Uniswap (UNI) — Onchain News & Whale Tracking

Uniswap v4 Officially Launched

On January 31st, as per an official announcement by Uniswap, Uniswap v4 has become live and is the latest version of the Uniswap protocol. After the contributions of hundreds of community members in terms of code and through nine separate audits, along with the largest-ever security bug bounty of $15.5 million, Uniswap v4 is now deployed on multiple chains such as Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, and others. This update turns the protocol into a highly customizable developer platform where developers can define custom logic for features like pools, trading, fees, etc. by using "hooks" plugins.

Uniswap v4 contract may have been deployed, with TVL currently standing at around $1 million.

On January 31st, the Uniswap v4 Contract might have been launched. According to DefiLlama's data, the current Total Value Locked (TVL) of the Uniswap v4 contract is approximately $1 million.

Uniswap Foundation Announces First Batch of Audit Grants Recipients

On January 23rd, the Uniswap Foundation made an announcement regarding the first batch of recipients of the audit grant. These recipients included 9 projects such as Bunni, Collar Protocol, Cork Protocol, Gamma, LIKWID, Lumis, Tenor Labs, Paladin, and Unicord. This grant originated from the $1.2 million Uniswap Foundation Security Fund (UFSF) that was pledged to Areta in October 2024. The purpose of this fund is to provide security audit support for the Uniswap v4 Hooks development teams. The selected projects cover various tracks including re-collateralization, credit default swaps, limit orders, margin trading, and more. The UFSF will offer a full subsidy for the audit fees to the eligible teams.

Uniswap Wallet Integrates Flashbots Protection Feature to Mitigate MEV Attacks

On January 23rd, Uniswap Labs made an announcement that its mobile wallet has incorporated the Flashbots protection feature. This provides users with automatic protection for all their transactions on the Ethereum network, thereby effectively preventing MEV attacks like Front-running and Sandwich Attacks.

Uniswap Labs has announced that the v4 version is expected to be deployed next week

On January 22nd, Uniswap Labs officially announced that "The deployment of version 4 will commence its rollout this week, allowing developers to test on-chain hooks and integrations. We anticipate that all contracts will be deployed by next week and go live officially. The DeFi revival is in progress, and the contract address will be shared shortly."