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Welcome to the very first edition of the Atrium Newsletter.
Let’s jump in.
Last month, we wrapped up Demo Day for the third cohort of UHI!.UHI3 saw 80+ developers build 55 hooks. Our prize pool was the biggest yet: $43,000, provided by Uniswap Foundation, Eigenlayer, Arbitrum, and Brevis, Arbitrum.
We had returning alums come back with a bang, as well as new faces, among the prizewinners…
Head over here to check out the full list of prize-winning hooks from the UHI3 Demo Day, which ranged from dynamic fee hooks to AI agent index funds.
And for the full list of all hooks built at UHI since its inception in March, head over to our projects directory, where you can sort hooks by cohort and prizewinner status!
Starting late last year, we’ve been running weekly live events to keep you abreast of all things v4 — including Unichain office hours, auditing workshops, and Project Demos.
We plan on doing deep dives into community-built hooks (i.e., hooks built by all of you) every 1-2 months. Our events are attended by top devs and industry thought leaders, and are a great way to promote your project.
(We’ve also launched our Developer Journey profiles, another avenue to promote the exciting projects that UHI alumni have built. Examples: Levery, flaunchgg, Unimarket, Rugguard)
We’re excited to announce an opportunity tailored to UHI alums & hook builders: the Uniswap Foundation Security Fund (UFSF), in collaboration with Areta.
The UFSF is a $1 million fund made available by a Uniswap Foundation Grant that subsidizes security audits for projects building Uniswap v4 hooks. Selected applicants gain access to high-quality security services from whitelisted security providers.
The UFSF will subsidize up to 100% of the audit fees for successful applicants. Several UHI projects have already been granted subsidies — congratulations to Lumis, Unicord, Tenor, Gamma Strategies, and LIKWID.FI!
Applications for the UFSF open in Q1 2025 — read more here, or declare your interest here.
The Uniswap Foundation is launching its Ambassador program in 2025.
This new program, designed with UHI graduates in mind, will provide a chance for folks passionate about Uniswap (both the tech and the community) to grow the Uniswap ecosystem through content and/or technical contributions.
UF Ambassadors will be hand-picked from an applicant pool composed solely of UHI graduates. Ambassadors will serve a term of 6-12 months and can apply for an extension of this term, depending on their performance as mentors, content creators, and community/event leads.
Every single week, funders & investors ask us to connect them with UHI alumni who are continuing to build their hooks, raising money, hiring, auditing, etc.
We want to connect you to them.
Keep us up to date with your progress by telling Manu the following:
Have you continued working on your hook after UHI? Do you intend to?
Are you looking for funding?
Have you audited your hook, or do you intend to audit your hook?
Where do you need the most help right now?
ETHDenver is coming up!
Uniswap Foundation is planning to organize builder gyms / coworking sessions on Feb 26 and Feb 28. We’ll collaborate with them to ensure UHI devs are invited.
Stay up-to-date by joining this telegram group for UHI devs going to Denver.
