[//]:content-type-MARKDOWN-DONOT-DELETE About Gate.io Startup Free Airdrop Program In order to reward platform users, Gate.io launched the "Startup Project Free Airdrop Program", and free airdrops for blockchain excellent projects are launched in the Startup area from time to time. VIP and GT users can get a variety of tokens airdrop benefits. This Raft(RAFT) Startup subscription is a free subscription, and will not deduct the users' participation funds at the end of event. Startup Link: https://www.gate.io/startup Introduction to Raft(RAFT) Raft enables the generation of R, a leading decentralized USD stablecoin, by opening a CDP (collateralized debt position), or by depositing stablecoins into the Raft protocol reserve. (The information below is provided by the Raft(RAFT) team. Please follow Raft(RAFT)for more information） Token Information Token Name: Raft Token Symbol: RAFT Max Supply: 2,500,000,000 Token Type: ERC20 Contract: https://etherscan.io/token/0x4c5cb5d87709387f8821709f7a6664f00dcf0c93 Token distribution ratio and unlocking rules: Investors: 25.91%, 2 years vesting with 1 year cliff Ecosystem & Incentives: 21.43%, linear vesting over 2 years Team & Advisors: 19.16%, 2 years vesting with 1 year cliff Community: 16.00%, linear vesting over 2 years Treasury: 15.00%, unlocked CEX market making: 2.50%, unlocked Website: https://www.raft.fi/ WhitePaper ：https://docs.raft.fi/ Raft(RAFT) Startup Sale Rules (1) Duration: 09:00 AM 10th Oct, 2023 - 09:00 AM 11th Oct, 2023 (UTC)(Orders placed by qualified users within these 24 hours will be treated equally.) (2) Trading Starts Time: 12:00 PM 11th Oct, 2023 (UTC) Trading Pairs: RAFT/USDT (3) Price: 0 USDT (4)Startup Supply : 4,000,000 RAFT (5) Users purchase using USDT (6) Unlock rule: 100% unlock. (7) Startup Participation Rules: Each user can only purchase once with a KYC account. a)Startup Participation Rules for VIP Users: 1.For Airdrop Projects, the system will no longer verify the VIP Users’ assets adequacy, instead, the system will verify the Users’ VIP Level. The actual shares each VIP User received will be determined based on the actual VIP Level at the time of token distribution. 2.Purchase limit: The maximum contribution limit for a single user is 1500 shares. The VIP Users' existing subscription share rules remain unchanged and can get 100% airdrops. The higher the VIP level, the more Startup airdrop shares can be subscribed. The relationship between the VIP level and the maximum contribution allocation, please refer to the link: https://www.gate.io/article/29892 b)Startup Participation Rules for Non-VIP Users (VIP 0 Users): Spot assets not less than 10 USD, after participating in the subscription, whether the Non-VIP Users win or not will be announced at the end of the project subscription. A portion of lucky Non-VIP Users will be randomly selected and the airdrop amount will be evenly distributed. Non-VIP users who use Startup vouchers to join the subscription will have their Voucher benefits prioritized. Startup vouchers guarantee a 100% corresponding share, the specific subscription rules can be found at https://www.gate.io/zh/article/31899 . (7) Announcement of results: After the end of the day's subscription, the system will count all eligible subscription orders. VIP users will be distributed according to the ratio of the individually subscripted tokens to the total subscripted tokens. Non-VIP users will be randomly selected as part of the lucky Non-VIP users and the airdrop quota will be distributed equally. The subscription results will be announced before listing. (8) That multiple accounts with the same KYC information when claiming Startup shares will be deemed as cheating behavior, and any cheating behavior is prohibited. In case of cheating, Gate.io reserves the right to disqualify the users involved and forfeit their rewards. Gate.io Labs Private Sale Participating Disclosure Gate.io Labs hasn't participated in the Raft(RAFT) investment. Attention (1) Countries not supported: the United States, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Mainland China, Malta, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Crimea, Sudan, Syria, Bangladesh, Bolivia. For users from other countries, please check and make sure your participation in the token sale on Startup complies with local laws and regulations. (2) Risk Warning: -The project team does not guarantee that token price will not be lower than its startup sale price. Please invest with caution, and don't invest beyond your financial capacity. -The start-up project is still in its initial stage, factors including the operation and underlying technology of the project, and other related regulatory activities might contribute to significant risks. -Advanced technical and financial knowledge is required to understand, and evaluate the inherent risks of crypto-asset investment. -The market volatility is high, and the price of a token might fluctuate drastically due to technical, regulatory, and marketing factors. -Users may not be able to withdraw all the purchased tokens due to technical issues of the project or Gate.io. (3) Requirements for participants -The participant should register on Gate.io and Log in; -After logging in, complete user identity verification; -Deposit a certain amount of cryptocurrencies in your gate.io account; -Sign the Purchase Agreement on Startup before placing orders. Gateway to Crypto Trade over 1,400 cryptocurrencies safely, quickly and easily on Gate.io [Sign up](https://www.gate.io/signup "Sign up") to enter the crypto gateway and get 40% commission from [referrals](https://www.gate.io/referral "referrals") [Download iOS/Android App](https://www.gate.io/mobileapp?ch=ann27560 "Download iOS/Android App") right now. Reach out to us! Twitter: https://twitter.com/gate_io GateVIP Twitter:https://twitter.com/Gateio_Inst Telegram: https://t.me/gate_io API Telegram: https://t.me/gateioapi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gateioglobal Medium: https://gateio.medium.com/ Podcast: https://gateio.buzzsprout.com/?ch=buzzs Gate.io Team Oct 9th, 2023