{"id":298766,"date":"2023-02-14T15:27:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T15:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=298766"},"modified":"2023-02-14T15:27:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T15:27:38","slug":"ethereums-ofac-compliant-blocks-drop-to-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ethereums-ofac-compliant-blocks-drop-to-47\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum&#8217;s OFAC-Compliant blocks drop to 47%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The number of Ethereum (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/ethereum\/\">ETH<\/a>) blocks compliant with the United States Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) fell to 47% on Feb. 13 \u2014 the lowest since Oct. 11 \u2014 according to MEV Watch data.<\/p>\n<p>However, the number has slightly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mevwatch.info\/\">risen<\/a> to 49% as of press time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_298780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-298780\" style=\"width: 1401px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-298780\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-14-141229.jpg\" alt=\"Ethereum Censorship\" width=\"1401\" height=\"822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-14-141229.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-14-141229-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-14-141229-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-14-141229-768x451.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1401px) 100vw, 1401px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-298780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: MEV Watch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Immediately after Ethereum migrated to the proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, one of the earliest <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ethereum-censorship-debate-heats-up-as-censored-blocks-hits-65-fud-or-simple-fix\/\">issues<\/a> community members raised was the growing number of blocks that were OFAC-compliant.<\/p>\n<p>Since OFAC <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/circle-blacklists-all-tornado-cash-eth-addresses-effectively-freezing-usdc\/\">blacklisted<\/a> several addresses related to the mixing protocol Tornado Cash, some Ethereum validators do not include transactions from these addresses in their blocks, raising concerns about the network's censorship resistance level.<\/p>\n<p>During this period, OFAC-compliant blocks <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ethereum-opac-compliant-blocks-in-decline-after-touching-80\/\">peaked<\/a> at 79% on Nov. 22, 2022. However, the numbers have steadily dropped in the current year, drawing praise from the community.<\/p>\n<p>The reduction in OFAC-compliant blocks is due to more validators using MEV-boost relays that don't sanction transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Gnosis CEO Martin Koppelmann <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/koeppelmann\/status\/1625433369235410944?s=20&t=6KPZXfVBOQOTLUYOhgYh1w\">pointed out<\/a> that while news of Ethereum being less OFAC-compliant is great, there is still a need for more &#8220;systemic solutions.&#8221; Koppelmann added that only three relays make up &#8220;47% of uncensored block space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The MEV Watch displays a censorship offenders leaderboard showing all entities running a censoring MEV relay on their validators. The list included centralized exchanges like Binance, Bitfinex, Kraken, and Coinbase. Other platforms on the board include Celsius Network, Cream Finance, Lido, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of Ethereum (ETH) blocks compliant with the United States Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) fell to 47% on Feb. 13 \u2014 the lowest since Oct. 11 \u2014 according to MEV Watch data. However, the number has slightly risen to 49% as of press time. 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