The MEV Letter is a weekly collection of papers, articles and resources related to MEV. The intention of this letter is to provide a comprehensive summary of the latest research, discussions, and developments in the space, with links for further reading.
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Papers & Articles
- Moving away from aTLS by @mateusz outlines the limitations of using aTLS in BuilderNet and explores alternative approaches for attested communication channels in TDX-based systems.
- Post by @metachris
- Unichain Hits 200ms Sub-Blocks Inside Trusted Execution Environments by Unichain announces the launch of Flashblocks on Unichain, enabling 200ms confirmation times and provable ordering.
- Thread by Unichain
- Thread by Uniswap Labs
- Post by Hayden Adam
- Thread by Christos Gkolias
- Thread by Alex Karys
- Thread by Joshua
- Post by Alchemy
- OP Stack Flashblocks and the Evolution of L2 Architecture by Gelato describes how Flashblocks can provide 200ms confirmation times via partial blocks built in TEEs.
- On Ethereum Prover Market Design by Mike Neuder and Maryam Bahrani presents a framework comparing lottery-based and staked auction-based mechanisms for Ethereum proposers to procure ZK proofs.
- Opportunity Markets by Dave White and Matt Liston describes a mechanism for private prediction markets using TEEs where those who find opportunities get paid by those who act on them.
- Thread by Dave White
- Connecting Superchain to Ethereum with Sequencer Commitment Games by Primev presents a mechanism for OP Stack rollups to enable preconfirmations and cross-chain interoperability without requiring protocol changes.
- Trading on confidential information: the Chastain judgment and its implications for MEV by Mikołaj Barczentewicz analyzes the Second Circuit’s recent decision to overturn an NFT insider trading conviction, and explores the potential consequences for MEV strategies like sandwiching.
Posts & Threads
- @brock published a post announcing the release of Contender v0.4.0 with support for blobs, EIP-7702, and additional built-in scenarios.
- @brock published a post highlighting that Contender is now integrated into Builder-Playground.
- @ryager published a thread commenting on how the White House Crypto Report addresses MEV.
- @dataalways published a post explaining how revert protection mitigates the problem of wasted onchain compute caused by spam during spikes in onchain activity.
- @dmarz published a thread detailing an upcoming call to set up a working group for multiproving on Ethereum L2s.
- Eden Network published a thread announcing the shutdown of operations and a token retirement program.
Talks & Discussions
- Flashblocks in TEEs Live Now on Unichain hosted by Chase Chapman invites @dmarz, Christos Gkolias, Alex Karys, and Tarik to discuss the launch of Flashblocks on Unichain and what it unlocks for users and developers.
- Recordings from Frontiers hosted by Paradigm have been uploaded:
- Priority Blockspace For Humans & P2P Flashblock Propagation by Eric Woolsey and Osiris
- Scaling Ethereum L1 by Ansgar Dietrichs
- Ethereum Acceleration with Reth by Roman Krasiuk
- The Future of Reth by Matthias Seitz
- Hyperoptimizing Reth by Alexey Shekhirin and Dan Cline
- Sovereign Data Singularity by Storm Slivkoff
- Real-Time Proving Ethereum with SP1 & Reth by John Guibas
- Livestream from Ethereum Research Funding Forum hosted by Blockchain Builders, IC3, Ethereum Ecosystem Fund, Ethereum Foundation’s Academic Secretariat, and Decentralization Research Center has been uploaded.
- All Core Devs - Execution (ACDE) #218 hosted by Tim Beiko discussed fusaka-devnet-4, and reached consensus on Glamsterdam headliners: ePBS on the CL, and BALs on the EL, with FOCIL still under consideration.
- Agenda by nixo.eth
- Post by Christine D. Kim
- All Core Devs - Testing (ACDT) #48 hosted by parithosh covered Fusaka devnet updates, and preparations for upcoming Glamsterdam devnets.
- FOCIL Breakout #17 hosted by Jihoon Song discussed FOCIL testing, compatibility with ePBS, and implementation updates from client teams.
- EIP-7732 Breakout Room call #21 hosted by Potuz discussed the latest related to ePBS, including PTC sample by stake, asymmetric payment for free option problem, and enforcement of non-zero bids for external builders.
- Bankless: Vitalik Buterin: How Ethereum Becomes The World Ledger invites Vitalik Buterin for a conversation on the history of Ethereum, and how the space might evolve over the next decade.
- The Endofunctor: The Based Rollup Blueprint — Building Spire’s Vision of Scalable Composable L3s with Alex Watts invites mteam.eth for a conversation on based sequencing, composability, and Spire.
- blob aggregation & based rollups with Gustavo Gonzalez, Lin Oshitani, antonydenyer.eth and mteam.eth discuss based rollups, blob aggregation, and DA Builder by Spire.
Other
- Beat Unichain’s Flashblocks by Unichain is a set of five minigames to test users reaction times and showcase the speed of Flashblocks on Unichain.
- Dstack Completes Security Audit – A Milestone for Confidential Cloud by Phala Network announces the completion of the audit for Dstack by zkSecurity and highlights key findings.
- Flashblocks FAQ by Base provides an FAQ on how Flashblocks works on Base, covering block building, transaction inclusion, reorg behavior, developer integrations, and more.
- The MEV Letter Explorer v.1.01 by @Fred shares updates to The MEV Letter Explorer with new features to overview tags, browse organizations, search for author aliases, and use keyboard shortcuts.
- Sunnyside Devnet Updates - 08/13 by Test in Prod (Sunnyside Labs) summarizes findings from fusaka-devnet-3 which achieved a peak throughput of 72 blobs per block.
- Join Us: EF Protocol Reddit AMA - August 29th, 2025 by EF Research announces an upcoming AMA to answer questions from the community related to their work.
- Pylon by Spire is a platform for launching based appchains that synchronously compose with Ethereum L2s.
- Catalyst by Nethermind and Taiko enables 2-second preconfirmations for based rollups using the Taiko stack.
- Thread by Nethermind
- Building the World Ledger by growthepie and Onchain Foundation highlights how Ethereum serves as a core infrastructure for global onchain finance with increasing integrations by institutions.
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