

Permissionless: DeFi’s Next Frontier | Hayden Adams & David Hoffman
4 snips Jul 1, 2025
Hayden Adams, the brains behind Uniswap, joins David Hoffman, co-founder of Bankless, to dive into the groundbreaking evolution of decentralized finance. They discuss Uniswap's journey from V1 to V4 and the innovative Unichain. Expect insights on enhancing user experience, reducing Miner Extractable Value (MEV), and how DeFi is evolving to compete with traditional finance. The duo also explores the collaborative potential between DeFi and TradFi, setting the stage for the future of financial accessibility.
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Uniswap's Progressive Innovation
- Uniswap started not aiming to be the most efficient but to offer decentralization and provable safety through cryptography.
- Each version grew more sophisticated, culminating in Uniswap V4 and Unichain's innovative full-stack approach.
Full-stack Builds Drive Crypto Success
- Uniswap and Unichain leverage full-stack development to build competitive decentralized exchanges and platforms.
- Crypto's shift from chains to user-centric products is key to wider adoption and market success.
MEV Minimization Enhances Markets
- Reducing MEV improves user experience and attracts both retail and large players by creating fair, provable transaction ordering.
- Innovations like priority fee-based dynamic liquidity fees enable markets to be more efficient and fair, even addressing TradFi challenges like trading hours.