Curve Armageddon, Base Chain BALD Memecoin, and Solana DEX Innovation | Eugene Chen (Ellipsis Labs)

In today's episode Dan and Sam are joined by Elipsis Labs Co-Founder Eugene. Today they dive into the DEX & AMM innovation in DeFi & Phoenix's unique approach in the Solana Ecosystem. They also discuss the MEV differences in Solana & Ethereum and bringing price discovery on-chain. As usual the team is also joined by two blockworks research analysts, Westie & Ren. Today they cover the Curve exploit, Base chain meme coin season, MakerDAO DAI savings rate, Lido dual governance token, and much more! - - Follow Eugene: https://twitter.com/0xShitTrader Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Westie: https://twitter.com/WestieCapital Follow Ren: https://twitter.com/purplepill3m Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Today’s episode is brought to you by the Atom Accelerator, now offering grants to build out the ATOM economic zone! It's the perfect time to build with Cosmos and join the thriving ATOM ecosystem. With Interchain Security live, and the power of IBC connecting the interchain, builders are flocking to Cosmos. Join the ranks of Neutron, Lido, Astroport, Gitcoin, Mars and numerous other projects harnessing Cosmos’ leading infrastructure. Discover how to secure a grant from the Atom Accelerator by visiting https://www.atomaccelerator.com/ today!  - - Use code 0X30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:49) Curve Exploit (18:36) MakerDAO DAI Savings Rate (24:02) Lido Dual Token Governance (28:34) Coinbase Base L2 Meme Coin Season (34:35) “Atom Accelerator Ad” (35:46) Interview Start: Eugene (35:55) Phoenix DEX Overview (43:50) CLOB vs AMM (48:21) Solana MEV (57:34) On-chain Price Discovery (1:11:16) MEV Umbra Research (1:15:40) Firedancer Impact on Phoenix (1:19:23) RWA Use Case (1:21:58) View on Decentralized Stable Coins  - - Resources Umbra research on MEV https://twitter.com/UmbraResearch https://www.umbraresearch.xyz/writings/mev-on-solana Elipsis Labs https://ellipsislabs.xyz/ Phoenix DEX https://twitter.com/ellipsis_labs/status/1630695716048760832 - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.