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<ul><li>One of the top 5 relayers, Blocknative exits impacting the decentralization of the Ethereum blockchain and raising concerns.</li><li>Blocknative suspends MEV-Boost relay service and associated Ethereum block builders on Tuesday to become economically viable.</li><li>Concerns are being raised about increased centralization, as 93% of Ethereum blocks created in the past 14 days used the MEV-Boost relay.</li></ul>The number of relayers for the Ethereum Blockchain has dropped to four, which is raising the fear of increased centralization. Over 90% of blocks are now going to be handled by four major builders: bloXroute, Flashbots, Ultrasound, and Agnostic.Uri Klarman, CEO of relaying entity Bloxroute, shared the reason for Blocknative’s decision.<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/srd-optimized-uploads/e3ee1db2fee34e9b83f030726698cf81.png" />One of the top 5 relayers, Blocknative, dropped its MEV-boost relay services to maintain benefits. The four remaining relayers do not charge any fees for the services they provide, rendering this core of Ethereum infrastructure unviable in terms of profitability for those operating it.Relayers are essential to the Ethereum transaction settlement process. Through the batching and broadcasting of transactions, they guarantee prompt and effective processing, closing the gap between users and the blockchain. With Blocknative&#39;s exit, the relayer landscape is becoming more and more concentrated.Read full article <a href="https://cryptotale.org/ethereums-decentralization-takes-a-hit-as-the-number-of-relayers-drops-to-4/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">at CryptoTale.</a>

Ethereum’s Decentralization Takes a Hit as the Number of Relayers Drops to 4

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