Uniswap Labs plans OUSD rewards hook for liquidity providers

Uniswap Labs is developing a new hook for Uniswap v4. It would pay OUSD rewards directly to liquidity providers on eligible pools. OUSD is Origin Dollar, a yield-bearing stablecoin. The planned feature would give liquidity providers a way to earn beyond the trading fees that have traditionally been their main source of income on the exchange. How the OUSD rewards hook would work Hooks are an extensible architecture in Uniswap v4. They allow custom logic to run during pool events such as trades and changes to liquidity positions. The OUSD rewards hook would use that system to deliver Origin Dollar incentives to liquidity providers in qualifying pools. Rather than relying on a separate rewards program layered on top, the distribution logic would live inside the pool mechanics. The initiative is aimed mainly at trading pairs involving stablecoins. The project remains in early planning. As of September 2026, Uniswap Labs has not disclosed a specific rollout date for the OUSD rewards mechanism. Part of a broader push around v4 and stablecoins The OUSD hook is not arriving in isolation. It follows the launch of the StablePair Hook in September 2026, which brought dynamic fees to stableco...