Non-Playable Coin npc

Non-Playable Coin (NPC) is a meme-based crypto asset launched in July 2023. The project calls itself a memecoin-NFT hybrid and states that every NPC ERC-20 token is backed 1:1 by an NPC meme NFT. The project frames NPC as a token for all 8+ billion humans, with supply set to the world population snapshot on July 29, 2023.

Unlike a conventional memecoin, each NPC ERC-20 token is backed 1:1 by an NFT stored in the linked ERC-1155 contract. The Ethereum contract links the fungible token to ERC-1155 contract 0x31B73666cA5874950e94baBc0c5f93419faCc82b, token ID 1. Transforming converts fungible NPC into NFT representation and respawning reverses it.

NPC is primarily an entertainment/community project rather than a protocol promising utility. The official site explicitly says no roadmap/no utility and for entertainment only; custom NPC NFTs and Mediacoins experiments extend the concept.

NPC addresses the split between liquid memecoins and illiquid NFTs: memecoins trade easily but lack collectibility, while NFTs are collectible but less liquid. Its Mediacoins design uses ERC-1155 for batch transfers and 1:1 backing so holders can switch between fungible and NFT representations.

This is a conceptual solution, not guaranteed value or liquidity. The project notes Mediacoins is experimental, not an official EIP, and may involve higher gas costs. Market volatility, liquidity and loss risk remain substantial.

NPC is an Ethereum ERC-20 with 18 decimals and fixed supply 8,050,126,520. The Etherscan-verified contract exposes Transform(amount) and Respawn(amount) for switching between ERC-20 and ERC-1155 representations. The linked ERC-1155 contract is 0x31B73666cA5874950e94baBc0c5f93419faCc82b, token ID 1.

At the conceptual level, transforming converts fungible NPC into NFT representation and respawning reverses it 1:1; users should verify current contract behavior before transacting. The official Mediacoins paper generalizes this model: buying/minting creates the NFT, selling/burning destroys it, and transfers preserve a 1:1 relationship.

NPC has zero stated transfer tax; liquidity and market availability remain external risks. The project has 155,443 custom NPC ERC-721 NFTs minted out on Base, plus an identity-file archive for community experimentation.