web3/web3.js v1.7.1-rc.0

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Added

• transactionPollingInterval added to web3, contract and method constructor options. defaults to 1 second. (#4584)
• Add example import for package level types (#4611)

Fixed

• Fix a typo in the documentation for methods.myMethod.send (#4599)
• Use globalThis to locate global object if possible (#4613)
• Fix typos in web3-utils.rst (#4662)
• Added effectiveGasPrice to TransactionReceipt (#4692)
• Correction in documentation for web3.eth.accounts.signTransaction (#4576)
• Updated README to include Webpack 5 create-react-app support instructions (#4173)
• Update the documentation for methods.myMethod.estimateGas (#4702)
• Fix typos in REVIEW.md and TESTING.md (#4691)
• Fix encoding for "0x" string values (#4512)

Changed

• Muted E2E gnosis dex tests in CI until fix for issue #4436 is applied (#4701)

Removed

• Removed deprecated Morden testnet code (#4339)

Security

• Ran npm audit fix to address vulnerabilities and update libraries (#4719) (#4728)