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ERC-1155 Meaning

ERC-1155 is a multi-token standard designed to improve efficiency, flexibility, and security compared to earlier Ethereum token standards. Unlike ERC-20, which supports only fungible tokens, or ERC-721, which supports only non-fungible tokens, ERC-1155 can manage both within a single smart contract. This fungibility-agnostic design makes it particularly powerful for applications that need to handle multiple asset types simultaneously.

One of the key advantages of ERC-1155 is gas efficiency. By allowing batch transfers and batch approvals, the standard significantly reduces transaction costs when multiple tokens are moved at once.

This makes it especially suitable for blockchain gaming, digital collectibles, and metaverse applications, where users frequently interact with many assets in a single session. Developers can deploy one contract to manage an entire ecosystem of items, currencies, and collectibles instead of maintaining dozens of separate contracts.

ERC-1155 also improves safety through built-in transfer checks. If tokens are sent to a contract that cannot handle them, the transaction automatically fails instead of permanently locking assets.

This reduces the risk of accidental loss, a problem that affected earlier token standards. By combining efficiency, flexibility, and stronger safeguards, ERC-1155 has become a preferred standard for complex on-chain economies and interactive applications.

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