2 papers
q-fin.TR2026
Transaction Costs and Speed in the Ethereum Ecosystem: Scalability of the Mainnet and Layer 2s
Meghan Ambrosia, Bruce Mizrach
We study the evolution of transaction speed and fees from January 2024 through March 2026, comparing Ethereum Mainnet and its Layer 2 (L2) networks, as well as Solana and Polygon.…
q-fin.TR2026
The Marginal Effects of Ethereum Network MEV Transaction Re-Ordering
Bruce Mizrach, Nathaniel Yoshida
Two MEV builders now produce nearly 80\% of Ethereum blocks. Block builders have the ability to reorder transactions on the blockchain in a way that can be harmful to participants.…