[//]:content-type-MARKDOWN-DONOT-DELETE Startup Referral Carnival Upgrade Alert! To express our gratitude for your continuous support, we have upgraded the Referral Carnival bonus to help you easily earn Stars and claim extra airdrops!  **Perk 1: New users who complete a spot trading volume of no less than $10 within 3 days of registration will receive 100 Stars. Perk 2: Both new and existing users participating in Startup for the first time will receive an additional 100 Stars. Perk 3: For all users, inviting friends to register or participate in their first Startup will earn more Stars based on the trading volume of their invitees.** Read more details: https://www.gate.io/en/article/32180 Participate now and enjoy your Startup perks: https://www.gate.io/en/c/stars-carnival-startup **About Stars** 1.Stars can be swapped for subscription shares daily. Every 10 Stars can be swapped for 1 Startup share. If there are no special rules, the limit of swapping Stars for each project is 15,000 Stars, which is 1,500 shares. 2.Startup participants are allowed to get extra Startup shares by swapping Stars. 3.Stars are only valid for use in Startup Airdrop projects; they can not be used for non-airdrop projects. 4.Stars are always valid. The more valid invitations, the more Stars and the more Startup airdrops. 5.Stars can't be cancelled or refunded once swapped. **Notice** 1.To ensure your registration is considered valid, you need to register through the [Referral Carnival page](https://www.gate.io/en/c/stars-carnival-startup "Referral Carnival page") or use the invitation link shared on the [Referral Carnival page](https://www.gate.io/en/c/stars-carnival-startup "Referral Carnival page"). 2.Users with the same KYC information can only be regarded as one valid invitation once. 3.Any cheating behavior is prohibited. In case of cheating, Gate.io reserves the right to disqualify the users involved and forfeit their rewards. 4.Market makers, corporation and institution accounts are not eligible to participate in this event. 5.Where any discrepancy arises between the translated versions and the original English version, the English version shall prevail. 6.Please be noted that we may restrict or prohibit the use of all or a portion of the Services (including the participation in this event, game or competition) from Restricted Locations, including but not limited to the United Kingdom, United States of America, Mainland China, Singapore, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Crimea Region, Spain, Luhansk, Donetsk, Netherlands, Bolivia and so on. We may in our sole and absolute discretion elect to make the Services, or only part of the Services available in certain jurisdictions. For more information regarding the Restricted Locations, please read the [User Agreement](https://www.gate.io/user-agreement. "User Agreement") “Section 2.3(d) Restricted Locations”. We do not intend to solicit or conduct marketing towards customers in such Restricted Locations. 7.Gate.io reserves all rights to the final explanation. About Startup: Gate.io Startup is one of the biggest platforms introducing early-stage projects spanning blockchain, cryptocurrency, DeFi, Metaverse, and more. By participating in Startup, users will have more access to some potential projects and stand a chance to reap substantial rewards in their early stages! [Join Startup Now](https://www.gate.io/startup "Join Startup Now") More: [Startup Subscription Tutorial](https://www.gate.io/help/guide/functional_guidelines/22401/how-to-participate-in-startup "Startup Subscription Tutorial") [Startup FAQ](https://www.gate.io/help/guide/faq/25687/startup-faq "Startup FAQ") [Startup Stars FAQ](https://www.gate.io/c/referral-carnival-startup "Startup Stars FAQ") Gateway to Crypto Trade over 1,700 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 October 30th, 2023