Uniswap’s DEX Volume Share Increases to 23.65% in February 2025

The DEX to CEX trading volume ratio peaked at 20.02% in January 2025, indicating a shift toward decentralized exchanges like Uniswap and PancakeSwap amidst potential market recovery.

Unichain Contracts Surge

  • Unichain deployed 13.8K new contracts on Layer 2 recently.
  • This marks a significant recovery trend.

Uniswap Market Share Growth

  • Uniswap's DEX volume share rose from 21.96% to 23.65% in February 2025.
  • Raydium’s share decreased from 27.11% to 16.14%.
  • PancakeSwap increased its share from 17.23% to 29.17%.

Uniswap accounted for $100.47 billion of the total $457.49 billion DEX volume last month. Raydium led with $124.03 billion, followed by PancakeSwap at $78.82 billion.

Large Transactions Rise

  • Large transactions on Uniswap increased from 96 to 169 in the past week.
  • Growing adoption among large holders reflects this rise.

Whale Activity Declines

  • Total USD value of UNI holdings dropped from $13.59 billion to $9.34 billion since early 2025.
  • Holdings over $100,000 decreased from $13.28 billion to $9.11 billion.

Current UNI Price Trends

  • UNI price is stabilizing near $9, showing signs of a double bottom pattern.
  • Daily RSI indicates bullish divergence, but recent trends show a decline of over 50% since December 2024.
  • A breakdown below $9 may test support levels at $7.30 and $6.20.

The outlook suggests that while there are positive indicators, whales' declining interest could impact future price movements.