Bell Curve BONUS EP: Stephane Gosselin on MEV, OFAs, and Frontier Research
Season 4 | Bonus Episode
In today's Bell Curve, we are joined by Stephane Gosselin, the founder of Flashbots and Frontier Research. We discuss why we need to reframe MEV, MEV burn, app-specific order flow auctions, user intents and EIP-4337, why centralized sequencers are fine, enshrined PBS and more! Stephane is a legend - you don't want to miss his unique insights.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:58) Reframing MEV: From Allocation to Wealth Creation
(09:36) MEV Burn
(12:37) The Evolution of DEX Architecture and MEV
(22:44) Order Flow Auctions
(27:30) The Case for Centralized Sequencers
(38:56) Share Sequencers and Cross-Domain MEV
(43:37) User Intents and Limitations of EIP-4337
(49:21) Block Building's Race to the Bottom
(54:45) Optimistic Relays and Enshrined PBS
(1:07:05) Frontier Research
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Resources:
Frontier Research
MEV Utopia vs Dystopia by Stephane
https://flashbots.mirror.xyz/bqCakwfQZkMsq63b50vib-nibo5eKai0QuK7m-Dsxpo
Don’t Overload Ethereum’s Consensus by Vitalik
https://vitalik.ca/general/2023/05/21/dont_overload.html
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