# The MEV Letter #72 **URL:** https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-72/4646 **Category:** The Flashbots Ship **Tags:** the-mev-letter **Created:** [January 28, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-72/4646 "2025-01-28T00:04:20Z") **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 28, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-72/4646/1 "2025-01-28T00:04:20Z")
_ **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 - [Scaling Ethereum L1 and L2s in 2025 and beyond](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/01/23/l1l2future.html) by [Vitalik Buterin](https://vitalik.eth.limo/) outlines Ethereum’s road towards scaling as a global, censorship-resistant, and permissionless blockchain. - [Thread](https://x.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1882649065139384600) by[Vitalik Buterin](https://vitalik.eth.limo/) - [Understanding Loss Versus Rebalancing on Layer 2 Blockchains](https://x.com/elenahoolu/status/1883634105637888030) by @elainehu compares empirical data of LVR across L2s, detailing its impact on LPs and ways it can be reduced. - [Consolidation incentives in Orbit/Vorbit SSF](https://ethresear.ch/t/consolidation-incentives-in-orbit-vorbit-ssf/21593) by [Anders Elowsson](https://x.com/weboftrees) presents a framework for consolidation incentives in[Orbit SSF](https://ethresear.ch/t/orbit-ssf-solo-staking-friendly-validator-set-management-for-ssf/19928)/[Vorbit SSF](https://ethresear.ch/t/vorbit-ssf-with-circular-and-spiral-finality-validator-selection-and-distribution/20464) to balance staking yield and economic security. - [Thread](https://x.com/weboftrees/status/1883511296500633888) by [Anders Elowsson](https://x.com/weboftrees) - [Ethereum Acceleration](https://www.paradigm.xyz/2025/01/ethereum-acceleration-1) by [Georgios Konstantopoulos](https://x.com/gakonst), [Dan Robinson](https://x.com/danrobinson), [Matt Huang](https://x.com/matthuang), and [Charlie Noyes](https://x.com/_charlienoyes) argues that Ethereum must accelerate its core protocol development to remain competitive, solve scaling challenges, and better serve its growing ecosystem. - [Thread](https://x.com/gakonst/status/1883192835874390276) by [Georgios Konstantopoulos](https://x.com/gakonst) - [Post](https://x.com/matthuang/status/1883198180122390553) by [Matt Huang](https://x.com/matthuang) - [Pricing Future Blockspace: A Data-driven Approach](https://www.luban.wtf/taiyi-pricing-1) by[Luban](https://www.luban.wtf/) presents a pricing model for hedged preconfirmations to stabilize transaction costs while ensuring stable yields for underwriters. - [Thread](https://x.com/lu_ban_/status/1881856053752770677) by [Luban](https://www.luban.wtf/) - [Futures of Ethereum I: From Beacon Chain to Beam Chain](https://research.2077.xyz/futures-of-ethereum-i-from-beacon-chain-to-beam-chain#introduction) by [sm-stack](https://twitter.com/stackdigest) explores the [Beam Chain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjuenkv1zrw) proposal by [Justin Drake](https://twitter.com/drakefjustin), designed to upgrade the CL with faster finality, shorter block times, quantum security, and chain snarkification. - [Thread](https://x.com/2077Research/status/1882176169463926984) by [2077 Research](https://research.2077.xyz/) - [The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Dark Pools In DeFi: Part One](https://research.2077.xyz/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-dark-pools-in-defi-part-one#introduction-dark-pools-in-traditional-finance) by [Emmanuel Awosika](https://twitter.com/eawosikaa) and [Koray Akpinar](https://twitter.com/korayakpinarr) examines dark pools, and outlines [Renegade](https://renegade.fi/)’s design to mitigate MEV with ZKP and MPC. - [Thread](https://x.com/2077Research/status/1882944312566280703) by[2077 Research](https://research.2077.xyz/) - [Simplifying Crypto UX, One Intent at a Time](https://x.com/0xyanshu/status/1882883786867875869) by[0xyanshu](https://x.com/0xyanshu) explores how intent-based systems can help solve liquidity fragmentation, chain abstraction, and create seamless Web3 experiences. - [Unpacking The Next Generation Of Ethereum L2s (II): Booster Rollups](https://x.com/2077Research/status/1881786222961430840) by [Pavel Paramonov](https://x.com/paramonoww) describes how booster rollups are designed to extend the blockspace of Ethereum L1 without introducing chain fragmentation. - [Ethereum Foundation R&D teams](https://mirror.xyz/nixo.eth/TS-GwCEAKD_UTOE2_SCA_eFWyHstVAtGGn2Hu8mMezQ) by [nixo.eth](https://x.com/nixorokish) outlines the R&D teams within the [Ethereum Foundation](https://ethereum.foundation/), their areas of focus, and links for further reading. - [Post](https://x.com/nixorokish/status/1881877792515911845) by [nixo.eth](https://x.com/nixorokish) - [Rough consensus: post-Pectra](https://mirror.xyz/nixo.eth/hT5F3Eo4iqQYNtoZCNqobogAr_Kd2QOmzqEtoizG5GA) by [nixo.eth](https://x.com/nixorokish) outlines the process for Ethereum core protocol development and EIPs. - [Post](https://x.com/nixorokish/status/1882786069684592790) by [nixo.eth](https://x.com/nixorokish) - [Our $7M Seed Round: Redefining Rollup Revenue Models](https://mirror.xyz/0x957084A1F20AB33cfA0cE07ed57F50c05954999C/-ZSe4mRXqtbqTGejIbXMvyJlFLC1IJ_UT6QoFv_Em6w) outlines[Radius](https://www.theradius.xyz/) vision of leveraging MEV as a revenue stream for rollups. - [Thread](https://x.com/radius_xyz/status/1882461332135645263) by [Radius](https://www.theradius.xyz/) - [Post](https://x.com/hyunxukee/status/1882461830184054993) by[Tariz](https://x.com/Hyunxukee). - [Post](https://x.com/davidwithbull/status/1882466576018120737) by [davidwithbull](https://x.com/davidwithbull) - [Scaling the merkle Private Mempool to 25M tx/day](https://blog.merkle.io/blog/scaling-private-mempool) by [merkle](https://merkle.io/) details how they optimized their private mempool infrastructure to process billions of requests per month. - [Post](https://x.com/merkle_mev/status/1881763796227604958) by[merkle](https://merkle.io/) # Posts & Threads - [Alchemy](https://www.alchemy.com/) published a [post](https://x.com/alchemy/status/1882820126723940366) announcing that [Rollup-Boost](https://writings.flashbots.net/introducing-rollup-boost) is now available for any Alchemy-deployed rollups. - @sui414 published a [thread](https://x.com/sui414/status/1883769649235653087) examining the top 10 most lucrative MEV transactions in January and the strategies used. - @shea published a[thread](https://x.com/SheaKetsdever/status/1882820448100155782) highlighting a recent [block](https://etherscan.io/block/21674222) where [BuilderNet](https://buildernet.org/) refunded approximately 7 ETH from mempool snipes during a token launch. - @dataalways published a [post](https://x.com/data_always/status/1882612445426180188) to highlight the decline of the public mempool, and how blocks sourced from MEV-Boost consistently outperform locally built blocks in terms of gas usage. - [Steven Goldfeder](https://x.com/sgoldfed) published a [post](https://x.com/sgoldfed/status/1882785543135568102) commenting on [Scaling Ethereum L1 and L2s in 2025 and beyond](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/01/23/l1l2future.html) by[Vitalik Buterin](https://vitalik.eth.limo/) and the vision to unify Ethereum’s rollup ecosystem via native rollups. - [IC3](https://www.initc3.org/) published a [thread](https://x.com/initc3org/status/1881817543263793577) presenting an implementation of [Liquefaction](https://github.com/key-encumbrance/liquefaction), enabling assets of a single end-user address to be freely rented, shared or pooled using TEEs. - [Post](https://x.com/arijuels/status/1882407527729815957) by [Ari Juels](https://www.arijuels.com/) - [Thumbpark](https://x.com/eomjipark) published a[thread](https://x.com/eomjipark/status/1883514979346690362) describing the implications of based sequencing and native execution on L2s in terms of transaction ordering, interoperability, and decentralization. - [Markus Schmitt](https://x.com/_haikane_) published a [post](https://x.com/_haikane_/status/1883929635815084155) outlining the distinctions and interactions between solvers, market makers, and relayers in DeFi. - [EigenPhi](https://eigenphi.io/) published a[thread](https://x.com/EigenPhi/status/1881809007582847239) detailing a $796K sandwich using pools on both [Curve](https://curve.fi/) and[Uniswap v3](https://app.uniswap.org/). - [Primev](https://primev.xyz/) published a [thread](https://x.com/primev_xyz/status/1882788322894078345) summarizing the first few weeks of [mev-commit](https://github.com/primev/mev-commit) operating on mainnet. - [Murat Akdeniz](https://twitter.com/MuratLite) published a[thread](https://x.com/MuratLite/status/1883253538203082915) explaining how [mev-commit](https://github.com/primev/mev-commit) enables proposers to include private preconfirmations. - [Titan Builder](https://www.titanbuilder.xyz/) published a[thread](https://x.com/titanbuilderxyz/status/1882471778129473564) to announce their [eth\_sendEndOfBlockBundle](https://docs.titanbuilder.xyz/api/eth_sendendofblockbundle) endpoint, and the discontinuation of blind backruns via eth\_sendBundle. - [Spire](https://spire.dev/) published a[thread](https://x.com/spire_labs/status/1881445292815597913) examining Ethereum’s blob space mechanics, and how rollups can use[Spire](https://spire.dev/)’s[blob aggregation service](https://paragraph.xyz/@spire/shared-blob-compression) for shared blob usage to reduce costs. # Talks & Discussions - [Protecting against MEV with Flashbots](https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1MnxnDwrjNLGO) with [Chase Chapman](https://x.com/chaserchapman), @shea, and [Medha Kothari](https://x.com/medhakothari) discuss how [the integration](https://x.com/uniswap/status/1882088677637345355) of [Flashbots Protect](https://protect.flashbots.net/) in [Uniswap Wallet](https://wallet.uniswap.org/) provides fast inclusion, fee refunds, and frontrunning protection for users. - [Ethereum Sequencing and Preconfirmations call #17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IekfClKumx8) hosted by [Justin Drake](https://twitter.com/drakefjustin) brought together rollup and infrastructure teams to discuss based sequencing, [native rollups](https://ethresear.ch/t/native-rollups-superpowers-from-l1-execution/21517), and FABRIC (Fabric to Accelerate Based Rollup Infrastructure & Connectivity). - [Post](https://x.com/drakefjustin/status/1882861787491778998) by [Justin Drake](https://twitter.com/drakefjustin) - [Thread](https://x.com/benafisch/status/1882956031480999972) by [Ben Fisch](https://x.com/benafisch) - [Thread](https://x.com/StackDigest/status/1883334815023497647) by [smstack.eth](https://x.com/StackDigest) - [Post](https://x.com/DeclanFox14/status/1882927882613268735) by [Declan Fox](https://x.com/DeclanFox14) - [Deeply Intents](https://x.com/apriori0x/status/1881654337581072843) hosted by [apriori](https://x.com/apriori0x): - [Episode 01: A New Hope](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f8dQB_iCBM) invites [mteam](https://x.com/mteamisloading/) to discuss MEV, based sequencing, native rollups, and more. - [Thread](https://x.com/apriori0x/status/1881648314770505996) by [apriori](https://x.com/apriori0x) - [Episode 02: Unbundling Anoma](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wbNcGy_kng) invites [Christopher Goes](https://x.com/cwgoes) to explore [Anoma](https://anoma.net/)’s architecture and intent-centric applications. - [Thread](https://x.com/apriori0x/status/1882741541938041263) by[apriori](https://x.com/apriori0x) # Other - [Contributoor: A Lightweight Beacon Node Companion](https://ethpandaops.io/posts/contributoor-beacon-node-companion/)by [Matty](https://twitter.com/mattevansnz), [Sam Calder-Mason](https://twitter.com/samcmAU), and [Andrew Davis](https://twitter.com/savid) introduces [Contributoor](https://github.com/ethpandaops/contributoor) as a lightweight monitoring and data-gathering tool to help improve Ethereum’s network visibility with minimal impact on beacon node performance. - [Post](https://x.com/mattevansnz/status/1883757997140451710) by [Matty](https://twitter.com/mattevansnz) - [Post](https://x.com/samcmAU/status/1883763825922773011) by [Sam Calder-Mason](https://twitter.com/samcmAU) - [Thread](https://x.com/parithosh_j/status/1883767432579592280) by [parithosh](https://x.com/parithosh_j) - [EIP-7805 (FOCIL) Interop Notes](https://hackmd.io/@ttsao/focil-interop-notes) by [Terence Tsao](https://terencecha.in/) outlines progress and remaining steps related to implementing [FOCIL](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7805). - [Post](https://x.com/terencechain/status/1881536105016852500) by [Terence Tsao](https://terencecha.in/) - [A Naive FOCIL Interop Between Prysm And Geth](https://hackmd.io/@jihoonsong/ByFgyGRDJg) by [Jihoon Song](https://x.com/jih2nn) details how to locally set up a devnet to test [FOCIL](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7805) interoperability between [Prysm](https://prysmaticlabs.com/) and [Geth](https://geth.ethereum.org/). - [Post](https://x.com/jih2nn/status/1882004899782902145) by [Jihoon Song](https://x.com/jih2nn) * * * ✉ [**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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