David's Takes: A Hitchhiker's Guide to Riding an MEV Bot

<p>Welcome to David's takes. A new format with David and RSA where we explore David's weekly articles in 30 minutes or less.</p> <p>This week, we’re diving into one gigantic metaphor. Ethereum as a reserviour of liquidity. So sit back, relax, and enjoy "A Hitchhiker's Guide to Riding an MEV Bot".</p> <p>Read David's article here: <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/a-hitchhikers-guide-to-riding-an-mev-bot/"> https://www.bankless.com/a-hitchhikers-guide-to-riding-an-mev-bot/</a> </p> <p>If you're looking for a more technical explanation check out our recent episode with Dan Robinson: <a href= "https://youtu.be/h4gzZib0j48">https://youtu.be/h4gzZib0j48</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a>   ⁠ </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a>  </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a>   ⁠</p> <p>🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Mantle">https://bankless.cc/Mantle</a>  ⁠</p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap%E2%81%A0">https://bankless.cc/uniswap%E2%81%A0</a>   </p> <p>👾STADER LABS | ETHX LIQUID STAKING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Stader">https://bankless.cc/Stader</a> <br /> -----<br /> TIMESTAMPS<br /> 0:00 Intro<br /> 1:00 Why did David Write This?<br /> 6:17 A Reserviour of Liquidity<br /> 9:25 The Ships Metaphor<br /> 13:36 Offchain Signed Orders<br /> 17:17 Intents<br /> 22:07 Dutch Auctions<br /> 24:06 Impications Of This?<br /> 28:25 How This Impacts Bridges<br /> 30:30 What's Left To Unpack?<br /> 33:15 Closings And Disclaimers<br /> -----<br /> Not financial