Uniswap Dominated 2022: $620 Billion in Trading Volume Signals DeFi's Rise

The Ethereum decentralized exchange, Uniswap, announced a staggering $620 billion in trading volume in 2022, processed through 68 million transactions. This phenomenal growth underscores the increasing adoption and importance of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) in the cryptocurrency landscape.

Uniswap's success is a testament to the benefits of decentralization, offering users greater transparency, security, and control over their assets. The exponential growth of Uniswap shows that the future of cryptocurrency trading lies in decentralized exchanges.

While the overall decentralized crypto exchange market sees fluctuations, data shows 20 decentralized crypto exchanges have a total 24h trading volume of $1.91 Billion with a -46.37% change in the last 24 hours (data as of 21 de ene. de 20). However, Uniswap consistently outperforms its competitors. For instance, Uniswap (V2) is a Decentralized exchange that ranks 161 on BitDegree Exchange Tracker and reported a trading volume of $98,969,815 in the last 24 hours. Looking back, Uniswap's dominance is clear. At press time, the DeFi volume Decentralized exchange Uniswap had a 7 day trading volume that was over four times higher than that of Sushiwap during the same period in September 2025.

The leading decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap recorded an all-time high trading volume of over $100 billion in October. This milestone is part of a larger trend that highlights the increasing preference for decentralized alternatives to traditional centralized exchanges. Uniswap's impressive performance in 2022 solidified its position as a leader in the DeFi space and suggests a continued trend towards decentralized finance solutions.