On April 30th, 2026 — Vitalik Buterin made a $3.47 token swap on Ethereum.
A bot used $866,000 to sandwich it.
In this video we break down:
- Exactly what happened in block 24993038
- How JaredFromSubway bot works
- Why the bot used $866k to make $169
- How validators profit from sandwich attacks
- What Ethereum's 2026 roadmap is doing about MEV
Drop your questions in the comments — best ones become the next episode.
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