The US DOJ indicts two brothers for allegedly stealing $25M in crypto via an exploit of the MEV-Boost software used by some Ethereum validators
The alleged 12-second attack related to the controversial practice known as MEV, or maximal extractable value. — 10 Years of Decentralizing the Future
CoinDesk Sam Kessler
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Discussion
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@alice_comfy
@alice_comfy
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new rule if you win a trade against me it's wire fraud. enjoy prison.
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@hsakatrades
@hsakatrades
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@tier10k they messed with the cabal [image]
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@bryceweiner
Bryce
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The simulation is definitely broken
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@thisisjoules
@thisisjoules
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Wow! Looks like #SandwichTheRipper has been arrested by the USG for their attack on #Ethereum last year! Their attack broke the assumed atomicity of MEV bundles to extract $25 million in gains from a handful of unprotected MEV Searcher bots. https://www.justice.gov/...
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@0xballoonlover
@0xballoonlover
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mev-boost is officially enshrined. epbs advocates in shambles [image]
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@vladzamfir
Vlad Zamfir
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US attorneys are trying to establish new MEV-related fraud claims, potentially legally protecting MEV-boost reliant searchers against trading losses incurred when MEV-boost protocol guarantees fail (fundamentally possible bc proposers can always equivocate)...
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@hosseeb
Haseeb
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Wow. The MEV-boost bug exploit ($25M) from a year ago was just charged by the DOJ, facing up to 20 years for the exploit. Exploit explained here: https://medium.com/... Indictment: https://www.justice.gov/... [image]
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@zaddycoin
@zaddycoin
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The Jury trying to understand MEV and Ethereum block production: [image]
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@functi0nzer0
Laurence
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The SDNY just charged two brothers for baiting US$25 million of counter-MEV from bots by exploiting MEV-Boost fucking lmao https://www.justice.gov/... [image]
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@jeffjohnroberts
Jeff Roberts
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Today's DOJ press release about the Ethereum bust reads like a comic: “Unfortunately for the defendants, their alleged crimes were no match for Department of Justice” “we lead ... with cutting-edge technology and good-ole-fashioned investigative work” https://www.justice.gov/...
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@sdnynews
@sdnynews
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Two brothers arrested for attacking the Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency https://www.justice.gov/...
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@0xfoobar
@0xfoobar
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so they skipped right over the sandwich bots and are indicting some dudes who made salmonella tokens
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@ceterispar1bus
@ceterispar1bus
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wild, this was for the exploit of the mev-boost relay
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@laurentmt
@laurentmt
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Criminalization of MEV wasn't on my bingo card for 2024. https://twitter.com/...
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@bergealex4
Alex B
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OH IT'S ON [image]
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