# Draft pERC20 Standard Proposes Private-by-Default Tokens on Ethereum

A new standards-track proposal would make confidentiality the default for fungible tokens on the Ethereum Virtual Machine rather than an add-on.

- Published: 2026-06-16T16:27:54.103Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-06-16/draft-perc20-standard-proposes-private-by-default-tokens-on
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Ethereum Research](https://ethresear.ch/t/perc20-private-token-standard-draft/25200), [Aztec Network](https://aztec.network/blog/who-controls-your-privacy-off-switch)

A draft proposal published on Ethereum Research describes pERC20, a fungible token standard for the Ethereum Virtual Machine that is private by default. Filed as Ethereum Improvement Proposal 8287 (EIP-8287) by an author writing as Cyimon,…

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