SMBC Nikko and Nethermind Plan Compliance Hooks for Uniswap Pools
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SMBC Nikko, Nethermind, Uniswap Labs, Base and the Nyx Foundation have outlined a Japan-focused DeFi gateway built around Uniswap v4 hooks, with completion targeted for mid-2027. The project is described as a compliance-focused gateway for Uniswap pools, and newer coverage adds that it is being built as an onchain trading venue for Japanese investors with custom liquidity pools designed around Japan’s regulatory requirements.
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Japanese investors and firms connected to the project are the clearest immediate audience, because the plan is to build an onchain trading venue for Japanese investors. The setup also matters for the wider DeFi sector, since the gateway is explicitly tied to Japan’s regulatory requirements and to Uniswap v4 hooks.
What changes in practice is that the work is no longer just a general Uniswap pool design; it is described as custom liquidity pools with compliance features and asset-deployment strategies. At the same time, the basic structure remains a DeFi gateway built around Uniswap v4 hooks, rather than a different trading system.
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