# MeV Info Collection

## NB TO WATCH
* [MeV Intro & Tech HOWTO | FlashBots: How to make $1m per month as a Solidity developer with Stephane Gosselin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXq0eU8viFQ)
* [Bankless | Crypto’s Existential Threat | MEV Panel: Phil Daian, Georgios Konstanopolus, Charlie Noyes](https://youtu.be/rOVz7dOrGyY)

## Notable accounts | Twitter
* [Robert Miller | @bertcmiller](https://twitter.com/bertcmiller) | MEV @ Flashbots
* [@pmcgoohan](https://twitter.com/pmcgoohanCrypto)
* [Hasu | @hasufl](https://twitter.com/hasufl)
* [@mevalphaleak](https://twitter.com/mevalphaleak) | Building AlphaMEV - an attempt to automate MEV extraction via RNNs.
* [@bloXrouteLabs](https://twitter.com/bloXrouteLabs) | Private mempool
* [Charlie Noyes | @_charlienoyes](https://twitter.com/_charlienoyes)
* [Georgios Konstantopoulos | @gakonst](https://twitter.com/gakonst)

## Projects/Companies Related to MeV
* ArcherDAO
* Mev protection when using Uniswap or Sushiswap
* app: https://app.archerdao.io/
* Used by Vitalik when he was blocked from using Uniswap | [Tweet](https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1392572986012708867)
* [Scared of MEV?](https://twitter.com/calebsheridan/status/1384811452402442240)
* Cow Swap
* https://cowswap.exchange
* [Medium | Introducing Gnosis Protocol V2 and Balancer-Gnosis-Protocol](https://blog.gnosis.pm/introducing-gnosis-protocol-v2-and-balancer-gnosis-protocol-f693b2938ae4)
* [GPv2 Fee Model](https://forum.gnosis.io/t/gpv2-fee-model/1266)
* [How Gnosis Batch Auction Works ](https://hackmd.io/@JKXxohZKQIq1pvaefaYeJA/BJ_2IVdI_)
* [Twitter](https://twitter.com/MEVprotection)
* Alchemist
* MeV protection for trades
* https://mistx.io/
* [Medium | 25 May 2021 | Introducing mistX](https://alchemistcoin.medium.com/introducing-mistx-78066e140e13)
* Community geared towards understanding and building on MeV
* [What is Alchemist?](https://docs.alchemist.wtf/mist/)
* [Alchemist: Book of Genesis | 8 May 2021](https://alchemistcoin.medium.com/alchemist-book-of-genesis-e991dc18d349)

* Flashbots
* Democratising MeV access
* [Medium | Flashbots](https://medium.com/flashbots)
* [31 May 20201 | Robert Miller | ethresear.ch | MEV-SGX: A sealed bid MEV auction design](https://ethresear.ch/t/mev-sgx-a-sealed-bid-mev-auction-design/9677)
* https://docs.flashbots.net/
* Libsumarine
* Library to protect contracts from MeV
* https://libsubmarine.org/
* Salmonella
* Wrecking sandwich traders for fun and profit
* https://github.com/Defi-Cartel/salmonella
* Shutter Network
* Combating Frontrunning and Malicious MEV Using Threshold Cryptography
* https://shutter.ghost.io/introducing-shutter-network-combating-frontrunning-and-malicious-mev-using-threshold-cryptography/
* [Twitter](https://twitter.com/project_shutter)
* bloxRoute
* Private mempool
* https://bloxroute.com/pricing/
* BackRunMe allow the *user* to capture it's own MEV
* [@bloXrouteLabs | Twitter](https://twitter.com/bloXrouteLabs/)

## Tweets
* [Vitalik Gets Censored from Using Uniswap](https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1392572952617623553)
* [Vitalik escapes Dark Forest monsters with ArhcerDAO](https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1392572986012708867)
* [MEV is going to get a lot more crazy when searchers get multi block MEV extraction and multi transaction flashloans. | @bertcmiller](https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1395706863849779205)
* https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1394115337902333952
* [@_Checkmatey_ | May 19, 2021 | This seems like a massive supply centralising force.
](https://twitter.com/_Checkmatey_/status/1395010296494895104)
* [The start of an AI gym for MeV bots](https://twitter.com/mevalphaleak/status/1395147643471515649)
* [@fifikobayashi | Mar 2, 2021 | Malignant MEV sandwich attacks are unethical and levies an invisible tax on AMM users](https://twitter.com/fifikobayashi/status/1366587392803491840)
* [@bertcmiller | May 20, 2021 | Flashbots ATH revenue for miners](https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1395344453318098947)
* [Attack Vector Opens up](https://twitter.com/xu3kev/status/1395403207371677697)
* [@hasufl | May 19, 2021 | Speculation on how much more MeV profits EIP-1559 and PoS will bring](https://twitter.com/hasufl/status/1395006497164308480)
* [@ASvanevik | May 19, 2021 | Literally the worst gas spike I've ever seen.](https://twitter.com/ASvanevik/status/1395021862250287104)

## Flashbots
### Info
* [Everything there is to know about Flashbots](https://github.com/flashbots/pm)
* [31 May 20201 | Robert Miller | ethresear.ch | MEV-SGX: A sealed bid MEV auction design](https://ethresear.ch/t/mev-sgx-a-sealed-bid-mev-auction-design/9677)
### Transparency Reports
* [Flashbots Transparency Report — April 2021](https://medium.com/flashbots/flashbots-transparency-report-april-2021-9fef4d8dde07)
* [Flashbots Transparency Report — March 2021](https://medium.com/flashbots/flashbots-transparency-report-march-2021-d3930b4b98a9)
* [Flashbots Transparency Report — February 2021](https://medium.com/flashbots/flashbots-transparency-report-february-2021-8ac45b467d0a)
* [Flashbots Transparency Report — January 2021](https://medium.com/flashbots/flashbots-transparency-report-january-2021-922514de8b8a)
### Articles
* [Medium Repo](https://medium.com/flashbots)
* [Quantifying MEV: Introducing MEV-Explore v0](https://medium.com/flashbots/quantifying-mev-introducing-mev-explore-v0-5ccbee0f6d02)
* [Flashbots: Frontrunning the MEV Crisis](https://medium.com/flashbots/frontrunning-the-mev-crisis-40629a613752)
### Dashboards
* https://dashboard.flashbots.net/network
* https://explore.flashbots.net/
### Repo
* https://github.com/flashbots

## Papers
* [Flash Boys 2.0: Frontrunning, Transaction Reordering, and Consensus Instability in Decentralized Exchanges](https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.05234)

## ethresear.ch Forum
* [31 March 2020 | ethresear.ch: MEV Auctions Will Kill Ethereum](https://ethresear.ch/t/mev-auctions-will-kill-ethereum/9060)
* [Nov 2020 | Flashbots: Frontrunning the MEV crisis](https://ethresear.ch/t/flashbots-frontrunning-the-mev-crisis/8251)
* [19 April 2021 | Targeting Zero MEV - A Content Layer Solution ](https://ethresear.ch/t/targeting-zero-mev-a-content-layer-solution/9224)
* [ Jan 20 2021 | MEV Auction: Auctioning transaction ordering rights as a solution to Miner Extractable Value](https://ethresear.ch/t/mev-auction-auctioning-transaction-ordering-rights-as-a-solution-to-miner-extractable-value/6788)

## Sources
### Youtube
* [EthGlobal | MeV Roast Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6EJrTZPOUi5ML_bnLway9w)
* [ ETHGlobal | MEV Scaling Ethereum Panel - Vitalik Buterin, Justin Drake, Phil Daian & others | May 11, 2021](https://cryptonews.com/videos/mev-scaling-ethereum-panel-1260.htm)
* [ Uncommon Core | Paradigm's Thesis - with Charlie Noyes, Georgios Konstantopoulos and Hasu | May 18, 2021](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FY41j_uCLI?t=489)
* [MeV | Flash Boys 2.0 - Ari Juels - CES Summit '19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yJa_6CtvHk&t=761s)
* [Discussion Fair Sequencing from Chainlink](https://youtu.be/7Ow8uN1TmxA?t=545)
* [Front-running explained - How the Secret Network AMM solves the elusive DeFi Problem](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8A-Thn28z0) | Front Running explainer video
* [Thinklair | DeFi exploits: the sandwich attack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHPp2c6ZB4U)
### Articles
* [Cryptobriefing | Jan. 1, 2021 | DeFi Project Spotlight: Archer DAO and Ethereum’s “Dark Forest” ](https://cryptobriefing.com/defi-project-spotlight-archer-dao-ethereum-dark-forest/)
* [Paradigm Research: MEV and Me](https://research.paradigm.xyz/MEV)
* [pmcgoohan | May 9 2021 | How To Fix MEV: In One Sentence](https://pmcgoohan.medium.com/how-to-fix-mev-in-one-sentence-6e4a47ef4085)
* [Bankless | Oct 8, 2020 | Optimism L2 is funded by MeV](https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/how-transaction-ordering-can-save)
* [the Defiant | 17-05-2021 | Ethereum’s Value Extracting Bots: Explainer and Project Map](https://thedefiant.io/ethereums-value-extracting-bots-explainer-and-project-map/)
* [Ed Felten| 09-04-2021 | Five theses about transaction ordering, MEV, and front-running](https://medium.com/offchainlabs/five-theses-about-transaction-ordering-mev-and-front-running-5ebf52bc0cbe)2
* [Harith Kamarul | Rapid Rise of MEV in Ethereum | Apr 10 ](https://medium.com/etherscan-blog/rapid-rise-of-mev-in-ethereum-9bcb62e53517)
* [pmcgoohan| Apr 28 2021 | MEV… do this.](https://pmcgoohan.medium.com/mev-do-this-beb2754bca63)
* [f2pool | 12 May 2021 | Why would F2Pool participate in the democratization of MEV with Flashbots?](https://f2pool.io/mining/insights/20210512-why-would-f2pool-participate-in-the-democratization-of-mev-with-flashbots/)
* [Reddit | 2021-05-12 | MEV: Threat or not something that cant be overcome?]( https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/na8jna/mev_threat_or_not_something_that_cant_be_overcome/)
* [PHIL DOES SECURITY | April 15, 2021 | MEV… wat do?](https://pdaian.com/blog/mev-wat-do/)
* [The enemy of your enemy is NOT your friend](https://fiona.mirror.xyz/QXdCOAggA5g_j5R_JpO-V5LqK89EbimnYIV6c2rOsT0)
* [RETURN TO THE DARK FOREST](https://www.rekt.news/return-to-the-dark-forest/https://www.rekt.news/return-to-the-dark-forest/)
* [Quantifying Realized Extractable Value](https://hackmd.io/IGlkjRDrTmSJf_MM_f2Bcg)
* [Flash loan api: EIP-3156](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/3156)
* [Visualise mempool and blocks and chain](https://txstreet.com)
* [Optimism – How far?](https://www.publish0x.com/paragism/optimism-how-far-xdnwrdl)

#### Coindesk
* [Coindesk | May 10, 2021 | Why Ethereum’s Miner Extractable Value Problem Is Way Worse Than You Think](https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-mev-frontrunning-solutions)
* [Coindesk | May 12, 2021 | Valid Points: MEV on Eth 2.0: The Good, Bad and Ugly](https://www.coindesk.com/mev-eth-2-0-good-bad-and-ugly)
* [Coindesk | Apr 7, 2021 | Miners, Front-Running-as-a-Service Is Theft](https://www.coindesk.com/miners-front-running-service-theft)
* [Coindesk | Mar 31, 2021 | Story from Tech Valid Points: Yes, Front-Running Will Still Exist on Ethereum 2.0](https://www.coindesk.com/front-running-will-still-exist-ethereum-2-0-mev)
* [Coindesk | Mar 17, 2021 | Ethermine Adds Front-Running Software to Help Miners Offset EIP 1559 Revenue Losses](https://www.coindesk.com/ethermine-adds-front-running-software-to-help-miners-offset-eip-1559-revenue-losses)

## Additional Sources Lists
* https://github.com/Dogetoshi/MEV#reading-materials