Trading
Uniswap
The pool everything else routes into. A terminal can give you better information than Uniswap; it cannot give you a better price.
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The short answer
Uniswap is the primary AMM on Robinhood Chain and holds the deepest public spot liquidity, with v2, v3, v4 and UniswapX all deployed from day one. When a terminal or a bot fills your order, the swap settles in these pools – so the price is the pool price either way, and what the terminal charges buys data and speed rather than execution. Use Uniswap directly when you already know what you are buying; use a terminal when finding and checking the token is the hard part.
Use it when
- You already decided on the token and only need the swap
- You want nothing between your wallet and the pool
- You are trading a size where a terminal's cut is a real number
- You are adding or removing liquidity rather than trading
Skip it when
- You are looking for what launched in the last hour
- You need holder concentration or a safety check before buying
- You want a limit order, a stop or any kind of automation
- You are trading from a phone in a hurry
What you are actually paying for
The pool fee – 0.05%, 0.30% or 1% depending on which pool your swap routes through. The interface may add a fee of its own on some routes, so treat the pool fee as the floor rather than the total. There is no account, no subscription and nothing recurring; gas is paid separately in ETH.
Setting it up
- Use a wallet that simulates transactions – Rabby shows the balance change before you sign.
- Add Robinhood Chain, chain ID 4663, and hold ETH for gas.
- Paste the contract address rather than searching the ticker. Tickers are not unique and impersonation costs nothing.
- Read the pool's liquidity before sizing. In a thin pool your own order is most of the volume.
- Set slippage deliberately. A loose setting on a thin pool is how you pay far more than the quote.
Specifications
- Chains
- Robinhood Chain, Ethereum and most major L2s
- Runs on
- Web app with a browser wallet
- Fees
- Pool fee of 0.05%, 0.30% or 1%
- Custody
- Non-custodial
- Price
- Free
- Setup
- Easy
What can go wrong
- An unverified contract address is the most common way to buy the wrong token
- Thin pools move on your own order, and the quote will not warn you
- Token approvals outlive the trade – revoke the ones you no longer use
Uniswap FAQ
Is Uniswap cheaper than a trading terminal?
On the swap itself, yes. Terminals route into these same pools and add a fee on top, so the pool price is the same and the terminal's cut is extra. What you get for that cut is discovery, holder analysis and speed, not a better fill.
Which Uniswap version should I use on Robinhood Chain?
Whichever holds the liquidity for your pair. v2, v3, v4 and UniswapX all deployed on the chain from day one, and the interface routes automatically – the version matters when you are providing liquidity, not when you are swapping.
What slippage should I set?
As low as the pool allows you to fill. High slippage exists for thin pools and volatile launches, and it is precisely there that it costs the most. If a swap only completes at very high slippage, the pool is telling you something about its depth.
Alternatives
GMGNAdds discovery and holder analysis on top of the same pools, for a fee per swap.
AxiomExchange-style order management if you need limits and stops rather than a swap box.
DexscreenerFree screener for finding and checking pairs before you come back here to trade.