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Morning Edition · Tuesday, June 16, 2026Published at 12:27 PM EDT · New York
Ethereum Researchers Challenge LUCID Encrypted Mempool Design
A new critique argues that encryption-scheme-agnostic mempool proposals overstate their protection against the worst forms of transaction front-running.
A new post on Ethereum Research critiques Ethereum Improvement Proposal 8184 (EIP-8184), known as LUCID, a recent proposal for an encrypted mempool. Encrypted mempools aim to hide pending transactions until they are committed, protecting us…
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