# Unique Network EVM Contracts deployed Methodology

## 1. Overview

Contracts deployed is calculated as the total number of unique smart contracts initialized on Unique Network EVM. This metric is utilized as a proxy for the volume of new infrastructure and applications launched within the ecosystem. By tracking these on-chain initializations, the growth of developer activity and application density is quantified.

## 2. Data sources

- **Blockchain events**: `Executed` events from the `ethereum` pallet, covering Unique Network.

## 3. Step-by-step calculation

### Component A: Unique Network EVM contract creation extraction

- **Purpose**: Identify and extract smart contract deployment activity from the blockchain.
- **Logic**: Successful `Executed` events are parsed from the `ethereum` pallet. The smart contract address is extracted from the event data payload alongside the deployer address. Only events associated with a valid extrinsic ID and a successful execution status are processed to ensure only valid deployments are included.
- **Key fields**: `event_data` (containing the contract and deployer addresses), `block_timestamp` (timing), and `success` (status filtering).

### Component B: Identification of unique deployments

- **Purpose**: Ensure each smart contract is only counted once at the time of its initial creation.
- **Logic**: The first occurrence of each unique contract address is identified by determining the minimum recorded block timestamp across the entire dataset. This deduplication logic ensures that subsequent interactions or redeployments of the same contract address do not inflate the metric.
- **Key fields**: `contract_deployed` (unique address) and `block_timestamp`.

### Component C: Aggregation and zero-filling

- **Purpose**: Transform the identified deployments into a continuous daily time series.
- **Logic**: The total count of unique contract addresses is aggregated by day based on their first-occurrence timestamp. Daily counts are generated using UTC day boundaries. Any days within the time series that lack deployment activity are zero-filled to maintain data continuity.
- **Key fields**: `timestamp` (daily grain) and `contracts_deployed` (distinct count).

*This methodology was automatically generated by Token Terminal's methodology analyzer.*

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