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How Does ‘Private Transaction Relay’ Attempt to Prevent Front-Running?

A private transaction relay is a mechanism where a user's transaction is sent directly to a select group of miners/validators instead of broadcasting it to the public mempool. This prevents front-runners from observing the pending trade and inserting their own profitable transaction.

The transaction is included in a block without ever being publicly visible, eliminating the information asymmetry that enables front-running.

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