Mistrial in MEV Brothers’ Fraud Case: First Prosecution, Broader Implications

A landmark mistrial has shaken the world of Ethereum and blockchain technology. The case against Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, MIT-trained engineers accused of manipulating Ethereum’s validator logic to profit from ‘MEV’, has ended in a hung jury after three days of deliberation. This marks the first time a MEV case went to trial, with potentially significant legal ramifications for blockchain regulation and criminal law as it relates to MEV strategies.