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+## transaction relays
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+<br>
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+1. validator client requests a block without transactions fron consensus node (blinded block)
+2. consensus node queries multiple MEV relays for best bid
+3. consensus node selects best bid and incorporates it into the bindled block
+4. validator client request the consensus node to include txs to the block and broadcast the signed block
+5. consensus node requests the winning relay to include the txs to the signed block
+6. consesus node broadcasts signed unblinded block to the network