The US SEC’s notice to Uniswap spurs over 16% UNI price fall and whale sell-off
The price of Uniswap (UNI) coin had a significant decline of 16%, reaching $9.37, after the issuance of a Wells Notice by the US SEC. This notice indicates potential legal challenges for the decentralized exchange. According to Lookonchain, three large holders of Uniswap, often referred to as ‘whales’, sold a total of 2.03 million UNI tokens, resulting in a significant decrease of $20 million in the overall value of Uniswap. Prominent stakeholders in UNI are divesting their assets to Binance. One shareholder liquidated 1.25 million UNI tokens, while another exchanged 472,000 UNI tokens for $4.6 million worth of USDC, resulting