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# Overview

Ethereum is a decentralized Layer-1 blockchain that enables developers to build and deploy smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps) using the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

As the foundational environment for EVM-compatible chains, Ethereum has become a standard for smart contract execution across a wide range of blockchain ecosystems.

The native token on Ethereum is ETH.

Block explorer: <https://etherscan.io/>

## Network Support

| Network           | Full History / Archive | HTTPS | WSS |
| ----------------- | ---------------------- | ----- | --- |
| Mainnet           | ✅                      | ✅     | ✅   |
| Testnet (Sepolia) | ✅                      | ✅     | ✅   |

> WebSocket clients **MUST** respond to server `ping` frames, otherwise the connection will be closed and re-established every minute.

## Compute Units

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th></th><th width="100"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>debug_traceBlockByHash</td><td>80</td></tr><tr><td>debug_traceBlockByNumber</td><td>80</td></tr><tr><td>debug_traceCall</td><td>80</td></tr><tr><td>debug_traceTransaction</td><td>80</td></tr><tr><td>eth_accounts</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>eth_blockNumber</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>eth_call</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_chainId</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>eth_estimateGas</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_gasPrice</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getBalance</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getBlockByHash</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getBlockByNumber</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getCode</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getFilterChanges</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getFilterLogs</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getLogs</td><td>80</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getStorageAt</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getTransactionByHash</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getTransactionCount</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getTransactionReceipt</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getUncleByBlockHashAndIndex</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getUncleByBlockNumberAndIndex</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_newBlockFilter</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>eth_newFilter</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_newPendingTransactionFilter</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>eth_sendRawTransaction</td><td>80</td></tr><tr><td>eth_subscribe</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>eth_syncing</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>eth_uninstallFilter</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>eth_unsubscribe</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>net_listening</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>net_peerCount</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>net_version</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>txpool_content</td><td>500</td></tr><tr><td>web3_clientVersion</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>web3_sha3</td><td>40</td></tr></tbody></table>


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