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   - [Run tests](#run-tests)
   - [Building Binaries](#building-binaries)
       - [Mac M1 Binaries](#mac-m1-binaries)
+- [Acknowledgements](#Acknowledgements)
 
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 ```
 env PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--enable-framework" pyenv install 3.10.3
 ```
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+## Acknowledgements
+The Ethereum github maintainers acknowledge the canonical deposit contract address as: [0x00000000219ab540356cBB839Cbe05303d7705Fa](https://etherscan.io/address/0x00000000219ab540356cBB839Cbe05303d7705Fa)
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