# 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:** ![tobi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.aztec.network/tobi/32/146_2.png) [@tobi](https://forum.aztec.network/u/tobi)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/request-for-proposals-decentralized-sequencer-selection/350/5 "2023-05-10T14:06:32Z")

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Edit: linking to new post (missed that bit)

> [@\[Proposal\] Leveraging EigenLayer and rETH for sequencer selection](http://forum.aztec.network/t/leveraging-eigenlayer-and-reth-for-sequencer-selection/368):
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> Summary This proposes to allow users to stake rETH to become an aztec sequencer. It won’t necessarily require using EigenLayer’s smart contracts (it’s optional, there can also be custom contracts deployed for this) more so the concept made popular by EigenLayer: Leveraging already existing ETH instead of a new token to run additional decentralized services. It is very hard to introduce a new token and create a significantly big set of people holding that token without too much centralization i…

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