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What does Sandwich Attack mean?
In a sandwich attack, an attacker anticipates a swap, trades ahead of it to move price, then trades again after the victim executes, capturing part of the victim’s price impact.
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How people use it
Used around token launches, on-chain trading, wallet analysis and crypto social feeds.
EXAMPLE“The swap lost way more than expected because it got sandwiched.”
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