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Whitepaper V1.0 (January 2021) Assimilate.Finance: Resistance is Futile Whitepaper v1.0 (January 2021) Assimilate.Finance Whitepaper Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 THE $BORG TOKEN ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 THE BORG TOKEN PROFIT MECHANISMS .....................................................................................................................................................3 Details Regarding Profit Mechanisms............................................................................................................................................... 4 THE BORG TOKEN UTILITY ..............................................................................................................................................................................4 THE BORG SUBSCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................................................................5 THE ARMADA ($ARM) TOKEN ................................................................................................................................................ 6 THE ARMADA TOKEN UTILITY ..........................................................................................................................................................................6 THE KLINGONS ($KLING) TOKEN .......................................................................................................................................... 7 KLINGONS TOKEN UTILITY: ...............................................................................................................................................................................7 KLINGON PROFIT MECHANISMS: ......................................................................................................................................................................7 TOKEN SPECIFICS......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 THE FUTURE OF ASSIMILATE FINANCE............................................................................................................................... 9 THE ASSIMILATE FINANCE ROADMAP .............................................................................................................................................................9 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 v1.0 (January 2021) 2 Assimilate.Finance Whitepaper Introduction Assimilate Finance is a DeFi (Decentralized Finance) ecosystem completely themed around the Star Trek Universe. It is a collection of coins that use differing profit mechanisms, where each of them has specific utility and all of them are consolidated into one Universe. Think of Assimilate Finance like a tree with multiple branches, the various coins have the Assimilate Finance ecosystem as their source of sustenance and each of these branches has specific functions they carry out, and at the end of the day, these functions bring growth to the parent tree in return. The entire Borg Token ecosystem was rebranded to better represent the mission of the organization, which is a collection of non-ruggable tokens (#WarOnRugs approved) with strong branding and clear profit mechanisms. The $BORG Token The $BORG token was the first entry in the ecosystem and just like the Star Trek universe, $BORG was the controlling entity of the ecosystem. $BORG is listed on Uniswap v2.0. The team is looking at the possibility of exchanges (Binance) as well, however, the profit mechanisms inherent in DeFi lend tend to keep these tokens out of exchanges because holders on an exchange (example, Binance, would not automatically receive the holder tax). In all cases, everything will be assimilated. Two new tokens ($KLING, $ARM) were later added to the ecosystem, these tokens in the ecosystem are assimilated by the BORG’s profit mechanisms. $BORG is currently a Governance and Self Staking token with the new addition of being the Assimilate Finance Subscription token. The BORG Token Profit Mechanisms BORG Token has a number of profit mechanisms, these mechanisms include: ● Assimilation on Transfer: Similar to CORE, an Adjustable Transfer Fee for Liquidity Generation. ● Tax Delivered to Holders: Similar to RFI, Provides Gas-less self-staking Rewards to Holders. ● Auto-Balancer: Similar to Absorber, features a Uniswap v2.0 LP Balancing Function with a Variable Threshold. ● Highly Adjustable: Configurable Fees, Taxation and Auto-Balancing Function, controlled by the BORG Collective v1.0 (January 2021) 3 Assimilate.Finance Whitepaper Details Regarding Profit Mechanisms 1. Assimilation on Transfer — Right now set to 1%, this will send a small % of the transfer to the BORG contract address. Think of this like the BORG treasury where BORG tokens are withheld until the “Auto-Balance” feature is turned on. 2. Auto Tax to Holders — Every transaction as of date delivers 2% to the holders automatically. The investor’s balance increases without the need to stake tokens. 3. Auto-Balancer — Right now set to disabled, this will take the tokens out of the BORG Treasury (Contract Address) and swap half for ETH, and then auto-pair the remaining tokens with that ETH to add to the liquidity pool. This increases our liquidity automatically. The BORG Token Utility By holding $BORG, every investor is eligible to join the BORG Collective which enables access to our premium services and enhanced information data streams. The BORG Collective is a Governance ecosystem that rules all other tokens in the Universe. v1.0 (January 2021) 4 Assimilate.Finance Whitepaper The BORG Subscription The first subscription benefit of $BORG is direct access to the “Locutus Updates” What is the value of this subscription? ● News: First Announcements on new products before we launch them on Uniswap or open a pre-sale. ● Information: Insight into development processes. Subscription Rate: 111 Base 10 = 7 Base 2 Current subscription validation: 111x $BORG. This is not a paid subscription, but a validation of the investor’s subscription by holding 111x $BORG in the investor’s wallet. The investors $BORG is never moved during subscription validation. To Join “Locutus Updates” – Click Here v1.0 (January 2021) 5 Assimilate.Finance Whitepaper The Armada ($ARM) Token “The Armada” ($ARM Token), represents Starfleet in the Assimilate Finance ecosystem, it has more liquidity, and has similar adjustable parameters, but all of them are controlled by the BORG Collective. The token is controlled by the BORG, and has two main profit mechanisms. These Armada Profit Mechanisms are: ● Lockup on Transfer: This fee will lock up the tokens in the Armada contract forever, taking them out of circulation. ● Tax Delivered to Holders: Provides Gas-less self-staking Rewards to Holders. ● Highly Adjustable: Configurable Fees and Taxation Functions adjustable based on market demands. The Armada Token Utility The Armada Token also has two main utilities, these are: ● Information Coin: Access to advanced Blockchain data analysis and Etherscan.io insight. ● AirDrop Subscription Coin: Access to Telegram Room with Direct AirDrop of new Tokens. v1.0 (January 2021) 6 Assimilate.Finance Whitepaper The Klingons ($KLING) Token The Klingons ($KLING) token is a somewhat 0.1% Deflationary Ethereum coin which includes a Tax got back to holders emerging from every exchange. Klingons Token Utility: ● New Token Pre-Sale Currency: Used for fair distribution of tokens during pre-sale raises. Klingon Profit Mechanisms: ● Tax Delivered to Holders: Provides a variable (0.1% to 1%) self-staking reward to holders. ● Deflationary: Some of the Klingons die in battle. A small percentage of each transfer 0.1% is burned as these Klingons are retired from service thus reducing the circulating supply. The deflationary mechanism of Klingons will send a percentage to 0x0 for destruction: v1.0 (January 2021) 7 Assimilate.Finance Whitepaper Token Specifics BORG Token Details: ● Name: TheBorg.eth.link ● Ticker: $BORG ● Address: 0xb3419f1ef282253296e92df6f85e113360a391f2 ● Decimals: 18 ● Source Code: Code Published on Etherscan.io ● Price Chart: DexTools ● Liquidity Lock: Unicrypt Certified Liquidity Locked ● Buy on Uniswap v2.0: BORG Token Armada Token Details: ● Name: TheArmada.eth.link ● Ticker: $ARM ● Address: 0x330046ce4ca9d4556f814B466cd72d1065f22F4c ● Decimals: 18 ● Source Code: Code Published on Etherscan.io ● Price Chart: DexTools ● Liquidity Lock: Unicrypt Certified Liquidity Locked ● Buy on Uniswap v2.0: Armada Token Klingons Token Details: ● Name: Klingons.eth.link ● Ticker: $KLING ● Address: 0xf24122d57F14e1B174C6b131BBab0Ea1C0876934 ● Decimals: 18 ● Source Code: Code Published on Etherscan.io ● Price Chart: DexTools ● Liquidity Lock: Unicrypt Certified Liquidity Locked ● Buy on Uniswap v2.0: Klingon Token For updates to the BORG, ARM and KLING token details see here. v1.0 (January 2021) 8 Assimilate.Finance Whitepaper The Future of Assimilate Finance The Assimilate Finance Roadmap In the future, we have a few key items coming up: • Ferengi
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