How Does a Network’s Throughput (Transactions per Second) Relate to Front-Running?
A network's throughput, or transactions per second (TPS), is inversely related to the likelihood of front-running. Higher TPS means the network can process a larger volume of transactions quickly, clearing the mempool faster.
This reduces the time a profitable transaction spends waiting in the public mempool, thus narrowing the window of opportunity for front-running bots to detect and execute a preemptive trade. Low TPS, conversely, leads to congestion and a larger front-running window.
Glossar
Transaction Latency
Impact ⎊ Transaction Latency is the total time elapsed from when a user broadcasts a transaction to when it is confirmed and finalized within a block on the blockchain ledger.
Throughput
Capacity ⎊ ⎊ Throughput, within cryptocurrency and derivatives markets, fundamentally represents the rate at which a system processes transactions or data, often measured in transactions per second (TPS) or orders per millisecond.
Transactions per Second
Throughput Metric ⎊ Transactions Per Second quantifies the raw processing capacity of a distributed ledger, representing the maximum number of distinct, finalized transactions the network can confirm within a sixty-second interval.