How Does the Speed of Block Confirmation Influence the Profitability of Front-Running?

A slower block confirmation time increases the time a transaction spends waiting in the public mempool. This extended waiting period provides front-running bots with a larger window of opportunity to detect a profitable trade, calculate the necessary preemptive transaction, and successfully submit it with a higher gas fee.

Faster block times, conversely, reduce this window, making it harder and riskier for front-runners to execute their attack before the victim's trade is confirmed.