# Blockchains through ontologies: the case study of the Ethereum ERC721 standard in OASIS (Extended Version)

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.02899 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2109.02899/

## Key facts

- Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 1 of its 18 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 7 Sep 2021.

## Builds on (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Ontological Smart Contracts in OASIS: Ontology for Agents, Systems, and Integration of Services (Extended Version)](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2012.01410/) (2020)

## Built on by (most cited first, 3 of 3)

- [The Ontology for Agents, Systems and Integration of Services: OASIS version 2](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2306.10061/) (2023)
- [A behaviouristic approach to representing processes and procedures in the OASIS 2 ontology](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2306.17514/) (2023)
- [An automated method for the ontological representation of security directives](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2307.01211/) (2023)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Blockchains are gaining momentum due to the interest of industries and people in decentralized applications (Dapps), particularly in those for trading assets through digital certificates secured on blockchain, called tokens. As a consequence, providing a clear unambiguous description of any activities carried out on blockchains has become crucial, and we feel the urgency to achieve that description at least for trading. This paper reports on how to leverage the Ontology for Agents, Systems, and Integration of Services ("ONT") as a general means for the semantic representation of smart contracts stored on blockchain as software agents. Special attention is paid to non-fungible tokens (NFTs), whose management through the ERC721 standard is presented as a case study.