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The New DeFi Meta with Paradigm’s Head of Research, Dan Robinson

Aug 3, 2023

Dan Robinson, GP and Head of Research at Paradigm, dives into the transformative impacts of UniswapX on decentralized finance. He discusses how this new mechanism alters liquidity dynamics and trading experiences. Topics include 'Intents' for minimizing miner extractable value (MEV), the magic behind order flow auctions, and the evolution of rollups and bridges. Robinson also highlights the ecosystem of nanobots that enhance trading efficiencies and the innovations driving this vibrant DeFi landscape.

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Intro

2min

Exploring Innovations in Decentralized Exchanges

4min

Revolutionizing Trading with Uniswap X

17min

Navigating Trading Efficiency in DeFi

10min

Navigating the DeFi Ecosystem: Bots and Innovations

9min

Bridging Innovations in DeFi

24min

Exploring the Decentralization Potential of Suave in Crypto

4min

Dan Robinson is GP and Head of Research at Paradigm. He, over the years, has done a lot of deep thinking about markets, auctions, and liquidity in DeFi, with a particular focus on Uniswap and Uniswap V3. Recently, Uniswap Labs released UniswapX, a new dutch auction mechanism, that Dan thinks changes the meta for swapping assets in DeFi, MEV, chain interoperability, and much more.

The last time Dan was on Bankless was September 2020…almost 3 years ago! If you have ever heard Ryan or I say the phrase “Ethereum is a dark forest”...it came from that episode.

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------ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro 6:00 Why UniswapX is Needed 11:09 What’s New About UniswapX? 14:00 Intents 16:25 The Magic Behind MEV Reduction 20:00 Order Flow Auctions 26:25 It’s Still Early 33:05 Who Are the Nanobots? 37:42 How Rollups Will Change 42:22 How Bridges Will Change 49:55 UniswapX Complements Uniswap v4 53:30 What Uniswap v4 Do for LPs? 59:15 LPing with Uniswap v4 vs. v3 1:04:11 Uniswap’s App Layer & Yields 1:06:05 Why Be Excited About Suave 1:09:55 Closing & Disclaimers

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Dan Robinson https://twitter.com/danrobinson https://twitter.com/danrobinson/status/1681061703818305536

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