Ethereum’s most notorious sandwich bot targets Vitalik Buterin’s swap
Vitalik Buterin’s small XDB swap was sandwiched by JaredfromSubway, Ethereum’s notorious MEV trading bot.The bot used about $1.14 million in WETH but likely lost money after gas.The incident renewed attention on encrypted mempools as Ethereum developers seek stronger protection against MEV.
2026-05-08 09:55:00
