diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e194b0dcd2..47dc20e13e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,3 +38,9 @@ ergo-tests/
 
 # spam test's checkout location
 spam-tests/
+
+# metals, bloop, vscode
+.bloop/
+.metals/
+.vscode/
+project/metals.sbt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sigmastate/src/main/scala/org/ergoplatform/ErgoBoxAssets.scala b/sigmastate/src/main/scala/org/ergoplatform/ErgoBoxAssets.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8efe6601ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sigmastate/src/main/scala/org/ergoplatform/ErgoBoxAssets.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package org.ergoplatform
+
+import scorex.util.ModifierId
+
+trait ErgoBoxAssets {
+  def value: Long
+  def tokens: Map[ModifierId, Long]
+}
+
+final case class ErgoBoxAssetsHolder(
+  val value: Long,
+  val tokens: Map[ModifierId, Long]
+) extends ErgoBoxAssets
+
+object ErgoBoxAssetsHolder {
+  def apply(value: Long): ErgoBoxAssetsHolder = ErgoBoxAssetsHolder(value, Map())
+}
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diff --git a/sigmastate/src/main/scala/org/ergoplatform/ErgoBoxCandidate.scala b/sigmastate/src/main/scala/org/ergoplatform/ErgoBoxCandidate.scala
index 12c332b40c..a937fb4824 100644
--- a/sigmastate/src/main/scala/org/ergoplatform/ErgoBoxCandidate.scala
+++ b/sigmastate/src/main/scala/org/ergoplatform/ErgoBoxCandidate.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import java.util
 import org.ergoplatform.ErgoBox._
 import org.ergoplatform.settings.ErgoAlgos
 import scorex.crypto.hash.Digest32
-import scorex.util.ModifierId
+import scorex.util.{bytesToId, idToBytes, ModifierId}
 import sigmastate.Values._
 import sigmastate._
 import sigmastate.SType.AnyOps
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class ErgoBoxCandidate(val value: Long,
                        val ergoTree: ErgoTree,
                        val creationHeight: Int,
                        val additionalTokens: Coll[(TokenId, Long)] = Colls.emptyColl,
-                       val additionalRegisters: Map[NonMandatoryRegisterId, _ <: EvaluatedValue[_ <: SType]] = Map()) {
+                       val additionalRegisters: Map[NonMandatoryRegisterId, _ <: EvaluatedValue[_ <: SType]] = Map()) 
+                       extends ErgoBoxAssets {
 
   def proposition: BoolValue = ergoTree.toProposition(ergoTree.isConstantSegregation).asBoolValue
 
@@ -77,6 +78,12 @@ class ErgoBoxCandidate(val value: Long,
   override def toString: Idn = s"ErgoBoxCandidate($value, $ergoTree," +
     s"tokens: (${additionalTokens.map(t => ErgoAlgos.encode(t._1) + ":" + t._2).toArray.mkString(", ")}), " +
     s"$additionalRegisters, creationHeight: $creationHeight)"
+
+  lazy val tokens: Map[ModifierId, Long] = 
+    additionalTokens
+      .toArray
+      .map(t => bytesToId(t._1) -> t._2)
+      .toMap
 }
 
 object ErgoBoxCandidate {
diff --git a/sigmastate/src/main/scala/org/ergoplatform/ErgoLikeTransaction.scala b/sigmastate/src/main/scala/org/ergoplatform/ErgoLikeTransaction.scala
index 4b1f9aee38..c5d850d457 100644
--- a/sigmastate/src/main/scala/org/ergoplatform/ErgoLikeTransaction.scala
+++ b/sigmastate/src/main/scala/org/ergoplatform/ErgoLikeTransaction.scala
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ object ErgoLikeTransactionSerializer extends SigmaSerializer[ErgoLikeTransaction
     for (input <- tx.dataInputs) {
       w.putBytes(input.boxId)
     }
-    // serialize distinct ids of tokens in transaction outputs
+    // Serialize distinct ids of tokens in transaction outputs.
+    // This optimization is crucial to allow up to MaxTokens (== 255) in a box.
+    // Without it total size of all token ids 255 * 32 = 8160,
+    // way beyond MaxBoxSize (== 4K)
     val tokenIds = tx.outputCandidates.toColl
       .flatMap(box => box.additionalTokens.map(t => t._1))