Deeply Intents

propAMMs won, you just didn't notice - Katia Banina

Episode Summary

It already happened, propAMMs won, you just didn't notice. In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Katia Banina, CEO at Bebop . We discuss prop AMMs on Ethereum, how they compare to RFQ systems, and pushing the limits of DeFi innovation with PopAMM (Block Oracle Priced AMM).

Episode Notes

It already happened, propAMMs won, you just didn't notice. In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Katia Banina, CEO at Bebop . We discuss prop AMMs on Ethereum, how they compare to RFQ systems, and pushing the limits of DeFi innovation with PopAMM (Block Oracle Priced AMM).

Timestamps

(00:00) - Cat stories
(02:19) - BopAMM
(06:28) - Request for stream (RFS)
(09:41) - RFQ & RFS both have their place
(10:53) - Block building and pAMMs
(15:47) - Prop AMMs on Ethereum
(18:20) - Integrating market makers
(23:28) - BopAMM solves the last mile problem
(25:00) - Providing passive liquidity is irrational
(26:50) - AMMs, Price discovery & Execution quality
(30:32) - Block building with pAMMs
(33:45) - The oracle update & use cases
(40:44) - Performance improvements and optimizations
(43:05) - L2s in the future, focused on Ethereum
(44:53) - Thinking about security
(50:14) - Building with AI
(54:18) - The future of DeFi is finance
(55:10) - The innovation is blockchain
(57:08) - RFQ innovation in the pipeline