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1inch Introduces Aqua Liquidity Protocol for Cross-Strategy DeFi Integration

1inch Introduces Aqua Liquidity Protocol for Cross-Strategy DeFi Integration

1inch launches Aqua to enhance capital efficiency in DeFi apps by allowing shared liquidity pools while ensuring user asset custody remains intact.

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Summary

1inch has introduced Aqua, a liquidity protocol allowing DeFi applications to share a liquidity pool across multiple strategies. Users retain control over their assets, which are not locked in smart contracts. The protocol’s SDK and source code are available on GitHub, with the front-end interface expected in early 2026.

Terms & Concepts
  • DeFi: Short for decentralized finance, referring to blockchain-based financial applications that operate without traditional intermediaries.
  • Liquidity protocol: A system that manages and facilitates the pooling of assets to enable trading or lending within blockchain applications.
  • SDK: A software development kit providing tools and code for creating applications or integrating functionalities.