Beyond HyperLiquid: The Future of On-Chain Market Making with Ludwig Thouvenin
June 24, 2025
Sorella's innovative Angstrom protocol aims to solve one of DeFi's biggest challenges: protecting liquidity providers from value extraction through MEV and arbitrage.
In this episode of the Restaked: The Restaking Podcast, host Abi speaks with Ludwig, co-founder and CEO of Sorella, to explore how their groundbreaking Angstrom protocol is revolutionizing automated market makers (AMMs) and protecting liquidity providers from value extraction on Ethereum.
Want to understand how the next generation of DeFi protocols are tackling MEV and arbitrage exploitation?
In this episode of Restaked: The Restaking Podcast, host Abi explores groundbreaking solutions with Ludwig, co-founder of Sorella, as they dive deep into Angstrom - an innovative protocol built on Uniswap v4 that's redefining how liquidity providers capture value. Learn how Angstrom's unique auction mechanism and batch processing could help prevent the $850M+ in losses LPs have faced from toxic arbitrage flows, while discovering insights into the future of on-chain orderbooks and app-specific sequencing rules. This technical yet accessible discussion unpacks complex DeFi concepts through practical examples, perfect for traders, LPs, and protocol developers looking to understand the cutting edge of DEX innovation.
What You'll Learn:
In this episode of Restaked: The Restaking Podcast, host Abi explores groundbreaking solutions with Ludwig, co-founder of Sorella, as they dive deep into Angstrom - an innovative protocol built on Uniswap v4 that's redefining how liquidity providers capture value. Learn how Angstrom's unique auction mechanism and batch processing could help prevent the $850M+ in losses LPs have faced from toxic arbitrage flows, while discovering insights into the future of on-chain orderbooks and app-specific sequencing rules. This technical yet accessible discussion unpacks complex DeFi concepts through practical examples, perfect for traders, LPs, and protocol developers looking to understand the cutting edge of DEX innovation.
What You'll Learn:
- How MEV and arbitrage currently extract hundreds of millions in value from liquidity providers
- Why traditional AMMs are vulnerable to price staleness and toxic flow
- The mechanics behind Angstrom's innovative batch auction system for preventing arbitrage losses
- How Angstrom's dual-order system separates arbitrageurs from regular traders
- Why centralized exchanges remain the primary venue for price discovery
- The potential for app-specific sequencing rules to revolutionize DeFi protocols
- How Sorella plans to expand beyond Ethereum to create a unified, cross-chain liquidity layer
- The future of sophisticated liquidity provision strategies for maximizing returns in DeFi
Ludwig is the Co-founder and CEO of Sorella, a DeFi protocol company backed by Paradigm that's revolutionizing automated market makers (AMMs) through their flagship product Angstrom. With deep expertise in MEV, arbitrage, and DeFi protocol design, Ludwig is pioneering solutions to address the estimated $850 million in value lost from liquidity providers due to toxic flow and arbitrage. His innovative approach focuses on fixing AMM mechanisms at the application layer rather than the protocol level, introducing a novel auction system that redirects arbitrage value back to liquidity providers. Through Angstrom's integration with Uniswap v4, Ludwig and his team are set to launch a groundbreaking solution that promises to make DEX liquidity provision sustainably profitable while maintaining decentralization principles.