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# AsyncSeismicNamespace

`AsyncSeismicNamespace` extends `AsyncSeismicPublicNamespace` with private-key operations.

## Definition

```python
class AsyncSeismicNamespace(AsyncSeismicPublicNamespace):
    encryption: EncryptionState

    def contract(..., eip712: bool = False) -> AsyncShieldedContract: ...
    async def send_shielded_transaction(..., eip712: bool = False) -> HexBytes: ...
    async def signed_call(..., gas: int = 30_000_000, eip712: bool = False) -> HexBytes: ...
    async def debug_send_shielded_transaction(..., eip712: bool = False) -> DebugWriteResult: ...
    async def deposit(..., address: str = DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS) -> HexBytes: ...
```

## Methods

| Method                                                                                                     | Returns                 | Description                                                                                                  |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [`send_shielded_transaction`](/clients/python/namespaces/methods/send-shielded-transaction.md)             | `HexBytes`              | Encrypt, sign, and broadcast a shielded transaction                                                          |
| [`signed_call`](/clients/python/namespaces/methods/signed-call.md)                                         | `HexBytes`              | Execute a signed read with encrypted calldata                                                                |
| [`debug_send_shielded_transaction`](/clients/python/namespaces/methods/debug-send-shielded-transaction.md) | `DebugWriteResult`      | Send shielded transaction and return debug artifacts                                                         |
| [`deposit`](/clients/python/namespaces/methods/deposit.md)                                                 | `HexBytes`              | Submit a validator deposit (transparent)                                                                     |
| [`contract`](/clients/python/contract/shielded-contract.md)                                                | `AsyncShieldedContract` | Create an async shielded contract wrapper                                                                    |
| `get_tee_public_key`                                                                                       | `CompressedPublicKey`   | Inherited from [`AsyncSeismicPublicNamespace`](/clients/python/namespaces/async-seismic-public-namespace.md) |
| `get_deposit_root`                                                                                         | `bytes`                 | Inherited from [`AsyncSeismicPublicNamespace`](/clients/python/namespaces/async-seismic-public-namespace.md) |
| `get_deposit_count`                                                                                        | `int`                   | Inherited from [`AsyncSeismicPublicNamespace`](/clients/python/namespaces/async-seismic-public-namespace.md) |

## Example

```python
from seismic_web3 import SEISMIC_TESTNET, PrivateKey, SRC20_ABI

pk = PrivateKey.from_hex_str("0x...")
w3 = await SEISMIC_TESTNET.async_wallet_client(pk)

token = w3.seismic.contract("0xTokenAddress", SRC20_ABI)

tx_hash = await token.write.transfer("0xRecipient", 100)
raw = await token.read.balanceOf()
```

## Notes

* Includes every async public namespace method
* `signed_call()` always returns `HexBytes`; empty responses are `HexBytes(b"")`
* `deposit()` validates byte lengths and raises `ValueError` on mismatch
* Attached as `w3.seismic` by `await CHAIN.async_wallet_client(pk)`

## See Also

* [SeismicNamespace](/clients/python/namespaces/seismic-namespace.md) — Sync equivalent
* [AsyncSeismicPublicNamespace](/clients/python/namespaces/async-seismic-public-namespace.md) — Read-only base class
* [AsyncShieldedContract](/clients/python/contract/shielded-contract.md) — Contract wrapper returned by `contract()`


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