# Flashbots Transparency Report — August & September 2022

**URL:** https://collective.flashbots.net/t/flashbots-transparency-report-august-september-2022/509
**Category:** The Flashbots Ship
**Tags:** mev-boost, transparency-report
**Created:** [October 11, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/flashbots-transparency-report-august-september-2022/509 "2022-10-11T13:59:26Z")
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### Author: ![guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/user_avatar/collective.flashbots.net/guayabyte/32/4_2.png) [@guayabyte](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/guayabyte)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2022, 8:54am UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/flashbots-transparency-report-august-september-2022/509/5 "2022-10-13T08:54:09Z")

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Also, let me add that this is work in progress:

> [@What makes a relay trust-worthy?](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/what-makes-a-relay-trust-worthy/145):
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> This is a brainstorming to collect more specific details of what does it mean for a relay to be trust-worthy. Please reply with your requirements. This topic will be updated to reflect the main findings. API Fully implement the [Relay API Specification v1](https://flashbots.notion.site/Relay-API-Spec-5fb0819366954962bc02e81cb33840f5). [Score blocks as the difference in the balance of the fee recipient account before and after the block execution](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/block-scoring-for-mev-boost-relays/202#h-1-block-level-scoring-3). Operation Operated by a reputable organization well-known in the Ethereum community. Open source code. Transparent deploymen…

First we are defining what is trust. In parallel, we are implementing the processes and APIs that will make us earn that trust and that will set the expectations for how other parties playing this game should behave. Next, we are working on minimizing the parts of our operation that require trust.

Expect more info about this in the following transparency reports, as we ship more things.

I personally request a kinder tone from you. That would make this journey a lot easier for me.

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