Some thoughts on Unichain and why I think this is an important moment:

A new story of token value accumulation: according to the whitepaper, Validators who pledge UNI are rewarded at the value of their pledge-weighted tokens, meaning that UNI is being transformed from a governance token to a fee-accumulation token. There are a limited number of validators, and those with the highest UNI pledge weighting will validate the network and earn fees.

Unichain solidifies the 'fat app' argument: apps are launching their own chains because they want greater economics and control over the block space. uniswap is an important part of DeFi, and now, on its own chain, it will be able to earn fees from valuable transactions that aren't just DEX-related transactions.