You said “Cutting in line just costs a bit more gas”… Basically, when the MEV sorting gets skewed, small funds are the first to be squeezed out. I rely on a few seconds window for cross-chain arbitrage, but as soon as I get front-run, a single slippage + failure fee directly eats up today’s profit. On-chain settlement is just this cold and ruthless. What’s more annoying is that everyone still loves to talk about “fairness,” but in reality: whoever can be faster and better at front-running gets settled first. Don’t believe the stories, just look at the settlement.

Recently, there’s been a lot of debate in the group about privacy coins/mixing compliance, and it’s pretty divisive. One side says “privacy is a right,” the other says “exchanges will eventually block you.” I’m caught in the middle and just want to ask: I can’t control how rules change, but my funds are small, and I can’t afford to be front-run again or face sudden risk controls… Anyway, I’ll first break down the paths and save some gas, and if I can run, I’ll run.