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## Flash Swap We'll go over an example of how flash swaps work. Let's say we have a user who wants to perform a flash swap on the Uniswap V2 DAI/WETH pair. This involves interacting with a flash swap smart contract and the Uniswap V2 pair contract. The user initiates the flash swap by calling a function inside the flash swap smart contract. The flash swap contract then calls the `swap` function on the Uniswap V2 pair contract. The Uniswap V2 pair contract sends the requested amount of tokens (both DAI and WETH) to the flash swap contract simultaneously. The flash swap contract can then perform any custom logic using the borrowed tokens. For example, we can execute an arbitrage opportunity. After executing our custom logic, we need to repay the borrowed tokens plus any fees. This is done by calling the `uniswapv2Call` function inside the flash swap contract. The Uniswap V2 pair contract verifies that the flash swap contract has repaid the borrowed tokens and fees. If successful, the transaction is completed. If the repayment is not correct, the `swap` function reverts, failing the transaction. **Diagram:** ```mermaid graph LR user["User"] --> flash_swap["Flash Swap"] flash_swap --> pair["Uniswap V2 Pair Contract"] pair --> flash_swap flash_swap --> custom_logic["Custom Logic"] flash_swap --> uniswap_call["uniswapv2Call"] uniswap_call --> pair subgraph "Tokens" WETH["WETH"] DAI["DAI"] end ``` This process of borrowing and repaying tokens within the same transaction allows for efficient arbitrage opportunities.
A simple explanation of flash swaps on Uniswap V2 - This lesson details how Uniswap V2 allows users to borrow tokens and repay them in the same transaction, and explains the steps of a flash swap. It also shows how a smart contract can borrow tokens from a Uniswap V2 pool and then repay the tokens back to the pool.
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How to use Uniswap v2 dex and contracts
Interacting with the Uniswap v2 router and factory
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How to add liquidity to Uniswap v2 pools
Swaps, flash swaps, flash swap arbitrage, and time-weighted average price (TWAP)
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Course Overview
About the course
How to use Uniswap v2 dex and contracts
Interacting with the Uniswap v2 router and factory
How to create Uniswap v2 liquidity pools
How to add liquidity to Uniswap v2 pools
Swaps, flash swaps, flash swap arbitrage, and time-weighted average price (TWAP)
Security researcher
$49,999 - $120,000 (avg. salary)
Smart Contract Auditor
$100,000 - $200,000 (avg. salary)
Smart Contract Engineer
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