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🧮 #MEV101: Who mines can also manipulate.

In the world of blockchains, not everything is as neutral as it seems.
MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) is the maximum value that a validator (or miner) can extract by manipulating the order of transactions.

📌 What is MEV?
🔹 It is when validators reorganize, insert, or exclude transactions within a block
🔹 Goal: to profit more, usually at the expense of other users
🔹 Common in blockchains like Ethereum

💡 Types of MEV:
🔸 Front-running – Validator sees your transaction and inserts their own first
🔸 Back-running – Enters right after a profitable transaction
🔸 Sandwich attack – Buys before yours, sells after — you pay the price

⚠️ Why does this matter?
❌ It can distort prices on DEXs
❌ Harms ordinary traders and investors
❌ Encourages centralization and unfair competition

✅ Solutions in development:
🔸 Networks with proposer-builder separation (PBS)
🔸 Private transactions (Flashbots)
🔸 Better design of DEXs resistant to MEV

➡️ MEV shows that even in decentralized systems, the power of those who build the block can make all the difference.

#MEV101 #BlockchainProfundo #DeFiTransparente

💰 #TVL101: What does Total Value Locked mean in DeFi?

If you want to assess the strength of a DeFi protocol, TVL (Total Value Locked) is one of the key indicators to watch.

📌 What is TVL?
🔹 It is the total value (in USD) of all assets locked in a DeFi protocol
🔹 Represents the trust and adoption of users in that ecosystem
🔹 Includes tokens used for staking, liquidity, loans, and collateral

💡 Why does TVL matter?
🔸 The higher the TVL, the greater the liquidity and utility of a protocol
🔸 Increasing TVL = users are allocating more capital
🔸 Can indicate migration trends between blockchains (e.g., Ethereum → Arbitrum)

📊 Examples:
🔸 Uniswap, Curve, Aave, PancakeSwap
🔸 Ethereum still leads, but other networks like BNB Chain, Arbitrum, and Solana are growing fast

⚠️ Notes:
❌ High TVL does not guarantee security — check the history and audits
❌ Can be inflated by short-term incentives
✅ Use alongside other data like volume, users, and yield

➡️ TVL is like the bank balance of a protocol. But what really matters is what it does with it.

#TVL101 #DeFiTransparente #LiquidezCripto #Web3Insights