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MEV
EM-EE-VEE · noun · slang
Maximal extractable value — profit from reordering transactions.
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Maximal (or Miner) Extractable Value is the profit that block producers or bots can extract by strategically including, excluding, or reordering transactions within a block, e.g. via front-running.
“His swap got front-run by an MEV bot and he lost a chunk to slippage.”
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MEV In A Sentence
His swap got front-run by an MEV bot and he lost a chunk to slippage.
Origin & Usage
Ethereum research term originally 'miner extractable value', now 'maximal extractable value'.
People Also Ask
What does MEV stand for?
It stands for Maximal Extractable Value, originally 'Miner Extractable Value' before Ethereum moved to proof of stake.
What is MEV in crypto?
It is the profit block producers or bots can extract by strategically including, excluding, or reordering transactions within a block.
How does MEV affect regular users?
It can cost ordinary traders through tactics like front-running and sandwich attacks that worsen their price and slippage.
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