Create native tokens without smart contract deployment
On Ethereum, launching a token requires deploying a smart contract, paying high gas fees, and risking contract bugs. It's expensive and complex.
Ergo tokens are native to the protocol - no smart contract deployment needed. Mint tokens in a simple transaction for minimal fees. Your token inherits Ergo's full security.
Ergo tokens are first-class protocol citizens. They live in boxes alongside ERG, can be transferred atomically, and don't need wrapper contracts like ERC-20.
An architecture tutorial for a paid API endpoint that an AI agent can call only after producing a verifiable Ergo payment receipt. Includes mock-mode (runnable without a wallet) and testnet-mode (with Nautilus / sigma-rust signing).
Tokens are great for ownership. Notes are better for bounded, expiring, conditionally redeemable credit in autonomous agent workflows.