Product
Product overview
Aqua0 in one page. What it is, the core problem, and the core idea.
The problem: liquidity fragmentation + idle capital
DeFi liquidity is fragmented across chains and pools. Even when TVL is high, most LP capital is idle, waiting for trades in one place, on one chain, in one strategy.
The idea: shared, non-custodial "virtual liquidity" across chains
Aqua0 builds on 1inch Aqua's virtual liquidity model to make capital more productive:
- Liquidity stays non-custodial (users remain in control of funds)
- The protocol tracks virtual balances so capital can be allocated across multiple strategies
- Aqua0 extends this idea across chains, coordinating execution so liquidity can serve demand where it happens
What it enables
- LPs: one balance can back multiple strategies across multiple chains, improving capital efficiency
- Traders: cross-chain swaps without the mental overhead of manual bridging
- Integrators: a clean surface area for quotes, swaps, and tracking without needing to orchestrate multi-chain complexity
If you want the strategic framing, see Why now. If you want a high-level mechanism explanation, see How it works.