UNI slides before CME futures debut as Binance flows ease

What happened?

1. Each standard Uniswap futures contract represents 10,000 UNI, valued by 24/7 Wall St. at about $72,500 at current prices
2. On October 18, UNI was trading at $7.25, about 34% off its $10.93 peak of September 23 (24/7 Wall St.).
3. UNI fell 20.8% in the two weeks to October 17 (24/7 Wall St.)
4. When CME announced the Uniswap futures on September 22, UNI rose 13.7% that day, from an opening $8.99 to a close of $10.22 (24/7 Wall St.)
5. CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, in a report dated October 17, said UNI appears to be in a distribution phase, with rising exchange inflows; UNI inflows on Binance peaked in late September (24/7 Wall St. citing CryptoQuant)

UNI traded at $7.25 on October 18, 2026, about 34% below its September 23 high of $10.93, ahead of CME Group's planned Uniswap futures listing on October 19, which 24/7 Wall St. reports is still pending regulatory review. A CryptoQuant report dated October 17, from an analyst using the name Darkfost, says the token appears to be in a distribution phase with rising exchange inflows, while UNI inflows on Binance peaked in late September.

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