Interview with a Searcher 2.0 | Dean Eigenman, Anish Agnihotri

In this episode of Bell Curve, hosts Hasu and Mike chat with MEV searchers Dean Eigenman and Anish Agnihotri about the MEV landscape, the shift to rollups, and strategies for extracting MEV. They explore the competitive dynamics between searchers, users, builders, and validators, and discuss the capital requirements and funding models for searching, including the use of flash loans. The conversation touches on the ethics of MEV, the inevitability of its existence, and the potential for MEV to drive efficiency and innovation in blockchain systems. The guests also offer advice for aspiring MEV searchers, emphasizing the importance of coding skills, understanding Ethereum, and resilience.