Key highlights:
- 1inch has launched Aqua, a shared liquidity protocol, across 13 blockchains
- Aqua allows liquidity providers to back multiple positions with the same wallet balance without locking tokens in liquidity pools
- The launch includes a $1.37 million incentive program funded by the 1inch Foundation and DAO
Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch has expanded its Aqua shared liquidity protocols to users across 13 Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible blockchains. The expansion will allow liquidity providers to deploy the same wallet balance across multiple trading strategies without locking assets in separate liquidity pools.
Shared liquidity without splitting capital
The launch introduces Aqua’s public interface after the protocol debuted with a software development kit, libraries, and documentation in 2027. It supports networks including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Base, and the newly minted Robinhood Chain.
According to 1inch, Aqua allows liquidity providers to quote liquidity across multiple positions using assets that remain in their own wallets until a trade executes. Prior to Aqua, the alternative involved depositing tokens into multiple smart contracts, complicating matters for liquidity providers.
The company noted that a wallet holding $100,000 can support three positions quoting a combined $300,000 in liquidity. Per the statement, that figure represents quoted liquidity rather than additional capital, as every trade must settle against the actual balance held in the wallet.
If sufficient funds are unavailable when a swap executes, the transaction fails. 1inch added 10M 1INCH tokens in incentives for liquidity providers on Aqua, with a further 500K USDC boost from the 1inch DAO.
Hours after the announcement, the 1INCH price climbed by about 2% over the last day to trade at $0.083, continuing a month-long rally. In the last 30 days, the native token gained 21.4% with its market capitalization inching toward $118 million.
Source: Coincodex
1inch targets idle liquidity
The rollout follows research commissioned by 1inch showing that 85% of the $1.85 billion tracked across major concentrated-liquidity exchanges remained underutilized during the first half of 2026. According to the study, around $542 million sat outside trading ranges each week, resulting in an estimated $150 million in annual fee opportunities missed.
Before launch, 1inch said Aqua completed eight independent security audits with Bailsec, OpenZeppelin, and MixBytes. However, 1inch noted that liquidity providers remain exposed to market volatility and smart contract risks.
“Providing liquidity takes knowledge and experience,” said 1inch. “You bear market and smart contract risk too.”
Back in June 2025, 1inch completed an integration with Sonic Network, providing faster swaps and deeper liquidity. In October 2025, Coinbase integrated 1inch’s Swap API into its app, supporting token swaps through a self-custodial wallet without leaving the Coinbase ecosystem.