Uniswap and Dragonfly leaders defend Robinhood Chain as revenue slips
Uniswap (UNI)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that Uniswap and Dragonfly leaders are pushing back against commentary declaring Robinhood Chain a failure. They argue that a drop in the network’s fee revenue is not a sign of fading demand. Instead, they say it reflects a deliberate cut to trading costs.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for UNI, measured when this story was written up on 15 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
UNI spot data shows a mixed short-term picture with a 1-hour buy ratio of 45.2% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 47.6%, both below the 24-hour buy ratio of 52.3%. This indicates that buying pressure is fading in the immediate term compared to the daily average. Volume Delta is negative for the hour (-$130,478) and the four hours (-$613,281), meaning more money is flowing out than in during those windows. However, the 24-hour Volume Delta is positive at +$1,763,143, showing that net buying has occurred over the full day. CVD at the 24-hour close is -$2,198,294, suggesting that despite the positive volume delta, cumulative selling pressure has exceeded buying pressure by the end of the period.
The latest daily buy ratio of 45.7% sits at the 13th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.2% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for UNI, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 47.8%, making the latest day’s 52.3% ratio an increase of 4.5 points. This represents a day of net buying, which is unusual compared to the preceding week where only 1 of 7 days saw net buying. Volume was 0.78x the average, indicating lighter trading activity. The price dropped 4.8% over eight days, with a total Volume Delta of -$15,121,674 for the period. This contrasts with the single day's positive volume delta, highlighting a week of net outflow despite today's relative strength.