# What are OCM Bananas? 🍌 Bananas are the currency of the OCM ecosystem. \ 🍌 Bananas are currently off-chain, earned daily on Discord & Twitter, and its balance is attached to your Discord account.\ 🍌 We use Bananas to reward positive actions and spread good karma.\ 🍌 Bananas are an exclusive benefit to OCM holders to pay for things within our ecosystem. \ Once you are a [**verified OCM holder**](https://onchainmonkey.gitbook.io/wiki/navigating-ocm-website-and-discord/connect-your-accounts-to-ocm#verify-your-ocm-assets) in Discord, you will be able to access [Bananas on Discord](https://onchainmonkey.gitbook.io/wiki/ocm-bananas/bananas-in-discord-offchain-bananas-bananabot) in the **`#🍌offchain-bananas`** channel and interact with the BananaBot to earn, give, send and track your `/banana` balance.\ \ [Connect your accounts to the OCM Monkeyverse website](https://onchainmonkey.gitbook.io/wiki/navigating-ocm-website-and-discord/connect-your-accounts-to-ocm) to earn [Bananas on Twitter,](https://onchainmonkey.gitbook.io/wiki/ocm-bananas/bananas-on-twitter) and make use of your Banana benefits. {% hint style="info" %} * Sep. 18, 2021 - Bananas on Discord, where bananas were first given out in the nascent Monkeyverse as the fungible token of our community. * Apr. 2022 - Bananas on Twitter launched {% endhint %} ## What is give-to-earn? Axie Infinity and others have demonstrated the power of "play-to-earn" - allowing players to make a living participating in a game. "Earn-to-give" is another model focused on pursuing high earning careers to then have money to give in the future. OCM is experimenting with a new model we call "give to earn". This is a combination of "play to earn" and "earn to give". OCM wants to create opportunities where earning and giving reinforce each other. Bananas is one way we are experimenting with this philosophy. ## How can I earn and use Bananas? There are many ways to earn a banana, or a bunch: * [Bananas on Twitter](https://onchainmonkey.gitbook.io/wiki/ocm-bananas/bananas-on-twitter) * [Bananas on Discord](https://onchainmonkey.gitbook.io/wiki/ocm-bananas/bananas-in-discord-offchain-bananas-bananabot) `#🍌offchain-bananas` BananaBot * [Earn a bunch of OCM Bananas](#even-more-ways-to-earn-ocm-bananas) OCM is continuously developing utility around Bananas for [verified OCM holders](https://onchainmonkey.gitbook.io/wiki/navigating-ocm-website-and-discord/connect-your-accounts-to-ocm#verify-your-ocm-assets).\ [Here's a list of benefits of OCM Bananas we've been experimenting with >](#benefits-of-ocm-bananas) {% hint style="info" %} Make sure to [connect your accounts to the OCM website](https://onchainmonkey.gitbook.io/wiki/navigating-ocm-website-and-discord/connect-your-accounts-to-ocm) to earn, give, use and access all of your holder-exclusive Banana utility on Discord, Twitter and in the Monkeyverse. {% endhint %} {% hint style="info" %} * [Are Twitter Bananas and Discord Bananas different?](#are-twitter-bananas-and-discord-bananas-different-1) * [How often can I earn Bananas on Twitter, and Bananas on Discord? ](#how-often-can-i-earn-bananas-on-twitter-and-on-discord) {% endhint %} ## Where are my Bananas stored? Bananas are currently off-chain and attached to your Discord username + ID. ## Benefits of OCM Bananas Some Banana utility that we've been experimenting with: * purchase [OCM holder-exclusive merch](https://onchainmonkey.com/merch) and exclusive physical items like a signed limited-edition copy of “The Cryptopians” by journalist Laura Shin and “The Cold Start Problem” by a16z partner Andrew Chen, who are both members of the OCM community! * participate in community events like: * weekly Wednesday 5pm PST & Sunday 12pm PST [`#poker-club`](https://discord.com/channels/886456005985193985/998379919442722918) tournaments * weekly sports trading card box breaks in [`#box-breaks`](https://discord.com/channels/886456005985193985/1004097602612121670) * fantasy sports in [`#fantasy-league`](https://discord.com/channels/886456005985193985/996437272067047477) * purchase derivatives created by artists and creators within our community: * 3D derivative of your Genesis/Katoshi by 3Dcole * [`#karma-mockups`](https://discord.com/channels/886456005985193985/1019051518378385480) of your Genesis after being fed a Dessert by DanM * purchase allowlist spots to upcoming mints * [`#auctions-for-bananas`](https://discord.com/channels/886456005985193985/1021882733594681426) * trade for OCM NFTs * bid on exclusive IRL events like VIP NASCAR pit passes to attend exclusive backstage events and watch a NASCAR race from the racing pits More utility to come for the community on Bananas, and some created by the community - like [custom prints of NFTs using Bananas by NFTCanvases](https://prop.house/onchainmonkey/season-2-round-1/3932). Explore the Discord category `All Things Bananas` to find new ways to use Bananas, and possibly win some too. {% hint style="info" %} More previous Banana uses: * vote on social causes to fund 🌎 🐋 🌱 * purchase Early Claim Tickets 🎟 for early Dessert eating and Katoshi claim access {% endhint %} ## More Ways to Earn & Use OCM Bananas As a verified [OCM holder](https://onchainmonkey.gitbook.io/wiki/ocm-bananas/broken-reference), there are many ways to earn a Banana 🍌 or a bunch.\ ▫️ `Give-to-Earn` and `!RISE` [Bananas on Twitter](https://onchainmonkey.gitbook.io/wiki/ocm-bananas/bananas-on-twitter)\ ▫️ BananaBot `/give-to-earn` and `!RISE` commands in `#🍌offchain-bananas` channel \ ▫️ Make a new OCM monkey buddy! Find a `/give-to-earn` partner. \ ▫️ Send Bananas to a monkey fren in `#🍌offchain-bananas` using the `/send-banana` command\ ▫️ Work for Bananas [`#jobs-for-bananas`](https://discord.com/channels/886456005985193985/903141120295460884). \ ▫️ Make trades for Bananas in [`#banana-trading`](https://discord.com/channels/886456005985193985/1008878590844227594)\ ▫️ Have fun in upcoming Banana giveaway events! \ \ You'll also find the OCM fam is always happy to share a Banana (or two) 🍌❤️ ## Why can't I earn or use my Bananas? The ability to give-to-earn or use Bananas is reserved to [verified OCM holders](https://onchainmonkey.gitbook.io/wiki/navigating-ocm-website-and-discord/connect-your-accounts-to-ocm#verify-your-ocm-assets) only. Access, collection and interaction with Bananas via the [OCM website](https://onchainmonkey.com), BananaBot in `#🍌offchain-bananas` and Bananas on Twitter is limited to verified OCM holders. {% hint style="info" %} If your OCM holder status changes, your Bananas will remain attached to your Discord username + ID. You will only be able to view your Banana balance on the [OCM website](https://onchainmonkey.com) by connecting your Discord account. {% endhint %} ## **Are Twitter Bananas and Discord Bananas different?** Same OCM Bananas, but twice the number of platforms to earn and receive them. Bananas you earn on Twitter and from Discord `#🍌 offchain-bananas` are accumulated in one Banana Balance and tied to your Discord username ID and usable as an exclusive OCM ownership benefit.\ \ The only difference between Twitter Bananas and Discord Bananas is their individual Banana-earning cooldown or wait periods. ## **How often can I earn Bananas on Twitter and on Discord?** !RISE and give-to-earn each have individual Banana-earning cooldown or wait times on each of the social media platforms:
OCM Holder RoleTwitter
!RISE / Give-to-Earn
Cooldown		Discord #offchain-bananas
!RISE / Give-to-Earn
Cooldown
KatoshiMonkey24 hours24 hours
OnChainMonkey
[1-4 Genesis]		12 hours24 hours
OnChainTroop
[5-9 Genesis]		10 hours24 hours
OnChainBoss
[10-19 Genesis]		8 hours24 hours
OnChainKing
[20+ Genesis]		6 hours24 hours
{% hint style="info" %} Cooldown/Wait period for Bananas on Twitter varies by the number of Genesis you own. {% endhint %} In other words, there are four separate timers: Twitter !RISE, Twitter give-to-earn, Discord !RISE and Discord give-to-earn. Find these timers and their wait countdown periods in OCM Discord `#offchain-bananas`: * [Accessing Twitter Bananas cooldown timers >](#accessing-bananas-on-twitter-cooldown-timers) * [Accessing Discord Bananas cooldown timers >](#accessing-bananas-on-discord-cooldown-timers) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://onchainmonkey.gitbook.io/wiki/ocm-bananas/what-are-ocm-bananas.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.