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Uniswap

Uniswap is a popular decentralized trading protocol, known for its role in facilitating automated trading of decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens.
Uniswap creates more efficiency by solving liquidity issues with automated solutions, avoiding the problems which plagued the first decentralized exchanges. In September 2020, Uniswap went a step further by creating and awarding its own governance token, UNI, to past users of the protocol. This added both profitability potential and the ability for users to shape its future — an attractive aspect of decentralized entities.

Uniswap was launched in November 2018 as a proof of concept for automated market makers (AMMs). Hayden Adams is the inventor of the Uniswap Protocol and CEO at Uniswap Labs. 

Uniswap is a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on Ethereum that uses an automated market-making infrastructure to let traders, developers, and liquidity providers participate in a secure marketplace. 

AMMs allow for automatic and permissionless trading that removes the need for the traditional broker-dealer model that matches individual buy and sell orders. This system enables users to pool together assets that participants trade against. 

AMMs aim to solve the challenge of illiquidity previously faced by decentralized exchanges by creating liquidity pools and incentivizing liquidity providers to supply their assets into the system. 

Uniswap's maximum supply is 1 billion UNI. More than 627 million UNI are in circulation as of December 2021.

Uniswap is the leading DEX by volume, with a nearly 80% market share of weekly DEX volume as of Nov. 29. 2021, according to Dune Analytics. The nearest rival is Sushiswap with its 11% share. 

Despite the gap in trading volume, there is a long list of competitors in the DeFi space. Notable rivals to watch include Curve, Sushiswap, Pancakeswap, and more. 

"We don't wish the burden of unnecessary subpoenas on anyone," a spokesperson for Uniswap told CoinDesk.

VC Giants a16z, Union Square Ventures Get Subpoenaed by New York About Uniswap: Sources

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has fined Universal Navigation Inc., operating as Uniswap Labs, $175,000 for illegal trading practices. The decentralized finance (defi) protocol operator was found in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) for offering leveraged retail commodity transactions without proper registration.

CFTC Fines Uniswap Labs $175,000 for Violating Commodity Exchange Act

Uniswap Labs will pay $175,000 to settle charges it offered illegal leveraged and margined commodities transactions, a CFTC press release said.

Uniswap Labs Settles CFTC Charges Over 'Illegal' Margin Products

Uniswap Labs, the company behind Uniswap, has settled the charges and will pay a $175,000 fine per the CFTC announcement.

CFTC Issues Order Against Ethereum DeFi Exchange Uniswap

The CFTC filed and settled charges against Uniswap Labs for $175,000, according to a statement on Wednesday.

Uniswap Labs settles with the US CFTC for $175,000 on charges related to derivatives trading

Uniswap gained 3.4% and Internet Computer rose 2.8% in overnight trading.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI and ICP Lead Gains as Index Climbs 1.1%

Ethereum

A wallet connected to Ethereum's Genesis block appears to have launched a memecoin that soared to a $100 million market cap within an hour.

Memecoin launched by address connected to Ethereum Genesis block rockets to top of Uniswap charts

Uniswap's token drops 3.7%, and Chainlink closely follows, contributing to the CoinDesk 20's overnight slide.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI and LINK Decline as Index Slips 1.9%

Arbitrum

Prometheum's custodial arm said it plans to add two new "digital asset securities" to its ranks, UNI and ARB.

Prometheum adds ‘digital asset securities' UNI and ARB to its custodial ranks

Polygon

Polygon and Uniswap gain ground as Litecoin and others drag CoinDesk 20 index down by 0.3%.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Trades Down Despite Gains from MATIC and UNI

Prometheum is forging ahead with its strategy to comply with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's view on cryptocurrency transactions by letting two more tokens into its custody operation for crypto securities, whether the rest of the industry agrees or not.

Controversial Crypto Firm Prometheum to Treat Uniswap and Arbitrum's Tokens as Securities

UNI falls 5.8% while NEAR loses 2'8% in mixed performance for CoinDesk 20's top assets.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Drops 5.8% as Index Trades Lower

Twelve assets in the CoinDesk 20 Index gained, with ADA joining UNI among the largest advancers.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI leads with 3.8% Gains as Index Rises

The SEC approves a MicroStrategy ETF, Binance re-enters India, ETH and SOL show heightened price sensitivity and more.

The Daily: Leveraged long MSTR ETF, Binance re-enters India, Uniswap Labs's auditing competition and more

The decentralized security review aims to patch vulnerabilities in the much-anticipated Uniswap v4 protocol before it goes live.

Uniswap Labs announces $2.35 million auditing competition, the ‘largest in DeFi history'

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sent letters to several venture capital (VC) firms over their links to the operator of the Ethereum (ETH)-based decentralized exchange Uniswap, according to a report by online publication Axios.

SEC Sends Letters to Several Crypto Firms Over Involvement With Uniswap Labs: Report

Uniswap Labs' cumulative front-end fees have surpassed $50 million, increasing over thirteenfold year-to-date.

Uniswap's cumulative front-end revenue surpasses $50 million

Chainlink

Projects like Uniswap and Chainlink have mostly brushed off the selling. But Push Protocol, which has a $6M market cap, fell 32% in the last day.

WazirX Hacker Has $5 Million Left After Dumping Uniswap, Chainlink, and Other Alts

The wallet browser extension support 11 blockchains including Ethereum, Base, Blast, Optimism and Arbitrum.

Uniswap Labs publicly launches wallet browser extension supporting 11 blockchains

Aave

A crypto whale is accumulating massive amounts of Uniswap (UNI) and Aave (AAVE), according to on-chain data. Blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain reports that the deep-pocked investor abruptly spent $4 million to add more UNI, the native asset of the decentralized exchange (DEX), and AAVE, a money market protocol, to his digital asset holdings.

Whale Withdraws Uniswap (UNI) and Aave Tokens From Kraken: Lookonchain

The DEX pointed to the Supreme Court's ruling on Chevron deference, arguing that the SEC should abandon its effort to regulate DeFi.

Uniswap Says SEC Should Drop Proposed DeFi Rules, Citing Chevron Decision

Dogecoin

Cardano

Litecoin

Prominent crypto analytics firm Santiment is unveiling a list of large-cap altcoins that may see short-term rallies following last week's correction. The crypto insights firm says on the social media platform X that the Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) metric of seven altcoins has dropped to negative territory.

Ethereum, Dogecoin and Five Additional Altcoins Flashing Short-Term Bullish Signal, According to Santiment

Web3 payment infrastructure provider Transak has partnered with Uniswap Labs and will serve as its fiat on-ramp provider.

Uniswap Wallet brings on Transak to provide fiat on-ramping services

Five cryptos in the CoinDesk 20 posted losses greater than 5% over the past week, led by ICP' 19% decline.

UNI Advance Led CoinDesk 20 Gainers Last Week: CoinDesk Indices Market Update

Uniswap Labs has announced the acquisition of Crypto: The Game (CTG), an onchain experience mimicking mainstream TV shows like Survivor with a crypto element. The experience involves the participation of several contestants in a series of challenges to gain immunity and avoid being voted out.

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