Asset management giant enters DeFi! BlackRock partners with Uniswap to enable BUIDL on-chain trading, UNI surges 20% on news

Uniswap Price Eyes $4.60 as Fee Burn Vote Advances

Uniswap has gained 18% weekly amid rising trading volumes ahead of a governance vote that could boost annual revenue to $61 million by expanding fee burns. The token shows technical strength with key price levels indicating potential upward momentum.

Uniswap fee switch voting in progress! UNI price defies the trend and rises, with 8 chains potentially generating millions of dollars in monthly revenue

Uniswap token holders have initiated a new round of DAO voting, proposing to enable fee switching mechanisms on 8 blockchains, which is expected to generate significant protocol revenue. UNI has increased by approximately 9% over the past 7 days, while BTC and ETH have declined. If the proposal passes, liquidity fees will be directed into the "token treasury," allowing users to earn rewards by burning UNI, creating a deflationary outlook. The proposal has passed the first round of voting, with the final vote ending on March 4.

Uniswap launches eight-chain fee sharing voting, UNI token monthly earnings could significantly double

Uniswap launched a fee distribution voting on February 27, 2026, across eight Layer 2 blockchains. The proposal allocates one-sixth of transaction fees to the "Token Treasury," allowing UNI holders to earn rewards by burning tokens. The voting will close on March 4. This mechanism aims to increase holder rewards and reduce circulating supply. Currently, the UNI price has recovered approximately 9%.

Wall Street Firms Acquire DeFi Tokens as BlackRock, Apollo, and ParaFi Invest in Uniswap, Morpho, and Jupiter

BlackRock, Apollo Global Management, and ParaFi Capital have made strategic investments in decentralized finance protocols through direct token purchases, acquiring UNI, MORPHO, and JUP tokens respectively, marking a shift in Wall Street engagement from partnerships to governance participation.

Uniswap fee switch to be expanded to eight chains, with UNI burn to claim protocol revenue

Uniswap token holders will vote this Thursday to decide whether to activate the protocol fee switch, covering multiple Layer 2 blockchains. Once activated, one-sixth of the fees collected by liquidity providers will be used to burn UNI tokens, potentially doubling the returns. The fee switch was first implemented on Ethereum last year, generating a total of $3.3 million in revenue, with Base becoming the largest fee-generating chain. Following the proposal, the UNI price has increased by 9%. The voting will end on March 4th.