They promised us flying cars.

Instead, we got cross-chain swaps - with instant delivery to any address.

Asset transfer and fund management, in a single transaction.

Which is better? Depends on your priorities.

US Treasury published a report to Congress on combating illicit finance through digital assets - highlighting AI, blockchain analytics, and digital identity as key tools.

Here's a case where those tools actually delivered results.

David, an experienced crypto developer with strong security practices, lost millions after installing what appeared to be a routine Zoom update. The attack was later linked to DPRK-associated operators - part of an estimated 15,000-person global network targeting high-value individuals.

Through blockchain monitoring and risk management coordination between investigators, exchanges, and law enforcement, $240,000 has been recovered so far. A fraction of the total loss, but proof that these systems can work - even against state-sponsored actors.

We covered the full story with zeroShadow: how the attack happened, how partial recovery was achieved, and what operational security lessons apply to everyone in crypto.

👉 blog.1inch.com/zoom-hack/

Liquidity providers face a hidden cost: just-in-time liquidity attacks.

JIT works by adding liquidity right before a large swap executes, capturing fees, then removing it immediately after. Passive LPs provide liquidity over time but earn less because fee distribution favors the fastest liquidity, not the most consistent.

Research shows JIT can erode passive LP profits by up to 44% per trade in concentrated liquidity pools.

We broke down how JIT attacks work, why they exist, and how Aqua's architecture eliminates the structural incentive.

Your cross-chain swap should feel as easy - and secure - as any other

1inch. Just click swap.

So you want to trade with limit orders, but you’re not sure how?

Jordan explains how to set up to 100 per chain in 1inch Trade mode - it’s an easy way to take control of your execution price, and get ready for changing market conditions.

See how he’s even prepared to lose money to show you…
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The next billion DeFi users won't be human.

30% of Polymarket's trading volume is now generated by AI agents. Over 500 AI agent projects are already tracked on CoinGecko. $1B moves daily through agentic trading strategies.

These systems don't use frontends. They don't click buttons. They need non-custodial infrastructure they can call directly.

1inch Business is optimized to meet their needs.

Automate complete trading flows, from goal to execution, with direct access to 1inch routing and swap execution.

Or integrate a wider range of 1inch APIs - for data, RPC access and more - in minutes.

The 1inch Business MCP is a hosted MCP server that connects trading agents with intent-based or aggregator swaps.

And it searches docs, pulls runnable SDK examples and debugs errors in context, right inside your IDE.

It works with Cursor, Claude, Codex, Windsurf, JetBrains, Gemini and more. And it’s also available as a Claude Code skill.

The future of DeFi is agentic.
It’s time to catch up.

https://business.1inch.com/1inch-mcp

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Traditional finance doesn't need to be replaced - it needs new infrastructure.

The system is roughly 100 years old. Tokenized assets are here. But between them - layers of intermediaries that slow everything down and cut into liquidity.

DeFi removes those layers. Not as a replacement, but as the infrastructure the existing system was never built to have.

1inch CLO Orest Gavryliak making the case at Penn Blockchain Conference in Philadelphia.

Scammers are impersonating recruiters from well-known crypto and Web3 companies - 1inch included.

The profiles look credible. The conversations feel real. Then comes a "test task" - clone this repo, run this code locally. By that point, the attack is already in motion.

We wrote about how these scams work and what to watch for. If you're active in Web3, worth a read.

https://blog.1inch.com/fake-1inch-recruiters/

DeFi gave you control over your money. But control comes with overhead - monitoring positions, finding routes, managing gas across chains.

Agentic DeFi changes that. You set the objective. The agent handles the execution.
Not bots with fixed logic. Systems that can process context, adjust strategies and coordinate across protocols.

We put together a full breakdown of what agentic DeFi is, why it's emerging now and what the risks actually look like.

TVL measures capital that sits idle.

TVU measures capital that actually works.

1inch co-founder Sergej Kunz on fixing DeFI liquidity

Calling all ETH lenders locked on Aave. We have built a way to exit to any token.

While Fluid provides redemption to wstETH/weETH, via our Pathfinder algorithm, you can swap aEthWETH directly into the asset of your choice.

aWETH → any token on https://1inch.com/swap in one click if you're still stuck.

1inch was not directly impacted by the KelpDAO hack or the resulting fallout. However, we take financial freedom seriously and, as members of the community, believe DeFi is stronger when we work together.

It started with a swap.
Then the whales found it. Then the institutions. And, literally, everyone else.

$800,000,000,000 routed since 2019.

How long till $1T?

Banks are spending millions rebuilding systems that already exist on-chain. Routing, liquidity, execution – mature infrastructure, already in production.

1inch co-founder Sergej Kunz on why institutions should build on DeFi rather than duplicate it:

We are aware of misleading reports relating to an exploit involving TrustedVolumes. We can confirm that neither 1inch nor any of the 1inch protocols are involved.

There is no impact on 1inch systems, infrastructure or user funds.

TrustedVolumes operate independently as a liquidity provider, used by multiple protocols across the industry, and are not exclusive to 1inch.

We continue to monitor the situation and are actively assisting where appropriate alongside relevant security parties.

Every swap on a public DEX is visible before it executes.

Bots scan the mempool, spot your transaction and act before it confirms. Front-running, sandwich attacks – you get worse execution and they pocket the difference. It's a hidden tax on every DeFi swap.

1inch uses intent-based execution instead. You sign an intent, resolvers compete to fill it off-mempool, and your swap executes without ever being visible to bots.


The same model that protects from MEV also improves execution: resolvers source liquidity from DEXes, CEXes and internal inventory, competing to give you the best rate. Gas is covered by resolvers – you don't need native tokens.

How it works and why it matters:

Token Categories are now live in 1inch Wallet Explore.

Browse by category, check price, 24h change, market cap then swap. No app switching.

Open 1inch Wallet ➡️ Explore