STARBITS

STARBITS are the main game currency of Rising Star.

They have many uses in-game, most of which are described below.

In-game STARBITS are not technically a cryptocurrency! They are converted into crypto if you withdraw them from the game into a place called the Hive Engine. Learn more about all this stuff here.

## Uses for STARBITS

### In-game STARBITS

The following actions use in-game STARBITS.

#### Pay for Crafting Missions

It costs 1,000 in-game STARBITS to start a Crafting Mission.

#### Bid in the Music Promoter

This is main in-game way to earn the STARPRO currency. STARBITS committed to Music Promoter pools can never be retrieved.

#### Participate in Record Staking

You can support indie musicians by temporarily committing your STARBITS to their music NFTs. When a record is sold, you have a chance to earn extra STARBITS as a reward for your support. STARBITS committed to Record Staking can be retrieved at any time without penalty.

#### Pay for ads in the in Diary feed

You can bid STARBITS to promote almost anything you'd like (subject to common sense and the discretion of Rising Star) in the Diary feed. The feed is one of the most viewed aspects of the game, so you're sure to earn impressions! STARBITS committed to bidding on ad placements can never be retrieved.

### Hive Engine (crypto) STARBITS

The following actions use the crypto version of STARBITS.

#### Purchase Card Packs

Currently, you can buy a pack of 3 game Cards for 10,000 STARBITS, or 12 packs for 100,000 STARBITS. For technical reasons, you cannot use in-game STARBITS for this—use need to use the cryptocurrency version of STARBITS. This action must be taken using the game UI.

You can buy packs with currencies other than STARBITS. The game offers several options, including PayPal, WAX, SWAP.HIVE, Avalanche, Solana, and Polygon.

#### Purchase Cards from the secondary Market

STARBITS are one of many cryptocurrencies accepted for secondary market card purchases. This means you're buy single cards from other accounts. It is possible to buy cards from the game UI as well as third party marketplaces that support Hive NFTs.

Please note: you **cannot** use in-game STARBITS to buy packs or cards. You must hold a balance in your Hive Engine wallet.

#### Earn the STARBITS Millionaire Card

If you hold 1,000,000 STARBITS in your Hive Engine wallet, you are eligible to receive this special card. It is only issued manually by the game admins. While it is technically possible to sell these cards on the secondary market, doing so is a bannable offense. Owning a manually issued card is one of three prerequisites that allow you to partake in the special STARBITS Millionaire Mission.

#### Trade for other tokens

You can trade STARBITS on the Hive Engine. Currently, the only direct conversions for STARBITS are SWAP.HIVE and the PIZZA token (not to be confused with in-game Pizza items). Once you have converted to SWAP.HIVE or PIZZA, your token options open up to virtually every cryptocurrency that the Hive Engine supports, including tokens that are value pegged to tokens like BTC, ETH, LTC, and more.

## Earning STARBITS

### Earn in-game STARBITS

The game itself is the main source of new STARBITS.

#### Play Missions

Most standard Missions will reward you with a number of STARBITS upon completion. Each Mission has a static minimum reward, and a variable maximum reward. You can increase the maximum reward by obtaining more Fans.

You will also earn STARBITS through Mission Achievements. For example, you earn a bonus 100 STARBITS when you complete your 100th Mission.

The special STARBITS Millionaire Mission earns 10,000 STARBITS once per day if you meet the requirements.

#### Participate in Record Staking

You can support indie musicians by staking in-game STARBITS on their record NFTs. Whenever one is sold, you have a chance to earn some STARBITS.

### Earn Hive Engine (crypto) STARBITS

Trading on the market is another potential source of STARBITS. The following is not financial advice, nor should STARBITS be considered an investment vehicle.

#### Sell Cards on the secondary Market

You can list your cards for sale using the game UI (this is the most intuitive) or through some third party market frontends. Depending on the card, you will have the option of a few different Hive Engine currencies. STARBITS, STARPRO and SWAP.HIVE are the most popular.

Every market sale incurs a 5% fee that is paid to the Rising Star account. When you view a market price, this fee is already built in. Buyers do not need to really worry about this fee, but sellers need to take it into consideration when pricing their cards.

#### Enter Giveaways

The Rising Star community is flush with both streamers and bloggers who love to run giveaway contests. The prizes are usually Cards or STARBITS. The Rising Star team tries to keep track of and aggregate all these giveaways so you can find them easily:

* Keep an eye on your Game Diary to see when a Twitch Giveaway is live
* Join the RS Discord and look for the `#win-starbits` channel
* Follow the official RS account on the Hive Blog and watch for contest announcements.

Prizes won from giveaways are typically credited to your Hive Engine account, not your in-game account.

#### Earn passive STARBITS through Liquidity Pool staking

Some of the Liquidity Pools on the Hive Engine offer STARBITS as a reward for supplying liquidity. Please thoroughly research liquidity pools and familiarize yourself with their risks before contributing to them.

#### Buy STARBITS with other cryptocurrencies

You can check the price of STARBITS here. The main price is listed in SWAP.HIVE, and a secondary price is listed in estimated USD. You will need SWAP.HIVE in order to trade for STARBITS. There may also be liquidity pools available for swapping STARBITS directly with another token. Currently, there is only one: PIZZA:STARBITS. To see what pools are active, go to this page and search for STARBITS.