I Pledge Allegiance Getty Hill on whether Uniswap should turn on Protocol Fees
Mar 28, 2022
35:17
In this episode Larry and I chat with Getty Hill about Uniswap Protocol's fee switch. We go into detail about the pros/cons of turning the fee switch on, the process that goes into the decision, and how protocol fees could be used to grow Uniswap long-term.
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Resources: v2 fees, v3 fees, Adding a 1 basis point fee tier for Uniswap
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Show Notes:
- What are the pro and cons of turning on the protocol fee switch?
- Balancing "value accrual" vs. market-share
- Lessons from implementing a 1 bp fee tier for UNI pools
- Why v2 fees are much simpler to implement than v3
- Why the "fee switch" question is not a one-off proposal, but a multi-month effort combining research, implementation, and monitoring.
- What kind of new behaviors would turning fees on enable?
- Second Order effects on the broader DeFi ecosystem
- Other thoughts on Uniswap governance broadly