Uniswap (UNI) Soars 28% as SEC Introduces AMM Framework for Tokenized Securities
The Uniswap (UNI) token surged by 28% following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's introduction of a temporary regulatory framework for trading tokenized U.S. equities via permissioned automated market maker (AMM) systems. This new regulatory pathway aligns with Uniswap's existing Permissioned Pools feature, which was launched in July 2026 in collaboration with firms like Superstate, Securitize, and Dowgo. By requiring verified wallet addresses for participation, these pools meet the compliance standards necessary for the SEC's conditional exemptions for liquidity providers. The market reacted positively to this development, with UNI prices climbing from $6.63 to over $8.50 and derivatives open interest expanding to 11.21 million tokens. Uniswap currently supports over 1,700 tokenized real-world assets and processed more than $70 billion in transaction volume last month. This regulatory shift is significant as it provides a clearer path for decentralized exchanges to integrate compliant, tokenized stock trading into their infrastructure. The framework potentially unlocks new revenue streams for liquidity providers while validating the utility of permissioned AMM technology in regulated financial markets.