Lean (LEAN)

LEAN is a crypto token — a blockchain-based asset you can hold, send, and trade online. Bitcoin is a standalone network designed as 'digital gold,' while tokens like LEAN are usually issued on an existing blockchain and can serve whatever role their project assigns, from payments to utility inside an app. For LEAN's specific purpose, the project's official documentation is the source of truth.

A token like LEAN doesn't run its own security machinery — it rides on the blockchain where it was issued. That network's consensus mechanism (most often proof-of-stake today, or proof-of-work in Bitcoin's case) validates transactions and prevents double-spending. Every LEAN transfer is just a signed record that the network's nodes verify and add to the ledger.

Supply rules — the total cap, emission schedule, and how coins were allocated at launch — are part of a project's tokenomics, laid out in its whitepaper or official docs. Some tokens have a fixed maximum supply, others keep releasing new coins over time. For LEAN's exact numbers, check the project's own materials rather than third-party summaries.

You keep LEAN in a crypto wallet — a mobile app, browser extension, or hardware device — as long as it supports the blockchain the token runs on. Using it is simple: copy the recipient's address, send, and confirm. One golden rule: verify the token's official contract address before any transaction, because scammers often launch copycat tokens under the same name.