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How Do ‘Private Transaction Relays’ Attempt to Mitigate Front-Running from the Mempool?

Private transaction relays, often facilitated by services like Flashbots, allow users to submit transactions directly to miners/validators without broadcasting them to the public Mempool. This bypasses the transparent staging area, preventing front-running bots from seeing the pending trade.

The miner/validator then includes the transaction directly into a block, ensuring the order is processed without public exposure and subsequent exploitation.

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