David's Takes: A Hitchhiker's Guide to Riding an MEV Bot
David's Takes: A Hitchhiker's Guide to Riding an MEV Bot  
Podcast: Bankless
Published On: Thu Aug 17 2023
Description: Welcome to David's takes. A new format with David and RSA where we explore David's weekly articles in 30 minutes or less. 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". Read David's article here: https://www.bankless.com/a-hitchhikers-guide-to-riding-an-mev-bot/  If you're looking for a more technical explanation check out our recent episode with Dan Robinson: https://youtu.be/h4gzZib0j48  ----- 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2   ⁠  🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING https://bankless.cc/MetaMask   ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum   ⁠ 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  ⁠ 🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap%E2%81%A0    👾STADER LABS | ETHX LIQUID STAKING https://bankless.cc/Stader  ----- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:00 Why did David Write This? 6:17 A Reserviour of Liquidity 9:25 The Ships Metaphor 13:36 Offchain Signed Orders 17:17 Intents 22:07 Dutch Auctions 24:06 Impications Of This? 28:25 How This Impacts Bridges 30:30 What's Left To Unpack? 33:15 Closings And Disclaimers ----- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠