November marked a key month for our grants programs, with new allocations to Areta, Atrium Academy, and OpenZeppelin, and new grant opportunities open to builders, including Unichain Developer Grants , and Crafting the Cryptoeconomy (CtCe) Grants . And, a major highlight: meeting up with the community at Uniday and at the ETHGlobal Bangkok Hackathon .
Open Grant Opportunities
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Unichain Grants : Whether you’re tinkering with an idea, hacking on a side project, or building a new app, hook, or protocol from scratch: we’re here to resource your builder journey at every stage. Learn more .
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Builder Open Call : Opportunities to receive funding, technical support, and go-to-market resources for your project.
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Unichain Infinite Hackathon : Enter any project developed on Unichain into our Infinite Hackathon, with bi-weekly rewards.
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Retro Grants: Nominate a builder or team that’s creating impact with their Unichain project for retroactive funding. Self-nominations welcome.
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Uniday
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The Uniswap Foundation, Unichain, and Flashbots teams brought together over 1,000 builders to map the future of onchain markets. Speakers included: Vitalik Buterin , DMarz , Karl Floersch , Shea Ketsdever , Erin Koen , Dan Robinson , Kristen Stone , Mark Toda , Mark Tyneway , Jing Wang , Devin Walsh , Chelsy Wu , Tina Zhen [November 2024]
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You can view each session here .
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Developers
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We distributed $20,000 in prizes to hook developers at the ETH Global Bangkok Hackathon . [November 2024]
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Hooks winners:
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Iceberg ($4000), LVR Minimizing ($3000), Custom Curves ($2000), Starfish ($1000)
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Unichain winners:
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Trust Issues ($2000), Petro Options DEX ($1250), Boo Market ($750)
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Integrations winners:
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Uniswap v4 Replayer ($2500), Blinks ($1500), Unifai ($1000)
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Honorable mentions ($250 each):
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TEE.CEO , UniPump , Fellow Fund , Reputable
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Builder Updates: We launched a weekly newsletter for Uniswap developers, which includes community updates, events, and new grant announcements. Subscribe here .
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Uniswap Hook Incubator: The third cohort for the Uniswap Hook Incubator kicked off on October 10, and we announced a follow-on grant to Atrium Academy for four more cohorts. [Nov 2024]
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Apply here by January 11th.
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Uniswap Foundation Security Fund: Led by Areta with a $1.2M grant, 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. [Oct 2024]
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While the application period has passed, keep an eye on the briefing page for future opportunities.
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Research
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Research Funding: Chosen proposals will offer rigorous methodologies to study economic questions of contemporary relevance to blockchain and cryptoeconomics. Submissions closed on November 24.
General Updates
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New Hire: We welcomed Angela Ocando to our team as our Developer Community Manager. [November 2024]
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Community Call: November’s community call featured a Uniday recap, Unichain grant opportunities, the Uniswap Foundation Security Fund, Conditional Funding Markets in Governance, and Hooks of the Month. [November 2024]
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RSVP for December’s Community Call here .
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Q3 2024 Financials: Our unaudited third quarter financials were released, reflecting our commitment to financial transparency and accountability. [November 2024]
Upcoming Events
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Atrium Academy Office Hours: For hands-on help with Unichain and v4, swing by office hours hosted by Atrium Academy to get feedback on your projects.
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December Community Call (12.19): Join the monthly UF Community Call to stay updated on ongoing activities in the Uniswap community from the Uniswap Foundation team, grantees, and community members. RSVP Here .
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ETH Denver: Stay tuned for updates on Uniswap community events in Denver. [February 2025]