Uniswap founder says Sam Bankman-Fried paid seven figures for Uniswap.com domain
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams says Sam Bankman-Fried paid seven figures for Uniswap.com after the Uniswap team refused the owner's asking price.
Why it matters
The claim ties a former FTX chief to a domain that Uniswap Labs appears to have ultimately won through a WIPO ruling rather than a purchase. Because the legal record does not name Bankman-Fried as the buyer, the seven-figure transaction itself remains unverified and rests on Adams' account.
Key facts
Hayden Adams said the original owners of Uniswap.com wanted a seven-figure payment for the domain, which the Uniswap team declined.
Reported by Crypto.News
Hayden Adams claims Sam Bankman-Fried paid seven figures for Uniswap.com and pointed it to a fork of the Uniswap protocol.
Reported by Crypto.News
Adams described Bankman-Fried's possible motive as 'to flex / mess with us', but framed that as his own speculation.
Reported by Crypto.News
Adams did not disclose the purchase price, transaction documents or the identity of the seller in his post.
Reported by Crypto.News
Uniswap Labs filed a WIPO complaint over Uniswap.com in May 2021, and CryptoPotato reports the filing date as May 18, 2021.
Reported by Crypto.News
A three-member WIPO panel in case D2021-1556 found Uniswap.com had been registered and used in bad faith and ordered it transferred to Uniswap Labs.
Reported by Crypto.News
WIPO records identify 'Future XXX' as the respondent in the case but do not name Sam Bankman-Fried as the purchaser.
Reported by Crypto.News
At the time of the case the domain was redirecting visitors to SushiSwap, a competing decentralized exchange.
Reported by Crypto.News
What happened
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said on X that the original owners of Uniswap.com wanted a seven-figure payment, that the Uniswap team refused, and that Sam Bankman-Fried then bought it for seven figures and pointed it at a fork of Uniswap. Adams called the possible motive 'to flex / mess with us' but framed it as his own speculation, and he did not disclose the purchase price, transaction documents or the seller's identity. Uniswap Labs filed a WIPO complaint in May 2021, and a three-member panel in case D2021-1556 found the domain had been registered and used in bad faith and ordered it transferred to Uniswap Labs; WIPO records name Future XXX as respondent, not Bankman-Fried. The 2021 ruling confirmed the domain was redirecting visitors to SushiSwap, and CryptoPotato added that the respondent later switched it to a sea urchin trade site using the Japanese 'uni' after the complaint. Crypto.News dated the X post September 21 while Crypto News Flash said September 20.
How the story developed
- First report
First report by Crypto.News
Uniswap founder says SBF paid seven figures for domain
- Update
Hayden Adams posts about Uniswap.com on X
The post says the original owners wanted seven figures, SBF bought it, and the team later won control through a WIPO ruling.
- Resolution
WIPO panel orders Uniswap.com transferred to Uniswap Labs
Case D2021-1556 found the domain had been used in bad faith; the ruling came in September 2021.
- Independent corroboration
Independently corroborated by Crypto News Flash
How Uniswap Won a Seven-Figure Domain Without Buying It
- Update
Crypto News Flash publishes a corroborating account
It cites the same WIPO case D2021-1556 and notes the record does not identify Bankman-Fried as the buyer.
- Update
CryptoPotato details the WIPO dispute
It reports the domain was registered July 30, 2000, the respondent acquired it April 7, 2021, and the site later promoted sea urchin trade under the Japanese 'uni'.
How coverage built up
Independent sources over time, counted the way the consensus panel counts them: a republication of a wire story does not move the line.
- 21 Sept 2026, 04:58 UTC: Crypto.News — 1 independent source, 1 reports
- 21 Sept 2026, 06:00 UTC: Crypto News Flash — 2 independent sources, 2 reports
- 22 Sept 2026, 05:34 UTC: CryptoPotato — 3 independent sources, 4 reports
Affected entities
Also mentioned: Ethereum
Original sources
| Publisher | Report | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto.News Crypto media | Uniswap founder says SBF paid seven figures for domain | Original | |
| CryptoPotato Crypto media | Hayden Adams Claims SBF Bought Uniswap.com to ‘Flex’ on the Company | Independent | |
| Crypto News Flash Crypto media | How Uniswap Won a Seven-Figure Domain Without Buying It | Independent | |
| Bitcoin Insider Aggregator | SBF Reportedly Paid Seven-Figure Sum for Uniswap.com Domain, Founder Reveals | Aggregated |
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