DEXs: Minimizing MEV, Fee Market Developments, and Superior DEX Designs | Season 6 Episode 8

In this bittersweet season finale of Bell Curve Mike and Dan recap key themes from this season. They dive into specific topics like the impact of blocktimes on MEV and innovations in fee market structures. They also hit on rethinking simplistic metrics like TVL for assessing capital efficiency, how execution models like frequent batch auctions can optimize swappers’ experience, and the viability of bringing meaningful on-chain price discovery to compete with centralized exchanges. This leads the duo to the ongoing debate around optimized roles for passive retail liquidity providers in AMMs versus professional market makers, and managing financial inventory across decentralized networks and bridges. To close out Dan discusses Uniswap V4 and what experiences are paramount to get right. Thanks for watching and we'll see you next season! - - Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_ Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/danrobinson Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH - - Maverick Protocol is a DeFi infrastructure provider focused on increasing industry efficiency, powered by Maverick AMM. Maverick helps token projects, DAO treasuries, liquidity providers or anyone in DeFi shape their liquidity with efficiency and flexibility. In other words, Maverick makes your liquidity smarter.  Shape liquidity for your token today on Maverick at https://app.mav.xyz/bellcurve   - - Join us at DAS (Digital Asset Summit) in London this March! DAS is the #1 institutional conference in crypto, hosted by Blockworks. Use the link below to learn more, and use BELL20 to get 20% off your ticket! Sign up now because the price goes up every month. See you there! https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2024-london/home - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (04:34) Importance of Blocktimes (13:46) Fee Markets Developments (22:13) Fee Markets Developments (31:33) DAS London (32:43) General L1s (42:12) Maverick Protocol (43:29) Price Discovery Onchain (59:28) Uni V4 Updates & Unichain - - Resources EIP-1559 Check-in https://prestwich.substack.com/p/has-anyone-checked-on-eip-1559-recently Epicenter Podcast https://epicenter.tv/ - - 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.