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🧵 Validator Rewards & MEV on @ethereum since The Merge 🧠 Since Ethereum’s transition to Proof of Stake (The Merge), validator income dynamics have changed. Let’s explore where rewards come from — staking, tips, MEV — and how they’ve evolved. (+ real charts 👇)
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1/ Validators on @ethereum earn from two layers: • Consensus Layer: issuance from staking • Execution Layer: user-paid tips + MEV On average: ~80% of rewards = staking ~17% = tips (priority fees) ~3% = MEV 📊 Here’s the breakdown 👇
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2/ Most blocks don’t carry meaningful MEV. In fact, over 50% of blocks deliver no MEV reward at all. But some rare blocks pay huge MEV rewards — creating an extreme long tail. 🎰 Here’s a histogram of MEV per block: One validator earned 689 ETH in one block — over $1.2M.
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3/ Timeline view: total monthly validator earnings since The Merge 👇 You can clearly see cycles of high activity (meme seasons, volatility, etc.) 🟣 Staking rewards = stable 🟠 Tips & MEV = volatile, network-dependent
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