A quick explainer: Who arranges Ethereum’s blocks? Do validators arrange them themselves?
Before signing a block header, validators can’t see the specific transactions in the block. This prevents them from seeing the contents and then stealing the builder’s MEV opportunities.
PBS also brings 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 a bid to the validator proposing the block. The current price is 2363.63.
Only put in money you can afford to lose.
You bear the risk yourself—I’m just chatting.
Before signing a block header, validators can’t see the specific transactions in the block. This prevents them from seeing the contents and then stealing the builder’s MEV opportunities.
PBS also brings 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 a bid to the validator proposing the block. The current price is 2363.63.
Only put in money you can afford to lose.
You bear the risk yourself—I’m just chatting.
