Sat, May 9, 2026

Propagation anomalies - 2026-05-09

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 >= '2026-05-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-05-09'::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 >= '2026-05-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-05-09'::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 >= '2026-05-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-05-09'::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 >= '2026-05-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-05-09'::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 >= '2026-05-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-05-09'::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 >= '2026-05-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-05-09'::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 >= '2026-05-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-05-09'::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 >= '2026-05-09' AND slot_start_date_time < '2026-05-09'::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: 7,182
MEV blocks: 6,672 (92.9%)
Local blocks: 510 (7.1%)

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 = 1680.3 + 16.28 × blob_count (R² = 0.006)
Residual σ = 693.5ms
Anomalies (>2σ slow): 193 (2.7%)
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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
14288759 0 23780 1680 +22100 solo_stakers Local Local
14289165 0 20031 1680 +18351 solo_stakers Local Local
14293089 0 13278 1680 +11598 hashquark_lido Local Local
14290272 0 5952 1680 +4272 upbit Local Local
14295072 0 5935 1680 +4255 upbit Local Local
14291936 0 5898 1680 +4218 upbit Local Local
14293216 0 5546 1680 +3866 upbit Local Local
14291008 0 4094 1680 +2414 rocketpool Local Local
14295045 0 4042 1680 +2362 whale_0x2f38 Local Local
14295034 0 3762 1680 +2082 kraken Local Local
14291200 5 3698 1762 +1936 luno 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14291520 0 3597 1680 +1917 blockdaemon 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
14290336 0 3515 1680 +1835 blockdaemon_lido 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14289697 0 3440 1680 +1760 blockdaemon 0x9129eeb4... Ultra Sound
14294649 3 3477 1729 +1748 blockdaemon 0x857b0038... BloXroute Max Profit
14294752 0 3422 1680 +1742 bitstamp 0x851b00b1... BloXroute Max Profit
14289156 0 3406 1680 +1726 blockdaemon_lido 0x851b00b1... Ultra Sound
14294449 0 3404 1680 +1724 blockdaemon 0xb72cae2f... Ultra Sound
14290780 1 3416 1697 +1719 csm_operator327_lido 0x856b0004... BloXroute Max Profit
14294416 1 3412 1697 +1715 blockdaemon 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14294743 1 3411 1697 +1714 blockdaemon 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
14293647 1 3410 1697 +1713 blockdaemon 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
14292333 0 3391 1680 +1711 blockdaemon 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14290323 7 3504 1794 +1710 blockdaemon 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
14294683 6 3474 1778 +1696 blockdaemon 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Max Profit
14294151 3 3412 1729 +1683 blockdaemon 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
14293499 1 3373 1697 +1676 whale_0xdc8d 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14289942 1 3370 1697 +1673 blockdaemon 0xa965c911... Ultra Sound
14292930 5 3429 1762 +1667 blockdaemon 0x8a850621... Titan Relay
14291829 1 3351 1697 +1654 blockdaemon 0x8a850621... Titan Relay
14292827 5 3413 1762 +1651 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14292294 0 3326 1680 +1646 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14289442 3 3372 1729 +1643 0x85fb0503... Aestus
14294172 5 3404 1762 +1642 blockdaemon 0x853b0078... BloXroute Max Profit
14292506 1 3333 1697 +1636 luno 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14292938 7 3427 1794 +1633 blockdaemon_lido Local Local
14289038 1 3326 1697 +1629 whale_0xdc8d 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14292452 1 3325 1697 +1628 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14294750 0 3306 1680 +1626 kiln 0x857b0038... BloXroute Regulated
14288852 6 3403 1778 +1625 whale_0xdc8d 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14291013 6 3401 1778 +1623 blockdaemon 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
14289720 1 3319 1697 +1622 blockdaemon 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14290602 5 3384 1762 +1622 blockdaemon 0x8db2a99d... BloXroute Max Profit
14293789 2 3334 1713 +1621 blockdaemon 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14291114 3 3347 1729 +1618 whale_0xdc8d 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14292481 6 3394 1778 +1616 blockdaemon 0x850b00e0... Ultra Sound
14294775 1 3311 1697 +1614 blockdaemon_lido 0x823e0146... Titan Relay
14294567 1 3308 1697 +1611 blockdaemon_lido 0x856b0004... BloXroute Max Profit
14294178 0 3291 1680 +1611 whale_0x3878 0x851b00b1... Ultra Sound
14289628 6 3388 1778 +1610 blockdaemon 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14291463 5 3366 1762 +1604 csm_operator115_lido 0xb67eaa5e... Aestus
14290014 0 3282 1680 +1602 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14289969 4 3347 1745 +1602 whale_0x8ebd 0x85fb0503... Aestus
14294372 2 3314 1713 +1601 blockdaemon_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14294469 0 3280 1680 +1600 luno 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14290005 4 3345 1745 +1600 blockdaemon 0x853b0078... BloXroute Max Profit
14295465 5 3358 1762 +1596 luno 0x853b0078... BloXroute Max Profit
14292873 5 3358 1762 +1596 whale_0xdc8d 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14289104 5 3356 1762 +1594 blockdaemon_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14293685 0 3268 1680 +1588 p2porg 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14292634 0 3266 1680 +1586 luno 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
14295254 1 3282 1697 +1585 blockdaemon 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14288464 1 3281 1697 +1584 revolut 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14294432 0 3262 1680 +1582 stakefish 0x856b0004... Ultra Sound
14292604 1 3275 1697 +1578 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14291329 6 3356 1778 +1578 blockdaemon_lido Local Local
14290297 0 3257 1680 +1577 0x851b00b1... Ultra Sound
14295165 11 3431 1859 +1572 blockdaemon_lido 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14290977 0 3249 1680 +1569 whale_0xfd67 0x851b00b1... Ultra Sound
14295255 0 3248 1680 +1568 whale_0xdc8d 0x88a53ec4... BloXroute Regulated
14289935 9 3394 1827 +1567 blockdaemon 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
14291351 1 3258 1697 +1561 gateway.fmas_lido 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
14293764 0 3241 1680 +1561 blockdaemon 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14291548 4 3306 1745 +1561 blockdaemon 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14289533 2 3272 1713 +1559 whale_0x8914 0x850b00e0... Ultra Sound
14293398 5 3313 1762 +1551 blockdaemon 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14294676 3 3280 1729 +1551 revolut 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14291425 0 3230 1680 +1550 whale_0xdc8d 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14290241 1 3246 1697 +1549 blockdaemon_lido 0xb7c5e609... BloXroute Regulated
14294094 9 3374 1827 +1547 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14292859 0 3227 1680 +1547 blockdaemon 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14290800 2 3259 1713 +1546 revolut 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14293577 6 3324 1778 +1546 blockdaemon_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14294584 1 3238 1697 +1541 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14295346 3 3270 1729 +1541 luno 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14290534 3 3269 1729 +1540 gateway.fmas_lido 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
14292130 0 3220 1680 +1540 whale_0x8914 0x851b00b1... Ultra Sound
14295584 5 3300 1762 +1538 whale_0x8ebd 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14291892 1 3232 1697 +1535 revolut 0x9129eeb4... Ultra Sound
14293016 2 3248 1713 +1535 whale_0xfd67 0xb67eaa5e... Titan Relay
14290563 1 3224 1697 +1527 blockdaemon_lido 0x856b0004... BloXroute Max Profit
14292296 6 3305 1778 +1527 revolut 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14295194 0 3206 1680 +1526 gateway.fmas_lido 0xba003e46... Flashbots
14295455 1 3213 1697 +1516 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14292055 1 3210 1697 +1513 whale_0xdc8d 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14295074 0 3193 1680 +1513 blockdaemon 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14294552 6 3290 1778 +1512 p2porg 0xb26f9666... BloXroute Regulated
14291529 3 3240 1729 +1511 whale_0xf273 0xb67eaa5e... Titan Relay
14292108 0 3187 1680 +1507 gateway.fmas_lido 0x851b00b1... BloXroute Max Profit
14295132 0 3187 1680 +1507 revolut 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14290579 1 3202 1697 +1505 whale_0x4b5e 0xb67eaa5e... Titan Relay
14291585 7 3297 1794 +1503 blockdaemon_lido 0xb67eaa5e... Titan Relay
14290271 0 3183 1680 +1503 blockdaemon_lido 0xba003e46... BloXroute Max Profit
14288695 1 3198 1697 +1501 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14292652 2 3214 1713 +1501 blockdaemon 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14290006 0 3179 1680 +1499 blockdaemon 0x823e0146... BloXroute Max Profit
14288856 3 3227 1729 +1498 whale_0x8914 0x853b0078... BloXroute Max Profit
14290568 0 3177 1680 +1497 revolut 0xba003e46... BloXroute Max Profit
14294089 1 3193 1697 +1496 whale_0x6ddb 0xb67eaa5e... Titan Relay
14294699 0 3170 1680 +1490 revolut 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14294335 0 3168 1680 +1488 whale_0x6ddb 0x851b00b1... Ultra Sound
14288897 0 3166 1680 +1486 blockdaemon_lido 0x851b00b1... Ultra Sound
14290829 0 3166 1680 +1486 whale_0xfd67 0x853b0078... BloXroute Max Profit
14289351 2 3196 1713 +1483 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14295185 0 3161 1680 +1481 blockdaemon 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14289853 1 3176 1697 +1479 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14289959 5 3241 1762 +1479 senseinode_lido Local Local
14291849 4 3224 1745 +1479 revolut 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14288423 5 3240 1762 +1478 p2porg 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Regulated
14291129 3 3207 1729 +1478 revolut 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
14288992 0 3156 1680 +1476 coinbase 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14293423 4 3221 1745 +1476 whale_0x8ebd 0xb26f9666... BloXroute Max Profit
14295538 8 3286 1811 +1475 luno 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14294518 1 3172 1697 +1475 coinbase 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14293064 6 3250 1778 +1472 whale_0xfd67 0xb67eaa5e... Titan Relay
14291265 1 3168 1697 +1471 whale_0xfd67 0xb67eaa5e... Titan Relay
14291759 0 3151 1680 +1471 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14295286 0 3149 1680 +1469 whale_0x8914 0x851b00b1... Ultra Sound
14290716 1 3165 1697 +1468 blockdaemon 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14293096 0 3148 1680 +1468 figment 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14289008 0 3148 1680 +1468 revolut 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14290188 6 3244 1778 +1466 coinbase Local Local
14293079 9 3289 1827 +1462 blockdaemon_lido 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14290392 0 3141 1680 +1461 whale_0x8914 0x851b00b1... Ultra Sound
14294179 0 3138 1680 +1458 whale_0x8914 0x83d6a6ab... Ultra Sound
14289990 0 3137 1680 +1457 whale_0x8914 0x85fb0503... Ultra Sound
14294724 10 3294 1843 +1451 gateway.fmas_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14292523 0 3131 1680 +1451 coinbase 0xb67eaa5e... Ultra Sound
14291390 0 3130 1680 +1450 p2porg 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14293563 6 3227 1778 +1449 p2porg 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14289500 0 3129 1680 +1449 blockdaemon_lido 0x8db2a99d... BloXroute Max Profit
14294633 0 3127 1680 +1447 whale_0xc611 0xb67eaa5e... Titan Relay
14288979 5 3208 1762 +1446 gateway.fmas_lido 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14293227 6 3223 1778 +1445 coinbase 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
14290898 2 3155 1713 +1442 whale_0x8ebd 0x853b0078... Agnostic Gnosis
14291143 0 3122 1680 +1442 whale_0x8914 0xb67eaa5e... Titan Relay
14290952 4 3187 1745 +1442 whale_0x8914 0x850b00e0... Ultra Sound
14291575 0 3118 1680 +1438 p2porg 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14291777 0 3115 1680 +1435 whale_0x8ebd 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14295586 0 3115 1680 +1435 coinbase 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14290350 1 3131 1697 +1434 kiln 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14295575 2 3144 1713 +1431 blockdaemon 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14291149 0 3110 1680 +1430 whale_0xfd67 0x85fb0503... Ultra Sound
14289364 2 3141 1713 +1428 whale_0x8914 0x85fb0503... Ultra Sound
14289608 6 3206 1778 +1428 blockdaemon_lido 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14289909 0 3108 1680 +1428 p2porg 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14289401 5 3189 1762 +1427 coinbase 0x823e0146... BloXroute Max Profit
14293644 5 3187 1762 +1425 coinbase 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Max Profit
14291248 6 3202 1778 +1424 whale_0xc611 0xb67eaa5e... Titan Relay
14294716 1 3120 1697 +1423 p2porg 0x853b0078... BloXroute Regulated
14291328 3 3150 1729 +1421 p2porg 0xb26f9666... BloXroute Max Profit
14290058 0 3099 1680 +1419 whale_0x8ebd 0x85fb0503... Aestus
14289327 2 3129 1713 +1416 0x9129eeb4... Agnostic Gnosis
14293610 11 3274 1859 +1415 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14295308 3 3142 1729 +1413 coinbase 0xb26f9666... BloXroute Max Profit
14295573 4 3158 1745 +1413 whale_0x8ebd 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14288545 6 3190 1778 +1412 kiln 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
14293334 0 3090 1680 +1410 whale_0x8ebd 0x853b0078... BloXroute Max Profit
14290975 5 3171 1762 +1409 coinbase 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14292914 8 3218 1811 +1407 whale_0xfd67 0xb67eaa5e... Titan Relay
14292368 0 3085 1680 +1405 p2porg 0x83d6a6ab... BloXroute Regulated
14295369 2 3117 1713 +1404 p2porg 0x853b0078... BloXroute Max Profit
14294658 0 3084 1680 +1404 p2porg 0x823e0146... Ultra Sound
14290172 5 3165 1762 +1403 blockdaemon_lido 0xb26f9666... Titan Relay
14290850 0 3081 1680 +1401 blockdaemon 0x926b7905... BloXroute Max Profit
14295324 0 3079 1680 +1399 whale_0x8ebd 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14294465 0 3078 1680 +1398 whale_0x8ebd 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14288646 0 3078 1680 +1398 p2porg 0x851b00b1... BloXroute Max Profit
14291998 1 3094 1697 +1397 whale_0x8ebd 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14293662 5 3158 1762 +1396 coinbase 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14289014 5 3157 1762 +1395 bitstamp 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
14295031 0 3073 1680 +1393 whale_0x8ebd 0x88857150... Ultra Sound
14288936 0 3072 1680 +1392 whale_0x8ebd 0x850b00e0... BloXroute Max Profit
14292732 1 3088 1697 +1391 whale_0x8ebd 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14291150 5 3152 1762 +1390 whale_0x8ebd 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14291989 0 3070 1680 +1390 p2porg 0xb67eaa5e... BloXroute Regulated
14293233 5 3151 1762 +1389 coinbase 0x856b0004... BloXroute Max Profit
14294854 1 3085 1697 +1388 figment 0x853b0078... BloXroute Max Profit
14288425 3 3117 1729 +1388 coinbase 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14292980 0 3068 1680 +1388 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14288636 1 3084 1697 +1387 solo_stakers 0xb4ce6162... Ultra Sound
14294975 5 3149 1762 +1387 whale_0x8ebd 0x8527d16c... Ultra Sound
14290013 5 3149 1762 +1387 0xb26f9666... BloXroute Max Profit
Total anomalies: 193

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})