cowprotocol / cowprotocol/ebbo

MEV kickbacks are not correct of there are multiple settlements in one block

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Description

The kickback of settlements is not computed correctly if there are multiple settlemens in one block.

One example is this transaction.

Looking at zeromev one can see that the backrun actually belongs to that transaction from the same block.

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No files or tests are named. Reproduce the provided transaction and compare its settlement and backrun attribution with zeromev, then trace the multiple-settlement handling; done means the backrun is assigned to the correct transaction and the example is covered by a regression test.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
blockchain
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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