Citadel, But On-Chain With Ludwig Thouvenin

Ludwig Thouvenin from Sorella discusses Ethereum MEV, Uniswap V4, and the launch of Brontes, an open-source MEV dashboard. He explores the complexities of DeFi liquidity, arbitrage strategies, and the future of Ethereum's protocol design, offering insights into the challenges and opportunities in the evolving crypto landscape. Follow our guest on Twitter: @SorellaLabs @0xvanbeethoven Link to the dashboard: https://t.co/tylzKFdetM 00:00 Start 00:57 What is Sorella? 03:38 Types of MEV 06:31 Confidence of MEV identification 11:28 Assumption & discoveries 19:10 Cross-chain MEV 22:08 Large firm advantages 24:41 Trading vs arbitraging 26:26 Big builder landscape 29:43 MEV accelerationist views? 33:58 Private order flow 35:18 Should users know about order flow? 37:38 Angstrom DEX 41:12 Uniswap 3 vs 4 42:52 Why doesn't Uniswap have this functionality? 45:22 Why a hook, not an app? 48:51 System architecture 50:00 Slashing & node count 50:45 Uniswap LPs, WTF? 57:45 Permissionless capital formation 1:00:43 Protocol design 1:06:41 Foreseeable hazards 1:10:21 Ethereum roadmap optimism 👋The Gwart Show is proudly presented by Ellipsis Labs! Ellipsis Labs is building foundational products in DeFi. Their first product @PhoenixTrade is the leading orderbook DEX on Solana. The team is growing—visit ellipsislabs.xyz for engineering opportunities. Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here. Questions or want to sponsor? [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices