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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
Latest Ethereum Blocks Suggest Validators Are Reversing Censorship
22.3.2023
Non-censoring relays such as Agnostic and ultra sound are delivering more data blocks on Ethereum than Flashbots, the one-time king of MEV-delivering relays
DeFi-Focused Asset Manager MEV Capital Offers Uniswap Hedging Strategy
15.3.2023
MEV Capital uses options contracts issued by crypto derivatives specialist OrBit Markets to hedge liquidity providers’ positions
MEV Rewards on Ethereum Reach All-Time High During SVB Bank Run and USDC Depeg
15.3.2023
Profits made from MEV were more than twice as high as the last peak during the FTX implosion
Three Arrows-Backed Crypto Liquidity Protocol Rook Surges 23%
8.3.2023
Liquidity protocol Rook has experienced a surge in activity with its token rising by 23% on speculation that Three Arrows Capital founders Zhu Su and Kyle Davies have completed a fundraise for the bankruptcy-claims exchange
Solana’s Spam Problems Persist Despite Tech Improvements, MEV Researchers Say
28.2.2023
Arbitrageurs are eating up precious blockspace with pointless transactions, according to Jito Labs
Flashbots Proposes New Class of ‘Matchmakers’ to Share MEV Gains With Ethereum Users
16.2.2023
The new protocol known as "MEV-Share" would distribute the gains from "maximal extractable value" to users of the Ethereum blockchain in addition to validators and block builders. According to the Flashbots team, it's an early implementation of the SUAVE blockchain
Fewer Than Half of New Ethereum Blocks Over the Past 24 Hours Are OFAC Compliant
14.2.2023
For the first time since October, fewer than 50% of blocks added to the Ethereum blockchain over a 24-hour period are OFAC compliant, partially thanks to more non-censoring options that make up a larger share of the blockspace market
Ethereum’s 2022 in Review: The Merge, MEV and Mayhem
28.12.2022
Ethereum’s year was marked by reductions to energy costs and improved scalability, but it was also racked by hacks and “censorship.”