@InProceedings{Solmaz2025optimistic, author= {Ozan Solmaz and Lioba Heimbach and Yann Vonlanthen and Roger Wattenhofer}, title= {{Optimistic MEV in Ethereum Layer 2s: Why Blockspace Is Always in Demand}}, booktitle= {{7th International Conference on Advances in Financial Technologies (AFT), Pittsburgh, USA}}, month= {October}, year= {2025}, }