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Hayden Adams is the founder and CEO of Uniswap Labs, the company responsible for the development of the Uniswap Protocol, a leading decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the Ethereum blockchain.[1] Adams launched Uniswap in November 2018, after working as a mechanical engineer[2] and being inspired by a blog post written by Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum. His goal was to create a decentralized platform for exchanging tokens without relying on centralized exchanges.
Hayden Adams | |
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| Born | October 21, 1992 |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Software Engineer |
| Notable work | Uniswap Protocol |
Adams had no prior experience in blockchain technology or software development but taught himself through online resources. His innovative work on Uniswap has played a key role in the growth of decentralized finance (DeFi) by introducing the Automated Market Maker (AMM) model, which allows users to trade cryptocurrencies directly from their wallets.
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