MEV attacks are draining users — but encryption can stop it (feat. Shutter Network)

The crypto sector has entered an era of hyperfinancialization, and with this comes predatory MEV and manipulation of blockchain activities that were originally intended to be consensus-based and decentralized. Shutter Network core contributor Loring Harkness explains why encryption and credible neutrality can make blockchain transactions fair again.

(00:00) Introduction to The Agenda podcast and this week’s episode
(01:47) Why credible neutrality and fairness matter
(11:26) Blockchain is as easy as rock, paper, scissors
(17:47) Everyday use cases for encrypted blockchain transactions
(20:48) Why non-finance-focused blockchains still issue tokens
(23:25) Blockchain, crypto and Myanmar
(29:16) Will crypto remain censorship-resistant in an age of hyperfinacialization?
(35:29) Would Shutter work on MMOGs like Pokemon?

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