I used to always want to understand everything about block builders, bundles, MEV—worried that I’d miss a layer and end up losing out; now I think retail investors just need to know what’s “good enough”: the transaction you submit might not be included in the block in the order you see, it could be bundled or front-run, and when the price difference is big, slippage and failure rates can suddenly look bad, so don’t blindly trust “click to confirm,” don’t use outrageous slippage, try to use reliable routing/private forwarding (enable it if possible), split large orders, and avoid rushing during the most crowded times. Honestly, just knowing someone is “assembling transaction bundles” is enough; trying to analyze every builder’s game theory is too brain-draining.

By the way, I recently saw a comparison between RWA, US Treasury yields, and on-chain yield products. My first reaction was: where does the yield come from, who’s subsidizing it, and whether you can exit as expected during congestion or front-running—these details are more critical than just looking at “annualized” numbers. Anyway, I’m now more concerned about exitability and worst-case scenarios; don’t pretend to be a professional market maker.