Who orders Ethereum’s blocks? Do validators order them themselves?
Validators don’t have access to the specific transactions in a block before signing its header. This prevents them from seeing the contents and stealing the builder’s MEV opportunities. Each validator can choose whether to use MEV-Boost; validators who don’t use it can still build blocks with their local client.
PBS also introduces new risks: block building is becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few builders, and relays have become another link that requires trust.
For blocks produced through MEV-Boost, builders must use $ETH to pay their bid to the validator proposing the block. Currently 2495.1.
#ETH
In highly volatile markets, risk management comes first.
Validators don’t have access to the specific transactions in a block before signing its header. This prevents them from seeing the contents and stealing the builder’s MEV opportunities. Each validator can choose whether to use MEV-Boost; validators who don’t use it can still build blocks with their local client.
PBS also introduces new risks: block building is becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few builders, and relays have become another link that requires trust.
For blocks produced through MEV-Boost, builders must use $ETH to pay their bid to the validator proposing the block. Currently 2495.1.
#ETH
In highly volatile markets, risk management comes first.