What Is The ERC-1155 Token Standard?
The ERC-1155 token standard is a multi-token standard that allows a single smart contract to manage both fungible (like ERC-20) and non-fungible (like ERC-721) tokens simultaneously. This standard is highly efficient, reducing transaction costs and simplifying the management of complex game or utility economies.
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📅 Oct 28, 2025
✍️ By Nathanael707
Defining the ERC-1155 StandardThe ERC-1155 standard introduced a breakthrough in token efficiency by allowing tokens to be batch-transferred and managed from a single contract. It treats fungible items (e.g., 100 gold coins) and non-fungible items (e.g., a unique sword) as different Token IDs within the same contract.
Multi-Token: A single contract can hold a massive catalog of different token types (fungible and non-fungible).
Efficiency: Allows for the secure transfer of multiple different tokens in a single transaction (batch transfer).
Gas Savings: Significantly reduces the gas cost associated with deploying new token contracts and sending multiple types of assets.
Key Efficiency Features
The standard focuses on optimizing common transactional patterns in complex ecosystems (like gaming).
Batch Transfers: The core innovation; allows sending thousands of different token IDs to multiple addresses in one call.
Batch Balances: Allows querying the balance of multiple token IDs for a user in a single request.
Conditional Transfers: Simplifies the logic for handling token transfers when the destination address is another smart contract.