ERC-223 is an Ethereum token standard that operates on the basis of smart contracts that allow users to securely transfer tokens to a digital wallet.
What is ERC-223?
ERC-223 is an extension of the ERC-20 protocol that was created as a solution to the ERC-20 bug by Ethereum developer whose Reddit username is “Dexaran”.
Because Ethereum has set standards for tokenization, the process is simplified. Depending on what the application is for, different types can be tokenized using different standards. Some common Ethereum tokenization standards include ERC-20, ERC-721 and ERC-777.
Despite the extreme usefulness of the ERC-20 standard, it is far from perfect. For example, one particularly serious flaw in ERC-20’s design led to tokens being lost when people mistakenly sent them to a smart contract using the same process they would have used to send tokens to a regular wallet. Unfortunately, this has already resulted in the loss of more than $3 million in ERC-20 tokens.
This design flaw has been addressed in ERC-223, allowing users to transfer tokens to smart contracts and wallets that perform the same function. In addition, ERC-223 tokens are more efficient than ERC-20 tokens because transactions require only one step rather than two.
ERC-223 retains all of the original functionality, but fixes the aforementioned bugs. The new standard introduces improvements and features that address some of the most serious problems with ERC-20, especially when interacting with other smart contracts.
No tokens are lost as the updated transfer function now works for smart contracts as well.ERC-223 can be thought of as a superset of ERC-20, but only time will tell which token will become the final standard of the Ethereum ecosystem.