Uniswap v4 just got a boost — Merkl incentives are now live!
Merkl has always been the go-to solution for incentivizing concentrated liquidity pools on Uniswap v3 — driving TVL growth and minimizing slippage for token swaps.
Starting today, anyone can use Merkl to incentivize liquidity on the newly launched Uniswap v4! Launching an incentive campaign with Merkl is fast and seamless — all you need is a crypto wallet, and you’re set in under 5 minutes.
What is Uniswap v4?
Uniswap v4 is the latest version of the Uniswap protocol, bringing new features compared to Uniswap v3, such as customizable "hooks" that give developers more control over liquidity pools. This version enhances efficiency, reduces gas fees, and enables innovations like onchain limit orders and dynamic fees.
Regardless of the version, Uniswap stays true to its decentralized exchange (DEX) mission: allowing DeFi users to swap tokens directly from their wallets without intermediaries. To ensure liquidity, Uniswap relies on an automated market maker (AMM) model, where liquidity providers (LPs) deposit funds into pools and earn fees from each trade.
Without liquidity in the pools, trading wouldn't be possible! And that’s where incentives and Merkl comes in!
Merkl: designed for Uniswap from day one
Merkl was originally built to optimize incentives for Angle stablecoins on Uniswap v3 pools.
The idea was simple: reward LPs with ANGLE tokens for supplying assets to Uniswap pools featuring Angle stablecoins, such as EURA-USDC and EURA-ETH.
And it turned out to be a success! What started as an internal incentivization project on Uniswap v3 has since evolved into Merkl — a leading incentive management platform with $90M+ distributed across 40+ chains, including $23M in incentives distributed on Uniswap v3 so far at the time of writing.
With pride and excitement, we’re now unlocking liquidity incentives for Uniswap v4!
Incentivize Uniswap v4 pools in seconds with Merkl
How to get started
Anyone can now create Merkl campaigns to incentivize liquidity on Uniswap v4 pools.
Whether you're a DeFi protocol looking to boost token liquidity, a blockchain, a DAO, or any Web3 project, getting started with Merkl is easy:
- Open the Merkl app and go to the "Create Campaign" page
- Connect the wallet holding the incentives you want to distribute
- Select Uniswap v4
- Choose the reward token, set the amount, and define the duration
- Pick the Uniswap v4 pool you want to incentivize from the list
- Add custom rules, such as boosts or address blacklisting.
Learn more about Uniswap v4 incentive campaign creation in the Merkl docs.
Benefits of incentivizing using Merkl
Merkl enables anyone to run advanced incentive programs with no effort. The Merkl engine’s powerful computations are made simple and accessible to anyone with a crypto wallet.
Even better, you can tailor your Uniswap v4 campaigns with a range of customizable parameters to boost user engagement or refine targeting — whether it's offering yield boosts for specific token holders, requiring liquidity bridging before deposits, or even rewarding assets on one chain while distributing incentives on another, what we call cross-chain incentives!
Best of all, you can activate forwarders! Merkl’s intelligent engine ensures users can still earn rewards, even if their assets are locked in third-party contracts such as automated liquidity managers (ALM) instead of their wallets.
Uniswap v4 enables the creation of custom hooks, making it possible to embed an incentive mechanism directly within a liquidity pool. But how does an incentive hook compare to Merkl incentives on Uniswap v4? Check out our article on Custom Hooks vs. Merkl.
With Uniswap v4 now supported, Merkl continues to redefine liquidity incentives in DeFi. Whether you're looking to attract liquidity, optimize rewards, or experiment with cross-chain incentives, Merkl makes it seamless and efficient. In just a few clicks, you can launch a tailored campaign and start driving real impact. The future of liquidity incentivization is here—ready to get started?
