# Thoughts on the token standard

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/thoughts-on-the-token-standard/4694>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [June 3, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/thoughts-on-the-token-standard/4694 "2021-06-03T00:27:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![skilesare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/skilesare/32/5609_2.png) [@skilesare](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/skilesare)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/thoughts-on-the-token-standard/4694/39 "2021-06-03T17:24:10Z")

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@dmd

Re: Using the ledger\_canister: I had considered that we all should just use the ledger format in the past, but I still have the concerns in [DeFi with ICP seems crippled(on purpose?) - #9 by skilesare](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/defi-with-icp-seems-crippled-on-purpose/4689/9) which would be great if you could address. Why can canister’s send ICP? Would they also not be able to send tokens built on the same infrastructure?

Re: Motoko: What is the plan to fix the motoko GC? If we can’t use it for tokens at the moment, why should we learn it? It is hard to adopt something when you don’t know the road map. We also need access to create custom transactions from Motoko to future proof wallets.

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