ARC-2 finalized as standard for encoding data in the Algorand transaction note field

07/06/2021 Protocol

ARC-2 finalized as standard for encoding data in the Algorand transaction note field

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ARC-2 has been finalized, establishing conventions for encoding application-level data within the note field of an Algorand transaction.

The standard is maintained on GitHub under the ARCs repository, which collects community-defined standards for the Algorand protocol.

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ARCs: standards ARC-2: Algorand Transaction Note Field Conventions (Final)

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