UNI is the official cryptocurrency of the Uniswap ecosystem.

  • Founder: Hayden Adams.

Country: United States

Based in: New York

Profession: Entrepreneur, blockchain developer

His background

Studied Mechanical Engineering at Stony Brook University, New York.

Previously worked as an engineer at Siemens.

Founded Uniswap in 2018.

Became CEO of Uniswap Labs.

  • Development company: Uniswap Labs.

  • Community: Uniswap DAO / DUNI governance.

  • Blockchain: Ethereum (ERC-20).

  • Sector: DeFi (Decentralized Finance).

What is UNI used for?

  1. Voting on protocol upgrades and proposals.

  2. Participating in Uniswap governance.

  3. Influencing treasury allocations and protocol fees.

  4. Trading on cryptocurrency exchanges.

Important: UNI is not a company share. Owning UNI does not mean owning part of Uniswap Labs.

Official website: Uniswap.org⁠

👉 UNI is an established DeFi ecosystem token, not a meme coin or AI coin.

Uniswap (UNI) is falling sharply mainly because of broader crypto-market pressure, additional whale selling, and weakness in its DeFi fundamentals.

As of November 12, 2026, recent market reports show UNI has fallen approximately 7–10% over 24 hours, depending on the data snapshot.

5 reasons UNI is dropping

  1. US inflation concerns: Higher-than-expected October CPI data increased fears that the US Federal Reserve may keep interest rates high.

  2. Whale selling: A large wallet reportedly sold approximately $7.32 million worth of UNI around November 7.

  3. DeFi weakness: Uniswap's Total Value Locked (TVL) reportedly declined around 14% over a month.

  4. Weak fee revenue: Traders are concerned about declining Uniswap v3 fee revenue.

  5. Liquidations: Leveraged long positions are being forced to close, adding selling pressure.

UNI price reference $6.08

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