Homelander captures the arbitrage your users generate — inside their own transactions — and returns the value to your protocol. MEV protection and revenue internalization in one integration. Zero upfront cost. Zero user impact.
When a user swaps on your DEX, the updated pool state creates a transient price imbalance. External MEV bots detect this in milliseconds and execute backrun transactions that capture the value your users' activity generates.
None of this flows back to your protocol. The value exits your ecosystem entirely — captured by validators and block builders. A structural revenue leak that scales with your volume.
Homelander internalizes this process — acting as MEV protection at the protocol level. The backrun executes atomically inside the originating transaction, bypassing the public mempool entirely. The opportunity never surfaces externally. All value stays within your protocol's domain.
Homelander operates entirely within the transaction boundary — no mempool exposure, no external dependencies, no risk of partial execution.
Immediately after each swap, the updated pool state is forwarded to the Homelander execution layer — via a native AMM callback or a direct call from the protocol's own contract, depending on integration type.
The engine evaluates whether a profitable backrun exists, constructs the arbitrage route, and executes — all within the same transaction. If no opportunity is found, execution reverts cleanly with zero side effects on the user's swap.
Net surplus is computed and distributed atomically at the ratio your protocol configures. All ERC-20 transfers complete before the outer transaction closes. No off-chain trust required.
MEV internalization creates a recurring on-chain revenue stream. For an average DEX, Homelander's contribution is roughly comparable in scale to the protocol's own fee income — without raising fees or changing the user experience.
No deployment fees, no subscriptions. MEV-X takes a share only of the value extracted. If Homelander doesn't capture value, you pay nothing. Incentives are fully aligned from day one.
Users always receive the exact swap output their transaction specifies. Homelander operates strictly post-swap — it cannot cause transactions to fail, introduce slippage, or touch user funds in any form.
Once integrated, the system runs autonomously. MEV-X operates all execution infrastructure — route discovery, evaluation, settlement, and distribution. There is no operational burden on your team after deployment, regardless of integration method.
Homelander integrates at the protocol level without modifying core pool contracts in any path. The integration method depends on your AMM architecture — execution guarantees and economics are identical across all three.
For AMMs with native hook or plugin support. A lightweight plugin contract attaches to the pool's post-swap callback and forwards the updated state to the Homelander execution layer. No changes to core pool contracts.
For DEXes without native hook support. A proxy contract wraps the existing router: the swap executes through the underlying DEX, then the backrun is triggered — all within the same transaction. No pool contract changes required.
For protocols with custom architectures, aggregators, or conditional MEV capture needs. The protocol contract calls triggerBackrun() directly after its own swap logic completes, wrapped in error handling so a failed backrun never reverts the user's transaction.
Homelander operates strictly within the post-swap callback context defined by the AMM. It never performs privileged actions on the pool, never touches user funds, and can be disabled by protocol governance at any time without affecting trading.
Off-chain components prepare candidate routes but do not participate in atomic execution. All profitability checks, route execution, and settlement happen entirely on-chain within the originating transaction boundary.
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Homelander is deployed on mainnet across EVM networks, with active internalization running on production pools. The system is proven under real market conditions — revenue is flowing.
MEV-X has operated active arbitrage infrastructure since 2023 across EVM networks. The attribution methodology underpinning Homelander's execution engine is the subject of an accepted paper at SIGCOMM '26, validating the single-source MEV hypothesis for 96.7% of atomic arbitrage events.
Zero cost to start. MEV-X handles all execution infrastructure. We'll scope the integration for your protocol.