Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, of Boston, and James Pepaire-Bueno, 28, of New York allegedly used a maximal extractable value (MEV) exploit to steal the funds from users, and are being charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

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Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, of Boston, and James Pepaire-Bueno, 28, of New York allegedly used a maximal extractable value (MEV) exploit to steal the funds from users, and are being charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

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Feds Arrest Crypto Bros for 'Attacking Ethereum' With MEV Exploit

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https://decrypt.co/230874/feds-arrest-crypto-bros-attacking-ethereum-mev-exploit

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Two brothers, Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, of Boston, and James Pepaire-Bueno, 28, of New York were arrested and charged on Wednesday, May 15 2024 for exploiting the Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency.

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