Uniswap founder denies swindling Balance.io co-founder

Uniswap founder denies swindling Balance.io co-founder

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Uniswap founder denies swindling Balance.io co-founder

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Published on February 07, 2023 10:30 GMT+00:00edited on February 07, 2023 12:54 GMT+00:00

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Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said he was “sad and disappointed” with recent comments by Balance co-founder Ric Burton.

Burton said he was owed money from supporting Adams get Uniswap off the ground. However, Adams fired back, saying that two deals were turned down, including an offer for investor ownership.

Burton alleges being double-crossed

On Feb. 2, Burton posted a tweet thread detailing his account of developing the Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem during its infancy and the friendship the pair had struck up.

The thread mentioned supporting Adams in getting Uniswap off the ground. This involved giving unrestricted studio access, mentorship, and money. Burton said that Adams had verbally agreed to repay him from Uniswap’s investment funding.

However, around March 2019 — …