Two specific wallets handle most of the Ethereum transactions. Concern among users is fuelled as one of them is centralised
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According to recent mining data, Flashbolts build more than 80 percent of Ethereum relay blocks. Flashbots is a centralised entity that acts as a relay for delivering Ethereum blocks and is dedicated to transparent and efficient Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) extraction. This has heightened community concerns about centralisation. It also raised concerns about the ecosystem's single point of failure.
Seven active relays have been found to deliver at least one block. Flashbots are in control of these relays. This has resulted in 81.70 percent of the blocks being delivered. BloXroute Max Profit, BloXroute Ethical, BloXroute Regulated, Blocknative, Eden, and Manifold are the other active relays. It is worth noting here that Ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake has been relatively trouble-free. However, the community is growing increasingly concerned about the centralisation of players involved in blockchain network block construction.