Mary-Catherine Lader, President and COO of Uniswap Labs, has stepped down after 4 years main the event firm behind probably the most outstanding decentralized exchanges (DEX).
Private information: after 4 unimaginable years as President & COO of @Uniswap, I’m beginning one thing new.
It is a new chapter for crypto. We’ve come a good distance since I began digital property at BlackRock in 2015, and constructing with @haydenzadams was an superior journey.
I’m…
— Mary-Catherine Lader (@Mclader) July 15, 2025
A former BlackRock govt, Lader joined Uniswap in 2021 to assist bridge conventional finance and decentralized protocols.
Throughout her tenure, Uniswap Labs expanded the protocol’s attain throughout a number of blockchains, launched its personal cellular pockets, and matured into an infrastructure supplier relied on by establishments, builders, and retail customers alike. A successor has not been named.
Her exit additionally comes at a time when Uniswap’s regulatory standing has stabilized after dealing with a number of challenges over the previous yr.
In April 2024, the corporate acquired a Wells discover from the U.S. Securities and Change Fee (SEC), signaling potential enforcement motion over alleged unregistered dealer and alternate exercise.
Later, in September 2024, Uniswap Labs settled with the CFTC, agreeing to pay a $175,000 high quality for illegally providing leveraged digital asset derivatives by way of its interface, particularly, tokenized merchandise that the company deemed margined commodity contracts.
Since then, the broader U.S. coverage setting has shifted. Underneath President Donald Trump, the White Home has thrown its help behind crypto by way of the GENIUS Act, a proposed nationwide bitcoin reserve, and requires “clear and easy” regulatory frameworks.
Trump has described himself because the “crypto president,” and Congressional momentum is constructing round market construction laws. Lader departs with Uniswap standing robust, anchored by over $5.3 billion in whole worth locked, in response to DeFi Llama.
