# What is $CLV Token?

## What is $CLV Token?

**$CLV** is the native token of CLV M-Chain, and is used for staking to take part in network consensus, transaction fees, platform rewards, and network governance.

* **Opt-in Fees:** Pay gas fee in $CLV, or have the option to pay with any network token.
* **Governance:** Lock $CLV to elect council members and guide the development through on-chain governance.
* **Validation:** Stake $CLV to validate the network with your validator infrastructure.
* **Treasury:** Get your projects funded from the treasury.
* **Nomination:** Stake $CLV to nominate your own node validator using a single-click deployment.
* **Deployment:** Use $CLV to deploy your smart contracts and dApps on CLV Chain.

## Token Info

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**$CLV token lives on 4 chains -** 

* as an ERC20 token on Ethereum Mainnet
* as a BEP20 token on BNB Chain (previously called Binance Smart Chain)
* as a Substrate Native token on CLV M-Chain
* as an EVM Native token on CLV P-Chain
  {% endhint %}

**Smart Contract Address**

* **$CLV ERC-20:** 0x80C62FE4487E1351b47Ba49809EBD60ED085bf52
* **$CLV BEP-20:** 0x09E889BB4D5b474f561db0491C38702F367A4e4d

**Block Explorer**

* **$CLV ERC-20:** [Etherscan](https://etherscan.io/token/0x80C62FE4487E1351b47Ba49809EBD60ED085bf52)
* **$CLV BEP-20:** [Bscscan](https://bscscan.com/token/0x09E889BB4D5b474f561db0491C38702F367A4e4d)
* **$CLV M-Chain:** [Subscan](https://clover.subscan.io/)
* **$CLV P-Chain:** [Subscan](https://clv.subscan.io/)
* **$CLV Cross-Chain Transaction Explorer:** [CloverScan](https://tx.clover.finance/#/)

## How to Store $CLV?

Download CLV Multi-Chain Wallet, or any other compatible crypto wallet.

## How to Trade $CLV?

#### $CLV token is trading on all major crypto exchanges, including Binance, Coinbase, FTX, Coinlist Pro, Huobi, OKX, KuCoin, Gate, MEXC etc. 

* **Binance:** [CLV/USDT](https://www.binance.com/en/trade/CLV_USDT), [CLV/BUSD](https://www.binance.com/en/trade/CLV_BUSD), [CLV/BNB](https://www.binance.com/en/trade/CLV_BNB), [CLV/BTC](https://www.binance.com/en/trade/CLV_BTC)
* **Coinbase Pro:** [CLV/USDT](https://pro.coinbase.com/trade/CLV-USDT), [CLV/USD](https://pro.coinbase.com/trade/CLV-USD), [CLV/GBP](https://pro.coinbase.com/trade/CLV-GBP), [CLV/EUR](https://pro.coinbase.com/trade/CLV-EUR)
* **FTX:** [CLV/USD](https://ftx.com/trade/CLV/USD)
* **Coinlist Pro:** [CLV/USDT](https://pro.coinlist.co/trader/CLV-USDT), [CLV/USD](https://pro.coinlist.co/trader/CLV-USD)
* **Huobi:** [CLV/USDT](https://www.huobi.com/en-us/exchange/clv_usdt), [CLV/BTC](https://www.huobi.com/en-us/exchange/clv_btc)
* **OKX:** [CLV/USDT](https://www.okex.com/trade-spot/clv-usdt)
* **KuCoin:** [CLV/USDT](https://trade.kucoin.com/CLV-USDT)
* **CoinEx:** [CLV/USDT](https://www.coinex.com/exchange/CLV-USDT)
* **Gate:** [CLV/USDT](https://www.gate.io/trade/CLV_USDT)
* **MEXC:** [CLV/USDT](https://www.mexc.com/zh-CN/exchange/CLV_USDT)
* **Hoo:** [CLV/USDT](https://hoo.com/innovation/clv-usdt)
* **Bithumb Global:** [CLV/USDT](https://www.bithumb.pro/en-us/spot/trade?q=CLV-USDT)
* **Pionex**: [CLV/USDT](https://www.pionex.com/en-US/trade/CLV_USDT)


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