# $MEV Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — May 12, 2026

> **Asset:** $MEV  
> **Date:** 2026-05-12 (May 12, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/mev/2026-05-12  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/mev.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @toly
> **Author:** toly ([@toly](https://x.com/toly))  
> **Metrics:** 97 likes · 8 retweets · 0 comments · 9.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-12T03:03:04+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/toly/status/2054034597709484084](https://x.com/toly/status/2054034597709484084)  


> 
> "Alpenglow is going to have a subtle but important impact to mev. Delaying a slot past the timeout will cause the leader to lose all the subsequent slots.  So the cost of delay games is highest in the first slot and lowest in the last."


### Post #2 by @hotpot_dao
> **Author:** Shuyao Kong ([@hotpot_dao](https://x.com/hotpot_dao))  
> **Metrics:** 33 likes · 1 retweets · 6 comments · 1.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-12T11:37:33+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/hotpot_dao/status/2054164068790055235](https://x.com/hotpot_dao/status/2054164068790055235)  


> 
> "The answer is right in front of our eyes:
- protocol native stablecoin (mega, arc, and many others)
- dex infra ( hl) 
- proximity market ( non hostile mev)
- user interface 

bearish on vanilla payment 
bearish on vanilla RWA
bearish on vanilla block production 
bearish on value"


### Post #3 by @CoinDesk
> **Author:** CoinDesk ([@CoinDesk](https://x.com/CoinDesk))  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 1.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-12T10:20:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/2054144602601390474](https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/2054144602601390474)  


> 
> "The mechanism cuts both ways across regimes. 

In a bear, MEV revenue compresses but JTX still earns a fee on whatever DEX flow exists. 

In a bull, MEV recovers and JTX layers a second cut on the same order, capturing the front-end fee while routing flow through Jito's own Block"


### Post #4 by @GpaAndy
> **Author:** Andy the Jet ([@GpaAndy](https://x.com/GpaAndy))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-12T07:16:30+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GpaAndy/status/2054098375822455277](https://x.com/GpaAndy/status/2054098375822455277)  


> 
> "nomisma's anti mev edge holds up"




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