Encrypted Mempools

Not all MEV is bad. Arbitrage and liquidations help DeFi run smoothly - but front-running and sandwich attacks exploit users. Shutter’s encrypted mempools stop the malicious kind while preserving the good, restoring fairness without killing efficiency. Here's how it works.

We appreciate the thoughtful perspectives of the analysts at a16z Crypto on the limitations and potential of encrypted mempools in addressing MEV (Maximal Extractable Value). Their recent blog post raises valid points and highlights genuine challenges. That said, we see several key issues differently and offer a perspective informed by

Front-running, vote manipulation, and leaked moves are killing trust in dApps. This post breaks down how the commit-reveal works to fix this - and how Shutter upgrades it with threshold encryption to keep dApps fair, private, and tamper-proof.

CZ recently called for a dark pool-style perp DEX - but there’s no need to build a full FHE dark pool. Shutter API for Shielded Trading offers a scalable solution today using threshold encryption to stop malicious MEV across DEXs, OTC desks, and derivatives.

The uncomfortable truth about trust-based MEV protections is that they are effective—until they fail.

Censorship resistance and decentralization are core to public blockchains, ensuring open, permissionless access. But in today’s world of bots, AI, and memecoin mania, these founding principles are too often forgotten.

Privacy-preserving computation is key to Web3’s future. This post explores cryptographic tools like FHE, MPC, and iO—and why trust in distributed committees, like Shutter’s Keypers, is essential for keeping data private and systems decentralized.

Shutter proposes the clearest path to winning BNB Chain’s war against malicious MEV - an encrypted mempool.

The agentic future of finance isn’t coming—it’s already here. Platforms like Bankr, Nani, and others have made it easier than ever for crypto traders to execute transactions with just a simple command. No manual calculations, no navigating complex interfaces—just type and trade. But here’s the