diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b7878bf8..113c7c7a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-chai-matchers": "^1.0.6",
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "^2.0.2",
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle": "^2.0.1",
-    "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-chai-matchers": "^1.0.6",
     "@typechain/ethers-v5": "^10.1.0",
     "@types/chai": "^4.2.21",
     "@types/node": "^16.4.12",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-standard": "^5.0.0",
     "ethereum-waffle": "^3.4.0",
     "ethers": "^5.4.2",
-    "hardhat": "^2.6.6",
+    "hardhat": "^2.17.2",
     "solhint": "^3.3.7",
     "ts-generator": "^0.1.1",
     "ts-mocha": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/test/UserOp.ts b/test/UserOp.ts
index d3975aed..d208288d 100644
--- a/test/UserOp.ts
+++ b/test/UserOp.ts
@@ -218,22 +218,6 @@ export async function fillAndSign (op: Partial<UserOperation>, signer: Wallet |
 }
 
 // temporary helper method: hardhat currently doesn't support "stateOverride"
-async function provider_eth_call (tx: TransactionRequest, blockTag: BlockTag, stateOverride: any): Promise<string> {
-  try {
-    return await ethers.provider.send('eth_call', [tx, blockTag, stateOverride])
-  } catch (e) {
-    // minimal "stateOverride" support: assuming a single [entryPointAddress]: { code: deployedBytedCode } entry
-    const entryPointAddress = Object.keys(stateOverride)[0]
-    const deployedByteCode = stateOverride[entryPointAddress].code
-    await ethers.provider.send('hardhat_setCode', [entryPointAddress, deployedByteCode])
-    try {
-      return await ethers.provider.send('eth_call', [tx, blockTag])
-    } finally {
-      await ethers.provider.send('hardhat_setCode', [entryPointAddress, EntryPointJson.deployedBytecode])
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * This function relies on a "state override" functionality of the 'eth_call' RPC method
  * in order to provide the details of a simulated validation call to the bundler
@@ -258,8 +242,7 @@ export async function simulateValidation (
     }
   }
   try {
-    // const simulationResult = await ethers.provider.send('eth_call', [tx, 'latest', stateOverride])
-    const simulationResult = await provider_eth_call(tx, 'latest', stateOverride)
+    const simulationResult = await ethers.provider.send('eth_call', [tx, 'latest', stateOverride])
     const res = entryPointSimulations.decodeFunctionResult('simulateValidation', simulationResult)
     // note: here collapsing the returned "tuple of one" into a single value - will break for returning actual tuples
     return res[0]
@@ -294,8 +277,7 @@ export async function simulateHandleOp (
     }
   }
   try {
-    // const simulationResult = await ethers.provider.send('eth_call', [tx, 'latest', stateOverride])
-    const simulationResult = await provider_eth_call(tx, 'latest', stateOverride)
+    const simulationResult = await ethers.provider.send('eth_call', [tx, 'latest', stateOverride])
     const res = entryPointSimulations.decodeFunctionResult('simulateHandleOp', simulationResult)
     // note: here collapsing the returned "tuple of one" into a single value - will break for returning actual tuples
     return res[0]
diff --git a/test/entrypointsimulations.test.ts b/test/entrypointsimulations.test.ts
index f7176c21..153adf92 100644
--- a/test/entrypointsimulations.test.ts
+++ b/test/entrypointsimulations.test.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('EntryPointSimulations', function () {
     // await checkStateDiffSupported()
   })
 
-  describe.only('Simulation Contract Sannity checks', () => {
+  describe('Simulation Contract Sannity checks', () => {
     const addr = createAddress()
 
     function costInRange (simCost: BigNumber, epCost: BigNumber, message: string): void {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index bf1f9b8f..accc0eee 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -23,6 +23,42 @@
     chalk "^2.0.0"
     js-tokens "^4.0.0"
 
+"@chainsafe/as-sha256@^0.3.1":
+  version "0.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@chainsafe/as-sha256/-/as-sha256-0.3.1.tgz#3639df0e1435cab03f4d9870cc3ac079e57a6fc9"
+  integrity sha512-hldFFYuf49ed7DAakWVXSJODuq3pzJEguD8tQ7h+sGkM18vja+OFoJI9krnGmgzyuZC2ETX0NOIcCTy31v2Mtg==
+
+"@chainsafe/persistent-merkle-tree@^0.4.2":
+  version "0.4.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@chainsafe/persistent-merkle-tree/-/persistent-merkle-tree-0.4.2.tgz#4c9ee80cc57cd3be7208d98c40014ad38f36f7ff"
+  integrity sha512-lLO3ihKPngXLTus/L7WHKaw9PnNJWizlOF1H9NNzHP6Xvh82vzg9F2bzkXhYIFshMZ2gTCEz8tq6STe7r5NDfQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@chainsafe/as-sha256" "^0.3.1"
+
+"@chainsafe/persistent-merkle-tree@^0.5.0":
+  version "0.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@chainsafe/persistent-merkle-tree/-/persistent-merkle-tree-0.5.0.tgz#2b4a62c9489a5739dedd197250d8d2f5427e9f63"
+  integrity sha512-l0V1b5clxA3iwQLXP40zYjyZYospQLZXzBVIhhr9kDg/1qHZfzzHw0jj4VPBijfYCArZDlPkRi1wZaV2POKeuw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@chainsafe/as-sha256" "^0.3.1"
+
+"@chainsafe/ssz@^0.10.0":
+  version "0.10.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@chainsafe/ssz/-/ssz-0.10.2.tgz#c782929e1bb25fec66ba72e75934b31fd087579e"
+  integrity sha512-/NL3Lh8K+0q7A3LsiFq09YXS9fPE+ead2rr7vM2QK8PLzrNsw3uqrif9bpRX5UxgeRjM+vYi+boCM3+GM4ovXg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@chainsafe/as-sha256" "^0.3.1"
+    "@chainsafe/persistent-merkle-tree" "^0.5.0"
+
+"@chainsafe/ssz@^0.9.2":
+  version "0.9.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@chainsafe/ssz/-/ssz-0.9.4.tgz#696a8db46d6975b600f8309ad3a12f7c0e310497"
+  integrity sha512-77Qtg2N1ayqs4Bg/wvnWfg5Bta7iy7IRh8XqXh7oNMeP2HBbBwx8m6yTpA8p0EHItWPEBkgZd5S5/LSlp3GXuQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@chainsafe/as-sha256" "^0.3.1"
+    "@chainsafe/persistent-merkle-tree" "^0.4.2"
+    case "^1.6.3"
+
 "@cspotcode/source-map-support@^0.8.0":
   version "0.8.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@cspotcode/source-map-support/-/source-map-support-0.8.1.tgz#00629c35a688e05a88b1cda684fb9d5e73f000a1"
@@ -320,7 +356,7 @@
   dependencies:
     "@ethersproject/logger" "^5.7.0"
 
-"@ethersproject/providers@5.7.2":
+"@ethersproject/providers@5.7.2", "@ethersproject/providers@^5.7.1", "@ethersproject/providers@^5.7.2":
   version "5.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ethersproject/providers/-/providers-5.7.2.tgz#f8b1a4f275d7ce58cf0a2eec222269a08beb18cb"
   integrity sha512-g34EWZ1WWAVgr4aptGlVBF8mhl3VWjv+8hoAnzStu8Ah22VHBsuGzP17eb6xDVRzw895G4W7vvx60lFFur/1Rg==
@@ -560,29 +596,31 @@
     "@nodelib/fs.scandir" "2.1.5"
     fastq "^1.6.0"
 
-"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-block@^4.0.0":
-  version "4.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-block/-/ethereumjs-block-4.0.0.tgz#fdd5c045e7baa5169abeed0e1202bf94e4481c49"
-  integrity sha512-bk8uP8VuexLgyIZAHExH1QEovqx0Lzhc9Ntm63nCRKLHXIZkobaFaeCVwTESV7YkPKUk7NiK11s8ryed4CS9yA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common" "^3.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-trie" "^5.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-tx" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "^8.0.0"
+"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-block@5.0.2":
+  version "5.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-block/-/ethereumjs-block-5.0.2.tgz#13a7968f5964f1697da941281b7f7943b0465d04"
+  integrity sha512-hSe6CuHI4SsSiWWjHDIzWhSiAVpzMUcDRpWYzN0T9l8/Rz7xNn3elwVOJ/tAyS0LqL6vitUD78Uk7lQDXZun7Q==
+  dependencies:
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common" "4.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-trie" "6.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-tx" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "9.0.2"
     ethereum-cryptography "0.1.3"
+    ethers "^5.7.1"
 
-"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-blockchain@^6.0.0":
-  version "6.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-blockchain/-/ethereumjs-blockchain-6.0.0.tgz#1a8c243a46d4d3691631f139bfb3a4a157187b0c"
-  integrity sha512-pLFEoea6MWd81QQYSReLlLfH7N9v7lH66JC/NMPN848ySPPQA5renWnE7wPByfQFzNrPBuDDRFFULMDmj1C0xw==
-  dependencies:
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-block" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common" "^3.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-ethash" "^2.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-trie" "^5.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "^8.0.0"
+"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-blockchain@7.0.2":
+  version "7.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-blockchain/-/ethereumjs-blockchain-7.0.2.tgz#45323b673b3d2fab6b5008535340d1b8fea7d446"
+  integrity sha512-8UUsSXJs+MFfIIAKdh3cG16iNmWzWC/91P40sazNvrqhhdR/RtGDlFk2iFTGbBAZPs2+klZVzhRX8m2wvuvz3w==
+  dependencies:
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-block" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common" "4.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-ethash" "3.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-trie" "6.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-tx" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "9.0.2"
     abstract-level "^1.0.3"
     debug "^4.3.3"
     ethereum-cryptography "0.1.3"
@@ -590,105 +628,105 @@
     lru-cache "^5.1.1"
     memory-level "^1.0.0"
 
-"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common@^3.0.0":
-  version "3.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common/-/ethereumjs-common-3.0.0.tgz#f6bcc7753994555e49ab3aa517fc8bcf89c280b9"
-  integrity sha512-WS7qSshQfxoZOpHG/XqlHEGRG1zmyjYrvmATvc4c62+gZXgre1ymYP8ZNgx/3FyZY0TWe9OjFlKOfLqmgOeYwA==
+"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common@4.0.2":
+  version "4.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common/-/ethereumjs-common-4.0.2.tgz#a15d1651ca36757588fdaf2a7d381a150662a3c3"
+  integrity sha512-I2WGP3HMGsOoycSdOTSqIaES0ughQTueOsddJ36aYVpI3SN8YSusgRFLwzDJwRFVIYDKx/iJz0sQ5kBHVgdDwg==
   dependencies:
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "^8.0.0"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "9.0.2"
     crc-32 "^1.2.0"
 
-"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-ethash@^2.0.0":
-  version "2.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-ethash/-/ethereumjs-ethash-2.0.0.tgz#11539c32fe0990e1122ff987d1b84cfa34774e81"
-  integrity sha512-WpDvnRncfDUuXdsAXlI4lXbqUDOA+adYRQaEezIkxqDkc+LDyYDbd/xairmY98GnQzo1zIqsIL6GB5MoMSJDew==
+"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-ethash@3.0.2":
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-ethash/-/ethereumjs-ethash-3.0.2.tgz#da77147f806401ee996bfddfa6487500118addca"
+  integrity sha512-8PfoOQCcIcO9Pylq0Buijuq/O73tmMVURK0OqdjhwqcGHYC2PwhbajDh7GZ55ekB0Px197ajK3PQhpKoiI/UPg==
   dependencies:
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-block" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "^8.0.0"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-block" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "9.0.2"
     abstract-level "^1.0.3"
     bigint-crypto-utils "^3.0.23"
     ethereum-cryptography "0.1.3"
 
-"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-evm@^1.0.0":
-  version "1.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-evm/-/ethereumjs-evm-1.0.0.tgz#99cd173c03b59107c156a69c5e215409098a370b"
-  integrity sha512-hVS6qRo3V1PLKCO210UfcEQHvlG7GqR8iFzp0yyjTg2TmJQizcChKgWo8KFsdMw6AyoLgLhHGHw4HdlP8a4i+Q==
+"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-evm@2.0.2":
+  version "2.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-evm/-/ethereumjs-evm-2.0.2.tgz#4c2f4b84c056047102a4fa41c127454e3f0cfcf6"
+  integrity sha512-rBLcUaUfANJxyOx9HIdMX6uXGin6lANCulIm/pjMgRqfiCRMZie3WKYxTSd8ZE/d+qT+zTedBF4+VHTdTSePmQ==
   dependencies:
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common" "^3.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "^8.0.0"
-    "@types/async-eventemitter" "^0.2.1"
-    async-eventemitter "^0.2.4"
+    "@ethersproject/providers" "^5.7.1"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common" "4.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-tx" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "9.0.2"
     debug "^4.3.3"
     ethereum-cryptography "0.1.3"
     mcl-wasm "^0.7.1"
     rustbn.js "~0.2.0"
 
-"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp@^4.0.0", "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp@^4.0.0-beta.2":
-  version "4.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp/-/ethereumjs-rlp-4.0.0.tgz#d9a9c5f0f10310c8849b6525101de455a53e771d"
-  integrity sha512-GaSOGk5QbUk4eBP5qFbpXoZoZUj/NrW7MRa0tKY4Ew4c2HAS0GXArEMAamtFrkazp0BO4K5p2ZCG3b2FmbShmw==
+"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp@5.0.2":
+  version "5.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp/-/ethereumjs-rlp-5.0.2.tgz#4fee8dc58a53ac6ae87fb1fca7c15dc06c6b5dea"
+  integrity sha512-QwmemBc+MMsHJ1P1QvPl8R8p2aPvvVcKBbvHnQOKBpBztEo0omN0eaob6FeZS/e3y9NSe+mfu3nNFBHszqkjTA==
 
-"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-statemanager@^1.0.0":
-  version "1.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-statemanager/-/ethereumjs-statemanager-1.0.0.tgz#14a9d4e1c828230368f7ab520c144c34d8721e4b"
-  integrity sha512-jCtqFjcd2QejtuAMjQzbil/4NHf5aAWxUc+CvS0JclQpl+7M0bxMofR2AJdtz+P3u0ke2euhYREDiE7iSO31vQ==
+"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-statemanager@2.0.2":
+  version "2.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-statemanager/-/ethereumjs-statemanager-2.0.2.tgz#3ba4253b29b1211cafe4f9265fee5a0d780976e0"
+  integrity sha512-dlKy5dIXLuDubx8Z74sipciZnJTRSV/uHG48RSijhgm1V7eXYFC567xgKtsKiVZB1ViTP9iFL4B6Je0xD6X2OA==
   dependencies:
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common" "^3.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-trie" "^5.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "^8.0.0"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common" "4.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "5.0.2"
     debug "^4.3.3"
     ethereum-cryptography "0.1.3"
-    functional-red-black-tree "^1.0.1"
+    ethers "^5.7.1"
+    js-sdsl "^4.1.4"
 
-"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-trie@^5.0.0":
-  version "5.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-trie/-/ethereumjs-trie-5.0.0.tgz#dcfbe3be53a94bc061c9767a396c16702bc2f5b7"
-  integrity sha512-LIj5XdE+s+t6WSuq/ttegJzZ1vliwg6wlb+Y9f4RlBpuK35B9K02bO7xU+E6Rgg9RGptkWd6TVLdedTI4eNc2A==
+"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-trie@6.0.2":
+  version "6.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-trie/-/ethereumjs-trie-6.0.2.tgz#9a6dbd28482dca1bc162d12b3733acab8cd12835"
+  integrity sha512-yw8vg9hBeLYk4YNg5MrSJ5H55TLOv2FSWUTROtDtTMMmDGROsAu+0tBjiNGTnKRi400M6cEzoFfa89Fc5k8NTQ==
   dependencies:
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "^8.0.0"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "9.0.2"
+    "@types/readable-stream" "^2.3.13"
     ethereum-cryptography "0.1.3"
     readable-stream "^3.6.0"
 
-"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-tx@^4.0.0":
-  version "4.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-tx/-/ethereumjs-tx-4.0.0.tgz#59dc7452b0862b30342966f7052ab9a1f7802f52"
-  integrity sha512-Gg3Lir2lNUck43Kp/3x6TfBNwcWC9Z1wYue9Nz3v4xjdcv6oDW9QSMJxqsKw9QEGoBBZ+gqwpW7+F05/rs/g1w==
-  dependencies:
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common" "^3.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "^8.0.0"
+"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-tx@5.0.2":
+  version "5.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-tx/-/ethereumjs-tx-5.0.2.tgz#117813b69c0fdc14dd0446698a64be6df71d7e56"
+  integrity sha512-T+l4/MmTp7VhJeNloMkM+lPU3YMUaXdcXgTGCf8+ZFvV9NYZTRLFekRwlG6/JMmVfIfbrW+dRRJ9A6H5Q/Z64g==
+  dependencies:
+    "@chainsafe/ssz" "^0.9.2"
+    "@ethersproject/providers" "^5.7.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common" "4.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "9.0.2"
     ethereum-cryptography "0.1.3"
 
-"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util@^8.0.0":
-  version "8.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util/-/ethereumjs-util-8.0.0.tgz#deb2b15d2c308a731e82977aefc4e61ca0ece6c5"
-  integrity sha512-2emi0NJ/HmTG+CGY58fa+DQuAoroFeSH9gKu9O6JnwTtlzJtgfTixuoOqLEgyyzZVvwfIpRueuePb8TonL1y+A==
+"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util@9.0.2":
+  version "9.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util/-/ethereumjs-util-9.0.2.tgz#16bdc1bb36f333b8a3559bbb4b17dac805ce904d"
+  integrity sha512-4Wu9D3LykbSBWZo8nJCnzVIYGvGCuyiYLIJa9XXNVt1q1jUzHdB+sJvx95VGCpPkCT+IbLecW6yfzy3E1bQrwQ==
   dependencies:
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "^4.0.0-beta.2"
+    "@chainsafe/ssz" "^0.10.0"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "5.0.2"
     ethereum-cryptography "0.1.3"
 
-"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-vm@^6.0.0":
-  version "6.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-vm/-/ethereumjs-vm-6.0.0.tgz#2bb50d332bf41790b01a3767ffec3987585d1de6"
-  integrity sha512-JMPxvPQ3fzD063Sg3Tp+UdwUkVxMoo1uML6KSzFhMH3hoQi/LMuXBoEHAoW83/vyNS9BxEe6jm6LmT5xdeEJ6w==
-  dependencies:
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-block" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-blockchain" "^6.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common" "^3.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-evm" "^1.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-statemanager" "^1.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-trie" "^5.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-tx" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "^8.0.0"
-    "@types/async-eventemitter" "^0.2.1"
-    async-eventemitter "^0.2.4"
+"@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-vm@7.0.2":
+  version "7.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-vm/-/ethereumjs-vm-7.0.2.tgz#3b0852cb3584df0e18c182d0672a3596c9ca95e6"
+  integrity sha512-Bj3KZT64j54Tcwr7Qm/0jkeZXJMfdcAtRBedou+Hx0dPOSIgqaIr0vvLwP65TpHbak2DmAq+KJbW2KNtIoFwvA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-block" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-blockchain" "7.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common" "4.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-evm" "2.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-statemanager" "2.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-trie" "6.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-tx" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "9.0.2"
     debug "^4.3.3"
     ethereum-cryptography "0.1.3"
-    functional-red-black-tree "^1.0.1"
     mcl-wasm "^0.7.1"
     rustbn.js "~0.2.0"
 
@@ -1013,11 +1051,6 @@
   dependencies:
     fs-extra "^9.1.0"
 
-"@types/async-eventemitter@^0.2.1":
-  version "0.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/async-eventemitter/-/async-eventemitter-0.2.1.tgz#f8e6280e87e8c60b2b938624b0a3530fb3e24712"
-  integrity sha512-M2P4Ng26QbAeITiH7w1d7OxtldgfAe0wobpyJzVK/XOb0cUGKU2R4pfAhqcJBXAe2ife5ZOhSv4wk7p+ffURtg==
-
 "@types/bn.js@*", "@types/bn.js@^5.1.0":
   version "5.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/bn.js/-/bn.js-5.1.1.tgz#b51e1b55920a4ca26e9285ff79936bbdec910682"
@@ -1146,6 +1179,14 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/qs/-/qs-6.9.7.tgz#63bb7d067db107cc1e457c303bc25d511febf6cb"
   integrity sha512-FGa1F62FT09qcrueBA6qYTrJPVDzah9a+493+o2PCXsesWHIn27G98TsSMs3WPNbZIEj4+VJf6saSFpvD+3Zsw==
 
+"@types/readable-stream@^2.3.13":
+  version "2.3.15"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-2.3.15.tgz#3d79c9ceb1b6a57d5f6e6976f489b9b5384321ae"
+  integrity sha512-oM5JSKQCcICF1wvGgmecmHldZ48OZamtMxcGGVICOJA8o8cahXC1zEVAif8iwoc5j8etxFaRFnf095+CDsuoFQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/node" "*"
+    safe-buffer "~5.1.1"
+
 "@types/resolve@^0.0.8":
   version "0.0.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/resolve/-/resolve-0.0.8.tgz#f26074d238e02659e323ce1a13d041eee280e194"
@@ -1373,13 +1414,6 @@ abbrev@1.0.x:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.0.9.tgz#91b4792588a7738c25f35dd6f63752a2f8776135"
   integrity sha512-LEyx4aLEC3x6T0UguF6YILf+ntvmOaWsVfENmIW0E9H09vKlLDGelMjjSm0jkDHALj8A8quZ/HapKNigzwge+Q==
 
-abort-controller@^3.0.0:
-  version "3.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/abort-controller/-/abort-controller-3.0.0.tgz#eaf54d53b62bae4138e809ca225c8439a6efb392"
-  integrity sha512-h8lQ8tacZYnR3vNQTgibj+tODHI5/+l06Au2Pcriv/Gmet0eaj4TwWH41sO9wnHDiQsEj19q0drzdWdeAHtweg==
-  dependencies:
-    event-target-shim "^5.0.0"
-
 abstract-level@^1.0.0, abstract-level@^1.0.2, abstract-level@^1.0.3:
   version "1.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/abstract-level/-/abstract-level-1.0.3.tgz#78a67d3d84da55ee15201486ab44c09560070741"
@@ -1748,7 +1782,7 @@ astral-regex@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/astral-regex/-/astral-regex-2.0.0.tgz#483143c567aeed4785759c0865786dc77d7d2e31"
   integrity sha512-Z7tMw1ytTXt5jqMcOP+OQteU1VuNK9Y02uuJtKQ1Sv69jXQKKg5cibLwGJow8yzZP+eAc18EmLGPal0bp36rvQ==
 
-async-eventemitter@^0.2.2, async-eventemitter@^0.2.4:
+async-eventemitter@^0.2.2:
   version "0.2.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async-eventemitter/-/async-eventemitter-0.2.4.tgz#f5e7c8ca7d3e46aab9ec40a292baf686a0bafaca"
   integrity sha512-pd20BwL7Yt1zwDFy+8MX8F1+WCT8aQeKj0kQnTrH9WaeRETlRamVhD0JtRPmrV4GfOJ2F9CvdQkZeZhnh2TuHw==
@@ -2774,6 +2808,11 @@ caniuse-lite@^1.0.30000844:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/caniuse-lite/-/caniuse-lite-1.0.30001439.tgz#ab7371faeb4adff4b74dad1718a6fd122e45d9cb"
   integrity sha512-1MgUzEkoMO6gKfXflStpYgZDlFM7M/ck/bgfVCACO5vnAf0fXoNVHdWtqGU+MYca+4bL9Z5bpOVmR33cWW9G2A==
 
+case@^1.6.3:
+  version "1.6.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/case/-/case-1.6.3.tgz#0a4386e3e9825351ca2e6216c60467ff5f1ea1c9"
+  integrity sha512-mzDSXIPaFwVDvZAHqZ9VlbyF4yyXRuX6IvB06WvPYkqJVO24kX1PPhv9bfpKNFZyxYFmmgo03HUiD8iklmJYRQ==
+
 caseless@~0.12.0:
   version "0.12.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/caseless/-/caseless-0.12.0.tgz#1b681c21ff84033c826543090689420d187151dc"
@@ -4466,7 +4505,7 @@ ethereumjs-wallet@^1.0.1:
     utf8 "^3.0.0"
     uuid "^8.3.2"
 
-ethers@^5.0.1, ethers@^5.0.2, ethers@^5.4.2, ethers@^5.5.2, ethers@^5.5.3:
+ethers@^5.0.1, ethers@^5.0.2, ethers@^5.4.2, ethers@^5.5.2, ethers@^5.5.3, ethers@^5.7.1:
   version "5.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ethers/-/ethers-5.7.2.tgz#3a7deeabbb8c030d4126b24f84e525466145872e"
   integrity sha512-wswUsmWo1aOK8rR7DIKiWSw9DbLWe6x98Jrn8wcTflTVvaXhAMaB5zGAXy0GYQEQp9iO1iSHWVyARQm11zUtyg==
@@ -4518,11 +4557,6 @@ ethjs-util@0.1.6, ethjs-util@^0.1.3, ethjs-util@^0.1.6:
     is-hex-prefixed "1.0.0"
     strip-hex-prefix "1.0.0"
 
-event-target-shim@^5.0.0:
-  version "5.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/event-target-shim/-/event-target-shim-5.0.1.tgz#5d4d3ebdf9583d63a5333ce2deb7480ab2b05789"
-  integrity sha512-i/2XbnSz/uxRCU6+NdVJgKWDTM427+MqYbkQzD321DuCQJUqOuJKIA0IM2+W2xtYHdKOmZ4dR6fExsd4SXL+WQ==
-
 eventemitter3@4.0.4:
   version "4.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eventemitter3/-/eventemitter3-4.0.4.tgz#b5463ace635a083d018bdc7c917b4c5f10a85384"
@@ -5393,28 +5427,27 @@ hardhat-deploy@^0.11.23:
     qs "^6.9.4"
     zksync-web3 "^0.8.1"
 
-hardhat@^2.6.6:
-  version "2.12.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hardhat/-/hardhat-2.12.4.tgz#e539ba58bee9ba1a1ced823bfdcec0b3c5a3e70f"
-  integrity sha512-rc9S2U/4M+77LxW1Kg7oqMMmjl81tzn5rNFARhbXKUA1am/nhfMJEujOjuKvt+ZGMiZ11PYSe8gyIpB/aRNDgw==
+hardhat@^2.17.2:
+  version "2.17.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hardhat/-/hardhat-2.17.2.tgz#250a8c8e76029e9bfbfb9b9abee68d5b350b5d4a"
+  integrity sha512-oUv40jBeHw0dKpbyQ+iH9cmNMziweLoTW3MnkNxJ2Gc0KGLrQR/1n4vV4xY60zn2LdmRgnwPqy3CgtY0mfwIIA==
   dependencies:
     "@ethersproject/abi" "^5.1.2"
     "@metamask/eth-sig-util" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-block" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-blockchain" "^6.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common" "^3.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-evm" "^1.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-statemanager" "^1.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-trie" "^5.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-tx" "^4.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "^8.0.0"
-    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-vm" "^6.0.0"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-block" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-blockchain" "7.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-common" "4.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-evm" "2.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-statemanager" "2.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-trie" "6.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-tx" "5.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-util" "9.0.2"
+    "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-vm" "7.0.2"
     "@nomicfoundation/solidity-analyzer" "^0.1.0"
     "@sentry/node" "^5.18.1"
     "@types/bn.js" "^5.1.0"
     "@types/lru-cache" "^5.1.0"
-    abort-controller "^3.0.0"
     adm-zip "^0.4.16"
     aggregate-error "^3.0.0"
     ansi-escapes "^4.3.0"
@@ -5437,7 +5470,6 @@ hardhat@^2.6.6:
     mnemonist "^0.38.0"
     mocha "^10.0.0"
     p-map "^4.0.0"
-    qs "^6.7.0"
     raw-body "^2.4.1"
     resolve "1.17.0"
     semver "^6.3.0"
@@ -5445,7 +5477,7 @@ hardhat@^2.6.6:
     source-map-support "^0.5.13"
     stacktrace-parser "^0.1.10"
     tsort "0.0.1"
-    undici "^5.4.0"
+    undici "^5.14.0"
     uuid "^8.3.2"
     ws "^7.4.6"
 
@@ -7925,7 +7957,7 @@ punycode@^2.1.0, punycode@^2.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/punycode/-/punycode-2.1.1.tgz#b58b010ac40c22c5657616c8d2c2c02c7bf479ec"
   integrity sha512-XRsRjdf+j5ml+y/6GKHPZbrF/8p2Yga0JPtdqTIY2Xe5ohJPD9saDJJLPvp9+NSBprVvevdXZybnj2cv8OEd0A==
 
-qs@6.11.0, qs@^6.7.0, qs@^6.9.4:
+qs@6.11.0, qs@^6.9.4:
   version "6.11.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qs/-/qs-6.11.0.tgz#fd0d963446f7a65e1367e01abd85429453f0c37a"
   integrity sha512-MvjoMCJwEarSbUYk5O+nmoSzSutSsTwF85zcHPQ9OrlFoZOYIjaqBAJIqIXjptyD5vThxGq52Xu/MaJzRkIk4Q==
@@ -9591,10 +9623,10 @@ underscore@1.9.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/underscore/-/underscore-1.9.1.tgz#06dce34a0e68a7babc29b365b8e74b8925203961"
   integrity sha512-5/4etnCkd9c8gwgowi5/om/mYO5ajCaOgdzj/oW+0eQV9WxKBDZw5+ycmKmeaTXjInS/W0BzpGLo2xR2aBwZdg==
 
-undici@^5.4.0:
-  version "5.14.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/undici/-/undici-5.14.0.tgz#1169d0cdee06a4ffdd30810f6228d57998884d00"
-  integrity sha512-yJlHYw6yXPPsuOH0x2Ib1Km61vu4hLiRRQoafs+WUgX1vO64vgnxiCEN9dpIrhZyHFsai3F0AEj4P9zy19enEQ==
+undici@^5.14.0:
+  version "5.23.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/undici/-/undici-5.23.0.tgz#e7bdb0ed42cebe7b7aca87ced53e6eaafb8f8ca0"
+  integrity sha512-1D7w+fvRsqlQ9GscLBwcAJinqcZGHUKjbOmXdlE/v8BvEGXjeWAax+341q44EuTcHXXnfyKNbKRq4Lg7OzhMmg==
   dependencies:
     busboy "^1.6.0"