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UniSwap is a protocol that allows traders to swap Ethereum ERC20 tokens without using an order book . The swap rate is based on the demand for both tokens and the balances of the swapping pair. Traditional markets heavily rely on liquidity for their success.

Every time a trade is executed on Uniswap, liquidity providers (LPs) earn fees proportional to the amount of liquidity they have supplied. This fee is usually set at 0.3% but can be as low as 0.05% for stable assets, and as high as 1% for more exotic pairs .

Uniswap incentivizes users to add liquidity to trading pools by rewarding providers with the fees generated when other users trade with those pools . Market making, in general, is a complex activity.

Each Uniswap liquidity pool is a trading venue for a pair of ERC20 tokens . When a pool contract is created, its balances of each token are 0; in order for the pool to begin facilitating trades, someone must seed it with an initial deposit of each token.