Uniswap Launches ETH/USDC Pool With Separate Buy and Sell Fees
Uniswap launched an ETH/USDC pool that uses separate buy and sell fees. The pool includes a VolatilePair Hook that adds temporary charges on trades that reverse large price moves, and the design is presented as a dynamic fee model for volatile ETH/USDC trading. The setup is described as aiming to keep more arbitrage value with liquidity providers.
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Liquidity providers in the ETH/USDC pool are the group most directly affected, because the setup is described as keeping more arbitrage value with them. Traders in the pool also see a different fee structure for buys and sells than a single flat charge.
Before this pool, the relevant detail that changes in practice is that fees can vary by direction and can be temporary when trades reverse large price moves. What stays the same is that the pool still operates as an ETH/USDC trading venue. (per thedefiant.io)
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