# Is Metamask sending private txn (skipping mempool) on Ethereum chain?

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**Created:** [February 1, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/is-metamask-sending-private-txn-skipping-mempool-on-ethereum-chain/30132 "2025-02-01T02:52:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![cerafe3613](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@cerafe3613](https://community.metamask.com/u/cerafe3613)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/is-metamask-sending-private-txn-skipping-mempool-on-ethereum-chain/30132/1 "2025-02-01T02:52:45Z")

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I recently used MetaMask on ethereum mainnet to simply transfer eth. I see to my surprise that the transaction gets submitted as a private txn skipping mempool (similar to going via flashbot). How is it possible- is it that something about the infura RPC has changed?

RPC url: “mainnet .infura .io” (writing with spaces, else MetaMask wont let me post)  
How I know its private txn?  
\*I see going on etherscan that “confirmed within n secs” info is missing in the Timestamp field \*

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**Author:** ![0xroo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/user_avatar/community.metamask.com/0xroo/32/31960_2.png) [@0xroo](https://community.metamask.com/u/0xroo)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/is-metamask-sending-private-txn-skipping-mempool-on-ethereum-chain/30132/5 "2025-02-03T08:49:53Z")

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Hi where did you see private tx, could you share more how you made the tx did you use any dapps?

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**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/original/3X/3/8/3812168020a49f264784b1dbfcf12435abbb09ad.png) [@system](https://community.metamask.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/is-metamask-sending-private-txn-skipping-mempool-on-ethereum-chain/30132/6 "2025-03-05T08:49:55Z")

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Closed on March 5, 2025, 8:49am UTC

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