undefined | Better HN

0 pointskybernetikos4y ago0 comments

After a while a standard api was invented for tokens that use smart contacts on ethereum. ETH predates these standards and is built in to the operation of the blockchain. Lots of smart contacts know how to deal with standard tokens but don't have a separate code path to deal with ETH. You can get a version of ETH that fits the interface by wrapping it in a standard token.

0 comments

1 comments · 1 top-level

zaroth4y ago

I think calling them tokens and giving them acronyms like they’re a currency of some sort leads to a lot of the confusion.

I mean, Java class naming wouldn’t be any better but “WETH” is just extending a base class with an interface.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse