Community Poll Review - October 2024

How do you think you did on this quiz? Let's review the questions together below:

In the Read Contract tab, you can:

1. Interact with a list of read functions from the contract
2. Retreive public data from smart contracts with the correct input
3. Copy the permalink to a read function to share it with others for reference

NatSpec is a natural language specification format for smart contracts in the Ethereum blockchain. It allows developers to specify the behaviour and functionality of a smart contract in a human-readable format, making it easier for users to understand and interact with the contract.

Learn more: https://medium.com/@0xCiphky/natspec-format-56b28037e1cb

To interact with a smart contract on Etherscan, you simply:

1. Go to a contract page you wish to interact with (for example)
2. Head to the Write Contract tab and connect to your Web3 wallet
3. Enter the correct parameters into the function you wish to interact with
4. Click on "Write" and confirm the transaction in your Web3 wallet

Verified contracts on Etherscan only show that the source code is publicly available. However, the code's behavior and functionality still need to be audited to ensure it’s safe to interact with. Therefore, verified contracts do not guarantee safe interaction.