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!

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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

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Resources:

Skip

https://skip.money/

https://twitter.com/SkipProtocol

Penumbra

https://penumbra.zone/

https://twitter.com/penumbrazone

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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.