Uniswap Exchange
This simple tutorial will guide you through the process of adding any standard ERC20 token to the Uniswap decentralized exchange.
Using Uniswap, you can sell your tokens in a trustless way to investors who are interested in buying them. If you'd like to watch a video guide, you can watch a short 5 minute video in a video walkthrough section. If you prefer going through step-by-step instructions where we explain every step on the way, keep on reading.
Before we go into details, we would like to offer you an easy way to deploy your ERC20 token using the ERC20 token creator tool we have set up for 'regular' folks who are not Ethereum developers. You can deploy your tokens in just a few minutes!
What is Uniswap?
Uniswap is a protocol for automated token exchange on Ethereum and a decentralized exchange whose mission is to bring decentralized and trustless asset exchange to traders and liquidity providers. It provides a simple user interface for swapping any ERC20 token for ETH and vice versa. It does so by using smart contracts deployed on Ethereum network. It is best used when you want to exchange tokens in less than a minute, without creating an account, and at a current market price. Due to it's simplicity, it gained a huge popularity with casual traders who are not interested in advanced trading tools.
Don't forget to take a look at our decentralized exchanges list to if you are looking for more exchanges to list your token.
Prerequisites
To finish this tutorial, make sure you have the following:
- Metamask browser extension installed and unlocked
- ERC20 tokens deployed to Ethereum mainnet and in Metamask wallet address - see Adding ERC20 tokens to Metamask Wallet
- ETH funds in your wallet in the amount you want to sell - like a deposit that will be returned to you later.