{"id":56004,"date":"2025-10-31T14:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=56004"},"modified":"2025-10-31T14:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:04:03","slug":"sandwich-attacks-spiraling-out-of-control-on-solana-over-3-2m-of-sol-crypto-extracted-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=56004","title":{"rendered":"Sandwich Attacks Spiraling Out of Control on Solana, Over $3.2M Of SOL Crypto Extracted In October"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Assume you want to buy $1M worth of a top trending meme coin on Solana or Ethereum. Technically, you can. There\u2019s nothing preventing you from buying any moonshot token. All you have to do is smash buy, say on Uniswap or Raydium, and there you go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you don\u2019t really care about how much you will receive, then no problem. The only guarantee when you click \u201cbuy\u201d and invest $1M scooping up that <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-1000x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">1000X meme coin<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is this: you will likely receive one of the worst fills in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And there is no one to blame. Be it on Solana or Ethereum. With meme coin trading exploding, bot activity extracting every last drop of value from large block transactions, as above, has been getting out of hand on Solana. Bot operators do it through what\u2019s called a sandwich attack, which is not a crime anyway. Just fast bots exploiting the design of Solana\u2019s transaction ordering and processing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is MEV? Front-running, Sandwich Attacks, and Slippage Explained\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8yifD9y_Eo8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER: <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-crypto-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Top 20 Crypto to Buy in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sandwich Attacks On Solana Spiralling out of Control<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sandwich attacks are reportedly getting out of hand on Solana to the point that one user took it to X, lamenting the consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As of October 29, when the observer posted, over 864 SOL had been extracted by 3,928 attackers. More than 15,000 victims across Solana\u2019s DeFi ecosystem, he added, were forced to get bad fills.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sandwich Attacks Are Getting Out of Hand on Solana<\/p>\n<p>In just the past 24 hours, a staggering 864 SOL has been extracted by 3,928 attackers, impacting over 15,900 victims across Solana\u2019s DeFi ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>More than 15,500 &#8220;wide sandwich&#8221; attacks were executed, extracting 864 SOL\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YgZ1f5ByiW\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/YgZ1f5ByiW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave (@ItsDave_ADA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ItsDave_ADA\/status\/1983476551510282259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">October 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Notably, the<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">majority were \u201cwide\u201d sandwich attacks, where the bot would front and back-run transactions across multiple slots. Interestingly, in wide sandwich attacks, the validator holds the victim\u2019s transaction in \u201cleader\u201d, allowing them to insert front or back runs in later slots. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As it turns out, wide sandwich attacks are lucrative for validators. Moreover, to their advantage, they can be difficult to detect since the victim\u2019s transaction could be anywhere from 10 to 100 transactions apart, requiring complex cross-slot tracing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is the proliferation of these attacks that leads the observer to think that, although Solana is designed for speed, it does not reward fairness. The priority on fees provides bots with an avenue to exploit how Solana orders and processes transactions, potentially extracting billions every year.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\" id=\"crypto_chart_6904c146e0049\" data-coin-id=\"sol-solana\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<img id=\"crypto_chart_6904c146e0049-chart__info-icon-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\" id=\"crypto_chart_6904c146e0049-chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\" id=\"crypto_chart_6904c146e0049-chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\" id=\"crypto_chart_6904c146e0049-chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\" id=\"crypto_chart_6904c146e0049-chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\" id=\"crypto_chart_6904c146e0049-chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\" id=\"crypto_chart_6904c146e0049-btn-24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\" id=\"crypto_chart_6904c146e0049-btn-7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\" id=\"crypto_chart_6904c146e0049-btn-30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\" id=\"crypto_chart_6904c146e0049-btn-1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\" id=\"crypto_chart_6904c146e0049-btn-all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\">\n\t\t<canvas class=\"chart__canvas\" id=\"crypto_chart_6904c146e0049-cryptoChart\"><\/canvas>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER: <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/high-risk-high-reward-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">9+ Best High-Risk, High-Reward Crypto to Buy in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jito Crack Down, Validators Banned<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In October 2025, over 18,000 SOL were extracted from over 202,000 victims trying to swap across Solana DeFi protocols. There were over 51,000 attackers who cumulatively spent less than 340 SOL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Just yesterday, on October 30, two bots raked over 46 SOL after spending less than 0.1 SOL running their sandwich attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-303754 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-31T134005.419.png\" alt=\"Sandwich attacks on Solana are getting out of hand. Over $3.2M of SOL extracted in October 2025 alone. Jito banned 15 more validators\" width=\"1677\" height=\"741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-31T134005.419.png 1677w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-31T134005.419-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-31T134005.419-1024x452.png 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-31T134005.419-768x339.png 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-31T134005.419-1536x679.png 1536w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-31T134005.419-50x22.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1677px) 100vw, 1677px\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(Source: <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sandwiched.me\/wide_sandwiches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sandwiched<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jito, one of the main providers of block building on Solana, has been cracking down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Recently, they <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jito_sol\/status\/1981013155640721758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">banned<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> 15 more validators after overwhelming evidence showed that they were enablers of sandwich attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After analyzing over 16 months of data, one analyst flagged 23 validators who primarily staked via Jito and Marinade pools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/G3U4rjZWkAEaPAl?format=png&amp;name=4096x4096\" alt=\"Sandwich attacks on Solana are getting out of hand. Over $3.2M of SOL extracted in October 2025 alone. Jito banned 15 more validators\" width=\"4074\" height=\"2369\"><\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xGhostLogs\/status\/1978555200802885699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">0xGhostLogs, X<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He noted that over +6% of their leader slots contained wide sandwich attacks primarily targeting <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-meme-coin-icos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">retail traders<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Of the 23, six also received subsidies from the Solana Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Besides Jito, the Solana Foundation had ousted over 30 validators found to be enabling MEV in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER: <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/crypto-presales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 12+ Hottest Crypto Presales to Buy Right Now<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Sandwich Attacks Solana, Jito Cracking Down<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sandwich attack bots exploit transaction ordering on Solana<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span>    <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Solana DeFi protocols targeted<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span>    <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Over $3.2M of SOL extracted in October<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span>    <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jito is cracking down on rogue validators<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span>    <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/sandwich-attacks-spiraling-out-of-control-on-solana-over-3-2m-of-sol-crypto-extracted-in-october\/\">Sandwich Attacks Spiraling Out of Control on Solana, Over $3.2M Of SOL Crypto Extracted In October<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assume you want to buy $1M worth of a top trending meme coin on Solana or Ethereum. Technically, you can. There\u2019s nothing preventing you from buying any moonshot token. All you have to do is smash buy, say on Uniswap or Raydium, and there you go. If you don\u2019t really care about how much you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-56004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=56004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56004\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=56004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=56004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=56004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}