1inch opens Aqua liquidity protocol across 13 chains

Web31inch opens Aqua liquidity protocol across 13 chainsLiquidity providers can keep assets in their own wallets, using one balance to back multiple positions without splitting capital across different pools.By Francisco Rodrigues|Edited by Jamie Crawley Jul 28, 2026, 11:00 a.m. 2 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on SummaryShow1inch has expanded its Aqua liquidity protocol to 13 EVM-compatible chains, allowing users to share liquidity across multiple positions simultaneously.Liquidity providers can keep assets in their own wallets, using one balance to back multiple positions without splitting capital across different pools.The launch features a $1.37 million incentive program, with 1inch Foundation and DAO allocating 10M 1INCH tokens and $500k in USDC over three months.Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch opened Aqua, its shared liquidity protocol, to users across 13 Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible chains.Aqua lets liquidity providers use the same wallet balance across multiple positions instead of splitting their assets among separate pools, with tokens remaining in the provider’s wallet until a matching swap executes.The protocol allows “tokens to stay in your wallet, under your control, while one balance backs multiple positions across different strategies rather than being split between smart contract deposits,” 1inch co-founder Sergej Kunz told CoinDesk.A $100,000 balance could support three positions quoting a combined $300,000, according to 1inch. That is quoted liquidity rather than additional capital, and orders can only execute against assets held in the wallet, and a swap fails if the balance cannot cover it.1inch first unveiled Aqua last year, including its software development kit, libraries and documentation. The public interface lets users create full-range, concentrated or pegged positions across chains including Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, Arbitrum and Robi…

1inch opens Aqua liquidity protocol across 13 chains

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