Ethereum standards, explained from zero

An Ethereum standard, called an ERC, is a shared rule book. It says how a token or a wallet should behave so that every app can work with it without a custom deal. It is the same idea as a plug shape: once everyone agrees on it, any device fits any socket.

The articles here start with how a proposal becomes a standard: who writes it, who reviews it, and what the different statuses mean. A Draft is still open to change, and a Final standard is settled, so each article states the status of every standard it names. Then they go into the parts that matter in practice: how smart accounts let a wallet do more than sign, how a token contract can be tested so a hidden bug cannot move frozen tokens, and what changes when the network itself changes how transactions work.

You do not need to write code to follow along. Code shows up only where it helps, always with a plain explanation next to it. Every article opens with a 30-second answer and a few words to know, so the first stage works even if you have never opened a wallet.