Observability and Censorship in Ethereum
summary
Shows measurable centralization and concrete gaps: 82% of blocks come from three builders, a user sent 5,000+ transactions to a private relay and a 19-transaction refund opportunity disappeared, researchers find; analysis uses relay data and a Flashbots-provided library to trace what bundles arrived and which builders claimed rewards. Presents a working, grant-funded, open-source pre-chain observability platform that visualizes auctions, private mempools and builder–searcher interactions in real time so missing or delayed inclusions can be audited.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Ethereum supply chain observability
- 1:50OFAC compliance nuances
- 2:32Validators vs builders power shift
- 4:16MEV supply chain gaps
- 6:43Transaction refunds case study
- 9:36Builder-side censorship intent
- 11:01MEV supply chain complexity
- 12:25New Ethereum observability platform
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