Standards That Ship

Episodes in reading order

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   ETHEREUM STANDARDSWorld 1World 1 A world is one episode of the series, in reading order. Each world is split into short stages of 5 to 7 minutes.3 stages · 18 min in total

   Ethereum Standards: How a Proposal Gets Accepted

   How a proposal becomes an Ethereum standard (ERC): the EIP-1 path from idea to Final, what reviewers need at each step, and why merged does not mean Final.

   1. Stage 1-1From idea to Final6 min
   2. Stage 1-2What reviewers need6 min
   3. Stage 1-3Answering objections6 min
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   TOKENIZATIONWorld 2World 2 A world is one episode of the series, in reading order. Each world is split into short stages of 5 to 7 minutes.3 stages · 18 min in total

   ERC-3643, ERC-1400 or CMTAT: Which Token Rules to Pick?

   Three ways to build a security token, and the one question that separates them: where each transfer gets checked. A plain guide to picking ERC-3643, ERC-1400 or CMTAT.

   1. Stage 2-1Where the check lives6 min
   2. Stage 2-2Inside an ERC-3643 transfer6 min
   3. Stage 2-3Tranches, modules, pitfalls6 min
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   AI AGENTSWorld 3World 3 A world is one episode of the series, in reading order. Each world is split into short stages of 5 to 7 minutes.3 stages · 18 min in total

   x402 Agent Payments: Linking Each Payment to Its Approval

   x402 handles payment authorization and settlement. Agent apps still need records of delegation, spending policy and outcomes, which alone do not decide liability.

   1. Stage 3-1What a payment proves6 min
   2. Stage 3-2The standards behind it6 min
   3. Stage 3-3Records to keep6 min
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   AI AGENTSWorld 4World 4 A world is one episode of the series, in reading order. Each world is split into short stages of 5 to 7 minutes.3 stages · 18 min in total

   Know Your Agent: Checking an AI Bot’s Permission to Trade

   An investor lets an AI agent trade her security tokens. ERC-3643 checks the holder, not the bot. Here is how an integration following the ERC-8226 draft can check a mandate on each trade.

   1. Stage 4-1Who allowed the bot?6 min
   2. Stage 4-2What the checks miss6 min
   3. Stage 4-3Where to check, then test6 min
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   TOKENIZATIONWorld 5World 5 A world is one episode of the series, in reading order. Each world is split into short stages of 5 to 7 minutes.3 stages · 18 min in total

   Hidden Token Balances: How Can a Freeze Still Work?

   When a permissioned token hides balances, how does a freeze still work? One OpenZeppelin check step by step, and why a successful transfer can move nothing.

   1. Stage 5-1Freezing hidden balances6 min
   2. Stage 5-2What a failure leaks6 min
   3. Stage 5-3Who sees what6 min
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   TOKENIZATIONWorld 6World 6 A world is one episode of the series, in reading order. Each world is split into short stages of 5 to 7 minutes.3 stages · 18 min in total

   SEC Innovation Exemption: Where Is the Wallet Check Done?

   The SEC lets tokenized US stocks trade in pools only approved wallets can use, on a public chain. It names two places for the wallet check and requires neither.

   1. Stage 6-1Pool or token?6 min
   2. Stage 6-2Inside a pool gate6 min
   3. Stage 6-3What code can’t prove6 min