# Research **URL:** https://collective.flashbots.net/c/research/20.md?page=2 [Latest](https://collective.flashbots.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://collective.flashbots.net/categories.md) · [Tags](https://collective.flashbots.net/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Fugitive nodes](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/fugitive-nodes/4773)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/fugitive-nodes/4773 "2025-03-14T21:58:03Z")
The fugitive nodes are grounded to their geography, serving their local bioregion, forming treaties in the ecotones they share with neighbors. Fugitives escape capture, not into the comfort of freedom, instead it’s getti… --- ## [\[2024\] Altruism, reciprocity, and tokens to reward forwarding data: Is that fair?](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2024-altruism-reciprocity-and-tokens-to-reward-forwarding-data-is-that-fair/5706)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2024-altruism-reciprocity-and-tokens-to-reward-forwarding-data-is-that-fair/5706 "2026-05-11T05:40:46Z")
Abstract: Decentralized storage networks offer services with intriguing possibilities to reduce inequalities in an extremely centralized market. Fair distribution of rewards, however, is still a persistent problem in the… --- ## [\[2025\] The tokenomics for open science](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2025-the-tokenomics-for-open-science/5705)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2025-the-tokenomics-for-open-science/5705 "2026-05-11T01:27:20Z")
--- ## [\[2026\] Sci-Hub as a type of red open access](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2026-sci-hub-as-a-type-of-red-open-access/5704)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2026-sci-hub-as-a-type-of-red-open-access/5704 "2026-05-11T00:49:00Z")
--- ## [\[2017\] Gold, green, and black open access](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2017-gold-green-and-black-open-access/5703)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2017-gold-green-and-black-open-access/5703 "2026-05-11T00:43:40Z")
Abstract: The debate about open access has until now focused on the gold (journals) versus the green route (manuscript self‐archival). Recently an even more disruptive form of OA has emerged, in the form of illegal artic… --- ## [Mind the Gap - Where TEE Attestations Fall Short and Why Do TEEs Need Proof of Cloud](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/mind-the-gap-where-tee-attestations-fall-short-and-why-do-tees-need-proof-of-cloud/5689)
**Author:** [@frezabek](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/frezabek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/mind-the-gap-where-tee-attestations-fall-short-and-why-do-tees-need-proof-of-cloud/5689 "2026-05-01T20:28:58Z")
TEE attestations on their own do not provide all the information we need to use them securely. Attacks mounted with physical access or control over privileged software should also be mitigated. We have designed the Da… --- ## [Santa Teresa Ethereum Post Capitalist Beach Hub](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/santa-teresa-ethereum-post-capitalist-beach-hub/5676)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/santa-teresa-ethereum-post-capitalist-beach-hub/5676 "2026-04-24T18:25:54Z")
Participatory ethnographic research of other economies on an isolated paradise little town in Costa Rica. We will organize gatherings and study groups to learn about modernity, capitalism, the traps of modern capitali… --- ## [Proof of Time: From Untrusted to Trusted Era](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/proof-of-time-from-untrusted-to-trusted-era/5670)
**Author:** [@heime\_jorgen](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/heime_jorgen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/proof-of-time-from-untrusted-to-trusted-era/5670 "2026-04-22T15:20:03Z")
Proof of Time: From Untrusted to Trusted Era — How a Protocol Fixes Humanity’s Most Expensive Bug OpenTTT Research Team — April 2026 Building on: “Completing the Timing Game” (Flashbots Collective, March 2026) Buildin… --- ## [When Frontrunning is Alchemy](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/when-frontrunning-is-alchemy/5648)
**Author:** [@dataalways](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/dataalways)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/when-frontrunning-is-alchemy/5648 "2026-04-07T16:39:09Z")
When Frontrunning is Alchemy tl;dr Aggregate sandwich attack statistics can be massively distorted by swaps involving low liquidity tokens. Over the last 30 days, three edge-case swaps account for roughly 99% of all es… --- ## [Prisoners of Geography 2.0: The Theory Behind Where Validators Want to Run](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/prisoners-of-geography-2-0-the-theory-behind-where-validators-want-to-run/5647)
**Author:** [@m1kuwill](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/m1kuwill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/prisoners-of-geography-2-0-the-theory-behind-where-validators-want-to-run/5647 "2026-04-07T13:21:26Z")
tl;dr We develop a formal theory of why Ethereum’s block-building paradigms create geographic centralization pressure. The key results: (1) both paradigms incentivize reducing latency to payoff relevant parties; (2) … --- ## [Proof-of-Time: From Trust-Based to Physics-Based Transaction Ordering](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/proof-of-time-from-trust-based-to-physics-based-transaction-ordering/5618)
**Author:** [@heime\_jorgen](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/heime_jorgen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/proof-of-time-from-trust-based-to-physics-based-transaction-ordering/5618 "2026-04-01T16:24:03Z")
Authors: OpenTTT Research Team Date: March 15, 2026 Target: Flashbots Research 1. The Ordering Problem MEV extraction is a builder discretion problem. In the current PBS landscape, the entity assembling a block decides… --- ## [True Pre Consensus](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/true-pre-consensus/5643)
**Author:** [@veracity](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/veracity)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/true-pre-consensus/5643 "2026-04-01T16:23:09Z")
In a post AI landscape, provenance and veracity are paramount. When every entity knows the same information - provenance & truth are hard to find - and security becomes crucial. Hacks and forgeries grow, and the communit… --- ## [When Ahead-of-Time Allocation Fails: The Transition to Kairos](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/when-ahead-of-time-allocation-fails-the-transition-to-kairos/5640)
**Author:** [@boz1](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/boz1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/when-ahead-of-time-allocation-fails-the-transition-to-kairos/5640 "2026-03-31T13:20:24Z")
TL;DR Ahead-of-time allocation mechanisms are often criticized for creating room for just-in-time secondary markets that benefit intermediaries rather than the primary auctioneer. In our latest paper, we test this ide… --- ## [Proof-of-Time: Completing the Timing Game](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/proof-of-time-completing-the-timing-game/5633)
**Author:** [@heime\_jorgen](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/heime_jorgen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/proof-of-time-completing-the-timing-game/5633 "2026-03-25T14:23:18Z")
Proof-of-Time: Completing the Timing Game How PoT Shifts the V/c Equilibrium — With Numbers OpenTTT Research Team — March 2026 A response to: Mazorra, Schlegel & Mamageishvil, “Timing Games: Probabilistic Backrunning an… --- ## [How Informative Are MEV-Share Hints? Searcher Route Choice, Blind Bidding, and Retained Surplus on Flashbots Surfaces](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/how-informative-are-mev-share-hints-searcher-route-choice-blind-bidding-and-retained-surplus-on-flashbots-surfaces/5632)
**Author:** [@vishalsubbu1](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/vishalsubbu1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/how-informative-are-mev-share-hints-searcher-route-choice-blind-bidding-and-retained-surplus-on-flashbots-surfaces/5632 "2026-03-25T08:44:13Z")
I’ve been instrumenting the MEV-Share event stream for the past week as part of scoping a research proposal on searcher route choice and hint quality. The first pass surfaced something I didn’t expect: after selector d… --- ## [Deep Dive on Permissioned Blockchains - Jovay](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/deep-dive-on-permissioned-blockchains-jovay/5623)
**Author:** [@tesa](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/tesa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/deep-dive-on-permissioned-blockchains-jovay/5623 "2026-03-20T13:23:36Z")
Jovay: Blockchain Infrastructure for Asiaʻs Institutional Finance A deep dive into Jovay Networkʻs technical architecture and what it reveals about the tradeoffs necessary to comply with Asia regulators 1. An L2 Built … --- ## [Timing Games: Probabilistic backrunning and spam](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/timing-games-probabilistic-backrunning-and-spam/5614)
**Author:** [@0xSybil](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/0xSybil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/timing-games-probabilistic-backrunning-and-spam/5614 "2026-03-13T09:14:05Z")
Timing Games: Probabilistic backrunning and spam TL;DR We discuss the main results from our new paper Timing Games: Probabilistic Backrunning and Spam. We model searchers’ competition to optimistically extract MEV. … --- ## [Countermapping](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/countermapping/5589)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/countermapping/5589 "2026-02-27T23:03:07Z")
Decentralization is map-making. The abstraction of decentralization makes it easier to ignore questions of place. How can we draw a map with differences that matter? As part of this research project I will create a wor… --- ## [From AA Execution Safety to Value Movement Recognition: A Proposal for Safer UX Boundaries](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/from-aa-execution-safety-to-value-movement-recognition-a-proposal-for-safer-ux-boundaries/5580)
**Author:** [@cancan007](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/cancan007)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 8:38am UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/from-aa-execution-safety-to-value-movement-recognition-a-proposal-for-safer-ux-boundaries/5580 "2026-02-25T08:38:05Z")
Hello Flashbots Collective, I’m a builder from Japan working on protocol/AA design and broader value-recognition models in Web3 systems. I’m interested in posting a discussion that connects: intent expression / execu… --- ## [Dell XPS 13 9320](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/dell-xps-13-9320/5544)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/dell-xps-13-9320/5544 "2026-02-16T18:42:27Z")
This is my main computer. I will document here how I use it. --- ## [\[2025\] Our beloved futures](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2025-our-beloved-futures/5569)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2025-our-beloved-futures/5569 "2026-02-20T17:27:35Z")
book{yee2025our, title={Our Beloved Futures}, author={Yee, A.M.}, isbn={9798892940566}, url={https://books.google.co.cr/books?id=Wg-O0QEACAAJ}, year={2025}, publisher={Red Thread Publishing LLC} } In openlib… --- ## [\[2024\] Breaking bias](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2024-breaking-bias/5568)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2024-breaking-bias/5568 "2026-02-20T17:26:00Z")
@book{gupta2024breaking, title={Breaking Bias: Where Stereotypes and Prejudices Come From--and the Science-Backed M\\ ethod to Unravel Them}, author={Gupta, A. and Lama, H.H.T.D.}, isbn={9781401977313}, lccn={2024… --- ## [\[2023\] Rigth story, wrong story](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2023-rigth-story-wrong-story/5566)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2023-rigth-story-wrong-story/5566 "2026-02-20T17:22:13Z")
@book{yunkaporta2023right, title={Right Story, Wrong Story: Adventures in Indigenous Thinking}, author={Yunkaporta, T.}, isbn={9781922790439}, lccn={2023525911}, url={https://books.google.co.cr/books?id=HR\_REAA… --- ## [\[1993\] The fifth sacred thing](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/1993-the-fifth-sacred-thing/5565)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/1993-the-fifth-sacred-thing/5565 "2026-02-20T17:19:33Z")
@book{2011fifth, title={The Fifth Sacred Thing}, isbn={9780307477651}, series={Maya Greenwood}, url={https://books.google.co.cr/books?id=FQw7vG9y88AC}, year={2011}, publisher={Random House Publishing Group}… --- ## [\[2010\] Ch'ixinakax utxiwa](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2010-chixinakax-utxiwa/5564)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2010-chixinakax-utxiwa/5564 "2026-02-20T17:14:44Z")
@book{cusicanqui2010ch, title={Ch'ixinakax utxiwa: una reflexi{\\'o}n sobre pr{\\'a}cticas y discursos descolonizado\\ res}, author={Cusicanqui, S.R.}, isbn={9789872518547}, lccn={2010423721}, url={https://books.g… --- ## [\[2017\] My grandmother's hands](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2017-my-grandmothers-hands/5563)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2017-my-grandmothers-hands/5563 "2026-02-20T17:10:42Z")
@book{menakem2017my, title={My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and\\ Bodies}, author={Menakem, R.}, isbn={9781942094487}, lccn={2017018669}, url={https://books.googl… --- ## [\[400 CE\] Patanjali's Yoga Sutra](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/400-ce-patanjalis-yoga-sutra/5562)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/400-ce-patanjalis-yoga-sutra/5562 "2026-02-20T17:06:25Z")
book{ranganathan2008patanjali, title={PATANJALI'S YOGA SUTRA}, author={Ranganathan, S.}, isbn={9788184750096}, url={https://books.google.co.cr/books?id=AtDlECaoxIUC}, year={2008}, publisher={Penguin Books L… --- ## [\[2018\] This is not an atlas](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2018-this-is-not-an-atlas/5561)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2018-this-is-not-an-atlas/5561 "2026-02-20T17:01:29Z")
book{orangotango2018not, title={This Is Not an Atlas: A Global Collection of Counter-Cartographies}, author={orangotango}, isbn={9783839445198}, lccn={2018448433}, series={Sozial- und Kulturgeographie}, url={… --- ## [\[2019\] Mary Magdalene revealed](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2019-mary-magdalene-revealed/5560)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2019-mary-magdalene-revealed/5560 "2026-02-20T16:57:19Z")
@book{watterson2019mary, title={Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel \\& the Christianity\\ We Haven't Tried Yet}, author={Watterson, M.}, isbn={9781401954291}, url={https://books.google… --- ## [\[2004\] A hacker manifesto](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2004-a-hacker-manifesto/5559)
**Author:** [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/2004-a-hacker-manifesto/5559 "2026-02-20T16:53:20Z")
@book{wark2009hacker, title={A Hacker Manifesto}, author={Wark, M.K.}, isbn={9780674044845}, url={https://books.google.co.cr/books?id=PxrMf24HbmYC}, year={2009}, publisher={Harvard University Press} } In o… [Previous page](https://collective.flashbots.net/c/research/20.md?page=1) [Next page](https://collective.flashbots.net/c/research/20.md?page=3)