1inch launches Aqua: The First Shared Liquidity Protocol, Now Available for Developers
1inch has launched Aqua, a new shared liquidity protocol, making its SDK available to Web3 developers now, with a frontend release slated for Q1 2026.Summary
1inch, a leading DeFi ecosystem, has announced the developer release of Aqua, a novel liquidity layer designed to enhance capital efficiency through shared liquidity. Aqua allows multiple strategies to access a user's balance simultaneously without locking funds in smart contracts, effectively turning each wallet into a self-custodial AMM that applies various strategies to the same assets. This solves liquidity fragmentation, enabling deeper liquidity across the ecosystem and maximizing capital efficiency. While the frontend is scheduled for Q1 2026, Web3 developers can access the Aqua SDK, documentation, and libraries on GitHub now to build, optimize, and test new approaches. 1inch is also offering contribution and bug discovery bounties up to $100,000 to encourage early adoption and product shaping. Co-founder Anton Bukov stated that Aqua multiplies effective capital, while Sergej Kunz positioned it as the foundation for scalable, capital-efficient DeFi.
(Source：BeInCrypto)