Over the past couple of days, I’ve seen more on-chain orders of that kind—“the moment you buy, the price gets bumped up, and the moment you sell, the price gets pushed down.” In plain terms, the sandwich strategy makes you think you’re grabbing an opportunity, but what you’re really doing is contributing transaction fees plus slippage to someone else. Arbitrage is the same: the price gaps you spot on-chain are often already lined up by others and consumed the instant you press confirm. I can only say—don’t put too much faith in “my reactions are fast.”

During airdrop season, it feels like everyone is working on task platforms. The moment anti-bot/anti-witch measures and a points system roll out, it gets even more cutthroat. As the on-chain noise keeps growing, MEV bots actually end up happier. My approach is pretty timid: handle large amounts in batches, set slippage to a hard limit, and if it isn’t certain, don’t chase. I’d rather make a little less than be used as someone else’s fuel.