# Transaction Types

Different types of transactions are categorized in the Quaiscan UI to allow for quick identification. Types include:

* **Coin transfer**: value transfer, value >= 0, no transaction input
* **Contract call**: transaction input is present (any value including 0)
* **Contract creation**: creation of a smart-contract
* **Token burning**: recognized token transfer of any of ERC-20, 721, 1155 token instance (single or bulk) to 0x0000... address
* **Token creation**: creation of token instance in ERC-1155
* **Token minting**: token transfer of any of ERC-20, 721, 1155 token instance (single or bulk) from 0x0000... address
* **Token transfer**: token transfer of any of ERC-20, 721, 1155 token instance (single or bulk)
* **Transaction**: A contract call where the contract has not yet been identified by Quaiscan.
* **Coinbase**: payout of mining rewards to the miner of a block or workshare.


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