diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2528d7c..3abc90c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ dist-ssr
 #IC
 .env
 .dfx
-src/backend/declarations
 src/frontend/declarations
 src/evm_rpc
 target
-canister_ids.json
\ No newline at end of file
+canister_ids.json
diff --git a/src/backend/declarations/backend.did b/src/backend/declarations/backend.did
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b902c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/declarations/backend.did
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+type Result = variant { Ok : text; Err : text };
+type Result_2 = variant { Ok : bool; Err : text };
+type Result_3 = variant { Ok : vec text; Err : text };
+type Result_4 = variant { Ok : nat64; Err : text };
+
+service : {
+  get_address : () -> (Result);
+  get_balance_usdc : (opt text) -> (Result);
+  get_balance : (opt text) -> (Result);
+  get_batch_balances : (vec text) -> (Result);
+  get_latest_block : () -> (Result);
+  send_eth : () -> (Result);
+  send_eth_with_fillers : () -> (Result);
+  sign_message : (text) -> (Result);
+  transfer_usdc : () -> (Result);
+  watch_contract_event : () -> (Result);
+  watch_blocks_start : () -> (Result);
+  watch_blocks_stop : () -> (Result);
+  watch_blocks_is_polling : () -> (Result_2) query;
+  watch_blocks_poll_count : () -> (Result_4) query;
+  watch_blocks_get : () -> (Result_3) query;
+  watch_usdc_transfer_start : () -> (Result);
+  watch_usdc_transfer_stop : () -> (Result);
+  watch_usdc_transfer_is_polling : () -> (Result_2) query;
+  watch_usdc_transfer_poll_count : () -> (Result_4) query;
+  watch_usdc_transfer_get : () -> (Result_3) query;
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/declarations/backend.did.d.ts b/src/backend/declarations/backend.did.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..476cb83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/declarations/backend.did.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import type { Principal } from '@dfinity/principal';
+import type { ActorMethod } from '@dfinity/agent';
+import type { IDL } from '@dfinity/candid';
+
+export type Result = { 'Ok' : string } |
+  { 'Err' : string };
+export type Result_2 = { 'Ok' : boolean } |
+  { 'Err' : string };
+export type Result_3 = { 'Ok' : Array<string> } |
+  { 'Err' : string };
+export type Result_4 = { 'Ok' : bigint } |
+  { 'Err' : string };
+export interface _SERVICE {
+  'get_address' : ActorMethod<[], Result>,
+  'get_balance' : ActorMethod<[[] | [string]], Result>,
+  'get_balance_usdc' : ActorMethod<[[] | [string]], Result>,
+  'get_batch_balances' : ActorMethod<[Array<string>], Result>,
+  'get_latest_block' : ActorMethod<[], Result>,
+  'send_eth' : ActorMethod<[], Result>,
+  'send_eth_with_fillers' : ActorMethod<[], Result>,
+  'sign_message' : ActorMethod<[string], Result>,
+  'transfer_usdc' : ActorMethod<[], Result>,
+  'watch_blocks_get' : ActorMethod<[], Result_3>,
+  'watch_blocks_is_polling' : ActorMethod<[], Result_2>,
+  'watch_blocks_poll_count' : ActorMethod<[], Result_4>,
+  'watch_blocks_start' : ActorMethod<[], Result>,
+  'watch_blocks_stop' : ActorMethod<[], Result>,
+  'watch_contract_event' : ActorMethod<[], Result>,
+  'watch_usdc_transfer_get' : ActorMethod<[], Result_3>,
+  'watch_usdc_transfer_is_polling' : ActorMethod<[], Result_2>,
+  'watch_usdc_transfer_poll_count' : ActorMethod<[], Result_4>,
+  'watch_usdc_transfer_start' : ActorMethod<[], Result>,
+  'watch_usdc_transfer_stop' : ActorMethod<[], Result>,
+}
+export declare const idlFactory: IDL.InterfaceFactory;
+export declare const init: (args: { IDL: typeof IDL }) => IDL.Type[];
diff --git a/src/backend/declarations/backend.did.js b/src/backend/declarations/backend.did.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8f2443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/declarations/backend.did.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+export const idlFactory = ({ IDL }) => {
+  const Result = IDL.Variant({ 'Ok' : IDL.Text, 'Err' : IDL.Text });
+  const Result_3 = IDL.Variant({ 'Ok' : IDL.Vec(IDL.Text), 'Err' : IDL.Text });
+  const Result_2 = IDL.Variant({ 'Ok' : IDL.Bool, 'Err' : IDL.Text });
+  const Result_4 = IDL.Variant({ 'Ok' : IDL.Nat64, 'Err' : IDL.Text });
+  return IDL.Service({
+    'get_address' : IDL.Func([], [Result], []),
+    'get_balance' : IDL.Func([IDL.Opt(IDL.Text)], [Result], []),
+    'get_balance_usdc' : IDL.Func([IDL.Opt(IDL.Text)], [Result], []),
+    'get_batch_balances' : IDL.Func([IDL.Vec(IDL.Text)], [Result], []),
+    'get_latest_block' : IDL.Func([], [Result], []),
+    'send_eth' : IDL.Func([], [Result], []),
+    'send_eth_with_fillers' : IDL.Func([], [Result], []),
+    'sign_message' : IDL.Func([IDL.Text], [Result], []),
+    'transfer_usdc' : IDL.Func([], [Result], []),
+    'watch_blocks_get' : IDL.Func([], [Result_3], ['query']),
+    'watch_blocks_is_polling' : IDL.Func([], [Result_2], ['query']),
+    'watch_blocks_poll_count' : IDL.Func([], [Result_4], ['query']),
+    'watch_blocks_start' : IDL.Func([], [Result], []),
+    'watch_blocks_stop' : IDL.Func([], [Result], []),
+    'watch_contract_event' : IDL.Func([], [Result], []),
+    'watch_usdc_transfer_get' : IDL.Func([], [Result_3], ['query']),
+    'watch_usdc_transfer_is_polling' : IDL.Func([], [Result_2], ['query']),
+    'watch_usdc_transfer_poll_count' : IDL.Func([], [Result_4], ['query']),
+    'watch_usdc_transfer_start' : IDL.Func([], [Result], []),
+    'watch_usdc_transfer_stop' : IDL.Func([], [Result], []),
+  });
+};
+export const init = ({ IDL }) => { return []; };
diff --git a/src/backend/declarations/index.d.ts b/src/backend/declarations/index.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55daa14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/declarations/index.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import type {
+  ActorSubclass,
+  HttpAgentOptions,
+  ActorConfig,
+  Agent,
+} from "@dfinity/agent";
+import type { Principal } from "@dfinity/principal";
+import type { IDL } from "@dfinity/candid";
+
+import { _SERVICE } from './backend.did';
+
+export declare const idlFactory: IDL.InterfaceFactory;
+export declare const canisterId: string;
+
+export declare interface CreateActorOptions {
+  /**
+   * @see {@link Agent}
+   */
+  agent?: Agent;
+  /**
+   * @see {@link HttpAgentOptions}
+   */
+  agentOptions?: HttpAgentOptions;
+  /**
+   * @see {@link ActorConfig}
+   */
+  actorOptions?: ActorConfig;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Intializes an {@link ActorSubclass}, configured with the provided SERVICE interface of a canister.
+ * @constructs {@link ActorSubClass}
+ * @param {string | Principal} canisterId - ID of the canister the {@link Actor} will talk to
+ * @param {CreateActorOptions} options - see {@link CreateActorOptions}
+ * @param {CreateActorOptions["agent"]} options.agent - a pre-configured agent you'd like to use. Supercedes agentOptions
+ * @param {CreateActorOptions["agentOptions"]} options.agentOptions - options to set up a new agent
+ * @see {@link HttpAgentOptions}
+ * @param {CreateActorOptions["actorOptions"]} options.actorOptions - options for the Actor
+ * @see {@link ActorConfig}
+ */
+export declare const createActor: (
+  canisterId: string | Principal,
+  options?: CreateActorOptions
+) => ActorSubclass<_SERVICE>;
+
+/**
+ * Intialized Actor using default settings, ready to talk to a canister using its candid interface
+ * @constructs {@link ActorSubClass}
+ */
+export declare const backend: ActorSubclass<_SERVICE>;
diff --git a/src/backend/declarations/index.js b/src/backend/declarations/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8def379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/declarations/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { Actor, HttpAgent } from "@dfinity/agent";
+
+// Imports and re-exports candid interface
+import { idlFactory } from "./backend.did.js";
+export { idlFactory } from "./backend.did.js";
+
+/* CANISTER_ID is replaced by webpack based on node environment
+ * Note: canister environment variable will be standardized as
+ * process.env.CANISTER_ID_<CANISTER_NAME_UPPERCASE>
+ * beginning in dfx 0.15.0
+ */
+export const canisterId =
+  process.env.CANISTER_ID_BACKEND;
+
+export const createActor = (canisterId, options = {}) => {
+  const agent = options.agent || new HttpAgent({ ...options.agentOptions });
+
+  if (options.agent && options.agentOptions) {
+    console.warn(
+      "Detected both agent and agentOptions passed to createActor. Ignoring agentOptions and proceeding with the provided agent."
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Fetch root key for certificate validation during development
+  if (process.env.DFX_NETWORK !== "ic") {
+    agent.fetchRootKey().catch((err) => {
+      console.warn(
+        "Unable to fetch root key. Check to ensure that your local replica is running"
+      );
+      console.error(err);
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Creates an actor with using the candid interface and the HttpAgent
+  return Actor.createActor(idlFactory, {
+    agent,
+    canisterId,
+    ...options.actorOptions,
+  });
+};
+
+export const backend = canisterId ? createActor(canisterId) : undefined;