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minus-square@shrugal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish44•edit-22 months agoIt’s not. They tricked some MEV-Boost bots into doing bad trades.
minus-square@assassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoStill highlights a vulnerability doesn’t it? The system is only as secure as the most vulnerable piece.
minus-square@shrugal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoNo, 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.
It’s not. They tricked some MEV-Boost bots into doing bad trades.
Still highlights a vulnerability doesn’t it? The system is only as secure as the most vulnerable piece.
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.