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# Token Overview

For our context, tokens can be referred to as cryptocurrency. They hold a few common characteristics:

1. Tokens use a blockchain protocol to define parameters 
2. Tokens can be owned via a public address associated with the protocol

While token economies stem from the common thread of all using a cryptocurrency network, there is a wide spectrum of the way token economics manifest in practice. 

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[Token Taxonomy](/square-1/token-economics/spectrum-of-token-networks/token-categories.md)
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[Token Links](/square-1/token-economics/spectrum-of-token-networks/token-resources.md)
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