MEV Searcher Strategies
How searchers actually extract MEV. Arbitrage, sandwiching (ethics included), liquidations, JIT liquidity, and the builder/relay landscape.
5 lessons · 2 hr 35 min · expert
- 1The Searcher StackMempool subscribers, simulation engines, bundle submission paths, and the builder relationships that make profitable MEV possible.35 min
- 2Arbitrage: Atomic, Cross-DEX, Cross-ChainThe arbitrage taxonomy. Atomic on-chain arbs via flash loans, cross-DEX with inventory, cross-chain with bridge latency, and the pseudocode that ties it together.35 min
- 3Liquidations as MEVAave, Compound, Maker/Sky, Morpho, Maple — the liquidation engines that anchor on-chain credit. Dutch auctions, keeper bots, and the Just-In-Time liquidity strategy on Uniswap v3.30 min
- 4PBS, MEV-Boost, Builder LandscapeProposer-Builder Separation and the MEV-Boost market. Beaverbuild, Titan, Flashbots, rsync. Relays, OFAC compliance, and SUAVE's proposed neutral block-building network.30 min
- 5Ethics & The Sandwich QuestionConstructive MEV vs extractive sandwich attacks. MEV-Blocker, CowSwap, UniswapX as user-facing defenses. Jito and Solana sandwich economics. Vitalik's Endgame and trustless block-building.25 min
Educational only — not financial advice.