Lately, everyone has been chatting about block builders and bundles, and it feels like it’s back to “new terminology anxiety” time… Honestly, for retail, is it really enough to just know where to look? I only keep two things in mind: first, the transaction you send may not go on-chain by itself—it could be packaged together with others, and who gets in first or last, or whether it gets sandwiched in and you get a “bite,” is related to the slippage/settlement order you experience; second, don’t be overly convinced that “if I send faster, I win”—sometimes other people are better at queueing.

Do you want to research which builder is bigger?
Yes—research only to the extent that you understand “how it affects my fills and costs,” and don’t turn yourself into a half miner…

Also, let me vent a bit about that testnet incentives/points setup: once you start clicking around, you begin to guess, “Will the mainnet issue tokens?” And then a whole bunch of strange bundles float by on-chain. Anyway, whenever I see abnormal congestion now, I just stop. I’d rather miss out than treat it as fuel.