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Uniswap Price Surges as SEC Opens Path for Permissioned AMMs Trading: Can It Unlock 60% Move in UNI?

Uniswap price has been in a strong bullish trend since mid August and surged by 188%. Recently, the price has triggered a pullback on a daily timeframe and jumped by 36% in just 2 days. Bullish crossover between key moving averages was spotted on a daily timeframe which could be a bullish sign. 

SEC Introduces New Rule for Permissioned AMM Trading

The SEC has announced a temporary rule that allows certain approved trading platforms to trade tokenised U.S. stocks using “permissioned” automated market makers (AMMs) and liquidity pools. It also gives some legal protection to liquidity providers who support these pools.

Importantly, the SEC has not approved or endorsed Uniswap or its v4 platform directly. But it has opened a legal path for tokenised stock trading using this kind of AMM setup and Uniswap already has the infrastructure ready for it.

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In July, Uniswap launched “Permissioned Pools” to support compliant trading of tokenised assets, partnering with firms like Superstate, Securitize, and Dowgo. These pools only allow approved wallets to trade, based on built-in compliance rules. This new SEC framework could open up more trading and liquidity opportunities for Uniswap v4.

How the AMM model works

Traditional exchanges generally rely on order books and professional market makers. Uniswap uses pools containing two or more tokens. Liquidity providers deposit assets into these pools, and traders swap against the pool according to mathematical pricing rules.

The original Uniswap design used the constant-product formula:

x+y=k

As one asset is removed from a pool, the relative price changes according to the pool’s remaining balances. This allows trades to execute continuously, even when no individual buyer or seller is waiting at a specific price.

Liquidity providers receive a portion of trading fees, but they also face risks such as impermanent loss, smart-contract vulnerabilities, and losses caused by adverse price movements.

Uniswap Price Technical Analysis on 1-D Timeframe

At press time, Uniswap price was trading at $9.30 with an intraday gain of 37.5%. Its market capitalization was $5.808B and the 24-hour trading volume was $2.18B. Its circulating supply is 621.108M UNI and the total supply is 888.356M UNI.

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Source: UNI/USDT price chart over 1-D timeframe by TradingView

Uniswap price has displayed bullish momentum and surged by 188% since mid August. Uniswap price has triggered a pullback on a daily timeframe and has witnessed decent gain. If the trading volume and Open Interest (OI) follows this momentum further, it may unlock a 60% bullish move in UNI coin and can push the price to the $15 mark. If buyers remain stronger, they can push the price beyond the $15 mark.

Conversely, if Uniswap price faces resistance from a resistance level of $10.30, profit booking might be observed. If this profit booking increases, Uniswap price may melt to the immediate support level of $5.85.

Final Thought

Uniswap’s rally is being driven by a genuine structural catalyst rather than pure speculation, the SEC’s new permissioned AMM framework legitimizes the on-chain infrastructure Uniswap has already built through its Permissioned Pools initiative. That said, it’s worth being precise with readers: the SEC has not endorsed Uniswap specifically, only cleared a regulatory path that Uniswap happens to be well-positioned to benefit from.

Technically, the setup is constructive but stretched. A 188% move since mid-August followed by a 36% two-day pop means the token is due for volatility in either direction. The $10.30 level is the key line in the sand, a clean break with rising volume and OI supports the case for a move toward $15, but rejection there could trigger profit-booking back down to the $5.85 support.

Why is Uniswap price surging right now?

UNI has rallied 188% since mid-August, with a fresh 37.5% intraday jump triggered by the SEC’s new temporary rule allowing approved platforms to trade tokenised U.S. stocks through permissioned AMMs and liquidity pools.

Has the SEC approved Uniswap directly?

No. The SEC has not endorsed Uniswap or its v4 platform specifically, it has only opened a regulatory path for permissioned AMM trading of tokenised assets. Uniswap benefits because it already has compliant infrastructure (“Permissioned Pools”) in place with partners like Superstate, Securitize, and Dowgo.

What are “Permissioned Pools” in Uniswap?

These are liquidity pools launched by Uniswap in July that only allow approved/whitelisted wallets to trade, based on built-in compliance rules, designed to support regulated trading of tokenised real-world assets.

What price levels should traders watch for UNI?

$10.30 is the key resistance level. A breakout above it with strong volume and Open Interest could fuel a 60% move toward $15. If UNI fails to hold above $10.30 and profit-booking kicks in, it could fall back to the $5.85 support level.

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