Season 4 | Episode 8:

In this episode of Bell Curve, we are joined by Quintus Kilbourn and Barnabé Monnot to discuss order flow auctions, proposer-builder separation (PBS) and the future of MEV. We start with a deep discussion on order flow auctions, application vs protocol layer designs and the implementation tradeoffs. Quintus and Barnabé then explain the risks of vertical integration and how we can build systems to mitigate these supply chain centralization points. We end with a discussion on enshrined PBS, off-chain infrastructure and the future of MEV.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro: Pre-Interview

(04:11) MEV 2.0

(31:37) "Rook Ad"

(33:29) MEV 2.0

(1:07:08) Recap: Post-Interview

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Resources:

Barnabé's article on protocol credibility

https://barnabe.substack.com/p/seeing-like-a-protocol

Vitalik's article on the End Game

https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/12/06/endgame.html

PEPC

https://ethresear.ch/t/unbundling-pbs-towards-protocol-enforced-proposer-commitments-pepc/13879

Eric Budish's article on batch auctions

https://academic.oup.com/qje/article/130/4/1547/1916146

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

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