{"id":14964,"date":"2026-10-27T05:09:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=14964"},"modified":"2026-10-27T05:09:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:09:48","slug":"faster-solana-slots-fail-to-stop-memecoin-bot-snipers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=14964","title":{"rendered":"Faster Solana slots fail to stop memecoin bot snipers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-cs-editorial-figure-scope=\"\" data-cs-editorial-quote-scope=\"\" data-cs-image-viewer-scope=\"\" data-single-article-content=\"\">\n<p>Blockchain data company Bitquery&#8217;s latest analysis, with figures verified Oct. 26, found that similar shares of new Pump.fun coins received an outside buy within roughly 1.3 seconds across Solana&#8217;s earlier block-time cuts. Detected sandwich patterns also persisted in the sampled trading.<\/p>\n<p>The share was about 53% in the earlier sample, compared with 52% later. An outside wallet means any wallet other than the coin&#8217;s first buyer. The comparison used Aug. 5, 12, and 19 against Sept. 23 and 30 and Oct. 7.<\/p>\n<p>Both comparisons end Oct. 7. Solana&#8217;s rollout record places the final reduction to a 200-millisecond slot target on Oct. 9, leaving that last step outside the trading observations.<\/p>\n<p>Sniping means racing to buy a token in its first moments. Bitquery&#8217;s outside-buy measure captures early buying without establishing that every qualifying buyer was automated or predatory.<\/p>\n<p>The share of new coins receiving an outside buy in their first block fell from 42% to 32%. But the first block also became shorter, lasting about 0.27 seconds in the later sample against 0.42 seconds earlier. A first-block purchase had a narrower window in which to qualify.<\/p>\n<p>The roughly 1.3-second comparison covered three slots before and five in the later sample. The decline in first-block buying was much less evident when measured over approximately equal elapsed time.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter cs-newsletter-brand\" data-newsletter-edition=\"catalyst\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\" data-newsletter-placement=\"article-midpoint\" aria-labelledby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" aria-describedby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__editorial\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\">The Catalyst<\/p>\n<p class=\"cs-newsletter-frequency\">Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">Know what\u2019s moving crypto.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Start with the stories that matter. Get the context behind the headlines and a clear view of what to watch next.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__art\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/themes\/cryptoslate-2020\/images\/catalyst-newsletter-scrapbook-v3.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/themes\/cryptoslate-2020\/images\/catalyst-newsletter-scrapbook-v3.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_577302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-577302\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shoggoth-infographic shoggoth-infographic-portrait wp-image-577302\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/exec-b1eb7e34-541f-4d16-a22e-8a576af8b7ee.png\" alt=\"Bitquery's Solana and Pump.fun samples: first-block outside buying was 42% versus 32% as blocks shortened; within roughly 1.3 seconds, shares were 53% versus 52%. Samples end October 7, before the October 9 final 200ms reduction. Outside buying is a proxy.\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/exec-b1eb7e34-541f-4d16-a22e-8a576af8b7ee.png 1122w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/exec-b1eb7e34-541f-4d16-a22e-8a576af8b7ee-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/exec-b1eb7e34-541f-4d16-a22e-8a576af8b7ee-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/exec-b1eb7e34-541f-4d16-a22e-8a576af8b7ee-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload shoggoth-infographic shoggoth-infographic-portrait wp-image-577302\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/exec-b1eb7e34-541f-4d16-a22e-8a576af8b7ee.png\" alt=\"Bitquery's Solana and Pump.fun samples: first-block outside buying was 42% versus 32% as blocks shortened; within roughly 1.3 seconds, shares were 53% versus 52%. Samples end October 7, before the October 9 final 200ms reduction. Outside buying is a proxy.\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/exec-b1eb7e34-541f-4d16-a22e-8a576af8b7ee.png 1122w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/exec-b1eb7e34-541f-4d16-a22e-8a576af8b7ee-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/exec-b1eb7e34-541f-4d16-a22e-8a576af8b7ee-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/exec-b1eb7e34-541f-4d16-a22e-8a576af8b7ee-768x960.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-577302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First-block outside buying on Solana&#8217;s Punp.fun fell from 42% to 32% as slots shortened, but remained nearly unchanged at 53% versus 52% over roughly 1.3 seconds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Sandwich patterns dipped, then returned<\/h2>\n<p>A sandwich involves buying before another trader&#8217;s swap and selling afterward at a price pushed up by that swap. Bitquery reported about 30 detected patterns per 10,000 swaps in early August, 26 during Aug. 22-27, and 21 during Aug. 29-Sept. 17. The rate then reached 33 during Sept. 19-Oct. 7.<\/p>\n<p>The denominator included swaps on Pump.fun and PumpSwap, its exchange. The counts came from daily sandwich detections associated with bot wallets before Bitquery applied its study&#8217;s final filters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Solana sandwich bots took $29.7 million before costs, mostly targeting Pump.fun<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p>The Solana Foundation&#8217;s August modeling described competing effects on sandwich profitability. Less time to react can constrain an attacker, but shorter slots can also mean fewer competing trades use up the price movement a user permits before a swap executes.<\/p>\n<p>If that allowance stays the same, a fast attacker may have more room to exploit it, and the model offers possible mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>The Foundation describes shorter slots as improving latency and narrowing a leader&#8217;s control over block building. Bitquery&#8217;s sampled trading patterns show why that benefit and protection from predatory trading need separate measurements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Featured,Research,Technology,Trading,Pump.fun,PumpSwap,Solana,Solana foundationPump.fun,PumpSwap,Solana,Solana foundation#Faster #Solana #slots #fail #stop #memecoin #bot #snipers1793077788<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blockchain data company Bitquery&#8217;s latest analysis, with figures verified Oct. 26, found that similar shares of new Pump.fun coins received an outside buy within roughly 1.3 seconds across Solana&#8217;s earlier block-time cuts. Detected sandwich patterns also persisted in the sampled trading. The share was about 53% in the earlier sample, compared with 52% later. 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