Transcript Ep. 482: Why MEV Will Always Be Controversial

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 cryptocurrency full time. This is the April 18, 2023 episode of Unchained.

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Today's topic is MEV or maximal extractable value and the distribution of it. Here to discuss are Uri Klarman, CEO of bloXroute, and Justin Drake, researcher at the Ethereum Foundation. Welcome Uri and Justin.

Uri Klarman:

Hey. Good to be here.

Justin Drake:

Hey. Thanks for having us.