About

Hey, I'm Valentin. I enjoy blockchain research-related content: Auctions & market microstructure, DeFi, maximal extractable value (MEV), mechanism design, alt-L1s, L2s, Cosmos, and more.

I am the founder and main contributor of mev.fyi (opens in a new tab), the Flashbots-grant-recipient MEV research chabot.

Connect with Me

• Twitter: @unlock_VALue (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub: vmeylan (opens in a new tab)

Skills

Back-end

• Python: 3 years of experience, biggest open-source project here (opens in a new tab) (mev.fyi back-end)
• C++: previously 2 year as C++ quant developer in FX spot market making
• Some Rust

Front-end

• React / Next.js, CSS: mev.fyi's front-end repo (opens in a new tab)

Cloud

• Google Cloud Services: Cloud Run, Compute Engine, Cloud Build, Container registry, Secrets manager
• Vercel (front-end)

Others

• Docker, bash, linux, PyCharm, CLion, SQL