$UNI I rises +13% in 24h 🤯
"Why could $UNI be the DeFi gem everyone is looking for today?"
🧠 INTRODUCTION
UNI is not just a token, it's the engine of a mega DeFi platform that continues to grow, backed by a strong community and real governance. And the market is noticing!
📌 TOKEN IDENTITY
Name: Uniswap
Ticker: $UNI
Mainnet: Ethereum (also multichain: Polygon, Optimism, Avalanche…)
Category: DeFi / DEX / Governance token
🧩 PROJECT, TEAM AND PARTNERSHIPS
Created by Hayden Adams and published by Uniswap Labs in 2018
Backed by a self-governing community: over 577,000 holders, 1,000M total supply, 629M in circulation
Governed by the community: UNI allows proposals, voting, and execution of changes through modulated timelock
📊 KEY METRICS (updated)
Current price: ~$7.15 (intraday range $6.22–$7.20)
Market cap: ~$4.5B (FDV ~7.15B)
24h volume: ~$380–$445M (vol/mkt ≈9%)
Holders: ~577,631 addresses
🔎 TOKENOMICS & GOVERNANCE
Utility: governance, proposal voting, participation in treasury and potential future fees
Distribution: 60% community, 21.3% team, 18% investors with vesting, 0.7% advisors
Annual inflation: ~2–5%, used for ongoing governance
🔥 COMMUNITY AND ACTIVITY
Active proposals: for example, sharing fee revenues with UNI holders
Strong DAO backed by Uniswap Foundation with $3.9B in treasury, continuously expanding
Active presence on social media, forums, and governance dashboards
🧠 RISKS AND LEGITIMACY
Requires moderate trust in decision centralization (but remains open and audited)
Increasing global regulation (e.g., Wells Notice in April 2024)
High volatility, but with robust liquidity and real adoption
🚀 WHY IS IT ON THE RADAR TODAY?
Volume +13%, 2-year maximum reach, accumulation signals from whales
