According to reports from AMBCrypto, Uniswap's weekly swaps surged 86% to 40 million as more users entered the protocol. The milestone surpassed Uniswap's previous record, established one week earlier, demonstrating increasing demand for the platform's infrastructure rather than an isolated burst of trading activity. Unique Daily Swappers reached approximately 147,000, indicating broader participation accompanied the rising transaction numbers. While V3 still processes most swaps, V4's growing contribution suggests users are adopting newer infrastructure. As per AMBCrypto, the protocol has processed more than $4.6 trillion in cumulative volume since its launch in 2018, with decentralized exchanges increasing their share of centralized-exchange spot volume from below 1% to more than 20% during the same period.
As reported by AMBCrypto, cumulative fees paid to the Uniswap protocol rose from approximately $17 million in early June to over $33 million by late August. The large increase in trading volume led to more trades and higher associated fees, showing users have taken advantage of increased usage by strengthening the protocol's economic model. However, fees increased more steadily than the 86% weekly explosion in swaps, indicating significant development within the underlying activity structure. In July, Uniswap governance expanded its fee system to v4 pools across multiple networks, raising daily protocol revenue from about $114,000 to $325,000 across Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain, Polygon, OP Mainnet, and Robinhood Chain. The report found that Uniswap processed $27.6 billion in April 2026 volume and generated an estimated $845 million in annual fees across its versions and networks.
According to AMBCrypto, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams has argued that correlated tokenized-asset pairs could move automated market makers into global finance after 10 stock-SPY pools processed $33 million in 12 days from over 11,000 traders. As Adams explained in his August 18 blog post, correlated assets can reduce inventory risk and lower market-making costs by allowing liquidity providers to face less risk from holding both sides of the pair when prices move in similar directions. The tokenized stock pools against SPY represent an early example of related assets forming direct markets once they share the same settlement network. Adams pointed to unusual pools including memecoins paired with stocks linked by common themes, such as Elon Musk-themed tokens against Tesla and hot dog-themed tokens against Costco. The model allows investors to trade stocks and funds directly against each other on a shared blockchain, with SPY-USD acting as a bridge while maintaining automatic routing capabilities.
The Umia protocol has launched as a comprehensive onchain venture platform built on Uniswap v4 infrastructure. According to the project's documentation, Umia operates as a full-stack system integrating legal entity, auction mechanisms, liquidity provision, treasury management, and governance into a single integrated platform. The protocol conducted a public testnet on Base Sepolia from July 30 to August 11, 2026, with full launch and governance functionality running end-to-end. Umia token (UMIA) serves as an ERC-20 token on Base with a total supply of 50 million tokens, with 24.3 million UMIA entering circulation during the token generation event. The launch demonstrates the growing adoption of Uniswap v4 across various EVM chains and its expanding utility beyond traditional trading pairs.
According to AMBCrypto, U.S. regulators are considering rules for continuous trading and blockchain-based securities records, with the SEC beginning preparation for a limited route for 24/7 tokenized trading in August. Nasdaq received SEC approval in March 2026 for a pilot covering eligible Russell 1000 shares and major index-linked exchange-traded funds, with tokenized and conventional forms carrying the same rights within the national market system. The SEC also proposed a transfer-agent rule overhaul in September covering digital records, cybersecurity, and investor asset protection. Traditional market operators are building systems for onchain securities, with Intercontinental Exchange agreeing to invest in tZERO and develop an NYSE-affiliated platform using blockchain patents. Uniswap v4 introduced hooks allowing developers to add custom functions to pools, with DualPool designed to place unused liquidity into lending markets between swaps, while permissioned pools provide routes for tokenized assets requiring eligibility controls.
