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DeFi

Sandwich attack

In shortA bot buys right before your swap and sells right after it, profiting from the price impact you pay.

Your trade fills at a worse price, up to your slippage limit. Keep slippage tolerance low and use MEV-protected routes for larger swaps.

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Related terms

  • MEV (maximal extractable value)Profit that bots and block producers make by reordering, inserting or censoring transactions in a block.
  • Front-runningPlacing a trade just ahead of someone else's known pending trade to profit from the price move it will cause.
  • SlippageThe difference between the price you expect and the price you actually get.

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