# The MEV Letter #22 **URL:** https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-22/2866 **Category:** The Flashbots Ship **Tags:** links, the-mev-letter **Created:** [January 4, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-22/2866 "2024-01-04T16:39:05Z") **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: [January 4, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-22/2866/1 "2024-01-04T16:39:05Z")
_ **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 - [Validator Timing Game Post EIP4844](https://ethresear.ch/t/validator-timing-game-post-eip4844/18129) by [Terence Tsao](https://twitter.com/terencechain) explores the potential timing games proposers might engage in after EIP-4844 and the consequences for the network. - [Dynamic Fees for Automated Market Makers: Liquidity, Volatility, and Collected Fees](https://atise.medium.com/dynamic-fees-for-automated-market-makers-liquidity-volatility-and-collected-fees-db211da18d0d) by [atiselsts.eth](https://twitter.com/atiselsts_eth) and [Brokkr](https://twitter.com/BrokkrFinance) study the relationship between liquidity, volatility, and collected fees by simulating dynamic fees in Uniswap v4. - [Make Ethereum Cypherpunk Again](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2023/12/28/cypherpunk.html) by [Vitalik Buterin](https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin) delves into the vision underlying Ethereum to build a more free and open society and economy. - [Money For Nothing](https://rekt.news/moneyfornothing/) by [rekt](https://twitter.com/RektHQ) describes how a searcher managed to extract 578 ETH by backrunning a transaction that added out-of-range liquidity for a Uniswap v3 pool. - [Post](https://twitter.com/RektHQ/status/1740393988543439226) by [rekt](https://twitter.com/RektHQ) - [Post](https://twitter.com/PeckShieldAlert/status/1739742700004389337) by [PeckShieldAlert](https://twitter.com/PeckShieldAlert) - [EigenPhi](https://twitter.com/EigenPhi) published a series of articles that highlight trends and events in the MEV landscape of 2023. - [From Cross-Chain to Whitehat: Unveiling the Tactics and Opportunities in the Spotlight of MEV Arbitrage](https://eigenphi.substack.com/p/mev-spotlight-unveiling-the-tactics) - [Special Feature: Behind the Blocks - Navigating the Silent Power Shifts in the MEV Supply Chain](https://eigenphi.substack.com/p/special-feature-behind-the-blocks) - [Blueprint Conversations of DeFi’s Future: Profits, Protocols, and Power Dynamics Unveiled](https://eigenphi.substack.com/p/blueprint-conversations-of-defis) - [Crypto Capers: Exposing High-Stakes Exploits and Advanced Defenses](https://eigenphi.substack.com/p/crypto-capers-exposing-high-stakes) - [Strategy Playbook: Mastering 2023’s Pioneering DeFi Trading Tactics](https://eigenphi.substack.com/p/strategy-playbook-mastering-2023s) # Posts & Threads - [Vitalik Buterin](https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin) published a [thread](https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1741190491578810445) that outlines an updated Ethereum roadmap, [The Scourge](https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1741190511023518052?t=wfyK-TsnNVPvPEQZrCXM0g&s=19) has been redesigned since [last year](https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1588669782471368704) with an _MEV track_ and a _Staking economics/experience track_. - [Annotated Ethereum Roadmap](https://notes.ethereum.org/@domothy/roadmap) by [Dom](https://twitter.com/domothy) - [Thomas Thiery](https://twitter.com/soispoke) published a [thread](https://twitter.com/soispoke/status/1739986405005349315) that summarizes [Strategic Bidding Wars in On-chain Auctions](https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.14510) which analyzes how latency, orderflow, and auction design aspects affect bidding performance and strategy effectiveness in MEV-Boost. - [Nitanshu](https://twitter.com/NitanshuL) published a [thread](https://x.com/NitanshuL/status/1742559438773649776?s=20) that details an order matching algorithm that enables matching for encrypted orders through BFV homomorphic encryption. - [Data Always](https://twitter.com/Data_Always) published a [post](https://twitter.com/Data_Always/status/1741571414946165149?t=07sGL6w28q2NUhD88F6T5w&s=19) with an animated visual that highlights the trend toward winning bids being received later in the slot. - [Toni Wahrstätter](https://twitter.com/nero_eth) published a [post](https://twitter.com/nero_eth/status/1741037039351713863) on attestation inclusion for validators in December compared to data from July. - [Max Resnick](https://twitter.com/maxresnick1/status/1740390057708523667?s=52) published a [post](https://twitter.com/maxresnick1/status/1740390057708523667?s=52) that examines the proposed benefits of MEV Burn and argues that a more favorable tax situation for proposers is the only advantage. - [Norswap](https://twitter.com/norswap) published a [thread](https://twitter.com/norswap/status/1740223991728767208?s=52) that summarizes SUAVE as a privacy chain that enables MEV-time applications to be deployed onchain. # Talks & Discussions - [Scraping Bits](https://twitter.com/ScrapingBits): - [Telegram Bot Snipes LPs 90% Before All Of Ethereum’s MEV Bots](https://rss.com/podcasts/scrapingbits/1277914/) invites [Banana Gun](https://x.com/bananagunbot) to discuss the rise of Telegram bots and the impact they have on the landscape of DeFi and MEV. - [Bridging Cross-Chain Intent Bundles w/ Composable; Intent MEV Solvers](https://rss.com/podcasts/scrapingbits/1279968/) invites [Omar Zaki](https://twitter.com/0xbrainjar) to explore the future of cross-chain, composable intents. - [Bell Curve](https://twitter.com/thebellcurvepod): [Fee Markets: How Blockchains Price Scarce Resources](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9s2SjN1Pg0) invites [Sam Hart](https://twitter.com/hxrts) and [Pranav Garimidi](https://twitter.com/PGarimidi) to discuss the past, present, and future of blockchain fee markets. # Other - [timing.pics](https://timing.pics/) by [Toni Wahrstätter](https://twitter.com/nero_eth) provide insights into when winning bids are selected by proposers and the correlation with missed slots. - [Post](https://twitter.com/nero_eth/status/1742559001592709607?s=52) by [Toni Wahrstätter](https://twitter.com/nero_eth) * * * ✉ [**Sign up here**](https://flashbots.net/the-mev-letter) if you’d like to get The MEV Letter straight to your inbox! 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