diff --git a/protocol-testing/src/abi/ERC20.json b/protocol-testing/src/abi/ERC20.json
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+++ b/protocol-testing/src/abi/ERC20.json
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+[
+  {
+    "inputs": [
+      {
+        "name": "_owner",
+        "type": "address"
+      }
+    ],
+    "name": "balanceOf",
+    "outputs": [
+      {
+        "name": "balance",
+        "type": "uint256"
+      }
+    ],
+    "stateMutability": "view",
+    "type": "function"
+  }
+]
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diff --git a/protocol-testing/src/config.rs b/protocol-testing/src/config.rs
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+++ b/protocol-testing/src/config.rs
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+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use figment::providers::Format;
+use hex::FromHex;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// Represents a hexadecimal byte string: Check if we already have a default impl for this
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(from = "String", into = "String")]
+pub struct HexBytes(Vec<u8>);
+
+impl From<String> for HexBytes {
+    fn from(s: String) -> Self {
+        let s = s
+            .trim_start_matches("0x")
+            .to_lowercase();
+        HexBytes(Vec::from_hex(s).unwrap_or_default())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Into<String> for HexBytes {
+    fn into(self) -> String {
+        format!("0x{}", hex::encode(self.0))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Represents a ProtocolComponent with its main attributes
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct ProtocolComponentExpectation {
+    pub id: String,
+    pub tokens: Vec<HexBytes>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub static_attributes: HashMap<String, HexBytes>,
+    pub creation_tx: HexBytes,
+}
+
+/// Represents a ProtocolComponent with test configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct ProtocolComponentWithTestConfig {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub base: ProtocolComponentExpectation,
+    #[serde(default = "default_false")]
+    pub skip_simulation: bool,
+}
+
+fn default_false() -> bool {
+    false
+}
+
+/// Configuration for an individual test
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct IntegrationTest {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub start_block: u64,
+    pub stop_block: u64,
+    pub initialized_accounts: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    pub expected_components: Vec<ProtocolComponentWithTestConfig>,
+}
+
+/// Main integration test configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct IntegrationTestsConfig {
+    pub substreams_yaml_path: String,
+    pub adapter_contract: String,
+    pub adapter_build_signature: Option<String>,
+    pub adapter_build_args: Option<String>,
+    pub initialized_accounts: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    pub skip_balance_check: bool,
+    pub protocol_type_names: Vec<String>,
+    pub tests: Vec<IntegrationTest>,
+}
diff --git a/protocol-testing/src/rpc.rs b/protocol-testing/src/rpc.rs
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+++ b/protocol-testing/src/rpc.rs
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+use alloy::{
+    contract::{ContractInstance, Interface},
+    dyn_abi::DynSolValue,
+    eips::eip1898::BlockId,
+    primitives::{address, Address, U256},
+    providers::{Provider, ProviderBuilder},
+    transports::http::reqwest::Url,
+};
+
+const NATIVE_ALIASES: &[Address] = &[
+    address!("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"),
+    address!("0xeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"),
+];
+
+const ERC_20_ABI: &str = r#"[{"inputs":[{"name":"_owner","type":"address"}],"name":"balanceOf","outputs":[{"name":"balance","type":"uint256"}],"stateMutability":"view","type":"function"}]"#;
+
+struct RPCProvider {
+    url: Url,
+}
+
+impl RPCProvider {
+    fn new(url: String) -> RPCProvider {
+        let url = url.as_str().parse().unwrap();
+        RPCProvider { url }
+    }
+
+    async fn get_token_balance(
+        self,
+        token_address: Address,
+        wallet_address: Address,
+        block_number: u64,
+    ) -> U256 {
+        let provider = ProviderBuilder::new().on_http(self.url);
+        let block_id: BlockId = BlockId::from(block_number);
+
+        match NATIVE_ALIASES.contains(&token_address) {
+            true => provider
+                .get_balance(wallet_address)
+                .block_id(block_id)
+                .await
+                .expect("Failed to fetch token balance"),
+            false => {
+                let abi = serde_json::from_str(ERC_20_ABI).expect("invalid ABI");
+
+                let contract = ContractInstance::new(token_address, provider, Interface::new(abi));
+
+                let wallet_addr = DynSolValue::from(wallet_address);
+
+                let result_value = contract
+                    .function("balanceOf", &[wallet_addr])
+                    .expect("Failed to build function call")
+                    .block(block_id)
+                    .call()
+                    .await
+                    .expect("Failed to fetch ERC-20 Balance");
+                let result: U256 = result_value
+                    .first()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .as_uint()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .0;
+                result
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn get_block_header(self, block_number: u64) {
+        // TODO: Implement
+        // let provider = ProviderBuilder::new().on_http(self.url);
+        // let block_id: BlockId = BlockId::from(block_number);
+        //
+        // let block = provider.get_block(block_id)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::{env, str::FromStr};
+
+    use alloy::primitives::address;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn get_token_balance_native_token() {
+        let eth_rpc_url = env::var("ETH_RPC_URL").expect("Missing ETH_RPC_URL in environment");
+
+        let rpc_provider = RPCProvider::new(eth_rpc_url);
+        let token_address = address!("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000");
+        let wallet_address = address!("0x787B8840100d9BaAdD7463f4a73b5BA73B00C6cA");
+        let block_number = 21998530;
+
+        let balance = rpc_provider
+            .get_token_balance(token_address, wallet_address, block_number)
+            .await;
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            balance,
+            U256::from_str("1070041574684539264153").expect("Failed to convert ETH value")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn get_token_balance_erc20_token() {
+        let eth_rpc_url = env::var("ETH_RPC_URL").expect("Missing ETH_RPC_URL in environment");
+
+        let rpc_provider = RPCProvider::new(eth_rpc_url);
+        let token_address = address!("0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48");
+        let wallet_address = address!("0x787B8840100d9BaAdD7463f4a73b5BA73B00C6cA");
+        let block_number = 21998530;
+
+        let balance = rpc_provider
+            .get_token_balance(token_address, wallet_address, block_number)
+            .await;
+
+        assert_eq!(balance, U256::from(717250938432_u64));
+    }
+}