At the intersection of mechanism design and governance, Butter is pioneering new approaches to how protocols make decisions. Co-founder and CEO Vaughn shares his vision for a post-CFM future and better incentive mechanisms in governance.
Today, Uniswap v4 is live across 12 chains. With more deployments on the horizon, the Uniswap Foundation is accelerating DeFi innovation across ecosystems, alongside our growing builder community.
I sat down with Caps, Founder of Flaunch, to discuss his journey from professional poker to becoming a DeFi builder. Our conversation explored his path through crypto, the evolution of Flaunch, and how they're leveraging Uniswap v4 hooks to reshape trading dynamics and liquidity provision. His story illustrates how innovative thinking in DeFi can create more efficient and equitable systems that are also more fun.
The Uniswap Foundation and Optimism Foundation are testing futarchy as a governance mechanism, marking a significant step forward in decentralized decision-making. This collaboration emerges from both organizations' understanding of information finance and its potential to transform how decentralized communities make decisions at scale.
The Uniswap Foundation has committed $1.2M to Areta to create the Uniswap Foundation Security Fund that subsidizes security audits for teams building hooks on Uniswap v4, with nine initial teams selected to receive subsidies. Weâre excited to share an update on this initiative below.
At the crossroads of academic research and practical DeFi development, Yuki stands out as a builder wearing multiple hats. As a founding researcher & growth at Sorella Labs and a TLDR fellow, his work spans from building the Angstrom hook with the Sorella team to conducting research on execution welfare. His unique perspective offers insights into how research and development can advance the DeFi ecosystem in a synergistic way.
I recently spoke with DEX Chen about his journey from early DEX trading to becoming a builder on Uniswap v4. Our conversation explored his path through DeFi, his experience with the Uniswap Hook Incubator, and his vision for Semantic Layer and their hooks, Degen Options and Silicon Vision Fund. His story highlights how permissionless innovation on Uniswap v4 is shaping the future of DeFi.