Founders who are building decentralized crypto exchanges are focused on fixing MEV because it affects trust, pricing, and user retention.

MEV happens when bots see a trade and jump ahead to earn profit, often giving users a worse price.

To handle this, DEX founders are doing a few simple things:

1. Hide trades: keep transactions private so bots cant react early

2. Group trades: process multiple trades together to avoid the first-come, first-served advantage

3. Smarter execution: users give an outcome (best price), and the system finds the best route

4. Spread liquidity: use multiple pools so no single pool can be exploited