what's Uniswap Foundation?
The Uniswap Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 2022 to foster the growth, sustainability, and decentralization of the Uniswap protocol and its community. It supports developers, builders, and projects through grants, accelerators, and governance initiatives, aiming to make Uniswap the foundational infrastructure for decentralized value transfer on Ethereum and beyond. The foundation manages funding from UNI token allocations to advance DeFi innovation while ensuring protocol security and accessibility. Key activities include the Uniswap Grants Program, which has awarded millions to over 100 projects, and specialized programs like the Hook Product Accelerator for Uniswap v4 integrations. It also drives ecosystem expansion via initiatives such as Unichain, an Ethereum Layer 2 optimized for DeFi liquidity, and advocates for regulatory clarity for DAOs and onchain communities. By partnering with audit firms and hosting research conferences, the foundation upholds rigorous standards to promote an open, fair financial system powered by decentralized exchange mechanics like automated market makers.
Uniswap Foundation published analysis on token value accrual challenges and UNIfication solutions.
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x.com/uniswapfndFunded a grant for an EthereumDenver bounty.
Published analysis on token value accrual challenges and proposed solutions for crypto projects, including the UNIfication approach for post-TGE unification across equity and tokens.
Uniswap Foundation joins a16z, Digital Chamber, Orca, and DEF in submitting a letter to the SEC responding to Citadel Securities' misrepresentation of DeFi technology.
Orderflow Explorer launches with a Uniswap Foundation grant to trace DEX swap paths across Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and Unichain, showing trade origins, routing through aggregators, and liquidity sourcing for onchain analysts and researchers.
The Ethereum Protocol Advocacy Alliance launches with Uniswap Foundation joining Aave, Aragon, Curve, Lido, Spark, and The Graph as founding members in a coordinated policy effort to protect Ethereum's neutrality and influence global regulation supporting open, permissionless innovation.
Uniswap Foundation deploys on Monad Mainnet with MON concentrated liquidity pools available at launch.
Uniswap Foundation awards Brevis a grant to develop the Hooks Routing Rebate program for Uniswap v4.
Delta, an AI platform for market-neutral DeFi opportunities built by mathematicians, quants, and former hedge-fund ML engineers, receives grant from Uniswap Foundation alongside Consensys Fellowship and Arbitrum, with Dune dashboards showing 98% ROI since October 7th.
Uniswap Foundation grants $50,000 to KyberNetwork to develop FairFlow and accelerate Uniswap v4 hook adoption.
Uniswap Foundation supports the World Build program, a joint initiative by Worldcoin and Friends with Benefits to develop mini apps for World App's 37M+ users, alongside Circle, Dragonfly, Variant Fund, and other major crypto firms.
Seven major Ethereum protocol teams including Uniswap Foundation and Aave Labs form the Ethereum Protocol Advocacy Alliance (EPAA) to collaborate on global policy issues impacting Ethereum-based software.
RaylsLabs builds on Uniswap v4 hooks in collaboration with Atrium Academy, focusing on privacy, compliance, and verifiability features for institutional DeFi adoption.
New on-chain foundation model launches on Zora with earn-per-click incentive structure.