Michael @mostlyblocks

Working on something new | Advisor @gattacahq | Contributor @fabric_ethereum | Fmr. head of research @chorusone Switzerland Joined September 2022

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Michael @mostlyblocks

3 weeks ago

Challenge with any kind of "cheap" transaction lane is that when a block needs to propagate fast, these are the first txs to be to cut because they have the least attractive (fee / size) ratio. Applies to the Tempo payments lane, blobs..

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Michael @mostlyblocks

4 weeks ago

Key to think of FOCIL as a performance improvement. If we can check specialized actors like builders, we can rely on them more. Doable for validators, which hold full discretion over block content on near-all chains.

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Michael @mostlyblocks

a month ago

ELI5 on why blobs are not finding optimal inclusion and how to fix this. The PBS auction is an information game. The later a bid is, the closer it can approximate the "true value" of the block. This is adjacent to market makers competing on an order book. A fast market…

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Michael @mostlyblocks

a month ago

Recap of relay block merging benefits: -> Sig. higher block value by merging private flow. -> Sig. higher censorship resistance by last-mile merging of filtered transactions. -> Sig. higher blob inclusion. Coming on-time, late summer.

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Michael @mostlyblocks

a month ago

Proposer commitments will be ubiquitous when: (1) They enable specific trades (+ for buyers) (2) Validators are protected against adverse selection (+ for sellers) Pure inclusion preconfs won't make it happen. They're a basic building block, and there's much more to come.

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Jason Vranek 🥐 @jasnoodle

a month ago

🔭 New research from @fabric_ethereum 🔭 Introducing SCOPE: the Synchronous Composability Protocol for Ethereum. It’s about healing fragmentation by creating an accounting framework for synchronous cross-chain calls.

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Michael @mostlyblocks

2 months ago

"By the skin of my teeth" managed to go double digit with 10 MEV letter inclusions 🙇‍♂️ It's a rush every time. Awesome publication / cool explorer, props @Freddmannen & team.

Fred.⚡🤖 @Freddmannen

2 months ago

"By the skin of my teeth" managed to go double digit with 10 MEV letter inclusions 🙇‍♂️ It's a rush every time. Awesome publication / cool explorer, props @Freddmannen & team.

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Michael @mostlyblocks

2 months ago

Good read on Solana timing games by esteemed former colleague and collaborator @un_data_wiz

Chorus One @ChorusOne

2 months ago

Good read on Solana timing games by esteemed former colleague and collaborator @un_data_wiz

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Michael @mostlyblocks

2 months ago

Will help the @fabric_ethereum team make proposer commitments a reality, as a pro-bono contributor. Now is the time to set a canonical standard for Ethereum: -> commit-boost is nearing 20% mainnet adoption. -> Preconfs unlock novel & valuable services beyond just inclusion.…

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Michael @mostlyblocks

2 months ago

Censorship has to mature alongside throughput / speed. The alternative is eroding Ethereum’s core value prop. and competing on unfavourable terms. Relay Inclusion Lists will get shipped this summer. It’s the best way to prepare block production pipes for full FOCIL.

soispoke.eth @soispoke

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Gattaca @gattacahq

2 months ago

1/ Here are our top headliners for Glamsterdam. Now is the time to scale in a way that is maximally visible to users - without compromising on decentralisation, censorship resistance and neutrality.

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Michael @mostlyblocks

2 months ago

> User mistakenly overpays to the tune of $100k. > Titan / Gattaca refunds the entire amount, in less than half a day. /integrity

Titan Builder 🌕👷‍♂️ @titanbuilderxyz

2 months ago

> User mistakenly overpays to the tune of $100k. > Titan / Gattaca refunds the entire amount, in less than half a day. /integrity

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L @_eltitan

2 months ago

is this economic security?

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Michael @mostlyblocks

3 months ago

Excited to "share" Block Constraints Sharing, a way for relays to converge on: (1) A shared view of proposer commitments. (2) A single relay inclusion list. The outcomes are: (1) Better risk/return of proposer commitments (like preconfs), as relays can enforce block compliance…

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Michael @mostlyblocks

3 months ago

For those itching to backrun the first leg of the attack, note that MEV on Solana is a pure execution game and you'll prob get wrecked- >Consider that the attacker has a way of seeing txs landing for a leader. >Assume the attacker has a way of reliably landing with this leader.