# If You’re in Infra, Pivot to Apps: The Story Behind Unichain By Zach Wong From Uniswap Labs

- Channel: [Ethereum Denver](https://streameth.org/ethereum-denver)
- Date: 2025-10-09
- Duration: 16:26
- Topics: ETHDenver, Crypto, Web3, Blockchain, Event, Conference, ETHDenver 2025, ETHDenver 2024, Bitcoin, Ethereum
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-eFHqbtXR_2c
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFHqbtXR_2c

## Description

We’ll give a talk about why Uniswap Labs decided to build Unichain, which is a new L2 designed for DeFi. The title mimics a notorious meme but alludes to Uniswap Labs’ motivation: we wanted to build a new chain that made our DeFi protocols and apps even better.