ERC20 vs. TRC20 vs. BSC vs. SPL vs. ERC 721 vs. ERC 1155

Ryle Zhou
5 min readJan 27, 2022

Ethereum, TRON, and Binance Smart Chain are three of the most popular blockchains used for crypto token development currently. Solana has gained its popularity in 2021. They use ERC-20, TRC-20, BEP-20, and SPL standards respectively.

Token

A token is a cryptocurrency built for a particular project and using an existing blockchain.

ERC 20

ERC 20 (Ethereum Request for Comments) is an Ethereum token. ERC-20 has emerged as the technical standard; it is used for all smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain for token implementation and provides a list of rules that all Ethereum-based tokens must follow. As of January 2022, around 489,325, a 10% increase from August 2021, ERC-20 compatible tokens exist on Ethereum’s main network.

Plenty of well-known digital currencies use the ERC-20 standard, including Maker (MKR), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Augur (REP), and OmiseGO (OMG).

TRC 20

TRC‌ 20 (Tron Request for Comments)is a technical standard used for smart contracts on the TRON blockchain for implementing tokens with the TRON Virtual Machine. It is fully compatible with ERC‌-20.

The biggest advantage of choosing Tron over other network protocols is that it charges…

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Ryle Zhou
Ryle Zhou

Written by Ryle Zhou

Writing short and useful articles to benefit active learners. Making CS concepts easier to understand. Studied Computer Science at Stanford.

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