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1inch Aqua unlocks shared liquidity with CEO Sergej Kunz

July 29, 2026, 4:30AM EDT · 39:07

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1inch Co-Founder Sergej Kunz joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to announce the launch of 1inch Aqua, a unified shared liquidity protocol for DeFi, and to discuss how it addresses idle AMM liquidity, the role of AI in development and protocol security, and the future of RWA tokenization on Ethereum L2s.

OUTLINE
00:05 – Show Intro & Previews
02:06 – Morgan Stanley ETF Launch
03:05 – Durov & Telegram Charges
04:26 – DeFi Hacks Record
05:09 – CFTC Prediction Markets Battle
05:55 – Core Scientific & Galaxy AI Pivots
07:22 – Ethereum L2 TVL Decline
08:24 – 1inch Aqua Explained
11:57 – Aqua Security & Audits
19:38 – AI in Development
25:33 – RWA & Robinhood Chain
29:09 – Building on Ethereum & Future Plans

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Host links:
Gareth Jenkinson – https://x.com/gazza_jenks
The Block – https://x.com/TheBlockCo
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