A Deep Dive into Batch Auctions | Season 6 Episode 5

Season 6 | Episode 5 In this episode of Bell Curve we dive into the world of batch auctions with special guests Anna, co-founder of CowSwap, and Ludwig, Founder of Sorella Labs. The team digs into how Cowswap's innovative batch auctions function and how Sorella Labs' Angstrom project tackles LVR for sustainable liquidity. They unpack how app layer innovation and MEV-conscious design can mitigate value extraction. To close out they discusses whether price discovery will ever move from centralized to decentralized exchanges and what prerequisites are necessary for that to happen. Enjoy! - - 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: (0:00) Interview Start: Anna & Ludwig (4:47) What are Frequent Batch Auctions? (10:50) MEV by Passive LPs (15:42) Mechanism Design Avoiding MEV (21:20) DAS London Ad (22:29) Who are Solvers & their role in CoWSwap (29:40) How Angstrom Solves DEX MEV (33:06) CoW Hooks (38:18) Maverick Ad (39:33) Will Passive Liquidity Stay? (46:38) Why is Angstrom a Uniswap Hook? (52:07) Will Price Discovery Come Onchain? (58:47) Outro - - Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/danrobinson Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_ Follow Anna: https://twitter.com/AnnaMSGeorge Follow Ludwig: https://twitter.com/0xvanbeethoven Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH - - Resources: https://twitter.com/Sorellalabs https://twitter.com/CoWSwap - - 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.