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Uniswap Renounces Creator Fees on Test Tokens, Redirects to Buy-and-Burn

Uniswap Renounces Creator Fees on Test Tokens, Redirects to Buy-and-Burn

Why the fees were renounced

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Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said the team has renounced all creator fees from tokens created during testing of its Pools feature. The fees, which came from tokens made while building Pools, are now redirected to an automated buy-and-burn contract.

The renouncement follows the discovery of tokens created during Pools testing. Adams said the team gave up the fees after those tokens were found.

What the renouncement covers

The renouncement applies to all creator fees from tokens made during employee testing for Pools. That means the Uniswap team won't collect any revenue from those tokens. Instead, the fees are sent to an automated buy-and-burn contract, which buys tokens and burns them, reducing the supply.

The exact details of the buy-and-burn contract weren't disclosed. But the move is a clear signal that the team doesn't want to profit from test tokens that were created accidentally or as part of the development process.

TradePools' statement

TradePools, the team behind Pools, said Wednesday that test tokens made while building Pools no longer... The statement was incomplete, but it's likely related to the renouncement. Uniswap's renouncement is separate from TradePools' announcement.

It's unclear what the full statement said. The renouncement by Uniswap is a separate action.

The buy-and-burn contract is now the recipient of the creator fees. That's a permanent change, according to Adams.

The tokens themselves are still in circulation. But any fees they generate will go to the buy-and-burn contract instead of the Uniswap team.

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