GFX Labs created Oku.trade, an advanced trading interface tailored for professional traders. The grant also includes an open-source API & SDK, providing real-time and historical data streams. Accompanied by comprehensive documentation, these resources aim to assist developers and analysts in easily integrating Uniswap v3 data.
Conor McMenamin’s research explores cross-domain protocols used by multi-domain users, introduces a new way of categorizing extracted value, evaluates MEV extraction methods, and compares protocol classes while focusing on their MEV mitigation capabilities and technical challenges. This will result in a proof of Concept Uniswap V4 Hook to protect pools against cross domain value extraction.
Pickel2379's research delves into the challenges institutional investors face when considering Uniswap for trading or liquidity provision. They aim to pinpoint the barriers deterring these investors and propose solutions to address them, with the ultimate goal of boosting institutional capital participation.
Axiom has developed a "Checkpoint-free" prototype for Uniswap v2 and v3 TWAP oracles. This initiative supports the security of Dapps that rely on Uniswap Oracles, reducing TWAP oracle manipulation risks.
Gauntlet is conducting research to define a quantitative framework to devise incentive programs. This approach not only enables data-driven decisions on the best incentive strategies for the DAO but also promises to enhance the efficiency of potential future liquidity mining initiatives.
This grant facilitated the establishment of a community bridge assessment committee with the goal of producing a report guiding the Uniswap community on cross-chain governance and to provide a design blueprint for bridge protocols. The outcome will empower the community to select the optimal bridge for Uniswap's cross-chain ventures and offer clear governance insights for bridge developers.
This course is a comprehensive educational program for developers interested in learning about Uniswap and Solidity by building a Uniswap V3 clone from scratch. This effort will support the growth of the DeFi space and attract new developers to the Uniswap ecosystem.
The Agora team developed a new fully fledged governance front end.An improved governance UI/UX will support frictionless and transparent governance process.
This grant supports the hosting of research seminars at UC Santa Barbara. These seminars aim to build a community of academics and to bring together academics with an interest in DEX and DeFi research.
ShippooorDAO has developed a Uniswap data extractor that allows users to download historical data from Uniswap v3 in an easily digestible format. This data includes information on TVL, prices, trades, fees, fee tiers, and users. The extractor allows users to download the data in CSV or Excel format, and shows the GraphQL query used to extract the data from Subgraph, making it simple to access and analyze Uniswap's on-chain data.
Alastor’s independent research provides a comprehensive report on the potential implications of activating the fee switch on Uniswap Protocol, including quantitative analysis, interviews, and surveys. Based on the findings, a set of recommendations has been developed for the Uniswap community to consider.
The Decentralized Volatility Oracle provides an on-chain calculation of the price volatility of a UNIV3 pair using Time-Weighted Average Price (TWAP). This oracle can be used to hedge against impermanent loss, providing valuable insights for investors and traders. The decentralized nature of the oracle ensures that the calculations are transparent and reliable.
GFX research on cross-chain governance for Uniswap and the creation of the first cross-chain proposal to set a precedent for future proposals. As the Uniswap ecosystem expands, effective management of all deployments will be crucial to its growth and innovation.
The goal of this project is to create a fully on-chain V3 time-weighted and routed quoter for Uniswap that can be simply called as a Solidity view-type function; this simplifies the process of retrieving data and reduces gas costs when using TWAP oracles.
Pursuit has developed a DeFi Developer Course to assist adult learners in underserved communities who are interested in entering the Web3 field. This grant helped support the creation of a web3/DeFi track.
Tech Educators designed a Solidity Bootcamp to help young adults transition into a career in web3. The grant they received supported the creation of the course content and helped them attain UK Registered Learning Provider status, which allowed them to receive additional government funding and support.
Pool.Fish is a one stop platform that allows users to easily discover, analyze and track positions on multiple chains, providing convenience and efficiency for Uniswap v3 liquidity providers.
This research by Xenophon Labs will investigate methods of incentivizing interfaces to send more order flow to the Uniswap Protocol. The findings will provide a quantitative analysis of the potential effects of these incentives on the Uniswap Protocol and its stakeholders.
This research aims to study the current use of Uniswap V3 as a liquidity management solution and propose ways to improve it. The results will be consolidated into onboarding documentation for using Uniswap V3 as a liquidity management solution, which can be utilized by DAOs, teams, and individuals to manage token liquidity.
Blocksmith is conducting research on potential use cases for the fees generated by the Uniswap Fee Switch, covering topics such as grants, treasury management, governance, and community engagement. The research will provide recommendations on the Fee Switch that will be shared with the community, enabling them to make better-informed decisions about the use of these funds.
Improving Governance through Upgrades and Research. The flexible-voting repository on GitHub contains code for implementing flexible voting systems in blockchain-based decentralized organizations.
The DeFi LatAm community is working to spread awareness and understanding of DeFi and cryptocurrencies in the LatAm region. This grant supports their efforts to educate new groups about DeFi and Uniswap.
The Defi Lab simulator helps liquidity providers (LPs) understand the risks and rewards associated with providing liquidity on Uniswap V3. It provides functionality such as calculating impermanent loss, backtesting fees, and comparing different strategies to simplify LP strategy definition.
Holdim is creating a mobile app that allows users to stay informed about and participate in governance across multiple protocols, including through Snapshot integration. The app aims to increase participation in governance forums and make it easier for users to engage in protocol governance.
Uniswap Vibes is a newsletter that provides regular updates on the happenings within the Uniswap ecosystem, including on-chain metrics and community activity. This keeps the community informed about the platform's news and performance, enabling them to stay up-to-date with the latest developments.
Penn Blockchain is conducting a study on the current delegation program of Uniswap with the goal of identifying opportunities for improvement. The results of this research will serve as a foundation for future development of Uniswap governance, particularly in the realm of delegation.
This grant funds the creation of a prototype for estimating MEV on Uniswap. The prototype will allow users to predict the probability and impact of MEV on their transactions, and developers to do the same for smart contract functions. This work aims to minimize the effect of MEV on trading costs.
Chaos Labs has created an open source CLI application that serves as a reference implementation and starter repository for using v3 TWAP oracles in a project. This tool provides developers with an easy way to configure oracle return values to testing internal application state.
The Typescript SDK allows developers to easily find the best price for trades on Uniswap V2 and V3 by querying all the best trade routes. It simplifies the process of building applications on Uniswap V3.
UniSwappeR is a package designed to interact with the Uniswap Protocol and enable the exploration of Uniswap data seamlessly within the statistical programming language R.
Polywrap provides developers with a simple solution to integrate with the Uniswap Protocol, improving their overall experience.
A streamlined and user-friendly interface for creating governance proposals. This improvement is expected to empower stakeholders, supporting more diverse participation in the Uniswap Governance processes.
This guide, aims to be an introduction to developers to Uniswap V4 hooks development. The guide consists of three blog posts, each showcasing different hook designs.
Reference implementations for V4 hook development, complete with comprehensive documentation. This effort is poised to catalyze innovation and progress in the Uniswap ecosystem.
An automated static analyzer designed specifically for Uniswap v4 hooks. Its purpose is to identify the most prevalent and severe vulnerabilities within Uniswap v4 hooks that are susceptible to malicious manipulation. This effort is poised to catalyze innovation and progress in the Uniswap ecosystem.
This grant's focus is on identifying and understanding the negative impacts of inadequately designed hooks in Uniswap V4. The series is dedicated to exploring the potential hazards, risks, and vulnerabilities that could be introduced by bad hooks.
