# 1: Introduction & Motivation. * Check this guide in * Edit this guide in it's repo: * Contribute to this guide in the [./docs folder](https://github.com/esteblock/token-playground/tree/main/docs) of the repo ![Soroban Image](/files/wumw4SJZ73yI3lJo83b5) ## Soroban Soroban, the Stellar smart contract platform, is currently under development, and its official launch is expected to be sometime in 2023. ## Tokens in Soroban **Tokens** are one of the most important applications on any smart contracts platform. In the case of Stellar, this is especially relevant because it already has a solution for tokens directly on the "Stellar Classic Blockchain" **(The Stellar Assets / Classic Tokens)**, even before Soroban. Soroban provides a mechanism to **wrap a (classic) Stellar Asset in a smart contract** so that the token can be minted and transferred in Soroban. However, a lot of questions are arised... * How can developers **issue tokens** in Soroban, or **wrap an existing classic Stellar Asset**? * Are this two chains **sharing the token balance** for an specific address? * Whan happens if the **issuer mints** tokens in Soroban after wrapping the asset? * Whan happens if the **issuer mints** tokens in Stellar Classic after wrapping the asset? * Can the Smart Contract prevent Stellar Classic transactions of the Stellar Asset? * Can we enforce to some logic to be applied when they are transferred? * Can we do the same if we create a token first in Soroban? Can we move it into Stellar Classic? ## The Token Playground's Motivation Our motivation is to **explain through practice** to developers coming to Soroban **how Stellar Assets can coexist with smart contracts**, how they can take advantage of Soroban, and what limitations could be presented. We have developed this **Soroban's Token Playground** to explain how Stellar assets can be managed from a Soroban smart contract. For that, we have created a set of scripts that will show you in a practical way the main actions involved in token management: * Issue an Stellar Asset * Get info about an Stellar Asset (Asset Code, Issuer, Balance ) * Wrap a Stellar Asset from Stellar to Soroban (token) * Mint wrapped token in Soroban * Get information from the wrapped token usins SAC contract * Get all contract id's from an asset issuer * Use all user balance inside Soroban (Classic & Soroban) * Call the token contract from another contract ## How to follow this Token Playground All the code explained in this guide can be found in the token's playground repo: . We will try to explain every line of code. If you find a mistake, or you want to collaborate, just open an Issue in the repo! *** This Playgound has been developed by [@esteblock](https://github.com/esteblock/) in collaboration with [@marcos74](https://github.com/marcos74) from [@Dogstarcoin](https://github.com/Dogstarcoin) --- # 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://token-playground.gitbook.io/guide/index/1_introduction_and_motivation.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.