# The MEV Letter #50

**URL:** https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-50/3743
**Category:** The Flashbots Ship
**Tags:** links, the-mev-letter
**Created:** [August 6, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-50/3743 "2024-08-06T21:55:03Z")
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### 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: [August 6, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-50/3743/1 "2024-08-06T21:55:04Z")

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_ **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

- [TEE-Boost](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/tee-boost/3741) by @shea proposes a change to MEV-Boost that allows validators to directly accept TEE proofs from builders to reduce, and eventually remove, the role of relays.
  - [Thread](https://x.com/SheaKetsdever/status/1820830305260880278) by @shea

- [Flashbots at EthCC 2024](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/flashbots-at-ethcc-2024/3647) by @Tina details the events hosted by [Flashbots](https://www.flashbots.net/) during the week of EthCC, as well as the talks and panels that individuals from Flashbost participated in.
- [Affiliated AMMs and permissionless solving for uniform price batch auctions](https://ethresear.ch/t/affiliated-amms-and-permissionless-solving-for-uniform-price-batch-auctions/20187) by [Sergio Yuhjtman](https://x.com/syuhjtman) outlines ways to reduce MEV and LVR with batch auctions, and introduces _affiliated AMMs_.
- [Inclusion List Timing Constraints](https://ethresear.ch/t/inclusion-list-timing-constraints/20198) by [Terence Tsao](https://terencecha.in/) explores trade-offs related to ILs and the dependencies required for each actor to fulfill their role.
- [Multiple Concurrent Proposers, FOCIL and Preconfirmations](https://publish.obsidian.md/netbound/Multiple+Concurrent+Proposers%2C+FOCIL+and+Preconfirmations) by [mempirate](https://x.com/mempirate) discuss how MCP, [FOCIL](https://ethresear.ch/t/fork-choice-enforced-inclusion-lists-focil-a-simple-committee-based-inclusion-list-proposal/19870) and proposer commitments, such as preconfirmations, interact.
  - [Thread](https://x.com/mempirate/status/1818664151654322378) by [mempirate](https://x.com/mempirate)
  - [Reply](https://x.com/_julianma/status/1818739966996058558) by [Julian Ma](https://x.com/_julianma)

- [The Road To Based Applications](https://paragraph.xyz/@maven11research/everything-on-based-rollups) by [rain&coffee](https://x.com/0xRainandCoffee) explores the current state and potential future of based rollups and preconfirmations.
- [TL;DW: Intents Discussions’ Most Intents Takeaways](https://anoma.net/blog/tldw-intents-discussions-most-intents-takeaways) by[Zach Cavanaugh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zjczjc/) summarizes the talks at[Intents Discussions](https://anoma.net/events/intents-discussions-2024) hosted by[Anoma](https://anoma.net/) on intents, solvers, TEEs and more.
- [Preconfirmation Bidding Increased Block Values on Holesky](https://ethresear.ch/t/preconfirmation-bidding-increased-block-values-on-holesky/20190) by [Evan Kim](https://x.com/evandekim) presents initial results and observations from running [mev-commit](https://github.com/primev/mev-commit) on Holešky to execute preconfirmations.
  - [Thread](https://x.com/primev_xyz/status/1819011420362563677) by [Primev](https://x.com/primev_xyz)

# Posts & Threads

- @sui414 published a [thread](https://x.com/sui414/status/1820679404810588224) summarizing their latest research with [Burak Öz](https://x.com/boez95), [Thomas Thiery](https://twitter.com/soispoke), and[Florian Matthes](https://x.com/matthes) on [Who Wins Ethereum Block Building Auctions and Why?](https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.13931)
- [defi guy](https://x.com/0xShitTrader) published a [thread](https://x.com/0xShitTrader/status/1818446299877765601) exploring the implications of implementing MCP with regards to MEV, censorship resistance, and application design.
- [Luban](https://x.com/lu_ban_) published a [post](https://x.com/lu_ban_/status/1817992915202785365) to announce that their modified version of [rbuilder](https://github.com/flashbots/rbuilder) is landing preconfirmations of the Helder testnet via [Commit-Boost](https://github.com/Commit-Boost/).
- [St1ng3R](https://x.com/0xSt1ng3R) published a[thread](https://x.com/0xst1ng3r/status/1818816727179739459) sharing their tech stack and the tools used as a searcher.
- [Potuz](https://x.com/potuz_eth) published a [thread](https://x.com/potuz_eth/status/1819390291268280798) arguing that slot auctions negatively impact locally built blocks when proposers compare them to blocks sourced from builders.
- [Toni Wahrstätter](https://x.com/nero_eth) published a [post](https://x.com/nero_eth/status/1818633571206381951) highlighting the recent decline in the share of blocks sourced from censoring builders, from approximately 60% to 10%.
- [Matt Fiebach](https://twitter.com/MattFiebach) published a [post](https://twitter.com/MattFiebach/status/1820616194778435644) to highlight an increase in block rewards from MEV-Boost due to the volatility on August 5th, with over 2500 ETH sent to proposers in one hour.

# Talks & Discussions

- [Livestream recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhsJnEnsLN4) from [MEV-SBC’24](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-workshop-at-the-science-of-blockchain-conference-2024-mev-sbc-24/3527) hosted by [Flashbots](https://www.flashbots.net/) is available with talks that highlight MEV research from the past year, as well as new areas of research.
  - [Agenda](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-workshop-at-the-science-of-blockchain-conference-2024-mev-sbc-24/3527) by @sarah.allen
  - [Thread](https://x.com/sarahalle_/status/1820822227756998726) by @sarah.allen
  - [Thread](https://x.com/tzhen/status/1820849398546391083) by @Tina

- [Recordings](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRHMe0bxkuekKbMluqeKL0zkJyuQyn68N) from [TEE.salon](https://t.co/BRa9n7vM4L) hosted by[Flashbots](https://www.flashbots.net/) have been uploaded:
  - [TEE Stack Potential, Reminder about Tech Debt, Bargaining bots concept](https://youtu.be/GalMEErxNKg) by [Andrew Miller](https://x.com/socrates1024)
  - [Quartz: A privacy Preserving TEE Sidecar for CosmWASM](https://youtu.be/3Tv6k02zvBc) by [Ethan Buchman](https://x.com/buchmanster)
  - [qtee Moving Towards Open Source & Verifiable Secure-through-Physics TEE Chips](https://youtu.be/j6pGxMfffdA) by [Sylvain Bellemare](https://x.com/sbellem)
  - [Web Proofs: Add internet data to onchain apps](https://youtu.be/jHNpWEdBQ_Q) by [Tracy Livengood](https://x.com/devloper_xyz)
  - [Designing Open Processors for the Next Generation of Cryptography](https://youtu.be/ZtaEPkwIqBE) by [Michael Gao](https://x.com/gaoist)
  - [TEE Block Building](https://youtu.be/xHslR-eh1eY) by [Shea Ketsdever](https://x.com/SheaKetsdever)
  - [Intel TDX Demos](https://youtu.be/sSS_Rw0d6lk) by [Moe Mahhouk](https://www.linkedin.com/in/moe-mahhouk-12b005140)
  - [What applications do TEEs enable?](https://youtu.be/6IhXes6aaug) by [Xinyuan Sun](https://x.com/sxysun1) and [Ryan MacArthur](https://x.com/maceip)
  - [TEE in Decentralized Al](https://youtu.be/rqLbODcYYYo)by [Hang Yin](https://x.com/bgmshana)
  - [A complete Web3-based DCAP attestation framework](https://youtu.be/AJPDtdNtSl8) by [Zheng Leong](https://x.com/melynx)
  - [Forum post](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/flashbots-at-ethcc-2024/3647) by @Tina

- [Recordings](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRHMe0bxkuelekwL-3Cy-oe1w7bvSVaw3) from [Liquidity.salon](http://liquidity.salon) hosted by [Flashbots](http://flashbots.net/), [PropellerHeads](https://www.propellerheads.xyz/), and [Uniswap Foundation](https://www.uniswapfoundation.org/) have been uploaded:
  - [Making Onchain Liquidity Great Again](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcY-k1gbzFQ) by [Markus Schmitt](https://x.com/_haikane_)
  - [Panel: MEV & LVR](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--imxDV7zPw) with @bert , [Max Resnick](https://x.com/MaxResnick1), [Karthik Srinivasan](https://x.com/ksrini_), [Ed](https://x.com/happenwah), and [Markus Schmitt](https://x.com/_haikane_)
  - [Panel: Information Flow Control](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69H7UOftjfs) with [Andrew Miller](https://soc1024.com/), [Henry de Valence](https://x.com/hdevalence), [Christopher Goes](https://x.com/cwgoes), [Davie](https://x.com/PoeticTechUG), and moderated by [Tarun Chitra](https://x.com/tarunchitra) and [Anna Rose](https://x.com/AnnaRRose)
  - [Forum post](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/flashbots-at-ethcc-2024/3647#liquiditysalon-5) by @Tina

- [AltLayer Rollup Day](https://lu.ma/ovsa2xjy): [Where Rollups Go From Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5ucjdbvzlE) by @bert discusses potential next steps for rollups related to ordering, proposing, preconfirmations, and MEV.
  - [Slides](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d8ZKwqMEqLvb_yM45LGRIckZoIKuxARw/view) by @bert

- [Optimistic Gathering](https://lu.ma/e1dx5gig): [Interoperability: a block builder perspective](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LOEiNRxavA) by @dmarz covers the role of block builders and details an interop builder PoC for the OP Stack.
  - [Slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1j9XkOV1s0Vb2zITUGWOyFHzfoyf9_GK1KDFbjOM9ToI/edit#slide=id.g2ea87e347b9_0_232) by @dmarz

- [BRAID: Implementing Multiple Concurrent Block Proposers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJLERWmQ2uw) by [Max Resnick](https://twitter.com/maxresnick1) presents a design for MCP with multiple instances of Ethereum consensus running in parallel.
  - [Thread](https://x.com/_charlienoyes/status/1820502474521727475) by [Charlie Noyes](https://x.com/_charlienoyes)
  - [Post](https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1820506643739615624) by [Dan Robinson](https://x.com/danrobinson)

- [Chain Abstraction Educate: The CAKE Framework](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ga_qALHPjY) by [Ankit Chiplunkar](https://x.com/ankitchiplunkar) provides an overview of chain abstraction and the [CAKE Framework](https://frontier.tech/the-cake-framework).
- [Ethereum Sequencing and Preconfirmations Call #12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHyhUKlmyTE) hosted by [Justin Drake](https://twitter.com/drakefjustin) invited speakers from [Bolt](https://chainbound.github.io/bolt-docs/), [Gattaca](https://gattaca.com/), [Primev](https://primev.xyz/), and [Switchboard](https://switchboard.nethermind.io/) to present recent developments and research related to preconfirmations.
  - [Agenda](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1125) by [Josh Rudolf](https://x.com/rudolf6_)

- [Indexed Podcast](https://x.com/indexed_pod):[ETH ETF Review, Polymarket, US Election/Regulation, and more](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXMWbCGxMqM) by [hildobby](https://x.com/hildobby_),[Boxer](https://x.com/0xBoxer), and @sui414 discuss recent onchain data, MEV, and more.
  - [Post](https://x.com/indexed_pod/status/1819302777253663215) by[Indexed Podcast](https://x.com/indexed_pod)

- [ePBS (EIP-7732) breakout room #6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otxw1uXxFCI) hosted by [Potuz](https://x.com/potuz_eth) covered the latest progress and implementation status of [EIP-7732](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7732).
  - [Agenda](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1120) by [Potuz](https://x.com/potuz_eth)
  - [Notes](https://hackmd.io/@ttsao/epbs-breakout6) by [Terence Tsao](https://terencecha.in/)
  - [Post](https://x.com/potuz_eth/status/1819391927776584141) by [Potuz](https://x.com/potuz_eth)

- [Infinite Jungle: ACDE #193: Should Quantum Resistance Be the Priority After Pectra?](https://youtu.be/l8GSl2B6Txg?si=V6VgfzcBFSpNoCNE) by [Christine Kim](https://x.com/christine_dkim) summarizes [ACDE #193](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbh9C2_-TIc) that included discussions of Pectra, quantum resistance and new EIPs.
  - [Notes](https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-developers-execution-call-193/) by [Christine Kim](https://x.com/christine_dkim)

# Other

- [DarkPool.Design Researchathon: Quoting Strategies @EthCC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/darkpool-design-researchathon-quoting-strategies-ethcc/3718) by [Kenneth Ng](https://x.com/nkennethk) shares a readout from a session at [DarkPool.Design](http://darkpool.design/) on providing quotes in dark pools.
  - [Thread](https://x.com/markus_0_/status/1819734438512865459) by [Markus](https://x.com/markus_0_)

- [Block construction session](https://efdn.notion.site/Block-construction-session-bd611621250f45948eff05fcf6a34067) by [Barnabé Monnot](https://barnabemonnot.com/) shares notes from research sessions by [RIG](https://efdn.notion.site/Robust-Incentives-Group-RIG-Homepage-802339956f2745a5964d8461c5ccef02) on ILs, ePBS, APS, and MCP.
- [[Request for Support – ARDC Research Member] Comparison of MEV Solutions (Timeboost/MEV-Boost/FastLane)](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/request-for-support-ardc-research-member-comparison-of-mev-solutions-timeboost-mev-boost-fastlane/26117) by [Entropy Advisors](https://x.com/EntropyAdvisors) requests an analysis that compares Timeboost, MEV-Boost, and FastLane.

# Upcoming events

- **Aug 7-9** : [The Science of Blockchain Conference 2024 (SBC’24)](https://www.sbc-conference.com/) by [IC3](https://www.initc3.org/), [Stanford Center for Blockchain Research](https://cbr.stanford.edu/) and [UC Berkeley RDI](https://rdi.berkeley.edu/).
- **Aug 16-17** : [Frontiers](https://frontiers.paradigm.xyz/) by [Paradigm](https://www.paradigm.xyz/)
  - [Thread](https://x.com/gakonst/status/1797671854150402327) by [Georgios Konstantopoulos](https://x.com/gakonst)

- **Aug 20-27** : [MEV TOKYO](https://github.com/titania-research-labs/mev-tokyo) by [Titania Research](https://titaniaresear.ch/)

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