Update EVM util scripts & transactions

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Description

• Updates scripts & transactions to better utilize the EVM contract interfaces

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Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 86.73%. Comparing base (02aab3f) to head (0b4298d).
Report is 183 commits behind head on main.

Additional details and impacted files

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+ Coverage   86.19%   86.73%   +0.53%     
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  Files          18       18              
  Lines         884      965      +81     
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+ Hits          762      837      +75     
- Misses        122      128       +6     

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