Let’s talk about proposer-builder separation.
In the MEV-Boost process, builders assemble transactions into blocks and submit bids, relays forward the bids to the validators proposing blocks, and validators choose the highest bid.
To be honest, I only came to understand this later: if you run your own validator, find out who operates the relays you connect to and what filtering rules they use—don’t focus only on the bids.
For blocks produced through MEV-Boost, builders must pay their bid to the validator proposing the block using $ETH .
Verify information from multiple sources before making a decision; don’t just take one person’s word for it.

This is only my personal opinion and should not be taken as a basis for trading.