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Curve Debacle Triggers Transaction Frenzy, Sending Ethereum ‘MEV’ Rewards to Record High

On July 30, over 6,000 ETH ($11M worth) in so-called Maximal Extractable Value rewards were paid out to Ethereum validators, the most ever for a single day.

By Margaux Nijkerk|Edited by Bradley Keoun

Updated Jul 31, 2023, 5:44 p.m. Published Jul 31, 2023, 5:43 p.m.

Ethereum validators cashed in on the MEV windfall as crypto traders moved digital assets off of the Curve platform. (Shutterstock)