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title: "Is MEV possible on bitcoin?"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/is-mev-possible-on-bitcoin--qg9zcjngd
source_url: https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/119253/is-mev-possible-on-bitcoin
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2024-04-02T13:34:07.546Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:21:59.549Z
tags: ["blockchain", "bitcoin", "defi"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
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# Is MEV possible on bitcoin?

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

MEV is possible on Bitcoin, although less prominent than in Ethereum. Miners can optimize block creation by including or excluding transactions, aiming to maximize transaction fees while minimizing block size. MEV in Ethereum is more complex and can have collateral damages, especially in the DeFi space. PBS proposal attempts to control the impact of MEV.

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