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title: Ocean Tokens
description: The technical basics of Ocean Tokens.
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## Basics
**Ocean Tokens** are the [cryptocurrency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency) associated with Ocean Protocol. They are standards-compliant [ERC-20 tokens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ERC-20).
Property | Value
-----------------------|---------
Token Contract Address | [See the tutorial](/tutorials/wallets-and-ocean-tokens/)
Token Symbol | OCEAN
Decimals of Precision | 18
## Testnet Ocean Tokens
There are Ocean Tokens in several testnets, including the Kovan testnet and Nile testnet. They are just testnet Ocean Tokens (i.e. for testing purposes only) and they aren't interchangeable with Mainnet Ocean Tokens. For more details, see the the [page about Testnets](/concepts/testnets/) and the [tutorials](/tutorials/introduction/).
## Mainnet Ocean Tokens
**NOTICE: Below we outline the plans for Mainnet Ocean Tokens at the time of writing. Those plans might change. We will update this page on a regular basis.**
The initial circulating supply of Mainnet Ocean Tokens will first become available on the Ethereum Mainnet (_not_ the Ocean Mainnet).
If you acquired Ocean Tokens in the initial circulating supply, they will be sent to the address you provided.
In the future, the Ocean Mainnet will be launched and later it will become possible to move Ocean Tokens from the Ethereum Mainnet to the Ocean Mainnet.
It _won't_ be possible to use Mainnet Ocean Tokens for Ocean Protocol tasks (such as consuming assets) in the Ethereum Mainnet. It _will_ be possible to use Mainnet Ocean Tokens for Ocean Protocol tasks in the Ocean Mainnet.
## Further Reading about Ocean Tokens
- [Teach Your Wallet to Track Ocean Tokens](/tutorials/wallets-and-ocean-tokens/)
- [Get Ether and Ocean Tokens](/tutorials/get-ether-and-ocean-tokens/)
- “[Ocean Tokenomics](https://blog.oceanprotocol.com/ocean-tokenomics-d34f28c480a8)”
- “[Ocean Tokenomics II](https://blog.oceanprotocol.com/https-blog-oceanprotocol-com-ocean-tokenomics-ii-faf05854314b)”
- [Ocean Protocol Technical Whitepaper](https://oceanprotocol.com/tech-whitepaper.pdf)

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description: A tutorial about how to get Ether and Ocean Tokens.
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If you want to interact with an Ethereum-based network that supports Ocean Protocol, then you'll eventually need Ether or Ocean Tokens _for that network_. (Every Ethereum-based network has its own Ether and its own Ocean Tokens, and you can't use those in other networks.)
If you want to interact with an Ethereum-based network that supports Ocean Protocol, then you'll eventually need Ether or [Ocean Tokens](/concepts/ocean-tokens/) _for that network_. (Every Ethereum-based network has its own Ether and maybe its own Ocean Tokens, and you can't use those in other networks.)
At the time of writing, there were some public testnets you could use to test an Ocean Protocol application. For more information about those, see the page about [testnets](/concepts/testnets/).
Note: This page _doesn't_ explain how to get Ether or Ocean Tokens for use in the Ocean Mainnet. We'll add that in the future.
## Get a Compatible Wallet
You will need a [wallet that can hold Ether (for any Ethereum network) and Ocean Tokens (for any Ethereum network)](/concepts/wallets/). For the purpose of this tutorial, you can use MetaMask. See [our tutorial about how to set up MetaMask](/tutorials/metamask-setup/).
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## Get Ocean Tokens
It used to be possible to get Ocean Tokens by clicking Pleuston's "Make it rain" button, but that used an Ocean Protocol keeper function that has been removed for security reasons. The "Make it rain" button might be made to work again in the future, but only in testnets.
See the page about [Ocean Tokens](/concepts/ocean-tokens/).
### Get Mainnet Ocean Tokens
There are several ways to acquire some of the Ocean Tokens in the initial circulating supply, including:
- participation in the seed round
- participation in the pre-sale
- participation in the token sale
- completion of a [bounty](/concepts/bounties/)
In the future, it will become possible to earn Mainnet Ocean Tokens as network rewards. The [Ocean Protocol Technical Whitepaper](https://oceanprotocol.com/tech-whitepaper.pdf) explains that in more detail.

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link: /concepts/tools/
- title: Testnets
link: /concepts/testnets/
- title: Ocean Tokens
link: /concepts/ocean-tokens/
- title: Wallet Basics
link: /concepts/wallets/