In this episode, we’re joined by Hayden Adams and Jesse Walden to discuss Uniswap’s “fee switch”. We cover the proposed “UNIfication” structure, protocol fee mechanics, DUNA legal framework, front-end fee removal, investor alignment, retroactive token burns, and the proposal’s potential industry impact.

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Resources

Uniswap’s UNIfication Proposal: https://gov.uniswap.org/t/unification-proposal/25881

Establishing Uniswap as “DUNI”: https://gov.uniswap.org/t/governance-proposal-establish-uniswap-governance-as-duni-a-wyoming-duna/25770

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:09) Unisocks Lore

(2:44) The Gensler Years

(14:17) The UNIfication Proposal

(25:00) Turning Off Frontend Fees

(37:52) Uniswap Design & Investor Alignment

(47:38) Retroactive Token Burn

(51:14) Could Uniswap Labs Ever Go Public?

(55:42) Token Value Accrual

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