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GM and Happy 2024 to you. We've got the tentative dates for activating the Dencun testnet upgrades in Q1 this year, with a possibility of a March mainnet activation. Let's get it!

On Etherscan, you can now track address balances across 19 mainnet chains and customize your Etherscan homepage. Additionally, we extend a warm welcome to Solscan, the newest addition to the Etherscan family.

In this issue, we're wrapping up the last year with 23 Etherscan features released in 2023. Answer the poll to test your knowledge of these features for a chance to win $10 in ETH.

23 Etherscan Features in 2023

While 2023 had its fair share of distractions in the form of security incidents and infrastructure stress-tests, we've managed to continue introducing more features to Etherscan. As we head into an exciting 2024, here's a wrap of 23 features rolled out last year:

• Multichain support
• Advanced filters
• Improved user security features

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Multichain Portfolio

View address balance across 19 mainnet chains currently tracked by Etherscan.

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Home Page Custom Cards

Customize your Etherscan homepage to monitor specific onchain data.

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Updated Ethereum Roadmap

Changes made to Single Slot Finality, rollup scaling, redesigning the Scourge, increasing L1 gas limit, shrinking state expiry & VDFs.

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Ledger Connect Kit Exploit Impacted Multiple dApps

The exploiter injected code into Ledger Connect Kit dApps to deceive and drain user wallets. Ledger resolved the exploit and will compensate victims.

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Inscriptions Spike Transaction Activity Across EVM Chains

Initiated from Bitcoin's Ordinals, inscriptions on EVM chains led to huge spikes in daily transaction count, gas fees, and transaction processing time.

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a16z Crypto's Outlook For 2024

From modular tech stacks and AI + blockchains, to NFTs & SNARKs going mainstream, to P2E games become P&E, there's much to be excited about.

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Lessons on Points Programs for Crypto Apps

As points become mainstream for tracking dApp users' engagement, let's explore how they can unlock new user experiences based on Web2 models.

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CreateX - A Trustless, Universal Contract Deployer

Factory contract for simple & secure use of CREATE & CREATE2 EVM opcodes & CREATE3-based contract creations. Live on 56 EVM chains.

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Ponder - A Backend Framework For Crypto Apps

Build a GraphQL API for any set of smart contracts on any EVM blockchain with hot reloading, type safety, and easy deployment to production.

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Devcon 7 Is Coming To Bangkok

Mark your calendars for November, as Devcon Southeast Asia is set to take place in the vibrant city of Bangkok, Thailand, from November 12 - 15, 2024.

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Liquid Restaking Tokens (LRTs)

Users can stake Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) to secure Actively Validated Services & receive enhanced yields. LRTs provide liquidity to staked LSTs.

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Transaction: Validator Rewarded 566.37 ETH

An MEV Bot paid a validator to backrun a liquidity-adding transaction for the USDT/UNI pair on Uniswap V3.

Address: 54 Stolen Apes Returned After Bounty Payment

Boring Security helped recover 54 BAYC + MAYC NFTs stolen from the NFT Trader exploiter after paying the bounty of 10% of the collections' floor price.

Questions received last month:

How to check if an address is a holder of a token?
Visit a token page, filter for an address, and explore its past transactions involving that token, along with a time series chart displaying token balance, transfer counts, and amounts.

How to compare transaction activitiy across multiple chains?
Navigate to the Multichain Charts on Blockscan and select Daily Transaction Count. Here, you can view a multi-line chart comparing the total number of daily transactions across multiple chains tracked by Etherscan.

Confused with some terms in this newsletter?
Remember to check the Etherscan glossary!

View Liquid Staking Tokens (LST) deposited into EigenLayer
Navigate to the Advanced Filter, enter 'Deposit Into Strategy' (0xe7a050aa) in Method field, and select 'ERC-20' transaction type. You could refine the filter results by adding individual LST token contracts to the Asset field.

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