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ERC-20

German: ERC-20

The baseline fungible token interface on Ethereum-compatible chains, with no built-in transfer restrictions, identity checks or recovery mechanism.

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ERC-20 Die Basisschnittstelle für fungible Token auf Ethereum-kompatiblen Chains, ohne eingebaute Übertragungsbeschränkungen, Identitätsprüfungen oder Wiederherstellungsmechanismen.

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