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+## LSDs and MEV
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+<br>
+
+### tl; dr
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+<br>
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+* with the shapella update, LSDs can be withdrawn, creating trading volume and MEV opportunities. most staking protocols will allow users to trade LSD tokens at a higher ETH price than the market, thus creating the opportunity for the market to arbitrage.
+* according to eigeinphi, the total revenue from MEV (arb, liquidation, sandwich attacks) surpassed $4.84 mil (most coming from arb, with a rising frequency of arb trades and decline of average arb revenue).
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+<br>
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+---
+
+### resources