# The MEV Letter #83 **URL:** https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-83/4885 **Category:** The Flashbots Ship **Tags:** the-mev-letter **Created:** [April 15, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-83/4885 "2025-04-15T19:31:32Z") **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 15, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-83/4885/1 "2025-04-15T19:31:32Z")
_ **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 - [A maximally simple L1 privacy roadmap](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/a-maximally-simple-l1-privacy-roadmap/23459) by [Vitalik Buterin](https://vitalik.eth.limo/) outlines a phased roadmap to improve the state of privacy on Ethereum with only minor changes to consensus. - [Why I support privacy](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/04/14/privacy.html) by [Vitalik Buterin](https://vitalik.eth.limo/) argues that privacy is essential for preserving freedom, decentralization, and enabling technological progress in the digital realm. - [Execution Dependencies](https://ethresear.ch/t/execution-dependencies/22150) by [Toni Wahrstätter](https://toniwahrstaetter.com/) explores transaction execution dependencies and finds that most blocks are highly parallelizable with 60–80% of transactions being independent, although top-of-block MEV bundles limit the potential for parallel execution. - [Thread](https://x.com/nero_eth/status/1911756463602622816) by [Toni Wahrstätter](https://toniwahrstaetter.com/) - [Blob gossip and validation before and after PeerDAS](https://hackmd.io/@mikeneuder/blob-gossip-and-validation) by [Mike Neuder](https://twitter.com/mikeneuder) details how the handling of blobs evolves with [PeerDAS](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7594), and evaluates options for mempool sharding to address increased bandwidth demand. - [Thread](https://x.com/mikeneuder/status/1912161840018170096) by [Mike Neuder](https://twitter.com/mikeneuder) - [Theoretical blob transaction hit rate based on the EL mempool](https://ethresear.ch/t/theoretical-blob-transaction-hit-rate-based-on-the-el-mempool/22147) by [Mikel Cortes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikelcortesg/) presents a study on blob propagation and how blob throughput scales via [PeerDAS](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7594) and distributed block-building. - [Introducing FairFlow: TimeBoost with a Dutch auction](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/introducing-fairflow-timeboost-with-a-dutch-auction/4878) by [Ko Sunghun](https://x.com/wycfwycf) reviews existing sequencing policies, and proposes an adjusted version of [TimeBoost](https://github.com/OffchainLabs/timeboost-design) with an auction for backrunning. - [Thread](https://x.com/wycfwycf/status/1911724678235787679) by [Ko Sunghun](https://x.com/wycfwycf) - [An Anti-Collusion Mechanism for Threshold Encrypted Mempools](https://ethresear.ch/t/an-anti-collusion-mechanism-for-threshold-encrypted-mempools/22129) by [and882](https://ethresear.ch/u/and882/summary) details an approach to establish a threshold encrypted mempool that remains secure even if all parties in the threshold committee collude. - [Thread](https://x.com/ShutterNetwork/status/1910312054025838664) by [Shutter](https://www.shutter.network/) - [A Taxonomy of Preconfirmation Guarantees and Their Slashing Conditions in Rollups](https://ethresear.ch/t/a-taxonomy-of-preconfirmation-guarantees-and-their-slashing-conditions-in-rollups/22130) by [Joseph Delong](https://x.com/josephdelong) proposes a structured categorization of preconfirmation guarantees along with their corresponding slashing conditions and computational complexities. - [Beyond Stage 2: The Case for Unstoppable Ethereum Rollups](https://facet.org/beyond-stage-2-the-case-for-unstoppable-ethereum-rollups) by [Tom Lehman](https://x.com/dumbnamenumbers) argues that Stage 2 rollups with a 30-day exit window fall short of L1-equivalent security, and outlines a path toward making them more censorship resistant. - [Post](https://x.com/dumbnamenumbers/status/1907916574595457378) by [Tom Lehman](https://x.com/dumbnamenumbers) # Posts & Threads - [ladislaus.eth](https://x.com/ladislaus0x) published a [thread](https://x.com/ladislaus0x/status/1910662876810899667?s=52) sharing updates from [EF Research](http://research.ethereum.foundation/) on PeerDAS, FOCIL, Beam Chain, and more from the previous week. - [Anders Elowsson](https://x.com/weboftrees) published a [thread](https://x.com/weboftrees/status/1910313154392817971) with additional details on how [EIP-7918](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7918) improves fee stability and network utilization by setting a fair market price for blobspace through adaptive amortization. - [Alex Nezlobin](https://x.com/0x94305) published a [thread](https://x.com/0x94305/status/1911485619911737772) arguing that batch auctions on [CoWSwap](https://cow.fi/) prioritize batch-wide surplus over individual gains, are vulnerable to manipulation, and rarely achieve meaningful CoW matches. - [Wei Dai](https://wdai.us/) published a [thread](https://x.com/_weidai/status/1910463349533614210) outlining ongoing efforts and proposals to improve cross-chain interoperability via standardized addresses, messages, tokens, and intents. - [Smstack.eth](https://x.com/StackDigest) published a [thread](https://x.com/StackDigest/status/1910144184801169660) highlighting findings from [Expanding Mempool Perspectives](https://ethresear.ch/t/expanding-mempool-perspectives/22022) by [Toni Wahrstätter](https://toniwahrstaetter.com/), which questions the necessity of local builders to uphold censorship resistance and liveness. - [The Latest in Defi Research](https://www.thelatestindefi.org/) published a [thread](https://x.com/thelatestindefi/status/1910737883788423214) highlighting an upcoming paper that explores the cost of censoring transactions. # Talks & Discussions - [Deeply Intents: Chain Abstraction Isn’t Real](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7vEOHCGax0) invites [Vaibhav](https://x.com/vaibhavchellani) for a conversation on chain abstraction, scalability, and cross-chain infrastructure. - [Thread](https://x.com/apriori0x/status/1911094252169285712) by [apriori](https://x.com/apriori0x) - [Post](https://x.com/SOCKETProtocol/status/1912198777529835827) by [SOCKET ](https://www.socket.tech/) # Other - [Updated MEV-Boost relay settings](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/updated-mev-boost-relay-settings/4881) by @shea detail an update to the way [BuilderNet](https://buildernet.org/) submits blocks to MEV-Boost relays in order to enhance its performance and neutrality. * * * ✉ [**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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