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ETH staking on top exchanges contributes to Ethereum censorship: Data

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One of the biggest factors harming Ethereum's credible neutrality is the use of censoring MEV relays by crypto ecosystems and exchanges. For most crypto ecosystems, being compliant with federal Sanctions have a negative impact on its global reach. However, when it comes to Ethereum, investors have significant power to decide the degree of compliance the ecosystem obeys. Nearly 60% of all post-Merge Ethereum blocks comply with the United States Sanctions put forth by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). While the crypto community stands against this transformation, many fail to realize their own contribution to helping Ethereum attain total OFAC compliance. One of the biggest factors harming Ethereum's credible neutrality is the use of censoring MEV relays by crypto ecosystems and exchanges . Miner extractable value (MEV) relays work as a mediator between block producers and block builders, which are being used by prominent crypto players, such as Binance, Celsius Netwo...