Odaily News According to official news, the Uniswap Foundation released its ecological impact report for the year. The report pointed out that the goal of the Uniswap Foundation is to establish the Uniswap protocol as a home for all tokenized markets. To this end, it is accelerating the development of the DeFi ecosystem through grants and promoting in-depth and continuous cooperation with developers, researchers and governance stakeholders. Earlier this year, the Foundation readjusted its grants strategy to focus on large-scale and long-term plans, with a focus on grants of more than $250,000. This new approach aims to expand the impact and promote the development of the network. The 2024 funding model will help expand the influence and accessibility of the Uniswap protocol, promote new technical implementations, develop the developer ecosystem, and advance governance, security and protocol innovation. The progress made so far in 2024 is as follows: 1. Research core KPI: Leading the technological advancement of AMM; Progress: In the research category, the Foundation strategically allocated $2,092,000 in funds in four key projects; Impact: Comprehensive DeFi research has been achieved to shape the future of AMM. 2. Developer Core KPI: Build a strong developer ecosystem for the Uniswap protocol; Progress: Building and maintaining a self-sustaining developer community for the Uniswap protocol requires education, tools, and incentives. In 2024, the Foundation will invest $868,000 in developer projects and activities; Impact: Strengthened the developer base and ensured community contributions and innovation on v4; 3. Governance Core KPI: Build and implement a resilient governance model for the Uniswap protocol; Progress: The Foundation has allocated $995,000 to strengthen the governance of the Uniswap protocol by promoting cooperation among representatives. The funding supported events and workshops to strengthen representative interaction, engagement, and governance functions; Impact: Improve governance structure, enhance representative activities, and create a more collaborative ecosystem; 4. Security Core KPI: Maintain the reputation of the Uniswap protocol for reliability and security; Progress: $2,742,195 has been committed to a full audit of Uniswap v4 and Uniswap's governance smart contracts; Impact: Ensure the security and reliability of Uniswap and strengthen trust within the community; 5. Protocol + Innovation Core KPI: Achieve a sustainable protocol model to strengthen growth; Progress: The Foundation understands the complexity involved in funding protocol innovation and improving the Uniswap user experience, and has allocated a total of $1.579 million for these initiatives; Impact: Catalyze protocol enhancements to align with market needs and user expectations. Looking ahead, more innovative governance enhancement programs, developer hackathons, research deployments, and other exciting initiatives are expected throughout the remainder of 2024.