Over the last year, the Uniswap Hook Incubator (UHI) has onboarded hundreds of experienced Solidity developers to build v4 hooks. Today, we’re excited to announce a $1,200,000 grant to Atrium Academy to support its expansion, with new educational resources and an ongoing developer event series. The Uniswap Hook Incubator (UHI) has become a foundational resource for the Uniswap Protocol developer community, providing hundreds of developers with a free, hands-on, and intensive introduction to d...

Over the last year, the Uniswap Hook Incubator (UHI) has onboarded hundreds of experienced Solidity developers to build v4 hooks. Today, we’re excited to announce a $1,200,000 grant to Atrium Academy to support its expansion, with new educational resources and an ongoing developer event series. The Uniswap Hook Incubator (UHI) has become a foundational resource for the Uniswap Protocol developer community, providing hundreds of developers with a free, hands-on, and intensive introduction to d...

In our continued commitment to driving innovation in decentralized governance, Uniswap Foundation is excited to announce a grant allocation of $200,000.00 to Butter. This blog post dives into the significance of this initiative for Uniswap Protocol Governance and the broader DAO landscape. —- A goal of Uniswap Foundation’s Governance vertical is to build an effective delegate stakeholder group whose actions and votes will support the long term sustainability of the Uniswap Protocol (Protocol)...

In our continued commitment to driving innovation in decentralized governance, Uniswap Foundation is excited to announce a grant allocation of $200,000.00 to Butter. This blog post dives into the significance of this initiative for Uniswap Protocol Governance and the broader DAO landscape. —- A goal of Uniswap Foundation’s Governance vertical is to build an effective delegate stakeholder group whose actions and votes will support the long term sustainability of the Uniswap Protocol (Protocol)...

Amplifying and accelerating the builders who drive DeFi forward. Last week marked the launch of Unichain, a new Ethereum L2 designed for DeFi, and powered by the Superchain. Unichain is built to be the home for DeFi and liquidity in our multichain world. It’s low cost, while furthering decentralization. It’s fast, with near instant transactions. It’s designed to offer seamless multi-chain swapping. It’s open source, with components available for other chains to adopt. Unichain is built to sca...

Amplifying and accelerating the builders who drive DeFi forward. Last week marked the launch of Unichain, a new Ethereum L2 designed for DeFi, and powered by the Superchain. Unichain is built to be the home for DeFi and liquidity in our multichain world. It’s low cost, while furthering decentralization. It’s fast, with near instant transactions. It’s designed to offer seamless multi-chain swapping. It’s open source, with components available for other chains to adopt. Unichain is built to sca...

Continuing with our series of financial transparency updates to the community, the Uniswap Foundation is excited to post the unaudited summary financials for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. Assets on Hand and Projected Funds Usage On June 30, 2024 we had $36.81 million in USD and stables on hand and UNI 0.68 million (in UNI). The fiat (USD) cash and stables are to be used for grantmaking and operating activities and the UNI for employee token awards. The expected runway was through the end o...

Continuing with our series of financial transparency updates to the community, the Uniswap Foundation is excited to post the unaudited summary financials for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. Assets on Hand and Projected Funds Usage On June 30, 2024 we had $36.81 million in USD and stables on hand and UNI 0.68 million (in UNI). The fiat (USD) cash and stables are to be used for grantmaking and operating activities and the UNI for employee token awards. The expected runway was through the end o...

Led by Areta, the Uniswap Foundation Security Fund is designed to enhance the safety and integrity of the Uniswap v4 hook developer community by improving access to security audits.The Uniswap Foundation Security Fund: Empowering Developers with Accessible AuditsThe introduction of Uniswap v4 hooks has enabled new AMM functionalities like dynamic fees and custom liquidity curves with real-world impact. However, as they have created new opportunities for developers, they have also introduced n...

Led by Areta, the Uniswap Foundation Security Fund is designed to enhance the safety and integrity of the Uniswap v4 hook developer community by improving access to security audits.The Uniswap Foundation Security Fund: Empowering Developers with Accessible AuditsThe introduction of Uniswap v4 hooks has enabled new AMM functionalities like dynamic fees and custom liquidity curves with real-world impact. However, as they have created new opportunities for developers, they have also introduced n...

In this post, we introduce the UF Grantee Delegation Program, which we are piloting with Atrium Academy and ScopeLift. This initiative will grant these organizations, which are current Uniswap Foundation grant recipients, with voting rights to empower them to actively engage in the Uniswap Protocol Governance process. At the core of the Uniswap Foundation’s Governance vertical is a dedication to building an effective delegate stakeholder group whose actions and votes will support the long ter...

In this post, we introduce the UF Grantee Delegation Program, which we are piloting with Atrium Academy and ScopeLift. This initiative will grant these organizations, which are current Uniswap Foundation grant recipients, with voting rights to empower them to actively engage in the Uniswap Protocol Governance process. At the core of the Uniswap Foundation’s Governance vertical is a dedication to building an effective delegate stakeholder group whose actions and votes will support the long ter...

Uniswap Foundation had an exciting July, with major updates across live grant initiatives and events in Brussels. In our commitment to transparency and community engagement, we’re thrilled to share what we’ve been up to!General UpdatesOpen Roles: We're looking for three new team members:Head of Developer Relations - To inspire, onboard, and connect with developers to build within the Uniswap ecosystem.Technical Product Manager - To oversee our Developers workstream and translate technica...

Uniswap Foundation had an exciting July, with major updates across live grant initiatives and events in Brussels. In our commitment to transparency and community engagement, we’re thrilled to share what we’ve been up to!General UpdatesOpen Roles: We're looking for three new team members:Head of Developer Relations - To inspire, onboard, and connect with developers to build within the Uniswap ecosystem.Technical Product Manager - To oversee our Developers workstream and translate technica...

June has been an eventful month at the Uniswap Foundation, marked by significant progress across our grant programs and intensive planning for UniDay in Brussels. In our commitment to transparency and community engagement, we’re thrilled to share the key developments from our team in June 2024.Grant UpdatesAtrium AcademyDemo Day: On June 19, Atrium Academy hosted a Hookathon, showcasing innovative hook projects from the first cohort of the Uniswap Hook Incubator. Here is an exciting recap.App...

June has been an eventful month at the Uniswap Foundation, marked by significant progress across our grant programs and intensive planning for UniDay in Brussels. In our commitment to transparency and community engagement, we’re thrilled to share the key developments from our team in June 2024.Grant UpdatesAtrium AcademyDemo Day: On June 19, Atrium Academy hosted a Hookathon, showcasing innovative hook projects from the first cohort of the Uniswap Hook Incubator. Here is an exciting recap.App...

From idea to implementation: Uniswap Foundation Grantee Lily Johnson explores how DEX sequencing rules can benefit DeFi projects. Today, block builders have an outsized influence in crypto transactions. These entities may censor or reorder transactions, resulting in the potential for suboptimal user outcomes. But it doesn’t have to be like that. Sequencing rules offer protocol developers with a solution: a means to better capture all the value that people create across the DeFi ecosystem. In ...

From idea to implementation: Uniswap Foundation Grantee Lily Johnson explores how DEX sequencing rules can benefit DeFi projects. Today, block builders have an outsized influence in crypto transactions. These entities may censor or reorder transactions, resulting in the potential for suboptimal user outcomes. But it doesn’t have to be like that. Sequencing rules offer protocol developers with a solution: a means to better capture all the value that people create across the DeFi ecosystem. In ...

The Uniswap Foundation had an exciting summer, packed with updates from August to October, including the launch of Unichain, the Unichain grants program, and more. On the research side, we’ve supported the Crafting the Cryptoeconomy (CtCe) Initiative to drive rigorous research in cryptoeconomics. In Governance, we’ve been experimenting with frameworks like the Grantee Delegation Program, and reinvigorating futarchy through a grant to Butter.Open Grant OpportunitiesResearch Grants: The CBER Ct...

The Uniswap Foundation had an exciting summer, packed with updates from August to October, including the launch of Unichain, the Unichain grants program, and more. On the research side, we’ve supported the Crafting the Cryptoeconomy (CtCe) Initiative to drive rigorous research in cryptoeconomics. In Governance, we’ve been experimenting with frameworks like the Grantee Delegation Program, and reinvigorating futarchy through a grant to Butter.Open Grant OpportunitiesResearch Grants: The CBER Ct...

Mapping the progress of Uniswap Foundation grants year to date. At the Uniswap Foundation, our goal is to establish the Uniswap Protocol as the home for all tokenized markets. To do this, we are accelerating the development of the DeFi ecosystem through grants: fostering deep and sustained engagements with developers, researchers, and governance stakeholders. Earlier this year, we reoriented our grants strategy to center large-scale and long-term initiatives, focusing on grants exceeding $250...

Mapping the progress of Uniswap Foundation grants year to date. At the Uniswap Foundation, our goal is to establish the Uniswap Protocol as the home for all tokenized markets. To do this, we are accelerating the development of the DeFi ecosystem through grants: fostering deep and sustained engagements with developers, researchers, and governance stakeholders. Earlier this year, we reoriented our grants strategy to center large-scale and long-term initiatives, focusing on grants exceeding $250...

The allocation memo below dives into The Uniswap Foundation’s grant to OpenZeppelin for the creation of a Hooks Contracts Library for Uniswap v4. Over the last year, the introduction of v4 hooks has begun to drive innovation across the Uniswap community. Today, developers have created hundreds of hooks: with hooks for dynamic fees, attestation, custom liquidity curves, and more. Building on this momentum, we’re excited to announce a grant of $850,000 to OpenZeppelin for the development of a H...

The allocation memo below dives into The Uniswap Foundation’s grant to OpenZeppelin for the creation of a Hooks Contracts Library for Uniswap v4. Over the last year, the introduction of v4 hooks has begun to drive innovation across the Uniswap community. Today, developers have created hundreds of hooks: with hooks for dynamic fees, attestation, custom liquidity curves, and more. Building on this momentum, we’re excited to announce a grant of $850,000 to OpenZeppelin for the development of a H...