Arrakis Is Live on Unichain

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TL;DR Arrakis is live on Unichain, the DeFi-designed L2 powered by Uniswap Labs. Unichain aims to lower value lost to MEV and Arrakis is similarly focused on MEV awareness to give LPs better onchain experiences.

Key Takeaways:

Arrakis is heading to Unichain, the newly-launched, DeFi-optimized L2 powered by Uniswap Labs.
Unichain adopts an MEV-aware design, using ultra-fast block times and enforced priority ordering to lower value lost to MEV.
Arrakis Pro will help token issuer LPs deploy their Protocol Owned Liquidity efficiently in an MEV-aware manner on Unichain.

Crypto has had a big 2025 so far and Uniswap Labs has been leading the charge on multiple fronts. The DeFi trailblazer launched UniV4 last month, ushering in a world of new possibilities for onchain liquidity with Hooks. UniV4 represents a new era for DeFi and Arrakis is proud to be part of the first wave of Hook builders.

Uniswap Labs’s latest launch is another major one that could significantly impact the onchain landscape. Unichain, the L2 designed for DeFi, is now live, and it boasts several innovations. Most notably, upcoming upgrades like TEE-based block building will allow for 250ms block times and will provide transparency to priority ordering, boosting market efficiency and lowering value lost to MEV.

Arrakis has been building on Uniswap since our inception, mastering the intricacies of concentrated liquidity to help teams manage their liquidity efficiently. To that end, we’re proud to announce that Arrakis Pro is live on Unichain now.

Our MEV-aware onchain market making solution has deployed a module on Unichain. Unichain aims to offer users better onchain experiences and our module offers LPs access to best-in-class liquidity management for their Protocol Owned Liquidity (POL).

Arrakis Pro and Unichain

Unichain is the first L2 of its kind and its focus on MEV awareness could inspire other chains in the future.

Arrakis Pro is well-positioned to support LPs on Unichain because we adopt a modular architecture. With this framework, we can support Unichain on day one and users will be able to access our liquidity strategies.

Following our recent deployment on UniV4, this launch also marks our commitment to expand to the most promising chains and liquidity solutions.

Minimizing MEV to Protect Users

Unichain is collaborating with Flashbots to boost market efficiency and lower value lost to MEV. Unichain is set to implement TEE-based block building, which will allow for 250ms block times and priority ordering.

Priority ordering lets applications recapture MEV by setting a multiplier on the fee searchers pay to proposers, creating an “MEV tax” that represents most of the captured value. This elegant design was proposed last summer in the seminal Paradigm Research paper, Priority Is All You Need. High-speed block times also minimize MEV leakages because they make profiting from arbitrage more difficult.

Unichain will use a TEE via Rollup-Boost to process 250ms “Flashblocks,” thereby minimizing MEV extraction (Source: Flashbots)

Rollup-Boost’s key solutions should give Unichain’s users better onchain experiences. Still, while they’re designed to internalize MEV, they do not guide token issuers on how to manage their POL on Unichain.

Arrakis Pro fits in here as the bespoke liquidity management solution for Unichain users. Arrakis Pro serves as a layer above the chain to help teams deploy their liquidity strategies effectively.

We believe that MEV protection will shape the next era of onchain liquidity. We’re building on Unichain to protect token issuers from MEV extraction and optimize their POL.

Unichain and the MEV-Aware Future

Uniswap Labs has always been ahead of the curve and Unichain is a case in point. It’s likely that many apps will launch in the future and MEV protection will continue to drive innovation.

Arrakis is pleased to launch on Unichain and we look forward to supporting the network’s early users. Arrakis is the only onchain solution that empowers token issuers to rival the most sophisticated centralized actors.

To learn more about how we’re supporting token issuers in the Uniswap community, read about our plans for UniV4 Hooks, check out our guide to Arrakis Pro, or fill out our contact form to inquire about onboarding.

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