The launch of Uniswap's second-layer blockchain (Unichain) later this year could potentially bring Uniswap Labs and UNI holders about $500 million a year in fees, said Michael Nadeau, an analyst at The DeFi Report.

The launch could also have a negative impact on revenues Ethereum, since Uniswap is the largest consumer of gas on the network, he is sure.

Unichain from Uniswap

Uniswap plans to launch a second layer solution called Unichain, which will be built on Optimism technology. This solution aims to reduce costs, speed up transactions and increase liquidity across various chains.

Main features of Unichain:

• Совместимость сетей: Unichain будет использовать решение Optimism Superchain, которое объединяет группу решений второго уровня для сети Эфириума, созданных с использованием одного и того же технологического комплекта с открытым исходным кодом. Это позволит сетям, таким как Worldcoin, Mantle и Base, слаженно взаимодействовать.
• Liquidity Fragmentation: Unichain will solve the problem of liquidity fragmentation as tokens are distributed across multiple second-layer networks and often find it difficult for them to communicate with each other.
• Reduced transaction times: Unichain should reduce transaction execution times and fees to ease the load on the Ethereum network.
• Trusted Execution Environment (TEE): Developed in collaboration with the Uniswap Foundation, Optimism and Flashbots, Unichain provides a trusted execution environment that improves access to cross-chain liquidity and increases blockchain decentralization.

Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams said Unichain will improve access to liquidity across chains and increase the decentralization of the blockchain.