EVM

The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) is the deterministic, stack-based runtime that executes contract bytecode and computes state transitions on Ethereum and compatible chains.

The EVM is a sandboxed, deterministic runtime that executes compiled contract bytecode as a sequence of opcodes over a stack, memory, and persistent storage. Every node runs the same computation, so a transaction produces the same state change everywhere, which is what makes the chain verifiable. Each opcode costs gas, bounding execution. Chains like Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, and BSC reuse the EVM, so one integration pattern covers many networks. Our archive RPC exposes historical EVM state and decoded transaction data across these chains from a single endpoint and key.