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Uniswap

Uniswap is a popular decentralized trading protocol, known for its role in facilitating automated trading of decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens.
Uniswap creates more efficiency by solving liquidity issues with automated solutions, avoiding the problems which plagued the first decentralized exchanges. In September 2020, Uniswap went a step further by creating and awarding its own governance token, UNI, to past users of the protocol. This added both profitability potential and the ability for users to shape its future — an attractive aspect of decentralized entities.

Uniswap was launched in November 2018 as a proof of concept for automated market makers (AMMs). Hayden Adams is the inventor of the Uniswap Protocol and CEO at Uniswap Labs. 

Uniswap is a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on Ethereum that uses an automated market-making infrastructure to let traders, developers, and liquidity providers participate in a secure marketplace. 

AMMs allow for automatic and permissionless trading that removes the need for the traditional broker-dealer model that matches individual buy and sell orders. This system enables users to pool together assets that participants trade against. 

AMMs aim to solve the challenge of illiquidity previously faced by decentralized exchanges by creating liquidity pools and incentivizing liquidity providers to supply their assets into the system. 

Uniswap's maximum supply is 1 billion UNI. More than 627 million UNI are in circulation as of December 2021.

Uniswap is the leading DEX by volume, with a nearly 80% market share of weekly DEX volume as of Nov. 29. 2021, according to Dune Analytics. The nearest rival is Sushiswap with its 11% share. 

Despite the gap in trading volume, there is a long list of competitors in the DeFi space. Notable rivals to watch include Curve, Sushiswap, Pancakeswap, and more. 

Bitcoin

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded lower, with the cryptocurrency prices falling below the key $30,000 level on Wednesday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), meanwhile, edged higher, trading above the key $1,900 mark this morning.

Bitcoin Falls Below $30,000; 1inch Network, Uniswap Among Top Losers

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams has introduced a new open-source protocol named UniswapX that will aggregate liquidity across decentralized exchange pools.

Hayden Adams unveils UniswapX protocol to aggregate DEX liquidity

UniswapX, announced at EthCC in Paris, offers better prices by aggregating liquidity sources, gas-free swaps, and protection against MEV.

Uniswap Launches Cross-AMM Protocol UniswapX

Coinbase's market cap relative to popular DEX uniswap has surged.

Coinbase's market cap relative to Uniswap surges

Vijay Chetty has joined the web3 rollup provider Eclipse as Chief Business Officer.

Former Uniswap and dYdX head joins rollup provider Eclipse

Ethereum

The Uniswap Foundation indicated a launch projection of up to four months, contingent on Ethereum's Cancun upgrade and an audit process.

Uniswap v4 expected to go live after Ethereum's Cancun upgrade and security audit

After the recent release of a proposal for a new "v4" version of the decentralized exchange Uniswap, CoinDesk's Sam Kessler chats with Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams about the case that DeFi is “here to stay” and his position that the U.S. “lags behind” on crypto regulation.

Uniswap's Hayden Adams: Q&A on Weathering the Regulatory Storm, What's Next for DeFi

Polygon

Major announcements from EigenLayer, Uniswap, Polygon, Frax Finance and more — while a few protocol suffered exploits. Check out the latest DeFi news and alpha here!

Week in DeFi: EigenLayer Mainnet Launch, Uniswap V4 and Polygon 2.0

There's a few licenses that Ethereum devs consider the mark of a truly open source project. The one Uniswap chose for its v4 isn't one of them.

Ethereum Devs Cry Foul on Uniswap v4 'Open Source' Promises

Uniswap Foundation's Bridge Assessment Committee has selected Wormhole and Axelar for potential cross-chain deployments.

Uniswap committee approves Wormhole and Axelar bridges for cross-chain deployments

Wormhole and Axelar take top honors after a months-long assessment process aimed at addressing concerns with Uniswap's previous bridge selection practices.

Unveiling the Uniswap Foundation's Bridge Report: Winners and Losers

Curve DAO Token

USDT holdings on Curve's popular ‘3pool' have risen to over 72% as of Thursday morning, suggesting a sudden disbalance.

USDT Selling on Curve, Uniswap Spooks Traders Amid Bitcoin Drop

Uniswap Labs (CRYPTO: UNI) has unveiled a sneak peek into the draft code of Uniswap V4, which brings to the table an innovative feature called “hooks” or plugins, which empower developers with the ability to design tailor-made liquidity pools. Renowned as the globe's biggest decentralized cryptocurrency exchange in terms of volume, Uniswap's current version, V3, was launched on May 4, 2021.

Uniswap's V4 Sneak Peek: A New Chapter In Decentralized Exchanges With The Introduction Of 'Hooks'

On June 13, the largest decentralized exchange (dex) in terms of global trade volume, Uniswap, published a summary of the dex platform's Version 4 and an early implementation of the code.

Uniswap Unveils Game-Changing Version 4 With Customizable Liquidity Pools via Innovative Hooks

The platform has announced its fourth version, open sourcing the draft core code for others to build upon.

Uniswap Update Means 'The Possibilities Are Pretty Endless,' Says Developer

Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams claims Uniswap V4 will be cheaper, more efficient and "open up a world of possibilities."

Uniswap Labs releases draft code for ‘entirely new' version of Uniswap

The biggest decentralized crypto exchange is opening its development process to the public for the first time as the SEC cracks down on its centralized competitors.

Uniswap Labs Releases Its Plan for Uniswap v4, Invites Community Feedback

Uniswap fee switch vote failed to pass, but not because it was unpopular, as Celestia launches a modular DA interface for the OP Stack — find out more in our weekly DeFi roundup.

Week in DeFi: Uniswap Fee Switch Vote Fails, Celestia Collaborates with Optimism

The initial snapshot poll was voted against by the community in a surprising move.

Uniswap Community Votes Down Protocol Fees for Liquidity Providers

The Uniswap (UNI) decentralized exchange (DEX) has decided not to charge protocol fees to its liquidity providers (LPs), who are the ones who supply crypto assets for trading.

Uniswap Decides Not to Charge Fees to Liquidity Providers

Community members of decentralized exchange Uniswap voted down a proposal that would have introduced a protocol fee for liquidity providers on the platform.

Uniswap community votes against proposal for protocol fee on trades

The contributors to Uniswap, the largest decentralized exchange, have begun deliberations on the possibility of launching the on Base network.

Uniswap contributors propose deploying DEX on Coinbase's Layer 2 Base

Uniswap found that many respondents are put off by the complexity and cost of on-chain trading.

DeFi Must Get Easier to Use to Win Over Retail Customers, Uniswap Survey Finds

Polkadot

Uniswap V3 is coming to Polkadot on the Moonbeam parachain after a near-unanimous governance vote conducted by Blockchain at Michigan.

DeFi Exchange Uniswap to Launch on Polkadot via Moonbeam Parachain

Aave

Avalanche

Intercontinental Exchange-owned Bakkt discontinued its consumer-facing app in February as it shifts away from retail

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