# Request For Proposals: Decentralized Sequencer Selection

**URL:** <https://forum.aztec.network/t/request-for-proposals-decentralized-sequencer-selection/350>\
**Category:** Aztec\
**Tags:** rfp, sequencers\
**Created:** [May 9, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/request-for-proposals-decentralized-sequencer-selection/350 "2023-05-09T16:12:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![ben-espresso](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.aztec.network/ben-espresso/32/213_2.png) [@ben-espresso](https://forum.aztec.network/u/ben-espresso)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/request-for-proposals-decentralized-sequencer-selection/350/31 "2023-05-24T19:05:53Z")

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> [@\[Proposal\] Sequencer Selection: Espresso Martini](http://forum.aztec.network/t/proposal-sequencer-selection-espresso-martini/486):
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> Decentralized Sequencing Proposal: Espresso Martini Proposed by: [Espresso Systems](https://www.espressosys.com/) team Summary This proposal is an extension to any base decentralized sequencing design (e.g., total anarchy, [Whisk-y](http://forum.aztec.network/t/whisk-y-should-we-use-whisk-for-sequencer-selection/365), [Cookie Jar](http://forum.aztec.network/t/proposal-sequencer-selection-cookie-jar/448), [Irish Coffee](http://forum.aztec.network/t/proposal-sequencer-selection-irish-coffee/483), etc.) that preserves the same security properties but adds pre-confirmations to improve the user experience. More precisely, clients who trust that less than a threshold of the sequencer staking set is corrupt (e.g., 33%) can obtain fast pre-confirmations of transaction su…

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