Jupiter Joins Top DeFi Earners, Outpacing Pump.fun, PancakeSwap
Jupiter Exchange has surpassed major decentralized finance (DeFi) players, securing the second-highest daily fee ranking after stablecoin issuer Tether.
Additionally, the decentralized exchange (DEX) generated $2.73 million in revenue over a 24-hour period, going above fellow Solana stalwart Pump.fun.
Jupiter Usurps Pump.fun
According to data from DefiLlama, the exchange has earned $10.88 million in fees since yesterday, about $7.3 million less than the amount Tether raked in.
However, Jupiter performed markedly better than Uniswap, PancakeSwap, sister platform Meteora, and Hyperliquid, a rising star in the perpetual futures trading space. Apart from Uniswap, none of these competing protocols earned more than $5 million in fees in the last 24 hours.
In terms of revenue in the same period, Tether is heads and shoulders above everyone, with its $18.19 million being three times more than its closest competitor, Circle. Hyperliquid was third, bringing in $3.53 million, while Jupiter went above Pump.fun with a 24-hour revenue of $2.42 million.
Over seven days, the DEX’s fee earnings stand at $23.31 million, only bettered by Tether’s $127.26 million, Circle’s $41.54 million, and PancakeSwap’s $36.15 million. Other Solana-based platforms in the top ten include Meteora, Jito, and Pump.fun, which respectively received $19.52 million, $15.69 million, and $14.55 million in the last week.
Jupiter’s improving fortunes have come in the wake of turbulence in Solana’s DeFi space. Last week, Meteora, co-founded by Jupiter’s pseudonymous lead, Meow, faced leadership upheavals after its other co-founder, Ben Chow, resigned over allegations of financial misconduct.
Additionally, the controversy surrounding the LIBRA meme coin, which soared and then crashed after a high-profile endorsement from Argentine President Javier Milei, has also shaken confidence in some DeFi platforms.
JUP Market Performance
Data from CoinGecko shows the decentralized finance category is up by a slight 0.6% since yesterday, with its collective market cap at $102 billion.
Jupiter’s JUP token is among the better-performing cryptocurrencies in the sector, gaining 9.5% on its price over the previous 24 hours. Among the segment’s top ten assets by market cap, it was only bettered by Maker (MKR), up 21.4%, and Hyperliquid’s HYPE, which registered an 11.9% uptick.
Across seven days, JUP also suffered the least loss among DeFi heavyweights, dropping just 1.0% of its value. The biggest large-cap losers were Aave (AAVE), down 17.8%, Chainlink (LINK), which shed more than 14% of its value, and Uniswap’s UNI token, which declined by 13.8%.
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UNI Defies Market Sentiment As SEC Closes Uniswap Labs Investigation
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially closed its investigation into Uniswap Labs without taking any enforcement action.
The decision to drop the investigation solidifies a shift in the SEC’s approach under its current leadership, which has been reassessing enforcement actions across the crypto industry.
SEC Ends Uniswap Probe
During Gary Gensler’s tenure as SEC chair, the agency took a hardline stance against crypto and asserted that most tokens qualified as securities. The Biden-appointed former Goldman Sachs executive led multiple legal actions against crypto firms, accusing them of selling unregistered securities. Since his resignation on January 20, the SEC has rapidly abandoned many of these lawsuits.
Uniswap Labs welcomed the latest resolution, describing it as a “relief” not only for the company but also for the broader DeFi ecosystem, which has long faced regulatory uncertainty. It added that it is working with regulators and policymakers to establish clear and sensible frameworks for emerging financial technologies.
In a statement, the entity behind Uniswap DEX said,
“We have always welcomed dialogue with regulators and policymakers on developing clear, sensible laws and rules for new technology like DeFi. We look forward to productive conversations about our industry’s future in the weeks and months to come.”
Following the announcement, UNI posted daily gains of over 4%, rising to over $8, while the rest of the market still struggles after the Tuesday crash.
The SEC launched an investigation into Uniswap Labs last April, claiming through a Wells Notice that the company had been unlawfully acting as a broker, exchange, and clearing agency while also dealing in unregistered securities. This case was widely regarded as a key regulatory battle for DeFi.
In response, Uniswap Labs called the agency’s legal arguments “weak” and urged it to respect constitutional limits. The company argued that the SEC wrongly assumes all tokens are securities and is improperly redefining terms like “exchange” and “broker” to fit its case.
Unichain Launch
The latest development comes two weeks after Uniswap announced the launch of Unichain, its Ethereum Layer 2 solution, as it marked its entry into the competitive L2 ecosystem. Built on the Optimism Superchain, Unichain aims to improve DeFi by offering faster transactions, lower fees, and increased decentralization. It features one-second block times, 95% cheaper gas fees than Ethereum, and native USDC integration.
Users can swap, bridge, and provide liquidity directly through Uniswap’s app. Unichain prioritizes decentralization from the start. The focus will also be on a public Validation Network; however, it faces stiff competition from established Layer 2 networks such as Arbitrum and Base.
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