[//]: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. ThisPine protocol (PINE) Startup subscription is a free subscription, and will not deduct the users' participation funds at the end of event. Startup Link: https://www.gateio.pro/startup Introduction to Pine protocol (PINE) Pine aims to become the gateway for real yield in NFTfi and the Pine team’s mission is to build technology that allows for asset-backed financing to be conducted transparently and efficiently on-chain. The protocol is a non-custodial decentralized asset-backed lending protocol that allows borrowers to borrow fungible digital tokens from lenders using non-fungible tokens as collateral. Built with an open and composable architecture, the protocol can be integrated easily with any NFT and NFTFI platform. (The information below is provided by thePine protocol (PINE) team. Please followPine protocol (PINE) for more information） Token Information Token Name: Pine Token Token Symbol: PINE Max Supply：200,000,000 Token Type:ERC-20 Contract:https://etherscan.io/token/0x569424c5EE13884A193773fDC5d1c5f79C443a51 Token distribution ratio and unlocking rules: Team 18.00%：0% at TGE, 2% unlock at month 6, 98% linearly from month 7 to month 36 Seed 7.90%：2.5% at TGE, 97.5% linearly from month 2 to month 18 Private & Advisors 8.15%：0% at TGE, 3% at month 3, 97% linearly from month 4 to month 21 IDO & Listing 0.80%：100% at TGE Incentives 24.00%：Managed by the DAO but initially set to monthly over 4 years Liquidity 2.00%：100% at TGE Bonding 2.00%：Monthly over 6 months Partnership & Growth 19.15%：Quarterly over 2 years, burned if not used Treasury 18.00%：Linearly over 12 months; locked up and managed by the DAO Website: https://pine.loans/ WhitePaper ：https://docs.pine.loans/introduction/overview Pine Protocol (PINE) Startup Sale Rules (1) Duration: 10:00 am 8th Feb, 2023 - 10:00 am 9th Feb, 2023 (UTC)(Orders placed by qualified users within these 24 hours will be treated equally.) (2) Trading Starts Time: To Be Decided,plz follow the Announcement of Gate.io for more information. Trading Pairs: PINE/USDT (3) Price: 0 USDT (4)Startup Supply : 250,000 PINE (5) Users purchase using USDT. (6) Unlock rule: 100% unlock. (7) To participate in Startup Sale, VIP 0 users need to hold no less than 500 USD worth of Spot Assets in balance, and the number of share will be 1/4 of VIP 1 users’ share; The higher the VIP tier, the more shares. For VIP 1 and above, the higher the VIP level the higher the contribution share will be. Each user can only purchase once with KYC account (8) Purchase limit: The maximum contribution limit for a single user is 1000 shares; the relationship between the VIP level and the maximum contribution allocation is: the maximum number of contributions (not the final actual contribution number) = the square of the VIP level multiplied by 10. For example: VIP2 users can subscribe up to 2 x 2 x 10 = 40 shares VIP3 users can subscribe up to 3 x 3 x 10 = 90 shares (9) Users need to ensure that there is sufficient balance (exceeding the purchase value) in accounts for the purchase after placing the orders until we announce the sale result. An insufficient balance will result in the cancellation of the purchase order. (10) We will collect all the qualified orders and distribute the tokens according to the ratio of the individual purchase orders to the purchase orders in total. The final result will be announced before trading starts. Gate.io Labs Private Sale Participating Disclosure Gate.io Labs hasn't participated in thePine protocol (PINE) 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/GateioVIP 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 Feb,7th, 2023