# Gas Fees

#### <mark style="color:purple;">**What is a gas fee:**</mark> **A gas fee refers to the fee required to successfully conduct a transaction on a blockchain network. Shade Protocol’s app uses $SCRT for gas.**&#x20;

#### <mark style="color:purple;">**How to acquire gas**</mark>

If you are new to Shade Protocol you can onboard by using our grant fee faucet. This will give you a small amount of SCRT to get started.&#x20;

Otherwise you can purchase $SCRT through a number of different ways. We recommend heading to <https://scrt.network/about/get-scrt/> for the most up to date information.&#x20;

#### <mark style="color:purple;">**How to get SCRT for gas**</mark>

There are several ways to get SCRT from a beginner to a pro. We recommend heading to <https://scrt.network/about/get-scrt/> for the most up to date information. You can buy SCRT on Shade Protocol but if you do not have SCRT you cannot do this because you need SCRT for gas. If you already have SCRT for gas you can buy more on ShadeSwap.\
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Here are the different ways to get SCRT, from beginner to pro. Note: what methods you can use depend on your jurisdiction (i.e. the country you live in).

#### <mark style="color:purple;">**Option 1: Bridge Assets then Swap**</mark>

You can bridge over many different crypto assets, and swap them for SCRT at the same time.

#### <mark style="color:purple;">**Option 2: Fiat On-ramps**</mark>

If it’s available in your geographical region, buying with fiat may be the simplest option like [Transak](https://global.transak.com/) or [Kado](https://app.kado.money/)

#### <mark style="color:purple;">**Option 3: Buy through Centralized Exchanges**</mark>

Depending on your geographical region, you can buy SCRT on these centralized exchanges operated by traditional businesses like Binance or Kraken.

#### <mark style="color:purple;">**Option 4: Buy through Decentralized Exchanges**</mark>

You can buy SCRT from DEXes within the IBC ecosystem, or a wrapped version of Secret from DEXes on Ethereum. Shade Protocol is the best place to get SCRT.<br>

<mark style="color:purple;">**Onboarding without gas**</mark>

If you are new to Shade Protocol you can onboard by using our grant fee faucet. This will give you a small amount of SCRT to get started.&#x20;

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