Uniswap (UNI)

About Uniswap

UNI is the governance token for Uniswap, an Automated Market Maker (AMM) decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the Ethereum blockchain. The token allows holders to participate in the governance of the protocol, including decisions on treasury usage and future upgrades through a governance vote.

Token standard

erc-20

• Uniswap pioneered the Automated Market Maker (AMM) model, which uses liquidity pools instead of traditional order books.
• UNI tokens were airdropped to past users of the Uniswap protocol in September 2020.
• Uniswap is one of the largest DEXs by trading volume and has been deployed on multiple blockchains including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Avalanche, Polygon, and others.
• The Uniswap governance system allows token holders to vote on proposals, with voting power proportional to the number of UNI tokens delegated.
• Uniswap is backed by prominent venture capital firms such as Paradigm, Coinbase Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

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