EIP1559 is a mechanism that can instantiate what is the market rate for gas on chain. It's all external demand that the protocol can be aware of and then do whatever we want with it, which is exciting stuff. And now basically MEV is this ultra-refined type of oil. This high-octane rocket fuel, jet fuel, or formula,. The one fuel that is used to fuel a very sophisticated engine, which is this MEV engine. We need to know how much to burn and how much to smooth, correct? Yes.
Ethereum is getting yet another economic upgrade! The scarcity engine is getting a massive level up with the advent of the MEV Burn.
With Justin Drake and Domothy, they walk us through the research and reasoning behind this next upgrade
Just when we thought we couldn’t get any more bullish…
0:00 Intro 7:00 What is MEV? 13:30 MEV is Subjective 17:15 The Oil Analogy 21:15 The Benefits of Smoothing 28:35 Builders and Proposers 38:45 Forced Centralization 44:35 Rug Pool Protection 48:30 Distribution 58:20 Pros of Burning 1:05:15 Burning on Overdrive 1:09:30 Does this Hurt Stakers? 1:13:55 Too Deflationary? 1:23:30 Monetary Premium 1:28:15 EIP-4844 1:31:00 The Engine 1:35:50 Wen?
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