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MEV Bot Captures $7.7M in Backfired Ethereum Wallet Exploit

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An Ethereum wallet exploit intended to drain $7.7M has backfired after a MEV bot captured the funds instead.

The exploit targeted an address linked to Kelp, which promptly froze it in response.

No details have been provided on the exact nature of the exploit or how the MEV bot intervened.

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