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The rise of Flashbots has sprouted an interest in MEV among the entire Web3 ecosystem. Competitors have appeared in Ethereum, such as Manifold , which competes with Flashbots in the block-building space with non-compliant OFAC blocks.
Gonzalo Hirsch • Enter the MEV Void: the Rise of Flashbots
Buuuuut of course shady trading bots also come with their downsides. Various MEV strategies can result in greater slippage (worse prices) on token swaps, failed transactions because trades were front-run, and have historically contributed to higher gas prices for all users as bots spammed the network with transactions.
Mark Bissell • Intern Breakdown #2: MEV
Hot brands will offer “silent drops” to combat bots. No announcements, just random availability. Real fans who check often get rewarded, not scalpers with algorithms.
Greg Isenberg • The Future of Commerce - Greg Isenberg
In late September, Mirror introduced a separate race for projects that have their own token, and it switched to "quadratic voting," which balances out for whales and attempts to reward regular people who get votes from the broader community. But a new problem emerged: bots were flooding in and influencing the results.
Decrypt • Mirror, DAOs, and the Exclusivity Problem - Decrypt
MEV trades also benefit the blockchain ecosystem at large by making markets more efficient. For example, arbitrage bots ensure prices are stable across exchanges, and liquidation bots allow collateralized lending applications to function properly.
Mark Bissell • Intern Breakdown #2: MEV
