The launch of Uniswap V4 in January 2025, featuring hooks, singleton architecture, and 99.99% cheaper pool creation, initially sparked excitement but failed to sustain a UNI price rally, with UNI trading at $11.32, down 4% post-launch. Market feedback highlights developer enthusiasm for hooks, enabling dynamic fees and limit orders, which could attract sophisticated traders. However, bearish market conditions and broader crypto volatility overshadowed these innovations, as UNI struggled against the 20-day and 50-day EMA resistance. X posts note a 100x volume surge on Unichain ($38M daily), suggesting ecosystem growth, but this hasn’t translated to UNI price gains. Investors may see short-term dips as buying opportunities, but macroeconomic factors and delayed price momentum pose risks.