Just plugged in my phone charger, and casually checked the on-chain records, only to see my swap got sandwiched again… Honestly, I thought I was “finding an opportunity,” but it might just be paying others some fees + slippage. Sandwich attacks are pretty annoying; you see the price jump a bit, get a little excited, then realize the trade ends up worse than expected, and your tea cools down.

Recently, new L1/L2s are offering incentives to attract TVL, and veteran users in the group complain about “mining, selling,” which I also resonate with: when liquidity gets lively, arbitrage and sandwich attacks also get lively. Anyway, I’ve become more cautious about placing orders now, preferring to earn less slowly with limit orders or split orders, at least not to be the “person who sees the opportunity,” only to end up paying others’ gas fees and lunch money.