Uniswap announced on Thursday that it is launching Permissioned Pools, a framework that lets tokenized fund issuers restrict trading to approved investors while using its automated market maker. Developers at Uniswap Labs said the new pools allow issuers of tokenized assets to enforce compliance rules onchain, eliminating the need for separate offchain checks. Ken Ng, head of ecosystem at Uniswap Labs, said the feature provides a flexible way for issuers to trade on Uniswap without building separate infrastructure. Launch partners include tokenization firms Securitize and Superstate, as well as European digital securities platform Dowgo, all of which plan to use the pools for regulated onchain assets. The pools verify that a wallet has been approved by the asset issuer before any trade or liquidity deposit can occur, allowing eligible investors to trade through Uniswap while issuers retain control over who can participate. Robert Leshner, CEO of Superstate, told CoinDesk that moving compliance rules into the pool itself enables regulated assets to tap real AMM liquidity without giving up required securities controls. Uniswap has been expanding its support for institutional tokenized assets, following BlackRock's BUIDL money market fund, which became tradable on the protocol in February after being issued by Securitize. The broader DeFi sector is adapting to institutional demand, with Aave launching Horizon for tokenized lending and analysts projecting tokenized securities could reach a $5.5 trillion market by 2030. The development marks a step toward integrating traditional finance regulations with decentralized trading infrastructure.