# ETHKL April 2021: Shedding Light on the Ethereum Dark Forest

- Channel: [Ethereum Malaysia](https://streameth.org/ethereum-malaysia)
- Date: 2021-10-09
- Duration: 1:35:35
- Topics: ethereum, blockchain, kuala lumpur
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-mDtLkZpSw2c
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDtLkZpSw2c

## Description

Alejo, Director of Research at Flashbots, walks us through what MEV is and why its extraction can be bad for the ecosystem.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Announcements & Monthly Roundup
05:02 Flashbots: Mitigating the Cost of MEV Extraction
53:14 Fireside Chat on MEV & Flashbots

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Guest:
Alejo Salles is a researcher helping Flashbots achieve its mission of reducing the negative externalities of MEV extraction. He was formerly leading research at OpenZeppelin, and a research scientist in academia before that.

Flashbots is a research and development organization working on mitigating the negative externalities of current MEV extraction techniques and avoiding the existential risks MEV could cause to state-rich blockchains like Ethereum. Their primary focus is to enable a permissionless, transparent, and fair ecosystem for MEV extraction.

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Target audience:
Anyone looking to learn more about MEV and the Ethereum Dark Forest!