Uniswap vs 
Curve DAO
Both are automated market makers, tuned for opposite jobs. Uniswap is built for volatile pairs and general-purpose swapping. Curve's mathematics is specialised for assets meant to hold the same value — stablecoins and staked-asset derivatives — where it delivers far lower slippage. Curve also pioneered vote-escrowed tokenomics, locking tokens for governance weight, which much of DeFi went on to copy.
12 months, both starting at 100 (AUD)
UNI → 90 · CRV → 37| Measure | UNI | CRV |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | A$8.2B | A$0.7B |
| Rank | #22 | #108 |
| Price | A$13.14 | A$0.4612 |
| 90-day change (AUD) | +209.1% | +63.5% |
| 12-month change (AUD) | +4.8% | −56.5% |
| From all-time high | −77.4% | −97.9% |
| Supply model | Capped: 1.00B max | Capped: 3.03B max |
| AU exchanges we verify it on | 3 | 3 |
About Uniswap
UNI is the governance token of Uniswap, the largest decentralised exchange on Ethereum — the protocol that pioneered automated market making. Holders can vote on protocol decisions; the token's value is a claim on the protocol's significance rather than its fees.
About Curve DAO
Curve is the veteran DEX for stablecoin and like-for-like swaps, whose vote-locked CRV tokenomics spawned DeFi's "Curve wars". Still core plumbing for stable liquidity.
FAQ
Which is bigger, Uniswap or Curve DAO?
By market value today: Uniswap (A$8.2B vs A$0.7B). Size measures money invested, not quality — but it does measure liquidity, which affects how easily you can buy and sell.
Which performed better this year?
Over the past 12 months in AUD terms: UNI +4.8%, CRV −56.5% — the chart above shows the whole path, which matters more than the endpoints. Past performance is no indicator of future results, in either direction.
Can I buy both in Australia?
Yes — both are listed on AUSTRAC-registered exchanges we verify. UNI appears on 3 of our reviewed platforms and CRV on 3. Compare costs first on the fee calculator, and remember every crypto-to-crypto swap between them is a CGT event.
Should I hold UNI or CRV?
That's a personal decision we don't make for you — this page exists to make the structural differences clear so the choice is yours. What we'd say to anyone: understand what job each coin is designed for, size positions like the risk is real, and check the honest failure statistics before going further down the market-cap list.
Data from our market records (powered by CoinGecko), refreshed with the daily rebuild. General information only, not financial advice — we compare structure and history, we don't pick winners.