Uniswap V4 protocol
Overview
Uniswap V4 is the fourth major iteration of the Uniswap protocol, a decentralized exchange (DEX) on Ethereum. It introduces a hook architecture that allows developers to customize liquidity pools with arbitrary logic before and after swaps, fees, and other interactions.
Within the DeFi Intel graph, Uniswap V4 connects to 46 tracked entities, most strongly to Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base.
Relations
Top connections in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 10 of 46 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
deployed_on | Ethereum | 95% |
deployed_on | Arbitrum | 95% |
deployed_on | Base | 95% |
deployed_on | Polygon | 95% |
deployed_on | Optimism | 95% |
deployed_on | Avalanche | 95% |
deployed_on | Binance | 95% |
deployed_on | Blast | 95% |
deployed_on | Monad | 95% |
built_by | Uniswap Labs | 95% |
More on Uniswap V4
- Uniswap V4 Review 2026 — DEX, Hooks, Cross-Chain Liquidity
- Is Uniswap V4 Safe in 2026? Audits, Hacks, Risk Score
- Uniswap V4 Alternatives: 8 Protocols Compared
In-depth guides on Uniswap V4
- Advanced Concentrated Liquidity Uniswap V4 2026 — DeFi Intel
- Uniswap v4 Hooks Explained: Singleton, Custom AMMs, and the UNIfication Thesis (2026) — DeFi Intel
Frequently asked questions
What are Uniswap v4 hooks?
Contracts attached to a pool that execute custom logic at specific points in the pool's lifecycle, enabling features such as dynamic fees.
What is flash accounting?
A v4 mechanism that nets token balance changes across a whole transaction instead of moving tokens at every step, reducing gas costs.
What is the singleton PoolManager?
A single contract that holds all v4 pools, replacing the separate-contract-per-pool architecture of earlier versions.
Related reading
- Curve vs Uniswap V4 (2026): Full Comparison
- Uniswap V3 vs Uniswap V4 (2026): Full Comparison
- Uniswap V4 vs Balancer (2026): Full Comparison
- Uniswap V4 vs PancakeSwap (2026): Head-to-Head DEX Comparison
- Uniswap V4 vs Raydium (2026): Full Comparison
- Uniswap V4 vs V2 (2026): Full Comparison
Sources
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