MEV

Multicoin Capital managing partner Kyle Samani (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Multicoin Leads $2.3M FastLane VC Deal, Continuing Its Bet on MEV Infrastructure
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.
Multicoin Capital managing partner Kyle Samani (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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PEPE Meme Coin Craze Spreads Wealth to Ethereum Validators Running Blockchain
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 va...
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The riot pepe became a calling card of Rook's activist investors. (Hazard/Rook)
ROOK Token Holders Poised to Collect $25M Payout
Rook Labs and activist investors reached a deal that returns millions of dollars to the former DAO.
The riot pepe became a calling card of Rook's activist investors. (Hazard/Rook)

Developers can't wait for Shapella. (DALL-E/CoinDesk)
What’s Next After Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade?
Last year saw the Merge. Now comes the Verge, Purge and Scourge.
Developers can't wait for Shapella. (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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ROOK Token Surges Ahead of $50M Treasury Split Between Community and MEV Tech Builders
A proposal would divvy up Rook’s nearly $50 million crypto treasury between Rook Labs, which builds MEV technology, and the new Incubator DAO.
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Ethereum Bot Targeted in Attack for $20M as Validator Strikes Back
Ethereum Bot Targeted in Attack for $20M as Validator Strikes Back
One of the major Ethereum MEV bots has been targeted in an attack, apparently by one of the blockchain's validators, resulting in the loss of almost $20 million. The incident...
Ethereum Bot Targeted in Attack for $20M as Validator Strikes Back

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Ethereum Bot Gets Attacked for $20M as Validator Strikes Back
The incident raises questions about whether validators can be trusted, one former member of the Ethereum Foundation said.
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Latest Ethereum Blocks Suggest Validators Are Reversing Censorship
Noncensoring relays such as Agnostic and ultra sound are delivering more data blocks on Ethereum than Flashbots, the one-time king of MEV-delivering relays.
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MEV profits soared during this latest crypto crisis. (Midjourney/CoinDesk)
MEV Rewards on Ethereum Reach All-Time High During SVB Bank Run and USDC Depeg
Profits made from MEV were more than twice as high as the last peak during the FTX implosion.
MEV profits soared during this latest crypto crisis. (Midjourney/CoinDesk)

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Three Arrows-Backed Crypto Liquidity Protocol Rook Surges 23% on Fundraise Speculation
The ROOK token is experiencing a resurgence on speculation that Three Arrows' founders have completed a $25 million fundraise.
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