# Alumni Newsletter: Edition #5 *UHI8 Hookathon Winners, Uniswap API Event, CreateOS, and Sharing Your Story* By [Atrium Academy](https://blog.atrium.academy) Β· 2026-04-04 defi, uniswap, web3, developers, developereducation --- gm gm 😎 UHI8's Hookathon just set a new record β€” 134 project submissions. A new founder perk landed, Uniswap is hosting an API event exclusively for UHI builders, and we want to hear what you've been shipping. * * * ### πŸ† **UHI8 Hookathon: Our Biggest Yet** 134 project submissions is a new record for the Hookathon. Builders across the Uniswap v4 ecosystem showed up with serious projects, many focused on hooks that increase Asset Class Specific Liquidity. Check out the recording of the demo day event [here](https://www.youtube.com/live/ObR3iGVT3DE). Congratulations to all our prizewinners and to the full UHI8 cohort on graduating! Check out the winning projects: πŸ‘‰ [UHI8 Hookathon Winners for Uniswap Prizes](https://x.com/AtriumAcademy/status/2037567647475474601?s=20)Β  πŸ‘‰ [UHI8 Hookathon Winners for Reactive Network Prizes](https://x.com/AtriumAcademy/status/2037567254955802878?s=20)Β Β  πŸ‘‰ [UHI8 Hookathon Winners for Unichain Prizes](https://x.com/AtriumAcademy/status/2037567379648209214?s=20) Whether you took home a prize or not, 134 teams putting hooks into the world is no small thing. Congrats to everyone who made it happen and we hope you’re inspired to keep building. * * * ### πŸ›  **New Founder Perk: CreateOS via NodeOps** You've built the MVP. Now what? For most early teams, the answer is: a wall of operational complexity. Deployment pipelines, environment configs, CI/CD, monitoring, scaling, rollbacks, all of that before you can ship or scale what you’ve built. [CreateOS](https://nodeops.network/createos) is built to remove that friction entirely. It's an AI-powered workspace from [NodeOps](https://nodeops.network/) where builders connect their repo, describe what they want to deploy, and CreateOS handles the rest: CI/CD workflows, containerization, deployment automation, monitoring, rollbacks, and secure production environments. It supports Web2 and Web3 stacks, frontend apps, backends, APIs, databases, microservices, and more, all running on globally distributed compute infrastructure. In short: you've built it. Now CreateOS helps you execute end-to-end. As an Atrium alum, you have access to a special trial and credits through NodeOps. **Learn more about this perk and apply for your trial and credits on CreateOS** [**here**](https://atriumacademy.notion.site/graduation-pathways#1ce5f0444abe805a90a9e143517f7089)**.** * * * ### ⚑ **The Uniswap Developer Platform beta is live: UHI builders get a dedicated session on April 21st** The [Uniswap Developer Platform](https://developers.uniswap.org/dashboard/welcome?utm_medium=eco&utm_source=uhi&utm_campaign=TAPI&utm_content=newsletter) beta is now live, giving builders self-serve access to the Uniswap API, the same infrastructure used by MetaMask, Ledger,Β  Fireblocks, Talos, and Anchorage Digital. Here's what you get: * **Deep liquidity and competitive pricing:** Uniswap API provides access to onchain and offchain liquidity, powered by efficient routing across the Uniswap Protocol * **Free integration:** no subscription fees or per-call charges, even at scale.Β  * **Full fee ownership:** set and customize swap fees to your specs. You collect 100%, settled directly to your wallet.Β  * **Battle-tested infrastructure:** 10M+ assets across 17 chains, $3B in onchain liquidity, ~200ms routing speed.Β  And the best part for you: **Atrium is partnering with Uniswap Foundation for a special workshopping session focused on the API, exclusively for UHI builders on April 21st** Go sign up and generate your free API key at [developers.uniswap.org](http://developers.uniswap.org), and start exploring before the event. We want you to come ready to provide real feedback and help shape where the Uniswap API goes next. [**RSVP here**](https://luma.com/f3skqfh9) **to join the event.** * * * ### πŸ”’ **Get Your Audit Subsidized: Uniswap Foundation Security Fund** If you're building toward production and an audit is sitting between you and a mainnet launch β€” this one's for you. The **Uniswap Foundation Security Fund (UFSF)** subsidizes up to **100% of security audit costs** for projects building on Uniswap v4, deploying on Unichain, or building elsewhere in the Uniswap ecosystem. The fund has already supported 25+ projects β€” and applications are accepted on a rolling monthly cohort basis. Security audits are one of the most expensive and logistically painful parts of shipping a real product. This is a direct path to getting that covered. The deadline for the next cohort of audits is April 7th. **Apply for the UFSF** [**here**](https://areta.fillout.com/ufsf-projects)**.** * * * ### πŸ“£ **Know Someone Who Should Sponsor the Next Hookathon?** Our Hookathons keep getting bigger β€” 134 projects this round β€” and we're always looking for partners who want to test their tech with DeFi builders shipping their best work. If you're at a company or protocol that should be involved, or you know someone who should be, put them in touch with Theresa: * **Telegram:** [](https://t.me/tlfreet)tlfreet * **Email:** [team@atrium.academy](mailto:team@atrium.academy) * * * ### πŸ“¬ **UHI Alumni: We Want to Hear From You** UHI alumni are shipping real projects, and we want to capture what you’re building. **Fill out this quick survey β†’** and help us better understand you as a builder and what you need to continue your DeFi journey. Your feedback directly shapes the perks and resources we add to the program. Filling it out could also lead to: * A **blog feature or public event spotlight**, like [this great conversation with Robert](https://x.com/AtriumAcademy/status/2034766904615919806?s=20) * **Highlights in upcoming Uniswap Foundation public events** for a select group of alumni * **New swag** for a few lucky respondents 🎁 Even if you haven't shipped something you're ready to shout about yet, we’d love it if you could take 2 minutes and tell us what matters to you. That feedback is just as valuable. [**Fill out the survey**](https://tally.so/r/VL0Zdy) * * * That's all for this edition. Keep building β€” we'll see you out there. πŸ› _β€” The Atrium Team_ --- *Originally published on [Atrium Academy](https://blog.atrium.academy/alumni-newsletter-edition-5)*