# Level up Costs
Players can level up their CAThletes by **gaining the required amount of ****Gems** by walking (the conversion rate is *1000 steps : 1 Gem*, increased with the *Gem Multiplier* applied), and paying a certain amount of **$WLKN** per level-up.
Gems are no token, they can not be traded, sold, bought, transfered, or staked.
$WLKN are gained by winning competitions and can by bought on *Bybit, Huobi, Gate.io and AscendEX* exhanges.
A certain level must be achieved before the next Competition League is unlocked. Each level-up is followed each of the 3 stats increasing by 10% of their genetic maximum.
**First, use Gems to fill in the level progress bar:**
* Tap CAThletes (on the tap bar at the bottom of the screen);
* Select a CAThlete you’d like to upgrade;
* Scroll down to the level progress bar;
* Press ‘+’ button and select the amount of Gems you’d like to add to the progress bar.
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Once there’s enough Gems, the ‘+’ button will turn orange, with an upward arrow. Press the orange level-up button, and if you have the **$WLKN** required to complete the level-up, press the button to level-up.
### Level-up Price Chart
| Competition League | Level | Gems to Fill in the Progress Bar | $WLKN to Level Up |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 |
| 3 | 4 | 23 | 52 |
| 3 | 5 | 26 | 123 |
| 4 | 6 | 35 | 200 |
| 4 | 7 | 47 | 210 |
| 5 | 8 | 63 | 415 |
| 5 | 9 | 84 | 780 |
| 6 | 10 | 112 | 1250 |
| 6 | 11 | 149 | 1420 |
| 7 | 12 | 198 | 1980 |
| 7 | 13 | 263 | 2640 |
| 8 | 14 | 349 | 3480 |
| 8 | 15 | 463 | 4690 |
**Please note that while in beta, the costs of level-up may be subject to change.**
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⚡ *Please note that transactions on the blockchain (such as level-ups, item purchases and sells) may take longer time to process.*
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