# How to read the contract on etherscan 

By [welcometoweb3](https://paragraph.com/@justsachin) · 2021-12-30

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Etherscan is a great place to find the source of the smart contract.

To find the address I have to the stateofthedapp website and the bottom of the website has a link to the etherscan. And in the contract tab, I was able to find the smart contract code there.

For an example here is the address to smartcontract for compound defi:

0x4ddc2d193948926d02f9b1fe9e1daa0718270ed5

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*Originally published on [welcometoweb3](https://paragraph.com/@justsachin/how-to-read-the-contract-on-etherscan)*