Mev – Dec LM

How 2 Brothers Allegedly Cheated a Noxious-But-Accepted Ethereum Practice for $25M

First came "The Bait." In an indictment, U.S. prosecutors detailed the incredibly complicated Ethereum exploit – in which attackers targeted the controversial area of "maximal extractable value," known as...

EU Watchdog Says Reordering Blockchain Transactions Might Be Market Abuse. Industry Says It’s Not

Maximum extractable value (MEV), in which blockchain operators reorder transactions to squeeze out additional profits, usually at the expense of whoever is sending the transactions, is not inherently bad,...

Inside the ‘Private Mempools’ Where Ethereum Traders Hide From Front-Running Bots

These private mempools – where blockchain transactions avoid the eyes of front-running "MEV" bots – promise to offer better settlement and lower fees to Ethereum users, but experts are...

Blocknative to Suspend MEV-Boost Relay After Economics Fail to ‘Materialize’

The decision followed internal discussions among the company’s leadership and board of directors, and the company plans to focus on "economically viable opportunities."