If you have not yet redeemed your coingecko candy for $ACS tokens, then you should know that it is valid only until the 15th of January!
I noticed it again yesterday and I knew I had to try it out.

I ve been tirelessly collecting coingecko candy every day! I enter the site anyways to check prices, so nothing's wrong with another click?
When I saw this reward, I was very surprised. I had never heard of $ACS protocol again.
Ok, and what is $ACS?
Access Protocol offers a new model for all digital content creators, whether a digital media company, a streaming company or a standalone influencer. By integrating Access Protocol on their site, creators can paywall and enable premium content to ACS stakers
Resources:
https://www.accessprotocol.co/how-it-works/
https://www.accessprotocol.co/faq/
The ACS protocol will launch Q4 2023, so if you participate you should know that you will have to wait until then.
In case you have some free time, I advise you to read their white paper. It is short and to the point. (unusual for white papers :))
CoinGecko gives its users 5 different options, depending on how many candy you have / or wish to redeem.

The options are:
- 800 candy for 250 $ACS
- 1500 candy for 500 $ACS
- 2800 candy for 1000 $ACS
- 6000 candy for 2500 $ACS
- 11000 candy for 5000 $ACS
How to Redeem?
Choose the number of $ACS you wish to redeem your candy with.
All rewards: https://www.coingecko.com/account/candy?locale=en
I will choose the 11K candy reward
Please note all the extra details:

Click on redeem now

Important
What you should know before redeeming is that:
$ACS received from this airdrop will be non-transferable and instantly staked in CoinGecko’s pool, granting access to Gecko Ramblings newsletter. Users will be able to redeem and transfer rewards generated through staking.
Always DYOR
This action is something that may bring profit at the end of 2023, I performed it willingly, knowing that I just exchanged some candy for tokens that will have a utility at the end of this year.
Please do your own research before deciding if this is a good deal for you.
Thank you for your feedback & comments - as always!
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