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The Historic Uniswap Burn: How Removing 100M UNI Could Reshape Protocol Value

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  1. Background: Why Burn 100 Million UNI Now?

For a long time, the massive amount of unallocated tokens in the Uniswap treasury was viewed by the market as a "Sword of Damocles." Investors feared that if these tokens were ever released into circulation, they would create immense dilution and sell pressure.
The core objectives of this Uniswap 100M UNI burn proposal are:
  • Optimizing the Inflation Model: Burning approximately 10% of the total supply significantly lowers potential future inflation.
  • Improving Governance Efficiency: A bloated treasury can lead to inefficient decision-making. This burn streamlines the asset structure.
  • Enhancing Scarcity: In the crypto market, a "Burn" is the most direct method to increase the value proposition per token.

  1. Deep Dive: Impact of the UNIfication Proposal on Users

For the average UNI holder, this is more than just a governance headline; it directly impacts the long-term premium potential of their assets.
  1. Reducing UNI Circulating Supply: The burn ensures these 100 million tokens never hit the secondary market. With demand expected to stay steady or grow (especially with the rollout of Uniswap V4), a supply reduction is the core logic for price appreciation.
  2. A Prelude to "Fee Switching": Many in the community speculate that this burn is a precursor to the long-awaited "Fee Switch." By thinning the supply, future protocol dividends would be distributed among a smaller pool of holders, potentially boosting the UNI token staking yield potential.
  3. Returning Sovereignty to Holders: Reducing the treasury's size limits the ability of centralized entities to manipulate token distribution, bringing Uniswap closer to its original decentralized vision.

  1. Critical Alert: Watch for Final Results on December 26

The on-chain voting has entered the final tallying and verification phase. According to the official timeline, the final results of the UNIfication vote will be announced on December 26.
This outcome will determine whether 100 million UNI tokens will immediately enter the "Black Hole" burn address. It serves as the ultimate starting gun for Uniswap’s transition into a "deflationary era." We urge all community members and investors to closely monitor the governance announcements on that day, as the results will trigger the UNI token scarcity effect and likely influence market sentiment immediately.

  1. Market Insight: UNI Valuation Logic for 2026

Despite the complex global macro environment, the UNI market performance after token burn remains highly anticipated by analysts.
  • Fundamental Support: Uniswap still dominates over 60% of the DEX market share. With the introduction of "Hooks" in V4, the protocol's ability to capture value is expected to strengthen.
  • Technical Signals: Analysts point out that if UNI can break through key resistance levels (around $12 - $15) fueled by the burn news, combined with the deflationary tokenomics, it may head toward new highs in 2026.
 

Summary

From Aave’s internal governance struggles to Uniswap’s historic burn, the DeFi giants of late 2025 are pivoting from "growth at all costs" to "value concentration." The Uniswap plan to burn 100M UNI undoubtedly sets a new benchmark for tokenomics in the DEX space.
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