{"id":946286,"date":"2021-05-04T16:59:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T06:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/?p=946286"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:28:28","slug":"uniswap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/cryptocurrency\/defi\/uniswap","title":{"rendered":"Uniswap beginner’s guide: How to trade and provide liquidity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uniswap is one of the largest decentralised exchanges (DEXs) in the cryptocurrency industry. It runs on Ethereum<\/a> and allows you to exchange any ERC-20 tokens using an Automated Market Maker protocol (AMM) instead of a standard spot market order book.<\/p>\n\n

This guide will teach you how to use uniswap, trade in and out of pools, provide liquidity in return for rewards, and make you aware of the risks involved throughout.<\/p>\n

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Uniswap and other DeFi<\/a> protocols are experimental works in progress. Funds deposited into Uniswap or DeFi protocols in general can be at risk of smart contract vulnerabilities, malicious developers and hacks. Uniswap is governed by token holders through a DAO (decentralised autonomous organisation).<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n Disclaimer:<\/b> This information should not be interpreted as an endorsement of cryptocurrency or any specific\n provider, service or offering. It is not a recommendation to trade.\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

What is Uniswap Exchange?<\/h3>\n\n

Uniswap works by incentivizing liquidity providers to provide collateral and make liquidity pools. Traders then use these liquidity pools to trade, instead of trying to find a matching buyer or seller on the spot market.<\/p>\n\n