Listen, here's an interesting thing from the world of crypto: Ethereum developers want to simplify cross—chain transactions - that is, when you need to send something from one blockchain network to another. To do this, they are developing two new token standards: ERC-7930 and ERC-7828.
Now everything is a bit wild: wallets, applications, blockchain browsers and smart contracts - they all interpret in their own way what an address is and on which network it works. It's as if your nickname looks different in each messenger and it's impossible to know exactly who you're texting. As a result, the interface is confusing and the user experience is very strange, especially when working between different networks.
So, the Wonderland organization (this is a group of developers and analysts who collaborate with large DeFi projects like Optimism and Yearn) offers a solution. They are developing standards that will be able to speak the same language with both machines and people.
ERC-7930 is like a technical base: it defines a compact binary address format that is convenient for machines and backends.
ERC-7828 is an add—on for people: for example, the address@network format, so that it is immediately clear where the transaction is being sent to. It's like an email — you see who you're writing to and on which server.
What's cool is that such a system will allow you to specify the blockchain directly in the address, and the wallet itself will understand where to send the transfer. You will not need to manually switch networks in your wallet, as it is now. And most importantly, there will be fewer chances of accidentally losing the crypt due to sending it to the wrong place.
While these standards are being discussed, the developers are waiting for feedback from the community. But if everything goes according to plan, the first implementations can be seen in a couple of weeks.
Do you think this approach will help make cryptocurrencies clearer and safer for ordinary users?
