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 validator proposing the block, and the validator chooses the highest bid.
Honestly, I hadn’t paid attention to this before either: 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, the builder pays the validator proposing the block a bid of $ETH . Currently, 2050.86.
Don’t trade with borrowed money; the pressure can make you make bad decisions.