# ERC-20 ERC consists of the first letters of the phrase "Ethereum Request For Comments." The "20" comes from the EIP number (Ethereum Improvement Proposal) where the ERC-20 standard was accepted by the network. The reason why the ERC-20 standard was proposed and accepted is to link the token creation process to a certain standard and thus to be able to produce tokens that are easy, fast and highly compatible with each other. The ERC-20 standard minimizes the complexity of the Ethereum network. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://miracle-cash-and-more.gitbook.io/miracle-cash-and-more/technical-infrastructure/erc-20.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.