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Guard of NFT/SBT, an Extension of ERC-721
ERC 6147. 5660-eth , Wizard Wang.
ERC 6147, Guard of NFT/SBT, an Extension of ERC-721. It separates the holding right and transfer right of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and Soulbound Tokens (SBTs) and defines a new role, guard with expires.
Status in the source: Final. A reading of the public specification, not a copy of it and not a certification.
Guard of NFT/SBT, an Extension of ERC-721 is worth reading for the rule it actually adds: It separates the holding right and transfer right of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and Soulbound Tokens (SBTs) and defines a new role, guard with expires.
The five-minute read
The rule
It separates the holding right and transfer right of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and Soulbound Tokens (SBTs) and defines a new role, guard with expires.
What was already failing
A claim that something is a dollar, a loan, or a vault is a claim about who is paid when the price moves. The interface is not that claim.
What the number does not mean
The source marks this final. That is a statement about the text, not a promise that every wallet or node has shipped it.
What a builder should be able to point at
An implementation either constrains NFT, SBT or it is a different design.
One action, walked through
- Open ERC 6147 and read the status line before the examples.
- Write down the rule in one sentence. A fair version of that sentence is: It separates the holding right and transfer right of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and Soulbound Tokens (SBTs) and defines a new role, guard with expires.
- Name the object that changes: NFT, SBT.
- Ask what an old client, an old contract, or an offline counterparty does. If the document is silent, the silence is part of the design.
The argument, unpacked
What the text is allowed to settle
Ethereum Request for Comment 6147 can settle the shape of Guard of NFT/SBT, an Extension of ERC-721. It cannot settle whether a later client, a later fork, or a later wallet still does this.
What this page will not pretend
There is no benchmark, no adoption number, and no claim that the mechanism is safe outside the assumptions written in the source.
What has to be true
- You are implementing ERC 6147 at the status the text itself states: Final.
- The object that has to change is NFT, SBT. A neighbouring document with a similar name is not this one.
- A token standard does not collateralise itself.
What happened after the paper
The source marks this final. That is a statement about the text, not a promise that every wallet or node has shipped it. Later documents can narrow, replace, or ignore this one. Cite the number you mean.
What to check before you use the idea
- Who loses money if the assumption in Guard of NFT/SBT, an Extension of ERC-721 is wrong?
- Is redemption specified, or only a transfer function?
- Which terms are actually defined: NFT, SBT?
Terms
- ERC 6147
- The public text titled Guard of NFT/SBT, an Extension of ERC-721.
- Final
- The document's own label for how finished the text is. It is not a market fact.
The problem the paper names
A claim that something is a dollar, a loan, or a vault is a claim about who is paid when the price moves. The interface is not that claim.
What the design proposes
- It separates the holding right and transfer right of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and Soulbound Tokens (SBTs) and defines a new role, guard with expires.
- The flexibility of the guard setting enables the design of NFT anti-theft, NFT lending, NFT leasing, SBT, etc.
- NFTs are assets that possess both use and financial value.
How the mechanism is specified
- Taken from the specification, the next constraint is: The flexibility of the guard setting enables the design of NFT anti-theft, NFT lending, NFT leasing, SBT, etc.
- Locate NFT, SBT in ERC 6147 and apply it to one transaction or call.
- Then check the failure the class of rule always has: a node that did not upgrade, a reverted call, a replayed signature, or a peer that does not speak the message.
What this page does not treat as proven
- Nothing on this page is a yield, a redemption promise, or an offer of credit.
- A token standard does not collateralise itself.
- The source marks this final. That is a statement about the text, not a promise that every wallet or node has shipped it.
Why a venture studio still reads it
Use ERC 6147 when a pitch says 'Guard of NFT/SBT, an Extension of ERC-721' without saying whether the rule is consensus, policy, or an interface. The number is the citation. The pitch is not.
This is Blockchain Lab's reading of a public design paper. It is not the paper, not a copy of it, and not an offer of tokens, equity, custody or a partnership. Later network behaviour can diverge from the text. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.
Research status: Design paper. Last reviewed: 1 October 2026. This is a reading of a public paper, not investment, legal or security advice.
