We trade, you earn

Gain DAO elects pool managers to trade our crypto assets inside regulated brokers. As the pools grow from the trading activity the value of Gain tokens increases proportionately.

Gain tokens represent a share of a pool and are redeemable for the pool's underlying asset, be that Bitcoin, Ethereum or USD. By holding Gain tokens, you are automatically staked and earning the rewards our pool managers generate.

How to join

Pick a pool

Gain DAO offers Bitcoin, Ethereum and USD denominated pools.

Tokenize

Convert your cryptocurrency into Gain DAO tokens. Gain DAO tokens represent a share of the corresponding pool.

Earn

As the pool grows in size, the value of your tokens increases.

Harvest

Convert your Gain DAO tokens back into Bitcoin, Ethereum or USD by harvesting.

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Simple

Joining a pool is as simple as holding Gain DAO tokens, as they are automatically staked in the corresponding pool. No other action is required by our token holders. You can choose to redeem your tokens for the underlying asset of the pool at any time by means of harvesting or selling on the open market.

Safe

Gain DAO tokens are 1:1 backed by the assets in our trading pools. Maintaining a full-reserve is the gold standard for any token or currency. This structure provides a level of value for Gain DAO token holders not found in other projects.

Secure

All Gain DAO smart contracts are audited before being deployed. All pool assets are held with regulated brokers in segregated accounts and all pool managers must be voted in by our DAO after providing a minimum of one year of audited live trading history.

The Gain DAO model

All Gain DAO pools maintain a 1:1 full reserve with our circulating token supply. No tokens in our ecosystem can be released into circulation without first being exchanged for the base cryptocurrency of a pool (tokenized). The current state of each one of our pools is audited by www.myfxbook.com on a daily basis, which provides a level of transparency that is uncommon in traditional finance.

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Gain DAO pool managers don't always succeed in making a profit, however as our track record indicates they usually do. In fact, our historical returns are superior to what is being offered through loaning platforms. Models that loan out your cryptocurrency to try and generate a return, typically lack transparency. Moreover, they usually present hidden counterparty risks that result in liquidity issues during market downturns.

The Gain ecosystem keeps things simple, safe and secure. We stick to what works: quality trading done by quality traders.

GAIN Tokenomics

Gain DAO tokens have three driving forces that affect their redeemable rate.

Pool Managers

Pool Managers are tasked with growing the pools through algorithmic trading in various financial markets, increasing the redeemable rate of Gain DAO tokens.

Harvesting Token Burn

Gain DAO token holders have the option to harvest their tokens for the underlying asset of the corresponding pool. This monthly process burns 100% of the tokens harvested, which permanently reduces the maximum token supply.

New Pool Participants

Distribution contracts release GAIN, uGAIN and bGAIN tokens in a steadily increasing linear fashion as demand to join pools increases.
Every new participant joining the Pool pays a less attractive rate than the previous person, creating a positive impact on the redeemable rate of token.

GAIN Token Attributes

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Maximum Supply

A maximum of 2,100,000 bGAIN tokens will ever be minted.

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Ethereum Blockchain

bGAIN is an ERC20 utility token that operates on the Ethereum network.

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Audited

All smart contracts in the Gain Ecosystem have been audited by www.zokyo.io.

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GAIN on Bitcoin

bGAIN tokens are designed to increase in value relative to Bitcoin as new participants enter the pool and as the pool managers grow the number of Bitcoin present in the pool.

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Swappable for Bitcoin

bGAIN tokens can be swapped for a proportionate amount of wBTC in the pool via a monthly process called harvesting.

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Liquidity Pair

The primary liquidity pair for theBitcoin pool is the bGAIN/wBTC pair.
wBTC (www.wbtc.network/) is wrapped Bitcoin on the Ethereum blockchain

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Deflationary

100% of all bGAIN tokens harvested are permanently burned and removed from circulation.

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Full Reserve

bGAIN tokens can only enter circulation by first being exchanged for wBTC (wrapped Bitcoin) via the distribution contract. This ensures bGAIN maintains its status as a true 1:1, full-reserve token.

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Linear Public Distribution

As the Bitcoin Pool fills, the cost per bGAIN token increases in a linear fashion from 3,000 bGAIN to 1 Bitcoin, to 1 bGAIN to 1 Bitcoin. Every new participant joining the pool pays slightly more than the previous person, creating a positive impact on the bGAIN token value, relative to Bitcoin./p>

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Maximum Supply

A maximum of 42,000,000 GAIN tokens will ever be minted.

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Ethereum Blockchain

GAIN is an ERC20 utility/governence token that operates on the Ethereum network.

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Audited

All smart contracts in the Gain ecosystem have been audited by www.zokyo.io.

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GAIN on Ethereum

GAIN tokens are designed to increase in value relative to Ether as new participants enter the pool and as the pool managers grow the number of Ether present in the pool.

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Swappable for Ether

GAIN tokens can be swapped for a proportionate amount of Ether in the pool via a monthly process called harvesting.

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Liquidity Pair

The primary liquidity pair for the Ethereum Pool is the GAIN/ETH pair.
Ether is the unit of value that is used to process transactions on the Ethereum blockchain

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Deflationary

100% of all GAIN tokens harvested are permanently burned and removed from circulation.

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Full Reserve

GAIN tokens can only enter circulation by first being exchanged for Ether via the distribution contract. This ensures GAIN maintains its status as a true 1:1, full-reserve token.

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Linear Public Distribution

As the Ethereum Pool fills, the cost per GAIN token increases in a linear fashion from 3,000 GAIN to 1 Ether, to 1 GAIN to 1 Ether. Every new participant joining the pool pays slightly more than the previous person, creating a positive impact on the GAIN token value, relative to Ether.

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Maximum Supply

A maximum of 42,000,000 uGAIN tokens will ever be minted.

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Ethereum Blockchain

uGAIN is an ERC20 utility token that operates on the Ethereum network.

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Audited

All smart contracts in the Gain DAO ecosystem have been audited by www.zokyo.io.

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GAIN on USD

uGAIN tokens are designed to increase in value relative to USD as new participants enter the pool and as the pool managers grow the number of USD present in the pool.

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Swappable for USD

uGAIN tokens can be swapped for a proportionate amount of USD in the pool via a monthly process called harvesting.

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Liquidity Pair

The primary liquidity pair for the USD Pool is the uGAIN/USDC pair.
USDC (www.centre.io/usdc) is a USD stable coin issue by Circle and Coinbase.

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Deflationary

100% of all uGAIN tokens harvested are permanently burned and removed from circulation.

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Full Reserve

uGAIN tokens can only enter circulation by first being exchanged for USD (USDC token) via the distribution contract. This ensures uGAIN maintains its status as a true 1:1, full-reserve token.

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Linear Distribution

As the USD Pool fills, the cost per uGAIN token increases in a linear fashion from $0.01 per uGAIN to $30.00 per uGAIN. Every new participant joining the pool pays slightly more than the previous person, creating a positive impact on the uGAIN token value, relative to USD.

harvesting

Gain DAO tokens feature true full market depth liquidity!

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Swaps Gain DAO tokens for pool assets

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100% of tokens harvested are burnt

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Maintains a price floor for Gain DAO tokens relative to their respective pool

Gain DAO token holders have the option to harvest their tokens for the underlying asset of the corresponding pool. This monthly process burns 100% of the tokens harvested, which permanently reduces the maximum token supply. The Harvesting Contract allows you to swap GAIN for Ether without any slippage or volume restrictions. The mechanics are similar to an OTC deal, where the swap is executed at a fixed rate regardless of order size.

Gain Ecosystem

DAO Powered

As a DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) our token holders are able to submit proposals that are voted on by our community.

These DAO proposals cover a wide variety of topics including electing the best and brightest Pool Managers, the Brokers the Gain DAO partners with, as well as other key elements of the Gain DAO ecosystem.

Participate In Our DAO Governance

DeFi or CeFi? How about HyFi?!

Gain pioneers Hybrid Finance; a unique value proposition that combines the best attributes from DeFi, with the scalability and infrastructure of CeFi.

This allows Gain DAO to operate using a hybrid model of regulated brokers and vetted pool managers, while maintaining cryptocurrency as the underlying asset. These managers operate in the CeFi and DeFi space to generate attractive yield for our pool participants.

Read Our Whitepaper

DeFi or CeFi? How about HyFi?!

Gain pioneers Hybrid Finance; a unique value proposition that combines the best attributes from DeFi, with the scalability and infrastructure of CeFi.

This allows Gain DAO to operate using a hybrid model of regulated brokers and vetted pool managers, while maintaining cryptocurrency as the underlying asset. These managers operate in the CeFi and DeFi space to generate attractive yield for our pool participants.

Read Our Whitepaper

Project Sustainability

Pool Revenue

10% of our Pool's monthly profit is allocated to the Gain Treasury. This revenue is used to cover operational costs of our ecosystem.

Treasury Management Services

50% of all revenue generated from the Treasury Management Services program is directed to the Gain Treasury.

The gain team

Robert McDonell

FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Professional trader and market analyst. Robert has over 10 years of practical experience in financial markets, specializing in developing algorithmic trading strategies. Robert has been investing and evangelizing cryptocurrencies since early 2016.

Robert de Groot

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Co-Founder of Internet of Coins & Hybrix. Formerly Head of Incubation at Lisk Center Utrecht, currently Startup Program Manager at Ethereum Swarm. Building blockchain projects since 2013.

Hector Torres Córdova

CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

Lawyer specialized in Legaltech and Fintech. Hector has worked with various private and public institutions in financial inclusion projects and in the development of new products.

Marc Buma

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Senior developer and blockchain consultant at his company Bumos. Specialized in full stack (d)app and smart contract development on various blockchain platforms

Hunter Douglas Rogers

CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER

Professional social media marketing and business development specialist. Educating people on the foreign exchange and cryptocurrency markets for over 7 years.

Amin Rafiee

PROJECT ADVISOR

UNESCO award winner and a global Bitcoin and blockchain speaker, with a background in product design. A consultant and an advisor within the crypto space since 2013. Founder of Bittopia University.

Nolvia Serrano

MARKETING ADVISOR

Marketing and PR specialist within the banking and investment industry. Nolvia previously held the CMO position for AAVE as well as a PR role for Citibank.

Elliot Teissonniere

Blockchain advisor

Eliott Teissonniere is a polymath, engineer and entrepreneur. He used to be the CTO of BitNation, a governance and crypto company which was rewarded by the NetExplo prize from UNESCO in 2017, made the world’s first marriage dApp on Ethereum and leads Nodle's Blockchain and Engineering teams for which he co-invented various pending and granted patents.

Fernando Borea

Quant-Trading Advisor

With over 4 years of experience as a market analyst and quant developer, Fernando has acquired a unique skill set enabling him to design, implement and deploy trading strategies.

Luca Cotta

STRATEGY ADVISOR

An early adopter of crypto, and one of the first bitcoin users in Italy, since 2010. Luca has collaborated with a number of different companies in the crypto space, one of the most known is AAVE. An expert in strategic consultancy, support, and marketing.

Umar Khattak

PARTNERSHIPS

Umar is an Experienced Business Executive and Entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the Financial Services and Renewable Energy Industries. Umar is currently involved in Asset Management as well as co-founder of a Regulated Securities Exchange.

Dusan ILic-Miloradovic

DATA ANALYST

Crypto advocate since 2013. Background in financial management and business development in the supply chain space working with conglomerates such as DHL and FedEx.

Tristan Roberts

SYSTEM THINKER

Researcher focused on regenerative systems. Tristan worked on automating legal processes for entity formation with OpenLaw and Aragon, and has been developing a decentralized research framework to validate experimental gene therapies.

Jana Petkanic

DEFI ADVISOR

Consultant specialized in cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance. Jana worked as the largest cryptocurrency events organizer in the Netherlands. Co-founding startups and leading business development for fintech startups, Jana’s helped scale up ideas into industry leaders.

Klaske Schep

CONTENT COORDINATOR

Klaske is an experienced writer, editor and project manager who is fluent in Dutch and English. She has experience with multiple crypto projects involving writing blogs, editing, translating and SEO.

Rodrigo Ayala

OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

Trader and junior developer. Rodrigo has a background in strategic management, financial analysis, and software development. He previously worked as a researcher and has published academic papers about cybersecurity and autonomous vehicles.

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The gain team

Robert McDonell

FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Professional trader and market analyst. Robert has over 10 years of practical experience in financial markets, specializing in developing algorithmic trading strategies. Robert has been investing and evangelizing cryptocurrencies since early 2016.

Robert de Groot

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Co-Founder of Internet of Coins & Hybrix. Formerly Head of Incubation at Lisk Center Utrecht, currently Startup Program Manager at Ethereum Swarm. Building blockchain projects since 2013.

Hector Torres Córdova

CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

Lawyer specialized in Legaltech and Fintech. Hector has worked with various private and public institutions in financial inclusion projects and in the development of new products.

Marc Buma

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Senior developer and blockchain consultant at his company Bumos. Specialized in full stack (d)app and smart contract development on various blockchain platforms

Hunter Douglas Rogers

CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER

Professional social media marketing and business development specialist. Educating people on the foreign exchange and cryptocurrency markets for over 7 years.

Amin Rafiee

PROJECT ADVISOR

UNESCO award winner and a global Bitcoin and blockchain speaker, with a background in product design. A consultant and an advisor within the crypto space since 2013. Founder of Bittopia University.

Nolvia Serrano

MARKETING ADVISOR

Marketing and PR specialist within the banking and investment industry. Nolvia previously held the CMO position for AAVE as well as a PR role for Citibank.

Elliot Teissonniere

Blockchain advisor

Eliott Teissonniere is a polymath, engineer and entrepreneur. He used to be the CTO of BitNation, a governance and crypto company which was rewarded by the NetExplo prize from UNESCO in 2017, made the world’s first marriage dApp on Ethereum and leads Nodle's Blockchain and Engineering teams for which he co-invented various pending and granted patents.

Fernando Borea

Quant-Trading Advisor

With over 4 years of experience as a market analyst and quant developer, Fernando has acquired a unique skill set enabling him to design, implement and deploy trading strategies.

Luca Cotta

STRATEGY ADVISOR

An early adopter of crypto, and one of the first bitcoin users in Italy, since 2010. Luca has collaborated with a number of different companies in the crypto space, one of the most known is AAVE. An expert in strategic consultancy, support, and marketing.

Umar Khattak

PARTNERSHIPS

Umar is an Experienced Business Executive and Entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the Financial Services and Renewable Energy Industries. Umar is currently involved in Asset Management as well as co-founder of a Regulated Securities Exchange.

Dusan ILic-Miloradovic

DATA ANALYST

Crypto advocate since 2013. Background in financial management and business development in the supply chain space working with conglomerates such as DHL and FedEx.

Tristan Roberts

SYSTEM THINKER

Researcher focused on regenerative systems. Tristan worked on automating legal processes for entity formation with OpenLaw and Aragon, and has been developing a decentralized research framework to validate experimental gene therapies.

Jana Petkanic

DEFI ADVISOR

Consultant specialized in cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance. Jana worked as the largest cryptocurrency events organizer in the Netherlands. Co-founding startups and leading business development for fintech startups, Jana’s helped scale up ideas into industry leaders.

Klaske Schep

CONTENT COORDINATOR

Klaske is an experienced writer, editor and project manager who is fluent in Dutch and English. She has experience with multiple crypto projects involving writing blogs, editing, translating and SEO.

Rodrigo Ayala

OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

Trader and junior developer. Rodrigo has a background in strategic management, financial analysis, and software development. He previously worked as a researcher and has published academic papers about cybersecurity and autonomous vehicles.

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Road map

2020 q1
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Objectives and parameters established for Pool (objectives; 3% - 6% monthly ROI, with 20% drawdown limit)

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Cornerstone selected as Technology Provide for 1 year beta test with IC Markets as the broker

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Myfxbook selected as 3rd party auditor

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Proof-of-concept beta started

2020 q1
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Established agreements with multiple brokers for crypto-based trading accounts

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Whitepaper v0.1 drafted

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Core team assembled

2021 q1
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Advisory board established

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Social Media presence established

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Marketing and Sales team assembled

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GAIN tokenomics v2.0 established

2021 q1
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Branding and Website version 1.0

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Version 1.2 of the Whitepaper released

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Project initial funding secured

2021 q1
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Stage 1 for Marketing and Promotion

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Mascot “Nori” born

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GAIN token contract completed

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Treasury Management Services drafted

2021 q1
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GAIN token audit completed

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Gain DAO website v2.0 completed

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Whitepaper v2.0 released

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Additional Pool Managers selected for beta testing

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Distribution Contract finalized

2022 q1
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GAIN token generation event

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GAIN tokens distributed to Seed Round investors

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Distribution Contract Audited

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Ethereum pool Launched

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Treasury Management Services launched

2022 q1
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KYC Provider Secured

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Web3 integration of Distribution Contract

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GAIN Presale Launched

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Harvesting Contract drafted

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Gain DAO website v3.0 completed

2022 q1
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Stage 2 for Marketing and Promotion

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GAIN Public Sale

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Harvesting Contract finalized

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KYC integrated

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DAO voting system implemented

2022 q1
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Harvesting Contract Audited

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USD Pool Launched

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Genesis Harvesting event for the Ethereum pool (October 1st, 2022)

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First Gain DAO community event

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Gain mystery Christmas airdrop #1

2023 q1
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Genesis Harvesting event for the USD Pool (March 1st, 2023)

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Bitcoin Pool Launched

Road map

2020 q1
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Objectives and parameters established for Pool (objectives; 3% - 6% monthly ROI, with 20% drawdown limit)

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Cornerstone selected as Technology Provide for 1 year beta test with IC Markets as the broker

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Myfxbook selected as 3rd party auditor

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Proof-of-concept beta started

2020 q1
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Established agreements with multiple brokers for crypto-based trading accounts

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Whitepaper v0.1 drafted

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Core team assembled

2021 q1
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Advisory board established

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Social Media presence established

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Marketing and Sales team assembled

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GAIN tokenomics v2.0 established

2021 q1
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Branding and Website version 1.0

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Version 1.2 of the Whitepaper released

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Project initial funding secured

2021 q1
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Stage 1 for Marketing and Promotion

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Mascot “Nori” born

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GAIN token contract completed

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Treasury Management Services drafted

2021 q1
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GAIN token audit completed

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Gain DAO website v2.0 completed

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Whitepaper v2.0 released

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Additional Pool Managers selected for beta testing

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Distribution Contract finalized

2022 q1
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GAIN token generation event

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GAIN tokens distributed to Seed Round investors

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Distribution Contract Audited

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Ethereum pool Launched

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Treasury Management Services launched

2022 q1
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KYC Provider Secured

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Web3 integration of Distribution Contract

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GAIN Presale Launched

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Harvesting Contract drafted

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Gain DAO website v3.0 completed

2022 q1
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Stage 2 for Marketing and Promotion

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GAIN Public Sale

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Harvesting Contract finalized

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KYC integrated

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DAO voting system implemented

2022 q1
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Harvesting Contract Audited

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USD Pool Launched

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Genesis Harvesting event for the Ethereum pool (October 1st, 2022)

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First Gain DAO community event

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Gain mystery Christmas airdrop #1

2022 q1
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Genesis Harvesting event for the USD Pool (March 1st, 2023)

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Bitcoin Pool Launched