How Does the Block Time of a Blockchain Affect Oracle Front-Running Vulnerability?
A shorter block time reduces the window of opportunity for an attacker to anticipate and exploit an oracle update. If the time between blocks is very short, the attacker has less time to observe the pending oracle transaction in the mempool, calculate a profitable trade, and submit their front-running transaction with a higher fee.
Conversely, a longer block time provides a wider window, making the oracle update more vulnerable to pre-emptive trading.
Glossar
Block Time
Epoch ⎊ Within cryptocurrency and decentralized finance, epoch refers to a discrete time interval during which specific operations or consensus mechanisms are executed.
Oracle Front-Running
Exploitation ⎊ Oracle front-running, within decentralized finance, represents a form of market manipulation where an entity leverages privileged access to pending transaction data to execute trades before those transactions are confirmed on the blockchain.