According to Avery Ching, the practice of MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) exploiting information asymmetry poses significant challenges to consumer protection in both crypto and traditional markets. He highlights the importance of encrypted transactions, as being pioneered by Aptos and adopted by DecibelTrade, in ensuring fair trading conditions. These systems prevent the revelation of transaction details until sequencing, thereby safeguarding users from value extraction and ensuring transparency. Ching asserts that centralized systems with privileged access to order flow fundamentally lack credible safeguards against MEV abuses, even under honest operators.