Walt Smith of cyber.fund joins me to discuss thoughts on MEV and where it may be going on Bitcoin.
We discuss:
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Defining MEV
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10 minute block time?
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Does it centralise Bitcoin?
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Suffering from success
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The approach on shitcoins and spam
Timestamps:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:02) - Defining MEV
(06:02) - Replace-by-fee (RBF)
(11:01) - Concern regarding miner centralisation
(18:56) - Growth of private mempool flow & MEV potential?
(24:55) - Are mining pools transparent with fee payouts?
(27:01) - Expressivity on Bitcoin
(31:21) - Sponsors
(35:24) - Does the 10 minute block time mitigate MEV?
(40:27) - Is Bitcoin more than ‘money’?
(46:05) - Fake L2's on Bitcoin
(51:24) - Does MEV lead to miner centralisation?
(56:15) - Closing thoughts on MEV
Links:
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X: @waltjsmith)
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X: @cyberFund_)
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Site: cyber.fund)
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Article: The Spectre of MEV on Bitcoin)
Sponsors:
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Swan.com) (code LIVERA)
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CoinKite.com) (code LIVERA)
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Mempool.space)
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