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Uniswap Protocol Fees Generate $28.2M Revenue in First Seven Months After UNIfication

Uniswap’s protocol fee mechanism, activated in late December 2025 under the UNIfication overhaul, generated $28.2 million in protocol revenue from January to July 2026, equal to about 9.5% of the $297.9 million in total trading fees over the period, Token Terminal data show. Trading volume reached $357.6 billion across the seven months. Captured fees accumulate in the TokenJar contract and drive UNI burns via Firepit; a one-time treasury burn of 100 million UNI was also executed.

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The notable figure here is not the headline revenue but the roughly 9.5% capture rate: it sets a baseline for how much of Uniswap's trading activity actually converts into protocol-level value, and that ratio, not volume, is what the TokenJar-and-Firepit burn model depends on. The mechanism now links fee generation directly to UNI supply reduction, a structural shift for holders who previously had no such claim. Whether the capture rate holds as volumes fluctuate — and how the one-time treasury burn affects the ongoing burn narrative — is the open question.

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