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devcon 7 / empirical analysis of amm loss versus rebalancing on layer 2 chains

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Empirical analysis of AMM loss versus rebalancing on layer 2 chains

Duration: 00:23:35

Speaker: Elaine Hu

Type: Talk

Expertise: Intermediate

Event: Devcon

Date: Nov 2024

This talk presents an empirical analysis of Loss versus Rebalancing (LVR) on Arbitrum, Base and Ethereum. It compares the realised and theoretical LVR; along with the arbitrage profits from CEX-DEX/Perpetual; then further reveals whether the frequency of delta-hedging, the pool liquidity and the block time difference lead to better or worse LVR.

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Layer 2sCross-L2MEVAMMscross-domainarbitrageAMMsCross-L2Layer 2sMEV
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