Uniswap founder Hayden Adams reveals: the original owner of Uniswap.com quoted a seven-figure price; the team refused to pay, so then FTX founder SBF bought it for a seven-figure amount and pointed the domain to a forked project. Later, the legal team got the domain back for free, citing malicious use—no money spent. (Background: Uniswap founder’s rebuttal—v4 protocol fees didn’t consume LP profits; you just miscalculated.) (More background: SBF was alleged to be “taking antidepressant medication every day,” and the shares of Cursor he sold for just $200,000 are now worth $3 billion.) Key summary: The original owner of Uniswap.com asked for seven figures. Uniswap refused to pay SBF that amount to buy it. In 2021, it was directed to SushiSwap; the WIPO ruling in September 2021 found it to be malicious use. The domain was transferred for free to the decentralized exchange Uniswap. On September 20, 2026, Hayden Adams, founder of Uniswap, posted on X and revealed a past story involving the Uniswap.com domain. He said the original holder wanted seven figures (at least $1 million) for the domain, but the team was unwilling to pay. Fun fact: the og owners of https://t.co/bRvDs5brca wanted 7 figures, but we refused to pay that amount. So SBF bought it (for 7 figures) and pointed it to a fork – I guess to flex / mess with us. This malicious use of the domain was enough for our legal team to get it for free https://t.co/ZV0yJhdvZg — Hayden Adams (@haydenzadams) September 20, 2026. “So SBF bought it (and spent seven figures), pointed it to a forked project—I guess to show off, or to deliberately cause trouble for us,” Hayden Adams wrote. “This malicious use of the domain was enough for our legal team to get it for free.” His post was originally in response to a post by Justin Liao, CEO of Parafield AI, which pointed out that on the a16z.vc website, the holder left a comment inviting a16z to contact him if they were interested. Arbitration records show that after being directed to SushiSwap, the parties checked a WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) arbitration decision; the case number was D2021-1556. Uniswap Labs followed the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Trademark holders do not have to go to court; they can ask the arbitration body to get back a domain that someone else registered in bad faith. Uniswap.com was registered as early as July 30, 2000, and then transferred on April 7, 2021 to a holder registered in Hong Kong named “Future XXX.” In its complaint, Uniswap Labs described the other party as a venture capital firm focused on blockchain. The decision did not mention SBF by name. Uniswap Labs said that after the other party obtained the domain, it first redirected traffic to a subpage on the SushiSwap website. The Wayback Machine, an internet archive, also shows that a May 11, 2021 record indicated that visiting Uniswap.com at the time redirected to the SushiSwap trading page. SushiSwap is a fork of Uniswap’s code released in 2020. In the same year, in September, Chef Nomi—an anonymous founder—handed control of the project to SBF. Uniswap Labs filed a complaint on May 18, 2021. After that, the domain was changed to a site introducing sea urchin trading—the Japanese pronunciation of “sea urchin” is “uni.” The other party argued that the redesign was to avoid expanding the dispute, while Uniswap Labs believed it was an attempt to evade responsibility. On September 3, 2021, the arbitration panel ruled that directing the domain to a direct competitor constituted malicious use, and ordered the transfer to Uniswap Labs. The decision stated that although the domain was registered before Uniswap was created, when the other party took over, Uniswap’s U.S. trademark had already been approved in October 2020; whether it was malicious was determined based on the takeover timing. Today, visiting Uniswap.com redirects to the official Uniswap website, and SBF is in prison due to the FTX fraud case. FAQ Why did SBF buy Uniswap.com? Hayden Adams said SBF spent seven figures to buy the domain and point it to a forked project—he guessed it was to show off or cause trouble. In May 2021, the domain was redirected to SushiSwap. How did Uniswap get Uniswap.com back for free? Uniswap Labs filed a complaint with WIPO in May 2021. On September 3, the arbitration panel found that redirecting to a competitor was malicious use and ordered a free transfer. Related news: SBF speaks from prison: “Definitely wants” a presidential pardon; missed the AI boom; FTX being able to repay 170% proves the indictment is unfair… CFTC ends FTX’s two cofounder enforcement actions: Ellison and Wang barred from trading for 5 years; no pursuit of disgorgement of funds or civil penalties Netflix’s FTX collapse drama (The Altruists) set to premiere 11/19; SBF and Caroline’s billion-dollar fraud case brought to the screen. “Uniswap founder reveals: SBF secretly bought the Uniswap.com domain back then.” This article was first published on 動區BlockTempo (動區動趨—most influential blockchain news media).