ERC-721 is the token standard for non-fungible tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. Notable projects built using the ERC721 token standard include CryptoKitties and EtherTulips.
Timeline
January 4, 2018
Dieter Shirley, William Entriken and Nastassia Sachs create the EIP-721
This Ethereum Improvement Proposal laid the foundation of the ERC-721 standard, on which non-fungible tokens and cryptocollectibles are built (https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-721.md)
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Dieter Shirley
Wrote the ERC-721 specification
Nastassia Sachs
Wrote the ERC-721 specification
William Entriken
Wrote the ERC-721 specification
Further reading
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Crypto Collectables? Ethereum's Next Killer App Is on Its Way
Alyssa Hertig
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The Anatomy of ERC721Understanding Non-Fungible Ethereum Tokens
Gerald Nash
Web
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CryptocurrencyCategories
EthereumEthereum is an open-source, public, distributed blockchain computing platform featuring smart contract (scripting) functionality, which facilitates online contractual agreements.
Cryptocurrency tokenA token can have various definitions. Tokens exist in currency systems and computing.
Cluster: Blockchain & cryptocurrencyA cluster of topics related to blockchain and cryptocurrency.
Related Topics
- EthereumEthereum is an open-source, public, distributed blockchain computing platform featuring smart contract (scripting) functionality, which facilitates online contractual agreements.
ERC-20 TokenERC-20 is a token standard describing the functions and events that an Ethereum token contract has to implement.
Vitalik ButerinRussian-Canadian computer scientist, programmer, writer and founder of Ethereum.
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