High-frequency bots and infrastructure optimizations enable MEV searchers to maximize profits by reducing latency and prioritizing transaction inclusion in competitive blockchain environments.

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Think of Worsley’s small operation as a crypto version of what high-frequency trading hedge funds like Citadel Securities and Virtu Financial do in traditional stock market

Miners/validators do get a portion of the full MEV amount anyway because searchers are willing to pay high gas fees (which go to the miner/validator) in exchange for a higher likelihood of inclusion of their profitable transactions in a block

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