As a Boston-based blockchain analyst with an MIT CS background, I’ve tracked OPUL’s erratic 1-hour price swings—where MEV bots quietly exploit gas fee gaps. The data reveals a hidden pattern: price stability at $0.0447 is artificial, while trading volume spikes correlate with ZK-Rollup activity. This isn't noise—it's a signal. Here’s how Layer2 arbitrage is being weaponized in plain sight.