- Uniswap Foundation holds $95M in assets, ensuring operations are funded through January 2027.
- Legal challenges arise as Uniswap is sued over AMM patent infringement.
The Uniswap Foundation has finally revealed its “wallet contents” for the first quarter of 2025. Based on the official report, as of March 31, they were recorded as holding $53.4 million in cash and stablecoins, plus 15.8 million UNI and 257 ETH. If you add it all up, the value is over $95 million.
But that’s not all, Uniswap also used 5 million UNI as collateral to borrow $29 million. This strategy is quite smart, because they can increase liquidity without having to sell core assets on the market.
Interestingly, the foundation estimates that its funds are sufficient to support activities until January 2027. For those who are used to living hand to mouth at the end of each month, this is like having enough savings to live comfortably for the next two years without having to look for additional work.
Uniswap Balances Innovation With Courtroom Challenges
However, not everything went as smoothly as the appearance of their wallet UI. A few days ago, two entities, Bprotocol Foundation and LocalCoin Ltd., sued Uniswap Labs and Uniswap Foundation on charges of patent infringement related to Automated Market Maker (AMM) technology. So, even though their balance is fat, their legal position is a bit of a wrinkle.
On the other hand, on May 13, Uniswap officially released the one-click swaps feature for EIP-5792-based smart wallet users. What if the crypto transaction process that usually requires clicking here and there, can now be completed in one touch. This feature is even more relevant because the recent Ethereum “Pectra” update has made thousands of smart wallets compatible.
Fantastic Revenue, Unichain Volume Skyrockets
When it comes to revenue, Q1 2025 also brought a figure that makes many other projects jealous. The Uniswap Foundation’s total revenue reached $140.3 million. Most of it came from governance grants that have been approved by the community, as well as interest and dividend income.
Of that amount, they have committed a grant of $12.4 million, with $2.1 million already disbursed. The rest? Allocated for long-term programs until 2029.
For operational matters, this quarter’s expenditure is only around $1.9 million, plus the distribution of UNI tokens worth $100 thousand to staff. The total operational funds that have been allocated until 2027 have even reached $33.3 million. So, it can be said that they have a long breath and a measured rhythm.
Now, if we talked about the foundation earlier, now let’s look at the new foundation they are building. Uniswap’s Layer-2, Unichain, has recorded a trading volume of more than $10 billion in May alone. Not a small number, especially when compared to transaction costs that have been reduced by up to 95% compared to Ethereum Layer-1.
Currently, around 75% of Uniswap v4 activity has even switched to Unichain. Just imagine if 75% of your crypto wallet activity moved to one platform, it would definitely feel very different.
What makes all this even more interesting is the news of Uniswap’s collaboration with Sony, which was previously reported by CNF. They have integrated Soneium into the Uniswap wallet and web application.
They want to make it easier for users to exchange crypto, provide liquidity, and cross networks. Arguably, this is a move that expands their reach beyond traditional crypto users and into a more mainstream market.
Meanwhile, as of press time, UNI is swapped hands at about $6.06, up 5.01% over the last 7 days.
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