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1inch expands Aqua shared liquidity to 13 EVM-compatible chains
The rollout includes a $1.37 million incentive program funded with 10M 1INCH tokens and $500k in USDC over three months.
CoinDesk reports that 1inch has opened its Aqua shared liquidity protocol to users across 13 EVM-compatible chains, letting liquidity providers use one wallet balance across multiple positions rather than splitting assets across separate pools.
With Aqua, tokens remain in the provider’s own wallet under their control until a matching swap executes. 1inch says a quoted $100,000 balance could support three positions with a combined quoted liquidity target of $300,000, and that a swap fails if the wallet balance cannot cover the order.
The expansion also follows 1inch research that found 85% of $1.84 billion tracked across major concentrated-liquidity exchanges was underutilized in the first half of 2026, with about $542 million outside active trading ranges in an average week.
CoinDesk adds that the launch includes a $1.37 million incentive program distributed through Merkl, funded by the 1inch Foundation and DAO, with 10 million 1INCH tokens and $500k in USDC over three months, and that Aqua underwent eight independent security audits. Liquidity providers still face impermanent loss, price movement risk, and smart contract risk.