{"id":670243,"date":"2026-10-13T01:52:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T01:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/aptos-rolls-out-encrypted-mempool-to-curb-frontrunning-sandwich-attacks\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T01:52:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T01:52:39","slug":"aptos-rolls-out-encrypted-mempool-to-curb-frontrunning-sandwich-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/aptos-rolls-out-encrypted-mempool-to-curb-frontrunning-sandwich-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Aptos rolls out Encrypted Mempool to curb frontrunning, sandwich attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/article-covers\/2026\/10\/01M4SBPCTGPG3FDASX5ZEZCYYW\/aptos.jpg\" alt=\"Aptos rolls out Encrypted Mempool to curb frontrunning, sandwich attacks\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The optional feature hides transaction details until their order is finalized, preventing bots from exploiting pending trades.<\/p>\n<p>Layer-1 blockchain Aptos has launched an optional new feature that could help shield traders from attacks involving maximal extractable value (MEV), including frontrunning and sandwich attacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Aptos <a href=\"https:\/\/aptosnetwork.com\/currents\/encrypted-mempool-mainnet\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span>said<\/span><\/a> its Encrypted Mempool feature is now live on its mainnet, allowing users to opt in to keep pending transactions encrypted until their block ordering is finalized. Aptos said the feature was built for institutions submitting large transactions to the chain, traders wanting to avoid MEV risk, AI agents and builders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you send a transaction on any major chain today, anyone watching the network can see the details before it executes, the function you\u2019re calling, the assets and amounts involved, and the contracts you\u2019re interacting with,\u201d Aptos said. \u201cBots use that visibility to trade against you or copy your strategy.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/aptos-rolls-out-encrypted-mempool-to-curb-frontrunning-sandwich-attacks\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The optional feature hides transaction details until their order is finalized, preventing bots from exploiting pending trades. Layer-1 blockchain Aptos has launched an optional new feature that could help shield traders from attacks involving maximal extractable value (MEV), including frontrunning and sandwich attacks.\u00a0 On Monday, Aptos said its Encrypted Mempool feature is now live on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":670244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-670243","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}