# The MEV Letter #14 **URL:** https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-14/2599 **Category:** The Flashbots Ship **Tags:** links, the-mev-letter **Created:** [October 30, 2023, 8:56am UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-14/2599 "2023-10-30T08:56:59Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Fred](https://collective.flashbots.net/user_avatar/collective.flashbots.net/fred/32/1288_2.png) [@Fred](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/Fred) #### Post date: [October 30, 2023, 8:56am UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-14/2599/1 "2023-10-30T08:56:59Z")
_ **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. See our [Transparency Reports](https://collective.flashbots.net/tag/transparency-report) for deeper dives into updates related to Flashbots. # Papers & Articles - [Ending LP’s Losing Game: Exploring the Loss-Versus-Rebalancing (LVR) Problem and its Solutions](https://mirror.xyz/0xbdA5bCe76bF62d97D9C9dF0425CC10079Df1aD75/bWOCccjVC7eoYKOzgmjXFdhWDc8rrUL6Yei-eugF52s) by [Keyu](https://twitter.com/0xkeyu) dives into the negative impact of LVR for LPs and gives an overview of potential solutions to the problem. - [Eliminate the cost of on-chain trading](https://www.propellerheads.xyz/blog/eliminating-the-costs-of-on-chain-trading) by [PropellerHeads](https://twitter.com/PropellerSwap) describes how intents, solvers and P2P trading can settle trades closer to market price and reduce fees compared to traditional DEXes. - [Thread](https://twitter.com/PropellerSwap/status/1716835155095286002) by [PropellerHeads](https://twitter.com/PropellerSwap) - [Will MEV mitigation destroy on-chain liquidity?](https://doseofdefi.substack.com/p/will-mev-mitigation-destroy-on-chain) by [Chris Powers](https://twitter.com/powers_chris) explore how mechanisms such as OFAs and intents are incorporated into applications to mitigate MEV. - [Part 1](https://doseofdefi.substack.com/p/mev-resolution-are-we-there-yet) by [Chris Powers](https://twitter.com/powers_chris) - [The Pursuit of Relay Incentivization](https://mirror.xyz/0xE21b1e6f471EDeF18264e9BBe51b7fA7643EE6B5/0Sh7BDW7qgH_nadfqF8bpmnjxnfoYzPFvRdmoIoi9mg) by [Ballsyalchemist](https://twitter.com/ballsyalchemist/) highlights the need for a sustainable relay incentive model following Blocknative’s decision to sunset their relay and builder operations. - [Thread](https://twitter.com/ballsyalchemist/status/1717526503527981086?t=r5srquzh89OT10EyTZcZlg&s=19) by [Ballsyalchemist](https://twitter.com/ballsyalchemist/) - [Dominance, Speed, and Million$ Moments: The Vyper Exploit’s Liquidity Scramble in the MEV Battlefield](https://eigenphi.substack.com/p/mev-battlefield-triggered-by-vyper-exploit) by [EigenPhi](https://twitter.com/EigenPhi) explores how MEV bots behave during chaotic events like the Vyper exploit on July 30th. - [Thread](https://twitter.com/EigenPhi/status/1717212802388041948) by [EigenPhi](https://twitter.com/EigenPhi) # Posts & threads - [Chris Hager](https://twitter.com/metachris) published a [post](https://twitter.com/metachris/status/1717931336684446164?t=N7gRgUCJwxpDkXDMxrG9Rw&s=19) to announce that Ethereum mempool transactions are now available on [Dune](https://dune.xyz) via [Mempool Dumpster](https://mempool-dumpster.flashbots.net/index.html). - [Bharath Vedartham](https://twitter.com/BharathVedarth1) published a [thread](https://twitter.com/BharathVedarth1/status/1717252057160175667?t=MY3Vj2CcIC-0yZQhxaY2Aw&s=19) that examine blocks proposed by the [PEPC-Boost](https://hackmd.io/@bchain/BJkarrEWp) relay on Goerli which sells the top-of-block and rest-of-block separately to searchers and builders. - [Toni Wahrstätter](https://twitter.com/nero_eth) published a series of posts with visualizations of private order flow: - [Private order flow sankey](https://twitter.com/nero_eth/status/1717799703323054287) - [Private order flow over time](https://twitter.com/nero_eth/status/1718172065646141537) - [Private order flow to builders](https://twitter.com/nero_eth/status/1718544108183081235) - [Private order flow by transaction type and user/searcher](https://twitter.com/nero_eth/status/1718670065678033242) - [A list of Order Flow Auction (OFA) Protocols](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/a-list-of-order-flow-auction-ofa-protocols/2573) by [Arthur Bagourd](https://twitter.com/arthur_bagourd) aims to categorize the current landscape of OFAs. - [Samczsun](https://twitter.com/samczsun) published a [thread](https://twitter.com/samczsun/status/1717243519243636755?t=yT8vFdZQsUpAR5WOxHVj0Q&s=19) that introduces _SEAL Drills_ for practicing detection, diagnosis, and swift response to onchain exploits. - [Thread](https://twitter.com/isaacpatka/status/1717241646679560232) by [Isaac Patka](https://twitter.com/isaacpatka) - [Ethereum Cat Herders](https://twitter.com/EthCatHerders) published a [thread](https://twitter.com/EthCatHerders/status/1717225598232272952) detailing an implementing forward inclusion list with gas limits based on the [specification](https://ethresear.ch/t/specing-out-forward-inclusion-list-w-dedicated-gas-limits/17115) by [Terence Tsao](https://twitter.com/terencechain). # Talks & Discussions - [Scraping Bits: The MEV Monopoly: Flashbots’ Block Builder Future + Account Abstraction](https://rss.com/podcasts/scrapingbits/1186897/) invites [Brock Smedley](https://twitter.com/zeroXbrock) to discuss MEV, account abstraction, order flow and more. - [Decoding MEV: Past, Present, Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9IuBZGseFQ) by [Finematics](https://twitter.com/finematics) provides an overview of MEV, PBS and the impact it has on network decentralization and user experience. - [Article](https://finematics.com/decoding-mev-past-present-future/) by [finematics](https://twitter.com/finematics) - [Node Operator Community Call #11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb_EDCOG_p0&t=712s) invites [Titan Builder](https://twitter.com/titanbuilderxyz) to present information on their new modular MEV-Boost relay written in Rust. * * * ✉ [**Sign up here**](https://forms.gle/Qr6MEUkVa13TDipW6) if you’d like to get The MEV Letter straight to your inbox! 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