Thu, Apr 9, 2026

Propagation anomalies - 2026-04-09

Detection of blocks that propagated slower than expected, attempting to find correlations with blob count.

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display_sql("block_production_timeline", target_date)
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WITH
-- Base slots using proposer duty as the source of truth
slots AS (
    SELECT DISTINCT
        slot,
        slot_start_date_time,
        proposer_validator_index
    FROM canonical_beacon_proposer_duty
    WHERE meta_network_name = 'mainnet'
      AND slot_start_date_time >= '2026-04-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-04-09'::date + INTERVAL 1 DAY
),

-- Proposer entity mapping
proposer_entity AS (
    SELECT
        index,
        entity
    FROM ethseer_validator_entity
    WHERE meta_network_name = 'mainnet'
),

-- Blob count per slot
blob_count AS (
    SELECT
        slot,
        uniq(blob_index) AS blob_count
    FROM canonical_beacon_blob_sidecar
    WHERE meta_network_name = 'mainnet'
      AND slot_start_date_time >= '2026-04-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-04-09'::date + INTERVAL 1 DAY
    GROUP BY slot
),

-- Canonical block hash (to verify MEV payload was actually used)
canonical_block AS (
    SELECT DISTINCT
        slot,
        execution_payload_block_hash
    FROM canonical_beacon_block
    WHERE meta_network_name = 'mainnet'
      AND slot_start_date_time >= '2026-04-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-04-09'::date + INTERVAL 1 DAY
),

-- MEV bid timing using timestamp_ms
mev_bids AS (
    SELECT
        slot,
        slot_start_date_time,
        min(timestamp_ms) AS first_bid_timestamp_ms,
        max(timestamp_ms) AS last_bid_timestamp_ms
    FROM mev_relay_bid_trace
    WHERE meta_network_name = 'mainnet'
      AND slot_start_date_time >= '2026-04-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-04-09'::date + INTERVAL 1 DAY
    GROUP BY slot, slot_start_date_time
),

-- MEV payload delivery - join canonical block with delivered payloads
-- Note: Use is_mev flag because ClickHouse LEFT JOIN returns 0 (not NULL) for non-matching rows
-- Get value from proposer_payload_delivered (not bid_trace, which may not have the winning block)
mev_payload AS (
    SELECT
        cb.slot,
        cb.execution_payload_block_hash AS winning_block_hash,
        1 AS is_mev,
        max(pd.value) AS winning_bid_value,
        groupArray(DISTINCT pd.relay_name) AS relay_names,
        any(pd.builder_pubkey) AS winning_builder
    FROM canonical_block cb
    GLOBAL INNER JOIN mev_relay_proposer_payload_delivered pd
        ON cb.slot = pd.slot AND cb.execution_payload_block_hash = pd.block_hash
    WHERE pd.meta_network_name = 'mainnet'
      AND slot_start_date_time >= '2026-04-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-04-09'::date + INTERVAL 1 DAY
    GROUP BY cb.slot, cb.execution_payload_block_hash
),

-- Winning bid timing from bid_trace (may not exist for all MEV blocks)
winning_bid AS (
    SELECT
        bt.slot,
        bt.slot_start_date_time,
        argMin(bt.timestamp_ms, bt.event_date_time) AS winning_bid_timestamp_ms
    FROM mev_relay_bid_trace bt
    GLOBAL INNER JOIN mev_payload mp ON bt.slot = mp.slot AND bt.block_hash = mp.winning_block_hash
    WHERE bt.meta_network_name = 'mainnet'
      AND slot_start_date_time >= '2026-04-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-04-09'::date + INTERVAL 1 DAY
    GROUP BY bt.slot, bt.slot_start_date_time
),

-- Block gossip timing with spread
block_gossip AS (
    SELECT
        slot,
        min(event_date_time) AS block_first_seen,
        max(event_date_time) AS block_last_seen
    FROM libp2p_gossipsub_beacon_block
    WHERE meta_network_name = 'mainnet'
      AND slot_start_date_time >= '2026-04-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-04-09'::date + INTERVAL 1 DAY
    GROUP BY slot
),

-- Column arrival timing: first arrival per column, then min/max of those
column_gossip AS (
    SELECT
        slot,
        min(first_seen) AS first_column_first_seen,
        max(first_seen) AS last_column_first_seen
    FROM (
        SELECT
            slot,
            column_index,
            min(event_date_time) AS first_seen
        FROM libp2p_gossipsub_data_column_sidecar
        WHERE meta_network_name = 'mainnet'
          AND slot_start_date_time >= '2026-04-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-04-09'::date + INTERVAL 1 DAY
          AND event_date_time > '1970-01-01 00:00:01'
        GROUP BY slot, column_index
    )
    GROUP BY slot
)

SELECT
    s.slot AS slot,
    s.slot_start_date_time AS slot_start_date_time,
    pe.entity AS proposer_entity,

    -- Blob count
    coalesce(bc.blob_count, 0) AS blob_count,

    -- MEV bid timing (absolute and relative to slot start)
    fromUnixTimestamp64Milli(mb.first_bid_timestamp_ms) AS first_bid_at,
    mb.first_bid_timestamp_ms - toInt64(toUnixTimestamp(mb.slot_start_date_time)) * 1000 AS first_bid_ms,
    fromUnixTimestamp64Milli(mb.last_bid_timestamp_ms) AS last_bid_at,
    mb.last_bid_timestamp_ms - toInt64(toUnixTimestamp(mb.slot_start_date_time)) * 1000 AS last_bid_ms,

    -- Winning bid timing (from bid_trace, may be NULL if block hash not in bid_trace)
    if(wb.slot != 0, fromUnixTimestamp64Milli(wb.winning_bid_timestamp_ms), NULL) AS winning_bid_at,
    if(wb.slot != 0, wb.winning_bid_timestamp_ms - toInt64(toUnixTimestamp(s.slot_start_date_time)) * 1000, NULL) AS winning_bid_ms,

    -- MEV payload info (from proposer_payload_delivered, always present for MEV blocks)
    if(mp.is_mev = 1, mp.winning_bid_value, NULL) AS winning_bid_value,
    if(mp.is_mev = 1, mp.relay_names, []) AS winning_relays,
    if(mp.is_mev = 1, mp.winning_builder, NULL) AS winning_builder,

    -- Block gossip timing with spread
    bg.block_first_seen,
    dateDiff('millisecond', s.slot_start_date_time, bg.block_first_seen) AS block_first_seen_ms,
    bg.block_last_seen,
    dateDiff('millisecond', s.slot_start_date_time, bg.block_last_seen) AS block_last_seen_ms,
    dateDiff('millisecond', bg.block_first_seen, bg.block_last_seen) AS block_spread_ms,

    -- Column arrival timing (NULL when no blobs)
    if(coalesce(bc.blob_count, 0) = 0, NULL, cg.first_column_first_seen) AS first_column_first_seen,
    if(coalesce(bc.blob_count, 0) = 0, NULL, dateDiff('millisecond', s.slot_start_date_time, cg.first_column_first_seen)) AS first_column_first_seen_ms,
    if(coalesce(bc.blob_count, 0) = 0, NULL, cg.last_column_first_seen) AS last_column_first_seen,
    if(coalesce(bc.blob_count, 0) = 0, NULL, dateDiff('millisecond', s.slot_start_date_time, cg.last_column_first_seen)) AS last_column_first_seen_ms,
    if(coalesce(bc.blob_count, 0) = 0, NULL, dateDiff('millisecond', cg.first_column_first_seen, cg.last_column_first_seen)) AS column_spread_ms

FROM slots s
GLOBAL LEFT JOIN proposer_entity pe ON s.proposer_validator_index = pe.index
GLOBAL LEFT JOIN blob_count bc ON s.slot = bc.slot
GLOBAL LEFT JOIN mev_bids mb ON s.slot = mb.slot
GLOBAL LEFT JOIN mev_payload mp ON s.slot = mp.slot
GLOBAL LEFT JOIN winning_bid wb ON s.slot = wb.slot
GLOBAL LEFT JOIN block_gossip bg ON s.slot = bg.slot
GLOBAL LEFT JOIN column_gossip cg ON s.slot = cg.slot

ORDER BY s.slot DESC
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df = load_parquet("block_production_timeline", target_date)

# Filter to valid blocks (exclude missed slots)
df = df[df["block_first_seen_ms"].notna()]
df = df[(df["block_first_seen_ms"] >= 0) & (df["block_first_seen_ms"] < 60000)]

# Flag MEV vs local blocks
df["has_mev"] = df["winning_bid_value"].notna()
df["block_type"] = df["has_mev"].map({True: "MEV", False: "Local"})

# Get max blob count for charts
max_blobs = df["blob_count"].max()

print(f"Total valid blocks: {len(df):,}")
print(f"MEV blocks: {df['has_mev'].sum():,} ({df['has_mev'].mean()*100:.1f}%)")
print(f"Local blocks: {(~df['has_mev']).sum():,} ({(~df['has_mev']).mean()*100:.1f}%)")
Total valid blocks: 7,180
MEV blocks: 6,665 (92.8%)
Local blocks: 515 (7.2%)

Anomaly detection method

The method:

  1. Fit linear regression: block_first_seen_ms ~ blob_count
  2. Calculate residuals (actual - expected)
  3. Flag blocks with residuals > 2σ as anomalies

Points above the ±2σ band propagated slower than expected given their blob count.

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# Conditional outliers: blocks slow relative to their blob count
df_anomaly = df.copy()

# Fit regression: block_first_seen_ms ~ blob_count
slope, intercept, r_value, p_value, std_err = stats.linregress(
    df_anomaly["blob_count"].astype(float), df_anomaly["block_first_seen_ms"]
)

# Calculate expected value and residual
df_anomaly["expected_ms"] = intercept + slope * df_anomaly["blob_count"].astype(float)
df_anomaly["residual_ms"] = df_anomaly["block_first_seen_ms"] - df_anomaly["expected_ms"]

# Calculate residual standard deviation
residual_std = df_anomaly["residual_ms"].std()

# Flag anomalies: residual > 2σ (unexpectedly slow)
df_anomaly["is_anomaly"] = df_anomaly["residual_ms"] > 2 * residual_std

n_anomalies = df_anomaly["is_anomaly"].sum()
pct_anomalies = n_anomalies / len(df_anomaly) * 100

# Prepare outliers dataframe
df_outliers = df_anomaly[df_anomaly["is_anomaly"]].copy()
df_outliers["relay"] = df_outliers["winning_relays"].apply(lambda x: x[0] if len(x) > 0 else "Local")
df_outliers["proposer"] = df_outliers["proposer_entity"].fillna("Unknown")
df_outliers["builder"] = df_outliers["winning_builder"].apply(
    lambda x: f"{x[:10]}..." if pd.notna(x) and x else "Local"
)

print(f"Regression: block_ms = {intercept:.1f} + {slope:.2f} × blob_count (R² = {r_value**2:.3f})")
print(f"Residual σ = {residual_std:.1f}ms")
print(f"Anomalies (>2σ slow): {n_anomalies:,} ({pct_anomalies:.1f}%)")
Regression: block_ms = 1690.9 + 18.17 × blob_count (R² = 0.010)
Residual σ = 674.9ms
Anomalies (>2σ slow): 227 (3.2%)
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# Create scatter plot with regression band
x_range = np.array([0, int(max_blobs)])
y_pred = intercept + slope * x_range
y_upper = y_pred + 2 * residual_std
y_lower = y_pred - 2 * residual_std

fig = go.Figure()

# Add ±2σ band
fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(
    x=np.concatenate([x_range, x_range[::-1]]),
    y=np.concatenate([y_upper, y_lower[::-1]]),
    fill="toself",
    fillcolor="rgba(100,100,100,0.2)",
    line=dict(width=0),
    name="±2σ band",
    hoverinfo="skip",
))

# Add regression line
fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(
    x=x_range,
    y=y_pred,
    mode="lines",
    line=dict(color="white", width=2, dash="dash"),
    name="Expected",
))

# Normal points (sample to avoid overplotting)
df_normal = df_anomaly[~df_anomaly["is_anomaly"]]
if len(df_normal) > 2000:
    df_normal = df_normal.sample(2000, random_state=42)

fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(
    x=df_normal["blob_count"],
    y=df_normal["block_first_seen_ms"],
    mode="markers",
    marker=dict(size=4, color="rgba(100,150,200,0.4)"),
    name=f"Normal ({len(df_anomaly) - n_anomalies:,})",
    hoverinfo="skip",
))

# Anomaly points
fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(
    x=df_outliers["blob_count"],
    y=df_outliers["block_first_seen_ms"],
    mode="markers",
    marker=dict(
        size=7,
        color="#e74c3c",
        line=dict(width=1, color="white"),
    ),
    name=f"Anomalies ({n_anomalies:,})",
    customdata=np.column_stack([
        df_outliers["slot"],
        df_outliers["residual_ms"].round(0),
        df_outliers["relay"],
    ]),
    hovertemplate="<b>Slot %{customdata[0]}</b><br>Blobs: %{x}<br>Actual: %{y:.0f}ms<br>+%{customdata[1]}ms vs expected<br>Relay: %{customdata[2]}<extra></extra>",
))

fig.update_layout(
    margin=dict(l=60, r=30, t=30, b=60),
    xaxis=dict(title="Blob count", range=[-0.5, int(max_blobs) + 0.5]),
    yaxis=dict(title="Block first seen (ms from slot start)"),
    legend=dict(orientation="h", yanchor="bottom", y=1.02, xanchor="right", x=1),
    height=500,
)
fig.show(config={"responsive": True})

All propagation anomalies

Blocks that propagated much slower than expected given their blob count, sorted by residual (worst first).

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# All anomalies table with selectable text and Lab links
if n_anomalies > 0:
    df_table = df_outliers.sort_values("residual_ms", ascending=False)[
        ["slot", "blob_count", "block_first_seen_ms", "expected_ms", "residual_ms", "proposer", "builder", "relay"]
    ].copy()
    df_table["block_first_seen_ms"] = df_table["block_first_seen_ms"].round(0).astype(int)
    df_table["expected_ms"] = df_table["expected_ms"].round(0).astype(int)
    df_table["residual_ms"] = df_table["residual_ms"].round(0).astype(int)
    
    # Build HTML table
    html = '''
    <style>
    .anomaly-table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; }
    .anomaly-table th { background: #2c3e50; color: white; padding: 8px 12px; text-align: left; position: sticky; top: 0; }
    .anomaly-table td { padding: 6px 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; }
    .anomaly-table tr:hover { background: #f5f5f5; }
    .anomaly-table .num { text-align: right; }
    .anomaly-table .delta { background: #ffebee; color: #c62828; font-weight: bold; }
    .anomaly-table a { color: #1976d2; text-decoration: none; }
    .anomaly-table a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
    .table-container { max-height: 600px; overflow-y: auto; }
    </style>
    <div class="table-container">
    <table class="anomaly-table">
    <thead>
    <tr><th>Slot</th><th class="num">Blobs</th><th class="num">Actual (ms)</th><th class="num">Expected (ms)</th><th class="num">Δ (ms)</th><th>Proposer</th><th>Builder</th><th>Relay</th></tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
    '''
    
    for _, row in df_table.iterrows():
        slot_link = f'<a href="https://lab.ethpandaops.io/ethereum/slots/{row["slot"]}" target="_blank">{row["slot"]}</a>'
        html += f'''<tr>
            <td>{slot_link}</td>
            <td class="num">{row["blob_count"]}</td>
            <td class="num">{row["block_first_seen_ms"]}</td>
            <td class="num">{row["expected_ms"]}</td>
            <td class="num delta">+{row["residual_ms"]}</td>
            <td>{row["proposer"]}</td>
            <td>{row["builder"]}</td>
            <td>{row["relay"]}</td>
        </tr>'''
    
    html += '</tbody></table></div>'
    display(HTML(html))
    print(f"\nTotal anomalies: {len(df_table):,}")
else:
    print("No anomalies detected.")
SlotBlobsActual (ms)Expected (ms)Δ (ms)ProposerBuilderRelay
14074445 0 28225 1691 +26534 whale_0x3212 Local Local
14073472 0 6061 1691 +4370 upbit Local Local
14072992 0 5250 1691 +3559 abyss_finance Local Local
14078706 0 5154 1691 +3463 whale_0xba8f Local Local
14074496 0 4503 1691 +2812 upbit Local Local
14072586 0 4131 1691 +2440 whale_0xba8f Local Local
14078103 0 4074 1691 +2383 ether.fi Local Local
14078720 5 3807 1782 +2025 ether.fi 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14079511 5 3602 1782 +1820 coinbase 0x823e0146... Flashbots
14074272 1 3491 1709 +1782 blockdaemon 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14077427 0 3472 1691 +1781 ether.fi 0xb67eaa5e... Titan Relay
14079369 0 3457 1691 +1766 nethermind_lido 0x99dbe3e8... Agnostic Gnosis
14078338 15 3719 1964 +1755 kraken 0xb26f9666... EthGas
14076014 1 3457 1709 +1748 blockdaemon_lido 0x91b123d8... Ultra Sound
14079235 0 3437 1691 +1746 ether.fi Local Local
14075680 0 3433 1691 +1742 bitstamp 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14078221 5 3488 1782 +1706 blockdaemon 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
14073802 0 3382 1691 +1691 blockdaemon 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
14077774 6 3488 1800 +1688 blockdaemon 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14078530 5 3467 1782 +1685 ether.fi 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14073623 1 3394 1709 +1685 ether.fi 0xb67eaa5e... Titan Relay
14078368 0 3373 1691 +1682 p2porg 0x851b00b1... BloXroute Max Profit
14074810 0 3372 1691 +1681 coinbase 0xac23f8cc... Aestus
14073840 0 3369 1691 +1678 blockdaemon 0x823e0146... Ultra Sound
14076762 6 3472 1800 +1672 blockdaemon 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
14079119 0 3356 1691 +1665 blockdaemon 0x99cba505... BloXroute Max Profit
14076623 5 3446 1782 +1664 ether.fi 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14074116 0 3355 1691 +1664 whale_0x8ebd 0xb5a65d00... Ultra Sound
14077431 6 3452 1800 +1652 nethermind_lido 0xb26f9666... Aestus
14073160 0 3342 1691 +1651 ether.fi 0x85fb0503... BloXroute Max Profit
14075763 1 3360 1709 +1651 blockdaemon 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
14078269 0 3320 1691 +1629 blockdaemon 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
14078014 0 3309 1691 +1618 p2porg 0xa965c911... Ultra Sound
14075461 0 3306 1691 +1615 blockdaemon 0xb7c5e609... BloXroute Max Profit
14077249 7 3431 1818 +1613 binance 0xb73d7672... Aestus
14078481 1 3321 1709 +1612 ether.fi 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14072886 1 3320 1709 +1611 blockdaemon 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
14076639 5 3381 1782 +1599 blockdaemon 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14078490 0 3290 1691 +1599 Local Local
14072925 1 3308 1709 +1599 luno 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14076130 1 3305 1709 +1596 luno 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14072670 0 3285 1691 +1594 blockdaemon 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14078373 11 3484 1891 +1593 blockdaemon 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
14072845 0 3284 1691 +1593 blockdaemon 0xa965c911... Ultra Sound
14072973 7 3402 1818 +1584 luno 0xac23f8cc... BloXroute Max Profit
14077478 6 3383 1800 +1583 ether.fi Local Local
14074087 3 3322 1745 +1577 whale_0x8ebd 0x8a850621... Titan Relay
14076446 5 3355 1782 +1573 blockdaemon_lido 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14073989 0 3264 1691 +1573 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14078694 1 3282 1709 +1573 p2porg 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
14072806 0 3262 1691 +1571 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14077222 0 3261 1691 +1570 blockdaemon 0x855b00e6... BloXroute Max Profit
14078139 12 3477 1909 +1568 blockdaemon_lido 0xb67eaa5e... Titan Relay
14073726 12 3470 1909 +1561 blockdaemon_lido 0x9129eeb4... Ultra Sound
14073542 5 3342 1782 +1560 p2porg 0xb5a65d00... Ultra Sound
14077034 5 3338 1782 +1556 blockdaemon 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14076960 4 3318 1764 +1554 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14079016 0 3239 1691 +1548 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14077696 5 3328 1782 +1546 p2porg 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14076526 5 3327 1782 +1545 blockdaemon_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14077805 0 3236 1691 +1545 coinbase 0x856b0004... Agnostic Gnosis
14076931 11 3435 1891 +1544 blockdaemon 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
14078378 8 3379 1836 +1543 kiln 0x8db2a99d... Aestus
14074273 1 3247 1709 +1538 gateway.fmas_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
14078897 7 3356 1818 +1538 ether.fi 0x853b0078... BloXroute Regulated
14075405 1 3244 1709 +1535 p2porg 0xb5a65d00... Ultra Sound
14072538 0 3225 1691 +1534 blockdaemon_lido 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14078574 9 3388 1854 +1534 revolut 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14079428 5 3313 1782 +1531 blockdaemon_lido 0x8c852572... BloXroute Max Profit
14072701 0 3222 1691 +1531 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14075478 5 3312 1782 +1530 whale_0x8ebd 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
14079394 5 3311 1782 +1529 whale_0x8ebd 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14077618 8 3364 1836 +1528 blockdaemon_lido 0x853b0078... BloXroute Regulated
14073180 5 3308 1782 +1526 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14078244 0 3217 1691 +1526 blockdaemon 0x851b00b1... BloXroute Max Profit
14073658 6 3326 1800 +1526 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14075880 6 3326 1800 +1526 blockdaemon 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14077809 11 3408 1891 +1517 luno 0x853b0078... Ultra Sound
14072540 6 3316 1800 +1516 luno 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14077989 7 3332 1818 +1514 whale_0xdc8d 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14079584 15 3477 1964 +1513 blockdaemon 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14073393 5 3293 1782 +1511 coinbase 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14076468 2 3238 1727 +1511 gateway.fmas_lido 0x9129eeb4... Ultra Sound
14074554 0 3197 1691 +1506 gateway.fmas_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14076212 6 3305 1800 +1505 gateway.fmas_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
14072612 0 3191 1691 +1500 revolut 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14079303 0 3188 1691 +1497 blockdaemon 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14073026 2 3223 1727 +1496 blockdaemon 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14078852 1 3204 1709 +1495 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14077068 0 3183 1691 +1492 blockdaemon 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14074463 0 3183 1691 +1492 revolut 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14079122 9 3346 1854 +1492 0x8db2a99d... BloXroute Regulated
14073211 13 3416 1927 +1489 whale_0xdc8d 0x853b0078... Ultra Sound
14078187 9 3343 1854 +1489 gateway.fmas_lido 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
14076074 1 3196 1709 +1487 coinbase 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14074050 2 3209 1727 +1482 blockdaemon 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
14078258 0 3172 1691 +1481 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14079288 0 3170 1691 +1479 whale_0xdc8d 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14076532 1 3185 1709 +1476 whale_0x8ebd 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14078214 0 3166 1691 +1475 solo_stakers Local Local
14075232 6 3272 1800 +1472 coinbase 0x823e0146... BloXroute Max Profit
14075411 2 3196 1727 +1469 gateway.fmas_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
14072835 6 3268 1800 +1468 p2porg 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14077713 10 3340 1873 +1467 blockdaemon 0xac23f8cc... Ultra Sound
14078637 0 3157 1691 +1466 whale_0x8ebd 0xac23f8cc... Ultra Sound
14075523 2 3193 1727 +1466 kiln Local Local
14077855 0 3156 1691 +1465 gateway.fmas_lido 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14073170 6 3261 1800 +1461 figment 0x9129eeb4... Ultra Sound
14078565 7 3278 1818 +1460 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14075477 5 3241 1782 +1459 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14079078 0 3150 1691 +1459 gateway.fmas_lido 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
14072920 9 3313 1854 +1459 whale_0xdc8d 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14073034 1 3167 1709 +1458 blockdaemon 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14076952 0 3148 1691 +1457 gateway.fmas_lido 0x8db2a99d... BloXroute Max Profit
14078606 3 3199 1745 +1454 gateway.fmas_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
14074437 15 3412 1964 +1448 blockdaemon_lido 0x9129eeb4... Ultra Sound
14072646 0 3137 1691 +1446 gateway.fmas_lido 0x85fb0503... Aestus
14077425 1 3155 1709 +1446 whale_0x8ebd 0x8db2a99d... Flashbots
14073147 2 3173 1727 +1446 gateway.fmas_lido 0x85fb0503... Aestus
14079554 6 3244 1800 +1444 revolut 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14075241 2 3170 1727 +1443 gateway.fmas_lido 0x8db2a99d... Flashbots
14077388 6 3242 1800 +1442 blockdaemon_lido 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
14074374 0 3132 1691 +1441 blockdaemon_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14079564 11 3331 1891 +1440 bitstamp 0x855b00e6... BloXroute Max Profit
14074681 4 3202 1764 +1438 gateway.fmas_lido 0x823e0146... Flashbots
14077229 0 3127 1691 +1436 p2porg 0x851b00b1... BloXroute Max Profit
14074312 1 3145 1709 +1436 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14072733 0 3126 1691 +1435 blockdaemon 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
14075004 10 3306 1873 +1433 kiln 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14075933 0 3124 1691 +1433 p2porg 0x851b00b1... BloXroute Max Profit
14076834 6 3231 1800 +1431 coinbase 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
14077158 3 3176 1745 +1431 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14074939 10 3303 1873 +1430 blockdaemon_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14078764 11 3321 1891 +1430 gateway.fmas_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
14072413 1 3139 1709 +1430 kiln 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14074039 5 3207 1782 +1425 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14073358 6 3222 1800 +1422 gateway.fmas_lido 0xac23f8cc... Flashbots
14078890 2 3147 1727 +1420 whale_0xc541 0x8db2a99d... Ultra Sound
14076144 6 3219 1800 +1419 whale_0x8ebd 0x8db2a99d... BloXroute Max Profit
14075366 1 3128 1709 +1419 whale_0x8ebd 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
14075112 3 3164 1745 +1419 blockdaemon_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14075999 0 3108 1691 +1417 whale_0xedc6 0x856b0004... Ultra Sound
14077076 0 3108 1691 +1417 p2porg 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14073702 1 3126 1709 +1417 p2porg 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14074647 1 3125 1709 +1416 gateway.fmas_lido 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14078981 0 3106 1691 +1415 p2porg 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14072923 5 3194 1782 +1412 blockdaemon 0x8db2a99d... BloXroute Max Profit
14077463 1 3121 1709 +1412 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14079238 12 3320 1909 +1411 blockdaemon 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14073006 1 3118 1709 +1409 coinbase 0x85fb0503... Aestus
14076116 2 3132 1727 +1405 p2porg 0x8db2a99d... Ultra Sound
14075169 1 3113 1709 +1404 coinbase 0x850b00e0... Flashbots
14077721 11 3293 1891 +1402 kraken 0xb26f9666... EthGas
14073941 6 3201 1800 +1401 gateway.fmas_lido 0xa965c911... Ultra Sound
14079580 5 3181 1782 +1399 gateway.fmas_lido 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
14078668 1 3107 1709 +1398 blockdaemon 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14075407 9 3252 1854 +1398 blockdaemon_lido 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14072417 5 3178 1782 +1396 whale_0x8ebd 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
14072736 17 3396 2000 +1396 whale_0xd5e9 0x853b0078... Agnostic Gnosis
14078202 0 3087 1691 +1396 p2porg 0x8db2a99d... BloXroute Max Profit
14076070 0 3087 1691 +1396 blockdaemon 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14072703 7 3214 1818 +1396 gateway.fmas_lido 0x856b0004... Aestus
14075085 7 3213 1818 +1395 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14078732 5 3172 1782 +1390 blockdaemon 0x856b0004... BloXroute Max Profit
14077700 12 3299 1909 +1390 p2porg 0x855b00e6... BloXroute Max Profit
14074077 4 3152 1764 +1388 kiln 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14073013 0 3079 1691 +1388 whale_0x8ebd 0x85fb0503... Aestus
14075243 6 3188 1800 +1388 gateway.fmas_lido 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
14072711 1 3097 1709 +1388 coinbase 0x85fb0503... Aestus
14076419 7 3204 1818 +1386 whale_0x8ebd 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14073682 8 3222 1836 +1386 coinbase 0xb26f9666... BloXroute Regulated
14075429 0 3075 1691 +1384 figment 0x851b00b1... BloXroute Max Profit
14079132 0 3074 1691 +1383 whale_0x8ebd 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14076819 0 3074 1691 +1383 figment 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14078359 5 3163 1782 +1381 kiln 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14078880 0 3072 1691 +1381 whale_0x8ebd 0x823e0146... BloXroute Max Profit
14078645 1 3090 1709 +1381 p2porg 0xac23f8cc... Ultra Sound
14075581 0 3071 1691 +1380 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14073931 0 3070 1691 +1379 p2porg 0xac23f8cc... Ultra Sound
14076470 1 3088 1709 +1379 p2porg 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
14073638 0 3069 1691 +1378 blockdaemon 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14078971 7 3196 1818 +1378 gateway.fmas_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14079508 5 3158 1782 +1376 gateway.fmas_lido 0x8db2a99d... Flashbots
14075697 7 3194 1818 +1376 kiln 0x9129eeb4... Agnostic Gnosis
14075208 0 3065 1691 +1374 0xb26f9666... BloXroute Regulated
14076708 3 3119 1745 +1374 kiln 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14078337 0 3064 1691 +1373 p2porg 0x83d6a6ab... Flashbots
14077946 0 3064 1691 +1373 p2porg 0x853b0078... Agnostic Gnosis
14074985 3 3118 1745 +1373 0x856b0004... Aestus
14074205 10 3244 1873 +1371 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14074843 5 3153 1782 +1371 p2porg 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14078626 1 3079 1709 +1370 coinbase 0x8db2a99d... BloXroute Max Profit
14073733 0 3060 1691 +1369 0xb26f9666... BloXroute Regulated
14077253 1 3077 1709 +1368 coinbase 0x8db2a99d... BloXroute Max Profit
14077191 3 3113 1745 +1368 kiln 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
14073936 5 3149 1782 +1367 coinbase Local Local
14078675 0 3058 1691 +1367 whale_0xedc6 0x851b00b1... BloXroute Max Profit
14073651 1 3074 1709 +1365 p2porg 0xb5a65d00... Ultra Sound
14078115 0 3055 1691 +1364 p2porg 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14079570 1 3073 1709 +1364 coinbase 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14078685 1 3073 1709 +1364 figment 0xb26f9666... Ultra Sound
14074947 8 3200 1836 +1364 coinbase 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14074570 6 3163 1800 +1363 whale_0x8ebd 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14072750 6 3161 1800 +1361 0xac23f8cc... Ultra Sound
14073298 2 3088 1727 +1361 whale_0x8ebd 0x8db2a99d... BloXroute Max Profit
14074379 0 3051 1691 +1360 coinbase 0xb5a65d00... Ultra Sound
14074815 4 3123 1764 +1359 kiln 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14078660 4 3122 1764 +1358 everstake 0x856b0004... BloXroute Max Profit
14076656 5 3140 1782 +1358 coinbase 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14076829 0 3049 1691 +1358 p2porg 0xb26f9666... BloXroute Max Profit
14075379 6 3158 1800 +1358 kiln 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
14075576 1 3067 1709 +1358 whale_0x8ebd 0x9129eeb4... Agnostic Gnosis
14074413 7 3176 1818 +1358 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14075964 9 3212 1854 +1358 kiln 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14076000 5 3139 1782 +1357 coinbase 0x853b0078... Agnostic Gnosis
14072844 1 3065 1709 +1356 coinbase 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14075814 5 3137 1782 +1355 gateway.fmas_lido 0x856b0004... Ultra Sound
14077015 0 3046 1691 +1355 whale_0x8ebd 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14074212 0 3045 1691 +1354 whale_0x8ebd 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
14075131 7 3172 1818 +1354 gateway.fmas_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14077869 0 3044 1691 +1353 p2porg 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14078968 5 3134 1782 +1352 coinbase 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14072934 0 3043 1691 +1352 whale_0x8ebd 0x85fb0503... Aestus
14074559 0 3042 1691 +1351 figment 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14078093 1 3060 1709 +1351 p2porg 0x8db2a99d... Ultra Sound
14075467 13 3278 1927 +1351 kiln 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14073186 0 3041 1691 +1350 figment 0xb5a65d00... Ultra Sound
Total anomalies: 227

Anomalies by relay

Which relays produce the most propagation anomalies?

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if n_anomalies > 0:
    # Count anomalies by relay
    relay_counts = df_outliers["relay"].value_counts().reset_index()
    relay_counts.columns = ["relay", "anomaly_count"]
    
    # Get total blocks per relay for context
    df_anomaly["relay"] = df_anomaly["winning_relays"].apply(lambda x: x[0] if len(x) > 0 else "Local")
    total_by_relay = df_anomaly.groupby("relay").size().reset_index(name="total_blocks")
    
    relay_counts = relay_counts.merge(total_by_relay, on="relay")
    relay_counts["anomaly_rate"] = relay_counts["anomaly_count"] / relay_counts["total_blocks"] * 100
    relay_counts = relay_counts.sort_values("anomaly_rate", ascending=True)
    
    fig = go.Figure()
    
    fig.add_trace(go.Bar(
        y=relay_counts["relay"],
        x=relay_counts["anomaly_count"],
        orientation="h",
        marker_color="#e74c3c",
        text=relay_counts.apply(lambda r: f"{r['anomaly_count']}/{r['total_blocks']} ({r['anomaly_rate']:.1f}%)", axis=1),
        textposition="outside",
        hovertemplate="<b>%{y}</b><br>Anomalies: %{x}<br>Total blocks: %{customdata[0]:,}<br>Rate: %{customdata[1]:.1f}%<extra></extra>",
        customdata=np.column_stack([relay_counts["total_blocks"], relay_counts["anomaly_rate"]]),
    ))
    
    fig.update_layout(
        margin=dict(l=150, r=80, t=30, b=60),
        xaxis=dict(title="Number of anomalies"),
        yaxis=dict(title=""),
        height=350,
    )
    fig.show(config={"responsive": True})

Anomalies by proposer entity

Which proposer entities produce the most propagation anomalies?

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if n_anomalies > 0:
    # Count anomalies by proposer entity
    proposer_counts = df_outliers["proposer"].value_counts().reset_index()
    proposer_counts.columns = ["proposer", "anomaly_count"]
    
    # Get total blocks per proposer for context
    df_anomaly["proposer"] = df_anomaly["proposer_entity"].fillna("Unknown")
    total_by_proposer = df_anomaly.groupby("proposer").size().reset_index(name="total_blocks")
    
    proposer_counts = proposer_counts.merge(total_by_proposer, on="proposer")
    proposer_counts["anomaly_rate"] = proposer_counts["anomaly_count"] / proposer_counts["total_blocks"] * 100
    
    # Show top 15 by anomaly count
    proposer_counts = proposer_counts.nlargest(15, "anomaly_rate").sort_values("anomaly_rate", ascending=True)
    
    fig = go.Figure()
    
    fig.add_trace(go.Bar(
        y=proposer_counts["proposer"],
        x=proposer_counts["anomaly_count"],
        orientation="h",
        marker_color="#e74c3c",
        text=proposer_counts.apply(lambda r: f"{r['anomaly_count']}/{r['total_blocks']} ({r['anomaly_rate']:.1f}%)", axis=1),
        textposition="outside",
        hovertemplate="<b>%{y}</b><br>Anomalies: %{x}<br>Total blocks: %{customdata[0]:,}<br>Rate: %{customdata[1]:.1f}%<extra></extra>",
        customdata=np.column_stack([proposer_counts["total_blocks"], proposer_counts["anomaly_rate"]]),
    ))
    
    fig.update_layout(
        margin=dict(l=150, r=80, t=30, b=60),
        xaxis=dict(title="Number of anomalies"),
        yaxis=dict(title=""),
        height=450,
    )
    fig.show(config={"responsive": True})

Anomalies by builder

Which builders produce the most propagation anomalies? (Truncated pubkeys shown for MEV blocks)

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if n_anomalies > 0:
    # Count anomalies by builder
    builder_counts = df_outliers["builder"].value_counts().reset_index()
    builder_counts.columns = ["builder", "anomaly_count"]
    
    # Get total blocks per builder for context
    df_anomaly["builder"] = df_anomaly["winning_builder"].apply(
        lambda x: f"{x[:10]}..." if pd.notna(x) and x else "Local"
    )
    total_by_builder = df_anomaly.groupby("builder").size().reset_index(name="total_blocks")
    
    builder_counts = builder_counts.merge(total_by_builder, on="builder")
    builder_counts["anomaly_rate"] = builder_counts["anomaly_count"] / builder_counts["total_blocks"] * 100
    
    # Show top 15 by anomaly count
    builder_counts = builder_counts.nlargest(15, "anomaly_rate").sort_values("anomaly_rate", ascending=True)
    
    fig = go.Figure()
    
    fig.add_trace(go.Bar(
        y=builder_counts["builder"],
        x=builder_counts["anomaly_count"],
        orientation="h",
        marker_color="#e74c3c",
        text=builder_counts.apply(lambda r: f"{r['anomaly_count']}/{r['total_blocks']} ({r['anomaly_rate']:.1f}%)", axis=1),
        textposition="outside",
        hovertemplate="<b>%{y}</b><br>Anomalies: %{x}<br>Total blocks: %{customdata[0]:,}<br>Rate: %{customdata[1]:.1f}%<extra></extra>",
        customdata=np.column_stack([builder_counts["total_blocks"], builder_counts["anomaly_rate"]]),
    ))
    
    fig.update_layout(
        margin=dict(l=150, r=80, t=30, b=60),
        xaxis=dict(title="Number of anomalies"),
        yaxis=dict(title=""),
        height=450,
    )
    fig.show(config={"responsive": True})

Anomalies by blob count

Are anomalies more common at certain blob counts?

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if n_anomalies > 0:
    # Count anomalies by blob count
    blob_anomalies = df_outliers.groupby("blob_count").size().reset_index(name="anomaly_count")
    blob_total = df_anomaly.groupby("blob_count").size().reset_index(name="total_blocks")
    
    blob_stats = blob_total.merge(blob_anomalies, on="blob_count", how="left").fillna(0)
    blob_stats["anomaly_count"] = blob_stats["anomaly_count"].astype(int)
    blob_stats["anomaly_rate"] = blob_stats["anomaly_count"] / blob_stats["total_blocks"] * 100
    
    fig = go.Figure()
    
    fig.add_trace(go.Bar(
        x=blob_stats["blob_count"],
        y=blob_stats["anomaly_count"],
        marker_color="#e74c3c",
        hovertemplate="<b>%{x} blobs</b><br>Anomalies: %{y}<br>Total: %{customdata[0]:,}<br>Rate: %{customdata[1]:.1f}%<extra></extra>",
        customdata=np.column_stack([blob_stats["total_blocks"], blob_stats["anomaly_rate"]]),
    ))
    
    fig.update_layout(
        margin=dict(l=60, r=30, t=30, b=60),
        xaxis=dict(title="Blob count", dtick=1),
        yaxis=dict(title="Number of anomalies"),
        height=350,
    )
    fig.show(config={"responsive": True})