CAIP-21: Asset Reference for the ERC20 Asset Namespace
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Status: SupersededStandardCreated: 2020-06-23
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Simple Summary
This document is about the details of the ERC20 asset namespace and reference for CAIP-19.
Abstract
In CAIP-19 a general asset identification scheme is defined. This is the implementation of CAIP-19 for ERC20 (referencing erc20 tokens).
Motivation
See CAIP-19.
Specification
ERC20 Asset Namespace
The asset namespace is called "erc20" as in ERC20. It reference erc20 tokens in the eip155 namespace (see CAIP3).
Asset Reference Definition
The Asset Reference format is the smart contract address of the erc20 token in the current chain_id.
Rationale
The smart contract address strives for uniqueness for any erc20 tokens in the chain_id scope.
Backwards Compatibility
Not applicable
Test Cases
This is a list of manually composed examples
Copyright
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