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description: A guide to getting quota for earning Shell Points
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# Get Quota

## Contents

* [Overview](#overview)
* [Expanders](#expanders)
* [Initial Quota Allotment](#initial-quota-allotment)

## Overview

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Since the start of Season Two, you can earn Shell Points on many pools without any quota!
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Some experimental pools may still require quota. During the guarded launch, quota was required to be eligible to earn Shell Points. [Refer to this section to read more about why quotas were required.](../shell-points-concluded#quotas)&#x20;

There are two ways to get quota. The first is by having been included in the [initial quota allotment, as announced on September 2, 2022](https://shellprotocol.io/posts/shell-v2-launch-plan-and-quotas/). The second is by applying expanders, which are artifacts from [Bro Kwon's Booty](bro-kwons-booty). Remember, you will be able to wrap and hold tokens in excess of your quota, but the excess will **not count** toward your daily Shell Point gain.

## **Expanders**

There are five different quota expanders that, when activated, will permanently increase your token quotas. Each type of expander has a different level of power: _Smashed Expander_ (good), _Standard Expander_ (great), _Chunky Expander_ (fantastic), _Expando-Chad_ (unbelievable) and _Bro Kwon’s Mastermind_ (holy Satoshi, this is awesome). You can activate as many expanders as you want—each one simply adds additional quota to your token quotas.

Expanders can now be purchased on [secondary markets such as OpenSea](https://opensea.io/collection/bro-kwons-booty).

![](https://shellprotocol.io/static/img/expanders.png)

## Initial Quota Allotment (Concluded)

As [announced September 2, 2022](https://shellprotocol.io/posts/shell-v2-launch-plan-and-quotas/), approximately half of initial quota went toward LPs in Shell v1, and the other half of initial quota was distributed per-[toucan](../all-about-toucans).

For Shell v1 LPs, quota was based on the percent of total TVL you contributed over the life cycle of the pool. The actual formula is a bit more complicated, but that’s the general framework. This formula was applied to a **snapshot of Shell v1 from its launch until 11:59 pm Hawaii Time on Thursday, September 1, 2022.** No LP activity after the end of that snapshot affected quota allocation.

For [toucan holders](../all-about-toucans), we’ve made it simple. For every toucan in your wallet at the moment we take our toucan snapshot, you will receive roughly $5 USD of quota for each of the current and near-future tokens on Shell v2. If Alice holds 50 toucans, for example, her initial quota for each pool and wrapped token will be around $250 USD. This toucan snapshot was taken at **noon Pacific Time on Friday, September 9th, 2022**. Your initial quota from toucan ownership will be allotted based on however many toucans are held in your wallet at that exact moment in time.
