<ul><li>A crypto trader lost $215,000 in a sandwich attack while swapping stablecoins on Uniswap v3.</li><li>The MEV bot front-ran the transaction, leaving the victim with only $5,271 (98% loss) in just 8 seconds.</li><li>Attacker paid block builder 'bob-the-builder.eth' a $200,000 tip and kept $8,000 profit.</li><li>Same trader may have been attacked 6 times in one day with different wallets, losing over $480,000 in total.</li><li>Uniswap CEO clarified these transactions didn't use their official interface, which has MEV protection.</li><li>The attack occurred on Uniswap v3's USDC-USDT liquidity pool, emphasizing the risks of MEV bots in DeFi.</li><li>The victim started with $220,764 of USDC, ending up with $5,271 in USDT, a 98% loss in value.</li><li>The MEV bot executed a 'sandwich attack,' manipulating the pool liquidity to profit from the victim's swap.</li><li>DeFi researcher suggests the trader faced 6 sandwich attacks in a day, losing a total of $480,000.</li><li>Experts believe these attacks could be linked to money laundering tactics, utilizing MEV vulnerability for illicit purposes.</li></ul>

Crypto Trader Loses $215,000 in MEV Sandwich Attack on Uniswap

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