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Lisa JY Tan
Flashbots and MEV are a huge problem for DEXs. Here's why you should care. | DeFi Markets
17 minutes Posted Jul 15, 2021 at 12:00 pm.
– Introduction to MEV & Flashbots
– Layer 1 infrastructure comparison: BTC vs ETH
– 51% Attack vs Front Running vs Forking
– Flashbots explained
– MEV (Miner Extractable Value)
– Other arbitrage opportunities
– Solutions to MEV
– 5 design flaws in DEXs
– Front Running & information Assymetry
– Impact of Economic Rent on DEXs
– Why Flashbots & MEV are a big problem
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Flashbots & Miner-Extractable Value are problems faced by decentralised exchanges (DEXs). In this episode, we explain what flashbots and MEV are all about and what solutions there are. We also explain in-depth the risks of ETH like front running, and several design flaws in DEXs.
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