Hardhat Overview Hardhat is the most popular Ethereum development environment. It provides local blockchain (Hardhat Network), Solidity compilation, testing framework, deployment scripts, and debugging tools. Extensible with plugins for verification, gas reporting, and coverage. Instructions Step 1: Setup Step 2: Write Tests Step 3: Configure Networks Step 4: Deploy and Verify Guidelines - Hardhat Network forks mainnet — test with real state without spending real ETH. - Use for fast test setup — it snapshots and reverts between tests. - Always verify contracts on Etherscan after deployment —…