ChainCatcher news, according to the official message from the SlowMist security team, a new type of arbitrage MEV bot scam has recently been discovered and reported, urging all users to avoid clicking on unknown links or running suspicious code. If scammers claim that the code was generated by ChatGPT, users can use tools like ChatGPT or Claude to review the code and check for any malicious behavior.It is reported that many users have recently used ChatGPT-related arbitrage bots and invested funds in pursuit of passive income, but after following the scammers' instructions, they found their funds stolen. Users should remain vigilant, carefully check for traps, and protect their assets from harm.

ChainCatcher message, Arkham disclosed on social media that a certain MEV bot just borrowed $12 million in a flash loan but only made less than $20 in profit.It is reported that the MEV bot was caught in the middle of a user trying to swap $5,000 worth of SHFL for WETH, with a slippage of about 2%.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by Lookonchain, a whale investor skilled in arbitrage has repeatedly sold at the low points of ETH prices over the past month. This investor sold a total of 19,667 ETH in the past month, worth approximately 47.3 million dollars. The whale obtained ETH through MEV bot arbitrage, but performed poorly in timing the sales, almost always selling at market lows.

ChainCatcher news, monitored by Cointelegraph, reports that an MEV bot using the ENS domain "jaredfromsubway.eth" spent 49 ETH in transaction fees for a single trade tonight, worth approximately $171,000.According to Etherscan data, the bot primarily targets on-chain memecoin traders. From February 2023 to June 2024, the bot has spent a total of 76,916 ETH, approximately $175 million.MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) strategies include gaining an advantage by manipulating the order of transactions, such as through sandwich attacks. MEV bots ensure priority processing of transactions by paying high gas fees and tips.

ChainCatcher news, on the X platform, on-chain detective ZachXBT stated that @pokerbrat2019 (Robert Robb) has admitted to his MEV bot investment fraud scheme and is now facing up to 20 years in prison.Previously in March, news broke that ZachXBT revealed Robert Robb was arrested in Las Vegas. In a post published by ZachXBT in December 2023, he detailed how the suspect stole over $1.2 million from 11 individuals and exposed his previous history of fraudulent crimes. It was found that after receiving funds in his Coinbase account, he immediately spent the investors' money on professional sports tickets, expensive cars, and luxury travel.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain MEV bot has earned 250,000 SOL (approximately 34 million USD) in 2 months, with all profits transferred to the wallet address starting with 9973hW.It is reported that the bot earned 1 million USD on RNT, 617,300 USD on TOPG, and 403,500 USD on MOTHER.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, in the past day, the MEV bot operator using the ENS name "jaredfromsubway.eth" has spent over 210 ETH (approximately $810,000) on gas fees on the Ethereum network.According to data from Etherscan, this amount accounts for nearly 1.5% of all gas fees on the network during that period, making it the address with the highest gas fee expenditure on the Ethereum network. The bot engages in high-frequency trading, particularly targeting on-chain meme coin traders. Ethereum meme coins have recently seen a resurgence.From February 2023 to June 2024, the bot has spent a total of 76,916 ETH, which is approximately $175 million based on the value of these transactions at the time they were executed.

ChainCatcher news, Slow Mist founder Cosine posted on the X platform stating that a recent discovery of a Uniswap arbitrage MEV bot scam shows that the Ethereum deposited by users will not be used for automatic arbitrage, but will be directly transferred to the hacker's address.

ChainCatcher news, on-chain analyst ZachXBT tweeted that MEV engineer PokerBrat raised at least $1.2 million from 11 people earlier this year for various MEV bots (independent of Rampage) and claimed that the bots would be operational soon. However, after initially agreeing to return the funds due to countless delays in release, PokerBrat made various excuses, including COVID-19, health issues, redemption problems, extortion, and family issues.ZachXBT stated that PokerBrat pleaded guilty in 2002 to defrauding investors of $4 million (for purchasing cars and gambling) and was sentenced to 3 years in prison for fraud after stealing funds from more than 10 victims in Colorado in 2007.

According to ChainCatcher news, based on EigenPhi data, the MEV Bot controlled by jaredfromsubway.eth (0x6b...9A80) made a profit of $4.746 million through sandwich attacks on November 13. Among them, in two sandwich attacks on GROK/WETH and ide/WETH, profits of approximately $2.264 million and $2.191 million were made by spending costs of $224.86 and $321.01, respectively.In the past 30 days, jaredfromsubway.eth has accumulated a profit of $5.721 million from 76,800 transactions.

ChainCatcher news, according to Arkham monitoring, yesterday the old token MC of Merit Circle could be purchased and converted to BEAM, then sold at an actual value of 4 times the price. The first MEV Bot to realize this made $111,400 through this transaction in about 12 seconds.It is reported that Merit Circle previously swapped its MC tokens for BEAM. Some on-chain traders mistakenly thought this was an opportunity to acquire the new token at a low price, thus creating this arbitrage opportunity.

ChainCatcher news, according to EigenPhi data, a certain MEV Bot made a profit of $1.575 million by spending $4.16 through a flash loan attack.It is reported that the Bot borrowed 7,300 WETH and 2.64 million USDC, and affected the price of BH tokens on PancakeSwap V3 to realize arbitrage.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Coinbase profited 570 ETH (approximately $1.06 million at the time) from the Curve attack incident at the end of July.At that time, an MEV bot paid 570 ETH to ensure that an Ethereum validator node, operated by Coinbase, processed its transaction as quickly as possible, marking the second-largest payment related to MEV in crypto history.Most of the $73 million in assets lost in the Curve hack has been recovered, but Alchemix stated that Coinbase refused to return the funds.

ChainCatcher news, analyst hildobby posted on platform X that the MEV bot "Jaredfromsubway.eth" has currently spent 37,000 ETH (70 million USD) on Gas, ranking first among all addresses on Ethereum.Additionally, this MEV bot has spent 5% of Gas in the past 6 months. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the MEV bot battle on friend.tech is intensifying. Shares Bot announced today the launch of Bot v1, stating that it has bypassed the friend.tech API restrictions.Previously, analysis indicated that since the first batch of sniper bots was open-sourced, the number of MEV bots on friend.tech has grown exponentially. MEV bots began competing for earlier buying shares after KOLs joined the platform.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by the crypto intelligence platform Arkham, an MEV bot called a contract yesterday, borrowing 95,000 WETH (worth nearly $180 million) through a flash loan to attack Sashimi Swap. The bot made off with the last remaining funds from Sashimi's investment contract and the slETH contract, totaling only about $3,500.Previously, Sashimi Swap was attacked in December 2021, resulting in a loss of $210,000, after which the project was abandoned. (Source link)