Flowra Unveils Open Orderflow Auction on Solana to Boost Block Building Competition
Flowra has introduced an Open Orderflow Auction on Solana to boost competition in block building, aiming to increase validator revenue and improve price discovery for Solana's MEV market. The new system allows registered searchers to compete for transaction inclusion through open auctions instead of relying primarily on closed order flow channels.
According to Flowra, the current MEV market is largely concentrated, with most transactions coming from a few closed order flow channels. By opening block building to transparent competition, Flowra hopes to create a more efficient market for Solana's blockspace while giving validators greater control over how their blocks are constructed.
In early testing on a single validator, Flowra reported a 20.6% increase in compute units per block, moving the validator from 84% to 101% of the Solana network average. The company also saw higher block fees than comparable validator software and achieved 100% block production and 99.999% block engine uptime.
Flowra is also introducing Programmable Block Policy, which allows validators to define their own transaction inclusion policies at the block-building layer. This feature is designed to give validators more operational flexibility, particularly those facing institutional or regulatory requirements, without requiring changes to the underlying Solana protocol.