Uniswap V4 upgrade launched, promising breakthrough this week

Uniswap Labs is preparing to launch v4 upgrade on mainnet, bringing many new features. This long-awaited upgrade will focus on faster transactions, a smoother user experience, and providing custom tools for developers.

Uniswap’s UNI token has experienced sharp price fluctuations over the past few weeks, but this upgrade could help stabilize the market.

Uniswap Prepares for Upgrade v4

Uniswap, a popular decentralized exchange on Ethereum, is expected to launch its long-awaited v4 this week. The company announced the rollout via social media and noted that v4 will focus on unification and modularity.

Essentially, Uniswap will use “hooks” to allow developers to customize functionality and execute processes with unique smart contracts.

“v4 deployments will begin this week for developers to test hooks and on-chain integration. We expect all contracts to be deployed for a complete launch next week. DeFi innovation is happening, contract addresses will be shared soon,” Uniswap declare.

The community has been waiting for Uniswap to mainnet v4 since 2023. Last November, the company launched a record bug bounty to assess v4’s core weaknesses and ensure state-of-the-art security.

This bold bonus follows nine rounds of audits and a contest. Since these tests began, however, there have been few updates on the mainnet deployment.

Meanwhile, Uniswap’s UNI token has seen notable price fluctuations in recent weeks. Last month, UNI hit a three-year high, but soon after fell sharply.

Throughout January 2025, UNI continued this volatile streak. So far, Uniswap has yet to generate bullish momentum with an official launch date for mainnet v4.

Regardless, precedent shows that the v4 upgrade could bring significant benefits to Uniswap. Its v3 upgrade was launched in 2021 and has brought a huge increase in trading volume in the months that followed.

Even a small fraction of this success could help turn current price fluctuations into steady growth. However, until the launch takes place, it is difficult to make accurate predictions.