Sniper bot
An automated bot that watches Solana for new token mints and tries to buy them in the very first block after launch.
A sniper bot is an automated program that monitors the Solana blockchain (usually via geyser/gRPC) for new token-create transactions, then submits its own buy instruction as fast as possible — ideally in the same slot or the next one. Snipers profit by buying at the lowest curve price and dumping into early demand. Bundled launches mitigate sniper risk because the launch's buys are atomic with the create. Vortex also runs its own sniper module for users who want to snipe other deployers' launches.
Related
- Anti-sniperTechniques and tooling that prevent external snipers from front-running a token launch.
- Bundled launchA token launch where the create transaction and several buy transactions execute atomically together, filling the deployer's wallets first.
- MEV (Maximal Extractable Value)Value that block producers can extract by reordering, inserting, or omitting transactions within a block.
- Jito bundleA group of up to 5 Solana transactions that Jito's block engine attempts to land atomically in the same slot.