Uniswap Announces Launch Date for Version v4 Arigatou

The Uniswap Foundation has announced that the launch of Uniswap v4 is expected in Q3 2024.

According to an announcement on X, Uniswap is currently in the initial development phase of its fourth version of the decentralized exchange (DEX). This phase includes finalizing the core code, testing, optimizing gas fees, enhancing security, and adding several new features.

"Now that the launch of Dencun on Mainnet has been scheduled for March 2024, we're excited to provide an update to the community! 🎉 Uniswap v4's launch is tentatively set for Q3 2024."

The preparation for v4 will involve three phases. After the initial development phase, v4 will undergo comprehensive auditing and code finalization. The final phase will be the mainnet launch, expected in Q3 2024.

In previous announcements about v4, the Uniswap Foundation highlighted the major change in this version: the introduction of "Hooks." This mechanism allows developers to customize liquidity pools, adjust transaction fees flexibly, and support new types of trading orders.

Additionally, there will be various tweaks to smart contracts, market-making mechanisms, on-chain oracles, limit orders, and more. Overall, v4 aims to optimize the user trading experience (such as minimizing gas fees) and address the benefits for liquidity providers (LPs).

Uniswap has provided a few sample hooks to demonstrate their capabilities:

• Time-weighted average market maker (TWAMM)
• Customized on-chain oracles
• On-chain limit orders

These hooks are intended to enhance the functionality and expressiveness of Uniswap's platform.