MEV Trading and Arbitrage

MEV trading is a professional discipline — searchers run infrastructure costing thousands monthly to compete for milliseconds. Understanding the playbook clarifies what you are up against as a user or aspiring builder.

CEX-DEX arbitrage, stablecoin depeg trades, and cross-chain price gaps require capital, fast execution, and bridge latency management. Not pure on-chain MEV but adjacent profit seeking with similar infrastructure needs.

Barriers to entry include low-latency nodes, custom simulation software, deep protocol knowledge, gas war capital, and relationships with builders for reliable bundle inclusion. Keeper networks like Gelato democratize liquidation access for a fee.