## 🤖🔪 flashbots

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### tl;dr

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* 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.
* exclusive transaction order flows:
   - Searcher Order Flow - Flashbots Relay
   - User Private Order Flow - Flashbots Protect

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<img width="777" alt="Screen Shot 2022-11-17 at 3 52 48 PM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1130416/202584638-f6cce1ae-db1e-4a29-bb84-14258fa0ae82.png">




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### dirs in this repo

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* [some scripts](https://github.com/bt3gl-labs/1337_mev_toolkit/tree/main/flashbots/scripts)
* [some tools](https://github.com/bt3gl-labs/1337_mev_toolkit/tree/main/flashbots/tools)
* [mev-boost stuff](https://github.com/bt3gl-labs/1337_mev_toolkit/tree/main/flashbots/mev-boost)
* [order flows kingmaker of block builders by noxx](https://noxx.substack.com/p/order-flows-kingmaker-of-the-block)


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### resources

- [how to use flashbots](https://cryptomarketpool.com/how-to-use-flashbots/)
- [flashbots bundler explorer](https://flashbots-explorer.marto.lol/)
- [flashbots: frontrunning the mev crisis by thegostep](https://ethresear.ch/t/flashbots-frontrunning-the-mev-crisis/8251)