Uniswap news

Uniswap has become the leading decentralized exchange for stablecoin trading, now handling 57% of stablecoin volume on EVM chains, up from 43% earlier this year. Its cumulative trading volume has surpassed $4.4 trillion. The growth comes ahead of Circle's Arc mainnet launch on September 16, where Uniswap will provide swap infrastructure from day one. Arc, backed by validators including BlackRock, Visa, and Mastercard, uses USDC as its native gas token and targets stablecoin applications and institutional finance. The UNI token has rallied on the news, but competition looms, with Aerodrome also joining Arc. The launch will test whether Uniswap's dominance extends to the new chain and whether institutional validators drive meaningful volume.

Uniswap launched its token-launch platform Pools.trade on Robinhood Chain, built on its v4 protocol. The platform charges no launchpad fee, offers permanently locked liquidity, and autocompounds LP fees, with day-one support across major venues. It includes instant and crowd launch options. The rollout was chaotic as traders found early contracts, pushing $150 million in volume before the official launch. The move verticalizes Uniswap's create-and-trade pipeline on Robinhood Chain, where it is already the default exchange. Robinhood Chain DEX volumes and daily transactions have rebounded 50%, and Pools already holds 50% market share by launchpad volume. In other news, Bitcoin ETFs saw $244M in net inflows, and Circle tapped traditional finance giants as validators for its Arc blockchain.

Uniswap Labs has launched Pools, a token launchpad for Robinhood Chain, enabling users to create, discover, and trade tokens. The beta went live late Wednesday after a 24-hour countdown, with the launch delayed beyond its initially expected start time. The platform features permanently locked liquidity, auto-compounding LP fees, and built-in sniping protection. Pools applies the standard 0.25% Uniswap v4 LP fee, which compounds to grow locked liquidity; creators can earn 0.05% of the fee, with the rest reinvested. It supports two launch formats: Crowd Launch, a four-hour bidding process with TWAP-based pricing requiring a minimum $10,000 FDV, and Instant Launch, which lists tokens immediately via a bonding curve. Tokens launched are automatically integrated across Uniswap's trading infrastructure, including its web app, wallet, routing API, and ecosystem partners like MetaMask and Ledger.

CryptoQuant data shows Uniswap (UNI) tokens were withdrawn from Binance at the fastest pace in five years, with large holders accumulating despite the token trading over 91% below its 2021 peak. This pattern suggests investors view recent weakness as an entry point, with average daily withdrawals exceeding 7,200 UNI. The move follows a governance-approved expansion of Uniswap's fee and burn mechanism to v4 pools and Robinhood Chain, routing trading fees into UNI burns. This adoption spike, alongside higher whale activity, indicates the outflow trend is tied to the fee rollout rather than speculation, though UNI still faces resistance above its current price near $3.96.

Uniswap has launched Earn, a self-custodial lending product on Ethereum mainnet that lets users deposit USDC, USDT, and ETH into Morpho vaults curated by Gauntlet. The service is available through the Uniswap Web App and Wallet, with no additional fees beyond standard Ethereum transaction costs. Deposits earn interest from borrowers, and users can withdraw at any time without lockup periods. Morpho provides the lending infrastructure, while Gauntlet manages vault allocation and risk parameters. Morpho currently reports about $11.79 billion in deposits and $4.15 billion in active loans. The integration expands Uniswap beyond token swaps into onchain lending, competing with platforms like Aave and Compound. However, deposits are not FDIC-insured and carry smart contract, collateral, liquidity, and stablecoin risks. UNI traded near $4.30 at the time of writing, down 2.8% over 24 hours but up 12% for the week. The launch's impact on price remains unclear. Adoption will depend on vault yields, transaction costs, and user risk appetite. Uniswap has not announced that Earn revenue will flow to UNI holders.

Uniswap has launched Earn, a lending product built on Morpho's infrastructure that allows users to earn yield on idle assets like USDC, USDT, and ether without leaving the exchange. Deposits are managed into curated vaults by risk management firm Gauntlet, which oversees roughly $900 million in assets. For example, the USDC Prime vault offers a net APY of 3.86%. This move simplifies DeFi lending, eliminating the complexity of managing collateral ratios and protocol risks. This integration gives Uniswap a competitive edge as it turns the exchange into a financial platform, encouraging users to keep assets on the platform even when not trading. The move could pressure standalone lending protocols like Aave and Compound. Additionally, institutional interest is growing, with Fireblocks embedding Morpho vaults and Societe Generale issuing stablecoins for use on these platforms. However, risks remain, including reliance on Gauntlet's risk management and the variable nature of yields. The launch also strengthens the case for future fee-switch mechanisms that could benefit UNI token holders.

Uniswap, the largest decentralized exchange by trading volume, has launched a new product called 'Earn' in partnership with Morpho, the second-largest decentralized lending protocol. The product allows users to deposit USDC, USDT, and ether into three Gauntlet-curated Morpho vaults, where assets are lent to borrowers, generating yield for depositors. Users retain custody and can withdraw at any time. The launch follows comments from SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce suggesting that crypto vaults and onchain lending strategies may fall within existing securities laws. A Uniswap spokesperson stated the company is confident it is compliant with all applicable laws. Meanwhile, Morpho has become lending infrastructure for firms like Coinbase, Robinhood, and Bitwise, with its CEO citing network effects as a key value driver. Uniswap's UNI token is up 1% to $4.32, while Morpho's token is down 1.8% to $1.95.

Uniswap's fee activation enhances protocol sustainability and market position, while reducing UNI supply, potentially increasing token value. Uniswap activates fee switch on v4 pools, boosting protocol revenue to $325K per day.

Uniswap burned 106,000 UNI tokens in a single day, marking the third-largest burn event since the implementation of its deflationary mechanism. The burn, driven by the protocol's fee collection and buyback system, annualizes to roughly $170 million in UNI destruction. This mechanism was enabled by the UNIfication governance proposal, which introduced protocol-level fees across Uniswap v2 and v3 pools on multiple chains. The largest single burn event remains 134,000 UNI on June 5, 2026, while the recent 106,000 token burn is the highest on a regular day. A retroactive burn on December 28, 2025, destroyed approximately 100 million UNI, contributing to the over 107 million tokens burned since launch, representing more than 10% of the total supply. The expansion to chains like BNB Chain, Polygon, Celo, and Robinhood Chain has driven growing burn volumes. The $170 million annualized burn rate reflects genuine demand for Uniswap's services, translating into deflationary pressure on UNI supply. Uniswap founder Hayden Adams views this as part of the maturation of DeFi and Ethereum. However, burn rates are cyclical and tied to trading volumes, which could decline in a sustained bear market, compressing fee revenue and burn pace.

Uniswap has introduced a new beta tab called "Launches" in its web app to help traders discover recently launched tokens. The feature aggregates tokens from launchpads that use Uniswap as their trading infrastructure, including Bankr, Pons, and Long. Initially focused on Robinhood Chain, the tab provides a single feed where users can filter by launchpad or sort projects by 24-hour trading volume, liquidity, launch date, and trending activity. Uniswap reported that more than 340,000 tokens were launched into the protocol through Robinhood launchpads in July, generating $3.6 billion in trading volume. The feature aims to offer token issuers immediate distribution once liquidity is added, and traders can use the same interface to discover and trade new assets. Uniswap is also inviting additional launchpad developers to integrate with the feed, with support for more ecosystems expected in the future.