Proposer-Builder Separation: how PBS changes MEV on Ethereum
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Argues PBS confines MEV centralization to an honest minority builder role and, by letting solo validators participate, should turn MEV extraction into a race to the bottom, though MEV will not disappear.
Key claims
PBS makes MEV extraction competitive and minimizes it
MEV will not be eliminated entirely
⚙️ Proposer-Builder Separation (PBS)
at present, #MEV extraction on #Ethereum is controlled by centralized entities. However, the introduction of Proposer-Builder Separation (PBS) aims to alleviate the centralization pressures associated with MEV by confining them to an honest minority role (builders)
by democratizing MEV extraction through #PBS (also giving solo validators a chance to participate in the MEV game) it will likely become a race to the bottom, ultimately minimizing MEV extraction as much as possible. However, MEV won't be gone entirely
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