Eden Network ceases operations and will distribute 2.000 ETH to EDEN holders
- Eden Network Shuts Down Services and Disables Key Products
- Distribution of 2.000 ETH to EDEN token holders
- Token retirement program valid until September 30th
Eden Network, a protocol focused on mitigating the negative impacts of maximum extractable value (MEV), has officially announced the closure of its operations. The decision affects all core network services, including Eden RPC, Eden Bundles, Mempool Stream, and Tx Explain, which have already been deactivated.
Archer DAO was launched in 2020 on a mission to create a new revenue stream for Ethereum miners through realizing profits from MEV.
In 2021, as EIP-1559 was enacted and greatly impacted miners' revenue potential, the mission evolved into Eden Network to continue to support… pic.twitter.com/HBzBjL2KQt
— Eden Network (@EdenNetwork) August 12, 2025
Founded in 2021, Eden Network aimed to provide Ethereum miners with an additional source of revenue by prioritizing transactions and optimizing MEV utilization. Following the Ethereum merge in September 2022, the protocol served as a MEV-Boost relay operator, helping validators increase transaction efficiency and fairness in the DeFi ecosystem.
However, the team reported that the block and relay building segment had become extremely competitive and costly, making it profitable only for a limited number of operators. "Despite initial momentum and success, Eden was unable to maintain its position in the more mature MEV landscape," the network noted. "After careful analysis and consultation with community members, the difficult decision was made to shut down the Eden Network."
As part of the closure, Eden announced a token retirement program, distributing its entire 2.000 ETH treasury to EDEN holders. The amount will be converted at a fixed rate of 0,00001506 ETH per EDEN token, with only the approximately 132,8 million tokens currently in circulation being eligible.
The program will be available until September 30th and will be restricted to residents outside the United States. The network also announced that all tokens held in treasury and those belonging to core contributors who were not invested have been permanently burned.
The decision marks the end of an initiative that, in its early years, brought relevant innovations to the use of MEV on Ethereum, but which ended up being made unfeasible by intense competition and the high operational costs of the sector.
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