Key Takeaways
Miner extractable value (MEV) refers to any excess value that a transaction validator can realize by manipulating the ordering of transactions.
This paper introduces a simple theoretical definition of the ‘cost of MEV’, proves some basic properties, and shows that the definition is useful via a number of examples.
In a variety of settings, this definition is related to the ‘smoothness’ of a function over the symmetric group.
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