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Protocol-Enshrined Sidecars: Against Blockchain Minimalism

Ryan Chern
September 24
Blockchains are inherently social systems that establish credibility by exercising agency over all participants and activities within their scope. However, blockchain participants often rely on exogenous “sidecars” to augment the protocol utility. These sidecars, such as MEV-boost (Ethereum) or Jito (Solana), introduce vulnerabilities that can undermine the protocol's credibility due to their potentially misaligned incentives.