Originally a fork of Uniswap, SushiSwap launched in September 2020 and quickly gained prominence through a "vampire attack" that migrated liquidity from its predecessor. It has since evolved into a comprehensive decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem governed by its community through the SUSHI token. Beyond simple token swaps, SushiSwap offers a suite of products including yield farming, staking, lending/borrowing via its Kashi protocol, and a token launchpad called MISO. The project aims to be a community-driven, open-source ecosystem for all things DeFi.