UniswapUNI price and how to buy on Ethereum

Ethereum

$7.182.4%

As of October 23, 2026, when this page was built

The governance token of Uniswap, Ethereum's largest exchange.

UNI / USD

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As of October 23, 2026, when this page was built

What UNI is

UNI is the governance token of Uniswap, the decentralised exchange that popularised the automated market maker: instead of an order book, traders swap against pools of two tokens that anyone can supply, and the price moves with the balance of each pool. Uniswap launched in 2018, and UNI followed in September 2020, handed out in part as an airdrop to the people who had already used it.

Holders vote on changes to the protocol and on how its treasury is spent. For most of its life UNI did not share in Uniswap's trading fees, and whether and how to switch on a fee for the protocol has been one of the longest-running debates in DeFi; the price has moved sharply on news about it.

Its price moves with Uniswap's trading volume, the health of DeFi and regulatory news about decentralised exchanges.

Buying UNI, step by step

1
Connect an EVM wallet
Open the swap panel and connect MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet or any browser wallet that supports Ethereum. On a phone, the same wallets open through their own apps. Privacc only reads your public address — it cannot move your funds.
2
Hold some ETH on Ethereum for gas
Every Ethereum transaction is paid for in ETH, whatever token you are swapping, so a wallet with no ETH cannot buy UNI. The panel opens on Ethereum; if your wallet is set to another network it will ask to switch.
3
Check the token is UNI
The panel is already set to UNI at the contract address on this page, so there is nothing to search for. If you pick it by hand, compare the address rather than the name — copies with the same symbol exist.
4
Approve, then swap
If you pay with a token rather than ETH, your wallet first asks you to approve the router to spend it. That is a separate transaction with its own gas fee, needed once per token. Then check the quote — the UNI you receive, the price impact and the fees — and sign the swap.
5
Find it in your wallet
The Uniswap arrives in the wallet you signed from once the transaction confirms. If your wallet does not list it, add it as a custom token using the contract address on this page.

UNI contract address on Ethereum

Token names and symbols on Ethereum are not unique — anyone can deploy a contract called UNI. The address is the only thing that identifies the real one. Check it, never the name:

0x1f9840a85d5aF5bf1D1762F925BDADdC4201F984

The swap panel on this page is already set to buy UNI at this address.View on Etherscan

Common mistakes

Buying UNI is not providing liquidity on Uniswap. Trading fees are earned mainly by the people who supply tokens to each pool, not by holding the governance token.
Fake Uniswap sites and fake UNI airdrop claims are a common scam. There is no UNI to claim by connecting a wallet to an unfamiliar page.
UNI on other networks is a bridged copy with a separate contract. The address on this page is the Ethereum original.

Risks to understand

Nothing on this page is financial advice. Read how to spot a rug pull before buying anything smaller than this.

UNI questions

What can I do with UNI?

Vote on Uniswap governance proposals, or delegate your vote to someone else. It is not needed to trade on Uniswap.

Does holding UNI earn trading fees?

Not by holding it in a wallet. Fees go to liquidity providers, and whether part of them should go to the protocol and its token holders is decided by governance.

Do I need UNI to use Uniswap?

No. Anyone can swap on Uniswap without holding UNI, and routes on this page often pass through Uniswap pools either way.

Where can I buy UNI on Ethereum?

On this page. Connect an EVM wallet with some ETH for gas, enter an amount and sign. The UNI goes straight to your wallet without passing through Privacc.

Do I need an account to buy UNI?

No. Privacc has no accounts and no sign-up because it never takes custody of your funds. You connect a wallet, sign a transaction, and the tokens go straight to you.

What does it cost to buy UNI on Ethereum?

The Ethereum network fee, paid in ETH; a one-off approval fee the first time you sell a given token; the price impact of the route; and any service fee. All of it is in the quote you see before you sign.