Flashbots

Flashbots - Democratizing MEV

Company Overview

Flashbots is a research and development organization formed to mitigate the negative externalities posed by Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) to stateful blockchains, starting with Ethereum. Founded in 2020 by a group of blockchain researchers, builders, and whitehats, Flashbots builds open-source infrastructure and conducts research to create a permissionless, transparent, and sustainable MEV ecosystem.

Core Products

MEV-Boost

Sidecar software enabling Ethereum validators to access a competitive block-building market through out-of-protocol Proposer-Builder Separation (PBS). Compatible with any Ethereum client.

Flashbots Protect RPC

Secure RPC endpoint protecting transactions from frontrunning and reverts. Users can add to their wallet to prevent MEV attacks and earn refunds through MEV-Share.

MEV-Share

Protocol enabling users, wallets, and applications to internalize MEV from their transactions through selective data sharing.

BuilderNet

Decentralized block building network for Ethereum running on TEEs, sharing MEV with the community. Jointly operated by Flashbots, Beaverbuild, and Nethermind.

Rollup-Boost

Verifiable block-building platform for rollups with modular components including Flashblocks (near-instant confirmations) and Verifiable Priority Ordering.

rbuilder

Blazingly fast, open-source block builder written in Rust.

Mission

• Illuminate: Bring transparency to MEV activity
• Democratize: Open access to MEV via competitive platforms
• Distribute: Enable sustainable MEV distribution

Why Choose Flashbots

Flashbots provides essential infrastructure for Ethereum's decentralization. Their MEV-Boost software is used by the majority of Ethereum validators, and their Protect RPC safeguards users from harmful MEV extraction.