Uniswap Burns $600M: Crypto World Goes “Wait, What?!” 🚀💸

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So, Uniswap Labs decided to play with fire and burned 100 million UNI tokens worth $600 million on December 27. Big deal, right? 🤑🔥

Apparently, this was part of some genius governance plan to tie the protocol’s revenue to the token’s value. Because, you know, nothing says “financial stability” like setting money on fire. 🤷‍♂️

UNI Jumps 6% – Or As I Like To Call It, “The ‘Oh, That’s Nice’ Rally” 📈

Uniswap Labs pulled the trigger under this thing called “UNIfication,” a proposal from November 2025 that got approved on Christmas, because who doesn’t love a good holiday burn? 🎄🔥

This whole thing is basically them saying, “Hey, let’s stop hoarding fees and start burning tokens instead.” Because, you know, deflation is the new black. 🖤

UNIfication has officially been executed onchain

✓ Labs interface fees are set to zero (because who needs money anyway?)

✓ 100M UNI has been burned from the treasury (bye-bye, tokens!)

✓ Fees are on for v2 and a set of v3 pools on mainnet (finally, some action)

✓ Unichain fees flow to UNI burn (after OP & L1 data costs, of course)

Let the burn begin – Uniswap Labs 🦄 (@Uniswap) December 27, 2025

Now, under this new setup, protocol fees are used to buy and burn UNI, making it deflationary. Because what’s better than a token that keeps disappearing? 🪄✨

In Uniswap v2, liquidity providers get 0.25% per trade, with 0.05% going to the protocol. And in v3? They’re routing fees like it’s a game of pinball. 🎳

Supporters are all like, “This will make UNI scarce and valuable!” Meanwhile, I’m just here wondering if they’ve ever tried holding onto a burning candle. 🕯️💥

Oh, and let’s not forget the organizational shuffle! Uniswap Foundation employees are now Uniswap Labs employees, funded by the treasury’s growth fund. Because why not add a little corporate drama to the mix? 🏢🤹‍♂️

Labs is calling this a “consolidation of development and operational work.” I call it a fancy way of saying, “We’re rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.” 🚢🤡

And of course, they’re already hinting at more revenue mechanisms. Layer-2 networks, Uniswap v4, UniswapX, PFDA, aggregator hooks – it’s like they’re throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. 🍝🤔

The market? It loved it. UNI shot up 6% to $6.38. Because nothing says “confidence” like a token that just burned $600 million. 📉📈

Uniswap still leads the DeFi pack, processing $60 billion in trading volume last month across 40 blockchains. But let’s be real – with all this burning, they’re basically the crypto version of a pyromaniac. 🔥💰

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2025-12-28 17:27