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What will be the next challenges for the YNG token? What does the Young Platform team have in store for its project?

With all the excitement of YNG’s first week in the marketplace, came avalanches of questions about the future of the token and the entire ecosystem. In this article, you will find a list of the hottest questions the community asked the Team about the YNG token during this launch period. Here’s everything you never dared to ask about YNG. Check out the trivia and the roadmap of Young Platform’s token!

Listing, Market and so on…

Why does the price of the YNG token now fluctuate?

After its launch on the market on the 1st of June, the price of the YNG token began to vary according to supply and demand in the market. You can check its price in the Markets section of Young Platform.

This means that the value of YNG is no longer fixed at 0.24€, but it varies depending on how many people want to buy, sell or hodl it.

Thus, the Euro value of the YNG rewards you receive in the Step wallet now also vary according to the market price.

When will YNG be listed on other exchanges?

Listing procedures on other exchanges have been initiated, but we are waiting for the right moment. The summer has proven to be a historically difficult period for the launch of new projects and for markets in general.

The good news? We are working with the largest international exchanges, also with a view to running promotions in collaboration with them.

Can YNG be deposited and withdrawn on other exchanges?

As long as YNG is not listed on exchanges other than Young Platform, YNG cannot be deposited on other exchanges. ‘Listing’ is in fact also understood as the ability to technically ‘support’ a token, i.e. to make an exchange compatible with a currency.

Currently, you can only withdraw YNG to self-custody wallets, which can be apps like Metamask or devices like Ledger.

When will YNG be listed on aggregators such as CoinMarketCap or CoinGeko?

We have sent request to both of these providers to list the Young Platform exchange and the YNG token. They are currently being processed. It should be kept in mind that longer due diligence is required for centralised exchanges, however as soon as we are provided with the first listing date, it will be communicated.

Will it be possible to convert YNG to cryptos?

Yes, there are plans to add pairs with the most popular cryptos in the future, also with the aim of facilitating those who operate primarily through crypto.

Who are YNG’s market makers?

Market makers are usually liquidity providers that support exchanges by facilitating trade, as they are always willing to buy or sell to match market supply and demand.

The only market maker for YNG at present is Young Platform itself. In this respect, Young Platform tries to match supply and demand by keeping the supply of YNG balanced. That said, the company may still undertake buybacks, i.e. strategic purchases of YNG, but these will be notified in advance and the amount will not be put back into circulation in the short term.

Price changes are caused purely by ‘natural’ supply and demand fluctuations consisting of user sales and purchases.

Will tokens used to register for Clubs be returned?

After 90 days of minimum subscription duration, you can freely request your YNG back from the Club section, however, this means unsubscribing and thus forfeiting your Club benefits. 

What will happen to Young Platform Step?

There may be some rebalancing with regard to the quantification of rewards in YNG, depending on its price. However, no changes are expected in the short term. Any changes will be as gradual as possible, so as not to affect your experience with Step that you know and love.

 

YNG and Ethereum

What will happen to YNG after the completion of the transition to Ethereum 2.0?

Theoretically, nothing should happen to impede the experience with YNG and the Ethereum ecosystem, because even if something were to go wrong, it would impact the entire Ethereum ecosystem, i.e. almost the entire DeFi and NFT sector. This is why the upgrade is taking a long time: the Foundation is making sure that everything takes place in a safe and controlled manner.

Ethereum 2.0 will only provide advantages for the use of ETH and ERC-20 tokens such as YNG; namely in terms of the speed and convenience of transfers on the blockchain.

Will you lower fees for Ethereum?

In the event of a decrease in the price of Ethereum Gas, thus in the cost of transactions, the fees for withdrawals from Young Platform via the Ethereum network will also be revised.

What is the correlation between YNG and Ethereum?

The price of YNG is in no way directly related to that of ETH. You can see this by looking at the first-day performance of YNG on the market. YNG’s price increased and ETH’s price moved in the opposite direction.

The only link between YNG and ETH is structural and technical, in the sense that YNG is compatible with the Ethereum ecosystem, being an ERC-20, i.e. a token based on software created by the Ethereum team.

Thus, for example, a possible congestion of the Ethereum network may also slow down YNG transfers between wallets.

How do you check for YNG ‘holders’ on Etherscan?

Etherscan is the most popular blockchain explorer for Ethereum. Here you can see all transactions that are executed in real time on its network and other on-chain and market data.

Since YNG is an ERC-20 token, i.e. a token based on the Ethereum protocol, you can look up its smart contract and transactions on sites like Etherscan.

Just search for ‘YNG’ in the search bar and you will arrive at its page. Below the basic token data, you will find a table with all the transactions executed for YNG, the Holders and other analytics. Holders are simply the wallets that hold YNG, and are anonymous.

Before the listing, there were few holders because it was Young Platform that held them for users. In fact, being a centralised exchange, it is ‘custodial’, i.e. it takes care of the safekeeping of your cryptocurrencies by facilitating your experience with crypto wallets.

Now after the market launch of YNG, you can see that ‘holders’ are increasing because it is now possible to withdraw YNG on other Ethereum-compatible wallets.

YNG’s roadmap

When will YNG’s Earning service be available?

Currently, YNG Earning is not yet planned, as this also takes into account the current limitations of Italian legislation. However, we will soon start adding other cryptocurrencies available for the Earning Wallet in agreement with the provider Tesseract and according to users’ preferences.

Are airdrops already planned?

We are in contact with several crypto foundations, and a new airdrop is planned in the near future. The requirements for airdrops are usually set by the Foundation or the project company, as they donate their tokens. What is certain is that by being a member of a Club, the airdrop you are entitled to is increased. You can find all information about Young Clubs and you can register from the Young Platform app, under ‘CLUBS’ in the top right-hand corner.

Are you thinking of creating a Young Platform debit/credit card?

We are working on the project with several providers, with the intention of implementing a cashback model in YNG, related to clubs. The idea is to arrive at the end of the year with a first release or with a certain date for the release.

When will the next Club advantage be released?

We hypothesise a correlation between cashback with Young Platform’s card and Clubs, thus higher benefits for the higher-level Clubs. For the rest, no spoilers!

When will it be possible to transform micro-imports (a.k.a. ‘dust’) into YNG?

It is one of the next features planned for the token, however, there is no definite date yet.

Joining the Community

Why choose YNG?

YNG was not created for speculative purposes, neither as a payment currency nor to represent shares in the company in any way. Our CFO was very clear: “YNG was born as a utility token, that means it makes sense within the Young Platform ecosystem.”

The usefulness of the token is made clear by the Clubs: by locking YNG and joining a Club, you get benefits on buying and selling fees, Earning rewards, airdrops and much more in the future.

Depending on which features you use the most, you will choose whether to join a club, to simply keep your YNGs waiting for other features, or to exchange them.

How do I access Young Platform’s Discord?

As part of the token launch and product expansion, we created a Discord server, which we will maintain and develop during this year.

The point of the server is to allow the community already present on Telegram to evolve. The Telegram channel is currently a channel where it is possible to confront other users or the team itself and receive assistance. On Discord, this is much simpler, as its multiple functionalities allow, among other things, topics to be split up into several dedicated channels, making it easier for everyone to find information.

Register for Discord via the desktop app, the web version or the mobile app, and enter the Young Platform server.

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Like any self-respecting token, YNG is governed by a specific issuing and distribution plan. Discover its tokenomics!

The Tokenomics is the business card of every cryptocurrency, it indicates its characteristics and all its strengths. If you want to know the mission, vision and economic mould of a crypto project, its tokenomics is the right document to consult. The tokenomics of YNG Token is always available in the whitepaper and in the Academy. In this article you will find all the main information on the YNG tokenomics explained step by step!

Category: What type of token is YNG?

YNG is Young Platform’s utility token. By definition a utility token is designed to access specific services in a crypto ecosystem, the YNG token serves to enhance the user experience of Young Platform’s products. All of Young Platform’s products revolve in fact around YNG, in each of which the token has a different function. For example, on Young Platform Step, users receive YNG as a reward for crypto-related quizzes and challenges. This was the first function of YNG, the token has been distributed for free since January 2019. YNG is a token based on Ethereum’s ERC-20 standard, the most widely used to develop utility tokens. YNG is a token, not a coin, precisely because it does not live on its own blockchain but relies on a third-party chain.

Total supply: how will the YNG token be distributed?

One of the key points to consider in the tokenomics of a cryptocurrency is its total supply. From this figure, one can tell whether the number of tokens, or coins, in question is set to increase indefinitely or not. In the case of YNG, the smart contract provides for a limited supply of 100 million tokens. This means that the number of tokens cannot be exceeded under any circumstances. The Young Platform team decided to allocate these 100 million YNG for different purposes:

1. Rewards in the Young Platform product ecosystem (63.6%)

63.6 percent of the total supply of YNG goes to Young Platform users in the form of rewards. How can YNG be obtained as rewards? E.g. on the Young Platform Step app to encourage in-depth knowledge of the crypto sector, or on Young Platform as an additional reward for activities related to the Earning Wallet feature and all future initiatives.

As of the 30th of May 2022, 7.3 million YNG have already been distributed for this purpose. The remaining 56,3 million will be distributed from now onwards.

2. Sale (17.6%)

A small percentage of YNG’s total supply was reserved for sales. This is because the choice was made to favour internal incentives within the platform itself and the user experience. With the Community Sale in May 2022, 6.9 million YNG were sold/purchased while 10.75 million are in the Treasury, divided between market makers, Venture Capital and listing procedures.

3. Young Platform Team (10%)

A portion of the YNG tokens will be distributed to Young Platform employees starting in 2023. Young Platform is growing as a company thanks to people, so the YNG token will be a reward for the work of individuals who make a difference and support the company with their skills.

4. Advisors (5%) and Stakeholders (3.8%)

Young Platform also receives input and support from people outside the company. An incentive mechanism for advisors and stakeholders has been devised for this purpose.

The YNG Liquidity Management System

To regulate the liquidity of the YNG-EUR market pair on the Young Platform exchange, an algorithm will be used based on the same mathematical formulas that are normally used to manage the liquidity pools of decentralised exchanges based on automated market makers. In the specific case of YNG, the same formula will be used that allows the liquidity pool of Uniswap to function: K = x * y, where ‘x’ represents YNG tokens and ‘y’ the Euros in the pool. The purpose of this formula is to calculate the right proportion between the number of tokens bought or sold and their price; and also to keep the product between the amount of tokens in the pool and the amount of Euros constant over time. Based on this formula, the Young Platform pool will initially contain 1,000,000 EUR and 4,166,666 YNG. Contrary to DeFi protocols, there will be no major variation in the liquidity contained in the Young Platform pool for the short-medium term, however any changes in the total liquidity will be promptly communicated. This mechanism will in fact only serve to ensure adequate liquidity on our exchange through a sufficient number of limit orders on our order book, while the price of YNG will be determined by supply and demand.

Supporting the market cap with buybacks

In order to reduce the circulating supply and increase the market capitalisation, especially in the first phase after the listing of YNG, Young Platform reserves the right to use the buyback mechanism. This means that in order to support the performance of the YNG token, the company could buy back a certain amount of tokens, which would then either not be put back on the market or be burnt. Buybacks will always be announced well in advance through the official channels of Young Platform, as well as how the purchased tokens will be used.

Circulating supply as of 30 May 2022

Circulating supply represents the number of tokens that are available for purchase and sale at any given time. As of 30 May 2022, there were 16.73 million YNG tokens in circulation. Specifically, 7.1% of the circulating supply of YNG were in Step’s wallets, 63.2% in Young Platform’s wallets, 23.9% in the Liquidity Pool needed to support the Order Book, 1.2% was for external advisors, and 4.6% was distributed to stakeholders in 2019 through the crowdfunding campaign.

All use cases of the YNG token

We said that YNG is a utility token, but what exactly is its utility? Before the listing, YNG was always distributed via airdrop as a reward for quizzes and challenges on Young Platform Step. In addition, YNG holders were entitled to receive discounts on exchange service fees. After the listing, the airdrop on Step slowed down to curb the inflation, but the benefits of owning the YNG token multiplied! By locking in part of your YNG, you’re able to access the Young Platform Clubs. By joining one of the 4 Clubs, you secure exclusive treatment and all the best promotions on Young Platform products.

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The Clubs are open, have you already chosen which one to join? Prepare your YNG and discover all the benefits

Today is a momentous day for Young Platform: on the eve of the YNG token launch, the Clubs open the doors to the community. Each Club is like a pass to experience all the new features and functionality of Young Platform, present and future. Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum… each precious metal represents a Club. Which team do you want to join?

Today Young Platform is adorned with bronze, gold, silver and platinum, but what is really valuable is its community! Since the earliest human civilisations, these metals were used as a symbol of prestige and recognition. From now on, belonging to a Club can offer you a privileged position among YNG holders. Now that you’ve bolstered your YNG stocks with the Community Sale (or are planning to refresh your wallet with a bit of ‘young’ flair), you can make the most of them by joining Clubs. The best way to experience the Young Platform community as a protagonist!

At Young Platform we often use playful and witty metaphors, as we like to think that even complex topics can be learned with a light hearted approach.. Light-heartedness yes, but not superficiality! With the Clubs we want to give that sense of belonging that unites the community a chance to emerge. Indeed, we think it is crucial, as the community grows, to maintain that sense of team and family that has brought us this far.

How do the Clubs work? 

Each Club requires a minimum quota of YNG tokens to be locked for membership. This ranges from a minimum of 1,500 YNG for the Bronze Club to a maximum of 25,000 YNG for the Platinum Club. The locking required to become a Club member is different from staking: it does not earn any rewards, lasts a minimum of 90 days and can only be done with YNG that can be used within your Spot Wallet. Therefore YNG tokens received via Community Sale Cashback cannot be used immediately to join Clubs. 

Club membership lasts for 90 days, at the end of this period you can decide whether to unsubscribe by unlocking your tokens. Otherwise your membership will be renewed automatically. 

Which Club is for you?

Are you a Bronze or Silver type? Is Gold your Club? Or maybe Platinum? Each Club has its own characteristics, and the more precious the metal of your club is, the more you’ll benefit from the various advantages. Here you will find the complete guide and description for each Club. 

If right now you don’t have enough YNG to join one of the Clubs, don’t worry! As of tomorrow, YNG trading is open permanently and you can buy the tokens you need to join the Club that’s right for you. Memberships are open anytime starting now, check out the ‘Clubs’ section in the Young Platform app.

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LUNA holders on Young Platform will be able to participate in the airdrop of tokens on the new Terra 2 chain. Find out the details!

After the collapse of UST and LUNA, Do Kwon and the Terra community developed and approved a plan to rebuild a blockchain and compensate UST and LUNA holders. The old LUNA and UST tokens will be called LUNA Classic (LUNC) and UST Classic (USTC), the new token will keep the name LUNA. Details about the airdrop can be found in this article.

LUNA 2.0 airdrop on Young Platform

This airdrop is technically quite complex, so Young Platform plans to support LUNa’s airdrop only in the near future. This means that the distribution of the new tokens to Young Platform users will not take place at the same time as the official airdrop . As soon as further details are available, instructions on how to participate in the LUNA 2.0 airdrop will be announced. 

PLEASE NOTE: In order to facilitate all management operations related to the LUNA 2.0 Airdrop, LUNA deposits and withdrawals are blocked as of 5pm UK time on the 26th May 2022 (today) until further notice. 

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In this Community Sale, everyone has shown their affection and support for the YNG token, find out the new listing date! 

When you finally learned what Bitcoin was, you couldn’t wait to explain it to your neighbour too. When you won your first prediction on Ethereum, you thought about adding “trader” to your Instagram bio… On your tenth correct quiz, you organised a crypto-themed game night for your friends. Admit it, over the years Step has hyped you up! As you played, walked around and discovered that cryptos are not such an untameable subject, your YNG wallet swelled just like your knowledge base. The YNG token has always been there to reward you!

YNG has seen us walk the streets of the crypto world and learn, one step at a time, about all its values and the potential of a technology that is changing the world. We rediscovered our curiosity, our willingness to learn and take notes by reading Academy articles (with such commitment we may not have even used for school). Why did we decide to launch the YNG token on the market? Because it is a sign of a passion that unites a community, which for four years has welcomed all the Quests on its path.

Something tells us that we were not wrong. With this Community Sale, we were overwhelmed by a realisation: the Young Platform community wants YNG and YNG is here to stay. At the beginning of this journey, we had set our sights on the goal of 6 million tokens purchased in Community Sale, having reached this figure we would decree a great success. But we have gone far beyond our goals: to date, 6.4 million tokens have been purchased and we have distributed a total cashback of YNG 436,000, and now the listing awaits. The excitement is through the roof, so all we have to do is start the countdown. 

Update: New date for listing 

On the 1st of June, 2022 at 12 noon CET, YNG will finally be released to the market and available for buying and selling. After the listing, you will find a different YNG token, but what will remain unchanged is the lively and passionate spirit of its holders.

As with all tokens, the value of YNG is not decided at the drawing board or even constant over time. Indeed, the price of YNG will be susceptible to market trends and the logic of supply and demand. Simply put, the price of YNG will depend on how many people buy it and how many sell it. The more people want to buy it, the more its price will increase. Conversely, the more people sell it, the more the price of YNG will fall. We know, the crypto market is volatile, but tokens backed by a strong community are destined for great things!

In conjunction with the listing, the sale and purchase of the YNG token, which was temporarily suspended from the 25th of May, will be reactivated, while the transfer of the token from Step to Young Platform is still active.

Clubs will start working on the 31st of May

Now that you are ready to begin your adventure in the YNG marketplace, you may want something more: clubs. Subscriptions open the 31st of May, but how does it work? To join the Bronze Club you need to block 1,500 YNG, 5,000 YNG for the Silver Club, 10,000 YNG for the Gold Club and 25,000 YNG for the Platinum Club. Blocking YNG for Clubs is different from blocking YNG for staking, in fact in the former case you do not get rewards but benefits. Once you join the Clubs, you cannot cancel your membership for 90 days. After these three months, you can choose to unsubscribe, otherwise, you will continue to enjoy the benefits. These are divided into several categories: fee discounts and increased rewards from staking and airdrops. But in the future there will be many more!

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The Community Sale is coming to an end. You have 4 days left to buy YNG with all the benefits reserved for our community!

It’s all true: you bought 3 million YNG tokens before the market launch! Before celebrating the listing, Young Platform has reserved a special sale, dedicated to our loyal community who have been waiting for this moment for a long time. 

However, the Community Sale will only be active for a few more days: you can buy YNG and receive up to 15% cashback until the 24th of May. 

The Young Token: the start for everyone 

For many of us, YNG was our first token, we earned it on Step by taking quizzes on crypto fundamentals or challenging our friends mile after mile or, again, by becoming familiar with price charts through ‘Up&Down’ predictions. 

Was the YNG token also the beginning of a path in this area for you? Sure, between NFT and Metaverse, blockchain is slowly becoming mainstream, but when it comes to cryptocurrencies, the main concern is complexity. Crypto technology and mechanisms still seem obscure and complicated, and when you don’t understand something, it’s easy to push it away. 

If today you can explain to your parents how a Proof-of-Stake protocol works or why Bitcoin is not a Ponzi scheme, it’s also thanks to the YNG token that you wanted to learn more, and not give up when faced with ‘impossible’ concepts. The Community Sale is designed to reward the entire Young Platform community with benefits. Those who have given the crypto world a chance via the YNG token!

What are the benefits of the Community Sale?

Buying YNG during the Community Sale is convenient for several reasons. Firstly, the price of YNG is still fixed at €0.24. Once YNG is listed, its price will vary according to market fluctuations. Furthermore, during the Community Sale, YNG’s purchasing fee is zero and you can receive Cashback. With the end of the Community Sale you will no longer be able to buy YNG at a fixed price and receive Cashback, but the advantages of buying YNG tokens do not end on 24 May! Anytime you buy YNG you can be part of one of the largest European crypto communities. How? By joining the Clubs! 

How can I get Cashback during the Community Sale?

You’re entitled to Cashback if you buy more than €200 of YNG before the 24th of May. It’s issued in YNG, according to how many tokens you purchased. Your Cashback will remain locked for 90 days after purchase, after which it can be redeemed. For the table with relevant reference values and percentages click this link. 

How can I join a Club?

Joining a Club means taking advantage of a package of benefits such as fee discounts, bonuses, increased staking reward percentages. But that’s not all, there will be many more surprises in the future too! There are 4 different Clubs: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum, each with a different level of benefits. To join one of the Clubs you need to lock your YNG. The amount of locked tokens determines the type of Club you can join. Registration starts on 31 May*!

By becoming a YNG token holder, you have the opportunity to access all operations on Young Platform easily and conveniently. This is Young Platform’s way of rewarding the loyalty of our community by making your journey into crypto easier and easier! All you have to do is enjoy it!

Don’t miss your chance: these are the last 4 days to buy YNG at a fixed price and enjoy all the benefits of the Community Sale. The deadline is scheduled for May 24 at 11:59 pm. Remember: from the end of the Community Sale until the 30th of May, you can neither sell nor buy YNG token!

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*Dates may be subject to change because of delays caused by third parties involved in the process.

A few days after the first announcement, a new milestone: in one week of Community Sale, 2 million Young (YNG) were purchased!

The YNG token is among you! The pre-sale of the YNG token started on May 10, and within a week 2,000,000 have already been purchased. Affection and appreciation should never be measured in numbers, but in this case we make an exception because behind these 2 million YNG tokens are the passionate members of the Young Platform community who have faith in us and the project. 2 million thank yous! 

A 2 million token community!

The days until the launch of the YNG token in the market are fewer and fewer. We have been collecting messages of support since the 10th of May, enthusiasm is through the roof, and the countdown continues. There are only 6 days left until the end of the Community Sale, then what? Let’s wait for the listing! But if you want to secure Cashback now is the time to enter the world of Young Platform. You have until the 24th of May. For Cashback percentages and all the benefits of the Community Sale, you can check out the full guide and FAQs!

Clubs in sight

With the listing scheduled for the 31st of May, registration for Clubs, your privileged pass in the Young Platform experience, will open at the same time. To secure a spot in one of the 4 Clubs you will need to lock in a sum of YNG. How much is this sum? You can check the table with the Clubs and benefits. The tokens used in the subscription are not to be considered “spent,” in fact when you do not want to renew your Club subscription, you can simply unlock them and they will become usable and available again for all buying and selling transactions. 

Buy YNG and get 15% Cashback!

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