1inch Fusion intent-based
InfrastructureNeutral
User signs intent, resolvers compete to fill; resolver bears MEV risk
Source: 1inch
Backrun arbitrage
Searcher RolesNeutral
Wait for large swap to move price then arb across pools immediately after
Source: EigenPhi
CoW Swap batch auction
InfrastructureNeutral
Coincidence of Wants batch auctions prevent within-batch MEV; $50B+ protected
Source: CoW
Cross-chain sandwich (Symbiosis exploit)
Searcher RolesAdversarial
Source-chain event reveals destination tx info; front-run on destination chain
Source: ArXiv 2025
Cyclic arbitrage (Bellman-Ford)
Searcher RolesNeutral
Use Bellman-Ford negative-cycle detection across DEX graph; find profit cycles
Source: MEV Lit
DEX-DEX atomic arbitrage
Searcher RolesNeutral
Buy on Uniswap sell on Sushi/Curve in single tx; ~35% of MEV ($2.5B since 2020)
Source: ZEMYTH 2025
DEX-DEX-DEX triangular arb
Searcher RolesNeutral
Three-hop circular arb across pools; smart routers maximize
Source: MEV Lit
Flashbots Protect (private mempool)
InfrastructureNeutral
Send tx via Flashbots RPC bypassing public mempool; ~40% of blocks supported
Source: Flashbots
Generalized frontrunning bot
Searcher RolesAdversarial
Replay any profitable mempool tx with higher gas; brute-force MEV extractor
Source: MEV
Just-in-Time (JIT) liquidity
Searcher RolesNeutral
Add concentrated LP just before large swap remove after; capture fees with no IL risk
Source: MEV Lit
Liquidation MEV bot
Searcher RolesNeutral
Monitor positions watch HF<1; first to liquidate wins 5-15% bonus; legitimate
Source: Coincryptorank
MEV Blocker RPC
InfrastructureNeutral
MEV Blocker private RPC redistributes 90% of builder rewards back to users
Source: EigenPhi
MEV-Boost block builder
InfrastructureNeutral
Validators outsource block building to specialized builders; PBS architecture
Source: Flashbots
MEV-Share orderflow auction
InfrastructureNeutral
Flashbots OFA shares MEV with users; opt-in mempool redistribution
Source: Flashbots
NFT arbitrage cross-marketplace
Searcher RolesNeutral
OpenSea vs Blur vs LooksRare; arb listing differences
Source: NFT Arb
NFT sniping (rare drop)
Searcher RolesLong Rare
Snipe undervalued NFT mints; faster wallet & bot wins
Source: MEV NFT
Pump.fun bonding curve sniping
Solana MEVLong Snipe
Snipe new memecoin launches on Pump.fun bonding curve; volume bots
Source: Pump.fun
Sandwich attack (front+back run)
Searcher RolesAdversarial
Front-run user buy then back-run sell; (DEBUNKED predatory) but still ~30% of MEV ($2.2B)
Source: DEBUNKED
Solana Jito bundle
Solana MEVNeutral
Solana MEV via Jito-Solana validator client + bundles; analog to Flashbots
Source: Jito
Solana SPL DEX arb (Raydium-Orca-Meteora)
Solana MEVNeutral
Cross-DEX arb across Solana AMM and CLOB pools
Source: Solana
Solana memecoin sandwich
Solana MEVAdversarial
$500M+ extracted on Solana sandwiches Jan 2024-May 2025; pumpfun targeted
Source: ZEMYTH
Suave (Single Unified Auction for Value Expression)
InfrastructureNeutral
Flashbots Suave decentralized MEV solution; market structure innovation
Source: Flashbots
UniswapX intent-based swap
InfrastructureNeutral
Uniswap intent protocol; fillers compete on best execution
Source: UniswapX
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