Replace Buffer with uint8array

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1308,6 +1308,10 @@ should use 4.0.1-alpha.0 for testing.
 -   `formatTransaction` will now replace `data` transaction property with `input` (#5915)
 -   `isTransactionCall` will now check if `value.input` `isHexStrict` if provided (#5915)
 
+#### web3-eth-accounts
+
+-   Moved @ethereumjs/tx, @ethereumjs/common, @ethereumjs/rlp code to our source code (#5963)
+
 #### web3-eth-contract
 
 -   `getSendTxParams` will now return `input` instead of `data` in returned transaction parameters object (#5915)
@@ -1409,13 +1413,18 @@ should use 4.0.1-alpha.0 for testing.
 
 -   Added source files (#5956)
 -   Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)
+-   Added functions `isHexString`, `isHexPrefixed`, `validateNoLeadingZeroes` (#5963)
 
 ### Removed
 
 #### web3-core
 
 -   `getConfig` method from `Web3Config` class, `config` is now public and accessible using `Web3Config.config` (#5950)
 
+#### web3-eth
+
+-   Removed dependencies @ethereumjs/tx, @ethereumjs/common (#5963)
+
 #### web3-eth-abi
 
 -   Removed `formatDecodedObject` function (#5934)
@@ -1424,6 +1433,10 @@ should use 4.0.1-alpha.0 for testing.
 
 -   `data` was removed as a property of `ContractOptions` type (#5915)
 
+#### web3-utils
+
+-   Removed dependencies @ethereumjs/tx, @ethereumjs/common (#5963)
+
 ### Fixed
 
 #### web3-eth-ens

packages/web3-core/src/web3_context.ts

@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ export type TransactionBuilder<API extends Web3APISpec = unknown> = <
 >(options: {
 	transaction: Record<string, unknown>;
 	web3Context: Web3Context<API>;
-	privateKey?: HexString | Buffer;
+	privateKey?: HexString | Uint8Array;
 }) => Promise<ReturnType>;
 
 /**

packages/web3-eth-accounts/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -77,3 +77,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 -   Added source files (#5956)
 -   Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)
+
+### Changed
+
+-   Moved @ethereumjs/tx, @ethereumjs/common, @ethereumjs/rlp code to our source code (#5963)

packages/web3-eth-accounts/package.json

@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
 		"typescript": "^4.7.4"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
-		"@ethereumjs/tx": "^3.5.2",
+		"@ethereumjs/rlp": "^4.0.1",
+		"crc-32": "^1.2.2",
 		"ethereum-cryptography": "^1.1.2",
 		"web3-errors": "^1.0.0-rc.0",
 		"web3-types": "^1.0.0-rc.0",