These days, I've been watching the mempool again and seeing a bunch of "queue jumping," basically meaning the order is determined by who pays more "toll fees" to go first. The biggest impact isn't some conspiracy theory involving institutions, but rather the small swaps by ordinary people: slippage being eaten, transaction prices distorted, and thinking it's just their slow finger... Actually, the higher probability is that they're caught in the middle as a scapegoat.

Now, when I place an order, I first look at the pool depth and the recent transaction shapes over the past few blocks. If I can split the order, I do; I’d rather earn less than risk a hard front. I don’t expect fairness to be instantly solved, but at least I need to know what kind of game I’m in. By the way, thinking about the inflation + studio spiral in chain games, it’s actually similar to ordering: if the rules tilt a bit, retail investors end up bearing a greater probability. Anyway, being cautious is better than criticizing the market after the fact.