According to @VitalikButerin, FOCIL only makes sense when it relies on the public mempool because its goal is to let regular small stakers source transactions there. Source: Vitalik Buterin, X, Sep 10, 2025.

According to @jih2nn, FOCIL guarantees equality of opportunity for all transactions in the public mempool as long as there is at least one honest includer, establishing a fair-inclusion baseline for on-chain order flow management. Source: @jih2nn on X, Aug 24, 2025. According to @jih2nn, the freedom to censor does not stand above this guarantee, positioning censorship resistance as subordinate to the protocol’s equal-opportunity rule. Source: @jih2nn on X, Aug 24, 2025. According to @jih2nn, this explicitly covers all transactions in the public mempool, making it directly relevant to execution reliability for traders who broadcast orders publicly. Source: @jih2nn on X, Aug 24, 2025.

According to @BitMEXResearch, the team urges the industry to prevent private, bilateral transaction-inclusion deals and instead relay transactions on the open network (source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 22, 2025). For traders, aligning with this guidance means broadcasting through public mempool relays rather than private channels to avoid dependence on opaque inclusion arrangements (source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 22, 2025). Actionable takeaway: prioritize open-network relay paths in your on-chain execution workflows, review any reliance on bilateral inclusion agreements, and monitor ecosystem policy shifts by infrastructure providers toward open relay to adjust fee-bidding and timing strategies accordingly (source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 22, 2025).

According to BitMEX Research, maintaining an open fee market for Bitcoin blockspace—where bids are placed transparently in the public mempool—is essential for the cryptocurrency’s long-term security and viability. This open system promotes free and fair competition among transactions, allowing traders to optimize fees and transaction times. BitMEX Research warns that if centralized private entities bypass the mempool to send transactions directly to miners, it could undermine market efficiency and impact on-chain trading strategies (source: BitMEX Research, May 1, 2025).