The Uniswap Protocol Celebrates 5th Anniversary

By Uniswap
Jan 16, 2024, 9:38 AM
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Uniswap Protocol, which has reached its 5th anniversary, expresses excitement for future developments and growth, emphasizing that it is still in its early stages compared to tech giants like Microsoft, Apple, and Google.​

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The Uniswap Protocol is 5yrs old! Keep in mind, Microsoft is 48, Apple is 47, and Google is 25... 馃槈 We're still so early 馃槑 Only big things to come 馃馃帄馃馃帄

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Hayden Adams 馃
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1/馃 Excited to announce the launch of @UniswapExchange ! It's a protocol for automated exchange of ERC20 tokens on Ethereum. uniswap.io

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