MEV Spaces
Episodes
MEV Inside the Rug: The 94-Layer Triple-Evil Sandwich
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Myth: “MEV and rug-pulls are separate.” False. This case shows a triple-evil sandwich: a taxed token, a 94-layer sandwich, and a timed rug in the ...
MEV Space #12 — DATs: From Balance Sheets to Block Builders
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) are no longer “hold-and-hope” vehicles—they’re operational, data-driven machines where definitions, disclosure...
MEV Space #11: How the Data Builders Define Reality
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MEV Space brings together the sharpest minds in crypto to dissect the evolving MEV landscape and beyond. This is the 2nd part of the Data on Ethereum ...
Ethereum’s Past Mistakes, Present Blind Spots, and Future Frontiers on Data
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From gas markets to proposer behavior, from blob throughput to MEV flow—data has become the backbone of Ethereum’s evolution. But it wasn’t alwa...
MEV Space #9: Rubber Stamps, Latency Arms Races, and the TEE Mirage
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Enshrined PBS may simply rubber-stamp today’s power structure—high-perf relays will still run the show. ——-Murat Akdeniz, Founder of PrimevSla...
MEV Space #8: Censorship Resistance, MEV Mitigation, and Implementation Timeline On Encrypted Mempools
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Speakers:Luis Bezzenberger — Head of Product, ShutterNetworkMarc Harvey-Hill — Ethereum Core Developer, NethermindEthCo-host: Benjamin Hunter — ...
MEV Space #7: Partial Block Building POV From Builders & Validators
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're diving deep into one of the most critical questions shaping the future of Ethereum and MEV: How does Partial Block Building reshape stake...
MEV Space #6: Profit or Promise - MEV Collection vs. Preconf Guarantees
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As preconfirmation protocols reshape Ethereum’s transaction flow, how do we balance MEV extraction with reliable execution guarantees?Where do risks...
MEV Space #5: Sandwiched In Time - Tracing MEV on EVM Chains
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dive into the hidden mechanics of MEV and DeFi with the 5th episode! We’ll unpack:🕳️ Dark Forest mempool revelations💰 DeFi Summer & MEV Gold...
MEV Space #4: 1 Builder, 1 Searcher, 1 Victim, & $714K Losses
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dive into the epic 6-sandwich-in-5-minutes saga, a wild ride through the realms of PBS, MEV Boost, and the searcher-builder alliance. Let @philosowrap...
MEV Space #3: TEEs in Blockchains - Trust, Decentralization & Market Design
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are TEEs the secret weapon for squashing MEV chaos and building truly decentralized blockchains? Or are we just swapping one central point of failure ...
MEV Space #2: Offer Builders Can't Refuse:The Searcher Integration Saga
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Searcher-builder integration has evolved from a natural PBS (Proposer-Builder Separation) ecosystem development into a dominant force, raising critica...
MEV Space #1: How Do We Solve the Builder Centralization Crisis Without Using Napkin Research?
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The top 2 builders have been consistently producing over 85% of all the blocks and more than 95% of mev-boost blocks during most of 2024. In Nov, they...