Uniswap will deploy on Polkadot parachain Moonbeam
The Uniswap crypto exchange will soon be available on Moonbeam (GLMR), a parachain of Polkadot (DOT), according to a May 17 approved proposal on the exchange’s governance forum. The proposal was put forward by educational group Blockchain at Michigan. It passed with near unanimous support, with only a single UNI token being used to vote against it.
1/ @Uniswap - the most popular decentralized exchange by daily traded volume - is coming to Polkadot via the @MoonbeamNetwork parachain, increasing volume & liquidity across the ecosystem! pic.twitter.com/lKaceLv6ce
The smart contracts for the exchange have already been deployed to Moonbeam, and the only tasks left to fully launch it are “front-end integration updates and including Moonbeam to the auto router,” the proposal stated.
Initial liquidity on the exchange may be low, as the proposal warns that “Due to tumultuous market conditions, promises of liquidity bootstrapping have been temporarily excised.” However, it also states that Blockchain at Michigan is exploring the idea of applying for a Moonbeam grant to provide liquidity as soon as possible. If a grant is approved, it would be “on behalf of the DAO,” the proposal said, implying that funds would be held by Uniswap’s decentralized autonomous organization.
In an accompanying announcement from Polkadot developer Parity Technologies, business development executive Omar Elassar said he thought the new version would help to increase speed and security for Uniswap users:
Polkadot is an interconnected web of blockchain networks called “parachains.” These chains connect to each other and share security through the Polkadot relay chain. The Moonbeam parachain is specifically focused on providing a developer environment similar to
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