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MEV bot scam rides AI hype to return under new name, says SlowMist
15.10.2024
Blockchain security firm SlowMist found a growing number of people lost funds to fake trading bots that use OpenAI’s ChatGPT in the name to build legitimacy
‘Unlucky' MEV bot takes out huge $12M loan just to make $20 in profit
6.9.2024
An MEV bot took out a $11.9 million loan to sandwich attack a user, but barely made enough to cover lunch
Notorious ‘jaredfromsubway’ MEV bot returns with new attacks
21.8.2024
The “jaredfromsubway.eth” MEV bot appears to have relaunched with a better arsenal for carrying out attacks
Ronin ‘white hat’ attacker returns $10M in ETH after apparent accidental front-run
6.8.2024
The MEV bot returned nearly all of the funds, and the team claimed that $500,000 was being paid to it as a bounty
Ronin ‘white hat’ attacker returns $10M in ETH after apparent accidental front-run
6.8.2024
The MEV bot returned nearly all of the funds, and the team claimed that $500,000 was being paid to it as a bounty
Ronin Network exploited for $9.8M in ETH, white hat hacker suspected
6.8.2024
If the exploit occurred due to a white hat hacker, the funds could soon be returned to the blockchain
Rho Markets returns online with no funds lost after $8M Oracle issue
22.7.2024
The MEV bot responsible for profiting nearly $8 million in stablecoins returned the funds but wanted the Rho Markets team to admit it was not a hack or exploit
Rho Markets returns online with no funds lost after $8M Oracle issue
22.7.2024
The MEV bot responsible for profiting nearly $8 million in stablecoins returned the funds but wanted the Rho Markets team to admit it was not a hack or exploit
Solana’s Stablecoin Transfer Volume Drops Drastically Amid Scrutiny
28.6.2024
According to stablecoin transfer volume metrics divided by blockchain, Solana’s daily transfer volume has decreased from a range of $75 billion to $100 billion daily to around $7 billion daily. Additionally, a crypto advocate expressed doubts about the legitimacy of Solana’s previous...
Solana sandwich bot makes $30M from MEV arbitrage in 2 months
17.6.2024
MRGN Research’s Ben Coverston says the Solana-based MEV bot has made an active effort to date to keep a low profile
Insider trading claims over MAGA token sell-off debunked as MEV bot activity
21.5.2024
An insider sold MAGA tokens worth over $1 million, sparking debate over market manipulation and revealing potential MEV bot activity
US Law Enforcement Arrests Mastermind of $1.2 Million MEV Rug Pull Scam
21.3.2024
The U.S. law enforcement authorities have arrested Robert Robb, a MEV bot engineer known as “pokerbrat” for allegedly masterminding a $1.2 million crypto rug pull scam. Robb was detained on March 20, according to a screenshot from the Detention Center Inmate information of the Henderson...
Solana’s MEV Bot Strikes Gold: $1.8 Million Earned in Seconds from Meme Coin Trade
12.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Nivens A MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) arbitrage bot operator, known as 2Fast, has achieved a profit of $1.8 million from a single transaction bundle. The bot, under the control of 2Fast, transformed an initial investment of 703 SOL, valued at approximately $70,000...
Uniswap V3 User’s Costly Liquidity Pool Error: $700,000 Lost to MEV Bot
6.11.2023
A trader using the decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap V3 lost over $700,000 after he entered wrong values while creating a new liquidity pool. According to an X post from on-chain analytics firm Arkham, the user added a total of $1.5 million of liquidity in the WBTC-CRV pool he created on Uniswap...
Curve hacker behind $61M heist begins returning funds
4.8.2023
A frontrunning miner extractable value (MEV) bot that had drained approximately $11 million worth Ether from the Curve protocol returned nearly all of it
Subway-themed trading bot makes millions using ‘sandwich’ attacks
20.4.2023
The anonymous MEV bot operator’s best day was April 18, where he profited about $950,000
Tether Takes Action: Blacklists Validator Address Linked to $25 Million MEV Bot Drain – Here's What Happened
12.4.2023
Tether, the company behind the world's largest stablecoin, has blacklisted a validator address responsible for draining $25 million from Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) bots.
The validator exploited a bug in the MEV-boost relay to bypass MEV bots by attempting to execute a sandwich trade, which...
Ethereum MEV Bot Gets Attacked for $20M as Validator Strikes Back
3.4.2023
One of the major Ethereum MEV (maximal extractable value) bots has been targeted in an attack, allegedly by an Ethereum validator
MEV bot earns $1M but loses everything to a hacker an hour later
28.9.2022
An MEV bot gained massive profits worth $1 million by seizing an arbitrage opportunity. However, it was tricked into authorizing a malicious transaction that drained the funds