Acquiring intelligence…
Same block. Before and after. Classic sandwich.
The victim's swap sits at position 4 in block 23,104,551.
Position 3 is a 40 ETH buy at 92 gwei — three times the victim's gas — that received 1,912,000 NOVA.
Position 5 sells exactly 1,912,000 NOVA from the same contract. Bread, victim, bread.
The other bots bought earlier or sold later without wrapping the victim directly.
A trader swapped 180 ETH for $NOVA and got 9% less than quoted.
Somebody squeezed them.
In the same block, someone bought just before and sold just after.
ObjectiveIdentify the bot contract that sandwiched the victim's swap.
+ 1 hunter solved it after the last slot closed
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Case by HITMAN HQ · median solve 06:07