Key points about the #Uniswap employee's involvement in a #memecoin incident:
- **Rug Pull Incident:** An individual associated with Uniswap was accused of effectively performing a rug pull on a memecoin called FrensTech.
- **Founder's Response:** Uniswap founder Hayden Adams confirmed that the person responsible for the #rugpull is no longer part of the company, stating that such behavior is not supported or condoned.
- **Identity of Developer:** The developer behind the incident, known as AzFlin on Twitter and GitHub, is identified as Allen Lin, a smart contract engineer at Uniswap since July 2022.
- **Base and Hop Protocol:** AzFlin deployed the FrensTech memecoin on the #Base platform and then moved 14 ETH (around $25,900) off Base using the cross-chain #protocol Hop.
- **Liquidity Removal and Sale:** The developer removed liquidity added from fees and sold the tokens he removed from liquidity, causing concern among the community.
- **Employment Status Change:** AzFlin changed their username on X to include "(unemployment arc)" after the incident and joked about gaining Crypto Twitter villain status.
- **No Immediate Comment:** AzFlin has not responded to requests for comment regarding the incident.
