After four impactful years, Mary-Catherine Lader is stepping down as President and COO of Uniswap Labs, marking the end of an era for one of DeFi’s biggest names. 👋🦄
🧠 A former BlackRock exec, Lader joined Uniswap in 2021 with a mission: merge TradFi expertise with DeFi innovation. Mission accomplished.
🔧 What She Built:
Deployed Uniswap across multiple blockchains
Launched the Uniswap mobile wallet
Helped Uniswap evolve into a core Web3 infrastructure provider trusted by retail traders and institutions alike
⚖️ Her exit follows Uniswap’s regulatory breakthrough:
Survived a Wells Notice from the SEC in April 2024
Settled with the CFTC in Sept 2024 for $175K over margin products
Now operating in a more favorable U.S. climate, thanks to crypto-friendly moves by President Trump (think: the GENIUS Act and a potential national Bitcoin$BTC
reserve 🇺🇸₿)
Uniswap now stands tall with $5.3B+ TVL, per DeFi Llama — and Lader leaves behind a more resilient, scalable, and compliant Uniswap.
🧐 No successor has been announced yet. So… who’s next to guide this DeFi giant?
📢 What do you think — was Lader’s exit perfectly timed, or is Uniswap entering uncharted waters? Drop your thoughts in the replies! 👇
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