v4 Hook Design Lab

A pilot grant program built to accelerate the future of DeFi infrastructure.

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Advancing DeFi frontiers

The Uniswap v4 Hook Design Lab is a new grant initiative that provides 360 support for the v4 teams behind high impact DeFi protocols.

Cohort 01 design focus

JIT Liquidity

Hooks that allow LPs to deposit funds into a pool as a swap is initiated and withdraw immediately after, maximizing capital efficiency while minimizing exposure to impermanent loss.

Dynamic Fees

Hooks that allow pool creators to implement fees that can change with custom variables, like volatility; offering adaptive protection for LPs.

Rehypothecation

Hooks that allow LPs to reuse deposited liquidity while it’s in the pool, increasing capital efficiency by creating productive liquidity. LPs can put their deposited assets to work while still providing liquidity, driving TVL productivity and composability.

Program overview

1

Technical Guidance

Participating projects receive support for protocol engineering, product design, auditing, and go-to-market.


2

Capital Optimization

Projects benefit from strategic asset mapping and data-driven calibration, demonstrating value and capital efficiency for LPs.


3

Ecosystem Integration

Projects receive distribution and integration support, embedding hooks into everyday use cases.