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MEV Markets Part 3: Payment for Order Flow

Publisher
0xShitTrader
August 31
In Part 2, we discussed the actors in the MEV ecosystem under PBS and why block builders are likely to compete on access to exclusive order flow, whether it’s transactions or MEV bundles.

MEV Markets Part 2: Proof of Stake

Publisher
0xShitTrader
August 29
In Part 1, we discussed how Flashbots Auction mitigates the negative effects of MEV by introducing a trusted, central relay for searcher bundles. In Part 2, we discuss how MEV markets will evolve when Ethereum moves to PoS consensus.

MEV Markets Part 1: Proof of Work

Publisher
0xShitTrader
August 26
In this series, we consider the design of MEV marketplaces under PoW and PoS consensus. We analyze natural centralizing forces and value extraction mechanisms in these marketplaces. We focus on MEV marketplaces on the Ethereum network, but many of the conclusions are applicable to other blockchains.

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