Solana's MEV Inflection Point: Users vs Protocol | Deep Dive | Eugene & Lucas

In today's episode, Mike is joined by Eugene from Ellipsis Labs and Lucas from Jito to discuss the current state and future of MEV on Solana. The trio dives into the philosophical divergence between Solana and Ethereum's approaches to mitigating MEV, with Solana prioritizing user experience and low fees while Ethereum focuses on incentive compatibility and decentralization. They explore the challenges Solana faces with record volumes, network congestion, and the ongoing debate surrounding transaction fees and block space. The discussion also touches on the potential for Solana L2s, the fight against spam, and the network's meme coin mania, ultimately concluding with insights on the delicate balance Solana must strike between performance, decentralization, and user experience. -- Follow Lucas: https://twitter.com/buffalu__ Follow Eugene: https://twitter.com/0xShitTrader Follow Hart: https://twitter.com/hal2001 Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH- - -- Sei Labs believes the EVM is here to stay. By providing the fastest time to finality of any chain, thousands of transactions per second and full backwards compatibility with the EVM, Ethereum developers can try out a brand new design space for their applications. Try out sei v2 devnet - visit the new sei.io to find out more. - - Uniswap builds simple and secure products that help you swap smarter. Web. Mobile. Extension. Powered by the smartest protocol in DeFi. To learn more about the Uniswap’s products head on over to: https://blckwrks.co/Uniswap - - Timestamps: (0:00) MEV on Solana (16:25) Ethereum vs Solana Approaches (27:34) Sei Ad (28:34) Uniswap Ad (29:37) Solana Spam Solution (36:18) Necessary Trade-Offs (44:43) Solana UX Degredation (50:53) Solana Fee Overhaul (1:03:32) Solana L2s (1:11:03) Dynamic Block Limits - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve 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. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.