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Julien Klepatch
Julien Klepatch

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How to FORK the Ethereum Blockchain in 5s?

Did you know that you could fork any Ethereum network with Ganache CLI?

This is a secret feature that nobody knows about, but is very powerful nonetheless.

In this video I will show you how to fork mainnet + unlock real mainnet accounts with Ganache CLI, so that you can easily test your Ethereum smart contracts.

In the example I we will transfer some Dai, using an unlocked account from mainnet (i.e WITHOUT knowing its private key).

Full playlist on Ganache CLI here

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