1inch Gives Developers Early Access to New Shared Liquidity Protocol Aqua
1inch has launched Aqua, a shared liquidity protocol designed to boost capital efficiency and address major challenges for liquidity providers in DeFi. Aqua allows multiple strategies to access the same tokens simultaneously, eliminating the need to lock or split funds across different pools. This structure enables smaller projects to support larger, efficient transactions and reduces liquidity fragmentation by letting protocols share rather than compete for funds. Developers can access Aqua’s SDK, libraries, and documentation now; the frontend release is scheduled for Q1 2026. Aqua’s SwapVM protocol enables building and testing new strategies, with bug bounties up to $100,000 offered during the early access phase. Aqua enhances capital efficiency and user control, permitting strategies without prolonged asset lockup. 1inch aims for Aqua to usher in wider, deeper liquidity across DeFi and empower users and builders to optimize their capital more flexibly.
