什么是WETH
WETH字面意思是"包装过的ETH"("wrapped ETH")。首先,Ether(ETH)是以太坊网络(Ethereum)上的原生币种,选择建立在以太坊上的dAPP通常会部署自己的代币,比如Augur的REP和Bancor的BNT。而ERC-20是在ETH发布之后制定的一个标准,这个标准定义了代币应该如何在以太坊网络上转移,以及如保持代币在以太坊网络上的转移能够有一个一致的记录。
ERC20标准:
interface IERC20 {
function totalSupply() external view returns (uint256);
function balanceOf(address who) external view returns (uint256);
function allowance(address owner, address spender) external view returns (uint256);
function transfer(address to, uint256 value) external returns (bool);
function approve(address spender, uint256 value) external returns (bool);
function transferFrom(address from, address to, uint256 value) external returns (bool);
event Transfer(address indexed from, address indexed to, uint256 value);
event Approval(address indexed owner, address indexed spender, uint256 value);
}
为什么需要wETH
ERC20是以太坊上最为普遍通用的代币标准,而ETH作为原生币种本身不符合ERC20标准,但一些dAPP对接的是ERC20标准代币,比如Radar Relay,0x Portal。所以我们需要利用智能合约实现一种兼具ERC20标准的token形式的ETH。
实现代码及前景
我们看看实现代码:
pragma solidity ^0.4.18;
contract WETH9 {
string public name = "Wrapped Ether";
string public symbol = "WETH";
uint8 public decimals = 18;
event Approval(address indexed src, address indexed guy, uint wad);
event Transfer(address indexed src, address indexed dst, uint wad);
event Deposit(address indexed dst, uint wad);
event Withdrawal(address indexed src, uint wad);
mapping (address => uint) public balanceOf;
mapping (address => mapping (address => uint)) public allowance;
function() public payable {
deposit();
}
function deposit() public payable {
balanceOf[msg.sender] += msg.value;
Deposit(msg.sender, msg.value);
}
function withdraw(uint wad) public {
require(balanceOf[msg.sender] >= wad);
balanceOf[msg.sender] -= wad;
msg.sender.transfer(wad);
Withdrawal(msg.sender, wad);
}
function totalSupply() public view returns (uint) {
return this.balance;
}
function approve(address guy, uint wad) public returns (bool) {
allowance[msg.sender][guy] = wad;
Approval(msg.sender, guy, wad);
return true;
}
function transfer(address dst, uint wad) public returns (bool) {
return transferFrom(msg.sender, dst, wad);
}
function transferFrom(address src, address dst, uint wad)
public
returns (bool)
{
require(balanceOf[src] >= wad);
if (src != msg.sender && allowance[src][msg.sender] != uint(-1)) {
require(allowance[src][msg.sender] >= wad);
allowance[src][msg.sender] -= wad;
}
balanceOf[src] -= wad;
balanceOf[dst] += wad;
Transfer(src, dst, wad);
return true;
}
}
代码非常简单,实现了ERC20标准,并提供deposit
和withdraw
函数完成原生ETH与WETH之间的1:1置换。
在etherscan上可以看到WETH自2017年12月12号部署以来,目前合约内抵押了230万个Ether,也就是有同样数量的WETH处于流通状态。
更新以太坊代码使ETH符合ERC-20标准的计划已经在实施了。wETH只是目前阶段为满足一些使用场景,在合约层面做的实现。如果你有需要,可以直接使用WETH。