@delaneyeth
Why does MEV exist? Because the mempool—the waiting room for transactions—is a Glass House.
Bots can see your transaction ("swap 1 ETH for USDC") before it's confirmed. They can then jump the queue, buy the token right before you, let you push the price up, and then sell immediately.
You get a worse price. They get risk-free profit. You are the product.
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