Why does @SourcifyEth exist? We believe contract verification ecosystem is stuck: centralized, closed-source, and held back by outdated tooling and siloed data In my latest blog post, I explain the problems, what we’ve built, and where we're heading in 2025. Post + summary 👇

Ethereum is built on open-source and decentralization. But contract verification has not kept up. Today: - Most-used verifier is not open-source - Verification mostly happens in a single location - Data is siloed not accessible - Tooling and APIs are old

This exposes a long-term existential risk. Parts of Ethereum's history are already lost (e.g. Goerli testnet contracts). Without intentional intervention, the current incentives will keep the ecosystem in this sub-optimal state. Sourcify exists to break that pattern.

In the past year, we: - Shipped APIv2 - Added Vyper support - Refactored `lib-sourcify` - Launched new information rich UIs - Built the Remix verification plugin - Formed the Verifier Alliance - Grew from 5.1M to 8.5M contracts The foundation is solid. Now we scale

📅 Our 2025 roadmap: - Launch a public queryable DB - Build a new 4byte signature DB from verified contracts - Implement bytecode similarity search - Increase contract coverage - Focus on visibility and education - Get frameworks to verify on all verifiers by default

💰 Current monthly infra costs are around $4,500 to $5,500. We were funded by the Ethereum Foundation and since July a member of the @argotorg Sustainability is a key goal, but remaining non-profit gives us neutrality and credibility to coordinate across the ecosystem