Time is all you need: optimizing Dutch auctions on Arbitrum | Devcon SEA

Thu, Oct 2, 2025, 12:00 AM

Dutch auctions are a common approach in MEV-mitigating mechanism designs. However, little work has been done in exploring optimal auction execution times. Using simulations, we demonstrate how optimizing for a key metric — wait time — can achieve optimal execution without the complexity of existing systems. Speaker(s): Brad Bachu, Cody Born, Alan Wu Skill level: Intermediate Track: Cryptoeconomics Keywords: Decentralization Improvements, Layer 2s, Mechanism design, MEV, auction, dutch Follow us: https://twitter.com/efdevcon, https://twitter.com/ethereum, https://warpcast.com/devcon Learn more about devcon: https://www.devcon.org/ Learn more about ethereum: https://ethereum.org/ Visit the https://archive.devcon.org/ to gain access to the entire library of Devcon talks with the ease of filtering, playlists, personalized suggestions, decentralized access on Swarm, IPFS and more. Devcon is the Ethereum conference for developers, researchers, thinkers, and makers. Devcon SEA was held in Bangkok, Thailand on Nov 12 - Nov 15, 2024. Devcon is organized and presented by the Ethereum Foundation. To find out more, please visit https://ethereum.foundation/