1inch integroval Monad, takže uživatelé mohou na síti swapovat aktiva, přesouvat je cross-chain bez tradičního bridge a využít Monad přes 1inch dApp, Wallet, Aqua i API.
Swap on Monad, one of the fastest EVM chains, move assets cross-chain without a bridge, provide liquidity through Aqua and access Monad through every 1inch API.
Fast chains need fast, efficient trading infrastructure. That is why 1inch has integrated Monad, a high-performance EVM chain built around 300ms blocks, 600ms finality and fees at fractions of a cent.
What is Monad?Monad combines full EVM compatibility with a design built for high throughput. The network targets up to 10,000 transactions per second, with transactions confirming in under a second. And it already has significant DeFi activity.
As of early September, Monad held around $956 mln in TVL, while daily DEX volume ranged from roughly $200 mln to $340 mln, according to DefiLlama. Daily active addresses stood at around 22,000-27,000.
Aggregation, however, still represents only a small part of that activity. Aggregators routed around $4.6 mln-$11 mln per day, or roughly 2%-3% of total DEX volume. Some activity may be boosted by bots and incentives, but the network has already developed a sizable trading ecosystem.
Now, 1inch brings its routing and execution infrastructure to that market.
With Monad support, you can swap assets on the network directly through the 1inch dApp or 1inch Wallet.
Intent-based swaps let you specify the outcome you want while competing resolvers fill the order. For users, that means no gas fees and built-in MEV protection.
Monad already supports a broad range of assets, including:
MON and wrapped MON (WMON)Stablecoins including USDC, USDT0, AUSD, USDe and GHOMajor assets including WETH, WBTC, cbBTC and wstETHMonad ecosystem assets such as aprMON, sMON, gMON, APR and CHOGNative USDC, available through Circle CCTP, also provides a familiar stablecoin route for capital moving into and around the ecosystem.
Move assets to Monad without a bridgeGetting onto a new chain traditionally means finding a bridge, moving assets across and then opening another interface to make the trade you actually wanted.
1inch cross-chain swaps remove those extra steps.
You can swap an asset on another supported network directly for an asset on Monad in one cross-chain transaction. There is no need to interact with a traditional bridge, and the process remains self-custodial end to end.
That makes Monad accessible not only to traders already active there, but also to existing 1inch users looking to move liquidity onto the network.
One more chain, one connected DeFi experienceMonad is built around speed. 1inch makes that speed accessible across a broader DeFi environment.
Whether you are trading directly on Monad, moving assets there from another chain, providing liquidity through Aqua or adding Monad to an application through 1inch APIs, the network is now part of the same 1inch experience.
Explore Monad on 1inch.
Disclaimer: This content is provided for informational purposes only. Nothing in this material constitutes financial, investment, legal or tax advice, or a recommendation to enter into any transaction. Providing liquidity involves risk, including the possible loss of all funds involved. Fees are not guaranteed.
1inch zveřejnil pololetní zprávu o bug bounty s HackenProof: od ledna do června přišlo 1 055 nahlášení napříč šesti programy a 32 vedlo k odměnám. Zvlášť Aqua získala 472 nahlášení a 9 odměněných zranitelností.
In the first half of this year, over a thousand reports were submitted across six bug bounty programs, helping us to uncover vulnerabilities.
What does it take to build trust in institutional-grade DeFi? Transparency is a big part of the answer.
As traditional finance moves further on-chain, security and trust remain critical barriers to adoption. We have been working to address that challenge through initiatives including the second edition of its Risk Management Whitepaper, ISO 27001 certification and SOC 2 (Type 1) attestation.
Now, we are taking another step with the launch of a biannual bug bounty report, created in collaboration with HackenProof. The first report, released today, focuses on the 1inch Aqua bug bounty program and activity in H1 2026.
“Institutional-grade DeFi requires proactively adopting standards that go past what is prescribed,” comments Sergej Kunz, co-founder of 1inch. “The industry needs to go beyond the minimum to ensure products are secure and reliable. With Aqua, as with all our products, we put multiple layers of checks and testing in place from the start, and bug bounties are a key part of that approach.”
“Aqua’s approach to security highlights the value of making security an ongoing part of product development. Its bug bounty program provides continuous visibility into potential security risks as the product evolves, helping the team strengthen the protocol and reduce the likelihood of costly security incidents,” said Alex Horlan, CTO of HackenProof.
Across 1inch’s six core HackenProof bug bounty programs, 1,055 reports were submitted by security researchers in the January to June period. Of those reports, 32 resulted in payouts across different severity levels.
Focus on 1inch Aqua A separate in-depth report is focused on 1inch Aqua, our recently launched first-of-its-kind shared liquidity layer. Aqua has grown rapidly since being made public, surpassing $100 million in volume within a matter of weeks. However, its success and security weren’t built overnight. Its HackenProof bug bounty program saw a huge amount of interest and contributed greatly to the product's security from day one.
The Aqua bug bounty program saw high engagement from the security community, with 472 submissions received from 217 researchers, covering a range of vulnerabilities at different levels of severity.
A total of 9 vulnerabilities have been rewarded, including one high-severity vulnerability, as well as a number of medium and low-severity vulnerabilities. These included logic inconsistencies, unit mismatches, execution edge cases and tooling-related issues. As with all the vulnerabilities, these have now been resolved, adding to the stability and security of the protocol.
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1inch nyní podporuje tokenizované akcie Coinbase na Base, takže způsobilí uživatelé mohou obchodovat AAPLc, GOOGLc, METAc a NVDAc přímo v jeho dApp, Wallet i API.
Coinbase has brought a new range of tokenized equities to Base, using the B20 token standard. From day one, eligible users can trade supported assets through 1inch.
Traditional markets are moving onchain, and 1inch has always been at the forefront of these changes, supporting RWAs from Ondo, xStocks and Maple.
Now, 1inch also supports Coinbase tokenized stocks on Base. The initial selection includes assets linked to Apple, Alphabet, Meta and Nvidia.
The launch strengthens 1inch’s position as a gateway to tokenized real-world assets, giving eligible users direct access to Coinbase’s new B20-based equities on Base. Because B20 is compatible with existing ERC-20 infrastructure, these assets can plug into 1inch’s swap routing from day one, expanding choice while keeping access within the same DeFi trading flow.
Tokenized equities on BaseTokenized equities are blockchain-based assets designed to track or provide exposure to companies and other equity-related instruments.
By bringing them on-chain, issuers can connect traditional financial assets with programmable DeFi infrastructure. These assets can be held in compatible wallets and integrated into trading applications and other on-chain products, subject to the issuer’s terms and regional restrictions.
Base has identified tokenized markets as a major part of its 2026 strategy. The network aims to support equities, commodities and other asset classes across spot, tokenized, prediction and derivatives markets.
Coinbase’s new assets take this strategy a step further by launching on Base through B20, a token standard designed with tokenized finance in mind.
What is the B20 token standard?B20 is a Base-native standard for issuing fungible assets such as stablecoins, tokenized equities and other RWAs.
Unlike a conventional ERC-20 token deployed through an individual smart contract on the Ethereum network, B20 is implemented at the protocol level. It gives issuers a standardized framework without requiring them to build and audit a new token contract from scratch.
B20 supports built-in controls for functions such as minting, burning, pausing, supply limits and transfer policies. At the same time, it remains compatible with ERC-20 infrastructure, helping existing wallets, exchanges and DeFi applications interact with B20 assets.
The standard has two configurations:
Asset tokens, designed for RWAs, tokenized equities and other fungible assetsStablecoin tokens, which use a fixed six-decimal format and specify a fiat currency denominationThis combination of standardized issuance, issuer controls and ERC-20 compatibility is designed to make it easier to bring regulated and real-world assets on-chain.
Which Coinbase tokenized assets are supported?The initial selection available through 1inch includes:
AAPLc - AppleGOOGLc - AlphabetMETAc - Meta PlatformsNVDAc - NvidiaAvailability, liquidity and trading conditions may differ between assets. The tokens are not available in the US, UK and other restricted jurisdictions.
Trading Coinbase RWAs through 1inchEligible users can now access supported Coinbase tokenized assets on Base through the 1inch dApp, 1inch Wallet and 1inch APIs.
When you initiate a swap, 1inch scans available on-chain liquidity and routes your transaction along an efficient path. This removes the need to check individual liquidity venues manually.
To explore the assets:
Open the 1inch dApp.Connect a compatible wallet.Select Base as the network.Choose one of the supported tokenized assets.Review the route, rate and transaction details before confirming the swap.As with any new on-chain asset, liquidity may vary. Always verify the token, issuer information and transaction details before proceeding.
Towards an onchain futureTokenized equities connect familiar financial assets with open, programmable infrastructure. B20 provides Base with tokenization tools built directly into the network. Coinbase is using those rails to bring a new selection of equity-linked assets on-chain. And 1inch makes supported tokens accessible through its swap infrastructure from day one.
Explore Coinbase tokenized assets on 1inch.
Disclaimer: This campaign is operated by Merkl (Angle Labs), which calculates and distributes all rewards, and is subject to Merkl's applicable terms and policies. The campaign forms part of the tokenized-equities launch programme on Base; 1inch Network has contributed funding. It is not sponsored or endorsed by Base or Coinbase. Rewards are paid in USDC on qualifying purchases made through the 1inch dApp or 1inch Wallet and held through the applicable epoch; purchases made through other interfaces, integrations or APIs do not qualify. Rewards are not an investment opportunity, and no reward, rate or return is guaranteed. Reward calculations are final once processed. Campaign parameters may change, and the campaign may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time. Participation is subject to eligibility, geographic, integrity and compliance screening, and any wallet or participant may be excluded from the campaign or from rewards on that basis at any time; attempts to circumvent geographic or eligibility restrictions, including through VPNs or other means, result in exclusion and forfeiture of rewards. Rewards must be claimed on the Merkl app and may cease to be claimable after the end of the campaign. Tokenized stocks are issued by third parties and are subject to the issuer's terms and to transfer and regional restrictions; their availability, liquidity, transferability and market value may fluctuate, are not guaranteed and are outside the campaign's control. 1inch is not the issuer of, and is not responsible for, any tokenized asset. You are solely responsible for any taxes arising in connection with rewards or trading. Any figures shown on campaign interfaces are informational only and not a promise of returns. By participating in the campaign or claiming rewards, you agree to the campaign rules described in this post and to the 1inch.com Terms of Use, which also apply to campaign participation to the extent relevant. Not available to persons located in, residents of, or accessing from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, Switzerland, or any sanctioned or otherwise restricted jurisdiction. Nothing in this post constitutes financial, investment, legal or tax advice, or a recommendation, solicitation or inducement to buy or sell any security or other asset.
1inch uvedl, že Aqua prošla osmi nezávislými bezpečnostními audity od předních firem a všechny zprávy jsou veřejně dostupné. Auditoři našli zhruba 190 problémů, kritické chyby byly opraveny před spuštěním.
1inch Aqua was built around self-custody, so its security depends heavily on the smart contracts that make shared liquidity possible. These contracts have been heavily audited by top crypto security firms.
How do you secure a liquidity layer that never takes custody of users' funds?
In 1inch Aqua, LP’s tokens remain in the wallet and move only when a swap executes. That makes the integrity of the underlying contracts critical.
So Aqua and its underlying SwapVM engine went through multiple independent audits before launch. Eight leading external security teams reviewed different parts of the system, giving the code several rounds of scrutiny and making the findings available for anyone to inspect.
All the reports are publicly available - you’ll find them linked below
What was the security process for 1inch Aqua?Internal review by the 1inch security teamAI-assisted pre-audit with SavantChat (link to existing blog post or Link the SavantChat pre-audit blog post)Eight independent audit firms on the contracts - the same core scope, each going deep on a different layerA separate application-level audit of the frontend and backendAn ongoing bug bounty programAcross the eight reports, auditors raised roughly 190 findings. Every critical finding was fixed before launch; the rest were fixed or explicitly acknowledged with documented reasoning, and re-tested on updated code.
Who audited 1inch Aqua?Each team reviewed the same core codebase - the Aqua contracts, the SwapVM engine and the supporting libraries - and each went deep on a different layer of it. These are links to their reports:
MixBytesOpenZeppelinNethermindHexensTheoriDecurityHashlockBailsecWhat do audits mean - and what don't they?An audit is not a guarantee. It is an independent, expert attempt to break the system before anyone else can. Findings raised during these reviews were resolved or explicitly accepted with documented reasoning, and every report is public, so anyone can check that work.
On top of the contract reviews, Aqua swaps are filled by resolvers, independent counterparties that complete an onboarding and verification process, with access conditions enforced on-chain at swap time.
Security doesn't stop at launchAudits are part of an ongoing process: new versions go through the same review cycle, the bug bounty program stays open, and a dedicated incident response process is in place. 1inch has also adopted the SEAL Whitehat Safe Harbor Agreement through DAO governance (1IP-104), enabling qualified whitehats to intervene during active exploits.
Read all eight audit reports and explore 1inch Aqua.
Disclaimer: This content is provided for informational purposes only. Nothing in this material constitutes financial, investment, legal, or tax advice, or a recommendation to enter into any transaction. Interacting with Aqua involves risk, including the possible loss of all funds involved.
1inch se připojil k dohodě SEAL Whitehat Safe Harbor Agreement, která umožňuje white hat hackerům zasáhnout při aktivním útoku na DeFi bez obav z právních následků. Schválila to správa 1inch DAO.
1inch has joined the SEAL Whitehat Safe Harbor Agreement, enabling whitehat hackers to step in effectively when needed.
In DeFi, attacks don’t happen slowly. They unfold in real time. Funds move in minutes. And in that narrow window, the difference between loss and recovery often comes down to whether someone is willing - and able - to act immediately. That “someone” is often a white hat hacker.
What are white hats and what’s their role in DeFi?White hat hackers are security researchers who identify vulnerabilities in protocols - not to exploit them, but to prevent damage.
In traditional software, their role is relatively straightforward:
find a bugreport itreceive a bountyIn DeFi, the stakes are higher.
Protocols are live, permissionless and often hold hundreds of millions in user funds. When an exploit begins, there may be no time to report and wait. The only way to stop the attack may be to act immediately - interacting directly with smart contracts, moving funds, or front-running the attacker.
In other words, white hats may need to behave like attackers in order to stop one.
What is SEAL?Security Alliance (SEAL) is a crypto security nonprofit founded by samczsun, one of the most respected figures in the DeFi security space.
The organization focuses on improving how the industry responds to threats in real time. Its initiatives include:
SEAL 911 - an emergency response hotline for active exploitsSEAL Intel - a threat intelligence sharing networkSEAL Frameworks - open-source security playbooksSEAL Certifications - certifications for operational securityThe goal is to move beyond static security and toward coordinated, rapid response.
What is the Safe Harbor Agreement?The Safe Harbor Agreement is designed to solve a very specific problem: enabling white hats to act during active exploits without fear of legal consequences.
At its core, it is a simple commitment from a protocol:
If you step in to protect funds during a live exploit and follow the rules, we will not pursue legal action against you.
This creates a defined framework for emergency intervention, where speed is critical and traditional processes are too slow.
How the agreement works in practiceThe Safe Harbor Agreement establishes clear boundaries for white hat action.
White hats are allowed to intervene - but only under strict conditions.
They can act only during an active exploit, not for general testing or vulnerability research. The agreement is explicitly limited to situations where funds are at immediate risk.
They must contact the protocol’s security team as soon as intervention begins, ensuring coordination and transparency. For 1inch, the designated contact is 1inch Security ([email protected]).
Any funds recovered must be returned in full within 72 hours to a designated recovery address designated in the adoption. This ensures that rescued assets are secured quickly and do not become a secondary risk.
White hats are also incentivized. Successful interventions are rewarded with a bounty - typically a percentage of the recovered funds, capped at a predefined amount.
At the same time, the agreement provides legal protection, reducing the risk of liability for good-faith actions taken under these conditions.
Importantly, researchers can remain pseudonymous, identifying themselves to the protocol without public disclosure. Bounty payment is subject to sanctions and AML screening under 1inch’s adopted terms.
What the agreement does - and does not doThe Safe Harbor Agreement is not a guarantee of recovery.
It does not:
ensure that funds can be savedbind regulators or third partiesreplace traditional security practicesWhat it does is remove a key barrier to action.
It gives white hats the confidence to step in when it matters most—during the narrow window where intervention can still make a difference.
From passive security to active defenseDeFi security has traditionally focused on prevention: audits, bug bounties, and responsible disclosure.
But as exploits become more sophisticated, prevention alone is not enough.
The industry is moving toward active defense:
real-time monitoringcoordinated responserapid interventionWhite hats are central to this shift. They are often the first to detect anomalies and the only actors capable of reacting fast enough to mitigate damage.
The Safe Harbor model formalizes their role—not as external observers, but as participants in emergency response.
A growing industry standardThe Safe Harbor Agreement has already been adopted by leading protocols, including Uniswap, zkSync, Pendle, PancakeSwap and Balancer.
Its adoption reflects a broader recognition: DeFi needs mechanisms that enable action, not just analysis.
As protocols become more complex and interconnected, the ability to respond quickly to exploits becomes a critical layer of security.
Building safer DeFiBy adopting the SEAL Whitehat Safe Harbor Agreement, 1inch is aligning with this emerging standard. The adoption was approved through 1inch DAO governance.
The agreement provides clear guidelines for action, increases the protection of user funds and demonstrates a commitment to proactive security - empowering white hats to act when it matters most. The covered protocols (including the 1inch Aqua Protocol), the designated recovery addresses and the bounty terms are set out in 1inch’s adoption record (1IP-104).
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Disclaimer: This article is a summary for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The terms of the SEAL Whitehat Safe Harbor Agreement and 1inch’s published adoption record govern in all cases; nothing in this article expands or modifies them.
Americký Senát odložil projednání CLARITY Act na září, čímž se zúžil prostor pro schválení pravidel pro kryptotrh v roce 2026. Pro DeFi je klíčové, aby zůstaly zachovány ochrany pro non-custodial protokoly, vývojáře a self-custody.
The US Senate has pushed consideration of the CLARITY Act to September, narrowing the window for crypto market-structure legislation this year. For DeFi, 1inch Senior Legal Counsel Maylea Ma says an imperfect but protective framework is still preferable to continued regulatory uncertainty.
The CLARITY Act will have to wait. The US Senate did not take up the crypto market-structure bill before its August recess, pushing the next possible action to September. The delay is significant because lawmakers are running out of time before the November midterms, when passing major legislation becomes considerably harder.
For DeFi, the stakes go beyond the timing of one vote. Maylea Ma, Senior Legal Counsel at 1inch, argues that the current bill contains important protections for non-custodial protocols, software developers and self-custody. The question now is whether lawmakers can preserve those provisions and pass the legislation this year.
Why passage this year mattersMaylea says passing the CLARITY Act this year is very important, even if some parts of the legislation remain imperfect.
One point of contention has been ethics provisions. But Maylea notes that those rules are essentially self-contained and do not change how a non-custodial aggregator such as 1inch would be regulated.
The provisions that matter most for DeFi are already in the merged text: protections under the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, safeguards for software developers and self-custody, and exclusions that recognize the difference between non-custodial software and traditional financial intermediaries. Some of these protections were narrowed during earlier amendment rounds, which makes preserving the remaining language in the current text all the more important.
For Maylea, imperfect ethics language should therefore not be enough to derail the broader framework.
“The alternative to imperfect-but-enacted is not perfect-but-enacted,” she says. “It is no law at all.”
The August recess had been widely viewed as an important deadline because the legislative window becomes much tighter as the midterms approach. With the vote now pushed back, September becomes the next critical opportunity.
Is an imperfect framework better than uncertainty?For 1inch, Maylea says yes - as long as the DeFi-specific protections remain intact.
A federal law would turn today’s favorable but reversible regulatory guidance into a more durable framework. Agency interpretations can change under a new administration or new regulators. Legislation is harder to reverse.
A law could also reduce reliance on case-by-case enforcement and provide greater consistency across US states.
The qualification is important. “Imperfect” does not mean the industry should support any bill simply to get legislation passed.
Maylea points to Coinbase’s temporary withdrawal of support earlier this year as evidence that the industry can and should push back if legislation becomes affirmatively worse for DeFi than the status quo.
On the current text, however, she believes the DeFi provisions remain protective enough to justify supporting passage.
What happens if the CLARITY Act fails?If negotiations break down, DeFi would remain dependent on the existing regulatory environment.
That would mean continued reliance on agency interpretations that can be reversed, continued uncertainty around enforcement and continued differences between state-level regulatory regimes.
For 1inch, the practical approach would not suddenly change. The non-custodial model would continue operating under the same conservative legal posture centered on self-custody.
What would remain missing is statutory certainty.
Without legislation, future administrations and regulators could reinterpret how existing financial laws apply to DeFi. Developers would continue operating without the type of explicit legal protections that the current CLARITY Act text aims to provide.
Failure this year could also stall legislative momentum until after the November 2026 midterms. The next Congress may have a different composition and a different appetite for crypto legislation.
September becomes the next testThe CLARITY Act has not failed, but the clock is running.
The Senate delay gives negotiators more time to resolve outstanding disagreements. It also leaves less time to move the bill through the remaining legislative process before election politics take over.
For Maylea, the priority is not a perfect bill at any cost. It is a durable framework that preserves meaningful protections for DeFi developers, non-custodial infrastructure and self-custody. September will show whether Congress can deliver one.
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Disclaimer: This article discusses pending legislation and reflects policy perspectives shared by 1inch Senior Legal Counsel Maylea Ma. It does not constitute legal advice. Statements reflect the status of the legislation as of early August 2026. The CLARITY Act remains subject to change as it moves through the legislative process.
Ondo USDY, tokenizovaný americký Treasury produkt s výnosem, je nově dostupný přes 1inch na BNB Chain i Ethereum. Uživatelé ho mohou swapovat a vývojáři k němu mají přístup přes 1inch API.
Ondo’s tokenized Treasury product USDY, bringing yield-bearing dollar exposure to one of DeFi’s largest ecosystems, is now available via 1inch.
Tokenized US Treasuries are moving deeper into DeFi. Ondo’s US Dollar Yield Token, USDY, is now natively available on BNB Chain and supported by 1inch. Users can swap USDY through 1inch, while builders can access it through 1inch APIs.
With more than $2.15 bln in total asset value, USDY is one of the largest tokenized US Treasury products onchain. Its expansion to BNB Chain gives the asset access to another major DeFi ecosystem and creates new opportunities for trading, collateral and treasury management.
What is USDY?USDY is a tokenized note offered by Ondo to eligible non-US individuals and institutions.
It is secured by a portfolio of short-term US Treasuries and bank demand deposits. The underlying assets are held by a collateral agent, while the product is designed to give eligible global investors access to US dollar-denominated yield and institutional-grade protections.
Unlike a conventional dollar-pegged stablecoin, USDY is yield-bearing. Unlike a conventional dollar-pegged stablecoin, USDY's value is not fixed to the dollar. Its price reflects the value of the underlying short-term US Treasuries and cash instruments over time, and can move up or down.
USDY is designed for use across DeFi, including cash and treasury management, lending, borrowing, payments, trading and collateral. On BNB Chain, eligible users can mint and redeem USDY instantly, reducing wait times and making it easier to manage positions. A cross-chain bridge also enables transfers between BNB Chain and other supported networks.
For developers, USDY can serve as a composable yield-bearing asset across BNB Chain applications. It can be integrated into lending markets, trading products, liquidity strategies and treasury-management tools, or used as collateral where supported.
USDY expands to BNB ChainThe BNB Chain launch introduces three key components:
native USDY on BNB Chaininstant minting and redemptiona cross-chain bridge connecting BNB Chain with other supported networksNative issuance means eligible users can access USDY directly on BNB Chain rather than first acquiring it elsewhere and bridging it across.
Instant minting and redemption reduce waiting periods and make it easier to manage positions. Meanwhile, the bridge allows USDY to move between BNB Chain and other networks in Ondo’s growing multichain ecosystem.
USDY is also available on Ethereum and is tradable there via 1inch, as well.
USDY swaps through 1inchOn 1inch.com, users can swap into or out of USDY through available liquidity on BNB Chain and Ethereum. 1inch routing searches across liquidity sources to find an efficient route rather than requiring users to check individual venues manually.
For wallets, applications and institutional platforms, USDY swaps can also be integrated through the APIs available on 1inch Business.
1inch does not issue USDY or manage its reserves, yield, minting, redemption or cross-chain bridge. Those functions remain with Ondo. The role of 1inch is to provide swap and routing infrastructure that helps users and applications access the token through available onchain liquidity.
Why routing matters for tokenized assetsIssuing an asset onchain is only part of the journey. To become useful across DeFi, tokenized assets also need connectivity and liquidity.
Users need practical ways to enter and exit positions. Developers need infrastructure that allows those assets to interact with wallets, trading interfaces and other applications. Liquidity may be distributed across different venues, making the most obvious route not always the most efficient one.
1inch helps connect USDY with the wider DeFi market by supporting swaps through its aggregation and intent-based infrastructure.
As tokenized Treasury assets expand across chains, this infrastructure can help make them more accessible, portable and useful across the onchain economy.
Explore USDY on 1inch.
Disclaimer: This content is for general information purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, tax or legal advice. USDY is subject to eligibility requirements and may not be available in the US or other restricted jurisdictions. Holding or interacting with tokenized assets involves risk, including the possible loss of funds.
1inch Aqua activates DeFi liquidity. Back multiple positions with one token balance and keep your assets in your wallet until swap.
DeFi liquidity isn’t working. Most tokens in most pools do nothing most of the time. You still bear the risk, without the reward DeFi was built on. 1inch Aqua is here to solve that.
Now you can back multiple liquidity positions with the same token balance, without depositing your assets in a pool, while your tokens safely remain in your wallet and any swap fees are protected from JIT attacks.
That means assets can stay active across more markets and positions from a single balance instead of being split across fragmented positions.
We call this approach Shared Liquidity.
We released the protocol for developers last November. Now, 1inch Aqua is available for all users to access at 1inch.com/aqua.
The liquidity problemMost DeFi liquidity sits idle most of the time. A protocol can show high TVL, but only part of that liquidity may be useful when swaps actually happen. Liquidity can sit outside the active price range, earn no fees and still carry exposure to market movement.
And even if it does see activity, LPs’ liquidity is fragmented. They have to split limited balances across protocols, pairs and price ranges. No single position has the full balance behind it, reducing capital utilization.
To make things worse: tokens deposited into a pool leave the LP’s wallet, meaning their utility is lost, and bringing all the security and control issues that come when you give up custody of your tokens.
In addition, LPs’ tokens are exposed to attacks from JIT (just-in-time) bots that skim fees the LPs should have earned.
1inch Aqua addresses all of these problems.
What 1inch Aqua is1inch Aqua is a self-custodial shared liquidity layer. It enables your liquidity to stay active across many positions, while your tokens stay in your wallet.
It works as a registry: a user connects their wallet to approve a token balance and create liquidity positions that can access that balance. The Aqua protocol tracks that balance, and when it receives a swap order that meets the criteria of the position, it pulls the requested tokens from the wallet and pushes back received tokens and fees in a single atomic transaction.
Otherwise, the user’s funds remain in their wallet and completely under their control. Tokens are not deposited into Aqua - or any other - contracts. They remain in your wallet and move only when a taker swap fills against a position.
How Aqua works1inch Aqua lets you create positions by choosing the pair, range and swap fee. A position can be full range, concentrated or pegged, depending on the selected pair and position type. You can open and close positions yourself, with no lock-up.
Your exposure is capped by the tokens you actually hold, not by the theoretical combined size of every position you create. If your wallet cannot cover a swap, Aqua simply does not call on your funds.
From today, you can create positions across 13 EVM chains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Robinhood Chain and BNB Chain.
Why shared liquidity matters1inch Aqua changes the way you think about liquidity provision. In a traditional model, providing liquidity often means splitting tokens between multiple pools and positions. That can reduce capital utilization.
With Aqua, the same wallet balance can stand behind many positions. This gives you better capital utilization and more flexibility.
This is especially important in a multi-chain DeFi market, where liquidity is spread across venues, networks and trading flows.
Self-custody by design1inch Aqua is built around self-custody. You do not deposit tokens into a pool. You do not hand custody to Aqua. Your tokens remain in your wallet until a swap fills.
Approvals are handled per token and per chain, and they can be revoked. Your actual exposure is still limited by your wallet balance.
This matters because liquidity provision has often required LPs to move tokens into a specific pool or contract. 1inch Aqua keeps you closer to the wallet-native DeFi model: keep your keys, keep your tokens, choose your positions.
Risk-controlled liquidityWe’re rapidly moving toward risk-controlled and regulated DeFi. And Aqua is the first risk-controlled liquidity venue where every swap is settled by verified counterparties, while you keep full self-custody of your tokens.
Why is Aqua liquidity risk-controlled? Every swap is executed by a verified counterparty - a market maker or arbitrage bot that has been verified, enforced on-chain at swap time. Therefore, LPs are not exposed to unverified counterparties.
And the product itself has been audited by 8 independent teams, including Hexens, OpenZeppelin, Bailsec and Nethermind.
JIT protectionAqua liquidity is protected from JIT fee sniping by design. In normal pooled AMMs, JIT bots can insert liquidity right before a large swap and pull it out right after, skimming the fees that waiting LPs should have earned. Due to JIT attacks, LPs could lose up to 44% of their fee income. An Aqua position has a single owner, making it impossible for a JIT bot to carry out such an attack.
The future of liquidityDeFi does not just need more liquidity. It needs more risk-controlled and useful liquidity - liquidity that can be active where demand appears. 1inch Aqua is designed to make that possible.
Disclaimer: Aqua involves risk, including loss of funds. It's built for experienced users - do your own research. Not financial advice.
Výzkum Dune objednaný 1inch ukázal, že 85 % koncentrované likvidity na DEXech je nevyužité; asi 542 milionů USD týdně zůstává úplně mimo cenové rozpětí. LP tak podle odhadu přicházejí o 185 milionů až 195 milionů USD na poplatcích ročně.
New data reveals: in DeFi, over $500 mln, or nearly one third of tracked liquidity, sits fully idle.
Does DeFi have enough liquidity? Yes. Is that liquidity working efficiently? No.
Recent research by on-chain analytics platform Dune (commissioned by 1inch) suggests that 85% of concentrated liquidity on decentralized exchanges is underutilized at any given time. That’s about $1.6 bln of the $1.84 bln tracked.
And around $542 mln of that sits fully idle and out of range in an average week.
This is a structural problem for DeFi. Liquidity pools have helped decentralized markets grow, but as tokenized assets and institutional capital move on-chain, the industry needs a more efficient mechanism.
How the research was conductedDune analyzed four major concentrated-liquidity venues:
Uniswap v3Uniswap v4PancakeSwap v3Aerodrome SlipstreamThe research covered seven networks: Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, BNB Chain, Unichain, Polygon and Optimism.
Dune took weekly snapshots between January 6 and June 30, 2026. For each venue, researchers selected approximately 200 of the largest pools by trailing 30-day trading volume and kept that group fixed across the 26-week period.
This produced a panel of between 559 and 776 pools, with approximately $1.84 bln in average tracked capital.
Researchers also analyzed three constant-product venues - Uniswap v2, PancakeSwap v2 and Aerodrome’s basic pools - using the same methodology. These pools served as a baseline for assessing concentrated liquidity.
The scale of underutilized liquidityConcentrated liquidity lets liquidity providers choose specific price ranges in which their capital is available for trades.
The model can improve capital efficiency when the market price stays inside the selected range. But once the price moves outside that range, the position stops supporting trades and earning fees.
Across the 26 weeks covered by the research, an average of 29.5% of concentrated-liquidity capital was fully out of range.
The idle share generally remained between 25% and 35%, briefly rising to almost 41% in early February.
The cost to liquidity providers is significant. Dune estimates that out-of-range LPs forgo between $185 mln and $195 mln in fees annually.
The estimate was calculated by applying the blended in-range fee APR of approximately 40% over the period to the out-of-range TVL. The calculation used the fee tiers of Uniswap and PancakeSwap pools and bounded estimates for Aerodrome’s dynamic fees.
“Due to structural inefficiencies in DeFi, liquidity providers are leaving billions of dollars in underutilized capital and millions of dollars in fees on the table. If the industry is serious about bringing TradFi’s trillions on-chain, solving this needs to be priority number one,” said Sergej Kunz, 1inch co-founder. “Shared liquidity models and the advent of AI have the potential to create a far more efficient future for liquidity providers. That's why 1inch is set to launch Aqua, so LPs can maximize their capital and earn more from every dollar.”
"Decentralized exchanges have grown into one of the deepest, most liquid markets in crypto, and it is now competing with centralized exchanges and traditional trading venues,” added Filippo Armani, Research Lead at Dune. “What our research shows is that it has reached this scale even though much of its liquidity is not yet fully at work. It is easy to imagine what these venues will do as efficiency improves and institutional capital keeps arriving. Getting there depends on measuring liquidity precisely across every venue and chain, possibly real time, which is exactly the kind of on-chain visibility Dune has been building.”
Larger positions hold most idle capital
The research found that smaller positions were more likely to be out of range. Around 54% of positions worth less than $1,000 were idle, compared with approximately 26% of positions worth more than $1 mln.
But the largest positions still accounted for most of the idle capital.
Positions above $1 mln held approximately 47% of all idle liquidity, equivalent to roughly $260 mln. Positions worth more than $100,000 accounted for around 76%.
This suggests that underutilization is not limited to inexperienced or small-scale liquidity providers. Large, well-funded positions also drift outside their chosen ranges and stop earning fees.
Price direction matters more than volatilityThe research also examined why concentrated-liquidity positions move out of range.
The strongest factor was not volatility itself, but how far the market price moved in one direction over the week.
A highly volatile market can rise and fall before returning close to its starting point, leaving many positions in range. By contrast, a relatively calm but consistent price move can push large amounts of liquidity outside their selected ranges.
In other words, distance strands liquidity more reliably than short-term market turbulence.
No concentrated-liquidity design avoids the problemThe findings did not identify one protocol that consistently performed better across all markets.
When researchers compared the same trading pairs across different venues, the ranking changed from pair to pair. No single DEX was reliably more or less idle than the others.
Uniswap v4, despite being a newer architecture, recorded an idle share of around 30%, broadly in line with Uniswap v3.
Stablecoin pools also averaged around 30% idle liquidity.
Although stablecoins are designed to remain close in price, LPs often choose extremely narrow ranges only a few basis points wide. Even a small movement away from the peg can therefore push liquidity out of range.
Individually managed liquidity is more likely to sit idleMost out-of-range capital was held in individual wallets. On Uniswap v3, individually owned positions accounted for approximately 82% to 94% of idle capital across the networks where ownership could be attributed.
Capital managed by contracts, including active liquidity managers and market-making systems, stayed in range more consistently.
Incentives also helped. Aerodrome’s staked liquidity recorded the lowest idle rate in the study, at approximately 16%, because rewards are directed toward in-range capital.
However, incentives reduced the problem rather than eliminating it.
DeFi needs more efficient liquidityDeFi needs liquidity that remains available across changing market conditions. It needs models that reduce fragmentation, improve capital utilization and give LPs more opportunities to earn fees from the assets they already hold.
The next stage of DeFi will not be measured only by how much liquidity is deposited. It will be measured by how much of that liquidity is actually working.
Access liquidity across DeFi in the 1inch dApp.
Disclaimer: This report was commissioned by 1inch and prepared independently by Dune. The methodology, data collection, and analysis are Dune's own, and the findings represent Dune's independent conclusions. References to third-party protocols, including Uniswap, PancakeSwap, and Aerodrome, are made solely for research and informational purposes and do not imply any affiliation or endorsement. This report does not constitute financial advice.
1inch nově podporuje Maple tokeny syrupUSDC a syrupUSDT, takže je lze obchodovat přes Swap, Trade i Terminal. syrupUSDC je na Ethereum, Arbitrum a Base, syrupUSDT na Ethereum a BNB Chain.
Maple’s syrupUSDC and syrupUSDT bring tokenized lending positions closer to everyday DeFi trading.
Stablecoins are useful. But they can also sit still. Hold USDC or USDT in a wallet, and you hold a dollar-pegged asset. That is simple. But in institutional credit markets, stablecoins can also become productive capital. That is the idea behind Maple.
Maple is an on-chain lending platform for institutions. Trading firms can borrow stablecoins through Maple and post crypto assets, such as BTC or ETH, as overcollateralized security. Lenders provide stablecoins and receive tokens that represent their position.
Now, Maple’s syrupUSDC and syrupUSDT are available through 1inch.
That gives users and builders another way to access assets across DeFi, with 1inch providing routing and swap infrastructure.
What Maple doesMaple connects lenders and institutional borrowers on-chain.
In simple terms, borrowers receive stablecoin loans. They post crypto collateral. They pay interest on those loans. Lenders provide USDC or USDT and receive a token that represents their deposit.
For USDC, the flow looks like this:
USDC → deposit into Maple → receive syrupUSDC
For USDT, it works the same way:
USDT → deposit into Maple → receive syrupUSDT
But these tokens are not the same as plain stablecoins. USDC is a dollar-pegged stablecoin, not creating any earning opportunity. By contrast, syrupUSDC represents USDC that has been deployed through Maple’s lending system. Its value can increase as, while remaining subject to the risks of the underlying lending strategy.
That is where the RWA angle comes in. These are on-chain tokens connected to institutional credit activity, not just crypto-native trading pairs.
Tokenized credit as part of DeFi infrastructureRWAs are not only tokenized stocks or funds. Tokenized credit is also becoming part of the on-chain economy.
In traditional finance, credit positions are typically difficult to transfer and integrate with other financial infrastructure. Tokenization changes that. It allows credit positions to be represented, tracked and moved as on-chain assets.
For DeFi, that matters because it expands the range of assets that can move through decentralized infrastructure.
Stablecoins become more than settlement assets. Credit positions can become tokens. And those tokens can move through the same routing, swapping and wallet infrastructure that people already use across DeFi.
This does not remove risk. Lending markets still depend on borrower quality, collateral management, liquidity, protocol design and market conditions.
But it does make tokenized credit more portable and interoperable, allowing it to participate in the broader DeFi ecosystem alongside other on-chain assets.
What 1inch supports1inch now supports Maple tokens:
syrupUSDC - on Ethereum, Arbitrum and BasesyrupUSDT - on Ethereum and BNB ChainThese tokens are available across the 1inch ecosystem.
On 1inch.com, users can access them through Swap, Trade or Terminal. In Portfolio, users can track prices, balances and bundles.
For builders and institutional teams, Maple token swaps are supported through APIs available on 1inch Business.
1inch’s role1inch does not run Maple’s lending strategy. Minting, redeeming and lending remain on Maple’s side. Maple manages the credit product and the underlying lending mechanics.
1inch’s role is different: it helps users move into and out of these tokens through swap infrastructure. That distinction matters.
If you want to lend directly through Maple, you use Maple. If you want to trade syrupUSDC or syrupUSDT through available liquidity, 1inch can help route the swap.
This makes access simpler without turning 1inch into the issuer or manager of the asset.
Why routing matters for RWA tokensRWA tokens need more than issuance. They need liquidity. A token can be well designed, but if users cannot enter or exit efficiently, the market remains hard to use. Liquidity may be spread across venues, chains and pools. Prices may differ. A direct route may not always be the best route.
That is where 1inch intent-based swaps are useful.Instead of manually checking routes, users can express the trade they want.
For Maple tokens, this helps make trading more flexible. A user can move between stablecoins and syrup tokens through 1inch, while the routing layer searches for efficient execution across available liquidity.
Why this matters for stablecoin usersMany users understand USDC and USDT. They are simple, liquid and widely used across DeFi.
Maple tokens introduce a different question: what if a stablecoin position could also represent access to institutional lending activity?
That is the difference between holding a plain dollar stablecoin and holding a tokenized credit position linked to that stablecoin.
USDC is idle unless you do something with it. syrupUSDC is designed to represent USDC deployed through Maple’s lending system. USDT works the same way with syrupUSDT.
This makes Maple tokens part of a broader shift in DeFi: stablecoins are increasingly becoming the base layer for more advanced on-chain financial products.
Explore Maple tokens on 1inch.
Disclaimer: This content is for general information purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, tax or legal advice. Not available in the US and other restricted jurisdictions.
Spoluzakladatel 1inch Anton Bukov uvedl, že po ukončení aktivní účasti na provozu projektu spouští nové podnikání Second Tier. 1inch tvrdí, že jeho systémy a provoz zůstávají beze změny.
1inch co-founder Anton Bukov says he has fully stepped away from the decentralized finance project’s operations after more than seven years and is now launching a new venture called Second Tier.
Summary
Anton Bukov says 1inch fired him in November 2025 after he pushed for management changes. Bukov says he remains a co-founder and 50% shareholder but no longer oversees company operations. 1inch says Bukov stopped active involvement in December 2025 and insists its systems remain unaffected. Bukov said the company fired him in late November 2025 after he pushed for changes to management and operations.
However, 1inch gave a different account of his recent role. The company said Bukov had not been actively involved in organizations linked to the project since December 2025. Bukov said he remains a co-founder and 50% shareholder but no longer has operational authority.
Bukov says management push ended with his firing In a statement published on X, Bukov said feedback from users and colleagues led him to become more involved in leadership and company operations. He said he spent months working on his leadership and communication approach while trying to change how the organization operated. “In late November 2025 I was fired,” he said.
Bukov also drew a clear line between his ownership position and his current responsibilities. “I no longer take part in the company’s operations,” he said.
He added that he has no role in product architecture or security and no oversight of either area. His statement leaves him as a shareholder and co-founder without a stated day-to-day management role.
1inch says operations and infrastructure remain unaffected 1inch responded on X by saying Bukov had not been actively involved in any associated organizations since December 2025. The statement presents a different timeline for his operational departure but does not change Bukov’s claim that the company dismissed him the previous month. The company has not publicly detailed the internal discussions that preceded the split.
We can confirm that Anton Bukov is no longer contributing to the 1inch project and has not been actively involved in any associated organizations since December 2025.
This does not affect the operation of 1inch Network or any associated organizations. The protocols,…
— 1inch (@1inch) July 16, 2026 Meanwhile, co-founder Sergej Kunz sought to reassure users about the project’s operations. He said Bukov’s departure “is not disrupting, will not disrupt, 1inch Network’s infrastructure or systems.” Kunz remains in charge as the protocol continues developing its trading and liquidity products.
Second Tier becomes Bukov’s next project Alongside his departure statement, Bukov announced Second Tier as his next venture. He said he is building the project with people who share the same values from the start. However, public information about its products, funding and launch schedule remains limited.
The move closes Bukov’s active operating role at a project he co-founded with Kunz in May 2019. During his time at 1inch, Bukov worked on protocol architecture and security, according to his account. The project later expanded from decentralized exchange aggregation into cross-chain trading tools and other DeFi infrastructure.
1inch continues expanding its DeFi products As previously reported by crypto.news, 1inch partnered with Rewardy Wallet in January to provide gasless cross-chain swaps across five blockchain networks through its Swap API. The integration formed part of 1inch’s broader effort to simplify decentralized trading while keeping users in control of their assets.
More recently, the leadership split comes after renewed attention on security across 1inch-linked infrastructure. In May, TrustedVolumes lost about $5.87 million after an attacker targeted its custom RFQ swap proxy. The incident did not affect a standard 1inch user swap route.
Kunz later called for safer lending structures following separate stresses in DeFi markets. Bukov’s latest statement now makes clear that he no longer oversees 1inch product architecture or security, while the company maintains that its systems and ongoing operations remain unaffected by his departure.
1inch posiluje vedení před spuštěním Aqua a jmenovala Holly Atkinson do role CPTO a George Evanse šéfem produktového designu. Aqua má být sdílený likviditní protokol pro DeFi.
In the run-up to a major release, Aqua, we have strengthened our leadership team by appointing a chief product and technology officer and a new head of product design.
As Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO), Holly Atkinson will focus on shaping product strategy to ensure that 1inch continues to innovate with its core routing infrastructure and successfully launches a new shared liquidity product, Aqua.
Holly brings experience across full-stack engineering, blockchain architecture, product development and executive leadership. Before joining 1inch, she worked as a Blockchain Architect at The Sandbox, led metaverse technology initiatives at Boson Protocol and began her Web3 career as a Full Stack Engineer at Tracr.
1inch also welcomes George Evans as Head of Product Design. George joins us with more than 15 years of experience building and leading design teams at companies including Careem, Noon and Majid Al Futtaim. At 1inch, he will lead the product design function, focusing on creating intuitive user experiences, strengthening design across the product portfolio and ensuring design plays a central role in product development.
These appointments come as we prepare for major product launches. Following recent major integrations, including the partnership with Robinhood Chain to expand access to tokenized real-world assets, we are preparing the public launch of Aqua, a shared liquidity protocol.
As one of the company's most significant upcoming initiatives, Aqua is designed to address liquidity fragmentation across DeFi and contribute to the next generation of on-chain finance infrastructure.
1inch se stal spouštěcím partnerem Robinhood Chain a přidal podporu swapů tokenizovaných reálných aktiv v 1inch dApp, 1inch Wallet i přes Swap API. Cílem je zlepšit přístup, routing a likviditu pro obchodování s RWA.
Robinhood Chain brings tokenized real-world assets on-chain. 1inch makes them easier to trade.
What chain should you use to trade RWAs smoothly and efficiently? One answer is Robinhood Chain, an Arbitrum-based network specifically built for real-world asset trading. 1inch has integrated Robinhood Chain with a simple goal: make tokenized real-world assets easier to access, route and trade through 1inch.
“Robinhood Chain brings tokenized real-world assets on-chain,” says Sergej Kunz, 1inch co-founder. “Our role is to provide the infrastructure that makes them liquid and tradable. As one of the largest US retail crypto platforms enters the RWA market, efficient routing, deep liquidity and reliable execution become increasingly important. That’s what 1inch has spent years building.”
Bringing RWA swaps to 1inchRobinhood Chain is expected to become a high-visibility network for tokenized assets. For eligible users, this means a new network focused on real-world assets. Now, 1inch brings its routing and swap infrastructure to one of the most closely watched RWA ecosystems from the start.
As a launch partner on Robinhood Chain, 1inch supports RWA swaps on the 1inch dApp and in 1inch Wallet, helping eligible users access tokenized assets through a familiar DeFi flow. Beyond 1inch’s consumer apps, Robinhood Chain RWA swaps will also be accessible via the 1inch Swap API, available on 1inch Business alongside other APIs - enabling third-party apps and partners to integrate Robinhood Chain swaps directly.
No waiting for the bell. No fragmented manual routing. Just on-chain access through 1inch.
Why Robinhood Chain mattersRWAs are changing what can move on-chain.
Tokenized RWAs and other real-world assets can enable eligible users to gain exposure to more traditional financial products. But tokenization alone is not enough. These assets also need liquidity, pricing and reliable execution.
That is where swap infrastructure matters.
If users need to move between venues, chains and interfaces just to trade an RWA, the experience remains too fragmented. Robinhood Chain can bring assets on-chain. 1inch can help make them tradable.
Built for 24/7 tokenized marketsThe product promise is clear: traditional markets close at 4 pm, but tokenized markets can move around the clock.
With Robinhood Chain integration, 1inch aims to let eligible users swap tokenized real-world assets anytime during the work week, from anywhere, using the execution quality 1inch is known for.
This matters because RWA liquidity can be fragmented across issuers, venues and market participants. 1inch routing helps eligible users access available liquidity more efficiently, also supporting intent-based execution where available.
For RWA traders, that means less manual route hunting and a simpler path to execution.
Supporting the Robinhood Chain ecosystemThe integration is not only about users.
Token issuers, liquidity providers and ecosystem partners also need infrastructure that can support early network growth. By integrating and supporting Robinhood Chain at its launch, 1inch can help create a smoother trading environment for the assets and partners building on the network.
This is how DeFi infrastructure scales: not through isolated products, but through connected systems.
Robinhood Chain brings RWAs on-chain. 1inch helps make them swappable.
The next phase of RWA tradingRWA markets are moving from issuance to usability.
The next question is not only which assets can be tokenized. It is whether eligible users can actually trade them easily, efficiently and securely across DeFi.
By supporting Robinhood Chain, 1inch is one of the first major routing and swap platforms available on the network. This strengthens 1inch’s role in RWA execution and gives eligible users a new way to access tokenized asset markets through the 1inch dApp and 1inch Wallet.
Swap on 1inch across networks, including Robinhood Chain.
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