Solana MEV Revenue

Solana MEV revenue has been surpassing Ethereum, with approximately $7M per week in extracted value. Around 78% of validators use Jito's modified client, making Jito the dominant MEV infrastructure on Solana.

Sandwich Bots

Sandwich bots are among the most profitable (and controversial) MEV strategies. They work by detecting a pending swap, placing a buy order before it (frontrun), and a sell order after it (backrun), profiting from the price impact.

Notable Players

arsc4jbDnzaqcCLByyGo7fg7S2SmcFsWUzQuDtLZh2y (Deeznode/Ari) — One of the most well-known sandwich bots on Solana
Solanaforge.xyz — An emerging player in the Solana MEV space

Jito suspended their public mempool to combat sandwich attacks, pushing sandwich operators to find alternative transaction sources.

Arbitrage Bots

Arbitrage bots are the "good guys" of MEV — they improve market efficiency by equalizing prices across DEXes.

Top Bots

Bob and Ben — Consistently among the top-performing arbitrage bots on Solana

Strategies

Jito tips — Submit transactions via Jito bundles with priority tips for guaranteed execution order
Spam hundreds of transactions — Send many transactions hoping some land at the right time (higher risk, higher gas cost)

The onchain bot approach used by SolanaMevBot combines the best of both: spam-style transaction sending with onchain profit calculation, ensuring you only pay when trades are profitable.

The Current Landscape of MEV on Solana