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Merunas Grincalaitis

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Ethereum Sniper Bot Architecture: Block-0 Flashbots Execution, Honeypot Simulation & Fee Math

Same-block (Block-0) token sniping on Ethereum requires monitoring pending liquidity additions (addLiquidityETH, enableTrading, or Uniswap V3/V4 pool initialization), simulating buy-and-sell execution paths locally via eth_call / debug_traceCall to filter out honeypots and dynamic tax traps, and submitting an atomic Flashbots bundle directly to block builders (relay.flashbots.net, Titan, Beaverbuild, Rsync).

This engineering handbook covers the full execution stack, anti-snipe contract defenses, and why MEV DAO uses flat-fee execution (€200/month with a 3-day trial) instead of charging a 1% per-trade tax on every buy and sell.

Architecture & Execution Checklist

[Local Node / Mempool Stream] ---> [Foundry Anvil eth_call Simulation]
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                                          v
[X-Flashbots-Signature Auth]  ---> [eth_sendBundle -> Block Builders]
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Key technical invariants to verify before broadcasting:

  1. Simulate state transitions at block.number + 1 using eth_callBundle or a pinned Foundry anvil --fork-url environment before signing live bundles.
  2. Compute effective bundle gas price (effectiveGasPrice) across all transactions in the bundle, including 0-gas sponsored victim transactions, and ensure it exceeds the target block's tail gas price.
  3. Multi-builder fan-out: Submit time-sensitive bundles simultaneously to relay.flashbots.net, Titan Builder, Beaverbuild, and Rsync Builder so you don't miss slots built by non-Flashbots relays.

Complete Technical Guides & Deep-Dive Runbooks in This Series

Below is the complete index of technical deep-dives, runnable Solidity/TypeScript templates, and step-by-step troubleshooting guides in this cluster:

Open-Source Reference Repositories

For production Ethereum sniping, compromised-wallet rescues, or custom MEV engineering, visit MEV DAO or start a 3-day trial.

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