Uniswap Foundation December Update

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

• 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.

  • Builder Open Call: Opportunities to receive funding, technical support, and go-to-market resources for your project.

  • Unichain Infinite Hackathon: Enter any project developed on Unichain into our Infinite Hackathon, with bi-weekly rewards.

  • Retro Grants: Nominate a builder or team that’s creating impact with their Unichain project for retroactive funding. Self-nominations welcome.

Uniday

• 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]

  • You can view each session here.

Developers

• We distributed $20,000 in prizes to hook developers at the ETH Global Bangkok Hackathon. [November 2024]

  • Hooks winners:

    • Iceberg ($4000), LVR Minimizing ($3000), Custom Curves ($2000), Starfish ($1000)

  • Unichain winners:

    • Trust Issues ($2000), Petro Options DEX ($1250), Boo Market ($750)

  • Integrations winners:

    • Uniswap v4 Replayer ($2500), Blinks ($1500), Unifai ($1000)

  • Honorable mentions ($250 each):

    • TEE.CEO, UniPump, Fellow Fund, Reputable

• Builder Updates: We launched a weekly newsletter for Uniswap developers, which includes community updates, events, and new grant announcements. Subscribe here.

• 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]

  • Apply here by January 11th.

   

• 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]

  • While the application period has passed, keep an eye on the briefing page for future opportunities.

Research

• 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

• New Hire: We welcomed Angela Ocando to our team as our Developer Community Manager. [November 2024]

• 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]

  • RSVP for December’s Community Call here.

• Q3 2024 Financials: Our unaudited third quarter financials were released, reflecting our commitment to financial transparency and accountability. [November 2024]

Upcoming Events

• 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.

• 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.

• ETH Denver: Stay tuned for updates on Uniswap community events in Denver. [February 2025]