Ethereum Proposer-Builder Separation: PBS Explained
PBS splits block construction from proposal on Ethereum, compressing MEV yield gaps between solo stakers and large pools while shifting power to builders.
№ 002EthereumMEV and Validator Economics in Ethereum's Builder Market
How miner extractable value reshapes validator revenue when block builders control proposal rights, mechanics, numbers, and what most miss.
№ 003EthereumEthereum Inclusion Lists: Constraining Builder Censorship
Inclusion lists let validators force transactions into blocks without dismantling MEV auctions, the mechanism, tradeoffs, and problem they solve.
№ 004EthereumEthereum Inclusion Lists and Censorship Resistance
How Ethereum's inclusion list auction design limits builder censorship power, with concrete mechanics and honest caveats about what it can and can't fix.
№ 005DeFiMEV: Public Mempools vs Private Transaction Relays
Your transaction's route, public mempool or private relay, determines who can extract value from it and how much. The mechanics, the tradeoffs, the gaps.
№ 006EthereumEthereum Inclusion Lists and Builder Censorship
Inclusion lists let validators force transactions into blocks without ending builder specialization. The mechanism, its limits, and what it changes in practice.
№ 007EthereumEthereum Proposer Boost: Stopping Short-Range Reorg Attacks
Proposer boost adds a 40% committee-weight bonus to timely blocks, raising the cost of short-range reorg attacks above rational MEV profit thresholds.
№ 008DeFiZero Slippage Tolerance Starves Sandwich Bots
Zero slippage tolerance forces sandwich bots into guaranteed losses, the mechanics of amountOutMinimum explain exactly why the attack collapses.
№ 009EthereumEthereum Proposer-Builder Separation Explained
PBS splits block building from block proposing, reshaping MEV incentives, validator yields, and where ordering power actually concentrates.
№ 010DeFiHow DEXs Handle Conflicting Transactions in One Block
Two swaps hit the same liquidity pool in the same block. Here's the exact mechanic that decides which one wins, and what it costs the loser.
№ 011AnalysisHow MEV Changes Validator Incentives in Proof-of-Stake
MEV reshapes what validators actually optimize for in PoS systems. Here's the concrete mechanics, the real tradeoffs, and what most guides skip.