laconicd-deprecated/docs/basics/photon.md
Justin Thompson 4344dc10c7
change photon to aphoton (#476)
* change photon to aphoton

* fix test

* photon docs

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# Photon
Learn about the Photon, Ethermint's staking token. {synopsis}
## Introduction
::: tip
The photon's initial distribution and supply is still TBD and will be announced in the future.
:::
The photon is the staking token used in Ethermint.
## Base Denomination
Ethermint uses [Atto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atto-) Photon as the base denomination to maintain parity with Ethereum.
```
1 photon = 1×10⁻¹⁸ aphoton
```
This matches Ethereum denomination of:
```
1 ETH = 1x10⁻¹⁸ wei
```
## Next {hide}
Learn about the [encoding](./../core/encoding.md) formats used on Ethermint {hide}