Uniswap, the decentralized exchange (DEX), has assured its teeming users that it plans to unveil its V4 upgrade this year.
In a post on X, Uniswap Labs updated the community using a neatly designed year 2025 branding with the text “v4 is coming soon.”
Users Anticipate Uniswap V4 Evolution
Notably, the Uniswap V4 version will debut in the third quarter of 2023. This latest version has experienced delays, hence the reassurance.
Despite the latest post, the decentralized exchange has not mentioned any specific date for the release.
The community has anticipated the launch of V4 since June 2023, when Hayden Adams, the founder of Uniswap, teased the idea.
Following that, Adams invited community contributions via open feedback. Although he mentioned that the V4 development would go on for months, many never anticipated the wait would take this long.
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Despite indicating that the upgrade could launch in Q3 2024 after the Ethereum Dencun upgrade, the team could not deliver on their timeline.
This version remained in a testing phase all through 2024. Tech experts predict the v4 release will likely happen when the DEX records an uptick in trading activity.
The V3 update from Uniswap was launched in May 2021. The Uniswap V3 initiated improvements such as consolidated liquidity.
The initiative allows liquidity providers to allocate funds within certain price ranges. The community looks forward to V4 as it will herald revolutionary features.
A crucial improvement expected with v4 is the “Hooks,” which allows developers to execute custom code before and after swaps.
Future upgrades will support features like fee management, limit orders, custom oracles, and automated liquidity management.
The Uniswap V4 will also introduce gas savings, flash accounting, dynamic fees, native ETH support, and multiple pool types.
UNI Price Rally and Market Outlook
Uniswap Labs’ update appears to have triggered positive sentiments for UNI, the DEX native token.
As of this writing, UNI’s price was trading up 8.39% to exchange hands at $14.42. The trading volume has also experienced a significant uptick by 59.24% to $414.48 million.
This rise took the token from the $13 price level, pushing it past the $14 price resistance level it has faced for the past two weeks.
The current price rally has raised the hopes of investors that UNI might retest the $18.64 level soon. The price of UNI achieved this feat in the first week of December 2024.
Analysts Make Bold Projections for Uniswap
Meanwhile, analysts say UNI is in a bullish cycle, and the token has shown potential to soar amid DeFi growth and Layer-2 adoption.
Uniswap has gained notable attention lately among investors despite market volatility and other factors in the ecosystem.
The token, however, remains of interest to forecasters who project that UNI has the potential to reach a new ATH.
UNI’s ATH was set at $43.08 in May 2021. However, current projections see the token flipping this level, with bold predictions set at $100 in the coming altcoin cycle.
Uniswap has positive sentiments to support such projections, as the token grew in trading volume by $38 billion in November 2024.
The upsurge occurred due to increased efficiency and speed within the decentralized trading ecosystem.
With the upgrade, Uniswap might attract more users which may fuel further price growth.
