Certain MEV strategies, particularly sandwich attacks and oracle manipulations, could be classified as market manipulation under securities and commodities regulations.
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Sandwich attacks, in particular, could be considered manipulative under SEC Rule 10b-5 and CFTC Rule 180.1, exposing validators, builders, and searchers to potential legal consequences
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