> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://go.pulsechain.wiki/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://go.pulsechain.wiki/assets/pls.md).

# PLS

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PLS is the native token of PulseChain. PLS is to PulseChain what ETH is to Ethereum.

### PLS Utility

1. **Gas Fee** - In order to transact on PulseChain, you need PLS for gas fees.
2. **Staking** - If you want to earn more PLS, you can create a PulseChain Validator and stake your PLS.

### Why Buy PLS

Historically, native L1 coins have performed extremely well in relationship to the growth of the chain with many doing over +1,000% on price. Here's a look at other L1 coins performance which many believe PLS will produce:

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### PLS Buy Link

<https://app.piteas.io/#/swap?exactField=input&exactAmount=0&inputCurrency=0xefD766cCb38EaF1dfd701853BFCe31359239F305&outputCurrency=0xA1077a294dDE1B09bB078844df40758a5D0f9a27>