2 papers
cs.CR2026
No Place to Hide: An Analysis on Protected Order Flow Sandwich Attacks
Lioba Heimbach, Ozan Solmaz, Burak Öz +1
Front-running has long plagued Ethereum's public mempool, earning it the nickname of a "dark forest", where predators lurk for profitable transactions. In response, Ethereum and ot…
cs.CE2025
Optimistic MEV in Ethereum Layer 2s: Why Blockspace Is Always in Demand
Ozan Solmaz, Lioba Heimbach, Yann Vonlanthen +1
Layer 2 rollups are rapidly absorbing DeFi activity, securing over $40 billion and accounting for nearly half of Ethereum's DEX volume by Q1 2025, yet their MEV dynamics remain und…