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US FBI creates token to expose crypto fraud ring

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    Prairie_Skies
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    I'm pretty ignorant, especially when it comes to blockchain. How do you attach a token to a block chain? Is it just packaged with the blockchain when it's data is sent for a transaction or is the...

    I'm pretty ignorant, especially when it comes to blockchain.

    How do you attach a token to a block chain?

    Is it just packaged with the blockchain when it's data is sent for a transaction or is the token actively incorperated into the blockchain?

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      whs
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      I don't actively research Blockchain (I quit before Ethereum become a thing) from my understanding Ethereum allow anyone to deploy code into the Blockchain, written in its own language (usually...

      I don't actively research Blockchain (I quit before Ethereum become a thing) from my understanding Ethereum allow anyone to deploy code into the Blockchain, written in its own language (usually via a custom compiler) called "smart contract". Each instruction has a cost called "gas" which is paid in $ETH.

      The contract can hold money and data. So people invented the ERC20 standard which is standardized data and methods for interacting with tokens.

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      1. Prairie_Skies
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        Interesting thanks for this! Definately makes a lot more sense with that info.

        Interesting thanks for this!

        Definately makes a lot more sense with that info.