Uniswap (UNI) Cryptocurrency: Exchange Overview, Rate and How the UNI Token Works

Uniswap UNI

Cryptocurrency · DeFi · Not Mineable · launched in 2020

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$6.04
Price −12.62%
$4.27 billion
Capitalization
$339.95 million
Volume over 24 hours
0.16%
Dominance
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Order book data is delayed and for informational purposes only.

About the coin

Circulating supply
624.54 million UNI
Total supply
886.79 million UNI
Maximum supply
Unlimited
Fully diluted capitalization
$6.06 billion
24h high
$6.92
24h low
$5.94

Uniswap (UNI) is the largest decentralized protocol operating on the Ethereum blockchain. The platform is a fully automated exchange (DEX) that allows users to exchange any cryptocurrencies directly with each other without traditional intermediaries or registrations.

Instead of the traditional order book, Uniswap uses innovative automated market maker (AMM) technology and liquidity pools formed by users themselves. The native UNI token, launched in 2020, serves governance (DAO) functions. Token holders can vote on architecture updates, fee changes, and ecosystem development fund allocation.

Additional information

Project website  Whitepaper  Block explorer 

FAQ

  • Uniswap is the largest decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX) powered by smart contracts. Unlike centralized platforms, Uniswap allows users to exchange tokens directly from their wallets without KYC verification, registration, or transferring funds to third-party custody.

  • The Uniswap protocol does not use a classical order book (buyer and seller orders). Instead, exchange occurs through an Automated Market Maker (AMM). Smart contracts calculate asset prices mathematically based on the ratio of coins in special liquidity pools.

  • Any user can become a liquidity provider. To do this, you need to deposit a pair of tokens with equivalent value into a liquidity pool. In return, the platform credits a share of trading fees paid by other traders when they perform swap operations in this pool.

  • The UNI token is the primary tool for decentralized governance (DAO) of the ecosystem. UNI holders can propose and vote on key exchange changes: protocol updates, pool fee regulation, and development fund allocation.

  • Initially, Uniswap was created exclusively for the Ethereum ecosystem (ERC-20 tokens). Today it is a multichain platform deployed on many popular and fast Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks, including Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Base, BNB Chain, and Avalanche.

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