--- title: "Uniswap (UNI) price and news" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/uniswap" --- # Uniswap (UNI) price and news Sampled market data; prices and returns do not verify news or establish causation. - Price: $7.011; 24h: +5.52% - Market source / sampled at (UTC): Gate · USDT / Oct 31, 2026, 02:34 - Events received in 30 days: 3 ## What may be driving the move Uniswap-related news may have supported the rise: reports about Uniswap and its partners challenging Illinois crypto tax rules appeared Oct 30, 19:32–Oct 31, 00:38 UTC. A newly announced fee-conversion product may also have helped, but it was reported the day before. The move’s onset is unknown. - trigger · medium: Reports said Uniswap and partners were challenging Illinois crypto tax rules, and a separate report described TJAR fee conversions as an open market. Either could have improved sentiment toward Uniswap, but the reports do not show a market response. Evidence gap: The reports provide no evidence that either story prompted buying. TJAR had also been announced on Oct 29, before this measured period. Sources: [S9](), [S10](), [S11](), [S12](), [S13]() - amplifier · low: Perpetual-swap funding was positive, while buyer-initiated volume share increased over the measured 24-hour window. These conditions may have amplified upward pressure, but do not identify who bought or what started the move. Evidence gap: Open interest fell 3.6% in coin units, and the data do not establish liquidations or a crowded short position. Sources: [S5](), [S6](), [S8]() Open question: Did either development prompt buying during the rise? The reports do not establish that link, and no market comparison is provided. Analysis generated: 2026-10-31T01:31:11.000Z; evidence window: 2026-10-30T01:30:57.000Z → 2026-10-31T01:30:57.000Z. ## Why is Uniswap up 5.5% today? Normal short-term fluctuation 5m: -0.36%; Most comparable core coins moved the same way; Gate · USDT; Oct 31, 2026, 02:34 UTC. - Versus the past month: Its largest 24h rise in 29 days; +7.26% in the 24 hours to Oct 31, 2026, 02:00 UTC, 3.0× a typical day (2.5%). - 30-day range: 24.6% below the high · 12.4% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue - Other tracked coins: 16 of 20 others also rose 2.4% or more; 3 fell that much - 24h volume: 2.0×; of its prior 30-day daily average - Where it traded: Websea 19% · Binance 10% · BTCC 5% - Perpetual swap: funding positive · open interest falling; OKX perpetual swap UNI-USDT-SWAP Figures run to Oct 31, 2026, 02:00 UTC (OKX · USDT hourly candles). ## Other notable moves today - [TRON (TRX) -7.31%]() · Oct 31, 2026, 02:00 UTC ## Prior 30-day hourly baseline - Coverage: 100.0% (720/720) - Median absolute hourly return: +0.48% - 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns: +3.01% - BTC beta: 1.96 - Source / cutoff (UTC): OKX · USDT / Oct 31, 2026, 02:35 Hourly statistics cannot be compared directly with minute moves. Missing or stale baselines are not estimated. ## Recent publication-ready events and observed returns Returns start after site detection. Each linked event records its actual sampled intervals, venue, quote currency and news sources. Missing windows remain unavailable; publisher coverage is not independent verification. | Event | Evidence | 5m | 1h | 24h | 5m difference from BTC | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | [Complete paginated archive]() [Methods and limitations]()