From ec3674f1e1f37f4f2035c7fa8180c8156b6470f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "dr. mia von steinkirch, phd" <1130416+mvonsteinkirch@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2023 08:45:19 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- flashbots/README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/flashbots/README.md b/flashbots/README.md index fb74130..1a96555 100644 --- a/flashbots/README.md +++ b/flashbots/README.md @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ * flashbots is a research and development organization focused on mitigating the negative externalities of current MEV extraction techniques and avoiding the existential risks MEV could cause to state-rich blockchains like Ethereum. * after the release of MEV-geth (and later MEV-boost), much of the computation related to MEV was taken off-chain, by a side-relay that allows MEV searchers to communicate directly with nodes and other participants. This lead to a decrease in fee congestion pricing. +* however, MEV “marketplaces” like flashbots, are quite centralized, since the vast majority of blocks flow through it.