SMBC Nikko and Nethermind are building a regulated entry into DeFi in Japan on Uniswap v4, readiness by mid 2027

AML rules and investor protection are assembled directly inside pools via v4 hooks, so that a Japanese broker can legally admit clients to liquidity. Now this is a development agreement, not a working product, and it requires no action from holders.

**SMBC Nikko Securities**: The Japanese broker announced on October 2 an agreement with Nethermind, Uniswap Labs, Base and Nyx on a DeFi Gateway, readiness by mid 2027.

**Uniswap**: The Uniswap account writes that the SMBC Nikko venue is being built on the protocol, compliance inside the hook, onchain launch in mid 2027.

Facts

According to the retelling by theKOLLAB_io: the broker leads dialogue with regulators and the risk model, Nethermind leads engineering and contract security, Base leads deployment, Nyx advises on hooks. Progress will be shown to the Japanese FSA.
The project expands research by the broker and Nethermind started in March. There is as yet no working gateway, no regulator approval, no clients and no volumes. [@theKOLLAB_io, October 2, 2026]
Uniswap stated on October 2: SMBC Nikko is building a venue on Uniswap, compliance works inside the hook, onchain launch in mid 2027. [@Uniswap, October 2, 2026]
Uniswap Labs advises SMBC Nikko on integration and liquidity deployment before launch. [@Uniswap, October 2, 2026]

Awaiting

Whether there will be working pools with sufficient liquidity and clear admission rules by mid 2027.

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