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This raises questions about how transparent such a scenario is, both from the point of view of block validation power and from the point of view of the rewards achieved by distinct actors within the platform. To address this concern and to mitigate potential negative externalities, a permissionless ecosystem has recently been proposed, which should be transparent and fair for the extraction of MEV. 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