MEV

Finance

Multicoin capital

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.

By Brandy Betz

Sponsored

May 23, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

May 23, 2023

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Technology

Pepe

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 validators running the Ethereum blockchain.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Sponsored

May 8, 2023 at 5:24 p.m. UTC

May 8, 2023

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Finance

Token governance

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.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Apr 13, 2023 at 11:17 p.m. UTC

Apr 13, 2023

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Technology

Eth

What’s Next After Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade?

Last year saw the Merge. Now comes the Verge, Purge and Scourge.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Sponsored

Apr 11, 2023 at 4:07 p.m. UTC

Apr 11, 2023

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Finance

Mev

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.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Apr 10, 2023 at 5:51 p.m. UTC

Apr 10, 2023

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Video

Blockchain

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 raises questions about whether validators can be trusted, one former Ethereum Foundation member said. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments.

By CoinDesk Inc

Sponsored

Apr 3, 2023 at 4:52 p.m. UTC

Apr 3, 2023

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Finance

Ethereum

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.

By Oliver Knight

Sponsored

Apr 3, 2023 at 10:56 a.m. UTC

Apr 3, 2023

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Technology

Valid points

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.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Sponsored

Mar 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2023

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Technology

Valid points

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.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Sponsored

Mar 15, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2023

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Finance

Mev

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.

By Oliver Knight

Sponsored

Mar 8, 2023 at 11:16 a.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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