MEV and Smart Contract Audits

Arbitrage

Maximal Extractable Value represents the economic gain realized by network participants through the reordering, insertion, or censorship of transactions within a block. Traders leverage these opportunities to capture price discrepancies across decentralized exchanges, effectively acting as market makers who optimize liquidity distribution. This practice directly influences the market microstructure of crypto derivatives by increasing execution costs for retail participants while simultaneously tightening spreads for high-frequency strategies.