MEV In The Cosmos | Henry de Valence, Barry Plunkett

Season 4 | Episode 7 Welcome to Bell Curve! In this episode, we are joined by Henry de Valence and Barry Plunkett to discuss MEV in Cosmos. Henry and Barry explain the negative implications of Ethereum's maximal extraction philosophy, the benefits of AppChain sovereignty (as demonstrated by Osmosis' ProtoRev Module), the importance of privacy in MEV, ABCI 2.0 and much more. Join us for this exciting deep dive into one of the most innovative ecosystems in crypto! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (03:03) Ethereum’s Maximal Extraction Philosophy (06:59) Cosmos vs Ethereum Validators (13:07) Penumbra: Public and Private State (26:01) Osmosis’ ProtoRev Module (36:20) “Rook Ad” (38:12) Cross-Domain MEV (45:11) The Tension Between Sovereignty and Interoperability (1:00:03) What is ABCI 2.0? (1:08:24) Threshold Encryption Challenges (1:13:08) The Privacy Tradeoff - - Follow Henry: https://twitter.com/hdevalence Follow Barry: https://twitter.com/BPIV400 Follow Hasu: https://twitter.com/hasufl Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH - - This episode is brought to you by Rook. Close to a billion dollars has already been taken out of users’ pockets through MEV. Rook built a solution that automatically drives this value back to where it belongs: with the users and applications that create it. If you use on-chain products, tell your wallet, favorite app and go-to node provider to use Rook; if you're a developer, message us today to find out how to integrate Rook with your product. Follow Rook on Twitter and them a message at https://twitter.com/Rook. - - Resources: Skip https://skip.money/ https://twitter.com/SkipProtocol Penumbra https://penumbra.zone/ https://twitter.com/penumbrazone - - 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.