Balancer V3 Introduces MEV-Cap Hook to Return MEV Profits to Liquidity Providers
Balancer V3 Introduces MEV-Cap Hook to Return MEV Profits to Liquidity Providers
🤖 MEV Profits Finally Come Home
Balancer V3 launches MEV-Cap Hook, a new feature designed for OP Stack chains (Base, Optimism) that captures MEV and returns it to liquidity providers. The system works by dynamically adjusting pool fees based on priority fees paid by MEV bots.
Key features:
- Automatically scales fees with priority fees
- Redistributes captured value to LPs via pool growth
- Works across any pool type
- Maintains permissionless MEV while improving fairness
The feature is currently live on Base, with CowAMM integration showing growth in prevented LVR yield. This represents a shift from treating MEV as a value leak to converting it into a yield stream for liquidity providers.
The new MEV-Cap Hook on @Balancer v3 captures MEV and returns it to LPs. Built for OP Stack chains like Base and Optimism, it: - Boosts LP yield - Keeps MEV fully permissionless - Works across any pool Learn more 👇 x.com/Balancer/statu…
💥 Unlocking MEV for LPs: Introducing the MEV-Cap Hook on Balancer V3 Balancer V3 introduces the MEV-Cap Hook — a new hook that captures MEV and redirects it back to the people who deserve it: liquidity providers. We’re turning MEV from a leak into a yield stream. Here’s how
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