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A New Uniswap Feature Aims to Eliminate DeFi Pain Points
17.7.2023
UniswapX, announced at EthCC in Paris, offers better prices by aggregating liquidity sources, gas-free swaps, and protection against MEV
Flashbots Confirms Top Strategy Researcher Obadia to Depart Amid ‘Strategic’ Hiring Push
21.6.2023
Obadia cited personal reasons for his departure but warned of "serious challenges" for Flashbots in a letter posted to Twitter
Multicoin Leads $2.3M FastLane VC Deal, Continuing its Bet on MEV Infrastructure
23.5.2023
The crypto-focused investment firm has now backed three projects centered around maximal extractable value (MEV), a way for validators to earn extra money from traders
Ethereum Patch Set to Fix Transaction Finality Challenges After Second Bout Disrupts Network
13.5.2023
On Friday, Ethereum’s Beacon chain encountered yet another bout of transaction finality challenges, reminiscent of the glitch experienced on May 11, 2023. For over an hour, the blockchain stopped the process of finalizing blocks. However, Superphiz, an Ethereum developer, emphasized that...
PEPE Meme Coin Craze Spreads Wealth to Ethereum Validators Running Blockchain
8.5.2023
As risk-taking crypto traders sought to make tremendous profits off of surging prices for the suddenly-hot PEPE, a resulting surge in transaction fees brought a windfall to validators running the Ethereum blockchain
April’s crypto scams, exploits and hacks lead to $103M lost — CertiK
1.5.2023
The month was particularly bad for exploits, with the amount lost accounting for half of the total crypto exploited so far in 2023
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
ROOK Investors Begin Swapping Tokens for $25M Crypto Treasury
14.4.2023
Holders of the former governance token have 90 days to exchange their ROOK for USDC
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...
What’s Next After Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade?
11.4.2023
Ethereum is expected to address the implementation of proto-danksharding in the months after Wednesday's Shanghai upgrade (also referred to as "Shapella"), as well as other mechanisms that will make the blockchain more scalable. Last year saw the Merge. Now comes the Verge, Purge and Scourge
Tether blacklists validator address that drained MEV bots for $25M
11.4.2023
The likes of Polygon co-founder and many other decentralization proponents called blocking the address a bad precedent
ROOK Token Surges Ahead of $50M Treasury Split Between Community and MEV Tech Builders
10.4.2023
The MEV project Rook is hurtling toward major changes following an effort to split the token from the DAO
Ethereum validator cashes in 689 ETH from MEV-Boost relay
10.4.2023
The 689 Ether, worth nearly $1.3 million, is the largest reward received since the 691 Ether reward on March 20 paid to Lido
Ethereum projects launch MEV Blocker to protect users from high prices: Finance Redefined
7.4.2023
The top 100 DeFi tokens had a mixed week in terms of price action, with the total value locked in DeFi protocols maintaining above $50 billion
3 key Ethereum price metrics cast doubt on the strength of ETH’s recent rally
5.4.2023
ETH price is showing strength, but network and derivatives data suggest that ETH will struggle to hold the $1,850 price level
Ethereum projects unite to protect users from MEV-induced high prices
5.4.2023
In total, 27 Ethereum projects joined the initiative as launch partners, which includes Balancer, Gnosis DAO, Shapeshift, and StakeDAO, to name a few
MEV Blocker Wants to Help You Outrun the Front-Runners
5.4.2023
Builders behind the new utility say it will help Ethereum users avoid the scourge of MEV and earn a profit, to boot
Rogue Validator Exploits MEV Bots on Ethereum, Resulting in $25.3M in Crypto Losses
4.4.2023
On April 3, 2023, at Ethereum block height 16,964,664, a group of MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) bots were exploited for $25.3 million. An analysis of the exploit revealed that a renegade validator switched the MEV bots’ transactions and seized various crypto tokens, such as 7,460 wrapped...
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
Sandwich trading bots lose bread and butter in $25M exploit
3.4.2023
The CertiK team told Cointelegraph that this is one of the biggest exploits that they’ve seen on MEV bots since September 2022