1inch launches Aqua to the public, introducing the first shared liquidity layer for DeFi
1inch launches Aqua to the public, introducing the first shared liquidity layer for DeFi
Following its developer launch in November 2025, Aqua now offers a risk-controlled alternative to DeFi's pool-based model.1inch unveils a Merkl-powered liquidity incentive program for Aqua, funded with 10 million 1INCH by the 1inch Foundation and 500k USDC from 1inch DAO.Aqua goes live across 13 EVM chains from day one.
ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 1inch, the leading DeFi ecosystem, announces the full public launch of Aqua, a self-custodial shared liquidity layer that enables liquidity providers to use the same wallet balance across multiple positions without locking assets in liquidity pools. Following its developer launch in November 2025, Aqua today offers one of the first risk-controlled alternatives to DeFi's traditional pool-based model, enabling more capital-efficient liquidity provisioning. 1inch Aqua 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 tokens remain in their wallet and completely under their control. "The liquidity provisioning space is broken, but you only see how broken once there's an alternative.
Today, that alternative has arrived. With Aqua, liquidity providers no longer have to accept the inefficient pool structure they've put up with for years," said Sergej Kunz, 1inch co-founder. "DeFi doesn't just need more liquidity.
It needs more useful liquidity, active wherever demand appears. We built Aqua so providers get that reach without giving up custody: your tokens stay in your wallet until the moment a swap fills." Alongside the product launch, 1inch Network Incentives goes live — a liquidity reward program for Aqua, led by Degensoft Ltd (BVI) and delivered through
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