# Mitigating MEV Maximal extractable value (MEV) refers to potential profits that miners or users can gain by exploiting the order of transaction inclusion in a block. MEV has become a significant issue in the Ethereum ecosystem, where high gas fees make MEV extraction profitable. MEV strategies, such as front-running or back-running, can result in users paying higher gas fees or receiving less value for their transactions. SurferMonkey's privacy-focused ecosystem aims to mitigate MEV's impact on users. By obfuscating user data and making valuable transactions difficult to identify, our platform discourages miners from engaging in MEV extraction. Moreover, SurferMonkey's decentralized architecture and consensus mechanism prevent any single entity from controlling transaction order, reducing MEV strategy potential. By prioritizing privacy and decentralization, SurferMonkey contributes to a more equitable ecosystem for all users while minimizing MEV's impact on the blockchain. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://surfermonkey.gitbook.io/litepaper/enhanced-fairness-and-security-in-blockchain-transactions/mitigating-mev.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.