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.

Atrium Academy

• Demo 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.

• Applications for Round 2: Applications for the second cohort of the Uniswap Hook Incubator opened and closed on June 28.

  • Applications for cohort #3 are now open, with the kickoff scheduled for October.

Research

• New Grant Announcement: We are proud to announce the launch of the Uniswap Community Research Program.

• TLDR Fellowship Applications Closed: Applications for the TLDR Fellowship have officially closed, and the next cohort of fellows have been chosen! Stay tuned for more details on the exceptional researchers.

• DEX Analytics Portal by Allium: We are pleased to share the link to the current MVP of the Allium DEX Analytics Portal.

• Research Summer Series: Ken Ng, UF’s Head of Research, led an invite-only Research Summer Series at Edge City Esmeralda in Healdsburg, California.

Governance

• Governance HackHouse: At Edge City City Esmeralda in June, we held a two-day working session with talks by experts in the field of governance, AI agents, and futarchy. The objective was to increase Uniswap Protocol Governance participation.

• Community Call: Join us for our next Community Call on July 25, where we will share updates, answer questions, and engage with the community.