What Are the Security Trade-Offs of Using a Commit-Reveal Scheme for High-Frequency Trading?

A primary trade-off is the significant increase in transaction latency. High-frequency trading (HFT) relies on speed, but commit-reveal requires two separate on-chain transactions (commit and reveal), doubling the time and gas cost.

This delay makes reacting quickly to market changes difficult, negating the HFT advantage. However, the security benefit is the near-total elimination of front-running risk, which is a major concern for HFT strategies in transparent environments.

The trade-off is speed and cost for security and fairness.