Tag: Uniswap
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Uniswap Onchain Auctions Launch on Web App
January 10, 2026. Uniswap Labs has confirmed that native, fully onchain auctions will launch directly inside the Uniswap Web App on February 2, 2026. The new feature introduces a Continuous Auction mechanism that lets users discover, bid on, and claim tokens without leaving the Uniswap interface, removing reliance on external launchpads or third party tools.…
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Uniswap Launches Unichain to Scale Ethereum
Uniswap Labs has launched Unichain, a Layer-2 blockchain built on Optimism’s Superchain. The network aims to improve Ethereum’s scalability by offering faster and cheaper transactions while maintaining interoperability across Ethereum-native chains. Unichain Goes Live After Extensive Testing Uniswap first introduced Unichain on testnet in October. Since then, the network has processed 95 million transactions and…
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Uniswap v4 Goes Live, Bringing Hooks and Cost Reductions to DeFi
Uniswap has officially launched its long-anticipated v4 upgrade, introducing new features designed to enhance flexibility, reduce costs, and improve liquidity management. The upgrade, announced earlier this week, is now live on Ethereum mainnet and several Layer-2 networks. Key Features of Uniswap v4 Market Reaction and UNI Price Movement Despite the technological improvements, Uniswap’s governance token…
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Vitalik Buterin Advocates for Enhanced Wallet Privacy and Security
Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, has urged developers to focus on improving wallet privacy and security in a recent 4,000-word blog post. Published on Tuesday, the blog highlights the crucial role wallets play as the primary interface between users and the Ethereum blockchain. “A user only benefits from any decentralization, censorship resistance, security, privacy, or other…
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420,000 smart contracts deployed in first week of Unichain testnet
According to founder Hayden Adams’s X post on 19th October, over 420,000 smart contracts had been deployed on Unichain’s first week of live testnet. Unichain by Uniswap Uniswap Labs had announced the launch of Unichain, a new Layer 2 (L2) blockchain aimed at advancing decentralized finance (DeFi). Unichain, part of the Optimism Superchain, is designed…