one and a more comprehensive and detailed one, respectively Young Platform and Young Platform Pro.

This year’s Reply Investment Challenge will have Young Platform, Italy’s largest regulated cryptocurrency platform, as a partner. Young Platform is a Turin-based scale-up founded in 2018 with the aim of making the cryptocurrency market accessible to everyone. The platform acts as a reference point for those who want to use cryptocurrencies in a simple, transparent and effective way, even without having specific skills in the field. It stands out for its focus on the security and privacy of its users, guaranteeing the use of cutting-edge technology to protect data and transactions. 

Compliance as the key to cryptocurrency adoption

There are several reasons why, at Young Platform, compliance with local regulations is the top priority. It is not only a question of ethics and respect for the law, but above all of user protection, which in turn must be the very purpose of financial laws.

Furthermore, we believe that regulation is the key to the mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies, and that the first step in this direction is the harmony between crypto players and their reference legal system from the outset.

The events of the last year underline this message more than ever: the failures of Terra-Luna and FTX are certainly not the result of virtuous behaviour. While some regulators are particularly alert and wary of cryptocurrencies, the responsibility for proving that there is no reason for this lies with those who work in the industry.

From day one, Young Platform has always put compliance first, with a collaborative attitude towards regulators and law enforcement in defining and controlling a new sector like cryptocurrency in the Italian and French markets. Our Anti-Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering team continues to develop up-to-date solutions to manage the risk of financial crime, with a specialisation in blockchain.

This commitment can be seen, for instance, in the procedure required by law from all exchange users: the Know-Your-Customer, i.e. the Identity Verification managed through specialised providers. 

User protection also concerns the service itself, which is why no cryptocurrency derivatives or other high-risk trading instruments such as leverage are offered on the exchange. In addition to this, all the educational resources necessary to use the service and explore the sector with awareness are provided, both to protect one’s own accounts, to properly guard one’s funds, and above all to avoid scams that exploit the cryptocurrency trend. A section of the official website is also dedicated to frequently asked security questions for users of our products.

Not only that, Young Platform was the first company to be registered with the Italian Organismo Agenti e Mediatori (OAM), an obligation that came into force in January 2022 following an enactment by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Also when entering the French market, the first step was to obtain registration as an operator of digital asset services (Prestataire de Services sur Actifs Numériques, or PSAN) under number E2022-60 from the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF).

These practices, unfortunately, are not a given: even basic information such as the registered headquarters is not always known in the industry. In the case of Young Platform, this is public information, available on any page of the official website. Overall, you can find our legal documents.

However, the contribution of exchanges is not enough. The road to mass adoption requires the joining of all forces: if service providers need to be compliant, their customers must use them legally. This scenario requires in turn that governments work on legislation that favours both financial freedom and investor protection.

Get a €50 Bonus for each Friend you Invite

Get a €50 Bonus for each Friend you Invite

The crypto market is like a rollercoaster, but how great is it to share the ride with friends?

Those who live the crypto market every day know how exciting it is: twists and turns, crises, courts, innovations. Lots of news and inventions to talk about, reflected in the charts of your favourite cryptos.

How nice would it be to experience this with someone else who can understand it? There is a solution!

Starting today and for the whole month, for each friend you invite to Young Platform you receive a €50 bonus for a maximum total of 10 friends.

Invite your friends and enjoy the ride!

From today 8 March until 31 March (00:00), invitations give you the maximum. This spring, the bonuses you receive by inviting friends to Young Platform are multiplied: €50 per friend. You can invite as many people as you like, but only the first 10 who complete the procedure will get the bonus! In addition, those who receive and correctly redeem your invitation will in turn get a €50 bonus.

Bonuses are ‘credits’ that you can use to get cashback on fees when buying or selling cryptocurrency. This is why the promotion excludes the Platinum Club, as its members already get 100 per cent cashback on fees.

For example, if you have to pay 3€ in fees, this amount will be deducted directly from your bonuses to refund your payment. You can find all your bonuses in the Bonus Wallet section in the app or in the desktop version (N.B.: the section only appears after the first redemption of a bonus. To find out how the Bonus Wallet works read here). 

Bonuses have an expiry date and are not valid forever: they must be redeemed within 30 days of being credited to the Bonus Wallet and used within 30 days of redemption.

So, spread the word! In the ‘Invite a Friend’ section in the Home page you will find the code that you can copy and send to whomever you wish. In this section you can also check how many bonuses you have left to redeem. 

All steps to obtain the Welcome bonus 

If you have received an invitation and want to get your €50 bonus, follow these steps: 

  1. Download the app by entering the code received;
  2. Carry out the Identity Verification procedure;
  3. Complete your first deposit of at least €50;
  4. Discover your bonus in the Bonus Wallet and redeem it. 

Read the full regulation!

Young Platform launches partnership with Freename.io for Web3

freename partnership

Turin 1st March 2023 – Young Platform is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Freename.io, a leader in Web3 domain services.

Freename.io is an innovative platform that makes it possible to purchase, manage and use Web3 top and second level domains in an advantageous manner, also thanks to the possibility of obtaining royalties. To clarify the difference between top-level and second-level domains, let us take the example of freename.io: the “.io” is the top-level domain (TLD) while “freename” is the second-level domain (SLD). Whenever a new user buys a domain on a given Top Level Domain, the owner of the TLD earns 50 per cent of the value of that domain, effectively becoming a Registrar capable of generating profits. 

From a technical point of view, Freename.io’s Web3 domains are NFTs, non-fungible tokens, compliant with the ERC-721 standard and thus compatible with the entire landscape of existing crypto services and applications. Currently, Freename.io supports the Polygon, Binance, Aurora and Cronos blockchains. 

The integration resulting from this partnership will allow our users to search for a Freename.io domain directly on the Young Platform Web, evaluate its price and decide whether to purchase it. Freename.io domains can be used to send your tokens to a crypto wallet: in fact, the domain contains the information needed to tell the blockchain which wallet to send the tokens to. Therefore, thanks to the integration, it will be possible to send and receive your cryptocurrencies from Young Platform wallets via domains instead of wallet addresses.

Web3 domains are essential for exploring the potential of the Web3. These have numerous functions such as that of a readable and easily shareable wallet address, resolver of traditional websites, domain to create and display a decentralised website and to send blockchain-based emails and messages. Precisely because of these and other functionalities, Web3 domains are used to manage one’s identity on the Web3 and bring together all one’s online profiles in a simple and straightforward tool.

Freename.io fits into this context and aims to make it easier for users to enter the new decentralised phase of the Internet. A mission in line with that of Young Platform, which aims at the dissemination of these topics in order to bring greater awareness.

The blockchain and cryptocurrencies will be the beating heart of Web3, a decentralised, transparent version of the internet that enhances artists and content creators. We are witnessing a real paradigm shift in which all the benefits of blockchain will be applied to the internet in all its aspects, from information sharing, to payments, to virtual socialising opportunities.

Davide Vicini said: “We are delighted to partner with Young Platform, a leading crypto exchange in Europe and at the forefront of the Web3 world. The integration of Web3 domains will allow Young Platform’s customers to be able to use their own domain as a payment address, send and receive Web3 emails and browse the Internet normally with Freename domains.

Young Platform CEO Andrea Ferrero concluded: “We are happy to welcome Freename.io to our platform, offering our customers the opportunity to buy and exchange Web3 domains. This partnership represents a step forward for us in making the use of cryptocurrencies and Web3 domains more accessible and user-friendly for our users.”