TL;DR
- Eden Network shutdown: Core services, including Eden RPC, Bundles, Mempool Stream, Tx Explain, Public Data, and 0xProtect, are offline after the team chose to retire amid a costlier relay market.
- Token retirement terms: The protocol will distribute 2,000 ETH at 0.00001506 ETH per EDEN, open to non U.S. residents until September 30 at 23:59 UTC, with only the 132.8 million circulating supply eligible.
- User next steps: Holders should unstake and claim through official links by the deadline, while users needing protection and data can pivot to Flashbots Protect and Blocknative’s Mempool Explorer.
Eden Network, an Ethereum MEV service that originated from the Archer DAO initiative, is closing down and will return its leftover treasury to token holders after struggling to compete in a market for relays and block-building that has become more expensive. The Eden Network team said all core products have been switched off, and a token retirement program will distribute the protocol’s ether reserves to eligible EDEN holders.
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
What is ending today
Eden network confirmed that Eden RPC, Rocket RPC, Eden Bundles, Mempool Stream, Tx Explain, Public Data, and 0xProtect are no longer operational. Developers who relied on Eden network’s transaction ordering and data feeds will need to migrate immediately to alternative infrastructure to avoid service disruptions across trading and DeFi automation.
How the token retirement works
The protocol will distribute 2,000 ETH to EDEN holders at a fixed rate of 0.00001506 ETH per token. Only the current circulating supply of about 132.8 million EDEN is eligible, and the program is open to non U.S. residents until September 30 at 23:59 UTC. All EDEN held in treasury and all unvested contributor allocations have been burned, and any ETH left after the window closes will fund wind-down expenses. Holders with tokens staked in the app must unstake to participate.
Why Eden could not keep pace
Eden launched in 2021 to help miners and later validators minimize the negative externalities of MEV through private ordering and priority flow. Following Ethereum’s Merge, the competition in the relay and block building space intensified and required significant capital, resulting in profits concentrating among a limited number of operators. Despite early momentum as an MEV Boost relay with strong block rewards, Eden said it could not sustain a share in a more mature market and opted for an orderly retirement.
What users can do next
EDEN holders should verify eligibility, unstake if necessary, and complete the claim within the deadline using official links. For transaction protection and mempool visibility, the team pointed users to Flashbots Protect and Blocknative’s Mempool Explorer. Developers should review failover plans, update endpoints, and confirm that bots, keepers, and order flow tools function correctly without Eden’s services. Official channels will share wind-down updates.
