SushiSwap launch, migration, and governance conflicts (2020–2021)

1. SushiSwap begins “fair launch” SUSHI distribution

   Aug 28, 2020Labels: SushiSwap, SUSHI token

   • Messari

2. Chef Nomi cashes out developer fund, sparking backlash

   Sep 5, 2020Labels: Chef Nomi, Developer fund

   • Cointelegraph
   • CoinDesk

3. Project control transferred to Sam Bankman-Fried

   Sep 6, 2020Labels: Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX

   • CoinDesk
   • CoinDesk

4. SushiSwap launches major liquidity “migration” from Uniswap

   Sep 9, 2020Labels: Liquidity migration, Uniswap

   • CoinDesk
   • Messari

5. SushiSwap’s rapid growth raises governance questions

   Sep 10, 2020Labels: SushiSwap, Founding team

   • Nasdaq

6. Liquidity migration drains Uniswap and boosts SushiSwap TVL

   Sep 10, 2020Labels: Total Value, Uniswap

   • Cointelegraph
   • ForkLog

7. Chef Nomi returns the drained funds to Sushi treasury

   Sep 11, 2020Labels: Chef Nomi, Sushi treasury

   • CoinDesk

8. Community moves admin control toward multisig governance

   Sep 17, 2020Labels: Multisig governance, Admin keys

   • Messari
   • Cointelegraph

9. Governance debates expand to protocol revenue and incentives

   Jun 2, 2021Labels: Protocol revenue, Token holders

   • CryptoEconomy
   • CoinDesk

10. MISO-related controversy increases internal governance strain

    Aug 1, 2021Labels: MISO, Token launch

    • CoinDesk

11. 0xMaki steps down, intensifying leadership uncertainty

    Sep 18, 2021Labels: 0xMaki, Leadership

    • Decrypt
    • Blockworks

12. Governance case study captures Sushi’s unresolved conflicts

    Dec 30, 2021Labels: SushiSwap, Governance

    • CoinDesk