SMBC Nikko, Nethermind Sign MOU for Uniswap Compliance Hooks

The notable element is the pairing of a Japanese securities house with an Ethereum infrastructure developer to build compliance tooling directly into Uniswap pools, rather than wrapping them externally — a sign that permissioned access is being treated as a protocol-layer design problem. That matters most for institutional desks in Japan weighing DeFi exposure under local rules, and for Uniswap's positioning in regulated markets. The MOU is non-binding and the timeline stretches well out, so whether this moves from tooling concept to a live gateway is the open question.