Quants are paying $4,000 a month to front-run Solana trades
MEV bots by quant traders can read Solana trades before blocks exist, thanks to validators selling insider access to transaction data.
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MEV bot JaredFromSubway.eth loses $7.5M to approvals honeypot
After years of terrorizing DeFi users, ruthless sandwicher JaredFromSubway.eth has been caught in a rival’s on-chain trap.
JaredFromSubway.eth sandwich attacked Vitalik Buterin
Vitalik Buterin carelessly routed an order accepting any slippage to Uniswap and suffered a sandwich attack by JaredFromSubway.eth.
$25 million Ethereum MEV exploit puts ‘Code Is Law’ on trial
The April 2023 exploit allowed the brothers’ validator to drain “predatory” MEV bots who attempt to profit off transactions of regular users.
Your L2 transaction fees are higher because of MEV spam, report
A new report, titled MEV and the Limits of Scaling, explores the vast volume of MEV spam offsetting improvements in blockchain throughput.
‘Cryptographic performance art’ drains contract one block after launch
A MEV bot was able to drain a new contract one block after deployment, performing what commenters called 'cryptographic performance art.'
Yes, MEV occurs on Bitcoin — here’s how
Despite what many may think, MEV isn't merely an Ethereum problem. In fact, it first occurred on Bitcoin and is still causing issues.
US indicts Ethereum validators for exploiting MEV trader
Anton Peraire- and James Peraire-Bueno face charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to launder money.
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Explained: How JaredFromSubway.eth still sandwich attacks victims
Exploitive trading bot JaredFromSubway.eth takes its name from pedophile Jared Fogle, who featured in Subway ads in the early 2000s.
How crypto traders can utilize MEV in blockchain transactions
Maximum extractable value (MEV) will always exist in Ethereum. Here's how different types of MEV are used by traders.