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# Get ERC20/PRC20 tokens

Native tokens are a blockchain’s inherent digital currency. Every independent blockchain has its own native crypto that is used to reward miners and validators for adding blocks to the blockchain and as a payment method, including for transaction fees (gas fee). 

The native tokens of Ethereum are **ERC20**.

To do most things on Ethereum, you will need to pay for gas, which comes in the form of ERC20 **ETH**.

The native tokens of PulseChain are **PRC20**.

To do most things on PulseChain, you will need to pay for gas, which comes in the form of RPC20 **PLS**.