Uniswap (UNI) Recent Developments
Price Movement and Market Performance
UNI is trading at $3.39 with a 1.80% price increase in the last 24 hours and a 4.60% price increase over the past 7 days. The token is ranked #42 on CoinGecko with a market capitalization of $2,146,071,186.
Governance Token Reclamation Vote
On May 5, 2026, the Uniswap DAO voted on a proposal to take back approximately $42 million worth of governance tokens from delegates. In the past 24 hours, Uniswap recorded $1,519,312 in fees and $202,047 in project revenue.
Regulatory and Strategic Developments
BlackRock challenged a proposed 20% cap on tokenized reserves on May 4, 2026, a move that could impact Uniswap's institutional liquidity partners. Uniswap's API became Privy's native provider on April 7, 2026, embedding Uniswap's swap infrastructure into Privy's wallet layer and broadening developer access.
Whale Activity and Market Sentiment
A whale deposited $4.6 million in UNI to exchanges on April 24, 2026, signaling potential near-term selling pressure. Market commentators remain bullish on fundamentals like fee activation and institutional adoption, despite recent price weakness.
Protocol Developments
Governance is expected to vote on activating the v4 fee switch in mid-2026, which would extend protocol fees to v4 pools and complete the UNIfication revenue model. Uniswap remains the dominant DEX by volume, processing $231 billion in Q1 2026, with DEXs gaining share against centralized exchanges and reaching 27.4% of spot trading volume in that quarter.