Simulate a transaction from base58 blob

simulateBase58Transaction.ts

// dependencies:
//  "@solana/web3.js": "1.91.8",
// 	"@coral-xyz/anchor": "^0.29.0",

import * as bs58 from '@coral-xyz/anchor/dist/cjs/utils/bytes/bs58'
import {
	Connection,
	VersionedTransaction,
} from "@solana/web3.js";


const main = async () => {
	const connection = new Connection("https://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com");
	
	const base58Tx = "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";
	
	const tx = VersionedTransaction.deserialize(bs58.decode(base58Tx));
	tx.message.recentBlockhash = (await connection.getLatestBlockhash('finalized')).blockhash;
	
	console.log(await connection.simulateTransaction(tx, {sigVerify: false}));
}

main().catch(console.error)