The team behind the top decentralized exchange Uniswap (UNI) is officially launching its new Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 blockchain. In a new announcement from Uniswap Labs, the firm says Unichain mainnet officially launched today according to plan. As per the announcement, Unichain will be a layer-2 optimized for decentralized finance (DeFi) transactions on Ethereum. Starting today, […]
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A large entity is reportedly accumulating Uniswap’s native token UNI, according to blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain. Citing data from on-chain “de-anonymizer” Arkham, Lookonchain reports that an unknown deep-pocketed investor has begun withdrawing UNI from Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world. “A giant whale is accumulating UNI! This whale has withdrawn a total of […]
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Uniswap (UNI), the top decentralized exchange (DEX) by trading volume, has rolled out a new protocol upgrade across multiple chains. The DEX says its new “v4” transforms the protocol into a “developer platform.” “Made possible with the introduction of hooks – contracts that allow anyone to customize how pools, swaps, fees, and LP (liquidity provider) […]
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The team behind the largest decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) by trading volume is confirming the launch of its highly-anticipated layer-1 blockchain Unichain. In a new blog post, Uniswap Labs says that, after the successful public testnet phase of the Unichain launch, the launch of a public mainnet is the next step. The firm says Unichain […]
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A popular crypto analyst is outlining which altcoins he think will shine after Bitcoin’s (BTC) price rally. The trader Ali Martinez tells his 99,500 followers on the social media platform X that the key to betting on altcoins is to invest capital early in projects with strong fundamentals. “Forget the meme coin FOMO and the […]
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Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap (UNI) is launching a new bridge that will allow users to access other blockchains outside of Ethereum (ETH). In a new blog post, Uniswap Labs says that it’s launching the bridge in collaboration with Across Protocol (ACX), allowing users to swap crypto assets between nine different blockchains directly from the Uniswap […]
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Whales have been gobbling up Ethereum (ETH), the native token for the decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap (UNI) and a handful of other decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens, according to the crypto tracker Lookonchain. Lookonchain notes one unknown whale wallet withdrew 299,133 UNI worth $2.39 million from the crypto exchange Gate.io over the weekend. The same whale […]
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Uniswap Labs and UNI tokenholders will benefit the most from Unichain, while ETH holders will likely see the biggest loss, says DeFi Report founder Michael Nadeau.
Uniswap’s new layer 2 blockchain Unichain could be a boon for creator Uniswap Labs and holders of the project’s token, potentially earning them close to $500 million a year from fees that would’ve otherwise been paid to the Ethereum network.
Unichain’s launch would see $368 million previously paid to Ethereum validators in the last year put directly into the hands of Uniswap Labs and likely Uniswap (UNI) tokenholders, DeFi Report founder Michael Nadeau said In an Oct. 13 X post.
Uniswap Labs would also be able to capture all Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) on Unchain because it owns all of the validators on the network, instead of allowing Ethereum validators to scalp MEV, he added.
Uniswap’s native token, UNI, ignored a stagnant crypto market and surged by more than 12% on Thursday as the decentralized exchange (DEX) project announced a new Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 project. Uniswap Labs says the new project, called “Unichain,” aims to facilitate decentralized finance (DeFi) and liquidity across chains. “Unichain is designed to leverage and accelerate […]
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UNI defies the marketwide sell-off by posting a 10%+ gain after the launch of Unichain.
UNI, the governance token of the Uniswap decentralized exchange, outperformed the crypto market on Oct. 10, posting a 15% daily gain following the launch of its own layer-2 network, Unichain. The price of UNI is up 25% over the last week and 23% in the past 30 days.
UNI/USD daily chart. Source: TradingView
UNI’s trading volume has increased 418% on the day to $583.2 million. With a market capitalization of $5 billion, UNI has claimed the 20th position on the CoinMarketCap ranking.
