Relay services like Flashbots enable off-chain transaction bundling to reduce generalized front-running, but introduce new forms of centralization in transaction flow control.
Claim
Quotes that support claims
Flashbots runs a service that allows Ethereum users and miners to communicate their preferred transaction order within a block
Flashbots... creates software that makes MEV tools available to retail investors—a move that it believes will level the playing field, reduce MEV profits and prevent the concentration of power.
Related topics
Maximal Extractable Value (MEV)
Referenced by
Regulation, mitigation, and ethics
Crypto
Data block