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Bancor, the creator of a smart contract-based automated market maker, is suing 
Uniswap for patent infringement, alleging the decentralized finance exchange 
has used its technology without permission and profited significantly from it.
According to the May 20 announcement of the lawsuit, Bancor designed the 
technology in 2016 and patented it in January 2017. The technology underpins 
the &#8220;constant product automated market maker,&#8221; which involves using 
mathematics to add or withdraw resources from a liquidity pool. The 
application subsequently led to two issued patents.
Bancor alleges that Uniswap used the invention to create its protocol, 
launched in November 2018. The two organizations are considered competitors in 
the sector of decentralized finance (DeFi).
&#8220;When an organization continuously uses our invention without our 
authorization and does so as a means of competing with us, we must take 
action,&#8221; said Mark Richardson, project lead at Bancor.
At the time of publication, Uniswap had not publicly responded to the lawsuit, 
filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
&#8220;With this lawsuit, Bprotocol Foundation and LocalCoin seek compensation for 
Uniswap Labs&#8217; unlicensed use of Bancor&#8217;s patented technology and Uniswap 
Foundation&#8217;s inducement of infringement,&#8221; it said.
_**Related:**__**Texas court issues judgment against Bancor DAO after it 
ignored summons**_
## Uniswap dwarfs Bancor in some DEX metrics
Bancor hasn&#8217;t seen similar success to Uniswap, according to DefiLlama. The 
data aggregator ranks Uniswap as the second among all decentralized exchanges 
by 24-hour trading volume, with nearly $3.8 billion traded.
_Top 10 DEXs by 24-hour trading volume. Source:__DefiLlama_
Bancor, on the other hand, ranks No. 142 for trading 24-hour trading volume, 
with $378,579 as of May 20.
Uniswap has been one of the largest decentralized exchanges for a number of 
years. In its lifetime, it has processed $2.8 trillion in trading volume.
&#8220;If companies like Uniswap can act unchecked, we fear it will hinder 
innovation across the industry to the detriment of all DeFi players,&#8221; said 
Richardson.
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Bancor files patent infringement lawsuit against Uniswap over DEX tech

Zeus Network implementted advanced Chainlink tech to bridge Bitcoin to Solana 
in a decentralized way.

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Financial writer Robert Kiyosaki urges investors to consider assets like 
Bitcoin, gold and silver to protect their savings. He argues that these 
traditional forms of money are better shields against what he calls “mounting 
financial risks.” Kiyosaki has issued a fresh warning that an economic turmoil 
could be on the horizon. He points to the US departure from the gold standard 
in 1971 as the seed of ongoing instability. Related Reading: Analyst Drops 
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Crises According to Kiyosaki, the Long‑Term Capital Management event in 1998 
and the Wall Street crash in 2008 were early warnings. He says neither of 
those shocks caused the real problem—they merely hinted at deeper trouble. In 
his view, central banks patched holes by injecting cash, but they never fixed 
the underlying cracks. Those quick fixes run the risk of unravelling when debt 
levels get too high. In 1998 Wall Street got together and bailed out a hedge 
fund LTCM: Long Term Capital Management. In 2008 the Cental Banks got together 
to bail out Wall Street. In 2025, long time friend, Jim Rickards is asking who 
is going to bail out the Central Banks? In other words each… — Robert Kiyosaki 
(@theRealKiyosaki) May 18, 2025 Central Bank Limits Exposed Based on reports, 
Kiyosaki believes that printing money can’t solve every financial headache. He 
warns that central banks may soon hit their limits. He points out that 
unlimited cash printing erodes trust in currency, making it hard for banks and 
governments to rely on the same old playbook. In his words, “You can’t borrow 
or print your way out of an endless pile of debt.” That debt, he says, is 
growing every day. Student Loans As Potential Trigger According to the 
warning, US student loan debt ranks high on his list of danger signs. He sees 
it as a ticking time bomb that could trigger serious credit shocks. He’s not 
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unsettle credit markets. Economist James Rickards shares the view, arguing 
that mass non‑payments may shake the financial system more than commercial 
real estate or corporate bankruptcies. Growing Interest In Bitcoin And 
Precious Metals Based on his comments, more people are eyeing Bitcoin, gold 
and silver as lifeboats. He notes that Bitcoin’s capped supply gives it an 
edge over fiat money, which can be printed in endless batches. He contrasts a 
fixed 21 million‑coin limit with the unchecked growth of government debt. Gold 
and silver, with centuries of use as money, also win points because they can’t 
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Is Closer Than You Think—Analyst What Investors Should Watch Kiyosaki suggests 
keeping an eye on three key signs: rising debt levels, growing numbers of loan 
defaults, and continued currency printing. He adds that a shift toward 
alternative assets is a crowd signal—when more people start buying Bitcoin, 
trust in paper money falls. He reminds readers that no one can guarantee 
safety in cash; history has shown that hard assets often hold value when paper 
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Bprotocol Foundation and LocalCoin have filed a lawsuit against Uniswap Labs 
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Justice Ministry body created three months ago to probe alleged market 
manipulation linked to the LIBRA crypto meme coin promoted by President Javier 
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