Transcript Ep. 388: Why Is Ethereum Trying to Maximize Value From Users? Two Sides Debate

Laura Shin:

Hi, everyone. Welcome to Unchained. Your no-hype resource for all things crypto. I’m your host, Laura Shin, author of the Cryptopians. I started covering crypto seven years ago and as a senior editor at Forbes was the first mainstream media reporter to cover crypto currency full-time. This is the August 23, 2022 episode of Unchained.

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Today’s topic is MEV, which up until recently was called miner extractable value and is now being called maximal extractable value. Here to discuss are Stephane Gosselin, Co-Found and Chief Architect of Flashbots, and Uri Klarman, CEO of bloXroute Labs. Welcome, Stephane and Uri.

Stephane Gosselin:

Hey.

Uri Klarman:

Hello. Hello.