# Uniswap

> Source: https://fuckyc.org/services/uniswap/
> Website: https://app.uniswap.org/
> Categories: DEX & atomic swaps
> KYC: none — On-chain protocol; no accounts, no signup. Front-end may geofence certain interfaces or warn for sanctioned addresses, but the contracts are permissionless.
> Status: active
> Jurisdiction: protocol — operator (Uniswap Labs) US-based
> Fiat on-ramp: no
> Payment methods: crypto
> Founded: 2018
> Open source: yes
> Custodial: no
> Last verified: 2026-01-01

## Verdict

Uniswap is the canonical permissionless AMM. The contracts have no notion of identity; the official front end has policy. Privacy at the DEX layer is a function of which wallet you connect and how that wallet's history was funded. Pair with a privacy chain or a privacy wallet upstream if non-correlation matters.

## Strengths

- Permissionless AMM contracts on Ethereum and several L2s; no account model at the protocol layer.
- The reference DEX implementation; broad token coverage and the largest pool depth on most majors.
- Wallet-controlled; you sign each swap.

## Caveats

- On-chain history is public. Using Uniswap from a wallet that has touched a KYC venue correlates everything.
- The official front end (app.uniswap.org) has geofenced some tokens and addresses; alternative front ends (e.g., on IPFS) bypass this but you must verify them.
- Operator (Uniswap Labs) is U.S.-based, which matters if you need a front end you can rely on without geofencing.
- Facts need re-verification by operator (last seeded 2026-01).

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## What Uniswap is

A constant-function automated-market-maker protocol on Ethereum and several L2s. There is no account; the protocol is a set of smart contracts.

## Threat-model fit

Useful as a no-account swap venue at the contract level. Wallet hygiene is what determines privacy in practice.

## Sources

- [Uniswap documentation](https://docs.uniswap.org/) — accessed 2026-01-01
- [KYCnot.me — Uniswap entry](https://kycnot.me/service/uniswap) — accessed 2026-01-01