Does the ‘Solana’ Blockchain’s Architecture Inherently Reduce MEV Risk?
Solana's architecture, particularly its fast block time and unique 'Gulf Stream' and 'Sealevel' mechanisms, makes traditional Ethereum-style MEV (like sandwich attacks via public mempool) harder due to the speed and concurrent transaction processing. However, a new form of MEV, often related to validator control over the leader schedule and transaction execution order within a block, still exists and is actively exploited.