Uniswap founder says SBF bought Uniswap.com before legal team acquired it for free
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said SBF paid seven figures for the Uniswap.com domain to redirect it to a project fork, but Uniswap's legal team ultimately obtained the domain for free due to its malicious use.
According to Uniswap founder Hayden Adams, the original owner of the Uniswap.com domain asked for a seven-figure price, which the Uniswap team declined to pay. SBF later bought the domain for a seven-figure sum—reportedly over $1 million—and redirected it to a fork of Uniswap to troll the team.[1][2][3]
Adams said the purchase backfired because the domain's malicious use enabled Uniswap's legal team to ultimately secure the address for free.[1][2][3]
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Coin Bureau@coinbureauPost on X ·
🚨 WILD: SBF reportedly bought the Uniswap .com domain for $1 MILLION+ and pointed it to a fork, only for Uniswap to later get it for FREE Uniswap founder Hayden Adams revealed that the original owner of Uniswap .com wanted a seven-figure price, which the Uniswap team refused to pay. SBF later bought the domain for seven figures and redirected it to a fork of Uniswap, seemingly “flexing” on the team. But the move ultimately backfired, as Adams says the domain’s malicious use allowed Uniswap’s legal team to acquire it for free.
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Cointelegraph@CointelegraphPost on X ·
⚡️ TODAY: Uniswap founder Hayden Adams revealed SBF bought Uniswap(.)com for seven figures to troll them, only for the team to win the domain for free. https://t.co/nQPLZ6XrO6
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Wu Blockchain@WuBlockchainPost on X ·
Uniswap Founder: SBF Once Bought the Uniswap[.]com Domain for Seven Figures, Later Acquired for Free by Its Legal Team Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said that the previous owner of the Uniswap[.]com domain had asked for a seven-figure sum, but his team refused to pay. SBF later purchased the domain for seven figures and redirected it to a forked project. Due to the domain’s malicious use, his legal team ultimately obtained it for free.
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