You're reading from The Essential Guide to Web3 Develop, deploy, and manage distributed applications on the Ethereum network

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801813471

Length 366 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Ethereum

Concepts

Blockchain

Author (1):

Vijay Krishnan

Preface

1. Part 1 – Introduction to Web3 FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Blockchain and Web3

3. Chapter 2: Getting Started With Ethereum

4. Chapter 3: Your First Ethereum Transaction

5. Part 2 – All about Smart Contracts

6. Chapter 4: Introduction to Smart Contracts

7. Chapter 5: Creating and Deploying Your First Smart Contract

8. Chapter 6: Smart Contract Security and Access Controls

9. Part 3 – Writing Your DApps for Web3

10. Chapter 7: Developer Tools and Libraries for Web3 Development

11. Chapter 8: Writing and Testing Your First dApp on Web3

12. Part 4 – Fungible Tokens

13. Chapter 9: Introduction to Tokenization

14. Chapter 10: Creating Your First Token

15. Part 5 – Non-Fungible Tokens

16. Chapter 11: Non-Fungible Token Standards

17. Chapter 12: Creating Your First Non-Fungible Token

18. Part 6 – Web3 Advanced Topics

19. Chapter 13: Understanding Oracles

20. Chapter 14: Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Zero-Knowledge EVMs

21. Chapter 15: L2 Networks and Rollups

22. Chapter 16: Decentralized Autonomous Organizations – Overview

23. Index

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Introduction to NFT standards

There are several popular ERC standards for NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain, including ERC-721, ERC-1155, and ERC-998:

ERC-721 is the original NFT standard and is used for creating unique, one-of-a-kind tokens that cannot be exchanged for each other. Each ERC-721 token has a unique identifier, making it ideal for creating digital art, collectibles, and other unique assets.
ERC-1155 is a more versatile standard that allows for the creation of both fungible and non-fungible tokens within the same contract. This makes it ideal for creating games and other applications that require both types of tokens.
ERC-998 is a newer standard that allows for the creation of complex tokens that can contain other tokens. This makes it possible to create more complex assets, such as collections of ERC-721 tokens.

The key difference between NFT standards and fungible token standards (such as ERC-20) is that NFTs represent unique assets, while fungible...