Nora Finance has launched onchain liquidity for BRS, its Brazilian Real stablecoin, on Uniswap. Users can now swap BRS → USDC directly onchain, bringing the Brazilian Real into global DeFi markets.
Uniswap amplified a post from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong noting that tokenized equities on Base are ramping up on Uniswap. The remark, retweeted by Uniswap, underscores the growing flow of tokenized stock activity from Base into Uniswap's liquidity, adding to the protocol's expanding real-world assets roster alongside issuers like Robinhood, AnchoredFi, and Superstate.
Paxos has chosen as the liquidity layer for its new launch, with Uniswap calling itself the number one venue onchain for tokenized gold. Paxos cited deep onchain liquidity from day one on a permissionless venue anyone can build on as the reason for the choice, bringing its gold products to Uniswap's deep markets from the start.
Uniswap amplified DefiLlama Research data showing it has become Arc's dominant liquidity layer. Open Uniswap LP positions on Arc jumped from a handful before launch to 168,311, while Uniswap captured 97.7% of all protocol-level fees generated on Arc — $3.59M — and $463.65M in swap volume.
The figures follow Uniswap going live on Arc at network launch across v2, v3, v4, and UniswapX.
CME Group announced it will launch Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap (UNI) futures on October 19, pending regulatory review, in its 24/7, CFTC-regulated marketplace. Both will be available in standard and Micro-sized contracts, marking the first regulated derivatives tied to UNI. Uniswap amplified the announcement, which expands CME's crypto suite beyond BTC and ETH.
Uniswap is sponsoring ETHGlobal Tokyo, with up to $10K in bounties available to teams building on the protocol at the event. The hackathon kicks off in September, and builder-focused bounties are open to participants building on Uniswap.
Uniswap confirmed it is the onchain home for cirBTC, Circle's 1:1 Bitcoin-backed token, on the Arc network. Users can swap and LP with cirBTC directly in the Uniswap Web App, with no Circle account required.
Uniswap has announced a partnership with Spark, the DeFi protocol built by the MakerDAO ecosystem, calling it "another milestone for the Stablecoin FX layer." The teams are working together to integrate Uniswap into Spark's network as part of the push to build an onchain stablecoin foreign-exchange layer.
Uniswap's weekly roundup covers SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce's comment letter on proposed exchange definition rule changes, which could benefit decentralized protocols. The newsletter also highlights Uniswap going live on Arc at network launch across v2, v3, v4, and UniswapX, and the StablePair hook launching on Ethereum mainnet with dynamic fee adjustments for stablecoin pairs.
Superstate is bringing tokenized equities onchain through Uniswap, powered by the Permissioned Pools hook. The move adds another asset issuer to Uniswap's growing roster of tokenized real-world assets, using the v4 hook to gate participation in equity token pools.
Uniswap governance approved UNIfication, turning on protocol fees, burning 100M UNI, and reshaping tokenomics.
Uniswap Labs acquired Guidestar, a stealth team focused on advanced AMM and routing technology, to strengthen v4 development.
Uniswap and Robinhood brought tokenized equities onchain with 190+ stock tokens available for self-custodial, 24/7 trading via the Uniswap Protocol, Apps, and API.
Uniswap deployed on Arc mainnet from genesis, bringing its stablecoin-to-stablecoin trading dominance to the dedicated stablecoin chain.
Uniswap integrated native yield earning into its Web App and Wallet, letting users deposit USDC, USDT, or ETH to earn real-time yield with no lock-ups, powered by Morpho.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dropped its multi-year investigation into Uniswap Labs, a major regulatory win for DeFi.
Uniswap Labs launched Unichain, a fast, low-cost Ethereum Layer 2 built on the OP Stack, as the home for DeFi.
V4 introduced a singleton architecture, hooks for custom AMM logic, and reduced network costs for swappers and LPs.
Uniswap Labs launched UniswapX, a meta-aggregator protocol enabling smarter swaps with aggregated liquidity.
Attackers exploited MEV bots via sandwich attacks across eight Uniswap pools, stealing $25.2 million in crypto.
The Series B round led by Polychain Capital valued Uniswap Labs at $1.66 billion, one of the largest raises in DeFi.
The Uniswap community voted to create the Uniswap Foundation to support open-source development and governance.
V3 introduced concentrated liquidity, allowing LPs to provide capital within specific price ranges for higher efficiency.
Uniswap introduced UNI, distributing 15% of genesis supply to historical users and LPs via a retroactive airdrop.
The Series A funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz, was raised to develop Uniswap V3.
Uniswap V2 introduced ERC20-ERC20 swaps, improved oracle functionality, and flash loans.
Uniswap raised a seed round led by Paradigm to expand the team and develop the protocol further.
The first version of the Uniswap protocol was deployed to Ethereum mainnet, introducing automated market making for ETH-ERC20 swaps.
