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Blocknative to Suspend MEV-Boost Relay After Economics Fail to ‘Materialize’
26.9.2023
The decision followed internal discussions among the company’s leadership and board of directors, and the company plans to focus on "economically viable opportunities."
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
Curve Debacle Triggers Transaction Frenzy, Sending Ethereum ‘MEV’ Rewards to Record High
31.7.2023
On July 30, over 6,000 ETH ($11M worth) in so-called Maximal Extractable Value rewards were paid out to Ethereum validators, the most ever for a single day
Ribbon Finance Settles First On-Chain Ether 'Autocallable' With Marex and MEV Capital
31.7.2023
The onchain execution of structured products promises transparency to investors and eliminates counterparty risks
Ethereum logs $1M MEV block reward amid Curve Finance exploit
31.7.2023
The highest recently generated block reward was 584 ETH, created by a MEV bot front-running transactions during the DeFi chaos
Crypto Firm Flashbots Raises $60M in Paradigm-Led Round
25.7.2023
The new capital will help develop the SUAVE decentralized platform for maximal extractable value (MEV)
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