Solana Sandwich Attacks Plummet: Anza’s Max Resnick Reveals Major Progress
Solana's MEV woes shrink as ecosystem tightens defenses.
Once a playground for sandwich attackers, Solana's DeFi lanes are clearing up—thanks to relentless protocol upgrades and sharper surveillance. Max Resnick of Anza (the dev shop steering Solana's core tech) confirms exploit attempts have nosedived. 'Way down' isn’t just PR spin—it’s on-chain data.
How? Smarter validators now spot predatory trades faster than a degens spots a low-cap gem. Transaction scheduling tweaks cut arbitrage bots off at the knees. Even the usual suspects—those shadowy MEV farms that profit from slippage—are finding thinner margins.
Of course, no blockchain is bulletproof. Some traders will always game the system—just ask the guys repackaging front-running as 'quant strategies.' But for now? Solana’s liquidity pools look less like buffets for exploiters and more like, well, actual finance. Progress.