How and Where to Buy beFITTER (FIU) – Detailed Guide

What is FIU?

What is beFITTER? Incubated by Icetea Labs and Developed by VerseHub Global, beFITTER is a web3 fitnessfi and socialfi app that aims to make a healthy lifestyle irresistible. beFITTER follows the move to earn trend but in a sustainable direction. beFITTER’s aspiration is not to encourage users to run and earn continuously like a circle of bored. beFITTER’s most important goal is to create a healthy and balanced ecosystem that enhances physical health through proper exercise and rest regimens. Almost all users' daily activities are counted and rewarded, even sleeping.

Who Are the Founders of beFITTER? The idea of beFITTER first originated at the beginning of 2022. Every effort mentally and physically has been put into the project to make it possible for users to develop and maintain a beneficial lifestyle.

beFITTER was founded by Icetea Labs - A leading blockchain incubator and enabler in SEA, with a mission to bring blockchain applications to mass users and become a trusted companion of visionary founders.

Ba - Co-Founder: Ba has broad experience working on multiple notable blockchain projects, including PolkaFoundry, Red Kite Launchpad, and GameFi.org game hub. Before beFITTER, she is Icetea Labs’ due diligence leader who has evaluated and advised over 30 projects.

Thai Trieu - Art-Director: he is a professional artist with over 8 years of experience in the gaming industry as a concept artist and illustrator. Thai has a profound knowledge of fiction, films, and games with various themes from several international projects that he has worked on.

Trang Doan - Product owner: has 2.5 years working as a Product Owner, 8 years of experience in software development. She is also a mentor on mentori. Ha Nguyen - Head of development: has 10 years of experience developing finance and education applications, 1 year working in the blockchain industry. He also has outstanding skills in team management and leadership. In total, beFITTER’s team consists of more than 20 members who are well-experienced in large-scale software development and have deep knowledge of blockchain technology.

What Makes beFITTER Unique? beFITTER - a place where health comes first and all fitness activities are formed and encouraged by the earning system. Users will have their NFT shoes collection at beFITTER, each uniquely designed and generated with blockchain technology. For example, users can wear NFT shoes, stroll on the road to buy a cup of coffee, take short steps across the street, and run or ride a bike every morning; all are integrated with earning features. Simply put, any everyday fitness activities are valuable in beFITTER.

Apart from that, beFITTER is also a platform for collectors, those who sell or lend shoes, and even customize their own unique pair of shoes to sell as NFT is also possible.

beFITTER aims to encourage millions of people to live a healthier lifestyle, combat climate change, and connect them to Web3. In the long run, beFITTER will become a brand new Web3 based on users’ needs. Shoes NFT: Every sneaker will have different qualities. Users can freely burn tokens to elevate their shoes to a new level and mint new shoes.
Move & Earn: equipped with NFT shoes, can move outdoors to receive Tokens in beFITTER. Rent feature: Fixed rent: The owner can list his/her digital assets (NFT) on the marketplace together with terms and conditions, including rental duration, listed price,... The renter can then have full access to the asset (the pair of shoes) for the contract duration. Share profit: Similar to the fixed rent feature, the owner can list his/her digital asset (NFT) on the marketplace and find who wants to borrow them. The revenue earned by using that NFT will be shared between the lender and the borrower (the lender decides the percentages in advance) In-app NFT marketplace: Users can trade their NFT on the marketplace. Token swap: Token swap allows users to trade directly between two types of tokens as an atomic transaction; also, users can trade their tokens into stable coins for further purposes. Decentralized wallet: Decentralized cryptocurrency wallets give you complete control of your digital assets — without platform supervision.

What kind of token? beFITTER offers two tokens, HEE (Health token) and FIU (Social token), both of them are provided as incentives to users for playing the game. Dual-token model with a twist. We introduce health token and social token. Health token is used to reward healthy activities. Social token is used to reward activities involving social interaction such as challenges and socialfi; in the future, it will become a governance token when DAO is established. Benefit Reduce pressure on the reward pool & prevent inflation FIU has utility from an early stage. (Normal governance token has weak utility since they have to wait till DAO)

FIU was first tradable on 1st Jun, 2022. It has a total supply of 100,000,000. As of right now FIU has a market capitalization of USD $353,621.6. The current price of FIU is $0.000354 and is ranked 2353 on Coinmarketcap and has recently surged 24.11 percent at the time of writing.

FIU has been listed on a number of crypto exchanges, unlike other main cryptocurrencies, it cannot be directly purchased with fiats money. However, You can still easily buy this coin by first buying USDT from any fiat-to-crypto exchanges and then transfer to the exchange that offers to trade this coin, in this guide article we will walk you through in detail the steps to buy FIU.

Step 1: Register on Fiat-to-Crypto Exchange

You will have to first buy one of the major cryptocurrencies, in this case, USDT (USDT). In this article we will walk you through in details two of the most commonly-used fiat-to-crypto exchanges, Uphold.com and Coinbase. Both exchanges have their own fee policies and other features that we will go through in detail. It is recommended that you try both of them and figure out the one that suits you best.

uphold

Suitable for US traders

Select Fiat-to-Crypto Exchange for details:

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Being one of the most popular and convenient fiat-to-crypto exchanges, UpHold has the following advantages:

  • Easy to buy and trade among multiple assets, more than 50 and still adding
  • Currently more than 7M users worldwide
  • You can apply for UpHold Debit card where you can spend the crypto assets on your account like a normal debit card! (US only but will be in the UK later)
  • Easy to use mobile app where you can withdraw fund to a bank or any other altcoin exchanges easily
  • No hidden fees and any other account fees
  • There are limited buy/sell orders for more advanced users
  • You can easily set up recurring deposits for Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) if you intend to hold cryptos long term
  • USDT, which is one of the most popular USD-backed stablecoins (basically a crypto that is backed by real fiat money so they are less volatile and can be treated almost as the fiat money it's pegged with) is available, this is more convenient if the altcoin you intend to buy has only USDT trading pairs on the altcoin exchange so you don't have to go through another currency conversion while you buy the altcoin.
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Type your email and click 'Next'. Make sure you provide your real name as UpHold will need it for account and identity verification. Choose a strong password so that your account isn't vulnerable to hackers.

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You will receive a confirmation email. Open it and click on the link within. You will then be required to provide a valid mobile number to set up two-factor authentication (2FA), it is an extra layer to the security of your account and it is highly recommended that you keep this feature turned on.

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Follow the next step to finish your identity verification. These steps are a bit daunting especially when you are waiting to buy an asset but just like any other financial institutions, UpHold is regulated in most countries such as the US, the UK and the EU. You can take this as a trade-off to using a trusted platform to make your first crypto purchase. Good news is that the whole so-called Know-Your-Customers (KYC) process is now fully automated and it shouldn't take more than 15 minutes to finish.

Step 2: Buy USDT with fiat money

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Once you finished the KYC process. You will be asked to add a payment method. Here you can either choose to provide a credit/debit card or use a bank transfer. You may be charged higher fees depending on your credit card company and the volatile prices when using cards but you will also make an instant purchase. While a bank transfer will be cheaper but slower, depending on the country of your residence, some countries will offer instant cash deposit with low fees.

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Now you are all set, on the 'Transact' screen under the 'From' field, select your fiat currency, and then on the 'To' field choose USDT, click preview to review your transaction and the click confirm if everything looks good... and congrats! You've just made your first crypto purchase.

Step 3: Transfer USDT to an Altcoin Exchange

Select altcoin exchanges:

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But we are not done yet, since FIU is an altcoin we need to transfer our USDT to an exchange that FIU can be traded, here we will use Gate.io as our exchange. Gate.io is a popular exchange to trade altcoins and it has a large number of tradable altcoins pairs. Use the link below to register your new account.

Gate.io is an American cryptocurrency exchange that launched 2017. As the exchange is American, US-investors can of course trade here and we recommend US traders to sign up on this exchange. The exchange is available both in English and Chinese (the latter being very helpful for Chinese investors). Gate.io’s main selling factor is their wide selection of trading pairs. You can find most of the new altcoins here. Gate.io also demonstrates an impressive trading volume. It is almost every day one of the top 20 exchanges with the highest trading volume. The trading volume amounts to approx. USD 100 million on a daily basis. The top 10 trading pairs on Gate.io in terms of trading volume usually have USDT (Tether) as one part of the pair. So, to summarize the foregoing, Gate.io’s vast number of trading pairs and its extraordinary liquidity are both very impressive aspects of this exchange.

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After going through a similar process as we've done before with UpHold, you will be advised to set up 2FA authentication as well, finish it as it adds extra security to your account.

Step 4: Deposit USDT to exchange

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Depends on the policies of the exchange you might be required to go through another KYC process, this should usually take you from 30 minutes to possibly a few days maximum. Though the process should be straight-forward and easy to follow. Once you're done with it you should have full access to your exchange wallet.

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If this is your first time making a crypto deposit, the screen here may look a bit scary. But don't worry, it's basically simpler than making a bank transfer. At the box on the right, you will see a string of random numbers saying 'USDT address', this is a unique public address of your USDT wallet at Gate.io and you can receive USDT by giving this address to the person to send you the funds. Since we are now transferring our previously bought USDT on UpHold to this wallet, click on 'Copy Address' or right-click on the full address and click copy to grab this address to your clipboard.

Now head back to UpHold, go to the Transact screen and click on USDT on the "From" field, choose the amount you wan to send and on the "To" field choose USDT under "Crypto Network", then click "Preview withdraw".

On the next screen, paste the wallet address from your clipboard, for security consideration you should always check if both addresses are matching. It is known that there are certain computer malware that would alter the content in your clipboard into another wallet address and you will be essentially sending funds to another person.

After reviewing, click 'Confirm' to proceed, you should receive a confirmation email instantly, click on the confirmation link in the email and your coins are on the way to Gate.io!

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Now go back to Gate.io and head to your exchange wallets, don't worry if you haven't seen your deposit here. It is probably still being verified in the blockchain network and it should take a few minutes for your coins to arrive. Depending on the network traffic condition of the USDT network, during busy times it may take even longer.

You should receive a confirmation notification from Gate.io once your USDT has arrived. And you are now finally ready to purchase FIU!

Step 5: Trade FIU

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Go back to Gate.io, then go to 'Exchange'. Boom! What a view! The constantly flicking figures might be a bit scary, but relax, let's get our heads around this.

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In the right column there is a search bar, now make sure "USDT" is selected as we are trading USDT to altcoin pair. Click on it and type in "FIU", you should see FIU/USDT, select that pair and you should see a price chart of FIU/USDT in the middle of the page.

Below there is a box with a green button that says "Buy FIU", inside of the box, choose the "Market" tab here as that is the most straight-forward type of buying orders. You can either type in your amount or choose what portion of your USDT deposit you would like to spend on buying, by clicking on the percentage buttons. When you have confirmed everything, click "Buy FIU". Voila! You have finally bought FIU!

But we are not done yet. We need to convert our USDT into FIU. As FIU is currently listed on PancakeSwap we will guide you through how to convert your USDT on the platform. Unlike other centralised exchanges the conversion steps will be a little different on PancakeSwap since it is a decentralised exchange (DEX) which does not require you to register an account nor going through any KYC process, however, trading on a DEX requires you to manage your own private key to your altcoin wallet and it is suggested that you take extra care of your wallet private key, because if you lost your keys, it means that you will lost access to your coins forever and no customer support will help you retrieve your assets back. Although if managed properly it is in fact more secure to store your assets in your own private wallet than on exchange wallets. If you are still uncomfortable with using a DEX just yet, check if FIU is available on any other traditional centralised exchanges on the tab above. Otherwise let’s follow these steps carefully.

Convert your USDT into BNB on Binance

PancakeSwap is a DEX that is similar to Uniswap/Sushiswap, but instead it runs on Binance Smart Chain (BSC), where you will be able to trade all BEP-20 tokens (as oppose to ERC-20 tokens in the Ethereum blockchain), unlike Ethereum, it greatly reduces the trading(gas) fees while trading on the platform and is gaining popularity recently. PancakeSwap is built on an automated market maker (AMM) system which relies on user-funded liquidity pools and that is why it can work perfectly without a traditional order book from centralised exchanges.

In short, as FIU is a BEP-20 token running on Binance Smart Chain, the quickest way to buy it is to transfer your USDT to Binance (or the exchanges listed on the table below for US traders), convert it into BNB, then send it to your own wallet via Binance Smart Chain and swap your BNB for FIU on PancakeSwap.

US traders should consider signing up on the exchanges below.

Once you have registered on Binance or the exchanges suggested above, head over to the wallet page and choose the USDT and click deposit. Copy the USDT address and head back to UpHold, withdraw your USDT to this address and wait for it to arrive, this should take around 15-30 minutes depending on usage of the USDT network. Once arrived, trade your USDT to Binance Coin (BNB).

Transfer BNB to your own wallet

Here comes the trickiest part of the process, now you need to create your own wallet to hold both BNB and FIU, there are several options to create your own wallet, the best option is to use a hardware wallet, such as Ledger Nano S or Ledger Nano X. They are secure hardware that provide various layers of security to protect your assets, you only have to store the seed phrases in a safe place and never put it online (i.e. do NOT upload the seed phrases to any cloud services/storage/email, and also do not take photo of it). If you are planning to stay in the crypto scene for a while, it is highly recommended that you get a hardware wallet.

Alternatively you can create your own wallet, here we will use MetaMask as an example to show you how to set up your wallet.

Add MetaMask extension to Chrome

We recommend using Google Chrome or Brave Browser here. Go to Chrome Web Store and search for MetaMask, make sure the extension is offered by https://metamask.io for safety and then click Add to Chrome.

MetaMask

Proceed with "Get Started" and then click on "create a wallet" in the next screen, read all the instructions on the next screen and then click "Agree"

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Next choose a secure password to secure your MetaMask wallet, this password is not your private key or seed phrases, you only need this password to access the Chrome Extension.

MetaMask

Here comes the backup phrase generation step, on the screen you will see a list of random words appearing after you click "reveal secret words", write these words down on a piece of paper and do not ever save them online, anywhere. For extra security you may even consider getting a Cryptosteel Capsule from Ledger to store your phrases securely and physically.

CryptoSteel Capsule Solo

Once you have saved your seed phrases securely, confirm on the next screen by verifying them. And you’re done! Read the tips once more to ensure you’re fully aware of the security issues and click all done, now your wallet is ready. Now click on the MetaMask icon on the extension bar on the browser and unlock your wallet with your password. You should see your initial balance afterwards.

MetaMask

Now you are ready to deposit your BNB to your wallet, head over to PancakeSwap, click "Connect" at the top and choose MetaMask.

PancakeSwap

If this is your first time to connect with MetaMask you should be asked immediately if you would like to add the Binance Smart Chain network to your MetaMask, please do proceed with this step as it is very important that you make sure you are sending your BNB via the right network. After adding the network, switch to the network on MetaMask and you should be able to see your BNB balance on the Binance Smart Chain. Now copy the address to clipboard by clicking on the account name.

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Now head back to Binance or whichever exchange you bought BNB. Go to the BNB wallet and select Withdraw, on the recipient address, paste your own wallet address and make sure it is the correct address, then on transfer network, make sure you have selected Binance Smart Chain (BSC) or BEP20 (BSC)

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Click submit and follow the verification steps afterwards. After successfully withdrawing your BNB it should arrive very shortly to your own wallet. Now you’re ready to buy FIU finally!

Head back to PancakeSwap, select Trade > Exchange on the left sidebar

PancakeSwap

You should see a relatively simpler interface here with basically just two fields, from and to, and a big button saying either "Connect Wallet" or “Swap”.

PancakeSwap

Click on Connect Wallet if you haven’t done so already. Otherwise you should be able to see your BNB balance here at the from field, enter the amount you would like to exchange for FIU and then on the to field, choose FIU from the dropdown, the corresponding amount of FIU should show up immediately. Verify and then proceed with "Swap". In the next screen, confirm the transaction once more by clicking Confirm Swap. Now MetaMask should pop up and ask you if you want to allow PancakeSwap to spend your BNB, click Confirm. Wait for the confirmation screen until it shows "Transaction Submitted", congratulations! You have finally bought FIU!! After a short while you should be able to see your FIU balance on your MetaMask Wallet.

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Last Step: Store FIU securely in hardware wallets

Ledger Nano S

Ledger Nano S

  • Easy to set up and friendly interface
  • Can be used on desktops and laptops
  • Lightweight and Portable
  • Support most blockchains and wide range of (ERC-20/BEP-20) tokens
  • Multiple languages available
  • Built by a well-established company found in 2014 with great chip security
  • Affordable price
Ledger Nano X

Ledger Nano X

  • More powerful secure element chip (ST33) than Ledger Nano S
  • Can be used on desktop or laptop, or even smartphone and tablet through Bluetooth integration
  • Lightweight and Portable with built-in rechargeable battery
  • Larger screen
  • More storage space than Ledger Nano S
  • Support most blockchains and wide range of (ERC-20/BEP-20) tokens
  • Multiple languages available
  • Built by a well-established company found in 2014 with great chip security
  • Affordable price

If you are planning to keep("hodl" as some may say, basically misspelt "hold" which get popularised over time) your FIU for a considerable long time, you may want to explore ways of keeping it safe, although Binance is one of the safest cryptocurrency exchange there had been hacking incidents and funds were lost. Because of the very nature of the wallets in exchanges, they will be always online("Hot Wallets" as we call them), therefore exposing certain aspects of vulnerabilities. The safest way of storing your coins to date is always putting them into a type of "Cold Wallets", where the wallet will only have access to the blockchain(or simply "go online") when you send out funds, reducing the chances of hacking incidents. A paper wallet is a type of free cold wallet, it's basically an offline-generated pair of public and private address and you will have it written somewhere, and keep it safe. However, it is not durable and is susceptible to various hazards.

Hardware wallet here is definitely a better option of cold wallets. They are usually USB-enabled devices that store the key information of your wallet in a more durable way. They are built with military-level security and their firmware are constantly maintained by their manufacturers and thus extremely safe. Ledger Nano S and Ledger Nano X and are the most popular options in this category, these wallets cost around $50 to $100 depending on the features they are offering. If you are holding your assets these wallets are a good investment in our opinion.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I buy FIU with cash?

There is no direct way to buy FIU with cash. However, you can use marketplaces such as LocalBitcoins to first purchase USDT, and finish the rest of the steps by transferring your USDT to respective AltCoin exchanges.

LocalBitcoins is a peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange. It is a marketplace where users can buy and sell Bitcoins to and from each other. Users, called traders, create advertisements with the price and the payment method they want to offer. You can choose to buy from sellers from a certain nearby region on the platform. is after all a good place to go to buy Bitcoins when you can't find your desired payment methods anywhere else. But prices are usually higher on this platform and you have to do your due diligence to avoid getting scammed.

Are there any quick ways to buy FIU in Europe?

Yes, in fact, Europe is one of the easiest places to buy cryptos in general. There are even online banks which you can simply open an account and transfer money to exchanges such as Coinbase and Uphold.

Are there any alternative platforms to buy FIU or Bitcoin with credit cards?

Yes. is also a very easy to use platform for buying Bitcoin with credit cards. It is an instant cryptocurrency exchange that allows you to exchange crypto fast and buy it with a bank card. Its user interface is very easy to use and the buying steps are pretty self-explanatory.

Read more on beFITTER's fundamentals and current price here.

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