{"id":494002,"date":"2022-09-18T12:04:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T09:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/flashbots-build-over-82-relay-blocks-adding-to-ethereum-centralization\/"},"modified":"2022-09-18T12:04:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T09:04:55","slug":"flashbots-build-over-82-relay-blocks-adding-to-ethereum-centralization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/flashbots-build-over-82-relay-blocks-adding-to-ethereum-centralization\/","title":{"rendered":"# Flashbots build over 82% relay blocks, adding to Ethereum centralization"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29da38625fb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29da38625fb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/flashbots-build-over-82-relay-blocks-adding-to-ethereum-centralization\/#%E2%80%9D_Flashbots_build_over_82_relay_blocks_adding_to_Ethereum_centralization_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Flashbots build over 82% relay blocks, adding to Ethereum centralization &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Flashbots_build_over_82_relay_blocks_adding_to_Ethereum_centralization_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Flashbots build over 82% relay blocks, adding to Ethereum centralization &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-6ebd806f>Following the completion of The Merge upgrade, Ethereum (ETH) transitioned into a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, helping the blockchain become energy efficient and secure. However, mining data reveals Ethereum\u2019s heavy reliance on Flashbots \u2014 a single server \u2014 for building blocks, raising concerns over a single point of failure for the ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Flashbots is a centralized entity dedicated to transparent and efficient Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) extraction, which acts as a relay for delivering Ethereum blocks. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mevboost.org\/\">Data<\/a> from mevboost.org show that there are six active relays currently delivering at least one block in Ethereum, namely Flashbots, BloXroute Max Profit, BloXroute Ethical, BloXroute Regulated, Blocknative and Eden. <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-09\/69a7f29b-6649-459c-833f-221b9e5faad8.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Relays sorted by number of delivered blocks. Source:\u00a0mevboost.org<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As shown above, out of the lot, 82.77% of all relay blocks have been found to be built by Flashbots alone \u2014 contributing heavily to Ethereum centralization. <\/p>\n<p>A related <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.bitmex.com\/flashbots\/\">blog<\/a> from BitMEX highlighted the need for a complete redevelopment of Flashbots or a similar system to mitigate unforeseen complications in an era after the Merge. However, Flashbots proponents argue that the system is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and will eventually become decentralized itself. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Ethereum Merge: Community reacts with memes, GIFs and tributes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Complementing the data related to Flashbots\u2019 dominance, an analysis from Santiment <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/santimentfeed\/status\/1570339602346684416?s=20&amp;t=8t_n6EiIBkn4X4oSRcZ2rg\">indicated<\/a> that 46.15% of Ethereum\u2019s PoS nodes are controlled by only two addresses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"> According to our <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ethereum?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ethereum<\/a> Post Merge Inflation dashboard, 46.15% of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/proofofstake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#proofofstake<\/a> nodes for storing data, processing transactions, and adding new <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/blockchain?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#blockchain<\/a> blocks can be attributed to just two addresses. This heavy dominance by these addresses is something to watch. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KQdFNgGloD\">pic.twitter.com\/KQdFNgGloD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Santiment (@santimentfeed) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/santimentfeed\/status\/1570339602346684416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since the successful completion of the Merge, the majority of the blocks \u2014 somewhere around 40% or more \u2014 have been built by two addresses belonging to Lido and Coinbase. It isn\u2019t ideal to see more than 40% of blocks being settled by two providers, particularly one that is a centralized service provider (Coinbase),&#8221; explained Ryan Rasmussen, crypto research analyst at Bitwise.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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However, mining data reveals Ethereum\u2019s heavy reliance on Flashbots \u2014 a single server \u2014 for building blocks, raising concerns&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":494003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/1200_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDkvYjg4MWUyNzQtYTQ1ZS00MGE1LTg3YWEtZDA0YTI1OTdmNzcyLmpwZw==.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[74894,74983,74891,75042,74876],"class_list":["post-494002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-blockchain","tag-decentralization","tag-ethereum","tag-mining","tag-proof-of-stake"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}