# The MEV Letter #96 **URL:** https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-96/5090 **Category:** The Flashbots Ship **Tags:** the-mev-letter **Created:** [July 15, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-96/5090 "2025-07-15T20:33:30Z") **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: [July 15, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-mev-letter-96/5090/1 "2025-07-15T20:33:30Z")
_ **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 - [BuilderNet v1.5](https://buildernet.org/blog/2025/07/08/buildernet-v1.5) by [Flashbots](https://www.flashbots.net/) introduces [EVM caching](https://github.com/flashbots/rbuilder/pull/573), an even [faster root hash](https://github.com/flashbots/rbuilder/pull/634), and [trusted TLS certificates](https://github.com/flashbots/meta-evm/pull/83) to improve the security and experience of submitting orderflow. - [Forum post](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/announcement-buildernet-v1-5/5077) by @shea - [Post](https://x.com/SheaKetsdever/status/1943672318242197985) by @shea - [Post](https://x.com/bertcmiller/status/1943675088777117934) by @bert - [ePBS handshake FOCIL compatibility](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/epbs-focil-compatibility/24777) by[Thomas Thiery](https://x.com/soispoke) demonstrates that[ePBS](http://eip-7732/) and[FOCIL](http://eip-7805/) can be integrated without conflict, and highlights the key design considerations for ensuring their compatibility in practice. - [Thread](https://x.com/soispoke/status/1943264716538642582) by[ Thomas Thiery ](https://x.com/soispoke) - [Capping Transaction Gas: Data, Impact, and Rationale](https://ethresear.ch/t/capping-transaction-gas-data-impact-and-rationale/22738) by [Toni Wahrstätter](https://toniwahrstaetter.com/) analyzes the impact of enforcing a transaction gas limit of 2^24 via [EIP-7987](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-7987-transaction-gas-limit-cap-at-2-24/24746) to improve DoS resistance with minimal economic impact. - [On the limits of encrypted mempools](https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/limits-encrypted-mempools/) by [Pranav Garimidi](https://x.com/PGarimidi), [Joseph Bonneau](https://jbonneau.com/), and [Lioba Heimbach](https://liobaheimba.ch/) analyzes various encrypted mempools designs and describes their challenges with increased latency, complexity, and trust assumptions. - [Thread](https://x.com/a16zcrypto/status/1945128348361089113) by [a16z crypto](https://a16zcrypto.com/) - [Post](https://x.com/PGarimidi/status/1945135077421400305) by [Pranav Garimidi](https://x.com/PGarimidi) - [Supercharging Intents: Resource Locks](https://cyber.fund/content/RL) by[cyber•Fund](https://cyber.fund/) explains how resource locks are designed to enable synchronous composability across chains in a trust-minimized way. - [Thread](https://x.com/cyberFund_/status/1943701163549073788) by[cyber•Fund](https://cyber.fund/) - [Glamsterdam’s Headliner](https://blog.sigmaprime.io/glamsterdam-headliner.html) by [Mark Mackey](https://x.com/EthDreamer) advocates for including [ePBS](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7732) over other Glamsterdam candidates like [Reduced slot times](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7782), [Delayed execution](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7886), and [FOCIL](http://eip-7805) due to its maturity and implementation readiness. - [Post](https://x.com/EthDreamer/status/1943166607603167561) by[ Mark Mackey ](https://x.com/EthDreamer) # Posts & Threads - [Build on Base](https://x.com/buildonbase) published a [post](https://x.com/buildonbase/status/1942367976193417612) announcing that [200ms Flashblocks](https://blog.base.dev/accelerating-base-with-flashblocks) have been enabled on the Base Mainnet sequencer - [ladislaus.eth](https://x.com/ladislaus0x) published a[thread](https://x.com/ladislaus0x/status/1943612099600466288) sharing publications and collaborations by[EF Research](http://research.ethereum.foundation/) from the previous week. - [trent.eth](https://x.com/trent_vanepps) published a [thread](https://x.com/trent_vanepps/status/1944820102592876977) highlighting the rising number of nodes signaling for a 45M gas limit increase with data from [GasLimit.Pics](https://gaslimit.pics/) by [Toni Wahrstätter](https://toniwahrstaetter.com/) - [storm](https://x.com/notnotstorm) published a [thread](https://x.com/notnotstorm/status/1945138261434777825) describing the technical implications of the headliner EIPs proposed for inclusion in Glamsterdam. - [Phil Ngo](https://x.com/philngo_) published a [thread](https://x.com/philngo_/status/1943326539677942200) explaining that the Glamsterdam headliner scoping phase has begun, with EIPs to be determined within the next few weeks in upcoming ACD calls. - [Post](https://x.com/ralexstokes/status/1943332196582035512) by[Alex Stokes](https://stokes.io/) - [Mike Neuder](https://twitter.com/mikeneuder) published a [thread](https://x.com/mikeneuder/status/1945171599415451849) summarizing their presentations at [EthCC[8]](https://ethcc.io/info) with links to recordings, slides, and related resources. # Talks & Discussions - [Unichain Bundles Explained: Live Coding Demo (Recap)](https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1MYxNwnDyDyKw) by @brock showcases how to send [Unichain Bundles](https://github.com/zeroxbrock/unichain-bundles) with advanced execution controls using the [eth\_sendBundle method](https://docs.unichain.org/docs/technical-information/advanced-txn#eth_sendbundle). - [All Core Devs - Consensus #160](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPT-PTuBb0U) hosted by [Alex Stokes](https://stokes.io/) discussed the 45M gas limit increase, [fusaka-devnet-3](http://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/fusaka-devnet-3), Glamsterdam headliner EIPs, and more. - [Agenda](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1598) by [nixo.eth](https://x.com/nixorokish) - [L2 Interop Working Group Call #11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYec41Im3FE) hosted by [Josh Rudolf](https://x.com/rudolf6_) discussed privacy-focused wallets, native rollup interoperability, and based rollups sequencing. - [Agenda](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1608) by [Josh Rudolf](https://x.com/rudolf6_) - [Notes](https://notes.ethereum.org/@rudolf/interop-11) by[Josh Rudolf](https://x.com/rudolf6_) - [Thread](https://x.com/titi0x/status/1943365152830587365) by [TiTi](https://x.com/titi0x) - [Thread](https://x.com/kevin_weaver/status/1943006056801800465) by [kevinw](https://x.com/kevin_weaver) - [Deeply Intents: A Web of Our Own Making](https://youtu.be/macN8-O3Qv8?si=Tq64Hba-eRhefz41) invites [Ellie Davidson](https://x.com/ellierdavidson) for a conversation on sequencing, interoperability, intents, and [Espresso](https://www.espressosys.com/). - [Thread](https://x.com/apriori0x/status/1943866364399124934) by [apriori](https://x.com/apriori0x) - [Post](https://x.com/ellierdavidson/status/1944058768020447239) by [Ellie Davidson ](https://x.com/ellierdavidson) * * * ✉ [**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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