# The MEV Letter #81 **URL:** https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-81/4815 **Category:** The Flashbots Ship **Tags:** the-mev-letter **Created:** [April 1, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-81/4815 "2025-04-01T17:05:45Z") **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: [April 1, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-81/4815/1 "2025-04-01T17:05:45Z")
_ **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 - [Rise of AI Agents](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/rise-of-ai-agents/4813) by @tesa explores AI agents frameworks and the steps toward agentic AI with emerging standards like MCP and OAuth 3.0 for secure and collaborative agentic AI ecosystems. - [Post](https://x.com/defin00b/status/1907051783719096830) by @tesa - [Aave Integrates Chainlink SVR on Ethereum Mainnet to Recapture Liquidation MEV and Increase Protocol Revenue](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aave-integrates-chainlink-svr-on-ethereum-mainnet-to-recapture-liquidation-mev-and-increase-protocol-revenue-302414191.html) by [Chainlink; BGD Labs; Aave Chan Initiative](https://www.prnewswire.com/news/chainlink%3B-bgd-labs%3B-aave-chan-initiative/) announces Aave DAO’s integration of [Chainlink SVR](https://blog.chain.link/chainlink-smart-value-recapture-svr/) to recapture MEV derived from their use of Chainlink Price Feeds, leveraging [MEV-Share](https://docs.flashbots.net/flashbots-mev-share/introduction). - [Thread](https://x.com/chainlink/status/1905582422768402582?s=46&t=bwfc-DbyfIS2TcIVQ-U_Fw) by [Chainlink](https://chain.link/) - [Post](https://x.com/SheaKetsdever/status/1905635605729738806) by @shea - [Post](https://x.com/hasufl/status/1905634225065197736) by @Hasu - [Expanding Mempool Perspectives](https://ethresear.ch/t/expanding-mempool-perspectives/22022) by [Toni Wahrstätter](https://toniwahrstaetter.com/) questions the necessity of local builders to uphold censorship resistance and liveness when open and permissionless PBS can provide strong guarantees. - [Thread](https://x.com/nero_eth/status/1906601194266484909) by [Toni Wahrstätter](https://toniwahrstaetter.com/) - [A simple L2 security and finalization roadmap](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/a-simple-l2-security-and-finalization-roadmap/23309) by [Vitalik Buterin](https://vitalik.eth.limo/) outlines the state of L2 security and finality, and presents a hybrid ZK-TEE-OP architecture for rollups to reach Stage 2. - [Paths to SSF revisited](https://ethresear.ch/t/paths-to-ssf-revisited/22052) by [Barnabé Monnot](https://barnabemonnot.com/) explores trade-offs between supporting solo stakers via the Orbit path, or simplifying the protocol through a capped validator set in order to achieve SSF. - [A Protocol Design View on Statelessness](https://ethresear.ch/t/a-protocol-design-view-on-statelessness/22060) by[Julian Ma](https://x.com/_julianma/status/1907011713544728587) details how Ethereum can support continued state growth without overburdening validators via full or partial statelessness. - [Post](https://x.com/_julianma/status/1907011713544728587) by [Julian Ma](https://x.com/_julianma/status/1907011713544728587) - [EIP-7918: Blob base fee bounded by execution cost](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-blob-base-fee-bounded-by-execution-cost/23271) by [Anders Elowsson](https://x.com/weboftrees) proposes a modification to[EIP-4844](https://www.eip4844.com/) that enforces the price of the targeted number blobs to stay above the price of a simple blob-carrying transaction. - [Is ZK-MPC-FHE-TEE a real creature?](https://aztec.network/blog/is-zk-mpc-fhe-tee-a-real-creature) by [Lisa Akselrod](https://x.com/cryptobuilder_) presents an overview of privacy primitives, and explores how combining these technologies can enable verifiable and private computation for dapps. - [Thread](https://x.com/cryptobuilder_/status/1904822264345796654) by [Lisa Akselrod](https://x.com/cryptobuilder_) - [App-Specific Sequencing: How Apps Can Retain Their Generated MEV & Provide Better UX](https://x.com/2077Research/status/1905701454599586047) by [Pavel Paramonov](https://x.com/paramonoww) explores how App-Specific Sequencing is designed to enable dapps to control transaction order, retain MEV, and optimize UX without a dedicated app-chain. - [Robust Preconfirmations via Zero-Knowledge Proofs](https://mirror.xyz/preconf.eth/AgtLSBob1hd2A924vlL7jCyJxQDZZE2tCq_K07w5vuU) by[Bernardo Magri](https://x.com/bemagri) and[Christian Matt](https://x.com/ccpamatt) describes a new ZK-proof mechanism in [mev-commit](https://github.com/primev/mev-commit) that prevents providers from opening fake commitments that bidders cannot access. - [Thread](https://x.com/primev_xyz/status/1905306658290724944) by[Primev](https://primev.xyz/) # Posts & Threads - [PBS Foundation](https://pbs.foundation/) published a [thread](https://x.com/pbs_foundation/status/1905307326376268091) detailing their continued commitment to advance Ethereum’s PBS ecosystem by supporting core PBS infrastructure, fund research, and foster collaboration. - @dataalways published a [thread](https://x.com/data_always/status/1906007563319066674) detailing transaction activity trends and block usage in Ethereum and Bitcoin. - [Ladislaus.eth](https://x.com/ladislaus0x) published a [thread](https://x.com/ladislaus0x/status/1905612589612368275) sharing publications and collaborations by [EF Research](http://research.ethereum.foundation/) from the previous week. - [Lin Oshitani](https://x.com/linoscope) published a [thread](https://x.com/linoscope/status/1904936974852776239) introducing [EIP‑7917](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7917), which adds a `proposer_lookahead`-field to the beacon state for storing a deterministic proposer lookahead for the next epoch. - [Lin Oshitani](https://x.com/linoscope) published a [thread](https://x.com/linoscope/status/1905305159284261098) answering frequently asked questions related to [EIP‑7917](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7917) and implementation of the deterministic proposer lookahead. # Talks & Discussions - [Unchained](https://unchainedcrypto.com/): [How Ethereum’s Sprawling Pectra Upgrade Will Help It Compete](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGvE0QdTE-Y) invites [Alex Stokes](https://stokes.io/) and [Barnabé Monnot](https://barnabemonnot.com/) to discuss Pectra, Fusaka, and recent leadership changes at the [Ethereum Foundation](https://ethereum.foundation/). - [Post](https://x.com/laurashin/status/1904564302167548379) by [Laura Shin](https://x.com/laurashin) - [EIP-7870: H/w and Bandwidth Recommendations with Parithosh, Toni & Kev - PEEPanEIP#145](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwUEkxO6bTs) invites [parithosh](https://x.com/parithosh_j), [Kev](https://x.com/kevaundray), and [Toni Wahrstätter](https://toniwahrstaetter.com/) to present [EIP-7870](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7870) which specifies hardware and bandwidth recommendations for different types of Ethereum nodes. - [Fabric Call #002](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJU7ZtR8xcQ) invites [Lin Oshitani](https://x.com/linoscope) and [Justin Drake](https://x.com/drakefjustin) to present the design of [EIP‑7917](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7917) to pre-calculate and store a deterministic proposer lookahead in the beacon state at the start of every epoch. - [Post](https://x.com/fabric_ethereum/status/1904938375603175834) by [Fabric](https://x.com/fabric_ethereum) - [Post](https://x.com/gusgonzalezs/status/1905287622269792334) by [Gustavo Gonzalez](https://x.com/gusgonzalezs) - [FOCIL Breakout #7](https://www.youtube.com/live/XwXeFMjzu4g) hosted by [Thomas Thiery](https://twitter.com/soispoke) covered recent progress on FOCIL including rebasing efforts, interop testing, and client implementation progress. - [Agenda](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1408#issue-2946158500) by [Thomas Thiery](https://twitter.com/soispoke) - [Notes](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1408#issuecomment-2754104346) by [Jihoon Song](https://x.com/jih2nn) - [Thread](https://x.com/jih2nn/status/1905175752040923198) by [Jihoon Song](https://x.com/jih2nn) - [Talking Intentionally Episode 16](https://x.com/getaxal/status/1905685146038063551) invites [Joshua Baker](https://x.com/joshuagunnn) for a conversation on intents, the evolving role of solvers, and [Aori](https://www.aori.io/). - [Post](https://x.com/getaxal/status/1905685146038063551) by [Axal](https://x.com/getaxal) # Other - [blob/acc in 2025](https://hackmd.io/@ralexstokes/blob-acc-2025) by [Alex Stokes](https://stokes.io/) outlines a phased deployment strategy for scaling blob throughput after Fusaka via _blob-parameter-only_ (BPO) forks. - [Post](https://x.com/ralexstokes/status/1905346266625613953) by [Alex Stokes](https://stokes.io/) - [TLDR March Newsletter](https://substack.com/home/post/p-160080520) by [The Latest in Defi Research](https://www.thelatestindefi.org/) highlights recent publications and ongoing research from TLDR-fellows. - [DAS.wtf](https://das.wtf/) by [Will Corcoran](https://x.com/corcoranwill) aggregates videos, articles, and other resources related to DAS on Ethereum. - [Thread](https://x.com/corcoranwill/status/1905012375104954655) by [Will Corcoran](https://x.com/corcoranwill) * * * ✉ [**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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