1Inch moves to unite DeFi liquidity across 11 chains with Aqua
1Inch has launched Aqua, a DeFi protocol designed to pool liquidity more efficiently across multiple markets. Instead of depositing funds into a single liquidity pool, providers keep assets in their wallet and authorize several strategies against the same balance until a trade settles. Aqua includes an onchain registry, wallet-backed automated market-making strategies, atomic settlement, and position management, and is deployed on 13 blockchains including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Robinhood Chain, and BNB Chain. The model lets one liquidity position be advertised across multiple protocols, improving capital utilization, but only one operation can use those funds at a time. If a swap exceeds the actual wallet balance, it reverts automatically. 1Inch says not all protocols are supported and resolvers need a 1Inch-issued access credential. Pending a vote, 1Inch plans incentives of 500,000 USDC and 10 million 1INCH to drive Aqua adoption.
