Crypto Trader Loses Nearly All of $2.01 Million ETH Swap After Routed Through Low-Liquidity Pool

A crypto trader lost nearly all of a $2.01 million ETH position on July 6 after a DEX router routed a swap through a pool with almost no liquidity. According to NS3.AI, GoPlus Security identified the incident as same-block backrun extraction. The report said Titan Builder received 1,018 ETH worth $1.8 million as a block builder reward tied to the transaction.