MEV: Public Mempools vs Private Transaction Relays
Your transaction's route, public mempool or private relay, determines who can extract value from it and how much. The mechanics, the tradeoffs, the gaps.
№ 002DeFiZero Slippage Tolerance Starves Sandwich Bots
Zero slippage tolerance forces sandwich bots into guaranteed losses, the mechanics of amountOutMinimum explain exactly why the attack collapses.
№ 003DeFiHow DEXs Handle Conflicting Transactions in One Block
Two swaps hit the same liquidity pool in the same block. Here's the exact mechanic that decides which one wins, and what it costs the loser.