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How Does a ‘Private Transaction Relay’ Prevent a Searcher’s Strategy from Being Copied?

A private relay ensures that the searcher's transaction bundle is not broadcast to the public mempool. Instead, it is sent directly to a block builder or validator.

This keeps the profitable trading strategy hidden until the moment it is included in a block, preventing other searchers from seeing and copying the trade, which would lead to a gas war or profit dilution.

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