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Stefan Kobrc
Founder RockLogic
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Nimbus v26.3.1: Validator monitoring and block building across 5 execution clients

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Stefan Kobrc
Founder RockLogic

How does each execution client behave when Nimbus asks it to build a block? We monitored 1,000 validator pubkeys across 5 EC pairings for 48 hours and found that block building performance varies dramatically, with one client producing near-empty blocks while the other four packed in millions of gas.

Nimbus v26.3.1: Validator monitoring and block building across 5 execution clients