2026-01-16 07:27:33

Crypto arbitrage looked simple in the early days—5% spreads sitting there waiting to be grabbed. Flash forward to today? You're pulling 0.1% on a good day if the conditions align perfectly.

But arbitrage isn't dead, it just evolved. The problem? Flash loans, MEV extraction, triangular strategies, validator frontrunning. The infrastructure got weaponized. Regular traders face a brutal reality: without direct validator access or custom infrastructure, you're getting frontrun 85-95% of the time. The odds are rigged before you even place the order.

So what actually separates profitable traders from the rest? It's not just having a good strategy anymore.

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LuckyBearDrawer

· 7h ago

0.1% profit? That's hilarious. I'd rather just relax and save U coins.

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AirdropBuffet

· 7h ago

Early on, 5% now 0.1%, the gap is truly outrageous... Honestly, being hammered by MEV is brutal. Come on, retail investors without resources are just doomed to be crushed. No matter how good the strategy is, it's useless. If you want to make money, you still have to rely on the infrastructure that insiders have. We simply can't afford to play that game.

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SmartContractRebel

· 7h ago

The nightmare of early arbitrageurs, from 5% directly to 0.1%, the gap... how to survive Getting front-run is truly a dead end. No worries about infrastructure, don't expect to win by default, it feels like game over Ordinary people can't afford this setup, looks like it's time to change strategies

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LiquidatedNotStirred

· 7h ago

This is the real truth. Early arbitrage fools could make money, but now? Ha, you can't compete with those who have connections. Wait, 0.1% still being exploited with a 95% chance of being outrun? Might as well go all-in on gambling. The phrase "infrastructure being weaponized" is brilliant; ordinary people are just sitting ducks.

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UncleLiquidation