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2025 Report: Destructive Malware in Open Source Packages
Destructive malware is rising across open source registries, using delays and kill switches to wipe code, break builds, and disrupt CI/CD.
For full documentation and examples, visit wagmi.sh.
Install wagmi and its viem peer dependency.
npm install wagmi viem
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web3-react is a library for managing Ethereum wallet connections in React applications. It provides hooks for connecting to wallets, handling network changes, and interacting with smart contracts. Compared to wagmi, web3-react is more focused on wallet connection management and less on providing a comprehensive set of hooks for various blockchain interactions.
ethers.js is a library for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain and its ecosystem. It provides utilities for connecting to Ethereum nodes, interacting with smart contracts, and managing wallets. While ethers.js is not React-specific, it can be used in conjunction with React to achieve similar functionalities as wagmi.
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The npm package wagmi receives a total of 216,045 weekly downloads. As such, wagmi popularity was classified as popular.
We found that wagmi demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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