Uniswap Surges 15% This Week on v4 Adoption and Regulatory Clarity

Uniswap ($UNI) has experienced a significant rally, climbing 15% this week and surpassing $7.73. This upward trend marks a recovery from June’s low of $6.26, driven by a consistent daily trading volume and the strong adoption of Uniswap v4, which has handled billions in trades post-launch. The improved regulatory clarity has also drawn more institutional attention to the protocol’s ecosystem.

The upward move coincides with Uniswap v4’s strong adoption, handling billions in trades post-launch, while improving regulatory clarity draws more institutional attention to the protocol’s ecosystem. Uniswap v4, launched in January 2025, has completely redesigned the architecture by consolidating liquidity pools into a single PoolManager contract and adding ERC-6909 support. This token standard supports both fungible and non-fungible tokens, offering flexibility and allowing developers to inject custom logic into pools, unlocking new layers of automation, risk management, and smart routing in DeFi.

The impact has been immediate. Uniswap v4 has already crossed $1 billion in total value locked (TVL) and processed over $86 billion in trading volume within six months, indicating rapid adoption. Beyond v4, Uniswap is also generating substantial on-chain revenue, consistently ranking among the top fee-generating DeXs, with a 7-day average of approximately $2.3 million in daily fees. It remains the largest DEX by cumulative volume, surpassing $3 trillion in all-time trades across Ethereum and Layer 2 networks, including Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base.

Meanwhile, in a major policy shift, the U.S. indicated in early 2025 that some decentralized protocols could be exempt from securities registration, offering regulatory breathing space for Uniswap and potentially sparking a “DeFi Summer 2.0.” For investors, Uniswap is more than just a DEX. It’s the backbone of infrastructure for decentralized finance. Its technical superiority, expanding cross-chain reach, and favorable regulatory developments make it one of the most promising assets in the current crypto cycle.

The $UNI/USDT 1-hour chart presents a classic V-shaped recovery after a pronounced sell-off, now showing signs of near-term bullish exhaustion following its vertical rally. From late June through early July, Uniswap consolidated between $7.00 and $7.30 before a steep sell-off on July 1 drove the price down to $6.26. The subsequent rebound was explosive, as the asset jumped 24% to $7.74 in under 48 hours, forming a near-perfect V-bottom reversal. This suggests strong bullish momentum, likely fueled by short covering and opportunistic buying at oversold levels.

However, the recovery’s sustainability is now in question. The current session’s price ($7.684) sits just below the rally’s high ($7.745), accompanied by declining volume—a sign of fading participation. The MACD (12,26) tells a similar story. While a bullish crossover initially supported the rally, the MACD line (0.108) has now dipped below the signal line (0.148), and the histogram (+0.140) is losing upward momentum. The convergence of weak volume, bearish MACD divergence, and rejection near $7.75 suggests profit-taking or buyer fatigue.

A firm close above $7.8 with increasing volume could invalidate bull exhaustion, while a failure to hold $7.6 could open $UNI to a more substantial pullback toward $7.4, where dip buyers may enter. While the V-bottom structure remains technically bullish, the confluence of weak volume, bearish MACD crossover, and rejection at highs warrants caution. Traders should await confirmation at the key levels above or prepare for a pullback to higher-probability support.