Despite the high transaction fees on the Ethereum blockchain, people continue to flock to the network’s DeFi platforms.
For evidence, look no further than Uniswap.
The decentralized exchange has recorded more than $10 billion in weekly transaction volume for the first time, according to statistics from Uniswap Analytics. The $10.17 billion haul is a 26% increase over the previous seven days.
@Uniswap weekly trading volume just passed $10b for the first time!!!
$10b/week is over $0.5 trillion per year pic.twitter.com/ZibcDT9Zob
— Hayden Adams (@haydenzadams) April 20, 2021
Decentralized exchanges, or DEXs, allow users to swap tokens without giving up custody of their coins to a third party. They’re the primary onramp to the world of decentralized finance (DeFi), which enables people to earn interest and take out loans in cryptocurrencies without going through financial institutions.
Uniswap is one of the original decentralized exchanges built atop Ethereum. Users can trade ER
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