- Uniswap burned 100 million UNI, removing roughly $596 million worth of tokens from its treasury.
- The governance proposal “UNIfication” passed with 99.9% support, enabling the fee changes and burn.
- Uniswap Labs confirmed the onchain execution, which data shows completed at about 4:30 am UTC on Dec. 28, according to analyst EmberCN.
- The Uniswap Foundation will set aside 20 million UNI for a Growth Budget to fund development and grants.
Uniswap executed a major token burn on Dec. 28, removing 100 million UNI — about $596 million — from the protocol treasury. Onchain data shows the burn completed at around 4:30 am UTC, according to analyst EmberCN. This action implements the recently approved governance plan known as “UNIfication.”
Uniswap Labs confirmed the execution and posted that “UNIfication has officially been executed onchain.” The UNIfication proposal passed with 99.9% support, with more than 125 million UNI cast in favor and 742 tokens voting against. Backers included Jesse Waldren, Kain Warwick, and Ian Lapham.
As part of the update, interface fees charged by Uniswap Labs were set to zero, while fees were activated on Uniswap v2 and a selection of v3 pools on the Ethereum mainnet. Fees generated by Unichain are set to flow toward UNI burns after covering costs for Optimism and Layer‑1 data.
Market data showed UNI rose more than 5% over the 24 hours following the burn, with trading volume and market capitalization increasing. The token’s circulating supply now stands at roughly 730 million UNI, out of a total supply of 1 billion.
The Uniswap Foundation said it will continue funding builders and grant programs and intends to create a Growth Budget that will distribute 20 million UNI to support development across the ecosystem.
Definition — token burn: permanent removal of tokens from circulation.
Definition — protocol fee switch: a governance mechanism that directs how protocol fees are collected and used.
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