The Return of Sandwiches: MEV and Sequencer Design on Layer-2s

Name: The Return of Sandwiches: MEV and Sequencer Design on Layer-2s
Start: 2026-03-31T10:25:00
End: 2026-03-31T10:45:00
Location: EthCC Venue

Krzysztof Gogol

from DeFiAM.xyz

Talk

Tuesday, March 31st 2026

10:25 - 10:45

Taylor Stage

Description

New research from Zircuit shows that MEV sandwiches on L2s are currently unprofitable due to private sequencers, but they may return once mempools reopen. We analyze this transition and the trade-offs in sequencer decentralization.