I'm trying to find out the length of an
Ethereum smart contract address. I need this information to ensure I'm dealing with the correct address format when interacting with smart contracts on the Ethereum network.
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answers
Silvia
Mon Feb 10 2025
It is derived from the last 20 bytes of the public key that controls the account.
Arianna
Mon Feb 10 2025
A prefix of '0x' is appended at the beginning of the address.
Alessandra
Mon Feb 10 2025
An
Ethereum address serves as a unique identifier for an account within the Ethereum blockchain.
Ilaria
Mon Feb 10 2025
This prefix indicates that the subsequent characters represent a hexadecimal number.
Nicolo
Mon Feb 10 2025
For instance, an Ethereum address might look like this: 0x71C7656EC7ab88b098defB751B7401B5f6d8976F.