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Eden Network vs Flashbots Protect

How Eden Network and Flashbots Protect differ on type, protection, rebates and what they’re built for.

Eden NetworkFlashbots Protect
TypePrivate RPCPrivate RPC
How it worksRoutes transactions through private lanes directly to block builders so they’re never exposed in the public mempool.Sends your transaction privately to the Flashbots block-building auction. MEV-Share selectively shares hints so searchers can bid to back-run it, sharing the profit with you.
Protects againstFrontrunning by bypassing the public mempoolFrontrunning, sandwiching & failed-tx reverts
RebatesNo standard user rebate90% of back-run MEV + gas-fee refunds
ChainsEthereumEthereum
SetupUse the Eden RPC endpointAdd RPC rpc.flashbots.net to your wallet
Best forA simple direct-to-builder RPC swapThe conservative, battle-tested default

Eden Network

  • Direct-to-builder private lanes
  • Simple RPC swap
  • Long-running project
  • Lower momentum vs Flashbots/MEV Blocker today
  • No back-run rebate to users

Flashbots Protect

  • Most battle-tested private RPC
  • MEV-Share back-run rebates (90%) + gas refunds
  • Permissionless — no API key
  • Ethereum mainnet only
  • Back-run-only sharing today

Bottom line

Pick Eden Network for a simple direct-to-builder rpc swap; pick Flashbots Protect for the conservative, battle-tested default.