> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://surfkookz.gitbook.io/getting-started/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://surfkookz.gitbook.io/getting-started/bureau-da-change.md). # Bureau da Change Think of this stage like the old school Bureau da change. You on a surf trip abroad and you need to change some cash. All you doing is taking your currency and converting it to the local currency of the country you surfing in. Kookz are digital assets and you will need a digital currency to buy them. Convert your local fiat currency whether $, £'s or € into a digital currency called SOL The record of your ownership of your digital asset (kookz) will live on a blockchain. We are using a chain called [Solana](https://surfkookz.gitbook.io/getting-started/www.solana.com) and in order to buy a kookz you will need to use the local currency for Solana called SOL. If you interested here is some research into why we chose [Solana](https://research.binance.com/en/projects/solana) You've exchanged travellers cheques at a bureau da change in a far flung country where you don't speak a lick of the local language before so this is going to be a doddle for you. Coinbase is super easy to use with a great interface to exchange currency. You can do it directly from: Coinbase if not the only exchange that you can use. There are a ton of others and you can find a full list of exchanges on You've done your currency exchange now lets head over to [Phantom Wallet ](/getting-started/phantom-wallet.md) If you learn better in pictures, geekculture has done a good job at helping you get setup.