# $NEX

$NEX is the native token of the Nexus blockchain. On Ethereum, it exists as an ERC-20. On BSC, it exists as a Hyperlane synthetic ERC-20.

#### What $NEX does

| Role    | Detail                                                 |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Gas     | Every transaction on Nexus pays gas in $NEX            |
| Staking | Validators will stake $NEX to participate in consensus |

#### Supply

| Metric       | Value                      |
| ------------ | -------------------------- |
| Total supply | 100,000,000,000,000 (100T) |

See the [NEX blog](https://blog.nexus.xyz/introducing-nex-an-internet-native-currency/) for more information on tokenomics.

#### Contract addresses

| Network       | Address                                      | Type                       |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| Nexus Mainnet | NA                                           | Native gas token           |
| Ethereum      | `0xf57D49646621F563b0B905aFc8336923AC569Ec5` | ERC-20                     |
| BSC           | `0x365DE036A1F7dcCb621530d517133521debB2013` | Hyperlane synthetic ERC-20 |

The ERC-20 contract includes mint and burn functions used for bridge operations via the canonical NEX bridge.

#### Wrapped NEX

WNEX is a standard WETH9/ERC-20 wrapper — `deposit`, `withdraw`, `transfer`, `approve` all work as expected. 

WNEX has 18 decimals.

| Contract             | Network              | Address                                      |
| -------------------- | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| WNEX (Wrapped Nexus) | Nexus Mainnet (3946) | `0x69BFfB3C9cb3aa81E8ab23dad470246956D2cC7F` |

#### Informational Links

<table><thead><tr><th width="284.21484375">Platform</th><th width="435.6953125">Link</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>CoinMarketCap</td><td><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/nexus-labs/">https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/nexus-labs/</a></td></tr><tr><td>CoinGecko</td><td><a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/nexus-4">https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/nexus-4</a></td></tr><tr><td>Etherscan</td><td><a href="https://etherscan.io/token/0xf57d49646621f563b0b905afc8336923ac569ec5">https://etherscan.io/token/0xf57d49646621f563b0b905afc8336923ac569ec5</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Adding to your wallet

**Nexus (MetaMask or EVM wallet)**

Add the Nexus network to MetaMask. $NEX appears automatically as the native gas token — no token import needed.

**Ethereum (ERC-20)**

Import the token in MetaMask:

1. Switch to Ethereum Mainnet
2. Click **Import tokens**
3. Enter contract address: `0xf57D49646621F563b0B905aFc8336923AC569Ec5`
4. Symbol and decimals auto-populate: `NEX`, `18`

**BSC (Hyperlane synthetic)**

Import the token in MetaMask:

1. Switch to BNB Smart Chain
2. Click Import tokens
3. Enter contract address: `0x365DE036A1F7dcCb621530d517133521debB2013`
4. Symbol and decimals auto-populate: NEX, 18


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