Sun, Mar 8, 2026

Propagation anomalies - 2026-03-08

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 >= '2026-03-08' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-03-08'::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 >= '2026-03-08' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-03-08'::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 >= '2026-03-08' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-03-08'::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 >= '2026-03-08' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-03-08'::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 >= '2026-03-08' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-03-08'::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 >= '2026-03-08' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-03-08'::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 >= '2026-03-08' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-03-08'::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 >= '2026-03-08' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-03-08'::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: 6,290
MEV blocks: 5,474 (87.0%)
Local blocks: 816 (13.0%)

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 = 1758.7 + 18.18 × blob_count (R² = 0.010)
Residual σ = 650.1ms
Anomalies (>2σ slow): 273 (4.3%)
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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
13846816 0 6784 1759 +5025 ether.fi Local Local
13844384 0 6769 1759 +5010 upbit Local Local
13848814 2 6700 1795 +4905 solo_stakers Local Local
13845952 0 5927 1759 +4168 upbit Local Local
13847345 0 5890 1759 +4131 paralinker Local Local
13845376 0 5158 1759 +3399 upbit Local Local
13842143 0 5070 1759 +3311 rocketpool Local Local
13845179 6 5034 1868 +3166 ether.fi 0xb26f9666... EthGas
13845270 0 4876 1759 +3117 ether.fi 0xb67eaa5e... EthGas
13844526 0 4364 1759 +2605 Local Local
13844342 0 4308 1759 +2549 whale_0x8ebd 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13842976 4 4320 1831 +2489 blockdaemon_lido Local Local
13844982 6 4336 1868 +2468 ether.fi 0x8a850621... EthGas
13845760 0 4146 1759 +2387 ether.fi Local Local
13849056 0 4039 1759 +2280 coinbase Local Local
13844366 0 4028 1759 +2269 everstake Local Local
13844532 0 3942 1759 +2183 whale_0x8ebd Local Local
13846720 0 3912 1759 +2153 solo_stakers Local Local
13844652 0 3850 1759 +2091 whale_0x2e07 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13849083 3 3899 1813 +2086 everstake Local Local
13844325 0 3835 1759 +2076 ether.fi Local Local
13844360 3 3861 1813 +2048 whale_0x8ebd 0x8db2a99d... Ultra Sound
13845676 5 3896 1850 +2046 whale_0x8ebd 0xac23f8cc... BloXroute Max Profit
13844823 1 3821 1777 +2044 coinbase 0x88a53ec4... Aestus
13845481 0 3799 1759 +2040 ether.fi 0x88857150... EthGas
13845177 0 3752 1759 +1993 whale_0x8ebd Local Local
13845151 5 3826 1850 +1976 ether.fi 0x856b0004... Aestus
13844396 3 3769 1813 +1956 whale_0x8ebd 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
13844298 3 3766 1813 +1953 coinbase 0xac23f8cc... Flashbots
13848330 2 3742 1795 +1947 nethermind_lido Local Local
13845510 5 3795 1850 +1945 coinbase 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
13844529 0 3701 1759 +1942 kraken 0xb26f9666... EthGas
13845658 0 3688 1759 +1929 everstake 0x8a850621... Titan Relay
13844352 1 3706 1777 +1929 blockdaemon_lido 0x855b00e6... BloXroute Max Profit
13845724 3 3721 1813 +1908 blockdaemon 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
13844394 0 3665 1759 +1906 whale_0x8ebd 0x8a850621... Titan Relay
13844570 5 3742 1850 +1892 whale_0x8ebd 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
13845526 0 3643 1759 +1884 whale_0x8ebd 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
13844969 0 3627 1759 +1868 blockdaemon_lido 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
13844430 0 3612 1759 +1853 kraken 0xb26f9666... EthGas
13845879 1 3608 1777 +1831 everstake 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13845904 0 3559 1759 +1800 bitstamp 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13845649 0 3550 1759 +1791 liquid_collective 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13845752 1 3566 1777 +1789 solo_stakers 0x855b00e6... Ultra Sound
13846176 2 3578 1795 +1783 stakefish Local Local
13844704 0 3539 1759 +1780 blockdaemon 0x855b00e6... Ultra Sound
13842036 1 3553 1777 +1776 nethermind_lido 0x855b00e6... BloXroute Max Profit
13844691 6 3640 1868 +1772 coinbase 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13845478 4 3600 1831 +1769 whale_0x8ebd 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
13842149 0 3524 1759 +1765 nethermind_lido 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
13845911 5 3611 1850 +1761 revolut 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13845890 1 3537 1777 +1760 whale_0x8ebd Local Local
13842560 0 3512 1759 +1753 blockdaemon_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
13845051 0 3505 1759 +1746 everstake_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13842048 6 3613 1868 +1745 blockdaemon 0x85fb0503... BloXroute Max Profit
13844736 8 3637 1904 +1733 bitstamp 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13846698 5 3575 1850 +1725 whale_0x8ebd 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
13846542 6 3593 1868 +1725 nethermind_lido 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
13844288 3 3538 1813 +1725 stakefish Local Local
13847323 0 3481 1759 +1722 blockdaemon_lido 0x852b0070... BloXroute Max Profit
13845285 0 3480 1759 +1721 kraken 0xb26f9666... EthGas
13847923 0 3470 1759 +1711 nethermind_lido Local Local
13844980 2 3505 1795 +1710 whale_0x8ebd 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13845878 8 3610 1904 +1706 everstake 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13843139 0 3461 1759 +1702 nethermind_lido 0x852b0070... BloXroute Max Profit
13845269 5 3549 1850 +1699 everstake 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13847351 3 3512 1813 +1699 nethermind_lido 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
13844696 4 3529 1831 +1698 0xb26f9666... EthGas
13847470 13 3683 1995 +1688 coinbase 0x8db2a99d... Aestus
13846947 4 3515 1831 +1684 stakefish Local Local
13844425 0 3442 1759 +1683 nethermind_lido 0x851b00b1... BloXroute Max Profit
13842145 5 3527 1850 +1677 nethermind_lido 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
13844495 1 3451 1777 +1674 whale_0x2e07 0xac23f8cc... Aestus
13842065 5 3520 1850 +1670 nethermind_lido 0x8db2a99d... BloXroute Max Profit
13844694 6 3535 1868 +1667 everstake 0x857b0038... Ultra Sound
13845990 3 3478 1813 +1665 kraken 0x8527d16c... EthGas
13844541 0 3416 1759 +1657 whale_0x3212 Local Local
13846839 5 3498 1850 +1648 whale_0x8ebd 0x8db2a99d... Flashbots
13843638 5 3497 1850 +1647 nethermind_lido 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
13845319 7 3529 1886 +1643 stakefish Local Local
13844345 3 3453 1813 +1640 blockdaemon_lido 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
13845507 0 3398 1759 +1639 everstake 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
13844685 2 3423 1795 +1628 ether.fi 0x86f3ad35... EthGas
13846526 1 3401 1777 +1624 whale_0x8ebd 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13847613 12 3596 1977 +1619 stakefish Local Local
13847601 11 3577 1959 +1618 stakefish Local Local
13842029 5 3462 1850 +1612 whale_0xad1d Local Local
13844576 0 3371 1759 +1612 ether.fi 0xb26f9666... EthGas
13844508 0 3369 1759 +1610 kraken 0xb26f9666... EthGas
13847790 2 3405 1795 +1610 solo_stakers 0x8db2a99d... Aestus
13845856 5 3456 1850 +1606 stakingfacilities_lido 0x855b00e6... BloXroute Max Profit
13843579 0 3365 1759 +1606 whale_0x8ebd 0x8a850621... Titan Relay
13848201 0 3360 1759 +1601 nethermind_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13843848 1 3376 1777 +1599 whale_0x8ebd 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13844035 5 3448 1850 +1598 whale_0x8ebd 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
13843698 15 3626 2031 +1595 stakefish Local Local
13843928 1 3371 1777 +1594 blockdaemon_lido 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
13844256 5 3443 1850 +1593 blockdaemon 0x853b0078... Ultra Sound
13843151 10 3531 1940 +1591 nethermind_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13847437 0 3349 1759 +1590 blockdaemon 0x8a850621... Titan Relay
13845049 7 3472 1886 +1586 everstake 0xac23f8cc... BloXroute Max Profit
13847878 0 3340 1759 +1581 blockdaemon_lido Local Local
13847072 0 3326 1759 +1567 stakingfacilities_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13844278 0 3325 1759 +1566 solo_stakers 0x851b00b1... Ultra Sound
13842319 2 3356 1795 +1561 blockdaemon 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
13848172 0 3318 1759 +1559 whale_0x8ebd Local Local
13845324 1 3329 1777 +1552 stakefish Local Local
13845682 3 3364 1813 +1551 whale_0x8ebd 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
13845700 0 3306 1759 +1547 myetherwallet 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13848921 2 3342 1795 +1547 p2porg Local Local
13845604 6 3414 1868 +1546 stakefish Local Local
13842942 5 3394 1850 +1544 whale_0x8ebd 0x823e0146... Ultra Sound
13842785 1 3321 1777 +1544 whale_0x8ebd 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
13848253 0 3301 1759 +1542 stakefish Local Local
13846363 6 3410 1868 +1542 blockdaemon 0x8a850621... Titan Relay
13849001 1 3316 1777 +1539 whale_0xdc8d 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13848541 2 3328 1795 +1533 luno 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
13845372 0 3290 1759 +1531 blockdaemon_lido 0x91b123d8... Ultra Sound
13847069 1 3305 1777 +1528 blockdaemon_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13842547 1 3305 1777 +1528 whale_0x8ebd 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
13848586 0 3285 1759 +1526 blockdaemon Local Local
13844972 5 3374 1850 +1524 coinbase 0x8a850621... Titan Relay
13844519 1 3300 1777 +1523 kiln 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
13842489 3 3333 1813 +1520 blockdaemon 0x855b00e6... BloXroute Max Profit
13843232 5 3369 1850 +1519 solo_stakers 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13842277 0 3278 1759 +1519 whale_0x8ebd 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
13842944 1 3295 1777 +1518 p2porg 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13844620 10 3458 1940 +1518 0x91b123d8... Ultra Sound
13843301 5 3366 1850 +1516 blockdaemon 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
13849166 0 3274 1759 +1515 stakefish Local Local
13842599 5 3361 1850 +1511 blockdaemon 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
13845487 0 3269 1759 +1510 whale_0x7791 0x823e0146... Flashbots
13842414 1 3287 1777 +1510 whale_0xdc8d 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
13845564 0 3267 1759 +1508 blockdaemon 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
13842060 4 3339 1831 +1508 blockdaemon_lido 0x85fb0503... BloXroute Regulated
13847188 4 3339 1831 +1508 blockdaemon_lido 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
13847518 1 3282 1777 +1505 blockdaemon 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13842390 1 3280 1777 +1503 whale_0xdc8d 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
13844021 0 3260 1759 +1501 everstake 0x856b0004... Agnostic Gnosis
13844259 1 3278 1777 +1501 blockdaemon 0x853b0078... Ultra Sound
13844024 0 3258 1759 +1499 whale_0xad1d Local Local
13844386 1 3276 1777 +1499 whale_0x8ebd 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
13845031 0 3256 1759 +1497 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13846892 1 3269 1777 +1492 whale_0x8ebd 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
13843205 0 3248 1759 +1489 whale_0x8ebd 0x853b0078... Agnostic Gnosis
13844390 0 3248 1759 +1489 coinbase 0x8db2a99d... Ultra Sound
13848109 3 3302 1813 +1489 whale_0x8ebd Local Local
13845458 0 3247 1759 +1488 whale_0x8ebd 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
13844147 5 3335 1850 +1485 everstake 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13846103 11 3443 1959 +1484 abyss_finance Local Local
13842788 1 3260 1777 +1483 blockdaemon 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13842932 0 3238 1759 +1479 revolut 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
13842558 0 3237 1759 +1478 whale_0x8ebd 0x823e0146... Flashbots
13846228 0 3234 1759 +1475 blockdaemon 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13845975 5 3323 1850 +1473 whale_0xdc8d 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
13845134 0 3228 1759 +1469 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
13846404 5 3317 1850 +1467 blockdaemon 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13847334 0 3224 1759 +1465 stakefish Local Local
13844875 0 3222 1759 +1463 whale_0x8ebd 0x853b0078... BloXroute Max Profit
13845099 5 3310 1850 +1460 blockdaemon 0x8a850621... Titan Relay
13842301 5 3309 1850 +1459 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13842098 5 3306 1850 +1456 revolut 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
13845674 1 3233 1777 +1456 blockdaemon 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
13848483 0 3214 1759 +1455 whale_0x8ebd 0x853b0078... Agnostic Gnosis
13843838 0 3213 1759 +1454 blockdaemon_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13845520 0 3209 1759 +1450 everstake 0xb26f9666... Aestus
13842790 1 3227 1777 +1450 revolut 0x853b0078... Ultra Sound
13847606 3 3263 1813 +1450 blockdaemon_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13847636 8 3352 1904 +1448 whale_0xdc8d 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
13842360 7 3332 1886 +1446 blockdaemon 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13843851 1 3217 1777 +1440 blockdaemon_lido 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
13847340 5 3287 1850 +1437 blockdaemon 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
13845204 0 3192 1759 +1433 kiln 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13848857 5 3281 1850 +1431 solo_stakers Local Local
13847743 0 3190 1759 +1431 blockdaemon Local Local
13845442 0 3187 1759 +1428 0xb26f9666... EthGas
13847621 3 3241 1813 +1428 blockdaemon_lido 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
13847378 8 3331 1904 +1427 everstake 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
13848661 0 3184 1759 +1425 ether.fi Local Local
13844370 18 3501 2086 +1415 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
13844822 0 3173 1759 +1414 ether.fi 0xb26f9666... EthGas
13843790 1 3190 1777 +1413 whale_0x8ebd 0x823e0146... Flashbots
13847595 1 3189 1777 +1412 blockdaemon 0x855b00e6... BloXroute Max Profit
13844534 0 3168 1759 +1409 blockdaemon 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
13845007 3 3222 1813 +1409 everstake 0xb26f9666... Aestus
13843516 3 3220 1813 +1407 revolut 0x853b0078... Ultra Sound
13844802 0 3165 1759 +1406 everstake 0x852b0070... Aestus
13847182 0 3163 1759 +1404 blockdaemon 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
13846663 8 3305 1904 +1401 blockdaemon 0x853b0078... Ultra Sound
13846198 4 3231 1831 +1400 blockdaemon_lido 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
13844744 5 3248 1850 +1398 whale_0x8ebd 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13844152 6 3264 1868 +1396 bitstamp 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
13846026 1 3171 1777 +1394 whale_0x8ebd 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
13844082 0 3152 1759 +1393 blockdaemon_lido 0x855b00e6... BloXroute Max Profit
13844528 0 3148 1759 +1389 stakingfacilities_lido 0x855b00e6... BloXroute Max Profit
13848752 0 3147 1759 +1388 p2porg 0x853b0078... Agnostic Gnosis
13843918 0 3145 1759 +1386 gateway.fmas_lido 0x855b00e6... BloXroute Max Profit
13844103 9 3308 1922 +1386 blockdaemon 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13844210 5 3235 1850 +1385 revolut 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
13845988 6 3253 1868 +1385 kraken 0xb26f9666... EthGas
13842660 1 3161 1777 +1384 blockdaemon 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
13847500 6 3251 1868 +1383 whale_0x8ebd 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
13845226 8 3286 1904 +1382 ether.fi 0xac23f8cc... Aestus
13842419 2 3176 1795 +1381 gateway.fmas_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13844521 10 3320 1940 +1380 0xb67eaa5e... Aestus
13844327 0 3138 1759 +1379 ether.fi 0x853b0078... Agnostic Gnosis
13847510 6 3246 1868 +1378 whale_0x8ebd 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
13846392 0 3131 1759 +1372 gateway.fmas_lido 0x823e0146... BloXroute Max Profit
13844699 5 3220 1850 +1370 nethermind_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
13846602 0 3126 1759 +1367 ether.fi 0xb67eaa5e... EthGas
13844401 5 3216 1850 +1366 stakingfacilities_lido 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
13845976 0 3123 1759 +1364 gateway.fmas_lido 0x852b0070... Agnostic Gnosis
13842201 2 3159 1795 +1364 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
13845096 0 3122 1759 +1363 blockdaemon_lido 0x851b00b1... BloXroute Max Profit
13844334 0 3119 1759 +1360 stakingfacilities_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13842986 1 3135 1777 +1358 blockdaemon_lido 0xb7c5beef... BloXroute Max Profit
13844850 0 3116 1759 +1357 whale_0x8ebd 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13845933 6 3225 1868 +1357 blockdaemon_lido 0x853b0078... Ultra Sound
13846401 6 3223 1868 +1355 blockdaemon 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13845686 8 3259 1904 +1355 coinbase 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
13848831 3 3168 1813 +1355 gateway.fmas_lido Local Local
13845834 0 3112 1759 +1353 whale_0x8ebd 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
13845249 8 3257 1904 +1353 p2porg 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13843926 0 3111 1759 +1352 gateway.fmas_lido 0x823e0146... Ultra Sound
13844955 8 3256 1904 +1352 kraken 0xb26f9666... EthGas
13844535 5 3200 1850 +1350 gateway.fmas_lido 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
13844415 0 3108 1759 +1349 bitstamp 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
13844773 17 3417 2068 +1349 ether.fi 0x8a850621... EthGas
13842456 0 3107 1759 +1348 blockdaemon_lido 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
13845918 6 3213 1868 +1345 blockdaemon_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
13844774 14 3357 2013 +1344 whale_0x2d2a 0xac23f8cc... Flashbots
13848017 0 3100 1759 +1341 p2porg 0x8db2a99d... Flashbots
13845938 4 3172 1831 +1341 everstake 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13845450 2 3135 1795 +1340 whale_0x8ebd 0x853b0078... Agnostic Gnosis
13847368 5 3187 1850 +1337 gateway.fmas_lido 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
13844479 5 3186 1850 +1336 kraken 0xb26f9666... EthGas
13844918 0 3095 1759 +1336 blockdaemon 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
13845910 7 3217 1886 +1331 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
13845236 9 3253 1922 +1331 p2porg 0xac23f8cc... Flashbots
13843808 5 3178 1850 +1328 ether.fi 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
13845440 5 3177 1850 +1327 gateway.fmas_lido 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
13843423 0 3086 1759 +1327 gateway.fmas_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13842206 0 3086 1759 +1327 whale_0x8ebd 0x85fb0503... BloXroute Max Profit
13844469 0 3086 1759 +1327 p2porg 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
13843760 0 3084 1759 +1325 everstake 0x853b0078... Agnostic Gnosis
13847936 3 3138 1813 +1325 stakefish Local Local
13845934 1 3101 1777 +1324 p2porg 0x88510a78... BloXroute Regulated
13847849 0 3082 1759 +1323 whale_0x8ebd Local Local
13846018 7 3209 1886 +1323 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
13848963 4 3154 1831 +1323 whale_0x8ebd Local Local
13842030 1 3097 1777 +1320 whale_0x8ebd 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
13845228 5 3169 1850 +1319 stakingfacilities_lido 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
13845306 2 3114 1795 +1319 ether.fi 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
13845480 11 3277 1959 +1318 everstake 0xac23f8cc... Flashbots
13844867 7 3203 1886 +1317 blockdaemon 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
13845198 4 3148 1831 +1317 gateway.fmas_lido 0xac23f8cc... Ultra Sound
13844650 5 3166 1850 +1316 stakingfacilities_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13842921 6 3184 1868 +1316 whale_0x8ebd 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
13847205 0 3072 1759 +1313 p2porg 0x8db2a99d... Ultra Sound
13842239 0 3072 1759 +1313 ether.fi 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
13845529 0 3071 1759 +1312 gateway.fmas_lido 0x853b0078... Aestus
13845032 0 3070 1759 +1311 stakingfacilities_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
13844460 0 3070 1759 +1311 coinbase 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
13844946 6 3179 1868 +1311 stakingfacilities_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
13846616 6 3178 1868 +1310 p2porg 0xb7c5fbdd... BloXroute Regulated
13846172 0 3068 1759 +1309 p2porg 0x852b0070... Agnostic Gnosis
13843843 0 3066 1759 +1307 p2porg 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
13847087 5 3156 1850 +1306 blockdaemon_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
13848994 0 3065 1759 +1306 p2porg Local Local
13845950 8 3208 1904 +1304 ether.fi 0xb26f9666... EthGas
13846175 8 3207 1904 +1303 whale_0x8ebd 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
13844648 0 3060 1759 +1301 stakingfacilities_lido 0x851b00b1... BloXroute Max Profit
13844146 1 3078 1777 +1301 ether.fi 0x856b0004... Ultra Sound
Total anomalies: 273

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})