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Ethereum R&D Firm Flashbots Shares Details About Its Next-Gen Block Builder
After teasing Suave at this year’s Devcon, Flashbots outlines how the plug-and-play solution will transform the way validators earn MEV.
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By Margaux NijkerkSam Kessler
Nov 23, 2022 at 7:03 p.m. UTC
Nov 23, 2022
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FTX Blowup Helped Enrich the Ethereum Validators Who Run the Blockchain
They saw a surge in MEV, or profits from optimizing the order of transactions, surge amid crypto chaos early this month.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Nov 21, 2022 at 10:01 p.m. UTC
Nov 21, 2022
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Vitalik Buterin’s New Ethereum Road Map Takes Aim at MEV and Censorship
Amid a number of new changes, Buterin’s new vision for Ethereum adds a section aimed at curtailing the threats of centralization.
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By Sam Kessler
Nov 9, 2022 at 12:15 p.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2022
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Censored Ethereum Blocks Hit the 51% Threshold Over the Past 24 Hours
Censorship has been a growing concern within the Ethereum ecosystem, especially since the advent of MEV-Boost after the Merge.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 14, 2022 at 7:49 p.m. UTC
Oct 14, 2022
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Flashbots Reveals New Version of Its Key Ethereum Software
Development of SUAVE, as the project is codenamed, has been going on for a year.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 14, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 14, 2022
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What’s Going On With Ethereum’s MEV-Boost?
Flashbots' block relayers continue to dominate the Ethereum validator ecosystem. And with them, censorship continues to grow.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 5, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Oct 5, 2022
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What Is MEV, aka Maximal Extractable Value?
Miners and validators have found ways to profit off of pending transactions by including, excluding or reordering transactions in any block they mine.
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By Ekin Genç
Sep 2, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 2, 2022
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As the threat of censorship looms, a proposal to "shutter" Ethereum's Beacon Chain is getting some traction. (Julita/Pixabay)
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Can Ethereum Out-Engineer the Censors by 'Shuttering' the Beacon Chain?
Ethereum’s developers are realizing censorship is not a problem that can just be coded away.
As the threat of censorship looms, a proposal to "shutter" Ethereum's Beacon Chain is getting some traction. (Julita/Pixabay)
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Aug 31, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Aug 31, 2022
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As Censorship on Ethereum Begins, Could This Open-Sourced Code Help Counter It?
Flashbots' accelerated code release comes amid U.S. regulatory crackdown on crypto mixer Tornado Cash for sanctions violations.
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By Margaux NijkerkSam Kessler
Aug 23, 2022 at 7:52 p.m. UTC
Aug 23, 2022
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Eden Network Raises $17.4M to Shield Ethereum Users From Malicious Miners
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Eden Network Raises $17.4M to Shield Ethereum Users From Malicious Miners
Priority transaction network Eden has reportedly raised $17.4 million in a seed funding round led by Multicoin Capital that will help the project fight the menace of miner ext...
Eden Network Raises $17.4M to Shield Ethereum Users From Malicious Miners
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 8, 2021 at 6:48 p.m. UTC
Sep 8, 2021
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