# Pearl, PRL or PEARL? Which “Pearl” coin is which

https://www.learnpearl.org/which-pearl/ · Checked October 20, 2026 · Beginner

Pearl’s coin is called PRL, but price sites and exchanges list it as PEARL, and at least six other projects use one name or the other. One test cuts through all of it: native Pearl lives on the Pearl network, at addresses starting with prl1, and has no token contract anywhere.

## Key takeaways

- Pearl Research Labs and its software call the coin PRL. CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap and Coinbase’s listing roadmap call it PEARL.
- On Coinbase, Upbit, KuCoin, Gate and MEXC, “PRL” is Perle, an unrelated Solana token.
- Oyster Pearl was a 2017 Ethereum token, and Olas Pearl is an app for AI agents. Neither is Pearl.
- The test that never changes: withdrawals on the Pearl network, to a prl1 address.

## The names, at a glance

| Where you see it | What it is | Pearl? |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PRL in Pearl’s wallet, code and website | The native coin of the Pearl network | **Yes** |
| PEARL on CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap and Coinbase’s roadmap | The same coin, under the ticker market sites use | **Yes**, if the network is Pearl |
| PRL on Coinbase, Upbit, KuCoin, Gate and MEXC | Perle, a token on Solana | No |
| Oyster Pearl (PRL) | An Ethereum token sold in 2017 | No |
| Pearl (PEARL) on Tron | Pearl Finance, a separate token | No |
| Olas Pearl | An app store for AI agents | No, and not a coin |
| WPRL | A wrapped token from a third-party bridge | No: it tracks PRL but isn’t native |

## Why Pearl has two tickers

Pearl’s own software and website use PRL. That ticker was already in use elsewhere, and market sites list the coin differently: [CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/pearl-2) as “Pearl” with the symbol PEARL, and [CoinMarketCap](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/pearlresearch/) as “Pearl (pearlresearch.ai)”. On October 19, 2026, Coinbase also used PEARL when it added Pearl to its [listing roadmap](https://www.learnpearl.org/news/coinbase-roadmap-pearl-ticker/).

> **PEARL isn’t unique either.** CoinGecko lists other tokens with the PEARL ticker, including Girl with a Pearl on Solana, Kona Pearl on Abstract and a bridged Pearl on Avalanche. CoinMarketCap’s plain “Pearl” page is Pearl Finance, on Tron. Match the name, the network and the page address, not just the ticker.

## Perle is not Pearl

Perle is a separate project with its own token on Solana, and its ticker is PRL. On [Coinbase](https://api.exchange.coinbase.com/currencies/PRL), Upbit, KuCoin, Gate and MEXC, the market called PRL is Perle. Someone who reads “Pearl (PRL)” and searches an exchange for PRL can end up holding the wrong coin.

The same goes for derivatives: on Aster, PEARLUSDT is a futures market on Pearl, while the older PRLUSDT is Perle. A futures market is a contract on the price either way, never a coin you can withdraw.

## Oyster Pearl, the 2017 token

Oyster Pearl was an Ethereum token sold in 2017 by a project called Oyster Protocol, also under the ticker PRL. In 2020 the US Securities and Exchange Commission [charged its founder](https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2020/lr24980.htm) over the sale. It has nothing to do with Pearl, but old price and exchange pages for it still turn up in searches for “PRL”.

Pearl’s wallet daemon is also called Oyster. That’s a coincidence: it’s Pearl Research Labs’ own software, unrelated to the 2017 token.

## Olas Pearl is an app, not a coin

[Pearl from Olas](https://olas.network/pearl) is a desktop app store for AI agents, launched in 2025. Because both projects mix AI and crypto, searches for “Pearl AI crypto” blur them together. Olas Pearl isn’t a blockchain and has no connection to Pearl Research Labs.

## The one test that always works

- The coin moves on the Pearl network, not on Ethereum, Solana, Tron or any other chain.
- Deposits and withdrawals use addresses starting with prl1.
- There is no contract address. If a “Pearl” or “PRL” has one, it isn’t native PRL.
- A small test withdrawal arrives in a [Pearl wallet](https://www.learnpearl.org/wallet/) you control.

The full checklist, from choosing a venue to keeping records, is in [how to buy Pearl safely](https://www.learnpearl.org/buy-pearl/).

## Questions people ask

### Is PEARL the same coin as PRL?

Yes, when the network is Pearl. PRL is the name Pearl’s software uses; PEARL is the ticker CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap and Coinbase’s roadmap use for the same coin.

### Is Pearl the same as Perle?

No. Perle is a separate token on Solana that also uses the ticker PRL, and it’s what “PRL” means on most big exchanges.

### Is Pearl related to Oyster Pearl?

No. Oyster Pearl was a 2017 Ethereum token. Pearl is its own blockchain, live since April 2026.

## Sources

- [Pearl market data on CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/pearl-2) (CoinGecko, aggregator)
- [Pearl (pearlresearch.ai) on CoinMarketCap](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/pearlresearch/) (CoinMarketCap, aggregator)
- [Coinbase Assets: Pearl (PEARL) added to the listing roadmap, October 19, 2026](https://x.com/CoinbaseAssets/status/2112267624289620129) (Coinbase, independent)
- [Coinbase Exchange asset data: PRL is Perle, on Solana](https://api.exchange.coinbase.com/currencies/PRL) (Coinbase, aggregator)
- [Aster futures market data (PEARLUSDT and PRLUSDT)](https://fapi.asterdex.com/fapi/v1/exchangeInfo) (Aster, aggregator)
- [SEC v. Amir Bruno Elmaani: the 2017 Oyster Pearl token sale](https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2020/lr24980.htm) (US Securities and Exchange Commission, independent)
- [Pearl, the AI agent app store from Olas](https://olas.network/pearl) (Olas, independent)