According to the CEO of blockchain development agency Labrys, Lachan Feeney, approximately 45% of all Ethereum blocks currently being validated run MEV-boost relay flashbots and comply with United States sanctions.
Speaking to Cointelegraph in an interview on Sept. 30, Feeney noted that while reports have stated that 25% of all blocks validated since the Merge complies with United States sanctions, this is a lagging indicator and the current number is likely to be closer to one out of every two blocks.
Feeney pointed out that MEV-Boost relays are regulated businesses, often U.S.-based, and are “censoring certain transactions in the blocks that they build, particularly transactions from Tornado Cash.”
The CEO also pointed out validators have a financial incentive to use MEV-Boost relays, which would drive an uptick in their usage, noting:
“The issue, is that from the validators perspective, these guys are paying them to sort of do this. So if you want to make more money, you just...
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