Prices / Uniswap
Cult of Money Price, volume-weighted across 9 exchanges · US Price $6.47 from 6 US exchanges · Updated 6:51 AM ET · How we calculate it
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Uniswap At A Glance
Where To Buy Uniswap: What Your Money Actually Gets You
Live prices from each exchange, minus its lowest-tier trading fee. Sorted by how much Uniswap you end up with, not by who pays us.
| Exchange | Price | Fee | You Get | Worth Now | Available In | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Binance.US | $6.48 | 0.02% | 154.385 UNI | $998.52$1.48 cost | US (most states) | – | Visit site |
 OKX | $6.47 | 0.10% | 154.344 UNI | $998.25$1.75 cost | International. US: OKX US (0.35% fee) | – | Visit site |
 Bitstamp | $6.47 | 0.40% | 153.944 UNI | $995.66$4.34 cost | UK, EU, Global. US: closing to new activity Feb. 1, 2027 | Operational | Visit site |
 Crypto.com | $6.47 | 0.50% | 153.868 UNI | $995.17$4.83 cost | US (not NY), UK, EU, CA, AU | Operational | Visit site |
 Kraken | $6.47 | 0.80% | 153.380 UNI | $992.02$7.98 cost | US, UK, EU, CA, AU | Partially Degraded Service | Visit site |
Fees are each exchange's advanced-trading taker fee for its lowest tier. One-tap "Buy" buttons in exchange apps usually cost more. Global OKX is shown; US residents use OKX US at a 0.35% fee. Prices updated 6:51 AM ET. Status comes from each exchange's public status page. Compare every coin.
Uniswap Markets
Every exchange our collector reads for Uniswap. Spread is the gap between the buy and sell price right now.
| Exchange | Region | Bid | Ask | Spread | 24h Volume | Vs. Our Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coinbase | US | – | – | 0.000% | $9.7M | +0.01% |
| Kraken | US | $6.46 | $6.47 | 0.048% | $5.2M | -0.03% |
| Bitstamp | US | $6.46 | $6.47 | 0.097% | $2.5M | -0.01% |
| OKX | International | $6.47 | $6.47 | 0.062% | $565,068 | +0.04% |
| Crypto.com | US | $6.46 | $6.47 | 0.029% | $81,760 | -0.03% |
 Gate | International | $6.47 | $6.47 | 0.031% | $51,123 | +0.04% |
 MEXC | International | $6.45 | $6.50 | 0.710% | $31,983 | +0.12% |
| Binance.US | US | $6.45 | $6.48 | 0.356% | $1,437 | -0.05% |
 Gemini | US | – | – | 0.000% | – | +0.19% |
What Is Uniswap?
Uniswap is a decentralized exchange, a set of smart contracts that lets people swap crypto tokens directly from their own wallets without a company holding their funds. Instead of matching buyers and sellers in an order book, it uses liquidity pools: users deposit pairs of tokens, and traders swap against those pools at prices set by a formula. That design is called an automated market maker.
UNI is Uniswap's governance token. Holders vote on changes to the protocol, its fee settings and a treasury of UNI controlled by governance. Hayden Adams launched the first version of Uniswap on Ethereum in November 2018, and his company, Uniswap Labs, based in New York, builds the main app, wallet and much of the protocol code. UNI arrived in September 2020, when Uniswap airdropped 400 UNI to every wallet that had used the exchange before a cutoff date. The Uniswap Foundation and a separate governance entity support the voting process.
How Uniswap Works
Uniswap runs as code on Ethereum and on more than a dozen other networks, including Base, Arbitrum and Uniswap's own layer 2 chain, Unichain. Anyone can create a pool or add liquidity. Liquidity providers earn the trading fees their pool charges, and the newest version, v4, lets developers attach custom code called hooks to pools.
UNI started with 1 billion tokens. The launch plan set aside 60% for the community, including the airdrop, 21.27% for team members, 18.04% for investors and 0.69% for advisors, all released over four years that ended in September 2024. Since then, governance can mint up to 2% more UNI a year if it votes to.
For most of its history, UNI holders received nothing from trading fees. In November 2025, Uniswap Labs and the Uniswap Foundation proposed a plan called UNIfication that would switch on a protocol fee, use it to buy and burn UNI, route Unichain fees into the same burn and destroy 100 million UNI from the treasury. Holders approved it, and the on-chain proposal was executed in December 2025, according to Tally's record of Uniswap proposals. Later votes in 2026 extended the fee to more pools and chains, including v4 pools in July. On Nov. 2, 2026, about 113.6 million UNI sat in Ethereum's standard burn address, where no one can spend it, based on on-chain data. The token contract still reports a total supply of 1 billion, so price sites that subtract burned tokens show a lower figure.
What People Use It For
Swapping tokens is the main use of the Uniswap protocol. Traders use the Uniswap app, wallets and aggregators that route orders through Uniswap pools, and it's one of the most common ways to buy newly launched tokens that centralized exchanges don't list yet.
Liquidity providers deposit tokens to earn a share of trading fees. Businesses also plug in: Uniswap says Robinhood receives trading fees through the Uniswap API.
UNI itself is used to vote on governance proposals or delegate votes to others, including on how the treasury funds grants and development. Holders also trade it on most major exchanges as a way to bet on DeFi activity.
Risks To Know
UNI's value case rests on governance decisions. Holders have no legal claim on Uniswap Labs, the company, and any fee-based burn depends on votes that can be changed later. A handful of large holders and delegates, including early venture investors, can swing those votes. On Nov. 2, 2026, the six largest delegates held about 38% of delegated voting power, according to Tally.
Regulation has been a live issue. The SEC sent Uniswap Labs a Wells notice, a warning of a possible lawsuit, in April 2024. Uniswap Labs said the SEC closed the investigation with no action in February 2025, but switching on fees that benefit UNI holders could draw fresh legal questions.
Smart contract bugs, malicious tokens and price manipulation in thin pools are risks for anyone trading on Uniswap. Competition from other decentralized exchanges and aggregators keeps pressure on fees.
How To Buy Uniswap
UNI is easy to buy in the US. Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, Bitstamp, Binance.US, Crypto.com and OKX's US platform list it, and Bitget, MEXC and Gate carry it internationally. Bitstamp's US service stops taking new deposits and purchases on Feb. 1, 2027. You can also swap for UNI on Uniswap itself with a self-custody wallet, though you'll pay network fees and take on wallet risk. Bitwise filed to launch a spot UNI ETF in February 2026, but no US spot UNI ETF trades yet. The table below compares exchange costs.
Uniswap And Your Taxes
The IRS treats UNI as property, so selling, swapping or spending it creates a capital gain or loss, with lower long-term rates after a year. The 2020 UNI airdrop counted as ordinary income at its value when claimed, and the same applies to other airdrops. Fees earned as a liquidity provider are taxable too. Our breakdown of how crypto taxes work covers reporting. No US spot UNI ETF trades yet.
FAQ
Is Uniswap A Good Investment?
This page doesn't make recommendations. Factors to weigh include whether protocol fees and burns stay switched on, how concentrated UNI voting power is, competition from other decentralized exchanges, Uniswap's share of on-chain trading, and the regulatory treatment of fee-sharing tokens. UNI has had large price swings, so weigh how much of a loss you could absorb.
What Is The Max Supply Of Uniswap?
UNI launched with 1 billion tokens and has no hard cap. Since September 2024, governance has had the option to mint up to 2% more each year. Burns funded by protocol fees, plus the 100 million UNI treasury burn approved with UNIfication, push supply the other way. The live data on this page shows current supply.
Who Created Uniswap?
Hayden Adams created Uniswap and launched it on Ethereum in November 2018. His company, Uniswap Labs, builds the main app, wallet and API. The Uniswap Foundation funds grants and supports governance, and UNI holders vote on protocol-level decisions such as fees and treasury spending.
Can I Buy Uniswap In An IRA?
Not through a US spot ETF yet. Bitwise filed a registration statement for a Uniswap ETF with the SEC in February 2026, but it hadn't launched as of November 2026. Some crypto IRA providers let you hold UNI directly. Our overview of crypto in an IRA or 401(k) compares providers.
Where Can I Buy Uniswap In The US?
As of November 2026, Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, Bitstamp, Binance.US, Crypto.com and OKX's US platform list UNI. You can also swap for UNI directly on the Uniswap app using a self-custody wallet, which requires ETH or another network's token for fees. Compare costs in the table on this page.
How Is Uniswap Different From Coinbase?
Coinbase is a company that holds your money and matches your orders. Uniswap is software on a blockchain, where you trade from your own wallet against pools of tokens supplied by other users. Our comparison of centralized and decentralized exchanges covers the trade-offs, including who holds your funds and what happens when something breaks.
Uniswap Guides
Sources
- Uniswap official site
- Uniswap Labs: Introducing UNI
- Uniswap Labs: UNIfication proposal
- Uniswap Labs: How TJAR fee conversion works
- Uniswap Labs: SEC closes investigation
- Uniswap Labs: Response to SEC Wells notice
- Uniswap v4 whitepaper
- Uniswap documentation
- Uniswap governance forum
- SEC EDGAR filings: Bitwise Uniswap ETF
- IRS: Digital assets
- Tally: Uniswap proposals
- Tally: Uniswap delegates
- Etherscan: UNI token contract
- Uniswap blog: Uniswap history