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Mint tokens

In this section you will learn how to mint tokens on MultiversX.

There are 2 types of tokens on MultiversX:

  • Native tokens - EGLD;
  • ESDT - eStandard Digital Token.

In the previous section you learnt how to mint xEGLD on MultiversX Testnet using Faucet option.

Testnet Wallet

Mint ESDT​

This time we use the Create Token option.

Token Name:

  • length between 3 and 20 characters
  • alphanumeric characters only

Token Ticker:

  • length between 3 and 10 characters
  • alphanumeric UPPERCASE only

Number of decimals:

  • should be a numerical value between 0 and 18;
  • there are no floats on the blockchain;
  • a token with 3 decimals and value 1000 would be equal with value 1;
  • EGLD has 18 decimals and the value of 1000000000000000000 is 1 EGLD.

Let's create a token new token:

Issue Token

and inspect the transaction.

Explorer Token Created

Observe Token Operations field. We received 321.00 BPDA-208994 tokens. BPDA-208994 is the token ID. The token ID is formed by appending to the token ticker the character - and 6 random hexadecimals characters. This is done because there might be mutiple tokens with the same ticker; the token ID is always unique.

We can click on the token ID and see the details of the token:

Token Details

Observe the fields TOKEN, Supply, Holders, Transactions, Owner, Decimals.

Let create another token with the same input:

Issue Token2

Observe that the token ID is different.

Practice​

  • Create your own ESDT token;
  • Inspect the transaction;
  • Send some of your tokens to erd1mqa9wttlzwwdvwgk9dzsfdn79lv5raw0tfe9ynvn0dg92hpruvaqhhd2gx;
  • Create another token with the same ticker. Observer that the token ID is different and unique.