TLDR
Uniswap (UNI) is the major DEX that has activated protocol fees recently, with fees turned on for v2 and selected v3 pools on Ethereum, and a burn model live.
- Uniswap activated its fee switch on v2 and some v3 pools; interface fees are set to zero per a market update.
- Uniswap also burned 100 million UNI after governance approval, linking protocol fees to buyback and burn per a news report.
- Yield Basis, a newer AMM focused on BTC liquidity, noted its fee switch was active earlier in December per a coverage piece.
Deep Dive
1. Uniswap Fee Switch
Uniswap activated protocol fees on v2 and on selected v3 pools while setting interface fees to zero.
- Reports say v2 LP fees fall from 0.30% to 0.25%, with 0.05% captured by the protocol, and v3 fees route a fraction of LP fees depending on the tier, with details outlined in a market update.
- The official account highlighted the interface fee change, with protocol fees discussed broadly by community and media posts linked in the update above.
Protocol fees redirect a small part of LP fees to the protocol. This can fund value accrual, but may affect LP behavior if net yields compress.
2. Value Accrual and Burns
The fee switch ties Uniswap usage to UNI token burns after a large treasury burn.
- Uniswap burned 100 million UNI after a near?unanimous governance vote, with subsequent fees directed toward ongoing burns per a news report.
- Early revenue impact looks modest, with community estimates suggesting limited near?term burn effect per a DeFi analysis recap.
The mechanism could support long?term scarcity, but the near?term token impact depends on traded volumes and how much fee is routed to burns.
3. Yield Basis Activation
Yield Basis, an AMM designed to mitigate impermanent loss, also cites a fee switch activation.
- Coverage notes its fee switch was activated earlier in December 2025 as part of its model to pay LPs in pool tokens and route protocol revenue per a coverage piece.
Beyond Uniswap, other AMMs are experimenting with protocol?level revenue. The specifics vary, so revenue paths and LP incentives differ by design.
Conclusion
The most prominent protocol to activate DEX?level fees recently is Uniswap, pairing the fee switch with a large burn and ongoing buyback?and?burn linkage. A smaller AMM, Yield Basis, also points to an active fee switch. The net effect depends on volumes and LP elasticity: higher volumes could strengthen value capture, while reduced LP yields could trim depth if not offset by scale or other incentives.
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