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Fewer Than Half of New Ethereum Blocks Over the Past 24 Hours Are OFAC Compliant
For the first time since October, fewer than 50% of new blocks over a 24-hour period are OFAC compliant, partially thanks to more noncensoring options that make up a larger share of the blockspace market.

The Money in Ethereum's Middleware: Can Flashbots Still Call Itself a 'Public Good'?
Should a “public good” have a $1 billion valuation?

Ethereum Development Firm Flashbots Eyes Unicorn Status as It Seeks to Raise $50M: Report
Crypto venture firm Paradigm has committed to leading the investment, according to the report.

What Ethereum Tech Trends Are Weathering the Bear Market?
Zero-knowledge, staking and MEV are among the core tech concepts that have continued to attract attention amid the market slump.

Ethereum’s 2022 in Review: The Merge, MEV and Mayhem
Ethereum’s year was marked by reductions to energy costs and improved scalability, but it was also racked by hacks and “censorship.”

Is Ethereum’s Censorship Problem Taking a Turn?
New relayers and community efforts have contributed to a decline in censorship on the blockchain

Ethereum R&D Firm Flashbots Shares Details About Its Next-Gen Block Builder
After teasing Suave at this year’s Devcon, Flashbots outlines how the plug-and-play solution will transform the way validators earn MEV.

FTX Blowup Helped Enrich the Ethereum Validators Who Run the Blockchain
They saw a surge in MEV, or profits from optimizing the order of transactions, surge amid crypto chaos early this month.

Vitalik Buterin’s New Ethereum Road Map Takes Aim at MEV and Censorship
Amid a number of new changes, Buterin’s new vision for Ethereum adds a section aimed at curtailing the threats of centralization.

Censored Ethereum Blocks Hit the 51% Threshold Over the Past 24 Hours
Censorship has been a growing concern within the Ethereum ecosystem, especially since the advent of MEV-Boost after the Merge.
