Uniswap UNI Rises 12% on Robinhood Chain Activity
Uniswap (UNI)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
cryptotimes.io reports that Uniswap’s UNI price surged over 12% on September 1, reaching $5.73 after a daily low of $5.08. This move contributed to a weekly gain of 29.82%, pushing the market capitalization to approximately $3.57 billion. The token saw a 171.3% increase in 24-hour trading volume, which climbed to around $708.93 million.
The rally was driven by strong trading activity on Robinhood Chain, which recorded $1.56 billion in daily DEX volume. Uniswap handled 76% of that volume, with Uniswap v4 accounting for $432 million and v3 adding $357 million. Token Terminal noted that Uniswap on Robinhood Chain processed ~$1.5B in stock token trading volume in roughly six weeks.
This activity has increased attention on the protocol’s fees and UNI burn mechanism. Data shows Uniswap v4 recorded 25 million in weekly fees, with Robinhood Chain accounting for 21 million. More than 60% of weekly real-world asset DEX volume passed through Uniswap, up from 40% previously. Governance was enabled on Robinhood Chain in July, allowing fees to be used to buy and permanently remove UNI from circulation.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for UNI, measured when this story was written up on 1 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio data shows UNI trading at $5.23 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 45.7%, indicating slightly more selling pressure than buying in the immediate short term. The 4-hour buy ratio stands at 51.2%, suggesting a slight shift toward buying over a slightly longer timeframe, while the 24-hour ratio is 48.9%, showing a near-even split over the day. Volume delta for the hour is -$208,702, reflecting net selling in the last hour, whereas the 4-hour delta is positive at +$360,683. Over 24 hours, the volume delta is -$883,584, indicating net selling pressure over the full day despite a cumulative CVD of +$4,611,018. This suggests that while there was net buying pressure at some point, the recent flow has turned negative. Spot volume for the period was $39,999,428 across 271,121 trades.
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.
Twenty-four hours later
What UNI did over the 22 hours after the story broke. The market moves for its own reasons; this is what happened, not what the story caused.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for UNI, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Compared to the preceding week, the current 24-hour buy ratio of 48.9% is 2.8 percentage points lower than the 7-day average of 51.7%. This indicates that buying pressure has weakened slightly compared to the weekly norm. However, spot volume is 1.28 times the weekly average, showing significantly higher activity. The coin has gained 20.7% over the past 8 days, with a total volume delta of +$8,133,920. While today shows net selling, the broader weekly trend remains strongly positive with 5 of 7 days showing net buying.