Crypto 101 📚 Proposer-Builder Separation
In the MEV-Boost process, builders assemble transactions into blocks and submit bids. Relays pass the bids to the validators proposing blocks, who choose the highest bid.
MEV-Boost is open-source middleware launched by Flashbots. It began operating around Ethereum’s “Merge,” allowing validators to obtain complete blocks of transactions from external builders.
Useful knowledge may not make me rich right away, but it can help me avoid a few pitfalls.
For blocks produced through MEV-Boost, builders must pay $ETH to the validator proposing the block. Current price: 1930.62.