Optimum has worked around MEV and has released a forthcoming meeting evolving around it What does MEV even means and why Optimum matters around it? MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) is the extra profit that can be made on blockchains like Ethereum by strategically ordering, including, or excluding transactions in a block beyond normal rewards and fees. Simple Examples of MEV for you to understand; - Sandwich attacks meaning, Bots jump in before and after your trade, making you pay a worse price. - Frontrunning and Backrunning which means, profiting from predictable price moves caused by big trades or liquidations. It happens because transactions sit in a public mempool, and block producers (validators and builders) control the order. MEV is hard to eliminate because it's baked into how public blockchains work but it can feel like an "invisible tax" on regular users. Why Optimum Is a Solution Around It Optimum is a data acceleration network that fixes slow block propagation using advanced Random Linear Network Coding (RLNC) technology. Key Benefits for Validators and MEV; - 6-20x faster block and data delivery across the network. - 90-95% less bandwidth usage. - Easy plug-in sidecar with no big changes needed. How it helps with MEV; In Ethereum's system, validators have limited time to pick the best (highest MEV) block bid from builders. Slow networks mean many validators miss better bids. Optimum gives them more time by speeding up data flow, leading to; - 13-16% higher MEV bid capture on average. - More revenue for stakers that is, significant extra ETH weekly - Fairer competition for all validators and not just those with the best connections. - Fewer missed blocks and better overall performance. @get_optimum doesn't remove MEV, it makes the network faster and more efficient so validators can capture more of it reliably, boosting earnings and leveling the playing field. @cryptooflashh @tgogayi @Isaacjohnibiam @JimmyHope_