Paper 2023/1612
Mitigating MEV via Multiparty Delay Encryption
Abstract
Ethereum is a decentralized and permissionless network offering several attractive features. However, block proposers in Ethereum can exploit the order of transactions to extract value. This phenomenon, known as maximal extractable value (MEV), not only disrupts the optimal functioning of different protocols but also undermines the stability of the underlying consensus mechanism. In this work, we present a new method to alleviate the MEV problem by separating transaction inclusion and execution, keeping transactions encrypted before execution. We formulate the notion of multiparty delay encryption (MDE) and construct a practical MDE scheme based on time-lock puzzles. Unlike other encryption-based methods, our method excels in scalability (in terms of transaction decryption), efficiency (minimizing communication and storage overhead), and security (with minimal trust assumptions). To demonstrate the effectiveness of our MDE scheme, we have implemented it on a local Ethereum testnet. We also prove that with the presence of just one honest attestation aggregator per slot, the MEV threat can be significantly mitigated in a practical way.
Metadata
- Available format(s)
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PDF
- Category
- Cryptographic protocols
- Publication info
- Preprint.
- Keywords
- Maximal Extractable ValueTime-lock PuzzleMultiparty Computation
- Contact author(s)
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akhajehp @ mail ubc ca
akbar066 @ umn edu
mohammad @ scroll io
chen feng @ ubc ca - History
- 2023-10-20: approved
- 2023-10-17: received
- See all versions
- Short URL
- https://ia.cr/2023/1612
- License
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CC BY-SA
BibTeX
@misc{cryptoeprint:2023/1612,
author = {Amirhossein Khajehpour and Hanzaleh Akbarinodehi and Mohammad Jahanara and Chen Feng},
title = {Mitigating {MEV} via Multiparty Delay Encryption},
howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2023/1612},
year = {2023},
url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1612}
}
