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wallet_watchAsset RPC Method

EIP 747, wallet_watchAsset RPC Method. This EIP standardizes a new wallet-scoped RPC method, wallet_watchAsset, to allow a client to suggest a token for the user's wallet to track.

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Authors: Dan Finlay , Esteban Mino , Gavin John
Date: 2018
Publisher: Dan Finlay , Esteban Mino , Gavin John
Version: Source cited by the 2018 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0304
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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EIP 747, wallet_watchAsset RPC Method. This EIP standardizes a new wallet-scoped RPC method, wallet_watchAsset, to allow a client to suggest a token for the user's wallet to track.

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Finlay, D., Mino, E., & John, G. (2018). wallet_watchAsset RPC Method. Dan Finlay , Esteban Mino , Gavin John. https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-747

BibTeX

@techreport{eip7472018,
  title = {wallet_watchAsset RPC Method},
  author = {Dan Finlay , Esteban Mino , Gavin John},
  year = {2018},
  institution = {Dan Finlay , Esteban Mino , Gavin John},
  url = {https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-747},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/eip-747}
}

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AU  - Esteban Mino
AU  - Gavin John
PY  - 2018
PB  - Dan Finlay , Esteban Mino , Gavin John
UR  - https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-747
N1  - Rights status: Official external source only
ER  -

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