Uniswap ranks as top DEX for stablecoin trading ahead of Arc launch

Uniswap has quietly turned itself into the dominant venue for stablecoin-to-stablecoin swaps across EVM-compatible chains, processing 57% of that trading volume. That’s up from 43% at the start of the year. The timing isn’t accidental. Circle’s Arc, a Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoin applications, is set to launch its public mainnet on September 16. Uniswap will be there from day one, providing swap infrastructure and liquidity on a chain that counts BlackRock, Visa, and Mastercard among its founding validators. The numbers behind Uniswap’s stablecoin dominance Uniswap’s cumulative trading volume has now surpassed $4.4 trillion. The protocol’s stablecoin market share has grown by 14 percentage points in a matter of months. Uniswap’s integration with Arc, announced around mid-June 2026, locks in that advantage on an entirely new chain. Rather than waiting for organic liquidity to develop, Arc gets access to battle-tested automated market maker technology immediately. What Arc actually is, and why institutions care Arc is designed specifically for stablecoins, real-time payments, tokenization, and institutional finance. USDC serves as Arc’s native gas token, which mean...