Hardhat Verify 3.1.4 Fixes Explorer API Query-String Errors
Hardhat Verify 3.1.4 fixes a bug that caused contract verification to fail when a block explorer’s API URL included a query string. The update also upgrades the @nomicfoundation/hardhat-utils dependency to version 5.1.0. The patch improves Hardhat Verify’s compatibility with explorer APIs, but the release notes do not identify any broader feature changes.
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This is a narrowly scoped developer-tool update, not a change to a cryptocurrency network, token economics or market policy. Fixing Hardhat Verify’s handling of explorer API URLs may reduce friction for developers verifying smart contracts, supporting routine development and deployment workflows. However, the release notes provide no evidence of immediate effects on trading volumes, liquidity, prices or market stability. Similar software maintenance releases generally have limited short-term market impact unless they address a widely exploited vulnerability or disrupt a major ecosystem. Traders are therefore unlikely to treat this patch as a direct buy or sell signal; any longer-term benefit would be indirect, through improved developer tooling and reliability.