🚀 THE UNEXPECTED JOURNEY OF UNISWAP FOUNDER $UNI – HAYDEN ADAMS!

From an unemployed engineer, Hayden Adams built Uniswap – the world's largest decentralized exchange (DEX), completely changing the DeFi landscape in just a few years.

📅 July 2017 – Starting from Zero

Lost his job at Siemens, had no clear direction.

Suggested by Karl Floersch (an Ethereum engineer) to explore blockchain.

Started learning Solidity full-time and read Vitalik Buterin's article on the AMM (Automated Market Maker) model.

Wrote his first lines of code for Uniswap himself.

💡 Late 2017 – The First Prototype Emerges

Completed Uniswap v0, the first experimental version of AMM.

No company, no funding, all self-invested.

💰 Early 2018 – Secured Funding from Ethereum Foundation

Lacked funds to hire an audit for the project.

Trusted by Ken Ng, received a grant from Ethereum Foundation.

Used all the funds for official auditing and development.

🔥 November 2018 – Official Launch of Uniswap v1

Launched at Devcon4 in Prague.

Simple model x * y = k became the foundation of DeFi.

Vitalik Buterin invested initially in the ETH pool.

Paradigm invested, and Uniswap Labs was established.

🌍 May 2020 – Uniswap v2 Expands Ecosystem

Supported ERC20 – ERC20 pairs, opening the door for many new projects.

DeFi began to explode globally.

💸 August–September 2020 – Historic Fundraising & Airdrop

Raised $11 million Series A from a16z.

Launched UNI token and airdropped 400 UNI to early users.

Reached $1 billion in daily trading volume, becoming the largest DEX in the world.

⚖️ 2022–2024 – Ups and Downs

2022: Personal accounts frozen, faced a class-action lawsuit.

2023: UI Fee activated.

2024: Received a “Wells Notice” from SEC, Uniswap responded publicly and established the DeFi Education Fund (DEF).

UI Fee revenue hit $100 million.

🚀 2025 – A Historic Turning Point for UNI

February 2025: SEC officially closes investigation.

November 2025: Hayden Adams proposes activating the Fee Switch + token burn mechanism.

Burned 100 million UNI from the treasury, restructured the entire system.

Voluntarily relinquished $170 million in UI fees.

Community in shock – UNI price surged over 40%.

💎 From Zero to the Leading DeFi Empire
Hayden Adams – from an unemployed individual in 2017, created Uniswap – a project that has airdropped over $6 billion, reached a market cap of over $8 billion, and remains the heart of DeFi today.

✅ In summary:
Uniswap is not just a product, but a symbol of the Web3 spirit – proof that with a simple idea, faith, and effort, you can change the entire world of decentralized finance.