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Step 3.0: A New Journey Begins!

Step’s evolution into a crypto game continues: discover the new Hub and Journey, with new challenges and lessons

Last summer we introduced the first elements of Step 3.0: levels, profile and experience points.

Today the crypto game takes another important evolutionary step. In a nutshell, in the Home you will find a guided path to discover cryptos (and more). But let’s go step by step, and delve into all the new features.

The Journey

You will find an entirely new Home, which will guide you through the blockchain maze, showing you the way. 

You will be the protagonist of a futuristic journey, for which you only need two things: a great deal of curiosity… and downloading the Step update!

You will be teleported on a path that is first gentle and then gradually more challenging: you will start as a Newbie, then become Analyst and finally Master. 

During this adventure you will develop various skills and habits such as walking, analysing markets and acquiring new knowledge.

It doesn’t matter if you already know Web3 like the back of your hand, or if you’ve never heard of it, in the ‘Education’ challenges you will find both the basics and trivia and insights into crypto. All of this, in highly digestible pills.

Missions

On the way, you will meet a robot who will reveal a secret to you: if you take a little detour, you can accumulate extra XP and YNG. Just follow the signs for Missions.

You may have already used them, in fact they have been live for quite some time now, but we have not yet given them the recognition they deserve. On the other hand, the Step community has appreciated them very much and we are very happy about that.

For those unfamiliar with them, they are events lasting a few weeks, which allow you to win YNG if you complete all the required Quests. 

Try them, we’re sure you’ll enjoy them. It’s not over yet, continue below to find out how we rearranged Step.

Hub and navigation

We have not forgotten about seasonal cleaning and renovation: user experience is crucial and we always keep an eye on it. 

Thus the Step sections became three, making the app more essential, but at the same time richer.

  • The Home section is dedicated to the Journey, and there you will always find your personal achievements and profile.
  • Missing the old features? You can find them all in the Hub. Here you can redeem steps, make forecasts and complete Quests also outside the Journey, in the order you want.
  • On the right hand side you will find ‘Explore‘, where you can read and view lots of new content by endlessly scrolling. Read market news, watch in-depth videos, or brush up on theory.

That’s all for now. In the meantime, we are excited to hear what you think of these new features. For our part, we will never stop improving Step by following the advice of the community and will accept all kinds of comments. 

The real journey? Building Step together, so that it may stay the most effective and fun way to learn about cryptocurrencies! 

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New levels available on Step: let the games resume!

20 new levels on Step mean more rewards you can reap and more fun. But there’s more

As anticipated during the announcement of Step 3.0, we have also planned something for the app’s most loyal players. Here are all the news and some clarifications on the updates.

The news

As of today, those who have reached level 50 can continue to earn experience points and go up another 20 levels!

So the total number of levels available on Step is 70.

To view the levels click on the blue hexagon at the top left of the homepage, then click on ‘Show levels’.

NB: For technical reasons, XPs accumulated after level 50 before today’s date were not counted, so that you may redeem rewards for the subsequent levels.

There is one extra piece of news: at the community’s request, we have added the new 1-hour Duration to Up&Down, with the corresponding reward of 25 XP.

Frequently asked questions about Step 3.0

We would like to take this opportunity to clarify a few points you have asked us about Step’s innovations.

1. The transfer of YNG

Currently, it is only possible to transfer YNG tokens to Young Platform if you have at least 45 YNGs, which at the time of writing corresponds to just €5. 

These numbers are not random: €5 is the minimum amount allowed for the sale of YNG. Consequently, facilitating the transfer of a lower amount, such as 30 YNG (€3) could mislead many people making their first transfer.

Indeed, consider that the transfer of YNG is not reversible: you cannot send them back to Step if you change your mind. 

Thus, transferring €3 in YNG to Young Platform for the first time would mean that you would not be able to convert them into Euro and thus not even be able to withdraw it to your bank account or card (the minimum withdrawal is €21.99).

However, some of you, including those who already have YNG on the exchange, have expressed the need to transfer even smaller amounts. Once again, we listened. This is why we will be testing the lowering of the minimum threshold in the coming weeks to see the extent of the negative and positive effects for users.

2. The rewards of previous levels

Some people, who arrived on Step 3.0 with levels higher than the first, asked us why they did not receive the rewards of the previous levels.

Virtually, these people have already received the rewards due them during Step 2.0, using all the features, and have also had the opportunity to collect far more YNG than what can be obtained through levels, as opposed to new users.

How did we give these Levels? We simulated the experience that each of the users accumulated by actually using the app, and assigned a level proportional to the tokens obtained. So it is as if Step always had some sort of system based on Levels and XP.

In this way we give newcomers to the community the opportunity to obtain YNG, but without penalising the price of the latter. Indeed, if excessively distributed, it risks inflation and thus devaluation.

Enough chit-chat! Time to play and level up on Step.

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What is Young Platform Step and how does it work? The complete guide

What is Young Platform Step and how does it work? Discover the app that lets you learn all about the crypto world by playing!

With Young Platform Step you can discover what the crypto world is and how it works in the easiest and most fun way: collect experience points and level up to get the YNG token! 

But what is it? It’s the token of the Young Platform ecosystem, with real value in the market. On Step you can set aside your first YNG tokens and get lots of free resources to learn the basics of the crypto world, step by step!

How does a blockchain work? What is Bitcoin for? What are NFTs? Step gets down to business and answers all your questions, simply and clearly. But it doesn’t end there! Once you’ve got your first YNGs, you can transfer them to the Young Platform exchange where you can take advantage of the crypto industry’s leading services with an extra edge. So find out what Young Platform Step is and how it works and all the games available!

What games are there on Step?

There are several features on the app to gain experience points (XP) and level up. Let’s see what each Young Platform Step game is and how it works:

1. Quests

In the Step Home, you can find Quests related to each feature, each with a different colour. Quests allow you to earn experience points every day: check the deadline, and use the features to complete them and redeem XP.

2. Claim

Young Platform Step counts all your steps (if connected to Google Fit or Health). In the ‘Step’ section, with the ‘Claim’ button, you can redeem and accumulate them to participate in the step quests in the Home (you recognise them because they are the ones in yellow). The fuchsia quests, on the other hand, do not count steps but all the times you redeem them. Remember to redeem the steps every time you accumulate 4,000 steps, otherwise the count will stop.

3. Rankings 

In the ‘Steps’ section of the app you will find step rankings! The challenge is to beat other users in the community at who can accumulate the most steps in an interval of time. You can join an existing ranking or create one: each one has a limited duration and number of places. To participate, you have to pay a small share of your YNG and the sum of the shares of all participants will be distributed to the winners. Furthermore, the more rankings you win, the more you progress in the blue quests.

4. Quizzes

On Young Platform Step, in the Education section, you can learn everything about the crypto world, from the basics to the more advanced aspects thanks to specific Young Platform Academy articles divided into 6 categories:

  • Blockchain to learn what the underlying cryptocurrency technology is and how it works;
  • Cryptoeconomics to discover the specific features and characteristics of the crypto economy;
  • Cryptocurrencies to delve into which are the main ones on the market, from their tokenomics to their uses; 
  • Crypto Heroes to get up close and personal with the protagonists of the crypto world, from Vitalik Buterin to the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto;
  • Easy Economics to explore basic economic concepts;
  • Trading to learn about the theory and practice of this activity.

But how does it work and what is Education on Young Platform Step? Simple: each article is associated with a quiz that allows you to gain XP if you guess the correct answers. NB: To take the quiz, you have to spend one life and are given 5 lives by default. 

When you run out of lives, you can recover them by waiting for the indicated time, or by watching one of the advertising videos, or even with the Unlimited lives boost (explained below).

Step is also your one-stop shop for the latest news and updates from the crypto world, selected for you day by day directly from the Young Platform Blog.

4. Up&Down

In the Up&Down section you can try to guess whether the price of a crypto will go down (down) or up (up) by choosing a time interval between 3, 6 or 12 hours. 

Every time you place a forecast you consume a life, like for Quizzes.

For each right forecast you gain XP, the wider the time interval you choose, the greater the number of XP. 

Step counts all your correct forecasts advancing in the green quests. Put your market knowledge to the test!

What is Unlimited Lives and how does it work?

On Young Platform Step the Unlimited Lives is the life boost that allows you not to lose any lives for 1 hour. You can then use it to do more than 5 Quizzes or more than 5 Forecasts in a row. 

To get it, just go to the top bar where the lives icon is, click on it and select ‘Get unlimited lives’ to buy it for 1YNG.

Alternatively, you can obtain it upon reaching certain Levels: check when you’ll receive Unlimited lives by selecting the Level icon in the top bar and clicking on ‘Show Levels’.

Once you have the boost, you have to redeem it to activate it and use it.

The Marketplace

On Young Platform Step you can also find the Marketplace, which allows you to receive cashback in YNG of up to 20% on purchases from selected shops such as Nike, Guess or Decathlon. 

The Profile

Your progress is easily visible in the top bar of the app, but if you enter your Profile it’s a whole different story. Your Level, Available Lives, YNG received and XP accumulated are easily viewable, and over time your personal section will become more and more detailed and full of victories. Choose from the Avatars available to customise your profile!

How to transfer YNG to Young Platform

Here’s what Step is and how it works: by playing and levelling up you get your first YNGs, which will accompany you into the real crypto market.

So, once you’ve completed your levels and obtained the minimum amount of YNG, you can transfer them to the Young Platform app and get benefits by joining Clubs or use them for buying and selling. Young Platform is in fact an exchange where you can buy and sell major cryptocurrencies. To transfer YNG from Step to the exchange you need to link the two accounts, complete a minimum deposit of 20 Euro and a minimum crypto trade of 20 Euro. The next day you can create a gift card from Step and send the tokens to Young Platform. You can find the process explained in detail here.

To learn more about what Young Platform Step is and how it works, check out all the dedicated Support Guides.

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Transfer YNG from Step to Young Platform

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YNG token transfer is instant and free with Gift Cards!

To transfer the YNGs obtained with Step to Young Platform, simply create a Gift Card to be redeemed on the exchange.

Gift Card creation and redemption are immediate, so you will have your tokens immediately available in your wallet balance, with no waiting time.

How to transfer YNG?

First of all, consider the amounts allowed:

  • The minimum amount for each transfer is 5 YNG
  • The maximum amount per transfer is YNG 125 in 30 days.

If it is your first transfer, follow these steps on Young Platform, otherwise skip to the operations to do on Step.

Start with Young Platform:

  • Create an account and verify your identity;
  • Go to the Profile, under ‘Connections’ link your Step account;
  • Make a minimum deposit of €20 (in Euros);
  • Make a first cryptocurrency purchase, for a minimum amount of €20; 
  • After completing these mandatory steps, it will be possible to request the first transfer of YNGs.

Now back to Step:

  • Log in to Step and click on your YNG balance visible in the top bar;
  • Select ‘Transfer’;
  • Continue with the procedure;
  • Choose the amount of YNG to be transferred;
  • Confirm sending;
  • Select ‘Open Young Platform’ to redeem the Gift Card automatically;
  • You will immediately receive the tokens on the Exchange Wallet

If you do not click on ‘Open Young Platform’ or do not redeem the gift card immediately, you can do so later manually:

  • Log in to Step and click on your YNG balance visible in the top bar;
  • Select ‘Transfer’;
  • Under ‘Your Gift Cards’ click on the last one created
  • Press ‘Redeem on Young Platform’.

Finally, remember that it is only possible to transfer YNG from one Step account and only to a linked Young Platform account.

Any doubts? Read the complete guide!

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Young Platform Step: invite friends and get rewards

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The guide to inviting your friends on Young Platform Step and getting rewards

Did you know that Young Platform Step has a referral program? Invite friends and acquaintances to the app and receive rewards for helping to expand the beautiful Step community. Here’s everything you need to know!

How to invite friends to Step?

Start on the Step Home:

  • From the menu, on the top right, got to the Profile section
  • Tap on the ‘Invite your friends’ banner:
  • Press the ‘Invite’ button;
  • An explanation page will open, where you will then find the ongoing and completed invitations;
  • Press the ‘Invite your friends’ button to proceed;
  • Choose how to send the invitation message and to whom;
  • Once you have sent the link to download Step, you can check the status of the invitation on the invitation page, as indicated above;
  • The invited friend will have to download Step, sign up and complete the Welcome Tutorial;
  • After that the Invitation will be completed and you will receive 1YNG.

Invite friends: how to get the rewards

On Young Platform Step, the invite friends feature requires some extra care in order to secure the rewards. Indeed, you can only receive YNG if the invitee successfully completes the obligatory actions, but some details are also up to you.

Here are two important points:

  1. Before you start, make sure you have updated Step to the latest version available on the Store
  2. Tell your friend to click on the invitation link both to download Step from the store and after installing it, before signing up.

Important: If the invitee does not click on the invitation link again after the installation of Step, the invitation will not be detected and consequently you will not receive the reward!

How to ensure that the link was used for signup? 

If the invitee has signed up via the link, the invitation will appear pending. If, on the other hand, it does not appear in the list within the app, it means that they did not use the link correctly.

What to do if the invitee has signed up, but the invitation does not appear in your history?

If you can, stop your friend so that they do not accumulate unnecessary experience on the app. In any case, send them the link again, tell them to follow it and sign up with a different email. 

When the invitation appears as pending, the invitee can complete the welcome tutorial and consequently the Invitation will be marked as completed and you will get your YNG.

How come the invitee signs up correctly but the invitation is not tracked anyway? 

If these indications do not work, the only explanation is the following: some devices do not support invitation tracking, e.g. Android devices that do not support Play Services or have a custom ROM. 

That’s all for this guide: log in to Young Platform Step now and invite your friends to share your successes!

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Step Quests: how do they work?

Step Quests are a series of objectives to challenge yourself and earn experience points (XP) so you can level up

You can find the Quests in the Hub section, under “Goals”.

They all generally have the same basic mechanism: progress is tracked automatically based on the actions you take on the app, and they all have a deadline after which progress is reset.

Once 100% complete, tap on the button to redeem XPs.

Let’s now go over the different types of Quests!

Collect XP by walking

The Steps, Claims and Rankings quests allow you to gain XPs by walking. The great thing is that the same steps that move you up the Rankings help you progress through the quests and vice versa. Actions are in fact cumulative between quests: you can manage the claims you make to complete as many quests as possible in combination!

Steps

To complete this type of quest, you must make the claim of the indicated amount of steps.

Example: To complete the first 5000 step quest, you can either make claims of 4000 steps+1000 steps or you can make 4 claims of 1500 steps and so on. It is recommended to always make claims after 1500 steps in order to avoid recalculations that could prevent redemption.

20,000 steps in less than a day is not for everyone. Will you make it?

Claims

To complete this type of quest, you must tap the claim button as many times as indicated.

Can you really make 10 claims in 7 hours? We’ll see!

Rankings

The colour of the sky is associated with quests on the Rankings: the more you win, the more XP you gain.

What can we say, if you win five in four days you will be our Hero!

Collect XP with Up&Down

Walking is so exhausting! Let’s take a break and check the markets.

With the Forecast quests you can really put your predictive skills to good use: if you are lucky or an expert in technical analysis, you will climb the levels in no time.

It doesn’t matter what currency, it doesn’t matter how you get your forecasts right, as long as you win, Step gives you more XP!

These are all the quests on Step: start now and challenge your limits!

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Up&Down: what it is and how it works

Up&Down on Step

With the ‘Up&Down’ game on Young Platform Step you can make forecasts on the cryptocurrency market without spending a penny

With Young Platform Step you learn so much more than theory! You also have the opportunity to test your skills on the market without actually having to buy every time. 

So choose a cryptocurrency and examine its trend: will the price go up or down? Make your choice, wait for it and if you are right, you receive experience points (XP) to level up. 

Discover the 3 steps to play Up&Down on Step!

Choose a cryptocurrency

You have at your disposal some of the most interesting coins on the market:

  • Bitcoin (BTC)
  • Ethereum (ETH)
  • Cardano (ADA)
  • Polkadot (DOT)
  • Ripple (XRP)
  • Solana (SOL)

Choose between UP and DOWN

Once you have chosen a currency, you can consult its market data in detail: the current price and the percentage change in price over 24h are previewed. 

Then there is the linear or candlestick chart, over no less than 5 periods: 6 hours, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month and 1 year.

As you scroll down you will see the Stats, which will show your wins on that coin, and how the rest of the community is currently forecasting, i.e. the percentage of UP or DOWN predictions currently being made.

You can use this information in two ways: you can either blindly follow your mates hoping that their predictions are accurate (beware of the herding effect) or you can consider it just one of several confirmations needed to decide the trend.

In any case, you have nothing to lose: you can try as many times as you want to hone your instincts, and if the going gets tough, start studying!

Academy is packed with material on technical analysis used by traders. It doesn’t hurt to keep up with the news either: our Blog is perfect for staying on the pulse every day about the events that move the cryptocurrency market.

Make the forecast

Have you decided whether the crypto will go UP or DOWN?

Press one of the two buttons, then choose the duration. The duration indicates after how long the prediction will expire, which is the same time you will see whether the coin went UP or DOWN.

Example: It is 9 a.m. and BTC is at 20,000. I choose UP and select 3 hours. If at 12 noon BTC is worth more than €20,000, I win!

By tapping the ‘Forecast’ button and confirming, you will lose a life and the prediction will begin.

If you run out of lives you can wait for them to recharge, or watch a video advertisement if available, or purchase Unlimited Lives. With unlimited lives you can play both Quizzes and Up&Down freely without using up lives for 1 hour.

Time’s up! A notification will tell you the outcome of the prediction: if you have won, you will receive a number of experience points that varies according to the selected Duration. If the price did not change instead or if it went against your expectations, you will not receive XP.

Before you run off to play, remember: you can only make 2 predictions at the same time.

All clear, it’s time to discover Up&Down on Step!

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Quizzes: What they are and how they work on Step

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Test your knowledge on the world of cryptocurrencies with Young Platform Step quizzes

Do you keep reading articles about cryptocurrencies but you can’t seem to get anything into your head? Do your friends talk about bitcoin but you still don’t quite understand how it works?

Today you can delve into all the most interesting topics and test your knowledge with the Quiz feature on Young Platform Step!

How do the Quizzes work?

It’s easy! Open the Academy section of the Hub, choose the topic, read the first unlocked article and take the quiz. 

Lives

Starting each quiz you will lose one life, which you can recharge by waiting, or by watching a video advertisement, or even by purchasing Unlimited Lives with 1YNG. This way you can take as many quizzes as you want for 1 hour without losing lives.

Victory and defeat

Did you answer less than 60% of the questions correctly?

In the event of total or partial defeat, the quiz is repeatable if you have Lives available. 

Did you answer all the questions correctly?

The prize in XP will be the maximum, i.e. the one indicated in the preview of the individual quiz.

Did you pass the quiz with more than 60% but less than 100%?

You will receive a proportional share of the prize. 

Quizzes are a game with really simple, yet effective mechanics. Now it’s up to you to read our lessons carefully to guarantee your victory and satisfaction with Step Quizzes!

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The new Ranking is out now!

Discover the new Profile Section and the new Ranking on Young Platform Step: you can decide the duration, the number of partecipants and the prizes!

Many things have changed in these months and our movements are still restricted, but Step wants to take back a little bit of freedom.

So no more weekly rankings: now you choose the terms of the race!

Whereas the ranking has always been a great virtual gathering of walkers and runners, from now on small groups of friends or community users will form thanks to the new custom rankings.

How does it work?

With the new Rankings section ou have a new way to challenge your friends and the Community. Decide the duration, the number of participants and the prize up for grabs.

The prizes work like this: participation requires a contribution in YNG and the sum of each participant’s contributions will go to the winners.

Another new feature is that, once you’ve joined a ranking, you can invite your friends to compete with you.

What can I do to start?

  • Join the ranking of another Step user
  • Create a new ranking yourself

Read the complete guide for full details on how the Ranking section works.

What about the old rankings?

All old rankings (global and weekly) are deactivated and their winners will no longer receive prizes from today.

Other news

The Profile section has also changed.

You can now find an overview of all your progress related to steps and the Up&Down functionality.

Moreover, products purchased in the Marketplace have been removed from the Profile and placed in the Marketplace toolbar (icon at top right).

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The Marketplace is now available!

The Young Platform Step’s Marketplace is now available. You can spend Young Platform’s token (the YNGs) in deals, coupons or gift cards

The Marketplace is now available!

After a few weeks of hard work and delays due to Apple’s missing approval, we are happy to announce that Step’s Marketplace is now finally available!

Young Platform Step is an app intended to draw as many people as possible to cryptocurrencies, through an Educational Journey and by providing the users with the opportunity to earn Young (our own token) simply by walking.

Soon after the app’s launch on the market, many users started to ask about this functionality: since Young Platform is a strongly community-driven startup, we decided to satisfy your requests and give you the chance to start spending the YNGs you collected.

We would like to point out that the “core” of the Young Platform project has always been the Exchange, on which you’ll be able to buy and sell the top cryptocurrencies with converted YNGs.

How it works

The Marketplace includes 3 categories of products:

1. Deals

Given that our users are interested in fitness and technology, we decided to include exclusive flash deals from our partners. To access them, you won’t have to spend a single YNG! They are totally free and you’ll just have to click on “Go to website” to view the deal.

2.Coupons

The coupons provided by our partners include a code that you can use to apply a discount on a given product/service. The terms of use vary from coupon to coupon and can be viewed in the description.

3. Gift Cards

The sale of the Gift Cards will be carried out in two ways:

  • Raffle: a limited number of coupons will be put up for grabs at a minimal cost. Once they are sold out, we will draw the winning coupons LIVE on our Instagram page. The people who bought winning coupons will be contacted via email to finalise the purchase in YNG.

Example:

  1. You buy a coupon for an “Amazon Gift Card 10€” on the Marketplace at the price of 2YNG
  2. The ticket number is 3
  3. During the LIVE raffle on Instagram, the number 3 is drawn.
  4. Step’s support contacts you via email to finalise the purchase of the Gift Card.
  5. You accept, 42 YNG are deducted from your wallet (the value of the Gift Card) and you receive the Gift Card

(During the live streaming on Instagram, an extra amount of winning coupons will be drawn, in order to guarantee to a winning user who may not reply within 24h, to get the next ticket in line).

  • Drop: a limited number of Gift Cards purchasable with Young will be released. Their release will happen at a certain hour of a given day. Some of these dates will be announced in the weekly updates, which you can find in the “Education” section > “Updates” in the app. As for the rest, we won’t tell you the date in advance, instead, you’ll get a notification when they are released. We suggest that you activate the notifications and keep up with the updates that are going to be posted in the “Education” section.

The price of the Gift Cards, unlike other players on the market, will be equal to the conversion 1:1 Young/Euro.

Example: an Amazon Gift Card of 10€ will cost 42 YNG.

In the HISTORY section of the Marketplace, you will find all your past purchases. If you have any further questions, please read our FAQs section or contact us directly at [email protected]

If you haven’t already, we recommend that you update the Step app both on Android and iOS in order to start using the YNG you collected in our Marketplace.

Team Young