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Welcome back to The Gwart Show! Uri Klarman, known for his BloxRoute private mempool company, joins Gwart to discuss the future of MEV on Ethereum and Solana. Uri goes through ther Ethereum block builder journey, why public mempool's are a problem in today's on-chain economy, and his many (and we mean many) attempts to address MEV or miner malfeasance through token schemes.  Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:44 Uri's background 01:28 Blocksroute 05:52 ETH block building 11:44 DeFi vs CeFi 15:55 Can Defi compete w/ Centralization? 19:53 Block builders stealing fees 21:39 Bye bye mempool 23:52 Solutions for MEV 29:10 Bitcoin miners chase profit, always! 32:25 Incentives promote MEV on ETH 33:38 Multiple concurrent proposers 45:46 Palidin 1:01:26 Why PAL token? 1:11:33 SOL delegated stake 1:12:05 Why not RPC? 1:13:18 PAL token liquidity 1:16:04 Slashing by consensus 1:19:59 ETH gas limit token 1:24:39 SOL staking future? 1:29:53 Mining ORE Follow our host: @gwartygwart Follow our guest on Twitter: @uriklarman

A daily update on what's happening in the Rocket Pool community on Discord, Twitter, Reddit, and the DAO forum. 0:00 - Welcome Rocket Pool news 00:32 - Vote talk vote.rocketpool.net https://www.reddit.com/r/ethfinance/comments/1emxgi7/comment/lh5f31v/ https://youtu.be/3GUf2m9fGDA 5:19 - Marko reduced bond again https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/894377118828486666/1271291865160749158 6:40 - Shfryn asks for feedback on bloXroute integration https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/bloxroute-validator-gateway/3187?u=shfryn 9:31 - Person uses Aave to short RPL https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1271199671326609448 12:03 - Jasper takes Blockworks survey https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1271284862782803979 13:45 - Latest rETH DeFi opportunities https://x.com/StakeRocketPool/status/1821563653411205452 15:47 - Client release https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/releases/tag/v1.21.0 In other news 17:47 - Democrats have crypto meeting https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1821698252695273501 https://x.com/laurashin/status/1821721818283053489

The Daily Gwei Refuel gives you a recap every week day on everything that happened in the Ethereum and crypto ecosystems over the previous 24 hours - hosted by Anthony Sassano. Timestamps and links to topics discussed: https://daily-gwei-links.vercel.app/recent 00:00 Introductory song 0:08 SEC delayed ETH spot ETFs as expected https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1754941423411949596 1:32 ARK files amendment for their spot ETF https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1755268354355368379 7:18 Holesky on Dencun https://twitter.com/parithosh_j/status/1755198250456408297 11:15 25% of all ETH staked https://twitter.com/hildobby_/status/1755297005188915414 13:36 The EPF Study Group  https://twitter.com/joshdavislight/status/1755331144009011467 15:04 Bloxroute was relaying invalid blocks https://www.relayscan.io/ https://twitter.com/nixorokish/status/1754877817563603380 17:13 Clarifying what ePBS solves https://twitter.com/mikeneuder/status/1755429454367555645 19:30 Inclusions lists: executions, consensus, & engine spec. https://twitter.com/mikeneuder/status/1755220985219780646 22:32 Rocketpool + Eigenlayer “hybrid theory'” https://twitter.com/drjasper_eth/status/1755448475851129309 25:30 How to migrate to a larger disk for an Ethereum validator https://twitter.com/remy_roy/status/1754539622569214115 27:11 Fluent developments expanding the functionality of private testnet https://twitter.com/fluentxyz/status/1755265979553300731 This episode is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hbEctI7ozzA Subscribe to the newsletter: https://thedailygwei.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCp6vKY5jDr87htKH6hgDA/ Follow Anthony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sassal0x Follow The Daily Gwei on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedailygwei Join the Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/4pfUJsENcg DISCLAIMER: All information presented across all of The Daily Gwei's communication channels is strictly for educational purposes and should not be taken as investment advice.

A bloXroute builder posts invalid blocks to mainnet. HAI announces its KITE governance token airdrop. Pandora Labs unveils the ERC-404 experimental token standard. And Succinct introduces the Succinct Network. Sponsor: Harpie is an onchain security solution that protects your wallet from theft in real time. Harpie helps you detect and block suspicious transactions before they execute, safeguarding your assets from malicious attacks and scams. Try Harpie for free at harpie.io/ethdaily.

A daily update on what's happening in the Rocket Pool community on Discord, Twitter, Reddit, and the DAO forum. Today's episode covers: Rapid research results, GMC town hall tomorrow, and ethstaker.tax adds RP integration 0:00 - Welcome 0:30 - Rapid research incubator results https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/rapid-research-incubation-begins/2654/4?u=shfryn https://discord.com/channels/1109303903767507016/1196851487662411777/1204095728448966677 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mDZLqIrS5F-c1ZWYoppPNJlRhu0AWM1zcbqNYjI_Xjg/edit#gid=1412309789 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fIvHCQT0owEbyi7dfvMs3yr9DXrHOF5AtKO9CaMXaIE/edit#gid=0 https://www.reddit.com/r/ethfinance/comments/1ak2vf5/comment/kp80jy2/ 7:20 - GMC town hall on the 7th https://discord.com/channels/1109303903767507016/1193956139277221991 8:35 - There was an issue with Bloxroute block building https://warpcast.com/nixo/0x35f4f404 https://x.com/preston_vanloon/status/1754869312374866010?s=20 11:35 - ethstaker.tax now supports Rocket Pool https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/704196071881965589/1204386360828624926 13:24 - New Pancake Swap incentives https://twitter.com/pancakeswap/status/1754800621214126271 14:41 - EigenLayer's tvl through the roof! https://www.blog.eigenlayer.xyz/balancing-neutrality-and-decentralization-in-eigenlayer/ https://defillama.com/chain/Ethereum https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/468923220607762485/1204457178857996358 19:53 - Peteris commentary on CoinBureau video about Dencun https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1204444395546615860 22:11 - Solana goes down https://x.com/solanastatus/status/1754813351945789491?s https://x.com/WuBlockchain/status/1754889684881486278?s=20

EigenDA supports Arbitrum Orbit chains. Holesky node operators are advised to update their clients. bloXroute unveils the Swap.Live Uniswap front end. And EAS deploys on Arbitrum Nova. Sponsor: Harpie is an onchain security solution that protects your wallet from theft in real time. Harpie helps you detect and block suspicious transactions before they execute, safeguarding your assets from malicious attacks and scams. Try Harpie for free at harpie.io/ethdaily.

zkSync surpasses Ethereum in 30-day transaction volume. Dolomite introduces vote-enabled ARB. ​​Rubic integrates a Private RPC. And swETH becomes the second-most deposited LST on EigenLayer. Sponsor: Harpie is an onchain security solution that protects your wallet from theft in real time. Harpie helps you detect and block suspicious transactions before they execute, safeguarding your assets from malicious attacks and scams. Try Harpie for free at harpie.io/ethdaily.

A daily update on what's happening in the Rocket Pool community on Discord, Twitter, Reddit, and the DAO forum. Today's episode covers: smartnode update, bi-weekly update summary, and EigenLayer deposit caps raised 0:00 - Welcome 0:18 - Smartnode v1.11.2 released https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/918351974406172723/1186523894815932486 https://twitter.com/Rocket_Pool/status/1737135296008130992 3:01 - Bi-weekly update https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163979141545995/1186632850557108304 https://medium.com/rocket-pool/bi-weekly-update-19-december-2023-9cba4231dac2 6:24 - EigenLayer deposit mint caps https://fxtwitter.com/eigenlayer/status/1736822762831065240 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1186581296080760952 https://www.okx.com/web3/defi/activity/4#:~:text=Eigenlayer%20is%20available%20on%20OKX,Eigenlayer%20to%20get%20your%20rewards 12:34 - pDAO budget report https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/pdao-2023-11-23-2023-12-21-treasury-report/2583 14:07 - Bloxroute to start censoring their relay https://twitter.com/bloxroutelabs/status/1736819783520092357? https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1186396622519799918 16:47 - Dope crypto sites https://www.dopecryptosites.xyz/ https://x.com/cocothecorncob/status/1736952806345441721?s=20 19:32 - Lido DAO gets sued https://cointelegraph.com/news/former-lido-holder-files-class-action-lawsuit-against-lido-dao-crypto-losses https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1186689843292536945 22:19 - Grayscale ads for BTC ETF https://x.com/martypartymusic/status/1736764755153743897?s=20

EigenLayer surpasses $750 million TVL. Succinct Labs introduces Tendermint X. bloXroute's MEV Relay now censors OFAC transactions. And NFT Trader suffers a contract vulnerability. Sponsor: Harpie is an onchain security solution that protects your wallet from theft in real time. Harpie helps you detect and block suspicious transactions before they execute, safeguarding your assets from malicious attacks and scams. Try Harpie for free at harpie.io/ethdaily.

Uri Klarman is the Co-Founder & CEO of BloXroute Labs (https://bloxroute.com). Backed by Dragonfly, Lightspeed Venture Partners, SoftBank, & more, BloXroute Labs has created the first and fastest blockchain distribution network—across transaction propagation (400-1000ms faster), block propagation (up to 2 seconds faster), mempool service (50-400 ms faster), and more. In this episode we discuss Uri's journey into crypto from a Northwestern PhD program, how the future changes because of bloXroute's work, what crypto is getting right and getting wrong in 2023, & much more.Recorded Monday October 2nd, 2023.

In today's episode Dan and Sam are joined by Uri Klarman, Co-Founder and CEO of BloXroute Labs. Uri and the guys first take stock of MEV boost transaction life cycles, Searcher/Builder integrations, and builder relays. Uri unpacks blockchain distribution networks and how BloXroute is the first ultra-fast BDN. Uri then shares his MEV end-state thesis, the Base Layer vs L2 conflict as a result, and the impacts of decreased block times across Ethereal vs Solana. Uri, Dan, and Sam then close out on the negative externalities as a result of blockchain distribution network efficiencies and the emerging validators requirement to enable instant inclusion. Enjoy! - - Follow Uri: https://twitter.com/uriklarman Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy 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/ - - Hexens is the premier cybersecurity provider in web3 with an essential focus on blockchain technologies. Always exceeding clients' expectations, Hexens is a trusted security partner of the most prominent web3 projects like Polygon & zkEVM, 1inch, Lido, Nubank, TON, Risc0, EigenLayer, Mantle, Celo and more. https://hexens.io/ - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (05:46) ”Hexens Ad” (06:51) Transaction Life Cycle Through MEV Boost (20:03) Searcher/Builder Integration  (27:34) Builder Relays  (33:39) MEV End-state (50:13) Base Layer vs L2 Resolution (54:23) Solana vs Ethereum: Lower Block Time Impacts (1:02:05) Instant Inclusion Counter Argument (1:05:42) Negative Impact of BDN Efficiencies: Gas Fee Increases (1:08:34) Validators Requirement to Enable Instant Inclusion  - - Resources: Payload https://payload.de  BloXroute Labs https://bloxroute.com/ - - 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.

A daily update on what's happening in the Rocket Pool community on Discord, Twitter, Reddit, and the DAO forum. 0:00 - Welcome 0:13 - Sassal starts staking with Rocket Pool https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1047704838848380998 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1047706048217231381 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1047707953022652506 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1047733196583866388 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1047751011776876594 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1047786883482128434 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1047867271038652486 6:05 - Langers talked to Bloxroute https://twitter.com/bloxroutelabs/status/1595131075499790336 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1047640987687714856 11:16 - Patches with a Rescue Node update https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1047945716879867904 12:15 - D91ee gets a free minipool because of rocket arb https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1047621870788300810 https://rocketarb-watch.netlify.app/ https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/1008896635734069349/1047770219713679410 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1047700555717419048

Hey Solanians….. The state of the global economy has got most markets down but we have to keep positive... This is the eleventh episode  of our SOLI focused segment of the Inside Crypto podcast. In this series we plan to cover the latest news regarding the constituents of our Solana Ecosystem Index. They are Serum, mSOL and MNDE, Raydium, Orca, Solend, UXP, Mango, Tulip and Aldrin. This episode was recorded on October 3rd 2022.  The first thing we will always dive into, is the price action of the week and then go through any major news items with regards to the constituents.... Today we discuss how xNFTs are changing the game and more about concentrated liquidity…this and many more stories on today's episode. I have to mention that nothing in this episode constitutes financial advice. Please do your own research. Anything said here is my own opinion and not to be connected with my employer. But I am forever grateful to them for helping make this podcast a reality so please do check out our website and tokens we offer at tokens.amun.com. Thanks everyone for listening and don't forget to tune in next week where we help you to get to grips with what is going on in the Solana Ecosystem.  News Covered Today: https://tokens.amun.com/token/SOLI (SOLI Price Action) https://defillama.com/chain/Solana (Solana TVL - DefiLlama) https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/591705579/bloxroute-is-coming-to-solana (bloXroute is coming to Solana - EIN Presswire) https://tribeca.so/gov/mnde/proposals/17 (Marinade Proposal #17: Preventing the Creation of Permissioned/Closed Gauges) https://twitter.com/MarinadeFinance/status/1576767813515022336?s=20&t=D_10KczjX9XJJIcou4suCA (Marinade Weekly Recap) https://jumpcrypto.com/xhack/ (xHack | Jump Crypto) https://twitter.com/solendprotocol/status/1575157024030982145?s=20&t=prc52zC3O_hW9dh2SzJ6vQ (Solend and xNFTs) https://medium.com/orca-so/orca-your-gamefi-toolkit-78dfc2b936ae (Orca's Gamefi Toolkit) https://twitter.com/dawidsnyders/status/1575419604666548225?s=20&t=prc52zC3O_hW9dh2SzJ6vQ (UXD's Stable Yields) https://twitter.com/0xCoral/status/1540414894482329602?s=20&t=prc52zC3O_hW9dh2SzJ6vQ (Tulip and xNFTs) https://twitter.com/mangomarkets/status/1576242251587428352?s=20&t=prc52zC3O_hW9dh2SzJ6vQ (Mango Markets and Cellfi) https://blog.aldrin.com/week-58-c87c5b672870 (Aldrin Weekly Recap) Follow Us On: http://www.amun.com (Website) https://twitter.com/Amun (Twitter) https://discord.gg/EDufcYpseD (Discord) https://t.me/AmunTokens (Telegram) (English) https://www.reddit.com/r/AmunTokens/ (Reddit) Email

A daily update on what's happening in the Rocket Pool community on Discord, Twitter, Reddit, and the DAO forum. 0:00 - Welcome and recap 0:40 - I get a new thumbnail thanks to Bawcey 5:07 - Bring Out Your Nodes winners! 8:10 - v1.6.4 is out with strongly recommended updates 8:56 - BloxRoute pays out Rocket Pool node operator for missed proposal 10:33 - More big deposits coming into deposit pool 1 2:24 - Marko and Pat spin up A LOT of new minipools with the big whale energy! 15:31 - Freeloaders are joining the smoothing pool! 

A daily update on what's happening in the Rocket Pool community on Discord, Twitter, Reddit, and the DAO forum. 0:00 - Welcome and recap 0:48 - Bawcey suggests some art for my channel 1:47 -Version 1.6.4 will give you the option of running 6 MEV Relays 3:17 - BloxRoute had issues with producing blocks. They will refund people 5:28 - Balancer rewards for rpl/rETH go live and they're INCREDIBLE! 9:01 - Rocket Fuel's Launch Pad goes live 11:25 - Mega bears come out of the woodwork in trading 

A daily update on what's happening in the Rocket Pool community on Discord, Twitter, Reddit, and the DAO forum. 0:00 - Welcome and recap 0:45 - Smoothing Pool numbers update 1:56 - Smartnode stack 1.6.1 2:30 - Less Bonded ETH pools work is starting! 4:08 - #bringoutyournodes campaign starting 6:00 - RabbitHole give details of their rETH quest results 7:36 - Migration of solo stakers to Rocket Pool 9:30 - Bloxroute will have relays ready on mainnet in time for the merge 11:23 - Marceau meets VCs 12:53 - Will the merge get hacked?

Stephane Gosselin, cofounder and chief architect of Flashbots, and Uri Klarman, CEO of Bloxroute Labs, joined Unchained to discuss everything about MEV, an especially important topic now with the Merge coming.    Show highlights: what MEV is, how it works under Proof of Work some examples of MEV, like frontrunning and arbitrage how MEV is a rabbit hole full of monsters the role of Flashbots in the MEV industry and how Flashbots enabled a reduction of gas fees for users how MEV-geth functions and how it relates to auctions systems how Bloxroute, Uri's company, is working with MEV where Stephane and Uri disagree on MEV, despite agreeing on many fundamental things how MEV changes with the implementation of Proof of Stake what MEV-Boost is and the problems it solves what proposer-builder separation is and the motivation behind this idea whether DeFi would flourish more if there wasn't frontrunning and why MEV-Boost doesn't prevent it what externalities MEV-Boost or proposer-builder separation (PBS) would solve for users how MEV exists in other industries and in traditional finance why Flashbots' own investors would rather trade on a fair-sequenced rollup than on Flashbots how the number of MEV extractors has been decreasing and whether this would end up centralizing MEV whether exploiting certain types of MEV is illegal how other chains are trying to solve frontrunning, like Osmosis with threshold encryption what are the levers that can be pulled to solve MEV, according to Uri how eradicating MEV can positively affect the price of ETH, and by how much whether validators can potentially share MEV profits with users how to determine if a network has a good MEV supply chain Thank you to our sponsors!   Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021 Ava Labs: https://www.avax.network/ a16z: https://link.chtbl.com/HObAJQDL?sid=unchained   Show Links   Uri:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/uriklarman   Stephane:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegostep   Previous coverage of MEV on Unchained: The Debate Over Ethereum MEV: Should It Be Minimized or Boosted?: https://laurashin.bulletin.com/the-debate-over-ethereum-mev-should-it-be-minimized-or-boosted The Other Side(s) of Ethereum's MEV Argument: https://laurashin.bulletin.com/the-other-side-s-of-ethereum-s-mev-argument MEV What is MEV: https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/mev/#:~:text=Maximal%20extractable%20value%20(MEV)%20refers,of%20transactions%20in%20a%20block Proposer-Builder separation: https://www.alchemy.com/overviews/proposer-builder-separation Uri's blog post: https://medium.com/@uri_61495/flipping-the-table-on-the-mev-game-dc31df8baaf7 MEV Profit sharing validators: https://www.recvc.com/mev-2-0-the-rise-of-mpsvs/ Panel conversation mentioned in the episode (39:53): https://youtu.be/UKfBFV1TuEM?t=2393 Sealed auction design: https://ethresear.ch/t/mev-sgx-a-sealed-bid-mev-auction-design/9677  Priority Gas Auction (PGA): https://www.mev.wiki/terms-and-concepts/priority-gas-auctions#:~:text=What%20is%20a%20priority%20gas,up%20fees%20for%20other%20users. Dune's dashboard - amount of MEV extractors: https://dune.com/queries/1171509  The MEV Game of the Crypto Economy: Osmosis' Threshold Encryption vs. SGX of Flashbot?: https://mirror.xyz/infinet.eth/SFjR1H1-RMnKoIoPjqkxpauVPrLYGqLHQP1dY9FHvx4 Bank of International Settlements report on MEV: https://www.bis.org/publ/bisbull58.pdf   Flashbots Flashboys 2.0 paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1904.05234.pdf Flashbots Dashboard: https://dashboard.flashbots.net/ Flashbots auctions: https://docs.flashbots.net/flashbots-auction/overview Flashbots relay open source: https://twitter.com/hasufl/status/1559908331145265156?s=20&t=gtHe5sVetxQXVKfZL2VMYg MEV Boost: https://www.alchemy.com/overviews/mev-boost MEV in ETH PoS: https://writings.flashbots.net/writings/mev-boost-call-for-testing

Stephane Gosselin, cofounder and chief architect of Flashbots, and Uri Klarman, CEO of bloXrouteLabs, joined Unchained to discuss everything about MEV, an especially important topic now with the Merge coming.  Show highlights: what MEV is, how it works under Proof of Work some examples of MEV, like frontrunning and arbitrage how MEV is a rabbit hole full of monsters the role of Flashbots in the MEV industry and how Flashbots enabled a reduction of gas fees for users how MEV-geth functions and how it relates to auctions systems how bloXroute, Uri's company, is working with MEV where Stephane and Uri disagree on MEV, despite agreeing on many fundamental things how MEV changes with the implementation of Proof of Stake what MEV-Boost is and the problems it solves what proposer-builder separation is and the motivation behind this idea whether DeFi would flourish more if there wasn't frontrunning and why MEV-Boost doesn't prevent it what externalities MEV-Boost or proposer-builder separation (PBS) would solve for users how MEV exists in other industries and in traditional finance why Flashbots' own investors would rather trade on a fair-sequenced rollup than on Flashbots how the number of MEV extractors has been decreasing and whether this would end up centralizing MEV whether exploiting certain types of MEV is illegal how other chains are trying to solve frontrunning, like Osmosis with threshold encryption what are the levers that can be pulled to solve MEV, according to Uri how eradicating MEV can positively affect the price of ETH, and by how much whether validators can potentially share MEV profits with users how to determine if a network has a good MEV supply chain Thank you to our sponsors!   Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021 Ava Labs: https://www.avax.network/ a16z: https://link.chtbl.com/HObAJQDL?sid=unchained   Show Links   Uri:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/uriklarman   Stephane:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegostep   Previous coverage of MEV on Unchained: The Debate Over Ethereum MEV: Should It Be Minimized or Boosted?: https://laurashin.bulletin.com/the-debate-over-ethereum-mev-should-it-be-minimized-or-boosted The Other Side(s) of Ethereum's MEV Argument: https://laurashin.bulletin.com/the-other-side-s-of-ethereum-s-mev-argument MEV What is MEV: https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/mev/#:~:text=Maximal%20extractable%20value%20(MEV)%20refers,of%20transactions%20in%20a%20block Proposer-Builder separation: https://www.alchemy.com/overviews/proposer-builder-separation Uri's blog post: https://medium.com/@uri_61495/flipping-the-table-on-the-mev-game-dc31df8baaf7 MEV Profit sharing validators: https://www.recvc.com/mev-2-0-the-rise-of-mpsvs/ Panel conversation mentioned in the episode (39:53): https://youtu.be/UKfBFV1TuEM?t=2393 Sealed auction design: https://ethresear.ch/t/mev-sgx-a-sealed-bid-mev-auction-design/9677  Priority Gas Auction (PGA): https://www.mev.wiki/terms-and-concepts/priority-gas-auctions#:~:text=What%20is%20a%20priority%20gas,up%20fees%20for%20other%20users. Dune's dashboard - amount of MEV extractors: https://dune.com/queries/1171509  The MEV Game of the Crypto Economy: Osmosis' Threshold Encryption vs. SGX of Flashbot?: https://mirror.xyz/infinet.eth/SFjR1H1-RMnKoIoPjqkxpauVPrLYGqLHQP1dY9FHvx4 Bank of International Settlements report on MEV: https://www.bis.org/publ/bisbull58.pdf   Flashbots Flash Boys 2.0 paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1904.05234.pdf Flashbots Dashboard: https://dashboard.flashbots.net/ Flashbots auctions: https://docs.flashbots.net/flashbots-auction/overview Flashbots relay open source: https://twitter.com/hasufl/status/1559908331145265156?s=20&t=gtHe5sVetxQXVKfZL2VMYg MEV Boost: https://www.alchemy.com/overviews/mev-boost MEV in ETH PoS: https://writings.flashbots.net/writings/mev-boost-call-for-testing

Optimizing trades in DeFi is difficult and timing is a real problem. In addition, MEV can make it a real nightmare and actually cost us money. Bloxroute has optimized all the network connections of blockchain and made it function literally at the speed of light. It is an amazing system used by the largest traders in the space, but is also available to everyone. Uri Klarman is building a powerful platform at Bloxroute and one you will want to be familiar with. Project Name: Bloxroute Project URL: https://bloxroute.com/ Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/bloXrouteLabs Guest Name: Uri Klarman Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/uriklarman --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/missiondefi/support

This episode was originally published on August 11, 2021.In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we're talking to Eleni Steinman. She's the head of strategy and operations at bloXroute Labs, and she's here to break down some of the more technical blockchain concepts in easy-to-understand terms.We talk about transactions on the blockchain and how they get there, along with how gas fees work and how they are calculated. Eleni tells us about the EIP 1559 update and what it means for ETH fees, and also how ETH inflation impacts gas fees.Eleni explains the current scalability challenges involved with Ethereum, and we dive into some of the different types of solutions available, like layer-one and layer-two, how these work, their benefits, and drawbacks.We discuss ETH 2.0 and how it benefits users. We also talk about bloXroute, the work they're doing, and the products they offer. Finally, we discuss women in crypto and how the community can do more to welcome women.—You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, Diana on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.You can follow our guest, Eleni Steinman, on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about bloXroute here.—Don't forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode and we can keep producing awesome content for you.

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we're talking to Eleni Steinman. She's the head of strategy and operations at bloXroute, and she's here to break down some of the more technical blockchain concepts in easy-to-understand terms.We talk about transactions on the blockchain and how they get there, along with how gas fees work and how they are calculated. Eleni tells us about the EIP 1559 update and what it means for ETH fees, and also how ETH inflation impacts gas fees.Eleni explains the current scalability challenges involved with Ethereum, and we dive into some of the different types of solutions available, like layer-one and layer-two, how these work, their benefits and drawbacks.We discuss ETH 2.0 and how it benefits users. We also talk about bloXroute, the work they're doing, and the products they offer. Finally, we discuss women in crypto and how the community can do more to welcome women.—You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, Diana on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.You can follow our guest, Eleni Steinman, on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about bloXroute here.—Don't forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode and we can keep producing awesome content for you.

This week on The Encrypted Economy, my guest is Uri Klarman, CEO of bloXroute Labs. BloXroute Labs is a layer zero solution to the scalability issues that inhibit blockchain's global adoption. If you are interested in scalability solutions or extracting value from the blockchain, this episode is for you. Be sure to subscribe to The Encrypted Economy for more insight on the infrastructure solutions that will enable blockchain networks to reach more users around the world.Topics Covered:·       Introduction ·       Uri's Background·       Understanding the Layers of Blockchains·       How Does BloXroute Improve the Blockchain? ·       Similarities Between BloXroute and Akamai ·       Implications of the Network Layer ·       A Deep Dive Into MEV ·       Is MEV All Bad?·       How Does MEV Relate to What BloXroute is Doing?·       Managing Blockchain's Scalability Issue and the Gas LimitResource List:·       Uri Klarman LinkedIn·       BloXroute·       What is MEV?·       Philip Daian Flashbots Paper·       The Blockchain Scalability Problem·       Layer One vs Layer Two·       Akamai·       Sharding·       Flashbots·       Frontrunning and Backrunning ·       Gas Limits·       Mempools·       Controlling the Gas Limit with the Eagle Project Follow The Encrypted Economy on your favorite platforms! Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook      

In this episode of Startup Hustle, join Matt DeCoursey and Lauren Conaway as they talk about the Top Chicago Startups. Find Startup Hustle Everywhere: https://linktr.ee/startuphustle This episode is sponsored by Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Learn more about InnovateHER KC: https://www.innovateherkc.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We unstack: ► Looking at blockchain scalability from the networking v. cypherpunk angle ► The Layer 0 value proposition: making the internet of blockchains faster ► DeFi tools: taking advantage of arbitrage/collateral liquidation opportunities; front-running protection ► Misconception behind gas fees and winning trading opportunities ► Project Eagle: Aligning miner incentives with the Ethereum ecosystem+ much more!LINKS Website: www.bloxroute.comUri's Twitter: @uriklarmanbloXroute Twitter: @bloXrouteLabsFOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: https://twitter.com/ambergroup_ioEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: https://www.ambergroup.io/DISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.#AmberGroup #bloXroute #Scalability #Blockchains #DeFi #CUPofCrypto #CryptoUnstacked

Eleni is Head of Strategy and Operations at bloXroute Labs which solves the scalability bottleneck at layer-0. Prior to bloXroute, Eleni received her MBA at Yale where her studies focused on entrepreneurship and FinTech. Prior to that, she worked at the U.S. Export-Import Bank, first as a Presidential Management Fellow and then as the Budget Director. Eleni also completed brief details at the State Department and White House. In this episode, we talked about scaling blockchains and why scalability is a networking problem. Eleni offered a unique perspective on the solution and described how this problem is solved by bloXroute's blockchain distribution network. We also talked about DeFi trading and how DeFi traders can take advantage of bloXroute's fast network. ------ You can get in touch with Eleni on her LinkedIn ------ You can learn more about bloxRoute here ------ You can find out more about the website "Eleni Thinks" here ------ Signup to Chicago Relay Node newsletter here ------ Cointelligence Academy Free e-Book: The Cointelligence Guide to Decentralised Finance Check our website for latest updates and free Blockchain courses Join our Telegram group and start meeting people in Blockchain and Crypto Follow us on Twitter ------ PUBLC Web 3.0 Search Engine Check out what is PUBLC here Learn about PUBLC's Web Economy here Explore PUBLC Search Engine here ------ If you are interested in sponsoring the show or have any other questions, please feel free to drop me an email on: lora@cointelligence.com

Guests:Emre Tekişalp (@etekis)Anatoly Yakovenko (@aeyakovenko)Hosts:Richard Yan (@gentso09)Uri Klarman (@uriklarman, special co-host)Today's motion is “Today's blockchains can't increase TPS without taking a hit on decentralization.”Today's guests are from two different public blockchains Coda and Solana. The CEO of Bloxroute came on as special co-host. So Coda came to this topic from the angle that, adding full nodes will further decentralize the network but slow down performance. And Solana started by asserting that only the voting nodes mattered because they alone would provide the censorship resistance, which is the key to decentralization.As usual, the debate then evolved, and covered a lot more ground. We got into things like weak subjectivity and Moore's Law, and at the end meandered into the topic of nation-state attacks.If you're into crypto and like to hear two sides of the story, be sure to also check out our previous episodes. We've featured some of the best known thinkers in the crypto space.If you would like to debate or want to nominate someone, please DM me at @blockdebate on Twitter.Please note that nothing in our podcast should be construed as financial advice.Source of select items discussed in the debate:Solana: https://solana.com/Coda: https://www.codaprotocol.com/Bloxroute: https://bloxroute.com/Weak subjectivity explained: https://academy.binance.com/glossary/weak-subjectivityCoda article on mental model of Scalability-per-unit-of-Decentralization: https://codaprotocol.com/blog/solving-the-scalability-trilemma

Blockstack PBC's Head of Growth, Patrick Stanley, is joined by Dr. Uri Klarman, Founder & CEO at Bloxroute for deep dive on the intricacies of blockchain scalability that proves interesting for technical and non-technical folks alike. The conversation covers staples like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others, taking a look at how the specific problems each blockchain generally intends to solve impacts its approach to scalability. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I had the pleasure of chatting with Uri Klarman about Bloxroute where he works as the CEO. We went over what Bloxroute does, what they are doing now, how they're contributing to blockchain technology, but most importantly, what they plan to do in the future. BloXroute is a Blockchain Distribution Network (BDN) that utilizes a global network of servers optimized for network performance. In other words, bloXroute allows the network to communicate fast. Nodes access this network through open-source Gateways and anyone can access it through the bloXroute public-API. This is done with no protocol changes, gradually deployed, and is provably neutral. They support many major chains such as Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash.

I had the pleasure of chatting with Uri Klarman about Bloxroute where he works as the CEO. We went over what Bloxroute does, what they are doing now, how they’re contributing to blockchain technology, but most importantly, what they plan to do in the future.BloXroute is a Blockchain Distribution Network (BDN) that utilizes a global network of servers optimized for network performance. In other words, bloXroute allows the network to communicate fast. Nodes access this network through open source Gateways and anyone can access it through the bloXroute public-API.This is done with no protocol changes, gradually deployed, and is provably neutral. They support many major chains such as Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash.

In this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Professor Aleksandar Kuzmanovic, Co-Founder & Chief Architect of bloXroute. Bobby interviewed Professor Kuzmanovic on what is bloXroute and Blockchain Distribution Network (BDN), the BLXR token, as well as bloXroute’s plans in 2020 and beyond.[00:00:02] Intro[00:01:23] What is bloXroute and why is it important?[00:02:53] Blockchain Distribution Network (BDN) vs Content Distribution Network (CDN)[00:09:28] Transactions Per Second (TPS) that can be achieved by bloXroute[00:13:04] How to connect with bloXroute and send transactions?[00:18:14] Centralization risk[00:21:41] Thoughts on Layer 1 and Layer 2 scaling solution[00:23:39] Does bloXroute support the Bitcoin blockchain?[00:24:55] BLXR token model[00:29:46] bloXroute’s plans in 2020 and beyond[00:31:30] Where to follow bloXrouteQuotes from Episode:“When the block is sent in the blockchain system, instead of sending the original ,we utilize these shorter identifier. And hence for every transaction that is 500 bytes long, we send just four bytes.” [00:06:43]“On Ethereum, we did some tests internally on the testnet and we are capable of pushing, I think, close to 1000 or so transactions per second” [00:10:06]“Think of bloXroute as just like improving the existing peer-to-peer network without getting rid of the peer-to-peer network itself.” [00:19:02]LinksbloXroute - https://bloxroute.com/bloXroute Blockchain Distribution Network - https://bloxroute.com/products/Installation - https://bloxroute.com/docs/bloxroute-documentation/installation/installation/CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/Social MediabloXroute:https://twitter.com/bloXrouteLabshttps://medium.com/bloxrouteCoinGecko:https://twitter.com/coingeckohttps://t.me/coingecko

Guests:Uri Klarman (@uriklarman)Mrinal Manohar (casperlabs.io)Host:Richard Yan (@gentso09)The guests we have today have close ties to Ethereum. One is actively working on a solution to scale the 1.0 version. The other was an early investor in Ethereum.In this episode, I learned about:An interesting layer-0 approach to improve the performance of Ethereum 1.0 as well as any layer-1 protocol;Disadvantages in layer-2 solutions with similar value proposition in scaling;Main benefits of upgrading from Ethereum 1.0 to Ethereum 2.0, besides the change from POW to POS;And other non-scaling goodies such as perspectives on M&A of public blockchains in a crowded space.Be sure to also check out our previous episodes too, on Bitcoin's store of value status, tokenization and smart contracts, DeFi, bitcoin halvening, China's future in blockchain, POW vs POS, oligopoly vs multiplicity of public blockchains, and permissioned vs permissionless blockchain for enterprise usage.If you would like to debate or want to nominate someone, please DM me at @blockdebate on Twitter.Please note that nothing in our podcast should be construed as financial advice.Source of select items discussed in the debate:Bloxroute: https://bloxroute.com/CasperLabs: https://casperlabs.io/MakerDAO Black Thursday event (collateral liquidation at zero dollars): https://medium.com/@whiterabbit_hq/black-thursday-for-makerdao-8-32-million-was-liquidated-for-0-dai-36b83cac56b6CryptoKitties clogging up Ethereum: https://www.coindesk.com/loveable-digital-kittens-clogging-ethereums-blockchain

In this episode we explore a particularly interesting effort to scale blockchains at Layer 0 i.e. the network layer, with Dr. Uri Klarman, CEO Bloxroute Labs. The network layer is the underlying set of technologies upon which the world wide web runs. Bloxroute Labs is a company trying to solve the scalability problem at the network layer by building a Blockchain Distribution Network or BDN. We took a deep dive into Bloxroute's solution, discussing how their Blockchain Distribution Network works, how it allows scaling of blockchains at the network layer and how the company plans to monetize it. Guest: Dr. Uri Klarman, Co-founder & CEO, Bloxroute Labs Website: https://bloxroute.com/

In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we sit down with Uri Klarman, founder and CEO of bloXroute. We discuss what the main bottleneck in scaling blockchain networks is, and the solution might surprise you...if you've never heard of layer zero, don't worry. We hadn't either. Sponsored link: https://crypto101podcast.com/etoro Guest Links: https://bloxroute.com/ https://twitter.com/bloXrouteLabs https://twitter.com/uriklarman Show Links: https://CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Crypto101Pod https://twitter.com/BrycePaul101 https://twitter.com/PizzaMind https://instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto https://www.facebook.com/CRYPTO101Podcast **THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL OR LEGAL ADVICE** © Copyright 2019 Boardwalk Flock, LLC All Rights Reserved ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Fog by DIZARO https://soundcloud.com/dizarofr Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Fog-DIZARO Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/lAfbjt_rmE8 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we sit down with Uri Klarman, founder and CEO of bloXroute. We discuss what the main bottleneck in scaling blockchain networks is, and the solution might surprise you...if you’ve never heard of layer zero, don’t worry. We hadn’t either. Sponsored link: https://crypto101podcast.com/etoro Guest Links: https://bloxroute.com/ https://twitter.com/bloXrouteLabs https://twitter.com/uriklarman Show Links: https://CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Crypto101Pod https://twitter.com/BrycePaul101 https://twitter.com/PizzaMind https://instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto https://www.facebook.com/CRYPTO101Podcast **THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL OR LEGAL ADVICE** © Copyright 2019 Boardwalk Flock, LLC All Rights Reserved ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Fog by DIZARO https://soundcloud.com/dizarofr Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Fog-DIZARO Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/lAfbjt_rmE8 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Aleks Kuzmanovic, CTO of BloXroute, talks about the story of BloXroute and how something born in academia has turned into one of the most promising blockchain projects coming into the marketplace. We discuss the challenges that the team has had to overcome, and how a new blockchain distribution network helps to solve some of the key scalability problems facing Ethereum and Bitcoin including a look at a very successful test with Bitcoin Cash. Plus, we discuss what is next for the company and where they see the blockchain industry going in the next few years.

Uri Klarman, CEO and Cofounder at bloXroute Labs On episode 65 of LAB Radio, your host, Chris Groshong chats with Network Researcher and Ph.D. Uri Zubair. As CEO and cofounder of bloXroute Labs. After graduating from Northwestern University he and his inital cofounder Aleks Kuzmanovic knew that they could solve the relay issue that ultimately keep blockchain systems from scaling. As they progressed down this journey, they added two additional cofounders, Emin Gün Sirer, professor at Cornell and his PhD student Soumya Basu, the creator of the Falcon Network. Falcon can be thought of as a relay network for bitcoin to help pass along the block data faster. In 2017 it was their heads down approach that brought them to discover the real world solution for scaling blockchain networks. “This is a networking problem,” says Uri. Scaling of blockchains has been discussed since Satoshi’s whitepaper, but no one has solved it. At least until now. How can we be so sure that bloXroute Labs can provide this solution?   Uri explains: Propogation of blocks across against the network. The relationship between block size and block time at scale. How a blockchain can fork itself into infinity. What is a Blockchain Distribution Network(BDN)? How a relay network works and why its a vulnerability. How to prove that bloXroute is unable to discriminate against and protect against manipulation. (~27 min) “We are a faster internet for blockchains.” – Uri Klarman How bloXroute is blockchain agnostic. How bloXroute creates an incredible Win-Win-Win scenario. Miners will get 100X more transaction fees and Users will pay half as much. (~34-36 min) The more user and miners that use the network the bigger reward for all. How does bloXroute monetize?(~39 min) In the coming months the platform is going live and being incorporated to a few real world and well known projects. After this dive into the tech talk, we take a step back and find out what makes Uri tick. Hope you enjoy the show.   Further Reading and Resources        bloXroute Labs | Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter |     Uri Klarman, Cofounder and CEO, bloXroute Labs| LinkedIn | Twitter

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Ryan interviews BloXroute Co-Founder and CEO Uri Larman

Blockchain is a kind of tamper resistant digital ledger. The ledger stores data in groupings called "blocks." What data gets stored in the blocks depends on what the blockchain is being used for (whether it's to transfer digital currency, or to store and distribute other transaction information like real estate or medical records, and so on). Also stored in the blocks is an encrypted digital fingerprint, or hash, that identifies the block and what data is inside it. Each newly generated block also contains the previously generated block's digital fingerprint such that the blocks can be sequentially linked or "chained" together, hence the term "blockchain." Tampering with the data inside any block within the chain is therefore difficult, in part because such tampering would constitute an alteration of the block's digital fingerprint, thereby risking the unlinking of the block and the breaking of the chain. One major benefit of blockchain is that the generation, or "mining" of such blocks and their distribution is decentralized. So it would be unlikely that any one entity could control the blockchain network, given that the network is supposed to be comprised of many individual users, or "peers." Blockchain technology gained more visibility due to Bitcoin, a blockchain cryptocurrency originally developed by a mysterious figure who went by the name "Satoshi Nakamoto." Attention to Bitcoin reached its height in 2017 and 2018 as its value in dollars grew rapidly and then crashed. Other cryptocurrencies have also seen ups and downs such as Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency and blockchain network after Bitcoin. Blockchain is a tool; like any tool it could be used for public benefit or for harm. But if we want to cultivate prosocial uses for blockchain, more people will need to understand what it is and how it works. That's why we talked to Soumya Basu. Soumya is a Computer Science PhD student, who researches blockchain at Cornell University. Soumya is also the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of bloXroute, a distribution network meant effectively to increase blockchains' number of transactions per second.

What is the true bottleneck in blockchain scaling? bloXroute Labs thinks it has to do with something that many overlook: the block relayer network. Professor Emin Gün Sirer (@el33th4xor) joins us on this episode of 500 Blockcrunch to discuss: Why Lightning Network's future is questionable Why block propagation time is the true scalability challenge How the bloXroute token mirrors an index fund Rate + subscribe to stay up to date with the latest scaling projects! Not financial advice. Resources: Blockcrunch on Twitter: @mrjasonchoi ****** Subscribe: Overcast: http://bit.ly/blockcrunch_overcast Apple Podcast: bit.ly/blockcrunch_apple Stitcher: bit.ly/blockcrunch_stitcher Spotify: http://bit.ly/blockcrunch_spotify ****** Transition music by Phortissimo: https://soundcloud.com/phortissimo Sound and outro music by Garreth Chan: https://www.garrethchan.com/ Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch podcast series is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Conduct your own research and invest at your own risk.

In this episode, Mark is joined by Soumya Basu, CTO at bloXroute. They discuss: What is bloXroute? What does Soumya do there? Closing the Bitcoin data gap What makes their approach different? Rethinking the block size What is it about Chicago? And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Soumya Basu, CTO at bloXroute. They discuss: What is bloXroute? What does Soumya do there? Closing the Bitcoin data gap What makes their approach different? Rethinking the block size What is it about Chicago? And more...

Until now, proposals to improve blockchain scalability have addressed the problem in one of two ways. One seeks to increase efficiency by optimizing the blockchain or improving the consensus algorithm. The other comes in the forms of layer-2 solutions such as payment channels or side chains. However, none have addressed the core bottleneck to scalability: TCP/IP network limitations. Improving the speed at which blocks propagate through the network is the layer-0 problem few people consider when thinking about scaling. Fundamentally, network bottlenecks are what prevent blockchains from increasing their transaction throughput. Raising the block size or reducing the time between blocks has devastating effects on usability as the probability of a fork increases. At a certain point, the blockchain simply breaks as forks occur faster than blocks can propagate to all validators. Remarkably, the web figured out how to scale decades ago with the invention of Content Distributions Networks, or CDN. This is what enables platforms like YouTube to steam thousands of hours of video to hundreds of thousands of people every second. However, traditional centralized scaling solutions lack the privacy and censorship resistance necessary to serve the decentralized web. We’re joined by Uri Klarman, CEO of bloXroute. Founded by a team of researchers and systems designers from Northwestern and Cornel University, including Emin Gün Sirer, bloXroute allows practically every blockchain network to “scale today.” As a scalability infrastructure service, their Blockchain Distribution Network, or BDN, sits underneath blockchain networks. Anyone operating a miner can use the BDN without any changes to their consensus algorithm or protocol. By simply pointing their software to a bloXroute node, miners immediately benefit from propagation speeds orders of magnitude higher than the time which is currently required for blocks to be seen by all validators. This global network of servers is optimized to receive and stream massive amounts of transaction data to vast networks of nodes and miners. While bloXroute relies on some level of centralization, it is provably neutral and cannot discriminate based on the contents, provenance or destination of a block. It also includes clever redundancy mechanisms which ensure availability in the event of an attack on the network. Topics covered in this episode: Uri’s journey as an academic working in the field of networking Defining the blockchain scalability problem as a networking problem Past work and attempts to scale blockchains The vision behind bloXroute and the problem it aims to solve The Blockchain Distribution Network (BDN) and its technical architecture How the BDN optimizes blocks and achieves 1,000x faster propagation times How bloXroute archives provable neutrality and ensures network resiliency The BLXR token and incentive mechanisms The project’s goals, milestones, and product roadmap Episode links: bloXroute Website bloXroute White Paper This episode is hosted by Meher Roy and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/248