Imagine a world where you can trade fractions of Apple or Tesla stock 24/7, from anywhere in the world, with near-instant settlement. This isn’t only a far-off dream of the future. It’s a scary prospect and one that is coming closer to reality as decentralized finance (DeFi) meets traditional stock...

Hayden Adams invented Uniswap in 2018. Since then, it has transformed the landscape of decentralized finance (DeFi), largely attributed to its pioneering Automated Market Maker (AMM) model. Uniswap removes centralized market makers by allowing users to trade equities directly from liquidity pools. Uniswap’s AMM mechanism, driven by a constant product...

Uniswap v4 is currently causing a stir in the DeFi world as this protocol has skyrocketed above $1 billion quickly in Total Value Locked (TVL). This explosive increase marks the start of a new era where decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are increasingly being designed and built to acquire and retain users....

Congratulations to the Uniswap team for reaching this fantastic milestone with Uniswap V4! Its Total Value Locked (TVL) has exceeded $1 billion as of July 27th, 2025. This milestone is particularly notable in light of the protocol’s increasing popularity in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The rapid growth in TVL...

$1 billion in TVL in 177 days. Impressive, right? Uniswap v4 is certainly making waves. But hold it right there for a moment. While everyone's celebrating, I can't help but wonder: is this meteoric rise sustainable, or are we just caught in another DeFi echo chamber? Are we living through...

One billion dollars. $1,000,000,000. One hundred billion It’s a magic number that still seems to have power, even in the era of trillion-dollar market caps. That number just represents the Total Value Locked in a DeFi protocol such as Uniswap’s latest model, Uniswap v4. Only 177 days after its launch,...

Uniswap v4 is setting the tone for the next evolution of decentralized finance (DeFi). Its new “Hooks” system has vaulted it over $1 billion in Total Value Locked (TVL). This accomplishment is a huge victory. Our third article explains how Uniswap v4’s Hooks are revolutionizing DeFi liquidity. It explores what’s...

The hype is real, with Uniswap v4 quickly passing $1 billion in Total Value Locked (TVL). This milestone highlights the platform’s expanding impact on the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. This jump in TVL demonstrates how quickly DeFi users have been adopting the groundbreaking features of Uniswap v4 — especially with...

One billion dollars. That's the headline grabbing figure associated with Uniswap v4's Total Value Locked (TVL). Doubling in just 21 days? It is, without question, jaw dropping — a fitting tribute to the creativity inspired by “Hooks” and the promise of Spicy Pools. Bunni’s success, blowing past $1 billion in...

Meet Amina, a smallholder maize farmer in rural Kenya. Each growing season, she encounters unscrupulous lenders. They charge her outrageous interest rates and entrap her in a downward spiral of debt. Her hopes of one day being able to send her kids to school continue to evaporate. A system specifically...