# Welcome to Blink

Blink is a research organization specializing in the lifecycle of on-chain transactions, focusing on value recovery and optimizing security and latency for users.

## Quick Start

Start building in minutes:

* Request an API key by emailing <contact@blinklabs.xyz>
* Check out the [integration guide](https://docs.blinklabs.xyz/blink/get-started/integration) for your originator type

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## Getting Started

* [**Transaction Originators**](https://docs.blinklabs.xyz/blink/get-started)
  * What is a Transaction Originator?
  * Do I qualify as a Transaction Originator?
  * What type of Transaction Originator am I?
* [**State Update Auction**](https://docs.blinklabs.xyz/blink/blink/broken-reference)
  * What is a State Update Auction?
  * How do I integrate with the auction?
  * What are the benefits of the auction?
  * RPC / API reference
* [**Searchers**](https://docs.blinklabs.xyz/blink/blink/broken-reference)
  * How do I integrate with Blink as a Searcher?
  * How do I listen to new transactions?
  * How do I bid on transactions?
  * RPC / API reference