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# 7.5 How to Earn EVT (BIND & Excavation)

This page explains the step-by-step flow for earning EVT.\
It’s designed to answer two questions as quickly as possible: **“What do I need to do to excavate EVT?”** and **“When does excavation start?”**

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### What you’ll learn on this page

* The fastest way to start earning EVT
* What happens after you meet the conditions (approval & cooldown)
* How the **Econ / EVT** choice works when you BIND

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### 1) What is BIND?

BIND is the system that **links your check-in information with payment data**.

In other words, it turns the action of:

> “I actually paid at this store”

into game progression (earning tokens and advancing growth).

EVT is excavated through this BIND action.

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### 2) Eligible stages for earning EVT

You can excavate EVT only if your MANEKINEKO has reached **Mini or later**.

* Pod: not eligible
* Mini / Prime: eligible

This follows the current game specification.

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### 3) Choosing rewards on BIND (Econ or EVT)

When you execute a BIND, you can choose to receive either:

* **Econ**
* **EVT**

However, selecting EVT requires meeting **additional conditions**.

If those conditions are not met, **Econ will be granted automatically**.\
(This behavior follows the current specification.)

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### 4) EVT excavation requirements (based on in-app rules)

To unlock EVT excavation for a store, you must meet the following conditions at that store:

* Cumulative spending of **$20 or more** at the same store
* **Two or more** payments + BIND using the **same card (same payment method)** at the same store
* After meeting the conditions, **approval takes 24 hours**

Once approval is completed, EVT excavation becomes available at that store.

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### 5) Cooldown (waiting period after excavation)

After you become eligible to excavate EVT:

* A **24-hour cooldown** applies after excavation

Once the cooldown ends, you can earn EVT again by performing **Check-in + BIND** at the same store.

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### Summary: The fastest flow to start earning EVT

1. Have a MANEKINEKO at **Mini or later**
2. Make a payment at a target store
3. Perform **Check-in + BIND**
4. Meet the requirements (cumulative $20 / two payments with the same card)
5. Wait **24 hours** for approval
6. Excavation becomes available → continue earning with a **24-hour cooldown** cycle

EVT is a token excavated in sync with **real-world spending activity**.

In the next page (7.6), we explain **where EVT comes from** (National Pool / Store Pool).