Encrypt the Mempool,
End Malicious MEV
Shielded Trading makes MEV attacks virtually impossible and minimizes censorship to its lowest possible level.
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The Billion DollarDrain:
MEV, Censorship, and the Illusion of Fair Trading
Since 2020, over $1.8 billion has been lost to MEV on Ethereum, largely at the expense of everyday users. This isn’t just a byproduct of market dynamics; it’s the result of specialized bots and validators seeing pending transactions and exploiting them for profit.
Centralized fixes for MEV attacks have created new risks and made the problem worse. Shielded Trading, powered by a distributed encrypted mempool, stops manipulation at the source—ensuring protection for all.
Shutter is the Best Defense, Period | Shutter | MEV Blocker | Cow Swap | Flashbots (Protect) | Flashbots (SUAVE) | Flashbots (Rollup-boost) | Metamask MEV Protection |
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Protection at the protocol level | |||||||
Protection against front running and sandwich attacks | |||||||
Censorship resistance | |||||||
Decentralized solution | |||||||
No need to trust hardware |
Shutter is the Best Defense, Period
Protection at the protocol level
Shutter
MEV Blocker
Cow Swap
Flashbots
(Protect)
(Protect)
Flashbots
(SUAVE)
(SUAVE)
Flashbots (Rollup-boost)
Metamask MEV Protection
Protection against front running
and sandwich attacks
and sandwich attacks
Shutter
MEV Blocker
Cow Swap
Flashbots
(Protect)
(Protect)
Flashbots
(SUAVE)
(SUAVE)
Flashbots (Rollup-boost)
Metamask MEV Protection
Censorship resistance
Shutter
MEV Blocker
Cow Swap
Flashbots
(Protect)
(Protect)
Flashbots
(SUAVE)
(SUAVE)
Flashbots (Rollup-boost)
Metamask MEV Protection
Decentralized solution
Shutter
MEV Blocker
Cow Swap
Flashbots
(Protect)
(Protect)
Flashbots
(SUAVE)
(SUAVE)
Flashbots (Rollup-boost)
Metamask MEV Protection
No need to trust hardware
Shutter
MEV Blocker
Cow Swap
Flashbots
(Protect)
(Protect)
Flashbots
(SUAVE)
(SUAVE)
Flashbots (Rollup-boost)
Metamask MEV Protection
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Set up Shielded Trading on Gnosis Chain to enjoy protection against malicious MEV and censorship. Simply add a custom RPC to your wallet.
Important: Current Limitations and Risks for Mainnet Implementation. While it’s a full mainnet implementation, there are currently a limited number of participating validators and Keypers, which may lead to longer transaction inclusion times. Additionally, there’s still a trust assumption with the RPC, and validators are not yet subject to slashing. In rare cases, some transactions may fail to be included in a block due to validator issues or re-orgs, and while these will be re-sent by the inclusion service, they could become vulnerable to front-running since their keys may already be released.
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Shielded Trading is currently only live on Gnosis Chain, but it will soon be available on other chains.
See RoadmapLearn MoreHow Shielded Trading Protects You Using Threshold Encryption
A Distributed Solution to a Centralized Problem
Shielded Trading employs decentralized threshold encryption — a form of MPC (Multi-Party Computation). Multiple parties known as Keypers are required to decrypt transactions, making collusion more difficult. It's the ideal solution for both protecting users and preventing the centralized concentration of power.
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Encrypted Mempools are Essential
Martin Köppelmann
Gnosis
…more systemic solutions are necessary for credible neutrality. On Gnosis Chain, we have deliberately not build MEV-boost infrastructure and instead are working first with Shutter on a solution to include transactions in the chain while they are still encrypted.
Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum Foundation
One technology that is crucial to the successful implementation of many of these designs (specifically, either BRAID or a version of APS where there are strict limits on the capability being auctioned off) is encrypted mempools.
Marc Harvey-Hill
Nethermind
Encrypted Mempools with FOCIL are the endgame solution for censorship resistance and trustless front-running protection on Ethereum L1.
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