1inch introduces DeFi shared liquidity model ‘Aqua’
1inch launched Aqua, a new DeFi shared liquidity protocol designed to combat capital fragmentation and increase capital efficiency.Summary
Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch has introduced Aqua, a new liquidity protocol aiming to improve capital movement in DeFi by creating the first shared liquidity engine. Announced at Devconnect in Argentina, Aqua's early access SDK is now available to developers. The protocol addresses capital fragmentation by allowing strategies to pull and return liquidity atomically under predefined rules, effectively turning each wallet into a self-custodial Automated Market Maker. This design multiplies effective capital, as the same funds can be applied across multiple approaches without being siloed, potentially doubling or tripling liquidity. For developers, Aqua abstracts away deposit and withdrawal logic, allowing them to focus on strategy design. Co-founder Anton Bukov stated that Aqua solves fragmentation by multiplying effective capital, positioning it as a foundational layer for capital-efficient DeFi.
(Source：The Block)