Uniswap
U.S. Court Calls ETH a Commodity While Dismissing Suit Against Uniswap
A New York court is classifying ether and bitcoin as "commodities" while dismissing a proposed class action lawsuit against Uniswap filed by a group of investors in April 2022. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the Judge's dismissal of the case and what the ruling means for the SEC's ongoing lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase.
U.S. Court Calls ETH a Commodity; Binance to 'Gradually' End Support for BUSD Products
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest stories in crypto today. Elon Musk's social media platform, X, obtains money or currency transmitter licenses in seven U.S. states. A New York court is classifying ether and bitcoin as "commodities", what it means for a proposed class action lawsuit against Uniswap. Plus, the timeline for Binance ending support for its BUSD stablecoin.
Dissecting the Tether Imbalance on Curve and Uniswap
Kaiko says Curve’s 3pool and Uniswap V3’s main USDT-USDC pool both became imbalanced late last week, as USDT selling escalated. However, the research firm points out the trend actually started in mid-July, well before the Curve exploit. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."
USDT Selling on Curve, Uniswap Spooks Traders Amid Bitcoin Drop
Millions worth of tether (USDT) stablecoins appeared to be selling off on popular Uniswap and Curve pools Thursday morning, sparking early signs of concern among traders. USDT, which usually trades around $1, lost its peg to the U.S. currency and dropped as low as $0.9968. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."
'Pepe the Frog' Meme Coins Surge as Crypto Twitter Moves Over Dogecoin Obsession
Some Crypto Twitter traders seem to be moving over Shiba Inu-fashioned tokens to those branded after the internet meme Pepe the Frog. A pepe (PEPE) token launched Sunday ran over 21,000% in the past three days, raking in $30 million in trading volumes on Uniswap and reaching a market capitalization of as high as $33 million on Tuesday morning. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest fad in the meme economy.
Compound Labs Founder Reacts to Contentious Uniswap Vote Result
Compound Labs Founder Robert Leshner reacts to voting ending on the proposal to deploy Uniswap v3 on the BNB Chain using the Wormhole bridge. Leshner, who voted in favor of the deployment, shares his reactions to the result and explains why he thinks this move will be a net positive.
Uniswap Vote Highlights the Opaqueness of Decentralized Governance
A contentious Uniswap vote is drumming up a debate on crypto Twitter over just how decentralized the exchange truly is. Compound Labs Founder Robert Leshner discusses the significance of a winning proposal to deploy Uniswap v3 on the BNB Chain using the Wormhole bridge. Plus, a closer look at VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, which invested in Uniswap and earned a massive trove of the project's UNI tokens.
A16z Rejects Plan to Deploy Uniswap V3 on BNB Chain
According to the Uniswap DAO forum, venture capital fund Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has used all 15 million of its UNI tokens to vote against a governance proposal that would deploy Uniswap v3 to BNB Chain on behalf of the Uniswap Community. "The Hash" panel discusses the potential next steps.
Uniswap DAO Members Vote for New Governance Process
Uniswap community members chose Wednesday to reform the voting process on the popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol in an effort to make it easier to change the way the system is governed. "The Hash" hosts discuss what this means for the Uniswap ecosystem in the latest move in the latest story illuminating the power of DAOs.
