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The Sandwich-Attack Bot That Made $295 Million Got Hunted for $7.5 Million in June 2026

The bot that sandwiched more trades than anyone got taken down by its own instinct to jump on anything that smelled like arbitrage. No contract was ever broken — the attacker just turned the predator's own reflex into the bait that caught it.

Isabella Moore · September 05, 2026

JaredfromSubway.eth is Ethereum's most infamous sandwich-attack bot, having accumulated an estimated $295 million in profit over time by sandwiching other users' trades. In June 2026, an unidentified attacker deployed 66 fake contracts disguised as well-known tokens — WETH, USDC, USDT — letting the bot's automated trading logic scan for Arbitrage opportunities as it normally does, unknowingly...

Chain Fundamentals

"Earn Interest Without Staking" — Where Does That On-Chain Yield Actually Come From?

Bank interest has deposit insurance standing behind it. On-chain yield only...

Chain Fundamentals

A Block Explorer Isn't Just for Checking Balances — These Are the Fields Actually Worth Understanding

A block explorer isn't done once you've checked your balance — Status,...

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Your Transaction Shows "Pending" After You Hit Send — Where Is Your Money Actually Right Now?

When a transaction shows Pending, it hasn't vanished — it's queued in a...