Flashbots announced to open source the relay code

[Flashbots announces to open source the relay code] On August 17th, Flashbots announced that it will open source the relay code, and said that multiple relays (rather than a single default) when merging are the key to the health of Ethereum, so open source the relay code To encourage competition and reduce single points of failure.

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Head of Flashbots Strategy: The lack of neutral repeaters is a "failure of the Ethereum ecosystem": Jinse Finance reported that Hasu, the head of Flashbots strategy, said that the lack of neutral repeaters is a "failure of the Ethereum ecosystem." The uproar over censorship has led to the recent resignation of Flashbots co-founder Stephane Gosselin, who expressed hope that "validators will avoid connecting to relays that do censorship".

Flashbots acknowledged its role in the censorship issue and said it would take steps to mitigate the problem. Shortly after Gosselin’s departure, the company announced that it would release SUAVE, which aims to gradually decentralize the block-building process by open-sourcing its code and development. (The Block)[2022/10/18 17:30:05]

Flashbots releases version V0.2 and introduces the function of bundling and merging: Flashbots, an institution that studies MEV (miner extractable value) issues, releases version V0.2 and introduces the function of bundling and merging. Ethermine mined the first multi-bundle block. Flashbots product manager Robert Miller said this means that Flashbots miners can now mine multiple bundles per block. Previously, each block could only have one bundle. Since the launch of Flashbots, more than 100,000 bundles have been included in the chain, increasing the efficiency of MEV extraction and bringing some profits to seekers and miners. According to historical data, each Flashbots block can bring an average profit of about 0.2ETH, and it is expected that the bundled merger will greatly increase the profit of each block. Bundle merging also provides an opportunity for regular users to frequently include their transactions via Flashbots and no longer compete with bots to be the only bundle in a block. [2021/5/25 22:40:53]

Coinbase will support Flare Networks’ Spark airdrop: According to the official announcement, Coinbase announced today that it will support Flare Networks’ upcoming airdrop of Spark (FLR) tokens for XRP holders on December 12. Coinbase plans to start the airdrop after the launch of Flare Networks. [2020/12/6 14:10:31]