Crypto Conversations | ERC-1155: Why this Ethereum standard is special

ERC-1155 is a flexible Ethereum token standard that facilitates efficient transfers of fungible and non-fungible tokens in one single transaction 

Saudamini Chandarana Bhat

June 16, 2022 / 11:10 AM IST

the ERC-1155 standard combines the separate token standards for fungible and non-fungible tokens

The Ethereum blockchain hosts a slew of tokens, and not all of them are created similarly. For instance, some Ethereum tokens are fungible and easily interchangeable (most of these follow the ERC-20 standard) while some others are unique- called the non-fungible tokens or the NFTs. Therefore, the blockchain has different token standards for each of these different use cases.  

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 As time goes by, the Ethereum blockchain keeps introducing newer ERC token standards to keep up with the evolving crypto…