[landemva]

> transaction front running

This also happens in regulated markets, but you have to be very well connected to do it. https://wwnorton.com/books/flash-boys/

[immibis]

Interesting point. Instead of needing to be part of the good-old-boys club, on a decentralized network, anyone can try being corrupt. Hacking works similarly.

[verdverm]

which is why blockchain is fundamentally flawed and misaligned with civilized societies