How is Metamask able to send erc20 tokens without ABI?
When I use web3js and Truffle, I cannot send tokens to another wallet without the Token Contract ABI. But Metamask only requires the token contract address to recognize and send the ERC20 tokens. How do they do it?
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When I use web3js and Truffle, I cannot send tokens to another wallet without the Token Contract ABI. But Metamask only requires the token contract address to recognize and send the ERC20 tokens. How do they do it?
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When I use web3js and Truffle, I cannot send tokens to another wallet without the Token Contract ABI. But Metamask only requires the token contract address to recognize and send the ERC20 tokens. How do they do it?
erc-20 metamask abi
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When I use web3js and Truffle, I cannot send tokens to another wallet without the Token Contract ABI. But Metamask only requires the token contract address to recognize and send the ERC20 tokens. How do they do it?
erc-20 metamask abi
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ERC20 is an interface by definition. MetaMask has explicit support for this type of contract. It does not support contracts with arbitrary interfaces.
Hope it helps.
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ERC20 is an interface by definition. MetaMask has explicit support for this type of contract. It does not support contracts with arbitrary interfaces.
Hope it helps.
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ERC20 is an interface by definition. MetaMask has explicit support for this type of contract. It does not support contracts with arbitrary interfaces.
Hope it helps.
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ERC20 is an interface by definition. MetaMask has explicit support for this type of contract. It does not support contracts with arbitrary interfaces.
Hope it helps.
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ERC20 is an interface by definition. MetaMask has explicit support for this type of contract. It does not support contracts with arbitrary interfaces.
Hope it helps.
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Rob Hitchens B9lab
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