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<ul><li>The Solana Foundation expelled validators involved in sandwich attacks from its delegation program.</li><li>Validators were penalized for using private mempools to manipulate transaction prices for personal gain.</li><li>Solana&#39;s delegation program supports validators but requires adherence to ethical standards.</li></ul>The <a href="https://cryptotale.org/?s&#61;solana&#43;foundation" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Solana Foundation</a> has taken decisive action against validator operators involved in sandwich attacks, removing them from its delegation program. Tim Garcia, Solana&#39;s Validator Relations Lead, <a href="https://discord.com/login?redirect_to&#61;%2Flogin%3Fredirect_to%3D%252Fchannels%252F428295358100013066%252F895740485140906054%252F1249452294194462733" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">announced</a> on Discord that the foundation will not tolerate such malicious activities. He emphasized that validators found participating in private mempools to execute sandwich attacks or harm Solana users will be permanently banned from the delegation program.<img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXe4ggFQpO38FKd9Ew7k7RC9YZ-lKzdrCA3N8ra1vEHuBYD0pLsnVFujK5nZ5AcmNntpQr2MNgmev74lntObSzr9f3udoJdZx0c44rkGzu-6dyWdQze8U5XhKVs0v69jyckEGI51CIQJ1YqDPQuedYiTYhkO?key&#61;LB4fdRq_mhjZrdOM5jEIrg" />Source: <a href="https://discord.com/login?redirect_to&#61;%2Flogin%3Fredirect_to%3D%252Fchannels%252F428295358100013066%252F895740485140906054%252F1249452294194462733" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Discord</a>What is a Sandwich Attack?A sandwich attack is a type of front-running exploit where an attacker places two transactions around a victim’s transaction to manipulate the asset&#39;s price and profit from the difference. This guarantees that retail investors receive the worst possible price while the attacker extracts all the profit. Such attacks are made possible through mempools, where pending transactions can be manipulated.Solana Validators and Sandwich AttacksValidators on the Solana network were identified for their participation in mempools enabling sandwich attacks. These actions are strictly against the rules set by the Solana Foundation, which prohibits validators from engaging in malicious activities. Mert Mumtaz, co-founder of Solana RPC provider Helius, <a href="https://x.com/0xMert_/status/1799955514786234751" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">explained</a> that certain operators had modified their validators to enable these attacks, exploiting retail users for personal gain.<a href="https://cryptotale.org/solana-foundation-removes-validators-for-sandwich-attacks/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read more on CryptoTale.</a>Visit the links for more information <a href="https://cryptotale.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/cryptotalemedia" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://t.me/cryptotale_news" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Telegram </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cryptotalenews/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Instagram </a>|

Solana Foundation Removes Validators for Sandwich Attacks

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