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* Total, Active and Inactive Issuance

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DrW3RK committed Sep 29, 2023
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import RPC from "./../../components/RPC-Connection";

## What is DOT?

DOT is the native token of the Polkadot network in a similar way that BTC is the native token of
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approximately 14’400 blocks per day, and you can see what the latest block is shown on the
[Explorer](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.polkadot.io#/explorer) page.

### Token Issuance

#### Total Issuance

It is the total number of token units in existence on the network.

:::info On-chain data for reference

The total issuance is
{{ polkadot: <RPC network="polkadot" path="query.balances.totalIssuance" defaultValue="13557639805348170350" filter= "humanReadable"/>. :polkadot }}
{{ kusama: <RPC network="kusama" path="query.balances.totalIssuance" defaultValue="14017001595616667835" filter= "humanReadable"/>. :kusama }}
in the era
{{ polkadot: <RPC network="polkadot" path="query.staking.currentEra" defaultValue="1200"/>. :polkadot }}
{{ kusama: <RPC network="polkadot" path="query.staking.currentEra" defaultValue="5649"/>. :kusama }}

:::

#### Inactive Issuance

It is the total units of outstanding deactivated balance on the network that cannot be used for
participation in governance. This comprises tokens locked away in crowdloans and nomination pools.

:::info On-chain data for reference

The inactive issuance is
{{ polkadot: <RPC network="polkadot" path="query.balances.inactiveIssuance" defaultValue="1784854324418488473" filter= "humanReadable"/>. :polkadot }}
{{ kusama: <RPC network="kusama" path="query.balances.inactiveIssuance" defaultValue="320302796457002024" filter= "humanReadable"/>. :kusama }}
in the era
{{ polkadot: <RPC network="polkadot" path="query.staking.currentEra" defaultValue="1200"/>. :polkadot }}
{{ kusama: <RPC network="polkadot" path="query.staking.currentEra" defaultValue="5649"/>. :kusama }}

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#### Active Issuance

Active issuance = Total issuance - Inactive issuance

All the tokens under active issuance are can be used to participate in the governance on-chain.

## Obtaining Testnet Tokens

DOT are required to make transactions on the Polkadot network. Tokens on Polkadot's Testnets like
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