Yes, the referral program is what would've given you the 1,000 coins. That's your choice. I agree that a more balanced reward would make sense, but 1,000 free coins is not bad for signing up if you're interested in the project, and the program is to incentivize people to teach others, as I tried to do in this article. Is there anything I could've done better? Thanks for the feedback.

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