1inch Introduces Aqua, a Shared Liquidity Protocol for DeFi Developers with Early Access
1inch has introduced Aqua, a shared liquidity protocol that enables multiple decentralized finance (DeFi) strategies to access the same tokens without the need to split or lock funds across different pools. This approach preserves user self-custody while allowing various strategies to interact simultaneously with a user's balance without funds leaving wallets or being locked long-term.
Aqua is pitched as a foundational protocol for scalable, capital-efficient DeFi that can lead to deeper liquidity and reduced fragmentation across DeFi ecosystems. Developers can now access Aqua's software development kit (SDK), libraries, and documentation to build new strategies from scratch or by using templates via the protocol's SwapVM library.
Early testing is open with contribution and bug-discovery opportunities capped at $100,000, enabling the community to help improve the protocol before its official frontend launch planned for the first quarter of 2026. The 1inch co-founders have described Aqua as potentially transformative for DeFi and liquidity provisioning.
This announcement was referenced in a post by 1inch developers on November 17, 2025, and reported by Decrypt on November 19, 2025.
