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SushiSwap
Last Updated: February 28, 2023
SushiSwap is a decentralized exchange built on Ethereum. The SUSHI token powers the community-driven Sushi project which aims to solve DeFi’s liquidity problems.
Background
The SushiSwap exchange was created by the pseudonymous Chef Nomi. Developed as a direct fork of Uniswap v2, SushiSwap was differentiated by liquidity mining and its on-chain governance token, SUSHI.
History
2017
SushiSwap launched in August
2020
SushiSwap merged with Yearn in November
What's SushiSwap's place in the ecosystem?
Sushi is a community-owned and operated project that provides SUSHI token holders governance rights.