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# Wrap Tokens

Wrapping tokens is the simplest way to get started with Shell Protocol. Wrapping a token does not affect its value or your balance. It simply switches the ledger on which ownership of the token is recorded. (In this case, ownership of Shell-wrapped tokens is recorded on [the Ocean](/how-shell-works/the-ocean-accounting-hub.md), Shell's accounting hub.)

## How to wrap tokens

To wrap a token, first pick the token that you want to wrap in the 'Swap from' field. In the box below, pick the 'sh-' version of your token.

You'll notice 'Swap from' now says 'Wrap from.'

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/0*NtR-iMwm5_IhDVcP)

Fill in the numbers for how many tokens you want to wrap, and click 'Wrap Token." That's it!

## Why wrap tokens?

You can earn [Shell Points](/user-guide/earn-rewards/shell-points-concluded.md) with comparatively low risk simply by wrapping tokens into Shell during the guarded launch. Wrapping tokens will make it easier and cheaper to use them with [Shell primitives](/getting-started/integrations/shell-native-primitives.md) later on.