Hayden Adams

Hayden Adams is an American investor and a crypto influencer. Inspired by Vitalik Buterian's vision, he founded Uniswap in 2018, a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the Ethereum platform. Adams previously worked as a software engineer at Blockstack and Consensys.

 

Quick Facts

 

Full Name	Hayden Adams
Birth	21-10-1992, New York, United States
Nationality	American
Education	BE in Mechanical Engineering at Stony Brook University
Marital Status	To be updated
Net Worth	$500 million estimated

 

Adams has partnered with top blockchain experts for faster, safer operations of Unisawp. It remains a cornerstone of the Web3 ecosystem. Adams's works have influenced numerous DeFi applications, governance models, and crypto projects.

 

Hayden Adams - Career Timeline

 

• 2016 – Worked as a mechanical engineer at Siemens before transitioning into blockchain development.
• 2017 – Began learning Ethereum smart contracts and decentralized finance (DeFi) concepts.
• 2018 – Founded Uniswap, pioneering the automated market maker (AMM) model for decentralized trading.
• 2019 – Secured funding from Ethereum Foundation and Paradigm to scale Uniswap.
• 2020 – Launched Uniswap V2, introducing direct token swaps, liquidity pools, and flash swaps.
• 2021 – Released Uniswap V3, optimizing capital efficiency, liquidity provision, and DeFi governance.
• 2022 – Expanded Uniswap’s ecosystem to Layer 2 solutions like Optimism and Arbitrum for scalability.
• 2023 – Led Uniswap’s governance expansion, integrating cross-chain swaps and new DeFi innovations.
• 2024 – Continues driving Web3 adoption, smart contract security, and Uniswap’s evolution in DeFi.

 

After working as a mechanical engineer at Siemens, Adams turned into a blockchain developer. he created Uniswap based on Ethereum smart contracts. His platform saw steady growth in liquidity pools, DeFi protocols, and decentralized trading.

 

Useful Links to Connect With Hayden Adams

 

Platform	Link
X (formerly Twitter)	https://twitter.com/haydenzadams
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayden-adams
Uniswap Blog	https://blog.uniswap.org
GitHub	https://github.com/haydenzadams