Research
Here we collect resources and pointers to topics related to MEV in proof-of-stake Ethereum and research questions about the journey from mev-boost to in-protocol proposer-builder separation (PBS).
Papers
- Combining GHOST and Casper Buterin et al. (2020)
- Three Attacks on Proof-of-Stake Ethereum Schwarz-Schilling et al. (2021)
- Two Attacks on Proof-of-Stake Ghost/Ethereum Neu et al. (2022)
- Single Secret Leader Election Boneh et al. (2020)
Posts
- Proposer/block builder separation-friendly fee market designs by Vitalik Buterin (EF)
- Two-slot proposer/builder separation by Vitalik Buterin (EF)
- State of research: increasing censorship resistance of transactions under proposer/builder separation (PBS) by Vitalik Buterin (EF)
- PBS Censorship-Resistance Alternatives by Francesco D'Amato (EF)
- Current CrList Proposal by Francesco D'Amato
- MEV in eth2 (associated repo) by Alex Obadia & Taarush Vemulapalli (Flashbots)
- Commitee-driven MEV smoothing by Francesco D'Amato (EF)
- Exploring Inequality in Proof of Stake by Barnabe Monnot (RIG/EF)
- Endgame by Vitalik Buterin (EF)
- Updated Ethereum Roadmap by Vitalik Buterin (EF)
- Proto-Danksharding FAQ by Vitalik Buterin (EF)
- What Happens After Finality in eth2 by Raul Jordan (Prysmatic)
- RNG exploitability analysis assuming pure RANDAO-based main chain by Vitalik Buterin (EF)
- Exploring the RANDAO game in PoS Ethereum by Caspar Schwarz-Schilling & Barnabe Monnot (RIG/EF)
- Rocketpool Post-Merge research
- Proposer Boost Considerations by Caspar Schwarz-Schilling (RIG/EF)
- (Un-)Timeliness in PoS Ethereum by Caspar Schwarz-Schilling (RIG/EF)
- Retroactive Proposer Rewards by Caspar Schwarz-Schilling (RIG/EF)
Talks
- Flashbots Incentives for Geographical Diversity at EthStaker Amsterdam by Leo Arias & Alex Obadia (Flashbots)
- MEV & Cryptography by Justin Drake (EF)
- Flashbots MEV Roast #15: PBS on Ethereum Roadmap
- “Dude, what’s the Danksharding situation?” Workshop by Dankrad Feist & Vitalik Buterin (EF)
- MEV after EIP-1559 and the Merge at EthCC 4 by Alex Obadia & Alejo Salles (Flashots)
- The MEV in Nethermind in eth2 at EthCC 4 by Tomasz Stańczak & Marcello Bardus (Flashbots/Nethermind)
- MEV on eth2 at ETHGlobal Scaling Ethereum Roast by Alex Obadia (Flashbots)
- MEV after The Merge with Nethermind and Flashbots at ETHGlobal Scaling Ethereum conference by Alex Obadia & Tomasz Stańczak (Flashbots/Nethermind)