# Toucan Protocol

> Digital rails for climate finance

Toucan builds infrastructure for tokenizing carbon credits to bring voluntary carbon markets onchain with transparency and liquidity.

Toucan builds blockchain infrastructure to tokenize carbon credits from voluntary carbon markets and enable transparent trading. The platform bridges carbon credits from registries onto blockchain networks, converting them into fungible tokens that can be traded in DeFi applications. 

- Type: Company
- Sector: Finance
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2020-03-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/toucan_protocol

## Products

- [Toucan Carbon Bridge](https://thegrid.id/profiles/toucan_protocol): A blockchain-based carbon credit tokenization system that bridges voluntary carbon credits from traditional registries onto multiple blockchain networks. The system converts carbon credits into TCO2 tokens containing project metadata, enables deposit into carbon pools for liquidity, and supports retirement with on-chain certificate generation. The bridge integrates with Puro.earth and formerly Verra registries, implementing smart contract infrastructure for credit immobilization, tokenization, and pool management across Polygon, Celo, and Base networks. (RWA Tokenisation Platform, Live, Main Product)

## Assets

- [CHAR (CHAR)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/toucan_protocol): CHAR is the utility token of the Toucan Carbon Bridge, representing a pool of biochar carbon removal credits certified by Puro.earth. It is used to trade, retire, or transfer tokenized carbon credits across multiple blockchains. CHAR uses a pool health adjustment mechanism that modifies redemption rates based on project composition, incentivizing holders to diversify the pool's underlying credit supply. (Utility)

## Links

- [Main](https://toucan.earth)
- [Terms of Service](https://toucan.earth/terms-of-service)
- [Privacy policy](https://toucan.earth/privacy-policy)
- [Media Kit/branding](https://toucan-protocol.notion.site/Toucan-Media-Kit-ee036802bd914694916f13de2b7b6028)
- [Blog](https://blog.toucan.earth)
- [Documentation](https://docs.toucan.earth)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/ToucanProtocol)
- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/WjrYmcjT2s)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/ToucanProtocol)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/toucan-protocol)

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