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BlockTower Capital CEO: Uniswap’s Charges for Front-End or Extra Features Not Related to the Protocol Are Unreasonable

In response to Uniswap founder hayden.eth's announcement that Uniswap will charge a 0.15% exchange fee for certain tokens, BlockTower Capital CEO Air Paul replied that it is unreasonable to charge for additional front-end or protocol-independent functionality, but also believes that Uniswap's explanation for the fee is a wise communication strategy. Previously, Uniswap announced that it will charge a 0.15% exchange (swap) fee for certain tokens in its web application and wallet, including: ETH, USDC, WETH, USDT, DAI, WBTC, agEUR, GUSD, LUSD, EUROC, XSGD starting on October 17th.

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