# The MEV Letter #157 **URL:** https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-157/6083 **Category:** The Flashbots Ship **Tags:** the-mev-letter **Created:** [October 13, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-157/6083 "2026-10-13T22:39:56Z") **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 13, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-157/6083/1 "2026-10-13T22:39:56Z")
_ **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. * * * # Papers & Articles - [One Node, Two Roles: Simultaneous Contests for Validation and Attention in Rollups](https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.12220) by [Pranay Anchuri](https://x.com/pranaytej), [Ben Berger](https://x.com/BenBerg07141321), [Matteo Campanelli](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteocampanelli/), and [Akaki Mamageishvili](https://mamageishvili.info) models rollup validation and attention rewards, deriving conditions for sustaining independent node operators despite incentives to register multiple identities. - [Post](https://x.com/kakia1989/status/2109257716526891132) by [Akaki Mamageishvili](https://mamageishvili.info) - [Ethereum PropAMMs: today and tomorrow](https://ethresear.ch/t/ethereum-propamms-today-and-tomorrow/26129) by [Mike Neuder](https://x.com/mikeneuder) and [Maryam Bahrani](https://x.com/bahrani_maryam) describes how propAMMs rely on trusted builders and how their growth on Ethereum could raise builder entry barriers, and potentially lower proposer MEV revenue. - [Thread](https://x.com/mikeneuder/status/2107862576550023270) by [Mike Neuder](https://x.com/mikeneuder) - [Actionable Signals in Prediction Markets: Evaluating Public and Private Information through Systematic Trading](https://dspace.networks.imdea.org/handle/20.500.12761/2105?locale-attribute=en) by [Oriol Saguillo](https://x.com/OSGbyte), [Fabio Giacomelli](https://x.com/Fabbione2), and [Lucianna Kiffer](https://x.com/lululixious) analyzes historical [Polymarket](https://polymarket.com/) trades to assess signals for automated agents, finding net losses from risk arbitrage and only a small remaining profit from large positions. - [Forum post](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/public-and-private-signals-in-prediction-markets/6082) by [Oriol Saguillo](https://x.com/OSGbyte) - [Thread](https://x.com/OSGbyte/status/2106037047832224121) by [Oriol Saguillo](https://x.com/OSGbyte) - [The unleashed power of stacking EEZ & FCR seen through an example](https://ethresear.ch/t/the-unleashed-power-of-stacking-eez-fcr-seen-through-an-example/26133) by [Carlos Pérez](https://x.com/CPerezz19) illustrates how [EEZ](https://eez.io/)’s atomic rollup-to-L1 execution could be combined with [FCR](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/master/specs/phase0/fast-confirmation.md)’s conditional fast confirmation to support checkout in roughly two slots. - [Informed Diffusion: making home builders publish fast](https://ethresear.ch/t/informed-diffusion-making-home-builders-publish-fast/26151) by[Csaba Kiraly](https://www.csabakiraly.com/) proposes a block propagation protocol that helps home builders with limited upload bandwidth publish faster, narrowing their latency disadvantage. - [Rapidblocks, take two: a pipelined consensus for independent blocks](https://ethresear.ch/t/rapidblocks-take-two-a-pipelined-consensus-for-independent-blocks/26152) by[Csaba Kiraly](https://www.csabakiraly.com/) outlines a preliminary pipelined consensus design targeting 2-second Ethereum slots, allowing block production to overlap validation of earlier blocks. # Posts & Threads - [dmarz](https://dmarz.xyz) published a [thread](https://x.com/DistributedMarz/status/2109447756247126403) detailing research on how agent swarm topologies affect coordination and task performance. - [Justin Drake](https://x.com/drakefjustin) published a [post](https://x.com/drakefjustin/status/2107837081313505768) warning that AI advances in math could threaten ECDSA and recommend a controlled migration to new addresses whose public keys have not been revealed by signing transactions. # Talks & Discussions - [Credible Commitments](https://crediblecommitments.xyz/): [Ethereum - ePBS, PropAMMs, & ETH](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsIVb_Y3fp8) invites [Mike Neuder](https://x.com/mikeneuder) to discuss [ePBS](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7732) ’s scaling benefits, the growth of propAMMs, and arguments against MEV burn and changing ETH issuance. - [Post](https://x.com/apriori0x/status/2108181752761987479) by [apriori](https://x.com/apriori0x) - [Thread](https://x.com/apriori0x/status/2108182802734744042) by [apriori](https://x.com/apriori0x) - [Thread](https://x.com/mikeneuder/status/2108215729166196992) by [Mike Neuder](https://x.com/mikeneuder) - [Ready for Merge](https://x.com/ready4merge): [Understanding ePBS through the Lens of Game Theory](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uCP53OfPls) invites [Mike Neuder](https://x.com/mikeneuder) to explain how [ePBS](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7732) gives validators more time to process blocks, why relays and trusted payments may persist, and [The Free Option Problem](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.24849). - [Post](https://x.com/ready4merge/status/2108560842098897344) by [Ready for Merge](https://x.com/ready4merge) - [Thread](https://x.com/mikeneuder/status/2108574078999433365) by [Mike Neuder](https://x.com/mikeneuder) - [All Core Devs - Execution (ACDE) #247, October 8, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZGRqRYac1k) hosted by [nixo.eth](https://x.com/nixorokish) covered Sepolia’s successful Glamsterdam fork, scheduled Hoodi’s activation for _October 26_, and discussed EIPs for Hegotá. - [Agenda](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/2234) by [nixo.eth](https://x.com/nixorokish) - [Notes](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/247/) by [Forkcast](https://forkcast.org/) - [Notes](https://etherworld.co/ethereum-protocol-update-acde-247/) by [Yash Kamal Chaturvedi](https://x.com/YashKamalChatu1) - [All Core Devs - Testing (ACDT) #100, October 12, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y62XSNXxku8) hosted by[](https://x.com/parithosh_j)[Justin Traglia](https://x.com/JustinTraglia) covered preparations for Glamsterdam’s activation on Hoodi, node hardware requirements, and Hegotá devnet planning. - [ACDT #100 (CL Breakout)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoLm3t-JSL4) - [Agenda](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/2264) by[Justin Traglia](https://x.com/JustinTraglia) - [Notes](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/100/) by[Forkcast](https://forkcast.org/) # Other - [Does my MEV protection work?](https://boz1.github.io/does-my-mev-protection-work/#0x05162b2f10dcb08a44d02f2479845315c32b635b2e1d0a2ebb8f45820a28d95a) by [Lioba Heimbach](https://x.com/liobaheimbach),[Ozan Solmaz](https://arxiv.org/search/cs?searchtype=author&query=Solmaz,+O), @boz1, and [Christof Ferreira Torres](https://x.com/ChristofTorres) enables users to explore sandwich attacks on protected transactions across Ethereum, Solana, Base, and Tron, accompanying their recent article _[Does your MEV protection work? Not always.](https://x.com/boez95/status/2107121962086535449)_ - [Post](https://x.com/liobaheimbach/status/2108188163709759571) by [Lioba Heimbach](https://liobaheimba.ch) - [Glamsterdam is a data monster](https://ethpandaops.io/posts/glamsterdam-data/) by[Sam Calder-Mason](https://x.com/samcmau) and[Andrew Davis](https://x.com/savid) presents newly available datasets following Glamsterdam’s activation on Sepolia, covering builder bids, payload delivery, and block-level state changes. - [Blobs](https://l2beat.com/blobs/) by[L2BEAT](https://x.com/l2beat) is a live dashboard of Ethereum blob activity, showing data posted by individual projects and blob usage for each block. - [Thread](https://x.com/l2beat/status/2109632003393925218) by [L2BEAT](https://x.com/l2beat) - [Actually, AI makes crypto better. Ethlabs Week 16.](https://x.com/binji_x/status/2109375075111555368)by [binji](https://x.com/binji_x) reviews [Ethlabs](https://ethlabs.org/)’ recent work on AI-assisted protocol research, [FCR](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/master/specs/phase0/fast-confirmation.md) adoption, and [Quick Slots](https://quickslots.info/) reaching _Considered for Inclusion_ status for Hegotá. - [The cryptographic world computer](https://www.ethereuminstitutional.org/world-computer) by [Ethereum Institutional](https://www.ethereuminstitutional.org/) visualizes _[The cryptographic world computer](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2026/09/27/the_cryptographic_world_computer.html)_ by [Vitalik Buterin](https://vitalik.eth.limo/), which outlines a vision of Ethereum combining onchain consensus, cryptographic verification, and decentralized offchain computation. - [Thread](https://x.com/ethereuminsti/status/2108233133082521693) by [Ethereum Institutional](https://www.ethereuminstitutional.org/) - [Post](https://x.com/ethereum/status/2108234195294437595) by [Ethereum Foundation](https://ethereum.foundation/) * * * ✉ **[Sign up here](https://flashbots.net/the-mev-letter)** if you’d like to get The MEV Letter straight to your inbox! 🔮 _[Explore previous editions via The MEV Letter explorer](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/explorer/100)_