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You want grants, accelerators or investors to back it.
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WHY THIS ROUTE
A live hook pool with a readable curve and public data is the kind of DeFi building block that Unichain and Base programs support. Be honest about TVL; a new pool will not have much on day one.
ARRIVED LOOKS LIKE
Two grant applications submitted with real pool data and the hook code public.
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NEXT MOVE · WITHIN THE HOUR

1. Write a five line thesis

25 min

Problem: fixed fees leak value in fast markets. What you own: a capped dynamic fee hook with a public diary and provider reports. Proof: swaps, fee changes and providers. Keep it under 120 words.

2. Publish the hook and gather four weeks of data

60 min

Put the hook code in a public repo. Collect swaps, fee levels, volume at each level and provider count in one table.

3. Apply to Unichain Grants

60 min

Go to https://uniswapfoundation.org/opportunities. Unichain Grants give up to $7,500 plus product and GTM support. The program asks for live DeFi on Unichain with $250K or more in TVL, while hooks and infrastructure projects can also get support. A new pool will not have that TVL on day one, so apply as a hook project, show the public code and diary, and say plainly what TVL you have.

4. Apply to Base Builder Grant Program S2

60 min

Go to https://forms.gle/urqjBJYJjR6Vqqre6. Integrate Base Builder Codes first: paste your code from dashboard.base.org into the console so it is appended to the app's Base transactions. The program wants a live or near live app on Base in a focus category, and DeFi is one, that drives onchain transactions. Grants are up to $5,000 plus GTM support.

5. Follow up with a milestone

20 min

Send each program one update a month: swaps, fee changes, providers and any audit progress.

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