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[–] 28 points 2 years ago (5 children)

US Attorney Damian Williams said the scheme was so sophisticated that it "calls the very integrity of the blockchain into question."

If that’s actually true, they should be given a sentence of time served and a job writing useful software.

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  • [–] 44 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    It's not. They tricked some MEV-Boost bots into doing bad trades.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Still highlights a vulnerability doesn't it? The system is only as secure as the most vulnerable piece.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    No, it really doesn't. That's like creating a bot that buys and sells company shares automatically, and saying the stock exchange has a vulnerability because your bot makes bad decisions.

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