
Security firms OpenZeppelin and Decurity have published audits of 1inch's Aqua router and SwapVM stack. OpenZeppelin audited the SwapVM execution engine, the Aqua router, and the live pegged-swap and concentrated-liquidity instructions; Decurity audited the concentrated-liquidity delta math and the calldata bounds on VM hook paths.
1inch said tokenized stocks were "just the start," announcing support for six real-world-asset (RWA) categories: stocks, thematic funds, Treasuries, institutional credit, gold, and foreign exchange. The network published a breakdown of all six and points users to what to check before swapping.
The 1inch DAO is funding teams that build Aqua strategies or SwapVM instructions with grants of up to $50k each, through the Aqua Incubator — a program 1inch framed as a way to help builders move beyond the idea stage. $400k has been allocated from the DAO treasury, with 4 of the 8 funding slots still open when the announcement went out.
AlphaWire announced it will serve as official media partner for Groundwork by 1inch, an event scheduled for Friday, October 16. The collaboration puts AlphaWire on board as 1inch's media partner for the occasion.
Ondo's Intelligent Portfolios are now live on the 1inch dApp and Wallet, letting users swap into a whole portfolio in one trade. The listings map to three BlackRock-powered institutional strategies — High Income, Diversified Growth, and High Growth — issued as BLKHIon, BLKDIGon, and BLKGRWon.
1inch announced the availability across the dApp and mobile Wallet, touting self-custody and deep liquidity, and continuing its rollout of Ondo-issued tokenized products through its routing across Ethereum and BNB Chain.
1inch has listed bStocks on its dApp and Wallet, giving users swap access to 77 tokenized stocks and ETFs on BNB Chain, including Tesla (TSLAB), Nvidia (NVDAB), and QQQ (QQQB). The announcement notes BNB Chain's $30B+ in tokenized stock volume and lets users search the ticker and swap directly in 1inch's routing.
1inch co-founder Sergej Kunz (@deacix) framed the listing as a "natural next step" after 1inch's long-standing support for BNB Chain, and said the new tokenized equities are already seeing strong adoption.
1inch published its September roundup, headlined by $7B in total tokenized-asset volume passed through its routing. The recap also calls out day-one support for Ondo Intelligent Portfolios — BlackRock-powered institutional strategies — as part of its tokenization push.
1inch has outlined its Q4 roadmap with a single focus: tokenization. The announcement positions real-world and tokenized assets as the network's priority for the quarter, building on the suite of tokenized products 1inch already routes — Ondo-issued stocks like TSLAon and NVDAx, the AI DTFs, and tokenized-stock liquidity on Aqua. No specific product releases, timelines, or technical details were included in the post.
1inch has released the digital edition of reDeFine Money, a book on the history of DeFi told by the people who built it, and is directing its proceeds from the edition to @BlockchainEdu. The announcement leans on a quote from Michael Egorov, founder of Curve Finance: "If it is real DeFi, no one can take your funds, not even the project you have them in."

1inch announced the five teams that took home prizes for building on Aqua during ETHGlobal Tokyo 2026. First place ($2,500) went to OddsFlow, which lets users bet on any prediction market with one balance, spent only when someone takes the other side. Wamia took second ($1,500); the other winning teams and prize details were not fully disclosed in the announcement.
The US SEC issued a temporary, conditional exemption allowing onchain trading of tokenized US stocks; 1inch announced it as opening 24/7 global markets for tokenized equities.
1inch deployed intent-based swaps, MEV protection, native USDC via CCTP, and Aqua on Monad, going live with the full product stack from day one.
1inch enables native decentralized cross-chain swaps between Solana and 12+ EVM networks without bridges or messaging protocols.
1inch Swap becomes available on the Solana blockchain, opening access to over 1 million tokens and adding six developer APIs.
An attacker exploits a vulnerability in the deprecated Fusion v1 smart contract, stealing $5 million from resolvers; funds are later recovered via a bug bounty negotiation.
Fusion introduces intent-based swaps that eliminate gas fees for users, protect against MEV, and use a resolver network.
1inch raises $175 million in a private token sale led by Amber Group, valuing the project at $2.25 billion.
The protocol enables gas-efficient, flexible limit orders with dynamic pricing and conditional execution, replacing the 0x-based solution.
1inch releases a non-custodial mobile wallet for managing digital assets and performing swaps on iOS.
Version 3 reduces gas fees through assembly code optimization and sets the protocol version to v3 by default.
The 1INCH governance and utility token is introduced, and the 1inch DAO is formed to oversee protocol governance.
1inch closes a $12 million funding round led by Pantera Capital, with participation from ParaFi Capital and Nima Capital.
Version 2 introduces Pathfinder, an API with a new discovery and routing algorithm for better swap rates and faster execution.
1inch raises $2.8 million in a seed round led by Binance Labs, with participation from Galaxy Digital, FTX, and others.
1inch was founded at the ETHGlobal New York hackathon, releasing the first version of its DEX aggregation protocol.