The DOJ Doesn’t Want MEV Exploiters to Get Away With This

Evan Zinaman breaks down why the government’s indictment of the Bueno brothers for their $25 million MEV exploitation is a “vanilla fraud,” but still may shed light on potential compliance considerations for block building participants.
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In this episode, Evan Zinaman, founder and principal at Trailbreak, delves into the first-of-its-kind case of the Bueno brothers, who face Department of Justice charges for exploiting Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) in a cryptocurrency scheme. Accused of manipulating transaction ordering to create an arbitrage opportunity, the brothers are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud as well as wire fraud itself.
Zinaman explores the broader implications of MEV exploitation, addresses critics who say that the MEV exploiters just got a taste of their own medicine, and the need for block building participants to consider their legal and compliance responsibilities.

Show highlights:
🔹 What the charges against the Bueno brothers are about
🔹 How block building works on Ethereum and how the relay was manipulated by the Bueno brothers
🔹 The different types of MEV and which ones are acceptable
🔹 Why these charges could be seen as a "vanilla fraud," according to Evan
🔹 Whether the benefits of MEV outweigh the cons of it
🔹 The lack of terms of service in the MEV space
🔹 How the regulators' attention to the space has changed over time

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Guest
⭐️ Evan Zinaman, Founder & Principal at Trailbreak

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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
01:53 What the charges against the Bueno brothers are about
02:37 How block building works on Ethereum and how the relay was manipulated by the Bueno brothers
06:53 The different types of MEV and which ones are acceptable
10:36 Why these charges could be seen as a "vanilla fraud," according to Evan
16:01 Whether the benefits of MEV outweigh the cons of it
21:09 The lack of terms of service in the MEV space
24:24 How the regulators' attention to the space has changed over time
31:59 News Recap


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