What is maximal extractable value (MEV)?

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Maximal extractable value (MEV) is a concept that has gained significant attention in the world of blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi) in recent times.

Authors

Tim Copeland

Publish date

Sep 4, 2023 - 12:00am

Publisher

The Block

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When decentralized application users sign transactions and submit the trade off-chain with order preferences, all transactions can be settled in a single batch

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Users can specify the maximum slippage they are willing to accept in a transaction, thus mitigating the impact of MEV

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Searchers and miners play a key role in identifying and extracting opportunities from decentralized finance protocols

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