Ethereum researchers target predatory bots with encrypted mempool proposal

Ethereum developers are pushing forward with plans to implement an Ethereum encrypted mempool to stop automated trading bots from exploiting users. Protocol researchers will meet on August 19 to debate proposals that would conceal pending transaction contents until they are firmly committed to the blockchain.The shift aims to eradicate sandwich attacks, where predatory algorithms extract profit from ordinary swappers. But the proposed defenses create a new vulnerability, forcing users to trust t