Uniswap Surges 5.07% as Cross-Chain Expansion Drives Growth

Uniswap (UNI) has surged past the $9.00 mark, reflecting a significant increase of +5.07% in the last 24 hours. This surge is part of a broader bullish recovery phase for UNI, which has been consolidating between the $6.50 and $8.00 range for several months. The recent breakout above $8.50 has been confirmed with substantial volume, pushing the token toward key resistance levels at $9.30–$9.50. A successful close above this zone could open the path toward $10.20 and later $11.50, mirroring highs from the previous market cycle. Immediate support sits at $8.40, with secondary support around $7.85 if the broader market faces a pullback.

Uniswap's cross-chain expansion is a significant driver of this growth. The protocol has been deployed on multiple Layer 2 solutions, including Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon zkEVM, and Scroll. This deployment significantly lowers trading costs and expands access to liquidity across various Layer 2 networks. UniswapX, the protocol’s orderflow auction-based aggregator, has also seen steady adoption. It allows users to trade across multiple decentralized exchanges (DEXs) with minimal extractable value (MEV) protection and zero gas fees for swappers, positioning Uniswap to dominate DEX aggregation. UniswapX has surpassed $6 billion in cumulative trade volume just months after its launch, driven by its seamless routing, MEV protection, and cross-chain functionality.

Uniswap Labs has confirmed that Uniswap V4, the highly anticipated upgrade, is in its final security audit phase. The new version introduces hooks, allowing developers to customize liquidity pool logic, integrate fees, and build protocol-native extensions. This will boost composability and DEX innovation on Ethereum. Coinbase Wallet now supports UniswapX’s orderflow routing and the Uniswap V4 beta testnet, allowing users to interact with advanced trade routing and pre-deployment test pools. This integration improves accessibility and expands Uniswap’s retail footprint. Additionally, Uniswap Labs is developing a marketplace for “hooks”—custom smart contract plug-ins that will be used in Uniswap V4 liquidity pools. This marketplace is designed to incentivize third-party developers to monetize innovations in areas like dynamic fees, MEV protection, and automatic liquidity rebalancing.

Robinhood Crypto has integrated native UNI staking, allowing retail users to participate in governance and yield directly from their wallets. This move will onboard a large new demographic into Uniswap governance and utility. Uniswap Labs is also working on Uniswap Mobile v2 Wallet with zkSync support, promising lightning-fast, gasless swaps and improved onboarding for new users. Uniswap has received formal approval from Japan’s Financial Services Agency to list UNI on SBI VC, one of the largest compliant crypto exchanges in Asia. This reflects growing institutional and regulatory confidence in UNI as a core DeFi asset.