Uniswap Founder Backs Solana for Pure L1 DeFi — A Bold Take!
In a surprising twist, Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams has thrown major support behind Solana—calling it the “better roadmap, better team, and better approach” for building DeFi directly on Layer-1.
While Ethereum continues to champion a modular, rollup-centric model, Adams suggests the heavy shift to Layer-2s might be diluting the essence of L1 DeFi. He questions the logic of changing course this late in the game:
“You want to throw this away at the final stretch—for what reason?”
Adams isn't anti-Ethereum, but he’s clearly skeptical about L2 dominance. He believes Solana’s monolithic L1 design offers a cleaner, more scalable future for DeFi—without the complexity and fragmentation of rollups.
Meanwhile, Bankless co-founder David Hoffman holds firm:
In an upcoming article, he argues that Ethereum remains the gold standard—the only truly decentralized smart contract platform with flawless uptime. His stance?
“L1 should serve everyone.”
The debate heats up:
Solana’s streamlined speed vs. Ethereum’s battle-tested decentralization.
Who’s got it right?
